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lar.^e of
had long and earnestly striven, and would,
it might be confidently nflirmeil, though
restrained from going band in hand with
Europe, always continue their efforts in
the same beneficent spirit, for putting
dow n totally the slave trade. It is well
known that the Earl of Liverpool, not
longer ago than last February, described,
in the lleuse of Peers, the character ol
this league, as well as the insurmounta
ble impediment which held back this
country from signing it. He distinctly
declared that, ns the signatures were ull
in the autograph of the respectivesove-
reigns, England, in point ot form, could
never accede to it; for it was not con
sistent with ltcr constitution that the
Prince Regent should himself sign sue i
an instrument, without the intervention
of a responsible minister. Epon mv re
minding Lord Castlcreagh of this decla
ration, which I was the more ready to
do since it was your wish that the illus
tration should bo brought into view lie
candidly admitted, that we too doubtless,
had our constitutional embarrassments ;
huthe nevertheless hoped, that such, and
all others, might, by proper modifications
of the "lan, be overcome.
dis'.ihfciiishid rf -.letalien
JOHN IjlINCY ADAMS.
Mr. Canning to the Secretary of State.
The undersigned, his Britannic Majes
ty’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary, took an early opportu
nity after his arrival in the City ol IN ash-
ington, to inform Mr. Adams, that, in
pursuance of Lord Castlereagh’s note,
dated the 11th November, 1819, com
municating to Mr. Rush an address ol
both Houses of Parliament, relating to
the African Slave Trade, he was instruct
ed to bring that important question again
under the consideration of the Ameri
can government, in the hope of it being
found practicable so to combine the pre
ventive measures of the two countries,
os materially to accelerate the total e«-
tinclion of an evil, which both have long
united in condemning and opposing.
Mr. Adams will find no difficulty in re
collecting the several conversations
which have passed between him and
the undersigned on this subject; he will
remember that the last of those conver
sations, which took place towards the
close of October, was terminated with
an assurance on his part, that the propo
sals of the English government would be
taken iuto full deliberation, as soon after
the meeting of Congress as the state ol
public business would allow, with a sin
cere disposition to remove any impedi
ments which appeared at lirst sight to
stand in tho way of their acceptance.
An interval of considerable length
having elapsed since that period, the un
dersigned is persuaded that Mr. Adams
will shortly be at liberty to communicate
the definitive sentiments of his govern
ment on a subject which is of too deep,
and too general an importance, not to
engage the attention and benevolent feel
ings of the U. States.
In this persuasion, the undersigned
conceives it unnecessary, on the pre
sent occasion, to go over the various
grounds which formed the nutter of hi
late conversations with Mr. Adams.
Notwithstanding all that has been done
on both sides ef the Atlantic for the sup
pression of the African Slave Trade, it
is notorious that an illicit comiherce, at
tended with aggravated sufferings to its
unhappy victims, is still carried on ; and
it is generally acknowledged that a com
Lined system of maritime police can a
lone afford tbe means of putting it down
with effect.
That concurrence of principle in the
condemnation prohibition of the Slave-
Trade, which has so honorably distin
guished the Parliament of Great Britain
and the Congress of the United States,
seems naturally and unavoidably to lead
to a concert of measures between the
two governments, the moment that such
co-operation is recognized us necessary
for the accomplishment of their mutual
‘ purpose. It cannot be anticipated that
either of the parties, discouraged by
auch difficulties as are inseparable from
hli human transactions of any magnitude,
will be contented to acquieece in the
continuance of a practice so flagrantly
immoral; especially at the present fa
vorable period, when the Slave Trade
is completely abolished to thfffftwth of
t ie Equntor, and countenanced by- Por
tugal alone to th^muth of that line.
Mr. Adams SKl^r acquainted with
tbe particular measures* reconufftnded
by his Majesty’s Mimstcrgan^best calcu
lated, in their opinion, to attain the ob
ject which both parties have in view ; but
be need not be reminded that the Eng
lish government is too sincere in the
pursuit of that common object, to press
the adoption of its own proposals, how
ever satisfactory in themselves, to the
exclusion of any suggestions equally con-
1 dticive to the same end, and more agree
able to the institutions or prevailing o-
pinionof other nations.
