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.xi6t;mccs I wished to lay before you,Wing which, many of their coun- o.» condition of being allowed to re-,12th July^had temmatcii uie^co ,'!r fiv^lays bef re the* Victory of the divine power of ilu* Christian religion recently exemplified in the ta:.i. The Conversion* of Abdallah and Sabat seem to have been as evi deiuly produced tiy the Spirit of Cod, as anv conversion in the primitive church. Oilier instances have oc curred in Arabia of a similar kind, and tin the very borders of Palestine itself. These are like the solitary no tices which in other nations, have an nounced die approach of general illu mination. John Huss, and Jeront of Prague, were not, perhaps, more talked of in Europe, than Abdallah and Sabat arc at this day, in Butharia mid Arabia. the jubilee While ministerial tools, jobbers and contractors, of tile government, and some of the foolish people ol England were celebrating his ma jesty’s entry into the 50th year ol his reign, as a Jubilee, Peter Por cupine points to the state ol the na lion,as exhibiting more cause lor mourning than mirth. He talks ol‘“ the long fie uufortunate reign We extract the following.—Whig, “ When the king mounted the throne, the debt, of which the nation pays the interest by taxes, amounted to about ten millions ; it now amounts to nearly seven hundred millions ; and one year’s taxes now is nearly equal to what the whole debt then was. The poor rates of England and Walts then amounted to about a trillion and a quarter annually tryinen were kept, lor years in jail, without being brought to trial from first to last. If this be not enough ; 11 you find them still backward in re joicing, remind them ol the taxes they have to pay, and of the purpo ses to which they are applied ; and pray do sir, show them that there are many individual sinecure place men, and many pensioners, and one of whom swallows up more ol tlu taxes in one month, tlutn goes to the kee ping of all the poor in Droxiord for a whole year. Should they still lie insensible to your eloquence, re mind them ol the history ol the Dar ling, not forgetting your old neighbor; late u tenant at Newgate. Your re verend coadjutors may expound to them the cases of the holy doctors, O’Meara and Loche and of the re verend Mr. Benzely, and bid any one produce, if he can, any thing the like thereof in any other reign. Any royal lad who chances to be present, may enter upon the rise, progress and suspension of the “ delicate in vestigation and if they still remain unmoved, why tell them, tell them yourself, sir, the history of the (Jar niers and their sinecure.” embark, to liberate 8000 French and betneen Bavarians, then prisoners in Eng- turned with 10,000 sick, without at .'left Ramsgate, and tl cnee shaped her land. FOX ADMINISTRATION. EXPEDITION TO ITALY. When scnt t July 1806. Common Jer. Sir J. Stuart. Force, 5000 troops. Object, Expulsion of the French from Italy. Failed in the object, but succeeded in vanquishing i French army of. 7000 men, 4000 of whom were either killed, wound ed or taken -prisoners fleet at Antwerp. Obtained posses sion of Walcheren and Bevel and, the latter of which places has since been abandoned. my esteem, has lately mentioned youjin the winter season, being about 46 tome in a manner, of which I ayaiiitons burthen, a small vessel which PORTLAND ADMINISTRATION. 