' ! '
I
had attained these limits northward in the
heavens, it retreated again towards the
South, retracing hick .again the latitudes
of France from North to South, until it
vanished at that point of declination where
it had first become visible, namely, over
the latitude of Corsica ! Can any reflect
ing mind fail to associate the appearance
of this illustrious messenger of the skies
with the fate of that prodigy of men who
then reigned over the world with a lustre
perhaps unparalled ? But the victory of
Death over this once controller of Kings,
and terror of Nations, has been recently
achieved : and during his few latter weeks,
vrhilst the spirit of his mortal existence
was gradually evaporating, did not the
mazing srar oi i aic adiu ujjcui ihwui,ii
it came, a bark launched on the calm, wide
azure aea of heaven, to meet his soul
expiring; and to bear it, hence departed,
to its realm of rest ! Its errand, he it
what it might, these facts we know, that
at his birth it ministered it came again
and testified his fame once more it came
to beam upon his bier.
tion to an act, entitled " An act to reduce
and fix the Military Peace Establishment
of the United States," passed March 2,
1821. TThe first section ot this bill de-
clares, that, after a certain day,fn lieu of
one Major General, with two Aids de
Omp ; two Brigadier Generals, with one
Aid de Camp each, one Adjutant Gener
al, two Inspectors General, and one Sur
geon General, there shall be one Briga
dier General, with one Aid de Camp, to
be taken from the subalterns of the Army.
The other sections contain correspondent
details. By the 4th section it is proposed which is now in the bill
to reduce the rank of the Quarter Master
:.i r t,:ii ntion rn. I tvoc oflVr.tnallv restored. Notwithstand
resentatives according to -.he fourth cen- ing the awful display of the po wcr and
vengeance of the law, the peasantry were
The question under consideration being still active in the search of arms,
on the motion of Mr. Mallary to recommit An article From Augsburg of D
the bill to the Judiciary committee witn
instructions.
Mr. Mallary withdrew the same, and in
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lieu thereof moved to recommit the bill to
a committee of the whole.
ec S,
states, that the news irum iuuiuavia
Wallachia, consists ot nothing but mas
sacres. Several Turkish Generals, di
rect from Constantinople, say that their
government has rejected the demand of
COJVGRKSS.
SEVE5TEEXTII CONGRESS TXEST SESSIOX.
rBOM THE ATIO.At XXTELJLIGEXCEB.
.V SEMITE Fill DAT, FEB. 1.
The following letter from the Vice
President of the United States, addressed
to Mr. King, of New-York, was read by
that gentleman to the Senate :
Washington City, Feb. 1, 1822.
Deati Stn: My health has suflered so much
on my journey, and since my arrival at the seat
of irovernment, that I am desirous, as s6on as the
weather and the state of the roads will permit,
to return to my family. And I have to request
that you will be good enough to communicate
this determination to the Senate at their meet
ing this day.
I have the honor to he, with great respect,
DANIEL 1). TOMPKINS.
The Hon. Rurrs King.
On motion of Mr. King, of New-York,
it was thereupon resolved, that the Senate
would at two o'clock, proceed to the elec
tion of a President of the Senate, pro
tempore.
At 2 o'clock accordingly the Senate
proceeded to the election of a President,
and, on counting the ballots, the follow
ing result was declared :
For Mr. Gaillard, 22 votes
Mr. Macon, 1-i
Mr. Lowrie, 5
Mr. Dickcrson, 4
Scattering, 1
General to that of a Colonel ; and by the
5th section the office of Commissary
General of Subsistence is made perma
nent. 15 v the 1 1th section, the supernu
merary officers and men of the ordnance
are to be discharged. I
The bill was read twice and committed
to the committee of the whole on the State
of the Union.
Mr. Plumer's resolution, calling for in
formation of the amount of the funded
debt of the United States held in Europe
for the last five years, was taken up and
adopted.
