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they refpcQ you as brethren, chosen to fight jointly with us for ) our c* .«'e and for ours. IV '\£* h X of our refpett ; fuel Geunang only as forget them It I*4* are our enemies. on my word, which 1 have more than once pledgee and redeemed -o lave you j <ie pend on the word of my eitipc ror and brother, which has nc ver been vio’ated. M Chak Lr.t, Gentraltsitno .’ • CONGRESS. SENATE— |une it. On motion by Mr. Giles rc_ solved, that a committee be ap pointed to enquire whether i’ be expedient ami proper at »h*- ttme, to make any provtfion by law for tempting the penal ties and forfeitures incurred by the violations of fotne of the provisions of the afl, entitled €t An all to prohibit the im portation of (laves into any port or place within the juril difJion of the United States fiom A after the 1 ft of January iBcB," so lar only- as relates to the introduction of (lives in to certain parts of the United Sta rs, who ue>efinely forct. Uv expelled fom the 1 il.iiid ol Cult, with the Ftench tnhabt tant.s thereof. Me fits, Giles, Bradley, An derfon, Ciawloid and Frank, hn wete appointed the commit ter. After cofidering the bill to amend and continue in force the ad to interdict the commer cial intercomle between ihc U. S»atcs, * rid Great Britain and F ancr, Ac. it was on irjoiion ol Air Gilts, pollponed till to.mor row. 'I he fame courfc was then pursued with the bill to diicd the Lie of gun-boats. On motion of Mr. JJcjd T#»(n!vrfl that rh* PrirjfuLnt ».l the Untied States be requested to cau'e 11» be laid helotc ih< Senate Inch information, in re. lation to out concerns with G B i am, as may be to po(Elliott cl ti < 1 )t| aim mi of Stan,and as he nr ty think it expedient to lubmit to the Sena e, June 14. Mr. Gies nun the commit* tie appointed on the 12th inll. re. orttd a bill lor the rem flio»> of certain penalties and for friturtf, atid lor other put poles. lieuse oj Represent drives. Monday, June nt. Many petitions were prefen led ; among!! which woe le* \e»al by Melfis. Q nicy and Gard er from mam. actuursof fall, praying lor a duty on itu ported fall. Mr. G atdenier obtained leave r( abb nee lor the umaindei ol the lefhon. Mr. Montgomery reportid a Fill n'. ku.g couipenlaiion to Major i’lke A his corny anions for certain exploring cx| edi tions. On the qui 11 ion whc. ther the hill fhoukl have a Ic. eotkl reading, it was ntgativu 57 'o 4*« A report was rercivecl from the attun cy get eiaL n the lot) ject of fundty ntmoriils re. raiivc to the hatiuie at New Orleans, idem d u* him at <l.< lali lefbon. —Keler ltd t.o a fetet committee wit It leave to rtpot. thereon by bill. Vi atoll M I FPRIroKY The W P kii pteiemcd a peti. lion lt&jflcd to him from a number ot inhabitant* ol thi diltiiu F«ll ol I'iarl rivet, n. the MdliUippt Iciiitoiy , pta\. mg lot tut u.vilivti ol the tent to. v. Air. Poindexter moved that the yetttion oc on the labte; it would perhaps ue odrclpcct- •ul to the’.petitioners to rejeQ i, although its contents would merit that course. There were hree parties who mull, by the rrdinancc for the government of the territory, content before he territory of the Mtffiflippi could he divided. Ore pat. iy was the Mifliflippi territory, «he other the Hate of Georgia, and the third the United States. I \eithcr of thrfe parties had 1 onlentrd. 1 here was therfore an absolute inicidietion to all leg fiction on the fuhjetl ; and he Ifoufe would with as much i . :opri« ty tefer a petition fiom a date to be exempt fmm gener. al taxation or to recede Irom the union, as to refer this pen ion. Mr. Eurwell said he felt him. fell bound to opy ole the mo tion, for its lying on the table. If the rcquelt was wholly im proper, the report of a com* rnittte to that t&ti would fet tle the queltion at once. Mr. Jitbb was in favor of the motion ; though, had a mo tion been made to reject it, he (hould have voted againfl it. Mr. N aeon wasin favor ofa re* fetence of the petition. No harm could artfe from an enquiry in. to it. Mr. Troup admitted the cor retfncfs'of the remarks of the delegated * from the territory, but wdhed the petition to be referred to a committee for the putpole of an enquiry as well into the amount of population in that country as into jts qua lity ; whether it was lawful or unlawfal. 