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.Ofts a? ri —= \ > - \ ' aats MILITARY REPORT! The following is a synopsis of a report laid before congress, by the acting secretary of war, on the subject of tlie militia, pursuant to a vote of the Ust session: that the militia be divided into four clashes; those between Id and 20, to be called the minor class; those between the age of 21 and 31, the junior class; those over 31 and tinder45, the senior class: the minor class shall be liable In be called iuto the service of the United States, within the state or Qr territory to which they belong; the senior class shall be liable to serve at the call of tht United States, in the state or territory to which they hei >ng, and in those adjacent—til oat of the junior class snail be liable to do any duty by the constitution requir ed of die militia* or in other words, shall be at the dis posal of the executive, to be fed, armed and equipped when in service, by the government. The minor and junior classes shall be assembled once a year to do mili tary duty; and shall be subjected to the. same discipline as the army—to be at such times sub dated and equipp ed at the expense of the United States, and be regular ly encamped for a given period of time, when the mili tia of the other two classes shall attend and be instructed as infantry. Arsenals and military depots shall be erect ed, munitions provided in each state or territory, for the use of tli* militia at such seasons, for which the several t states shall be accountable to the war department.— Whenever the United States shall be invaded, or whene ver the president thinks that there is emminent danger of invasion, he i hill be auiho rised to callout as many of the militia as he shall deem necessary to repel it. Whenever combinations are firmed for obstructing the laws of tlie United States, too powerful to be repressed by the judi ciary, or by tlie marshals, the president .hail call forth sucli portion of the inditia as lie shall judge necessary tor that purpose. If there is an insurrection in any state or territory, against the government thereof, tlie presi dent may, on application of the legislature, or in their absence, of tlie executive thereof,. call forth such por- rlcan tion of the m'ditia as tie shall judge necessary to repress the insurrection. Whenever tlie militia are so called Out, they shaft be subject to martial iaw. Any officer who shall then disobey the president’s orders or of a su- forfeit a certain ing any military office for a given period of time, or for life", as shall be adjudged by the court martial.— Everv officer, commissioned and uncommissioned, pri vate, 8ic. who shall be detached, and shall disobey die president’s orders in any of tlie aforesaid cases, or the orders of a superior officer, shall be tried by a conn martial, we'presume as one guilty of mutiny: and if they refuse to march and join their corps, shall receive sen tence bf death; substitutes, however, may be provided ill such -cases it is further provided, that no writ or ci vil process from any court of the United States, shall be served upon any ta in wide rih the service, nor shat! his property be taker*. All offences by the officers, non commissioned officers or privates, after their detachment for the service of the United States, before their assem bling at the appointed places of rendezvous, shall be tried by courts composed of mditia officers only, of the stale or territory to wit,ch they belong, not in the actual ser vice oftbeUnited.States AH offences committed in while actual service, shall be tried by militia officers in actual service. If the officer is absent, a c<- of the summons left with some pers n at his usual • 'ae of abode, shall be a competent service. These are .e principal out lines of tile report.