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*•> f** and . na y s were then ta
mitfJ . Con^ u . rnu 3 with the com
tee in then- agreement to the
foregoing resolution :
On the fir ft member thereof—
Vfas c3. nays 53-
: P n the fecond’ member thereof
—yeas 67. nays 52.
ihe house then concurred with
the committee in their agreement
to the whole resolution.
When mr. Spalding appeared,
was qualified, and took his feat in
the house
Adjourned till Thursday.
WASHINGTON CITY, DEC. 20.
SENATE UNITED STATES .
The S enate have appointed
meflrs. Tracy, Anderson, Worth
ington, Adams and Wright a com
mittee to examine the a£t admit
ting . Ohio as a state into union,
and authorifmg them to report by
bill or otherwise, on the manner in
which the money appropriated by
the said a£t ought to be applied.
They have likewise appointed
meffrs. Mitchili, Baldwin and Tra
cy a committee to enquire into the
expediency of appropriating a fur
ther sum for the purchase of Maps
and books for the library.
On Monday and Tuesday last
the Senate were engaged on a mo
tion of mr. Bradley, for leave to
bring in a bill to prohibit the im
portation of (laves into any port or
place, within the jurifdi&ion of the
U. States from and after the lft
day of January 1808.
On this motion the previous
question was called, viz. “Shall
the main question be now put,” &
paff:d in the affirmative as follows:
Yeas —meflrs. Anderson, Brad
ley, Condit, Fenner, Howland,
Kitihell, Logan, Vlaclay, Mitchili,
burner, Smith, of Md. Smith, of
fen. Smith, of Ver. Stone, Thruf
bii and Worthington— l 6.
Nays —meflrs. Adair, Adams,
Baldwin, Gilliard, Gilman, Jack
on, Moore, Pickering, Sumpter,
Tracy and Wright—ll.
The Yeas and Nays were then
taken on the main question which
was pasted in the affirmative as fol
Yeas —meflrs. Anderson, Brad
ley, Condit, Fenner, Gillman,
Howland, Kitchcil, Logan, Maciay
Mitchili, Plumer, Smith, of Md.
Smith, of Ten. Smith, of Ver.
Stone, Thufton, Worthington and
Wright— lß.
Nays —meflrs. Adair, Adams,
Baldwin, Gilliard, Jackson, Moore
Pickering, Sumpter and Tracy
—9.
Mr. |sradley then introduced
the bill, which received its firft rea
ding.
On Wednesday, mr.
gave notice that he should to-mor
row ask leave to bring in a bill, to
suspend the commercial intercourse,
between the United States of Ame
rica and the French ifiand of St.
Domingo.
The bill to prohibit the import
ation of Haves into any port or
place within the jurifdi&on of the
IJ. States from and after the Ift
day of January 1808, was read the
second time.
A motion was made to make it
the order of the day for the firft
Monday in February, and loft;
when it was ordered that its furth
er consideration be postponed to
the 111: Monday in December which
is equivalent to a rejection of the
bill.
On this queflion the Senate
were equally divided, 14 members
for, and 14 members against the
motion, and the Vice-President
gave the calling f ;
We understand that in the course
of the difeuffion, it was allowed on
all hands that as soon as the time
arrived when Congress (hall possess
the constitutional power of prohi
biting the importation of slaves, it
would be proper for them to exer
cise it. The opponents of the bill
took two grounds, the one confid
ing in the inexpediency of legisla
ting on the fubjeft before the year
iBo3, and the other in the alleged
uncon flitutionality of legislating
untill that period.
— r
December 23.
There was an interesting debate
on Friday in the Senate on Dr. Lo
gan’s bill to suspend commercial
intercourse between the U. States
and St. Domingo, meffrs. Logan
and Jackson advocated, and meffrs.
S. Smith, Hiilhcufe, Mitchili and
Adams opposed it. The debate be
came the more interesting from its
implication -es the - general (late of
; our foreign relations, and particu
larly the late British orders. No
! sentiment but that of reprobation
was uttered, and the necessity of
i taking bold and commanding
i ground in defence of our violated
rights was avowed on all hands.
