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4th. That ♦he : -”s of
frticJes 2d and sth of 1 lit s.-ai de
cree, naturally apple to
citizens domiciliated in France
or in the reentries occupied b’
the troops of lbs jvup'S ,v the <nv
perov and king, inasmuch a.-,
they have the character <1 a !
general law; hot that it will be j
pioper that your excellency j
should communicate with the ’-"t- ,i
nistcr *f exterior relation* as to ,
what concern* the correspm- i
deuce of the citizens of the U- S. j
of America and England,
I,pray vour excellency, Mr.
Minister PleiiipoUini trv, to re
ceive the assurance of my high
consideration. Ihe minister ol
it.a 1 ine ant! of the cclunies.
(Signed)
DFCRES. j
It will not escape gen. Arm- j
strong, that mv answers cannot ;
have the dcvclopemenrt, which I
they would receive from the mi- j
nist. rof exterior reunions, and 1
tbr.t-if is nU..v.itv to him that he l
oughtto address himseif k.i these j
explanations, which I am very ,
happy to find him, because he j
wishes them, but upon which I j
have much less positive informa
tion than the I’iince of Bene-
veuta.
(Signed)
DF.CRES.
Faithfully (randated,
| W ONER, I
Ch . Cik. Dept. State, i
Extract *f a letter from Cowles J
Mead, sen etarij and acting go- j
vei nor of the Mississippi/ernto- j
ry, to the department of war, j
titled' ’ II ashington, JH. d■ ,
January 19, 1807.”
SIR,
“ In obedienre to your instruc- j
tii,ns by express ol 20ih ot De- j
ct-mber las, I immediately, alter
proroguing the legislature,procee- |
tied to pm the territory in a state
of preparation lor the arrentation
id the suspicious persons 81 boats,
which were contemplated therein,-
;ny militia re collecting at par
ticular point* on the river, when I
received a letter from col. Burr,
who bail lauded at Bavou Pierre,
vyilll mile l/oai.t ‘•V/wol’ 100
men. This letter went to an a
voival of his innocence of the j
charges, which rumour and pub io
apprehension had announced a
gau-st him,and solicited v.e to ap
pease ihti fears which his ap
proach had fcegotten ; at the same
time he gtiaMed me against the
horrors of civrEwar, and the evils
resulting from such a stale of
tilings , this seeming threat indu
ced me to adopt a different mode
of conduct, from what the col.
might have ex petted; and in
Head of adopting his pacific ad
monition, I ordered a veiy
large portjonoj i'„g hVimiii P f
territory to rendezvous at
e ,tin points, and wait fur
ther orders. With the promp
titude of Spartans, our fellow
h ns shouldered tluir lire*
10. , and in twenty lour
hours, 1 had the honor to re*
view 375 men at Natchez, pre
pared to defend their country.
They were ordered under the
command of col. Claiborne,
to a point ott the river about
21 rmie.s above the city, there
nain to guard the river,
intercept, for infpeftion,
,and: I ,ats that might delcend the
live On die 16th, I dilpatch
rd tv, t of my aids to col. Burr,
who aatl tendered his refpett
to e civil authority ; thele
gentlemen engaged on my
•part to give the colonel an in
ter view in the neighbourhood
of the detachment Rationed at
the mouth of Cole’s ctetk.
Conformably thereto I met
the colonel on the 17th, an*
after a lengthy interview, he.
offered <° A,.,enrter himfeif to
the civil authority, of the terri
tory, and to fuller bis boats to
be learchcd. On the. 18th,
~01. Burr, accompanied i>y Toy
ids, niojois Shields and Po u-
i'i xt> r rode down *o ihe
mid was comrMtet] to the high
el! tribunal, of the civil author
uy, where lie now’ remains lor
trial.”
t; Four gentlemen of tm
qll cßion ab !e rd pc tt abi■it v, wit h
a detachment o! 30 men, are
now in the acl of making the
fr arch t >f the boats and to rr.or
row i expebl their report.”
“ Thus fir, this mighty
alarm, with all it* exaggerati
ons, has eventuated in nine
boats and one hundred men,
and the major part of these are
hoys, or young men just, from
Ichool. Many of their depo.
fit ions have been taken before
judge Rodney, hut they be-
Ipeak ignorance of the views
or designs of the colonel. I
believe them really ignorant
and deluded. I believe that
they arethedtipes of firatagem,
if the affeveratioris of generals
Eaton and Wdkinfon, are to
be accredited.”
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTA
TIVES.
Tuesday, February 17.
A message was received from
the Senate, staling tint they had
passed the b'l! authorising the
President, of the U. State, to ac
cept the service of a number of
volunteer companies not exceed
ing 30,000 men.
