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to be effected by the exchange of stock in 1822 will besccured, to the extent of that difference, by the luttcr process. Bat, it is possible, that the progressive incensc of the revenue, which has been anticipated, and which is necessary to the full operation of the sinking fund, may not be realized. In that event, the public expenditure authorize:! by law may, after the 1st of January, 1825, exceed the pub lic revenue. The remedy in such case must be 1st, an increase cf the public revenue by an addition to the existing imposition ; or, 2d, reduction of the sinking fund. First. A general revision and correc tion of the duties imposed upon foreign merchandize seem to be required. Many of the articles which pay but 15 per ct. ad valorem, ought, in justice as well as policy, to be placed at twenty-five per cent, which is the duty paid upon the principal articles of woollen and cotton manufac tures. The same observation is applica ble to some of the articles which pay twenty per cent, ad valorem. A correc tion of the existing duties, with a view to an increase of the public revenue, could hardly fail to effect that object to the ex tent of nearly 1,000,000 dollars annually. It is highly probable, however, that an in crease of duty on some of those articles might eventually cause a reduction of the revenue ; but this can only take place where similar articles are manufactured in the country. In that event domestic manufactures will have been fostered, and the general ability of the community to contribute to the public exigencies will Jiave been proportionably increased. Second. If it should be deemed expedi ent to reduce the sinking fund, in prefer ence to the imposition of additional duties, it may be satisfactory to know that an an nual appropriation for that object of gS, 000,000, commencing on the first Janua ry, 1825, will extinguish the whole of the public debt, exclusive of the three per cent, stock, in the year .1839. Should the sinking fund be reduced to 8,000,000 dol lars, an exchange of 36,000,000 dollars of ux per rent, stock for five per cent, stock may be effected in the course of the year 1822, if the present price of the Jatter stock should continue, without diminish ing, in any degree, the operation of that fund, in the redemption cf the public debt. Such an exchange would reduce the interest annually 360.000 dollars. The loan of 5,000,000 dollars, which was authorized by the act of 3d March, 1821, has been obtained at an average premium of nearly 5. 59 per cent; upon the issue of five per cent, stock, redeem able at the will of the government, after the 1st of January, 1835. CONGRESS. StTEXTEEXTH CONGRESS TIKST SKSSIO.V. 7.V SEMITE thchslat, dec. 27. Mr. Kindhni presented the petition of the President and Directors of the Bank of the United States, praying certain leg islative enactments for the relief of the Institution ; which was read and referred. Mr. J'JvisjTi, of Ky. presented the pe tition of Transylvania University of Ken tucky, praying a repeal of the duty on imported books; which was read and re ferred. Mr. Knight laid the following resolu tion o. the table : Resolved, That the commi'tec on Naval Af fairs he instructed to inquire into the rate and amount received per annum fur commission or compensation of several navy agents, and also the mode practised by them for furnishing the Kavy ot the United States with supplies; and that they report by bill or otherwise. On motion or Mr. Dickerson, those portions of the Message of the President of the United States which relate to for eign relations, to revenue, to domestic manufactures, to the construction of per manent fortifications, to the naval service, and to the government of Florida, were respectively referred to the appropriate committees The resolution for the distribution of the secret journal, kc. of the old Congress, was considered in committee of the whole, and passed to a third reading. Mr.A'iuon, of Ky. said he was about to offer a resolution to the Senate, which he was aware would present intrinsic diffi culties; but, in obedience to the general wisVes of the people of the state which lie in part represented, and from the con victions of his own mind, as to the utility of the measure, if practicable, he had considered it his duty to propose it for the consideration of the Senate. Since the war, with Great Britain, he said, the pe cuniary distress of the west had been gradually increasing, nntil within a very lctc period ; he hoped, that the tide of misfortune, m the state of Kentucky, was now subsiding, in consequence of the measures of relief, which had been adopt ed by the Legislature of that State. Two circumstances, more than all others, -had angmented that distress of which he. had spot-en. The premature resumption of specie payment on the part of the Banks, end the policy of the general government, which denied to the west a just propor tion of the public expenditure, which he .considered a great grievance, and which J;c had no doubt, would be remedied by Congtcssi whenever a proper occasion presented itself. Mr. J. sidd, -it