: s
' ' '-'". " ' .' ' ' - ' ; '-.'' '''' .''- -i- '-V'-,'- '' ' ''.''" f,-' Cv-;t
: . v;'1"''1' ; f 7f W'' If : ft?-ft'toW.C assigned tfa Ute-1'.'"'
Coftgrcs? ot the U uiteq fo'tfcSy CS3 0f fllc hours a reason for moving .;jn.auV e
lJ. S;. SUMMAKY. "'" ' rSffi ; 1'p'''J'f" 'I
: i , , ..., . .. , l W liinlt rrmtinn ti-na nilnnrnit h- l'nr 7Q
. 1 .,. . ... . . -l : .:. .... 1 '
'"iM.a lluitii.. uccordiiie to the W.lv-r W-.h to 69.
r. 1 riur.i itawir mid a cmittr. iil'i! til nu.u .hi uuriiuirm, luc suwuit w uuai-
the Vvlfole, Mr.Slaeon in the chair,"' oolite rc- ponctj until to-morrow. j " - 4 ,
whIj M'liiCB the reputation, oi lite frm 4t iuc . . . . , . . . .
If, State, has been M..tiiU.by"lj.M.er. ; rc)!ccted ihe l'residcnUiiw message to
.t. .Mtrownl. Si-utt and Guinea mA Uritr. iey. Conci-ess at the commcnGCinctit ot the last
iconrb. These resolutions Avere yes'ii'rily session, Mffmcd the .Hi fse that; .tlie com
;, aiiicudeJ U .committee by tWinsertin" t"the aiMUilSwieral of the Canadas had selected
names of OeueralsP.- B. Sorter, liipi'v aud a number of : .American prisoners of wa', and
, jMUIer. ;;Tbese amendments were, after yu sent theni oyer to Kngland-.'. in - close Qonflnc-
SIUtrolv uiuit)'""'jii "J, ,uv 1 ' , K"irti iiim mat vil inai av.ii or nj.Ti.v iji u ii ,a-
reoiutwn approbatory f the -conduct !' Hi Jiation had beeit commenced. It would be i-e-
' GenMacomb Vas Ulw aineiivicd, on tbe.n)ti..i i ollcctcd. also, that towards the close of the
tit Mr, Shipherd of K. V. by adding thyw y ,;vH:.:un in C01IHeuencc of a resolution pissed
"Ana, inns wnwwtu, vjT'r'" 7. i;r - r " , u' Vwu5ni hhsi aavlsablo wru. i
ed 10 ailiird readiriv v; ' "i co-operatiorrt)f the fleet :- 1
rud,the iTouse ailjoHrned, ' r-';.;;;., You speak of responsibility Vu
V e joint resolatiou from the
Jsinc, thft joiut liibrarfcoraraittee df Congress - n , T w, ie.rdcni
Mcletterson waureaa a tuiru iww m mvuu- j
he hohofort!
Ired itself into aVommittee of ommatid has been antj. wiU be preservel?!
e,ha of Ky. in the. chair, bn hat may happen. r H
the , names ;ot; xWr-uencm looc-rs, ...i? hy t,,c Sciiate l statement was Siven of-tbe
V r: L . , situation ot the prisoners sent to Jb.nstanu.' ana :
of tue jniiiua oi, vermoHw . . n rhse who as hostages had been confined on
The resolutions, than ameniJed, were oi lUrtit ., ; .
ed, andpassexL
1 Tho house rcsw!
the resolution from the Senate expressive of the Itwill be very difficult to retire from forti?
9eii8efvUou!;ress relative to tne wciory oi me .w9 yivasou a me remains ot my gallantliw
Keaeock over the Kpervier. T resolution army are, by a superior force of the enpm
haying been rad But no other .alternative will be left us ,3
.Mri- Pleasants of fVa. (the chairman of the; reinforcements SfMjcddy arrive - 681
NavaeomfOittee) aaid it wks not liis iiiteuti The militia are comine . in in consi ,1 v i
to detain the '.committee by any extended remark numl)ers, but itifinot yet5srertainrfI2 '
on mis sudk'CI. h ub ucuuu i ,nvn fHm,iv W nt"f. .
