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NOT? TO IK, Dec. i*. The Pilot who parried out the French Ihip LTatrioi, left her about fix league* at (ea on Wcdnefday afternooh. Thus have two (hips which thejfritifb have ■blockaded for nearly lixteen month* made their elcape. - ... The British squadron have certain ly quitted our waters, and which we believe was in consequence of recent inilru£lions from England, it having been figmfird to the British govern ment that their remaining here wa* highly and (after the PicfnientVProc lamation) justly offenfive to this go lire Patriot .carried oiff two featnen beiungriig to the lerVice of ihe United Sutes,-which haddeferted and went on boarct that ihip, atrd with the perfect knowVdge of >the French officers.— Thcle men it is true were Frenchmen, but according to the American .prin ciple, having become citizens of the United States, a;.d actually in then lei vice, they were to be considered as American citizens. Is there any man mad enough to fay, that we ought to quarrel about tlrefe men ? The French Ccromander having regained his men, not byJorce f was juftified in retaining them agatnil the claims of &is country, * We were the original wiong doers. The cate of the-other Raman -is dif ferently circum (lanced, for in that in ilance there was an open. attempt to take the man horn, under the authority ol his officer, by a politive refufal to deliver b.in up .when demanded, and, -this within our own jiirifditlion.-.Z.ri/g-. From the New- York Gazette. From the alarming accounts brought bv the Revenge, just arrived from France, we arc it lee-ms to be driven fro-m ;>ur neutrality on the mandate of Napoleon, who has explicitly and arro gantlv declared TH.IT THEN E SHALL BE NO NEUTRALS!-!” And is it come to this, arc we brough; so low, have we become so ha-fc and aijjecl as-to Lubmit, even at this dij tanccy to be dictated to by a foreign niattci ? Are we prepared to fee our fair cuies OiUroyed, our immenie and unprcicfted commerce an ealy prey to die luutucious cruizers of England, pro merchants ruined, and general dii trels and m.fery fin kbg with desola ting (hides through tun devoted ai.d dcfcnceUfs ianO ? -to gratify the bound lei ambition of a man, who, after de firo) ng every vertigo of freedom at home, has brought the whole of conti rental Euiope under his iron and def potic (wav .? Spirt of 76! —whither ait thou fled ? Shades of ou> departed revolutionary licroe-! —who ? with anx ious and trembling fbiieitude now ho ver over thy inlulted and degrad'd country, with what mournful indigna. lion mult thou view the pCeient delpt rate and degenerate hate of things, in this ihy ante fair, promiiing and uni. verfa-lly retpetted ioheritance ? Our national affairs have arrived a that crili .v whi.-n every mirfof-cohiid • ration —every pvfty lee ting on inter, r.ai politics—fhouid resolve itfeif into die great q eltjoo of War or Ps-ace with England. This is the high ground Vvhich every man in the community h . loudly called upon by impe ious ci cumftauces to take without delay-. He* fitation or apa -hy becomes criibind when our country, as at the prefetit moment, is in of amity .England has lecilied Bctke , ley, df,*&tch*.d a mellenger of conct ltation, arm di (avowed l e right 0: fearch.ng our national ships; (he has thus in advatree removed every cauft of hostility, and by clearing away eve ry impediment, opened thtj door to a : • amicable d-ifeutfion of. the Jpeculaiivt, points in cottitoverfy between the.two governments. What more do w: 1 wain ? Woud we plunge the country in o a d violating war at me inlUgariar of he; fell eneniy foi the tight of ryb bmg her of her tailor*, whole service in this her Teaiful hour of trial, flu. deems eflential to her exigence as .< nation? Who will deny her.the righ ol making such munic pal-laws a.