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DOMESTIC. Few gentlemen who bftd been in Congress »o short ;i timu, bad imule so strong fttnl favorabl# im pression* there. To it good mind, well instructed, Mr. G. united perfect self possession, und n ready elocution. On nil topics utfecting what he con ceived soutliern interests, nnd especially the strict construction of the Constitution, lie win energetic, nnd, In Jib glowing Betti, oftan vehement-. If the fkom the Richmond enquirer FROGREHS OF THE frONVEtff(ON. Tlio Convention lins been ten week* in session—ami wo nre nt some loss to con- jectufo its termination. 801110 gentlemen absence from Congress of one of the most pow snv ClirislmiiK * ami others the first 0 f. fnl ndvocutes'of those doctiines which we deem Bnj, C linsimns, ami ottiers, tire nrsi >erroneoun, could (give us plenaure, wo might well January, r or our own parts, we slioulu ; r c|<iicc tliut Mr. (Jiline^r Is* driven irons his scat.— rather mane llic latest tiny, than the earli- i Wo trust that we entertain nobler sentiments and ost. They have gone through in Com- i opinions upon this subject. We wish to see both luittee of the Whole the Reports of the lour great Committees, ami various other propositions which have been submitted by individual members—hut the great question, after all, seems not to be com pletely settled—nnd nothing enn he con sidered 11s definitively arranged, until the Bnsis of Representation have been fixed. A fe>v days, however, cannot elapse be fore 1111 ultimo deeision is formed upon it. During the two last days, the proceed ings have not been so interesting as here tofore. The resignation of Mr. Monroe, not only of the Chair of the Convention, hut of his seat in 'that body, 11ml still more the cause of it, the indisposition under which lie is laboring; has called forth much feeling. His place, as President has been filled by the election of Mr. P. P. Barbour; and ns u Member, by the appointment of (Jen. Taylor of Norfolk, nt the hands of the remaining Delegati on of the Loudoun District.—An express was dispatehed to this gentleman on Fri day ; but wo huve not yet ascertained whether lie accepts the appointment. Sketch of the Proceedings, of Conventi on, Saturday, Dec. 1 ! 2. Mr. MnncF.11 said it was with unfeigned regret, which he wus sure would bo shar ed by the Convention, that be rose to nn- uounce tho resignation of liisfvcnerable friend and colleague (Mr. Monroe,) as President of this body.' His present indis position rendered him unable to discharge the duties of that situation, and lie felt it his duty to his constituents to tender his resignation. Mr. M. presented to the President pro 1flern. (Mr. P. P. Bauuour,) the following letter: 8ir—My indisposition rendering it im possible for me to perform my duties, ei ther, ns presiding officer or ns a member of the Convention, I owe it to that body, to my constituents and to the Common wealth, to resign my scat, to enable my collcngues to devolve on some other per son the duties that I am prevented from performing. I avail myself of the opportunity to ex press my grateful sense of the generous Confidence of my constituents, evinced by their election of me to the important trust, and of their support of mein the course that my consciencious convictions have induc ed mo to take in the execution of that trust, though it differed in some degree with the sentiments they had entertained. For the distinction with which I have been honored by the Convention, by its election of mo to preside over its delibera tions, I have already offered my grateful acknowledgments, and I beg (again to tender them, and to add, that as a testi mony of approbation of my conduct in the many important trusts I Imve held, un der the State and Federal Governments at home and abroad, it will continue to he a a source of consolation to me to the lut eal moment of my life. In separating myself from the Conven tion, I cannot refrain from the expression of my ardent and anxious hopes, that the result of its deliberations tnay correspond with the expectations so fondly cherished before its session commenced, nnd that a Constitution will he framed, that w ill se cure rights and protect the interests of all, command the public approbation, and pro mote the happiness and prosperity of the State. „ I beg you to tender to tho Convention individually, my most respectful salutati ons, nnd to bo assured of the high esteem, with which I am your most obedient ser- Vuut, JAMES MONROE. To Pinup P. Barbour, Esq. President of the Convention. FROM THE RATIONAL INTELLIGENCER. 