1 XPEDLTION TO COPLNHACLN. When sent, August 1807. Com- — __ , , mander, * Lord Catchcart. Force, myself to offer this expression of the formerly plied between this ana tie- 20,OOO troops. Object to obtain pos-'sense I have always entertained otjnedict in this bay. session of the Danish fleet. Succecd-\your character, and of the part yotii - mpting any operation against tin course lor Russia, as was supposed, ...frit Amwfm. Obtained nosscs- with dispatches lor J. (*. Adams. DOMESTIC. dispatches Captain I’aherty of the William Penn, spoke in the Channel, inform ed Captain W. that the captain of ahe French 20 gun brig who had board ed the William Penn a few days be fore, had treated him with remarka ble politeness and informed him that the French decrees were off (relaxed we suppose.) The Victory perform- d one of the most remarkable pas- INTERESTING COP.RESPONDUNCE. Washington, Dec. 26, 1809. GIR ’ A very particular friend of yours, who has been much recommended to sages ever known across the Atlantic ■d. England, while in a state pf bore, as a hero and a patriot, in estab-j Marblehead, March 8. profound peace with Denmark, bom-jlishing the independence of our coun- £ xtrac ( 0 f a l v tter from Mr. O'Brier, her capital, set fire to her try. - - ■ ■ ■ — - i I cannot better render this tribute barded metropolis ; killed vast numbers ol of St. Andreo, dated January 5. ^ “ This morning arrived here tho American schooner Britannia, cap'. .. , . - . - - - . , Bunker, from Salem. The moment line, 15 lngates, 6 brigs and 25 gun Irom the motives which made you a she cameto anchor Gen. Bonnet sent boats, besides vessels on the stocks,(champion in so glorious a cause i| so y ier8 on i, oar j to take possession inhabitants ; burnt down 400 holts- than by congratulating you on the tool; from her 15 ships of the happiness you cannot fail to derive TURKISH ANECDOTE. A not long tinople, lodged in the house of a sea faring Turk. One day he observed to the Musselinan, that in all his walks through the immense city ol theyjConstantinople and ltd suburbs, he from the gratitude shewn by yourl j-j lt . r fellow citizens for your distinguish-' ed services ; and especially from the opportunity which a protracted life has given you of witnessing the tri r , . f . r i • . • if urn sr/u, niiiy igum uvniinuii-iUltlph ol Republican institutions, so aptain o a trac ing sup c-inggj r j > Moore. Force, 14,000dear to you, in the unrivalled pros- »»ir Btnce in the citv of Constan- tro() j )g _ to aid Sweden a- gainst Russia. Failed. Gusta- vus put Sir John Moore under ar rest; he escaped with difficulty; and army, alter remaining several together with naval stores to the a- niount of 20,OCX) tons. That which is morally wrong, cannot be politically right." Fox. EXPEDITION TO SWEDEN. When sent, May 1808. Common- liow amount to more than six millions had not seen any thing like a jail annually. The number cf parish jumpers was then about two hundred thousand,- that number now is about i welvc hundred thousand. These are pretty good proofs, sir, that we liavt l.o causes to rejoice at the changes o! this reign. But, sir, there is one which will be very pat to your purpose when you have the ,poor laborers of Drox iord parish assembled on the jubilee day, and that is, that when this reign began, it cost the laboring man five days work to earn a bushel of. flour, anil that now it costs him ten days work to earn a bushel of Hour & that if he happens to have three children, it is, upon the common .run of wages, utterly impossible lor him to earn bread enough for his family to eat rav nothing of meat, drink, clothing, lire and house-rent. Pray, sir, state the fact to the young ones : the old ones will not need to he told of it. Stale this fact to them, and if they’d not rejoice it is very strange indeed Then, sir, if you should have some politicians in the higher seats of the festival,you may entertain them with the history of the last fifty years gk) l ies, in diplomacy and in war. You may relate to them how we lost the continent of America for the sake ol tax ; and how, for the sake of other taxes and corruption, wc got posses sion of vast countries in the East, through the means of which countries, enterprising young men, with scarce- trausports, re- lor imprisonment of debtors. “ Chris tian dog ! (said the disciple of Ma-. hornet) do you suppose that we arc so debated as to copy the Nazarine polity i We take care to strip a deb tor ol all bis property, as far as it will go, to pav just debts—but there we leave him—wc instantly turn him loose to begin the world again. The believers in our prophet are above shutting uj> their fellow mCn in cages in order to starve, persecute and tor ment them. Wc make a distinction between a mau and a'rat—I have- been in several of the Nazariue (Christain) cities, and I never loolecd at a debtor’s prison without horror as to a place where a man is degraded to tlie condition of a rat weeks on board the turned to England FIRST EXPEDITION TO SPAIN. When sent, July 1808. Comman der,tin-A. Wellesley. Force, 10,000 troops. Object, to assist Spain.