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London, England, 1819-04-02 00:00:00

Chariefit fin, to 114Ve in readiness a complete battle
train, the rttanher find calibre of the Rims pointed
fin! ; 1 bave (limb( you will find them in

tea: irrF.

" I inclose yew the Report of Captain Henley,
.4 the naval force on tLat station ; yffil will open
a correspondee with Commandant J. Dallas,
to ingore his co-operation, provided it should be

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In this projected expedition, it was not thought
oc,:essary or expedient to consult the executive
hrauch of the Government ; the order sent
to General Gaines was petemptory, on the
oiscovery being made that the Indians had
been supplied with ammunition and provisions,
aid t xcited to war ; the blow was to be struck,
nod nothing hut an express order from the
Secretary of War was to prevent it. Long before
this Tarim! the Commanding General had, by his
letters to the Secretary of War, declared the Se-
minole war at an end, and after which not a sin-
gle new act of hostility had been committed. Yet,
in this state of peace, is a Military Officer directed
to ascertain certain facts, and on such facts being
substantiated, to make war on the neutral colony
of a nation in peace and amity with the United
Stares,; thus disregarding not only the Legislative
and-Executive Authorities of the United States,
but setting at nought the usages of all civilized
nations, by making war without a previous and
ptib!ic declaration. Were this nation subject to
the will of a military despot, and were there no
constitutional hartiers "to the inordinate exercise
of military ambition, more than this could scarcely
have been expected. It is with pain the Com-
mittee are constrained to make these observa-
tions ; but where the vital principles of the Con-
stitution have been violated, as they conceive,
it wool(' be criminal in them, tinder the instruc-
tions they have received from the Senate, and the
duty they owe to the nation, to be silent. Silence
on their part would have been considered an ac-
quiescence in those measures, anti they fear this
precedent and example may be pleaded and fol-
lowed on furore occasions.
If these things be admitted in the South, will
they nor be considered as authorized in the
Nora) ? Are there trot -fortresses there to he
won, and provinces to be conquered, and are
there not Indians in that quarter likewise, and
may not the Officer in comma,td find means to
prove that tho-e Indians have been, or hereafter
may be, furnished by the British with arms anti
munitions of war, -and if so, may he not follow
the. example set up in the South, and add some-
thing to his stock of !Milt at y tame, by reducing
the British fortresses of Canada, anti unfurling
the star•spangled banners of this nation on the
wails of Quebec ?
We hope better things of the distinguished Of-
ficer at the head of our tittnies, and we had hoped
better things of the hero of New Orleans, but we
have been disappoioted; and if the conduct of the
Officers in the south be sa,nctior.ed and approved
by the nation, we are free to declare that the re•
Auction of Quchec (where Montgomery tell, un-
able to congoer), would present a much stronger
claim to public approbation.
It is necessary here to remark, that a copy of
the order isaued by General Jackson to General
Gaines, for the reduction of St. Augustine, was
transmitted to the Secretary at War, and a coun-
termanding order promptly dispatched to General
Gaines, which reached him before the military
expedition set on foot by General Jackson had
commenced ; and thus was suddenly arrested 4
military scheme (as unconstitutional as it was im-
politic), and. which might, as stated by the Se-
cretary ofWar, in his letter of the Bth day of
Sept. ISIS, have involved this nation in a war
with all Europe.
In thus promptly prohibiting the unauthorized
seizure, at the will of a Commanding General, of
the possessions of a neighbouring nation with
whom tire United States are at peace, the Com-
mittee recognize that sacred regard to the rights
of other nations, which ought never to be de-
parted from by the Executive of a free country,
and that vigilant attention to the conduct of the
officers of the army, which is necessary. to secure
a due subordination of the Military to the Civil