4 We find in the lust number of the Na tional Gazette (to which paper it seems to have been accidentally directed, instead ot this,) the following Letter from the Hon. Mr. Foksvtii, lute Governor of the State of Georgia, und now a Senator of the U. States from thut State : TO THE EDITORS or THE NATIONAL GAZETTE. Washington, Dec. 11. Sir : Being no longer the Governor of 'Georgia, 1 consider myself at liberty, to Request the insertion in the Nutionul Ga zette, of the enclosed article from the Vil lage Record, extracted from the National Intelligencer of tint 9th of June last, nnd of tho letter of Judge Holt, of Georgia, shewing the falsehood of the only part of Mr. Miller’s statement about which I con sider it necessary to give myself any trou ble. I am, sir, respectfully your obedient ser vant, JOHN FORSYTH. FROM MR. MINER’S VILLAGE RECORD. "We perceive tliut the Hon. (Jcorge R. Gilmer, of Georgia, is literally driven from Congress. Mr. Gilmer wus re-elected lust summer, having been one term in the House of Representatives. An obsolete law of Georgia requires thut Members elected to Congress shull give notice to the execu tive of their acceptance. The requirement of the act has been deemed of no cnnstitutioiud force, lor, after a oilmen eligible to the office Ims been duly chosen by the people, his right is |»erfect. Mr. Gilmer, it seems, did not comply with this unconstitutional, absurd, und obsolete enactment, Which, we believe, members from thut State huve never been in the hubit of regarding as imposing the least obligation. In consequence of this omis sion, the Governor, Mr. Forsyth, between whom and Mr. G. there is some personal or political feud, issued his proclamation culling a new elec tion, At first, Mr. G. resolved to udhere to his right, take his seat, and let the House decide the question; and this would have been the proper course. But a clamor was raised against him, that he was not willing to refer the matter to the people —that he was eager for the office, &c Extreme ly delicate and sensitive, Mr. Gilmer has resigned ♦fire Jtotiotf, and detftnes to be a candidate: sides of every greut question supported by the first abilities. When settled, they will he morn likely to lie put permanently nt rest. Mr. Gilmer, In pri-1 vale intercourse with members, bad nil tlmt correct-j ness und courtesy which gives such 11 cliurm to the .milliners of the nccomphshcd .Southron, und en joyed no tiiiusiml slinru of personal esteem among ( liiusc who widely differed Irum him.” Augusta, 30th Nov. 1829. Dear Sir: I luivo conversed with Mr. Gilmer 011 the subject of the controversy which arose out of your Proclamation de claring his seat iu Congress vacant. As to any private and political feud said by some to have existed between you, anterior to the Proclamation, he says to me, und authorizes me to. say to you, lie knew no thing of it. Your acquaintance, lie says, was very limited, having seldom met you cither in public or private life ; und tliut, though you dillered on certain constitu tional questions, this was merely a differ ence of opinion, which never created any tiling like a political feud ; hut that, on ilia contrary, you have both uniformly ac ted with the same political party, and been supported by common friends. With respect, yours, Ac. \VM. W. HOLT. To the Hon. John Forsyth. THlflTNANUKS The Annual Report from the Treasury Depart ment was on Tuesday received in both Houses of Congress. It will, of course, he laid before our readers in its full extent, whenever a copy of it cull lie ubtnined for publication. Meanwhile, we have condensed, in the subjoin ed statements the siibstunce of the information which it furbishes touching the state of the Finan ces, which, we hope, will he acceptable to our readers. They embrace the Receipts und expen ditures, actual and estimated, for the current year; the state of the Public Debt; und the estimute ot Receipts mid Expenditures for the year to come. In addition totlic pages from which this iutorma- tion is extracted, the report embraces a variety of suggestions of defects iu the existing laws, and of proposed remedies for them. These we do not undertake to epitomize, us we shall soon give them nt large. The most material features of them ure indeed anticipated in the Message of the Pre sident of the United States, w hich is iu the posses sion of every reader. Recti jilt nnd Expenditures. The receipts into the Treasury, from all sources, during the yeur 1827, were 22,960,303 % The expenditures for the same year, including the Public Debt, were 22,650,764 04 The balance In the Treasury, on the 1st January, 1828, was 0,668,286 10 I11 1828, the receipts w ere 24,789,463 01 Making an aggregate of 31,457,749 71 The expenditures for the