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... . . . . . : - . - - ,.-r m ;-: ;.' r- j;:' v: 'it-('?s-; r.' --5' - a; m ; A ... fK, AY Hr -a 31 Envt m w m mw mm mw mw mm c s mm w m mmm mm mm v i mm m ma ' . . . v w . v - mm . m ? . v 7- Yfv f A ' ' ' FRIDAY. DECEMBER 17, 1813. v - C-;' A; ;- : I . '.-EL .. . - . . President's Message,- Washington City, Dec 7. ri j at 12 o'clock, the lrciiUr:u of the I n ct Sttra transmitted tLe followiog ltaair i ho.S ffuus of CongTCt bj Mr Co. Li Sccrcrjp : ft'Jr-C't z:t f the Senate end of the II uc KtpreuiCu::vtt In pee:ing -vou at the present in tfrrstirg .rnnjunctnrc,' i; tVDuld have v--n high'y sxti-l if tory if 1 couM a.iVvorhb!e result t3 the mivu-'.a charpcj with negocia t-i-s for reverie;- pcae. It w.ib a t-3i :ur; tt xm. iitjiti inr respect aue i, the JiMin -uWhc.I SovereiR wSo t . h.i.l id U then by his offer of me c:.txi-i. i;on th readiness ivhh which j iJ inviuuoti w3s accepted m the' rirt of te Uuited Sutes, and from I ' at - me pieogc i- dc iouna in aa act or "ihtir Jc?iiL.ture for the liberality r.-htch 'their Picnipctentrarics would m rrrir 10:0 tne aegocution mat no tice'.rould be lost by the British Go vernment in embracing the experi nicnt lor h4?cmog a stop to the ejlu si jnol '!o1. ' A. pr-q;tandcirdial acceptance of the vediatioo on that tide vji the to br doubted as it j v,2s of a iu:are not to submit lights r pretention on tiiher ide to the Jecison 1 .in unip're, but to aCb'd fiiereiy an opp-.rtunitv, honorable and ectir M- to both, for discusiing, and it roisible .tdjusting them, fjr ttie in terest ofrVrth Th britisb cabinet, either mis tat . ing ur desire of peice for a tire Hntijth nnr. or ucuus cat ulaf.oas, nasaisnppoi this reasonable anticipation. N. 1 communit atu.ns from our .rvoy ! hiving rea S u no-information i tf;c subject has been received fr m that icrcc. ljot it ;s k o?titnat th- , rnediuirn wis declinui m tne first in : stance, and there is no evidence, not-; withsunding the lapse of tim-, that n ', char.je of riipoxui n i- the B itish : touncils has takeu pbee, or is to be ! expeaetL , Under such circumstance i, a na tion proud of its right3. and ci.n-ciQUs of it- strength, his no choice ut an exertion ot the one in suppo't of th; thtr. To this determination, the best en couragement is derived from the sue- cesi with whrh it has pleaded thr Almihtv to blenh our . rns, both on the land and on the wrcr. . Whilst proofs have been continued of the enter pfucmid skill of our crui zc, uiii an-1 private,. o. the occrtn. an i t new tro;:hy gained in tfe caj turc of a 15ntih bv an American cs sr! of war, after an action giving ccle briij to the naine of the victorious wmmander; tht great inland waters, J on which the cxiemy were also in be encountered, have presented athiev nents of our naval arms, as brilliant in their character as they have been Wimm in t: tr consequences. On I.-kc Enc,te quadron under command of Capt. Perry, having met the British squadron, of superior force, a sanguinary conflict ended in the capture of the whole. : The con duct of that r.Ecer, adroit as it was daring, and which was so well se conded b? his comrades, justly enii. ties them to the admiration and grati. tadcol their counr'' ; and will hi; an J erly rwge in its naval annals with a victory, oever surpassed in lustre, however much it may have been in magnitude. t)n lake Ontario, the caution of the British commander, favo-ed by con ucgencies, frustrated tne cttect ot the Ameiicvn cornmander, to bring on p dtcisive action. Captain Ch'iunte'v was able, however, to establish au ascendancy on that important theatre and to prove, by the manner in which he effected every thing possi ble$ that opportunities only were want ed, for a more shining display of his own tafents and of the gallantry of those under his commiorl. The success oa Lake Erie having opened a passage to the territory of the enemy, the ASiccr coramandioR the north western army transferred the war thithtr ; and rapidly pursuing the hostile troops fleeing with their m ( Uavajrc assocUtrs, forced a general : j action, which quickly terminated id tne capture oi me orrusn, aau unii slon of the savage forces Thistetultis signally honorable to M ijor General ttirrison, by whose military nlents it was prepared ; to j Co!. Johnson nod nis mounted volun teers, whase impetuous onset gave a derisive blow to the ranks of the ene. my ; and to the spirit of the. volunteer militia, equally brave and patriotic, who bore an interesting part in the i iu nip i iniu c rMiri iuv ill inn i.iiici . r . . , f "3gtsuate of Kentucky at the head of them, whose hercism, signalized in the war which established the inde dependence of hi country, sought, at an advanced age, a chare in hardships and battle, for maintaining its rights and its safety. The effect of these successes has been "to rescue the inhabitants of M?