ss :. imx broXight -byMsonYcrweyOTi wme w,aa:wcW - - i H occupation .of Stralsund o? tne-rrcncu., survivors; mrcoca-icn thA W authorised fcvexiitintf lawa . Latcsrfrbra pnglaftd.i: 1 : - ftf&York. April 21 ' Late lasticvening arriyca at this . U. kVtirv flmT" TTo'milfnn. rant Gantley; in-29 days from Liverpool, - w hicK port he left on the 2lst March. . - V Wl" ? . II -Urn inching remameaaa wcu-, usual. v i ' By thla arrival we haveXondon pa. peraVaria Lloyd's Lists of the 19tH .March, and a Liverpobl papef of the ..wASt) liUltl V 1 w II v w ; followfok" extracts; " ' V' LokllONMARCH 17. r W'areiorrv torfind that the price pie. iAmnnnirn' n:ivr uiaut w-v 'rfkrl rinnlmnS tome VTheLordU JMayor aodjAldermeoftcr inspect ing the returns, this day ordered bread to rise twopence per peck. : 1 A scarcity of Grain, particularly in the Southern-Provinces of France, is announced in recent letters from the opposite -Coast. -'That such is the fact, tnere seems no rational cause of doubunnd it is probable that the War in the Peninsula is justly ascribed a the real cause ot the cienciency. x nc opening of the French ports to the importation of corn has already rais ed the price of that article in Holland considerably, arid the effect will, per. haps, be felt throughout Europe Paris papers to the 12th insu com municate an article dated from Ma drid, announcing the defeat pi the Spaniards near.Tarragona, with a loss of 1,800 raeo, and two pieces of can non. These papers contain a Decree, declaring 11 communication between Heligoland and the Hanse Towns treason, esublishing a permanent Mi litary Commission for the trial of the offenders and subjecting the guilty to the punishment of death. " MARCH 19. L French Squadron at Sea. Four a6ail of the line and a frigate, belong ing to the enemy, have eluded the vi--gtlancc of our-numerous fleets, and cscaned from L'Orient, but whether with troops on board, or where desti ned, is at present a matter 6f conjec ture. Some suppose they are bound forAmerica, others that they have in viewAe capture of some qf our W. Iodiafleets. which lately sailed from V r)nn A Sir Richard Kinc kub awiim. - r who commands the squadron off L'O rient, is gone in pursuit of the French fleet, it may perhaps reach a British Dort sooner than the enemy expects, - . r Letters have been received irom Holland to the latter end of Februa ry, which tat e that the French Go vernment is rigorously enforcing the conscription.'. Recent "accounts from Surinam state, that great confusion ' had taken place there, in consequence of the Government having called upon the merchants to render an account of all the Dutch and French property in their hands. Commercial Licences. After long and repeated conferences between the Members of the Hoard ot l raae ana the Merchants interested in the com merce with France, the difficulties at tendinc: the interchange have at length been removed, and the last and most serious impediment has been disposed of under the subsequent arrangement. It is now admitted, that the parties mo rnmmfnce bv the imnort from j s France on the condition that the com- modifies so introduced are to he ware housed under the joint lock of the Crown and the Proprietor, as a secu rity for the exportation ov the same ship employed in the import. To inc vaiuc ui yt --.."v.- surement of the vessel, is to be the smallest amount imported to entitle the parties to the benefit of this inter- -course, l ac umi wuum wmtu uic mt IT T L. . L - I. A I trade under such ctrcurostances is al- lowed aie from the harbor of Caen to the River Ems inclusively. Thear- tidea to be exporte'd under those Bri- tish licenses, according to'tne under standing with the Court- of France, comprehend almost cyery species 'of merchandize, British nnnufactures, in the restricted sense of the phrase, excepted,; The- Aip. emptoyed: in rV'V " ---r .