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I idian line to a point which (hall intersect the line now dividing the lands claimed by the laid Creek nation from those claimed & own ed by the state of Georgia: Pro vided, nevertheless, that where any pofl'ellion of any Chief or Warrior of the Creek nation, who (hall have been friendly to the United States during the war, and taken an active part therein, fliall be with in the territory ceded by these ar ticles to the United States, every fucli person (hall be entitled to a reservation of hnd within the said territory of one mile square, to in clude his improvements as near the centre thereof as may be, which (hall enure to the said Chief or War rior and his descendant so long as he or they (hall continue to occu py the fame, who (hall be protected by and subject to the laws of the tJ. States; but upon the voluntary abandonment thereof, by such pol feflor or his defendants, the light of occupancy or pofleflion of said lands fliall devolve to the United States, and be identified with the right of property ceded hereby. 2nd. The -United States will guarantee to the Creek nation, the integrity of all their territory eaft wardly and northwardly of the said line to be run and deferibed as mentioned in the flrft article. Groans of the British. London, Dec. 30. The state of the funds may be iaid-to afford a tnoft striking com ment on the text of those who have the front to call the treaty of Ghent honorable to this country. What ? An honorable peace with the last of our adverfarics, with a populous and commercial nation— and yet a depreflion in the public funds 1 , the thing is impoflible.— There is a moral inconffiflency in •the fads. But the truth, unhap pily, peeps out in the course of the eulogy bellowed on this famous specimen of diplomatic ingenuity. The peace is, like that of Amiens, a peace of necessity—and upon ; what grounds ? t; A leaning to certain points,” it feenis has been c ‘ hinted” at the congress of Vien- ■ na. Now, let us put this mysteri ous language into plain English. ft can bear no other cdnflruction thin tbj|—that Rullia, or Austria, or Pruflia, has avowed an inclina ii6n to fupporttthe innovations on oublic law'which Mr. Ma.difon af fertsi Might not this have been foretold—was it not foretold in this paper above fix months ago f Was ii hot the very, argument we J u brgSd for punning the war in A tnerica with the ‘ utmost vigor, vvhiift yet the field was open, and our adverfavy without allies ? And is it not a motive for the fame con duct, even at this late period ? If any of the powers who have receiv ed our subsidies, or have been ref cuedfrom deflruction bv our cou j rage and example, have had the baseness to turn againfl us, it is morally ceitain, that the treaty of Ghent will confirm them in their resolution.—They will reflect that we have attempted to force cur principles on America, and have failed. Nay, that we have retired from the combat with flripes yet bleeding on our backs—with the recent defeats at Plattfburgh, and on Lake Champlain, unavenged. To make peace at such a moment they will think, betrays a deadness cc; the feelings cf honor, and (hews u timidity of dilpolmbii, inviting further infuit. If vve could have pointed America overthrown, we should surely have flood on much higher ground at Vienna, and every where else, than we pof flbly can do now. Even yet, how ever, if we could but dole the war with Come great naval triumph, the reputation of our maritime greatness might be partially Tailor ed ; but to fay, that it has not hi therto fullered in the eftuiiation of all Europe, and what is v/orfc, of America herfeif, is to belie com mon sense and universal experi ence. “ Two or three of our (hips have struck to a force vaflly supe rior 1” No, nor two or three, but many, on the ocean, and whole squadrons on the Lakes; and the numbers are to be viewed with relation to the comparative mag nitude of the two navies. Scarcely is there one American (hip of war, which has not to boast a victorv o -4 ver the British flag; scarcely one Britiih ship in thirty or forty that has been an American. Our sea-, men it is urged have on all occasi ons fought bravely. Who denies it ? Our complaint is, that with die braved feathen, and the mod powerful navy in the world, we re tire from the coined when the bal ance of defeat is so heavily againfl €is. ®e it accident, or be it mis- Conduct, we enquire hot now into “the cause ; the certain, the inevita ble consequences are what we look to, and these may be futntned up in few words—the speedy growth of an American navy—and the re-, currence of anew and much more formidable American war. From that fatal moment when the flag of the Guerriere was flruck, there has been quite a rage for building (hips of war in the United States. Their navy lias been nearly doub led, and i heir vessels are of extra ordinary magnitude. The people, vain boaftful, and infolHu, have* been .filled with an absolute con tempt of ojr maritime power and a furious eagemefs to beat down cur maritime pretensions. Those passions, which have been inflamed by success, could only have been cooled by what in vulgar but em phatic language has been termed “a found flogging;” but, unfortu nately, our Chr!llian meekness has induced us rather to kiss the rod than to retaliate its cxercife. Such falfe and feeble humanity is not calculated for the guidance of na tions. War is, indeed, a tremen dous engine of justice : but when j office withholds; the sword, (he muff be Looking'’ nei ther to the right nor to the left, she muff .purftie her blow, until the evil a; clean rooted out. This is not blind rage or blinder re venge ; but it is a diferiminating, a calm, and even a tender calcula tion of confequenees. Better is it that wc should grapple with the young lion, when he is flrft flefhed with the taffe of our flock, than wait until, on the maturity of his (Length, he bears away at once both sheep and shepherd. Richmond, February iG. WAR WITH ALGIERS. We have said from the moment : that Algiers availed herfeif of our 1 war with England to infuit our mi : r.iftcr and make prisoners or our ! countrymen, that the day of Peace 1 with England ought to be the day of War agaidt* Algiers. We re ! peat the deUartfficD. Not cue moment should be Joft in equiping our navy to attack the Pirate. He , should give up our captive coun ■ tryirien, and relinquish his annual tribute, or his town should be bat ■ tered about his ears—We could not with a finer fchool for our na | yy. The Tripolitan war brought great talents to light.