The House proceeded to con
sider the following resolution,
offered by Mr. Broom.—
“ Resolved, That it is expedi
ent to make further provision, bv
law, for securing the privilege of
the wnt of Habeas Corpus to per
sons in custody, under, or by
color of, the authority of the U.
Slates.”
Mr Broom moved a reference
of tins resolution to a Committee
of the Whole House.
On this motian a debate arose,
which nriMijivvl tku r.irlu of tha
kitting.
Q
Wednesday, February 18.
The Hous<* considered the itres
sage of tlie Senate, staing their
disagreement to the ninth amend
ment proposed by the House to
the bill prohibiting the importati
on of slaves into the U. States,
determined to insist thereon ; and
appointed a Committee of Con
ference on their part.
! lie House resumed the con_
ideration of .Mr. Broom’s resolu
tion on the subject of the writ of
Habeas Corpus.
‘I he debate was resumed, and
oon! i,uii mi near tive ciock.
The original motion to tefer
the resolution to a Committee of
‘lie Wliole House *ras varied, anti
a motion offered to refer it to a
select committee.
The House adjourned without
taking the quest ion.
‘Thursday, February 19.
Tht* House resumed tlie con
sideration of the resolution olivr
ed bv Mr. Broom.
l he debate was opened bv Mr
Bnrweli, who advocated the re
ference f tho resolution, and
eoncludert i>\- moving to amend
it I)v inserting alter the words
states, the following words “ and
tii* neeessi y trfak tining the pow
er o( (he supreme court ol tlie U.
States, in issuing a w rit of Habeas
Corpus.”
Luis amendment was agreed
to without debate. \ves 7n.
Mr. iiwncty suuported ; and
Messrs. Jackson, liidwell ami
Gregg opposed the relerence of
the resolution to a select commit
tee.
Mi . Gregg moved to postpone
it ituUGmich.
This motion was, supported by
ALsms. SmiliAv E:.;*—", Elmer
;n and Sioan ;• opposed bv
“V’essrs Newton, .7. lirtiiUolplt,
1/1. ott, .). (.'lay and ‘Kelly,
S\ hen lhe question uikeii
nl o o’etock, hi* Yrsas auH, N ‘• >,
on the lndctiintei postponement,
and earr.cd in the aiHrmativ^ —■
7 eas b'O Nays iS. ’ V
vf.s'ja'if.
ii'rom :be IJ.esilnt1 J .esilnt of the f-Jnit
fci States, communicating the
report of the director of the
mint, of the operations ot tnat
institution during the lnatyear.
7 a the Senate and house of />-
pr esenta fives of the V. States.
{ communicate, lor the infor
mation of congress, the report <*t
the director of-the mint, of the
operations of that establishment
during th last. year.
Til : JEFFERSON.
January 27, 1807-
Mint ot U. States, Jan. 1, 1807.
SIR,
At the commencement of the
present t ear, I have the honor of
laying before you a report of the
operations *>f the mint during the
last year.
From the treasurer’s annual
statement it will appear, that du
ring this period there have ireen
struck at the mint, gold coins to
the amount of S 324,505, and sil
ver coins to the amount of $471,
319, making the total amount
55 795,824, and the number of
pieces 1,111,409.
liv comparing this year’s carn
age of the precious metals with
that of the preceding years,
the time that the mint had been
in full operation, it will appear
that though the expence has been
comparatively moderate, yet the
amount tn ruck * s nearly double
the annual amount during that
period, and the nuntbor cl pieces
(the most accurate measuie of
the quantity oflabor) considera
bly more than quadruple.
This favorable circumstance
may, in a great measure be as
cribed to the regular supply of
bullion, furnished chiefly by the
bank of the United States, and
the bank of Pennsylvania ; nor k
there any doubt of the like
ply during the present year.
it will be observed that nut
little has been done in tne coin
age of copper during the last
year. This was owing to the tent
press requiring anew screw, ami
other repairs, which it was not
easy ta procure ; and besides, it
was hut seldom that a hand couicl
be ipared for this purpose from
the more urgent business of the
mint.
Arrangements are however now
made for carrying on this coin
age during the present year,
which it is heped will fully sup
ply all current demands for this
species of coin.
I have the honor to be,
With sentiments of die
Most perfect esteem,
Your obedient servant,
R. PATTERSON, .
Thomas Jeeferiss,
thc U. Stales.
COLONEL BURR.
The following letter addressed by
Col. BURR, to the Secretary
(acting as Governor J of the
Mississippi Territory, is pub
ic tied in the Pendleton 11 Week
ly Messenger.'”
Bayou Pieicuk, 13th Jaa. 1807.
