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Foreign News.,
-.' Lfcwbcrjt, November n.
r A antes arrived yeertyr" it ,Yar-
tttfutb, . frn the Eftc," with flifpatcHc's
f qr,goeVnmeot. .The'&r Vt jpapuja Dell
fdved, the Uroe time wr.h the (Urn-v
iV -&K;Dghrleirand,.papkS0jhe jthlnftV.
r f . vetober 3 1, throwi Tom new, light ,tipt .
(' the movomenis of ,ert3ivc armie!i
after the battle of the 14th. Thtf'Pruf-
, funs having affemblcl,as "we were atrea-v
riy informed,' in farce, between Brunfwklc .
end Magdeburgh,' paded the Elbe at Tan-,
germude and Stendal, on, the 261 h and
' 27th, and proceeded to the Oder. The.
; Fiench appear to have bein well awaro'
; -m of their, intention, and took ihs tno(t f.
feclual courfe to defeat it. For that pur- .
, pofe jthey formed two diviluMis. One, as
has been (Wed, in a former paper, advan--'
cfcd to lagdeburgh,' and from thence pojr'i'
-. ' . fiied the Pro (Tuns ?who had pne day',
flart of this dtvtfioa of the French arm jr,
1 it having fcroffeJ "the Elbe on the a8ib.
The other divifion of the Fiench umy ,
railed the Elbe higher up; aVDeffau ami
-1 , . Wirtemburgh, and confequer.tljr', was fe-1
veral days-in 'advance. .Had this corps
, been able to. tolace itfelf in,. front-of t!ie
. Fruflians, while the other thatifalTed b)T'
- ; - Magueburgh attacked themLin the rear,
.4- : the rcfulf would, probably, have prove.l
. fatal to "Che Frufliarl j bot they" are fald:
1 4n itl ' tVi Vv ntrii1 r f (tit tui, .
t though, probably, wnh lome loft, as le
, " . Terai lkirniifhes took plaVe on their march.
' . -The French were expedled at; Stettin orf
. , trte S7tn. wnn intent to pais tne u irr at
Ihat p'ac, the Pruflum having broken
dowirihe bridges on the point where thcyj.
cr6ued.it . It is probabJe that the Pruu
fian army would, await , at Cudrin the r-
iital of the RofDans. 1 he latter,' to the
amount of 250,000, it'is faid, have ar
rived at Pofcn, but the nnmber is evident
jejgered.-v- Report adds, that or.8
of the conditions between the Emperor
of Iu(Tia and the King of Pruflia is, that
the latter (nail not make, peace, be the
mm- event 01 ui wr wuai. 11 iiay, wmioui
1 S) f , , theconfmt of the formrTbe Q'leen
111 of PtuIIia it far beyoiid-the jeach. ot the
Sllr. eneitiy. ' Her Majflly and rhikiren ate at
Griudentx:, in Poliih. Pmlfij, upon the
banks. of thc.V.iluU. The Eleftor.e!
Saxony; was preparing to leave Urefden
on ihc-tyth,' when the Officer' arrived
from Cuonapane, with propolitions of
)eace,"whichrwere acceptedand his EUc
tOral Hlghnefs accftrdingly remained in
' capital I anJ on the 24th, DuonapaVte's
Chrnbrhin ariivtd to alfumt the ro '
rrhmet of that ciiy,' in the name of
V Matter.. ' Buonaparte alfo piomifed
I o ho hour tne Lleavr with a friendly vi
r SttslAind is decJired in a nare of fjeee,
and the Dutch army does not appear tlif.
pt'feJto remove far from hcoe.
Orders have been tranfmitted to the
tpujlom lloufes at Hull, for the detention
of alt veflcU loadii.g (or Embdcn or Varti j
the Hoop, Bakker, for the latter pon,
' -which" failed on Friday, from Hull, had
a boat difpiichcd ailer her, 'and was
brought back, , -,
.-.Tl H rnhiirh Correrpondeoten Jn
fonhi, that Buiinapaild is ar Potfdam.
Prtsie accoiifMi ftife, that he had Tent
for Talleyrand, who-had ' palTJ through
Ltipfic, on his way to Potfdam ; : this
looks like negociation, ' , .
' ' The Swedes who were on thrfr way to
Sttalfundliad deemed it nectary 10 halt
and finding a iuniom with the Pfuffiinl
Impraicae, retired to Lu beck, from
1 he nee they were to teturn to aweden 11
hey'.Could procure a fufliclent number of
ttlTels. fur that. porpofe. The SwcJiL'i
, troop did not exceed 6ve ihonfand.
k Leneri have this day been received from
Copchhisen. From one dittd the i.l of
Notfmbcr, vie catra& the foUow'rrg paf.
facet" . '. '.'
