‘pi their s&itau to make detachment*
from the same or to form voluntary corps
ras sfealt be most convenient and cynfor
mable to their constitutions* ,and cause
the same- to be well armed, equipped Sc
disciplined, and held in readiness for :
service ; and upon the request of the
Governor of either of the6ther states tp
employ the whole of such detachments
or corps, as well as the regular forces
of the state* or such part thereof as
may be required and can be spaced con
sistently with the safely of the state, in
assisting the state making such request
to repel any invasion thereof which
shall be made or attempted by the pub
lic enemy.
Resolved* That the following amend
ments of the> Constitution of the U. States,
be recommended to the states represen
ted as aforesaid, to be proposed by them
for adoption by the state Legislatures &
in such cases as may be deemed expe
dient, by a convention chosen by the
people of each state.
And it is further recommended, that
the said states, shall persevere in their
efforts to obtain such amendments until
the same shall be effected.
First. Representative and direct tax
es shall be appointed among the sever
al stages which maV be included within
this union, according to their respective
numbers oftfree persons including those
bound to scrvft a trem of years and ex
cluding Indians not taxed, and all other
piersbns.
Second. No new state shall be ad
mitted into the union by Congress in
virtue of the power granted by the Con
stitution, without the concurrence of
two-third*, of both Houses-
Third. Congress shall not have pow
er to lay any ei&bargo on the. shi pa pp
vessels of the United States* in the port>
or harbors thereof for more than sixty
days* !
Fourth* Congress shall ( not have *
power without-the concurrence of two*
thirds of both Houses to interdict the
commercial intereburse between the ’
United States and ‘any foreign nation
‘and the dependencies thereof.’
Fifth. Congress shall riot make or
war*, or authorise acts of hostil
ity against any foreign nation without
Cue concurrence of twp-thirds of both
Houses, except such acts of hostility be
ih defence of the territories of Uni
ted Stales when actually invaded*
Sixth. No person who shall here
after be naturalized shall be eligible as
: ft-member of the Senate or House of
Tlepresentatives pCthe United States, or
capable of bolding any civil office, un
dir theuuuhority of the United States.
Seventh. Tfie same person shall
not be elected President of the United
States a second time ; nor shall the Pre
sident be elected from the same state
two terms in succession*
That if the application of
these States to the government of the
U. Stages recommended in a foregoing
resolution, should not be successful, and
not be concluded, and. the
defence of these States Should be ne
glected as it has beeu sincekhe com
mencement of the war, it will in the
opinion of this Convention be expedi
ent for the Legislatures of the several
statepto appoint delegates to another
» Convention, to meet at Boston in the
State of Massachusetts on the third
Thursday, in June next, with such powers
and instructions as tUcs exigency of the
crisis may require. *
& cs °i' r ed, Tjhat the Hpri. George Ca
bot, the Hon. Chdunce; Goodrich, and
the Hon* Daniel Lyman, or any two of
them, be authorised to call a meeting
of this Qonventtou, to be holden in Bos
ton at any time before new Delegates
shall be chosen, as recommended in the
above Resolution, if inr their judgment
the situation of the country may ur
gently require it. «
. Tromthe National Intelligencer.
\ ‘■ ** ■ ‘-K+* 4#^ ” “ ;'.*•* * ‘ y >
; * The following paragraph from an En
glish newspaper expresses the views of
the British government in attacking
* Washington and Biltimdre* 1 ,
* ■ ’ 4 \ ‘v;
*t <£ If any towns are to suffer, Baltimore
and Washington should be the objects— ,
Baltimore to crush a large body of pri
vateer shipping—Washington to de
stroy a pcptty wetl supplied arseasl’ and
thus prevent Congress from meeting :
there a^ain, an event t&ttch anil general:’
Wished for iy the people of AV«> Tor A.