Tuesday, fed. 5. Mr. Colden pre
sented a petition from Isaac Baker, of
Ohio, and others, his associates, stating,
that, after many experiments, they nave
- j
Mi. TW1 mnvd to amend this motion Kussia, and that tney expect in me ap
so as to instruct the committee to insert proaching war to wrest the Crimea from
the ratio of 50,000 instead of that of 40,000, Kussia. 1 he I urks, and particularly tne
the bill. Jannissaries. are at great pains iu cmuijc
Mr. Crudun moved to amend this a- tne nristians Dy every pobbiuic uicmuu.
mendment by striking out 50,000 and in-. The priests and nuns are massacred, mu
scrting 42,000 ; which motion, after de- tilated, or sold as slaves. . .
bate, was negatived, by yeas and nays, 106 The Juliana bast Indiaman arrived in
votes to 58. I the Downs, and was blown out of Margate
Mr. Tnd thn varied his motion, so as Roads and lost. Only two men saved.
fn ttviL-p thp instruction to amend embrace There had been excessive rains and
a ratio of 44,00ft instead of 50,000, as he heavy gales of wind in various parts of
had at first proposed. England, particularly in and about L,on-
Mr. T ittle mnvpH to nmprtrl the! nmpntl. don. Pancrs of the 28th and 29th Dec.
ment. so as to insert 45,000 instead of are filled with accounts of disasters and
' . . ' . . . i . ... . . ...
44,000. This motion was negatived with- damage, wnicn are truiy uistressing
. m m r r -- X
out a division.
The question on Mr. Tod's motion for
44,000 was decided by yeas and nays, 104
to 61.
The question was then taken, by yeas
Aat. Adv.
From the London Courier, Dec. 31.
We have received an express from Pa
ns, wnicn leit tnai cuv ai nine o cioc. on
Friday night. It has brought intelligence
of considerable importance. By one c
our private letters it will be seen that the
. ... .
and nravinir that they may have, for the It had now become late, and a motion
term of twentv-five years, the exclusive was made to adjourn; but was negatived
ritrht of conveying p?ssengers and goods Mr. v oodson then moved to recommit
bv steam-cirriairrs, on the Cumberland the bin to a select committee, witn in
road, free of toll ; which was referred to structions to insert 50,000 in lieuof 40,000,
the Committee on Roads :nd Canals. as the ratio. A division of the question
Mr. Cnlden Ko r.: -ented a memorial being called lor
and nays also, on the question of recom
mitment of the bill to a committee ot the
succeeded in constructing steam-carriages whole house; and was decided in the neg- King's health was for a short time alarm
to run on turnpike and other good roads, ative, by a vote of 99 to 63. J ny affected by the anxieties and fa
tigues which his Majesty has undergone
in consequence of the dissensions between
the Chamber of Deputies and his Ministers.
At one of the late extraordinary Councils,
at which his Majesty presided, it was ob
served that his conversation was diiected
to a subject quite different from the one
under discussion. The Council remark
ed this for some time in silence, but at
length requested leave to conduct his Ma
jesty to his chamber, where his medical
attendants were immediately summoned,
and his Majesty soon recovered. He is
now able to transact business with his
usual ability.
Whether it be to this event, or to the
gloomy reports in circulation, which ano
ther of our correspondents notices, that
we are to attribute the continual fall of the
of the "Amr'ican Convention lor pro
moting the abolition of slavery, and im
proving the American race, praying
Congress to prohibit involuntary servitude
in the newly acquired territories cf rlon-
'1 he question was taken on recommit
ting the bill to a select committee ; which
was negatived.
Various propositions were moved for
recommitment, and declared not in order,
da; which was referred to the committee because once already negatived.
of the whole to whom is referred the bill
for the government of said territory.
On motion of Mr. Lowndes, it was
Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and
Means be instr icted to inquire into the proprie
ty of providing bv law that books, maps, charts,
M-. Cambreleng then moved to re-con-
siuer the question tor re-commitment,
which h d been decided in the negative -J
lost, ayes 57.
After other propositions for procuring
amendment, and repeated motions for ad-
,46.
No person having a majority of the
votes, the Senate proceeded to ballot a se
cond time, when there appeared to be
For Mr. Gaillard, 25 votes.
Mr. Macon, 17
Scattering, 4
46
Mr. Gaillard, having received a majori
ty, was declared to be elected President
of the Senate pro tempore.
