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the Naval Force of Different Countries
Compared With our Own.
In case of a tlilTirulty wilh Great Britain, we
ahall in all probability, have for the moat pari to
wager bat tie on llic high peas, of which she has
so long claimed to he “mistress.” In the gal
lantry of our officers ami seamen, ami in their
skill we have every confidence. They have
manifested no inferiority, whenever occasion has
called out their prowess. They have in all equal
engagements borne olf the palm. Hut our num
ber of vessels K'ars a great disparity to that oi
the nations of Europe—whatever may he the
efficiency of those fitted for and engaged in ser
vice. The importance of enlarging our murine
force is evident—nor will a step to that effect
meet with a single murmur of disapprobation at
this lime. The fuel may not he generally known,
that we have timber, expressly for that purpose at
the various navy yards—would it not he better,
and more wise to turn it into stately vessels of
War, ready to protect our commerce and our
shores, than to keep it lying uselessly in store
houses, or buried in the seal— N. Orleans True
American.
To shew the disparity between our marine
force, and that of other countries, we annex the
following interesting article from a late number
of the Hnhimoro American.
“AVo have had occasion, in common wilh our
countrymen, to feel deep concern at the weakness
of our naval force, in comparison wilh those of
other nations, and to lament its total inability to
cope with them in the event of a collision, more
especially since the application of steam power
to vessels of war. An article on the subject, con
tained in the Philadelphia Inquirer puts this dis
parity in a mo-l striking point of view, ami sets
forth in becoming terms the necessity of adding
to our naval establishment. In aid of the re
marks of the Inquirer, we would present, in a
suimn try form, the farts as given in n tabular
statement of John Harrow, connected wilh bis
l.ife of I.ord Anson, in which the strength of the
navies of the respective countries therein named
is set forth. Our national marine consists Os 4
ships of the line and 0 frigates of the first class
on ti e slocks; 2 ships of the line, 1 razee, 3
frigates of the first class, I frigate of the third
class, 13 sloops of war, 3 brigs, fi schooners, 1
■team ship, and I store ship in commission, and
6 ships of the line, 3 frigates of the first class, 1
frig; te of ;hc third class, 3 sloops of war, 1 hrig
an 1 2 schooners in ordinary—making a total of
58 armed vessels.
England lias in commission 240 sail, winch
are dispose 1 of in the following manner.
On the Horne station. 1(1 ships of the line, 12
■loops of w ir, 20 brigs. On the I,ishon station
4 ships of the line. 2 frigates, 10 sloops of war,
7 brigs. On the M alilerrane in station, 8 ships
of the hue. G frigates, Hi sloops of war. 10 brigs.
On the East India s'aliou, 2 ships of the line,
6 frigates, 10 sloops of war, 4 brigs. On the
Pacific fit si' ion. 2 ships of the line, fi frigates, 4
■loops of war, an 1(1 h.-igs. On the Brazil station,
I ship of the line. 4 friga'cs, (I sloops of war, R
brigs. Coast of Africa. 2 frigates, fi sloops of
war, 10 brigs. West Indies and Gulf of Mexico,
4 ships of the line, (0 frigates, 17 sloops of war,
II brigs. Special Service, 4 frigates, 4 sloops of
war. 10 brigs.
It will be borne in muul that the shove state
ment only includes the ships in actual employ
men', the whole n ivil establishment having been
set down as a- bark as 1830 at 070 in peace,and
in war one thousand an I thirty-six. The rhief
dlffi ulty, in the ev, nl of putting these ships into
active service, would be in manning them, and of
course impressment would be resorted to. In
183 >, the number of seamen employed in British
Commerce, was 170,000 men, ft pretty abundant
s mrce from which in draw sailors for the Oovern
ir.e it service.
According to the latest returns, the Navy of
Franco which is the next largest an 1 rapidly in
creasing, stands as follows:
11 s,i ps ol the line, first class, 130 guns each;
23 of second class, 80 guns each; 23 of third
class, 82 guns ea h. This forms at. tal of 67
ships nearly every oneol them built since Ifilfi.
Besides this, France has 40 frigates, first class,
each ol tiO .’lt; pounders; 10 frigates, each of 4fi
3G pounders; 15 frigates, third class, each of 32
guns; 10 frigates, fourth class, of 2ti guns; 24
corvettes, each from 20 to 32 guns ; 10 gun-brigs,
27 steamers, the majority jof them 160 horse pow
er and each ol them well armed. In her arsenals
there are nearly 3,000 gluts and carronades for
the naval servin', enough to fit out 61 ships of
the line, 20 frigates, and 20 corvettes.
It appears from other statements, that the French
government could, immediately on the occurrence
increase the naval force actually »t sea—
jp nelv. 22 sail of the line and 30 frigates, to 40
>4* I ' l °I the line and 60 frigates; that, besides the
saamen necessary to man this large additional
force, there would remain a surplus of 15,000
men to form the crews of vessels of minor rates
or sizc.it further appears that a Koyal Ordinance
ol the Ist February, 1837, directed that there he
kept up or advanced towards construction, a re
serve of 13 sail of the line and 10 frigates, by
which the force at sea could be further raised lo
53 sail of the line and 60 frigates, and that the
number of war steamers should be fixed at 40,0 f
which 16 are now in commission, ami 13 more
rapidly advancing tornunls completion.
