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(By Authority.) | sssazsa AN ACT FjT cfiahtjh’Vg rules and articles for the government of the armlet of the United States, BE it< enabled by the Senate and House of Rtpre/enlattves of the United States of America in Congfefs ajftmiled , That from and after (he passing of ihis art, the follow, ingthall be the rules and articles by which the armies of (he United States (hall be go verned : Art. I. Every officer now in the army , of the United States, (hall in fix months '■ \ from the paffir* of this art, and every officer \who (hall hereafter be appointed, thill before \e enters on the dunes of his office, fubfciibe ahefe rules and regulation-. * Art. i. It is recommended to ml officers and soldiers diligently to attend rfivine service ; and all officers who (hall be have indecently at any place of divine wor /(hip (hall, if comniilftoncd officers, be brought / before a general court martial, there to be 1 publicly and severely reprimanded by the T president ; if non-commissioned cffiixrs or I soldiers, every person so ofFcndtng (hall, for J his fill offence, forfeit one fix th of a dollar, I to be deduced out of his next pav ; lor the / second offence, he (hall net only forfeit a like Turn, hut be confined twenty-four hours; and for every like c'fence (hall fuffer and pay in like in inner; which money, so forfeited, hull be applied by the captain or feubr of ficer of thf troop or company to the use of the Tick soldiers of the company ur troop to which the off.nder belongs. Art. 3, Any non-cummiffioned officer or fuldier whi (hill use any profane oath or ex cratiun (hall incur the penalties exprefled in the foregoing article, and a commflfinncd officer (hall forfait and pay for each and every off nee one dollar, to be applied as in the pre ceding article. Art. 4. Every chaplain corniniffioned in the army or armies of the United States, who ihdl absent himfelf from the duties as sign d him (except in cases of fteknefs or leave of absence) (hall on conviction thereof beforp a court martial be fined not exceeding one month's par, hefidcs the loss of his pay daring his abfenceor be difeharged, as the said court martial (h ill judge proper. Art-. Any officer or soldier who (hall use contemptuous or difrcfpeftful words against l!)f President of the United States, againil the Vi-c-PrefuJsnt thereof, agaieft the Con gress of Ihe United States, or against the chief rnagi&rate or legislature of any of the United States in which he may he quartered, if a commissioned officer, (hall be ealhiered, or other wife piloiihed as a court martial (hall if - nim.tvumii(ii»iiwtvilhxr or fOl dier, he (h ill fuffer such puaidament as (hall be iilirted on him by the femcnce of a coutt martial, i - Ar r. 6. Anv officer or foldicr who (hall behaveJrimfglf with contempt or difrefpccl towards his commanding officer, (hall be puniihed according to the nature of his of fence by the judgement of a court martial. Art. 7. Any officer or foldicr who (hall begin, excite, caufeor join in any rnutinv or (edition or isi any troop or company in the sci vioe of the United States, or in any par ty, port detarchmcrit or guajrd, fiiall fuffer death, or such other pnnifliment as by a court martial (hall be ii flirted. Art. 8. Any officer, non commiffioncd officer er foldicr, who, being present at any mutiny or fvdition, does not use his utmoll endeavour to suppress the fame, or coming to the knowledge of any intended mutiny, does not, - without delay, give information thereof to his commanding officer, shall be punithed by the fenteßrc of a court martial with death or otherwise, according to the nature of his offence. Art. 9. Any officer or soldier who (hall strike his superior, or draw or lift up any weapon, or offer any violence agr.infl him, being in the execution of his office on any pretence whatfbever, or (hall disobey anv lawful command of his superior officer, (ball fuffer. death, or such other pnnifhmcnt as (hill, according to the nature of his offence, be inflirted upon him by the fcntencc of a court martial. Art. ro. Every non. commissioned offi cer, orfoldisr, who (hall inlift hiinfejf in the service of the United Stifles, shall, at the time of his so