year 1628, were 25,4&5,313 90 Leaving u balance in the Trea sury, January 1,1629, of The receqits during the three first quarters of the present yeur, are estimated at The receipts for the fourth quar ter are estimated nt 5,972,43G 31 19,437,230 93 5,165,000 00 Making the aggregate of The expenditures fortlie 3 first quarters huvenmouuted by es timate,to 18,919,114 (£5 The expenditures for the 4th quarter, including #3,689,542 93, on account of tho public debt, are esti mated at 7,245,491 05 30,674,666 79 Leaving in the Treasury on the first day of Juuuury next, an esti mated balance of -90,16-1,595 10 4.410,071 90 TIIF. PUBLIC DF.BT. The payments made and to he tuude, tin account of the Public Debt, for the year 1829, amount to 12,405,005 80 Of which 9,841,011 55, is 011 ac count of the principal of the debt, leaviug the total debt, on the first day of January, 1830, 48,505,400 50 This debt is redeemable nt follows: In 1831) .... 8,017,695 51 1831 .... 6,018,900 72 1832 .... 7,227,363 97 1833 .... 2,227,303 93 1834 .... 4,735,29(5 30 At pleusare of Government 20,296,249 45 As there will, during the above years, be more money applicable to the redemption of debt, than the United Stales have contracted to pay, the Se cretary suggests the redemption of the 5 per cent, stock subscribed to the Bank of the United States, and the authoriziugthe Commissioners of the Sink ing Fund to purchase of the three per cents when it cun he done on favorable terms. DOMESTIC EXPORTS. The value of Domextic articles exported for the year ending 30th September last, is estimated at $55,800,000, being 5,130,331 more thuu in the preceding year. ESTIMATES FOR NEXT YEAR. The estimate of receipts for 18,10, is as follows: From Customs, 22,000,000 Lands 1,200,000 Bank Dividends 490,000 Incidental 150,000 $23,940,000 The expenditures including II,- 500,000 applicable to the Public Debt, are estimated at $ 23,755,526 67 The halunce which will be in the Treasury on the 1st January, 1831, is estimated at 4,494,545 02. an amount it will he seen, different very little from the nmouut of estimated balance on the 1st Janu ary next.—Nat. Int. Washington, Dee. 15. In the House, yesterday, the appointment, by the Speaker of (lie various Committees was an nounced. They areasfollows: ■Handing Committees of the It of Representatives. (Jn Elections.- .Messrs. Alston, Tucker, Clai borne, Randolph, Johnson of Tcnn. Beckman and Coleman. On llnys and Means. Messrs. McDuffie, Ver- plauk, Dwight, Smyth of Vu. Iugerson, Gilmore und Overton; On Claims.—Messrs. Williams, Whittlesey, Bar ber of Coiiu. Mclutire, Ramsey, Lea and Lent. On Commerce.— Messrs. Camhreleng, Newton, Gorham, Harvey, Southerland, Howard and Wayne. On Public Lands. Messrs. Isaacks, Jennings, Duncan, Hunt, Potter, Irvin of Ohio, nnd Clay. On Post Offi.ee. Messrs. Johnson of Ky. Con ner, Magee, Hodges, Russell, McCreery A Camp bell. On the Distri t of Columbia.—Messrs. Powers, Allen, Washington, Varnuiu, Taliaferro, Ihrie and Semmes. On the Judiciary.—Messrs. Buchanan, Wicklilfe, Stores of N. Y., Davis of S. C., Bouldin, Ells worth and White of Lon. 1 ♦n i&T’oftttwncri/ Claims:—Met®?. Burges, Dick inson, Fry, ^V'mgatft.Goudcuow.YogngiSi. Jrewu. On Public Expenditures.—Messrs.Half, Vaven- port of Vn., Loon, Maxwell of N, Y., Spacer of Md., Thompson of Ohio, and Norton. On Private Land Claims.—Messrs. Guriev Htc- rlgere, Nuckolls, Pettis', Test, Poster, and llylor. On Manufactures.—Messrs. Mullary, .Slanlerry, Condict, Martin, Daniel, Irwin of Penniyliauin, and Mom-11. On Indian Affairs.—Messrs. I. Lumpkin, Lind's, Sturrs of Connecticut, Hubbard, Gaither, slid Lewis. * r - . On Foreign Affairs.—Messrs. Aitlicr, Everett of Massachusetts, Taylor, Polk, Wilde, Ci'tAvford|uitd Barnwell. On Military Affairs.—Messrs. Drayton, Vance, Desha, Findlay, Blair of South Carolina, Mitchell, and Speight. On Naval Affairs.—Messrs. Huff-nan, Crownin- sliicld, Miller, Ripley, Carson, Doney, nnd White of New-York. On Agriculture.—Me«*T»._ Spenc-r of N. York, Wilson, Rose, Smith of Pa., Hlnndiar, Deberry, amt Chandler. On the Territories —.Messrs. Clurk.of Kentucky, Green, Creighton, Armstrong, Angel Cowles, and W. H. Sheppard, On Military Pensions.—Messrs. Balls,Lccompte, Forward, Chilton, Hammons, Docker, and Ford. On Rerisal and Unfinished Business. Messrs. Pearce, KceJ, unrl Pearson. On Accounts.—Messrs. Halsey, 8wni, &. Broad- head. On Expenditures in the department of State :— Messrs. I.urll, Sill, King of N. F, On Expenditures of Treasury.