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Signed) D. M. ERSEINI.
The I lon. Albert Gallatin,
• No. 111.
:or ES REFERRED TO INMR. SMITH'S SECOND LITTER
TO MR. JACKSON.
WRACT OF A LETTER FROM MR. TINKNEY TO MR. CAN-
NING, FATED LONDON, OCTOBER 10, 1808.
u At our first interview (on the 29th June) verbal
ermun;cation was not discountenanced, but corn-
inendcd : for, after I bad made myself understood
as to the purpose for whieh the interview had been
regaested, you asked me if I thought of taking a
knot formal course ? but immediately added that
yla presumed I did not, for that the course I had
aiepted was well suited to the occasion. My reply
1i25 in substance, that the freedom of conversation
was better adapted to our subject, and more likely to-
-.onduct us to an advantageous conclusion, than the
latiaint and formality of written intercourse, and
It I had not intended to present a note. At the
:ord interview (on the 22d July) it did not occur to
in I had any reason to conclude, and certainly
did not conclude, that verbal communication had
continued to be acceptable as a preparatory course,
is was not until the third interview (on the 29th
that it was rejected as inadmissible."
MR. CANRING TO MR. PINKNEY, DATED NOVEM%
REM g 2, 1808.
u It is highly probable that I did not (as you say
lid not) assign to you as the motive of the wish
I then expressed, my persuasion, that written
,Inications are less liable ti) mistake than verbal
,es; because that consideration is sufficiently ob.
atcl becatise the whole course and practice of
ffice is, in that respect, so established and invariable,
it I really could not have supposed the assignment
ary specific motive to be necessary to account for
• requiring a written statement of your proposal,
:icus to my returning an official answer to them.
I had talked for granted all along, that such
tad, and such must, be the ultimate proceeding on
ir part, hourevet you Might wish to prepare the
Ey for it by priiimmary conversations."

AMERICAN comitzss. •

Foust b REPRZSENTATIVES, NOVEMBER 26.
After the presentation and teference of a few peti-
Is, a message was received from the President of
ie 1.7.:;!ed States, from Mr. Graham.—(As given in
fcrmer paper).
The message and documents accompanying the
sable were immediately read, referred to a Committee
cf the whole House,. on the State of the tJnion,.,and
POO copies ordered to be printed for the use of the
House.
Nov. 27.—0 n the motion of Mr. DAWSON, a mes'
sage was sent to the Senate to inform that body that
louse was formed, and ready to proceed to busi-

tes,.
On the motion of Mr. hlnsorr, the usual rule was
ai,ptPci. respecting furnishing Members with news-
papers; and also as to the time to which the House
shn'ild daily adjourn.
Nov. 25.:--A memorial was laid before the House
from the Legislative Council and House of Repre- 1
sentatives of tie Indian territory, stating that the ac t
of the last Session 'for the division of the territory,
...1
had operated to prevent the meeting of the Legisla-
ture of that territory, by reducing the number of the
members of the Legislature remaining within the ter-
ritory of Indiana to less than a quorum. Referred
to a Select Committee, with leave to report by bill or
otherwise.
Leave of the House was asked and obtained by
Mr. POYDRES, to lay on the tables of the members
certain printed papers in defence of the right of the
city of NSW Orleans to the Batt ure in the suburb of
St. Mary's.

WASHINGTON, NOV. 26.
The Legislature of the State of North Carolina
roe; on Monday, the 20th inst. General Reddick,
ilepubl:,:an, was chosen Speaker of the Senate with-
out opposition ; and General Thomas Davis, Repub-
lican, was chosen Speaker of the House of Commons ;
the votes being for General Davis 95, and for Wil-
liam Gaston, Fed. 29—Republican majority 66.
• David B. Mitchell, Esq. has been chosen Governor
of the State of Georgia, vice Jared Irwin.
Died suddenly, ort die 28th ult. Evan Aletander,
late a Representative in Congress from the State of
'Forth Carolina.

THE IN l',Nl NG S'IAR.

LOl ,:DC N.

WEDIESDAY, J ANUARY 3.
7,TE OF STOCKS 'I 1113 DAY AT ONE, O'CLOCK.
per Cult. Cons. for opg. 70; Red. 6911 —Omnium
Ltd'. Bills Is. to 101. pr.--Trilia Bonds :4i. pre.
PRICE Of STOCKS YESTERDAY.
Pa Cent. Red. A9l India Bonds, 2C s. 245. pr.
3 per Cent. Con.. shut Ezehei. Bills, 'is. 10s. pre.
4Pa Cent. is li Omnium, prem.
seer Cot. Navy shut State Lottery Tickets £22.155.
Long Ann.lB 7-16 i Consols for acc.7oli

We this day insert the—
whole of that part of the
dicial documents laid before Congress, which pre.
ceded the correspondence between Mr. JACKSON and
Mr. S?etlTn i viz. the correspondence that passed be-
rxeen Mr. Ensmtrtr and the American Secretaries,
r tile former received notice thathis MAJESTY had
rdosed to ratify the arrangement made by him with
the American Government. We also give this day
a continuation of the correspondence between Mr.
JnEsoV and Mr. SMITH, and a sketch of the proceed-
irgs of the first sittings of the Congress.

