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London, England, 1810-06-09 00:00:00

AMERICAN TAPERS.

HOUSE, OF REPRESENTAITVES, MAI' 1.
- A message was received from the President,
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ennspliance with the en- 11 of yesterday, with documents
of which the following are the most material :
" In pursuance of the resolution oh the House of Representa-
Alves of yoterday, the Secretary of State has the honour to trans-
mit to the President of the U. S. the accompanying papers mark-
,ed A. B. C.ll. E. F.
" No infortnation has been received, that any communkation
US been made to our Minister lit London on the part of the
British Government' fn answer to any note presented by him in
p_unttance of instructions given on the 23d November 1809:
" No antsvetv have been given to the propositions or over-
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tures, trade on the part ofthe United Staten to the Governments
of Great Britain and France, respecting any of the orders and
decrees affecting neutral commerag; which have not been hereto-
fore or which ark, not herewith communicated. All which is re-
spectfully submitted.' K. SsitTit, Secretary.
Department of State, May I, TBlO. •
BY AUTHORMY.•

AN ACT CONCERNING )IVE CAMAIERCW INTERCOUNSI
I/E1 WEEN THE lINITLD STATES Awn DREAT SWAIN
AND FRANCE, AND THEIR DEPENDENCIES, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America, in Congress assembled, that from
and after the passing of this Act, no British or French armed
vessel shall be permitted to enter the harbours or waters under
the jurisdiction of the United States; but every pritisb er French
armed vessel islereby interdicted, except when they shall be
forced in by distress, by the dangers•of the sea, or when charged
with dispatches or business from their Governments, or coming
as a public packet for the conveyance of letters ; in which case,
as well as in all others, when they shall be permitted to enter,
the Commanding Officer shall immediately report his vessel to
the Collector of the District, &c.
Sec. 2.—And be it fuither enacted; that all pacific intercourse
with any interdicted foreign armed vessels, the Officers or crew
thereof, is hereby forbidden; and if any person shall afford any
aid to such armed vessels, either in repairing her, or in furnish-
ing her, her officers and crew, with supplies of any kind, or in
any manner whatsoever, .or if any pilot shall assist in naviAatiog
the said armed vessel, contrary to this prohibition unless for the
mirpose of carrying her beyond the limits,and jurisdiction of the
United States, the person or persons so offending shall be liable
to be hound to their good behaviour, and shall moreover fotfeit
and pay a sure not exceeding 2000 dollars, &c.
Sze. 3.---And be it further enacted, that all the penalties and
forfeitures whidt may hive been incurred under the Act entitled
M An Act to interdict the Commercial intercourse between the
[liked States and Great Britain and France, and their dependen.
Cies, and for other purposes," last mentioned, and also all the pe-
nalties and foxfeiturts witiela may have been incurred under the
Act laying an etnbargo on all ships and vessels in tne ports and
harbours of the United States, or under any of the several Acts
supplementary thereto, or to enforce the-same, or under the Acts
to interdict the commercial intercourse between the United States
sad Great Britain and France, and their dependencies, aid foe
other purposes, shall be recovered and distributed, and may he
remitted in the manner provided by the said Acts respectively,
and in lilt. manner as if the saig Acts had continued in full force
and effect.
SAC. 0..--And be it further emitted, That In case either Great
tritain or France shall; before the Sd dap, of March next, so re-
/Mite or modify her Editors, as that they shall cease to violate the
lievral commerce of the United States, which fact the President
of the United States shall derlev by Proclamation; and if the
other. Nation shall not, within three morths thereafter, to re.
yoke eir modify her Edicts in like manner, then the third, fourth,
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and eighteenth Sections
of the Act,erntitled s An Act to interdict the Commercial inter-
course between the United States and Great Britain; and France,
sod their dependencies, and for other purpeses,' emit, from anti
-after the expiration of three montls tram the date of the Prods-
!nation aforesaid, be revived and lave full force and effect, so fat
al relates to the Dominions, Colonies, mad llependencies, and to
the articles the growth,produste, or manufacture of the Druni.
mions, Colonies, and Dependencies of the Nation thus refusing,
of neglecting to revoke ne modify her Edicts in manner afore,
Mild; and the restrictions• imposed by this Act shall, front the
date of Bach Proclatnatidn, cease and be discontinued, in relation
to
.the Nation revoking or modifying her Decrees in manlier
aforesaid. • (signed) J. B. V.sitsmst,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
• Jean GAII,LARD, President of the Senate Itra Notate).
"Say 1, 1810. (Approved) JAMES MADISON.
AUTHENTIC.