> he hipheft imetells and fa ety may d<c tatc in regard to the hardy Tons of he ll rengih—(lie rugged linews o* her l cu tty, elpeciaify in time us wai ? Who will contend-against the right of anv nation to make whatever regulation fffivj uleafes against expatriation ? If tbev • remain on shore they are fafe, it is on I- ‘ by putting ihemlelves afloat That they.! * are in danger. But Great Britain oni> wants her fea-faring tnef,. which fh> well knows jwc are in the habit of pur loining. from her by The moss glaring, foul and atrocfdus fteCjlHibslhat ede: difgraccd a-ChriHian Country! Who among us is so ignorant as hot tb khdw that two thuds of the failhfb°fwith j exception -of the four , States, who have moltly their owii -home , true-born Teamen) are by birth Englilh, Itifh, or Scotcli, and yet, up on <tbe simple Dollar’ oaths of wretch 1 es dragged out ol thtjfe very foreigner* obtain certificates declaring them id be Americans? OhJ my country, oh America ! wbatdiead ful scourges has Divine vengeance an Here to cl'afiife guilt so foul and o pen.-—Pc juries so -deep, exientive, and flagrant? While Great Britain, by the late Proclamation, is determined to enforce her >ight of taking her leam in ost of our merchant -vefTefs, she formally -in that inftrunretrt lecures our national fht;is from (earch. By referring the ma'ler -ultimately 10 ihe government for redrt-fs, it (uppofesthat -its .officers demanding deferers mu ft be Well aC iorr-d that they are harpored on -hoard our ships of war. This sup poles a Wren if on our part, which they are po fitivdy ? prohibited by the Proclama tion from redressing but are bound to leftrain their just indignation and 10 fubroit to the mortifying delay of re piefeuting the injury to their govern ment. Now, those grounds oT com* p ! aint mufl be maintained by proofs supporting fafcts palpable and ptlain, no* conjeClnral and imaginary. -They mutt actually know that the deserters. .ire on board of our ships and mull dtfignateibe.n by the name, offierw'fc iiow can their government fujqpbrt a demand for r-ediefs-froip us, for refu ting to deliver up their men. To pu> any other conflrudion upon this State Paper, than that it efFeflually secures Our national thips >frotn (earch (thereby disavowing the 1 principle on wdi+ch Bti kley aided) is a peTverfion of its tea - ) mtenr and obvious meaning ;which 0) keeping alive public indignation a gainit England may lead to the m-oft u mous conlequtoces. The better 40 elucidaie the operation of this principle I will .I'uppo'fe a-case. One of our ships of war is hailed by a ship of his bruatinic Nlajetly and an unqualified demand made for Bri ifh fubjeds the ho-d and honest anlvv'er 6f bur officer v.tll be (if he basin the outfet.been cate ful not to commit hirnfclf) li I have t.one on board.” With this >he Englilli commander mufi be fatisfied—he.e 4he matter mud re it. What grounds has be To complairi to his gbvernmefn ? Wiiere ate hjs documents ?—*Where his proo's of inqniiy. iVfheftcan be <jbia.ned by going on board oF bur • effclof war which he cannot do by ‘he expfefs fei ms of the Proclamation, Even if he’mould be almoll cctaui that - <iy wer'C on board, and be able toxie* ; iij-n.ue them by the name, yet, he would be reliiaiued from dema-nditig hem fioro an apprehension of under going the mortification -of receiving the .ibove anfwvr of “ A have no fuch men on board.” What American offt cer of honor would be likely to ae-r l knowledge that he had enlified defer- j errs ? What Bruifh officer of spirit would exuofe hunleT lo be irifulted ; and his immediate object defeated. ‘ : by I such a refufal, when his only hope pf! ultimate ledrels would be tlirough the I tcU-ious and dilatory process of goy. ..‘intßcntttl interference. . This vep) :ioii head in, given in the Proclama tion to the.right of -demanding delerte??* l| trdui OUI (hips of war, is oUr fe*. uti v; and is tantamount iio a rtlin- of even that right on the tail of Great Britain. Away then .vuh the baleful (ophiltry that vickedly plunge us into all the horrors of war with that nation by ptevoting ne p.ain meaning and express deciara;, noils of the British government on that imp jrtant fulijctl. A FRIEND TO PEACE. Congress of the United States HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. December Is. Mr. Dana -presented a petition f om the journcvmen Hatters of New Ha* ven, (Con.) praying that an additional duty may be laid on imported hats.