1 hete were eettain fads connected w ith this fubjeft perhaps not generally known to the.Houle, In the course of iaft year he had undcflood that a gteat many peifons, a mounting to perhaps three or lour ihoufand, had crofLd the l’enncllce river, and fixed m tpieives on its Dar ks, not on* iy contrary to law, but the im piefiion was that they had In out in defiance of the law, and Had even gone lo far as to or ganize them ft Ives into military *iHoclaiton.s for the purpose. Mr. Poindexor obfetved that tbeie bad hecii a felt lenient con. <iat? to the extfting Uw on Ten neflee near about a year ago j but (hat they were ordered to bedrisen off by the military nice, except they would take .retmillion to refidc as ten ons at will. Some had done lo end lomc had been driven off. Mr. Tretip said he mew thal i orders had fret n given to remove j them ; but of their removal and dilperfionbe had not heard. He Lid he had fatther underflood *hat there were in the county of Madison alone two or three ; houfand intruders, and many i of them killed on Indian ! ’rod?, whole ow ners they ex cited to hoftilhies. There was another fatt, of w hich the Houle might kee;i polk (bon. Among ■licle intruders was one of the name ol Ham lon (lie believed] * ho ( la’uu d uhdtr what was cal. , led the I tutu fit e Yazoo claims, j A who leu ted on the land with I his retainers, A ddiberaiely be* j gan to apportion it amongst j hem. \\ hether he had been diip. fiefkr, Mr.-T. lard he did , <>i know, li was abfoluteiy nc vi Hat y to alccrtatn the ft tu at ion 1 that country, and thetefore \ he lliuuid vote for the refer. , - tnee ol the petition to a com- i mince. \he petition was ordered to ue tn tbc table— tj »o 27. Naval Mt iui-hnekt. Air. Lulls, bom the toit'init* ee on our naval establishment, • rported n bill concerning the na ' al tfctabbahioenl.—[ 1 his hill * u . iurrisis the Ftraiuci.t ot the Unt* • ted States In et«e cf a favorable tuin in our foreign relation*, to cause to be laid up in ortlina »y euch of the pub'ick armed vessel* of the United Stales as he may think proper.]—Twice | read and committed. I Mr. Cults, fioin the same com , mittce, on the resolution directing i the com mi etc to enquire into the I expediency ol selling snvpartoflhc : publk-K armed vessels, reported, \ that it is not expedient at this time to sell any of the publick armed vessels —Report ordered to lie on the tabie. Tuesday, June 13. Mr. y. G. J(n.tkan from the commute of foreign relati ons, reported the bill to amend and continue in force the non-in* tercoura- acts, wiih amendments Twice r lad, referred to a commit tee of the whole House, and made the order o| the day lor Thursday, Mr. P»tnd,x/er presented a me morial ol a number of citizens of the U. S. residing on Tonubigbee river, stating that they arc sub ject to an enormous duty of 12 per cent, on all exports & imports at the Mobile, to be paid to the Spanish government, aud prating iiliei—Hcterred to the committee ol Ways and Means. WASHINGTON CITY June I*, i The President of the United Slates this day communicated the to’.- lowing Message to the Senate : 7 v the Senate of the United States. In con pliance with the resolution of the Senate of the 13th instant, I transmit ex rat is from letters from Mr. Pinkney to the Secretary of Slate accompanied by letters and communications to lnni, from the Kutish Set retary of State lor the Foreign Department ; A ll ol which have been rectived here since the last session of Congress. To these documents are added a communication just made by Mr. Erskine to the Secretary of State, and his answer. J AMES MADISON. June 15, lgoi FROM MR. CANNIVO. •Fl- Xtirt 4i/cv» 1900. SIR In my official note of the 23d of September, I stated to you the pro ! liability tliat some alterations might hr made hi the orders in touncil, wi ll a view to adapt their opera tion more exactly to the altered state of Europe, and to combine | all practicable relict to neutrals with a more severe pressure upon the enemv. As this statement vas however bt'ly incidental, and as 1 at the same time disclaimed anv intention of ta king aclvanti.gr ct stub piopu>ed ! alterations in tlie discussions then pending between i.s—seeing that if made, they would not be found, td on lie admission of any of the j principles tor wh ch you were con. tending—it was perhaps noi ncces. saty that 1 s<iould