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FOREIGN.^ FROM ; GIfSR\LTAK. The Brain<iywine f frigat«. Lt. Gre gory, arrived at Gibraltar, Nov 11th, from Cowes, and, with the Nortfc- Carolina, Constellation, and Erie, mailed for l’ort Mahon on the ltith. On the 19th ult. the Colombian armed bug Gen. Sovblette, sailed from Gibraltar Bay for the purpose of in tercepting some Spanish vessels then in sight. When off the Point, she was attacked by Jour Spanish brigs, two-schooners and a gunboat. A running fight then commenced," hich v v as kept up with much spirit for two hours, which was distinctly seen from the Rock. Much anxiety was felt for the fate of the Colombians dur ing the night, which was, however, relieved early in the morning by her return, apparently uninjured. The particulars of this gallant affair w ere .(•hot known, except that Captain ( unningham lost an arm in the ac t mn. The British Ministry congratulate themselves on the success ot their mediation between Portugal and Bra zil, as a proof of the influence exer cised by England and the skill and talents of Mr. Canning. Notwith standingthe numerous subjects to be discussed before a good understand ing could be restored between the two courts, the treaty was comple ted in the short space of four months after the mi -ion of Sir Charles Stuart from London. The Courier enlarges on the dis interested part maintained in the ne gocintion by Great Britain; hut im mediately afterwards declares that “ the eminently advantageous posi tion in which she stands with respect to the empire of Brazil, is one winch must secure for her large and benfi < ial results.” These advantages it is hardly to be presumed Mr. Can ning could have heen blind enough not to foresee, with all the keenness cf vision in political and commercial affairs for which the editor so highly praises him The principal objection we have in this country to the treaty in ques tion, is that it strengthens in seme degree, or at least appearstostrongth en the |mwer of the Brazilian gov ernment, an enemy to the indepeud i nt states of South Am ricn, and the oppressor of its own subjects. [.V. Y. Adv. The extracts which will he found below from Greece and Turkey are important. The Raschid Pacha ba boon defeated, and obliged to raise the siege of Missolonghi, notwith standing the orders of the Grand Seignor of “ Missolonghi or thy head ” Great alarm exists at Con stantinople, and the Porte has reject ed all intervention of foreign powers, and has determined to try a sixth i ampaign. Extract of a private letter ofSep -1 ember 30, from Zante : “ Raschei! Pacha, not being discouraged bv the fruitless assaults which he had made upon Missolonghi, and stimulated bv the orders of the Grand Seignor, who -aid “Missolonghi or thy head,” com menced a terrible attack upon that place about eight days ago. A breach was opened in the fortress, troops rushed in, and made themselves mas ters of two bastions, when the Greeks threw aside their muskets, and fall ldg, sword in hand, upon the assail ants; routed and put them to flight. The Pacha, after this defeat, caused a fortification to be raised inearth, and upon it lie established five pie ces of cannon of heavy calibre, wit h which lie battered the interior of the fortress. The Christians being una ble to silence their fire, conceived the project of burying the Turks in their batteries. They contrived to mine, and the works were skill fully conducted that not one of the barbarians escaped the explo sion. This disaster determined Raschid Pacha to retreat to ilvpo chori, upon the Evenus. Ibrahim Pacha, after having left a garrison at Tripolilza, marched upon Mistra, where lie burnt two liousi sand some churches. Proceeding afterwards upon Bardonnica he was -topped by the Greeks, who were entrenched in some towers with a draw-bridge. He was making preparations for a siege, when the Hellenist army, un der Colloctroni and other Captains, eame up and attacked him. The action was brisk, and the Pacha be ing unable to make either his caval ry or his troops of the line manoeu vre in the crags of the woody moun tains was compelled to retreat, after having lost 1200 men. He retired info a country adjacent to Monom basia, called Pente Alouia, where he is closely pressed by the Greeks. M. Regnault de St. dean d’Angely, (son of the Minister of State under the Empire,)continues at Napoli the organization of a corps of cavalry; k. Colonel Fabvier is training the troops n l*Europeenne ; artillery officers reach the Greek cannon to manoeu vre ; and every thing is in prepara tion for a sixth campaign.” Extract of a private letter of the 1-t inst. from Vienna :—“ We have letters from Constantinople to Octo ber 10. The following is the su!