ftoiuuon reiernui, more pariicuiunji, nuif
inodbowwl
The Serrfn
. - vvui t i rji
tha,w any'which preceded it demonstrated the STTr V' general . I2ar4
superior tv of American tannery .V. To'sltew tha v
ths, Mr. K quoted Capt. Warrintou'8 letter to f?1 l M
tlielserrMnrv of the Naw ,nouicu.S tie vie,' M advisable.) Should YoJ
- , . -.. i i. r?.i... .. ...i- .. i... j -v decide ofherwiKAitlint Cu-n t i . T
torv-j-atta iiucrreu irom ii iuu.i jiu-acnoii um .:, - -. .Uu womucotofc
tphesrossed for a third readins, Aye, M '"iKr. E' ,,n ! nleu de Letween ves.el, ofany tlunith, orsend toze a reinforcement of Zt
r The lloifst resolved it-elt.nu, a -.miuiice , i - - " " i T like e.al force ... which there -ha been so to 3000 men. .' -
of thewbo e, Mr. King, o v. ur, ("r1 "J reat a disparity of execution.': He hoped the- & have not .hcarct from (Qcn. Izard, and W
ontbe r !t "ot 'Ho V,,w?It wVoTWiJ waiiTld-bouAnimoii-Ij' adoptetl. - ' ijiii.tp apprehend hat somcthinXsll
mittecCongrMoeoj. tract tr ibp purchase , the pubhc should Know on what prmciples it N obfecon beill . maje amiidmebt pro- to .retard' V prevent his 'morementiTi
,of ihe.Library oLAlr. Jeflmon,. . . had been settled. M ,th lhat; view he offered osed eowmith roge knd reported their thankyou oiXoS,1'
The leuer ot Mr. Jefferson to Samuel rl,. the followmrcsolutiort : , iccment to the resolve, whieh bordered to mc on tixiUF tl0MfQ can m
Smith, Ei- offenog the Library o tongres , llesolvelU. Thatthe President of Unitedta5tllirJiXeadk
onlheiro njt.;tnftl,4i.v fifid. -ri'T".! i.1 .adoration and t.
tnonf. tn reniaee . in some ueirne iiie io u- : i:0 : ;nr...;af.t ,5fi. : - ,. i i v- wuiorrvniir, .
tained in this respect by the recent invasiou,
M as read. The letter states that the collection
has beeu the work of. fifty .years aurl of great
care and attention (and said V consist of ten
thousand volumes) a collections which he hal
Resigned, at his death, to have offered the re
fusal of to Congress but this intention, the
letter states, is hastened by the re.ceut events,
as tlie feW year yet left toJiiin woutd afford
him but a barren use-of this extensive and val
uable Library. -The whole letter shall be pub
lished if we can obtain a copy of it.
? After much desultory conversation, as to the
Value of this Library, the nature - of-tbe. selec
tion, &c. the committee rose (in order, appa
rently, to give further, time to the , Members to
examine the catalogue) and obtained leave to
js.it again, and The House adjourned.
-..HOUSE UF BEP VEDNE8nAY0CT.d2 .
jyir." PleasanU of Virginia, from tho com
mittee of aval Affairs, -reported without" a
tnendment the resolutions froth the Senate in
honqr of Capt. MacdonoughJ his pQiccrs and
Crew :, and they were made; the order of; the
fl.iv for to-morrow. ' ,
The house was then encased for two hours
' !n a debate on the resolutbirsl expressing -the
thanks of Congress to Gen.'Ilrowii, &c,vhic
were referred to the military committee. '
, The Order of the Bay on Mr. Jackson's
. motion to amend the constitution having been
jfcalled up, on motion of '.Mri Jackson of Va.
the. further ; consideration YoTthe ? samo; was
postponed to and made the ordei1 of the day for
jbe fn'st Monday in Hcqember next.
V, And the House adjourned. f
HOUSE OP BEP. THURSnT OCT. 13.
not br engrossed for a third reading ; in other
words, that it should be rejected.
- And the House adjourned.
) . noiTSE OT' REP. MONDAY, OCT. 17.
Mr. Jackson of Va. made rt motion to print
two thousand additional copies of the Instruc
tions to our Ministers to treat of Peace in Eu
rope. " v . . - .';rX
Mr. Grosvenor of XL V. moved to amend
the said motion' so as .to print these instruc
tions entire, as received from the President,
The house was today engaged On the report (that is, including the few passages not deemed
jttf the military committee, to whom had been proper for publication.)
tefcyred pn yesterday the resolutiorcrrespret. The-eaA-er- feeling a difficulty in receiving
ng Gen. Brown, &c,' These resolutions wr re this motion tinder present circuinKfances
prdcred tohoi Wad a tliird time ; and the Mr. Grosv&nor required the galleries to be
house. then took un the resolutions resecting cleared, and strangers were excluded accord-';
iVPDonouarh's victory.- which were unani-! ingly.
jnously iMissedi ' ; ' The doors nrm&incdcjosed fgr two hours;
opinion it -win noi oe incojisisieni wiui , house of rep. Thursday i
the public welfare, all the communications to T)ie ' 'Senate having returned the resolution
or fitnv the gnm-hmcnt of England or licr a-J fom the House in honor of Generals Brown,
gents hot heretofore communicated, relative, to! Scoit, Gaines, Macomb, liinley. Miller and
Com. Isaac Ckca
jacob unowx.
mccy.
