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THE STAR,
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ID ELL & Liu RjJNCE.v .
- . ihrM Wim per worn- -
-.llke w.t .Hhiat M least fcl 0 It Bat
LdnnM, "' ia paper dtaMMrtinaed, beta
. nlina of the rViilnra, ntM lit nwiiwn
,,jiBJ iirrte1 thru frmrt In M oJlr,
. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
. ''I v bmmi unruiM wittcipMHiM. which
haf W ntertine4 of 0 pUie pr.prr.
ir Mimic to the whole, our rth,
2,Vkib. eontimiei to be rpid. VryooJ rum
if to Um ttM wbicb compote it. the mum
or the Mt twritory wubio our limit,
' .... wa mat. without imlieattniP My do-
eliwe W' tboM occtioM from which th em..
MtWAhu been ot corapieitoaa Wfh
SifiWw'uKd itreogth byi popuUtioo
hi rnrj quarter a nopuUtion detoted to
' oofhtppy ye Gowtiroeot, ond che
' riWw 'he bood of union with fraternal affeo.
. "F.vnarioooe hat aJready ihwo, that th
1 difrermeo of climate; tnd of ioduitry, pro.
cerdioK from that ciute, inaepcrablo from
' mu h vut domaini," and which, , under other
i "Ytf m miRbt h ye, rtpuUitre tendency, cn.
"3' not fail to produce, with u, under wise regu
UtL tha oDDOtiU effecu ' What one pori
tin wanU. h other may tupply, b thia wiU
" b moat tenaibh; felt by the narta.moat'diitant
; fro each other, forming, thereby, a domef c
' market, and an actie mtercourae betweea th-
V xtrtmei. and throuirbout erer pom n o?our
TTnion. Thuf. by . btppy ditbution of
' power between th National and State Gorero
nietrta,'oeriuneata which ret exc uiirely
' on th aotrereignty ofthc People, & are fully
adequate to the rresl purpnae tor wmci iney
" verr respectively iiwtituted, - ouse . which
a'tgbt otherwiw lead to dwmemberment, op.
' rau powerfully to draw ui cloer together
!n etery other eircuaiitance, a correct triew
i of the actual atate.of our- Unknf, mot be e-
qoally gratifying to .our oonatituents. Our
. ' relation with foreign power are of a friendly
character, although certain interesting differ
J Micea remain unsettled with some Our ret-
, imie.undrrthe mild mtem of import and ton-
J vnage, continues to be adequate to all the pur-
y poses ot me tiovemmeoi. uur Ajrricunure,
Commerce, manufacture, .and -arnratidit,'
fluurish. -'0r fortifieatiom are adrsacing in
the -nrrree au'horlred by existinr approuria
tions, to, maturity! and due progress hi made
in the aufrmentation of. the NarV.to the limit
. preacribad fur it by hwAM thuac blessing
wc owe to Almiehty Pod, from whon we de
rive them, and with Vfound rerertnef, oor
naaiCtited oa the part oftfeli Cowtameirt, o
place the cowuntr with the colonies th.
wtaa oa a Maf af Ncraeal adraatar aiwl
ft ta hoor4 thai tar Bmiaa nasermarot aer
tmg the Jtartice of Us prorL aM lis impor
tance to the tolonlrs, wifl, era Wog, accead
Wrt ' . , , .- . , ..;,.
The Cosmioiers who wer appolated (br
tte adjustiaew of the bouiKUry, bet weea the
arm tones ot. iar unitrai Qiaica atvd hom
Great Britain arietfified as the 6M article si
the Treaty oftlUent, naTmjrdiRfed in their
oeciaioa.and bo a utiernmeirta 'bavin
greed to establish that boondary by imxiUr i
aertn talma between thrm, rt a boped that H
may be satisfactorily adj anted ia that mode
TtoVrondary apaeibed bythesistb article
ha been established by the decision of thr
cosamiasionrn. Prom the nraercaa bmJ in
rjtat provided for by the evrat. aotorUng to
report recently received, tnere is goou
cuae to prevnme that it wdl M aettleU a the
course oi'ha et'kig year. ' " i '
It ia aeause of aeri-Mia res-ret. that no ar
rangement ha yet bM (Inally conctuieid be
tween the two'Covernovntt, to tecare, b
joint co-operalkn,thf sup-ss-ooot the si r
trade. It was tM onect or ine British Oor.
eminent, iata ean'y ugea of the negotiation.
to adopt a plan lor tae suppressioa. wbl h
hould inehide the Msocssion of the mama)
ri, ht of Brarch, by the sh r of war of ew-fa
party,' of the scaael f the other, for aus
nected oflenders. This was objected to
by this GorertMnent op the princtpi, h t.
