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remorseless despot. void ot fi elin„ an commiseration. In proport.cn a ,|„vet arc pressed by th« '«'"« dual will he look with 1«* rcf.Kftmce to the prospect ot’their ..ltinwtr liberation. Emancipation* will become common, nnd who knows but that the l real Being, to ZZZ mercies all men have an equal . (i(utness of his time. .Sir, humanity work a niiraoi rights of human nature . *- ir > • ’ Sen-, 1 am egrcpo««!v deccvcl. d^- cbim- those doctrines. the prnctual re- St of which is to make the black man more wretched, and the white man less S u, ... rn , with shivering nhhor- * c 'e from the letters which, while you * fleet to loosen, yon clasp more firmly a- ronnd the miserable Atm am ^ . Bat let gentlemen beware . A ..slim the Mis«i?sfppi as the boundary. bay, hat to the smiling Canaan beyond its waters, no slave shall approach, Urn you live n new character to .U ...hah, ants, fotallv distinct from that which shall be- io„T'to the people thronging on the east Of vour limits. Yon implant diversity of pursuits, hostility o. feeling, envy, hr tred. and bitter reproaches, which « shall grow to i lidis and naked swords, • “ To murder ami to death. [f von reman, incxorahle ; if you per- *1*1 in refusing, the humble, the decent, the reasonable prayer of Missouri, is there no dangei that her resistance will rise in proportion to year oppression Si, the firebrand, which is even now c , • i-ito vour society, will require blood ; aye, and the blood of freemen— for its quenching. Your Union shall tremble, as under the force of an enrth- qu.iko! While you incautiously pul down a constitutional harrier, you rrwk way for the dark and tumultuous, and overwhelming waters of desolation ! It you "soo the winds, must you not reap the whirlwind ?" From a Scotch roper. FI.YG ROBERT BRUCE. REINTERMENT op THE BODY OF JtlNfi ROBERT BRUCE. This day the grave of Robert Bruce -was re-opened, anil inspected in the presence of the Right Uon. the Lord Chief Baron, the lion. Baron Clerk -Rattray, Henry Jardine, Esq. King’s Remembrance^ and other gentlemen of distinction, attracted by curiosity to the scene, together with the Provost and Magistrates of the burgh, many of the heritors and ministers of the parish, and a numerous assemblage of inhabitants of town and country. Con siderable alterations were observed to have taken place since the first inspec tion in February, 1S18 ; the ribs of the bodv, which were then in their nu ttiral pi ition, having collapsed, and most of the shroud with which the b"dy was enwrapped being consumed A point, on which much diversity of o ': ion had been entertained since the firs: opening of the grave, was now •5 d, that the shroud was above, not v ler the lead; sanctioning the suppo sition that the body may have lain in state previous to interment, when this -rich covering, consisting of tine da mask cloth, inu • oven with gold would he exhib cd;es also, that it had been endowed m a w ooden coffin, when laid in the tomb, of which some vestig'-s, as formerly noticed, remain ed. ’ll was "dearly ascertained, that the body had been embalmed, agreea bly to historical record, for part of the stcrnvm or breast-bone was found, ihat had been separated to facilitate the re moval of the heart; which was further confirmed by the discovery near the grave of an oblong leaden box, which, in all likelihood,contained the entrails. The lead that enclosed the body was laid open, so as to exnose to lull *iev> the whole sk deton, of the length of which, as weii as of the several pa -exact measurements were taken. The body was five feet ten inches in length, which, when in life, might have been upwards of six. The head attracted principal notice. It was disjoined from the body, and held up to the admiring guze of the spectators, during which it was pleasing to observe a solemn still ness reign, betokening the feelings of reverential awe, awakened by the re collection of the noble spirit that once animated it. contrasted with the pre- ■ sent humiliation of its mortal tenem ent. Every necessary inspection be ing made, and the head replaced, the body was raised from the spot on winch it had reposed undisturbed for near five centuries: and, together with the box before alluded to, and some ol the newspapers and coins of the day, enclosed in !-ad, put into a new leaden coffin, prepared for the pur pose, which was returned to its ori ginal position. The coffin was then completely filled with hot pitch, to ex clude the air, and so more effectually promote th, preservation of the bones. This precaution, however, wasconsid tred b\ many unnecessary, while it sv as abhorrent to the ft clings of almost sib. On the lid of the coffin was thk fb uple inscription “ Robert Bruce, 1329, 1619.” . ml it, he appear* to incline <0 the opin ion that it is merely a revolt among the troops, that will finally be put down by the existing government, lie says the revolt in July lust, which was suppress 'd by O’Donnell, was only partinllj mothered, and has now broken Out with new Vary. It extends to the whole of the army di