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, , . . |k;it mat lore! I rrnnv to vr»n, sir, thr n«smrnnrr.H of my nnwrrrd, m general ’ , iit'catw I distinguished respect, and 1 pray God to nn«t been nr worse, >•'' . f ,j, r United I presen e you many years! better—that the )'”' rr ". ' . lie frietullv i The duke of Sis I F.UNANnn A Qithoi.a. Mate, had every A»f** « 1 vari( .,J Palace, 10th Ileeemher, 110. vilh Spain- ami had cMit"” 11 ... • of modes and tliev with Spain, and had , ... ! <• for tn\self, Ihad. persi'iwdl) . < very wish to he the instrument " ^WVillhetncca tin .wo.aittons. He said this government had*^nfnrtonlitely s;:: co.Id?.cr «n^‘ »p-n^; eonipelled me to speak vitll •' | >•" ") useful, m I !, n j"'contrarv anxious to nvoi.. fea\M\ g i s i» 0 „|j lo mv expectation, desirous that 1 * • I i iwiii'iril it npacUcaiMt to ac.* remain here. I helieu U it pr * wleratt their movements m i ur .iff . (| ^ out yielding the pmnt in j is| - j Immediately to theCoitn sm < p|e authority .ngrange .hi J- " - J convention, and that it "as I wish of his Majesty’s government, t ut the letter or the tHtli should la* Withheld, and that all matters relating to the convention, should be discussed in Washington, notwitli- itanilitig I had positive instructions to re- Jnonstrate on the subjects of the gran s, and the conduct of Spain, in relation to them, I would take the responsibility of retaining the obnoxious paper in my hamis, until < urn- pelled liv events to deliver it, or until 1 should receive further advices from the Pre- Tlie Duke must understand, that this was dune with a perfect understanding that 1 in sisted upon the right of returning the paper, Rnd should exercise that right, whenever I deemed it necessary, ’rite t omit I 'ft me with the expectation of making this arrange ment. A few days afterwards we had ano ther interview ; he told me, that the Duke would write, to tell me of the appointment of General Vives, and of the intention of sending him immediately to Washington that he would have rull powers, Sic.—hot that the Duke thought he could not advert particularly to the remonstrance, or the cor respondence in relation to it, without com menting upon it, and this lie desired to avoid; I aasvvered, that I could not tell how I should net until I saw the Duke’s note : it I found in it a sufficient justification for detaining the remonstrance, I would do so, and would look at it, with a view to find that justifica tion. The Duke knew from me, that I was instructed to remonstrate earnestly on the subject of the grants, k. might judge from my manner .if performing that duty of the senti ments of the American government. V wee! elapsed after this last conversation without my hearing figim tile Secretary of State. I called on the Russian Charge d'AITaires to »ay, that I was surprised at this delay, ami that I should certainly return the remon strance, if I did not hear from the Duke in a few days. He saw the Secretary of State in consequence of this visit, who assured him, that his personal indisposition had pre vented him from sending me the intended note. On the lath December, I received the Duke’s note, a copy of which is inclos ed, marked .Vo. 1—you will see that it is not wliat I had reason to expect. He does not request a suspension of any correspondence, or say that it is the wish of tile Spanish go vernment that every tiling should he left to the negotiation of Hen. Vives. He merely stales, that, in his view, to continue discus sion here would he superfluous, and likely to embarrass the direct negotiation. Perhaps, considering their peculiar mode of doing bu siness, I had no right to calculate upon any thing more. Nevertheless, I am not at all satisfied with it; had f consulted my own inclinations only, I should immediately have sent back the note of the tilth Oct with the translation.