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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

/. january.
Soon after three this day, the House met.
The Lord Chancellor, as the organ of the
Commissioners, delivered the following
SPEECH. on the part of his ROY al Highness,
the Prince Regent
MY Lords and Gentlemen.
We are commanded by his Royal High
ness the Prince Regent to express to you
the deep sorrow which he feels in announc-
ing to you the continuance Of his Majesty
indisposition, and the unhappy disappoint-
ment OF those hopes of his Majesty's early
recovery, which had been cherished by tn e
,dutiful affection of his family and the loyal
attachment of his people.
The Prince Regent has directed copies of
the last Reports of her Majesty the Queens
Council to be laid before you, and he is sa-
tished that you will adopt such measures as
the present melancholy cxisency may APP
pear to require.
In securing a suitable and ample provision
for the support of his Majesty's Royal digni-
~. and TOR the attendance upon his Males
tvs sacred person, during his illness, the
Prince Regent rests assured that you will
also bear in mind the indispensable duty OF
continuing to preserve for his Majesty the
facility OF rcsuming the personal exercise of
ms Royal authority, in the happy event of
his recovery, so earnestly desired by the
wishes and the prayers of his family and his
subjects.
The Prince Regent directs us to signify to
you the satisfaction with which his Royal
Highness has observed that the measures
which have been pursued for the defence <
secority Of the Kingdom of Portugal have
proved completely cacctual, and that on the
several occasions in which the British or
Portuguese troops have becn engaged with
the enemy, the reputation already acquired
by them has been fully maintained.
The successful and brilliant enterprise
which terminated in the surprize, in Spa
nish Estremadura, Of French corps, by a
detachment Of the allied army under Lieu
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FOREIGN.
NEW-1O RK, Feb. "A.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND

-.
The ship Golconda, arrived last night. in
~ days from Plymouth. The editors oftbe
New-York Gazette have received from
Capt. Croker, London papers to the 9Th
ult. inclusive. The most important article
in them is the Prince Regents Speech to
Parliament, which, we are happy to find, is.
as respects this country, of a conciliatory
nature, notwithstanding the violent cla-
mours of many of our members of Congress
against Great Britain /; whose speeches and
their proceedings as late as the 9TH Dec.
had reached London.
The Hornet reached Cowes on the 28th
OF December /; and Mr.. Russell received his
Dispatches by her eight days previous to
the meeting of Parliament.
In paper of the 9th, is an official decla-
ration of the members of the Queens Coun-
Gil, relative to the Kings health. After an
examination of the physicians, they declare
that the state of his health is not such as to
enable him to resume the personal exercise
OF the royal authority that his bodily health
appears to be as good as stated insformer
reports-that all the physicians agree, that
they think his complete and final Recovery
improbable.
Price of stocks--3 per cent. consols for
money 90 S-4, 3-8--Do. for account 81 So
Omnium 1-8 prem.
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CONGRESS.
IN SENATE.

Monday. Fcb. %.
The bill to establish Quarter-master's
Department, was read third time and pas
sed.
Mr.. Bradley, from the committee to whom
was referred the petition of the President
and Directors of the Washington Canal
Company, reported bill to carry into effect
an act Of the Legislature of the state of Ma
ryland, which was read and passed to Sc
cond reading.
Mr.. Bayard reported the bill to establish
Land Office, amended.
The three bills this day passed in the
House of Representatives were read and
passed to a second reading.
SThe House resumed the bill for authoris-
ing a detachment Of the militia of the u. S. {:
and, after debate
The Senate adjourned without deciding
the question pending OH motion to strike
out the first section.
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Of the United States, and that they re- ortby
GILL;"
Agreed to. and committee Of ave APP.
poin,el.
Mr.. Bassett called up the resolution which
ne had laid upon the table on Friday last,
proposing an alteration in the rules Of tn,
louise, requiring majority, instead of one
nm ut the members present, to call for tht
previous question. After u few observations
from MIR. Is. on the propriety OF this altera-
ton Of The rules, seconded by MIR. Stanford,
who said it would render the rule much less
obnoxious than heretofore, it was agreed to
81 to 40.
