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CON'JREbS.
firJ3E OF REPRESENTATIVES.
I uesdax, Match 8.
FOREIGN ARUH* VLS FIS.
Mr. Grund V, of ttn I 'o*l the committee of For’
t'j'i Hela'ion to whom was le/eindj much „/th
Pukamt's mrtfage at :hr tommeniemnd vj thejrs-
Ji n a, ,cites to thrjr mc'terc, uforted tkejoiiow-
Ing bid.
■ A Hi/I concerning he use of the ports and harbors oj
the U Stoles by foreign icjfc's of “ ir
Br it rn tt <i. O. . I but the Preftdtr t<j the
United ‘tans mi’ aivw to am foreign power or
putue-s i.i then jW’jt J O’ thi. safe mu . be, n U ' B, *
/, wuh he Lluied ‘I let, to /it out. asm un i equp
f : mar. public a.ia private / hips, to dijpofc oj tnetr
/ hie i, ,I‘iJpitnait jf pphesin the puts and Harbor s
Os the h mted stales', Jo Jo r will be con/ijte'st willi
le'.r ,ol< ‘.i.io’is o, the Untie i States toother power!
tu amity ‘Ollll th United stale j )*i .v v *
ee, tnut no prlt'll jt allowed in ary luclt Life, Jholt
be continued a/lei ‘ljht lb, know a trial a nkt pi‘.t
levels hoi allowed to dtneenan arrndjHtJ■■ , / U“ 1 a.
dna pn vat ,intbc por’iani mukehoj
p,j..r r, to which, or the ft je tsoj which, the pnvihge
d/o-./c and may be allowed in ine Amentan joils uni
harbor i,
>cl. i. Be u fuither enattel, That the I re
f..c>n of the United tales be and he is heicb) “a
t non lid, to tube aoequite bonds with Jujfictenl Jure,
tin, oj me owners 0/ Jich privateers", dud 10 auopt
Juch titer regulations tojecure the due ptrjormance
oj the f,re.oti'n p'oc ijinn, whenever ns ms J ua i ‘•*
< then! ctrcuuifldncts may ttquire tt.
I e bill was twice read and rejected to a commit
tee oj the tohiiie,
Mr. Arches. oj Md obtained leave of a!fence for
ten days—md Mr. Davis, of Ma/i. and Mr Hop.
kins, j ,V Y. obtained a nkt tune Jot the remain
der “ l ‘he /’//ton
Mi I.i ili 1,0/ Penn JromtheJeteU committee,
to whom coos committed the enquiry into the p'liti
lability ,j a reform ‘h the I ojl-s fftce li, pait/ncnt,
repott.a the/tiliowiog btti:
A Hill /up/ . r h uteri sto an a7, enlil'ed, “An ail
regulating the Pojt i jjic< tjlablfhmept.’’
Be t .i >ct‘ 1 1 1 6c . I Hat alt Fuji Majlers in
the djlrthutmo Po/t-U/ficeS, and >” alt incorpar t,ed
cities within <1 Lnitea tates, jhuh be aft omted by
the PieJidcnl m the United .stales, by and with tne
a cone and con'ent of the sen tt -and tint from and
tjter tie ftejl aax oj May next, its per/on J/tull aft
as such Pojt Mijlre within the U sited At .tcs, who
sh ‘h nnt h we etn thus jirjl nominat'd and appointed.
See e . B , ,ii . nei .t (1. I hat every Po/i-
Ma/let /hell relyi’V and exhibit qua er-yea>iyto tne
Pojl-MaJter Genual, together with a general ac
count of the recaf and csprnditrues oj ms sjftce, a
particular anbiinljhewr g the numocr <>/ rinks em
ployed in his oJfise\ .hen names and tepeetive tom
pef inins, wit’sh fwa auditnt, /hall he ccm/iti by
the oath a* aj/umdl on of me /md Deputy l ojl-Mo.sm
ter ‘ejpelhvel,, and returned be the Pojt M.jier
General, to } et cr on-h hi quart,r \easty accounts,
in to ’lie isjjt c oj the leer eta v oj the I reajury.