‘The further consideration of the
bill was postponed till Monday.
We (hall endeavor to publish a
(ketch of the debate.
FOREIGN.
BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR*
October 21.
Ext a Red from the Charleston Times .
On Thursday the 17 th of Oct
ober the orders for the depart
the French and Spanifli fleets were
ifiued ; on the 18th and after the
fignal* a part of the fleet failed out
under ealy fail; on Saturday, the
other divisions following ; on Sun
day evening they had reached the
fho.als of Trafalgar, and had a good
wind to enter the (freights, had it
| been fo>ordered. Toe fleet were
1 benighted, when on Monday morn
ing, the 21 ft, the English line of
’ nine three-deckers, and eighteen
745, 27 in the whole, appeared
; formed under Cape SparteJ. The
I line advanced ; but at a certain
; distance the English line was divid
jed in two diagonals ; the one
I headed by Nelson, in the Victory,
and the other by Collinghood, in
the Dreadnought, or Royal Sover
\ eign. They approached without
| firing ; the firft again ft the French
! admiral, in the Bucentaure ; the
! other against the Trinidad, of 136
I guns.
The combined batteries were
* firft opened against those two col-
L unins, which to them appeared like
I two dusters of men of war 5 but
| the English admirals suspended
j their fire, it appear, until they were
i within pistol (hot, when, by the tre
i tnendous fire of their carrocades,
• and other batteries, they soon dif
j masted and difabied the above fliips,
and succeeded in breaking their en
| emies* line in two points, and turn
ing their van and their rear almofi
* A promontary of Spam , at the
entrance of the Streights of Gibral
tar ; 30 miles S. E. of Cadiz , —
Long. 6 2W. lat.. 36 11 N*
at the fame time. It is reported,
that in iefs than 15 minutes the
Trinidad was difmalted. The cen
tre, however, of the combined fleet,
we fiippofe was- some- time before
it could be engaged with the ene- j
tny. the contest lasted five hours
or more, with an unexampled fury, >
and unabated valour, and terminal- j
ed by the complete defeat and des
trußion of the combined feet , —the
particulars of which we are now
going to detail; observing, that the
weather, which had been fine dur
ing the action, became ftermy in
the evening ; it blew a strong south
weft gale, which of courle increased (
much the horrors, and reciprocal
losses, after the engagement. # I
Lord Nelson was killed. It is
said he had been previously wound
ed and dressed j then, by his order,
brought up on deck, and tnat to
join the French admiral, he was
towed by a frigate; this being per
ceived by a grenidiei in the top of
the Bucentaure, and known by his
stars, he was (hot in the breast.
He expired, fays Collingwood, in
the arms of victory, after he was
informed of the capture of Villa
neuve, and said, “ he died content
ed.” Admiral Collingwood adds,
that the loss of men was very con
fidera.ble in the British fleet.
The French admiral, with a few
of his effeers, were received pnfon
ers on board of the Mars; his (hip,
the Bucentaure, funk immediately
afterwards. Os the two other ad
mirals, Magou was * killed ; and
Bumanoir, it is said eicaped with
four (hips of the line.
Collingwood, in his letter to the
governor of Gibraltar, dated 22d
of Oct6ber, speaks of 17 (hips of
the line which surrendered to the
English ; and alio, that the L’Ac
hiile was burnt. I have it from an
officer of this man of war, that the
fire broke out in the tmzcn top,
and then in one of the batteries,
but that they never surrendered,
but when they could not hold any
longer in the middle of the fire.
‘They were received prisoners even
with burnt clothes, a great number
remained and peri (lied.
Eight (hips of theiine, 5 French
and 3 Spaniards, returned into Ca
diz on the 22d ; they were all dif
mafted, and feme in pofleffioa of
the British, but they could not keep
the sea before the tempeftous S. W.
wind. All the smaller velfels, friV
ate and brigs, had not buffered, and
returned fafely.