—.Messrs. Leiper, Crocheron, anil Kendall. On Expenditures in the Department of I far. Messrs. Maxwell of Vu., Mugblcnhurg, and Crock ett. On Expenditures in the Nary Department Messrs. A. II. Sheppcrd, Bartley, and Evans of Pennsylvania. On Expenditures in the Post-Office Departncnl— Messrs. Yancey, Borst and Scott. On Expenditures on the Public Building. .Messrs. 9prigg, Bailey, and Swift. SELECT COMMITTEES. On Internal Improvements.—Messrs. Hcnphill, Blair of Tennessee, Haynes, Letcher, Vliton, Craig of Virginia, nnd Butman. On the Militia.—.Messrs. Thompson of Geirgia, King of Pcnusylvuniu, Barringer, Weeks, Ctsig of N. Y.,Kincaid, and Cuhoon. On Retrenchment.—.Messrs. Wicklilfe, Coulter, Davis of Massachusetts, Lamar, Cuke, Hinting- don, and DeWitt, On the Census.—Messrs. Stores, of N. Y.,Crnne, Johns, Everett of Vermont, Richardson, Boon, and Cooper. On the Presidential Election.—Messrs. McDuffie, Haynes, Carson, Lea, Martindale, {Stephens, and Hughs. • r Accompanying the President’s Message, were the Reports of the Secretaries of the different De partments, and other documents of interest.— These reports are particularly interesting us ex plaining the principles, and developing 1 the views, of the present Administration. 1 * _ J The Report of the Secretary of War spenks in high terms of the general goon conduct and disci pline of the Army, lie reprobates the practice of enlisting men while in a stute of intoxication nnd has ordered its disuse. Congratulating the coun try on the settlement of the question of brevet rank, he recommends, likewise, a settlement of some disputed points, with regard to the pay of certain officeis—the Surgeon General, &c.—and suggests that certain fixed and definite salaries should lie constituted by law. The report speak.- favornbly of the Engineer Corps. In addition, on this head, he adds— “ If It he tho pleasure of Congress that the im portant Internal Improvements of the country shall continue, and a desire correspondently is possessed thut those authorised w orks shall pro gress creditably to the spirit that projects them, there is no plan to be suggested preferable to an enlargement of this corps, to the extent that the en tire reliance of the government for all such ob jects may he on their exertions. At present the number authorised is ultogethet insufficient to the objects requiring attention, to say nothing of the numerous and frequent application from the Stutes to he afforded the benefit of their services, and which the Department, owing to the paucity of their numbers, in repeated instances, have been constrained to refuse when every disposition w as felt to accord to the request.” The Secretary sneaks in high terms of the Academy at West Point, and replies to some of the objections that have been made against it. He recommends that ordinance be snppfled to the Forts in the United Stntes, nnd that instead of powder, the materials of which it is composed, he collected and laid up to be manufactured when necessary. He remarks thut the Breakwater, at the mouth of the Delaw are, is not in as forward n state as we could wish. lie suggests the propriety of increasing the number of surgeons und assist- nuts, and of mounting some of the troops employ ed on the western frontier, and of revising the law concerning invulid pensioners. His views with regard to the Indians, are the same us thuae expressed in the Message of the President. The Report of the Secretary of the-Navy com mences with giving a detuiled uccoun^of tfie ser vice In which the different squadrons have been employed during the present year.. He urges the same recommendation ns uppeured in the Message concerning ships in ordinary. He ohjerts to the Commandants of the Yards preparing ships for ser vice, to the discharge of seamen in Foreign ports, and to paying the ex|Kmse of their return- to the United Stales. On the subject of lessening the number of Navy Y’urds he says: "The Navy Yards established and now in opera tion in the United Stntes, ure located at the follow ing plnces: Portsmouth, New-Huinpshire, Brook lyn, New-York, Pensacola. Boston, Philadelphia, Washington and Norfolk. There is scarcely any pnrt of the expenditure fur the establishment of a Navy which Ims contributed so much to exhaust the general fund intended for its support, as that which bus been applied to objects connected with the building and maintaining of Navy Yards. It ap pears from the report made to Congress by the Se cretary of the Navy for 1828, that the permanent expenses under this head, including Nnvul, Ordina ry, Hospital and Civil, amount, annually, to $268,744. The great expense incurred in the sup port of these numerous establishments, mnke9 it n >er to inquire, whether it may not bemalerial- miinishcd by a reduction of their number, without affecting injuriously, other