Power:
They consider that on this riccasion the Exe-
en4ive of the (Juiced States has (by promptly re-
storing St. Mat k's and Pensacola, wrested from
Spain, in violation of instructions), pursued the
course that the Constitution demanded, that all
former precedents justified, and to which the pub-
lic sentiment gave a decided approbation•
In reviewing the execution of 'Arbuthnot and
Ambriscer, your Committee cannot but consider
it as an unnecessary act of severity, on the 'part of
the Commanding General, and a departure front
that mild and humane system towards prisoners,
which, in all our conflicts with savage or civilized
natiOns, has heretofore been considered, not only
honourable to the national character, but conform-
able to the dictates of sound Poliey..---These pri-
soners were subjects of Great Britain, with whom
the United States are at peace. Having left their
connity, and united their fate with savages, with
whom the United States were at war, they for-
feited their claim to the protection. of their own
Government, and subjected themselves to the
sane treatment which might, according to toe
practice and principles of the American Govern-
meta, be extended towards those with whom
they were associated. No process of reason-
ing can degrade them below the savages witl►
whom they were connected. As prisoners of
war they ►vere entitled to chi„ from the Ame-
rican Government that protection which the
most savage of our foes have uniformly expe-
rienced, when disarmed_ and in our power.
Bon.ority shudders at the idea of a cold..
blooded execution of prisoners disarmed,
and in the power of the compi,ror. And although
savages, who respext no taws, may, according to
the strict principles of the law of nations, have
their own system of cineity inflicted on them,
by way of ret.iliatiou, it i> believed, that such a
Eyste79 would detzr:4oe and debase the civilised
nation, ►v!o could resort to it, and is not only
na►rt to lb, mild plinoiples of the Christian
seligion, hot .a violation of those great principles
of moral rectitude which distinguish the Ameri-
can chat acter. Retaliation in the United States
has always been confined to specified acts of
ci vivify. it is not haerad that any attempt hat I

We received this morning the Paris Papers of
Tuesday last. -Neither of the Chambers assem-
bled au Monday. The following are extracts :--
PARIS, MARCH 30.—A Committee composed
of several Councillors of State, and Masters of
Requests, presided over by the Keeper of the
Seals, assembled on Saturday at the Hotel of the
Chancery, to arrange a Projet of Law for the
abolition of the Droit d'Aubaiue, which is to be
presenteeto the Chambers according to the wish
they have expressed.
" The Bureaux of the Chamber of Deputies yes-
terday continued their examination of the two
Financial Projets ; it is supposed they will this day
chuse the Members of the Central Committee, and
then proceed to the examination of the Laws re-
specting the Press. There is no order for any public
Sitting in the course of this week.

" The King received a number of persons yes-
terday atter- moss, and then transacted business in
Lis Cabinet.

" The Persian Ambassador visited a few clays
since the Royal Observa:ory, and yesterday Lux-
emburg.
" A Letter from Rastadt, dated the 24th inst.,
gives the foll►►wing details respecting the assas-
sination of Made Kotzebue The celebrated
Kotzebue, so %veil known in Germany by his
numerous works, and theatrical pieces, has died at
Manheim in a very tragic manner. ' According to
the first details received. upon the subject, a
stranger presented himself yesterday at .the resi-
dence of M. de Kotzebue, under the pretext of
being acquainted with him ; but he had scarcely
entered into conversation when he drew from his
pocket a poignard, and plunged it into the bosom of
the unfortunattEotzebne,who only lived a quarter
of an hour afterwards. Thc murderer ran out of
the house, but had scarcely reached the street when
he cried out, God be praised, and gave himself se-
veral stabs with the saute poiguard. lie is not yet
dead, and all the care is taken of him that his situa-

tion requires. On his arrival at the Tan, be said his
name was Fischer, and that he was a student
in theology at Erlangen; but it is understood
that another name appears in the passport which
he had about him. No person has the least know-
ledge of the motive that led him to the commis-
sion of such a crime.' Another letter, dated
Frankfort, the 25th inst. states, that the assassin
is named Charles Sander, that he is a native of
Winziedel in'Saxony, and a Student at the Uni,
versify of Wortzburgh. According to the last
mentioned letter, he could not survive the wounds
he had inflicted upon himself.
" The following details respecting the above
dreadful occurrence appear in a Letter from
Manheim, dated the 24th instant Our city
was yesterday the theatre of a dreadful scene
of fanaticism. M. Auguste de Kotzebue, whose
literary celebrity had penetrated even to Japan,
was assassinated in his Chamber. A Student,
or at least an individual who described him-
self as such in the Register of Strangers, at the ,
Inn of Weinberg,,entered the apartment of M. de
Kotzebue, and began commenting on the opinions
and conduct of the latter. After a short dispute,
he gave M. de Kotzebue four stabs with a
poi-gnard. M. de Kotzbue fell dead in the arms of
his eldest son, whom his cries had drawn to the
sprit. The assassin went tranquilly into the street,
where lie fell upon his knees, and raising his
hands joined together to Heaven, cried out, VIVAT
TEUTONIA ! He then rose and stabbed himself with
the poignard. Aid was immediately administered
to him, and he exhibited some signs of life, but it
is thought he cannot recover. The University
diploma found upon him is in the name of Sand,
and his shirt is marked with an S., but he in-
scribed himself at the Inn under the name of
Heinrich. A billet was also found upon the
assassin with. another poignard, containing the
following wordr SENTENCE OF DEATH UPON
AUGUSTE DE KOTZEBUE, EXECUTED THE 230
Alattcn 1819.' It is said the assassin is a native
of \Vunsiedel, in Saxony.'