— The Junta of Galliciu declined the proffered assistance, asserting that they did not want men, but merely arms, ammunition and money. Ad vised Sir Airthur to proceed to Por tugal. tIRST EXPEDITION TO PORTUGAL. When sent, August 1808. Com mander, Sir A. Wellesley ; super- ceded by Sir Harry Burrard , super perity flowing from them, during a trial of more than a fourth of a cen tury. May your life still be continued as long as it can be a blessing ; and mat the example it will bequeath, never be lost on those who live after you. JAMES MADISON. Gen. John Stark. The American Consul in quiring the cause, was informed by the General that he had express oi- ders from the Emperor to seize all American vessels, and to treat their captains and crew as prisoners of war.” MILITARY EXPEDITIONS, Sent by England to the continent of Europe, from the commencement of the war betwixt Great Britain and France, in 1793, to the present period We have taken the pains to draw into one point of view, a history of the Military Expeditions sent ANSWER. DEKRYTIELD, jan. 21,1810 SIR, I had the pleasure yesterday of re ceiving an address from the first Ma gistrate of the only Republic on tare!.. This letter compliments n.ei . subm „ c „ .,.5 tly upon my sen-tees as a soldier, !, ulh Hou3c . for con5 i crali and praises my jiatriotism. It is true I love the country of my birth ; for CONGRESS. it is not only the country I should ceded bv Sft'Hew Daliymplc. Force, choose above all others, but it is the from this country to the Continent, within the last 16 years.—London French from Spain. Globe. lya second shirt on their backs, and PITT ADMINISTRATION. FIRsT EXPEDITION TO FRANCE. If hen sent, Feb. 1793. Common ter, Duke of York. Force, 35,000 27,000 troops. Object^ expulsion of the French from the Peninsula. Failed. The campaign which pro duced the victory of Vimicra, was terminated by the memorable, con vention of Cintra. The French ar my was stnf home in safety, and the principal part-of the British army was sent to Spain. The remnant of our forces subsequently quitted Portu gal on the advance of the Fl ench SECOND EXPEDITION TO SPAIN. When sent, November 1808. Com mander,S\r J. Moore. Force, 28,000 troops.—Object, expulsion of the Failed. The English army advanced from the coast into the interior of Spain, but finding themselves unsupported by tne “ Universal Spanish Nation,” and the French armies advancing up- nith not a much greater stock of ideas, contrive so to draw upon the taxes raised in England as to oust from their estates those bv whom the said taxes have been paid.—-From these matters you may diverge into matters of a warlike nature : vou mav Failed. troops. on them, they were obliged to retreat Object, Conquest of France.Jto the coast, and finally re-embark Alter a loss of 28,000 men, at Corunna, where their gallant com & an immense quantity of cannon andjmander fell, one third of his armv stores ; the wreck of the army re turned to England in March 1795. SECOND EXPEDITION TO FRANCK. When sent, Ala)’, 1794. WComman der, Earl Moira. Force, 10,000, having perished by famine 4ind the sword. • i FURTHER EXPEDITION TO PORTUGAL AND SPAIN • i ,i u i ~i>> Y-~ ’ *'“*•■ s um-, jw,vjcsj, When sent, April 1809. Common- remind the lojal autltciice ol the iroops. Object, Reestablishment ol>,Ar,Sir A. Wellesley. Force, 30,000 < aplure of a whole Bnt.sh army at Royalty ,n Hr, tunny ...luilcj. Could, ’ (lhe numb „ asked by Sir Saratoga, and of another a, \ ork.lno, eHect a lantltng in Hritanny t Mil-IA-nU ,o drive the French out of town. Dunkirk andlhe ILclder will ed to Ostcnd ; and shared the lor-;,), e Peninsula.) Object, The delivc- ofeoursebe the theme of your pram-, tunes ol the Duke ol York’s ill-fated' c 0 f Spain.