The undersigned embraces this oppor
tunity to ofier Mr. Adams the assurance
tif his high consideration.
STRATFORD CANNING.
U'atkington, Dec. COffi, 1820.
The Secretary of State to Mr. Canning.
The Rt. Mon. Stratford Fanning, Envoy Ex
traordinary nml Minister r«eui|ioteutiary
from Ofoal-Britoin.
DrrAr.TMr.MT or Statc,
Washington, Dim,. 30, 1800.
Sir : 1 have had the honor of recci-
x iag your note of the 20th inst. in reply
to which, 1 am dirertenl by the Presi
dent of the United States toanform you
that, conformably to the assurances given
you in tbetonversation to which you re
an nnxioift desire of contributing, to the
utmost extent ot the powers within the
competency of this government, and by
means compatible with its duties to the
rights of its own citizens, and w ith the
principles of its national independence,
to the effectual and fiual suppression of
the African slave trade.
At an earlier period of the communi
cations between the two government*
upon this subject, the President, in mani
festing Ins sensibility to the amicable
spirit of confidence with which the mea
sures, concerted between G. Britain and
some of her European allies, had been
made known to the United States, and to
the free and candid offer of admitting the
United States to a participation in these
measures, had instructed the Minister of
the United States residing near your go
vernment to represent the difficulties,
resulting ns well from certain principles
of international law, of the deepest and
most painful interest to these United
States, as from limitations of authority
prescribed by the People of the United
Stales to the legislative and executive
depositaries of the national power, which
placed him under the necessity of decli
ning the proposal. ?t had been stated,
i compact giving a power to the na
val officers of one nation to search the
merchant vessels of anothe.r for offen
ders and offences against the laws of the
latter, backed by a further power to seize
and carry into a foreign port, and there
subject to the decision of a tribunal com
posed of at least one hall'foreigners, ir
responsible to (he supreme corrective
tribunal of this Union, L not amenable to
the control of impeachment for official
misdemeanor, was an investment of pow
er over the person*, property and repu
tation, of the citizens of this country, not
only unwarranted by any delegation of
sovereign power to the national govern
ment, but so adverse to the elementary
rinciples, and indispcnsible securities
of individual rights, interwoven in all the
political institutions of this country, that
not even tbe most unqualified approba
tion of the ends to which this organization
of authority was adapted, nor the most
sincere and earnest wish to concur in e-
very suitable expedient for their accom
plishment, could reconcile it to the sen
timents or the principles, of which, in
the estimation of the people and govern
ment of the United States, no considera
tion whatsoever could justify the trans
gression.
In the several conferences which, since
your arrival here, 1 have had the honor
u/ holding with you, and in which this
subject has been fully and freely discus
sed between us, the incompetency of the
power of this government to become a
party to this institution of tribunals or
ganized like those stipulated in the
conventions above noticed, and the in
compatibility of such tribunals with the
essential character of the constitutional
rights guaranteed to every citizen of the
Union, has been shown by direct refer
ences to the fundamental principles of
our government, in which the supreme,
unlimited, sovereign power, is considered
as inherent in the whole body of its peo
pie, while its delegations are limited and
restricted by the terms of the instru
ments sanctioned by them, under which
the powers of legislation, judgment, and
execution, are administered ; and by
special indications of tbe nrticlcs in the
constitution of the United States, which
expressly prohibit their constituted an
thorilies from erecting any judicial
courts, by the form of process belonging to
which American citizens should bo called
to answer for any penal offence, without
the intervention of a grand jury to ac
cuse, and of a jury of trial to decide upon
the charge.