stined to Bueno* Ay re*, amount ing to men. lie think:, if the cadcra had inarched directly to Cadiz they could have taken that city, as the whole military force at that time amonnt- d only to 40t) men. Their dilatory movements gave the Royalists time to rally, and Cadiz is more inclined to sup port the government tlmn tire reformist*, it being (heir interest so to do. He states, that on the night ot the 4th,Torty nine men and one officer, deserters from thonevv cause,cam*’in from lsln, a Very had symptom, which will probably fce idlowed by others of the same nature. No symptoms of disaffection have been observed in the squadron, which is ve ry important, ae their junction with the troops would have rendered the surren der of Cadiz inevitable. He admits Ihat the insurrection is much more formula hie than any thing that’has occurred since the return of Ferdinand, and sometimes appears to think it may progress. He says its consequences must be important The army is completely indicated, and must either be sacrificed or go forward ; time alone will determine which. The only certainty the affair is, that it lias completely broken up the expedition to South America, which now will never sail. lie concludes however with the declaration, that every thing is perfectly tranquil at Cadiz, where not the smallest appearance of disaffection has taken filace, and that “ Spsiin no Ioniser desires the restoration of the. Constitution fliiil tlo Cortes.” ft*this be correct there is an end of the insurrection, and “ Ferdinand the Beloved” may continue to reign and to weave petticoats for the virgin Mary. sorvation, as, upon the sight nf any onr.lturer who was he instantly returns home. Madame Montholon had quitted the island, audit was thought Buonaparte would ultimate* ly bn left alone. The restrictions are unrelaxed, and escape is considered im possible. not only struggling ft-1 to the other Branches • nml, from gainst foreign competition, blit who'; what we saw here, vye can imagine the saw tile sale of his manufactures rcilti- disappointment mid ( dismay ot the \e- ced by the incapacity of his customers! terans whom it lias been necessary to to buy; inflict, all classes of the com-j turn away empty handed from the munltv, under circumstances so ad- portals ol the Batiks,.because no ap- to the command of funds, were subjected to curtailments wherever h i tracts from the. Report of the Stern- \ ^ h . l( , oblain ,. ( | discounts.” tnnj of the Treasury, m rtfafm *». 1 \|1 intelligent writers up the condition of the Bailies, tnestatr. ■ ■ ■ DREADFUL INUNDATIONS IN HOLLAND. Extracts (f litters from tiutliUrlanJ, (flol- lonit)from January iWi to 20/A. “The scene of (listres* offered to our view is inexpressible, and draw s sympathising tears even from the most unfeeling heart. From the w alls and steeples of m;r cities and churches there is nothing visible but a sea, part ly covered with fields of ice, one ol which, (•jit this moment) of several hundred acres, threatens the destruc tion of a whole village. All the vil lages inside of the dikes, in the lower Betuvve, are now under water. At the moment of the breaking through of the dikes, betw een the Maese and VVesel, the water rushed in like a sea; in a moment the inhabitants w ere oblig ed to retire to the upper part of their houses; but soon the water even reach ed that refuge, and they were forced to fly on the roots ; but alas! this was 110 safely, for many were washed away from thence to rise no more : castles, churches, and houses were, and-are swept away by tire united force of the ice and water. The inhabitants of the few houses which resist the Force of the Currrnnj $-c “ If as previously stated, the circti- larkmof 1 Bid be admitted to be die a- mount required to effect the exchang es oi’thc community with lacility and advantage, and that, in the year 1815, that circulation was extended to $90, 000,000, Which was, in some degree, augmented in 18 Hi, the extent of the diminution of the currency, ia the space of three years, may lie perceiv ed. But it is probable that the curren cy iu 1815 exceeded $99,000,000...... The banks, upon whose situation that estimate is founded, were established at a period when the practice of dis pensing with the payment of those portions' of their capital foiling dueiaf- ter they w ent itrto operation, had not been generally 'lift!educed. Some of them <lid not suspend 'sri'eeicpnymcnts, during the general susjWiision. The rest were among five first to resume them, and have continued them to the present time. It caunot be expected that banks w hich w ent into operation during the war, and alter the general suspension had occurred, were con ducted with an equal degree of pru dence and circumspection. A reason able allowance being made for hawk notes supposed to be in circulation at that period, but which were, infoct, in the possession of other hanks,.quid for the excess of issues beyond the es timate, tlie circulation may, it is be lieved, lie stiffly calculated at not’less than $110,000,000. Tlie papprtla udation in 181 J lias been estimated at $02,000,000. At that period, hovvc if r. gold and silver formed a substan tial part of the currency. The, con dition of the old bank of the U. Stall s, in 1310, mu 1 , of the sixteen banks, in 1813, proves that the demand for spe cie from the vaults of tlie banks Was inconsiderable. It is, therefore, -pro bable, that the whole circulation of 1813 amounted to $70,000,000.. 