infilling, or within fix days afterwards, have the articles for the govern ment of the armies of the United States, read to him, .and shall by the officer who infilled him, or by the commanding officer of the troop or comp my into w hich he was infilled, fie taken before the next justice of I the peace, or chief magillrate of any city, | or town corporate, not being an officer of tht army, orwr.crc recourse cannot be had to the civil magistrate, before the judge advocate, and, in his presence, fbalf take the fallowing oath or affirmation: « I, A. B- do solemnly swear, or affirm, (»s the case may be) that i will bear true allegiance to the United Stares of America, and that I will serve them htmcllly and faithfully a. gnnft all their enemies, or oppofers, what, soever, and observe and obey the orders of the Prefidcnt of the United States, and the orders of the officers appointed over me, ac cording to the roles and articles for the government of the armies of the United States,” Which justice, magistrate, or judge advocate is to give the officer a cer tificate, fignifying that the man inlifted, did take the laid oath, or affirmation, [/• be continued*] * . . - ■ I , • j A CONCISE HISTORY OF YAZOO ISM, BY Mr. J. RANDOLPH. DtUvered in Cong rrj), on the zy:h } Marc | luji. tl Ihe fafts r.re Amply these; that in 1795, a project was set on foot to debauch and cor. rupt the legislature of Georgia, and to ob tain for the projectors a traft of country more extensive than any Hate in this union, and more fertile than most of them:—that this project fueccedtd ; that the legislature of Georgia were bribed ; that for a mess of pottage, to be eaten by thenrifclves, they transferred the birth right of their country men. These fafts are in proof to the House ; and initead of a poflponcment, gentlemen who want information hate only to tall for the reading of the records on your table. The furn stipulated to be paid for the conn, try in question, embracing at the least forty millions of abres, was 500,000 dollars. This law excited, as it ought to have ex. cited, in the people of Georgia, one general sentiment of indignation. But the cor ruption had prevaded and flooded and over flowed every department of the government. Grants were made our, and the grantees held the parchment in their bands. The people of Georgia rcfolvcd to telort to fiift principles, it will he rccolleCted that the corrupt law was palled in 1795. In the lubfequent fprirg the grand juries of the several counties made an unanimous protrft again# its palfage; the fuccceding legifla turc repealed if, burnt the parchnunt Sc ex. pefed its authors..-And what are we now about to du ? Will we, after following an illustrious patriot to his grave, fully the faireft page in his hiftory, by giving a sane, ticn to this meafurc ? The peopie will “fay you are mere mummers, aCtors that put on falfe garments fora particular occasion, and the moment after return to your original infignificance. The law was burnt—it was expunged from the records of the Hale, and the refunding aft incorporated in a fubfe qnent constitution made by the people. But the grantees under the firtt aft, under the corrupt aft, had thbir port horses and run. nets ready who flew to the East and the Well, the North and the South, and made falc of their grants. To whom did they fell; To peifons apprised of the original invalidity of the aft. But if they did net, does that change the question ? Who are the legislature of Georgia ? The delegates of the people of Georgia. Who were the sovereigns of the fevers! ft„res before the revolution ? The reptefentarives of ti c crown. I will dkycfl then if one of :kfe men had proceeded to give away the coin, try, whether the court of King’s F« iyh would not have set aside the grant ? They would. Subfcquently to this the United Slates received from the state of Georgia a grant of the country in question and of o thcr country not in question. In receiving this grant, they acknowledged the validity of the refunding aft of Georgia. The U. States when they received the grant, were apprised of the preceding transfer. 