this time the people of Kentucky were deprived of many benefits resulting from the Post Office Establishment, arising from the causes to which he had adverted ; and he was convinced that his proposition would bring more revenue to that department, ninny letters being returned to the Gen- eral Post Ofiice as dead letters, tor the wr.nt nf some sucli accommodation. lie I also slated the further fact, that it was well known, that the money arising from t!i Post Office Establishment in the west, was paid to western contractors for carrying the mail ; and did not go into the Treasuay of the United States as revenue. If the measure could be adopted without injury to the public, and could extend re lief to a suffering portion of the commu nity, he presumed no indisposition would be manilcsted against his . proposition. It, on-the other hand, it were impractica ble and inconsitent with the public good, it would be abandoned. He said that he very well knew that the depreciation of the paper of the Rank of the Common wealth of Kentucky, compared witn spe cie, or what was denominated eastern funds, for the payment of debts in Phila delphia and elsewhere, induced many gen tlemen, at a distance, to believe that the currency of that state was of little value. But he would take this occasion to state the fact that, within the state, the paper would, at this time, purchase as much real or personal property, as could have been nurchascd by the same amount of gold and silver coin, when the banks were in prosperity, and paying specie for their notes. He had no doubt that such would continue to be the result ; for, while re lief had been given to the people by such a measure, the greatest care had been ta ken to fix the institution upon a solid foun dation. Mr. J. then submitted the follow ing resolution : 4t Resolved, That the committee on the Post Ofiice and Post Roads be instructed to inquire into the expediency of authorizing the 1'ost-MiLster-General to permit the Post-Musters, in the Western Countn, to receive, for postages on letters, the currency of the state in which the said offices are located." The resolution lies on the table. Friday, dkc. 28. The Vice President of the United States appeared to-day, and took the chair of the Senate. Mr. Rugglcs presented the petition of sundry citizens of Cincinnati, in Ohio, praying the passage of a general bank rupt law, which was read and referred. Mr. Johjison, of Kv. submitted the fol lowing resolution for consideration : Resolved, That the Committee on the Judi ciary be instructed to inquire into the expedien cy of modifvinf the law recrtilatincr the merchant j o o service, so as to define more particularly the Ad miralty Jurisdiction of the District Courts of the United States. The joint resolution from the other House, directing the distribution of the Secret Journals, tc. of .the old Congress, was read the third time and passed. HOUSE OF UEPItnSKXTATlVES. TiiunsDAT, dec. 27. Among the va rious petitions that were this day present ed and referred, a memorial of sundry citizens of the citv of New-York, present ed by Mr. Camb'reUng, and praying for the establishment of an uniform system of bankruptcy, which was referred to the committee of the whole house when on that subject. Mr. S. Smith, from the committee of Ways and Means, reported a bill entitled an act to authorize partial appropriations for the military service for the year 1822 and to make good a deficit in the ap propriations for the revolutionary pension ers. The bill was twice read and committed, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Smith gave notice that he should call for the consideration of the same on Wednesday next. Mr. Fhyd submitted the following res olution : Ilrsoh'cd- That tho Prrsidrnt nf thf? United States he requested to cause to be laid before lil bniKsr an account nf tlif? rvnmlitnrr made under the acts to provide for the civilization of the Indian Tribes. The resolution lies on the table of course. frid ay, dec. 28 Mr. IT.J'elsov, from the committee on the Judiciary, reported a bill to provide for the due execution of the laws of the United States within the state of "Missouri ; and for the establish ment of a District Court therein ; which was twice read and committed. Mr. Floyd rose, he said, to submit a motion, relative to the execution of an act of the last session of Congress, which had been the subject of much difference of opinion in Congress, and, in its effect, he had learnt, had produced much chscon tent elsewhere. For his part, Mr. F. said, he, as a supporter of that measure, had acted from the purest and most upright motives. He had very little doubt but that the law had been carried into effect with the same spirit as that which nrodu ccd it. But, as there was'individuals who supposed that they had been aggrieved by the mode in which the law had been carried into effect, to place the matter in its proper light, in justice as well to those whose conduct on this occasion he suppo i sed to have been misrepresented, he mov ed the following resolution : Resolved, That the committee on Military Af fairs he instructed to inquire