<- srance of their contents Towards the end of September the Divan held several assemblies. which Were remarkaldv stormy. Some of the members, who did not coin cide in opinion with the majority, were nnbraided by tbesr colleagues as partisans of the Greeks. In line, it was decided that the Porte, form erly rejecting all intervention of for eign powers, would use the utmost efforts to enter upon a sixth cam paign, in order to bring the Greek rebels into subject ion. Tartars were, in consequence, despatched to all the Turkish commanders in the Pel oponnesus, as well us to Ibrahim Pa cha, to make known to them the re solutions of the Divan, and enjoin them to push their operations with the greatest energy, notwithstanding the season was so fir advanced. It was even in contemplation to try a winter campaign, a thingunexamph and inthe annals ofthc Ottoman Empire; but tbe execution of such a project of such a project seems impossible, as none of the firmans of the Grand Seignior would be able to keep the soldiers under their colours, when once the winter had commenced. As to the Captain Pacha, after having spent some time at Alexandria, he lias returned with his squadron to Boudrnn, where he is waiting for the sailing oft he new Egypt ian ex ped it ion. This officer is not without .apprehen sion, us the Greeks are hovering about him ; and it is believed that he will take the first opportunity of making the best of his way to the Dardanelles, to pass the winter quietly. Tlk* Austrian Observer of the 22<l ult. contains the following article, dated Constantinople, Sept. 26 : On the 10th, Selim Aga, Ibrahim Pacha’s armour hearer, arrived at Constantinople, & was received with great honours. lie brought, as was said,tbe details oilbrahim'soperarions from the commencement of the cam paign, and the trophies of his victo ries. The Porte lias published a short bulletin, which came down on ly to the latter end of June The arrest of some Greeks of distinction, among whom was the mother of A. Mavrocordato, a few days ago, ex cited great alarm among the Greek inhabitants of the capital ; they were, however, soon made easy, by the release of the prisoners who had been arres'ed on a fiil.se accusation of corresponding with the insurgents, which was brought against them by a Greek renegado of the name of froniro, who had lately again aband oned the Mahometan faith, and hop ed to save himself by calumniating his countrymen. “ The news Oi the intended expedi tion of Lord Cochrane lias exieted serious alarms, not so much in the Porte; which, confiding in the jus tice and power ofthc British Govern ment and the legal means in its pow er, does not give any credit to it ; as among tlie English here, and the merchants in general. It has caus ed s*ill greater alarm at Smyrna and the other Christian inhabitants are terrified at the consequences of an enterprise, which, (according to the declaration of its own promoters,) aims at nothing less than the plunder ing and laying w aste of all the ports and costs of the Turkish Empire, and would excite, in the highest degree, the despair and vengeance of the Musselmans.—lt is impossible to imagine any thing more crue I, than that last remains of the prosperity of these countries, which have so reverely suffered within these five years, should become the prey of the rapacity of European swindlers and freebooters. But G. P.ritain, if no other consideration in fluenced it, will show howto avert such destruction from the establish ments under its protection, and from all the Christians in the Levant.” Legislative. AN ACT To regulate the Licensing of Physicians to Practice in this State. * Sec. 1. Be it enacted by die Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Georgia in General Assemblu met. and it is hereby enacted by the av- J thority of the same, That from and after the passing of this act, no per son or persons shall be allowed to practice Physic and Surgery, or any of the branches thereof, or in any case to prescribe for the cure of dis eases for fee or reward, unless he or they shall have been first licensed to do so in the manner hereinafter prescribed. Sic. 2. And be it further enacted. That if any person or persons shall hereafter presume, without such li cense, to practice physic or surgery, or in any manner prescribe for the cure of diseases for fee or reward, he or they shall be liable to he in dicted, and on conviction, shall he fined not exceeding the sum of five hundred dollars for the first offence, and for the second be imprisoned not exceeding two months, one half the fine to enure to the use of him who shall inform, and the other half to the use of the state. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That on the trial of all indictments for any of the offences enumerated in this act, it shall be incumbent on the defendant to shew that he has been licensed to practice physic and surgery, and to prescribe for the cure of diseases, in the manner hereinafter I enumerated in this act Sec. 4. . hid be it junker mutter!. That all bonds, notes, promises, and assumptions, made to any person or persoSS not licensed ill uiaiitief here inafter tnt ntioned, the consideration of which shall be for services render ed as a physician or -urgeon, in pre scribing for the cure of diseases shall be, and they are hereby declared ut terly void and of no cff- ct. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That in order to tbe proper regula tion of the practice oi physic and sur gery, there shall he established a Board of Physicians, to assemble an nually at the scat of government, who shall, at their annual meeting, examine all applicants; and if, on srtch exrmnnath n, they are fount! competent, shall grant to such ap plicant a license to .practice physic and surgery : Provided, That seven members of said board shall consti tute a quorum to make such exami nation, and grant such license : And provided also. That if any applicant shall have studied and received a diploma from any Medical Coll ge, the said board, or a quorum thereof, shall license the said applicant to practice without examination. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted. That the following gentlemen shall constitute a Board of Physicians of the State of Georgia, to wit ; Tom linson Fort, Milton Anthony, Janies P. Scriven, Charles West, Anderson Watkins, Southwork Harlow, Am brose Baber, B. A. White, Wm. P. Graham, John Gardin, A. B. Ridley, O. C. Fort, Thomas Hamilton, Wm, C. Daniel, John Dent, Thomas B. Gorman, Alexander Jones, Wm. IS. Richardson, N.. B. Powell, and Wal ter 11. Weems. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the annual meeting of (lie Rcurd of Physicians of Georgia, shall be held at (iieseat of government on the first Monday in December in each and every year; and that th said board shall be entitled to re ceive and demand of every applicant when licensed, the sum of five dol lars for each and every examination, and the sum ot five dollars for every license. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted , That no part or clause of this act shall have any operation oj effect upon any person now practising me dicine or surgery within (his stub , and who has heretofore been a prac tising physician within the same. Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That no apothecary within this state, unless he be a licensed physician, shall he hereafter permitted to vend or expose for sale, any drugs or me dicines v'uhout previously obtaining a license to do so. front the board ot physicians created by the act. And every apothecary so vending or sell ing drugs or medicines, contrary to the provisions of this act, shall be lia bl to all the penalties imposed by this act, on physicians and surgeon practising without a license : Provi ded, That nothing herein contaim be construed to prevent merchant or shopkeepers from vending or ex posing tor sale medicines already prepared ; Provided also. That noth ing herein contained shall he con strued to operate against, or on any person or persons who now are, and heretofore have been, engaged in the sale of drugs and medicines a« apothecaries, or who may fie, and heretofore have been engaged in the vending of drugs and medicines as an exclusive branch of medicine. Sec. It). And be it further enacted, That the board of physicians created by this act, shall have the power to examine any apothecary who may apply to it for a license t ouching their knowledge of drugs and pharmacy, and on finding such person qualified, shall grant such license, and shall receive therefor the same fees as provided in the act for a license to practice physic and surgery. Sec. 1 J. And be it further enacted, That to prevent delay and inconve nience, a single member of the board of pi lysicians, may grant temporary license to applicants therefor, and make report thereof to the board, at their next meeting, for confirmation, or further evidence of qualification Ito he given by the applicant : Pro vided, That a temporary license shall not continue in force longer than the next meeting of the board; and that a temporary license shall in no case be granted by one of the board, after the applicant has been refused a li cense by the board ot physicians. Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That the board of physicians be and they are hereby authorised and em powered, to elect all such officers, and frame all such by-laws, as may be necessary to carry this act into effect; and in case of the death, re moval, or refusal to act, of any mem ber of the said hoard, the said board or a quorum of them, be and they are hereby empowered to fiii up such vacancy. Sec. 13. And be it further enacted. That said hoard shall enter in a book to be kept by them for that purpose, the names of such and every person they shall license to practice physic and surgery, and the time of grant ing the same, together with the names of the members oT the board present, and shall publish the same in some newspaper printed at