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\v\ “IV TO'-: CITY, Ft). 15.
‘l ,i following itT port ant motion wai
■ it t < house ‘ f rep'effn'.ativri.
by Mr Sl<>n, <n Wrdn.-fday lass,
; Ir> r t ro dto the c rrmittec of the
v hole house on the ilatc of the U
I,ion :
Whereas the commanders of Brit'fh
r ffU.. •, iiiipr< (T.d many American
fr-trer;, and or rt i clird them to bear arms
vn bf ar.l fr.id vtfflN, and ?ffi(f in fight
iao ihtir b;-ttl<- with nations in amity
and peace with the United States—ana 1
also brought into Britifti ports for. adju
dication. mat’V merchant vifl Is (ailing
under the flag, and owtird by citizen*
of the’United S'a'.es, where Fine ha*.
b< n a long time unjuiUy detailed, arid
,t er* tod- tr ied, contra yto juflicc &
the law of na'ion* ;
/ or Remedy iV/urnf,
Rtj tvtil, That in case the govern
n,(!,t if Great Entail lhail neglcdt, or
refitfe. for nion.hr, to riUore all
/. merit an teamen ittirdf'd, arir! detained
afoel*id, and also diltharge all Amcri
tan vefi ls detained contrary to the law
of nations, making ccmpenfation for the
],/ f. (< aim 1 hy fuchi detention, and al
f () *V,r tbofe rordemued a prizrf ; all
tr>oie and intcrconrfc fhali thenceforth
cair, and be prohibited between thefi-
Unit'-ii Stales and Gnat Initain and it.
t’.-.-j.ciu't tin., 0.,til equitable arrxngc
u fits sh ill be made between the two go-
Tcrnmt nts, that (hell enfur a compenfa
tivn, for the pmperty unjujiy Icized and
condttnned , ano ai(o the of
American fcaincii to liberty, and their
country 5 Prat\dtd aifo, thjt upon such
anangrtiicttis bring made, the Frrfirlent
of the United State* (lull hi/e the power
I , p’odamatioti, to open Hide -nd com-
II cu e, upon f* e principle <f such equit*
able airsngi ments. between the laid IJ*
luted States and Great Britiin, ar.d her
dependencies.
NINTH CONGRESS.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIKES.
Widnefday, Feb. y.
Mr. T. M. Randolph, reported a bill
removing the limit. !i xi of the right of
fufiYage in he MilTiflippi territory, and
empowering the legifiature thereof to in
errafe the number of rcprekntatifci
to the general assembly by a giren ratio
to that of cltftora, which was referred to
a committee of the whole house on
Weduefd: y next.
Mr. < inti moved the following reso
lution which was agreed to.
Rejolved, that the feeretary of the
navy he ttquefted to inform this lioufe of
wf the nature and extent of the fcrvices
rendered to the captive ciew of the f fi
xate Philadelphia, by the Damfh consul
at Tripoli,
Mr. !l observed that the
house had on the 3d. it.il. dii'edted the
feeretary of the Treasury to lay before
thtina (tafe.nieut of imports and exports
from G Britain to the IT. S for the latl
two ytarm It is prohibit- the feeretary
would not be able to fun i(h a ttatement
tor the year 1805 ; but that he could
make it for the years 18 3, and 1804. —
Mr. C Odd he had been anxious when
this lubjeft was befoic the house, to
have received a ftauinent for the year
1 hot. G. Britain itizes our flops load
ed with colonial produce, on the idea that
we did not enjoy the colonial trade du
ring a period of peace. Whether this is
a faft will be decided f iis the flatcmeut
lie wilhed to obtain as the year ißc2 was
a period of peace. Mr. C. concluded
by moving a resolution di,i dling the fc
ci ctary of the treasury to lay before the
house a like hate meat of exports and im
ports for the year 1802, • was duxftcd
on the 3d inst to be furmlhed for the
Lit two years.
The houle immediately conlidcrcd this
resolution and agreed to it.