3 n 1815, it is estimated to have rkeu to $110,000,000; and this amount*vras probably augmented in 1816. At the close of 1819, it lias been estimated, upon data believed to be substantially correct, at $45,000,000. According to these estimates, the currency of the United States ha*, iu the space of 3 years, been, reduced from $110,000, 000 to $45,000,000. This reduction exceeds fifty-nine per cent, of the whole circulation «f 1815. The fact that the Currency in 1815 and 18U> was depreciated, has not sensibly di minished the effect upon tlie totnusat- nity, ot this great and sudden value of the clement ure exposed to all the t ioi,. Whatever was the degree of its * I depreciation, it was-still the measure horrors of hanger and cold in this try ing season. Every effort is made to save these unfortunate creatures, or to afford them relief, but human efforts are in vein. Where the want and danger is so general, the means com paratively are few, as every thing is spoiled by the w ater. Our towns ev en are in some parts several feet under water, a id often it is impossible to hake bread. The finest fields and meadows are covered-in some parts with hills of sand. J great number of cattle are already drowned; and for those that are saved no food is to he found. Several people, especially children, hnve found a watery grave : a number of houses are «ee«i flouting among the fields of ice, and in every quarter inevitable destruction seems to threaten us. This part of Guoldcr- Jntul (the lower Betuvve) otherwise so beautiful a part of our country, is one universal ruin. “ From Pannenden, above Nyrue- guen, near the Prussian -territory, to the village of Krimpin, (within six miles S. E. of Rotterdam) the whole country bordering on and between the principal rivers of the Rhyu, Yesscl, Maese, Whnel, anil Iiek, is inundated. Niglit and day, the roaring of cannon, the alarm hells, and signals of distress succeed each other, and new ruptures of the dikes are at this moment an nounced. It is impossible to form an idea of our sufferings, without being an eye witness to them. The crops on the eroutid are all spoiled, and all the hopes of the farmers are vanished.— The distress of the ;e that arc saved is so great, aiatl the calamity so general, that unless those who are spared by Providence from diis dreadful scourge afford us aid, many must perish lbr want. Subscriptions have been open ed; tlie king made a grunt out of his private purse of 1000/. to provide for tlie first wants, and has Imnself repair ed to the spots where further danger threaten*. Further Particulars from Spain. We have seen s letter in the Provi- deuce-American of yesterdnv, f ror .. r'aml L.ihi.m}, Esq a respertr.bfo merchant; formerly of that place, but who for ele ven years pa«t h;-: Cailiz, wherein, nf pretty much as we have already ucocvv-l seems extremely desirous to' slxun ob London, December 30. St. Helena.—A letter from a Naval Officer on the St. Helena station, dated the 2d Sept, states, that at that time the ’island was perfectly healthy. The vvri- of value. It determined the price of labor, and of all tire property of tie community. A change -0 -violent could not fail, under tlie most favora ble auspices hi other respects, to pro duce much distress, to check the ariiuv of enterprise, und seriously to all .of the productive energies of the nglion. Tin? reduction was, in fact, roir.Wqo- cd under favorable auspices. During the year 1817 and the greater part of 1818, all the surplus produce of the country-commanded, in foreign mar kets, higher prices than ordinary.-- The rate of foreign exchange aflYffth', no inducement for the oxpoimtiuq of specie for die purpose of di«cW*gWig debts previously contracted. Tb^on- Jy drain, to which the metallic curren cy was subject, was die demand for it, for the prosecution of trade to the E. I in! ies and to China. In this trade, specie being the principal commodity, and indispensable to its prosecution, tlie amount exported during those years was very great, and seriously af fected the amount of. circulation, by compelling tlie banks to diminish their discounts. “ Notwithstanding thedrainsfor this commerce during these years was un usually large, every „ other circum stance vi as favorable fo the restoration of the currency to-a sound state, with the least possible iy^tr<£' to the com munity. The capacity of tlie country to discharge a large portiou of the debts contracted with bajiks, fc which had occasioned their excessive issues, w as greater than at any former peri od, and than it probably will he again ■for a hipse of successive years. ’Tlie effort to reduce the amount of eturen- cy during those years, though success ful to a considerable degree, was-not pursued w ith sufficient earnestness. In die latter part of ISIS, when the price -of the principal articles of American production had fallen nearly fifty per cent, in foreign markets;When the' merchant needed the aid of additional loans to sustain him against the losses which he hail incurred by the Sudden reduction in the price of the cflnirpo- dities he had exported; lie .was vailed upon cur rency agree that where it is decreasing in amount, poverty and misery must prevail. The correctness of the opin ion is too manifest to require proof.