JPhurdeiphia and tjie eastern State?- Let i
arsenal and naval storehouse be I
blown tp, and no government will be
able to rrct a majority*, m Congress to
vote for ipeir reelectiuh. To the us-*,
ftembiy of ike legislature at Washing*
Commercially important. ■
/ New York, Jar*. Id
Extract of a letur from a very re spec ta
ble house in Bordeaux, df thaSsth of 'a
October. * *
«By a late decision ofstMs govern
ment, any vessel of England, or of the
Vnited State*, which on the s pas
sage have captured the ships or proper
ty of either nation, are not admitted an
entry in the ports of France. They
may come and take refreshments, but
cannot land either their original cargoes
or prize gOods*—Thus letters of marque
destined to France with cargoes, are
virtually inhibited from capturing the
high seas, although thfeir prizes are di
rected to the United States.
LATEST FROMENGLAND.
Philadelphia , January IT.
The schr. Ellen, Capt. Butler, arriv
ed at
sf*days from Lisbon. Mr. Guier who
came passenger in her, has- oblig
ingly favored us with a very extensive
i collection of English prints to the sth
Nov. comprising the Times, Chronicle ,
Star, Cobbett 9 s Register, and Lloyds List;
from some of which ‘Re make ex
tracts from this days Gazette, and
shall continue them in future numbers.
Mr. Madison’s message on the
meeting of the present Congress, hasjaf
forrled to the respective British prints,’
a wide field of animadversion, in which
they indulge, reciprocally, in the most
bitter current of remark* The follow
ing article is from the Morning Chron
icle, of the latest date, and in some de
gree may be considered as disclosing
the sentiments of no inconsiderable por
tion of English politicians.
*• The message of the President, will
be read with serious attention. The
freedom an# confident langnage with
which he speaks of the barbarous Sys
tem of Warfare which we are waging a
gainst defenceless towns* and buildings,
proper only for civil purposes, proves
the state pf public feehpg in America
to be strongly and generally roused \a
gainst us. When we look back to the
high rank in point of martial character
which we held ill April last, by the glo
rious achievements of our army in the
Peninsula, and when by a Sort of mi
racle, our presevefance in the contest
with Bqni parte, against the judgment
of the Allied Sovereigns, was cfowned
with success, we feel mortified axddegra
dedy qu viewing the station w|peii yve
now hold in the wyes of Europe The
conduct of our government in the little
miserable war with the United States,
has tarnished the glory we obtained.
The Lilliputian Navy St raw militia of A
merita have triumphed over our feeble, ifl
advised & ill-directed efforts. On the o
cean,and even on our own coasts r vtc have
imulted with impunity, thro*the to
tal ignorance of our Maritime Depart
ment, and on the American shores, the
impolitic and unjustifiable devastation
committed on tha, houses, which were
truly regarded as monuments of the
arts, has united all parties against us in
the States, and has roused the
tion of the enlightened and civilized
part of Europe. What -advantage to
the real objects of the war could we pro
pose to ourselves by this petty depreda
tion ? If it were eveh true that the A
mericans set the first example of vio
lence and plunder, is it honorable in a
great nation to act froip the principle
of revenge?.
: u But lamentable, and the
weakest part of . the conduct of Ministry
is, that having set up pretentions to a
hew boundary, winch wassure to inflame
the hostility of the Americans, and to
,*ilraw forth.all their resources against
us, we made no adequate exertions to
enforce the claims that we set up, but
suffered the whole year to pass over
with petty expeditions, and with rein
forcements sent fn driblets, while ail r»r
monstrances from our friends jrf Canada
were disregarded} our brave troops left
in helpless inferiority, with an impotent,
indecisive commander, and the very
possession that we hold endangered by
the protraction of the contest.