ELTS.ACT QS A LETTER EROS% !AEU, DATED LATE IN MARCH.
44 In spate of General Arinstrong's remonstrances,
Banapitrte issued an Order on the 9th a March, for
the slle of American property in Spain and Naples,
and directing the proceeds to be deposited in the pub-
lic. chest. I fear that a similar order will be sent to
DeNmark."
ton OF A LETTER FROM GENERAL ARMSTRONG TO tIR.

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PINKNEV, PARIS, JAIIVARY 5, 1810.
Stft--A kites from Mr. Secretary Smith, of the ist of Deestn-
bet hat, matte it my duty to ioquire of his Excellency the Dube
of Cadore, vibes were the conditions of which his Majesty the
Sasperor•would annul his Decree; and whether, if Great Britain
revoked her blockades of a date anterior to.tiatDeeree,, his Ma-
jesty would consent so revoke the said Decree ? To these ques-
tions I have this day received the following answer, which I
Imeten'to convey to you by a special nuissenger
Answear-The only condition required for the revoettlon by
bit Majesty the Emperor, of the Decree of Berlin, will be the
previous revocation of the British Government of ber blockades
of .France or part of Fran* (sach as that freest the Elbe to Brest),
ors date anterior to that of the aforesaid Decree."
On theWth of April a.Bill passed the Senate, pro-
viding, that' If any citizen of the limited States shall
accept or retain any title of Nobility or honour, -or
shall, without the consent a Congress, cen
tact and
retain any present, pension, office, or moln of
ail', kind whaWver, from any Emperor, King, Prince,
. or, foreign .Polizer, ti.ch person shall cease to be a ci.
tizen of the Unites States, and shall be incapable of
holding any office of trust, or profit under them, or
either or them. (Attest.) SAM. A. OTIS, Sec.-
; The Bill, commonly' Maion's Bill, after
liegag• bandied "between ;he two Houses for some
beuesrbas finally passed nearly in its original form—
fit or:dept. duty nor convoy,
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PiaLMMBNTARIr PROCtEDINGS.
• ' t. HOUSE OVLOIDS, TUNE 11.
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A Messagit washrought up from the Commons, stating the
recent resolutions of that House respecting Sinecure Of fie.
and requesting the attendance of Lord Arden, upon the Commit.
tee of that House; to which, after the question for peamitting
his Lordship watput and carried, the I.otd Chancellor replied,
that the House of Lordawould send an answer by messeogers of
their own.

