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r - .- s iHs;ls!ftXcn wotioni cn tea subject : TthclhTiave unlerJunitely'Tound jhcr ivtat vervarnon3 dertoba cf the highest j - c . v v; ' rrtpectabUHyroAlf i a Ic hi convinced. - w . i i r : -orom meir navioy occu mwuiormca! .',T It. TO IR. roSTKl. j'i' Xkpartmcit cfStatet Jan. 9, 18i2 Sta I have had the honor to receive your letter, of the 28th ultl disavowing . any agency oi your, government in the hostile measures of the Indian tribes to wards the UnitedsStBtet. If the Indians desired any encouragement from any 'persons in those measures of hostility, it is vejy satisfactoiy toVthe President r toTWewfroni you an assurance, that flo authority or countenance .was given "to them by the British government.;' Congress- HOUSE OF BElRViSEOTATtyES. , ; Monday, January 13. . , The $peaker? luid, before the House ; the protest of tTfo mernbera of the Le H gisbture of the Indiana territory against I the admission pf that territory into the union. Kcierrca to tnc select commit tee to whom the memorials on this -sub- jeet hid been referred. ; On motion of Mr Pickens, it was re- . torqvlre whether any .and what altera , lions arc necessary to be made in the act of acts concerning Consuls or Vice Consuls- and thai thev renort bv bill -or ,r otnervrue. - , - v 5u WilHanui from the committee , s 4 - tu w tuw;vki) t ivu iuw uui iiuiii w ; Senate, estahlislung a Qurter-raater's ' Department, with, amendments which v as' commuted. - V Mr. Little called up his resolution res pecting captures made by Ureat Dntain of American vessels and property ; but an fcmenomeni beingmoved to add u and any other go?ernment,M some debate enaieU, which wms interrupted by Mr." Porter, who said, though the, in rormLlicn Which (his resolution called for was desirable, b.e thought a discus- won upon jt, ought not to prevent a pro gress with more important public busi- ness.; He hopedrthcrefore,the rcsolu-, tion rould be snfTered to lie upon the ta- Wib 1W lllb IMfcJ1 llkl UI1U W AAWUJW would take urthe bill authorising the Presidentto accept of a x'bluntecr cordis. . The inoiion was carried, and the house accofrlinglyresolvcd' itself into a com mittee of the whole on siid biH, when, after, considerable debate," the commit tee rose ipd rejxrted the amendatory bill with amendments, bo that the corps, as the bill now stands, will be a volanteer militia corps, the officers be "rog appointed by the severallSutes. Liieidav. January 14. 1 W " Xidexter presented a re pre sen ra the court, bar and jury, who ieic present at thetime Judge Toulmin was presented at the Superior Court of Baldwin County, stating that there wjs tot any good. ground for said present ment. Rrierred. , Mr. Khca moved that the select com xxiittee, to whom was referred the pre sentment against Judge Toulmin, be dischirged from a further consideration of the subject, as every member who had heard the representation read to the House this morning, must tie convinced that the charges made against that gen tlcrrrm were entirely without foundation ; and that he had acted the part of an up rizht man. Mr. Poindexter was of opinion that the charges brought against the Judge were not orriy unfounded, but that they Dt oceeucd from corrubtion ; but he hoped ihe committee would nofbe discharged. - ht hnd received a letter from the Judges in w hich he savs be shall be able to transmit such evidence as will con- viice everjr man that the charges have no foundation. 'He lioped, therefore, the 'pjpcis- would remain referred, that a -- report might be made upon the subject Mhicb -would set the matter in a proper - ticnx to idc woru.- . . 