But,'while regretting that tbe charac
ter of the organized means of co-opera
lion for the suppression of the African
slave trade, proposed by Great-Britain
did not admit of our concurrence in the
adoption of them, the President has been
far from the disposition to reject or dis
countenance the general proposition o
concerted co-operation with Great-Bri
tain to the accomplishment of tho common
end—the suppression ofthe trade. For
this purpose, armed cruizers of the Uni-
ted’JStatcs have been for some time kept
stationed on the coa9t which is tbe scene
of this odious traffic ; a measure which
it is in the contemplation of this govern
ment to continue without intermission.—
As there nre armed British vessels char
ged with the same duty, constantly kept
cruizing on the same coa<t, I am i’ire
ted by the President to propose, that in
structions, to be concerted between the
two governments, with a view to mutual
assistance, should be given to the com
inanders of the vessels respectively as
signed to that scriice ; that they may
be ordered, whenever the occasion may
render it convenient, to cruize in compa
ny together ; to communicate mutually
to each other nil information obtained by
tbe one, and which may be useful to the
duties of the other, and to give each o-
ther ei'cry assistance which may ho mm-
alible with the performance of their
own service, and adapted to the. end
which is the common aim of both par
ties.
These measures, congenial to the
spirit which has so long and so steadily
marked tbe policy of (he United States,
in the vindication of the rights of human
ity, will, it is hoped, prove effectual to
the purposes for which this co-operation
is desireJ by your government, and (o
which this Union will continue to direct
its mo*t strenuous and persevering exet
! first
ubioct
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
l.N THE SENATE
Monday, January IS.
Mr. Smith submitted the following moti
on for consideration:
Resolved, ’That, the better to enable Con
gress, in considering a bill “to amend the
act entitled an act to incorporate the subscri
bers to the Bank of tbe United State''” to
apportion tbe punishment to lie inflicted up
on the presidents, directors, cashiers, or oili
er officers or servants of the Bank of the U.
Stales, and of its several offices or branch
banks, the President ofthe Bank be request
ed to transmit to the Senate, If any such ox
ixt, a statement of any Si ail fraudulant con
versions, l.y tho said presidents, directors,
cashiers, officers or servants, or any of them,
of any moneys, bills, notes, securities for
money," evidences of debt, or other effects
whatsoever, belonging to the said bank, to
his or their own use: And in xvliat offices
these frauds have, been practised, and to
wliat extent, and by whom committed, and
at what times: And likewise to state what
facilities each of those several officers have,
by means of their stations respectively, to
commit frauds of this character.
ROADS AND CANALS.
Mr. Trimble submitted tire following re
solutions for consideration:
Rr.solved, That the committee on roads 8c
canals he instructed to enquire into ti-e ex
pediency of authorizing hv law the employ
ment ofthe topographical engineers, under
the direction ofthe President of the United
States, in surveying roads 8c ranals through
the lands of the United States, at such plac
es as would host promote the general inter
est, and improve the military defence ofthe
United States.
Resolved, That the committee on roads 8c
canals he instructed 1o inquire into the ex
pediency of authorising by law the employ
ment of the topographical engineers, in sur
veying. under the direction of the President
ofthe United States, canals to connect the
navigable waters between Poston harbor, in
the state of Massachusetts, and Pamlico
Sound, in the state of North Carolina, in
such direction and on such plan ns will best
prnnv *c the interest ft the military and na*
vnl defence of the United States.
The Senate tiipn. according to the order
ofthe dnv, proceeded to consider the report
of the select committee on the petition of
Mathew Lyon, who prays to lie indemnified
for the damages which were inflicted on him
under the former sedition law. The Report
concludes with the following resolutions
Rewired, That so much of the act, entit
led an act for the punishment of certain
ertmes against the United States, approved
tile J 1th ,Tulv, 1798, as pretends to prescribe
and punish.libels, is unconstitutional.
Resolved. That tho tines collected tinder
that act ought to be restored to those from
whom they were exacted; and that these
resolutions be recommitted to the committee
who brought them in. with instructions to
report a bill to that effect.
The resolutions having been read,
Mr. Barbour rose in support of them, and
snoke I'hout two hours—when not having
finished his argument, lie gave way for a mo
lion to postpone the subject until to-morrow
—which prevailed
MOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Saturday, Jan. 13.