Air. ‘). Cloy, the gentleman ftom
M a ILchufctt* havt! g laid on the trble a
resolution puling 1 at ol tfie pretext date
of our foreign relations, and as that tub
jett is uuc on which 1 think there cun
uot be too much deliberation before wt
tft or of which 100 m,ny view * cannot be
taken ; 1 will t: ke the liberty of sub
mitting fome refolution# which I have
el raw o up and to which 1 ask the atten
tiou of the houle. In the ptelent date
of our relations with foreign powers, it
appears to 111 c that n commercial regula
tion, mild and yet linn, one which can
be carried into permanent ctfeft without
much inconvenience to out fe Ives, will bi
inorf effectual than any t a-poiary e. pc
dients. It we are ditpoted to adopt
inch a lvftcm, it w ill be loek.d up 11 by
fereigti nations as one in which we ar.
likely to prelevere. They will con tide >
its piubablc effect* in time oi peace up
on their colonial g Hellions, and they
may be induced to enter luto permanent
regulation# opening to us a trade with
their colonies. The dittmCtion attempt
ad to be niaele between a war trade, and
all accultomed trade dcftioicd, and with
it the- only pteitx’ upon which are foun
ded the aud dcpiidations Com -
nutted on commerce. ‘Bhe
prefeiit it a favorable moment twr the a
dopfion of Inch a plan. At thi# tm <•
the ports ol ihe bedigerent powers arc o
peu, and the e l est of the’ mcafures winch
1 ant about to propoft, will not have an
immediate dill riling effect upon the
\V tft indies. liti.de uicafurts are ta
ken ik powers ot liuiope will h..d .bat
U tlefi they adt. it our th p* into their
C.. octal p.ri in true ot peace tbr tiadc
between thnr colonies aad us. wid be
cut .ts by a ly tc winch w i. be but
filghe ;1. j v>! Is uuiLlvts; 1 thiak
it, 1 repeat it, that a pi rmane&f fyftctr.
mild, hut firm, will t c more likely to in
duce Great Britain in pa ticular to re-edt
from the unjufl pretrnfione (he has set
up, than more violent and extreme rftea
’ fore?, which fiom their vi ry nature, and
their injurious conb quencer to ourfelvis
mud he neceffarify temporary.
Mr. J. Clay concluded with offering
the following refolutiorn.
Rejoined, ‘Flirt after the
day of next, no trade or inter
eourfe, in any ship or veffd owned in
whole or in part hy any citizen or sub
j dt of any foreign government, fhali be
permitted between the United States or
their territories and any port or any porta
or place in the colonies or dominions in
any European power, which trade or in
tercourse is not permanently permitted
hy the laws or regulations of such Eu
ropean power, to be carried on in ships or
rcffeln of the U S.
Rejoined that after the
day nf aforefaid, no goods, wares
or merchandize, (call be exported from
the United States or their territories, in
any (hip or vessel owned in whole or in
pm by any citizen or fubjedt of any so
reign government, to any p<>r. or place in
the colonies or and minions of ary Euro
pean power, the importation of which
into luch port or place, in flips or
vi sh Is of the United States is not perma
ncntly permitted hy the laws or regulati
ons of such European power.
Rejoined, That .-fter the
day >f aforefsij, no goods, wares
or mrrehandize, fhali he imported into
the U S- or their territories in any ship
or vi ffcl, owned in whole or in part by a
uy citizen or lubjedl of any foreign go
vernment, from any port or place in the
colonies or dominions of aay European
power, the exportation of which, from
such port or place, in ships or vcffels of
the U. 5. is not permanently permitted
by the laws or regulations of such Eu
ropean powi r.
Rejoined , That after the
day of afortlaid, no goods, wares
or merchandize (hall be imported into the
United States or their territories, in any
ship or vessel owned in whole or in part
by any citizen or fubjedt of any foreign
government, excepting articles of the
growth, produce, or manufacture of the
colonies or dominions of such foreign
government, uniefs such importation be
rxpreisly permitted bv treaty between
the U. Si and fueh foreign government,
or uniefs during a war ia which the U.
S. may be a party.
The house itnmddiately considered these
resolutions, and referred them to a com
mittee of the whole on the Rate of the
ttmsn.
Mr, farnum observed that confidera
|ble light would be thrown n the ex
tent to which colonial produdls were
exported from the United States by a
Ratcment of the amount of exports for
which drcwbacka were allowed. Fie,
therefore, moved the following refuta
tion.
Rifthrd, That the feeretary of the
treasury be directed to lay before this
house a statement of the amount of the
revenue derived to the United States
from merchandise, the growth, produft
or manufadure of ay foreign country,
which have heretofore been imported
into the United State# and exported from
the fame during the three last years.
This resolution was agreed to.
The bill relating to bouds given by
niarfhals wa3 read athird time Sc passed.
The houfr again rcfolved itfelf into a
committee of the whole— Mr. John C.
Smithy in the chair—on the bill vmpufing
a duty of ten dollar* oa every Have im
ported into the U. S.