NEWS INDEED f
the commencement and progress of the acts of Porter, with sundry fcWhnents. (not affect- ilrad a ldterto a " : .
retaliation founded on or produced by the con- ing the object of th n lv) the samQ were . - J dated ylcmfl
duct, of- the British commander in Canada iii referred to the committer on MilitaiT aff.urs. I ' vi,, r -- -
selecting and sending to Great Britain for tri- j
al anumber of individuals taken prisoners of
war from the American army : and any in-
cJciTed to the committer on iMiutan'
A resolution was also received from the Scn-
NSHVILLE, TtEN.1
" Sinee T rrtmirMnrrd
.iiveomeHtCm relative riveo; that a large portion of tho inhabitants
to the capture ot the Rntiali Reindeer hy tho T.m.;c;a am l V
formation he may have in his possession re- American Wasp. Referred; .to the committee tation of Nicholas fin treating bi'm T'
lative to the p,ent condition of such individiu 0 naval Affairs. ' , tZ S
als.
The resolution was agreed to without de-
Mr. Lewis of Va. said the honse having de-
e" nnkeA-Tn rnnjpmkpnrr h,f whir-U ..... in .
Cided that Congress shall not remove from this AVho arc well affec&d to tlie coimfrv arA
. n . . ....... -
I a j i . m
uaie or oimnsitmn. And rninniirteA ornerml yi ho thnftn-Kf it miUi ttmic c .iil
. , ri. :. . " " V i r V . r1""' . . . i """'i'." ngineir property to thatc and other nla.
to be appointed o present the, same to the immediately be taken towards making ;a rov - ceS of safetyA aie invading armS
President of the Uhited States, Uion for the better accommodation of the dif- lv oxnerted te lanrl new X? Or ILfl?
Mr. Lewis of Fa. called up for consider ; ferent .lenartments of the government. With lSr!V
i j in uv ill. At. i ,: '
tion the bill for the temporary removal of the ; tliis opinion he moved the following resol
seat of government from the city of Washing- i Resolved, That the committee of the l)i
ton. v , trtf fidiimhia. lip invtnirtod ! ptuinim im
ution.i
strict
of Columbia be instructed it enouire into the
The question was put Shall the hill le en- , expediency of rebuilding or repairing the Pre
grosscd and read the third time ?" and decid- j sidenfs House, the capitol and Publick Offi
ed as follows, Yeas n,Nays 33. ices, and into tlie expences necessarv for that
150 tne House urtcrinincu that the Dill should purpose ; and whether the public interest or
Foreign.
convenience wouid be promoted by any
change or alteration of the scites of said buildings.,.
when wo wi re ngain admitted
It appeaw.-d .that the inotien of Mr. Grosve
no!".v,iirt j'4',jctcd, and that of Mr. Jackson
. TtfESDAT. OCC 13,
; Mr. Ie'it is of Va. presented the memorial of
a number of inhabitants cf Alexandria, ntating
their indiguarit surprize at the slanders in cir
culation respecting that city, and praying a full
and fair examination by Congress of their enn
duet during the late visit of the euemy to that
town. The memorial was read.
iM f- Lewimoxed io refer the memorial to
the committee of investigation appointed on
th& subject j which motion, after sonre desulto
ry eftnvepat ienvras agreed to.
Thisi' motion was agreed to, 70 to ?B.
Mr. I'leasantH ofJVa. trom the committee of
A mcricun Intell i ; e 1 1 ce .
WASHlNOTO.V-ClTT, OCT. 26.
Copy of a letter from Maj.' Gen.. Brown to Cam.
Chamicey, dated
Head-Quarters, Buffalo, j
. - , - ScntemlP 4. 1814.
