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PUBLISHED (wieklt) BT X iTALL t Sttf CLJXWTUESDAV, JANUARY 24, ISO.
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i From a London Paper.1
: COMMERCIAL STATE OF FRANCE.
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f " YOU can form no idea of the distress of
I the mercantile part of this nation all conti
d'ence is at an end, and .all speculations arc at
' n Stanri ; Unman tylren nnntli-r irirtit f n-
week,and no capitalist dares to trust his! mo
ney out of his hands. Here, and at Bour
deaux, Bayone, Marseilles, Lyons, Nantes,
L'Orient, Havre, St, Malo, and Rouen, no
less than nine hundred and sixty-five bank
I rupts, or stoppage t0ments have taken
piace wmim taese last, nve months ; 1 ana ot
fifiy-two bankin-housesin this city, only five
continue to do honour to their affairs. :tThe
cuisa to this ruin of our trade and of our mer
chants, is the peace which the deceitful po
licy ef Buonaparte concluded, and the war
which his treacherous ambition provoked.
During the former part of the Revolution,
many of onv rich merchants had emigrated,
or saved their fortunes in foreign funds.
The peace recalled the fugitives, and with
them their capitals. 1 he latter were imme- ,
diately employed in distant speculations, par- j
'ticularly to St. Domingo, and the other '
WesMndia islands But. before any returns
could be received, by Le Clerc's tyranny, St.
Domingo was lost ; and what had. escaped. ..
the plunder of the negroes, and the requisi
tion and pillage of the Consular Generals and
Commissaries, has been captured by English .j
cruizers. Coffee, Btigar, and other colonial; j
productions, of which we stand in so great j
need, we obtain from Trieste, on the AJmat
- ic sea, and from Lubec, on the Baltic, whence
they are brought in British vessels. Judge
therefore, what the dearness must be here j
when what we pay for the freight, land car
riage, &c. often amounts to. seven eighths of
the original price in England, and of the un
jnst and impolitic conduct of our government
which, contrary to treaties, and to whut it
lias done during former wars, prevents all di
rect intercourse with England, by ours and
other neutral ships.
Money is so scarce that upon patrlmoni
tl estates, the interest is two and a half per
cent, in the month, and upon national pro
perty, four and upwards j and no money is
lent for longer than three months, when new
sacrifices must be made to have the loan
continued. Except bills, acccptcd'by five of
four ba'ikng-houses, there is no possibility to
get any discounted i and for those of short
sW.ci two p:r cent, is paid in three decades.
Y'u may perhaps think I exaggerate our situ
tion because our funds are kept up ; but the
military despotism rules as much our ex
change, and our mercantile transactions as
-those; of the Cabinet, of the forum and ofjhs
fiv'Id. . You have heard that many persons by
in' riues, plunder and crimes, have made im
mense fortunes since the Revolution as na-
tioml deputies, army commissaries, contrac
tors, fee. Jtc. When the war began they
were ordered under pain oi hivin tlieir for
mer conduct and accounts reviss't, o lay cut
; their capitals in our funds, and to tettivo
'their fixed interests, - as long us the govern
I ment judges .proper, and not to sell out before
the Gov etnment permits and such in th.j sc
. , verc inspection over the Stock transactions
- CONGRESS.
SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
On the 50th ult. AIr.,Brecktnridge reported
from the committee Appointed on tltt subject, the
following
BILL,
Erecting Louisiana into two territories & pre-'
vitlingforthe temporary government thereof,
ivh'cn was read and passed to the second read-
BE it enacted ty the Senate end House of Re
presentatives of the United States of America, in
Congress assembled. That all that portion of
country.. Ceded by , 1'rance - to the United
States, under the name of Louisiana,' which
lies south of the Mississippi territory, and ot
an east and west line passing from the Mis
sissippi river, ten miles north of the town of
Natchitoches, to the western boundary, of the
said cession, shall constitute a territory , of the
United States, Under the name of t!i3 territo
ry of Orleans 5 the government. whereof shall
be organised and administered'f.s follows : , :
Sec. 2. The executive power shall be ves
ted in a governor, who shall reside in the said
territory, and hold his office during the term
of three years, unless sooner removed by the
President of the United State- lie? shall be
commander in chief of the militia of the said
territory j shall have pow;r-v grant pardons
fo. otT.-nr.c3 against the said territory, and re
prieves for those against the United States,
until the decision of the President of the U
nited States threon,' shall be made 'known;
& to appoint and commission all officers, civil
8c of the nv,htia,whos? appointments are not
herein otherwise provided for, and which
. shall be established by. law.. JlJe shall tak'e
care that the laws be faithfully executed.