FIVE FEE CENTS.

Monday . f. 40 c. -
DEFERRED STOCK

Of the 22(1March, 1817, 82 f. 35 c.
22,1 Sept. 1817,
22,1 Nlarch, 1818, 78 f. 35 c.
• 921 Sept. 1818, 76f. 35 c.
22d Match, 1819, 74f. Sac."

(From the Commercial Advertiser of the sth March.)

PROCEEDINGS OF CONGUES6.--Thc National In-
telligencer of Tuesday does not contain a sketch
of Monday's proceedings. It mentions, however,
that " amongst the subjects acted on by the Se-
nate were the Missouri and the Alabama Bills .
the former passed with the amendment which was
made on Saturday (to strike ont the restriction
concerning Slavery), and the latter passed as it
was received from the other House, that is, with-
out any provision in it respecting the prohibition
of Slavery in the territory.
4' In the House of Representatives many Bills
were matured and passed. The principal ones
were, the Bills authorizing the occupation of
Florida under the late Treaty, and the Bit con-
cerning the Currency of Foreign Coins ; and
amongst the Bills ordered to a third reading was
that in addition to the Acts prohibiting the Slave
Trade."

We present to our Readers this day, the sub-
stance of the Report of the Committee appointed
by the Senate of the United States in Congress,
to enquire into the grounds of the Seminole war.
The Report itself, though certainly important al-
together, is too long for insertion, and as
the substance comprizes all the essential parts,
it will, of course, be sufficiently interesting to the
people of this Country in general. It appears that
General JACKSON had assumed a power not extend-
ed even to the Executive, but vested only in Con-
gress.—Fle assumed the power of declaring war,
seized the possessions of a nation at peace with the
United States, and murdered, in cold blood All••
BUTIINOT and AMBRISTER, thOSC who ought to leave
been merely considered as Prisoners of War.—
Other acts of assumption of authority, and viola-
tion of law, are imputed to him by this Commit-
tee, and the whole is accompanied by a multipli-
city of Documents, which demonstrate the truth
of all these charges beyond the poisibility of doubt.
The eyes of the world are, therefore, directed
towards the American GovernMent, and it it does
not act derisively in the infliction of exemplary
punishment on General JACKSON, it may be ex-
pected to fall into the absolUte power of a Mili-
tary DeSpotism. But a regard to the rights of Allied
andNerstral Nations also imposes upon Congress the
necessity of some act of this nature, otherwise its
want of justice, honour, and national dignity,
will render it contemptible in the eyes of
,all
mankind.

The crisis of our valuable Constitution is now
advancing very near. Lord IioLLAND yesterday
gave notice, in the [louse of Lords, according to
the, desire of Lord DUNOUGLINIORS, who was

prevented- by absence from attending,' t''at
on the fourth of next month, the latter would
bring forward his motion for the bearing of
the Petitions of the Roman Catholics. The
purpose of these Petitions is for the iutto-
, duction of Popery into our Legislature. ‘Vc hope
to see the Reverend Bench of Bishops strenuons-
ly exert themselves on an occasion that threaten)
the extinction of that Establishment iu Church
and State, on which all our freedom, secu-
rity, and happiness, depend. But while we "I/
on the efforts of the Orthodox Church, and et
sound Politicians in both Houses, we have
still stronger foundation for hoping that the fitol
result will be in favour of a firm maintenance
of PROTESTANT ASCENDANCY, grounded on the
sacred obligation of THE CORONATION OATH' belt'
in as much awful reverence by the present act"
HEAD OF THE STATE, as by the venerable S(1;
vereign whose Power he has hitherto executed
with so much honour to himself, and so touch
advantage to the BritiSh Empire, and all Eurqe"

LANCASTER ELECTION. •—The COlll Mittee °n the
6"
Petition against JOHN GLADSTONR, ESCP and
neral DovaTu, the sitting Members, hate
terms
ti'e's
duly their labours, and have declared
duly elected ; and we believe they also reP°rd
the Petition against' them to be frivolous °II

vexatious.

