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London, England, 1810-12-31 00:00:00

AMERICAN PAPERS.

NEW YORK, DEC. I.
The two following queries have been proposed to
Mr. GALLATIN, to which he has given the subjoined
replies :
Ist. Whether goods shippei from England prior to the second
of February next, but arriving subsequently thereto, would bo
subject to seizure, or admitted to an entry I—And
Whether a vessel with a cargo of British goods would be
permitted to call within the waters of the United States for orders,
or to learn the continuance of the non-intercourse?

In answer to the first, Mr. GALLATIN stated, that
,g all goods imported from the domin,ons of Great
Britain, and arriving within the United States subse-
quent to the 2d of February, will become forfeited, if
Great Britain shall not on that day have revoked her
edicts. It follows, that if no knowledge of such revo-
cation is known here by the 2d of February, goods
imported as aforesaid will be subject to seizure."
In answer to the second, viz. whether vessels would
be permitted to call, &c.—Mr. GALLATIN was not so
explicit, but said it would be left to the Courts to
decide : that the law would be rigidly enforced in all
cases of arrivals after the 2d February ; and begged
it to be understood, that there would be no release
from the Treasury Department.—He mentioned this,
he said, because several releases had been made under
different circumstances, which he explained, upon
the arrival of vessels after the revival of the law un-
der Mr. ERSICINR'S arrangement. In that case it was
the act of the Executive, and of the British Minister,
which induced merchants to give orders—hero it was
under a law well known, and that it would be unsafe
to make any risks ; and that all shipments from Eng-
land will be attended with risk and hazard, unless
the revocation on her part is free, and perfectly saris•
factory. Mr. GALLATIN is also of opinion, that the
Orders of. Council of November are done away by the
Order of Blockade of April ; so that a repeal of her
Paper Blockade (so called) is the principal thing de-
manded. The PRESIDENT, by making the letter of the
French Minister the basis of his proclamation, has
taken it with the conditions annexed—one of which
is, that England shall repeal her blockades. From
this it is inferred, that a formal repeal of the Orders
in Council of November will not be deemed satisfac-
tory by this Government for preventing the Non-In-
tercourse.

NEW YORK, DECEMBER 4.
Co:cGßEss.—Yesterday was the day appointed by
the Constitution for the Meeting of Congress. The
peculiarly interesting state of our affairs, we had su_p-
posed, would draw a full house the first day. We
had als, supposed that the President's Message would
be delivered this day, and had anticipated the plea-
sure of publishing it in to-morrow evening's paper.
But it now appears, that in these expectations we shall
be wholly disappointed. The National IntelEget:ter of
Saturday, says, " Notwithstanding the near approach
of the session, but few Members of Congress have yet
reached the city. We at present know of the arrival
of no other Members than Messrs. GAILLARD, POPE,
GILMAN, DEsuA, S. SMITH, RHEA, T. and GARLAND*
The almost unprecedented continuity of falling wea.
ther has no doubt impeded the travel of those residing
at a distance. Owing to this circumstance we greatly
doubt whether either House will form a quorum on,
Monday."
In addition to this information, we can state, that,
several of the Members of Congress, who left this
city on Wednesday last, and who, to expedite their
journey and avoid much of the bad roads, took the
line of the Steamboats, did not reach Philadelphia
till Saturday. From one of them we have this morn-
ing received a letter, dated Saturday evening, of which
the following is an extract :
" Owing to the extremely bad travelling and our
disappointment in consequence of it, I am no farther
on my journey. Any farther progress has been im-
possible, nor can I expect, without the best success, to
be in Washington before Monday evening. The roads
were never more dreadful than they now are from
Brunswick to Princeton."

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The probability now is, that Congress will form a
quorum this day, that the Message will be delivered
to-morrow, and that it will not reach this city until
a late hour on Thursday.
• A letter from our Correspondent at Washington,
dated last Thursday evening, says—" Owing to bad
roads, General WARNUM, the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, nor but few of the Members of
C ingress, have yet arrived, and I am satisfied there
will be no House on Monday, so you need not look
for the President's Message to be delivered until Wed-
nesday."

ALL IN ONE DAY !
• FORTY-FOUR CAPITALS!
FOUR TWENTY THOUSANDS !
LOWEST PRIZE TWENTY POUNDS!
TICKETS and SHARES CHEAPER !
°RENTER CHOICE OF NUMBERS!
. NO INCREASE OF TICKETS I
STATE Lori ERY !
—The Scheme contains superior Chances .to Adventurers, thus
in ary Lottery for many years past : and, from the general ap-
probation evinced by the Public, in their great demand, Tickets
and Shares will most probably become very scarce, and conse-
quently much dearer : an early purchase !s therefore recommndtd,
as the Whole Lottery Must be Drawn the lipth of Neat Mouth.

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POLICE, &e.

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Saturday three several complaints were node
fore the Alderman (Sir James Shaw) by cliff
Gentlemen residing in various parts of the Ci
against the porters belonging to the White Hort
Fetter-lane, for over-charges made for (he conveyan.
of packages coming by the coaches which arrived
that inn. The overcharge consisted in an article
two-pence, for warehouse-room, which, the word
Alderman informed the persons complained nix.
they must have been aware, at the time of making i.
was illegal, being in the very face of the Act of Pa'
'Lament, which directed that charge for warehousi
should be made only where the package was direct
to be left till called for. In every other respect, whe
the package was addressed to the house of the rers
by whom it was to be received, an allowance was
be Made for porterage, according to the distance, b
no charge whatsoever was allowed to be made f
warehousing. The usual penalty was ordered.
BOW-BTR GET.—At a late hour on Friday nigh
James Bow!::, the man in custody on a charge of mut
der;ng his wile at his 1,-)dgings in Earl-street, Seve
Dials, on Wedotfsclay night, underwent another ex.
ruination before Mr. Yates, when, in addition to th

circumstances we stated on .§,aturday, it appeared thal,
when he went to fetch the deceased from the liquotl
shop, he found her in company with a woman ti
whom he had a great aversion ; he slapped both thei
faces, and made his wife go home. When he got t
the bottom of the stairs she refused to go up ; he saii
he would break her neck; some neighbours endea
voured to persuade her to go up stairs, but the
dined, saying she was afraid. The prisoner at length
carried her up stairs, and when she got into theii
own apartment be beat her, knocked her down, kick.
ed and stamped upon her. Their daughter, about
ten years of age, entreated him not to beat her mo.
ther any more ; he, however, continued, till somt
neighbours came, and prevailed upon him to desist,
The deceased was supposed to be in a fit ; the priso.
ner got her up, put her into a chair, and then on a
bed. A woman, who was present, suspected the de.
ceased was dead, and persuaded the prisoner to gc
for a doctor. On his arrival be put a looking-glass
to her mouth, and pronounced. her dead.
The prisoner, in his defence, said he was intoxi.
cated ; and did not recollect any thing he had done
One of the witnesses being asked as to the state of
the prisoner with respect to liquor, replied, he wal
betwixt and between.

LU•CIEN BONAPARTE reached Ludlow on Wednes.
day afternoon, where it was expected he would re.
main for a week or ten days, the beauty of the environt
appearing to attract his attention.
Thursday afternoon a melancholy acc;dent hap,
pencd at Brixham. A woman, who lived in a loom

three stairs high, putting out of her v. indvw scam
clothes to dry oa a rack fastened to a rope, it broke,
and she was precipitated into the street, and her braitu
literally dashed out. She has left a husband and dint