important in terests of the Navy. The opinion entertained by those most conversant w ith such subjects, seems to he, that the number now in operation is greater than the public service demands; that the reduc tion of them would effect an important diminution of expenditure; and that, by concentrating the menus and materials for building, repairing, &.C. at two or three points most favorable for such pur poses, it would tend greatly to promote the gener al objects of thcM! establishments.” The Secretary then speaks of the value of the live oak belonging to the United States, and pro poses that instead of agent! stationed on the coast, a marine force should be employed for it* protec tion. lie informs the Executive that experiments as to the value of cotton sails and cordage have heen, and will continue to he made. The estab lishment of naval schools, the revision of the laws concerning pursers, und a tegular system of com pensation to (he officers, nre recommended. The Secretary concludes his report with the following observations: “ She present Naval Corps of the Uuited States is believed to he. more numerous than is required for the wants of the service, and more than can he advantageously employed, with reference to their own advancement in the knowledge and practice of their profession. " It is now twenty-eight years since a judicious pruning was given to the Nuvy ; a period suffieient to admit some useless suckers to repose under the shade of its virtue and its valor. The time would, therefore, seem to have arrived, to correct some of the evils of the service by a Peace Establish meet; and which it would go far to effect, by rid ding it of the useless and insubordinate portion of its materials. The remainder would be preserv ed in more correct views of the service, and their management become vote easy to the Kxcoatlve Department. 1 ' If, iu pruning tliesn excrescences from the loo luxuriant growth of the Navy, some branches should be lopped off, which, in their day, Iihvc borne good trull, let it he remembered thut the Navy Pension Fund, With its ample stores, is open for tueir sustenance and support; and, it may he added, that the Navy Asylum, on the Schuylkill, is now so near its completion us to promise at an curly day to ufford a permanent and comfortable residence to its disabled founders, and to such as, though not-disabled, may have merited, by their bravery, or long und faithful services, the gruti- tude of (heir country. The Report of the Post M inter General is short and to the point. He gives the tollowing brief account of the progress and improvement of his Department: The General Post Office was established July 26,1775. There was then but one lino of posts, extending from Falmouth, New England, to 3u- vuimuli, iu Georgia; and the Postmaster Gcncrul was authorized to establish such cross posts as he should think proper. In October, 1782, the Postmaster General was required by Act of Congress, to cause the mail to lie carried once a week to all the Post Offices; und by tho same Act he wus authorized to make provi sion for the transmission of newspapers by mail. VVIipii the Federal Government was organized under the present Constitution, In 1789, the Post Office establish incut was revised and perpetuated. There were then, nnd to the close of 1790, only seventy-five Post Offices, in the United Stntes: And the extent of Post Roads iu the United States, in 1790, amounted to 1875 miles. Now the num ber of Post Offices is eight thousand und four, and the Post Roads amounts to 115,090 miles. The first line of mail coaches in the U. Stntes wus established iu pursuance of an Act of Con gress, passed September7, 1785, extending from Portsmouth, in New Hampshire, to Savannuh in Georgia. Tho transportation of the mail in couch- as amounts, at this time, to6,507,818 miles in one year, und from the first day of January next, it will he increased to 6,765,819 miles. The whole year ly transportation of the mail in coaches, sulkies and on horseback, amounts to about 19,709,699 miles. His statement of the financial concerns of the Department is explicit. The Post Office Depart ment is iu n prosperous condition. He mentions several changes that have been made iu tlm trans portation of the muil in tho Southern and Wes tern States, and gives a statement of the manner In which several regulations have been adopted in the settling of accounts, Ac. FOREIGN. The following article in of no mean in terest at tho present moment. It adds some confirmation to the rumour which originated with the administration papers of New-York, some months ago, of cer tain negotiations with which our new Mi nister to England (Mr. McLane) was said to he charged, on the principle of exchang ing part of our Tariff for part of the Bri tish Colonial System. By the other par ty engaged in this affair, we suppose to he intended the highly respectable gentle man who now represents his country cre ditably near the Government of the'Unit ed Stntes; though, whether the London paragraphist has any better ground for this intimation concerning, Mr. Vaughan, than the suggestion of the New-York pa pers, that he had been consulted upon the subject by the Administration, and ap proved their project of a Treaty, may well he doubted.