SIR Your letter of the 10th ult. after go- pression ihat your President was the dupe
ii)g the roundsr- w as . delivered to me a few ; tlie Usurper, and thinking he Inust crunb lis,
days since, on my way to this place, j ----hewafl-aa abtqir in the cause which wcaro
The exception you take at my letter to tho bound wra to resent. I sincerely pray that an
secretary, would-be very reasonable and pro-1 overuling providence may guide you and $z
Thr. nravhled the fleet "of - Lake Ontario w:ls ffn--nirrmtrhiAT tnn. Arid I mav live to seef '
The committee to which bad been referred
tlie resolution for removing the seat Of gov
ernment reported a hill, in blank, for that
purpose. This bill contemplates the removal
t)f Congress wUhin20 days after its adoption,
to such place as shall be agreed on, there toi
cmain until the close ol the first session
. after the. termination the ( war, Coiisidera
hlc debate took place on the bill, and several
motions were before the house, when, on mo-
'tion of Mr. Stanford, the subject was laid on
the table.-' .. ':
On motion of Mr. Cooper tf K. Y. a reso
lution was adopted, instructing the Secretary
.of War to make a report to the house 'of tho
- ' claims of the several states' and territories for
monies advanced in paying the expenrcs of the
tnilftia of any state or territoiy, heretofore
called out under the authority of snch state or
territory, for the purpose of repelling invasion '
efejidihgitrmJheJncnrsioi
t my ; specifying what calls, if any, have-not UfiJ.fil V flj .,u
ucen sancxionea oy me i rcsiuent ot uio min
ted States, and distinguishing "the items which
" under existing laws may he adjustrd arid set
tled,' and such also tts ennftot be settied withotit
. legislative provision. V r - . ; f '
: And the House adjourned .If of f he ' Library of Mr. Jefferson, wa again-re-j know, that the supportl had a right to cx
t - - iiousis iiv Kir. rKiiiAv, October i. .. , , ,. . . ; . . pect was ifot afforded inc.
f .Uctorc mucn . business was done, a message ,; amenHenvproposea jesieraay gonS to j I consider my conduct towards yourself and
t was received trom the President of the t"h:", l.,,c MW5 ttho navy, as not only honorable, but, sir, as
States, transmitting a number of documents ln.if Jh doJIarh' bcl"S et uudcr being viry liberal and friendly, from the date
The discusln which commenced vesterdav of ny report of the battle at Sackett's Har-
to be excluded the House. The doors remain- . . ,ia,..' ...j -.i 1 1 bor to tne nresenf honr. The troom undor
, , -5T I't i if u i -rtri Ai was to-day continued with considerable vivaci- w r lu u,r i11 A 1111 . irowps unaer
, ed closed until half past two o'clock. When they t , -f. -; , Z my commaml h:v ;d ways been disposed of so
wre again ppencu-- ; . . The debate before its conclusion became ralhv
.i . , It appeared that the Message embraced the er to animated, and being checked by the spea
instructioris to our Ministers now in Europe,, er, the question was permitted to be taken.
which the, President announced his intention : There appeared lobe, on the YeaYand Navs.
;,, . l!ocL-thfc.aniendmeot , ... , " . . &7
Against it ; v 103 "
tVehave beenpoUteiffaxoredwithtkfdlsnm
j extract of a letter to a gentleman in thin city,'
! C Philadelphia J Anted 4
! : LONDON, JTNE 28,1814,
The Emperoi- of Russia has endeared
; himself to all ranks, by an urbanity of man
, nei-s, as unexpected as gratifying, ttothine haf
Mr.-Gliolson of Va. said he saw no reasoir escaped, him or his amiable sister the Dutches
for stirring the question cf changing the. scites , ofOldenburgh.
oi these buildings at present, ai d hoping the
gentleman would expunge that part of his mo
tion. ,;---.. ' . "'.
After .., some further conversation Mr. G's
amendment was agreed to. Ayes 87t '
And tho resolution, as amended, was adopt
ed. " - .
The House resolved itself into a committee
)f the wh"ol Mr. Lewis in tho chair, on the
bill fiH the relief of the officers, petty officers
and seamen under tlie command of Commo
dore Joshua Barney.
A motion was made by Mr. Taylor of INT.
Y... to lay the hill on the, table. There were
for tho motion, Odagainst it, 59. So the bill
Va4r Taid"nn the table. -; , ;
The Military committee askd and obtniacd
leave to sit for a week during the sittings of
the House. .
' And the House adj oumcd. , '
Quakers, attended . their public worship, ap
pointed a deputation fcom them, who spent
an hour wiih hiny, and made most' JilmoiV
fers to any of the Society that might v$tas
kingdom. I am Convinced his on;n "country
will benefit hy his1 vijitto this.- All our re
joicings for Peace, have had "a" damp in ray,
mind, that America is left out, and to fear that
our swords will btyjigain unsheathed on that
country, though I hope it will end in the pa
fade of war andtlit we shall soon befriends
again, or at least not open enemies. There fe
I an-originality in the Peace on the continent,
winch I trust Will mihience tlie American mintv
It is not to he found in the pages of modern
history, not since the' time of Qyeen Esther and
her converted R'ngtin his conduct towards to
Jews whom Tie conqnfed and liberated.
