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London, England, 1813-03-22 00:00:00

vetottsi, e hiclx btttl not fail to expose he 0- the ' :persevere in the practice of impressraettt h'otit
groin and derision of the tin fish nation and of the American vessels', the United States will never etie
aptiesee in that• practice; but reeist it once :yea-,
esathe fail Views therefore; of the conduct ingly, With all their fume,: It ie not neceseese
s , !net tr
of the J e exceetive, its transactions With the. now to.intenire winetsthe enurse woe have
Efitieh'4,,,,seerutednt, since-the declaration of ever, with-respect to impreseenent, in curse the Oelere
the 0-inlet:ace consider it their duty to express in Council had been repealed before the declerit-
their eotire approbation of it. They perceive in .tion of wet.; or how long the pratetice of inipee'see
it- a
.firm resolution to- stippote. the rights and rent would hetes b"19.1 bottle,* in the hOpe that
honour'of es:entry; -with a sincere anti coin- the repeal vie& i have been -followed
.by treatise
mendable disposition to promote peace, on such factory arrangement with • respect ;to imptesse
sust and honourable conditions as the United. 'meat.
tates may with safety accept. • "1-Atat hating been declared, and the ease of-
"It remains, thereforoe for the United States impressment being necessarly included as one of
to take their final attitude with Great Brit-in, the most important' eateses, it is evident
:that it
and to Maintain it With consistency and with an- must be provided- fin in. the pacification. The
shaken firmness anti constancy. , !omission of it in a' treaty of peace vepuld. ntA.
The manner in which the 'friendly advancei leave 'it on-its, foruiergrOund would' in efislt,
and liberal propositions of the Executive have be: an absOlute !relinquishment, on idea. at which
been received by-the British Government, has, in the feelings ol' every Anierican must !revolt. The
a great measure, extinguished the hopes 'of seatnen of the United States have a claim en '
cable accommodation. -It is, however, possible, their countiy for protection; and they mik,
that the .British Government, after instructing protected, 'lf a single ship- is.taken at sea, and
Admiral Warren to communicate to the Depart-, the property of an American citizen arrested from'
meat of State the repeal ofih'e Orders in Council, . him unjustly, it rouses the indignation of the
may have, declined the arrangement proposed by country. How much more deeplY, then, cuitht
Mr. Russell, in the expectation that that measure we to be excited, when we beho'ld so many ef
would have been made satisfactory to the United this gallant and highly meritorious class of eel.
States. fellow-citizens snatched from the hosonie of theie
"Be this as it mayeynur Committee consider families, anti of their country, and carried into
it sbe.dety of. this House to explain to its etensti- cruel and afflicting bond:tge. It is an evll Whiele
theists the precise nature of that cause, and the ought not, which' cannot be longer tolerpted.
high obligation which it imposes. Wawa dwelling on the
.sufferings oiAtietictims,!'
From what has been stated, it appears that, 'or on that wide scene of distress,
:Which it spre:ads '
however great the sensibility to, other wrongs., the l among their relations throughout the country,'•
impressment, of our seamen was that alone which the practice is in itself-in the highest degree
'prevented an armistice, and in all probability an degrading to the ,United States as
accommodation. H-acl that great interest been ar- It is incompatible With their sovereignty, it is sob-,
ranger! in'a satisfactory manner, the President was 1 versive of the main pillars Of their independence:
Willing 0 rely on the intrinsic justices of other l The forbearance of the Unized States mulct it has'.
claims., anti the amicanleepirit with svhich the ne- =- been mistaken for pueillanimity.
gociation would have been entered into for satis- " The British pre/ensioe wai mattering, fast into
faction in their favour. Great Britain claims a a right. Had resistance been- longer deleyede it•
right to herees her own seamen, and to exercise might have become one. Every Administration
it in American vessels. In the practiee, British remonstrated against it, in a tone which bespoke'
cruizers impress American citizens, and from the the 'growing indignation of, the country. Their
nature of things, it is impossible that the abuse remonstrances!produced no effect. It was worthy'
should not be carried to great extent. A subaltern, the illustrious Leader of our armies, when eali-e
or any other office". in the British navy, ought not. eel by the voice of his country to the head of tt,e!
to be the arbiter in such a case. The liberty end Government, to pause,-,rather than recommend to
lives Of American citizens ought not to depend on his fellow-citizens a new war, before they-hint re-
the will of such ie party. .