On motion of Mr. Hendricks, it was
Resolved, That the committee on tbe
judiciary be instructed to enquire into
tbe expediency of providing bv law for
the derision, of rases arising within the
states in which there is no Circuit Court
and where the Distrist Judge,from any
cause, may decline to adjudicate.
On motion of Mr. Cobb, it was
Resolved, That the committee on the
Post Office and Post Roads be instructed
to enquire into the expediency of estab
lishing a post rout from Monticello, in
Jasper county, in the state cf Georgia
by Walton, Gwinnet, 11 ill Court-house
to Rabun Court-house, in the same state
Resolved, That the committee on th
Post Office and Post Roads he instructed
to enquire into the expediency of estab
lishing a rout between Jefferson &, Fair
field, in the county of Camden, in the
state of Georgia.
Mr. Reid then rose, and, after an in
troductorv speech- of considerable length
(which will be further noticed hereafter,
offered the following resolutions for con
sideration
Rcsoivcd, That it is the duly of the
Speaker, under tho rules of the lions
to examine and correct the journals ol
this house.
Resolved, That the house possess the
right to inquire into and decide upon the
propriety of any correction which may
be made by tho Speaker.
Rcsoivcd, That the erasures made by
the Speaker in the Journal of the 11 lb of
January arc alterations, and not correcti
ons, inasmuch as the Journal, i.i its or
not c&m;-i-U nl,
with a due attention In its tiutne
dinary duties, to bestow on tbi
the necessary attention.
This motion to amend the reaoldtiou,
brought ou a discussion ol more than uu
hour’s continuance, on the question
whether it was better tn refer the enqui
ry to the committee of Ways and Means,
a select committee, or to the committees
severally appointed on the expenditures
i f the different departments, (which last
course w;i« suggested bv Mr. Smyth, V a.)
Messrs. Culbreth, Robertson, South, ol
Md. Stores, Smyth, cfVn. Foot, (Jross, of
N. Y. Trimble, and Lowndes, joined in
the debate, which referred principally
to the duties of different committees of
the House, their nature, Ize. and the pos-
•ubilRy of discharging fully and proper
ly the duty proposed by this resolution.
After two unsucrt-ssful motions to lay the
resolution on the table—the debate end
ed by udoptiug Mb. Culbrelh'i amend
ment. Being thus amended,
The resolution was agreed to ; nml
Messrs. Culbreth. Robertson, Foot, Stnrrs,
Hemphill, Trimble, and Allen, ofN. \.
ere appointed tbe committee.
On motion of Mr. Street, it was
Resolved, That the committee on Pen-
ions and Revolutionary Claims he ii -
tructed to enquire into the expediency
rontinuing in force the act entitled
‘ An net to provide for persons who
were disabled by Known wounds receiv
ed in the Revolutionary War,” and the
several nets amending and extending the
same, which acts will expire on the loth
day of May next. '
Monday, Jan. lo.
Mr. Smith, of Maryland, from the
committee of Ways and Means, to whom
was referred the petition of Timothy Ti
tus, reported a bill giving further time
for the redemption of lands sold for tax
es under the act of August 2, 1813, en
titled “ An act to lay and collect a direct
tax within the United States,” which was
twice read and committed.
Mr. Baldwin, from the committee or.
Manufactures, reported a bill to regulate
the duties on-imports and for other pur
poses, accompained by a detailed report
on the subject. The bill having been
read, Mr. Baldwin moved (o refer it to
a committee ofthe whole on Hie State of
the Union. Mr. Smith, of Maryland, op
posed this course, as giving it a prefer
ence over ordinary bueiness. Mr. Bald
win replied, that the same direction had
been given, at this session, to several
hills, that for the reduction of the army,
&c. not more important than this. The
motion of Mr. Baldwin prevailed, by a
vote cf C5 to 01. The ordinary num
ber of copies of the bill and report were
ordered to be printed for the use of tie
House.
Mr. Beecher moved to print three
thousand copies of the report. On this
motion there were some remarks made.