Every ship ot the line is provided with four
howitzer cannon, HO pounders, called a la Vai.r
htms. Every frigate of the first class to have 2of
70; steamboats of 100 horse power, 2 of 30;
frigates of the 2d and 3d classes, sloops and brigs 4
of 30.
Taking Sir John Barrow’s statement, which is
supposed, from the high standing of that gentle
man, and his facility of access lo the proper sources
of inform ition to he correct. England has in all
10 ships of from 100 to 120 guns, of which 4
are in commission, 12 in ordinary, and 3 building.
Os the second class, carrying from 80 to 100 guns,
sichis 34 in all; lin commission 18 in ordinary,
and 7 building. Os the third class, of 70 to 80
guns, she has in all 47, of which 12 are in roni
mission, 33 in ordiniry, and 2 building, making a
grand total of 90 ship’s of the line, 20 of which
arc commissioned. Ol frigates of various classes
there arc 93 ; ol which 9 are comnussione I. Os
steamers of war she has a total of 12. of which 5
are comm s-ioned, 2 arc in ordinary, and 6 build
ing, besides those aie 13 steamers on foreign sta
tions, ami 28 post office steamers, 5 of which arc
in commisson.
France has 49 ships of the line, 10 of which
are in conituiss.on. She has also 00 frigates of
all class -a, ol which 10 are in commission; of
w ir ste nnsrs 37. ot which 22 .ire in commission,
6in ordinary and 9in building. Here it will bo
ohs-rved that France is much in advance of Eng
land so tar as war steamers are concerned.
Bus ia has 60 ships of the line, 40 of which
are in co omission ; 32 f igates. of which 24 are
in commission ; and 8 war steamers, all in coin
mission.
Egypt has 12 ships of the line, of which 9 are
in commission.
Turkey lus 16 ships ol the line of all classes,
of which 10 are in commission, and 3 war steam
ers. 1 of vv.iich is in com mission, and 2 building.
Holtnn 1 h is 8 ships ot the line. 2d and 3d class
es; IS frigates, Ist and 3d classes; 104 gun boats,
40 of W iich a c in commiss on. and 4 war steam
ers. ol which 3 are in comm'siion, and I building.
. Benin irk lias 0 shins ol the Ime, 6of which are
in ordinary and 1 building; and 07 gun ships.
Sweden hag 10 ships of the line, 2d and 3d
classes, nil in ordinary ; 8 frigates, 0 in ordinary
and 2 hu Mine; gun bo its 24; 2 bombs; and two
war si, o ners in ordinarv.
tvuin has 3 ships of the line a id 4 frigates all
in ordinary.
NapUa W 2 frigates and « war steamer; am)
Sardinia has 6 frigates, 2 of which arc in commit* ,
sion, and 2 war steamers in commission. _
Thus it will bn scon that even Sardinia has j
twice the number of war steamers in commission
that the United Shales have, witli all our boasting j
on the score of our Navy. We have just cause
to he proud of the gallantry of our officers and |
seamen, and their devotedness to the service of |
their country, but it is scarcely credible that of j
the description of vessels which of all others is
the most effective for the purposes of a Republic,
to wit those of defence and protection, the I nited
States have but one, and that one pronounced to
he little belter than an apology for the thing it rep
! resents.
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Cl I RON 1C I<K AND SKNTINKL.
A ÜbUST A.
TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 20.
Letters received in this city from Savannah,
announce that the llranch of the Hank of Darien
at that place has suspended specie payments.
Wc received no Savannah papers yesterday.
Want of ability to meet their bills we, presume
was the cause, and we might perhaps more proper
ly set it down as a failure, rather than a suspen
sion.
Later from Europe.
There have been two arrivals at New-Vork
■'viz.) the North American from Liverpool,
whence she sailed on the 7th February, bringing
dates of the 6th ; and the Duchess D’Orlcans from
Havre, whence she sailed on the 1 Ith February,
bringing commercial dates of the llllh.
The e has also been an arrival at Philadelphia,
the Pocahontas from Liverpool, having sailed on
the 1 Ith Feb. The latest news brought by I his
vessel in relation to the Colton Market is as far
hack us the 7lh, one day only, later than by the
North AptMtca, and very indefinite, only staling
the quantity ol Colton sold, without any reference
to prices.
From 1" AT. V. Ccnirmrdal Ado. of the \oth.
I alter f,on* England.
snip North America brings London
of the Cth, and Liverpool of the 7ih Feb.
The London papers of the Bth are chiefly filled
with the discussion on Use addressers in the two
Houses of Parliament in answer to the Queen's
Speech.
Accounts from Paris say that the announcement
ot the dissolution of the French Chambers had
produced no public expression of disapprobation.
The French corps of observation on the Lielgian
frontier was nearly complete. Prussia was ma
king counter movements, and had called out the
War reserves in the Rhenish Provinces,
I The packet ship Europe was telegraphed as
below Liverpool, on the day that the North Amer
ican suili d.