See ;j A ■ • lurth s mtt l, lhat no
contingent jund whatever /hail he le/l in the dnpofi
lion nt th i'oji Xliijtyr Gene ,il. or oj any sJ/ijiaiit
ci Depicts Pojt M.i/lci—hu', njl ad th reoj, angu
lar quarter earl, account /hall b, kept by each ne
of oti then txpen/es, for rent, ju-t /lationary, c lc’ k
htre,'tnd the June amt evers other charge allowed
quarter-yea'ty out oj the /und, in their ha d>, ac
rounts thereof ‘ijlngujhi'g each item, eettified by
oath in njfnman n. bttttg returned by each Deputy
Fod Mc/T r is d/ore/am to the Pojt Mn/ler c.encral,
* and by him into he vfpcc of tut Ats t rears of the I lea
sts’ v, together with his own accow.ls quartet yearly.
Sec. 4An l’ t !*• • t rtor • i. and, J hat no
A/ftilitit nr Deputy Po/i M.ifler fh.il/ enjos the 11 al
lege of /ranhing - hut i jl a.l th ieo/ quail he a low
earn pay nut ; the pupae Juds in In hands, and
chat ye for alt letters he ma, /end on the bu/.nejs oj
the Poji Office i'/luhlijhment l* ovdeo <ilw.i >,
That the amount thus expended be\ fumed quarter,
yearly, together with his geneial account, and as a
p st of the sane, verified by oath or cijfti mutton to the
Pojt Ma/lei Gene’at
Ihe nit ton twice red and committed.
Mr. T imp, (>/ Geo. from the committee on Milita
tary AJf in i, to whom was commit,id the but front
the Senate for the / cite? fuf ply ana Organization vs
the is my rebortedt heJane with sundry amendments,
which were read and lefrrta to a committee of the
zv,‘sole Ucuje.
YAZOO CLAIMS.
The bill from the Senate for compen fating certain
e/aimants toLnas in h.e Mississippi tens.pry, war
taken up, nd having been once read, tne quejiton
wa i /hted, /hah Me bits le read a Jecond time* 1
A mot uni waj mute to tar t e fame on the table,
hut, at the earnefl JnsgcJlion of Ale t Ik, nj Ver
mont und Mr. Ljii.mus , of Ahsiisstppt,was wtlk
d rawti,
Mr. I'roup moved to rejefl the bid.
Mejjrs r.,up, f irow and H i! Jpoke in favor
of the motion, ad Mrfjrs. V\ iig t, L.itfimu e,
and F Ik of Per againji it.
Mejjt s. tirofvi-uor and Fifk'o/ A'. )’ /bated,
that they jhout l vote agaynfl reje ‘mg the bill, be
cau/e they wanted time to inve/i gate its merits.
Mr Oanl. y beg in to J peak aginjl the motion,
and proceeded for a jew minute', when, on notuui
vj Air. Wiijpu, fAr llouje adjourned.
Wnlnraday, March q.
YA/OO Ci.AIMS.
The hou>e reu:nid the confiJeratlon of the
nufinlh.d oufti.es* bcmi; a in it ion t<> rijeCl
the bill - rmdifo t'yiug certain cUiniaou to
land in t'ie .liihiliopi ter. itoiy
V>r Otk'ty .it N. Y who w.'S entitled to
the floor vvh n *he House yeft-rday adjourn*
ni. ro-e and dtcla':d tli .i such w.ts h' Cunfi
<l. nee thai the h use would noi in the way
p'op’s-d. icjeA thi* bi'l but permit it to take
th o dins r y course 1 other hulint'ss li ihuulit
<1 coti’ teoublnm the house with ‘he aiguoKiic
h ha t in; nded to offer. He merely took the
occ.ift n rr c"•rci't wuat he deemed an errone
ous imp. .Hi nh’ a prevailed yeiteday rhat
th meflage oi I'.. ii lent W tfhing'on in rela'i m
to t>us Ur.jeOt, was such a .oic as conveyed an
in'irtiau -p Iti aud coioucled with th. laic of
thi land
*lr Wright of Md. male a tew ‘bserva'i ‘ng
on ihegteat importance ot this subj. et. and the
irip.lt g auihortti s by wh’ch thei coinnienda*
ti .tt ot a unpt .mi*e is lurtou'-dcd Under
fuc ■ cirrun oc.s, md the pi dge winch he
Contended ‘tad b-t-.t given by h • goveuvnent
to C'lniyutn'l h*s .la.tn as now p* ■ .posed, he
ho, ed the*b ■ w ..nd not be rejeCled, *cc.
vlr I roup ol G o repued to the latter argu.