The printing of an extra number was op
posed by Mr. Culbreth, Mr. Williams, of
North Carolina, Mr. Foot, and Mr. Tyler,
on the ground that the subject had been
so much discussed for two or three years
past, that the report, however able,
could hardly be expected to shed much
additional light on the subject ; that the
distribution of these documents, among
the people, must always ho partial and
limited, though the number were larger
than proposed ; that the c. v .pence of the
printing proposed would be greater than
the benefit to accrue from it. To this
Mr. Beecher oppose.d the importance of
the subject, the great interest the peo
ple felt in it, and the propriety of mak
ing generally known the views of the
committee of this House on the subject.
The motion of Mr. Beecher was, in the
end, negatived by a vote of 73 to 61.
Mr. Baldwin, also, from the same com
mittee reported a bill laying duties on
sales of merchandise at auction ; which
was twice read and referred to a commit
tee of the whole on the state of the U-
nion.
Mr. Russ offered for consideration the
following resolution
Resolved, That the Secretary of the
Treasury be directed to lay before this
House a statement of the precise amount
of special deposites to the credit of the
Treasury ofthe United States, which is
referred to in his supplementary report
ofthe 28th ultimo, as net being available
the current year ; stating, particularly,
of w hat such deposites consist—if of de
preciated. bank paper, the bank or hanks
which issued the same, with the amount
out ttlO
;1 utidei
V dins'.- mote n to sink'
tion of the bill being y
con iderition—
Mr. T. oiler, of X. C. spoke at some
length against it.
Mr. Sergeant then took tbe floor in
favor of tbe motion. When he conclu
ded—
The House adjourned.
embarrassments. It is,hence., probable ;
tin- session of the Cortea will speedily u,
niiiii.to.
YVUlYAtiN.
ginnl form, corresponds with the fact in-1 |, v encli, and tho present current specie
lendeJ to be described, viz : that
lition from the Senate and House of Re
presentatives ofthe state of Missouri was
presented by a member from South-Ca-
rolina.
The preliminary question being put,
whether the House would now proceed
to consider these resolutions, it was de
cided, by yens and nays, in the negative
—aj es 17, noes 98.
value thereof, and the year or years res
pc.i-tively when the same w as received.
The resolution lies on the table one
day of course.
A message was received from the
President of tho United States, transmit
ting certain documents in relation to cor
respondence with foreign governments on
the subject of the Slave Trade, acciden
tally omitted to he transmitted from Ih
Mr. Robertson of Kentucky, after a j Department of State, when the docu-
fer, the proposals made by your govern-1 tions.
t ient to the United State?, inviting th.cirl 1 prov you, sir, to accept the ar.su
few remarks on the propriety of the en
quiry which he was about t ) propose,
ubmitted tho following resolution far
consideration :
Resolved, That the committee of Ways i
and Means bn instructed to enquire whe
ther any, and, if any, what, offices in the
Civil Department of Government may
be abolished without prejudice to the
public interest—and also whether any
ofthe salaries or compensations now al
lowed by law to the officers and other
persons employed in the said Civil De
partment, and, if any, what, and to what
extent, may be, consistently with justice
and sound policy, reduced.
Mr. Culbreth, after observing that it
had been his intention to offer a similar
motion himself, if no other gentleman
had done so, moved to amend the reso
lution so as to refer the enquiry to a spe-
cial committee instead of the committee
of Ways end Means, deeming the latter
j meats were sent which have been alrea
dy published.
j On motion of Mr. Fastis, the House
t proceeded to the. consideration of the
resolution submitted by him. for the con
ditional admission of Missouri into the
Union ; arid on his motion, in order that
it might not interrupt the discussion of
the Army bill, it was referred to a com
mittee of the whole on the state of Hie
Union.
On motion of Mr. Lowndes, Hie House
then took up the resolve from the Sen
ate, for Hie admission of Missouri into
the Union ; and it was read a second
limn, and referred to a committee of Hie
whole on the state ofthe Union
REDUCTION OF THE A It MV.
The House then again resolved itself
into a committee of the whole on the
state ofthe Union, and resumed the con
sideration ofthe bill to i educe the Mili
tary Peace F-dtbluhment.
TWO DAYS LATER FROM EM.I.and.