• DEBTOR AND CREDITOR LAWS.
Lord REDESDALE rose to move the second
reading of his Bill to prevent vexatious Arrests.—
Though-it was late in the session, he wished. the Bill
to go into the Committee.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH, while he approved
of the object of the Bill, yet entertained serious ob-
jections to it in its present shape; and strongly objected
to the proposed plan for sending cases of insolvency
before the Courts, which had already so much ins.
portant and necessary business on their hands, as to
render it utterly 'impossible for himself and the rest
of the Judges to pay attention to this new task. The
be considered, as crude and perfectly impracti-
cable, in such a view of its operation. He therefore
urged the propriety of withdrawing it for the present,
and giving time to reconsider the subject before next
session. He had heardnothing of it till a few days since
be found four copies of it in tbeindges' chambers. He
objected to any hasty proceeding on a Bill so impos-
sible to carry into effect, that he should divide the
House on the question if it were pressed. At present
it would merely be going into a Committee of In yes-
tions, where they might speculate en new systems;
but he, who must become the drudge in the execution
of them, could not give his assent to such a proceeding.
The Earl of MOIRA spoke in favour of going iato
the Committee.
The LORD CHANCELLOR complimented the
great legal learning of the Noble and Learned Mover;
but considering the lateness of the session, recom-
mended the postponement of any farther proceedings
till next session.
Earl STANHOPE maintained the propriety of
committing the Bill, when any alteration that was
necessary might be made in it. His Lordship did
not perceive the great difficulty of adopting the
principle of the cessio &'n rum into the English law.—
The Learned Lords might, in a Committee, compare
all their different opinions, and decide on which was
best. He liked to see the Noble and Learned Law-
yers trim one another, and it saved him the trouble of
trimming them all.— hugh.)
• Lord Visount MELVILLE remarked on the. diffi-
culty Noble Lords now seemed to discover in altering
old laws and forms. He was a friend to theßill, which
was founded on a principle which had been happily
land conveniently in practice. to the north of the Tweed
for these hundred and fifty years.
IL Lord ERSKINE applauded the motives and ob-
ject of the framer and friends of the Bill ; but re-
minded the House, that at this advanced period of
the Session, they could not expect in the Committee,
the assistance of his Noble and lanrned Friend (Lord
Ellenleirongh ) whose other necessary avocations would
preclude his attendance ; and with whom he entirely
coincided as to the impropriety of imposing so impos-
sible a task upon the Judges, who are already over-
burthened with work. Fie remembered being ad-
mitted a Menabe.. of the Royal Society, on which flea
casion a long and learned lecture was read on the sub.-
' ject of a particular fish ; and it was gravely shewn,
' that if that fish had been possessed of another fin in a
particular place, it would have been enabled to swim
with a far greater degree of velocity—(laughter)—He
who made the fish, kne >v hest what was most neces-
sary for its purposes. So, in this case, unless they
gave the ,judges a new fin, some greater powers than
nature hal hestov.cd upon man, they never could
fulfil the intentions of this Bill.
The Earl of SUFFOLK defended the principle of
the Bill; and noticed, :th much regret, the great
delays and expences that occurred in almost all our
law proceedings. There were 300 cases before that
Horse in arrear ; ajid in one caw only, that of the
Roxburgh Peerage, an expence, he understood, had
been already incurred, of. 5e50,000.
The LORD CHANCE.LLOR said, *at such ex-
pence was not imputable to him, who sat On that wool-
'.Ace for two or three hours, day after day, without
being Mile to get the attendance of Noble Lords suf-
ficient toaraske a house and proceed on any business.
That eepence, therefore, was-more imputable to the
Noble Earl and others, who declined their assistance.
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TneEarl of RQSSLYN spoke in favour of the Bill.
The Duke of NORFOLK commended the bill, and
Suggested the propriety of relievifig the office of the
Lord High chancellor from some of the laborious
duties attached to it.
Lord HOLLAND used various arguments for
going into the Committee, and coming to some un-
derstanding respecting the modes of carrying it into
practice. As for the story of the fish, (laughing) he
did not think it quite applicable; but agreed with his
noble and learned friend on the divine origin of the
fids ! (a laugh.) He- who made him certainly knew
best what was fit for him !—ea laugh.)
Lord ELLENBOROUGS rose -again, and ex-
plained what he had before stated. The Bill was no-
thing without its machinery, and the machinery pro-
posed was absolutely and totally impracticable. As
for the observations on the story of the fish, his Lord-
ship said that if there was any contrivance for giving
the Judges more than mortal powers—if, for instance
they would vote them new legs and, new arms, he
should be glad they would discover how, and where,
they were to be put on.—(a laugh.) If he consulted
his interest merely, he should be in favour of the mea-
sure, but he begged their-Lordships not 'to attempt
to make II for delay in this important question,' by
useless and dangerous haste. *
Earl STANHOPE said, that no Noble Lord need
take up the observations of the Noble Earl (Suffolk)
very seriously, as his object was to skew the propriety
of relieving -Judgeefrom ten great labour. 44 I shall
just make a remark upon my Noble and Learned
Friend's anecdote of the lecture at the Royal Society
about their/3! (much laughing.) The Learned Lawyers,
if they like it, may try sto quiz us philosophers about
fins and gills, as long as they please ; but when lot phi-
losophers come among the courts of law, why, we quiz
the lawyers, quite as much as the learned.Lawyrr
can ever quiz su philosophers." (Repeated laughter.)
Lord REDESDALE supported the second reading
on the principle of the bill, and the going into the
Committee, for the very purpose of adopting the ne-

cessary machinery for its operation. The Frelt dif-
ticultierlie had found in adapting a new principle to
our practice, was the cause why he had not produced'
the Bill at an earlier ileriod.- He maintained briefly
the good policy of the measure.
Lord ELLENBOROUGU declined dividing the
House : the Bill was read a second time, and-ordered
to be committed ow ThllrSday.
SPANISII CAMP/ 110 N.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE rose to make his
premised ;notion respecting the conduct of the cam-
paign in the Spanish Peninsula. He expatiated with
great eloquence, force, and perspicuity on the various
proceedings of the Commanders, and condemned the
conduct of Ministers throughout the whole progress
of the war. He concluded an animated and argu-
mentative speech, with moving two Resolutions, ex-
pressive of the censure of the House on the conduct
of his Majesty's Ministers.
He was answered by the Marquis WELLESLEY, WllO
defended the measures of Government and the gene-
ral progress of the campaign ; and urged, in eloquent
and energetic terms, the expediency of keeping alive
in Spain the spirit of resistance to French tyranny
ar.d usurpation.
After a very long and interesting debate, iii which
Lords SloNtomt, BoRRINGDON, and Ross opposed the
motion ; and Lords MOIRA, ROSSLYN, HOLLAND, and
DARNLEY supported It, a division then took place :
Contents, 441—Nen-contents, 65.—Niajority azaiust the Mo-
tion, 25.--Proxies Contents 101—Non-eontents 63.
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