aa the right of search was a right A
war of a brHig-reni toward a 'outral
power, it might have an ill effect to ex
tend it, by treaty, to an offence which h d
been mde comparatively mild o time at
peace. Anxious, bow- er for the suppressinn
of this trade, it . Waa thought advisable, it
compliance with a resolution of the House of
.Kepreset'tst urea,' Founded on an act of Con.
gnesa, to propose, ti tne tsntisa uovernmem,
i 'not the UJpefMleBl Careraaaeot el IVaad
Tkat cuaatry, acratofjra a coUa-al posaea
of tAsrtugal, had. eosidi tears aaaer, bea
prWairaed, by tba Sorereigsj of raetagal
oiraeclf. ta indenendent kingdoni-' tinea his
ret am to Ubes a rewlirum, a sVasX baa
eaubHahed a new gowrneat tWersv, with aa
Imperial lule, at the bead of which, ia traced
the Tmca, ia ahooi Ute Mrgcscy had been
rested by the King, at la lima of his depr
tare. There m rcaaea to' eiped that, sy av
saioaMe acgociauoa, Ub sadependeace . ef
Brazil Win, ere loag, be recognised ay rar-t-
gat herself.
VTuh the Wmaininy rower of Roropa,
with those oa the coast of 0 bary, and with
all the new Sooth American Hates, war rela
tion, are of a frienlt character. W have
Ministers Plenipotentiary trsWir W"h the
RptlWIca of fio-'Omhia, and CtiiU, and b.ve
raived Ministers of the same rank frosa
U'tiombi, Guatimala. Buenos . Ayrea, and
Mexico. Our commercial relation with aU
ihose State are mutually beneacial and in
creaamg. With the ttenublic of Oilombia. a
-reaty of Cnmmerco has been formed, of
wiiirh a copy is receive J, and the original
taily experted. A negotiation fur a like
retty would have , been commenced with
Buenos Syrea had it not been prevented by
ne ind'wBOfition and lamented decease of Mr
Irey, our Minister, theret and to whov
nemory'lhe most resnectfiH aJtenuon ha
een sliown by the Government of that Re
public. An advantaceou slteraiioa in our
treaty with Tunis, has been obtained by our
vmiMisr .Agent resirlmg therci the ofttcial
Ineument of which, when received, will be
aid before the Semite. . i "
The attention of the Covernment has been
Araen, Vuh -gret solicitude, t oUier sub
jixts, and particularly to that rettW. ta a
ate of mantime wr, involving the'reksUve
nnts of neutral and belligerent m mi h wars,
an expedient which should be free from thatl uwduiwuihea which wehyieefp
objection, and more eileetual for. the object.
by m .lcing it piraltra,!. in mat mode, tne e
norm tty of the crime would place the otten
tier oyt-.of tlie protection of their Oove-n-mient,
and involve no question of search, or o
ther question between the parties, tbtirhing
their resptc:iv ngM ts In lieved nl
o,tUat it would completely auppresa the
trade in the vessel of both parties; and by
their respective citizens sod subjects, in those
of. 'other pnwe-s, with whom, it waa hoped,
that the odium which would thereby 1 at
tached to it, would produce a corresponding
arrangemont and, by mean thereof, its entire
extirpation forever. A Convention tq this ef
fect, wis conrltided and s gned m Londim, on
the day ot . by Kienipotentl-
rienced, and of the losses which wc'VaiM sua-
. .? 1 ! .V i i . r - l .
( j ujcu, biiicc uKj eaiaotwiimem m tniy inde
pendence, lure proceeded from the unsettled
state of those nirlrts, and the extent to ln b
he belligerent claim Las been carried against
lite neutral party. , It is impossible to look
back on the occurrence of the late war in
Europe, and to behold the Aisrertrd which
a a paid to our rights, a a netyral power,
and the waste which was made of our com
T.erce by the parties to those war, by vari
ousact of tlieir respective Goveronients, and
under the pretext, by each, that the other
had set the example, without great mot ti free'
ion, snd a fixed rHirpoae never to submit to
the like in future.' An ai tempt to remove
those cause Of possible varian-'-, by friendly
negotiation, and on just pri ' -iplea which
would be! applicable to all p -r'tes, could, it
was presumed, be viewed by none, other
than M a proof of an earnest desire to pre
rvfe- thote rmatirm with every" power In
the late jwar-ipet ween t rance and spam, a
aties duly author iaed by both Governments,
to the ratification of which certain obstaclra
have arisen, Wbicb are not entirely removed.