Upwards of thirty vessels from Dutch ports reach-
ed ;he British coast yesterday—anxious to escape an
embargo which was daily expected as a step to enforce
the new arrangements for shutting out British corn-
Inerce from the ports of Holland. The letters and
Impels brought by these vessels are to the SOth ult.—
The former describe the alarm of the merchants and
nonied men as being very great. The new Douaniers

annexation of gland to liteFretif-h empire,, by' ...
French Befiet and the language made use of by
meow put the matter beifond all doubt, and *strong,
fears Vrete entertained that some nefarious arrange.
ment would be made respecting the sinus due to the
Fund-holders.
The Military intelligence in these papers relatei ii
chiefly to the battles of Alba Tormes - and Oran.%
which we shall lay before our Readers to-morrow. •
We have also received some Spanish Papers, which=
detail two or three ttifling skirmishes, in one of which
Don JUAN JOSZPH CAMACHIIO, with a small pailyil
met the French at Villa Franca, and, diving a gallant
conflict, killed many of theft, taking twenty-three
prisoners and 27 horses ! Don JUAN iIidENEII, in
another conflict, got possession of 80 cwt. of plate,
much of which had been plundered from the churches
of Madrid ! In the neighbourhood of Quesada, the
Patriots were equally successful, where their
ad-
vanced-guard attacked and put to flight 800 of the
enemy's cavalry 1 !


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We mentioned yesterday that a reinforcement of
troops was ordered for India in consequence of the
disagreeable occurrences that have seaantly taken'
place in that quarter. We have now to add that all
the ships now under orders for India are to take out
troops, in the proportion of from two to three hun-
dred Men each.

The following official document has been recently
pbblished at the Court of Denmark :

ROYAL DECREE.

" Copenhagen. Dec. 14.
•
" As it has been represented and proved to us, tl st many in-
fringements of our edist of the 23d of March last, have lately
taken place under American colours, by the introdurion through
such Means into our kingdom of British goods and colonial pro-
duce, lila as it is contrary to the said provisions of the said edict
that such introduction should be made ; we do therefore, with
the assistance of our Council, hereby otder, that inspectorsbe ap-
pointed at the different ports of the territories of Zealand, for the
examination of the inferior officers of our Customs, nominated to
prevert such introduction, that if any fraud or corruption be dis-
covered to have been committed by them, the same may be made

known to Vs.
" Given at oar Royal Palace, at Copenbaltit, this 9th day of
December, 1809."