The packet ship Oxford was still undergoing
repairs.
r.tuuamext Aav priorEKDitros.
AKF A I lIS OK CANAIt*.
As of tire greatest immediate interest, we give
t hose pus-ages of several speeches relating to the
affairs of Canada. The Duke of Welling ,on said
Mjl l.iini.s, I now come to the lust part of lire j
speech to which I have listened with tire utmost
anxiety; and I am happy to find in this speech
whai was thought necessary on a former occasion,
namely, a declaration on the part of her Majesty
of her firm determination to maintain her sove
cignty over her provinces in North America.
My birds. I could wish Ulfti this d«i Wraitoti of Hot
M ijcstv had been accompanied by corresponding
efforts to enable ber Majesty to carry these in
tentions into effect.
It is a trifling insurrection, and confined to one
part o tl e i ou. t y ; hut it has been accompanied
by an invasion and an attack upon the persons,
and prope.iy oi lier Majesty’s peaceful subjects on
all parts of the frontier adjoining the United .States,
by inhabitants of the United States, and for no
reason whatever but because her Majesty’s suh
jec s arc obedient and loyal to her Majesty [hear!
and cheers.]
Certainly, my lords, I should wish to see a cor
responding preparation made, and measures adop
ted, with a view of currying into execution the
intentions which her Majesty has declared, of
maintaining her sovereignly over these provinces.
[Cheers.] Viy lords, the system of p ivale war
which prevails on that frontier, is unknown in
any other part of the world. We read of such
things in the history of barbarian nations—we
read of such a system carried on against the Aus
trian monarchy, which lasted from century to cen
tu.y. All these were wars of barbarism against
civilization. Never were there any instances of
such wars between civilized nations, except in the
case before us.
I trust noble lords and the other house of Par
liament will look a little farther into this very im
portant suljert, and draw the attention of gov
ernment closely to it; for it appears to me .emi
nently necessary that some measure should be
taken to induce the government of the United
Stales to jut into operation some effectual steps
for the suppression ol these outrageous proceed
ngs. [Hear, hear.]
Del them consider closely the consequences of
that invasion, for it seem to me, that if some steps
are not speedily taken on the part of her Majesty
to enforce that passage of the royal speech which
1 approve so highly, we shall find our province of
Upper Canada treated much in the same way
in which the province of Texas has been treated.
(Hear, hear, hear.) This is a point to which 1
beg to drow the particular attention of lies Majes
ty’s government.
I entreat ot them to consider this war ns a great
national war (hear, hear !) to remember that the
highest national interests arc involved in it. and
that wc must proceed on a large scale of action,
if wo wish to bring it to an early and satisfactory
period (hear, hear.)
I have no doubt ot the intentions of the Presi
dent ol the I niud States in the mutter, hut at the
same time, 1 cannot lint feel regret when I see
American subjects coming armed into our terri
tory, armed and provided too. with cannon taken
lio n the United stales, and belonging to tile .
i I oiled States (hear, hear!) 1 cannot, 1 say, hut
I feel deep regret and much surprise, when 1 see
these American subjects publicly invading our
territories, and am toldthat it cannot be prevented
by the government of the United Stales (hear,
hear!)
There can. I conceive, he no doubt but that
the civil government .o' any country is capable at
any time of proven ng t e collection of bodies of
troops within its t nitor .and their invasion of
neighboring states (luur, bear, hear !). But here
wo see the United Slates siting down quietly, and
taking hardly any noti.c whatever of the
by its subjects of the British provinces, (hear,
hear).
Lord Melbourne—ln alluding to another part
of the speech, the subject of winch it is impossi
ble to regard without considerable uneasiness and
vexation.—l refer to the state of Canada the
noble Duke, while he appears to approve of that
part of the speech, states that ho could have w ish
ed to see some corresponding measures of vigor
adopted by the Govcrnnn nl, in order to carry that
1. termination into effective operation.
It is quite clear that a stale of things does ex
-t on the North Amerisan frontier g oath to b
deplored; yet, when we remember the disposition
exhibited ny the various states there to interfere
• with eacli other 1 !, allairs, and the tendency to i
! private warfare with each other, not greatly to ,
be wondered at. When, however, the noble duke 1
so strongly expresses his regret at not seeing a
j vigorous demonstration made in our Canadian \
province, in order to enable our subjects there to j
i repel the outrageous aggressions upon them, I
1 am somewhat at a loss to understand what he lias
I to cmiplain of in this respect.
There is in that country a very large regular
i cs abli-hment, besides a very considtrablc militia
j force, together with an army powerful enough to
laugh to scorn any attempt which may be made
by the sympathisers. When, however, we con
sider the character of the country, its innumerable
and extensive lakes, forests, morasses, it would he
quite impossible to keep up such a force as utterly
to prevent all sudden aggressions and predatory
excursions.
Therefore I know not, with reference to this
province itself, what stronger measure you could
adopt; Imt, with respect to the government of the
United States, 1 agree with the noble duke that
eve y means s ,ould he taken in do that which is
the duty of every government to do, namely, to
keep its subjects within its own frontier, and pre
vent bodies of men, the subjects of one state, ma
king attacks on their neighbors inanotber.