ment an 1 dinted - hat any pledge in this respect
had been s
Mr Pi'ktu nt ‘. onn. ofe to rema'k only up
on t*"i argument which had been used in the
dtfcuiS up on thi queltion—■ hat the present
claimants had noth * >euve purchase of the
fraud tie fild the had come bet ire
the judicial t ibuoals io Gonncciticu', where
m t.y of the pmchafeia rclided and r had been
tne nt'ovTubty proved that the tint purchas
ers under the act were totally ig'torant of the
fraud, she purchafo he (aid wis divided in
fo (hare* railed crip, like hmk itoek and
paSed by deliveiy, cuuthug the holdcc to fucti
rusnttties of'and es v*i?e .herrln n?ved Ht
V .1 k tw i on. <.t the oiij'tnal gr-.Uc s wi.o
Wert there ic ting th icup or !*.'• k ; and it
sv* represented .hat no fraud bad
place.
Mr. Murfree of N C. oh fervid that rlils
fuf.j dt was a. koowiedged to bent great ini*
not ance, alts ctsng •> c rt'ms “fa large body
ot fetHtr* on he ptihdc lads, a’ <1 he ibereioic
ti uiftd it would not be haltiiy Ui elded. He
w s not certain, lie said, tiiat he should v.itc
for the c .mpromise at ii’ Uecause, in the ii it
p ace. he and and not k ow ha’ th agent* nt the
company is etc authn if and t aceef ‘it , and f'-*
cond'y, b'cause he hi li. ved ihc United a, at.*
could make a better hargiiti with ih.m but
lor use uipo*’ o- rxatnuiing the* - puin sand
of further invrftigu loti he t’U'tid lie bid
would not be rejected but isifFercd to take the
usuj cur ,e As the bii. at pref nt itood fie
sai . he sh u and Vote agamit its piifage, but tie
was or willing to preclude difcnilion and a
ni’ iidmitit hi pretnafU'c rcjec'.i r.
Ih ijurlti oi on ihe nt I'fiin to rrjeit the
b it was jtcided in the negative by the foflow
lowu.g v .te :
Yh IS Messrs. Alexander, Aiffon. Paid, Bar
nett, Peall, iwwen, Brown, tluswe.l laldwcll,l dl
houn, t unird , t luwjvrd. s uthbert, Davis 0/ Penn.
Deno.dies, Desha, carle, Lpfes, beans, barrow,
forsyt e, Fianhlin, Uho son. Govdwyn, Guuratn,
Gnjftn, Grundy, tlail, Hawes, HungerJo'd Inger
suit, Ingham, f chnson,Oj P e. Kennedy Kerr, l ef
jerts, Lyle, Macon M’t oy, M ‘ Kim,M’Lean Moure,
Kelson, Kewton Unn/br, Piper, Plcajants, Kea,of
Penn. Boars, Smith oj Penn. Slanjvid, lannehlU,
Itlfair, I mull. U'dtee, WhrtehiU-- .56.
JSAYS.— slel/ss Hashes if .Mu s Bayiyofl't.
Pigeh w, Hoyt, Hiaabury, Hraaler, Breckinridge,
B’tghcm, • apeitou, s humnicn, irhey, Clark. Com
Jti i, cooper, t ox, Creighton, C ulpeper, Davenport,
Davis, ,f Abus. Dewier, t./y, bind 'ey, b jk, oj Ct.
F'Jkitl N. Y. borne y, Gajlon, Gediit <, G'onenor,
Ha/e, Danis, fiujty, Irving, Jack-on, vj B. I.
.JnkconofVir Kent of N Y.KcntoJMd Ktlhoum,
King of Mass King o/N.( law, Lewis, Lovett,
Lowndes, M'Kce, Xtillcr, M”Jfitt,Montgomery, Moie
ty, Murjree, Market', Oakty, barker, Pttknmg,
Pickens, Pitktn. / ost, Potle<, Jehu Reed, Hm. Reed
Rich, Richard on, B dgtly, Robertson, Rusigtes,
Seyber t, Sherwood, Xhiphcid, Skinner, Smith 0/ .V.
H Smith of N Y. Smith vj l a Slot Atari, stuart,
Sturgis, Taggart. / alhnadgr., laylar, lliumpson,
Cose, Hard of Mess Haiti of N. J Wthjler, ft hex
ton,-IVhue, A tlntx. Williams, Hi Hon oj Miss. Hi!-
son 0/ Penn. Hint r, Wood, Wright, 1 ancey— gz.