—-FeiIsral Uepnbacuu. i 2. Funded public deBt, contracted since the wit >3,006,414, 23.' , • % • 3. Floating public debt, outstanding, 9,233,"94 00- total 123f63ij,©2 93. The aggregate amount of the public debt, as estimated on tlie 12th of February, 1816, being lire sum of 12b 630,692 93/ The aggregate reduction since tliat period amounts to the turn of 3,471,210 38. In execution of the act of the 39th of April, 1816. relative to the custom-house establishment, the secretary states, That the purchase of a custom-house; at Boston, lias cost 29,000. That a purchase lias been authorised at New-York, at a price not exceeding 53,000. That a purchase lias been authorised at Philadelphia at a price, for the site and the buildings to be erected, which will probably amount to 65,OtW—total 149,009. That a negociatioi^ias taken place with the trustees for building an exchange at Baltimore, who o:Fer to erect and convey to the government a suitable establishment, being part of the exchange, for 70,090. And that a site and building may be purchased at Charleston, for tlie stun of 50,000—total 269,000. But the appropriation only amounts tA 250,900—leav ing a deficit of 18.000. Upon this statement it is proposed to suspend the pur chase at Baltimore, until an additional appropriation can be obtained; but to complete the purchase of tlie establishments in New-Yoi k, Philadelphia and Charles ton, upon an enlarged scale, more adequate to tlie grow ing commerce of those cities. We copy from the report tlie whole of Mr. Dallas’s remarks on'the subject of the -in.erican Eagle. 'Fite case if Hoyt, vs. Geiston, ct at. In consequence ofinstnictions issued from the Treasury Department, by authority of tlie president, the collector ana suiveyorof the port of New-York, seized the ship called “the Ame rican Eagle,” under tlie charge of bring illegally armed and equipped witliiji the United States, for the purpose ;f waging hostilities . gainst a friendly foreign power. Upon a trial in the district, court of New-York,the ves sel was ordered to be restored, ana the judge refused to grant a certificate that there was a pmbah.e cause of perior officer, shall for the first offence, .... , , - .. portion of his wages, and he rendered incapable of hold- s . e,zul ?'. 1 he r bwu .« ht a ” « ct,on ot Ues .i >ass SETTLEMENT OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. At the last session of Congress, the senate passed a resolution requiring tlie secretaries of tlie departments to report jointly','at the next session, a plan to ensure the annual settlement of public accounts. On tlie 9th iust. the secretaries submitted their plan to congress, l>om which tlie following is extracted; “In conformity with these prei.minary observations, the undersigned respectfully propose, that it is expedi ent— First. That another independent department of tlie government be organised, to be denominated the “Home Department.” That the secretary of this department shall execute the Orders of the president, in relation to 1. Tiie territorial governments. 42. The national highways aiul canals. 3. Tlie general post office. 4. Tlie patent office. 5. The Indian depart * .t. Second, That the primary and final settlement of all •accounts to be made in the treasury department, and that the organization of that department be modified, so as to authorise the appointment of l: Five additional auditors. 2. One additional comptroller 3. One Solicitor. 4. That the Mint establishment be placed under tlie direction of the treasury department. Third. That the office of accountant of the war and navy department, and of the superinlendaiiL general of military supplies, be abolished. Fourth. That the survey of the coast be confided to the navy department. i According," to the modification here recommended, the First auditor wid be charged with the settlement of the public accounts accruing ia the Treasury Depart ment. - Second auditor will be charged with the settlement of all accounts relative to the pay and clothing of tlie ar my, the subsistence of tlie officers, bounties, and 'prem iums, the recruiting service, and the contingent expell ees of the war department- Third'auditor will be charged with the settlement of all accounts, relative to the subsistence of tiie army, the quarter-master’s department, tiie hospital department, and the ordinance department. Both of these auditors '/ill keep tlie property account connected with those branches of service in tlie v.„r department, coniidcd to them respectively. Fourth auditor will be charged with the settlement of all accounts relative to tiie navy de lariment—and the Fifth auditor will be charged with the settlement of nil accounts relative to tiie state and home depart ments. * i The first comptroller bring relieved from directing and superintending the recovery by suits of all debts due the government, wid revise ali accounts settled by the first and filth auditor. Second comptroller will revise all settlements made bv the second, third and fourth auditors. The solicitor of the treasury will be charged with the recovery of debts due government, according to the farms prescribed'by law.”