The following bills passed their third read
ing, viz. bill supplementary to an act pro-
viding for the accommodation OF the General
Post-oiGoc and Patent Office, and for other
purposes a bill for the relief Of the officers
and soldiers who served in the late campaign
on the Wabash and q bill to incorporate
the trustees OF tine Georgetown LanCastrxn
School Society.
On motion of Mr.. Porter, the House re-
solved itself into committee of the whole,
MIR. STANFORD, in the chair, on the bill
supplementary to the act for raising an adj
ditionai military Force which, after being
amended, was reported to the House, aid,
on motion ct MIR. Macon, ordered to lie OH
the table.
THE LOAN.
On motion of Mr.. Bacon, the House went
into a committee, Mr.. BAssETr in the
char; on the subject of Ways and Means,
when the bill authorizing loan for sum
not exceeding millions of dollars,
was taken up. And the bill having been
read through, the blank for the amount of
the loan was filed up with Eleyen millions
IF Dollars, and the blank for the time after
which the U. S. shall be at liberty to reim-
burse the sum loaned, was filled with twelve
years. The committee then rose, and the
House concurred in the amendments. On
the question" Shall the bill be engrossed
for third readingr' The Yeas and Nays
were called, and the question was carried,
Sc to %. The Yeas and Nays were
YEAS-Messrs Aston, Anderson. Arch
er, Bacon, Bard, Bassett, Bib, Blackledge,
Cheves, Clay, Cochran, Condit, Crawford.
Dawson, Desha, Dinsmoor, Earle, Emott,
Findley, Fisk, Franklin, Gold, Goodwin.
Green, Grundy. B. Hall, o. Hall, Harper.
HAYES, Hufty, Johnson, Kent, King, Lacock,
Leftover. Little, Livingston, Lowndes, LYLE,
Macon, Maxwell, Moore, M'Bryde, MEOW.
M'Kee, M'Kim, Metcalf, Morgan, Morrow,
Nelson, New, Newbeld, Newton, Ormsby.
Pickens, Piper, Peasants, Pond, Porter, Pot
ter. Quincy, Ringgold, Rhea, Roane, Ro-
berts, Sage, Summons, Seaver, Sewer, Shaw,
Smile, G. Smith, J. Smith, Stow, Tracy,
Troup, Turner, Van Cortlandt, Whitehiil,
Widgery, Wright-86.
NAYS-Messrs, Baker, Bigelow, Brig
ham, Champion, Chittenden, Davenport,
Ely, Fitch, Goldsborough, Gray, Jackson,
Key, Law, Lewis, Minor, Moseley, Pear
son, Pitkin, Ridgeley, Rodman, Stanford,
Smart Sturges Tappart TaEaferro X1yl,.,
ton, White, Wilson-28.
On motion of Mr.. Bacon, the House a.
greed that they would tomorrow take up
the report of the committee of WAYS and
Means, in relation to the contemplated tax
es
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

-, MONDAY, REQ. "a.
Mr. Mention, from the committee of Com
merce and Manufactures, made an unfavor-
able report on the petition of Fontaine Maui
ry, of New-York, which was concurred in.
Mr.. Bacon, from the committee of WAYS
and Means, to whom was referred the a.
mendments OF the Senate to the bill making
appropriations for the support of Govern
ment for the year 1912, reported it as the
opinion of the committee that the amend
ments ought to be agreed to- The bill, with
the amendments, was committed and the
House afterwards, on motion of Mr.. Bacon.
went into committee on the subject, MIR.
NILSSON in the chair; when the amend
ments were agreed to and reported to the
House, and by the House concurred in.
