The National Register.
London, England, 1809-01-15 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

JAN. 15.

the adituitment of the controversy between the United States .tti,i
Great Britain.

_bathe House of Representatives, Nov. 15, 1808.
Read and accepted. Sent up for our concurrence,
Thizoritv Blontow, Speaker.
/a Senate, Nov. 16, 1808.
Read and concurred, 11. G. OTIS, President.
Nere follows a long report of the Speaker, in which he enu-
merates almost every act 9f the Executive Government concern-
ing the embargo, passing an indirect censure on each of them,
but in particular the Proclamation of the President, prohibiting
the entrance of British ships of war into the American harbours,
in which he says—the Proclamation immediately after the affair
of the Chesapeake, and before an explanation took place was
prope.i ; hut England having explained the aliair in an open
'and frank manner, sending for that purpose an extraordinary
mission, it could no longer be viewed as either necessary or
useful.]

SENATE, :Varmint, Nov. 21, 1808.
FRIDAY, DEC. 2.—The Senate resumed the consideration
of the motion to repeal the several Embargo Laws ; and,
on motion of Mr. Reed to refer the said motion to the
Committee appointed on the 14th tilt. to whom w•as referred
so much of the President's Message as relates to the several
Embargo Laws, it was determined in the negative.—Yeas
i—Nays 26.
On the question to agree to the original Motion, it was
determined in the negative—Yeas 6—Nays 26.
WASHINGTON, DEC. 9.—Mr. Giles, from a Committee
appointed in the Senate yesterday, reported " A Bill,
Making further provision fin enforcing the Embargo."

EMBARGO.
Nov. 14.—Mr. IVlumford proposed the following. Resolu-
tion, which was referred to a Committee of the who}..
House.

Resolved, That the Act laying an Embargo on all the ports
and harbours of the United States, and the several Acts supple
mentary thereto, he repealed, as far as to allow the ships and
vessels of the United States to depart with their cargoes for
those countries not subject to ti-e Decrees of France, or those
subject to the British Orders in Council.
Mr. Muniford stated his object to be, to open our trade
to such parts of the world aswere not affected by the de-
crees and orders of France and Great Britain : such as
China, the native ports of India, Barbary, Sweden, Rus-
sia, and the free ports in the %Vest Indies.
Nov. 16.—Mr. Cook offered a Resolution to the follow-
ing effect :
That the Citizens of the United. States be permitted to arm
and equip the merchant vessels; for the purpose r f fending
them against French and Briti-h mazer:, when bound to any
port or place pot actu►tlly invested or blockaded.
Referred to the Committee of the whole House.

Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman in Cape Francoi%,
dated Nov. 11, 1808, to his friend in Philadelphia: •
" I now annex, for your information, a copy of a lefik.r re-
ceived by we :

"To Mr.

Cape..

" DEAR St have only just time to announce to you the
total destruction of the revolted party's flotilla otitis. Niark'it, by
say squadron ; the fruits of this brilliant acti. n is the capture of
two of the enemy's largest and heaviest scoumers, and Tour
armed barges, and two sunk ; one of the vessels captured plote‘
to be Commodore Boi Blanc's flag-ship ; he abandoned his ve,
eel, and saved himself by swimming on shore ; she is to: wit':
• all kinds of military equipments and provisions, intended for the
revolted army. I have ordered general Doe to make a general
attack on the enemy, their retreat being cut off fram port :‘,.
Prince, and are hemmed in on all sides. I expect to e
a faH. and satisfactory account of their total annihilatton.. fte-;
assured they shall never again reach Port an Prince. I. salute
you with friendship. " H. CILAASTO rug.
• " Nov. 10, 1808."

A letter from a Gentleman arrived at the Southward,
who left St. Pierre's, Martinique, on the 20th of October,
to his friend in lloston, says :--" Considerable alarm was

experienced at St.,
:triti,sk kiwi* at. Barbados., some said *OOO.
I t,OOO. The French generally believed the Wand would
be attacked, and it was said the inhabitants were order.
co be ready .at a moment's warning, who was
at Martinique, received a letter from his brother is Lucia,
under a feigned name, and in French, desiring him to leave
the Island instantly, but gave. noexplanntion.. It is the
opinion of every one, that the Island will be rigorously
blockaded."
The Nolfolk Ledger. of the sth instant says :—" A Gen-
tleman, who arrived-.here oh-Sattitdq, in 21 days from
Cape Francois, informs us, that an express had arrived at
the cape, bringing information that Cen. Ferrand had snr-
rtendera the City of tit.. Domingo to the British, and that
it was garrisoned with troops of that nation. Samana, it
was also said, was taken by the Spaniards. The surrender
of the former was a voluntary offer on the part of General
Ferrand. The war between christophe and Pction still
-aged with unabated fury. The former had been success-
ful latterly, particularly in the destruction of Potion's
naval force."