- chigan from their oppressions, aqgra-l vated by gross infractions of the ca- j pitufotion which subjected them to a ! foreign p -wer ; to alienate the sava- J esot numerous trihe from the ene my, by whom they were disappointed and uomdontd ; and to relieve an extensive region of country from a merciless warlare which desolated its frontiers, and imposed on its c.ti zens the moat harassing services. In consequence of our naval supe riority on L.ske Ontario, and the op portunity afforded by it for conccn. 2tr.tting our forces by water, opera. .u ri ! tions, whvh nad been previously plan isled by other fal I , . r . .u . f.7 . , ned, were set rn loot, ajruinst the posv , has disappotntrd i - ! r L c t1 sessrona oi inc enemy on tne ot. juaw. rencr. Such . however, was the uehv produced, in the firt instance, by advfrsr -eather of ungual violence ind c oJ.iuanc, and suh the cir cumstances attending the final move rnmts oi the army, that the prospect, at one time so -favorable was not re alized. The cruelty of the enemy in enlis ting the savages into a war with a na tion desirous of mutu.d emulation in mitigating ita calamities, h is not been confined to any one quarter. Where ever they could be turned against u, n'. exertions to effect it have been ipartd. On our South Western bor iler, the Creek tribes, who yielding to our persevering endeavors, were gra dually acquiring more civilized habits became the unfortunate victims of seduction. A war. in tlvat quarter hai been the consequence, infuriated j bv a bloody fanaticism, recently pro pagated among them. It was necessary to crush fcuch a war before it could spread among the contiguous tribe, and before it could favcr entcrprizes of the enemy into that vicinity. With this view a force was called into the service of the U. nitcd States from the states of Geor gia and Tennessee, which, with the nearest regular troops, & .other corps from the Mississippi territory might not only chastise thesavagci into pre sent peace, but make a lasting im pression on their fears. The progress of the expedition, as far as is yet known, corresponds with the martial zeal with which it was es poused and the best hopes of a satis factory issue are authorised by the complete success with which a well planned enterpf ize. was executed a a gainst a body of hostile Ravages by a detachment ot the volunteer militfa ol reunesee, under the gall Mt com mand ot General C'. (Fee- and by a atill more .important victor over a a larger body of them, gained under the immediate c:imm nd 'of' Major G n. Jackson m offi cr equally dis tinguished for his patriotism, and his military talents.- " The systematic perseverance of -the enemy in courting the aid of the savages in a 1 quarters., had tne natu ral effect of kindling their ordinary nronnVifV to wgr-into a passion, which even -imong thoe best disposed j tow rda tr;: U. S. was ready, it not emptyeJ on our side, toe turucd j: acrainst us- A departure from ur I dep protracted forbearance to accept the' rvire tendered bv them, has tHus been forced upon us. But, in yield - . n . Ml ing to it,he retaliation has been mi- j its extent & tn its character, stopping far short of the exanjple of the ene-! my, who owe the advantages they have occasionally gained in 'battle, j chiefly to tac number ofitheir savage : j associates and who hive not coo-J trolled them either from! their usual practice of !Bdiscrirainatmassacre on j defenceless inhabitants, or rrom scenes of carnage without a parallel, on prisoners to the British arm's, guarded by all the laws of httoaanity and of hjjfjrable war. " . For these enormities, the enemy are equally responsible whether with the power to prevent them they want the will, or with , the knowledge of a want of power they still avail them selves of such instruments. In other respects the enemy are pursuing a course which threatens consequences most afHicting to. hu manity, j A standing law of Great Britain , naturalizes, as is weil known, a'l - j liens, comnlvtn'z with conditions li- mited to a shorter ptriod tha i those i required by tlie United States and naturalized subjects are, in war, em- ' ployed by her gr.veromeriL in com-; moo wi;h native su'ue,::s. In a con- i tiuous Briti h P.oyin. e, regulations j promulgated since the commence. mint of the w:r compt-l citizens of I the United St-ites, b?ing vhere under certain ctr um-itance3, to bear arms wmUt of the nitjve emigrants from the United States who compose much of the popui itt n f the province, a number have a:tuaH borne arm a- ; gainst th-s United Swires within their limits s me of whom after having done so have become prisoners of war, &3Tnow in our possession. The