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Monday morning dispatches were received at the
Office of the War and Colonial Department from Lord
WELLINGTON, in Spain.
The Right Honourable the Dowager Baroness
GARDNER has appointed the Rev. JAMit EYRE,
B. LL. of Brixham, Devon, one of her Ladyship's
bomestic Chaplains.
Lady SIIETRILLD has resig
of the Bed to the -__ --
Lady Commorra Cazarseu.. sister to the
ARGYLE, is appointed in her place.
Lord GaErvit.tt has intimated his intention of add-
ing a third prip to the two Which were before given
lby the Chancellor of the University of Oxford. This
prize, we understand, will be for the best composition
I in Latin prose.
The Catholic counties in Ireland are coming for-
ward to petition the Legislature for the removal of
the disabilities affecting that body : Tipperary, Corks
and Limerick, have already met, and appointed Coms
mittees.
Mr. BATIIURST, Envoy Extraordinary from Great 1
Britain to the Court of Austria, we are happy to state,
was in perfect health and understanding on the 13th
of November ; his friends are therefore not alarmed
at the unpleasant paragraph, dated the 10th of No-
vember, from Berlin, and inserted in the Paris papers.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when Sir HUGH Nous Bart. was
unanimously appointed a Member of the gectet Com-
mittee of Three, during the present Direction, in the
room of Sir Witaaast BENSLEY, Bart. deceased.
The undermentioned times were fixed for the ships
David Scott, and Cirencester; the former destined
to Madras and China, ele latter to St. Helena, Prince
of Wales Island, and China, viz.—to sail to Graves-
end 1 lth in aant—stay there 20 days—be in thcDowns
lath February.
The sliips Bombay and Royal George, for China
direct, were ordered to be afloat the 20th instant, sail
to Gravesend 3d February, stay there 30 dayk, and
be in the Downs 12th March,
The French privateer l'Avanture, sent into Ply-
mouth on Saturday by the MEDUSA frigate, was only
one day from Bourdeaux, and what is singular the
Captain had left Plymouth only eight days before,
having been then exchanged.
The FANCY gin-brig, Captain SINeLAIR, arrived
at Leith on Thursday, from Gottenburgh. During
her stay at that place the officers were obliged to go
on shore in coloured clothes.—We lament to say, that
by this conveyance we have received the melancholy
intelligence of the loss of his Majesty's frigate the
ALEXANDRIA, on the coast of Jutland, of whose crew
only 80 people have been saved.
Besides the injury done to the property of Mr. Po.
cock, coal merchant, by the fire on Monday night,
the premises of Mr. Akers, timber merchant, adjoin-
ing, also suffered severely. Nearly thirty thousand
pounds worth of timber, belonging to this Gentleman,
was burnt ; and he, as well as Mr. Pocock, was in a
' great measure uninsured. Twelve fine horses were
burnt in the stables. No human being was 'injured
in any shape, if we except the case of a poor woman,
who fell down dead in Salisboryognare., as was sup-
posed from fright. She lived in an apartment close
to the premises which were on flames, and ran out
of the house screaming violently until she reached the
pavement in Salisbury-spare, where she expired.—
'The body was carried to a public house in the neigh-
' bourhood, where it lies for a coroaer's Inquest.
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--_ btltetee4 in the
1111 1411 Highness is imieited there in
the ream of a day ire two, t, -make arrangements foe
his abode in the Wise sipOinted for the GoVetnor,
but lately occupied by tie ,Towel Major. Me will
'have a complete Staff and Spite silth hint
The lqth, or Cameronian Highlanders, nittFched
into Portsmouth on Friday and Saturday last, for
embarkation for.Pottugal. Captain Lavaivaes troop
-of Horse Artillery, destined for the same service, still
remains tit Canterbury, and it is expected Will not
march till such time as the infantry are embarlted at
'Portsmouth. We need hardly ads, that the destina,
tinn of these troops will probably be changed, inton-
sequence of the events that have recently happened
in India.
Lord HEATIITIELb gets the Ist Dragoon Guards,,
and Lord WILLIAM BIDITINGM succeeds Lord lixerit.
in the '2oth Light• Dragoons.

FIELD
Governor SONTAG, Earl DALHOUSIE, General RAY
( Royals) General MONCHIEFI Colonel WALttsa, 50th,
and Colonel STEWARTi all from Wakheren, have ar-
rived in towm

N4VAL INTELLIGENCE.

PLYMOUTH AND PLYMOUTIR-DOCK, JANUARY 1.
The SHANNON frigate, during her late cruise off
ikurcleaux, took two prizes ; one of them, schooner
was deeply laden with Spanish plunder, contesting of
no inconsiderable quantity of gold and silver, melted
down, which had been stolen from the churches and
other religious establishmetri; this vessel, after putting
some of her men on board, she sent for England;
and, on the next day, a French ship of superior force
fell in with and captured her : she was, however, re-
taken a few hours after by one of our cruizing fri-
gates, with the Shannon's men on board, but I am
not certain what port she has arrived at. The other
prize) taken by the SHANNON, is also very valuable.
Came in the Amer:can ship Caledonian, Captain
Dzacsoo, from Norfolk, in America, with various
goods; Robert and Sarah, Capt. SHEER, from Oporto,
with wine, for Guernsey, Jersey, &c. leaky ; Ameri-
can ship Dryad, Capt. Plactie, from London, bound
to America, with passengers. Last evening, this
vessel had a very narrow escape from capture within
the Edystone, by a French lugger privateer, which
attempted to cut her off when she was steering for
this harbour ; this is the third vessel of the kind she
saw on her way down Channel.--Sailed the MORN..
IRG STAR cartel, for blorlaix, with French prisoners;
and the INTELLIGENT gun-brig, on a cruise.
PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY E.