1 ihe iiouse tnen tooKup me oracroi vthe'day on the-bill for authorising the President to accept ol a volunteer corps : . when, nfccra long debate, a question was . . . i ' 1 1.. LnKcn -n Stinting-oui nc worn fry thou takJ and inserting twenty fve-thou- jam J. and necraiived 86 votes to 1 1. This motion was made by Mr. Bacon, wiih a vicki if it was carried,- of afterwards fcringinin. another bill providing for 25,0CO other volunteers, to be commis- ;:sibncH bf the President, lor a shortpe- i - .t' . . i r . ' L tm. 1. - tjoa tiiai mc one iorwe iium w i.l ' .L - ft C . - 11 A.L. jrithoyt the Unned States. ' il'bc question was then taken on con curring with the comiiuttee of the whole nine amendments reported, which was carried by' i: large, majority . It-being late' theJiOMse'adjourned without taking ,a question on roc "K.y ffm ti Vit1 ia'Inc V" TrtdAe.dayfJentiarf,l3mr. Mr.4 Condit understood a gentleman ai saying, -in tbe course?orthe "debate , speiikingof the impres$mrn,ofour jiea .men by 'the British'vessels of War, that had not our governmentasked too much they might, have obtiined redress," He tacreiore raoreajne ,Jonowmir.fesoiQ ' lion in order to get some information oo tne f unjecc : -Ktmlvtd ThatthePresidefttofUit Uni-I MOiui aeiturt;Htsjeltd tha WvTho Honse Uokit up and I with copies of the Initractioaa heretofore riv en to 'sur minister, rnt Lond.otr;on,the fubject of the hripretsrnetit of American eamen4nto the niVU itrvite of jG.iinTin; excepting .'to ' muc as it may. be.imnrjoper to disclose, on account of any. impending negficUdon. MrNewtpn saw no necessity for this rcsutloh,;as be belieyed all the infor mauon which; the Exccutive) possessed on this Subject, had been laid before con gress and printed. vJie would . mention one cirqumstancq to-shew, that the pre tence which CI. Britain makes for the im pressment of our" seamen is without foundation.' Our right to naturalize 16 reigncrsjis established by our constitu tion and it to hit publication of that country, Abbott, on Shipping," be re ferred to, it will appear, that any foreign er who shall remain in the'BritisK navy three' years, or marry aVlfe tn' England, shall bccomeVa subject of that country so that while they make subjects of our uuzens, uicy oeny us-tue ngut-ot ma king citizens of their subjects. s .Ordered taiie on the.tah'e. The House then took up the order of the .day, viz the bill authorising the President of the United States to accept of a. volunteer4 corps. The whole day was occupied in debate.1 Several unsuc ccssful atterhpts were made to amend the bill. ;The House adjourned without taking the question on the bill's .going to a third; reading. 17rtduyt January 16. The.Speaker laid before the House a Report from the Secretary of State, in obedience to a resolution of the- 29th Nov. of American "Seamen impressed into the service of Foreign Powers. 1 A ho, af Report from the Secretary of War, in 6bcdiciice.to a resolution of the 19th December, of thocapKal employed in the Indian trade, ' the -amounttjf an nual purchases. lhenumber of Agents employed, Sec Orflcrcd to be printed. A message from the President of the United States. on the subject oflhe con tingent fund, stating that there had been expended theiefroTnS3393 m 'taking possession of 4he territory bounded " on the eastward by the river Perdido. The House then took up the unfinish ed business of yesterday, viz. the bill au thorising the President of the United States to accept of certain Volunteer Corps ; and 'after two unsuccessful at tempts to amend the trill, a- d some de bate, the question was taken on the bill's being ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, and carried 96 to 25.. The Yeas ami Nys were as follow': . YEASMessrt- Alston. Ander&on. Hiker. Bard. Dartlett. Basset. BibK. ItUckledge. Blceckrr. Blount. BoiL Breckenridge Urown. Burwell. Butler. Calhoun. Chevea. Claj. Co chran Clopton-Cmidit.CrawfoTit. Davis. Daw on. Bvha. Dinnsmoor. Karle. Emott. Find ley. Franklin. Cikolson. Gold. Green. Grundy. J." HalL Harper llawes. liiffty. Hyneman. Johnson. Ken1. K njr. 