— Referred to the committee of coin, tiicfce and manufaclures. ‘The house went into a committee ofthe wboleon the bill making further voppropriations for the more effectual ‘ proteHton of oar ports and harbors, and for building gun-boats. Mr. Mumford truftedthat the good sense of the Houle would induce them o unite in fotne plan to carry into ef fect the i m poet ant ffibjed now under consideration. He concluded by noving, that the blank be filled with 1,500,000 dollars. Mr. Cook laid that although the. se cretary at war had recommenced 850, 000 dollars for the purpose, he did not come thereto obey the diflum of any department of the government. He hoped the blank would be filled with 1,500,000 dollars. Mr. Blount laid the committee of aggressions had recommended the sum of 850,000 dollars, because they hud received information from the proper department, and from the best engi neers, that no more could be expend, ed in ihe conrf<* of ayer. The com mittee had no other loufee whence to receive it.formation.—He was afraid jbe gentleman (Mr. Cook) wfifhed to gain popularity hy making large ap* Drop nations. He did not doubt the patriotifin, which as a citizen of the United States, and a representative of ihe .people, he ought to poffels. Mr. Chandler thought it would be better in future, instead of fending to the heads of departments for inform* tion, to rail on his colleague (Mr. Cook.) He asked that gentleman whether he could tell the colt of fortify ing a Angle port of the United States ? M ; Smilie wished to know whether the gentleman (Mr. Cook) bad made inquiries on this lubjefct from Georgia ?o Maine ? He thought it reallyim pro per in the gentleman to set himfelf up tn opposition to the heads of depart, merits and fay, in fahf, that he was the only man in the house capable of judg ing on the fuhjcQ. He believed i would not be prudent to exceed the sums recommended by the executive department. Mr. Cook Paid, that if the doflrine contended for, was correfcl, they might fettle their accounts and go home; they had nothing more to do. He con tended that the House were acting in the dok, for the want of information, nd that 1,501’, 000 dollars was the fmalletl luni neceflary. He laid he felt no contempt for the executive, or any other department of the go vernment ; he preferred the present ad. minittration to any former one. Mr. Gardenier (poke at confiderahle length in favor of a barge appropria. tion. He laid, he hoped the House would not forget that they had pledged them (elves effcftually to protect the ports and harbors. Every view of our present lituation, called upon the hduTe to put the nation in a perfect Itate of defence to meet any event that mighi occur. In case the threatened war with Great Britain took place, we ihould cerrainly have to mourn in the hour of trial; because the more we Ihould lubjett her to he humbled by the. Emperorof France; and Jhe was the only barriet between him and uni versa!, dominion. But in case cir cumllances should render it neceflary to vindicate our national honour, where would we assail Great Britain? We might to be sure, take Canada atid Nova Scotia, (end out privateers, and in time of war, prohibit all intercouilie f/itb her, which lafl measure would Kobably injure her more'than all the e(L Although we could injure her, we mult no* expert to elcape unhurt. The fir(l Ihock would, undoubtedly be calamitous; Our commerce and our- cities would tie at their mercy. The iiiuation in which we Ihould place her by a war, would render it nectffa ry for her to make that war a predatory one. ‘W e should, therefore, be pre. pared to favt what wt? have. He pro. ceeded to speak of *he different mode* which had beeiv prrvpo(ed to defend the city of New York; of the great im portance of that city to the nation at large, and of the necefTi y of aiding ra* tlur than talking. lie remark-id, that it nml) appear very itrange to G‘ Britain, that those who were in the ha, hit of supporting the adininillratton, should bethe lealt difpofecl to defend the country, it b ing ufuaf in delibera tive bodies of that kind, forthe minori ty to refuse fubplies, in order to em barrass ihe government. v - I* had