—iie/’s Gazette. the seizing officers, in the Suite court, and recovered damages to tiie amour, of «Jl-./7*369 43. The e..use has been transferred by o-.-ri-r of the president, from the Court of Errors in New-York, to the Supreme court of the United States, wncre it is now depending for a final judgment; and probably the j I'ugmcut will be rendered at February term neat. As the collector and surveyor acted m obedience to their ■ rders, they appear to be en titled to an indemnity from the government. The sub ject was, therefore, submitted to ihe committee of Ways and Means, at tlie last session; and a report w..s made bv die committee, in favor of die proposed indemnity . It is important that the report should be taken up and de cided, early : n tbe next session.- All the facts amt pro ceedings in the case, may be traced in tlie report of this department to the senate, during the session ending iy 1815; and in ti»e report made to tlie committee of ways and means, during Lie session ending in 1816.—Jiireal.- tils .idva tiscr. FOURTEENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION. FOREIGN INDIAN TRADERS. On tiie 19th instant, Mr. Pope, of Illinois, moved, in the House of Representatives, Lie adoption of the loi- lowing resolution: “Resolved, That the committee on foreign relations be instructed to inquire into tiie expediency' of exclud ing foreigners from trading with the Indians residing within tlie limits of tiie United States.” It was agreed to. In tlie senate of the United States, on the 29th inst. Mr. Morrow submitted a resolution that the committee on Public Land be requested to enquire.into the utility of reserving from sale such quantify of the United States’ land, growing live oak and red cedar, as may be requisite to supply our navy yards with timbers for the construction of public vessels It was laid on the table. The House of Representatives considered, on the same day, several individual petitions, praying remuneration for losses incurred during the late war, which were most ly rejected. Bills to incorporate two banks in Georgetown, (n. c.) one in Wa-hingtnn Gity, one in Alexandria, one to ex tend tiie charters of certain banks in the 1),strict of i_o- umbia, and another to prevent tlie ch dilation of notes of unchartered banks in the same territory’—were read Mid referred to the committee on that district. Tbe constitutional amendment was, on motion of M r. Pickens, of N. C. again debated, and the amendtlitnis offered to the original proposition negnilvcd; the sense of tiie iiou.se on tiie second and 1. st number of the pro position, in the following words, was taken: “A division of tlie States into di>tricts, for choosing representatives in the congress of the United States, and into districts for choosing ciectois of president and vice- president of the United States, shall take place, as soon •is conveniently may be, after each enumeration and ap portionment of representatives shall lie made, which dis tricts shall remain unaltered, un'tl after tlie succeeding enumeration and apportionment of represcntatii es.” nd decided in tlie Mn-inurive—37 to 51. FROM SOUTH AMF.RIGA. PpmT-ie-Pbijcok, November 17. Extracts fivm the Gazette of Venezuela— THK P1HST BUMJ5TIS Or TS» UBtHATlSH 1MM T. It is in vain that tlie tyrknts have called into action a! their resources. Providence smiles upon us, and the des pair of our enemies is only equalled by our happiness fiie illustrious island of Marguerita, unassisted* and -.browing off tlie yoke of . Spanish domination, appai^ them. Their couriers have been intercepted, and taken, and their ships captured in the ports of Cuinaim and Bar celona. One blow lias effected lilis. One day lias suffic ed to display the superiority of our arms. The royalists ol Pamputar are confined to the limits of their fortifies - tions, distress overcomes them, and the brave genera! A mmendi beats them at every point. Tlie retreat ot Ocuniare is known, but the temporary wants of several of our armed vessels, and the misfortunes ot some offi cers, liave not retarded tiie operations of the division yl the republican army in tlie vallies of Aragua, under tlie command of general .M’Grcgor. The Spanish general Quero was beaten at the head of a considerable force in the valley of Gnoto, on tiie 18th of tlie last month. The independent troops iiave pursued him to Ajuntas. Tin Caraccas Gazette, of the 24th July, acknowledges tiie disasters that