“ These things, we trust, will come
next week with becomyig fotoe frocn the
mouiiis of our representaUrissi and wilL s
be the subject Os a strict enquiry into
the conduct of ministers.*
The advices from Ghent could not be *
of a later date i*<ao those we have a Ire a-
received. The articles we find
on the subject are the following i, -
: 7 ‘‘Tt has been onr painful doty to state 4
from time to time,~the unfortunate situ
ation of proceedings atGhent Out j
yesterday were of the “Ukr u r |
. completion, and we have Ht .k j
within a fortnight we ‘diait J
hhve loannounce tine cSJpTctc rapture
of the negotiation:*’ - *•• *
“ The pf Constantinople havt
requested the gr*nd seignior to send an
envoy to the Congress. They speak
afto,of an embassy from North A
merica; and they add?that the Ameri
can Ministers at Ghent may possibly re
pair to Vienna.” ‘ c,-’ ;
\.The relations of the Continehtjwhich
had beenx*committed to the great Con
gress at Vienna, were still pnknown.—
The only article%which we find in these
papers of a genuine character, is the
following: .* , *■
‘‘ Yesterday we received Paris papers
to the 30th ult# Imussels and Frankfort
papers also arrived to the same date, and
a Dutch Mail. The intelligence from
Vienna affords no information respec
ting the Congress, <he deliberations be
ing kept profoundly secret. It is said
however, that the Allied Sovereigns vvrll
remain at Vienna till about the loth insu,
when it is expected the business of the
Congress will be terminated. It is also
reported that tiie different Sovereigns
ot Germany are to, be independent in
their respective-States, but to form a*
confederation alternately presided over
by each. Another rumor mentioned is.
that England, Russia-. Austria, and
France, interested themselves on be
halt of Danzick, for tjie recovery of its
independence.”
Ihe subjoined article is the only one
contained in our file on the subject of
the Wasp ‘ , . ,■ ~ v
“The action between the Wasp and
the Avon will not be forgotten- The
< Captain of the vessel winch was captur
ed two days afterward by the Wasp,
was yesterday in the neighborhood of
the Royal Exchange, and’ he affirmed
without qualification, ti;at the only dam
age suffered by the American ship, was
one shot through the hull, with one ilea
man killed\ and two wounded. The
Wasp we are told, set sail for the Cana
ries.’*
ATHENS
TatTRSDAfy Truruart 9, 13! 5.
The issue of the struggle* as.far as
hitherto disclosed, between the gallant
Jackson and bis brave troops, and a for
midable British force, exhibited i?i this
day’s paper, at New-Orleans, will be
highly gratifying to our raiders. Eve
ry man whose feelings are truly Ameri
can, #tff! felicitate his beloved coun
try upon the triumph of her arms and
the sucees3 of her efforts to vindicate
her rights and preserve her indepen
dence. Britons will learn, that to re
duce a nation of freemen to “ uncondi
tional submission/’ will be found to be
no easy task. We would be far from
wishing to indulge in ourselves, or to
cherish in others, # sentiments which
wodld rejoice at or even view with in- v
difference, the destruction of human be*
in gw-the carnage of follow men. It
is much to be regretted that, thousands
who will perish in this jtut but un
natural contest, have been marshalled
against us without their free consent,
and are rtien possessing” the common -
virtues, and benevolence of human na
ture—who, in their hearts, appreciate
our liberties and wish Well to our cause.
Yet far from their native shores and
dear relatives, in defence of a cause
which they do not approve, they are
doomed to fall by the sword, and leave
their bones to moulder on a foreign
land, while their wives, dbeir mothers,
their children, deplore their untimely
end. For this widely extended w«*ste
of human life, and of human happiness
we fejoice not. But when we reilect
that tho British >vernmcnt, flushed
with the triumph of her arms and the
unexampled success of her plans, pn the
continent, directed against this country,
a very formidable host of warriors, com
pletely trained and completely equipped
for the martial conflict, with the almost
avowed intention of reducing to “ un
conditional submission’* the most free !
and happy government on earth, using
every effort to divide and destroy us— 1
when we sfsee 5 f see her apparently well de- j
vised plans completely fail—her mali
cious projects entirety blasted as at
Flfatsburgh, New Orleans and else-*
fvhere—her ambitious hopes cut off, her
powerful armies of ** inline ibles*’ 4e- 4
foateds sometir%s*by inferior numbers,
and always with great disparity of loss
on the side of their opponents—when
we conierapla e these events, it is vir
tuous to rejoice., it :s pfoos Jo be grate
ful—it is duty to cornicle feat* safety of
our the “Gmpipotenl
band which gave os being as a nation
and has preserved usftbts far.
Umaauch ,dbe j? greUed arc the di
vision* which prevail am on;* tit I.