'Lacock. Uttle. Living (ton. Lwnder.L)lc. .Macon Maxvtll. Moorr. .l'Brde. M'Cy- MTu-e. Metcalf Morgan. Morrow. . Nelson. Ntw. Newbold. Ormbv. Paulding. Pickens. Pip r. Pond. Porter. Quiii ey. Kecd. Uidcrely. Kinggold. Khea. Roane. Il'ibcrta. R xlman. Spje. Sammons Seavrr. Serier. Shaw-. Smdie. G. Smith. Stanford. Sul livan. Steward. Stow. String. Tullman. Tallia ferro. Tracy. Troup. Turner. Van GortUndt. WhitrhiiLWilUams.Widger). Wilson. Wright -96. N Y Messrs. Archer. Bacon. Bigelow. Hrirbam. Cltaranjoa Chittenden. Davenport Klj. Fiik. Fitch. B. Hall Jackson. K- . Law. Lewis. Moselr. Pearson. Pitkin. Potter. Sry- bcrt. Sturprs. Tagart.TalImadge,Wheaion. White 25. . The following messageLwas received from the President of the United Sutes, read, and onlered to be printed : See the first page of this paper. On motion of MrD. H. Williams, the House resolved itself into a commit tee of the whole,, on the bill from the Senate, (forestablishing a Quarter Mas ter's Department with the amendments recommended by the Army Committee, to whom it hid been referred. The bill, with the proposed amend ments being gone through, .r. Williams said, he would, in as few words as he was able, explain the nature of the amendments which the select committee had recommended This bill, he said, was ptedicatcd on the destruction of the office of Purvey or of Public Supplies, who is properly the Commissary General of the United Mate . and contemplatesihe establish ment in its placet not only of a Quarter master General' for the U. States, "but a Commissary General in the same per son. In investigating this subject, the committee could see no reason for blend ing these two important ofiices.inr one, the duties of both which are important, perfectly distinct, and never were blend ed in any country in the world ; and for this igood reason, these officers are a check upon each other; one bchig the purchaser, and the other the distri buter of , stinplic ; whereas, if they Were united in one person, frauds to any amount might be committed 'without the possibility of detection.; Besides, it is iiecessary the Quarter-master, General should be a military man ; indeed his field,' to dlsmbute the supplies ;' wlulst the Purveyor, or Commissary General, whose business it is to purchase d sup-, plicsof every3 kind for the army, ought to te aman well acquainted with mer cantile concerns. x : Aftectome objections from Messrs rUston and Rhea, and s"6me remarks in TC$Y Xroni cssrs Talmadge' & ' Find- iey,ttieameDdmenJs which wento keep up the-. Purveyor's oflicei were agreed to :;and the committee rose and eonctoneTTwjtii thVimendmeafg, ' and Srdered 'the bill ricT i ;third fearing to j ' The bill authorising the President of ine u. oiaies to 'accept ana , organize certain volunteer eorp ras read a tiird time.ind , assedt;8rto !?Th'yeas and nay 8 Avere the; aame as upon the question-of -ordering the bill .to be e?rj- grossed ) except that some ofxhemeni- ocrs wno voiea on, me iormcrqucsuoo, were absent pn this 'fiH.'v " ' !' ' ' The bill for establishing a quarter-; master s department, was read the third time, and after some objections, passed m VMVtil till The House then went into a commit tee of the wljole on 'the; bill -Concerning , the -naval establishment when Mr. jChevcs spoke -ibraboat two ' hours -in , support of the biH. A message having :been received from the I President of the Ujpited States, and the usual hour of ad journment being arrived, MrvC.said, f if it were acreeable to the committee. KhC would finish his observations to-mor row. The committee accordingly rose , and Jnd leave to sit again. ... . The following message frem the Pre sident of the United States, was then read, and ordered to be printed :-"bce the hrst page of this paper.j Saturday January 18. m Mr. Condit called for the considera tion of his resolution, which' was' order ed to He drrthe table,'and objected to by Mr. Newmn; of Virginia, on the ground that the ; President- jradi commnnicated all tht mformatiotroii the subject of im pressment, which betrossessed. Mr C. I modified his resolution, so as to read linformaion not heretofore, cOmanuni j catedV, Sec . M r N,;theB suppot'ted it, whiChAvas howeverlost. j . MrG-' GrTercd a -second resoration for the appointmcntof a committee to pre pare and'brmginto one view such subject-matter, which was agreed to. ;'Thenavy bill reported by Mr.Cheves 'was then taken up, and he concluded j his remarks, lessrs. Seybtrt 8c M'Kee 1 followed in debate, which consumed the J whole of this day The committee rose, reported progress, aud had leave to sit again. j FROM TUX NATIONAL I .VTKLLICENCIK. THE ADDlTlUmKAL ARMY. V The art for raising an additional Re ' gular Force of twenty-five thousand imtrn having now become a law, all pre "Mictions of its lejection having 1 ailed ( hr oiposition have undertaken to excite ilisrust and jedousy by declvr ngthe Cabiuctjfhat s iheEx- u(ive and Heads of Departments, to have been oppose i to it.. We apprvhend ihese assertions 'o be as err meous in this cae, as the passage of thi v ry l.