the seat of government, within thirty days after granting the same. Sec. 14. And be it further enacted, That said board of physicians shall he considered a body corporate, so far as to hold property, noth real and personal; keep a common seal, sue and be sued, and that the book so k''pi Irt tlio jboafd as nforesaiu, shall be considered a book of record; and a transcript from the same, cer tified by the proper officer, under the common seal, shall be taken and received as evidence in any court ot law- in this State. Congress. Thursday, December 29, 1825. IN SEN ATE Mr. Ilavne, stated, tuat the Secre tary of the navy, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, had trans mitted, a few days ago, a printed document containing the proceedings in the case ot Commodore Porter; and as the letter which Com. Porter had addressed to the Senate had been referred to the consideration of the Naval committee, he should move that this report be also referred to the same committee. Mr.Lloyd, of (Mass.) stated, that as his name had been referred to, in the letter of Com. Porter, in relation to the proceedings of the Court of Inquiry, and Court Martial, which had been holdcu in reference to him, he considered it proper he should state his agency in making the call lur them He said, that shortly after his reaching Washington, Commo dore Porter called on, and delivered him a letter, requesting he would ot ter a resolution tor a call on the Sec retary of the Navy for a communica tion ot the proceedings in the case ot the Court of Inquiry that had been held in reference to his coduct, and that ot his officers who were em ployed in the United States, squad ron in the West Indies, in 1883 and ’24; That, from the good disposition he entertained for the gallant officers ol the navy, and certainly the hero ic achievement of the hero of Val pariso entititled him to be consider ed as among those who had been most distinguished, he was always disposed to comply with any request they should make to him, to which ue could accede with propriety: — That after reading the leter, lie saw no objection to the call, and deter mined to make it, at the request of the Commodore; but ns he had, personally, no ulterior views with re gard to it other than to spread the facts in the case before the Senate, in order that gentlemen might judge for themselves of the further meas ures, if any, it would be desirable to adopt, he considered it proper to as certain if the call could be readily complied with. In making this in quiry, he learnt that the proceedings of the two Courts had heen printed, and were bound together in one vol ume, and were ready in the Depart ment, as he understood, to be distri buted, if called for. This fact he communicated to Commodore Por ter, who assented to the resolution in the form in which it was offered. Some days after, the Commodore applied to him to know what lie meant to do further in the case; to w hich lie replied, he did not intend to take any further measures on the ■adject; the answer to the call had not then been made, nor had any communication been received, at that time, from the Department, with regard to it. He had seen only the pamphlet published by Commodore Porter, and some detached accounts of the proceedings in the news-pa pers; which he did not think suffi cient to justify his taking any further measures in the case, more especially as a call for the proceeding had been made, and as he had seen a remark in the other House, by an honorable member, that there was some other information, relevant to this subject, which had not heen published, and which, he believed, had been there ordered; and before he had the means of forming a judgment lespecting it, or, at any rate, before an answer to the call from the Senate had been received, respect due to himself and the Senate, would certainly have prevented his taking any further steps on the subject. This explana tion he thought it due from him to make. The motion was carried. The Senate thou proceeded to the consideration of Executive business, and in about an hour adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Tiittle from the Committee on Revolutionary claims, reported a bill to revive and continue in force an act, entitled “ An act further to pro vide for the refugees from the British privinces of Canada and Nova Sco tia,” which was read twice and com mitted, and made the order of th; day for to-morrow, and ordered to he printed. Mr. Whipple, of New Hampshire, from the Committee on Public. Lands, made an unfavorable report on the petition of Samuel M Morrow. which was laid on the table. The Speaker laid deforethe House sundry documents from Michigan, on the subject of the election of Del egate, which was referred to the Committee on elections. On motion of Mr. Holcombe of N. Jersey, it was Resolved, That the Committee on Naval affairs be instructed to in quire into flic expediency