and report to this House, whether the Army has been reduced, ac cording to the provisions of the act To Si the Military Peace F.stabllsl uncut of the V. States, passed on the 2d day of March, 1821. The resolution was agreed to, nem. con. Mr. Trimble laid the following resolution on the table : Jiesol-ved, That the President of the United States be requested to cause to be laid betore this House such communications between the government of the United States and France, or such other information respecting the construc tion of the 8th article of the treaty of 180o, by uhich Louisiana was ceded, respecting the seiz ure of the Apollo in 1820, for a violation of our revenue laws; and also respecting the discrimi nation made in each country between its own ..;,...:t, tint nf the other asm hisopin- ion it may not be inconsistent with the public in terest to communicate. Mr. Metcalfe submitted the following resolution : 7., TWthr! committee on Public Lands be instructed to inquire whether any, and, if any, what, further provision ought to be made by law to secure the safe transmission of public - . -a a a T moneys from the several land oltices to me piaces of deposit designated by the Secretary of the 1 rcasury. On motion of Mr. Rankin, the resolu tion was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Rankin submitted the following resolution : TiesnlvrtL That the Secretary of the Treasury be instructed to inform this House what causes hnv rendered a nnrtion of the nublic funds un available, designating the place and times at which they have been received, and the sum at mrh nlace unavailable. Also, what bank notes liff h.i ln:triir.toil the receivers of nublic moneys nf the Tinl Offices severallv to receive, in the payment of public lands; what rules or reasons have governed him in making such oaiuc notes receivable at such offices : whether the notes of any bank, not redeeming its notes by specie, have been received, or now are receivable, in navment for nublic lands : what legislative pro visions, if any, are necessary to prevent an ac cumulation of unavailable public funds, and for transmitting, safe 1 v. the nublic monevs received at the several land ottices cf the United States to the Treasury, or other safe places. This resolution lies on the table of course. INTELLIGENCE. lie comes, the herald of a noisy world, News from all nations lumb'ring at his back. LATEST FROM K'GL.L'I. CHARLESTON, DKC 26. The fast sailing ship South Boston, Capt. Campbell, anchored off the Har last evening, in 40 days from Liverpool all well : she spoke on Monday, 18th inst. in lat. 37, 17, long. 60, ship Columbia, (ot Boston, Burroughs, 1 1 days from Savan nah bound to Liverpool- Capt. C. has politely forwaided to us by the pilot boat Caroline, our files of London papers to the evening of the 13th uit. and Liverpool papers to the 15th, inclusive. The moat prominent article of news they afford us, is the re-iterated report that war has commenced between Russia and Turkey A Paris article of the 10th ult. states, cn the authority of letters from Marseilles and Strasburg, that hostilities had actually commenced on the Pruth. But in contradiction to this, the London Courier of the 13th, (our latest paper) as serts that at the latest dates from St. Pe tersburg, there was not the least appre hension of a rupture with the Turks. The King of Great Britain' readied London, from the continent, on the 8th ult. He was eleven days on his journey from Hanover to Calais. The papers abound in particulars he took Cassel, Coblen'.z, Cologne, Leigc, Brussels and Ghent, in his way. He crossed over from Calais to Uamsgate had the wind been-favorable, it was His Majesty's intention to have as cended the river Thames, and landed at Greenwich. The disturbances in Ireland continue without intermission. tk We regret to say, (says the Dublin Journal) that insub ordination and outrage still continue to disgrace the country the counties of Limerick and Cork, in particular, present a melancholy scene of disorganization." Several detachments of troops from Eng land, had either arrived in Ireland, or were on their way to that country. The son of Gen. Freyre was killed in a duel at Paris, on the 8th ult. He was quite a youth, and his opponent, who pur posely provoked the meeting, was a veter an duelist. The affair engrossed much of the public attention. Gen. Bcrtrand has arrived at Paris he lives retired, seldom sees any one except his family and a few friends. An ordi nance of the king had been promulgated, unsolicited, repealing his sentence, par contumace, and re instating him in his rank and honours ; it was highly approved of by all. An article from Edinburg, of the 5th ult. says " November has set in with all the austerity of w inter. Yesterday morn ing a good deal of snow fell ; the Pcntlands and the hills of Fife were covered with it, and during the night the theremomcter was at 30 degrees. Accounts from Barcelona to the 2Sth Oct. represent the fever as rapidly declin ing. 1'hc cannon were fired at Barcelo retta on that day in consequence of there having been no death or new case an nounced. One of the French doctors (Mazet) sent to investigate th causes of the disease, had died at Barcelona ; the others, three in number, had escaped the contagion. A most tremendous gale of wind was experienced on the coast of England, on Sunday the 4th cf November, in which a great number of vessels were wrecked and many lives lost.