There is no reason, I apprehend, to doubt the
sincerity of the government of lie United States
as to its wish to carry into effect the stipulations
binding on it as rogardsits duties tc its neighbors;
but, considering the nature of the rountry—con
sidering the vast extent of the frontier—consider
ing the comparative wildness of those districts—
and also considering the character oi the govern
ment —it must be admitted that it has serious dif
ficulties to contend with in carrying this object
into ellect.
Every exertion, however, has been used, and
every representation has been made, in order to t
induce the government of the United Stales to
exert itself for this object (hear, bear I) I there
fore trust that these exertions will be sicccssful,
and, above all, when it is known what has been
the result in our provinces, where every attempt
that hasheen made at invasion has been complete
ly diseomfilted. I trust, therefore, that an end
will be potto this wild spirit, which is as danger
ous to their neighbors as it is discreditable to
those citizens of the Unit, d States (hear, hear!)
Lonl Melbourne was followed to the same ef
fect, by LORD BROUGHAM.
The territory, said his I.ordship, which bound
ed the American stulcstoward Canada was wild,
barren,anil in many places uncultivated (bra
considerable distance; the frontier could be easily
passed over, xml there was little or no impedi
ment to going from the territory of one stale to
that of the other. 'The noble duke said that the
feeling whi h induced the pa ties to engage in the.
attempt on Canada d d not aris: from any wish to
aid the rebellion, hut that they were influenced
by a worse feeling.
The noble duke said that if this predatory sys
tem continued—if it were persevered in—all the
powers of (he English government in Canada,
would not be able to prevent retaliations by the
people of Canada on the United Stales.
Were they to be told that all the powers of the
govern mi nt—which was more solidly established
and much more vigorous in its character than the
g iven merit of the United Slates could be—were
they to be told that our government, with 12.000
regular tn ops, besides a large militia force, even
when hackei! Ilj the bulk of the people—was up.-,
able to do that which Mr. r resilient Van Buren
with very slender means—with the people not ta
king pan with him, but with the people against
him and not h iving a regular army and a strong
militia to back him—was strongly censured for
not doing.
How readily and bow justly could Mr. Van
Buren put forward this excuse when he heard it
said, on the authority of the noble duke, that even
our own government, with a muclt larger force
os,t mu,.K sal, .• ■•», I j i*. t.dji could not pre
vent reprisals. They were also told that these
proceedings chiefly arose from the intensity of
the feeling of dislike to the British government.
Admit ing, however, that the intensity of this
fueling was as great as was represented, still he
thought that there was little doubt as to the sin
cerity of the American President, as regarded the
English government, lie felt, for hia own part,
ve y strongly with respect to any attack on the
American people or Government, which might
put a slop to the peace that happily existed be
tween this country and the United Slates, which
he looked upon as of the greatest possible impor
tance to England as well as to America, and in
deed, to the peace and civilization of the whole
world.
Looking, therefore, in the one scile of the
balance, at the continuance of these pacific rela
tions, ami of the unbroken harmony that now
prevailed, while in the other was the value of
the whole ol the Canadian possessions of the
crown, the latter would most certainly, in his
opinion, kick thr.i beam.
On the atliiiivj of Canada. I.ord John Russell
was explicit on ough, declaring that the supremacy
ot England must be maintained in North Ameri
ca, at all hazards; and that whether the expense
was great or small, ministers were ready to en
counter it.
Me declared, however, that no suspicion of had
taith could attach to the government of the United
Stales, and mat it had done every thing that could
be expected of it.
On the subject of the corn law he said that
He (Lord J. Russell) had certainly been of
opinion in 1828, that a modified fixed scale of du
ties would l e better lin n a fluctuating scale; hut
at the same time he thought the new law a great
improvement upon the former system, and there
fore ho gave it all his support. But he now
thought, however, that the lime had arrived when
it should he considered whether that law had
acted beneficially or not. [Hear, hoar!]
He was not prepared at the present moment to
cuter into a discussion on the subject; but he
thought that the respectability and importance of
the interests calling for the repeal of these laws
entitled them, not perhaps to he heard at the bar
of the house, but to the most patient investiga
tion on the part of the house of any fact s which
they might bring forward, so that it should not
go forth that the house had shown itself indiffer
ent to any subject so deeply ulfecting the interests
and welfare of the people at large; (cheers.)
j/rroin the Philadelphia Inquirer, (f the i2d. \
■ Four days liter from Liverpool.
By the arrival of the Pocohantas, wo have re
ceived files of English papers to the 11th ult.,
from which we condense the following important
intelligence.
IXI I'll U CANT AMI THV'itC OCCPniIISVCS.
In the London Morning Chronicle of February
ytb, it is stated in the let 1 or of a correspondent,
dated from Constantinople, that news had been
• received in that city, statin t that Mehemet Ali
Pasha. Sovereign of Egypt, with the principal
members of his court, had been drowned in the
a river Nile by the upsetting of an iron steamboat.
hNo further particulars. ,
Til R BRITISH PAm.IAMT.ST.
noi-sK of i.onns—February 8.