On taking the chair, Mr. Galliard ad
dressed ths Senate as follows :
Gentlemen .- No one ca;i estimate more highly
the value of your favorable opinion, nor could
any one receive with more profound respect, or
with more unfeigned gratitude, than I do, tins
. .11.. - a. A. , .
ana engravings, specially iniponeu iur mtr usci ioui ! t!ient, Witnout surcfss
Late ot tne Union, snail be cxemptea i
of any state
from all duties upon their importation.
On motion of Mr. Johnston, of Louis
iana, it was
Jiesohed, That the Committee on Naval Af
fairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency
of employing a greater number of publ;c vessels
in the suppression of the piracies canned on a
gainst the commerce of the United Tates, and
whether it is necessary to employ, arm, and
equip, private vessels for this purpose; and how
manv, and in what manner, and to report fren-
erallv the measures deemed necessary to give
entire and effectual protection to the persons
and property of the citizens of the United States
m the W est Indies and Gult ot Mexico ; and to
inquire how far it may be expedient to author
ize the destruction of persons and vessels found
at sea, or in uninhabited places, making war up
on the commerce of the United States, without
any rcfjnilar commission ; and how far, consist
ently with public law, a general usage or author
ity may be friven, to destroy pirates, and pirati
cal vessels, found at sea or in uninhabited places.
Wednesdays peb. 6 Mr. Baldwin laid
the following resolution on the table :
JtesoHt d, That the Secretary of War be di
rected to firnish to this House a comparative
view of the expenses of the army proper, for
ii
2-ev us question t be put,
citi'i: 'eh. f or ... r.dment.
sustiafd ;n dein.-nd.
The previous 'question was then put,
and carried in the affirmative.
The main question, on the passage of
the bill, was then put, and decided by
yeas and nays Yeas 100 ; Nays 58.
INTELLIGENCE.
fresh token of vour confidence and favor. The ,' the years 1816, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and the esti-
gTatification I derive from it w ould indeed have mates of 1822, arranged under the various heads
been complete but for the unaffected apprehen- f expenditures, according to the present and
sion I feel that, in the discharge of the duties former organization cf the Department of War.
assigned to me, I may disappoint your just and Mr. Mercer submitted the following
reasonable expectations. If purity of intention rv..: r, rnne;,Ui.nt:n .
and an anxious desire to act correctly, which I m0ll0n f consideration :
bring with me to tins station, should prove no fesoivea, l nat tne Committee on IS aval At
securitv nirainst the commission of error. I shall -fairs be instructed to inquire into the expedien-
have to throw myself on that liberality and in- c-v f augmenting the number of the Sloops of
uuigencc wmcn you nave Deen ever ready to mciuvjui uic unueu niaics.
exercise, and which I have already so frequent- In ouerin.u; this resolve, Mr. M. said, it
ly experienced from you On .this consoling and was not Usual with him, on introducing
encouraging reflection I will rest; and I will ..... . !, s
1 1 1 ouiuuuiis io me consiceration oi ine
rinW. or of canacitv. I nossess. shall be faith- house, to accompany them with remarks ;
Fully directed to an honest and impartial execu- but on this occasion he thought it proper
uon oi me iruii repuseu m me. io assign trie reasons that had induced
On motion of Mr. King, of New-York, him to bring this resolution forward. The
it Wrts ordered that the Secretary commu- object of it was more effectually to sup-
iiicte to the President of the United press the slave trade. By the returns
States, and to the House of Hepresenta- that had been made it appeared that three
tives, the election of the President of the of the prizes that had been taken by one
He comes, the herald of a nr isy world,
News from all nations Iumb'ring- a his back
tion and fanaticism, v.-bich respects noth-
of our most gallant officers, on the coast
of Africa, were retaken by the rising of
the captured against the captors, the prize
crews being too feeble in number to keep
ihe control. Mr. M. thoucht that the sen-
Senate pro tempore.
HOUSE OF HEPKESENTATIVR3.