--. mi f h nf the hnrdpn of 100 tons & upwards. The French goods to be received, comprised in the catalogue now formed; ard the following Seeds, -Cheese," Fruit, Bristles, Porcelain, Rushes, Clinkers, Thread, Tapes, Perfumery, Flax, -Linens! Lawns, Cambrics, bilks, raw and thrown Lace, Quicksilver, Flax ( and Linen Yarn, JewelleryBronzes, I Book?, Drugs, medicinal, not dyeing jiccnccs wcicou.i ucauay grantca inr : rcicisuunr. noiw mrflnninn 11 smwiue, auu uuitiijit mem -in in c- 1 the hostile appearance in the North U a th 2h le se wis o rough m :Z.xrr of Europe. W cn, ukfng .hc.offi Ltfe. Aa Anholt mail arrived last nieht. r nQJhtf ?ult 8 large fire near the our internal administration. M. ,r. ivhiru . u- r II wbarf, and .commenced. burning thM , The extensive andmultinliWimaritinn 1 f 1 - mmmmm w V .U II " . - ' - t --.Wi Xortfi ta th nth ire IT,- II MU,1,tu o"y ai a ume m one ':'V K"? CTR bursed at such olacv as mav I urtirlfiff nottenhurt? Diner men- Maceterre.-C)n tbe4thof April tnere lvwh k w'n ft;oi4emiiteVarfane lions,' that cdufifr, iti. : dispatches from the Portuguese Minister at St'. Pe tersburgh, w on his way to London ; but no lot is-taken of the supposed misunderstanding' said to; subsist be; twetn France and Russia. XA morning papcr'states that' orders haye? been gi-; ven by ,6ifr Government for the im mediate equipment' of a-Naval and Mi litary force, which is to be formed into an Expedition on a very extensive stale, to proceed to. the Baltic ; the object of which is, the possession vof Copenha gen and ihe island of Zealand, in which the British forces are to be assisted by the Swedes,?- If what regards our sending out an expedition be true,which, from what we have already seen oT the folly ofMinislers may be consjderea as no way lmprobable,-the warlike demon strations of Bonaparte towards the shores of the Baltic will easily be ac counted for, but we cannot believe that Sweden will take a .part in the contest against the vietos of Napoleon. Distressed ManUfacturert Mr. Whit bread has presented a petition to Par liament, Signed by several thousands of distressed manufacturers in Yorkshire, praying that ho fair opportunity might be lost of entering into negociations for a general peace. It was ordered to lie on the table. IRELAND. The discount on bank notes, in Ire land, is now about three shillings and ninepence half-penny per guinea : the exchange on London hat latterly risen from seven and three quarters to eight and a quarter, and eight and a half per cent. Extract of a letter from Dublin, dated March 11 Attempts have been in dustriously made to persuade the peo ple that the necessaries of life will ex perience an immediate nd large in crease of price, on account of the great exportation of grain and potatoes These attempts have had some effect at Leixlip, Maymouth, Edenderry, and along the line of the Royal and Grand Canals, The yeomanry there are-under arms. I hear the rioters have card, rd to death one of those who was buy ing up provisions for exportation. They have cut the Canal in two places, with a view to intercept provisions to the ca pital." A meeting of the Catholics of the County of Clare was held in the Court house, at Ennis, on the 7th inst ; Ni cholas Q. O'Gorman, Eq. in the Chair. They agreed to adopt the Address and Petition approved of by the last AgRre gate Meeting of the Catholics of Ire- land ; they also pledged thermelve not ll. - 1 . J- 1 . . . f t- 1 1 : to suppon any anaiuaie iur me icpr sentation of the County who did not avow himself to be a friend of Catholic Emancipation. They voted the thanks of the County to Earl Grey and Lord Orenville. Petvmaradin. Feb 12. Letters from the Tuikhh frontiers, for the authenticity of whxh we do not pledge ourselves, state, that the Rus sians have abandoned Belgrade, and de scended the Danube. A reporf is like wise in circulation, Czemi Georges has offered to submit to the Porte, provided his demand were allowed, the princi pal of which was, his being named Pa cha of.Scrvia. Vienna, Feb. 24. According to the latest intelligence from Hungary, the General in Chief Count Rutusow, is ordered to Peters- I burgh, and has given up the command of the army : we are ignorant ot the reason for this. General Count Lange ron has succeeded him as General in Chief. The new General in Chief, has noti fied to the Servian Senate,' that the ar mis'ice was at an end ; and