been said, that no more than one million could be expended ir > one year on fortifications. But in such n extent of ! country, with a population of six million* and plenty of materials, he thought that ten times that sum could be expended. He hoped, that altKoun[h the House were not disposed to increase the navy, they would at least consent to defend the coun try, in places where it was most vulnera ') hie. It was true, thrs could not he done without expense; bur, h nvever alarmed some gendemen might be to see the strong box empty, however it might derange th reports of ihe aecrefarv of the or ho .’ever disagreeable it might he tfl* th# administration, in being unable to tell the peopl* how much money'they had saved, he hoped these consideration* would have no influence with the House. 1 here was money enough in the country* if not in the treasury ; and it was not ne cessary, lor the health of the political ho dy, that dll the money should be in the treasury, any more than it was necessary’ for the health of the physical body, that all the blood should be rn the heart. Mr. G. concluded, by moving that the blank be filled with 2,500,000 doUacs. Mr. Holland spoke against large appro priations, and moved to fill the blatiyt with 750.000 dollars. ’ 1 Mr. Sturges spoke in favor of large ap propriations, and moved ro fill the blank with 2.000.i00 dollars. Mr. Kelly, M r . R. Nelson, and Mjv Wifherall, also spoke against large appro oriations-—and Mr. Qnincey and- liowan, in favor of them. J he question was then taken on filling the blank with and lost; on 2,000,000, and lost - r on 1,500,000, an;f lost ;on 1,300,000,. and lost; on J,000,000* and carried—yeas f0&, Mr. Blount moved to striie out the se cond sectiou authotrsing the President to cause to be built a number of gumhoats which was agreed to nem. eon, • The committee of the whole then* rose* and reported the bill as amended, hut he. fore it was taken up itt the house, an ad journment was called for, and carried— yeas 74. 7Tumday, December 1 7* Mr. G. W. Campbell said that.by a* law passed at. a former session, a part of the duty on.salt bad ceased, and the renrtaining part of the duty being 12 1-2 cents per bushel, and the duties consffiuting what was generally called she Mediterranean fund, would expire on the first of January next. In the'report made by the Secretary of the Treasury; this wai mentioned a* one of the first measures which might be resorted to ip case our situation required additional taxation In order to bring that suhjrct before the House, that they might determine, whether at the present crisis it was or was not necessary to con tinue the Mediterranean fund and the duty on sah, he moved the following resolution: Resolved, That the committee of Ways and Means be instructed to enquire into vhe expediency of continuing for a limited t>me the.duties now payable bi/ law on im ported s alt; and of continuing in force for a limited time the law imposing the duties called the Mediterranean fund ; *nd that they report thereon by bill or otherwise. This resolution being under consider at’i.oir Mr. M. Clay moved to strike out the£ clause of the resolution which V. in It-ihv., On .hi, motion, a lengthy debate ed—Messrs. Lloyd, acon , M,., tflay, Sloan, bindley, S’OU* > nar< i j Holland*, &<!. man, -s'milie, and Lyon advocated; and; m pbell, liana, Crowniu shield, Uphß r n v Desha, Chittenden, ill. BU T’i x,” 1518 ’ VVith e r eflsl>urell, J’ ”'°ucgomery ojjposad the motion, for am Hug out t h at p ar t which related to ; of the who opposed the amendment, and of course advocated the enquiry into the expediency 6f the salt tax, Messrs. Crownffisbield, Upbam, Chitfeu den, y/laton. VVitherell, and Montgomery generally exp*cased their disapprobation ol continuing a tax on salt, except from absolute necessity. The question on the smendent was, ei* motion of Mr. Blount, taken by yea* and nays—Yeas 78— -Nays 4-5. ‘7’hc question being on the remaining part of the. resolution,'as respected the Mediterranean fund, Mr. Randolph op. posed, and Messrs. G. W. Campbell, W. Wlston, Rhea* of Tenn. <imilie, J. ( Mom. gomery and Findley, advocated R. Thu