of so re-or iranizing ami increasing the Marine Corps, that the objects ol its estab lishment may be mote effectually se cured. Mr. Cook, of Illinois, offered the following resolution; Resolved That for the purpose of electing the President and Vice President of the United States, the Constitution ought to be so amend ed that a uniform system of voting by Districts shall be established in all the states; and that the qualified voters of each District shall vote, di rectly, for the aforesaid officers: and that the Constitution ought to be further amended in such manner as will prevent the election of the afore said officers from devolving upon the respective Houses of Congress; and that the eventual choice shall be from the two highest on the list that may heve been previously voted for, and shall be made by state. On motion of Mr. Conway, of Ar kansas, it was Resolved, That the Committee on Military affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of ma king an appropriation to defray the expense oi’ opening a military road from Cantonment Gibson, on the Ar kansas river, to Cantonment Tow son, on Red river, and from Canton ment Towson, to Cantonment Jesup, in Louisiana. Mr. Wing, of Michigan, offered the following resolution, which lies one day on the table: Resolved, That the Secretary ot War be requested to report to this House, the proceedings which have been had under “An act to author ise the surveying and making of a road front a point in the north-west ern boundary of the state of Ohio, near the foot of the Rapids of the Miami of Lake Erie, to Detroit, in the territory of Michigan,” approved May 26th, 1825 Arid to communi cate such other information as he may have on that subject. On motion of Mr. Miner, of Penn sylvania, it was Resolved. That the Committee on Agriculture be ir tructed to in quire whether the cultivation of the Mulberry tree, p.nd tiie breeding oi silk-worms, for the purpose of produ cing silk, be a subject worthy of le gislative attention. And should they think it to be so, that they obtain such information as may be in their power, respecting the kind of mul berry tree most preferred ; (he best soil, climate, and mode of cultivation; the probable value ofthe culture, ta king into view the capital employed ; the labor and the product ; togeth er with such facts and opinions as they may think useful and proper. Resolved, That the Committee inquire whether any legislative pro visions are necessary or proper to promote the Production of silk. .Fin'» iv, D.-c. 30 The Senate yesterday confirmed the nomination of John Williams. of Tennessee, as Charge d' Affaires of the United States, to the Repub lic of Central America. Also, the nomination of George Croc, han, (late of the army) to he Inspector General of (he Army, in (he place of Colonel .S'. B. Archer, deceased. Mr. Floyd, (ofYa.) elected inthe room of Mr. John Randolph, appear ed, was qualified, and took his seat. Thursday, Jan. 5. In the Senate, the hill making ap propriation for the payment of the Revolutionary and other Pensioners, was read the third time and passed. The hill to provide for the seizure and sale of property imported in vio lation ofthe revenue laws, was order ed to he engrossed for its last read ing. Four resolutions were offered : one by Mr. Holmes, for a survey of certain roads in Maine, and for the connection, by means of a canal, of the waters of the Kennebec, or An droscoggin river, with Casco Bay— one by Mr. King, for the erection of bridges over the water courses in the vicinity of the Creek Agency—one hy Mr. Hendricks, for the establish ment of certain mail routes in Indi ana. and one by Mr. Robbins, for the establishment of a naval depot on the waters of Narragansett Bay, in Rltode-Island. Notice was given by Mr. Holmes, of his intention to bring the bill to secure the accountability of public officers again before the Senate; and a similar notice was given by Mr. Johnston, of Louisiana, of his intention to introduce a bill for the erection of a house for the use of the hoarding officer at the Balize. In the House of Representatives, the resolution offered on the preced ing day by Mr. Lincoln, of Maine; and that offered hy Mr. Trczvant, of Virginia ; the former in relation to the payment of militia claims, and the latter calling for a return of the members of Congress who may have been appointed to offices in the go vernment, were adopted with some amendments. The latter resolution created some discussion as to the source whence the information should be obtained, which terminated in its being sent to the President, as the resolution was framed in the first in stance. An interesting communica tion was. received from the Navy Department, in reply to a resolution made some time since by Mr. Bay lies, of Massachusetts, relative to a vessel to be employed in the-explo ration of our North-VVest Coast.