that, there fore, the Servians should place them selves in a situation to recommence the war. and act in concert with the Rus sian armies. This news has produced a dreadful sensatiopf at, Belgrade, the country being drained of provisions, men and money, and the Servians no II. . .. t V. longer evince mc same araour. it nwi added, that Czcrni Georges has been o- bliged to employ very severe measures, Dreadful Earthquake. ,4V Baltimore, April By captain Betts, from Liguira, we learn, that on the 26th of March, at 4 o'clock, P. M. there was a very severe "X shock of an EARTHQUAKE, which T. ' - .nw x.n7 0 caraccas. all the town of LW.r... with all the neighbouring villages ten thousand people were buried in the ru instwo' thousand five hundred in La guira one American only perished, viz. Mr.iCiowELL, ott Nfew York. Four shocks were heard and felt on the night following, notheav; enough to do any damage. '0n the 27th, he. survivors wereemployed in digKinp the dead from under the ruins, putting them in lartre it'"it "rymginem ouisiae oi the . . 1 7'" r--. nrc. , un tne 39th, the stench had be VulVT rJTu . " "Is Was a very hard shocW which 'thadi tfic ve 33els : tremble as if on a; reef of rocks in a h$avy sea 'i andfrbm on toard the Independence, we could see, the moun tains move" jike; a .Vbip jn rV fieavy sea, and iafeef nieces tsealin trio. them'. At half past !i, the Tndependcncc. sailed,; so tnat we could not tell what oamage) naa been" done. '' 11 v.'v-'x; ' Mr. LiowRT, our commercial agent at Laguyra. intended to leave that place, in consequence of the earthquake, for Porto Cavello. L Extract of a letter frjm a gentleman in Zaguy ra to bit conetpondent in tilt city, dated La ptyra Apr it At b; 1S12. . " The dreadful earthquake which has laid in ruins the cities of Caraccas and Laguyro, and the adjacent country, by which more tfcan 5,000 houses - have been destroyed, happened on the 2S;h March, at 7 minutes ast 4 o'clock, the explosion Avas so-Violent that it buried in its ruins more than 8 or 1C.000 per- ! sons :iin. - I - f i ! . Extract of a letter received by the n booner '"In dependence t roth Laguira. ; r It is not within the compass of my ability to describe to you the misery of these people.; fear & despair, grief 8c ru- in, nave couipiciciy uvcrwiicuucu incui. Parents have escaped,' With the loss of their children ; children with the loss of their parents, and very few without the loss of their property.; Already five hundred persons have been fuund, and the probability is, that a greater number still remain burled beneath the ruins. The destruction a: Ciraccas is much greater j' 2500 bodies have been thrown upon the 'funeral pile, and burned alrea dy, and it is supposed, that frpm 5 to 10.00P souls arelost-Out of 0-Churches-1 A: that place two convents-only re main standing.'- Such is the larhentable situation of these two places, tht it will be a long time before they can:be rein stated. No business of any nature is doing.r AU the Americans here will go to Porto Cavello." ib. ! ! Congress. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Monday, Jlpril 2 J " Mr. Seybert presented a petition of sundry merchants, praying a suspension of the non-importation' act. Mr. Mitchill presented a similar pe tition from sundry merchants of New- 1 York, a reference of which petidon was (moved to the committee of tho whole to whom is referred the bill on that sub ject.: ' . ; j Mr. Lowndes assented to the refer jence of the petition ; but took ' this op iportunity to state that ! he himself had no intention, ana ne oeuevea ms menus had not, of moving fhe'order of the day ; and added that whilst he thought the a doption of the measure would be wise and beneficial, the useless agitation ol it (and he was convinced; the agitation of it at this time, would be useless and im proper) could neither benefit the public or those particularly concerned. He should .therefore not call up the bill ; and if its consideration should be moved by any other gentleman, he should vote against taking it up. A message was received from (he Senate, announcing the Death of the Vice-President of the