It will be seen by the subjoined report of what
took plate this evening in the House of Lords,
that Lord Glenelg has resigned his ollicc of Co-"
lonial Secretary.
The Lord Chancellor announced to their Lord
ships (hut the Address of the House had been j
presented to her Majesty, and that her Majesty
bml been pleased to return the following gracious I
I ' h ; ,n!i . vou f,r your loyal and du- I
Itlul Address, helving entirely upon your wis. j
Horn nod patriotism. I can have no higher satisfae
tion than ill finding myselt supported by yoav |
agreement and concurrence.”
resignation oy I.o uu Gi.>.Nl-rr.. I
. LordGlendg begged to inform their Lordships
1 that lie had sent in his resignation of the office ho
! had the honour to hold, and that her Majesty had
! been pleased to accept it. His motive lor taking
i this step was, that some arrangements were about
I io he made to which he could not consent.
Canada. —Lord Durham begged to ask the
noble viscount when he would lay the report and
papers relating to Canada before the House. Lord
Melbourne was totally at a loss to account for the
appearance of the noble lord's report on the state
of our Notlh American colonies in a morning
newspaper. He should lay the papers on the ta
ble of the House on Monday next.
the Charleston Courier of
lmportant News from Mexico.
Capt. Ross, of the brig Delaware, arrived at
this port yesterday, in 6 days from Havana, in
forms us that an English Corvette, in 7 days from
Vera Cruz, arrived at Havana in 17 days, with the
important intelligence that after a conference, held
on hoard the French frigate Neruda, commanded
by Admiral Baudot, between him and the Mexi
can Plenipotentiaries, the difficulties between
France ami Mexico have been adjusted to the
satisfaction of France. It only required the ratifi
cation on the part of the Mexican Government,
when all vessels would be permitted to discharge
their cargoes.
By arrangement made with Admiral Bauden,
all the French who had been expelled from Mexico
are permitted to return immediately.
Particulars of the treaty not transpired. Nu
merous reports —one is, that Mexico agrees to pay
the amount due French citizens, and expenses
t which the French have incurred in prosecuting
ythe war.
North Eastern Itouiulary.
The New York Journal of Commerce of the
18th insf. inserts a Map which it has copied from
the London “Political Magazine and Parliamen
tary Journal,” for Feb, 1783, showing the North
Eastern Boundary us understood by Great Bri
tain, at the date of the treaty of 1783. It also
publishes two extracts from a debate in the British
Parliament, Feb. 17, 1783, showing, to adopt il s
language, the same thing in Words, which the
Map does by delineation. It is evident from this
Map, as only the mouth of the St. Croix is drawn
on it, that aline drawn due North from the mouth
of this river to the Highlands and thence South
Westerly along the Highlands to the Connecti
cut river, will give the precise boundary as delin
eated in the treaty of 1783, and now claimed by
Mane. From the sketch given of the Parliamen
tary debate the question is put to rest, whether
the British Government could have intended to
alienate that portion of her territory which con
nects two of her most important North American
Provinces; for from the tenor of the remarks
which passed In debate, it is evident that she had
consented t > this a icnation. Whatever is given
tip, therefore, by tne United States and by Mainc (
must be deemed a concession for the sake of peace,
and not a right which may bo exacted without an
equivalent.
The fallowing is the sketch of the debate aliu
dd to above. It will be found highly curious-
The note under the debate in the House of Com
mons is stated by the Journal of Commerce te
1.1..>1. limit, uopi.ll tVu.i. till. *'l , iir!iillllwlt[»l-Y JuUr‘
nal."— Charleston Patriot
HOUSE OK UOTIOS.
February 17th, 1783.
Debate on the I‘eaco.
Earl of Carlisle considered the preliminaries as
injurious to the honor of Great Britain. The con
duct of His Majesty’s Ministers had not only been
unjust and ungenerous towards these men, and
especially to those who had borne arms in defence
of govirnment, hut in manifold instances impoli
tic and improvident. They had through inaccu
racy or egregious folly,drawn such aline of boun
dary between America and Great Britain, as de
livered Canaria and Nova Scotia, fettered, into
the hands of the American < ongress. The forts,
the passes, the carrying places, the fittest tracts
for the fur trade; all that was valuable was deliv
ered up to our enemies. True we were to enjoy
a free navigation on the river Mississippi. Tins
indulgence we were to have by the treaty. But
how were we to have it I By what tenure were
we to hold it 1 The line that bounded our terri
tory, carried us far wide of the Mississippi; and
it was only by the connivance of the Americans
that we could either navigate the Lakes or the
Mississippi.
Lord Povvnsend confirmed by several addition
al circumstances and observations, the reasoning
of such of their lordships ns had exposed the in
fatuation, or worse principle, of that negotiatoi
who had agreed to the line of boundary that hail
been prescribed to his uninformed or sin pic mind
by the depth and penetration, or rather, indeed,
by the common sense of the American Commis
sioners.— His lordship took notice that the forts,
and keys, and bars and holts of Canada, were all
in the possession of the Americans, and that the
English were so cflectually cut off from the com
munication ol the Mississippi that, pursuing the
line that was considered as the boundary between
America and Britain, they could nor enter that
river, unless they should come round Cape Horn.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Monday, February 17.