,'covered from the calamities 'of the late one. • It
• " The British GbvernMent has insisted, that was worthy his immediate successors to follow hie
! every American citizedshould carry with him the example. In peace our free system of Govern-
evidence of his citizenship, and that all those not ment would gain Strength, and Our happy unimv
possessed of it -Wight be impressed. This crite- , become consolidated but at the last Session the
i-rion, if not otherwise objectionable, would be so, period had arrived when forbearance could be np.
as the document might be lost, deetroyed, or taken longer justified. It was the duty of Congresa
to
froM the party to whinu it watk. granted, nor take up this subject in conneetion with the Other'
might 4, in all, cases be entitled to respect, as it great wrong of which they complained, and' to
• might be counterfeited, transferred, or granted to seek redress in the only mode which became the
improper persons. But this rule .is liable to representatives of a free people. They have done
other, and much stronger objections. On what so by' appealing to arms, and that appeal will be
principle. fines, the British Goverament claim of seppOrted by their constituents.
the United Stated so great anti shameful a degra- " Your Committee are aware that'an interest-
datiou Ought tiasi.free.citiesns of an independent my etisis has arrived in the United States ;• beat
Power to earrywrth them on the main ocean, and they have no painful apprehension .of its conse-.
in her own vessels., the evidence of their-freedom ? quences. The course befeire them is direct ,`
And are all to he considered as British subjects, polered out equally by a regard to the honour,
. and liable to intpresisment, who do not be with the rights, and the interests of the nation. If we
them that blolge ? Is it pot mOi e reoneie'tent- With pursue it with firinnebs,and vigour, ttlying on the
every ',idea, both of public as wella; of private reel tif,Heeveneour sitecess is inevitable: 'Oar rv-
right, that the paete settlng up a elaini to any in- sources are ebuntiant, the people are brave 1a44
terett, whether it be to persons 'or property,' viktions,. and their :spirits Unbroken. rfLe gal-
should prove this right i• What woidd be the con ' lentry "
of our' -infant navy bespeaks our (wowing
duct: of Great Britain under Similar circumstances ? greatness on that elemeet ; and that-of otw troops
Woeldeltepernatheptehlicship ofeny other power, • when led to action, inspires fell contidenee of
di,;regarding the right of their Ilqg to enter 'on what may be enpected front them when .theieeen•-.
board her. merchant ,vessels, take from them such g;mization is complete. Oar union is itl.i.atys! most •
part. of their crews as the bo4rtlitig• officers stron,, 'when menaced by foreign danget!s. The
thoeght fit, often h 1- Own subjects, exposing by people of America ere never 6o mtech one f.unily
means thereof their vesels to destraction ? Would as when 'their liberties are' invaded.-
she stiffer euch au usurpation r 9 derive any szum- . 'The Report concludes by. recemmeedie g the
neon front her patient forbearance , 'ietssage Of a, Bill " for the regulation of seanieli:
" With. the British claim to impress British
on hoard the.puhlic vessels, wad in the neerchent.
"
seamen, the United States have no righ. 'to inter-
service of the United States.
fere, provided it be in &lash' vessels, or in any
other than. thdse of the States. .That
Amerind citizens should be exempted from its'
operations is all that they deurand. • Experienee:
has ehewn that this cannot be secured otherwise_
than by. tit-vessel in which they sail. Take from •
American citizens this barrier) which oughts to be
held sacred; and there is.nothing• to pfoteet them
against the rapacious grasp' of the British navy.—
ThiSe then, is the exteateot the denten i of the
United States ; aeieinand 'so just iii itself, so con-
sistenteedinseparoble from their rights as an I'l-
- 'nation, that "it has been a cause. of.
astonishment that it shoehrever have been called
in tiuestitm.., Thcfoundetioteof the British cleim,
is, that Britisheseamen find employment in . the
setviee.of the United StateS : that is represented
as an evil affectieg essentially -the great interests
of the British nation. This complaint would have
more weight, if Sanctioned by the British example.