Niiiifoi.k, January 10.
At a late hour last night, Uapt. Baldwin of
the Tobacco Riant, reported under our Ma
rine head, politely furnished us with Lon
don papers ofthe 14th and tilth, and Gore’s
Liverpool Advertiser of Hie -1st November,
pom the list of which we have extracted c-
very thing that appeared to ns could be in
teresting to our readers, with the exception
of a detailed notice of tbe Liverpool and
London Markets, which want of room, com
pelled us to lay over until our next.
Congratulatory Addresses continued to
flock in to the ({m en from all quarters—and
illuminations and various other demonstrati
ons of joy for the triumph which she bad ob
tained over her persecutors, w ere daily ex
hibited. On the subject of die change in the
Ministry spoken of in the last debates, the
Liverpool editors observe—
The station which her majesty is to occu
py at the coronation, if that event under ex
isting circumstances ever takes place, re
quires to lie adjusted ; hut the most impor
tant consideration of all, and Hint in which
the national interests are most involved, aris
es out of tlm inquiry, what change w ill the
failure of the proceedings against the Queen
occasion in the Councils of Hie State, and
w bat alterations are we to look forward to in
the existing administration. Upon this sub
ject no information of a very specific nature
has transpired during the pa t week, though
some surmises hare been hazarded that lords
Liverpool and Hnjrowby will retire, and that
they w illbe succeeded by some of tho Gren
ville party. In order to afford time for the
new arrangements it is said that Parliament
will merely assemble as a matter of form on
Thursday next, and that a prorogation to the
end of January will take place before they
can proceed to business.
The Congress at Troppan has been open
ed with great splendor. In addition to the
Emperors of Russia and Austria, whose ar
rival ive have before announced—the king
of Prussia has joined tbe potentates, and
Ambassadors from most of the principal and
several of the subordinate states ofthe Con
tinent, have also arrived. The first and se
cond conferences have already been held,
hut no authentic information as to the sub
jects which have occupied the attention of
the august assembly, has yet reached this
country.
The mutual retaliatory restrictions on
trade established between France and the U.
States of America, have had a tendency to
destroy the direct communication between
these t»vi» countries. The consequence will
tie to open a trade from the United States
to some of the ports of Holland where tire
principles of trade are batter understood.
London, November 19.
It will be seen in another part of our pa
per, that tbe Queen had applied to the Mi
nisters for a Royal Palace for her residence,
to which tbe following answer has been re
turned :
Lord Liverpool states—“ that lie has re
ceived his Majesty’s commands to inform
the Queen, that it is not possible for his ma
jesty, under all the circumstances, to assign
any’ofthe royal palaces for the Queen’s re
sidence. Lord Liverpool has been further
commanded to inform the Queen, that un
til Parliament shall meet for the despatch ol
business, tbe allowance which lias hitherto
been enjoycd|by the Queen will be continu
ed to her ; and that it will then be for Parli
ament to determine the amount ofthe fu
ture provision to he granted to her majesty.”
In an annexed paper, Lord Liverpool adds,
“ that he thinks it material to observe, that
this answer must not be understood as with
drawing tho facilities w hich bad been previ
ously offered for the. procuring a residence
in London for the Queen.”