— The united voice of the nation attests its accuracy. A* there is 110 recorded example in the history of nations of a reduction of the currency, so rapid, so extensive, so, hut few examples have occurred, of distress so general, and so severe ns that whirl) has been exhibited in the United States. To the evils of a decreasing currency are superadded those of a deficient cur- rquyy. But, notwithstanding it is de ficient, it is still depreciated. In seve ral of the states the. great mass of the circulation is not even ostensibly con vertible into specie at the will ot the holder. .During tin* greater part of die time that has elapsed since the re sumption of specie payments, the con vertibility of bank note* into specie lias been ratjir.r nominal than veal in tlie largest portion of the Union. On the part of the banks, mutual weak ness had produced mutual forbearance. The extensiv e diffusion of bank stock among the great body of tlie citizens in most of tlie states had produced the same forbearance among individuals. To demand specie of the banks, when it was known that the)- were unable to pay, was to destroy their own interests by destroying tire credit of the bunks, in which the productive portion of their property was invested. In-favor of forbearance, was also added the in fluence of tire great mats of bank debt ors. Every dollar in specie drawn out of the banks, especially for expor tation, induced the necessity of curtail ments. To this portion of the coin munity all other evils were light, when compared with the imperious demands <*f banks. Their exertions to prevent the drain of specie in the possession of those who coutroled their destiny, e- quallcd the magnitude of the evils which were to be avoided. In most parts of the Union this forced state of things is passing aw av. ‘The conver tibility of bank notes into -specie k be coming real wherever it is ostensible. If public opinion does not correct the evil iu those states where this c.onve tibi’.ity is not even ostensible, it will be the imperious duly of those who are invested with the power of correction to apply the appropriate remedy.” '’“As the currency is, at least iu some parts of the Union, depreciated, it must, in those purls, sillier a further reduction before it becomes sound.—— TWe nation must continue to suffer un til this is effected. After the curren cy (Shall be reduced to the amount which, when dtc present quantity of the precious metals is distributed a- montr the various nations of the world. m proportion to their respective cx- phungeable Values, shall be assigned to the United States; when time -shall have regulated the price of labour, and of commodities, according to that a- knpuut; and when pre-existing engage ments shall have been adjusted, the sufferings from a depreciated, decrea sing, and deficient currency, will U terminated. Individual &. public pros- pcriiy w ill gradually rev ive, ami tlie productive -energies-of the nation re sume ilu k* accustomed activity. But, new changes in tlie currency, and cir cumstances adverse to the perpetuity of the general prosperity, may rea sonably be expected to occur. So far as thes’e changes depend upon the cur rency, their recurrence, to an extent sufficient to disturb the prosperity of tlie nation, would be effectually pre vented. if it could be rendered purely metallic. In that event, we should always retain that proportion of the precious metals which our exchange ible commodities hear to those of o- tlier nations. Tlie currency would cldom be either redundant or defici ent, to an extent that would seriously 1 licet the interest of society. But when die •■currency is metallic, and paper ouvertible into specie, changes to such an extent, it is believed, will fre quently occur.” [ Instructs to be continued.] proprintion has been made for paying them. In Boston and other New Eng- fond towns, where the pensioners are more numerous than in the Middle and Southern States, the scene must have been distressing—particularly as manv of tbe pensioners have travelled from a distance to receiv the promised bounty of the government. .March 7..