The diirprerice between the parties, still re
maining, has been reduced to fointrnot of
siifTicieot magnitude, as is presumed, to be
oermitted to defeat an obiect to near ta' the lcrfeis occurred in 'hkh it seemed probable
heart bfb6th nations, and so desirable to the I th it all the cgiltertibte principles involved
ti irads of humanity throughout the World. J m such wari night be brought Into disena.
A obiections. however, to the Brincble re. I sion. and'settled to the satisfaction of aR Par-
moat grateful and unceasing acknowledge commended by the House of Representative, J tie. Propoaittons, having this object in view,
jaentaT ';:r'& '!:'; ' ' or at least to the consequences insepiirable ) have been insdeto the Government., of Great
In adverting v? tour, retat ions wnn ircipi i from it, ana whicn are understood to apply I n nam, i-'rancej Kussia, and of otb r Power,
powert, whioh- are alwaya an object .of : tb J t0 the law.have been raised, which may de-J which have5 been receiveS'ln a friendly snan.
pvo r-.tirtmdpratioo ot tile whole kublett-l tu-ei hv H.-r,iit aa wt tin tri haa hern
I have thought it proper 'o suspend the don-1 form4 who either for lu accomplishmehtil
elusion ot a new convention, unia tne ot-nnx
tiveaentlTientS of ngr!may be ascertain.
ri .' the documents reUtBia to the neeovis-
be resumed bereafwrf under eirenmstances tion are, with that intent, submitted toyourl of the paftit te,tbse warsvaod from, whim
more favorable to suecesss and others are still COh,;aeraiiim. , V-j , I we reciveaiho-o irijijrits.weawrtht redivas
mnegoiiaiion, wnnineiKiJCMii"rcyij"ci our commerce wun :aweaen. nas ueeni try war . rrmn e, o-beh bf whose incn
adtusiedwitb mutoal accommodation to the I piaced 0n a footihg of p .rfett reciprocity by 1 reigning Government our vessel were aeiaed
interests and to Ui aatiafacttoa nf the wapec l treatv' md, "ith ttussia,.t!e Netherlands, m .port a wetl'a at sea, and their eargoCa
tive parties. ' tt has been the invariable t: j p,;,, ; tl; free.rlanseatic Citiea, the IHike-1 eonfisearea;HShdefimity bus been .expected,
domtif Oldenburg and Sardinia, by mtef nal j but ha notyet been rendered It was tme
rrimtationaoh ecch side, founded on mutual I the innuer.ee of the latter": that uV vessel
agreement between the respecthrie Gove,?n-I were iTsXIse' ieiiei by the Governments
mertU.. .; . -v,y " f . 1 Spain, Konnd, ttenmark, w -den, an
i Tbe pnneipea upon which flier commerciiil J pies, ; and ir3Wi whom indemnify has been
policy of the United Spates is ftwnded, Y to'l claimed ahd u siill expected, With the escep-
be traced t6 ari early period. They are 'is-1 tion of Spaing by whom it hsi bee render);
ehttally connected; wan, aose; upoiKWruch
their wucpenaence was ueciarea, ana ,oe
theif orisrin to iie enlightened, men who look
the lead in our anairs, atinat ,importnt.,e
biehest imnortance. I have to remark, that of
the tubjeci Which bae been brought nto
discussion, with them during the present Ad
mmisiratiooi aome bsve . been aatisfaotorily
terminated; others have been suspended to
i mi f-rran -
TVeaswv, Jtrinr tVe ya axe (Wms-ad eight
hanadrrd ead iwwrty-6 w.l a aamcarat ta
tae naKantiMMi of Uta year. MkIu-
d aw (be eaas or tea aa.lUoS of hilars wbicb
is aaoaay appronrtatad by tha sett son x it aw
taffthaStnkanc faad, ta the pyaaeat of the
prwierpal and aaterrat erb public debt.
- The whele anocat of tbe poblie debt en
Ute firt oftaoqary swxLaur be eausMtrd at
atghty-aix saillicaa edoilara, iaekafrvaof two
mdlioasAve snandned iheuaaixl 4oQars ertae
loan aaita)iaed by the act aftbe twenty atxtb
of May last, fa r eatimste is included a
slack of aeven saiUion ofdolisr iawd for the
pnrehaa of that aumtntof the caoal rtoek
of the LUnk of rhe tated tutea. and wbh,
as the stork of tbe liana, sttitt bold by the
Want, wOJ at treat be fully equal to
ita IWiOMrarseraent, ought not to be ommmW
cd a cormitutiag a prt af tbaa pubfi debt
atimabag vaea, ttae-wrttole aaaouwt toe
pubUo debt at vrem nine mill ina dUlxra.
