The Sun.
London, England, 1807-01-16 00:00:00

LONDON,

FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1807.

WE received this morning American Papers to the
12th ult. Their contents are of a very important,
and we are happy to add, of a satisfaaory nature.
The Congress assembled on the Ist of December,
and on the 2d a Message was, as usual on the open-
ing of the Session, transmitted from the Preeident.
We have only time to give an Extra& from it to-
day ; we will lay the whole of it before our Readers
to-morrow. The President, in this Message, al-
ludes, but slightly to the Negotiation pending. with
Great Britain. On the next day, however, he trans-
mitted another Message, in which he stated, that
the Negotiations with Great Britain (although they
had experienced some delay in consequence of the

illness of,ltir. Pox)' were in a very favourable Irain,
and suggested the propriety of snspending the ope.,
ration of the Non-importation A&. This Message
was referred to a Committees and a Bill was imme-
diately brought in for that purpose. Mr. RANDOLPH,
who brought in the Bill,_ proposed that the suspen-
sion of the Non-importation -Ad should be extended
till " the .3 ls t December next," which was lost
upon a division, •
.and the blank was filled up with
" the 30th June.", The Bill then passed the House
of RepresentativeS with very little opposition, and
we have no .doubt that before this time it has passed
into a law. It aflbrds us great pleasure.to find, that
a very great and favourable change appears to have
taken place in the minds of the people of America
in favour of this Country, if we may- form a judg-
ment from the language of the Newspapers, and
that of the Members of the 'Congress, and' there
is every reason ,to hope that 'the most per; .1
fed cordiality will soon be restored betWeeti the
two Countries. .

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We have extracted some curious.details respelling
Colonel BURR. , • •

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LORD Howicx's CommuniCation on Wednesday
'evening, respeaing the recent Treaty with Arneiica,
Seemed calculated to silence all the Vague • charges
and groundless suspicions which have been incluS(ri-
Ou'sly circulated on this suhjea. His Lordship 18
reported to have said, that " His Majesty had re-
served to himself a right to proceed with as much
rigour against the French Commerce as the Chief
of the French Government had employed against
us." But it is alledged, that " his Lordship's Answer
cannot be deemed at all satisfaelory,. for undoubted-
ly no Man did or could suppose that the Treaty with
America had any thing to do with respeCt to the
Measures we might think, fit to adopt relative to
French Commerce." It is painful to conceive that,
for the purpose of depreciating the merit of Mini-
sters, recourse should be had to such a paltry evi-
-1 vocation. At a time When the subjea of discussion
respe&s the abuse of the Neutral Flag, which is de-
' nounced as subservient to the Trade of France,.
which must otherwise be totally stagnant, it is as-
' serted that a Commercial Treaty with a Neutral
Nation " has nothing to do with respe& to the
measures we may think fit to adopt relative to
French Commerce." This position is advanced
by those who have been loud in the outcry that
the French Commerce is uninterruptedly carried
on under Neutral Colours, and that Ministers
have passively abandoned the right to resist the
praetice. But as soon as it is ascertained that Mi-
nisters have reserved and maintrined the right of
restriaing the Neutral Trade, it is discovered by the
enemies of Government that the reservation of such
a right in a Commercial Treaty with a Neutral Na-
tion " has nothing to do with respe& to the mea-
sures we may think fit to adopt relative to French
Commerce."

A foreign Paper of the Bth, which was it ceived
yesterday, contains the Forty-fourth Bulletin of the
French Army, which merely details some slight-skir-
mishes, in which even the French do not claim any
great superiority. Private accounts, indeed, state,
that an action took place between the French and
the division under General BENINGSEts7, that no quar-
ter was given on either side, and that victory finally
decided in favour of the Enemy ; but there have
been so many reports of a similar and contrary de-
scription, that we are not inclined to place implicit
confidence in this, though ascribed to a respectable
quarter.

The Ramillies Man of War, with a Fleet under
convoy, for the \Vest Indies, sailed from Cork on
the loth inst.
The Lord Herbert Packet, with Mails from Ame-
rica, is arrived at Falmouth. She sailed from New
York on the 23d of December--0n which day the
IPindsor Castle Packet, with Mails from Falmouth,
arrived there.---The Herbert spoke no Merchant-
men on her passage. On the 13th inst. shy ex-
changed signals with a large Fleet under convoy of
several Men of War stabding S. W.
. Intercepted dispatches from Admiral WILLAU-
MEZ, at the Havannah, have been received at the
Admiralty. They were taken from on board an
American Ship by one of Admiral BERKELEY'S
cruizers, and sent home from Bermuda, by the
Admiral, in the Avon Sloop of War. The Avon
let the Bellona, of 74 guns, Captain DOUGLAS,
Melampus and Squirrel Frigates, cruizing off the
Chesapeak, watching the wretched remains of the
French Squadron which had put in there after the
hurricane. The homeward-bound Fleet from the
Leeward Islands was left on the Bth of December in
lat. 30. 52. N. long, 56. 47. W. by the Lucy, Cap-
tain WILLIAMS, from Trinidad, which has at rived at
Liverpool.
Letters from Trinidad, of the 12th of November,
after mentioning the return of General MIRANDA to
that Island, after an unsuccessful expedition, states,
that a petition had been presented to the Governor
by the principal inhabitants, praying that he might
be immediately ordered away, to .prevent the re-
currence of the disagreements which arose on his
former visit to the Island. The Governor rejeeled
the petition, on the ground of his having no autho-
rity from England to grant the prayer of it.
A number of the new-invelited rockets, upon an
improved principle, have been sent flotn Dover, on
board a Ship in the Duwns, to be conveyed to
Gibraltar,

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From the dMERICAN P4PERS.