Wh have received a great mass of Paris
papers to the 15th inst. No particular men
tion is made in them of the King’s health,
but it. appeal’s that bis majesty performs ali
Ilia wonted duties, such as presiding in the
Cabinet, and transacting business with his
ministers individually. Articles of intelli
gence from various places, as Vienna, Frank
fort, Augsburg, and also from Italy, concur
in stating, that the Austrian army collected
in Italy had received orders to be in readi
ness for an immediate inarch southward—
and a letter from Vienna affirms positively
that Naples is to lie occupied by Austrian
troops, and that the old order of tilings is to
be re-established. The English squadron,
under the command of Admiral Moore, r.till
continues in the hay of Naples. We rejoice
to hear that the people of Naples glow w ith
one sentiment of determined patriotism, and
that the parliament promotes that spirit
which prompts the people to consider liber
ty inure precious than life—In the sitting of
the 2dd tlie Deputy Pope alluded to the dan
gers that threatned the country, and censur
ed the parliament for not taking measures
sufficiently decisive to repel invasion. The
Executive, was, he said, too remiss iu pro
ceedings. The fortresses were not provided,
the troops were neither well organized or
well disciplined. 11 As fov myself,” said he,
at Hie first cry of war I bhall quit this august
assembly to defend the national Liberty, or
die.” Thu Deputy Castagna said, that all
oilier affairs being omitted, the attention of
parliament ought to be principally directed
to the stale of the army, and that the com
mand ought to be given in Gen. IVm. Pepe,
w hose presence would calm the public mirnl,
agitated bv the apprehen dons of a foreign in
vasion. The. president then spoke and was
listened to with profound attention. In the
course of I.is speech, he said, “ The justice
of our cause guarantees our security. Who
soever should dare, to fire the first cannon a-
gainst a nation which knows huw to respect
religiously the rights of others, would lie-
come the execration of Europe.” Hu then
exhorted them to firmness, tranquility and
courage, as the best security for their inde
pendence. At the dose of his speech, till
the deputies rose spontaneously, and declar
ed that such were the sentiments of all.
The Cories of Spain have appointed a
permanent deputation of seven members,
iltree being Americans and four Europeans,
to watch over the affairs of the nation dur
ing tho separation of the great assembly.—
Their duties are to watch over the executi
on of the laws, for the purpose of giving un
account to the Cortes, hn its reassembling
oi such infractions as may have been com
mitted, and to convoke a Cortes on the oc
casions prescribed by the constitution, such
as the vacancy of the Throne, or when the
king shall find himself in any extraordinary
Ntw-Y imik, January T 5
FROM INDIA.
The ship Juno has .arrived below from
Calcutta, w hence she sailed on the 15th Au
gust last. Weave indebted to rapt. Doak,
and the passengers, for the following iutclli- 1
genre.
Tho Rev. Mr. Judson, one of the Aim
ran Missionaries, with his family, arrived \t>
Calcutta about the 15th August, from Run
goon, which place he waa obliged to lrn\<
Un account of a war being about tn takr.Y
place between the king of Pegu and the (Si
amese.
The U. S. frigate Congress .had been ex
pected ut Calcutta with treasure from Ma
nilla, in consequence of advices from the lat
ter place. The last advices from her stated
that she was refitting at l’ulo-Oar, and was
expected to return to Canton.
It was understood that tlie Governor Ge-•
neral of India, the Marquis of Hastings,
(known in ltif|Aniericaii Revolutionary war
as Lord llawdon,) was to return to England
about the close ofthe year. He is much be
loved in India, and universally respected hr
the European and native population. An
immediate war was expected to take place
between the Bcnnians and Siamese. Both
of them are powerful, and can bring a largo
number of troops into the field.
On the 14th of November tlie Jmn lim e
too about two miles to windward of St. lie
lenn, and in about 20 minutes after was
boarded by n boat from the flag ship Vigo;
7 t, Hear Admiral Lambert, and very polite
ly treated. The ship was permitted to ap
proach the roads by signal from the flag
ship, and in half an hour the Vico’s boats
came alongside with water from the shore,
and supplied it free of expense. It being
lute in the day, and the ship a considerable
distance from tiio land, could not procure li
ny vegetables or refreshments from the shore
and which were rather scarce—was inform
ed that two American ships passed the is-
and the preceding day, supposed tube the
Clay, of Boston, and the Caroline of Salem.
Capt. Dunk was informed by the officers of
the Vigo, that the Emperor Napoleon was iu
perfect health, that he received no company
but kept himself entirely secluded, even from
the governor. The new Palace at Long-
wooil was so far completed as to enable
the Emperor to live in it. It is said.to be :t
magnificent building and beautifully situated.
Gen. Bertrand and his lady still remain
with Buonaparte. The Russian and Austri
an commissioners left St. Helena some time
sinie, and no foreign officer remains but a
French nobleman. Buonaparte has not
consented to sec a single person since Lord
Amherst was admitted to an audience—the
nature of that interview had not transpired
at the Island.