Three other French ships equally
fhauered, carrying, besides their
crew, the wounded of the Bucen
taure and of the L’Achille, misera
bly funk without affi fiance ; the
one the Indomptable before Rota ;
the other oppoflte the fort Sr. Ca
talena ; and the Eagle on the rocks
St. Peter. A few men of the last
saved themselves on a piece of
wreck and spars.
The Spanifli three-decker, La
Trinidad, and the Argonaut, funk
in the battle—it appears that the
lowest battery of the former being
too low in the water prevented the
efforts made by the English, toge
ther with the prisoners to save her,
being fuccefsful. Tjp crew muti
nied and pi [aged the Rabins and
chests of the officers. As we have
not heard of any other Spanifli ships
lunk or deflroyed, and that three
only returned to Cadiv, there mufl:
be ten of them in the hands of the
English ; while we suppose, that as
mere came five of the French in
the above harbour, that three per
ftlied on the coafls, nrfl cn
burnt, and four escaped yA !*•
rnanoir, cannot be burs.. 1
theirs in the hands of the jr j
to complete the nnmher of
The Spanish admiral qL ■
was brought home fevtrelv *2*
ed in the arm, in his (hip p, •
de Asturias ; and Alava n , I
wounded, in the St. Anna p?
captain M'Donaid put to s ea faj j
diately alter to give , 1
fliip which was endeavoiinA? I
make the port. He was soon
tacked and compelled toffurre*’ 1
to superior force. V j
Two English men of war end
vored to attack aFrench fffip o f‘ r L I
line in the very mouth of the I
bow-of Cadiz, but they v. ereiT !
pulsed by the flfel?s firedfrom t I
city.
Several English command r- i
were killed ; admiral Collingwood I
mentions Duff and Cook. °S CV ,,,.
or eight of the English (hips, tui re ’ ]
ly difmafted, have been seen [ R
Gibraltar; besides ten or twelve $ !
the enemy, which was obligee: to I
be towed for many days with much
difficulty.
The loss is Computed to be so
or ieven thousand of the Engfflh j
and ten or twelve thouianJ cf the
combined forces killed or drowned
on that meloncholy day.
Duntanoir and his four (hips had |
not been heard of when we failed,;
nor could it be dated whether his
division was of French (hips only,;
or if any Spaniards had failed with
Him. The prifpners were daily |
sent from Gibraltar to Algeziras,'!
Our informant collected the in
formation he details at Cadiz, Ah
gefiras, and Gibraltar. Gibraltar'!
was illuminated on this occafon.
and the governor had issued a r r>
O O :
erai order of mourning for the
death of the gallant Nelson.
H*WTORK,t>EC.I?I
| . A secret expedition, cßniiftii.g |
of the Coid-ftream regiment, the I
3d guards, the 4th or king’s or;',
the 14th and 23d regiments, they
- 90th rifle corps, the German |
on, and thp artillery, failed from I
the Downs for the continent on j
the sth November. The dtfkecf I
York, who wag to have had the
command, will join them in the j
spring; but toe dukes of Cumber* a
land and Cambridge, general )% * |
rard, and lord Chatham, accomp-* |
nied the troops as commanded us I
colunns.
The advanced guard of the 1
Ruffian troops entered Bofoen*
burgh, on the Eibe, on the 27th 1
of October; the Pruflians entered 1
Hanover on the day following.
The armies of Prussia are difp 0 * |
fed into four divisions:
One of these, reinforced C
24,000 Saxons, and 20,000 HeiTe |
ans, is to caver the frontiers a 1
Franconia — , i
A second has proceeded t° h ‘M
desheim — A third is to march ;
the Rhine —-and A fourth 10 K |
main in Brandenburg') . . j
The duke of Brunswick c O,l j
mauds the army in Lower I
which is to be joined by the Ku ||
ans, Swedes, and the British e §
dition above mentioned,
a probability that one of the riu |
an armies will invade llclEn
defend which French troop* v
on the point of marching ulto 1
republic. „
The Dutch minister qu h .
Hamburgh on the appro^* 1