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Stk \BBiTRO, March 12
.he pti-:eefs Maria L u ; :a (-1
Hria, li >s arrived at this jh.ee,
r way t > Paris. lii - papers
• fibcd wit i tin ini- ,dcd ctice-o.
. .a • t t!: coronation.
An ,\! na paper ol the ij ! inff.
: s, that letter from rrat.ee, ila
f. tb 8 h which mentions that
r.._ anoiitics between tlic k üb.i .ns
.. ,i l urk, has n t yet taken piare.
and :i- y fib:; us rli \t a note from the
1. rich mi offer has b*.rn handed
t - rh : none, to induce him r-> j i x
t‘ ; * continental !y£t nt, the iucteis
( ’ \chich is i xpt cied. In the mean
to e, it is cffiimi and, that Fi.irce :ias
< if .. and lier m d’ation between h’ul
l'.i and the Turks.
N \ r: its. F;.h. CO.
The boars of the I’rer li frigate
C 5i the Neapolitan ptivateers,
t in here on the t ;th irdt.
nr American ffxip.-, and a Xebec
u .i..r iln.'.:l!i cob uvs.
i)
CiiEßaoußO, F b. 2R.
Arrived tl istiav. American lehr.
Fxchurgr., tvMn B- Uon t. r i’- n
r . , u lent ;n hy a Ftench priva
teer.
I.UTifC. F n. CP.
‘"he 37?i rrgiment of IG -.cli in
f.r.-iy, i 1966 me.:, a: .ivvJ litre
• .y —;. t, nil 2 pint ol iiic i:i
---i4 * k) V, v% t ;. c”-
, ■ . n !•< * si
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. v -f
.i* • x - ■ )wl Lrl) •* *
: ... .h‘ c. nuh.
F: in \* n T>HiA, Ar*ri*. C3.
‘Ve ;;; e informed by a relptcta
l’--g: ieLman in nil C..diz, which
Uft the and Mate!), that
*.: >a> .dieved the crews oi the A
it. veff Is v. Id h vv.nt a (here
1., i! e ga._ between the 4th &. ,*,;h
•'> r.v, ere made prif r.. rs bv the
F i d'., a; -i matched to St-.’.Hit*.—
J ...t i -t* crews el the opanifh and
’* “Y.T-ie i! :V: .> war which went
• : I:, t., taken utt by th?
I. . .‘b Ik its who aitci wards let fire
V vt ti Is, to prevent rh-. ir tai-
U g . t - the hards of tie,? French.
• - .e wtr, iiiil eleven iaii t.f
r .i;d :;• b l .; >i iiiitilli r.. n
< . V:1 hefers vi-.-t : -z. ‘i i.* the
hud ret: It re. 4 r- erv p< !: ’ Is
a... ..”v. . • the .-iiiK.a.. lu,-, cx 1 ‘.t
- • *• 4 ■* t tW (itfif I(t\l* ti i . C ilt
• ••:$, V. I:it:: tbs I’lereh bnrbar
.. Jy l u i t *..e aitncrican v. (Ids &
w; r-iz ; f, u r 23 tii-.v came alb re. *
.i.it :• imin! Pm vis had jcut word
*• i’.'ctich, that il t-'ev periiltcd
; • i.” .• S I.irds work on t!t ir
1 .... ... ..... ..I.ii . *.t 11 lice, -.0
.. ‘ .* *’S iii.V t l.c t.l it t Wo I k b *
•C.l.i l> - ''W Up II li.ip wi:’.i P.et.ch
r n -s, ti fee nd ca* : noth r,
c: -* 1 ‘is. Icm 1 ■s ,
.- .I. r..ti* iiii iit.ii,!-. !y r- i.r
i., uit 1 1 ,. it,-,. . a :t; ii.e p *i■ .
; . J :hc B f ;h. Ai'.nirxi Pur- 1
• ’ .1 f* tit a t..elT* ** t.> k.’ ;; ; ,
i f .v ■ t Kiti:. ; and r i.-tl-.is he fur
. and ti water b.r tin i it! oh p-ik
. , they mud do without. A
.a. i.‘.by ofls r.-wi r ,
.•: .. # t !o iwpply :t.e wools li?i
---t l;l ti -Ct.
t ■ :i*i :, rmre 1 far*. f 2-
4*v,.i c.. i f**. % C‘. -.l*£r ’v
I.tvr:i vo-m., F- brtnry 11.
f w■:■ t: )ou fu apprize yua of
one ot toe nvift ralimi-ou events
t'i; r has occurred in this town since
the nunnery of man. A charity
fcrmtxn was to be preached ut the
i oM Parochial church this rimming,
when, about It) Minutes b lore the
uf'n.l time of beginning the service,
the ftetple and fix Uils fell, tin
former carrying the whole not of
the church with it, and buiicd in
the ruir.s a great part ct the congn;-
Ridi<ti that had already aflembled.
I? is not yet known h -.v many peo
ple have p'.rifhed, a-; the ruins are
tint hall removed ; but about forty
<!t?a ! and mutilated b idles have al
ready bet n extricated from them.