J he bill was then read a second time by its
title
Mr. O'kb yot N Y moved to refer the bill
to a f. l .-.I committee.
I his motion gave .iseto a desultory eonverfa
tion between Vietrs In, crsoit ol la, Mae n
ot id cJ i.ltimoie of VIIBS Staid J'dot N G.
k ‘KeeolKy. I'rmip of G o. and Yauccy of
N. C. as to the propriety ot retcriing It to a
committee of the whole, thi committee of
Claims, and the committee 01 “üb.it Kinds,
and m rions lor these live, al ohjr cis tvi e luc
Ci nicely , j vited.
ihe notioo to a reference to a fclciil com—
tnirtre pr vailed by a la'ge m.j u i y.
Mr. Grundy ol l eu. then r -.e t tn vt rbs
adoption u ilie l. llowmg i dtiuctu)ii to the le-
It i’t comm'ttce.
Resolved I hat the committee appointed on
‘he above id.l be inlt'uetetl to report ih’ evi-
N deuce of the authori-y voted in huagrntn iv
attending to compr. unite the claims i t up by
the 1 fp i.'tive clai i am*.
Mr. Ci tiaui, tint as a maj >rity of this house
appt ared >be .1 opium.l w. h h tsenate riat
a • ompr„mise cud and ought to be ettedt and,
it was a g ..at object that any law pall’d on
(Ins ftihj ct Ihouid br so palled as to b eft.itu
al. ill; it *'jjh li.cft;cluil too great c .11-
tion romd not be . scclf and in • Hamming die
authority undci winchtbt lag 11's acted. Mr.
ti. laid hi lud von dto tej -dt tile bill, a dlh >ll il
von agauiit any hit’ which nvglit bt pals and on
the f bj .'Ct; bu. it such an a t wne to pa s.lie
was anxious that 11 ihouid be in fu.h nt a
Dor as Ihouid actain (he views ol us aavo
cates.
Mr, Stanford of N C, trudeJ as '* r fubjr dl
wasreler.nl t ) a cornmittn, hat uicy would
In iidtiuCUd .0 nuke a detaticd lep.nt on .he
merits o< thi pe'haps the molt base and ab >m -
inabie cliim ini w Id ev rku w, wins ori
gin >v.!s so cor upt and icviiii ug to the mind of
ev.ry honitt raw. ne rliereso c mov and to a
ni’ iiit the itfoluiion f 1 .is ro require ‘h; com
nntt'ec to til ike a detailed report.”
I his niotioo was oc-p 181 dby Mi. O .khy, as
unnecclla'y on alu ject 10 ut>y u iderltood and
lo Irequ -ntly r.. pm.don in both branches of
the l.ig.fla urc.
■Vi r. I'.gasoil of Fa rose tom veto thiprn
p 1 and c notion th- loin.wing amendment .
• And :hat the ennirmtt. c be tur her inltrnc
ted to ascertain alid icp.i tto the House th a
nieuntof money ac uaiy paid rvy b'tia ti le
third purchasers f. g an s. r till s they may
hold under the origina grant ’
Mr l.s id his 1 bj-ct was to ascertain th- a
m unt ol 1’ sisior which thrse <hi dnu cha
sers claim and indemnity. He t, ok it t r gained
tha G'ongiess would not r utn more than the
principal of money actuary paid by tin m tor
llicsc ciaims, and 1 lie mieiclts where it wase
quiitabiydur He was mn us that this bui
---111 ss, which b gan in an enorni us scene o’ fptc.
uiation. Ih uiu not uso end maiikc in n er.
Mr. Oaki.y quelliomd he paeticubtlity of
thes'bject, to which ne had. 11 > mher nbj dtion
etc. pi the iabo. with w hdh he th
unncccflarily bu'tiien th commit ec.
hit. l.igtisnll modified hismoti-ut by insert
ing he. rin th • words it p acticable.” and thus
m d.ti and hi*mot ion was ag eed to.