Mr. D. R. IPilUtimi said as the advo
cates of the bill feetned to think the a
niendment he had oflerctl intended to
defeat it, lie would withdraw it, and
make it the fubjeftof aditiinft resolu
tion
Mr. Jaekfon offered anew feftion, the
object of which wa# to prohibit the ini
portation into the territories of the Uhi
ted States of all Haves brought either
from .bread, ■> from any Hate except in
the latter calc by citizens ot the United
States removing to a territory to fettle
therein
Air. Jaekfon viewed this provision as
nectflai y, in confequeuce of a legal con
tliuftion giviu to an aft of the lad feflion
which allowed tLe importation of Haves
turn abroad into l.cmliana.
This motion wa# opposed by Messrs.
AIHOII, Ely, Morrow, Spalding and
Sloan, who either viewed it as inexpedi
ent in itlclf, or a* proper to be introduced
into • dillin.l bill.
Air. ‘'fackfcn, said if it ws# the With of
his friends, he would withdraw the
motion, and offer it on another occa
ilOW.
N'o further amendments having been
offered, the committee rote, and reported
their agreement to the bill.
The hou.'c immediately cor.fidered the
report ■
I'he amendment limiting the imposi
tion of the tax to the iirff day of Jan.
1808, was dil’agteed to, and the other
amendments agreed to.
Mr. Jaekfon enquired what the efLfts
would be ot the torteiture of the cargo
in case llaves were smuggled iu the EE
States, would they be fold or would
they be kept in the lervice of the U S
He did not wifli to have any thing to do
with them.
Air. John C. Smith, laid he had voted
for the resolution ; but the deleft* m
the dtsails of the bill were so glaring
thai hi hoped it would be referred to a
h-tro* committee, that it might be so mo
dified as to cure these deleft# ; or, that
in caic it were iuuud of
fucli moiHficauon, it m\lyt by. rtj, dU 1.
Mr- J. Ot Smith Ttccft’-dingN moVtd the
recommitment of the bill to a felcct com
mittee.
Mr. JacLfon advocated this motion,
and remarked the proviso of the bill that
declared the duty should not be conffru
rd as giving a function to the importa
tion of slaves, offered an additional
rtafon for either rejecting or recommit
ting it. How could this engage be abo
fed with propriety in a law, when the
conflitution, of the higheit authority au
thorifed the trade ?
Mr. Quincy, (poke to the like effre',
and further enquired, whether it w; s
the intention of gentlemen, to apply
the proviftons of the bill to flaves/taviga
ting the (hips of the U. S.
Mtffrs Haffings and Sloan defended
the provisions of the bill a* perfectly
correct. They observed that {laves wtr
confider-d as property, as merchandize,
and could only thetefore in the bib be
treated as such.
The motion to recommit was 101 l
Ayes ay—Nuts 61.
Mr. Crowninjbield spoke agntaff the
bill, and moved its poliponement t. an
indefinite day, t\i ieh is a vote equivalent
to a rejection of a hill.
MefTrs. John C. Smith, Taggsrt and
Rhea, of Fen. supported ; and Mtflrs.
Sloan, Elner, and Smilie oppufed the
motion ; when the Yeas and Nays w-rc
calico on it ; and were Yeas 42 —Noes
69.
Mr. Jachfon moved to flrike out the
proviso ot the bill, which motion was
difagreedto; when the bill was ordered
to be er.grcffed for a third reading to
morrow—. xyes 69.
Thursday, Feb. (i.
Several petitions were presented from
fuodry citizens of the 11th Congrcffion
al diitridl of Pennfyivania praying an al-;
teration in ttre.t part of the conllitution !
that extends the judi ial power of the
U. S to controverfics between citizen*
of different Hates, and between a (late
and t ie eiiir.ens thtreof and foreign Hates
citizens or iubjedts !
Referred to a committee of the whole j
on the Hate of the union.
The bill laying a duty of ten dollars
on every (live imported into the U. S.
was read a third time.
Mr. j. C. Smith Hated, in a more i
detailed way, the objections previously;
offered to the provisions of the bill, and |
moved its recommitment to a felett com- ,
mitte in which the house concurred with-!
out a division.
a confidential mcflhge in writing was j
received from the I’refidcnt ol the Uni-J
ted States about twelve o’clock : wtiere-1
upon the gallaries were cleared.—They |
remained cleared until near 4 o’clock, ■
wLcn the house adjourned.
Ft id ay, February 7.