It is known,. on the contraty, that it is in direct':
eepeguace to it. Great Britain d:les not scruple -
to receive into her. service' ail who, enter' into' it
'voluntarily. If she 'confined herself within that.
limit the. present eoutroversy :could not. exist.
Heretofore the subjects of even the most des-
potic-powere have been left at 'liberty to pursue
their own happiness, by honest industry,!Whereyer
their inclination led them. • The British Goeern-
Ment • refuees to 'its seamen that priyilege. Let
not this., then, he a gromul of- controversy :with
that nation,. •Let it healiethictly understood, that
eta caee areangement should he between the
tyro nations, whereby' each should exclude from-
itaservice the 'citizens and subjects of the other;
on the principles and conditions :above, stated,
that this Hoese will he prepared, so far as de-
pen& on it, to give it effect end fete that pure
pose to enact laws, with: such re,gulotions and
poetics as will be adetotate. With this pledge,
it is not perceived on, what ground the British
9overtiment can persist in its claim. •
" " If British:seamen are .excluded fronethe ser-
vice of the 'pelted States, :ae .may be effectually
done, the foundation of the claim must cease.—
When it is known' that not one British seaman
could be found on bokard American vesseti, ;t
would be absurd to urge-that fact- as a motive for
such impressment. In- declaring a willingness to,
givt to the proposed, arrangement,. your
Committee consider it equally -time duty of the
•• Boise to declare, in terms the -meat decisive,, that
should •the British Government still decline it, and

NEW YORK, FEB: 22.—Gcneral Winchester,
contrary to orders, marched and attacked the en-
trenched , camp of the •British and Indians, • ant .
drove them from their redoubts with'-`9O ;
the,enemy had 40 ; that he pursued them slowly;
and on' the 22d or 23d ult. the enemy, who had-
reinforced himsell from Malden, with six pieces of
and a mortar, attacked Winchester's
army, which was scattered along the river for one'
mile and a half, about. an hour before day. The
Americans were confused ; when, after lighting
thrce'or four hours with varied success, the Gene-
ral surrendered. It is stated that a small part Of,
the army retreated,
BUFFALO, FEJJ., 9.—From deserters who have
crossed from Canada, we' learn, that the hattic
was tought between a detachthent of Winchesteet
army aad 300 'British regulars and eight or 900
Indians. The British had 150 killed, and many
wounded.
,coloner Pro‘ter, and Lieutenant-
Colonel St. (Marge, of the regulars arc wounded
The latter is Said to have died. They, state, that
we lost 250 killed; and a considerable nuruhar
tvounded.

iN.FRACT OF A LtTTER FROM tHILLICOTTt , FEB. 3.
1`,A.11 express bus this Moment arrived from the
head2tioarters of the tnnth-u,'L.,t army, on the Car-
ryingaiver.. 141 Miles on, this side the 'Lipids of
the lltanii. • Penerul 'Harrison says that the• Br-
itish and Iludiah force, in the disastrous at of
the•22d tat; were 2100: he does not discriminate
'how many of each ; that the ground was narady
contested ; that our• troops male them .give
ground, and drove theni in every charge.;
.our
troops fought desperatel., and would .114 re been
masters of the- ground, lint a detachment of In-
dians that were statieucd to cut oil* the retreat,
and eimagefi its kiiiing.stragglers,
terr7l)scGNoveteloreiell
,eati v
se,or co
ail
tosi 111,1
\dr'
(aciicoolol7
t.
al
Garrott,n
‘Niii
c,ll u-
easr;
ter,
among the prisoners.. General Harrison says be
will occto.ty theßapids on the Ist instaut, ;lad
will be joined by the two •Oblo brigades on the
eith."

By a late Act of the American Congrei‘4,six,
teen 74's were ordered to be built, -one in each
state;. and the legislature of Maisachusets hoc;
voted a sum for building one in addiaon, at its
own expence.