Mr .Stanford objected t • ‘hi pjrueu'ariry of
the motian a it now Hood , tcierrnig only
otic lpcCtes “I claim- Now Mr S. said that was
not the u y Yazoo claim A previous act had
been puff'd by the Legiflrute ot Georgia,
telling a pa r to ! tit very laud embraced in tois
Claim. 1 hat was also a Vazoo purchase, and
ought to be emb'actd in ihe enquiry. iVtr S.
hid nor. however make ar.y motion on ‘hat head
Ms, Viali of Georgia said i; wou and be r-c<d.
feCted that. >he L giflaiure ot Georgia * aJ p. irril
an adt subsequent to'he grant to th - oiiginal
p antees, authoiisi'igthe withd awai by h.uu ot
she money which th-y had paid into th- tie t
. su yor Georgia uuiicr which 3,10 • o do tars
nt the’ nt mey had been , tua ly wuhJraw i.
With a rrfetence to this fa tt he nt vt dtoa
nvnd he resolve by adding :hcri tr> hemllow
tng woids; * als * f.orn who'h >f the original
companies the. p-e<eut claimants -ieriv. itlc,
and Ihr amount of ninney w. hd awn by my of
the original g antees or their agent or agents,
from the trcalu y of Geo gia “
l his motion was fu ther modi ft J on sugges
tion of Mr. Sra Ito and by <ddi’ g ‘h. w ‘fils, • or
pas >ns claiming uitaer liter*,” after the word
” grantees ”
Mr. Wrghr remark'd *h it gentlemen appeal
ed to him t be ca viog otti for ‘he com nitree
more w i k than hey ciu and n lUo yg > .brough
during this (fiott; Hi could not but think toe
intention wis to delay th h..tiufss> at to de
feat indi. edlly an obj'-ft whi h he House had
dire.qiy determined lhnu.d be act and >n during
the pres utsellim. flc concluded by moving
that the resolution and amendments be laid ou
the table.
This m t'ton was negatived.
.Mr Oakley . b: and dt Mr. H’s motion, be
cause the fails rtqtit’ed to h ascertained c .uld
have n 1 influence 111 :he decision on the qu s
tton of .1 coatpronvise of the claims now betorc
the H’ u:r, b- caut* tf-ey acquiretl ail be title
tiny p, If *s h ‘.wtin th* paliag* <>l the lint act
by h,- 1-eg ilatuie oi G otgia in januaiy, t79J>
and th pailiug of the rccrindiog act in Feb ua
ry .791. Unuer the ia ter adi it was ‘hat the
granges h*d gone in and withdrawn the|ur
thafe money bom th treafuiy ot Georgia at
t.r they had transfer.ed their claimsto o'her
hands I hey hail thus commuted a s.-c nd
triud which however base am} unjnitifiable,
did not affect the titles ot thofi who pu ct* ,sed
from ihem in tile* intermediate rime. Ihe bin
contained a pr, vision that the United Mai s
might sue for and recover front th-fe pcrfois
the mo, ry thus withdrawn, but the tacts c
quirtd, which .t nngh’ bcdiSicu tto afcenain :
had no be 0 ing on quclli ill before the house,
aoP he wastheretorc opposed to ihc piopolcd
amendment.
After some further conversa'ion between
Mtfirs. Aifton ot N. C. Wright and Ba-neit of
<Jeoigia,rht latter of whom expr, ffed his opin
on th it an enquiry into thi* subj ct would un
fold fome curi us circumftanc not generally
known rtspedting r h ■ wi hdrawai of this mo
ney from the i rtafury of Georgia—
Mr. fia I’s ,'mend nent agreed to the fi ll
clause of it with ,ut oppofi ion, and the latter
clause by a vote, t,y Yeas and N ys , f 71 to 69.
Ihe queliion was hen dated on the adopt! 11
of the whole resolution, as amended, in the tol
lowmg words—
Resolved, I hat the eomrqjttee to wh.ch was
referred the bill I rom the Senate, enfit id An
act h>r the ind. mi ‘ficatiod ot certain cla mants
to lands in the Mil&flippi territory “ bc iritt, uc
ted to report the evidence of th* auih-oity v st
cd in th.- agents now atfenditig to compm , use
the claims set up by'he re-pcCtive claiinants y
and that the committee be further. inltruCted
to ascertain, if praCtictble, and report u he
House the amount of money actual y paid by
bona fid* third pu'th .sers for grant* or titles
they may hold under the original gram—also
from which ot the original companies the pre
sent claimants ~erive title and the am* uot of
money wi'h i awn by any of’ th* original g an
tees or persons ciainfitig under th m or their
agent or agents fronj the I re, .fury of Georgia.