Grand Debate on the Preliminary Articles nj
Peace.
Lord North.—The honorable gentleman had
said, that mutual reciproci y was to be the basis
°f the Treaty. This might possibly be the case ;
hut if it was, the reciprocity was certainly all on
one side. If* boundaries were to be fixed which
should not he liable to misinterpretation and dis
pute, there were boundaries established both by
nature and by act ofParliament. Why had they
not been adopted in (lie present Treaty ]—The
second article of the provisional Treaty contained
some very remarkable things, it slates that a line
drawn “through the Lake of the Woods, through
the said lake to the most N. W. point thereof,
and from thence in a due West course to the
River Mississippi,” &c.
* I he boundaries are distinguished by the cross
S’ruki N vvl li b run Nonh fnun the m -u li ol ihe riv
er St Croix in ilie line oi Fiiinlv. to the mountains
n. ar the river Si, Lawrence; I rum theme the cross
hues run sou-h W, s |, West and Ni.r.li Best, along
•he above mention, il moiminins; cross Lake I barn
plain to 'riqnois River, through the middle ol ih»
L Ikes Ontario, Erie, I Inrun, and Lake .Superior to
the northward of Isles Royal and Fin ippeuux.
f through I fie middle ol tang Li ke. am', ilie water
communication between it and the take of it...
Woods, „„d through that Lake to the Mississippi,
Prom the U S. Gazette.
Democratic Whig Association.
Messrs, Preston and Sergeant.
I he Democratic W lug Association met on Mon
| day evening at Card's, hut such was the throim
that it was found necessary to adjourn to the
I I ourt House, where a part only of those who
| wts.ted to attend were enabled to obtain admission
Tim tan "t b ’ V‘‘” Prt ' took chair!
I Ibe Hon. John Sergeant responded to a roll
; aid with his u>ual eloquence, stirred up the ,
| Whigs to good feelings ami good resolves. We j
I wore unable to squeeze into a place of audience ]
! until near the close ol the address, but found that
! the tree feelings were animating the speaker and
j extending to the audience. Mr. 8. urged the Whips
I to prepare for the June slate convention, and to
! ab.de by their principles; the principles by which
j they had united, and by which they must stand
or fall. He urged them to a dun consideration of
men to carry out their principles and assuring
them that success with those who could not sus
tain the principles of the Whigs, would not re
medy the national evils, and would be less desi
rable than defeat. As a high minded minority,
we might prevent evils, but successful with in- I
competent men, wo could neither do good nor
prevent wrong.
• Mr. Sergeant concluded amid the hearty np
' plause of the meeting, and the Hon. W. C. Pres
ton, U. S. Senator from South Carolina, was
loudly called for, who came forward amid the
cheers of the company.
“Mr. Preston expressed the highest degree of
pleasure which he felt in once more meeting his
Whig brethren of the city of Philadelphia. It is
now, he said, five years since he had visited this
city on the invitation of those whom hr had the
pleasure of meeting. Ho then stood side by side
with men whose lead he was proud to follow—his
distinguished colleague, a Senator from Alabama,
a Senator frem Louisiana, and members of the
House of Representatives from his own State.
Those gentlemen wore now mostly estranged
, from him. It were unnecessary to go into causes,
but they had been such as to leave him alone, the
solitary Whig member of tbc U. S. Senate south
of the Potomac.
i But the cause which he supported was the
i Mine now that was in 18IH—he stood upon the
• /tine ground, maintained the same principles, and
battled against the same abuses, of power and ex
ecutive usurpation now that he did then; and by
the help of God, he would maintain that ground
and fight that battle to the last, flinch who might.
He alluded to the severe contest which the
Whigs in Congress had been compelled to sus
tain. It required all their exertions to keep the
ruinous measures of Administration in check;
they could do little else; they had prevented
much evil by defeating the Sub-Treasury Bill, but
they could do no more.—Even under the defeat
of that bill its suspension, for it was not yet kill
ed, only scotched—the country began to rise from
its depressed stale, and to exert her energies. But
if this were the case when the career of the pre
sent administrali n had been only checked, what
might not be expected when the Whigs should
displace the present powers that be, and be able
to act efficiently and to carry out their own con
servative principles ? Wo should then see the
whole country rise and expand, and teem with
prosperity. Industry would find encouragement
and proli ciion—the shackles would be removed
from commerce—confidence would be restored,
and no man would have cause to fear any fatal
blow to his prospects from the government, which
was not now the case, and hade not ben for many
years past.
Mr. Preston urged upon the Whigs the no
cessity ot being I NITED. They must sustain
the broad principles of whigism, the only ism, he
said, by which they could sustain themselves- If
they were united, they might look forward to
certain triumph. He as fully believed if they
stood by their p iticipies and pressed forward in
the good cause shoulder to shoulder, they would
come off victorious, as he believed in an all-wise
and overruling Providence. But if they did not, de
feat was certai'a —it was in vain to talk of net urn
without UN.ION.