I>arty ani m oiitiesr to subside—Wer
northern to follow the example *
‘southern and western states—wei
whole to as one man again
invading foe, how soon would i
driven from our shores—ho w soon i
he find it his interest to accede t
just pretensions. J
The subjoined wfe pubiisted in’ an ea
Tuesday, last. j ,; • *£, .?.. # f\
Highly grahi fating kews frow
v ; . * ‘ OR LEAKS ■; . “4
The following pleasing intellip
we received to day, in an EXtf4 Jon
whtth we lose no time in laying b
our readers. *• t
The success whidh has crowned ouVi
at New*Orfcahs hhs exceeded our
dest hopes. Weight indeed to be
thankful “ to the fiiver of all victorj
the, glorious achievements $f our b
country men.’* Such remarkable ii|
positions of Divifte Providence will
we trust be unnoticed. They detihi
and will receive, nlore than express!
of tumultuous and jloisey joys. 3
hearts of thousands “will perceive
acknowledge in them, the powerful;
benificent hand of God* The dispai
of loss of the contending armies is* [
baps without a parallel in the anmjh
warfare# 3000 to 10 111 ‘ ‘
* ,**:»*. - v * 1 ’ >v -w - ; -.’s
y Miilefgrville, Febinary 4.
MOST (GLORIOUS NEWS !1J
, |C7* Major Dale armed litre this
vening as an express from Ne*-0-ilea!
with Despatches #or the General G(
eminent and Goverj ir Early. T
success of the gallant Jackson has be
great indeed l Greater even than ‘
bad anticipated !• Let us offers up o
devout thanks to the Giver of \
Victory for the glorious achievements
our brave Country men. .
’ OFFICIAL.
Extract of a letter from Cot. Butle r, Adj
Gyn> of the 7th Military District , daU
at New-Orleans to Gen. M lntosh^
<k The enemy landed their forces c
the 23d of December, since when w
have killed, wounded and taken prison
ers from the 3est information Tflßlij
THOUSAND of their choicest troop!
Among the killed is Lieut- General iJ
Edward Packingham commanding, an
Major Gen. Rt*£sr wounded, Aver
short time will determine the fate oftbj
remaining army* Admiral Cochra
with his whole fiNdlft is off the Lukes^
Extract of a letter frptt Gant. Auara G. Safin*
of,Gen. M’lntosh &aitny. to his friend in dj
place, dated Fort Decatar, 27th Jan 1815.
« Maj. Dale reached this place la;
night express frotn Orleans. He state
that Gen. Jackson» has had two engage
ments with the Biftish about 4 miles bfe
low the city, in frvhich he has kiUecj
wounded St taken about 3,009, with a ioa
of only 7 killed and 12 wounded™Tbi
firstengagement was in the night, & th)
other ati attempt of the enemy to stonl
our works, which sotne of them actual
ly reached but nevtfr returned. The
slaughter of she enemy is said to hav|
been dreadful-f JCP.The express who wa
an eye Witness of the scene states that In
could have walked over 10 acres of grouui
without touching thp earth, so grea
was the carnage* The enemy demand
fed a cessation of hostilities for four day!
to bury their they should it
that time feffect their retreat, eigh)
hours only were granted, at the/xpira
tion of which the enemy being very dila
tory in their movements, our batteriei
there deadly; fire-*£4j
Jackson’s force is computed at 16,000
that of the enemy supposed to be 12>
000. The express heard a heavy car*
nonading after he left our army th*
result of whioh is not known. 0 ~v Jt
■> ■; ‘ juJ
/I- .ICT*A from Col. Groves to thii
editors dated as above# after mentioning
- substantially the same particulars, goei
! on to state the following: —Ed. c?az.
It is expected we will leave this post
/Fort Decatur) with a yart of our de*.
I tachment (say one regiment) for Mo,
bile in two or thr4% 4ays at farthest,
the ether battallion will go water fat
the purpose of transporting our prm-i
sums •_ We are progressing finely with
the bloats that will take them down j
the/ will be ready in ten day*. Those
that go by water will reach that post as
early as chose who gp by land. Our
Force It this time does not exceed four*!
tfeen hundred effective men, Gen* Black
shear having been ietached with ones
regiment*. •
At the battle of Crecy, fought between
Edward the -3d, ( or rather has sonr the
black prince ) k Philip, king ifcf France
the loss* on the part of the hctteT, vrai
two lungs, one duke, nine counts, fouj