1 lie poor cha.'ity children, vc fear,
have Inhered molt, as tnev v.ere
feted imrn ■di.itcly under the c-ntre
ot the roph Ait ne ft afll cling.
I never beheld ; the ht xrt rending
c a sol the rt las j of the dead and
of tin ds *:• if tund. and the dreadful
groan; cf t ut utihjjppv fuffsrers,
wer: too much }-,r h j nan nature t *
fultain. Ail the laborers, and ma
ny tradefnen *>f the town, are Jig
ging in fa: ah of the fuff rers; and
I fcppofe to-morrow w< sh 1 I kti \v
the extent of our misfortune.
sinrt!\ r U'ttr. xu/.-.c (Lite, says—
‘‘Had the a-ci nt happened a
quarter :f ,<n n or Ic.tcr, when the
congiegu'i- n w ■<- all” ml led, there
is no ealeui it;. ; -a bit * x’ent t e
• ti- n* * w tx 1 1 ! ave ht.cn. 11 e
fob ‘ . r ■\, u \ ”, looks
of parei.is. u n lean li>•;e of their
chi! nip* r he f uni am -tig ’he
J a , ii-gfftv-i w : h tie* cries and
r*....r*s .! otli , in t* <• nc hifh,
r-nf-mr v a ievue t’ c a;*..'J * r dd-
V. ■|* ‘ 4 ait
Ear act rs a icti- r / m l.hzrpcs!,
•. /> ‘J-J..
ft” ce we lutf 3vi . i H e v i: it:** !-
licence in a. authentic a lhape as
w? generally receive from the con
tin nt, announce that no further
change wul occur in the Kretv h
decrees and that ;.l! Amci an llnps
and property ;.;e to be iohl, A the
proceeds held n the public binds
until the determiuati nos that
country i known towards G.vat
15. :t..in. Ihe John Adams has now
received politive orders to proceed
on her way home, an I it P laid car
ries tne prop cd of a treaty as a; ran
ged ha twi-cn Mr. Piokn yan mar
qm:> \v cili hey, v h., * * mcsuie t a
Uni fur.tier d-. p..b.a in c<*t--i: and
toil COCOS. Gil. ~ i)i’V*t's !iC)‘V
f liing tbJ 16-1 2 - h-st tobacco
Bi—-{b-.niiß ii ;>d a.-m i 2d. We
c-rliuT the cap; u col Gu,;da!ou ; .e
a moil imp utant point towards an
arrangement with Am i,a. as by
the c I etKh IluV.lli! HO v. c.t iHcliit
p- iT-tTions, the ditneu’t qu Hi ms of
the rig't .1 neutrals to c*. rv ene
my’s produce iron tile colonies to
the mi the: countries i. . oa at reit.
T .an vy. (lb'. ‘) I\h. 1 2.
*i *i lotcr p -it, :iri. ved
J'.tiv, j;d /- . ?!• h autiiu! fri
gs* ..b P: •>. Oliver KUi v. rh,
I I J- ti .m,’ . .ok, (.I 4 ‘ ! ) t>t s
r. g:..--i, . s i t.-n, nuiiicr, I.t
---c et. v.'it.i eottor,, a; ic.-:, tobacco,
* ite. *••. a.*d to bt. S.balhai.c;
IT.J w,.s .*c>! tile )’;) hat, {iy
il.o L *p::...t ;er, ot oUci ti.h y,
i- l-ph ihoiiidur, mailer, becaule
the w...v deltiued n>r a hhickaded
poit. li e American labors relat
ed to rsoik the Ihip ; <>T court,?, ,i.a ;
duty :i heavy c-ix the j.a.t
.-1 t • n.’etc vv v :J;h are
wti . . •'• J • t.T-
Cu A C HESS.
HOUSE OF SU'.I’RESSMTATIVES.
Thursday , April ‘JG.
On motion of nir Gold, leave
v as 1 iv n to mr. Hamilton to with
draw her papers.
Mr. Huron reported a bill furth
er to alter and amend the ad pro
viding for taking the third census
of trie United States (so as to re
quir * the collection of information
rtlpecling the (fate of American
manufadturcs by the persons taking
the ctvlus.) ‘lhe bill was twice
nad and ordeted to be engrt fled for
a third reading.
I he house toed; up for c-'i.fider
r.ti; r. the report of the committee
of conlerence on the dil'.igreeing
votes of the two houses 011 the f.iil
rciulativg the poU-wffict* edublifh
ment. J’h, amendment <>| b.nate
to which thg houfc had retufed to
agree, was to ft tike. . ur the words
“hy water,” the eff 6t of vvl i.h
was to have the law in relation to
letters carried hy packets, &c. pre
edety as it has always been hereto
fore.
The houfeagretd to recede from
fkeir difagicenitnt— lo the bill only
r quires th.e fnna’ure (.1 tht prefi
d.nt to become* a la.v.
Mr. IVt*!; ler ni ved a ref-datioti
which was varied in .t- terms to the
h’ it;-n ol media. W Alftoa &
b: jir.sley, and agr ed to as follows :
1 i !u... I bat a committee he
appointed to cnquiie into the pro-
F r i* r y (, f niakl.ig an upp. jpriation
f y !.*.v/ to defray the expence* in
cn’-r.j ui.der the v itlio:ity of the
If uG t J{.pr v (..* fat Ives iy the
( ’>) fiit’it .Jilted t * cr’quiif ;* -
to the ffut of tbi army of the U.