followed, and
trceum.—T&.Comic Opera of the arilfia Wit re-
presented at this Theatre yesterday evening:- bilks)
whole of the representation of thif Opera, we Could
discover nothing that was not, in a' greater °Heide
degree, doctored with merit ! -Mr. PHILIAPS, is
Prince Orlando, was eminently attractive - be looked •
and played the character well, and the ibud appeo.
bation which he received from the more Fiend& pet
of the-audience, as well as the galleriii, was as in-
contestible proof of his rising greatness in his profes-
sion. Mr. Dclwron gave to the part of Par a Ime
colouring ; perhaps &w characters so inhume* Mo.
fling, were ever better performed than %bhp toy. bk. .
MUNDEN and Mr. DOWTON* Mr. MATT/COM la the
Mamie, was a pleasant representative of an old tis.
bleman, vain without wisdom, and amorous without
power. Mr. Russzes Wlshaticals was one of theism
personations that we have seen by this comedian.--
Mrs. MOUNTAIN had in Norma mole spirit and mime_
than any of the successors of Signora Stotts= ; she.
coedited her part of the duet of " The Bird in yonder
CageconfuleA,' with Mr. Pintails, in a style ofnn-,
usual excellence; and Mrs. HARLOWE was very en-
tertaining in Cario:v.
KIND'S THRATRS•The Grand Serious Opera of
Sidegare was performed last night to a brilliant au-
dience. The boxes displayed but little change in the
present winter costume. Scarlet cloaks and White Ears-
were most conspicuous. The ballet of Pietro it Grasp
followed, and went off with the usual eclat.
F As an instance of the mildness 'of the season, on
Sunday morning last, the ostler of the Marquis of
Granby public house, at Thanes Ditten, discovered
a magpy's nest containing two eggs, on which the
old bird was sitting.
A gentleman in the county of Tipperary has, asap
object of curiosity as well as pleasure, undertaken to
establish in his park, a colony of beavers. He has
I planted plenty of birch, aspen, ash, willow, 'snow,
osier, alder, &c. round the ponds, and is about to pro-
cure several pair of befrvers to turn in.
An extraordinary circumstance occurred, a few
days ago, at Beddington-corner, near Mitcham, is
Surrey. An elderly woman dropped down dead
and fell into a dith. A Coroner's Inquest was held,
and a verdict given—Died by the visitation of Gem.
She was buried at Beddiugton Church ; and sue
of the men who assisted in carrying the body to the
ground, on his return home from the funeral, found
himself ill, and dropped down dead, at the same spot
where the woman died.
Monday morning two female infants wee in
a basket, carefully wrapt up in blankets, and properly
secured against the weather, placed at the door of a
Gentleman in the neizhbourhooduilSonth Lambeth,
afiihit a' aliersifffrCto thiliasleeewith the following
direction :44 On discovery to be delivered to the
worthy Batchelor immediately ;" who, on resmiving
the little foundlings, very humanely rdered a Mese
to be provided, and every care to be taken of them.
CORONER'S INQUEST—An Inquisition was takes few
terday, est the body of- Mrs. Sukey Thontrassek. -
widow, who was burnt to death in her apartments in
Bury's buildings, New-road, on Sunday nights .It
was stated in evidence, that a fire was diseovaredin
the first floor back room, which was occupied by 101 s.
T. and all attempts to get into the said roost wefts
fruitless. The fire, however, was subdued, after,
having destroyed the floor, and the mutilated remain.
of the deceased were found in the parlour aide:math.
No idea can be formed how the fire originated ; but
as it broke out at a late hour it was supposed that the
deceased was reading, and set fire to her garment, or
to the bed-curtains.—Accidental Death.
Swninsmo.—A report was circulated last week;
on the pretended authority of a Captain Moans, of
the brig Hero, from Waterford, that another vessek,
the Atalanta, Capt. Jomtcroti, also from Waterford,
was captured on the 22d ult off Portland by a French •
privateer.—We have strong reasons for believing
that this was a mere fabrication, for we find that
about a fortnight ago a person taking the name of
Mandeville, and • calling himself owner of the ship
Atalanta, took up his quarters at the Shak
Tavern, Plymouth Dock, waiting the arrival2.lll:
ship from Waterford, with a cargo of oats, of which
he had samples along with him. While there, be
procured a new get-coat, for which wise hue
paid the tailor. and sold his cargo of oats at a very
reasonable /mice to an honest speculating farmer in the
neighbourhood, from whom he received AS as earnest.
Need we had, that he decamped next morning without
taking leave of his host ! While MANDEVILLR was
playing this part at Plymouth Dock, an accomplice
of his was employed in the same game with another
flat at Plymouth, and with equal success.
Yesterday the LORD MAYOR ordered the price of
i bread to be continued at Is. Sid. the quarters loaf of
wheaten, and household at Is. 20.
CORN EXCHANGE, MARK•LANR, JAN. S.—There are
tolerable supplies of Wheat today, but in con
of several cargoes just arrived from Dantzic Msell:r:i
heavy, and last prices, scarcely maintained—Barley
in large supply, and this week about Ss. and 4s. per
quarter lower—Malt and White Peas fluctuate but
little—Grey and the two -kinds of Beans are cheaper
—There are likewise tolerable supplies of Oats, and
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roam's happiest petfonnanteit: His: Sir Ethosinil
Morthart, Hamlet; Zahn, &c. possess sods superior:.
Merit, we are sorry to see hint in•any.Part wisich
he does not excel; and the gay lively Frislisiti is t 0...
taUy out of his line of acting, The new pantomimes
followed, and received the most unhotinded applauso