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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 < -N . 1 t UAkIL Li., J AVoUit y y- 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 * -t.- t-n Ergland • i<d 5,.0, i-.-.s —,r\ • ur.t • 1 th, xt: Ic. - .-t fu'eia. .-#• k