Saturday, fed. 2 Mr. Cook laid on
the table the following resolution :
llesoh ed, That the Secretary of the Treasury timent of humanity would dictate the pro
be directed to report to this House the several tection of the officers and seamen of our
sumsoi puDHc mone vrmcii nave been drawn naVy against these lawless desperadoes,
inedthe Land offices in The states of Ohin Lmade desPcr.e by captivity, by sending
diana, Illinois, and Missouri, in the year 1821 " ,arSer vessels, carrying men enough to
bv virtue of letters of credit to receivers of pub- nian the prizes. And, Mr. M. said, if we
j.c moneys, or otnerwise, ami wnat sum row re- look to the employment ot the navy as a
mains in the hands of that gentleman to be ac- school, in time of peace, to prepare them
counted f-r, as fir as the Secretary can ascertain c I u
the same , snrrhVin- th tlm when. 3rd JZ fr thc CXlRCHCies of War, he COUld not
sons iro.-n whom, such several sums mav have
been received; and also that he state who was
appointed to examine the land offices in Michi
g-an territon' in the vear 1821 : whether that du
ty was performed, and, if not, whv it was omit
ted.
It was afterwards taken up, and after
considerable debate, much of which was
conceive one better suited to it than that
which was comtemplated by the resolu
tion.
The resolve was agreed to.
Mr. J. S. Johnston, of Lou. laid on the !
table the following rnlntinn
LA TEST Fit O.M E Ult OPE.
new york feb. 5 By the arrival last
evening of the packet ship Albion, cap
tain Williams, in 31 days from Liverpool,
we have received our regular files of Lon
don papers to the evening oQ the 1st Jan
uary, and Liverpool to the 3d, and Lloyd's
List to the ,28th December, inclusive, and
Myer's Prices Current of the 31st. We
are also indebted to captain W. for a file
ol the latest London p.tpers.
On the 31st of December, an exnress
arrived from Paris at London, with intel- inS at a critical moment Quotidienne.
Iigence of considerable importance. . he I Extract of a private letter.
King had been alarmingly ill, in conse- fraxkfort. df.c. 17 "It nnnrt
quence of the anxieties and fatip-ue he that durinn- the last Hav nf WpmK.,
had undergone in his late dissentions Constantinople has been the theatre of
with the Chamber of Deputies. great events. It is thought that the great
The French funds had fallen consider- question is decided, for it is affirmed that
. i j i - 1 1 .s v-ul" nuiicu
ie i-onuon courier ot Jan. I, ac-1 numerous assa
knowledges the receipt of Paris papers themselves
of the preceding Saturday, which state the Divan
that a conspiracy against the government bring about the acceptance of the Russian
had been detected at Sammer, a town in ultimatum. This in:nrrp.Mmn tt- i
the department of Maine et Loire. Pre- on the 27th Nov. On the 21st the two
vious to the discovery, a dreadful confia- Princes of Cailimachi were beheaded,
gration took place. and their heads fixed up over the gates of
It is said, in accounts from Frankfort, the seraglio
ihnf tli f 'I- l? I .
. o ponzza in-j vienna, dec. 12 Yesterday, aftr
j r
old works are repairing, and the outward
fortifications will be considerably increas
ed." Mr. Waldeck, a German, has recently
arrived in England from India, and is pre
paring an account of his travels through
Africa, from Egypt to the Cape of Good
Hope. At the . foot of the mountains of
the Moon, he found an inscribed pillar,
erected by a Roman Consul, about the pe
riod of the reign of Vespasian. The le
vel on the top of those mountains is near
ly 400 miles broad, and on it he discover
ed a temple of the highest antiquity, in
fine preservation, and still used for reli
gious nurnoses by the inhabitants. South
of the level, he passed a descent of fifty
two days' journey, and when advanced a
bout nine days, found the skeleton of a
man, with a telescope slung on his shoul
der, maiked with the name of Harris, and
also a chronometer, made by Marchand.
There were also two other skeletons, and
he supposes the individuals to have per
ished for water. Mr. Waldeck was ac
companied by four Europeans, only one of
whom survived the hardships of the jour
ney, and now resides in Paris.