,r,kIIINGTON, DEC. I.—We have received from
a Gentleman of the first respeaability, just arrived
from Kentucky, the following statement of fans re-
lative to the judicial proceedings in th.e:Case,tif
BURR.

Judge INNES having taken time to consider the
application of the .Attorney of the District, which
was to issue process to .enforce the attendance of
Mr. - BURR, to answer interrogatories whether he
was engaged in the scheme ascribed te- hiM, and to
enforce the attendance of witnesses to give testimony
on the same point, 'Citi theith or ath. of November
(our informant is._hot certain which day),,pro-
nounced the decision of the Court, whidh was, that
the Court did not possess the power to'giatir the
Motion, and if they did, that the aftdavit was not
sufficient ground it:'
on the Motion. of the Attorney of the Distri6l,
the Court then ordered .a. 'Grand Juiy to, be sum-
-rnikied instanter, which was. accordingly fOrnied
duriiig the sitting, ot. the Court:, T.At this pOini of
time Mr. BURR, attelided, by his Counsel, appeared
in Court. Mr. BURR addressed the Court, and said,
that haVing understood, just as he was about to leaVe
.the State, that certain charges had been preferred
against him, he had come from LexingtOn for the
purpose of requesting an immediate investigation
'might be had.
. . Mr. DAVESSS, the DistriEt Attorney, said he was
.not prepared to go into an immediate investigation
before the Grand Jury,. and moved that they 'should
be dismissed until the Wednesday following, to•give
him an opportunity, in the mean time, to summon
his 'Witnesses. The Court. granted the Motion.
On Wednesday the Court met. Of thirteen Wit-
nesses summoned, twelve appeared. The only
absent Witness was a Member of the Legislature'Of
the Indiana territory, then said to be sitting. The
Grand Jury likewise attended.
In this stage of the business, Mr: DAVEISS, it is
said, without assigning any reason, informed the*
Court that he was not prepared to carry the case be-
fore the Grand Jury, and moved their discharge,
which accordingly took place. No reasons are 'is-
signed for this most extraordinary course of proce-
dure. C u informant adds, 'that the state of the
public mind at Kentucky was tranquil, and not a
voice was heard in favour of separation.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

DECEMBER 2.

This day the PRESIDENT of the United States com-
municated, by Mr. COI.ES, his Secretary, the
following 11e sage to both Houses of Congress :
" To the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United St,aes of ihnerica in Congress assembled.
" It would have given me, Fellow Citizens, great

patisfaaion to announce, in the moment of your
meeting, that the. difficulties in our foreign relations
existing at the time of your last separation, had been
amicably' and justly terminated.
" I have lost DO time in taking those.measures
which were most likely to bring them to such a tenni-
nation, by special missions, charged with such powers
and instrualions as, in the event of failure, could

leave no imputation on either our moderation or for-

bearance. The delays which have since taken place
in our Negotiation with the British Govern Meta
appear to have proceeded from causes which do not
forbid the expe&ation that, during the course of the
Session, I may be enabled to lay before you their
final issue."

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Dac.3.

,SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM. THE PRESIDENT OF THE

UNITED STATES.

" To the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America.

" I have the satisfaelion to inform you that the
Negotiation depending between the United States
and the Government of Great Britain is proceeding
in a spirit of friendship and accommodation which
promises a result of mutual advantage. Delays'in-
deed have taken place, occasioned by the long illness
and subsequent death of the British Minister charged
with that duty. But the Commissioners appointed
by that Government to resume the Negotiation ha,..e
sl?ewn every disposition to hasten its progress : it is
however a work of time, as many arrangements are
necessary to place our future harmony on stable
grounds.
" In the mean time, we find, by the communi-
cations of our Plenipotentiaries, that a temporary
suspension of the ALI of the last Session, prohibiting
certain importations, would, as a mark of candid
disposition on our part,.and of confidence in the
temper and.views with which they have been -wet,
have a happy effeet on its course.
" A step so friendly will afford further evidence
that our proceedings have -flowed from views of
justice and conciliation, and that we give them wil-
lingly that form which may best meet corresponding
dispositions.