the king’s arms have sustained. Very satisfactory accounts have been received from Los Llanos Our successes Iiave spread alarm along the whole coast, from Compano to Porto Cabedo, ana the oppressors of humanity are every where in consternation. Colonel Miguel Valdez occupies the entire province of Band mas. The intrepid general P.ar has penetrated as far as Cumanacoa, and lias made many prisoners—The brave general Moiu jas has lately h en very successful in tlie province of Barcelona. The valiant general Boxas with the gallant Malturinais occupies the plains of Guain- na, and his excellency general Marino is imvv advancing towards the Capitol of Caraccas, where tiie prayers oi' people call him. - it the head quarter* at Trapa, August 30, 1816. Pejino Citira:, .if.per Gen. Kstkvah Hi.iuieha, Sen clary of tliir. BUUtTlX XU. 11. On the 31st tilt, at 10, x. m. the army took its march from Trapa upon Yaguareip..ra, and at 5, p. . of the same day it was joined by Ins excellency the commander in chief. Yes’trd: v, at 7,t .m. the resei vi set sail, mid tins day, at tiie s..nie hour, our squadron cannonaded tin,- j port, and acted in concert with the land torte.s, under the command of his excellency in person, who, as soon as tiny heard the Cannonade, advanced to tlie attack. Tiie reserve iiaikhccn a,ready lauded, and had obtained pos sesion of die trenches, winch were occupied b\ t rivinen —Alter a combat winch lasted bait :.u uoi.r, tin anus of the republic obtained a vicory as complete as it was glo rious. Forty muskets, a large number of mules, and several prison..rs, wctie tiie result of this action. Tiie enemy iuum.'iote iljaii 26. menu They left 14 dead on tlm field of battle, white we aid not suffer tiie smallest loss. A company- of Creoles joined our standard. The second company of the guard of honor alone put the ty- rantsto Bight, while the rest of the army had the mortifi cation of bung deprived, by tha dig in, ;.f the opporiimi ly of stripping them of those uruis which they were so unworthy to near. Our advanced guard 4s at present at Rio Sven, ami wdl air.ve to-morrow at Ganbcs, where tliey wnl l>- joined by tlie main body of tlie army. T. e numbers ot tiie deienders of liberty in llyt eastern purl of Venezuela wili be much increased in a few days, tor those vviio iiave already joined ns assure us that all the Greoies wdl flock to our standard, as soon as tliev know that our army is commanded by general Marino." He is tenderly bclov ed by them. / ’ At the head quarters of Vr.guaraparo, September 2,,1316. i'l nno CitiiMi, major-general. E. Heuukua, secretary if war, HULLKT1X NO. III. The Spaniards defeated at Yaguaraparo, endeavored to concentrate their forces at Rio Caribes, but they aban doned that position on die approach of our picquets.— They left tins city in the same manner and retreated upon Cairaco. having about 70 men, and among them tiie on ly Europeans who were at Rio Caribes and in that gar rison; but having been rigorously pursued from Yagua- rapora to this port, ot 259 ineiif wiio covered tuc former point scarcely 3d Iiave escaped; Those of tlie Creak s wiio accompanied them, deserted before their arrival at Sail JoSu. Tins day tne army marc ties upon Cairaco, where wo hope to find our enemies. Head-quartets, at Cwrupaiic, 9:5 September 1S16. P. Ciiirii, major-general. llCLLETlX SO. IV, Tiie republicans having no enemies to combat, will of course have but tew triumphs to obtain. Tne Spaniards will not even allow us (he ule.isnre of beating them.— who instant J*** r™*'* W4-Taj' SAVANNAH REPUBLICAN* Tuesday. Eveniug, Dec. 31, ig lc jUT 3 * Refure I have, an opportunity t. the first ilr.v ..r .* ' dreas my friends, the first day of ti wiii have dawned upon tliem. I to new ad- res pectf B present the compliments of the season patrons of the Savannah Republic ° ’-' e i hanks for the support and general "? t! i with which they- have rewarded niv Pf " 0jatit) a tnd I fervently hope, tliat they will / r x ^ rti0l ‘H .t HAPPY NEW*-.YEAR. U ‘^ L enjoy Fredekic- S. Fl U . Our ADVERTtsiwa fkif.sns are ram,, furnish their favors on days of pubh ^ 1 to early as the hour of ELEVEN O'Cl/y't" as enable us to put our paper to press sir., K T t(> meet in season, tlie demands of the mui;’ q to ty, incident to an extensive circulation * ^ Subscribers who do not receive their regularly, are solicited to send their , lai | )aperi this office, in order that omissions may u,!?! f ,° eu to. •' Have a fine opportunity of gcatifyin- t'n> Messrs. Irises and De Jom.e, distmm, TTTTC LOVERS OF MUSIC amateurs eu l cuange. '’car the violin, clarionet andF^S horn, are to penorm, this eveuiug. t | ie p The command which uii 5 " •te lortnev cannot be distinguished from the sound of the instruments which they mimic, by a Ztulock Cook is duiv elected to roprosr-r,- tliis state in tbe house of representative*of t, 1 . - corigr**ss o! the United States, uiUil tlie third day of March qpxt, in plase of Alfred CttthVn-t, resi .ruti. A T t y ‘.XT!. ed by tne leg t CoxTuy. jiature oi 1 anson has been ■Cxt- place of Uobert We must co>ife> -vlarviaiitl, a ser.at;) ne - harper, resigned.