- idled Sir Arthur after which, ,n due place, null lollow, army. having penetrated ,0 Talevera, ob- expedition to quireron. tained a problematical victory over *’ ben si-iit. May, 1793. Common-, J ose ph Bonaparte ; but being ill sup- dei, Mo Piusaye. /orce, 12,000 ported by the Spanish armies, andlf ec l u * res a more watchful eye than our l> ' ... internal British faction. It the communication of the result of my experience can be of any use in the approaching storm,* or if any use tip- rmn’ivi-il mifcte ,i ,';i . I , v «*“' t to reireai, anu uas aijivca ai ravas, can be derived Irom any example of ” SFC,C ’ and SiX5hil ’ S °” "-'frontier of Portugal. His a,-’ ' Ferrol, Buenos Ayres, Cario, Cintra, Corunna, Talevera and Walcheren. You will then, doubtless, attempt an only spot where I could wear out the remnant of my days with any satis faction. Twice my country has been invad ed by foreign enemies, and twice ij went with the rest to obtain peace And when the object was gained, I returned to iny farm and my origi nal occupation. I have ever valued peace so high, that I would not sacri lice it for any thing but freedom yet submission to insult I never thought the way to gain or sujiport either I was pleased with your dismissal of the man the English sent to insult us, because they will see by the ex- jjeriment that we are the same nation that we were in ’76—grown strong bv age, and having gained wisdom bv experience. If the enemy of the British nation is to be feared, their alliance is much more dangerous. For I have fought with them and against them, and I found them treacherous and ungene rous as friends, aivd dishonorable as enemies. I have tried the French likewise, first as enemies and then as friends ; and although all the strong partialities of my youth were against tilt in, still I tormed a more favorable- opinion of them. But let us watch THEM. However, among all the dangers that I have been witness of to our country and our “ Republican Insti tutions,” perhaps there is none that enumeration ot those who have been'troons. Obiect to nenetr-ite P-t, * , ,. kltmilttrlmolv* c r I *. ’ P .. 6 to r ‘* Teduced to great extremities for slain during the thirty years ol war, ns. Failed. 3-4 - 1 -* * • 1 with which this nation has been bles- Emigrant army v sed out of the happy filiy ; nor would'with 70,000 stand of arms, u Wi. .aIpI. fi.;. i. i n _ _ the Anglo-' want 0 f provisions, owing to the ap- with which this nation has been bles-|Eimgrant army were lost, together at hy of the Junta, and the want of .titi., u* i,.i i r | . - inaga-cordiality in the lieople was obliged it be auuss it vou w«k to lay beforelzmes and clothing for 40,000 men, fo rctrcat , andhas arrived at Elvas, at Walcheren, and of the thousand sick and wounded left behind b\ our laden FIRST EXPEDITION TO HOLLAND. /I hen sent, May, 1798. Conunan- guieial in Spain, to the mercy oi the dVr,gen. Coote.—Force, 1200 troops. Trench; nay, to the mercy ol those^'Object, to destroy the navigation of very trench, whom the“ loyal” wri- Holland, &c. Failed. The works ters denominate “ blood thirsty my is greatly reduced in numbers, some accounts say to 15,000. Expedition to Ischia And Procida. When sent, June 1809. Common- Sir lains.” “ Returning again to the blessings oi our present state, and the cause we have for joy, v ou may remind your hearers, that the king’s servants, it. their extreme care ol us, have intro duced a very considerable body ol foreign troops into the country : a whole legion of Germans, horse’ foo. of tin- present reign, that saw the pel sonal seeuiity-act suspended, ami du J. Stu;irt. Force 18,000 . . itroops. Object, Diversion, in favor ° * 10 ‘h uges Canal were blown up, Q f Austria. Failed.