" About two hottri sgt, I Ipoks wii
h Entlifli Cotiful,' lately of Sirtfinr.
'who arrived here this- morninp," en,i whi
rifirtt ptfiiiviij all if toiib Prvfta,
as the only hope 0f pp'tniii d bt't
remy reftelt with PrltiCc llnhenlohe, who
was flaiiotied t MiL'eh'thirf,1 whh 'bt.
Jvvccu' 6ty and. fuiy iUj(if.d ineir-wrl
ferved, prottdicd, and riif.rd 1 which.'
notwithllsndin', . wi fKed to yield on
Hi 27th. jiIi.. when the Prince was badly
, Wounded and taken nriTiiner, ,wilh many
omer oiitiiiPtniiitM un.itn. wivrt is
ail this to cod I It is fsid that the Fismh
are puu.irjj toward ta mcti n, :ip-
tWoachiur Ruflia'oi. Ko'MaiTi this hit'
wk irotn mat quarter, pr rroro ocr.
77ASothet 1 '.letter.' reports that tb K'ng;
' aad Q;icen of Pru (fia .ha.take'f-fhlpping ,
at Sict-.in, inteudine to proceed im.nedU-'
telyrm.St.vPeterfburgh, ,'TbffKing m
Swedenu is laid, has . alio been at Stet
tin,- from whence .iiekapei-to hit owai
dtfttrioiootj bj ttirfg oa board fliip.'- " ,
'-4', 3::,V 'nU'. ' ,:'it iv j-:.- :-f-:"'i
UT-y-k - November. -i,
At a lata hoor yefterday, a number of
letigri were recerved irt town fri Hl-.
lirid, by ihe'CooeordjaJ Dublna,arrived..
in the rivetf from Catwyck, one of which,
dated from Rotterdam on Tuefday cvei
inif. lUtes. thiL. the hrll column of the
Ruffian army ioined the " Pruffiant at
Itindlburg in Brandenburg, on the 29
uj. and that another corps, chiefly caval
ry, had at that date croiied the river Watta
at bweren. . ." '
Some, recent movements'' of the Auf.
fria'n troopa ia Bohemia; appear to have
excited flrohg fehfitmns' in Hbllahd.-.
That part of the Bohemian armf ';of ob-i
i feryation , which was ftitioried ar Pilfeti,:
hat advanced to Brix, and .another Rrong
corps, which was afl'emlled in Moravia",
has cccuoicd a Dofition on the F.lber near
Aufig. wiihiri fix ports of Drefdcn. llicfe:
are probably iho diTpoQtions which lately
gaye tilejo the report, that the Aultrfan.
army 'was marching to occupy Silefia--v
The; cfpinlon- in : ilolland. was, that Jhk
emperor rranois was' approaching the.
neighbourhood of the war in Juch force
as might give inBoencc to hi inierpofi.
ti6n in favour of Pruflia, or enable him
to take advantage of any occurrence lena
ing to reHrain the growing pdwer of
f ranee. . : . - -.
The pfufllan column nnJer GenvWin.
vim. was on the 2J in It. At iJemin. in
Pruffijn Pomerania. . ; 'V ' -
Alt the Saxon. foldirrs nsve been dif
armed,.and their parole "taennot to frv
agairift, France or her allies, . Twelve
thoufand five hundred Barariins are irt
gartifon at Drelden.-" The Saxon cayati'y"
are obliged to give up their horfes.
Only .200 French troops were left In
Brunfwick; the arfcnal there was well
liored. , ' ', . ',: ..'.':"".,., ',. . . , .
The Dachy of 01 Jenburgh, is ilcclarad
neutral. ,'": .; ':: .-; ' ,.:V .".,'" .";".'.''
Part of iie army of Prince Uohenlohe,
i llated to have thrown itfelf iota Stet
tin, and to have prepared for vigorous de
' fence ,v . : ,.;,.,.,
, A letter fropi Revel of the 14th ult.
flates that Mons. D'Oubiil bat been
banilhed lor life, to Siberia. . : '
H
:",.'y' Ciutfoow, November 18.
Dolltiins from ihvixih till ihe si ill in
clufive.eiijht in num'ier, from the French
army wcie received in Loitdon onThurf
ilay "la ft. They conrul .chicfl) of coarfe
Invjflive and unmanly infnlt towards the
Ovicen of Prolli a, and the Duke of Brunf.