— night o+ 4 -i , we never expected that the he lathing hatchet” would be [ be lle can ed in Ue senate of the United States, nartiiy yet have ceased to pc and stare ‘*And wonder In, w tlie devil he got there’. 44 Tnoughdie majority was xutlicieiit to carry' tiie ques tion in committee of the whole, yet tiie consent of two birds not being obtained, which tlie constitution require.-., tlie committee rose and announced tlie resolution to the msc ami tlie w hole subject w as iaid on tlie table. Tiie Animal Report of die Secretary of tiie Treasury w..s laid before the house by tlie speaker. And the iiouse udj urned to Monday . BLUE LIGHTS AND BLUE LAW: TREASURY REPORT. The report cf the kite Secn-iary of tiie Treasury, laid before Congress at the present session, and referred to in the President’s message, comprises a vi, w ot tiie sources of revenue, ami tiie objects of the public ex penditure; and also u view of the fiscal arrangements for 1816. The secretary estimates tlie actual receipts into tiie treasury during the year, at 59,403,978. and the whole demands upon tiie treasury for tiie same period, at 33,745,699, leaving an excess of receipts, (exclusive of the suill In tlie treasury on the 1st of January, 1816) amounting to 20,658,i79. The aggregate of duties received at ail the custom houses of the Ijnited States, from March 1815, to July- 1816, both months inclusive, amounts to the sign of 28,271,143 50—debentures paid, 2,624,421 65; leaving the amount of duties for the alxive specified period, s ibjevt only to u deduction of tlie expenses of collvc- t -m, at the sum of 25,616 721 84. i Of tills sum was paid by New-Yoik, The spirit of the Hartford Convention is not dead, it >n!y sleepeth. \Vt- invite the attention ot everv honest American, we care not of what potty,'to tlie proceedings of the ruling party'in Connecticut. They, presuming to claim all tiler tiigion, and morals and talents and p.itriotisn, of the union, have the traitorous impudence to try and convict a.i officer of 'he United 8tat< s for heating a dl-mn for tiie purpose of enlisting men to defend the na tion agaiiGt an enemy that had adopted the motto of “beauty and booty.” Our hope and trust is that such traitorous conduct will open tiie eyes of the people,and that they will t.irust from authority tiie men and the par ty that iiave so greatly and grossly abused it.—AJemoora- .'it Frees. liinTFonn, (Cm.) December 17. CAPTAIN BOARDMAN’S TRIAL. List week, before tiie county court now in session in this town, came on tiie cause of the state vs. K ij ih Jloarrhnan, captain in tlie United States’ service, for causing drums to be bent thi nu: li the public streets of ^ ei/u —»• 7, t / i /in t f, .t M-i.< , — 1 .. . i . .. I’liiladelphia, lloston, Ddtiihore, Chariest, in,, New-Or(eans, UavannaJi, Norfolk, X 9,926,183 50 5,085,296 65 8,579,130 77 3,339,101 11 1,047,546 73 732,082 13 521,387 33 491,150 36 The' total amount of issues of treasury notes has been .33,133,191; reimbursements 27,400,00(^ leaving an out standing balance of every denomination, on the 1st of . .. tgust, 1816, of 8,735,794. > 'i'lie afcgrefr jte amount of tbe public debt <is the sum li f 120,159,481 55, consisting of tiie following items: 1, Funded public debt, before the late war, 37,779, ! i O S. this ^populous” city white on the recruiting service in the summer of 1314 The jury returned a verdict of—-guil ty. On what law this prosecution is founded we know not, for we can assure our readers that we have no sta tute or city iaw that applies to tile offence, and we defy even that limb of the law, the state attorney, to prove tiiat it comes within any provison of the “common law.” It i3 supposed however, that captain Boardman was con victed on our “blue laws,” one of which if we mistake not, ordains that no one shall piay upon any instrument except tilc “jrws-hnrp and trumpetWe are not in the habit of arraigning decisions of courts—but we do be lieve in this case, had lie been tried by tiie numerous spectators of both parties who were present during the trial, tliat at least nine tenths won V/ have acv dttcd him.