— Wliat lias occasioned me to delay and deli berate, and still keeps me uncertain how to aef, is the apprehension that my judgment of wliat is proper might be involuntarily influ enced by my own wishes. [ need not con ceal from you that my situation here is un pleasant, and that l find no sufficient conso lation for my persona! mortification in the consciousness of being useful to the United States, feeling, as 1 do, that I ain almost, if not altogether, useless. The very awkward slate of my private affairs in Georgia, incon sequence of mv uulooked for detention here, increases my anxiety to leave Spain. What 1 fear, and 1 hope it is not an unworthy ap prehension, is, that these circumstances may unconsciously induce me to believe, that the m ire energetic course is the best. What I have at last resolved upon, is, to delay my answer until 1 see the President’s message. It will then be sent, before General Vives leaves Europe, lie is still in Madrid, goes in a coach and Colleras to Bayonne, a jour ney of 12 ur todays—thence to Paris,from Paris to England, and from England to the T liied States. His r ipi/ijourney to Wash ington win probably be finished in May. My answer will be regulated by the adiices'] hop • soon to receive from Washington. I shall certainly not go further, in any event, than to say, that I shall retain the letter of tiie 18th October for a short time, under the hopes that his Maje.-ty will render it unne cessary to make any remonstrance on the subject of it," The Dub: of .Sun Fernando and Quiroga to Mr. Forsyth. — [.ICX.SSJ.i'FloMv] To the Minister of the United States: -sir—In consequence of the decision of the King, my master, and in conformity with tlie communications which my predecessor and 1 have had the honor tu make you, the moment has arrived when the person of whom his Majesty had made choice, is a bout t«i proceed to America, for the purpose of asking'Of your government the explana tions which his majesty has judged to lie indispensable, previous to the ratification In his Majesty of the. treaty concluded A sign ed by Don Luis de (Inis. The Plenipotentiary appointed is the Marechal do Camp Dun Francisco Dionisio \ivcs; a distinguished person, in whom tin Kin?,,my lYiiistrr, hasthc tullust coiifnltmcc and to whom he has given the most amp! powers to settle all the difficulties he so ear nestly wishes to see removed, and succeeded I)}' the establishment, on a solid basis, of that harmony between Spain and the United States to which their mutual interests so Strongly invite them. As Don Francisco D. Vives will set out immediately on his journey, and proceed ex qieditioush. 1 consider the measure now com III micated to you, and which you will he pleased to make known to vow government •as dispensing with any farther discussion hereof the points which form the object of the above named gentleman’s present mis- eion, as a continuance of it would only tend *o embarrass the course of the direct nego tiation about to lie established. This indeed is a tremendous annunciation, hut it is not more tremendous Ilian true.— The diabolical principle which has been in culcated in rev olutionury pamphlets mid by incendiary writers, has found wretches wick ed enough to net upon it, both here and at Paris. Scarcely had we finished communi cating the details of the murder of his royal highness the Duke of Hcrri—nay, in the midst of the horror universally fell: for his Untimely fate, onr attention lias bci n direct ed to another plot, equally hellish in its pur pose, hut more ample in its range, and em bracing a greater number of distinguished EArari of a httrr from Mr. Everett, Charfrr | personages. The intention, as we have al- (t'.lffitxres at the Hague,to thr Secretary ifi ready stated, was to have taken away tin Extract of a httrr from .Mr. Gallatin to thr Sirrttary if Stole,dated Paris, January II, ItUO. According to some accounts the intend- . nt had ed Minister In the United States left Madrid on the nth. The British Ambassador bets told me that he was still there on the 1 itli.’’ Stair, data! Hague, Jan. 28, 1810. “ 1 stated in a late letter, upon the autho rity of the Spanish Charge d’Aflaires here, that Mr. Onis’s successor, Gen. Vives, was at Paris, on his way tu America. It appears however that he has not yet left Madrid.” TU ANSI. ATI OX. Extract of a despatch from Count .\\ssclrode, to .Mr. Poll lira, Minisit r of II. /. .1/. the Emperor of Russia, in the United Stales, dated 27th Xov. (Ulh her.) 18!!). “ Von have doubtless been able to obtain information how far the President’s last in structions to Mr. Forsyth were positive.