and regarding tb aamual recriS sad etpea-
aiturcs ot u (osrnwient, a wu louaded
bona may be antanauied, that. hmld eoaa
expecJ 1 event occur, the wbote nubTiodebi
may 11 rred in thr oners of tea yewa.
and thr, --rit be Irfl at liberty there
after, to rtiaa of the revenue as
ouy not be eurreut es prases,
ta Buck other olj- - - most conde-
cn to tbe public i iv ""and welfare.
fhat the sum spoLcaUe tu tbeae obiect.
will be vry aonaiderable. may be fair! con
cluded, when it is recollected, that a Urge
ammint a the public revenue has been appli
ed since the late war, to the conatructioa of
the public build sir hi this ci y to the erec
t ion oi formications along the onaat, and o
arsenaU io different pari of the Unioni So
me aurmentauon or ine navy, to ute axtin
guittimuit oi the Indian title o urce tracts
01 fertile territory i to the acouivitionof Hor
iaai to pension to revoiui ionry oiacsrs anq
soldiers, Jind to ihvatkls of the Ute war. On
many of these object 'he expense. Will annu
ally dimmish, and ceae arno distant period
on moat or all. On.the first of January,, one
Uiouaand eigb hundred and seventeen, the
public ' debt amounted io one hundred and
twenty-three'inillibu four hundred and ninety
one toqeaand nine hundred and saty -five
dollar and sixtaea cents i and notwithstan
ding tbe large sum Which have been applied
to these objects, it - ho been reduced since
that period, thirty-eeven million four hundred
and torty-ais thousand nine hundred and six
ty one dollars and aeveaty-elgtit oenta. . Tbe
bat portion of the publicdebt wi'J be redeem
able on the first of January, -eiie thousand
eirht hundred and IhirtT-rirei ' and ' while
there is tbe best reason to elieVe that the
resource of the Ooverament will be contin
ual!; adequate to such portion af it as , may
beco'ne due in tha miorval, it is recommen
ded, to Congress tov aeise every appurt unity
wtiira nuy . present 4 1 sett, to reduce tne rate
of interest on every part ibereof The high
state of the public credit, and the great abun
dance of money, are at this time very favora.
Die to auciji a renuiu u must be very graii
fyinir to our Jellowncitiaens, to.witne'ka . this
ttouria;.in state of the (Jublic finsnces, Wlien
it m. recollected, tuat no burthen Whatever
ha been impoaad upon fctf'j,
The Military EsUblisbment, in all iU bran.
dies, in tbe performance of the various duties
asstgneo io eacn justmes ine iavoraoie view
joct sasyf foilr scaoapti
It ia ooaics&Uled to cx
aad Karaaaact IVay. SirU j iioa of tS4 ,
cHp of 1ifHirraricaJ Eftf ?w-erm, f I
be ,rJ Ira mt survey oi tUe t(' baa
been mpWyt4 aurveyanr the Vrfy iirmnr
teal roatie sx-tweest lb ro(.imcM Oto
Coaatderable prorrtaa ha ben It an It,
bet the survey eanaet We rompietr M the
It aeasnsv. It W rtatityiag to !r-jia
the view alreed taiuL that thf'e ia rawl
eaaae to believe, that tb gret a.Uor. J
" t if-'
Fhe ptilicVill, it ia presumed, fe pertrvered
. in, aud in the hope that it may be aucoesstu ;
It Will always be recoilectei that ttn oiw
" jfect of thia Government, to cherish the mosj
friendly relations with i very power, snd on
t,' pl-kibiples and condUiiins' Which might make
, them permanent. A systematic.; etfoit ihas
v been madeto place commerce fiitb each
: rpower. on a foot ins of perfect iwipeocity-.'to
ar settle with eachj in a spirit of candor and libe-
(raid), !1 existmgrdjfterenceSj and to antici.
, p4tesu remove, so fr as it might) be pric
; , ticable, all causes o"f future variance.