A Lady of some rank, lately returning from
India, had endeavored to get introduced to
him, and for this purpose a splendid Ball was
given her by the Governor, to Which Napo
leon was invited, but he took no notice of
tbe invitation. Lord Somerset in returning
from his command at the Cape, had also
solicited an audience, but Buonaparte refus
ed to see him. It was observed he had now
kept himself so entirely secluded for such u
length of time that he w as seldom the subject
of conversation, and was hardly thought of
by those on the Island ; and the latest news
they got from him is frequently via England.
His health was good. The story reported
some time since, of a ship apparently dis
masted, having appeared off the island, un
der suspicious circumstances, bad no foun
dation in truth. A schooner had been sig
nailed often from the heights for upwards
of a fortnight, and by her superior sailing,
she eluded the station brigs which were fre
quently in chase of her. It is most proba
ble she was a Patriot Privateer watching for
Spanish Indiamcn. There are about 2,000
inhabitants on the island at present. The
number of troops is about 2,000, who occu
py the several stations all around and over
the island. A frigate had lately touched at
the inland from Buenos Ayres for England,
:ind reported that the vrss>) dispatched by
Capt. Sheriff, of His Majesty’s ship Andre
macho, to explore the recently discovered
continent, had returned with a large quanti
ty of seal skins taken on the coast, which sli«-
had followed down for a considerable extent
in about C-l deg. K. Longitude not recol
lected. Another vessel bad been dispati:.-
ed by the British for further discoveries.
Sir Hudson Lowe still commands on the
island. The naval force consisted ofthe Vi
go 74, the flag ship of Admiral Lambert
who had then commanded on the station a-
bout four months—the Menai ship of liven •
ty six guns, capt. Moresby; brigs Levant,
capt. Shannon; Redwing, captain IJpun —
Shearwater, captain Roberts, and Heron.--*
A large merchant ship was there, and was
employed in importing supplies for the in
land and fleet.
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FROM SOUTH-AMERICA.
Extract of a letter from Lieut. Charles Gaunt!
to hEfricnd J. L. Baker, at Philadelphia, dat
ed,
TJ. S. frigate Macedonian, t
Coquimbo Hay, September 1, 1820. (
We arrived at Valparaiso on the. £2d ju•"
ly last, after a short passage of 40 days from
Panama, and found at anchor in tile (labor
all the Chilian squadron,consisting of the shipc
O'Higgins, (flag) of 42 guns; San Martin,
56 guns; Lautaro, 40 guns; Independence,.
26 do. Cncabuco, 20 do. brigs Gulvarino, 18
do. Araucann, 1G do. Puerrydon, 8 guns, 84
an armed schooner the Montezuma, toge
therwith e lev eh transports, all of which were
fitting out for a grand expedition destined
against Peru. The troops had been en
camped in the neighborhood of Valparaiso.
On the 20th of August, they embarked on
hoard the transports, say 4,500, and on the
evening of the 21st the whole squadron tail
ed for Coquimbo, where they augmented
their number, making a compliment of500u
officers and men. Gen. San Martin com
mands Hie army, Lord Cochrane the navy
It is the intention of'tlie general to increase
tho number of the army, as they proceed
down the coast. It is pretty well under
stood, that the natives of Peru are very much
disaffected towards the existing government
of Lima. The appearance of San Martin f~
army, will bun sufficient security for them In
revolt to his standard. It is thus he intends
to augment his force, in consequence cl
which, they have taken with them supernu
merary officers, likewise spare arms, a minuni-
linn, kc. This expedition is certainly agreat
effort for a nation like Chili—it has, howw *
er, drained the country to the last cent—
their credit is likewise very low. San Mar
tin has promised to pay to Chili the. amount
it has cost them to fit out the expedition, the
first place he. conquers—by this promise it
would seem he is sure to Conquer.
In consrquenre ofthe sailing of this expe
dition, whose object is, us they express it,
“ with the nnhlc design of placing that coun
try (Petu) on a level with the independent