-w hns proyd their , prediciihs to have been in another ; . . nd our belief is ioimed from circum Utnces s they have arisen toour view ! Tht President in his mesajje to Coiv 'gre.s at the commmcement of the ses sion, as was his duty, exhibited to the assemb'cd People his views of public fai s ; in d ing which, he went hs far ashr c uld with propriety in address'r g himself to a Legis'a Ivt- Body. He ex pressed his conviction of the necessity if a change of aiti'ude, leading to mrc energttic and decisive measures The opinion f the Executive, as indicated by the tenor tf his message, cannot be, nor has it. been, mistaken. Hm vict was for War, he last resort of Repub lics as w. II as Kings, to enforce our rights and avenge our wrorgs. . In th fare of tliis public manifesta tion i.f he vitws of he Executive, con fiinird and supported as it is by his re piy to the address of the Ueerislaiurw- of Tennessee, and his more recent message t- Co. gres, we are told, that a smll er f ice than 25 000 men, would in the President'; opinion have been sufficient to meet the present exigency , therefore , he was inimical to the law as it passed. Let us admit for argument sake, that in the op'nion of the President a smaller regular force would haveeen sufficient. Wc should suppose, that the Executive, tuving a specific object in view, had al so formed an opinion as to the qnantum of force which would be necessary to execute it. The cxitrencv neculiarlv re quiring celerity of movement, of course that species of force ought to be emp'oy ed which can be most speedily & readily raised It appears to us, a :volunt:er (brct is of that drscription which can be. most easily raised, and may be most re lied on for immediate set vice ; and that although a certain regular force would be necessary to follow up the opera ions; commenced'by the volunteers; the. fat ter imy at first be advantagebuslyyem ployed. he, l tgular , force necessary wouiu oi course oe tne smaller, tn pro portion to the amount of. volunteer force to be emp!oyed. ' Ten thousand Jmen; the number said to have beerr?dcstreir by the Executive', we should have (Jcemf ed, in Ihjs vie to. hwe, l.beert rIjr sufficient -; and as it was. probaDly;a great a number as, could be enlisted jn any; reasonable tme, (foK vc ruaty lum'eers would be 8ttraJctedI:uSTucrr : greater numbers by the American stand jard aloriethan regulars would be by the recruiting drum and fife,) the authoriza tion of 'a larger number did appearrtq u unn cctssiry, and calculated t to pro duce do other, effect than; toVfastcn on the public pirsp Ttirctrf &f -oEBi V without lactt J Xo ; Commands fiifelseryice tb pdrforinBuW ecuuvc io aesignaie. ineiorce necessary judgment! IVifid mihe ame-splrl: Whiclrt wasfuthorhcdj ernvrio; uouot it yvm oe eropjoyea an tne service, of the cotrtitrv as adan ta'treotlshr aVBsi prints, because ; the Executiyemd not require large a . fbrce tat aii tndis4 position was shewn io follow up the sen-;. timeTits e'xriressed in t he 1 mesjge byl correspunaeni measures, i nvrc iways; have beenjnid 'alwaVs 01 heV ingpy4 cmmenis, -as lit 8ocieiy,.meri wnp are disposed to 'set "up their o wn judgment as the standard of Tinfallibtiity' ; ' and to sucn th But fnot there be the. slightest ground (or. the imputation On a..