trouble j ou with ; any farther communication upon this subject. hut the order ol ! w hich I luve tire honor to iucluse a having betn passed by his M j sty in C ouncil on Wednesday ; la »c, lam desirous previously to its ; actual publication, of explaining jto you the grhtmds on which the I more extended alteration,, which "ere in contemplation, have been 1 su pended. I it wa, intended to relax in acer tain degree ihe regulations ot the i orders in council, with respect to such ot the powers Hi hostility with 1 III* Majesty as were not, or shoulu j n„i place thviuselvts, in m state ol tiosuiny With bpain ; but at the same time that tins relaxation was extended to other powers, to pro hibit absolutely by strict, rigorous and ui,mitigated blockade, ah u»icr course whatever wuh France. Ihe adoption by these powers, who we re to have been »he objects ol such relaxation, ol the vuws fc projects ol f ranee viih respect i 0 Sp-.n, does away all assignable ground ot distinction between Kance and those powers, and that p-rt die re tore ol the intended alicr ! uiioiis iHit's not lake plate. I lie alteration contained j n t h e inclosed order m council sla , j, up «. asepetaic tround, and, a* 1 h-ve iooie than o„ cc understood Iron; you that the j art ol t|,e or deis in council wh; c li ihi, crt | e r goes io mitigate u that which w a » _ *• * * * felt mo<t sotely in th* U. Stare*, 11 have great pleasure ,in b‘»«*g au thorized to communicate it to y nt. I have the honor to be wuh great consideration, * . Sir, * Yottr most obj»l'ent, Humble servant, (StgneJ) GEORGE CANNING. William Pihkkey E q* H i Majesty, in virtue of the j powers reserved to imn, by two J certain acts pished in the 48ih year of his M jesty’a reign, theoneeuti. ( tied ** An art for granting to his Majesty, until thvend of the next I session cf Parliament, duties of ' cu-'tomi on the goods, .wares and merchandizes therein erwwnerated, in furtherance of the provisions of certain orders in couitcil.” The other entitled 44 An act for grant* mg to his Majesty, until the end of the next session of Parliament, certain duties on the exportation from Ireland, of g<»6d* wares, and merchandize therein enumerated/’ is pleased, bv & with the advice ol his privy council, to order, anti it is hereby ordered, that the ope ration of the aforesaid act be sus pended as to any duties on expor. tatiou, granted by the said acts, so far as relates to articles being the growth, produce or manufac tureof any country, for the time being in amity with his Majesty, and from the ports of which the British flag is nut excluded, im ported direct from such coumrv into any port or place of the King, uom, either in Biitish ships or in ships ol the country of which such articles are the growth, .produce or Manufacture. And hts Majesty it further pleased, with the advice aforesaid, to order, and it is hereby ordered, that the said duties on exportation be suspended as to all goods wares & merchandize, which have been, or may be condemned a*, prize un til farther order snail be made therein. Mr. PIKKNET TO Mr. Canktxci. (treat Cumberland Piece, JJeC 28 M, 1808, Sir, I have had the honor to receive *-*—r-Emv x«ih instant, com municating an ordtr patseo oy m, M. Ns y in Council on Wednesday last; and have tr*nsmiui3 co pies of these papers to my govern, ment. It is perfectly true, as the cort cuiditig paragraph of your letter supposes me to t elieve, that the United States have viewed with great sensibility the pretention ol ibis government (which, as a pre. tension the present order plainly reasserts, without much if at ali, modifying its practical effect) to levy impests upon their commerce, outward and inward, which the orders in council ol the last year weie to constrain to pass through British pi its. But it is equally true, that mv government has constantly protes ted against the entire system, with ninth that pretension was connec ted, and lid ß m consequence requir ed the repeal, not t, c modificau. n, of W)£ British order* id council# 1 have tiie honor to be. With great consideration, Sir, your most obedient, /c humble servant’ < S, k ncd ) W M . 