1. r .. .
wick, wuom tney reprtlent as tisvlng in
fligated the King to a line of cor.duA, of
whicit be diUpprovcd, even when ne re-.
litctatxly adoptcJ it, -They give ui very
little InforsuaUftn with ictsid to the events
of the war. They are followed with a
Proclamation announcing the iktentioo
of Buonaparte to march hit troops a
gaintt the UuUiinj, who, it is admitted,
have a.fcQed-a juiulion with the Ptuf-
nans 1 aud'renewing Ihe threat again It
Bitain, of makini! no peace with her un
lit flie is deprived of the means 01 (lit
iWbin ihe peace of the Continent.
V;
CONGRESS. ,
IM SENATE," December .T''Vj
Gen. bmith observed, that on examintnir
fh Rules and Articles of War, there appear.
eS to be no power to "punUh a cuiien wbe
shouu be found acting as a spy in the arm?,
or attempting to seduce the outers or soldiers
from their duty.
He therefore moved that a committee be
appointed to enquire what amendment were
necessary to Ihel act for establuhinir f ules
hnd arlirles fir the govcrtmtnt of the army
oi toe w. Diatet. ...
' HOUSE OF REPRESENT ATXVltS, ,
- luesday. Jnntmry 6. '
A bill for the relief of George JJttJe wis
read the third time. ' ' ; ,
. The bin tnskes ftroviftion Tt aclaW fr?.
ferred by captain Liule rotnmatider of a ship
of the United Sutei,.arisinK out of the fol
lowincircumitantes. . Dnrmjr our difTeren
ess with France, a U ws patied proltibilini;
c6mmercis Intercourse with 1'rtnce. . Undar
this Jaw, and thtordsrs given by tie txecu
tire tcovemment; ta'ptaih MiUe cspturtd the
Flying Fish, whirh, on an editidicaiion by
.hecouiuoi the Uiul(d Sutel trss resiorei '!
at an illegal priiee, and damages .awarded ar.
gaiwt captain Little, who dxuna an indemni-,
ty frpmibe government, oa.the. grourrd ef
haviiig in th aapture executed the orders;
given bint by the secretary of the navy. p
Jlit debate principally turned on the point,
whether tbe law, or tbe inatructiona eught to .
have beert the ftoide of captain. LUU ' ' -
MesSrsHoimas.TaJlmadge, Cook, Dana
Kaatrngsj Quincy, and Alexaoder, advocated V
and Messrs. Smilie, Greer, Chandlef, Be-
dtngat, and Fisk, opposed the passage of the J
bub xi -,,'.
f When the question was taken by yeai and
nays, and Ihe bill passed Yeas JO-yrNay
1 Mr. Stanton, from the com mitteeon claim -1
barred by statutes o limitation, made a re
port, recommending that air jusfWid equita
ble claims for services rendered, or supplies,
furnished during the revolutionary war with
. G, Britain, fcc now barred, ought to be pro
vided for by law . '-
, Wednesday, January 7, , . j,
. Mr. J. Randolph, from the-committee pts
Way k Means, on so much of4he message. .
of. tbe Pnsident of the United States at re:y
laws tothe repealing of the acts laying Vlun
ty on salt, and to tbe continuance of the act,
imposing certfin dgtjcs which constitute ihej
Mediterranean fund, presented a bill, repeal-
Jni-the acts faying a duty on salt, and conti
fi'uing lor a further lime the first section of an.
Jact eptitled an "act turtner to protect me
eommerce and seamen , of the United States
against tha Barbary powers,", wb'ch waa rt-,
ferred to a comtnittte of the whole oe Frif-'
'. Mr.' J.v Randolph lik.ew.ioe presented is. hilt,
authorising thejPresidentof theUnitedStatea;
to accept tb service of number of; vpliin-;
teer companies, Tvot exceeding SOfiqo meo,
iwhlch was referred to a committee. . 0 tbe;
whole on Monday nexU'r- -". .'
,4 . Thumday, January 8., ' N ;ri v'
Mr. G. W. Campbell said it would be re
collected that at the last session the President,
had laid before the;Uouvafter.)t rmifica-t
tion, a treaty made with the Chickasaw tribe .
of Indians t that an act had pasted the House
lor carrying n mioeneci, uui 11 u incu irni
adiagreement of the two houses on certain
amendments.' .The consequence was thatthe
tjovaeameai was onaUe to make the at'fpuloted
payments, ana that consinerable inconveni
ence was likely to ensue.. Some of the chief
of this tribe had been here last year; they
had relinquished their land, ana were greatly,
dissatiihed at not receiving the sums stipula
ted to be paid to them. It was almost im
possible to make them, aensibleof tbe policy
of the United States on this subject. : To ob
tain the attention of the House to the sub,
ject, Mr.C moved the following resolution J
Rttalvfd, That provi.;rn be made for csr
rying into effect the treaty made between the
Vailed States and the Chicka-aw tribe of In
,dinson.the tliird day of July, 1865.