. Our government wanted 25 millions .stw
ling as a loan this monh, it was immpdiatdy
subscribed, and I sold ray shares the same day
at 6 per cent. premiumjt is now about 4 per
cent premium, though the. National Debt is
near 0:ie WiousqnA JtilUon'1. ,It-ioiVompn
hensibly great, and sets calculation at dsfatct. '
The people here cannot, get rid of t-ie jin-
Naval Affairs, reported a bill directing ihe
Staff Officers of the Army to comply with the
irejisition8 of Naval and Marine officers in
certain case9 ; and a hill for the relirfof
, seamen" and marines at
a under the eomuianu'of
Joshua Barney,, Esq. for the loss of clothes and jmcnt and as- the government led mc to be-
baggage by blowing np the flotilla.) The bills ;leve that thetleet under your command would
were twice read, ana committed.
your private property, over w hich the govern
ment had 'no control. But as I have been m-
rlieve that it was the property of the
ducea to
nation subject 'to the orders of the govern-
sjcedy and happy Peace."
True American.
' FRAXKFOBD, (GRMAVY.) XCLY 16.'
Tlie doputation sent by the Senate of S.I
Petcrshiir? to his Mnlestv the. Emperor of Ru-'
, - - - j -.--- , - .. , m
be, upon Lake Ontario, to 'co-ouerate with mv sia. fulfilled its commission at Y eimer,. AiU.p
The Tesotfltion anthftrtsingth Library CojoVi division of tlie army, 1st week iVduiy, ?I tprcsentihg tTirieKonarcH'' the homage anJ
mittec of Cohgress to contract for the pnrcbuse have deemed it fit and proper to let the nation gratitude df the Senate and nation theyrequr .
ted permission to give him the title of Bmm ?
and to erect n monument to in honouvr- H'3
Majesty, replied, that he had constantly
deavored to set the nation an example of simp
licity and modesty, that he could not, witiw"
a violation of his principlesr accept tlie p'roffrj
ed title. As to the monument, posterity mm
erect 6ne for him, if they thought he descrrcu
it."
4a:orjamu
with the exception of . a fev passages, deemed
e improper; for publication, ordered t;o bo prin-
' ted. ': , ' ; - ; ... ';..''';' !v-r.L
"The resolutions expressive of the sense of
Congress in relation to ttie achievements of our
military heroes in the Northern campaign, of J
the' present year, were reada third firm, and
: PASSED tTNANIMOirSLT. ' V, V- " X :
J " ' "Mr. Lnois of Va havin? called up the bill
Jfor a temporary rem wal of the seat of govern--.
- tnc-jH' , .'" - - " "' ".. ,::
' So the amendment was loft.
Mr. Pi c ke ring moved an amendment in sub
stance -the sane as that moved yesterday . by
Mr. Oakley and negatived the object of which'
was a selection of part of the Library. " y .
This amendment was negatived by Yeas and
Nays... ' . i'. ' ?y-
An amendment' was then adopted, on raotioa
of Mr. Oakley, requiring he sanction 'of .Con-
?ress to the agreement far the purchase of the
L0IJ)V,AC0.l5rf
Delachrtcnts- of the following ' W"?
as to meet your views to the extent of my pow
er and authority ; an4 asfar as" was consistent
w-ith the ri glits and the honor of the army.
Your information appears very -incorrect as
to-tlietuation-of-he-iiiMny-prevwu to theJembarkal-hRt wwk-foim ica,!
arrival of reinforcementsthLicut. Gen. .tliriMh, 46th, 58fh, 81st, sfith. W
Drummon; From the ninth of July to the
2Mb the whole country was in ourpowcr from
St. George to Burlington Heights, and could
the army have heen supplied with , provisions
from the depots provided on the shores of
Lake Ontario, we should not have doubted our
ability (without reinforcements or additional
guns) to carry the heights when we could
Library, before if should become bindingr ra or advanced upon Kingston, - (as might
... . ..!...
fuiiA...:,- .rt.,.a 1 ij il iilso einurtii
-1st, 8d, 9 th, Slst, 'SMh, -41st, SJfc-S
tooth.; ..Transports will proceed to Cork w
joined by the others. The whole win "
vous at Bermuda.
August 26.-
- ':. . .. 1.4.
The. Duke ol einns
hail V.10 rct cinflJanrf nt Pans. .
a,iuu Alio Ili'JK mv - -.kithr-
An order from lord BathWW'
frmn reitiriiinz t1 ' .
'Ill-T H1, IIIHH ' ....... -
coun
Jill, Vlllv'l n iiuii. , j
try in British' packets without rern