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PROVINCIALS.

CAMBRIDGE, JA!g. 7.—The late Rev. John Hulse's premium
will this year be given for the best dissertation " On the advan-
tage of Difficulties in Religion ; or an attempt to shew the good
effects, which result, or which might result, from the proofs of
Revelation being of a probable, rather than of a demonstrative
kind."
A member of the Herefordshire Agricultural Society has
given a challenge of 500 or 1000 guineas, to any person in that
or any other country, to shew for either of the sums, the best
plantation of apple-trees, planted and reared by the proprietor,
on his own land.
At break of day on Tuesday last, an enormous fish way des-
cried at half rabies length front Penryn quay, steering towards
the town; and three boats, under the direetient of Capt. Dunn,
were manned to attack him. The first he enclosed, as it were
in a pond, formed by a circular curve from head to tnil, with-
out doing tiny injury. A man then courageously tut a hole is
the dorsal fin, through which he drove a hooked rope. Upon
feeling this Or fish attempted to put to sea, but being diverted
by some hard Mows on theinout, he sheered tostards the Fal-
mouth road. A three inch rope doubled was then parbuckled
round him, which he instantaneously snapped. A hawser from
the quay was next applied to hints when, after dragging a
sloop's anchor, tearing up a moor-stow post on the quay, and
kfavine a boat, he was brought into shoal water, and, it being
ehb tide, subdued. He WIN afterwards toned roiled by three
i.iats, and with the tactile of a sand-barge, and Ow exertions of
7.4) nom and three norm's, he was drawn'itison the Slip of Colonel
Heanse's mina., where he was to remains' few days fur the amuse-
m••iit of , h•• vitriol.. He sionwores 31 feet 19 feet round,
9 feet high, feet Melia 4 and his weight is supposeLl to ex-
; eed five ion,. Although the general appearance and disposi-
tion itt this lirtt ispproach more 14)1i aria the whale than lie shark
tie Is un,tenhtedls. Mk. tor the Sqoalus Ceres, being t lie Squa-
.lus Maxienas.•the Basking Sisal*, or Sun-lisli of Penitent. It
thatulds in the Irisis-Chatmel, em the lirem coast of Scotland.
I has been observed o derive ;Feat pleasure from tasking on
• ,iie.surfaeie of the ocean dust* the heat of the do ye a hence
hoth its EnAlish iien.minatiott*. The liver of this kilul yields
on ,:n average,. e'4,lts barrels of oil, bleb is oat only pure,
•ssve..i, an" fie ~-lamps, but is also much coed ezteruak for
*Mit:vale 11,wisies. hums, and rheumatic pains. It is generally
,ten in pairs. • Accordingly, the mate of this animal isas vb.
served in St. Keversse Bay, ea Wednesday, by lite Walsing;hant
Iket •
• • A mine of zinc ore has been discovered len Lord Ribhlesdale's
Mate. in Craven,. Yorkshire, where Cter.. was f irmeily copper
rktf, ore ha- been used as a substitute fl,r %Rite lead in
the catour of whie a it attains by Inag esposure—it
..nes not , more :Abases :•, and 6 not cle4 ompois4 by salt
water. riis mineral is found in 4rafa at the *.l/tllllll of caverns,
.01.,u, 8 fag ;atttot. from the surface, in some C;oeb 6 feel thick ; •
olio the caverns is 104 yartlit, anothor 84 and a tided 40 yards
in leagth, and about 14 yards wide'. liis Lordship supposes this
mineral has been sublimed by a volriaa, as the stoat* surround.
. lag it have been vitrified. About 2000 tons of It have been surd

ras:mnroo:7l:l::Tirrn
Barbadoes. some said 2000. and ethers