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nrx - 1 J - V- - - V. 4 iV; 4 t ! a. i ;V i -H J 1: ! ! - 1 I I 4 ;l AM r Ha m 1 1 v1 4 1 ' 1 - " ' , . r VyvY :v n .,. ' v-Tft,)iayd.beeoXaV6rrd.by(A friend a ceadx papers OorolheTHtti to:tbc . T . lSth-Jio.1 indusifc.rKch'tre.fuU qf v 'v- mscer, prrnHpliy cxifictrfroin the w 'Paris paper, but of Which thewant 4; pf roomba.well as. of time : pilots ua . from presenttng more tnan a general f le w7' They contain abiindant confir :'. tafttod of the inform atitro we haye aU, ' i x C ircetvctj .that Frsuce acts now ( '. iltif per the defensive, f sudtht?he? I .rl capcrwr: emends rfcls Views' no" far- ther! than sccunor the mvioUbilhyiof C13 own aominions f urtims uiyvz the nkcii ckeftions ar;tnaking j . ifie teatcboscriptlba 'bf 300,00011 : faradvaactd; -i pal.o itaUead on iits'mifcvrfbose veterans who' have : fcrved ro ; the Nationil Gu irds. are Hoy rted t9 reas t e xM c for .the df tn cf . brihspillCL wry exertion i made to bric iotd action the w Holemojxrces' - 'ofthc country;'-The JexwoTdt'oiry. metxurc is aiso rciorca io ny.iuc .Epperor (as.d escribet in the folia w ing decree) which s 'grot "emergency only j could , hstrc, retjnfred tbseod V Commisiiontrs thosto Iff oca amongst 1 his greatest men; into afferent imUtai ty disjn tts fof the purpose of stirring "up the seal and urging: the exertions otltfe Municipal iAuthJritjej as well .as'for.pcrlormgcetuffl du ties Thes'ebmnissjoneraor depii-. ticVhaveYith;kixits.rjann'ss, r tnest papers ,s tat ea 19 tnetnagtsiraies, Kcthe''yiewabr:theMm his dt-e "foV piidi the. daugcr ind" c .. iltrof inaskoa'"-" enemy, &c aodlhejduucs wruch.-sTucH circumr c' Btahtea dc vve.on Vvery publicTunc V : Wqryhc Empefnr, h is urgecL 'J haalemn!? renounced ,"aU,views o! - iCTnuestjCaci bis design In fu'ure is to fidc for peace : alcne hit the cxeir tio'os he-now drtnimds-iof his people arcthe Usty and that jtheys will be ; prbrtpriy crOWoed Who peacei if alt the functionaries andtnnabit ants lend thetr atd: in that ebneert and unity before uhich all obstacles mast' van- ishf The' papersj ls6 contain Ditter accosatioos- 01 tne mues ror the Srioltk)D 'of Hhe'iacotrality of Dviizenana9ana ine crueuics viucn xinars; their; course ; Vhich the pa pcrs J ayf ' ought to hi : a lesson to Frenchmen of what ; ttey ought to expect if they suffer the;eoemy to oh. Uin footing in their texritory' "fhe -public spirit appears to be highly ex . citea and as tzti . wje1 mav -judge frdrn the papers the people are much united in what has Dor!;bccome tru ly thc catlse of the country . ' S . PaUci of OTbuIVeriM. .it r ' ' 25th December, loU. Nar6lcon.:Emperor of the French, King of Iu)yf protector of the confer ; deraiionjoi the Hhtne,) mediator of the Swiss confederation, Ucf ? We have decreed aid dfi decree is follows i -.' : ' 1 , ' , .' . - Aru! 1. Thercihill be! tent Senator! or Cott&ccUors of Utc nto the ,iTi aion(as rcbnrmissaiics extraordinary. They thtllbe accpinxrd by misters of the '-requests of auditors j . . lit Our comtnlsmics !exUsordiBiry are charged. with accelerating, I st. The Jeties of tbe jonscript!on4 2d. Th dothieg, ecuipmcnt, tnd armament of ibe troops j ; 3d- Toe consplemtnt of the victual ing of psce.t " y " . : , . 