— The Emperor will not now take it upon him to justify Spain, but lie charges you to plead, with the Government at Washington, live cause of peace and concord. That Govern ment is too enlightened to take hasty steps, and its rights appear to he too solid, not to he weakened by a violent course of proceed ing ; and on the other hand, such is the cha racter of the considerations which command the ratification, by Spain, of the arrange ment relative to the Fioridas, that it is to lie hoped she will at length \ ield to the force of evidence. The United States w ill then have added to the reputation of an able, that of a moderate, policy, and will gather with secu rity, the fruits of their winlom. His Impe rial Majesty, therefore, wishes that if there be yet time, you would engage the Govern ment at Washington to give to the Spanish Ministry a proof of patience, w hich its cir cumstances might indeed s* em to suggest. Nevertheless, the Emperor does not inter pose in this discussion. He makes, above all, no pretension to exercise an influence in the councils of a foreign power, lie mere ly expresses a wish, dictated by his concern for the general welfare, and worthy of the generous good faith which characterize!) the Government of the United States.” vmvY.\ti.\\ LATEST FROM ENGLANI>. New-York, April 1. The Urine, captain llall, from Liverpool, brings London papers tu the 21th Fell. The Courier of that date is nearly filled with an account of a plot, as it ik culled, to assassi nate the British ministry. The accounts from France are to the 21st. The Count de Lazes, on resigning his sta tion as Minister of State, was immediately created a Duke, and appointed Ambassador to the Court of London. The Duke of Ri- clnTieti was appointed Minister of State, and President of the Council of Ministers. From the Mew- York .Mercantile Advertiser,of the 1 jI. inst. London, February 21. TREASON. Private information having been received by the civil power that it was in contempla tion, by a gang of diabolical ruffians, to make an attempt oil the lives of his Majesty’s mi nisters, w hilst assembled at -the house of Earl Bathurst, in Mansficld-street, to a din ner, yesterday evening, Richard Birnie, esq. with a party of twelve of the. Row-street ptt- trole, proceeded about 8 o’clock, to the place which had- been described as the. rendezvous of t hose, desperadoes, in Canton-street, on the Eilgeware road. They were in a loft deliberating. The only approach to this Pandemonium was by a narrow ladder.— Rutliven, one of the principal Bow-street of ficers, led the way, and was followed by El lis Smith, Surman and others of the patrole; on the door being opened, 27 or 50 men were seen, most of whom wcreapparentlvengaged either in charging fire arms, or girding them selves with belts similar to those worn by the military. There were tables about the room, on which lay a number of cutlasses, bayonets, pistols, and in large quantities.— As the officer entered the room the conspi rators all started up, when liuthven, who had been furnished with a warrant from flu magistrates, exclaimed, “ He art all pcac: officers, lay down your arms in a moment" - upon which all became confusion. A man, whom Ruthven describes as the notorious Arthur Thistlewood, opposed himself to the officers, armed with a cut-nnd-thrust sword, of unusual length. Rutliven attempted to secure the door, and Ellis, who had followed him into the room, advanced towards the man, and presenting hr.; pistol exclaimed “drop your sword, or I’ll fire instantly!” up- wiiieli A. T. brandished his sword w ith increased violence. In the affair, one of the peace officers, Smithers was killed. Whilst this deed was doing, the lights were extinguished, and a desperate struggle enstt- d, in w hich many of tile officers were se verely wounded.’ Surman, one of the pa trole received a musket ballon this temple, hut fortunately it only glanced along the side of his head, tearing up tliescalp in the w ay. The conspirators kept up an incessant lire; w hilst it was evident to the officers, that ma ny of them were escaping by some Lack way. At this moment (’apt. Fitzclarcnec, (one of the sons of the Duke of Clarence) ar rived at the head of a detachment ot the Cold-stream Guards, and three tdes of gre nadiers, mounted the ladder, and entered the room, now filled with smoke, and only illu minated by the occasional Hashes of the fire arms of the conspirators. A ruffian instant ly approached the gallant captain, and pre sented a pistol to his breast; hut as lie was in the act of pulling trigger, sergeant Legge rushed forward, and whilst attempting to put aside the. destructive weapon, received the fire upon his arm. It is impossible to give a minute detail of the desperate conflict which followed, or tin numerous instances of personal daring tnani tested by the peace officers and the military, thus brought into sudden contact w itli a hand of assassins an their obscure den, and in ut ter darkness. Unfortunately, this darknesi favored the escape of many of the wretches, and the dreadful skirmish ended in the cap ture