" Add to this that the same motives which tiro-

ducted the -est

lonement of the Ad till the 15

,_,Kweir.ter last, are in favolr of its furt'•er susp- 11-
sion ; and as we have rea.ion to Lope that it may
soon yield to arrangements of mutual consent 314
convenience, justice see►ns to require that the same
measure may be dealt out to the few cases which
may fall within its short course, as to others pre-
ceding and following,it. I cannot, therefore, but
recommend the suspension of this A& for a reason.-
Able time, on considerations of justice, amity, and
the public•interests.

•

" TH. JEFFERSON."

XXTRACI, OF A LETTER TO A GENTLEMAN IN THIS
CITY, DATED WASHINGTON, DEC. 6.

to You have heard that the President recommend-
ed a suspension- of the :Non-Importation Law. It
has been the sUbje4;tif,Much conversation hero.
Some .Qf the Democrats,.' and more particularly,-Mr.
CnowNtrisurE'r.n and Mr. SLOAN, were against sus-
pending it.; Mr. Ctiowriiirsatat.n was of opinion
that it. oughtlriat: to be suspended at all. Mr.
SLOAN:was oldie same opinion, but was willing
that power to that effea should be lodged in the
President.. Mr. SLOAN thought that if it were sus-
pended by"A'& of Congress, the teeth of stisperisiore
should not last beyond the monthof Febrnary.
. " This Mr. SLoAN was the. Gentleman who pub-
lished some years ago, in the New Jersey Papers,
that he *Wished to see a French Army in America;
and. Chis Mi. CROWNINSHIELD is the Member (row
Salem, who last SessiOn advocated so strongly the
Resolutions of Mr: GREGG, which went to the ab-
rogation of all intercourse with America, and who
stated that the American Privateers could take more
of British property than the British could take Of

our's:

a-On the morning of the 6th, Mr. RANDOLPN
.moved the consideration of the President':MessagG
as.to the Staspension of the Non-Importation
and also the reading of the Bill which the Corn• •
mittee had reported for suspending it. He said that
he had understood the sensd of the Ho-se to be that
the Law should,not be suspended so tong as the nib
of June next ; he had however named that day.
It now seemed from the documents before t bent
that the =duet of Great Britain towards us way
more friendly than at, the last Session, when it was
stated to be extremely hostile, and when the Non"
Importation Law was, notwithstanding, suspended
until the 15tH of NoveMber. He would, therefore,
now move that the blank should be tilled with LW
•
alst of December next.

" Mr. F...1.1.29T seconded the motion, and was ill
favour of an entire repeal. Congress would rise ble
fore the 30th of June. Their Session would cot?
stitutionally close on the, 3d of March. The Mer'
chants would not know what to cio.with their ordtl4
—the Farthers would be-at a loss to dispose of their
produce. Another nation bad invaded-us, and Nve
should not wantonly quaroal with Great Britain.
" Mr. BIDWELL was in favour of the 30th Of.
June; so was Mr. ShSILIE, who thought that tho
rneastile had had a salutary effect I'
" Mr: RANDOLPH declared, that although in the.
Selea Committee he had proposed the 30th of
June, he was now clearly convinced, from the
subsequent representations which had been wade,
that much commercial embarrassment would pro'
ceed from the period taking place during the recess,
of Congress, without any power being vested in the
administration to prolong it.

" On the Motion being taken for filling the blank
with " December 31," there were for it o—against
it 94. It was then moved and seconded that tilt: Bill
shoUld be re7committed in order to give to the pre-
sident the right of suspending the operation of the.
Law, this Motion was lost, and on the third reading
of the Bill it passed in the affirmative-8 noes.
shall not pretend to say at present, what will be done
in the Senate, but it is generally supposed that an
Amendment to the last mentioned etre& will there
take place."

Some weeks have elapsed since Government gave
orders for the fitting out of an a'dditional nuinher of
light Vessels, for the proteaion of the trade in the
Channel against the numerous French Privateers
that infest it.

The new Opera of False Alarms, may now be
considered'as 'an established favourite of the town, as
it continues to be. played to crowded houses. Ex."
elusive of whatever merit the dialogue and the con-.
-struiStion of the Piece may have, the composers of the
melodies 'have been particularly successful, and MISS'
DUNCAN'S lyrical efforts,wich thoseof BRAIIAM,aIone
are sufficient to attract company to the Theatre.
A shocking accident happened last night in O'
ford-Street ; the ladder of a lamplighter 'slipped, and
the poor unfortunate man fell upon n the 'Spikes of
the area. One arm was most shockingly iacerated,
and he must have soon bled to death, but for the
hUrnanity of two Gentlemen psin,,,, at the mo-
ment; who conveyed him to the Middlesex Hos-
pital. The Surgeon in attendance immediately se-
cup ed the artery, and hopes are entertained of his
TeCOvgry.
On Friday last, a man who .was employed in one
of the sugar,houses,.at Port Glasgow unfortuoatelf
fell from the fourth story to the round,' and was
kjlitd on the spot.. He was, We !win, an Irishmali,
had come there only a few days before, and, we are,
sorry to add, has left a widow with several
children to mourn his death.