-referenue to the message which is the basis of tdelmea sures adopted and Ing.tationt .we see . f . . ! voiunieers, miptia and regulars express- ly and 4listuicUy recommended Hav ing a regard to, the detachment of mnV tia and enrolment of volunteer a cerr tain rtguler Yorce ''is t bought fsufBcient by the Executive. The Legislature, desirous of amply strenthnintheExr ccutive-arm, authorise ajgreater force. The law iuY that purpose, without the least delay receives the sanction of the Executive, whoi if he wished not for so large a force, he'si'ates poVfor a moment to yield his opinion to that of thCjLegis Istu ef-Niy, morer he takes occasion, in a message subsequent to ihe passage of that law, to enforce his former tc commendation to make adequate pre1 paraions fur the support of our; rights With the Legislature, Where it ought to be, not the Execntive, now rests the respo: Ability end to them their con- sti'Uents do anxiously look Tor the a doption of such; measure as. i lie times call. tot measures, the necessity for which evrry.fiitnd to Jiis country depre cates ; but which, once commenced, must be vigorously prosecuted to their completion. i . " ' From an unity of sentiment in all branches of the governm nt we may expect efficacy cf action. Without it our chain of measures will prode a rope of sand. Let those, then, be regarded with Argus eyek, was seek to sow, dis trust and disunion, to array oue depari ment of the government against the other, and scatter dissention in our pub lic councils. "T C V; New- Yorkt January 4 Humanity ! The ahip Alknomac, Capfc Hicka, from SligOyWas cut on shore on Mar tba'a Vineyard, about the middle of Decern berlast. Commodore Kodgersin the Pre sident, on a cruiae, made a harbor there the same evening ; and to bis credit be it said and particularly by Irithmen be it ever re membered -he generouslyaTe the passen gers, in number 80, two dollars each, and al so offered them any further assistance they might require-until they arrived ai N. York, their port of destination. The gratitude of some of the passengers induced them, im mediately on their arrival, to acquaint the subscriber with the circumstances ; and ne ver did he give publicity to an act of human ity and good will with more satisfartion. , ' R. MULLANY, Extract of a letter to the Editor of the Aurora, dated "Washington, Miss- Dec CO, 1811. u Orders have been just received here by Col. Simdons,who commands fat this cantonment, to move tvith the troops under his Command to Baton Houge. Whatever may be the mo tives for this mu;emenr,conjecture(is afloat, and each anticipates what he most vfishes-i Some say that a. force Is expected in Florida by scawhetKer from Europe or the WestIndies. is is not said, but such is the impression with some others, however, suppose that the force is to proceed to ocenpy; the territory to the margin of the Per dido,' and to occupy the fort of Mo bile. - The Spanish troops ' that were atv PentacolavT having erected ibme strong works on an island in the "byi Should anyforeign force be landed, we ardmmiited and i niiist dHve themoff." f;" y0img, v ' .Extract of another. I'eif, dated : "Our force here receivtdyrders the .day before yesterday to proceed with- out. uciay jur ,oaion xvouge ' vou oi monds,' who com rnahds, has oetacned! 100 rhetii. Under a cantaib and subaf tc jn, ior .Natchez tp prepfeiratis : ports forourrccptioniL! All 1 can I ' ' if - Vc-,i''--'.--.. , .-.i'v.i's.-.-i-'V main at,Batonr0ned came from yeherai Hampton ,(...;' J f - -- Extraci9fa'leUerfrbma:fedtralgntUmenof iti9-Jirt reipeciabihty in rw-2Jainpshirei to ! . We haveftome days agorecaived thede citions of Congress, on the several resolutions reported bytrle ebmmjttee of fort?gn Tela't tionsi.rLThere ippears to be a greater degree of,. unanimity;inA the national leglslatijre; p'tv this occasion than l hkve Observed on an v in'' portant iquesdon s(ncer the conclusion of the revoitttiopar war; takotbat atUtudd irithjestibe 'n' doubt but' that rrAr ' daand that part of Lower CaiiE . sbuth of Quebec, in the event 0fll gI?,cimpa,gn-Quebec is verx suong" V0?k feture Marvtn4 could not be rVdS bTf3e4f loU&'Contmaance. a9 th.ST of their : navy J inforce the cgarrison in the simim il.l' and in iritr tnje Severirv of the Weather effected by a bi sieging,artny. Canada'exports to Great Bw' ain, fu ,eltr1es7:iumber anil poi ashes, islandi flour, pork, beef and stves, and re ceives in retum English jmanufactured ffoodg" andvthe prouueeof ihe West-indta Uand The; furs ahd pettrleSaY a . heavt diifv nZ the fJritishtreasury-andoH the greaier part of the ? ottteV Xahadian.: exports, anil ,.., n andsl whoj in a, time ofVwar withltlie Unhed States, would Je cut off from those supplied ' of provisions, J$c. indispensable tot their txs.