of only nine of them. They were in stoutly hand-cuffed together, placed in hack nc£ couches, and brought down to the Po lice, in Bow-street, under a strong military escort ; and Mr. Birnie having arrived at tin same time, instantly took his seat upon the Bench, and prepared to enter into the exa mination of the prisoners. The nine prisoners were remanded for 1 further examination. lives of all his majesty’s ministers, at a cabi net dinner at the Earl of Ilarrowby’s, in Grosvewir square. The time fixed upon was last night, and hut for the timely disco very of the plot, it is probable that we should have had this day to have recounted such a scene of blood and murder as If not to he found in the annals of this country or of any other. *’’’*■ It appears that the plot lias hern known for some time to his majesty’* minister, and that Arthur Thistlewood was nt the head of the conspiracy. The Earl of Harrowby’s w as selected as being nearer the outlet from London than the residence of any other of the cabinet ministers,and of course render ing it more easy to escape. A London Gazette was immediately issu ed, olTering a reward of 1000/. for Thistle- wood, who stands charged with high trea son, and also with the wilful murder of Rich ard Smilliers. The horrible plan was, it is said, to have been executed in the following manner: This- tlewond wtis tu have knocked at Lord Har row hy’s door, vv ith a let ter, purporting to be a despatch, or with a red box, as is used in all the public offices, desiring it to be delivered immediately to the Cabinet ministers at dinner vv ilhout delay. The servant it is sup posed would immediately proceed with the despatch, xv bile Thistlewood vv ith another of tin' conspirators entered the hall as if to wait—They w ere immediately to open the street door—others were to come in with hand grenades, which were to he thrown into the house, and in the confusion pro duced by them, all the rest of the conspi rators were to rush into the dining room, where the ministers were tit dinner, and the work of assassination was to have been instantly begun. About the time the Privy Council was as sembling at the office of the Home Secretary of State, word was brought that Thistlewood had been taken. At half past 2, Lavender, Bishop, Rutliven and Salmon, proceeded to No. 8, White-street, Moorlields. They found Thistlewood in bed ; Bishop darted forward, threw himself upon him, and thus secured him. He appeared paralized with surprise. He was instantly conveyed to Bow- street, from thence to White-Hall, in a hack ney coach—A crowd follow ed exclaiming— “ the villahi, hang him.” Thistlewood said, Bishop, “I make no resistance.” lie saw that a contrary disposition on his part, would have been li ni'less. He was taken to While- hall by the Officers, for tiie purpose of un dergoing au examination. Burnett, the second leader of the conspi rators had been taken, and was sent before the Privy Council. Grea loiiantilics of arms and ammunition have been lotind in a room near the premises. leering, Ar.; it contains hit! a short remark on the suspension of the ratification, which it attributes to the recent march of an expe dition from the United Stalls into the pro vince of Texas, (that of Col. Long) and that this new occurrence had determined the king to send a minister extraordinary to ob tain explanations! The extracts occupy.t»n pages and a half of the Madrid Gazette. Private letters of the same date from Ma drid me very cautiously .written ; they state that the goicrnnu lit communicates nothing respecting the revolt of Andalusia ; hut that it was privately believed that Catalonia and Gallicia were engaged in the revolt.—Aurora LATEST FROM SOI TH-AMERICA. EXTRACT OF A LETTER, DATED Rutnos .'lyres, 4th Jim 1820. A Chili mail is just arrived, which brings the pleasing news of Lord Cochrane’s hav ing destroyed the three Spanish ships of war, which proceeded from Cadiz in May for Lima. Enclosed you have the Gazette ac count of the first essay, which proved so un fortunate ; and I am sorry to inform you, that in an action between the vessels of this government and those of the. Montencros A Artigas, your friend Don Angel Huhnc had both his limbs shot away, and has since died. The action was severe on both sides. It took place nflTSan Nicholas. The British Admiral, Sir Thomas Hardy, is now here with a squadron often ships,viz. two of the line, six frigates, and two sloops. What all this means, God knows. The 74’s are at Montevideo.