1 ', and their acceptance cf the ct untry from Geor. giais unequivocal evidence of their opinion that the original aft of 1795, was null and void. But in a country so extensive as this, in which some fcrtiemer.ts had been previously made under Britilh, Spanifli and other grants hom the flared Georgia, than thole ct 1795* w ill be readily believed there were many antagrnifing claims for * land. W hen, therefore, the U, • Stares received the countiy from Georgia, they entered into a compaft with Georga, or obtained per million from her, to give land not cxiceding live millions, tofatisiy claims not provided tor in the original contrast with her. Now the bill before you propofts to give this land cs far as it goes, and to pledge the faith of the United States to that particular class of daimants whose preten ftons arise unrhr the aft of 1795— -These claims under the aft of 1795 are the last class of claims under the (late ft Georgia, which in my opinion, the U. States are bour d to \ fatisty, T here is another defeription of claims, called the claim*, of 1789 —And lam very glad the claims of 1789, are not included in this till, bocaufe the joint inter ett of the two claflfes might pcflib’y have an eflrft, that in this Houle a Angle class would not. Weil, Congress tor k the grant of country in question from Georgia. They hound thcmfelves to extinguilh the Indian title to lands within the existing state of Georgia—to Georgia they ftipubited to pay a certain sum of money, and they refafed the right of appropriating a quantity of lands rot exceeding five millions of acres, to faiitfy claims not fpecificaily recogniftd in I the contrast wdih Georgia. The question now -is, as I take it, whether these five millions (hall go to fatisfy the claims under the aft of 1795. — But if it should be the sense of the House that the bill includes thole like wife of 1789, it will not alter, in my opinion, the question. Mr. J. RANDOLPH said, he hoped the bill would be rejefted, and that an end would be put to the miferahle farce of beg ging to he cxuited from voting, when gen tlcir.cn could anfwcr the fame purpwe, a thing which was every day praftfeed, by stepping aside. He hoped if they did net wish to vote they wcftxl take this course, and that the Hoofs would no longer be pelleted with their motions. What, are gentlemen afraid to lofc a Yazoo vote. When 1 was up before, I omitted to fay many things that have a bearing on this qtietton, as I may have fi*id feverai thin** that had no bearing on it. But there is u« ' J, which I omitted—that a mao, not 4 Georgian—he lived on the north fide of Savannah rivei—if lam not correft in my ftatiement let the Georgia delegates, corleft me. This man happend to be admitted into the secrets of the Divan, who had done a deed without $ name, who had corrupted the legiflaturc of Georgia. He went home, and he was blockhead enough to speak « hat he thought, notwithstanding his principles d and his promiser. He was used like ajf gtubbing-hoc to do dirty wo.k and then thrown aside as a useless engine. He told other* u-hot he knew—-mark the catastrophe —at a still hour of the night, without being the enemy of any mottal man, he was {hot. And it is from this faft that we now want on this quefiion the benefit es a witness, who was murdered in cold blocd, and whose testimony has thus been prevented fjcai being brought forward to this or other tribu nals, before which thefc claims may Le brought. This fatt is a truth as notorious as the maffaore of JBdloa or the battle of Concord. On the question being put—(hall the bill be rejedled, It paftVd in the affirnaativx— Yeas 62—Nays 54— as follows : YEAS. Me fir r. Andcifon, Bard, Bas sett, Bcdingcr, Blackledgc, Blake, jun. Blount, Brown, Butler, Casey, Claiborne, Claik, J. Clajv M. Clay, Clopton, Cuhcord, Dawson,- Earle, Eppes, Garnett, Goadwyn, Grey, Gregg, Halfcr, Hamil ton, Holmes, Jones, Kenan, Lelb, M‘- Farbmd, Marion, Matters, N. JR. Moore, T. Moore, Jno. Morrow, Mutnford, R. Nelson, NewroVi, Olin, Pugh, J. Ran dolph,’ T. M. Randolph, Rea, of Pen, Richards, Sammons, Sandford, Seaver, Sloan, Smilse, J. Smith, S. Smith, Southard, Spalding, Stanford, P, R, Thompson, Trigg, J. Whitehill, R. Whitehill, D, R. Williams, Wilson, Winn, and Wanfton. NATS.