4tb. The rctutn of the horses in rr- i quisiuon tor ine service 01 id a my 5tb The jcy sod -ornlzaiion- of the national guards in conlormit y to our decrtes- . " Oar said commissioners extraordioa- - ry may cateniVthf dispost ions of said jAtzrtzi 10 cities and places not com prised 'f herein- vs - vj - . ; III. Those of our.coramissaiies ex. traordlntry who thU be tent in coqn trea , ihrtattned "by thejcoemy, shall " order Uvies cnuasst and any other mea .aures whttsoeti? r, necessary for the tje- . fence of the jenitoryi and which the . doty of opposing the progress of the enemy "rnay f cprt mind. ( Special In tructioni shall more ore r b giren them in respect to.lhct'pacaiiaf stfuation of the depanmeiit to whichlhey; shall be tnissiooed. ' t. .' . . IV. Ourcomatuariesextraordiosryj are authorised toor deralt the measures of the b!bh .police which circumstaneeY and the; maintenance r fhc public -"or i V- Thty shall Ike wise be authorised to fbrra miAtary commiisions, and ar vatjn btbre benai r . before special . cou its j : mi! persons accused of favoring the jeaKmy,if coarefinj; ; InteUigence Jo hi en, or of attempts against the puv lie traaquUi'y ; ; t. VI. -The:rnty Itscd proclahssttDns end take rciohcs thx Xiid reaolntiar 1 thill be obligstdry opoo eTCiyjcitfteni ThejodlcWry toThomict,IciTil.tna nuj Ifiaryoare brid.ioxbnrorniili'ctnitlrei ttlih.intQctWbeiabe car ried i into: execution; 4 V.- . Kjrl v -V tt 1.1-.-. ahu fli'tfent fjrcSCDt shall bcTinierted. In the trotelm of the tea m ure roucuu 01 NAPOLEOK Sii'ifSWl' '' laws; I'rBtheEmperpr, TrcrMinuicr ' indent iht 'Jxrii, ihould extort cff rvmtto pAH the accountafromr.Alsace and Franche Comte, announcy.that at jthe firstjiignal of the enemy's invajioo;tbe sentiment of national honor and of the 'common" defence, of the.co(intryy has united all FtcticbmenThe cr$. tS'armj'S has resounded from all parts, have rUiedandtht6wo then) selves iritolhe cities to defend Hi ap proach, i Tt ia impossible "o v find. wordj 'to, depicture the enthustasmj which the arrival of the colpmn of) cavalry( commanded by Gen. Mil haud9 has excited .in tbe department of .the upper-tRhine.: ; Thisiropulse communicates itself to all points; a few days longer and the whole tf France willbe raised,& the voice of triumph is about to be apunded Ntimcmis bodies are advancing from.cvery aide; the epxrmy .will have to-ttfmbat our armaf andthe. whote nation .united jinqervthe, orders of i Us sovereign, i ' . . v ' -, Parte, Dee. 30 HeplypfHU Imperial and Royal Majesty to the Address roted by the CoiuerrxtiTC "Senate on the 22d of December, and pre. - aented thia day with the iisual form1 and . ceremonies. . ' " ' ' Senators I am grateful for the sentiments you express to wards me. ;: Y-u have seen, by the documents . which I have caused to be laid before you, t hat I have done for peaces The saenficea required by the preli minary basis proposed to me by the enemy, and which I have accepted, I shall cnake without regret ; my life has but. one object, the happiness of France v: - ;j t: HoweverfBerhe, Alsace, Franche Cornte, Brabant are entered iipon Tbe4crica pf .that part of my family1 tear my soul 1 I call the Frenchmen' to the succor of Frenchmen ! T cal , the Frenchmen of Paris ol Britantv NoTinahdy,Champaign -Burgundy and the other departments to the 'as sistance of their brothers ! ' Peace and thc-deliverance of onr country most be bur rally fog word. At the aspect of this whole nation in arms, the foreigner will eitbtr fly or sign the peace, upon the basis he himself has ottered. "It u no longer in contem plation ta recover -the conquests wp had madi TILE Wait. Pitttburj Marth t E strict of a letter from r!eUted Februa ry 24, IS 14. Twbdaya since