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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 T.ITF.RARY XOTja? Tabittu rs the United .Sr .] . H, A orth America, :n : /elters, W’ itte'i jinn S 1 793 to 1 son. ■ The intention of the aa;!™- • neither t recomtnend ■im.s'fH* to public notice, nor to ob*;,, n ,B’ numeration, from the tion nf this work. 11, , un :,. ject is by paying respect ta'tnuH to give a correct idea to all sns in the world, who may c,. n .B template emigratinjto Amer; ra ,H| of the sources, advantages, , ;Hx state of thinqs they will ~B their arrival in this country, Hj •ulting from the constitutimi ; the laws of each autt- . if,,- butes of tlie lanth and u, c mate, tht caiumcrcc. 1.. •H 1 arts, anti common labor, S | ( . H mode ol living manner, am! B bits of the dillsrent dzsbtsol 33. H pie in general. H Considering, il.at an eivi ; -rr is H unqualified lor this couiurv, w. H i'ers no advantages to its iuhaia. HB tants by removing mu ,n{ tbtia H but, on the contrary, IkoiuimH generally ueuhfo&omr. .\ ( | iul .H ting, also, tliat /roni a diwr .i<oß| of taste and opinion in in n,, H country will be agreuhle to U . C H which w ill appear riaii.- ihr ir-H verse to another : u i nihil that, provided (We alitve ■ exhiliitß a Uithful tahlrau cl ilicl United States, it cannot fail Ik- B ing generally useful to the Amt- H ricans and the Europeans; and it B is its usefulness that prevails cn ■ the author to publish it. in era- H currencc with the wishes of lit* B friends. I In order not to claim to litm ■ self the exclusive merit ot a woik I of such public, advantage, the an- B thru invites all persons who have ■ the power and inclination ta addl to tlie stock ot materials he has ■ been collecting these twelve I years, fer improving his Tabltauß to transmit to him anv remadiH anecdotes and observations, ei-B ther historical, philosophical,m fi * I ral, or political, they may think I of a nature to increase its utility I —any such cornmnnira ions ten- I <ling to support and raise the. I character ot the United States, fl and their inhabitants, will hejwr- I ticularly agreeable to the author. I And it must be understood that no detail of circumstances r.or recital of anecdotes, alluding m any degree, to the conduct of any private *r public character, can obtain adm ssion unLess extract ed from authentic documents, or supported bv affidavits of pri sons of unquestionable veracity. No partv-spirit shall inluence the author, ncr prejudice h' s his judgement : lie esteem* in dividuals more from their views, than from their measures, since all men can mean well, but wD * nat always do right — trrare ta mat turn ett All letters and packages, B r * .waidcd according to ths above j invitation, eught to be dii'f't j (postage free) to E. J.UCLE 1 Ne.w-York, who is agent In” l ' r ! author. I The Printers throujv-’t j the United States, who hav# h ; 1 ‘public good at heart, arc k questetl to publish the above. 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 !