-Wc do not find the names of any American vessels among The Courier of the 8th ult. says-" Ge neral Vivbs, the Spanish Minister to A- merica, has arrived at Liverpool. The Speech of the King of 1 ranee on opening the Chambers, by express, de scribes in strong language the internal prosperity of France. As was expected, an allusion has been made to I urkey.- -What is said, however, is exceedingly vague. " Great calamities afflict the l-ast. Let us hope that they approach their ter mination, and that the prudence and cor diality of all the Powers will iiml the means of satisfying what religion, po.icy, and humanity may justly demand. the town of Uralsk, the capital ot the Ural Cossacks, was burnt to the ground on the 23d July. Nearly 2000 houses were destroyed, besides two Christian churches and a Tartar mosque. The Greeks seem to be gaining addi tional advantages over the Turks. Tri poliza, the capital of the Morea, is repor ted to have fallen into their hands. The manufactures of Leeds, Sheffield, Barnsley, Wakefield, &c. are so much more flourishing than they were, that ev ery hand is employed, and wages have ri sen. The carpet manufactories in Scotland are at this time fully employed consider able orders having recently been received for the American market. A vessel sailed from Marseilles the 24th ult. with 43 passengers, French, Ital ians, and Germans, destined for Greece. The latest accounts from Spain an nounce, that the yellow fever is making great ravages in Andalusia and Catalonia. T he last advices from Constantinople confirm those which had previously an nounced hostile movements on the part of Persia against the Sublime Porte. Iuq pears that one of the sons of the Schah has marched against the P ichalik or Bag dad. with a force of 60,000 men. An ukase has been issued by the Em peror Alexander, prohibiting any but Rus sian subjects from engaging in th' fisher ies, or any other branch of industry, at any place along the American coast, from Bchring's straits to lat. 45, 50, N. No foreign cssels, unless from stress of wea ther, or want of provisions, or being en gaged in discoveries, with passports from the Russian government, arc to come within 100 miles of the coast, under the penalty of the confiscation of their cargoes. The Courier slates that the Irish papers do not supply those proofs of even com pulsory tranquility which had been confi dently expected from the military and po lice measures which had been adopted in the disturbed districts. Violent outrages continued to be committed, and arms to be forcibly seized. Scarce a single indi vidual is ever arrested, so firmly are the secrets of the armed associations kept. The spiiit of insuboidination appeared to be widening its circles. Constantinople on the 5th Oct. continu ed in an extraordinary state of confusion and ajytation. Measures were taken by the Porte as if the enemy was within a mile of the city. A fire had broken out at 1 1 in the evening, which raged till five in the morning ; the seignior did not ap pear as usual on such occasions, and it was feared that it was only the coveiing for some fatal project. New Ministers had been appointed by the Portuguese Government to the Courts of London, Paris, Madrid, Vienna, Sec. Letters from Madrid of the 29th ult. mention that a difficulty has arisen in the completion of an expedition fitting out for some time past in the port of Cadiz, and supposed to be destined for South A merica, from the want of some ships of war of the first class. It is added, that two Commissioners have been sent to Pa ris to purchase, if possible, of the French government, the vessels required ; and that they have instructions, should the ne gociation fail there, to repair to this coun try. IIERMANSTADTi OCT. 18. News is just received, that the Turks have advanced close to the Pruth. The Russians too have within the last fortnight, again taken their station close to theop posite bank ; the increase of the Turkish troops in Moldavia having excited some apprehensions for the inhabitants of Bes sarabia. The advanced posts of the Rus sians and Turks are in sight of each other. SIR HOllERT WILSON. On Thursday last, Sir Robert Wilson passed through Morpeth, on his way to Howick, the seat of Earl Grey, in compa ny with J. G. Lambton, Esq. M. p. On his arrival at the Qaccn's Head Inn, he was cordially greeted with the welcome cheer of the inhabitants, who had assem bled in an unusual degree, all anxious to obtain a sight of the gallant General. The populace took the horses from the car riage, and drew him through the town, amidst the reiterated plaudits of the peo ple. Before the horses were put to, he ascended the carriage, and spoke to the following effect : u Gentlemen; -It is a great satisfac tion to me, that travelling in company with my Honorable Friend, Itf. Lambton, on