British commander in that pro vince, ncverthelrss with the sanction as appcaas of his government, tho't proper to select from American pri uo.iers ot war, and send to Grva: Bri tain for trial as criminals, a number of individuals, v:ho had emigrated from the Briiish dominions long pri or to the state pi war between me j two nations, who ha. I incorporated themselves into our political society io the modes recognized bv the law and the practice of Great Britain, & who were made prisonersf war, un-J derthe banners of their adopted Country, fighting for itsV rights and its safety. The protection due to these citi zens requiring an effectual interpo sition in their behalf, a like nuanber of British prisoners of war were put io to coonuemrot, with a notification that they would experience whatever violence might be committed on tne American prisoners of war sent to Great Britain It was hoped that this necessa ry consequence of the step unad viseablv taken on the part of Great Britain would have led her govern ment to reflect on the inconsisten cies of its conduit and that a sympa thy with the British, if not with the American sufferers, would have ar rested the cruel career opened by its example. This was unhappily not the case In violation both of consistency and of humanity, American' officers and non-commissioned officers, in double j the number of the British soldiers confined here,were ordered into close confinement, with formal notice, that in the event of a " retaliation for the death which might be inflicted on the nrisoners of war sent to Great Bri tain for trial, the officers so confined j would be put to death also It was notified at the time that the comman ders ofthe" British Beets and armies on our coasts are instructed, in the sme 'event, to proceed with a de structive severity 'against our towns and their inhabitants. That no doubt might be left with I the enemv of ouradherence to the re H taiatihgf resort imposed on us, a cor- respondent number of British officers prisoner bF vrar in oar hands were immediately put into close confine iment, to abide the fate of those confi- ned by the enemy. ; and the British government has been apprized of tre determination of this government, to retaliate any other proceeding against us, contrary to the legUimatfe mode of warfare. ':. . It is as fortunate for the United States that they have itin their pow er to meetthe enemy in this depiom-. ble contekt, as itisiiooorable to tKem that they do not join in it but undf r the most imperious obligations, -and with the humane purpose or effectu ating a return to the established asa- ges of war. - ( The views of the Frefichgovern. raent oq the subjects which h vt btn so long committed , to negociation, have received no elucidation since the close of your late 8638100. The Minister Plenipotentiary of the 0. States, at Paris had not been enabled, by proper opportunities, to press the object of his mission, a prescribed by his instruction. The militia being always to be re garded as the great bulwark of de fence andsecunty for tree states, and the constitution having wisely 'com mitted to the national authority a use of thst force, as the best provision a gainst an unsafe military establish ment, as well as a resource peculiarly adapted to a country having the ex tent and the exposure ot the XI S. I recommend'to Congress a revision of the militia laws for the purpose of securing more effectually, the services of all detachment called into the em ployment and placed under the gov ernment of the United States. It will deserve the consideration of Congress also, whether, among other improvem-nts in the militia laws, jus-J tice does not require a regulation un der due precautions, for defraying the expence incident to the first as sembling as well as the subsequent movements of detachments called in 'o rhe national service. To give to our vessels of war, pub Kc and private, the, requisite ad van tage in their cruises, it is of much i mportance that they should have both for themselves 3nd their prizes, the use.of the ports of friendly pow-rp Withthis vjew I recommend to Con gress the expediency of such leg d provisions as may supply the defects or remove the doubts of the exeeir tive authority, to1 allow the cruiters of other powers at war with the ene-mies-jpf the Onited States,, such use of the American ports and markets as may correspond with the "privile ges allowed by such powers to Ame . ican cru;zers o During the year ending on the 50th f Septemler last, the receipts into 'he Treasury have exceeded 37 mil lions and a hslf'of dollars, of which near 524,000,000 were the produce of loans Afte- meeting all the de mands for public service, there re mained in the Treasury on that day near g7l000.000. Under the autho rity contained