—.Vut. Int. From the London Morning IlcralJ of Nov. 19. We understand upon good authority that the Amcricun Minister, is using his best endeavors with the Board of Trade, and we are sorry to add with some probabi lity of success, to throw open the West India trade, to the Americans again. This is all very natural, and very proper for an American Minister; and though we should exceedingly regret if the attempt succeed, yet we should not blame the agent; he has not only a right, hut it is lus duty to do his best for his country ; and in so do ing, lie deserves the thanks of his country men, without justly incurring the blame of any one. There is however another party engaged in this affair, whose con duct, as a British subject appears to us, if we have been rightly informed, to snv the least Of it, to be very equivocal. A long residence abroad never ought to have the effect of making a man forget the interests of his own country, more particularly if he should happen to be the humble servant of that country. In the case before us it may be that the gentleman has been mis led ; his conduct may proceed from erro neous opinions with regard to' what are the interest of the country, and promises of reciprocal advantages may have been held out, such us n mollification of the Ta- riff, &c. But in a government like that of the United Stutes, promises ought not to be depended upon ; for though the Ex ecutive may mean what they say, yet it should be recollected that they have tto power of themselves to effect any thing of the kind, and very little influence to in duce the other branches of tho government to carry into effect their measures. Besides, experience ought to teach us not to place, much, if any, relinnco on Truns-atiantic promises; und as for re ciprocity, we have hitherto found it in ex perience, however it may look in theory, all on one side. The shutting out of the United States, nnd then laying the foun dation of a reciprocal trade between Bri tish North-America anil our West India colonies, was almost the only act of Mr. Canning’s policy deserving of praise. It wns indeed a masterpiece of statesman ship ; and we have no hesitation in say ing that it is raised this country in the opi nion of the Americans greatly, ns it was detrimental to their interests more than a- ny thing that had occurred for many years. There wns n promptitude und decision a- hout it which for a time quite confounded Brother Jonathan; and while he denied its justice, yet he was compelled reluctant ly to acknowledge Mr. Canning had the best of the argument in the correspon dence on the occasion with the American Minister. We do hope and trust that our government will not suffer themselves to be talked into a repeal of this most salu tary measure—a measure calculated to up hold that which must over be of primary importance to this country, “ ships, colo nies, and cominerco.” —:nooo:— New-York, Dee. 19. LATE FROM EUROPE. Tho packet ship Charlemagne, Capt. Robinson, arrived yesterday, sailed from Havre on the 22d ult. and we have papers inclusive. These contain London dates to tho evening of the 17th. By tho packet ship Wm. Thompson, Capt. Maxwell, wc have regular advices to tho Ukh ult. inclusive. These arc uu- usually late for this season of the year. Gen. Lufaycttc was at Lagrange, con fined with a bad cold. Foreign Intelligence.—France is far from trunquil in regard to the Ministry, and it is said that the King will dissolve the Chamber of Deputies if the oppositi on continues. Affairs in the cast are not settled, new difficulties constantly present ing themselves as to the ratification be tween Russia & the Porte, which from the Constantinople article of the Kith Octo ber, appears hud not taken place on tlmt day. Rumors were current on the 14th, that England was desirous of entering in to a close alliance with Turkey, and that Mr. Gordon’s powers had been much en larged. It wns also said thut the British Admiral, Malcom, was apprised of the intention of his Government, and thut the Mediterranean squadron was receiv ing constant reinforcements. Tho Augsburg Gazette contains the following, under date of Constantinople, Oct. 14:—“It is inconceivable why the Porte, whose want of force has been suf ficiently proved by recent events, should nlwuys wish to appear capable of govern ing the conferences at Adrianople, and deriving from them the results which it desires. It says ‘ that the pence is certain ly signed, but that the conditions of it are not fulfilled ; that a more precise expla nation of the articles of it must he given, they being couched in a general sense, nnd the Porte not being disposed to deliv er itself bound and blindfold into the hands of Russiu.’ It is certain that n misunderstanding has arisen between the Turkish and Russian Plenipotentiaries at Adrianople, and that the I’orto is endeav oring to gain time for the fulfilment of the conditions of the Treaty, The enuse and object of this conduct uro incompre hensible. Is it the boasting of the Pacini of Scu tari, who has declared to Gen. Dicbifsch, that he would give him till October 15, to evacuate Adrianople, and that when that term had expired he would drive him out by force ? Or is it the arrival of tho Eng lish Admiral who lias succeeded iu blind ing the Sultan and his counsellors 1 It is true, the ReisEflendi Ims scvernl times de clared that lie Ims the most strict Instruc tions for the Treaty to ho executed, und that he has several times given orders to the Pacha of Scutari to desist. It ap pears, however, that this conciliatory lan guage will only last till tlm moment when the Porte can hope to avoid the fulfilment of the conditions stipulated. If the Sul tan cannot rely upon foreign support, which is not probuble, he exposes himself to he placed in a worse situation than at present. All the ties of obedience seem broken in the interior of the empire. The Pachas obey no orders given them, and the people are inclined in favor of the Russians. In Asia, many chiefs hnve endeavored to make common cause ftitli the enemy, and several of them huve con jured the Russians to keep the conquered provinces for ever. The Grand Vizier, who continues at Choumln, Ims refused to give up the Seals of the Empire, alleging thut he has acted us a faithful and devoted servant, tlmt he could not lie tnnde respon sible for the disasters that occurred, and that he foresaw still greater evils if he should quit his post under existing circum stances. The Sultan is greatly perplex ed by this refusal, for the Grand Vizier, who is held in high consideration, ims ma ny partizaus.” TWENTY-FIRST COXfGXUlSS. FIRST SESSION. SENATE—Thursday, Dee. 17. Mr. Chambers on leave obtained, in troduced a bill for granting interest in cer tain cases, to the States therein mention ed, upon sums advanced by them during the late war: read and ordered to a se cond rending. The following resolution, submitted yes terday by Mr. Hendricks, wns considered: Resolved, That the Committee on the Public Lands he instructed to inquire in to the expediency, in all cases where re verted lands may remain unsold, of nu- thorizing putents to issue to purchasers who are in arrears for such quantities of their respective purchases as shall he pro portiouute to the moneys thereon paid ; and, also, into the expediency of autho rizing in all such cases, at the opinion of such purchasers, scrip to issue for the mo neys paid ; or patents to issue to the legit I holders of certificates on the payment of an additional sum in a given time ; When Mr. Burnet offered the following amendment; “ And also to inquire into the expedi ency of allowing scrip to issue for money paid on lauds which have been forfeited nnd sold.” The amendment being accepted., the resolution was agreed to. The following resolution, submitted yes terday by .Mr. Livingston, was considered and agreed to. “Resolved, That the Committee on Ronds and Canals be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing for tho locating and constructing a direct mad from the Seat of Government to the City of New-Orleans.” The hill for graduating the price of the Public Lunds und for other purposes, was, on motion of Mr. Kane, read a second time by iu title for reference; and, on like motion, referred to the Committee on Public Lands. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Thursday, December 17. Mr. Standifer submitted the following resolution : Resolved, That the Committee on In dian Affuirs be instructed to inquire what to thot date, with Paris papers to the 2DtfiJ further menus may he expedient aod ne cessary, in addition to, those <fi„. 