'. ; Keferred to a committee of the whole House
te-niorrow.. . v. ''.'.'- -
v. Tuesday, January 13.;. -T--
,The bill for repealing the sets Imposing
duties. nn aalt and for continuing the Mediter
ranean fund waa read the third lime. ,
Messrs. J. Randolph, J. Way. Varaum
and Bidwell advocated j and Mr. Quiucr op
posed the bill ' Mentrs. Brooro and Dana de
clared themlves in f-vor of taking off the ..
duties' on salt, but against continuing the Me
diterranean fund.. . '
The.bill pa'-ed Uy a great majority -with
only five negative., '" . - - '
nurday, January is.,- .
The bill providing for the punishment of
certain crimes against the United States, was .
read tbe third time and passed without a u-,
vision. , 1
On motion ol Mr. Fik the houie resolved
itself into a committee of the whole. Mr.
Gregg in the chair on the bill authorising
the preside of the United Si ate to accept
the serv'ue fit a number of yolunteer conr pa
nies not exceeding 50,000 men.
The blank were so filled as to bind th vo
lunteers to continue for twelve months, unlet
sooner oisc;harged, and to sppi opriae ; 00,000
dollars, . ;
The committee rose r,d the house cencar-
red in these amendments. ' ..'.' :- i
After the insertion of a smsll verbal amend
ment, suggested by MrO'sllmadge, ne mo.
ved to recommit the bill for tbe purpose t
introduc'ang s'proviilon (vr the appointment of
field officers.
Tbia suotion'aras disagreed Vo y(s 43'
noes 47, ;, ,
Tbe' questiod to' engas tho bill hiving
been put, Mr. J.lmer observed ihat in his.'o
pinion, t . contained every provision on thit'
subject that was necenury. .
1 " ..' I'll I , . . 1 . I '
, i When m pin wi oruercu unom urn.
aion, te be engr's4 fur a third rcadiug U'
mnrrew., ... l, i - ' ,,'
i On motion (if Mr. J. Rsndnlph. the Ilnme
Resotre4 itself into a eommiitee of the whole
'Mr, Gregg in, the chaiv on the hill supple-'
wentarv tn the atcUntiilcd " An act making
provision for the redemption ef the whale of ,
the pubUco-ebt ef lb V -
Mr.i. Randolph vailed for tbe reading e-f
th letter of the secretary of the Treasury on
t.Vis subject,' rnmtnunicstcd the Isst ses
sion to the committee f W Mr-.si
which he bclieyed conttined the most satis ,
factory and persplcuon rcaaonv. ia . favor pl
the bill which. could be asaignett. '. - -
Thie communication having been read, th' '
bill. wa tonaidered by sections. ; That va-,
. rioos blanks were filled h some emendmeme " ,
iotroduced touctusvg the details of the bill. . T
The only part.oi the bill on which a divi- -
(ion was called, waa on : fiHiitg rthe blank U
J the third section, eVaa ua entitle the holder '
!of the ner six per cent-atock toi sum equal r
; to ixty five," per cent, of ihe anmunt of th
aura ettbscribad by tbe to in,' three, per cenu
l'-iKi9Li.:-!:fii ..--4.:wp'.'';.?r
- On this molion the bouse divided Ayeav" "
59 Noe;S27, trr,i .,... -t
: Tlje coqumiltee rose and reported Tthe bills "
j-' the amendments proposed were' immediately ' "
; agreed to by ihe.;Hwise;.and.Jie hilV wtth- i!
, out atliviaion, ordered to be epgrbsed for a"
third reading to .morrow- ' ,t t.
r( ;,The IIouw resolved 'iwelf into a commit- .
i te of the whole Moue.r-Mr.' Basset 'in-.the .
:cn4irori the bill prescribing the mode of ta. -
j king evidence ia cases of contested ejection fof
.. members of Chi :liue of Representatives' ' 1 '
;' 'Ater a short debate, the committee., rose" ,
i afiii ftbtaihed Jcave,jto itjbgain Y
Mri JRamiolph from the' ojoimiUce te
tjwhnw wmW erred: cVrutn 'ree)ntinnv 'm'l ' 1
s -Pi sr i ed a bill for the de' farice of the moults - - -'
of the Mi5&iippi knd for the proiL-etfon of .'.