—Tlie whole of yesterday was occupied by the Honsc ol Repre sentatives in the consideration of the Navy Appropriation Bill. The De bate, though desultory, wax interest ing, as relieving the house and the gal leries from the monotdfiy of the Mis souri Question, and operating on them something like a shower after a drought, refreshing the senses, and re viving tlie drooping faculties. The sessions of Congress, and of the House of Representatives particu- arly, are protracted to such length ns to prevent the practicability of pre senting any thing like an intelligible report of their daily proceedings, on the following day. To obviate misconception, there fore, it may he proper to state, in an ticipation of a report of the Debate, that, though there was tin evident anx iety, from the state of the finances, to curtail every expense not absolutely necessary, there was no hostility man ifested to a proper provision ior the support of the Navy.—The point on w hich the Debate chiefly turned, was the employment of a stationary naval force in the Mediterranean seas; to the continuance of which there ap peared to he a strong opposition. It is however, generally understood, that that force is hereafter to he less than it has been heretofore, and to he more frequently relieved In the course of the Debate, with a view to the amount of naval forre necessary to be provided for, enquiry was made, whether the committee of foreign relations had determined upon any report in regard to our existing relations w ith Spain, and, if so, what would he the nature of that report. The reply to w hich was, that the com mitt* e had not yet come to any de termination on that subject;and, not leaving done so, that the chairinan of the committee had it not iu his power to state, not having been instructed on that head, what w ankl lie the nature of their re port. [JYat. Int. The bill to authorize tlie people of the Missouri territory to forma con stitution and state government, and tlie admission of tlie same into the union on an equal looting with the ori ginal states, (without the proposed restriction) having received the signa ture of the President of the United States, has become a law. Tiie people of tbe Missouri territo ry are thus relieved from a state of suspense in which tlie people of the United Stales generally have largely paiticipatcd. It would be unjust not to say, that, through the whole busi ness, at tlie present session as w ell as the last, tlmir delegate, Mr. Scott, has displayed a zeal and discretion which entitles Inin to the thanks and confi deuce ofiiis constituents.—Ibid. March 8. It is very manifest, from the decision in the House of Representative^ yester day, taken in connection with the de bate, that there is a large majority in that body opposed to tlie reduction of the Navy. The Army expenditure next passes in review, on the Appropriation Bill. With respect to that branch of the service, the disposition evinced in the debate is not so decidedly favorable though not so hostile, it is believed, as to effect any reduction of its effective strength, at the present moment.—ibid muting a number of documents exhi biting tbe latest accounts from our Minister at Madrid. Tiny shed lit tle additional light, however, on the state of our relations with Spain. The subjoined letter, which is the latest from Mr. Forsyth, is also the most in*, teresting, shewing that the Spanish government had refused to receive a remonstrance addressed to it by our Minister, and caused the same to be returned to him, with the reasons there* for. All the documents shall be pub* lislied nt an early hour. J\lr. Forsyth to the Secretary of State, dated MtiilritJ, JYov. 27, 1819. “ Late on the evening of the IGtli of the present mouth, after my letter to you of that date had been sent,to the post office, I was very much sur* prised to receive from the Duke of San Fernando the remonstrance ad dressed him on the 18th of Oct. last, TV causes assigned by him for this step 011 will find in the copy of the Duke’s iiote of the 12th November, marked No. 1. After mature deliberation, it ppearftd to me that the only course liich I could pursue, was to insist upon the reception of the remon strance, and, if that was refused, to leave Madrid, believing that, in doing tliis, I should onfv anticipate the wish* es of the President. It is possible that this determination will gratify the islics of this government, whose good ill has been lost to me, ever since the lelivery of my officii'1 note, of the 1st of June, to Mr. Skahnoib The ruth of this supposition will be ."iscer- tained b v the effect of my note 01 the 20th, a copy of w hich, marked No. 2, is enclosed. If they Wish me to re main, they w ill either receive the re monstrance or give me such assuranc es with rirpcct to the grants as will istify me in withholding it altogether. 1 shall give you the earliest possible information of w'hat is done. At all events, I shall not quit Madrid until the First of January, and will, ifl ana obliged to leave it, remain ill Frafifce until tlie beginning of March, with the hope of hearing before that period w hat direction Congress will give to oitr affairs with Spain. Gen. Vivas w as in Madrid, at the date of my last letter. 