Late hnd Interesting from the Brazils
CHARLESTON, FEB. 13 By the brig
Fortuna, Capt. Scott, arrived here yester
day from Pernambuco, via Turks Island,
which first mentioned place he left on the
6th January, we have the following intel
ligence :
After a severe contest with the Euro
pean troops, the Brazilians had succeeded
in establishing the riew Constitution; and
had compelled thc European General,
Don Louis De Rego, with the whole of
his troops, to embark for Portugal. An
illumination took place in consequence of
the King's having disapproved of the op
pressive administration of the govern
ment, in the hands cf Gen. De Rego, and
the return of the patriot prisoners sent
by him to Europe. Tranquility was es
tablished, and energetic steps were taken
by the provincial government for the in
crease ot the patriot army.
A new General had just arrived, and
after hesitating to land for a few days, his
troops having fallen to leeward, his recep-
closed, some business is said to have been ton was a mockery of military parade by
done at 84f. with an apprehension of be- the Brazilian troops. Every preparation
had been made to resist the new troops
(800 in number) on their landing, or if
permitted to land, to retain them as pris
oners. The Court of Portugal had manifested
the most conciliacory disposition, to retain
the dependence of her Trans-Atlantic
settlements ; notwithstanding which, the
Brazilians seemed universally to desire
an emancipation from a "yoke which had
great disaster. Immediately afterwards hitherto held them in the most disgust
many Turks ran to an fro in the streets, ing ignorance, and oppressive bondage,
making the most dismal lamentations The Press was about commencinc its
and, at thc same time, it was reported operations, by the publication of three
that a bloody revolution had broken out at newspapers in the city of Pernambuco ;
French funds, we know not : hut thev fell
Alex. Smyth, of Va. required the on Friday to 84f. 35c. After the market
wnicn pre
The house
ing lower on Saturday.
pauis, dec. 25. Letters from Semlin,
dated the 6th inst. Which have been re
ceived by an extraordinary conveyance,
announce that on the 4th there arrived at
Belgrade eight couriers, in succession,
from Constantinople. After receiving
their despatches, the Pacha shut himself
up in his apartments, which, with the Ot
tomans, notifies the concurrence of some
Constantinople on the 27th Nov. that one only having been formerly published,
many Christians had been massacred in and that under the immediate direction
the quarter of Pera and that the Sultan of the General, who had the types, and
would certainly perish by the hands of the destroyed them when he abandoned the
Jannissaries. Most assuredly such im- city. Pernambuco, with 60,000 inhabi
portant intelligence needs unequivocal tants, was thus left without a public vehi-
connrmaiion but tne oest miormea peo- cie oi intelligence. J3ut the risinir smr-
pie bay, mis win oe tne case, l lie Jan- " oi noerty lias already produced the in-
z ; t .i ... ..I..... A. -
indnes are imDueu witn a spirit ot sedi- stituiion ot three.
American produce at Pernambuco was
plenty for the demand, and very dull, as
public credit was at an end, and most of
the monied European merchants had left
the country. Charleston Courier.
LORD COCHRANE.
A letter from Lima, of the 8th Ausr. savs the
editors ot the
i states. tr..ir rm t he m n-J. f ouu j
ssinations. nave nnsspifi rnz-i.n,, ... .1
r - - i ; -ui uui irom unaer tne Dattenes oi
Ot the government, so that j Callao the Spanish ships Milargo, San Fernando
hud fonnrl if- imnnccSMo I and Resolution- nn lvumf rA chin taa ti:
W r W", r m .a-w . a V mm Mm a
tuuu iu jiiociaim arcaerative Kepublic, the arrival of a courier from the Turkish
having at its head as President. D
us i psiianti. bix states, it is added, are a revolt nf th
to form the Republic, namely, the Morea, noplc. It was said, according
Livadia, 1 hessaly, Macedonia, Epirus, that this revolt had cost the G:
to some,
ana the Islands. A report prevailed on nnraml hu cnn .u;. 1: j
baturday at Paris, that the Jannissaries at cording to others, had only caused the
......ww au ,.,ullw,, 6UU iai mc ucam o rlaleb Kttpnr i. th fav. w
- aw AH t l ILL. US
the bultan. The renort was fnnd.rl r.