—Took posses and required some weeks but gen. Coote and his army fell into the bands ot the enemy. SECOND EXPEDITION TO HOLLAND. When sent, August 1799. Com manders, Duke of York and Gene rals Hermann anil Essen. Forcer mander, Earl Chatham. Force, repair ; s i ou 0 f the islands, which he after wards abandoned without having de tained or withdrawn any part of the Flench force from the Danube. Third Expedition .to Holland. When sent, August 1809. Coin- tnine—my strongest wish will be gra tified. The few days or weeks of the re mainder of my life will be in friend ship with James Madison. JOHN STARKE. To James Madison, President of the United States. I Baltimore, March 16. Capt. Watkins, of the schooner Victory, informs that he received his dispatches on board at Gravesend a- bout the last ot December, conse quently they cannot be so late as tin 27,000 English and 20,000 Russians.j5t>,000 troops. Object, Diversion injiuofficial note of Mr. Pinkney, dated _ , .... v . . opt Object, Deliverance ofTiurope. favor of Austria, and th „»d artillerv. You may remuul them ed. ' ' • (he destruction January 4, and received by the pack- I.ost nearly half the army, am'jof the enemy’s fleet at Antwerp—et. Tiie Victory sailed from Rams- lueml into a capitulation on the 18:: 'Failed. The expedition was not gate January ljih, but could obtaii. d Ucr. v. Hereby the Duke ago-cii, dispatched till the Armistir*- of the no later London dates than the mh. 1 SENATE. Friday, March 16. Tlic following message was rccei\ - ed liorn the President of the United States. To the Senate and House cf Re presentatives of the United States. A treaty having been entered into and duly ratified with the Kickapco tribe of Indians for the t-xtiz.guish- ment of their title to ccnain lands vvithinthe Indiana territory involving conditions which require Legislative submit copies thereof to ion. JAMES MADISON. Monday, March 19. ; The Senate took up the report of the committee of conferrencc on the bill concerning commercial inter course. A motion was made by Mr. Ander son to adhere to the Senate’s amend ments (which unless the Houq^r^' cede destroys the bill in toto.) M. Leib moved to postpone th<» further consideration of the report till Monday next. On the question, there were, For the motion, Messrs. Anderson, i Brent, Campbell, Com!it, Gaillard, j Giles, Lambert, Leib, Matthew son,. Meigs, Parker, Robinson, Smith of j (Md.) Sumter, Whiteside—U. ™ Against the motion, Messrs. Biiv-^j aid, Bradley, Campbell, Clay, Craw- 1 ford, Franklin, German, Gilman, Goodrich,Gregg, Hillhouse, Horse Lloyd, Pickering, Pope, Smith, Y. Tait, Turner—18. So the motion was lost. Mr. Clay moved to postpone till furthe r consideration of the subjp:; till to-morrow.—Motion lost. I On the question to adhere, thei4 were. For adherence, Messrs. Anderson* Bayard, Champlin, Caillard, German* Gilman,Goodrich, Gregg, Hillhonsei Horsey, Leib, Lloyd, Parker, Pick-t •‘ring, Smith, Md. Sumter, Whitu- side—17. Against, adhering, Messrs. Brad ley, Brent, Champbcll, Clay, Condit, Crawford, Franklin, Gilts, Lambert, Matthewson, Meigs, Pope, Smith, (N.Y.) Tait, Turner—15. i So the Serrate resolved to adicr- ,1 Unless the House of Represcntativ |( recede, the bill is lost. J The several bills passed by tl House of Representatives on Satu^ day last were read and passed to u second reading. > Tuesday, March 20. The resolution of the House of Representatives for appointing a com mittee to enquire when it may be ex pedient to dose the present session, was read a second time and passed to a third reading. 1 lie Senate agreed to the amend ment of the Senate to the b 11 tohrC \ ent the issuing sea-letters except ( certain vessels, with an amcndinei thereto. y ROADS AND CANALS. / , 1 he Senate res umed the ronsiiW * al.on ol the bill lor the iniprovemcr oi the U. S. by public roads and ca^ nals. A motion was made bv Mr. Brad ley to postpone the furthe'r considem