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MliLEEDGEVILLE INTELLIGENCES;
No. CXX1V.]
TUESDAY No.vzmbzx. 22, 1800.
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M'MILL AN,
*fJaAKKLIK-STRr.ET, AT 3 DOL
LARS PER ANNUM.
Washington cttv,
Nvj 8, 1808.
Jfhisdajqxt 12 o’clock, thr Pre-
lidcnc of the United Sra.es
communicated, by Mr. Coic-s,
his Secretary, the following
:\GE
to both Houles of Cciigrefi.
’To the SetiefeauJ liaise <fRrp>>e.
ieuUfivcs if the Untied Sfifes.
IT would have been a Tourer,
fellow-citizens, of. much grur:-
iicaticn, if our laft co.nmunie.i-
tions from Europe had.cnanleJ
me to inform you, that the beii-
perent nations, whole ciifrcgard
t)f neutral rights has been lb da-
llructivc to our corntnerce, had
"become awakened to the duty
and true policy or revoking their
unrighteous edicts Thu ti
means might .be omitred r o ;jr i-
cucc this falurary elic 't, I loft
no time ir. a . ailing-m.felf o! the
sfk curhoiiung a i'ui-.viifton, in
■whole or in part, ot rite fevcral
embargo'h *3.—Our miniftos
ct London, and. Faff?. were in-
fliuctcd to explain to the respec
tive governments there, our dif-
pnfitiori to e::ercifc*the authori-
in fuch manner as. would with
draw the pretext on which the
/, C**., ’
Wpijieu'.wua f V»4 iO «
founded, and open the way . for
renewal of that commercial in-
tcrcourfe, which it was alleged
«>n all (idee, had been reluctant
ly o'lflrutfled. As each of rhofe
governments had pledged its
teadinefi to concur in renoun
cing a mcafurc wnich reached its-
idverfiry through the lncor.refr-
ablc rights of neutrals only, and
as the mczfi tre had been affu/neJ
bv each a-a rcrahaffon fir an
tiiferted ar-quief:tnce m the ag-
orelficns of the other, it was
reafonably cxp'vle 1 tint the jc-
cafion wou’d have been feiicd
by both for evincing the fincc-
rity of their profcllions, and T»r
reftoring to the commerce of the
United States its legitimate fiec-
dom. The inftru tior.i to our
minifies wi n refpe i t » the dif
ferent fcclligc ents, were nccef-
tirily modified w ith reference to
their different circunTtances, 6c
\to the condition annexed b\ la v,
tc the e.xceetbe power ct fuf
penfion requiring a degree of fe-
curity to our commerce whicn
would not refulc from a repeal
©f the decrees ot France.—In-
ftcad of a pledge therefore o( a
fufpenfion of the embargo, a: to
her in cafe of fuch repeal, it was
©refumeJ that a fulfi-ient in
ducement might be lound in ei
ther conffdcrations, and parti
cularly in the change produced
by 4 compliance with our jutt
demands by one belligerent, and
a tcfufal by the other, in the re
lations between this othet and
the United States.—To Grcat-
Britcin, v.hofe power on the o-
ccan is lb afeendant, it w-.deem
ed r.ot tneonfiftenC with that
condition, to Itatc explicitly,
that on refeinding her orders in
relation to the United Stages,
c^cir trade woiiljifccopcnce with
her, and remain (hut to her ene
my, in cafe of his failure to rc-
leind hff decrees alfo. From
France no an fiver hit been re
ceived, nor any indication that,
the requifite change in hes.de
cree is contemplated.—The.fa
vorable reception of the prdpo-
fition 'o Great-Britain war the
ids n be dnibted, as her order?
of council hid not only been re
ferred for ihe:r vindication roan
.tcquiefccnee on .the part of the
United Snvrs.na longer to be
pretsndeJ, bu as the arrange
ment propofed, whil 4 'l it rei*.li
ed the illegal decrees oi. France,
involved moreover fublljntially,
'he preci«>advantages profelfed-
ly aimed at hv he British or
ders, . The arrangement has ne-
verthclcfs been rejected. • ...