—A war with Algiers would be productive of the j dune benefits.— Enquirer. We leoh lo the South. —Eever day • convinces the people of New Eng land how much we are indebted to the South for food, for bu fin id’s, j and even for news. We scarcely : originate any thing in New-Eng | land worth notice, either for the body or the mind. We eat bread ; made of southern flour, we spin southern cotten and wear it, we ; get southern indigo to dye with, we , smoke southern tobacco, we load our fli’ps with southern produce & the next moment we prate about our commerce, when we onlvfur nifh the ‘vehicle , the (hip, the cart, or wheelbarrow, to cary it. Even if the souther mail happens to fail in its arrival, we arc as stupid as oich for want of matter to talk a bout; unless forne Boston mob ex cited by the junto, has attack a custom-house officer. In that case we have foinething to talk about, and console us for the non-arrival of the southern mail. The fad is, fanaticifrn is our dog star i and Jeiu- . lion guides the helm. Boston Patriot. We underfland that the Govern or of Maffichufetts, agreeably to a Rrefolution of the Legislature of that state, has appointed the HOll. Harrison G. Otis , William Sullivan , and Thomas 11. Perkins , delegates from the (late of Massachusetts to , tire Government of the United States, to solicit a redress of griev ances. Curse their d — dimpudence!! . Philadelphia paper. congress: i Haase: or R?PAESEX : r.rrir£!>\ Tuesday , Feb. 14. THE BARBARY POWERS. Mr. Newton of Va. offered for consideration the following resolu tion, which, he said, would speak for it fell, and preclude the neceflity of any elucidatory remarks : l * Resolved , That the President of the U. S. be requested to cause to be laid before this house such in ior.nation as he 11'all deem neceffi ry to be communicated, touching the state of the relations existing between the U.,S. and the Barba ry powers.” The resolution was agreed to, nem con : and a committee appoint ed to !av it before the President. February T. PAY OF THE MEMBERS. Mr Shipherd of New-York, sub mitted for consideration the follow ing resolution : Resolved, That a committee be appointed to enquire into the expe diency of providing for the making a reafonabie compensation to the members of both Houles of Con greefs, for travelling to and form Congress, and attendance thereon refpe&ively; that they report by bill or other wife ; and that the com mittee embrace in such enquiry the present fefiion. Mr. Pearson enquired the obie£l of this motion aad ohs groundsTcr it. OtiCpliCiU iuid he ftIOU.U have fnppofed his honorable friend understood his own intered fuffi ciently not to have required an ex planation on this head. Congref? having the right to regulate drs;‘f own pay in the fame nameas the compenfatioa cf other officers or the government, they ought to ren der to themfclves that justice which they feel bound to do to other of ficers of the government. He need nor, he said, tell the house that the pay now received by the members, was not half what its va lue was, when that pay was fixed, more particularly when it was con sidered that the paper with which the members were paid, was full 25 per cent below par or the val ue of fpgcie. Elis object was so to augment the pay of the members as to make it equal to fix dollar;* of that medium, ia which the mem bers formerly received their pay. Mr. Rhea of Ten. said he did net conceive this the proper time to en ter into the con fide ration of this fubjeft. He thought gentlemen should let the nation get thro’ the war, before they inereafed their pay. Mr. Farrow was opposed to the motion throughout on principle, and denied the aliedged deprecia tion of money, which he said wa? very gladly received in payment, in dealings of any fort, in the diffcridl. Mr. Shipherd, in support of hhj firft obierWtion, said, that it W3S as obvious, that all our paper was de preciated, as that the continental money was depreciated. He had no fastidious delicacy abode him, which would prevent him from do ing justice to himfeif. If payment could be obtained in specie, it would be a good argument against: the proposed motion ; bur ft was notorious that for specie, they muff: pay a difeount of twenty-five per cent, on the paper which they re ceived for their pay. Mr, Rhea said that cvey mem ber knew, when he was chosen, what compensation he was to ex pect, and had no right to complain of it. lie required the yeas and nays, that he might at least record his vote againfl; the motion. Adr. Hall cf Georgia, cbferved, if the object of the gentleman was, as he had avowed, to give to the members a corr.penfation adequate to their fei vices, he would recom mend to him to depreciate their pay iuflead of increaftng it, for he. was confident the acts cf Congress had depreciated qs much as the pa per, of which the gentleman had I’pokcn. The question on the adoption of the motion was decided in the neg ative. by yeas and nays as follows r For the motion 8 Againfl it 99 (Those who voted in the affirma tive were MefTrs. Boyd, Davis of Muff. Fisk of Vt. Grosvenor, Hop. kins of Ky. Shepherd, Sturges, Thompson.) The engrossed bill fer making j proviflon for fubflftirg the armies of the United States, by authori j flng the appointment of commiC i fsoners of subsistence, was read & third time and passed. “ Mr. Shipherd has given us but a poor specimen of his liberality,in moving to increase his own pay, at such a time at this. He appears perfe&Jy to underfland No. 1. He as richly merits an increase of fal tfry for his service?, 3$ Jgrk FaL