Sfitcs, arid alio oft!..- cnmmitiee
appointed to enquire into the cmi
ducl < f brrg. gt.*i Wilkinson.
1 he house resumed the confid
cratinn of the unfi; ifhed hufmefs—
the re.iuct -n , f the navy.
Several amendments were pio
pr fcii bu* l<)ll.
Mr. Newton then kid he was
anxious to do his Jury ; but c*>uld
* 7
t C'til nt to liny litre when oiie
tlcr.f of the h'ufe at halt had dc
b * r t"•{ t tir feats and fatigue op
prcfljd the remainder. lie there
fore movt Jto a ji.urn. C arried,
a* cs 6c, after (even hours fitting.
Friday , 27.
Mr, Now ton, from the commit
tee appointed to enquire into the
cautes of the mortality which pre
vailed in the detachment of the ar
my ordered for the defence of N.
Orleans, made a long report, ac
companied with various depictions
and (,ther papers. It concludes as
follows:
“ Ihe committee from a know
ledge which they have acquired of
the climate of New Orleans and of
the country iurreunding it, and
fronuhe fa£is dated in the depoli
inns are cd opinion that the mor
tality in the detachment ordered to
New Orleans is to be ofciibed to the
following causes :
“ 1. 1 he detachment cor,fifling
of new ievi-s.
*• 2. !y. The infalubrity cf the
climate, the lucnmer and autumn
of the ytai 18-9 being unufuaily
lickly.
i ” 3'J'y. To the na'ure of the
ground tti which the detachment
was encamped at Teire aux Ba* if,
and the tlvtfiu’uji of it at that place
during the whole of the fntntner,
contrary ds the committee conn ive
to the inf!ructions ci n'ained n the
left: r of the secretary of war bear
ing date the 30th of April, 18 9.
lo tht want of (bund
ard v. holt son e provifn ns ?i.<i ve
getables—the want of an hofpiral
and of hofpitai ftorrs & niedi* ;• . s.
“51 hly. Ihe excessive fatigue*
to whiv.h the tro* ps w*ere ful j* 6F*d
in clearing, ditching ard di.lining
the ground eu which they were en
camped.
fiilily. To the want of repose
during the rughr, owing to tfie
troops not being provided w ith bar*
or nets to protect them from the
annoyance of mufquitues.
*• 7: hly. 1 #,e want cf cleaniinefs
in the c. r:;p, the nature of the po
sition rendering it almost inij’racli
ccble to prefer ft* if.
“B'hiv. I he Tick and well be
ing c:.r fined to the fame tents,
which neither protected them fuf
fi >ntly from the heat of the fun,
nor kept them dry from dews and
rains.”
I h*.* report and documents w ere
ordertd to be printed.
On motion of mr Johnson, the
ut.fmifhed business (reduttic., of
the navy) was ordertd to lie on the
table.
Saturday , 28.
Ihe houle v. ere engaged the
whole of this day cn the bill fur re
ducing the navy. Various amerj
mtufs were made, but r.o final
quedion was taken on it.
M . Milner, from the committee
2pp< i ; red on the li. rep, rted.
a ref Jut ion :!i •’ ♦un.e dotlais per
h.i c:J be pci J out of the con
tingent fi!i*J *.i ihe house to each
ptrlon attending on a iuMitions
from the committee appointee* to
enquire ir.ro ine Hate of th< arn y,
or from the cotnmitt**e appointe 1
t > enquire into the conduct of gen.
Wi kinfon, ar.d alio that twelve
cents and a half per mile (or ev *ry
mile's travelling. The refolutioa
was agreed to.
Ihe refutation from the fcr.ote
for amending the conflitution of
th* U Statt s in resp ft to titles of
nobility, was tv* ice read and refer
red to a committee of the whole.
The bill from the ienatc for the
adimflion of the territory of Or
leans nto ihe uni- n as a llau was
ta;.*e read and conm.a.ed to a
committee of the whole
Ahtidj v. A pul 30.
Mr. Pirkin cfLred the following
rtf. lution :
“ Resolved, ‘That the president
of the United States be requcfUd
to cause to be laid before this ho life,
copies of any conitnunicatior.s made
on the part of the United States,
in answer to the official note ot the
2‘2d of August, 1809, from the
French ti.inifter to general Arm
strong ; and of any comtruni.a.
tions have been made to
our miniiKrr at London, on the part
of the B'it.fh g verntmnt m n
luertoany note preferred bvhim,
in pursuance of inffrudtior.s gi\vU
on the 23d of November, 18.19.
A!fo, of the anfwcrs which r y
have been given to any propcfitions
or overtures made on the pa t if
the United States to the govern
ments of Great Bn'ain and France,
relpt&ing any t the orders and
decrees alfitting r.uetra! commerce
and which have not hereof, re
been communicated to corgrtfs,
and which do not require iecrccy/’