And rhe same wfs agreed 10,
For agreeing to il Id
Againil it *9
And the House adjeurned:
NEW-YORK, March 8.
FRENCH NEWS.
Ycflerday arrived at this port the ele
gant le r ter ot* marque hrig Criterion, Cant.
Waterman, 42 days from La Tefte, with
a valuable cargo of brandy, wine, and dry
goods, to Hull >nd Griswold, owners and
others. Pjtfleijgers in the Criterion, Ma
dam MeriUart,and two daughtets. Madam
Crefibn, Melfis. Shubrick and Colter, of
the U. S. frigate President. Mr. I albot,
and Mr. E. W. Sage, Supei cargo.
Lieut. Shubrick is bearer of IX-fpatches
from Mr. Crawford, our minifler at the
Napoleon Court. Mr. C. exacted to
meet with feme delay in his arrangements
with the French Government in confe
qtience of a change ot rninilters.
The Editors ol'the Ne.w-York G ‘2ette,
are indebted to Mr. Sage for the follow
ing epitome of NEWS :
State of the armv—D ke of I'arrent,
(M‘Donnald) it was reported, had gone to
Hull and with 40,000 men.
Duke of Ragusa, (Marinont) at May
ence with 50,00 b.
Marlhal St. (lyr, capitulated at Dres
den. with 15,001?.
Prince Eckumhl cut off by the Swedes
in the environs of Hamburg, force 30,000
men.
Duke of R* !!uno (Victor) at Stralsund,
with 30,000 m n.
Count Bertrand at Cnfiel with 30,000
Reserve army laid to be forming.
Under the Duke of Valmy, at Mentz,
10,000.
Gen. Rapp at Dantzic, 15,000.
Marflial D’Albasure (Souchet) head
quarters at Barcelona, 35,000
Duke of D.dmatia(Soult) head quarters
at Ba, on lie, 65,000 men and daily re
ceiving reinforcements.
The Vice Hoy of Italv, (Prince Eu
gene) at Verrona, with 50,000 men.
The King of Naples laid to becom
ing from Naples with 30,000 men.
30.000 men at Sedan.
Dec. 20th.—Breda, in Holland, was
taken bv the Pmifian and Dutch troops
on the 10th init. ,
Considerable apprelteniions had been en
tertained for the fate of Autwe’p, but,
10,000 French troops had arrived th- re
for its relief.
Tlie coaleafed powers of the nor'b have
(h >wn a difpotition for peace. They are
content that France (liould remain witum
her ancient limits—Fney lay their victo
rits have brought them t.vtb*- Rhine, where
thev intend to remain until peace is con
cluded.
At Lutemburg there were many troops
coll; ding.
General Sebafli.mi and his troops are in
the environs of Cologne*
I he combined forces of the North cross
ed the Rhine in three different positions
with 200,000 men on the 25th December,
broke the neutrality of the Swiss Cantons
and marched through—they hid entered
Bern with a part of the force which is laid
to be for the invallon of Italy.
The King of Naples has taken off the
reductions on commerce in his ports and
reduced tiie duties 75 per cent.
Caulmcourt, Duke of Vizenza, has been
appointed Miniffer of Foreign Relations,
in the place of the Duke of Bafiano. The
Corps Legislative convened the 19th Dec.
The i 2th and 13th Dec. the two armies
before Bayonne were very warmly engag
ed without ctflatioir The Englilh and
Porniguefe loft from 8 to lo.opomrn. The
Spanilii troops were not engaged in this
affair, they have inclined to the right and
are on the borders of the Adour.
Two Comm iilioners had been lent to the
Congrcfs at Manheim from Paris.
Dec. 31 ft.— It is confidently reported
that the Deputation ot t c Logiilative
body, lias been met by a fimuar one oi tl e
Council of State, to examine tiie documents
relative to the negotiations and the pro
posals made to tile allied powers, and that
they firmly represented and infilled that
as the proposals were not adequate to the
aclual state of affairs, new and more liberal
one* fliouid be made, and that after a long
difeuffion, their opinion had been adopted,
p'rom the nature of the newpropofds made
to the enemy,great hopes may be enter
tained oi a ipt-edy pacification. Inconie
quence of the change of Minif’ters oi
Foreign Relations, Mr. Crawford obllrv
ed that he exjxdied to meet with fbme
detention in his arrangements witli the
French government.