' Itliar'insr- been' stjpukasd by-the- Seventh
which was presented of th etfte.eiicy of it
oriranizationi at the last session, . AU the ap-
protution nave oeen reguiatiy upptiea, to
the object intended by Congresst snd so
far at the disbursements have beu made, the
utcAimli htittM hn iiT.rH until mntUc.
wi.hrkr looa tutlie oublic .1" condition ot
the armv. iWelr.as re) tes td t.ie ctlioer and
nien w acieoce sum ipnqe w jiiguiy re-
peccable-, The
-Article If the Convention of Kavigatiok and j pbdn The AViwtope4 in tbelr ISrist tr'ea-
r l-ommerce, which was conctuaeo on neiwen-itvof commerce wan tTancept sixtn f,epru-i on condition
1 ty-foarth Juhe.eigliteen hundred sndtwenty.l '.t0iieii,osapid seven hnudred and setesty- which has
v'!'.-awo.lktwein the United States and France. Iv.n.ki. .,it hv a formal .eommisaidri'.'WhH;h I asioil'iitbi'' 'ft
'.VitU both parties we had abundant cause of
war,1 but we had no altereativ. but to res
that which was most powerful at sea'" and
pressed vu neatest at home, wnh tws, an
differences were etted by a treaty aoundfcd
rir and hsnorable to both, add
been to tar
fight,
i
enounce ii in which v-i first treaty cr the Unitsu state witn rnissia, i relations any just cause m discontent on our
to operate at the e"nd df whiSti'' w&at ;' flifrttiste3 y ilat commiBiibn;tsidei'ii ' 3 'm1,-7
atlcbj delaTationt'andi no. I fcffccUjf a'aTfeWaf dlostritioa -of those pt,M$ir4.i.-iic4a fstiNialtsl - that,-ttt.-fedelpta Into the
tiog been announced, ,-ttie I pteg; The aot of. Co'iiirrese $f the thil d-j Treasury 'during the eurreDt Jew, Exclusive
g been found advantftgeoua 1 ,ur.Ma thousand eii-ht hnni&ed anti fif'-i of leanatlwiU exeeedVihteen4niIlioM v
hiik ainee remained. Slid Still .i..L.i ;.n.,i;.,t. fi.?h. ri-mrn I K.ii.M.,1 t!..,an,l' t.-llnt uil.i.i ittik ii
lih our conrmorciW'rc-Jof the !. year amiHinilng to nine lailiiuna
ar executed with perfect
has heon earftriftJ v.hrinf d. thit
', that tlif naut f!nnvelitiim ahbutd Continue m l iniiJi.iifril irfirm.tiat(itV lkLttt -titS cori. 1 th Mttili wOlild'. of ila'nwft muint. add tMm
ivrec wr iwo vears. iruni Me nri .wimnii i rinvirm or tneir nevouuronarv -.sinirLne. i a sentiment oi iusuce mra conei nation, ntaae
of that year and: far sin .indefinite terra after rt -in. ht lirnoait ; of kofiatinr Watiw ' off taour eitiaens tfte indemnitv td which thev
miesa one ipi tne pai-uca numiiu i commerce .wcttt eyery European power, vi nt aro cnwisa, ana mertDy remove irom our
ciare its intention to t
vent, it, should cease
Six months, from
such, intention Ui
Convention bavin
to bfilh iiartiea. il
remains, in;.: force.,:. At the time when jof.VrfncW peace, wca a neWoverture to fb-1 um ieniMning iii the. Treasury atthe end
....c.,.m. wa uinwwKu, -""-"""o lrChjn nanon to essoin
ouiiiccxi were lelt unaevTieo, anu uarcrcumriy
"wit claim to indemiiitv for S
ere committed uu i.or commerce
, wars. . ror tnee interest ana cuums, tit Sti EiecDtive on the suWect 1 ment of the vear. the interest on the ptVi
.1, - . r t. t.ulb' .b1"' : - rr'j . .T.,.-.f .... , I . ..--... . ...... ... . .
tiii'vh-uhhiw ui in iii.re-, ., , ' (..- - wr': " wittur.aoa anwaus ci eleven minion, ov ,u-
V . .ttrovision. : a- sirbsedtient day. bT'a:fnwe,f . ,lJr.i; '..it, Up ininArl o AjMi w riie:aAn
cvrmprchensive.swl definitive Tresiy. t T he niualinni slution. lw the Northwest: baUncwof more than three million dollars'
ico'ecK
tlib'rV
lu.Ton. Which iflaV tmbracekhd aiTshge-alli
vxis'me diH'iT'.pces. and every other coticerq,tt- at...' . ,:n iw,j,,,i- k u;d I nfth mmim nr.iki Muild : be Hii-.hiu-.