TJ. States, and the resolution they had adopted. The House agreed to consider the joint-resolution as above stated, whtch was unanimously concurred with, and Messrs. Tallmadge, Mitchill, Gold, Ma con and Stow, were appointed a com mittee on their part to act with the com mittee of the Senate, j And the House adjourned to meet at nine o clock to-morrow to receive the report of the ioint committee oh the subject. Tuetdav, Jlftril 21. Mr. Tallmadge on behalf of the com mittee of arrangement respecting the funeral of the late Vice-President of the U. States, stated their proceedings, and the arrangement agreed on. When, it was ; Ii ixetoivea unamnwutiv. i hat trom an un. feigned respect to the late George Clinton, Vice-President of the United States and Pre sident of the Senate, the SpeakeVs chair be shrouded with black during the present ses sion ; and as a further testimony of respect tor the memory, of the deceased, the mem bers will go into mourning, and wear black crane on the left arm. Iti lott ed unanimously, That the members ot this House will attend the' funeral of George Clinton, deceased, late Vice-President of the United States, to day at 4 o'clock. ! Wednesday, Jbrit 22- Mr. "Lowndes presented the memorial of Eli Whitney, praying an extension oThis patent for the Cotton Gin ; which was referred to a select committee. ,.Tbe following message was received from werresiaent ot tne united states : , - - i jm Tt ihe Senate and House of jleprettnlati-veiof inc umiea oiaiei. , .;, tAnioiig the incidents to thejinexamnled in- creasend expandincr interests of the Ameril can nation, under the fostering'lnnuence of free constitutions L just laws, has been a coN iMvuunijj awcuiuuuuod oi auues in ine se veral departtnenu of the govermnent-S And ment for'"te esientfal objects' of that Depart ment. I recommeaa to, tne eariy, considera tion of Congress, a; provision for two subordi- naie ;appomimenis oereiu, wfini euuu ww pensatioiis anhexedXs may be reasonablyexi pected by citizens duly qualified forlheni' portant uhctfdns: which1 may be roptlas signed tb them.-- ' , ' . '.' ;.:'.' 'v' ; Jfnil 20tk, 18X2. . JAMES IA0IStn; Referred to a select- committee." On mtttionof Mr. Calhoun, the house resumed the consideration of the bill making further -provision for the army of the United States. The motion for striking out ''the; seoj tion authorising the appointment ot two additional major-generjus) ana luurvau ditional brigadier-generals, whenever in his opinion the public service shall re quire it, being still under consideration the question was taken thereon, and neeratived ; Yeas 36--Nays 55 The bill wns further amended ana ordei edto be engrossedfor a 3d reading The House resolved itsell into a com-. mittee of the whole, on the bill from'the Senate to establish a Land Office in the Treasury Department. The amend ments thereto recommenaea oy tne committee of Public Lands hiving been agreed to, thebill was gone through and ordered by the House to be read a third time to morrow. f On motion of Mr. Wright, the Housd resolved itself into a committee or the whole, Mr. Stanford in tlie chair, on the bill making further provision for the Corps of Engineers. J A motion was under consideration, to amend tlie bill by authorising the loca tion of the Military Academy, wherever in the opinion of the President of the United States, fhe public service may be'most benefited by it Considerable dcbatV toolj place on this motion, which has so often been dis cussed on the floor of this House. The argument against the motjon .is j that West Poinr, where it is now located, is decidedly the most eligible and cen tral spot, andHhat it ib impripr there fore even to vest the President with a discretionary power to remove the A cademy elsewhere. The motion for amendment was sup ported by Messrs. Wright Wittrams and Macon, and opposed by Messrs. Stow, Mitchill and Tallmadge, , The decision on the motion for amend ment was carried in the affirmative. The committee rose and reported the bill as amended ; and before any ques tion was taken thereon, the House ad journed. ! Thursday, Jlpril 23 "Mr. GoldVMr. Livingston, Mr. Bleecker 