1Tn kl jey! Extract oj a'ltttcrfrom M r . Pink ney to me Secretary 0 J State da ted arch to, i#o9. “ f have received from Mr. Canning a not fication of B|Uoit ade of which a copy is enclosed ” mr.cVinn.ho to MR. Pinkney ihc undersigned, hl« majesty's principal secretary of state for f O . rcigu affurs, ha 3 received bis ma jesty s commands to acquaint Mr. Pinkney that h s majesty has inde ed tt expedient to establish the most ngo.ous blockade of the Isles of Mauntiu. nn d Bourbon. M r | Pinkney is therefore requeued to i apprise the American Consuls and Merchants, resid.og m England, that the Isles above mentioned are and must be considered as beinJ ;in a state of blockade ; and that Irom this time all the measures aU 'l'cnztd by the law of nations, and .the respective treaties bci ween hi* majesty and the different „eu t»ai powers, will be adopted and oeiuied wuh respect to ail V e». fcls attcmpuiig io voilate the »x:d j blockade after this notice. The nntfc* <■** 2 **>.. Pifiknev to **» it of bis high f*' hwi* (Signed) J GKO KGE Foreign Office 3/arch, 8. lao9. Extract of a letter from M r . Pink, nty to the secretary of state, fa. ted London May I, 1809. | 44 I had the honor io receive, 0r) »he 25th Match, the letter of y ( . ur [ predecessor ol the 10th of Frbr (J . arv ; and on the Urh ot last month’ I Lieutenant Reed delivered to i l)c ' your letter of the isth of March’* “ Upon the receipt of y our l eU I ter of the 15th of March, it be! came mv obvious doty to a*k a co«! ference with Mr. Canning. | t took place accordingly on M 0„. day, the 17ih of April/’ 44 At the close cf the conference he told me that my communica “oni we-etu hat would rc qj i r< rtflection, and would naturally m .ke him anxiou* to tec me again • and mat he would fix as early a day as possible, and give me no. tice. ••Our next interview took p],ce on the 27 of April.” “ Mr ‘ Canning read the new order in council, Os thr Q proceed cd very briefly to suggest thc pnu tical alterations winch it would introduce.” I ihought I should best dij. charge my duty by lo.bearing u , e . less O.scusMon—and by receiving as it was ofTtrcd, but without mak king uiyst.f a party to it, tn actu al improve mem, capable of future extension under the auspices of just and friendly, sentiments and enlightened poJj tv . % »» nlr. Canhivg t * Mr. PiNKjrr? Foreign Utfue April 30, Hog. Sir, Hhen I had the honor to tram* mi t to you on the S4th of Deer m ber last, tlie order in council pas stdon the 21st of that month, I icterted to that passage of my oil). ciai note of the 23d of September, *BOB, in which I stated to you that, “ It is not improbable indeed that some alterations may be made in the Orders in Council, as thry are at present itamed ; alteration* calculated not to abate their spirit —, inrs oair their principle, but to adapt them more x.^ different state of things which hat fortunately grown ip i n Europe, h to combine all practicable relief to neutials with a more severe pressure upon the enemy,”— and I at the same time exp ained to vou the grounds on which the design of the larger alterations which bad been in con cmplttion in Sept. was for the time laid aside. Ky the order of Council which I have now thc honor to inclose to you, that design, a* explained in myoflE. cia! no;e of Srpu mber 23d, Is fully carryed into t xccution. 1 have the honor to be, With thc highestconsiderstion Sir 1 our most obedient, I Humble servant, (Signed) G EO. C A N NING, WttLiAU & c . &c. [Here loliows tht Lutihii older ofl the 26th of April, as given in out! last paper.] Mr. KrskiniTto Mr. Fmitr. I Wash; ng ton June 15, ißo9fl Sir, , j ■ i have the honor to enclose the® copy of an o.der of his Majesty i® Council, issued ou the 26th cfl April last. . I 1q consequence of official consß menication* sent to n.e from hi® Majesty’* government, since t!:® ad< ption of that measure, I >® enabled to assure you that it ha® no connection whatever with tl'S oserture*, which I have been thorised to imke to the govero® reent of the United State*, *® that I am petsuaded that the icrmH of the agreement, *o happily cot® eluded by the recent be strictly fulfilled on the p»® of hi* Majesty, ■ i f ib internal evidence of dcr itself would fully justify foregoing construction j Sc more® over, it will not have escaped ) noiice that the repeal b> been made of the order oi lh ß 7ihof January, 18u7 which »® wording, to the engagement 11" 4 '® enured imo, on the part of ® Majesty, u to he abrogattd * S| thc other orders, in const of the adjustment ot diffcrt^®!