These amendments restored to the clerks
Ill the several departments the Is per cent.
which had been struck out Of the bill when
last before the House, & appropriated 100,-
600 dollars for the contingent expences of TO-
reign intercourse. The Yeas and NAYS were
taken upon the additional allowance to the
Clerks, and carried 64to 40 the allowance
for contingent cxpences of Foreign Inter-
course, was carried SO to IL.
SUPREME COURT.
Mr.. Gold said, it was we'll known, that
from the increased business of the Supreme
Court, considerable delay and injury was oc-
casioned to suitors by their causes being laid
over from one court to another and the
Judges having to attend to their several Cir
cult Courts, could not devote sufficient time
to the business of the Supreme Court. Mr..
@. thought it improper that the same jud -
es who preside in the Circuit Courts, should
afterwards revise their own judgments, in
cases Of appeal, in the Supreme Court. He
did not believe that this was in conformity to
the meaning Of the constitutional provision,
that "the judicial power Of the u. S. shall
be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such
inferior courts as the Congress may, from
time to time, ordain and establish" He saw
no difficulty that would attend the holding
OF the Circuit Courts by two OF more district
Judges from adjoining districts. In order to
bring this subject before the House, MIR. G. /.
offered the following resolution
ResolUcd, That a compi,tee be appoin-
ted to enquire whether any, and if anv, what
alteration is necessary in ;he judicial system
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going proceedings OF the general court mar
tial, held at Eredcricktown, for the trial Of
briSadicr General James Wilkinson-and
although have observed in those proceed
ings, with regret, that there are instances in
the conduct of the court, as well us of the
officer on trial, which are evidently ana
justly Objectionable, his acquittal of The sew
proved, and his sword is accordingly order
ed to be restored.
(Signed)
JAMES MADISON.
February Il, 1912.
The general court martial, OF which Brig
adler Gen. p. Gansevoort is President, is
hereby dissolved.
By command ofthe Sec. Of Eur,
A. I. NlCOLl-, .ddjutant e INSPECTOR.
WASHIEGTON,' Feb. %.
1t having been suggested that the mode
hitherto adoptedby the Department of State,
to obtain information relative tothe seizure,
capture, or condemnation of American YES
sells and cargoes, by the Belligerents of Eu-
rope, is not calculated to obtain the fullest
information on that subject, we arc authoris-
ed to say, that any information which cam
not be obtained from the insurance Offices,
Ito which application has been made for
that purpose through the medium of the
different collectors) will be thankfully re-
ceived at that Department from individuals
concerned.
The United States frisate CONSTITUTE
ON, Capt. Hull, has arrived in Hampton
Roads. Charles Morris, Esq. the first Lieu
tenant, reached this city OH Saturday night
our Minister in France and Charge DAT
flares in England. The frigate had pas
sage Of Al days from France.
1t is understood that our Envoy, Mr.. BAR.
Low, was received in very favorable man
ner by the Emperor of France that he had
presented interesting explanations on the
subject of his mission, and was then engaged
in the discussion Of them with the Minister of
Foreign Relations. 1t appears also that the
dispatches from our government to MIR.
Barlow, transmitted by the Hornet, had been
presented to him by Lieut.. Biddle.
1t is said that no change had taken place
in England at the time the Constitution left
that country of favorable character. The
dispatches from Mr.. Russell, however, are
understood to be of old date, and mostly du-
plicates.
The return of the Hornet may be daily
expected; by which vessel we hope to re-
ceive information, respecting our foreign
concerns, of more decisive character.
We perceive, by the Canada papers, that
their editors are repaying in kid the debt
OF gratitude they owe to their friends on this
side the line, for repubiishing their rid,cu-
ious bombast against the u. S. Against our
own country and government, the British e.
ditors certainly cannot produce in their own
columns more abusive articles than they
have culled from the chaste pages ofsome Of
our own prints.
Errxtnni.-In part only of our last i'm
preston, the name Of Nm. Piumer was in
serted as that of the Republican candidate
for the Office of Lieutenant Governor of
Massachusetts, instead of VIM. KING, Esq.
hrut I1t
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LONDON, Dec. 81.