,J ' wbstfctb'ey ;.ave a wmnfoh m;e8,fJ before the 8atie4a for tNereevi;iftei.'e?Ifa ,hy the (ordinary revenue, the act o ithe
iu accession oi me in-cuy . "--Mijtiiiiil author itv of that bodv. witn rete i twentvixtu otnisT. auturrizea a wan or ore
ent wn.cD um occurred mw w f 1-, to lU rtificaiibn. U i proper to addl raUlion doll ara4 four and a hU pet cent, to
thelaat Seswoft'ol tgreskr 7,- j;, iJwt wh'Stf tUii, negociation f meet the aroe. By this arrangement an an-
. .1 K n'.ta'iil f.nw .rmm. It llitSr. I . .. ' A - .1 .-d. . A m Ui. nt if thin I nu,l.oiiinlLki.i'iiA fthk nuhilA nf vA-
roursansts on tliesame toowng tnat it uw at I a haa been-very atisfactory..:.;:xx il 'vity-pve thousand dolJarsff s t ''- si'. "J'ri.
ti..-; Alrk iKtfti1 rhe basf or Irea' an1 1 four hundred' aixtV-three thousand nine hnil-
poUfltjOtill Which I ..,,A MAnttfTrti -.-Tbnit: nrrtwanWi' has 'rter-ldratd twenty two riollara and eiirhtv-btie cent.
to the- la'C I,,. iiul. iB !" rvm-rrrsa. aniTat 'be I wrtL ad j1'uu-i--mW rhe aurrant diiburse-
the Army ess;
U is much irnl(
ment, bak auin:
other inHti.o vn
degree of Km
has shown .Hhst
th corps ''of An
discipline oi tiic
Military Kb tabj is
t
V. "V.
tl last Sjcssioa; ; By the convention of on
thouaaiid eight hundred and tittteni tne com-1 pg w in goa'erntnetrt of last, a ban offiVd mlHSofl dbftew, waa'aotW
nip j . ,mJ. f.iH.t ; tfltfctit h lat ,wo IVieed in rder to meet the award, under the
The great:' ml ' eatifwiiiifaiT- changes I i .Under tile acC of the twenWotmh of. May
therre bet weea the Un
i :riush ilomlnions, m Kurrme and tne msi r-1 -'"7T", lLZi flWJn the tViendlv
d e VhsarrsriRcd on a principle of rip.i.
'ty Thst convention w as rfinfir'ined and Cbn
1 1 tinned. jn 'force, with sif, exceptiofis, by a
' vjnhseqnenVTre-..'y, for the t rm ot ten years,
, . i from ;lio;twn. -.U .Octoltr, oiie thousand .
iU 'hundred and e'.phietn, the date of the
i lattrt ; The trade -;ihhe British colonies in
', ' West Indies, hssr.otasyet, been arranged
.' bj tnfW or other 'w to our satisfaction. An
Pr,",ch td that result has been made by Lt
gislatrie acts. Whereby many serious impedi-
. .ments which fiiidWn raised bv the parties In
drltnct o their refcVe claims, acre r'-ffip
relations whicli; under all of them; 'have bee;
maintained with those power by tne unrrett'
States, hii' e been bhsTacles to lbe a l.just meal
of the particular Wbjecfs cf diseossion which
nave arisen win eacn. a resoMrtina v, ic
imie. adopted st their last session called
for inlormirtion as to t!-.e eii'ect prodiHt4 ujv
on our whitions with Spurn, by tne .recogni
tion, on the part of the United Stater, of the
Pide'pendeht South' Amtriran GcawimenU
The yapers ennta'ing that iiitarnitoti are flow
conmuracatcl to tOftgrcsst
rieed in nrder to meet the awards, under the
FJoma-Ti-eaty, Whteh was nepotiattd at par,
with the Bank of Chef United Stale at tbiir
4tiA a half peK cent. 1b limit of interest fixed
by the act. : By tbia pro sion the claim ot
oer 4titM,"who hsd sustained so great a
IOby spoliation, and from whom indemnity
bad been so. long Withheld, were promptly
paid- Fur these advance the puulio will be
amp1 repaid,, it o diaunt day r by the. tale
of the land in Florid. Of tb great advan
t?g resulting fi-om the acquisrttov sf the
territory tit other xespecu, too nigh an. ea.i
tc ale. cannot be fofmcd '
v cademv,-eft wmcn
aw -to which
. ttejf improve
uphCiBorf; with any
I tie kind, i high
.wiiehence, however
ipersed. condition, ;of
, i unfavorable to -Uie
,)urtnt branch of )lie(
i.ut. To' remedy, thi in.
convevwehce. e'foveiKcbm. . ncs have b;en as.