If THE Pust,te at large are not disposed t° re.
they will re
sign all poker to a malignant faction,
a fair b
e(esci:
solutely exert themselves in procnrina
lug and a just decision on the merits of the crag
of The Italians, 10)ich it is well known tiotn,
Party have arrayed themselves purposely t 0 sues
A Morning Paper of this day, with its
rancour on theatrical subjects, 11", tssedsc
aided this despicable intention to ill-1"T- man
Author, a Scholar, a Poet, a respectable --dd.
in private life, and who has to struggle witb
efforts
fictilties H supporting a family by the itiere,,,a is
of his literary talents.-6, Oh I shame, vf"-:
thy blush ! ! !"

-ftv,
Yesterday the Duke of Yoatt transacted
mili-
tary business with the PRINCE REGENT.
walked
The Duke and Duchess of GLOucasTrft ,
in various parts of the West cod of the 1°.;s1;
yesterday, and called at Carlton-1)00e, 'clic
to the PRINCE REGENT. The Duchess of
afternnon went on a visit to the Duchess

Volt's, at York-house.
notifi theed to ti
The COMMANDER-IN•CHIEF has
Army, that this day the full mourning, for
QUEEN will be discontinued ; but that the Officer °
will continue to wear, with their uniforms,
black crape round their left arm till the 2tl °'"
June, when the mourning will cease altogether.
A fine monument, to the memory of the DO
Princess CHARLOTTE, is about to be erected et
Plymouth, in a new square just laid out.
Letters have been received in town from Prillee
LeoPorm, dated the 12th of March, stating, (118,
his Royal Highness would be in London the latt'eh
end of this month.
The Algerine Ambassador or Minister, WI
been introduced to Earl BATHURST, and ,11:rt,ic
Lord CASTLEREAGH, who is the Secretary °f
for Foreign Affairs, and with whom all Ambassat;
to
dors and Ministers have to do, has excited
mystery in the official circles,—(courr News 1":;„
We can inform our Readers from g""infjf
SUs-
rity, that his Royal Highness the P",ke Feast of
SEX, and the rest of the Stewards for we have
the Sons of the Clergy for the present 3:e% Ste
appointed the Rehearsal of the Mu" litt of
Paul's Cathedral to be on TuEsnotv, ';(1,1 ref
May, and the Anniversary of the Mil'Ic 4ell,
and the Dinner at the Merchant TaYl°l.s,
to be on the following THURSDAY, thel3t"
The Rev. C. GODDARD, Archdeacon Of Li" C-.
will preach the Sermon at St. Paul's on the An.
niversary. The Music on both days will be 4°
ducted by THOMAS GREATOREX, Esq•
living i°
A man and his wife, named Cross,
Redgate-court, Minories, being absent fr%
home yesterday, leaving in the house o°lYsej
young child, about five years old, a well-are
female came in, inquiring of the child for itsoJ
rents ; finding, by the simple answer of the 0)),04
they were out, she amused it with some trltofsp-
presents, and in the mean time contrived (o.oin^
away a box from a table in the room, con"l6.itit
six silver spoons and four one-pound notes'
-
which she got off undiscovered. 4,g,Ab°l4
SHOCKING CATASTROPHE.—Thiii , apa
9 o'clock, the following dreadful acciell`
petled to the inn of Mr. IttcHAßDsor4' `;tl„botli
Sparrow-corner, Rosemary-lane, a l" "Noir
12 years of age, having employment at the
steam'
Mint, Mint, Tower-Hill ;—going too near the of-othe
engine, a wheel belonging to some Part so
machinery drew him in, whereby his head wesod
shockingly crushed that his brains protruded, 40.
caused instant death.—He now lies for the C°l.
ner's Inquest. 1.000101
ATTEMPTED MUPD2R, ARSON AND SUICIDE.'"-- A in
night, a gatdener of the name of' Lacey, who lodge%rder
house in M fond-street,
ill Pond-seet, Dock head, attempted t:11-„„or
tc“
his wife by battering her head most dreadfully. lne,-cat
woman was sent to the hospital; after which the wre,be
his own that from ear to ear, and set fire to his room.
arts
of
throat
alarm was given in sufficient time to save the other
the house, but not before the monster waslipite dead.
M
THOUSAND PoUNDS Stelling c'neY't
ftt
and 29 other
Three Prizes of 20,0001; each ;
all to he 'dr;
Capitals of 20001. 10001., exc. &c.
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sided in Twelve Hours To-morrow,
,heo t
Lottery will finish. Many of the above ore
or
ai;
111°!;*
bably now on Sale at WEBB's Offices, ,"Lil
hill, and 17, Ludgate-street; ,which the
open until Twelve o'Clock to-night, as
Drawing begins at Nine in the Morning.
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