This candid and liberal ex-
per’inirm havi g thuv tailed, and
no ot u »e> event ha- occurred
on which a.fufpenfion of the.
embargo :»> exeruci e ,wa3
author,fed, it acecTar.ly remains
in ih * extent oMmp.diy given to
ir. We hav-* rht :.i::jf.v;rion,
however, to cfiv.t that.ifi. -e-'
turn for the p - t ons impofed
by the mcafite, ?nd vvhich.our
fellow-citizen* in general have
borne with patrionfm, ii has had
the important effi-ti ot laving
our manners and our vaft mer- '
cantilc property, a" well .as of
aflfording 'ime for prufecuting
the dclcnfive and. pro.tfional
mcafu.ci called for by rheocra-
(ion.. Ii. has rVinunffrated to
: •* -
:.Dn
and firmnefs which govern our
councils, and to our citizens the
needlity of uniting in fupport
of the laws and rrghts of .their
countrj ; and has hu> longfruf-
irated thofeubirp^ions andIpo- ‘
lia.ions wnich, it refilled nvoh-
ed war, if fuhniitrcd tojacnfic-*
cd a vi al principle of our na-
tio rm'<. ■ e : ib.’n. c.
Under a ronunuance of the
beiligereni ni ; ifii.c-*, which in
lit fiance f i.i v> whicn confe-
cr ttc *!ie right!' of riCUtrgJs o»
verforea 1 the ocean with dan-
ger, it will r* ft with the wil-
dom of Cong re Is to decide on
the courfc bell idaptedtofuch
a (late of tiling'* and bring
ing with hem. as they do, from
every part ol the union, the
feoffments of our condiments,
my confidence is firengthened
that in forming this decifi'on*
they will, with an unerring re
gard to the effential rights and
interelis of the nation weigh
and compare the painful alter
natives out of which a choice
is to be made. -Nor Ihould I
do jufiice to the virtues which
cn other occafions have mark
ed the charader ofour fellow-
ciffzens, if I did not cherifii
an equal confidence, that the
alternative chofen, whatever
it may be, will be maintained
with all fhe fortitude and pa-
triotifim which the crifis ought
to infpire.
The documents containing
the correfpondences cn the
fubje^l of the foreign edids
againfl our commerce, with
the iuftrudbes givea tq car
lA mlnificrc at London ami Path,
; |, arc new laid before you •
t«- The communications, made
V f o Contiref« nr ..heir laft leflipn,
Itxplained the polturc in which
yf the clole of .the difcuffions re
il lative to the str&ck by a Dwrilh
7 (hip o' v ar c.d ihc trigate Che-
1 fapeake, left a fubjcJl on which
■ the nation had manifefted fo ho
norable a Tcntlbility. i . E*»cry
view, of ;wh-v had. patfed c.utiio-
rifeda hclitftha; immediateUcps
.would be lakcn by tbc- Bntifh
^rcv.-rnme.’t fi>r rcd r effing , a
fwrong,. wmcli, the more it was
ifivdligated, appeared the mere
clearly to require ivhaf had nqr
been provided for iri the fpecial
- million.. It is found that .no
• lieps have been taken fur the
' purpofe. • On the cor.riary it
will be fecn, in the documents
..’laid before you. that the inad-
miffibic preliminary, which ob-
• firuCtcd the adjufttr.cnr, i* ftiik
j-adhered toj and m »ieovcr that
it is now brought into connec
tion with the diftinCr and irrc-
• lativc cafe of the orders in *oun-
‘ -|eil, The infiruiff tons which had
t been given to our miniilci at
London, with'a view to facili
tate, if ncceffaryi rne reparation
claimed, by the United vStates,
arc included in ihc documents
communicated. •.
... Our relations with the other
pott’crs of* Eur«ope have unde r -
, tfjOqe.no material t hinges fincc
: your lad. ftllion. The itnpor-
i J’anr, Pi'j>ocrau<>n; with Sj aip,
: wh’ci* na»i been alternately .im
pended md relumed, nccellari-'
I ly experience a paufe, un.tcr the
! extraordii.ary. and interesting
1 c.ufis which di(t:nguiflics her
; internal firuatior..