—Unit. Pat. March 20. YAUVtUYVifcS. Extract of a letter received by the Ilrilish packet, dated Lisbon, Feb. 9. It is reported here this day that the Royal Family of-Portugal are returning from the Brazils. This report is generally bulioved here.” Extract of a letter from Gibraltar, February 2ft, 1820. “Since w riting the above, tv\ o government vessels have arrived from Malaga, with a number of public characters on hoard, hav ing made their escape last night from that city just as Priego made his entre there the reports I have given above nre false (the defeat of this party by O’Donnel.) IVi rear guard had a little skirmish with O’Don- ncl’s party near Hstrepnra (between Gibral tar and Malaga) and were successful. The Revolutionists met little or no opposition in taking Malaga. The governor of that place met them with a party of troops a little this side, hut they would not stand a moment— they all fled, and Malaga received Priego with opm arms. This is a valuable acqui sition to them ; and there now appears hut one opinion as to the final result ol’thiscn- terprize. Tiie -Constitution will he estab lished.” Charleston, April 8. From France.—A letter from La Rochelle, of the 22d Feh’ry, with the perusal of which we have been politely favored, after mention ing the. assassination of the Duke de Beni, and 1 ho measures proposed in consequence by the Chamber of Deputies, (as already published in our paper) states, that notwith standing the consternation which the assassi nation had momentarily excited, yet that if nn unexpected obstacles were raised to the course which the Governtent intended to pursue, business would experience no altera tion for the worse. It further states, that a change of Ministry was exported, and that Messrs. De lticludieu, l)e VHlele, De (,'or- bioro and Laine, were spoken of ns the New Ministers. The letter mentions nothing of the aricst and imprisonment of four of the French Ministers, as reported by ('apt. Has kell, of the Canton, arrived at Boston. FRENCH POLITICS. Private letters from France, (says the New-York American) received by the last in ivnls, represent public feeling in that coun try as in a very high slate of excitement; so mneli so, that it is the belief of many in the most intelligent political circles, that the Bourbons of the present branch cannot long remain uu the throne, but will he driven from it. by an almost unanimous popular move ment, as easily, and with as little bloodshed, the Stuarts were from the throne of Eng land in 1080. It would he a singular coin- idenee, hut still nntat all an improbable one, that the parallel will hold good throughout, and that Louis XV III. like Charles II ofEttg- iid, may w eather the storm for his ow n lift-, leaving the throne to a more bigot* d and less sagacious brother, who will have the fate of the English James, and like hull abandon the sceptre to anothr branch of the family. In this ease the Duke of Orleans will play tin- part of William of'Orange, and the popular party will undoubtedly take advantage of tin change of dynasty, to impose such terms upon the new sovereign as may limit his power* effectually, as well as guard their own private rights.— Huston Patriot. Philad* Lem a, March 28. We have received tiie Madrid Gazette of 2!>th January, which contains an extract of all that part of the Prcsidenf’s Message which relates to the Florida treaty, priva- /.V SEMITE, MAlien 28. The Senate took up, in committee of the whole, the bill from the other House making appropriations for the military service oi'tlic present year, together with the amendments reported thereto by the committee of Finance of the Senate. These amendments propose : 1st. to add v( 130,000 to tiie appropriation for the clothing of the army ; and 2d. to in crease the appropriation for the Quar ter Master General’s department, from 450,000 to 600,000 dollars—(this latter involving the question whether the Mis souri expedition shall be limited to the Council Bluff, or authorised, by appro priation, to its extended to the Mandan Villages, as originally contemplated by tiie Executive.) The first amendment being read— Mr. Sanford rose and explained in de tail the reasons which induced the com mittee to recommend an augmentation of the appropriations enumerated above ; which augmentation was grounded, ge nerally, on the expediency of keeping up the military establishment on its pre sent footing—the ell'ect of the reduced appropriations passed by the House ol Kepresontnlives, being to diminish the army to about 8000 men—the expedien cy of prosecuting the military expedition up the Missouri, as high as the Mandan \ illages, to effect the avowed objects of the government, to secure to the coun try its just portion of the Indian fur trade, of cutting off the intercourse, tiie per nicious influence, and the profit of the British traders and companies from the extensive tribes within onr limits to the north west, by the establishment of the military posts contemplated by the exe- enti t e at certain points on the north wes tern waters, particularly up the Missou ri. &c.