Jlfr. Leib said he had long been of o
pinion that the present mode of keeping
tht jouraal of the house wa# incorreft.
He had llivays thought that the name
of the mover of every proposition Ihould
appear on the j iural, anil that the jour
nal fhoull be so kept, as to enable tlie
people to be fully acquainted with the
procceduy,! ul their representatives. To
make an ti quiry on this fubjeft, he of
fered the following resolution :
Refoivf, That a committee be appoin
ted to c r.quuc into the expediency of a
mendtug Jie Handing rules aad orders of
the h.iuic so tar as to prctcribc the mode
ot keeping the journal.
Air. Sm/ic conlidered the motion as
nnneceffary.
Thequeffion was taken and the mo
tion agneC to— Ayes 65 —and a com
mittee of 5 : .embers appointed.
Air. Grtgg from the committee on
public land#, reported that it was expe
dient to pals without amendment, the
bill, received from the senate, to repeal
so much of an aft to regulate a grant of
land to the French inhabitants of Gal
iiopolis, as -cquires the aftual fcttlement
of the land.
Afr. Gregg obferred, that the com
mittee had been induced to make this
report in coufequcnce of the trim of a
former iaw not having been complied
with from a number oftrafts belonging
to minors, and from several t rafts being
so broken as not to admit of fcttlement ;
and inasmuch as no condition of lettle
ment had been attached to any other
lands of the U. States.
The house ordered the bill to a third
reading to.morrow.
On motion of Mr. D. R. Williams,
the house came to the following relolu
tion :
Rcfolved, That a committee be ap
pointed to enquire whether any, and if
any, what additional provifious. are ne
ceffary to prevent the importation of
Have# into the territories ot the United
States.
A committee of five members werr
appointed.
The house went into a committee of
the whole—Mr. V’arnum in the chair—
on the bill relative to anav.l peace efts
blifhn-.tiit.
Air. Gregg explained at fome length
the pr.ivifi.ms of the bill. In Mr.
G'eg ‘-blervations, he dated that the
bill corrcfpoodcd with the intimation 01
the pretidfrt relative to gift: g an open
mg to the promotion of tcei.il oihcer#
who had greatly dittinguilh. and thcmtclvcs
in the Mediterranean le-vice. H- dated
that the Did contemplated giving the
preiident power to keep i-i terver )2 -’
able and ordinary teamen and boys, n.--
king two-thirds of the ru 1 c -npi nneui
of 6 tngates, two ol goes, u.. o
36 and two of 3 2 ; that it c-n- t n| ate,.
. i.ciealiag the nuatoer of cupu::;* :.*a.
1 a ( *it crea-.Ui-sol y r-Hr. co.tr
! mar.dan s, and the r- -rFc of lietfcnantV
; trotst g/i to 72. This arru at iva
1 proposed, in order to give the yn:i ,
1 officers in tire navy that rar“\t and r vat
merited by them, ar.d to
ing this, without v u.‘ *!,
rules of p (motion usual it; :. . ,ai it
vice.
Mr. 1 eih spoke againß the feitore of
1 the bill that augmented the number of
j officers. It appeared to him, indeed,
‘a per lion bill, and to make large ailow
junces without services renderol. It al-
Ifo contemplated the keeping fi* frigates
jin service, and provides for them 1 3 cap
: tains, 9 matttr commandants and 72 lieu
| tenants. He did not cor.tider ttie ‘re;:-
j nry in such a Hate of oveiflew as to
jjuftif'y this liberaluy.
j Mr. Gr gg said the gentletinn had
J mifunderffood his remarks weß 3* the
| nature of the bill, which so ftr from
j directing 6 frigate* to be kept 1. actual
lervice, repealed tliat part of a former
law which contained this provifioi.
No motion having been mad: to a
mend the bill, the chairman proceeded in
t iie reading of the remaining lections.
When Mr. Goldfboroi'>h expressed :
his opinion that the bill requires confi
dcrabie amendment, ami that he rad un
derstood from trie Feretory of tic navy
tt.atits provisions were not Cv.niinant to
that fyAern which he confi the molt
icondutive to the public frrvifce. With a
j view 10 obtain iuiler information relative
to the (object, iie moved that the com
mittee should rife and a(k (care to lit a
gain.
The house th en went into committee
of the rvhoie—Mr. Tenney in the chair ,
on the bill fixing the compensation of the
officers of the two houses.