a visit to one of the most patriotic Noblemen in the kingdom, Earl Grey, rjpdause,) I should be honored with this proof of your approbation. " I feel proud but permit me to say, proud not as an individual anxious to ad vance his own honour, but as a member of the great community : because I per ceive in your present conduct that you think as Englishmen, that it is impossible to offer injury to one limb of the body politic, without affecting the safety of the whole. (Applause.) " I have been ruined in my profession deprived of the means of bread, my pro-' pcrty has been confiscated, and it remains for me to inquire, and for you to ascer tain, the cause. (Cries of 6 Shame, sham? ! no cause, none " If such things are permitted, there is an end of all justice in this land of free dom and of equity. All I demand is tri al, and only so far I beg of you to go with me- C e ,w"'' VJe, W-'J I court the penalties of the law if I am proved guil ty I say, I court the penalties ; but, Gen tlemen, I feel assured, that if brought to trial, there is not a manly and independent Englishman, there is not an officer of hu manity in the service, not an officer anx ious for his own personal honour, not an officer jealous of military discipline, that will not be forced to give me a verdict of acquittal. ( jflfilause.) ki I repeat that I court enquiry ! I de mand trial ! There is no man a greater friend to the- laws no man a greater friend to the government of justice than I. I declare myself unconscious of of fence ; and yet without the slightest in vestigation, without the least allegation of crime, I am injured in my right as a sol dier, and as a citizen. u If such things continue, if Ministers have power to make the servants of the public the victims of their caprice, where is the use of any code of civil or military law ? The army will no longer be distin guished for officers of feeling, justice, and knowledge, but it must become the tyrannical instrument of despotic author ity. Gentlemen, I will detain you no lon ger ; I am highly gratified with your flat tering testimony, the more so, as the peo ple of Morpeth are distinguished, have long been distinguished, for their exer tions in the cause of Constitutional Re form ; and, Gentlemen, I entreat you to stand firm, let nothing daunt you, let no steps of arbitrary power check you in your course, and I do not despair of be ing able to congratulate you on the at tainment of a great and decisive victory. C Loud cheers. J Xeivcastie Chronicle. GEORGETOWN, DEC. 25. It has been rumored that an unpleasant difference took place at the President's house, between the French and English Ambassadors, Messrs. Canning and De Neuville nay, it is affirmed that they stood in the hall in menacing and threat ening attitudes. This strange occurrence at the house of our' chief magistrate has given rise to a great variety of conjec ture the most favorable which we have heard is, that Mr. C. had spoken dispara gingly of the French government at table. We cannot, however, credit even this, being averse to believe that a gentlemen of Mr. C's. urbanity would" so far forget himself; neither can we credit the story of Monsieur De Neuville, than whom a more polite gentleman does not live, hav ing given an indirect assault. Certes, however, something took place, which we rather suppose has grown out of that state of being which the unfortunate Michael Cassio found himself in after having been pressed to drink a cup too much by u honest Iago." Metropolitan. fcCr" We should have let this matter pass, if it had not been thus brought be fore the public The precise causes of the quarrel, we know not ; but that a quar rel did take place, and violent attitudes used towards each other, and in the Pres ident's Hall too, and at a great diplomatic dinner (as it is called,) is most certain. Russia again acted the part of a Media tor M- Poletica wished to prevent any blows passing ; and none did pass. We trust, the two gentlemen will come to an amicable understanding ; and will make the amende honorable to the President, w hose hospitality they suffered themselves to forget Richmond JZnquircr. ANOTHER TURK. William Phelan was brought before the Police, charged with being 44 instigated by the devil," and marrying two wives. His first love was a respectable widow, toler ably stricken in years, who kept a beard ing house in this city, and was'doing well. Phelan became smitten with her larder and sideboard, and soon eat her out of house and home, carried her into the country, sold her property, and abated in his love, Sec. The Mussulman then marries another woman of 40, and treats her with the same courtesy ; that is to say, spends her money, and beats her into the bargain, as she deposes. The first wife goes to Bos ton ; the second invites her to come here, and by a prosecution rid themselves ot a troublesome husband. They both appear, arm in arm, affectionately, at the Police Office, and swear the peace against this modern Tarquin, and he is arrested The first wife, intercepting some des patches, discovers that he has another
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