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R U S S 1 A,
Declaration of war again ft Great- |
Britain, by the Emperor cj all ]
the Ruffians*
PriTßsprur, Nov. 15, i3co. I
WHEREAS War has for I
many year-, dclolatcd the face of
Europe and difturbed t.hc tran
quility of innocent communities
ft ora confiderations that cannot
1 c juftiftedby the laws of nature
or of nations. And whereas the
maritime fticngth of Grcat-EH
tain has become dangerous to the
privileges of other ftates, and on
fundry unwarrantable occafions
viol iced tlic rights of neutrality.
And Whereas the principle flip
port of this overgrown fleet, is
derived from my faithful allies,
Denmark and Sweden ■, J here
by proclaim it my folemn de
termination to co-operate with
them for fupporting the balance
of power in Europe ; and to e
qualize the advantages of weak
and unprotected fovercigntics.
And whereas terms of peace has
been offered by the firft Conlul
of the French Republic, ‘that
have been fhamefally neglc&ed.
1 hereby proclaim war again ft
the hing of the Britons and au- ‘
ihorife the feizure and detention
of all (hips, goods and merchan
(life belonging to his fubjeffs,
and a ft quell ration of all pro
perty, having no other objetft but
a reftoration of a general peace.
1 look up to heaven for the rec
titude of my intentions, and
fubferibe this declaration to ad
vance and promote the general
intereft of mankind. Done at
Veit rfburg this 15th day of No
vember, iBco. PAUL.
Duftibrowfkie, G. Sec.
ALBANY, Jan. 26.
William Cobber, alias Peter
Porcupine , is now publl filing a
News-paper, in London, under I
the title of‘ £ I'be Porcupine." —
In a late addrels to the people
of England, Peter gives a hif
rory of his Career in this country;
and with no fmall fhare ofegot
ifm, relates all that he did and
-fufFered, whilft here, in order to
bring about a war with France,
a dole alliance with England—
and the change of our govern
ment into a Monarchy. He im
putes the failure of his defigns
1 O # I
to the cautious and timid fpirit
of thofe upon whom he relied
to iecond his efforts. Air. liar
per, Adams , and others are nam
ed as the principles in this revo
lutionary caterprize ; but they
could not agree among them-
Iclvcs, as to the meafures moft
proper to he purfued. A few
<>l them were for bold and rapid
movements ; while others, and
particularly “ a certain cautious
chief ft were m favour of “ ilow
“ and circumfpcftive meafures,
tf and could not be brought to
<f fee the necefiitvcf an iinme
f diare rupture with France, a
<v coalition with England, or the
propriety of then introducing
“ an hereditary firft magiftrate
“ againft the fenfe of the Re~
c< publicans ft who were ftilldeem- j
ed too formidable to be put I
down fuddenly. When we com- j
pare thefe “ precious ccnfefficns" |
of Porcupine, with thofe of ly
mrn:, (one of the Maflachufetts*
delegation in v< ngreft, -v e u. - j
formed his condiments that the
Federalifts were not divided on
principles , but only as to mca
| f urC c—that fome were for fden
! rino- all oppofttion by a few
BOLD STROKES, &c.)~ It
ferves to ftrengthen our con
vision of the hoftile temper of
that fad ion to the free princi
ples of our government —and to
inert afe our gratitude to .l
for our late happy deliverance.
L O U I S V I L L E,
SATURDAY, February 2J, iSoi.
Departed this life, otiThurs
day afternoon, fmcerely regret
ted by his more intimate ac
quaintance, and aftedionately
lamented by his friends, Wil- j
liam M‘Dowell, Efquire, the 1
Clerk of the Superior Court foi •
Jefferfon. —To an opennefs and
integrity of manners rarely to >
he met, was united a ftrength
or mind fcldom furpafled, and
which enabled him to bear the
laft vifitation of Providence i
with a fortitude and equanimity 1
that while his furrounding friends !
were bemoaning his approach- t
mg exit inftilled a kindly com
fort on their minds.
Fellow travellers as you ap
proach the gaol of life, imitate
his calm fubmillion to the will
of God.
Appointment by Authority.
The Honorable Matthew'
M‘Al lister, Judge of the
Superior Court for tlic Eaftcrn
Diftrict, vice Judge Mitch
ell, refigned.
CONGRESS
Of the UNITED STATES.
House of Representatives,
Friday , January 23.
Mr. Grifwcld from the com
mittee of ways and means, re
ported a bill making appropria
tions for the navy of the United
States for the year 1801.
Mr. Rutledge from the joint
committee to whom had been
referred the letter fronuhe com
miflioners of the city of Walk
ington, requesting the ufe of an
apartment in the Capitol, for
the accommodation of the fu
preme court of the U. States,
reported, that it would be ex
i pedient to alTign a room on the
lower floor of that building for
that purpofe.
The houfe refolved itfelf into
a committee of the whole on the
| unft n i fh ed b uft nefs of ye fte rday,
1 which was a refolution reported
1 by the committee of revifal and
| unftmfhed buftnefs, for continu
j ing in force the adl commonly
1 called the fedition law, and on
I the queftion will the committee
j agree to the laid refolution, it
I was determined in the affirma
tive by rhe calling vote of the
chairman, the committee being
. . O
equally divided. Thecommit
j tec rofe, reported the refolution
! as agreed to. The houfe then
{ took up the refolution as report
| ed, and on the queftion will the
I houfe agree to the fame, it was
! determined in the affirmative by
the vote of the fpcaker, there i
being 48 for it and 48 againft it. I
Gen. I ce and Mr. Dennis
fpoke in favour of the r< folution,
and Meffrs. Macon, Nicholas,
Nicholfon, and Lyon again!! it.