sembud at the fortification ercoted u uid
Point Comfort, as ' a , achool for uillery Jn
struetinrt. Wit h intention, ai they, shall
perfected in the vwious duties of that service,
to order, tnein to ouier, posts, anu io suppiy
their places with. other, companies, for: in
struction in like mahhicr; lit , this modi a
toniDlete kiiowledit': of the science snd du-
ti s of this arm; wih e extended throughout
Cfte whole 'coi jia of ' artillei . .fBid, to carry
this object' tYitly into. effect, will require the
aid of Congress, to' obtuirt which, the aubject
is now suumii ea royour cgnsioersuon,
'" Of tbepropres' wiiiph ha been made 'in
die construction 'of t'urtilications. for ' ihe
permanent defence 0f our maritime frontier,
according to the plan decided on snd tu the
port of tbe Secretary of War, which is here
wit'A communicated 'wSB tive-,a deta'ded ae
r -t 1 Therr finul combietion erinot faiI ta
,t k.reat aduitiohal security to that frontier.
and to dimmish, prbponiooablrj the expense
oidefendmg it m tbe event of w.r wf
eress ai me uui acaaion. ior ino ui)iruTc;iieiit
ofthe iiSvicatioO of the Mississippi and the
Ob o, f tli Iiarbor or Tresqo'isle, on laxe
F4ie, and tne repair or tnu riy moutn ueacii,
are in" eoue of reeular exec ut torn and
there-1 res..i to believe that tbe spprepri
at ion. in each instance, wiuhe adeoaste to
th obiect. -To carry these impiovemd:j
lullv into effect: the superintendence of them
hss been assigned to otucera or tne wor a oi
Engineers.--.r I : i ti. ftJffoC.M&;; '
? Under me act tt me auuvAprn iss, u
thortaimr tlie President lo'cause survey to
Lbe; md!, with the toecessarjr plan and esti
miWs,of such roa l and canals, a he might
deern of national Importance, to; a commercial
vt miltUiy point of view, or forthe transpor.
lion oi te inmif a Uuara nas oeen inuiu
ted, sdnliisting ol two distinguished oflicers
6r the Corps of tbglneers, -und a distinguish
ed civil Bncmeer. with essiataiit. who have
leen actively employed, in carrying nm er
fect the object vt the act. inty nave care
full examined he rouM between the Poto
mac and the Ohio rive. i between the latter
and liake Brier between the Alleebany aid
the Suaouehannab: and the route between
the IX l ware and theHariton, Bftrstabl,and
caoaiwenca early 14
tbe text aeason, .toe execution af jih ctUr
branch of Ust let, that whick rrUte ta
rsaj( and with Uae surrey of a riie front
thi City tbraurt (be Bouibera tutea to New
Or (eaas, the iaapartaace of which cannot be
to h'ghly estimated. All ih oflicers alb tb
the Corp of Engineers, woe eould be spared
from uW Brvioea. kve been emrdmed in
eiplminr andiurwv'mr th routes for nanals.
To digevt a plan, tor oota objecta. Kir (aa,
great purpose apavified, wiU leoaita thet
otighv knowledge af every part oi oar LVkxu
and oi ta retatoa ot eaca part to the otters
snd of all to the teat af the General Govern
ment. For sacta a digest it wiU be neoeaaa
ry thatue wionnatsua ae full,, annate and .
precise TYith a view to these important ob
jectsl submit to the consideration of Con; v'
grea tbe propriety of eemrgmr ootb the -corps
of fcoginecrs, the Military and Top
gtapkicaL It need scarcely be remarkVl -
that tbe aaore extensively thea eorpe are en . -.
gaged In the improvement of their country,' -
ta the cxacttf tone of toe pawtr ot Congress,
and in aid af the tatee.'in such, improve - '
ment at lie beyond thai limit, when such a4 " '
is desired, tbe happier the eflect. will be in
many view of which tlie uhject ia auscepti
ble yBy.pr'itUing' nf thtiracienoa the work i V .
will always be well riecutadi and by f iviag f:
to tbe bAicsrauch employment, our Cnian
will derive all te advantage in peaoa at wI)
a in wr from tliearr talents, and- service ,. f
which thev can afturd. ta this mode aln. .
tba olilitarv will he incoroorated with th '
eiviL and unfoundetl aqd iriiuriouk 'dcsTine' -i,-
.i.j: r v .i t i .. ..
until anu jmrju.jior every r.nm, oe oonw t
away. To the corps themselves, thi aemce :
canno) fail to be equally useful, iBa. by tbb '
knowledge 'they would tbu acquire, they
would , b eminently betterYiuaLfii-d. in the
event of war, for the great purpose for which
they were instituted ; . ;-.' t
Our relations with the Indian tribe wiihta
our limits, have not been materially changed
during the year- l be Hostile disposition e, " ,
vinced by certain, tribe on the Mis-oui du ' '
rih tha ut year stdl continues, and has tx.,1' j':,. -v .