When the turnkey of Cold Bath-ields
Prison opened the cell, this morning, IN
which Williams, suspected of the murder of
the Mars and Williamsons, was confined,
he found him suspended by his handkerchief,
and quite dead. Williams was to have un-
dergone a private examination this day at
Shadwell office and it is somewhat remark
BILE that this is the second person taken uD
on suspicion of having committed these hor-
rid murders, who has terminated his exist
ence in the same manner
January I.
The Gazette of last night, contains the
appointment of Mr.. X. Wellesley to be one
of the Lord of the Treasury.
January a..
We received this morning Paris papers to
the I'd inst. We regret to state. that they
confirm the account of the loss of the Hero,
off the TeXel. They add, that two briggs,
one of them probably the Grasshopper,
shared the same fate that ten transports
part of the homeward bound Baltic fleet
have been driven on shore OH the Texel, &
that the whole Island is surrounded with
wrecks. The Furet, Dutch privateer, car
ried brig into the Helder, and saved about
1856 men from the wrecks, and about thirty
swan ashore. The Paris papers also con-
tain intelligence from Spain, Including in the
siege of Valencia to the 81 Deceniber, and
the Official reports of Gjrard's defeat by
Gen. Hill.
There is no farther accoint Of the g.;
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ErrGtnm.-In part only of our last i'm
preston, the name of Nm. Piumer was in
serted as that of the Republican candidate
for the Office of Lieutenant Governor of
Massachusetts, instead of WIN. KING, ESQ.
Nat. Ink
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1812-08-06

are shut, and he disciples OF Washington
mourn with the kcenest sorrow. Are you
not tired Of these repessed and sccumulating
insults and abuses What shall be done
Shall we rush to vengeance at once, and bury
ruin they are brinn pom the country |!
Initiate, fellow-ci these examples
" ahhiy yoHr heorfsV wisdom and receive
instruction." they have birtsd out way tor
a redress of grievances. They have set
themselves above the control of law,why will
you remain submissive ? If 1t be right for
the Legislature TO resist the Constitution and
laws of the General Government, pervert and
hypocrilically misconstrue their meaning and
inlention.io eyade their force and eaect, il C.
quslly becomes right for you to peryert'
mlsconstrue and resist tie meaning and con.
struction of their laws and their acts, "Jor
all f0syer is lodged spith me teoth." Let ev-
cry town unite and organize Convention
this Convention elect committee OF safety
and correspondence. Let The town Conyen-
tion form county Convention, and upon the
county Conventions, elect State Convention
this State Convention 20 possess full pow
ers to act in cases of emergency and neoessi-
y.--Let the State Convention also possess
the power Of appointing committee of safe
ty and vigilance and of correspondence,
to correspond with other States, who may a
dopt similar made of maintaining all that is
dear and valuable to freemch, so that there
may be but one meeting, one spirit and one
impulse, impeliing the united strength of
che whole Union to energy and action. Let
this Convention speak with a voice that shall
be heard-With reason and with facts that
shall convince, be acknowledged, and with
arguments, that shall not be rcsisted-heoce-
a6ty il soe can, .forci6ty If gve must.
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tyranny and oppressioa, and restored to tLS
dignihed station. Had l any doubt of even
tual success, might ask your assistance, but
do not. come prepared for every contin-
gency--l have force which will look down
all opposition, and that force is but the van-
guard cf much greater. If, contrary to
your own interests and the just expectations
OF my country, You should take part in the
approaching contest, you will be considcred
ana treated as enemies, and the horrors and
calamitles OF war will stalk before you. IL
the barbarous and savage policy OF Great
Britain be pursued, and the savagcs let loose
TO murder our citizens abd butcher our wo-
men end children, this war will be a war Of
extermnation. The frs; stroke of the to-.
mahawk, the first attempt with the scsIping
kn'ie will DC the signal of one indisciiminatc
scene OF desolation. No. white man found
fighting by the side of an Indian will be taken
prisoner instant destruction will be his lot.