I New-Orleans, and. ha dependencies, which '
;;was re.teirkd.io a commiuofe of ihewholepa ".'
J Aldav:.':''; . i t. - .t ''".;'." ; v.- '. '
, Mrs G. WirtCamnhell. : moved 'Nbat th '
hqusehould resolTe iuclf into a committer'
Jpt the whole on the resolution offered by himy - ,
' toimakeroviaiun for carry n into effect the
itrvaty between tbe r. United States,' and the
Cliickaiawlrijietif Indian, which motion wae :
idjssgreedto Ayes 24 Noes 6. .. '
u' The H6use rcwlved itself into a commit
tee of the whole M Varaum in the chir 4f
w-on the bill for cont'tnuigg'the act for su- v
pending Vommercial intercourse with certain -..
ports cf St. Domingo. - rJt , -v; .
, After a short discussionV the tommittee
rose and obuined leave to sit atiru
'.' ft. I ''v if ' i"
Vi --T!IN SEMATfii.--'".
' ..,k "'- Mctnday, Januati' MJ f '
! . Mr: Clay auomtUer theTofloaing motion
for consideration 1 -
Resolved,' that it i etpfdie hi and proper to
appropriate a quantity of land, n&texreedmj; ' '
- . acres, at a fair j cash valuation, to- ,
. wsrds the opeiiing of the canal proposed to be ' .
cut.at the rapids of the Ohio, on the Keniue .
kj shore. , ' -''.' . y.' v'. s
. ' NATCHEZrDecemVr 13.'
fy COWLES MEAD; -
StcaKTAav, fxetvtinp the PiWtrt end btr
"Jetting ht DutittrJ Cmtrntr tJ the Jb'w-
$$ifti Ttrti.toy'. ,' -" '''
;.: . rRpqjAMAT' : ' ' .
?'; rVllEt EAH infortrtatn f om vricu.'
sources, s well , by' afiidvV'' aa'ptherwir,
h been comniuijTcatrto me,'ef the iVs'irna j
of an assiKuOon,. whoke, object is lhe.d4-..
. me'niberrnf ni of Ibis aid the. neiMcmg;
counjrie .from' the Government cf the Cm-
!. ..... . , i:l ..V.:.. .f
leti sttesvmj wnereas every ancmpiju .
'this kind mut be ruincus and destructive of
the, numerous blessings which we Dow en-
,jny," undef the auspices' of a Government -
founded on the grand pi incites poTiticjl
eqtiiilityt and indiHriminaie justice; Aral. ,
wheresaihe conspiracy is dirte'ed ly men
of secret and profound intrigue, for ih-ag
grnd!rement of themselves and tlieirjnioi- -
- ens, tothe oppression cf the great roast of,.'
ithe people, whom they ate endenvoring to
dupe and .inveigle 1 Fror.; the ffregoins .
rauses, lhsve taught proper lo ivie tbia
. tny Proclamation. Iir the purpoe of gysrd- ' --
log the good people ot tuis l crritory egainat
the agent of this disboflcsl plot, and waro :
them of their .danger from that qnsrter .'
And 1 do hereby solemnly call on and enjoia'
the officers, both civil and military, and tbe '
citizens of this Territory, lo pcrftrm.,lheif
ascred duties tV their cr,untry, by siding and
abe'fi'iRinthedetectionofany geMstwpIoy ,
cd in this ceuMry, tnd if found, to be brought ,
without delay, before the proper tribunals rf
the countrv, thsltley msyreceive their trials)
fnc iucll hih c fences agmsl tic pesc amt
happlneis cf the 'Mississippi Trnimry, snd
the dlgiiit'aha soereip,nty of i the U.ui
ted States And 1 do further enjoin and re
quire, ihe ofT.cers nd"citirens of the Territo
ry, to e on the alert and prove their paltiet
Urn ty Kif5r such MMttsnc for the d'T"
op,pet of this Iraiiorou project as their
repective a'ltuations will altord. -
- Ann Wiiasa I am aware ef the In-
fjuence of .inu'mue and misrepresentatioiH
and, that p;en of pur intrm ions may scme
Vnnea be dejudtfU J sqhrtafprcSnviu. all
of hia description, if euy, to return to ttsav
boiam f their couutrj and the confidence .
ef their pevttpmtnt. , ; . ...
Aia Waisras I have rrstnn to belief
thst rosny ef tie ..Tnt rs of this Goterrv
merit have not taken the oaths required by the
Ordiftenc cf Coper and Ihe Stti ot
thl Territory 1 1,do, iacoaicquence there
cf rtquirc all officer who have not taken th
said cathf to corae forward aad UU the.
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