Sec. 3.' A secretary of the territory shall
alsa he appointed, wiioshall hold his oflice
during the term of four years, unless sooner
removed bv the President of the U. Stales,
whose duty it shall be under the direction of
the governor, to record and preserve all the
papers and proceedings of the executive, and
alt the acts of the. governor and legislative
council, and transmit authentic copies of the
proceedings o. the governor in his executive
department, every tix months to the Presi
dent of the Uni'ed Sta'es. In case of the
vacancy of the office of rjvernor, the govern
ment of the said territory shall devolve on the
secretary. 1 ,
Sec. 4. .The lavish ve powers shall be Tes
ted in the ir,overmr, an ! in tweniy-four of
the most fit anddiRsmi persons of the terri
tory, to be called the Ugnlative council, who
shall be selected annually by the governor,
from amans those holding real estate there
lin, atid wh-J s'i.JIhiVs restdsd oh year, at
least, in the s.iUI territory, and hold no office
of pr utKter the tcnitor)', or the United
Statts. The ijovernor, by and with the ad
vice aiiu consent of the legislative council, or
of a mcjoiitv of thultf, fchull have jowtr to
alter, mod'uV or repeal the law which may
be in force at the commencement of this act.
Their legislative powers shall also extend to
all the rightful subjects of legislation 5 but
no law bhall be valid which is inconsistent
with lheco;ititutiou of the Uuiied States,
with tlir laws of congress, or winch shall lay
that when lately the famous ,NTavy Contrat . "any pcviim under restraint, burthen, r disa
tor, uudouaru, wnonas 10 inii.uiiii ui 11 y res
in the five per cents, lately sold out COO,(XX)
I livrcs, he was immediately sent to the lent-
I pie ; and only escaped trautportitie-n to Cay
I enne, by dividing some of his millions, with
I Lucien, and some other memoers of the Coiw
I tular family. '
I The commercial clnmbcYi which the va
I t)ity of the Consul lately established in our
J principal cities, have presented upwant f
1 complaints and demands tf succours ; but
wnen ne uia somcoi mcui vtu, u um iirsi
Canst!, he met with luth rebuke, that he de
tnsndedto resi-n his place. Amongst other
severe thing, lluonapatte said, that -if tha
merchants did not cease to torment him with
j their representations, he would be forced to
: ! regulate a nuximum: or by the bayonet si '
1 j Jence ta dinniUe marthandt.
I UpwarcU of Ck) merchants', clerks here
i me vr'nKnut lirr jd. sur te Cuve t ho from tic
cessity will jftin our armies at xJuntters, in
the manner as several hundredf of them at
Il iiirdcaut, Marseilles, Nantes, and 'other
idstcs, have already entered on board priva
teers of gun-boat. When'suchlsour situa.
tion afur a warof only five months, 1 trcm
Me to think how great our wretchedness must
tr, should ho.tihiics (ontinue twtWe months
Inline r, .... s .
The merehanti in Itslyi Holland, and Swit
t e t Wnd think themrlve ' woi se oT linn we.
re here1 $ because retjuisitton and toutribu
lut ion incrtae and are tugmcbtcdi in pro
rtion at their trde or industry is harrstkcd
pro't riUd. or anndtilstrd.