SIR,
“ Being on my way down
{ the river, with a number of tny
i friends who are disposed to e
j Ililgirtit wul, sr.v, lain greatly
furpi ifed to hear that my views
have been grossly mifrepre
i iented, and that my approach
has been made the fubjecl of
alarm to the country.
“ lhe reports that charge
me wiih designs unfriendly to
the peace Sc welfare ol this and
the adjo rung territory, ais. ut
terly falle, aie in tbcinlelve*
: ablurd, and are the inventions
J of wicked rnen lor evil purpo
le> —1 do allure you, hr, that
j I have no inch deligiu, nor a
ny other which can tend to in
terrupt the peace and welfare
oimy fellow-citizens ; and that
l harbor no wdh nor uiteuii
j on to intermeddle with thego
vsniniem or its concerns; on
the’-contrary, my purfmts are
■ not only juU;h.;b!r, but lau
dable, fending to hr
nefs and benefit of tip. e
try and such as every good ;
citizen oc virtuous man ought !
to promote —thele purluits 1
have very recent’y been tire j
fuhjell cl‘ invertigation before ;
an enlightened grand jury in j
Kentucky, whole report is I
herewith cnclofcd.
“ If the alarm which has j
been excited for the niort mil- f
chicvouS purposes Ihould not
be appealed by this declarati
on, I invite my fellow citizens
to vilit me at this place, and to
procure Inch further explana
tion as mav be necellary to
their I’atisfaftion, presuming
that when they are underrtood,
they will receive the counte*
nar.ee and support of all good ;
men.
“ It is hoped, hr, that you
will not fuffer yourlelf to be
made the inltrument of arm
ing citizen againrt citizen, and
of involving the country in the
horrors of civil war, without
(orne better foundation than
the fuggeltions of rumor, or
the vile fabrications of a man
notorioully the penlioner of a
foreign government.
Here a paragraph is omitted.
4< To th'i end you will cause
this letter to he tead to the mi
litia, Sc I hope from your can
dor that you will confirm thede
clarationby remarks from your
perlonal knowledge of me, Sc
to be inferred from the whole
tenor of my condutl, as weli
m public as in private life.
I b.sve tire honor to be,
a, Your most obedient servant,
P A. BURR.
To his excellency Cowles Mead,
Esq.
COURT OF VICE-ADMIRAL
TY.
NASSAU, February 10, 1807.
Before the Worjhipful Henry
Mor don Dyer, foie Judge and
CommiJJary.
Olive Branch , BradruJ
mailer, llis honor the Judge
having heard the proofs read ;
and at the petition of Mr. Kerr,
protlor lor captors, pronounc
ed the said Hi ip, her tackle, ap
parel, and the goods, wares
and merchandise, on board of
her laden, to have belonged
at th^capture thereof, to ene*
oiies • of tile cfOW-n of Great
Britain and Ireland—and as
fuch or otherwise fubjetl and
liable to confifcation ; and by
inteilocutory decree, con
demned the larnc as good and
Lawful prize to the captors.
This ship failed under A*
rnerican colours from Phila
delphia for Havanna, with a
cargo of naval llorcs, denom
inated in the ship’s papers, ar
ttc les of provilions of an inno
cent nature; in which vovage
lhe was captured bv the pri
vate ship of war Faney, lleury
Wood, ciq. commander.
/, nierp nzc. f itzrcrald,
mailer. Mr. Armstrong. So
licitor General, prayed the
claim by him given, (in behalf
oi citizens of the U. States of
Arne; tea) to be admitted, and
the laid Ihip and her cargo to
be tertwred as claimed.
Mr. Kerr prayed the said
claim to be rejetted, and the
laic; ship and cargo lo be con
demned.
His honor the Jud*e hav
ing heard the laid claim and
piools read, and the argu
tneius oi advocates and proc
torson both sides thereon, ad
uii.ied the laid claim with re
garu to the ilnp and genera!
caigo; pronounced the lame
to belong as claimed; and by
mtciiocuiorv deciee, direcled
tt * ?-i .ri ’ ?,• •
Hi
o’vners *'•■ >pt ‘ ;■ • .. H
fc bv 1
■-e. Ned hut’ er ptOAte, Hf
within three mnmhj.ii, r .i
of the goods 1.1 v;.■ > ...
liarti Sc John Cra ; r
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NLW-YORK, Feb. ti n
Capt. Peck kioin Guitw*
loupe informs that the com
maiulant general had ma tea
requiiition of four h*groe
from each plantation 0.; dir
llland, ax a reinforcement, i>
the expefclation of an ianu- ■
ate attack by the Britilh. I* l *
demand had been complK*
w ith.
A letter fjotn Martinique,
dated January 25th; lays *
“ A body of the principal
French merchants of !