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London, England, 1808-02-13 00:00:00

41MERICA.

NORFOLK, DECEMBER 28.
We understand from very respectable authority,
that orders have been recently issued to all naval com-
manders in the service of.the United States, directing
that they arc to discharge from under their respective
commands all foreign seamen, which they shall be sa-
tisfied are deserters from any foreign service. It is,
we presume, in consequence of these orders that two
men have been discharged from the Chesapeake within
a few days past, one a British seaman, and the other
the French seaman who was particularly noticed by
us a short time since. The present order does not au-
thorize the delivery of the seamen to the officer de-

Blanding them.
We venture to assert, that if Lieutenant Sinclair
had been authorized to discharge the deserters from
the Halifax British sloop of war, that our country
would not have been in the very critical situation in
which she is placed.
WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 51.
I Nothing interesting_ has taken place with us since
the Embargo Bill. We are sensible that its operation
upon the business and interest of our own citizens must
be somewhat severe, but hope and trust that its incon-
veniencies will be submitted-to with patience and pa-
triotism, when. viewed as the safest measure which
could be taken for ourselves, and probably the one
which our enemies would most sensibly feel.
We have tii-clay had a favourable communication
from the President, in relation to the Indians on our
N. W. frontier. They have generally taken the advice
of our Government, and returned peaceably to their
own settlements, from whence they state, that they
had been decoyed by the British, through the influence
of liquor and presents, and have engaged to takeout)
part between us and Great Britain, in the event of a
war. The message and documents will soon be printed.
Every movement of every agent of Britain, in every
quarter, betokens war with the United States. Every
preparation is making for such an event in Canada and
Nova Scotia. Let them fortify ' • we will take their
towns and territory, without much trouble. The In-
dians, who are subsidized by British gold and brandy,
may harass our frontier inhabitants on the North-west;
but even on them, a dreadful retaliation will be made,
if war commence ; and what better prognostic would
we have of the determination of Britain to assail us,•i
than the appointment of General Craig to the chief
civil and military station over the Canadas and Nova
Scotia ?—General Craig had more experience among
the Yankees, than any other ; for he was one of the
officers captured at Saratoga with General Burgoyne ;
therefore he was chosen to command against us, in the
next war.—Ball. Whig.
The Bill supplementary to the Act laying an em-
bargo was discussed in the House of Representatives
this day, when, on the motion of Mr. Randolph, it
was postponed.
Mr. Randolph then rose, for the purpose of making
a motion, and giving information to the House, which
he had just received, of a nature, and on a subject,
which he deemed it proper for the constituted autho-
rity to inquire into. He would first state certain facts,
and those facts would be the ground of his motion,
on which he should offer no argument.
Mr. R. then read the following documents :
(TRANSLATION.)
New Orleans, Jan. 20,1796.
In the galley the Victoria, Bernardo Molina Patron, there have
been sent to Don Vincent Folch 9640 dollars, which sum, with-
out making the least use of it, you will hold at my disposal, to de-
liver it at the moment that an order may be presented to you by
the American General, Don lames Wilkinson. God preserve
you many years. • The Baron De CARONDELET.
To Senor Don T. Porte!.

• New Madrid, June 27, 1796.
I certify, that the foregoing is a copy of the original, to which
I refer. (Signed) TIIONIAs Po RT EL. ,
[The other documents are too long to be given.]
A debate ensued on the mode proper to be pur-
sued. The further consideration of the subject was
postponed till the Ist of January.
JAN. I.—The House resumed the unfinished busi-
ness of yesterday, and proceeded to consider the re-
pert of the Committee of the whole on the Bill sup-
plementary to the act laying an embargo.
In the course of this debate Mr. Macon observed,
tkat his Abject in the embargo law was, to bring all
nations that had injured us to terms; that after the
arrival of the Minister of Great Britain a decision
would be had, and the business soon settled one way
or other.
Mr. Sloan expressed a contrary opinion. He ex-
pected much procrastination, and that it would be a
good while before any thing decisive would be done
in the negotiation.
JAN. 2.—The engrossed Bill supplementary to the
act laying an embargo was read a third time • and on
the question shall the Bill pass, a division took place.
Yeas 68—Nays 22.
[N. B. 'lbis Bill provides, that licensed vessels shall give bonds
to reland any goods, &c. they may take on board, in some
p;trt of the United States; Licensed Fishing Vessels, with
salt are excepted; Vessels departing without clearance, with
their cargoes, whether seized or not, shall be forfeited% Fo-
reign Letters of Marque, Privateers, &e. are not to be consi-
dered as public ships ; and the time the Embargo shall con-
tinue, shall not be computed as making part of the time for ob-
taining a drawback on goods exported.l
Jaw. 4.—The British Minister, Mr. Rose, is not
yet arrived. Being anxious not to violate the Presi-
dent's Proclamation, he applied to Corn. Decatur, to
know whether The Statira was included in the prohi-
bition? The Commodore referred the Eirvoy to the
Collector, who it seems, instead of attending his duty,
was absent, and his Deputy had no instrustions.—r