I , With/he Barbary powers wc
continue in harmony, with the
'exception of an unjuffinable
proceeding of the dey of Al
giers towards our conful to that
regency. Its charader and cir-
cumftancc are r.ow laid before
you, and will enable you to de
cide how far ir may either now
or hereafter call tor any mea-
lurcs net within the limits of
the e ecutive authority’
With our Indian neighbours,
the public peace has been Ilea.
di ! y maintained., Some in fian
ces of Individual wrong hive,
as at other times, taken place,
bat in no wife implicating the
will ot 'he nation. Beyond the
Miffiffippi the Ioways, ihc Sacs
a;id the Alibnma?, have deliver
ed up foi trial and pufnfiirticnr,
individuals hem among them-
fclvc3 accufcd of murdcringci-
tizcns ot the United States.—
Or this fide the Mifliifippi the
Creeks arc exorting thcmfelvcs
to arrefi ott'enders of the fame
kind, and the Chodtaws have
manifefted their reading and
defire for amicable and juft ar
rangements refpccting depreda
tions committed by difordcrly
perfons of their tribe. And
generally from a convi'-lioh tha.
we confider them as a part of
ourfelvcs, and chcrilh with fin-
cerity their rights and interefts,
the attachment cf the Indian
tribes is gaining firer.gth daily,
is extending from the nearer to
the more remote, and will am
ply require us for the jufiice
and fftcndliitp practifcd ard-
, < jjkco# houfo
-TWCTMasy«iy«Mra»aaTaa^*Taag«at>y^g«BBB3
hold manufacture are advancing
among rhem, more ir.pidly with,
the four hern than nouh« rn
tribes, from circ.umfiar.ci s of
foil and climarc, anJ one of the
rwo; great great diviCor.s of the
Cherokee nation have now un
der confiderarion zt fniicu the
citizenfiiip.ol the Un tcd S-;:ue» #
and to be identified with us »n
laws Snd government in luch
pfogrefiivc mapper as v»e (lull
think beff. _
} .,In confcqucnce ofrheappro
priations cf the laff ieiTicn .,f
Ccngrefs for the fecurny of cur
feapcrc towns and harbor, fuch
works of defence have been e-
rec:cd as fiemed to be called
for by the fituation oi the fevc-
rat places, their relativeimpon*
ranee, and the icale of Cxpcnce
indicated by the amount ot ;hc
apprCpnarion Thefe works
.Will chiefiy.be fimfiied in ihe
ccurleut ’he pTctcn: fc.ifon,ejt-
cepi a? New Voik and Nciv-
Oi leans, where rnofi was tube
cone: a:.d a!' hough a grear pro
portion has oecn expended on
the lorrr.cr place, yt lon e fur
ther icwj> will tc iu: rrntccd to
Cc.ngrels for rendering it.« (ccu-
r;t> entirely adequate againib
naval enseiprizc. A v^’w of
w hat has been done at .the* fvve-
rai place?, and oi what U j)ro-
pofed to be clone, (hail be com-
municatcd as loon as the lev era 1
reports arc received.
, Of the gun beats authorized
by the act ot December 1 aft, it
has bevii il o.-'giii li.veua y tr»
build only oiie hundi^d and
three in the prefem year. Thrle.
with thole bclcre podefied, crc
fufH’t (or the harbors and
wrfers mofi expolcd, a d thu
refidue w til require iittlc time
fer their ccnfirucuon when ie
fliall be deemed hccellary
Under the a'ct cl tfif* lafi f^f-
tion for railing an additional rm-
Iitary forte, lb many officers
were immediately appointed as
were ncccfiary tor carrying on
thc-bufind of rectum g, and
in proportion as it advanced,
ethers have been adued. Wc
have reafon to believe thtir iuc-
cels has been latWaccoiy, al
though fuch trtuins have not
yet been received amenable me
to^j'cfcnt you a fiaitment ol the
numbers cngigcd-
I have not thought it neceC*
faty, in tbe cctirie ot the lalt
fcafon, ta call far any general'
detachments of inihua or o?
volunteers, under the laws
paffed for that purpole. For
the enfuing feafon, however,
they will require to fee in rea-
dinefs, fliould their fervice be
wanted. Some Imail and Ipe*
cial detachments have been
necfITary to maintain the laws
_of embargo, on that portion
of cur northern frontierwhicll
offered peculiar facilities foe
evalien.— Put thele were re
placed as i on asitcoi ld bo
done, by w dies of new re*
emits. B the aid of ihtfe,
and cf the aimed veffels call
ed into fervice in o;her quar*
ers the fpirit of di 'obedience
i d ihufe, which mamfeficej
iiicii’ early aad wuh ibnfibl^