t vu VJ I J
Resolved, That the Secretarv of the Xaw he
tn: i i , . . i tiui L- uws nouse a siatemeni oi ,
rwiMiiw ,,w M:i3uiini, agrccuio; iir. what vesbtts are employed in the "W
Cook having previously consented to the antl GuIf c Mexico; and whether ai
erasure ot the vords in italic, which were
C'-nbidrrcd as an implied censure on the
Sultan had been beheaded
An article from St. Petersburg savs.
that the prevalent opinion there was, that
war with Turkey was inevitable.
Accounts from Spain reach down to the
18th Dec. The dissolution of the minis-
try is said to be unavoidable. Riecro has
been chosen one of the members of thc
Cortes from the province of Austrias
Mina has yielded obedience to the orders
ot government.
Trials had commenced in Ireland un
der
ot-cretarv, and which the TTousf.
- j Jl JV-
enily with its dignity, could not sanction
previous to an investigation
MONDAY, FEB. 4.
Mr. Eumis, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported a bill in addi-
a special commissian, at Limerick
'est Indies! beveral persons had been convicted of ri
anv vessels i ots and n;riii?tc- nnrl
ordered to cruize in that quarter have' failed to ?" " "i . VU .l"
corr.plv therewith: whether the force is sufii- ' r T r 1"l"i?nca ; a"a ,Aiarlin Ura"
cient "to protect the commerce of the United ;7' - Urat, 1 homas Kelly, Michael
States: what additional force i3 necessary: what ,ve,,' JOhn tiiston, John Mullane, and
. a . . t: t. i '
measures are now in comcinpiauon ; and what
public vessels can be speedily put on that service.
THE APPORTIONMENT RILL.
The house then again proceeded to the
Timothy Shea, were severally sentenced
to be hung. The Solicitor General said
it was the firm determination of govern
ment to hold a permanent court of justice
m the county of Limerick, until peace
private letters from Semlin, from Bel
grade, and from Paterwaradin.
tetersburg, Nov. 29 Ve have this
instant received accounts of extraordina
ry movements which have been made by
the second division of the army. Every
thing indicates that the campaign will be
shortly opened. According to the opin
ions of generals and officers who have
..ciciuiore Deen in the war against the
U,.KS tne winter, tar from retarding op
erations, is more favorable to them than
the summer Gazette de France.
nuremburg, dec 15 "The news
which we received to-day from Russia is
extremely interesting.
" In consequence of an order issued by
the cabinet, all the fortresses near the
frontier of Turkey are to be placed in a
cspcciaoie state ot defence. Engineers
have already arrived at Ishmael, where
they have had several works begun. The
own ship, the San Martin, however, broke from
her moorings at Chorillos and went ashore, where
she remained a wreck ; her armament, &c. saved.
FROM ST. DOMINGO.
It is stated in the Newport Mercury, on thc au
thority of capt. Greeman, of the brig General
Jackson, that the whole of the Spanish part of
St. Domingo was in possession of the blacks,
and that the whites were apprehensive of anoth
er general massacre. The Haytien flag was flv,
ing at Port Piatt on the 1st of Jan.
DOMESTIC.
INDIAN FIGHT.
st. louis, dec. 24 Lieutenant Scott,
of the United States army, arrived here
on Tuesday last from Fort Smith, (on the
Arkansas.) We learn from this gentle
man that a severe battle had been fought
between the Cherokees and Osages, in
which the latter was defeated with great
loss. The Osages were on their way, or
had arrived at the Canadian Fork, (a conr
siderable distance above Fort Smith) when
me neroKees, who were in pursuit, came,
up with them, and fell upon them, taking
nearly 100 scalps and prisoners.
NEGROE THIEVES.
The public are indebted to the unceas
ing exertions of two gentlemen in this
city, whose houses have lately been bro
ken open and robbed in the night, and to
the vigilance of the nolice. for the detec
tion of about forty persons, who have been
lately concerned in the commission of
numerous outrages and burglaries, On
r