The arguments urged by the
fpeakers on both fitles of the
queflion in this debate, were ge
nerally a repetition <>i thefe pied
on former bccalions v.nen tnis
bufinefs was before the houfe. —
Almolb the only new ground of
argument re farted to, was the
conduct of the courts of tire I!-
nited States in their charges to
juries and their dec:dons under
i tins law.
The fbllowlngrefolutions were
laid on the table by Mr. Harper
and directed to be printed. .
Resolved, That for compleat
ing the public buildings already
commenced at the city of VVafb
ington, the fum of dol
lars to be paid in annual inftal
menfs of one hundred thou!and
dollars each, ought to be advan
' O
ced by the United States byway •
of loan j and the public proper
ty in the laid city, after dil
cbarging tMf-fricmnbrances in
curred for former advances for
the laid city and buildings,
ought to be pledged and applied
under the direction ofCongrels,
as a fund for the reimburi’ement
of the laid loan.
Resolved , That the laid fum
and all other funis ap| doable to
the fame obfcbt;. and hereafter
J J
to be received, or now on hand,
ought to be applied under the
direction ofthe Iccretarics cl the
flute treafury, navy and war de
partments, with the approbation
of the Prcfident ofthe U. States:
and that the faid fecrctaries or
any three of them, ought to be
empowered to employ a proper
clerk or clerks for keeping the
accounts ofthe faid expenditures,
and all fuitablc architects,agents
and workmen, for carrying on
and completing faid buddings.
Resolved , That a fuitablc a
partment or apartments in that
part ofthe capitol already linllli
ed, ought to be fitted up fur
the temporary accommodation
of the courts of the U. States,
appointed or hereafter to be ap
pointed to be held in the faid
city, and of fuch courts as may
hereafter be appointedtc beheld
therein for the territory of Co
lumbia: and that in complcating
the capitol, permanent accom
modations for the faid court
ought to be provided there n.
Resolved , That the fum of
dollars annually ought
to be appropriated towards the
cftablifhmcnt of a national libra
ry, to be applied under the di
rection of the fccretary of flate,
and that a fuitablc apartment in
that part of the capitol which
is now' finifhed ought to be fitted
up for the reception of the faid
library, and that when the capi
tol fhall be complcated, fuitablc
apartments for the reception and
ufe of the faid library oiwht 10
be provided therein.
Resolved , That the fum of
dollars ought to be appropriated
for the fuitablc furnilhing of the
Prefident’s houlc, to be applied
under the dircClion of the fe
cfetaries of date, treafury, war
i and navy departments, with* the
i approbation ofthe Prefidcnt of
! the United Q rates; and f it the
I faid fecrctaries or any three o t
1 tiltm, OL’gnt 1< j o{* CV(''
■ to employ a liiltabie a 'tr* C
-1 r <j **• *e*
that purpoie.
| Rejched , That the board c f
; comrniiTtoncrs for the citv 0 j?
j Washington, ought to be di r
I continued, and the public pro
! petty in the Ibid city to be bp
ced under the direction of r’i~
j fceretary of the treafury, with
authority to appoint fuch clerk
or clerks for the particular ma
nagement thereof, as he rp.tm
judge necefiary, and that all
powers, rights,duties, arid trulh*
now veiled in, or belongino-g c ,
laid board, ought to be trans
ferred to the faid lecretary.
The horde then adjourned till
Monday 11 o’clock.
Monday, January 2 6,
A memorial of fundry free
holders and inhabitants of Ale*-
dria, was preferred to the houfe
praying that Congrefs may efUb
lifh a fyflem of Jegif]arion and
■ government for the diilricl of
Columbia, and referred to 2
committee of the whole cn the
fame fubjedl.
A memorial of fundry me
chanics and manufacturers of
New-York, praying that the
attention of Congrefs may be
directed to the encouragement
and lupport cf the manufactu
ring and mechanic arts within
the United States, was read and
referred to the committee of
commerce and manufactures.
Mr. Nett prefented from the
committee appointed, a bill to
cede to South-Carolina, ccitain
lands therein mentioned, which
wa- read twice and referred to
a committee of the whole ta*
morrow. ■ 1
Refdvcdy That the committee
of commerce and manufaff 1 res
be inflnidled to enquire whether
any, and if any, what amend
ments are nrcdlary to be made
in the acts for the relief of lick
and difabled ica . en, to report
by bill or other wife.
The houfe went into com
mittee o i the whole on the bill
regulating the grants of land
appropriated for the rciugees
from Canada and Nova Scotia-*
Mr. Rutledge in the chair.
Several amendments were
made and reported to the houfe,
who agreed 1 hereto with amend
ment:, and ordered tire third
reading of the bill to-morrow.
Mt iTrs. Bird, MMik’an and
Varnum were appointed a com*
mittce to enquiic whether it be
ncceflary to afeertain the north
wardly boundary line of tire rracr
of land in tire north v. eflern ter
ritory,- referred by Virginia, lor
fatlsfying the bounty rights 01
the officers and foldiers of the
Virginia line, to report by bT
or ochcrwife.
The houfe, after going into a
con nrV.ec ofthe whole the ret
ordered to a third leading
morrow the i)ill to dilchaige S.
i ewn, ftn. from imprlb'nrneme
RtiOi'jedy 1 Imc the corruniao
ol ct n irerce and tr-anu autac*
be inft ruble d to enquire into-, c
expediency of li '
“ aC'c further to fufpeiui T 1
cqmmcrcial imcrcourfe
the United States and btai co
and the dependencies there* •*"
to report by bill cr otherv.u
The houfe, afrei go r.rr 1 "
committee of pie whole T- ic ' v