—the inexpediency of relinquish ing that trade, at least without an equi valent, and the propriety of exercising rights, and enjoying advantages, 'which nobody disputes ; till which Mr. S. went much into detail, by arguments, by a re ference to documents on the subject, and a recurrence to the history of our coun try. and the policy and object of England and her fur companies, to explain and justify—particularly in reference to that branch of the sulyect connected with our Indian relations. On hath amendments, much discussion took place. The first was supported by Messrs. Tnimble, Dana, and Otis ; and opposed by Messrs. Morril, Burrill, and Macon. The former stated, that it was proper to have a six months’ supply oi clothing on hand for furnishing with cer tainty distant posts ; that it was improper in this incidental way to reduce the ar my by diminishing appropriations, Ac. The latter insisted upon the necessity of economy and a rigid examination of the appropriations to restrain where re trenchment could he effected ; that from (lie probable strength of the army, the appropriation made by the other House would he sufficient without any increase ; that the army would probably in* reduced by desertion, which had amounted ac cording to documents, in the la«t year to more than 1600, the number contempla ted to be recruited, Ac.—The amend ment was agreed to. The 2d amendment was opposed by Messrs. Macon, Morril ami Burrill ; and supported by Messrs. Edwards, Dana, Leake, Trimble, and Logan. The for mer argued in favor of the policy of li miting the Missouri Expedition to the Council Bluffs which it had reached ; and against the extension of our acquisitions of territory at present further into the Indian country, ns they now extended far enough for the population, believing that carrying these expedition* among the Indians were likely to produce In dian wars ; that if carried further up the- Missouri, they must be extended in other directions ; that these could not destroy the influence of private traders over the Indians ; that this was no time, w hen the treasury was so much embarrassed, to encourage expensive projects. It was argued on the other side, that the Indians were not averse to the establishment of posts among them ; that it was politic to impress the Indian tribes with opinions of our power, by the exhibition of a mil itary force ; that this was the host means by which they could be controlled, or private traders prevented from intrud ing within our territory and tampering gave tlio British nn InfluendO over the North Western Indians, which in the last war cost us thousands of lives and mil lions of money ; Ac. Ac. The bill was postponed till to-morrow, without '-om- mg to a decision on the second amend ment. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2D. A message was received from the Pre sident, respecting the late treaty with Great Britain, touching the restitution of slaves. On Mr. Elliott's motion, the bill remit ting the duties on certain goods consum ed by the late fire at Savannah, was taken up—Mr. E. addressed the House at some length, and the bill was ordered to be read the third time—ayes 27. The Military appropriation bill was takeu tip—and, the question on appro priating £ 600,000 instead of 450,000, being still under consideration, a further discussion took place, in which Messrs. Trimble, Dana, Edwards, Wilson, ami I.nnman supported, and Mr. Smith oppo sed the amendment. Nearly the same range of argument was gone over, ns on yesterday ; Mr. Trimble adding, that in dependently of the Missouri expedition, the proposed appropriation would he ne cessary for the Quarter Master's depart ment ; and Mr. Smith, that it was inex pedient, to draw olfintothc west, troops that were necessary to matt the forts on the sea board. The amendment was fi nally carried by yeas and nays—yeas 21, nays 18. THURSDAY, MARCH 30. Mr. Smith, from the committee on the judiciary, and pursuant to instructions, reported a bill to