‘Fhe King of Spain (Ferdinand) was pre
paring to leave Paris, to re-assume his au
thority in Spain. A peace appears very
certain between France and Spain, and
that footi.
‘Fhe expenditures of .the French gov
ernment for the l ‘ft year amounted to
dolls. 300,000,000. The amount of ex
penles for the prellnt year, according to
report, will ire dolls. 360,000.000.
The National Guard in the North of
France had been ordered to march towards
the Rhine.
TRANSLATIONS,
For the nfw-yokk gazette.
Napi.es, 26th December.
Yefterdav, at 5 o’clock in the evening,
we have seen the commencement of one of
the molt violent eruptions of which the
hillorv of Vesuvius gives an account.
Happilv this phenomenon, which preleiued
a dreadful ipe<ftacle,has not done any con
liderable damage. The explolion began
by a (bower of heavy volcanic matter,
which has been followed bv a Violent erup
tion of lava. This inflamable matter,
parting itfelf into two torrents, funk be
low the ancient lava towards Torre-Greco.
At ten o’clock in the evening, the firit tor
rent flopped ; hut the second continued its
progress towards Bol’co Realc, and Bofco
Ire-cale.
Augsburg, Dec. 28.
The infurreftion in ti e Bavarian Tyrol
gives alarm to our court. Troops have
Nren marched into that country to enforce
refpeft to the authority of the public func
tionaries, and re-establish tranquility.
Bayonne, January 6.
On the iftinft. the enemy having un
dertaken to conftruift a battery on a finall
illand. in order to attempt the paflage ot
the Adonr, the bridges of boats have been
funk, and the battery destroyed. We had
more than 300 killed, and a great number
wounded. ‘Fhe Bearnais and the Basques
flattened to range themselves under the co
lours ot Gen. Ilarilpe, who briikly annoy
ed the enemy.
Paris, January 13.
After having themselves fixed the halls
of peace, and after they h id been accepted
by the Emperor, the allied powers have
r filled to sign them, a circumltance un
parallel led in the history of nations.
January 14.
Different accounts from Italy, and
which are believed to be authentic, report
that the Auffrians, having attempted again
to dilbxlge the Prince Vice-Roy of Italy
from his position on the Adige, have b* en
repulsed with considerable lols. We wait
for the details of this new success.
Bordeaux, January 19.
The operations of the levy ot 300,000
men continue with aftivity, and will Ihort
ly terminate. A considerable part ot the
contingent is on its march, and every day
fees new departures. The coufcripts ren
der themselves with exa&itude to the calls
made upon them, and depart animated with
the live licit spirit.
London, December 31.
The general opinion among!! military
nun is that Lord Wellington cannot re
main in tli* position which he at pre lent
occupies without experiencing imnu nie loss
bv tlie infectious air exhaled from the
marflies, and Ir the forces which are con
tinually crofting from Marflial Soult..
It is with sorrow we announce that near
ly 1 200 men of our troops have deierted.
From a late London Paper.
Cn-ncral Vxndimme.
It will be recollected, that this famous
French General was captured by the Al
lies near Culm , immediately after the
battle of Dresden , and was lent to Rus
sia. It appeared by the lal! papers, that
he had arrived at Moscow, where he had
committed the mol! barbarous outrages the
preceding campaign. The presence of this
prisoner naturally excited great folititude
in the populace to fee him; and occasion
ed the follow ing notice to be issued by the
celebrated Count Rostophin on the fub
jed:
“ Notice — The Commander in Chief
of Moscow makes known to those who
are dejirous of feeing the French prison
er of ti’cir, Vandamme, that his height
is two vischuns, flout made, 46 years of
age , dark complexion. He has certain
ly nothing very extraordinary about
him ; yet those who are desirous to have
a sight of him. are to address themselves
to the Town-Mayor, Colonel Dalwig.”
It is very evident that this notice was
issued merely to regulate the gratification
otti).- Muscovites to see one of tfee in oft
notorious officers of tlie French army.