1 did not hear of his arrival until the 17th, although he arrived on the 15th. I have been told that big appointment has been made known to him officially, and that he has, with great reluctance, accepted it. From the government of Spain, I know no thing about him, either formally or informally.” tic »n a resident ofl ter says that Buonaparte,'who was in statinjr the news I good health, sometimes rideij out ; but W^shinuton, March 11. The Budget of the Committee of Foreign Relations, in the House of Re preseutatives, is at length opened, as the reader will see by a reference to the Congressional Head. V' e are presented with a proposition to take immediate possession of the Flo ridas, and to establish a temporary gov eminent therein. This proposition goes a little beyond the recommendation of the President in his Message to Congress HOUSE OF REPKESEXTJtTlVESJ RELATIONS WITH :SPAIN. Mr. Lotauies, from the committee on foreign relations, delivered in the fol lowing report: The committee to whom has been re ferred so much of the President’s Mes sage, at Uie commencement oftlic session, as relates to foreign affairs, respectfully report, That their attention w as directed, im mediately upon their appointment, to the state of the relations of the United States with Spain, and that their delay in mak- a report upon them most be attribut ed to ftheir wish “ to afford an. opportu nity for such friendly communications, during the present session ofCongress,” a* the government of Spain had authpi rized us to expect. They thought it better that Congress should postpone ite determination until events might enable it to make that determination definitive, than that it should pass a contingent act for authorizing measures which it wa9 not proposed immediately to execute ; that it should found its determination up on relations ascertained to exist, than upon a calculation of events which might be expected to occur during its sitting. But more than a year has passed since the signature of the treaty by which it was proposed to terminate the long dif ferences hotween the United States and Spain. More than six mouths since, the appointment of a new' minister from Spain, w ho was “ forthwith” to make known to the United States ’the inten- tiqns of.his government , and we have ad vanced so far in the session'as \b make it necessary to propose; without further delay, any measure on. which it is expect ed that Congress shall act before its ad journment. The committee will not atlrmpttn add 1 any thing to the exposition of the rights and falls considerably short of the views I 0 f the United States and the'obligations of at least some of the statesmen in Con- — - gross. The President recommended Washington, March G....TI10 sub ject which has occupied so much of the time of the present Congress, being now happily disposed of, the other mutters depending before lioth Houses may be expected to receive the attention due to them. Among these, the several yippro- priatiofi laws will be amonw tlie first us most urgently requjrVug attention! Last Saturday was tF e day of semi-an nualpayment to rim revolutionary pen sioners.—By some arrangement of the Branch Rank in this place, provision W ®S 'made for paying the claimants 1'ere, who thronged the door of tin upon to discharge loans previotisiv . Banji. at an early hour, notw itbstand 1 ontracted. 1 he -agriculturist, Who I lug the public notice previously given, saw-his Income reduced befo^jiij: in-1 We fear, however, that no such ar- 1 1 pensa 1 c necessities j tue manufac- rungement has been made with regard the authorizing of a contingent occupa tion of that territory : some of our lead ing politicians are fivr occupying Texas on the west as well as Florida on the South. We rather approve the inter mediate t.eursc proposed by the com mittee of Foreign Relations ; not desir- on the one hand, to pass tlie terri torial limits, designated by the Treaty ; and believing, on the other, that the dilatorincss of the Spanish government, ascertained since the date of the Presi dent’s Message, justifies a more per emptory course than is recommended in that documen The report and bill were referred to a committee of the whole on the State of the Union, and tnay therefore be called up at anytime ; and, it is presum ed, will be acted on at an early day. There w a» yesterday communicated to Congress, by the President, a re- ofSpain, which is contained in the cor respondence between tbe two govern ments. W’c can hardly expect, from continued negociation, tfie redress wllich lias been claimed for twenty years, and promised for eighteen—which has been a second time promised, and a second time withheld. In such a negociation, the signature of a treaty seems to be a mere incident, and not its term. ' For the spoliations which have been committed upon the property ofour citi zens, for the invasion ofour soil, for tbt? weakness or partiality which has made a Spanish territory the place of rendezvous and encampment of an enemy, and which has still more lately permitted the In dian inhabitants of that territory, (whom Spain was bound by treaty to restrain,) to engage in savage hostilities against us; for all these acts of war, a people less attached to peace would seek redres* only by war. Te capture and confiscate the ships and property of the wrong-do- port of the Secretary of State, traits- %r, would be admitted to be a policy of