Star.
London, England, 1808-01-23 00:00:00

TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
.01? PENNSYLVANIA.

" I received, in due season, the address of the Ge-
neral Assembly of Pennsylvania, under cover from
the Speaker cf the two Houses, in which, with their
approbation oft he general course of my adniinistration;
they were so good as to express their desire that I
should consent to be proposed again to the public
voice, on the expiration of my present term of office :
entertaining, as I do, for the General Assembly of
Pennsylvania, those sentiments of high respect which
w7elld have prompted an immediate answer ; I was
certain, neve.theless, they would approve a delay
which had for its object to avoid a premature agita-
tion of the.public mind, on a subject so interesting as
the election of the Chief Magistrate.
" That I should lay down my charge, at a proper
period, is as much a duty, as to have borne it faith-
fully. If some termination to the service of the Chief
Magistrate be not affixed by the Constitution, or
supplied by practice, his office, nominally for 'years,
will, in fact, become for life ; and history shews f:uw
easily that degenerates into an inheritance.
• " Believing that a representative government, re-
Sponsible at short periods of elections, is that which
produces the greatest sum of happiness to mankind, I
feel it a duty to do no act which shall essentially im-
pair that principle ; and I should unwillingly be the
person's ho disregarding" the sound precedent set by
an illukribus predecessor,. should furnish the first ex-
anipje Of-prolonging heyond the second term of office.
• "Truth also 'requii•. s me to add, that I am sensible
of that "decline which advancing years bring on—and
feeling their physical, I ought not to doubt their
mental effect ; happy, if I am the first to perceive
and to obey this admonition of human nature, and
to "solicit a retreat from cares too great for the wearied
faculties of age.
" For the approbation which the General As-
sembly of Pennsylvania has been pleased to express
of the principles and measures pursued in the manage-
Ments cf their affairs, I am sincerely thankfal ; and
lhould I. be so fortunate as to carry into retirement
the equal approbation and good will of my fellow-
citizens generally, it will be the comfort of my future
days, and will close a service of forty years with the
Only reward it ever wished.
" THOMAS JEFFERSON:"

" December 10, 1607."

The•great length of our parliamentary report yes-
terday obliged us to be very brief in our notice of the
contents of the Dutch, and Hamburgh and Altona
papers that had arrived. A fresh order of embargo
has been issued by NAPOLEON. No vessels whatever
are to sail from the ports under his controul.
The letters from Holland say, that TA LLEYRAND
has not been there, and state, that General Briantrn
is to be rewarded for all his services, by becoming the
'Monarch or Chief Magistrate of Switzerland. They
mention also, that the famous ex-Bishop and ex-Mini-
.ster TALLEYHAsn is about to arrive at the high dig-
nities of sovereignty, exchanging the pastoral staff he
_once held for the sceptre, and the mitre for the regal
' crown. He is to succeed the family of BRAGANZA in
Portugal.

Yesterday Earl A YLVSFORD, the Lord Steward,
waited upon his MAJF.s-rv, at the Queen's Palace, with
his white wand of office, and presented the Address i
of the House of Lords. 1
.Wimanst DALRYMPLE, Purser of the Skylark. sloop 1
of war, is appointed to the Tromp, of 50 guns, at I
Falmouth.
It is much to be lamented that a remedy, which
has been administered in putrid fever with almost in-
, variable success, is not better known,. or • more fre..
1 quently resorted to. It possibly might lia.ve saved the
life of that amiable and interesting young Nobleman,
Lord. TRAFALGAR. The remedy we allude to is the
I carbonic acid gas, in the form of yeast, one amongst
many of the valuable discoveries for which the world'
lis indebted to the Rev. •Dr. EDMUND CARTWRIGLIT..I
1 In the spring of the year 1806,.tw0 sons of the present
Archbishop of YORK were both seized with putrid-le-
i ver at the same time. When every other remedy hid
failed, and they were.givsn over 'by the faculty, the:
yeast was resorted to. The elder was unfortunately
too far gone to have .the power of swallowing. The
younger took this, very sal4le remedy; and tuunedi.
%-afely- recev mi. • • -. •• - - •-*.- - - -

rifAidit« * • •
The two regiMenti lodcii.a :Wis...said had ea:lled.
from Madeira for the Wasp litdies, are certaittli
to take possession of Port Praya. in the Island of*
Jago, one of the Cape de Verd Islands.
The most extensive preparations are now making
by Government for .an expedition on a very large
scale—not less than !0,000; the object of which is
supposed to by South America. General Mooru
commands. It will not start, however, till inteUi-