IL the dictates OF reason, duty, justice and
humanity, cannot prevent the employment Of
a force which respects no rights, and knows
no wrong, 1t will be prevented by severe
and relentless system Of retaliation doubt
not your courage and 6rmness-I will not
doubt your attachment to liberty. If you ten
der your services voluntarily they will be ac-
ceptcd readily The United States offer you
peace, liberty and security, your choice lies
between these and war--slsvery and destruc-
tion.--Choose then, but choose wisely, and
may He who knows the Justice of our cause,
and who holds in His hand the fate of nationss
guide you TO result the most compatible,
with your rights and interest, your peace and
happiness. by the General,
A. p. HULL, Captain Of fhe 1874 u
aifed Sfates' regin,enf of Infanfrys
and did-dc- Camp.
Hcad-Quarters, Sandwich,
July l2, 1912.
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There were, h seems, abou, 70 men in the

TheIc were, Il seems, about 70 men in The
house, several of them from M2ntgomery
county Unfortunately, the greater part es-
caped from the rear Of il, before day light,
when part of the brigade ordered out, took
the rest and lodged them in Jail. On their
way thither, the people could with difficulty
be restrsinea from laying violent hands on
them Since they were escorted to prison,
one keg OF musket balls, and keg OF powder,
-siues, buckshot, sc. "a swivel and 60 musk
cts, were taken out of the building. The
muskeis were all loaded with 6aH.
2 vi this infamous business, this daring at
front on BALTIMORE, every true citizen can
form Just cpinion.--A general (the swind-
lins HAIRY Lee) comes from neishboring
State, and band of traitors from a distant
county aided By similar characters here, Sc
cretly provide arms and ammunition, provoke
harmless spectators TO quarrel, insult the
laws and public feeling, and brave the city of
Baltimore.
The person killed was Dr.. Gale, The elec-
trican; mortally woundud, Mr.. Williams,
stoneculter Mr.. w. is said TO have been
mere spectator--hc is federalist--other
names we have not heard.
Twenty-threc of the murderers were committed
TO prison, among whom were Gen. Lee, virgini-
an, Gen. Linghan, and A. e. Hanson, the infamous
editor, and primary cause of the riot.]
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WAR ON THE OCEAN.

The British sch. Wade. johnson, from NassauS,
with cargo OF pine apples and turtle, and 24O00
dollars in specie and the British sch. - Pinder..
from the same port, with 1000 dollars, had been Ia
Ken IN st. Mary's River, by the Gun.Boats under
Commodore Campbell,
oooD Pans English ship Ann-Grcen, Of
Port Glasgow, arrived in the harbor Of b. ston on
Friday last, prize TO the privateer Gossm,r of Bos
ton She sailed from Jamaica June 80 ia fees ef74
sai, for Quebec, and was captured ON Monday last
She isa fine ship, 400 tons burthcn, copper bottom
ed and copper boted, mounts eight ls-pound car
ronsdes and two long 6s, is only two years old, and
a very fast sailes Has cargo consisting Of 100
puncheons Of Rum, SO tons seacoai, Is hhds pi-
mento, &c. Vessel and cargo computed to be-
worth 10000 dollars
We have conversed with gentleman frou,s
Salem, who convcrscd with capt. Moriatryy
from Halifax, and was informed that the day
before he left, an English brig arrived thcres
having on board 200 tronps that's -sls- -haxt-.
been taken by the U. S. frigatc Essex; the
troops paroled, and the brig ransomed fof
1000 6oilars--when taken by the Essex, four
ships were in sight belonging to the samp
convoy Of the brig, having en- board goo
troops, bound 10 Halifax, under convoy Of a
sloop of war--it was supposed the Essex also
captured thcm.--Boston Chronicle.
Many other frivateering articles arr on,is :.
trdJor suanf Of room.