8c Mr.:Fitcb severally presented petitions from sundry inhabitants of the State! of New York concerned in the buying and selling of grain, or in the manufacture thereof,! stating that they have immense quantities of grain in store prepared for a foreign market, which they are prevented from exporting in conse quence of the existence of the Embargo, and that before the expiration of the act their grain will be spoiled, and praying the repeal or curtailment of the duration Of the Embar- go- j When the petitions were rad, a motion was made by Mr. D. R. Williams that they lie on the table. Negatived, Yeas; 17, Nays 88., A motion was then made by jVlr. Rhea that the further consideration of the said petitions be postponed until ttje 4th day of July next Agreed to after considerable 61, Nays 48. debate, Yeas Mr. Wright, fromfthe military committee, reported a bill for the better regulation of the Ordnance which was twice read and committed. An enpTossed bill makiner urther provi- sion for,the aYmy of the U. States, was read the third time. L A motion was made by Mrf M. Clay that the seventh section thereof (authorising the appointment of additional major and briga dier generals if, necessary) be recommitted to a committee of the whole House ; and, af ter much debate, the motion was negatived. The question, on the passage of the bill was then further debated ; and, before the question on its passage was decided, the House adjourned. Friday, Jlpril ' 24 Mr. Bacon reported a bill making provi sion for the discharge of all unsettled claims for work done on the public buildings ; which was twice read and committed!, Mr. Morrow, from the committee of pub lie lands, reported, the bill from the Senate for giving the government house in New Or leans to the Governorfot' the time being,iis heirs and successors, of the state of Louisi ana, without amendment ; and. the bill was ordered to be read a third timfe on Monday. Mr. Harper, from the committee to whom was referred the President's message on the subject,Teported a bill supplementary to the act entitled An act to establish an Execu tive Department, to be denominated the De partment of War." J y The bill was twice read and committed. Mr. M'Bryde obtained leave of absence for four weeks. ' ' . 'j : The House resumed the consideration of the bill making further provision for the ar my of the United States. ; ; ,. On motion ef Mr. Wright, the bill was re committed to the committee of he whole, 47 votes to 44, for the purpose of makinir an a- mendment to the section authorising the ap pomtment ot certain additibhal Generals in case of necessity. : The hilt for establishine' a General land of. ce ia jhe Treasury pepartmentf was read a uura time, ana passed: h t ',t ;. ;VThe 'bill from the Sehatevanh,orising the jjtujui.u!cui ui .an auQiuonaiisxnci juage facN; York district : aA&ihjlnll foltheire- lief of R euben S aundCTanifeurities j were twice read and c'omfhit :f v , i , iThe House Tesutned:tlcionsideraUont of wc r dm maitin? juruier -1 provision, ior tue corps pf engineers, which'had bfcen amended in committee of the whole. sa as to authorise the; appropriation therein made to be pis- e designated by the President f the United States for that thhamendraeiit ,atsoTnerlentrtIi :ifl followed on lhe saitierside bv Mr L- Mr.iWidgery i to whom, Messrs. KeyS? Hams, and Wr trht renlieHI ' ey Vf' v-,-Thediscussionprffitipally Involved th spectlve iinerits of West Point and WasL ' ton-Citv;- (tokwhich "-.place, it wasuDtin.i i probable, that the Executive mipht; deem expedient to rettoVethe Academy) as pr0n scites fbr'AliUrycademy. -ThequesW on the ameadment was decided by yeas anJ nays For the an)indment3, against it 5g So'the amendment was lost. ' ; Several other places. Wer proposed for the Military Academy; and negatived. : . The questioritwas th e taken Shall the amendments', be engrossed, aud, toethej with the billibe read a third time ?w ani A cided in the fhrmat;ive. It is with (feelings of unmixed venera. tion. for the-character of the llevoiu. tionary Hero, the Patriot arid Statesman combined m one, that we .announce tWt the Venerable GEd'RGHl JCLINTOX IS NO MORE. He exbired abo4 nine o'clock! esterday miurning, at hh lodgings in this city fter an illness of about four weeks continuance.' Immediately after the: annunciation of the above meiancholy event, both Houses of Cnjgress adjourned. " T4ie? me io morrow morning earner man usual to receivj? 