Star.
London, England, 1812-01-25 00:00:00

AMERICA.
We this morning received same additional him
American Papers, from which we extract the iv,.
lowing interesting article, on the sit 4ject of our fdat:t
relations with America :
!'HOME OF REPRESENTATIVES, DEC, s,
FORILIr RELATIONS.
0 The Rouse resolved itself Sato a Cqnunittee
the whale, Mr. Macon in the Chair, cu the I;ter,onci
the Committee of Foreign Relations, made some ,L)
ago. Thp Report having being read

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Mr. Porter rose to state the views of the Corruni:.
tee. He depicted the inconsistent conduct of Cr„,
Britain towards us, and the miserable shifts and
'ions to which her Ministry had resorted to justif..H.
unproyeed apgrer:ims on our rights. It had beta
the general opinion of the Committee, that .the es.;,
gency demanded wax, and that it was the most prAz.
ble, alit indeed now the only mode of obtaining
tic'. Mr. P. adverted to the manner in n hich we c;,,,:d
:street Great Britain by war cm Lind and Sea ; by
Liking the Canadas, from which she now exporg
annually to the arnoul: of six millions of doll irs tS
articles es.sentia l almost to her navr, &n. all which
s:-.41 would los:. Convinced as the Committee was
that wAT WAS the only resort, if they had not in tbeq
report recomment,:cd it, as many we to desirous :Let
shoul J, it was because of our unprepared si:uatiiu,
and no: because the times did not in their opinion cid.
fur it. They were of opinioa that the al nit should
be spread before the gtiests were invited to pa: t eke
the ent,-rtainni:!nt.—Mr. P. spoke at some lentth.

" The, (Fit'AiOn was taken on the first te.alutiou
for filling the ranks of the present army, Sec. and C4r.
tied. The s.Cond resolution l'or raising 10,1kOrd:
gulars, being under consideratitn,*
" Mr. Little moved to strike out 10,000 and insert
15,000. Mr. Fish moved to insert 10,000. • "
4, Mr. Alston wisl.ed to leave the numbs snlyert
tattle discretion of the President, not exceeding till
thousand men. If the number was fixed, the Pees.
dent mcst appoint Officers, whether the men • waj
raised sir not.
.6, The quzstion was taken to strike out the nuts.
ber ten thousand, &c. and carried by a largenvijnriti,
" The question now being on the number which
was to be inserted in lien of it,
• Mr. Porter was in favour of a. practicable num.
her of regulars, relying on volunteers fur ell:cure:4.
vice as well as regulars.
~ Mr. Little spoke in support of his motion.
4, Mr. ‘Vright 5p ike in favour of a large number
of 'regulars.
" Mr. Fish spoke in favour of 30,600 ; he was dc.
sirous th it our measures should be effectual.
g 4 Mr. Little spoke in favour of the Howe fling
the number, in preference to leaving it discretionary
With the Executive.
~ Mr. Nelson. spoke in favour of the nitmlier re.
prated by the committee.
" Mr. Sey.b:rt sksoke in favour of 30,000 mut.
was ile's is' tits of acting efficiently if at all.
• Mr. Wright spoke in reply to Mr. Nelson, and
in law ur of regular troops in preference ti voluntern.
~ Mr. Smilie thought 10.000 men would Is; a lA'.
dent number, together w.th the vo:unt erg, for asy
object they might be waned for.
• Mr. Porter proposed that the number should Tt•
main blink, as it could be better fixed when the till
was hrouvht in, in pursuance f.the tesoltition.
I' Mr. Nelson spoke in reislT to none oliservat:ers
of Mr. Wricht, on the relative imp: tatter a f regutar:
and volunteers, and Mr. Wright it juin( d.
" On the suge•tion a f Mr. D. IZ. Winiarrt?, the
Motions to fol 11-e hi ink cleatril by stritmg out
~ 10,043," were wafi.:tawn ; amf
4"l'he Resolution, thus varied, w is agreed to.

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46 3.1.4 th. and sth Resolutions, authorising vo!nn•
teers, militia, and equipment of our little navy, woo
agreed to by the Commute of the while. •
" The 6th Resoloti. al, to permit our merchant ves.
sels to arm, in belt' d.f.fnce, against al toll ovtul pro-
ceedings apainA them, being undFr cousideratioo—
" Mr. *Kee spoke against it, cove. iNing it at ea.
riance with the system comprised in the other Rethi
!minus He had no ideninow of merely resisting
if attacked, he would retaliate.
" Mr. Smilie supported the Resolution. If see
were not now in war he said he verily believed we
soon should hk..
Mr. Wright tool; the same ground with Mr.
*Kee., and movel to amend the res-lution by addiag
thereto words similar to the following : "And it*
taciced•by any vessel contrary to the law of naCions. th
caytute and bring them in f iir adjudication."
16. Mr. Perm cx,itai.ied. The prep tsed amendnalli
would make the resolution au act of war. which it Ind
not the intention of the Comm:nee to declare in th:s
port, or to commence until they had prepared for it.
Mc.Wright's motion was lost. •
Mr. M. Kee said the parties had joined isoze, the
pleadings were made up; the case was now to bed'
tided by battle and not by jury. H. therefore de•
sired to retain the sinews rf cur strengilt, and moec4
an amendment contemplating an embargo fir 90,141
on vessels in our ports, Esw.
" The Motion was declared to be ont of orkr.
4' The sixth rssn'uzion v.-as then agreed to.
" The COmmittec ro.e and repotted their agr*
ment to the resolution.
The.Honse took up the report.
" The was put on the first resolution—
Mr. Randolph, wishing time, moved that the f
port lie on the table—Motiou lost, 65 to 50.
" The question was then taken on the first resolet
thin, in the follow log' words :
" Resolved—That the military establishment as an•
thorised by the existing laws, ought to be imnseth*
ately completed by filling up toe ranks and prolong'(
the enlistment of the troops ; and that to encourar
enlistments, a bounty of lands ought to be gives. *
addition to the pay and-bounty now alluvred by lei*
44 Yeas, 117—Nays, 11.
" Mr. Coldsborough, after expressing Its tog'
ness, should war be once determiced and declared bY
the administration, to gO all lengths to support it. beg
wishing further time for reflection on so trolwAlt,
subject, made a motion to adjourn which wastamok
4, And the House adjoutued."