*—* Meffrs* Alftoc, jur, Barker, Betron, Bidwell, J. Campbell, Chandler, ..Chittendertj Cook, Crowningfhielcl, Cults, Dina, Darby, Davenport, Dickson, Ellis, Elmer, Ely, Findley, F.lk, Fowler, Green, Heftings, Helms, Hough, Jackfor, Kelly, Lewis, jun. Lyon, M Creery, ]er. Mor row, Mofely, J. NeHbil, Pitkin, jr. Quincy, Ruffdl, Saiily, Schuneman, J. C. Smith, Stanton, Stcdman, Sturges, Taggart, Tallmadge, Tenney, Thomas, I T. W. Thompson, Tracy, Van. Renflelae*, Var nmr, Wafdwqrth, Wickes, M. Williams and N. Williams. —.-MHnaarr’ IRELAND. The Following Circular Letter has been ad dreffcJby the celebrated Dortor Mac Nevin 1 to iucli of his countrymen in the U, States, who from their situation during the honora ble struggle lor liberty and independence, attempted by unhappy Ireland, are fuppoled rnoH capable offupplying him with fadU re lative thereto. As it may be in the pow er of some of our readers to give such informa tion to the Dr. who might not ocherwife lee his letter, we Jay it before them with a hope that a work, so much wanted in the the United States as a hiftory of the fuff r ings and struggles of the liittr Nation, by one of its molt illustrious champions, will 1 receive ample encouragement. (Alex, Expot.) SIR, BEING now engaged, as fsr as my lei hire will permu, in preparing an account of Irilk affairs, for the lad thirty years, I wish to acquaint with my defigr, thtfe who feel any intcreil in Inch a work, that they may communicate to ms, if they please, the ladls and documents they pofffs, which their a vocations or fafety may not allow themselves to make public. In speaking of individuals yet alive, or oflhofe departed lately, whilst I attempt to record their adfions and motives in such co lors of applause or cerifnre, as may ftigara tize Vice or emblazon Virtue, Hill, it is by the merit of impartiality to all concerned, that I am mod ambitious ol dittinguilhing j my performance, I write in a country \ where I have nothing to fear, and nothing j to hope, from any party or pov-cr in Europe ; The interest of tru h is that alone for which my thoughts can now revert to the past ; Sc as far as I already know, or ihall be able to afeertain it, friends and fees (hall meet with equal candor, Thefpirit of fincerify prompts to the ac knowledgement that I fliould not engage in my present undertaking, unlcfs I tho't when haneitly executed, it would redound to the honor of a country, which will he ever dear tam?; of friends whom i ihali ever cherilb ; of a oaufe I will never abandon y and all of which, if virtue could insure fuccds, had found another fate than what they now ex perience in the loss of liberty, and the cx tin&ion of independence. Though ihe hiftory of the period to which I now confine myfelf, be mod important to liilh readers, yet it is not to them alone that it offers fubje&s of sympathy, inftruft iv< lessons, and rhemes of meditation.—The lirft fpeiftactc its presents, is a generous and gallant people aiming at the belt acquisition for which a nation c m contend ; but from jealousy and disunion, lofmg a great oppor tunity, and the noblcft prize. The cor rupting* disuniting, debilitating inrterfer ence of a foreign enemy, blindly deemed a friend, is at length nr.ivcrfally felt; the consequences are generally deplored ; an ear. nett attempt is made to redress the evil; and again the foreign foe labors with fuccefsful inveteracy to reduce the patriot by the big ot, and after imolating what was good, and expofmg what was vile, appropri ates, with ttern indiftbrencc, the profits of their antmefitiss. Public fpirir, unrivalled deque nee, ntllL * tary ardor, integrity and paiaotifm, will balance the stain of venality, the baseness of treason, the prostitution of talents, the a b_ jest surrender of rational rights; and ftiii uphold the Irilh character as great and good, amidst the vitiating taints that make inroads on it, from a foreign (here. * We (hall fee fortitude worthy of the mnft A heroic age-; fidelity that would honor the r mod viituous ; benevolence of intention, with philosophy of dffigr, that would ensure the greaUlt bltflirgs ; —and by die fide of these, an audacity in the comrcifTioa ofa crime, a maturity in corruption, a coo, funimatctiefs in villainy, which will exhibit this uncommon people frequently wife or wicked, but never mile—which will (hew it to be