-1 v. ; I J LHllL.Ci Ollll 3M. W 1 Willi V- IITII X III I M Til 1 1P S ' depreealedSheanJnfliet Upbnhkinwa; greyer injuries than any odxer nation, and in peace1, heri trade with a is of great hnpor- v0i tance. 'A . ;- ' I have bo confidence- in her enemy--h!s views are t,o make usrafr 'rell as all other na. sios,? subservient to bis ambition. -Shoul we take Canada from Great-Iiritain. in the event of a general peace, tioitaparte would probably agree to tisi, his influence with us that-1 shoold be'retnrned to Gr Brita'tn, as! an equ valent for bis V. India Islands, ofopj the Cape ofjGood Hope or G. Britain mirjhti part with her ti le to Canada to Prance, and vetain the cpnquerellslands; In all treaties the interests of the weaker part)) are sacti! ficed. ; However'inotwithsUuTdjng all the gloomy projects tii at attendVarfin the pre. sent state of' "the 'World. ; if there is no altp. native but that or submission, my vcic Is tor war." GOV, GERRY's SPEECH LEGiSLATUjiE df JlfASSACIlO SETT& . An official interview of the delega ted friends of the People assembled Here in various capacities, to promote, , their general and Individual happiness, caanot lajLto inspire us-with an ar dent desire to attain those important objects, and With 'a firm determina tion, in the pursuiti to be guided by candor, justice and unbiassed delibe ration. . ,y ? ,r To div:st our mind3 of party prin ciples and feelings, ever productive of public and private calamity ; to trace the streams of contention to their mor. bid fountain, and to liberate from them our happy clime, are- indispensable duties. And shall we not, by a faith ful discharge, of them render; abortive the illusive attempts of foreign influ ence in domestic guise, to excite to phrenzy our brave Republican und Federal brethren, who in the Revolutionary. War, were united by f! sincere V friend ship,- and wjho never have .Madtreason; for dissolving it. to.iitge; ijeixi;t6.cshcath theirs words ffi in the generoos bosoms of each other, $! and tarender them alternately their ; own criminal executioners fAwhea h:' tailed on jay their, country; tliey agaia f, may; '.i . uwpp",ayenge.,ber cause, andrrerki her haughty & unjust foes ? . w nat are tne causes ot our public dissentiods ? Let u ascertain them, and apnlyaemedy. v It may require a full viewer the subject, but will ren der them pf thej most essential ser vice to our, country, j : i -;: ? ' - When,; as.., colonists, our! charter rights were infringed, and political oupucciop wun;A?cai Dntain was no longer compatible-w:th thi public safety, 'vr united jri cbmmlon xause, and determined to die1 or, to be free We DREW the sword: anrl Twnff away the scabbard -THpnijict was 1 with a so vijtEi gn, :whb Kari inj tired Jus Joo rtiuch to forgite us ? The GOD of' Justice commanded bur ar miea and crowned them witKvictbry. Congress, jcedhy denceri tmtrodde ed, at aa eHjie con stituuon.5 Tb)swW of the. , corjfJerjatS feibte diiiri toor feeble ta preserve; tnc U- niont4p$fms 3 At trie tikne wKen that projer t was foftried, the pattwitic omktsrbpxr army unrivalled in meriti but ill requited-for their seryiceisvjektended 4heir;yjes.tohere prpposjtipn "ovthjefect? rented t&jtheJCgnM had reendicce .of was thepagnanid eluded vtatiVmeai3 . m apdcdjtguSfS tiff r$wajrjdfbrthc pfficersy , aad Co'resi decreed it. unn4edaprj r anextreS5 thoteeravTt 10 t prewarHJ of bpndfi stabliflhed the or- . aer.ine Cincinnati, ,aa u larmingi tdVthei, 5ta To quiet theac;;altetati6narwere proposea, out 1 1 'I 5 a its 1 m m , 1 ' '
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