1 vided by law, to facilitate thoS such of tho Cherokee Indians posed to emigrate and suttlo than! west of the Mississippi River. m Mr. Sevier moved to amend th,. •itiou, by adding to it the word? west of the territorial line of Arka Tho modification wus acceded 1 the resolution, as modified, pa* SC( j The following resolution was. u i by Mr. Stanbcrty. - Resolved, That tho Committee Public Lauds be instructed to in ( , u : to the expediency of relinquishing Stute of Ohio, ou equitable t er l unsold lands belonging to the l’ 1 in suid Stute. A (Jivision being called upon this tion, Mr. Bates moved to amend tk position, by substituting the word ling” in place of the word “ relim ing.” Mr. Stanberry staled tlmt he net the modification proposed by the « man from Massachusetts; and after observations from Mr. Bunous tin lutiou wns agreed to. The following resolution Wassubt by Mr. Overton: Resolved, That tho Committee o n lie Lands be instructed to inquire in expediency of ceding to the resn Stutes, such public lands as may bi for cultivation, either from sterility utidalion, und that shall have been ed 011c yeur for sale. The consideration of this reso was called for, and on the question taken, it Was negatived. On motion of Mr. Clay, it was ’. Resolved, That the Commute 0 Public Lauds he instructed to inqtiir the expediency of providing, by | n , the relief of such purchasers us inc a forfeiture, or relinquished lands be fore bought of the United States, 0 before the 3d day of July lust. RetolveJ, That the sumo 0%* bu instructed to inquire into the exp« cy of changing the existing mode of hug the Public Lunds, in such maun to give a preference in the ptirchai such lands to actual settlers, or occup at prices to he fixed nnd graduated, cording to the quality of soil and sit on, nnd authorizing the sale of (in tracts, than are now authorized bv la Resolved, Tliut the same Comm be instructed to inquire into the expei cy of establishing a Land Office in town of Bcllefoute, in Jackson cot Alabama, for the sale of all land situ in said county. Mr. Clay, after some ohsmntion the importance of the subject to w the resolution lie hud the honor to sttl referred, moved, that with a view of 1 dering every facility to bring the mo lietore the notice of every member in House, they should he printed. Tin ing agreed to, On motion of Mr. White, of Fhi it was Resolved, That the ComnuM Agriculture be iustrtictcd to inquire the expediency of providing for the t pilation of n treatise on the cultivatu the sugar cane, and the fabrication refinement of sugar, including the modern improvements; And, also, into tho expediency 0 questing the President of the U. Slat cause to he procured through the 1 rounders of our ptiblip armed vessel* our consuls abroad, such varieties 0 sugar cane as may lie best adapted t soil and climate of the United State Mr. Hunt submitted the following lation : Resolved, Tlmt the Committee on lie Lands be instructed to inquire int expediency of appropriating the nett nual proceeds of tho sales of the lie Lands among the several Stntes the purposes of education mid Kwt Improvement, in proportion to the ri sentatiou of each iu the House ot He sentatives. Mr. Stanberry asked for the que on tho consideration of the resolulio This Iming carried itt the affirmat Mr. Stcrigere moved nil ameitdmt strike oat all after the word “ Slate During the last session of Congrcst for several preceding years, the question had heen brought before th tionul Legislature. With respect l proposition itself, the division of tht lie lands among the sevcrul States 1 Union, he had no objection to it abstract, so that in the event of th posed distribution, the mode of *lis of the lauds were to bo left to the' tion of the States. Mr. Hunt, in reply, observed, l did not feel disposed to adopt then ment of the gentlcmnn from Pennsv (Mr. Sterigbre.) The Hoase won mit him to call to their recollcctio Congress had, at different times, g the States large portions of the lands for the accomplishment of of public utility. The States mif cording to the views of the gen w ho moved the amendment, apply 1 such purposes as they*may think But, certainly, he wns not aware t objects contemplated in his rest could be considered in any oth* than ns an object bearing a natiou racter. , He repeated that in the event resolution passing, und the lands 1 tion being granted to the several there was no doubt but those State so apply them us to be productive ly of advantage to ihemsclvoai be Uuiou generally. Mr. Test said he objected to ll lution in tutu, both in phraaeolo substauce. The subject wns an taut one, aud seemed to bo agita too much warmth ; he therelo r ® it advisable to aHow time for t manifested upon it to subside, j that it might be maturely c “ nb ' For hi» own, poxt, bo b0 ™