— Captain Boardman stood in.thi-i queer predicament—ei ther to be cashiered far not doing his duty* for he was ordered here on tlie recruiting service, or to do it and suffer punishment therefore by a state court, of the two evils he ciiose, as every other officer would have done, the latter, and has thereby been subjected to pay nearly three hundred dollars. After all, Connecticut was assisting with all her might to carry on the w tr, and is now den nu lling of the general government g 145,003 for her servi ces! 1 JJjfj—American Mercury. they retreat in everv direction, and everv tleug seems +1-7..1 to announce, mat v enezut ia wi l again have freedom, ere an opportunity of acquiring new giorv shall be offered to our arms. On the 9th, tlie army left < Vrupano, and at the same time the enemy abandoned Crr-ico. On the luth we took possession of tha* city', where we found a grAt quantity of provisions, tot) muskets, many horned cattie, and oilier animals, which the consternation of tiie king’s troops had prevented tiieir taking with them.— I'lie illustrious and ever patriotic city of Cairaco, receiv ed us with tlie greatest demonstrations o joy, a..d its in habitants have made a temporary addition to our tirtny ot Z'M men. This meritorious people iioisteL tlie tri-co- iored flag as soon as their oppressors left them, and im mediately sent a deputation to his extfeiieiic.y general Marino. The unhappy inhabitants of Pueblos de San •iose and Casanay, are no longer amongst tbe mountains; they are in tranquil possession of their houses and en joy tikir property, which the Spaniar Is I'.ad deprived them of. A boatman "who passed this night, informs us that several of the enemy who had embarked .have been captured by our cruizcrs, who guard the coast from Cu- rupano to Santa Fee, ard from Barcelona to Cuniana — The destruction of their garrison is inevitably cot off at Barcelona and confined at Citmana bv tlie general l’iar; it will be forced to surrender. Documents were yester day found on a courier wiio was intercepted on hi* wav to Margaretta, which state that governor Circs had writ ten Li general Pardo tiiat he w.*s in want of troops, pro- visipns and military stores. The governor of Cunuuia demanded of tiie governor of Pamputar a reinforcement of 290 men. Head-qua, tsrs, ut Cairaco, 20th S pt. 1816. Uni pi A, major-general. Estevau iiKHuriiA, Scc'ry. of fVar. Mr. M’Fadon, who came pa*cnger in t!:e Highflyer. The resignation of tlie honorable William Gray as a director of the Branch Bank of tlie United States was not accepted, but at tlie unanimous request of his associates he has consented to afford his aid in the organization of this institution. He has been unanimously elected p re sident.—Salem Register. 32 days from Uoquitla de Piedr is, h. s politely commu nicated to tlie editors of tlie Baltimore Patriot tlie fol lowing impoi ant intelligence: The fort oT Moutcbkmc, tviiich commands the king’s road near the cities ofOri/avi and Cordma, was captur ed November 15, by a force of two tlinusaiid five hun dred Spanish royalists, by means of treachery. Several attacks were repulsed by the fort; but two companies of royalists, throwing down their arms, and rushing into the fort under pretence of joining the patriots, having arms put into tiieir bands by the latter, in the night rose upon them and in conjunction with the troops without, subdued the garrison. General Yittoria, the patriot commander of tiie pro vince, was in iiis turn besieging the royalists—he laid a force blockading tiie cities of X.riapa, Orizuva and Cor dova. Tlie royalists were advancing from Vera Cruz, one thouund strong, u.iiui Uoqniila, which is garrisoned by oniy seventy live men, and would probably have to sur render. The fort of Gti.izalcos was attacked in the month of October last, by general Teran, who was defeated with the loss of four hundred men. Wm. D. Robinson, esq. was killed among them.