Tennessee, he said, was with us, Georgia was
with its, North Carolina, Louisiana and Missis
sippi were with us, and Virginia was coming, if
I she had not already come, and what he asked,
| hod brought them to us I—The principle » —the
| broad, the catholic k. the conservative principles
of whigism. These principles had sent a Wise
ot Virginia, a Dawson, ot Georgia, a Prentiss, of
Mississippi, a Bell, of Tennessee, and a Stanley,
of North Carolina, to Congress, and nobly did
’ they sustain the glorious cause.
\ es, he repeated, it is W hig principles, and
1 W hig principles alone, which has brought so ma-
I ny of the southern Slates to sustain that banner,
e and to array themselves against this destructive
■ administration. I implore you then he said, one
- and all, as you regard the success of these princi
* pies and this cause, to stand by them and main
■ tain them as the last hope of the nation. Do not
[> suffer any division ; let us rally under the same
b banner . and supporting the constitutional rights
8 of all sections ot the country, stand by each oth
cr. Then our success will be certain.’
y Mr. Preston said it did not perhaps become
8 him to speak in this place, of men .• but as the
t Whig flag could not be supported without a hand
e to hold it aloft when raised, he must be indulged
i- in a remark or two upon this subject. The Hag
d under which we rally, he said, was a noble broad
s and expanded one, and proud we v ere of it, it
c should be placed in a hand worthy of it, and able
to spread it forth upon the breeze. That hand is
t- the hand ot II km it r Clav. To him and to no
g other man must our banner be entrusted, if we
*■ would see it gloriously floating aloft, in proud and
>r triumphant victory.
d Mr. Clay, lie said, was a noble man. He,
d himself, came into the Senate with strong preju-
I, dices against him. He had warmly opposed him
3- long before be know him. In the Senate be
3, found himselfby his side—he watched him with
II a suspicious eyc : —but his prejudices had gradual
-0 ly given way before the power of truth, and from
>■ being a suspicious opponent, he would frankly
e confess he had become an admirer of the man. It
n was not his eloquence, that was well known—it
it was not the great services which he had rendered
i. his country, and w hich must be familiar to all,
that won him ; but it was bis noble nature—bis
fearless support ot what his judgment told him
w as right, regardless of consequences, that called
f• forth Ins admiration. No man ever looked dan
ger in the eye with a more determined, unhlench
mg countenance, when in the pursuit oftruth, or
1 the sustainment ofright,than Henry Clay, (gnat
. cheering.) I his he spoke of his knowledge, He
| had seen him standing, as it were, upon the very
’ edge of a political gnlph, down which, apparent
ly, a single step must plunge him. I have see i
him look into the gnlph with a fixed yet unblen
[ ching eye, and with all its consequences before
liim, take the step which Duty required. Such
a man is Henry Clay. (Cheers,)
1 I have heard him utter, said Mr. Preston, in his
3 closet, sentiments which had they fallen from the
! lips of one of the ancients of Greece or Rome,
> would have been repeated with admiration to the
3 present day. On one occasion, continued Mr.
Preston, he did me the honor to send for and con
suit with me. It was in reference to a step he
was about to take, and which will, perhaps, come
i to yonr minds without more direct allusions. Af
i l f r s(!1,ill K ' vhat lie proposed, I suggested whether
, there would not be danger in it—whether such a
course would not injure his own prospects, as well
! as those of the Whig party in general. His reply
was, “I did not send for you to ask what might be
. the effect of the proposed movement on my pros
, pec/s, but whether it wns r ghf • IHAD R ATH
. ER BE RIGHT THAN fI E PRESIDENT
Such sentiments as those, indicate the loftiness
of the man, and the high purposes of his soul;
and they should call forth the admiration and confi
| Hence of the nation.—They point to him as “tl lti
i m " Rt " 0r1,1 .y to yield her destinies. I avow my
selt therefore for Henry Clay. I will not sav ’ I
btieve the Whies will be defeated unless they
rally as one man in a solid phalanx. I know it
■Ms inevitable. But if they do thus rally, their
triumph is certain. May it he my lot to eongrntu
la.e you hereafter on your victory, rather than
condole with yon and mourn with the countrv on
your d«fest.
j Mr. Hoffman, of Mew f ork, and Mr. Wise, of
| Virginia, were called for, but it did not appear
] that they were in the room.
| We look no notes of any speeches, nnd occu
. pied a position not favorable to hearing. We
must not therefore, bo considered as attempting to
give more than a sketch of the eloquent remarks
of the two distinguished speakers.
When Mr. Preston mentioned the mime of
Henry Clay in connexion with the Whig banner,
there was an outburst of feeling that told of the
hold which that great man had on the affections of
the meeting. Three times three they cheered,
and then asked for “ one more” before they allowed
i the speaker to proceed. It was a gratifying occa-
I sion, and will he productive of good.
I On motion of Mr. Bela Badger, the Association
| adjourned to meet on Saturday evening next, at 7
! o’clock, at the Temperance Hall, Northern Liber
j ties. The meeting is to he a general Whigmeet
i ing. Messrs. Preston and Sergeant will address
i the assembly.
Appropriations lor the Indian Depart*
r-ent.