While on this i’ubjec! it may arouse the
reader to be informed, that the annals of
the French revolution give the following
(ketch-s of this General Vandamme :
He was born in thejear 1760, in Mount
Caffel, of poor parents. His nerves being
of tlie firmed tad, his courage supplied the
and -fed of education. His statute five feet
ten inches. At iShe entered the French
service, and was afterwards concerned in
many robberies, tor one ot which he was
sentenced to death ; but b> tlie humane
interference of M. De Scoubeck, the Loid
of Mount Caffel, his FenUnce was mitiga
ted to confinement in the gallies. From
these he was liberated by the Revolution ;
and in 1793, came back to Mount
commenced a violent revolutionists—an*
nounetd, among others, this fame M. De
Scoubeck, who perilhed in confequtnce.
He then became Captain of a rifle corps ;
and in his revolutionary fervor he put to
death one of the denounced Priests, who
was a near relation of his mother. He
afterwards was made Colonel of riflemen,
and his corps was distinguished by his
name. That became the mod ferocious
corps of the army. He became a General
of Brigade under Houchard, whom lie af
terwards denounced, and ptocured to be
guilotined. He commanded a corps in
the invasion of the Netherlands, and his
name became famous in the annals of those
campaigns. For not taking Oftend, as he I
promised, the Directory suspended him, Hi
as inducement for his restoration, be boast
ed that he had ordered the execution of 20
emigrants; and that lie had despatched
two of their chiefs with his own hands, one
of them being a Marquis.
He was reinstated. In the conquest and
pillage of the Netherlands and Holland, he
aifted a conspicuous part; and his conduft
was loudly complained of by Gens. Mo
reau and Rolladn, who held commands in
the fame army ; but he a fieri ed in his de
fence that he had lent three hundred wag
gons with spoils to France. His conduct
was approved by the Direttory, and lie
became the dread not only of the other
Generals, but of all the places he entered.
The history of those times is full of his
brutal excuses. He was taken pi doner at
the siege of Ypres, but extricated himfelf
by his courage and prelence of mind. His
talents as a General were doubted ; but
his daring courage and constancy ensure
-him promotion. He was afterwards made
Governor of Lisle, by Bonaparte. 111 all
the campaigns which followed, he diftin
guilhed himlelf by his courage ; and when
Napoleon was in Spain he was made Go
vernor of Bologne. At the battle of Dres
den, fought in Auguf! last, be commanded
the firft corps d’armes under Napoleon;
and when he was defeated and taken pri
i’ouer by the allies, the Emperor the next
day, while he commended his boldness,
condemned his ralhnefs in pretty severe
terms. In sac!, this disaster was the turn
ing point of the campaign.
In a late official Austrian paper, we. find
that when Gen. Meerfeidt, who was woun
ded and taken two days before the battle of
Leipfic, on being presented to Napoleon,
the latter said he hoped the allies would
exchange Gen. Vandamme for him (Count
M.) “ I know,” added the Emperor,
“ that lie does not bear a very good char
acter, but I do not know vvhv lie should
be thought so very ill of. To be sure, I
(liould not like to have two Vamlainrees,
for in that case I inuf! (hoot one of them.”
1 bis is dated in the Berlin official Gazette
to be authentic.
Avery singular transition from poverty
to wealth has'lately occured in the uerfon
of E. Williams a fifherman, at Hastings-
This man. while pursuing bis usual avoca
tionsina small vefiVl,,on the 22d Feb. ac
compiniedby his lon, was driven over to
the French coast, and desirous of eluding
observation, left he (Liould be detained, put
into a fequelVred port near Dieppe, or
cafionally frequented by smugglers. Here
be observed a fix oared boat, containing
several persons, (happing its course for
Dieppe, biK from which place it appeared
likely to be cut off bv an Englilh cutter
which purfimd it. In half an hour he loft
fight of the boat and cutter, and then pre
pared to return home. On making a large
offing, he was much ftirprized by the ap
pearance of a pentangular float of cork,
which, as it drifted near the veffe.l,entangl
ed with the rudder. In endeavouring to
diftngage it, he found a trunk, which was
fuftened by ropes to the float of coi
drifted near the rudder. In endeavouring
to disengage it, he found, to nib furprize, a
a trunk, which was fattened by ropes to the
float, and having got it on board and open
ed it he found to his aftonifliment and joy,
that it, was nearly filled with guineas, to
the amount of 6000 pounds. Williams
fuppoffs, with great probability, that the
boat which was purlued bv the cutter con
tained smugglers, and that in chafe they
threw the chef! overboard, rather than, it
fliouid betray them, and enrich their pur
ifiers and perhaps in the hope that not be
ing detained, they might afterwards recover
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