At the inflanee of Mr. Talmadge, the
bill was so modified as to repeal the ex
filing law, and to form anew one fixinir
the compensation of the refpeetive offi
cer* at their present rates, cxctp.ing tiie
compcnfatioiiis of the ferjeant arms, arid
door keepers of the two houses, which
are fixed at 950 dollais a year, urni the
affiffant door keepers at 900 dollars each,
with an inhibition to make any addition
to the fixed comptiilations of the officers
by an allowance ut of tiie contingent
fund.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
for a third reading on Mouday—Ayes
69. •
On motion of Mr. Crowiiio(hield the
houie came to the following reioiuttxn :
Rejoin'd, That the secretary of the
treasury be directed to hy before this
house a flatcment of the exports from
the United States of all foreign goods,
wares and merchandize, during the lull
three years, which have not been parti
cularly directed to be made by the relo
iution o! the 3d and cth inlh.
On the motion of Mr. Marion, the
houie went into a committee of the 1
whole— Mr. Daw/on in tire chair—on
the bill declaring the affeiu of congress
to ail act of the llate of Soutli-Carolina
authonling the imposition of a tonnage
duty by the city council of Soulk-
Caroliua.
After a considerable debate, the com
mittee role and reported the biil with
sundry amendments, in which the house
concurred, and ordered the bill to be
eng,oiled for a third reading on Monday
Ayes 65.
Air. Finef/y preheated a memorial
from the American Convention of Pcnn
fylvania, for promoting the abolition of
slavery, repreienting certain exiiliug a
busts and delects in the execution ot
the laws prohibiting the Have trade,
See.
Referred t> a committee of five mem
bers— Ayes 66.
Air. J. Ran, dipt agreeably to notice
given by him yelterday, made tlie follow
ing tne.tion ;
Rcfolved, by the senate and house of
representatives of the united States or
America, in cotigrefs assembled, two
thirds of both hordes concurring, That
the following article be fubrr.itted to the
legiflaturcs of the several Hates, which,
when ratified and confirmed by the seve
ral legillatures of three fourths of the
said Hates, lhali be valid and binding ac
a part of the coullitution of the united
States ;
‘Bhe judges of the supreme, and all o
tlier courts of the united States, (hall be
removed from office by the preiident, on
the joint addrfts of both houics of con
greis requeuing the fame.
The house having agreed to confider
the motion, it was at t ie mftance ot Mr.
J. Randolph, referred to a committee of
the whole on the Hate of the union.
Air. y. Randolph gave notice that he
ihould call up tins motion on Tkurfday.
The houle r.lolvcJ itlclf i to a com
mittee of the whole—Mr. Gregg in the
chair—on a bill declaring the atleat ot
con.:refs to an act of the Hate of .North
Carolina.
j Ihe object of the bill is to give to
i BcnnefTec power 1 - pi rfcft lilies to lands
granted by North Ca Jiua, agreeably
to a committee between the two Hates.
Having palled through the committee
j without amendment, tiie house took it
j into conlideration ;
] Wneu, alter Kune explanations reb
jtive to the nature of the bill, it w.* or
jdered to a third reading on Monday.
Atlj .ui ne.i uni:: Aland,ey.
lio ici entu e
I’MIIS e gant rerrea, u. -1 miles iroir.
“iuYitnr.ah, on Walt* 1 river, is offeree
tv a leite f- r fix or l-ven vr rs. t the hene
it ot the heir, 1 minor, on terms that * til lui
j !Mie iticlhrihla top.'.:lrA i-vjt.i.oP* pic
lif j oiinj. Jt vrt it c ii-....tv.l ..r 4 lit a
j:or p tuse-j an i
V. N>. Gi .. , UA <
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an . J v . -•_* ’ >a.- r *a-
TGMi 1 ]> rk- jV-#rc
An order \\ av recc tved b v ti” !
gc?ph, on Wcdiieldrv, at Po tlu.o 1,
to countermend the tailing of tiie M ’ -
diterrane m onvoy St taeien’s, t e
! Rochefort squadron bring at ici a
. gain.
| The Nile lugger, which artvd at
I Falmouth on Saturday 1 aft, having look
;ed a tvw davs -before into thr V r i >0 and
[ Ferro!, saw lying in the former port two
J and in the latter live fail ot the line.——
1 File ships f 111 in Ferrol are underllood
lat the admiralty to be the Roehefort
) fqnadton.
All the firil lieutenants of the fh'ps en
gaged off Traflalgtr, a.e to be promoted
to commanders.