We condense from the law passed at the last
session, the following account of appropriations,
amounting to one million and fifty Jive thousand,
seven hundred dollars, \
Pay of Indian Agents, $16,500
Sub-Agents, 13,000
Interpreters, 9,300
Presents to Indians, 5.000
Provisions to Indians when visited, 11,800
Buildings at Agencies, 10,000
Rent fuel, stationary, and contingen
cies of Indian office, 36,500
For eanying into effect stipulations of
several treaties, 71,600
For blacksmiths, &c., 27.580
For treaties &c., 1' ;00
For the education of certain Indian
youths, (this wo suppose it the vice
President’s Seminary at the Great
Crossings,) 20,541
Sundries, 77">
Carrying into effect treaty with Otta
was and Chippcwas,
Removal and subsistence, b/.fc
Treaty with the Miamis and payments
under it, 229,F
Removal of the Pottawatamies, &c., 50,1 it >
For the Omahas, 1 ■ ?■ )
j For the Sioux,
I For the Creeks, 193,600
For the Cherokees, 10 000
For the Great and Little Osagcs, 124.000
For the lowas, 9 800
Sundries, 8.000
For physicians to vaccinate Indians, 5,000
Marking boundaries between the tribes
west of Mississippi, 10,000
$1,055,700
Suicide. —A deplorable suicide was committed
on Saturday, at No. 27 Broadway, by a young
man named Francis Sharden, who was a clerk in
the house of Edward Boisgorard. The deceased
was a native of Guadaloupe, where his parents
and connexions were formerly extensive sugar
growers, and respectable and wealthy. But it
appears that the introduction of Beet Sugar into
France, and the protective duties in relation toil,
have affected the interest of the Sugar growers in
the French West Indies to such an extent as to
reduce many of them to comparative poverty, and
amongst others the deceased, who found himsrf't
obliged to seek his fortune in the United States,
and obtain his living by acting as clerk. This
change in his circumstance, it is said, so affected
his mind as to make him weary of life, and indu
ced him to put an end to it.
About 3 o’clock on Saturday afternoon he re
turned from the office where he did business, to
his lodgings, and in about half an hour after, one
of the boarders in the house went into his room
and found him lying down, and on enquiring
what was the matter with him, Sharden replied
that lie had taken laud mum to destroy himself,
and that if it did not effect the purpose he would’
take another dose to-morrow. Medical assistanre
was immediately procure.! for him, but it was too
late. The deceased has been but a short time in
this country, and bore an irreproachable character.
— N. F. Journal if Commerce.
Fbekcii Kooueby.—An English gentleman,
a few days back, was walking under the arcades
of the Rue de Rivoli, in Paris, holding in his
hand a gold-headed cane of splendid workman
ship ; a man supported by two crutches came up,
and asked for alms in a mysterious and pitiful
tone. Our countryman, moved to pity, gave the
begger a small silver coin. At the moment a per
son near him exclaimed, “How can you, sir, al
low this rogue to deceive you; please to hand me
your cane; I will soon show you that the man
runs better than lean.” The Englishman, taken
unawares, without reflecting, lent his cane; the
begger, the moment he perceived it in his dc tract
or's hand, threw away his crutches and took to his
heels as if his Satanic Majesty in person was
running after him, and was followed by the gen
tleman with the cane, whilst the spectators, and
the Englishman particularly, remained in convul
sions of laughter at the sight; and exclaimed al
ternately, “Oh, he. will be caught!” “No, he \
will not be caught! ’ But both the racing hewA'
disappeared at the next turning in the street, iniW
the good Englishman remained waiting for his
splendid cane, which cost 500 francs English
paper.
From the Aew-York Sunday Morning News. |
Yankee Phrases.
As sound as a nut o’er the plain,
1 of late whistled chuck full of glee !
A stranger to sorrow and pain,
As happy as happy could be.
As plump as a partridge I grew,
My heart being lighter than cork ;
My slumbers were calmer than dew.
My body was fatter than pork.
Thus happy I hoped I should pass.
Slick as grease down the current j. tim j ;
But pleasures are brittle as glass,
Although as a l.ddlc they Te hne.
Jemima, the pride of the rale,
Like a top nimbly danc’d o cr the plains:
With envy the lasses were pa e
With wonder stood gazing the swains. !
She smil’d like a basket of chips,
As tall as a may-poll her size—
As sweet as molasses her lips—
As blight as a button her eyes.
Admiiing I gazed on her charm,
•by peace that would trouble so soon,
And thought not of danger nor barm.
Any more than a man in toe moon. I
But now to my sorrow I find,
Her heart is as hard as a brick !
To my passion for ever unkind,
Though of love 1 am full as a tick. **
i
I sought her affection to win,
In hope of obtaining relief j
Till I, like a hatchet, grew thin,
And she, like a haddock, grew deaf. |
I late was as fat as a doc,
And p ayful and spry as a cat,
But now 1 am dull as a hoc,
And as lean and as weak as a rat.
Unless the unpitying fates,
\\ it., passion as ardent will cram her;
As certain as death or as rates,
1 soon shall he dead as a hammer.