—Jiultimore Fulr.at, 21« inst. It is with regret we state, that y'esterday morning, on the starting of governor Ogden’s new Steam Boat, one of her boilers burst, and two lads who were going to Elizabethtown to school, were so much scalded, that their lives are despaired of. Since the above was put in type, we leam that the two boys w ho were so badlv burnt were the sons of Mr. John Wait, jun. w ho had been at school at Elizabethtown, and who had been home tor a week on a visit—and it is pain ful to state, tliat the eldest son of Mr. Wait, aged about 8 years, died at 4, and the other son, aged about 6* died at 5 o’clock y€>tenV'afternoon. ^ It appears, tliat the boat was in an unfinished state, there being no partition between the boilers and the ca bin. The two sons of Mr. Wait were sitting in the cabin when the explosion took place> and were the only persons • • COMPENSAT ION REPOR T. The report of tne committee appointed Li in quire mto the expediency oi rept a!:;."- vr modi- fying the iaw passed at the last session, ch mg <ne mode of coinpensritio-i to the members of congress, was introduced into the huur: of representatives on tne 18th instant, and apj . .ti ed in the National Intelligencer of the From an attentive perusal of it, hut Ut tie of a material tliangeot ti.e it? iiOp* [.resent amount compensation being affected can be imiulgit! in k, that the encrea.se of sala ry lias added but a very inconsiderable sum to tne public expenditure; and tliat the clamo; raise ! against it was occasioned more by (tu rn od c tluni principle. “Tlie committee, tlicrefore. cannot hut be of opiaior., tliat ti.e ia* m question has rot been considered uidioi.t some mixture of misappreiicnsion of its principles an.; objects, and that amore accurate knowledge of itsproo sinus, and more mature reflection on its design and ter dency, if they sliould not end in a conviction of its nse- futnejss, would yet result in a»different and far r:v:c pro bable evi[s.” Indeed, the Reporters seem to con-ii'er direr c«>ii;.til.ients as a parcel of fretful ciitiiirni, "ho throw, away (lie apples given Uieui, until the- ntirse suiilingiv displays the red s'uVf oi the fruit, v/hen the petulant brats stare atthoter- million with admiration, and kiss it a thuUsa.A times <«ver. ‘.•On the whole, tlie committee are of opinion, flat un der ail tlie circumstances, it is adtine&blc to proi mu , tl—t u- increase of pay should be made in tiie form ft an addition to the fomitr daily allowance. They, tiicrefore l ecommcnd. tiiat in lieu of all other compensations,litre be paiil to members of congress and delegates ot terra toi'ic., dollars per day for their actu .l f.ta - ance, and dollars for every twenty milts tr:'.' to and from the seat of government. And they rep a bill for tiiat purpose.’ Tht: report and bill will be riven entire-- soon as tiie limits of our paper v iil pet not The French General Savaky. arrived a "' lem, on tiie 18th instant, from Finyrim ship August*. Anotiier esca'ie from the ft C i*d thirsty iiuuibons! It was reported* at St. Domingo, on ’ instant, that the Spanish part of that lsiaw VJ ’ ■ • ' * ,-elur U- to be given to tiie French, in exchange yen nc. The Boston Patriot,in corn:nentin L conduct of tho oppositionists, for assuddd un ue tU Message of the itaistrious Madison; ut' C late 1,1 r.ie lea- long- patnousio and purity cl l.iteutmii- . , -‘they have any feeling left, if they are to the sense of shame ami of honor, tiiey Ji-— reading the message, almost envy tin Milton’s fallen angels, it is true the p: : tiers of the revolt against Ainerii aiti^ 11 uu er exist. They are gone to join t ‘ lti: brethren, whose discouiiiture and fail h £() poet has celebrated. An awful warning the young sprouta of federalism; an “ encouragement to lliose who have sen=c a ^ tue enough to rally around the stan ar government in turner of peril. * Mr. Ogilvie has commenced tle!iv e - iI! ' tions, &c. ui tlie town of Boston. On the authorffv of a letter from Ph'WfJjj| n2 . men for that a marine officer lias commenced ih'tP ^ vbcii the Franklin, of 74 guns. 11 “ ““ manned and ready for sea, will ha\ natives 0 * ^ ,100 men, who, according to law, must be United States,-*W. T. Gazette. tlenran lias over the violin, we Iiave beeninfoni,'. ed by person.-' oi' unquestionable veracity au i ia so complete tiiat his immitations on it .... - . . c <n»moa < u • ' «eri”:s always claims admiration: but '•. in ;i it itas attaineil tlie perfection of a science tile le.L-t that is due it, is patronage, bu,,// those, Viiio have been pleased with the antic/, tricks ut I.--gen U-main, will be charmed \ rhe strains ot heaven-born music, and their taste and Uborulify by giving tnetn ptefereiice.