AS ride health partakes Vo much of the
tnootry, and of course is nt try plessinj
tn the people of te k'ling yoonj- fe.
kwtirsty li'ts tnidnlht igils 1 psllid
m-sri' ia'-. which ten rally denotes in
intimate kl.Owltdje of ihclown. l'ort l'olio.
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1 . . I . . . . . . . I l,a. hblnpini). w. x It inn.
Ullh' 1 !! KCkUUHl Ul 1113 CII)'IVU VriHIWIl-li
dscbrations, or worship; in all which he
shs.ll be five to mainlaiu hisou, and not bo
burthencl for those of another. The go
vernor snail publish throughout the said ter
ritory, ail the la.vs Which nhall be made, and
shall from timet lime report the same to the
President of the United States, to he laid be
for Con-n ut which if disapproved of by
r ongrcss, iVdHhencefojihbe of no force-
The (jnvernnr or lrgiUtive cnuntU "slisini'aro"
n power over the primary disposal of the
soil, nor lax the lands of the United Slates,
nor to Interfere with the claims to land within
the said territory. The governor shall ton
vere, prorogue, and dissolve the leg'ulative
conned, whenever he may deem it cxpcdU
cut. it shall be his duty to obtain all the In
formation in hit power, In relation to the
cufttomn, habits, and disposition of the in
habitants of the said territory! and conunu
nicste the same from time to time to the
President of the United States '
hec. J. The judicial power shall b tes,
te In a superior court, and in tuch inferior
courts, and justices of the peace, as the legis
lahire of the tcrritotf may from time to time
ettablislu , The judges of the sujetior court
and the Justices of the peace, shall hold their
offices for the term of years. The su
pcrior court shall consist of three judges, any
one of whom shall constitute court they
shall have jurisdiction in all criminal esses,
and exclusive jurisdiction in all those which
are capital and original and appellate juris
dirt ion la all civil easts of the value of one
hundred doflirs. Its sessions ahsli com
t,ience cm the first Monday of every month,
ani continue till all the buini deperxlint
ltfrte Ihrm shall be deposed of. They shall '
ippotnt their own clerk. In all cti-nlnal pro
secutions lith are rsp'tl, thptri-J shall be
by a jury U twelve goland Uwfulmeneftha
tttlnse 1 and a'd eases rtiminat and civil.
in the superior cour, the tral shall be by A
jtiry, if either of the parties require it-" ,lhe
inhabitants of the said territory shall "be enti- -tied
to the benefits of the writ of habeas cor
pus ; they .shall be bailable, unless for capital
offences where the proof shall be evident,
the presumption great $ and no cruel and un
usual punishments 6hali be inflicted. ','
Sect. 6. The laws in force at the tenr
mencement of this act, and not inconsistent
with the preceding restrictions, shall Continue
in force, until altered, modified, or repealed '
by the legislature. .,
Sect. 7. The governor, secretary, judges,
and all general officers of the militia, shall be
appointed by the President. of the United
States, in the rcess of the senate, but shall
be nominated at their next meeting for their
advice and consent. The governor, secretary,
judge members of the legislative council,
justices ot the peace, and all other officers
civil, and of the militia, before' they enter Vip1
on the duties of their respective bftices, shall
take an oath or affirmation, to support the ;
constitution of the United States, and for the
faithful discharge of the duties of their of
fice I the governor before the President of
the United States, or before a judge of the
supreme or district cowrt of the UnitedStates;
the secretary, judges, and member of the
lOgislative council, before the governor J "and
all other officers, before such persons as the
governor shall direct. The governor shall
receive ah annual salary of . - !ol,
tars 5 the secretary of dollars t '
and the judges, of ' dollars each
lo be paid quarter-ycnvly cut of the revenues
of impost and tonnage, accruing within the
safj territory .The -members ol the legisla
tive council shall receive no compensation.