tended In aome degree to those on the Upper p , ' ;
Mississippi and the Upper Lakes. , Several, ' V -
parties of our citizen have been plundtrerl '-r I , -'yt v !
and murdered bv those tubes. In order ta i" - 'j .1
esHahlish re-ation , of friendship with them, J ' t,"-'C
Congresa at tbe last session tnade an appro ''
pnation for Trealiea with them, and for the1,'- ' " '
employment in a auuauie M.iury rscpn .to
accompany and attend the commissioners, st-
th places appointed for toe nego 'ion
This objee. baa ot .een effucted, .The reason
was too t ir advanoed when tlie epproprnuton.
waa made, and the i' ".tnnce too great tq per
nut vt but mensuret have been taken, and alt
the pivt-araiiona Will be completed, to nc
tfomplKih
teason
DCiKViMir ui iiio lira uij ui, uiw v luev, J .
nSrtiCulartv jon the Unner M iaisiriDi. and the t -
Ulket, ii ii) ho small degree owing' to the
wsn wiiicfh are carried on between the tribet
residing tii that ouarter, measures bsve htctt
taken t9 bring about, general peace am n '
hem, wbich, it iiccesstui, Will not only temL
to tlie security of our citreen. but 1 i' grest
advantage to the Indians themselves- . , X
i With the exc-pUon t the Tribes referred
pr-i-rationt will be completed, to kc It-f f
jliiih it at an earU period in the next ,
)l'i'V'VVV:V:..n' k
ilievrnglhat the hos'Uity of, tlie trlhe i x ; 1
to bur relations with ail the others are on,, ,
tie iani'e friend'y footing, and it afford '
great satiitacnon to add that tueyare ma
irng steaay aayanrci in civilization, and id
improvement ' of "tlieir condition . : Many oC xv
the Tribe nave already ntte great protfree '
intRcarta' 6f civilize ' . Thia desirable!
t-ealklHia been forouRhi. wut by tbe humaro) v
Tnd perteverirg1 policy of the Govt rnmrnti
and, parucuiarly, by means or the appr,pn -
tion iui the civilixntiort of (be Indians. 1 tie
have been etabh"shcdunftprthe provisions oi , '
thiact,-thirty t'(i'0 achu. i, cont .ng "nine
hundred and altteen tfcholar, who are well ,
insirncted In ae4fal branches of liter re, v
and likewise; in agriculture, and the onhuary '
Under tle appropriation to authorize tm. '
W
t
,
ties with the? Croeks, and Quapaw Indians
oommtssionera nave been appointed, and ne
gotiation are now pending, but the result, iv - '
not yet known--' -,WwV'.i-i
ror more iuu iniorroation respecting tne '
principle wbicb hat been adopted for cairying t
into effect the act f Congre- u;horiilng a
surveys, With plan and estimatei for canala y
and Toads, and on every ot her branch of dntw
r incident to tlie D " irtmi nt of Var.f fer.
you to-.the Report i i thp c-cretary. -J 1
V rhe squadron in iuc , -eouerranean naa
been maintained in the extent which was pro;
P4ed in the Ueportof the Secretary of the,.
Navy, of the last yesr, snd ha allorded to
our commerce the necessary protect ion in
.hat ea. 't Apprehend wg, however, that tha '
unfriendly relations which have existed be
tween Algiers and tome ot tne rowers or En-.. -':
rope, (night be -extended to us, it has been , ,
ihoughlxxpedlent to augment the force there, ,
and,' in rtonseq-ience, the - North-Carolina,1 , v
ship of i the li"-, has been prepared;' ami -will
sail in a fo ' ; t o join it 1 , r ; s ,
-The force emp ..ed in the Gulf oi Mexico 1
and in" the neighboring scat, for lie u ppre
sion of Piraeyy bus likewiM been presi rved
eitentially in tile U.e in which it was during . ,
Uie Inst year."' A preserving effort has been '
i. r. u . U.i:i... ..r -i. -i . . t'--
and much protection hat thereby been a d
cd to our commerce, but' (till the practue U I
far Irony , being supprteaaed. Prom ever
view which ha been uken of the subject, it '
is thought that K will be necessary rather to
augment than to 6imiiiisb; our force in that ,
quaner. ' There is reasoned believe that tha
piracies now complained of, are committed '
by U s of Robbers who Inhabit the lnnd,
ana vuo, Dy, prcaerring. kou iniciiiReiiPc ,
with tlie towns, and seizing favorable oppor
tun' ies, ruth forth and foil on unprotected V1
rev.' TU nillre-b 'thii' taken thev carry to c '
tbeir lurking iiiwei, vnd dispose Cf alter.
, i- rt a -I . . -1
petvn rage
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