Tiie charge performed by the board
j of aibnirai’y, agaimt rear admiral (r- R .-
! bert Calfitr, ison the ground or * not
l.avitig .lone hi* utirioll to bring the t
i.erry to a renewal of the ailiou on the
1 fec.u.d day, off Cadiz,” Mr. E'fk'-'f is'’
rr-t inrd in tne defence of fir Robert
Caleb r.
Tor cou’t marshal upon fir Robert
I CAder, w !l be iiciJ in a few days, at
Port (mouth, on board tbe prince of
Wales, and not the Gladiator, the (hip
on hoard of which court martial* are u—
iually held.
Dec. lf>.
A neutral arrived from Embden, it
the river Tyne on Thurlday rfigbt is
i fair! to have br ugbt cite important in-
J teliigerice that the Prulffau army confirl*
I ing of 30,000 men, commanded hy the
; king in person, had entered Bavsris, and
j that feverai detachments <>f the French
I had been intercepted and taken pvifon
rrs.
j The violent gales of wind that have
! prevailed linee the (ailing of tbe feconcl
f expedition on the totb, have difperfel
| ‘he traniperts, fix of which hare returned
! to tire Downs with part of the Bth, 28th,
i 30th, 39th, and 8:h regiments on board,
i
I
VIENNA, Nov. 24.
| The report of an infurredlron in Po
lland gains ground. In the villages of
j that country writings are circulated, itim
julating the Poles to reign their indepeu
i deuce by chooling a king to their own
v/ifh It is laid Uverai Palilh officers,
among wliani is General Kofciulko,
have repaired to tiie French head quar
tet:—Some fays an iulurrettion has
■ taken place.
;
AUGSBURG, Nov. 24.
It is find the elector of Bavaria, ua
dei the guarantee of France, will as
j fume the title - of King of Bavaria, and
l.ii territory augaieutcd at ins expence
iof Russia—and that the Hates of Hun
| gary tliipofed to elect a King of
! their own, and conclude a treaty with
j France.
BALTIMORE, February 5.
At the close of the lajl cej/ion, the Senate
of Maryland ordered the jolloiving At-
TKot. roar DECLARATION to he
recorded on the ‘Journals.
Whereas, the public exprclfion of
feminisms of greatful approbation, is
at once the reward and support of virtue,
and suited to the genious of a free peo
ple, who confider the public service of
their citizens as refulttng f cm other ob
ligations than those which arise from
mere pecuniary rewards.
The senate of Maryland feel them*
felv< ( called tipou by the highest and
nanlt solemn conliderations of public
duty, to declare before their final repa
ration, their firm and unabated reliance
upon the ivifiioru, integrity, and patri
oiifm of the chief magistrate of the uni
on, and their entire approbation of the
found, manly, and virtuous policy, which
has heretofore charafttriied his admini
ltiation, foreign and domeffic ; by which
under Ltivine Providence, the prolpenty
of this favored country has been iignal
ly advanced ; the American name and
character exalted abroad ; the happinefa
ot the people promoted and secured ac
home ; their civil, religious and political
rights placed upon a proud eminence,
which faftion or despotism (kail equally
a (Fail in vain; the national llrength and
power improved and coufoiidatcd, by
umvcrfal confidence, produced by a
Heady perfevcrance in a course of in ea
rn res, which reason and jutlice, and the
love of liberty have diftated and infpir
ied ; the calamities of war averted from
: us, by conduct diitinguiihed at once for
model avion, firmnefs and equity, in a
Hate of ihe eivihatd world, with which
peace, in any part of it, seems hardly
ito be compatible, and the means of re.*
! peiling insult and aggreifion, when k
thall be found necefiary to exert the-u?,
made Idequate to the viudicaiion of aiir
honor, and the atlcrtion and proteftica
of our rights and interelts, agatttffc tha
rcatctl and nioft powerful. The ffit
natc belie re that they cannot at. a jm# .
ture like the present, mark the- close of
the important function*, which.the peo
ple of Maryland have confided to them,
by an aft more acccptaSJe- to their con-
Hiumnts than this declaration, which they
tr.aiitmoully direst to Be recorded u.i
! their journals.
February J 1,
The following information rsav u<
depended oh coining tium Mr. lie
I L..i.eft, of CanucC-Ucut, wlio came pas.
j leu ti m the Aclrcij, Huh, front Hi
j vai ..a, lately from Rio de la BLta
ilc liatcij
“ Tliat the conduct of many Lnglith
crux-is in tic hum At: utic Ocea .
woieti hav. ppi a -ed tin re li ee tue aal
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