. Sett. ,8. .The residue of. the, province of
Louisiaiia, ceded to the United Elates, shall
remain under the samc name wid form of 0-"
vernment as heretofore; save only that the
pjramotmt powers exercised by the former
governors of the province, shall now be trans
ferred to a governor to be appointed by the
President ot the United States 1 and that the j
powers exercised by the commandant of a
post or district, shall be hereafter vested in a
civil o!fiter, to be appointed ' by the Presi
dent in the recess of the senate, but to be
nominated at the next meeting thereof, fat
their ndvice'and consent j under the orders of
which commandant, the officers, troops, and
militia of his station shall be ; who, in cases
where the military have been used, under the .
laws heretofore existing, shall act by written
orders, and not. in person and who ahall
receive is s a full compensation, the pay, ra
tions, a 1 1 emoluments, allowed to a colonel
in theaiMiy of the United States, acting at a
separate fetation. The President of the Uni
ted Statics, however, may unite the districts'
of two or more commandants of post into
one, wbf re their proximity, or ease of inter-.
course, Sill permit, without Injury to the in
habitant! thereof. The govemcr shall receive
an annual salary of dollars, pny
able quirtsr-yearly at the treasury of the U
SecU 9. The President of the United
States. Is hereby authorised to stipulate sith
any Indian tribes, owning lands on the cast
side of the Mississippi, and residing thcreoni
for an exchange of lands, the property of the
United States, on the west side of the Mia-,
aissippi, in case the said tribe shall remove
and ti tile thereon 1 but in such stipulation,
the skid tribes shall Acknowledge themselves
to bd under the protection of the United
Staas,and shall agree, thattbey will not hold
any treaty with any foreign power, individual
sutt, or whhthc individuals of any state or
povrrr and that they will not k11 or dispose
uf the said lands, or any part thereof to any
I foreign power, except the Unittd Mulct, nor
te ins sunjeeii ot yu7..iii 01 any uuicr tnve
reign power nor to the ciliicnt of the Uni
ted Suiet. And in order to maintain peace
and tranquility with the Indian tribes bo re
side vtithin.lhe limits of : i.ocuifaia, is
ceded by France to the United Sutct, the
act of CoK?rest passed on the 30th of March,
1802, entitled M An act to regulate trade and
intercourse with the Indian tribes, and to
preserve pesce on the frou'icr," t hereby
extended to the territories crtctid aiid estab
lished by this acti
Sec. 10. This act inall he In forte frtm'
the end of the present session of congress.
. HOUSE OF RLP11K Sr.S'TATlVES.
MentLj, Dttt 26.
The House went Into a rommittce of the
whole Mr. Varoum la the chair en the
Irportof a select committee, respecting the
tipedwncy .f rt'pt itititij tle laws, journals,
iid other dotonitnts.
The refill enters much Into detail, and
enforces the expediency of re printing the
laws, KHimsls and other documents but In
eontlderttion of the txlt'mj tlaitus on tLt
Treasury, rtcoromtnd that st present an edi
tion of the fwi ffr should te re printed,
skbmittinj- a resolution th1 lo,CO topics
should be printed, under the direction tf the,
Secretary of Btale, The report ws sp.rtrd to.
The Houta immediately. tc( k up the re
pott,sir.rrrdoltt and appolnud t cctr.rrlt
tee tobtlcjluiUiL
' ' . ' Tuesday Ike. i7
Mr. Kichoison, from the committee ap
jxiinted to prepare articles of Impeachment
against John Pickering, Judge ofthe District
Court of the District of New-Hampshirej
made a report of Articles of Impeachment.
, The articles were read, and referred to a :
committee of the whole on Thursday next.
, ' Thursdty, Dec. 29. 1
The House went into committee of theV
whole---Mr Varnum in the chair--on the,
bil', received from the Senate, to sell the
General Greene, and to make an addition to
the Navy. - '
Dr. Eustis moved &n a'ddi'ional Section
allowing rations to half pay officers, subject
to Navy orders,provided they are not employ
edon board of merchant vessels, or other
wise engaged in transacting' their personal
. affairs. 1
This motion Was supported by Messrs.
Eustis, Nicholson, and Clay t htid opposed
by Messrs. Macon, Smilie, Gregg, and Clai
borne ; and on the question being taken, wa
agreed to Ayes 52 Noes 44. ' '
. Mr. Macon moved to strike out the id eo
tion tf the bill which authorizes the PresU .