— Mr Everett, of Massachusetts re- Thursday, Jan. 5. ported from the Committee on Library, with reference to the |;>tl fire. The report, which is long, a; ■ comes to no definite conclusion, ordered to be printed. The remain der of the day was occupied on ff, Bill to amend the Judicial systeu which was taken up in committee „ the whole, and on which Mr. Wei ster spoke for upwards of an hot;; w ith remarkable ability. From the National ItkelUgmcer of Dec. 2 It is understood that the Pres, dent has nominated to the Senate as Commissioners or the part c this Government to the Assembly c American nations at Panama. Rice ard C. Anderson, of Kentucky, (3 present Minister to the Republic « Colombia) and John Sergeant < Philadelphia. William B. Roche-, ter, of Ncw-York, is nominated a Secretary to the Commission. The nomination by the President to the Senate, ofthe Commissioner! to Panama, puts an end to all runtw on the subject f those appointments The nomination has not been act« upon by the Senate There is souk difference of opinion, we believe, a: to th expediency of the Mission.- If the opinion ofthe Senate be favor able to the object, the probability i< the nomination will not be seriously opposed The publicity, given to this nom ination to the Senate, will have one satisfactory effect. It will serve to remove tha dubitation, and satistV the scruples, of our friends the editor of the Enquirer. They Will hardly continue to dispute the construction, which we put on the passage ofthc President’s Message, announcing the proposed mission to Panama, when they find taht construction so decis ively affirmed by the President’s own act. It cannot now he questioned, we think, that he meant to follow lb Constitutional injunction inrespcit to to the appointment of these Min isters (that it should be “ by and with) the advice and consent of the Sen-1 ate,' ) though he did not think it ne cessary. in the composition of l.i- Message, to recite the constitutional provision. COM. PORTER’S LETTER. The following is the copy of a Letter from Com. Porter to the Senate, noticed in the proceedings of that body of the 27t!i inst. To the Vice President of the U. States , and President of the Senate. Sin:—During the last session of Congress, several communications front Thomas Randall and John Mountain, highly injurious to the character of myself, and other offi cers ot the West India squadron, were transmitted by the Secretary of Slate, to the Senate, and gave rise to a debate, wherein many se vere reflections wore made .on the conduct of navy officers in general but more particularly on that of the officers employed for the suppression of piracy. In consequence of these communications, and the remarks they gave rise to, immediately on mv arrival in the United States, I appli ed for an investigation of the con duct of myself and (others, implies tedby t hem. The consequence was a ninvestigation of the whole ofthc procodings of the West India squad ron, from the time of my taking com mand, up to the time of mv recall. — All ol which has heen printed, by or der ot the President, and was, I am informed, a short time since, in the office ofthe Secretary of the Navy, ready to he distributed whenever Congress shall have made a call lor the same. In consequence of which, I some time since requested the Hon. Mr. Lloyd to offer a resolution, calling; on the Navy Department for the proceedings in the case to he laid be fore the Senate, which he did me (he favor to comply with, and a coil was accordingly made; but as he has since informed me that he does not contemplate taking any further step* inthe affair. I take the liberty of briefly stating to you my object in wishing the call for the proceedings, which I beg you to communicate to the Seriate for its consideration. The documents communicated by the State Department, together with the remarks w hich they gave rise to, have been spread before the public, and on many minds have left an im pression highly injurious to the char acter of the Navy in general; and this impression has been strengthen ed by the repetition of the charges in the public prints by Mr. Randall, since the proceedings in the case were had, with the additional asser tion that I had shrunk from the in quiry, and deprived the court of the opportunity, of bringing out all the facts in the case, by which his charg es would have been sustained, and my guilt would have been manifest. It is, therefore, due to myself, it is due to every officer under my com mand, it is due to the whole Navy, and, indeed, the whole nation, that the result of this inquiry , should he laid before the Senate, that errone ous impressions, injurious to our char acters. may thereby be removed from the minds of those r ho, by the state ments of Randall and Mountain, have been led to entertain them, and those who entertained different opin ions, and were induced to inter po;- themselves between us and the iniu rv which is believed was intended