increase the salaries of the district judges. Mr. Smith, from the judiciary commit tee, reported the bill for the punishment of piracy and other crimes, w ith sundry amendments. Mr. Pleasants, from the committee on naval affairs, reported a bill establishing the grade of Rear Admiral in the Naval service of the United States. The Senate resumed the considera tion of the resolution offered some days ago by Mr. Otis, that the present session of Congress be adjourned on the 17th of April. Mr. Dickerson moved to postpone the resolution until Thursday next—which, after some debate on the question of so early an adjournment; on the nature, the quantity, and importance of business proper to he acted on, and on the pro priety of at this time deciding on the pe riod of adjournment—was negatived, by yeas and nays—ayes 18, noes 21. Mr. Loxvrie moved to strike out the 17th, and insert the 24th, ns the day pro posed for the adjournment ; which was decided in the affirmative, by yeas and to 17. Considerable debate took place on these several motions, and on the re solution itself, in which Messrs. Kina, of Alabama, Dickerson, Harbour, Haggles, Otis, Morril, and Dana entered. The resolution as amended, was final- 1) agreed to, by yeas and nays—yeas 21, nays 20. The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill providing for the more prompt recovery of debts due by defaulters, Ac. to the United States (for the appointment of a Treasury Solicitor, giving summary process, Ac.) ftL.ch discussion took place on the de tails of this bill, in which Messrs. Van Dyke, Ticlienor, Walker of Ua. Pinkney, Johnson ofKy. Harbour, I Amman, A Aid- ten were engaged, in the course ofwhich, the clause authorizing the appointment of a Solicitor for the Treasury was strick en out, and his duties confided to such of ficer of the Treasury as the President of the United States may appoint. HOUSE OP RE PR ES EXT AT11 ES. THURSDAY, MARCH 30. Mr. Suicyer submitted the following resolve : Resolved, That n committee be ap pointed to enquire into the expediency of abolishing such offices of the customs as it may he proper to suppress in con sequence of their unproductiveness, their inutility, or from any other cause ; and that they have leave tei report by bill or otherwise. In submitting the resolution, Mr. S. said, he would barely observe that its adoption was so urgently called for both from the situation of the Treasury, its well as from the disproportion between the services rendered, and the salaries re ceived, by the officers whose posts were contemplated to be suppressed, that he was surprised the subject had not been proposed to this House before. If the resolution were adopted, Mr. S. was sure a saving might be annually made, of 7 or 8,000 dollars without the least detriment to the public. T he resolve was ordered to lie on the table. On motion of Mr. Lowndes it was Resolved, That the Secretary of the department oi'tlic Na»;y be directed to in term this House, whether the command er ot the Ontario, during her late cruize in the Pacific Ocean, received tiny pre sent from the Viceroy of Lima, and, if lie did, what disposition has been made thereof; whether he received on hoard Pie Ontario any citizens or subjects of a foreign power, ami tiny moneys or ef fects belonging to foreign subjects or citizens to be transported from one fo reign port to another ; if such foreign subjects were so received, whether any of them were in the military or naval service of governments engaged in war ; if any money or effects were so trans ported, whether any freight was receiv ed on that account; and whether any sind what instruction have been given by the Department of the Navy, respecting with the Indians ; that an opposite policy I the transportation, in public ships of the United Slates, of passengfers, money, qi e fleets. The bill from the Senate further to sus pend, for a limited time the sale or forfei ture of public lands for non-nayment of the monies due therefor, wo3 read a third lintO. A motion was made by Mr. Slocumb to lay Hie bill on the table ; which was opposed by Mr. Anderson. A short debate then arose involving the merits of the bill ; which was sup. ported by Mr. Hardin, Mr. Fuller, Mr Ihush, Mr. llill, Mr. Storrs, Mr. Camp', bell, Mr. Lowndes, Mr. Rankin, Mr. Hce. rher. and Mr. Cook, and opposed by Mr. Cobb, and Mr. Slocumb. The ground on which the bill was supported, was, generally, that the in- diligence, proposed to be extended by this bill, bad been granted for so many successive