whatever it is with energy; and prove ths noble materials it pofl'tffcs for ter ming an independent (fate, if it (hould ever emerge from the ilavery that prcduces its worst vices, and U left to totter the fplcndiifr qualities that belong to its own nature. Os all that can attest, elevate, or improve the heart and inform the judgment, examples may be found in the hiftory of these thirty years. An Iriftiman of any parry may well be dcCrous that tranfafiions which, after all, give a high idea ts his country, (hould not be loft to its fame. Though the ccn clufion commemorates no triumph to dw ell on with piideorexultation, it poffeffi s the ir teretl of tragedy, and inttruds by its cataf trephe. Wm. Js. MAC KEVIN. New-Y oik, iBed. LONDON, May ig. The trial of lord Melville concluded on Saturday, but the proceedings arc not 10 be publiftied untill the peers (hall give their decision, which it is expeded they will do on Wednesday fc’nnight. On Saturday forae accounts were received from Holland by a veflei lent into Yar mouth, by which we learn that the camp a: Seyft is immediately to receive large rein forcements. If is added, that £c,oco Pruf. fianS are to join in the invadon of (his coun* try* and are to embark in Dutch ports, , May 22. Another important piece of intelligence is dated in letters from Vienna cf the 6th inst. According to .tiefe “ The differences relative to the mouth of the Cattaro have been amicably accommodated. The repre sentations made at St. Peterlburgh have produced the tftcfls wUhcd far by Austria and the Ruffian troops are making disposi tions to evacuate the Cattaro.” We know / not what degree oferedit is due to this (iate ment. It is repeated, that such is the undeman ding between France and Austria, that an often five and defend ve alliance is about to be concluded, and Austria is bound actively to defend 3onapar<.cL late changes This may be doubted. FROM ENGLAND. NEW.YORK, July 8. Since! our lift publication, we have receiv. ed European intelligence five days latter than that by the Kitub-n. The (hip Liberty, capr. Chew, arrived at this port yetterday, has fuppHcd the Editor of the Mercantile Advcrtifer, with Liverpool papers to the 24th of May, London of the 2 2d, & Lloyd's Lifts of the 2o;h ; from which we have fc kifted forne intelligent article?. These pa pers'afford a hope, that the difpulc between Priffia aad Englan 1 will (hortly be brought to aa amicable adjustment. London, May 17- Ouve/runAns w* t.(-4rr ftriolis aoprrhKii. fidns tor the fafety of the. Prince of Walts I(land, having received advice that one of the enemy's squadrons which left Hreft is de fined to a<ft against that feukment, ENGLAND AND AMERICA. The following letter has been add relied from Mr. Secretary Fox, to tire American Miniftcr; Do<wntng-Jlrttt i May Iy, 1 806. The undersigned, his M*jefty's Principal Secretary of S’ate for Foreign Affairs, b?s received his Mjjjerty's commands to aquaint Mr. Monroe, that the King, taking into consideration the new and extraordinary means refoned to by the enemy for the fur pofc of dill retting the commerce of his fab jeds ; has thought fir to direct that the re ccllary measures (hculd ae taken for the Id lock ade of the cuafts, rivers, and ports, freni the river Elbe to the port of Urtft, both in crafive ; and the said (W.tts, rivers, and ports, are and mult be confidcred as block aded; but that his WLiy is fHeafed to de clare, that such blockade (hall not extend to prevent neutral (hips and veiTds, laden with goods not being the property of his Majcfty's enemies, and not being’ / contraband of war, (rum approaching the said coaAs, and entering into and failing from ihe said rivers and port®, (fjv.e and except the coatts, risers, and ports from Oltend to ihe river Seine, already in a fta f e of ftrkd and vigorous blockade, and whir l are to bccontidered as so continued} provi ded the said (hips and v vffels so approaching and entering, (except as aferefaid) (hall no: have been laden at any part belonging tn, or in the paffeftbn of, any cf his Majeftt '* enemies ; and that the said (hips and veffeb so failing from rhe said rivers and'ports (dx i cept as aSDrefaid) fha-i not be destined to an/ port belonging to, or in the poss ffi->n of -■’/