in the act of the 2d of of August last, for borrowing seven millions and a half of dollars, that sum has been obtained on terms more favorable to . the' United States' than those of the preceding loan made du ring the present year.' Further sum to a considerable amount will be ne cessarv to-be obtained in the same way during the ensuing year and, from the increased, Capital of the . ountrv, frjprn trie fidelity'-with'. which the public enggemc&'s have been kept, andths public credit maintain ed, it may be expected on good grounds that the necessary pecuqiarv supplies will notoe, wanting. The expeoce8 of the current year from the muUipheir- operation fall ing within it have nessairijybeeax!' tensive. But on a just estimate oFthe campaign, iri wnich the; mass of them have been incurred,, the cost will ?not be found disproportionate to the ad vantages which have been gained.The campaign has indeed, in its latter sta ges, in one garter, been, less favora ble than was expected ; but in" addi tion to the importance of our naval success, the progress of the campaign has been filled with incident highly ihonorabie to )he AmricaXa? The attacks ot Re eneiny nely Island, on Fort Meigsl on S ck- etHarbr.& on Sandusky, have been vi-rously and;8uccessully repo nor have they in ' any case succeeded on either-irtex rected againsl the peaceable dwellings of ipdividuals or villages unprepared ) or undefended . - y ' . .' : On the other hand the movements of the American army have beefn fol- : lowed by the redaction of York, and ol Fort George, Erie ind Maiden- I by the recovery of Detroit and thftx extinction of. the Indian war in the west and by the occupancy or cbm- mand of a large portion of Upper Ca nada. Battles have also been fought ; ' on the borders of the St. Iawrence, j which,though not accomplishing hr entire objects, reflect honor pri4 the J d isciplme and prowess of our soldiery --the best auguries of eventual vie' , tori?. In the same scale are to bi - placed the late successes in the South over one of the most powerful Which had become oner of the most hostile . also of the Indian tribes-. . . J It would be improper to close th'ft cbmmuntc'ation without expressing; thankfulness- in which all ought to u nite, for the numerous blessings with which ocr beloved country continues' to be favored ; for the abundance whi'ih overspreads our land, and thd prevailing health of its inhabitaptd-- for the preservation of our internal tranquility, 3nd the stability oF otir free institutions; and above all, For the light of divine truth, and the pro tection of every man'sfconscience: id .. the enjoyment of it. Apd alth?ugh among our blessings we cannot hum ber an exemption" from the evils of war, yet these will never be regarded as the greatest of eviiis, by the friends of liberty and of the rights of oationst Our cqantry has before preferred ttiem to the degrading conililibn which tyas the alternative when the word was drawn in the cause which gave birth to our national inde pen-dence-; and none who contemplate the magnitude, and fejel the ylue pf that glorious event will shrink from a struggle to maintain the high eind happy ground on whiqh it placed the American people. , ' , With all good citizens, the justice, and necessity of resisting wronjjs atttl usurpation no longer tdx be borne, will sufficiently outweigh the priva tipnand sacrificesinstparable. from a state of war 4 But it Is a reflection, moreover, peculiarly consoling, that f whil-t wars are generally aggravated by their baneful effects on the internal improvements and permanent pros per ityof t$ nations engaged in them, snch U the favored situation o( the. 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States,thatthe calamities of the contest into which they have been cnrnpeiled tcf enter, are mitigated by improvemenU V and advantages of which the contest itself is ithe source' -If the wanhas increased the inter ruptionsof our commerce it has at the same time cherished and"multi. plied our manufartUres, so as to make independent of all other countries for the more essential branches for which we ought to be dependant ori j hone, and is even Vapully; giving them an extent which will create ad ditiohal staples In our - future inter rourse with foreign markers v ' If ch treasure has been exnend ed, coincotliderabrjpnioij of it hai beenj applied to objegdurabie fia thvi r value; ahdnecessary: to our per manent safety; , - It tn war has exposed iw tn ' creased spoliations on the ocean, and to predatory mcurMoos ,o0 the, land, it has devdoped the national means of retalvititTg the former, and of provhl ,n5 Protection against trie latter j 'e monnratin to ail, that everv bldw ai. ot our tnrnime power. . . 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