'the jeportof Jtheir joint committee and authorise the;necessary arrangements ior ne iunerai oosequies. ORDER OR PROCES81ON; - FOR THE FUNERAI.: The committee of arrangement will attend at Mr. O'Neal's, the late residence of the de. ceased, this day at 2 o'clock P. M. A detachment of cavalry from the district of Columbia, will assemble there' at the ame time. ' , ' At half past 2 o'clock P. . M. tire corpse of the Vice-President will be removed from Mr. O'NeuPs to the Capitol.in charge of the com mittee of arrangement, escorted by the: ca valry. ' On their arrival at the Capitol, the corpse will be taken, from the hearse atid deposited in the Capitol until 4 ofclock. , At 4 o'clock the Procession will move ia the following order : 1. ; The Cavalry. 2. "The Marine Corps. 3. The Chaplains to both Houses of Con. grc ss. . v . The Physicians who attended the' de--ceased, r (-; THE HEARSE. ' -PALL BkARERS. Mr. Tallmadge , .Mr. Macon Mr. Sammons Mr. Brown Mr. Butler Mr. Sevier Mr. M. Clay Mr. Wright The Family Mourners. 6. 7. 8. 9. The President ot the United State The Safgeant-atArmsof the Semite of the United States.? ' The Senate of the. United States as Chief Mourners, preceded by their Presideut pro.1 tern, and Secretary. 10. The Sergeant-at-Arm$ of the House of Kepresentatrves. 1L The House of Representatives of the U. S. preceded by their Speaker and Clerk. 12. The Heads of Departments. 13. The Officers of Government 14. Citizens and strangers. ,. ; , - ' j : .' ' jiprii sa The mortal remains of the late Vice President of ;the .U. States were on Tuesday evening interred at the burial' ground near theNavy-Yard in this city, in the presence of a concourse of rpcople greater than ever has been gathered to-, gerher in this city on any similar occa sion. The shops were shut at an early hour; and a "general gloom' pervaded all ranks of Society The hearse with its escort reached the Capitol about four o'clock, and thel procession moved thence in about half an hour afterwards, in the order which wasfannounccd in ouf last. The scene was awful and impres sive. The;martial parade, the glistening arms and noddinglplumes of the milita ry corps which preceded the hearse thc solemn, melody of the martial banfi. wnipn attuned all liearts to meiancnoiy kUg sable hearse, attended by eight t veteran pall -bearers, who partook of the toils of the revolution the wcll-knowii carriage of the deceased the Chiei Magistrate of the Nation mourning the1 loss of one of its noblest! sonsthe Se nate deploring the loss of a revered Pre siaent But why particularly desert thelengthened train Suffice it to s3t that this assemblage of mournful andw teresting objects inspired feelings sui to the occasion; ;WherlpLiWToN' scends to the tomb orhlsfancestors, id5' fit that the vf hole naUon be wail the gea; eral loss, anflihistorv immnrralizs hif name. Hallowed be the ashes or u? honored dead ! ' - Nat. Int. ' MOE INDIAN 'MURDERS. The following is an extract of a from MrJacobBVarnum, dated Stf dusky, April 9, 1812, to his father G& XT : ' I r ' 4ct1 varnum, now - a oenaior irom chusettsl r - ,,r 'i ' ' 'v.- It is ithf regVety sir, that I have of casion to inform you of the recent mw. dr nf twn.'Af vnnr ftllrw-riti7ens 0n t. south side of . San dusk Vbav, about miles fromnhis nlace. which has bel done by tlie Indians withobt proba' cause or provocation, i nia uu-r'' transaction took place on the 3d iiist-J On the mornine-' fnllwmtr, about 6'clock; the bodies of the murdered v& discovered, cut and mangled jn a cruel andT hOrrjd manber.. , 1 hey men who lived abatchelor's X si m frrrrri anir Via-hhnrS-rln 1 Si nn1thiv wf f nttarketrt Une '. found In the house witn the impi -T J . Iff of yixe In liiskull, ;a s pearre' blade broken' and;gft in he head I ' -j p,- ' 7" At I . , ; Mm i T if", r 1