years, that it had been con fidently calculated upon by the purcha- sers of the public lands ; and that there was nothing in the circumstances ofthe present times which made the indulgence less necessary than hitherto, but rather the countrnry. It was not denied that this indulgence ought to cease, but, it was said, it ought not to cease without some previous intimation of the inten tion of Congress in this respect, such for example, as would be given by tba passage of the bill, notv depending for changing the mode of disposing of the Public Lands. The bill was opposed on (lie ground that it w as time to change a system which daily augmented the debt due to the Treasury, and kept from it so large an amount of money, nt a time w lien the Treasury is certainly not overflowing. Some relief, probably, was necessary, but it was worthy of enquiry whether it could not be better given in a different form. If such a bill as this was to pass at this session, however, it was contend, ed that it ought to be delayed until the system could be examined, with a view to a remedy of what was certainly an e- vil, the progress of which ought to be arrested. The motion to lay the bill on the table was overruled ; and it wasfinally passed, not w ithout opposition, but without a di vision, and returned to the Senate. MONDAY, APRIL 3. The House then resolved itsclfinto a committee of the whole, Mr. Taylor of New-York, in the chair, on the State of the Union ; and The committee proceeded to the con sideration of the following resolutions, which were some days ago submitted by Mr. Clay : 1. Resolved, That the Constitution of the United States vests in Congress the power to dispose ofthe territory belong ing to them, and that no treaty, purport ing to alienate any portion thereof, is va lid w ithout the concurrence of Congress. 2. Resolved, That the equivalent pro posed to lie given by Spain to the United States, in the treaty between them, on the 22d day of February, 1819, for that part of Louisiana lying w est of the Sa bine, w as inadequate ; and that it would be inexpedient to make a transfer there* of to any foreign power, or to renew the aforesaid treaty. Mr. Clay rose, and in a speech of an hour and a half in length, delivered his opinions at large on the subjects of these resolutions. Mr. Lowndes rose, not so much in re ply, ;ts to shew that it was inexpedient to act on the resolves, and, under all the circumstances, that it was not expedient to engage in a discussion of them. It being late in the day, and other gen tlemen seeming inclined to speak, Mr. Lowndes was prevailed upon to give way before he had finished the remarks he intended to make ; and the committee rose ; and the House adjourned. TUESDAY, APRIL 4. THE SPANISH TREATY. The House then again resolved itself into a committee ofthe whole, Mr. Tay lor in the chair, on the resolutions sub mitted by Mr. Clay, respecting the Trea ty-making power, and parlieui ' ly res pecting the Treaty with Spain, yet un* ratified by Spain. Mr. Lowndes concluded bis remarks, going to shew why the resolutions should not be acted on. He spoke for about half an hour. When Mr. Lowndes finished, he moved to lay the first resolve on the table. Af ter some conversation, in which Mr. C7o" suggested that the best course would be for the committee to report tiie resolves to the House, and for the jentlenmn then to move to postpone tljo resolves, or lay them on the tunic, bn which motion the _>eas and nays could he recorded—Mr. L. consented to waive this motion for the present, Mr, Archer, of Virginia, then deliver ed his sentiments at considerable length, in favor of the resolves. Air. Trimble followed, also at conside rable length, in support ofthe resolves. Mr. Anderson next spoke, in reply to his colleagues, Mr. Clay A Mr. Trimble. Mr. Rhea, and Mr. Hrusli successive ly spoke at considerable length, in oppo sition to the resolutions. Mr. Clay replied to those who had op posed the resolves moved by him. Mr. Rhea rejoined. After which, the committee rose. Previously to the rising of the com mittee, Mr. Clay submitted the following resolves, with an intimation that, should the business of the House permit, ho should call them up at a future day. Resohed, That it is expedient to pro vide by law a suitable outfit and salary for suclt minister or ministers as the Pre sident, by and with the advice and con sent ofthe Senate, may send to any of the governments of South America which have established, and are maintaining their independence cf Spun.