Went, in case the pnbic exigency shall re,
quire it, to cause to be built qr purchased
two small vessels of war appropriating there
for 50,000 dollars t
.This motion was. ported by Messrs.
Macon, Smilie; and Holland i and opposed by
Messrs. S.L. Mitchell, Nicholson, and Eus
tis. - ...'
Mr. Gregg moved that the committee
should rise in order that leave should be re
fused them to sit agairt, and that the bill
' should be committed to a committee nppoint-
j en on naval affairs, for the purpose of obtain .
L Ing inforrnatiotu ;.:'J,.;..;i.,. . . ' .."-"t-j.
The motion ft the rising of the torhraitteft
j vas carried. Ayes 52-Noes 4?-b-Tlie .
House than gave the tommittee leave to sit
again Ayes 4E-Nots 45k
j During the debate on the above subject
: messaie' was received from the Senate
I , stating their final adherence to their auend.
ments to the salary bill.
Mr. Randolph, front the Committee bf
Conference, on the disagreeing Votes of the
two Houses on the amendments of the Se
nate to the salary bill, made a report-rendu
ding with a resolution M that this house ad
here to their disagreement to the amend
ments of the Senate."
The House immediately lookup the re
port. ' '
Mr. iCichoJsdn moved to adjourfi-Motiot
lost.
Mr. Smilie moved to postpone the report
till to-morrow Motion lost Ay cs II'.
The question was then taken by yeas end
hays tm the report of the committee, and
carried in the affirmative- Yeas 71 Nay a
22. -
Tbe SALARY IHLL Is therefore lost.
, -- Mondav, Jan. 3.
7hr enrolled artirlrk of lMPEACIIt
MEN' r against JOHN PICKERING, were
lead and signed by the Speaker.
The House proceeded to elect by ballot
eleven Managers Mr. Nicholson and Mri
R. Griswold tellers.
After several balloting the following gen
tlcmen were declared to be elected
Mr. Nicholson, .
Mr. Early,
Mr. ltodncj,
Mr. i Randolph, ,
Mr. Lust it,
Drv Mitchell,
Mr. G. W. Campbell, " t
, Mr. lllackledgc,
Mr. Boyle,
Mr. J. Clay,
Mr. Newton
rr"""rt"'" " . Tfcf-'i :r, fai. 3.
The House went Into committee of thi
vho!e Mr. J. C Smith in tbe Chsir en
the bill making appropriation for the military
Service for theyer 1804.
. The bill being reported, Was immediately
Ukeuupby the House,and after being amend
ed, was ordered to be cnjroied li t a third
reading to-morrow.
Dr. Mluhell, after taklnf an Ir.tertttini;
tiew of the I tavy Impositions laid t.n Ameri
can vessel enterinj British ports, flired thd
following resolution t
Hesolfed, That the committee nf Cem
mcrci and Manufacturs be directed to en
quire Into the expediency of la)ing and cob.
leeting a tennsge duty on foreign ships and
vctteh etderinj- the ports and ImiU urs tf
the United States, as n tquiftlt-nt for ti c
advajitsjtt suth thips or tcm.lt I'eiivc from
the light-houicsthcy pass l.3ids and cut
Wards, andjo report their oyinlon thcrtuity
till or otherwise.
i)rdered to lie bn tf t tsMe.
Mr. Leib ofTtrtd the folfonlnfr retclutirft.
RttMttd that the Sf crttaty bf the Nr
Aa tejiort to this Hotue, a statement f all
the tncnles sdvsaced fur ti e pnr, cl.,lhinf
ultistetite, and totitlnr,tnfic of the corps
t f Mtrinet, from the time tf the orr.mitt'if n
snl tttablishnent tf that tO'T " c t'' i
flhe hit year, eshilit'.ng the e'trs t-f tl -J
idvspees and lo shnm made w n
Ccutit Hsndrfg f,trjtril!y tjrdtr each be; 4 f