Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1813-12-23

tor of all this military anarchy, is still here
but chop fallen"
From the Correspondent Of the Philadsi
phio Freman's journal
WAsHIsoToN,
TUESDAY EVENING, DEC. ID.
Yesterday morning, as entered the Sc
nate chamber, the galleries were cleared.
The Senate remained in secret session until
late hour. The House of Representatives
met as usual, but adjourned at l2 O'Clock,
transactiDg no business of Importance This
morning went to the capitol very early.
| found the Senate closing doors. The
House of Representatives adjourned at an
early hour. The Senate have been, and
are yet in session--with closed doors
have been very industrious this day to OBJ
tain all the knowledge which could be col
lected on the subject, supposed to be secret
ly discussing and have deferred writing
until the last moment. to be able to give
you all that has TRANSFERRED While an En-
barge solely was supposed to be tho mea.
sure under Consideration, very little anxiety
or interest was excited; but it is supposed.
that there are some important measures
Connected with it. The language used by
some OF the members, who indulge them
selves IN conversation out of doors, relative
to the secret proceedings, is mysterious,
and calculated to excite a great deal Of cen.
lectures; perhaps wild and unreasonable.
That there are some important provisions,
other than those necessarily connected with
an Embargo, in contemplation, I cannot
doubt. They may solely relate to the pow
ers. discretion, and means given to the
President, In order to a rigid execution of
the Embargo; but would hardly suppose
these would authorize the peculiar phraseol-
ogy which has been used by some of the
members 1.-THE measures contemplated
are calculated to open the greatest field for
specnlation"-" were they known to men of
capital and enterprise, large fortunes could
be made in day." with the knowledge
possess, many men would make five hun
dred thousand in week. These and such
like expressions are attributed to members.
and have had the effect to produce no
little degree of sensibility Ihave attended
closely to the conjectures ofthe best inform
ca men, and have weighed them with what
Is oeileved to be the views of many politici-
ans in and on: of Congress--and with the
information given by the message at the
opening of the session. / confess my mind
much harrassed to form any thing like a
satisfactory and reasonable conclusion. /
therefore give you the opinion which ap-
pears to be most generally entertained bt
the men best enabled to avail themselves
OF correct information--that is, that with
an embargo, non-importdtion against
France, is contemplated. Some 20 50 far
as to assert their belief that declaration
OF sror against that nation is conte tnplated.
without expressing any opinion on the
policy OF such measure as the latter, lam
decidedly Of opinion, that 1t does not come
within the scope of that system intended at
present by the administration to be produc.
ed. It is not impossible though, that
non-importation against France might Be
resorted to, as measure to support the
views 1.-THE administration in relation to
the manufacturing interest of this country
or as an expedieIrt to appease England, and
considering the present state of Europe, to
PredispOse her to peace with this country.
hear great deal said. with respect
to the state Of parties in the senate, on the
subject now before them, Whether the
reports on that subject are entitled to- any
credit, leave you to judge. understand
to day, that on the several collateral ques-
tons which had been taken, majority,
not exceeding two, was indicated in favour
of the main question. If that be the fact.
the arrival of Mr.. King and Mr.. Gore. this
evening, may be Of the greatest moment ::
they have just made their appearance.
tperceiye it announced asa great dis.
covery in the Philadelphia papers, that, by
the latest advice, MIR. Crawford, our minis
ter to France, had not yet been accredited
That matter was universally admitted, and
has been every where repeated in this city,
for some time. believe it was 50 under.
stood from one end of the union to the other.
PITTsBURGH, December IL.