Major Marlin received a- letter by express from Colonel Burn, -of 'the 2d regt. light dragons elated at Sackett'a Harbor, the lfth insu He states that certain information has been received at that post that 1500 regulars ind 500 sea men were on their march from Kings too with a view to destroy the ship ping on the upper lake. The enemy nave a great numoerot boats at Long Point. , The.ice in tbe lake is nearlv destroyed ;f and, should this weather continue much" longer, we-jnay "ex pect a visit from thatCplace. ' The block house on the peninsuUTis a very strong Work, but I am informed that there are sand ; hills within cannon shot of it, from behind which batte ries might be "placed to play upon it and .the -dlee. A block house was nearly finished at the 'old American fort,' Major Marlin h'aa had. it pull ed down, andis about building one on the plan of . Capu Elliot's block House. ' Gen. vMead j till continues here. The General haa received' orders to keep the whole Jfmilitia force in ser vice, as song as .uiere is a-prospect of dSngeri - In consequence of this, the General bad determined to call' cut the 1st brigade againbutthey have not yet arrived. . I presume that the informatioarecendy received will induce the Gen. to-hurry tbem.n t ' ,. " ... ' - -v . ; Au-rusU March 4, - ' We Understand the army of13eor gia hasfel returned to tJilledgeville where they were paid of on Mbnday The Articlel wbicniouow, irefc? n xittnt itkthe .uit of ithcOErench, - aod lb imil rvmpWw Peace, unlets last aft'er perinft cratns iawr fuhit nmiMmimmni ofdnty:incryicet)fthe bV thlor"heW tbiaWiod, they havp.bome WUhpa- :Xfam4?f ihfe WabhevengroSl triatloStau slid haVe'eeit ctorious ,ia two aan- 'Jfyt&tf mifmpmcd and 1 ?h?Ttt!e. ,'Thev ire. oow the - way to' their; ;respective where their famines ano- !prenieive;ehr ;Hitinrtiftti and 10V wmcn ; - v- , i" fit-; a-ityi. ,ment and Tajoyooblv oeserve. iiDEATH-.drfTECDMSEH. Wc'extract the following (say stbe rarmeT'i itral liable : Drown, ana just issuea irons ui- fice: This extract ia from the narra thre of thetwerthrow tjf the British and Indian 'armies at the Morayi an town oq!;the 5th October fast. Mr. ;Brown was a volunteer in Cof. John- sons corps of mounted riflemen, ar. the thnevof the . event he speais.of, took pfacei j The gre iter part of the work is the result or actual tnserva :tion.' ; r-'r. ' -tJ , . - Onthe left the contest was more serious. Colonel, Johnson, ;who com- manded.onthe-Jeft flankof his regu rmentvrecervedar terrible fire from the Indians, which they kept tip for some time. Thl Colonel most gallantly led the head of his column into the hottest of the enetriy s - fire, and was personally opposed by.Tecumseb. it mis point a conuenseoinass 01 sa- vaces had collected;' Yet. regardless of dangere ruhed into the midst of them So thick were the ladians at this time, that several might have touched him with their rifles, t He rode a white horsey and was known to be an officer of rank a shower of balls was discharged at .him some took effect this horse was shot under j him his clothes,-his saddle, his per ,aon! were pierced with "bullets. At flthc moment his ; horse fell, Tecuinseh rushed towards him with, an uplifted - tomahawk, to give the fatal stroke but his presence of mind did not for sake him in this perilous predicament . 4ie drew a pistol irom his holsters ,and laid his dying opponent dead at his feet. He Was unable 4o da more, the loss of blood deprived hira of strength to stand. Fortunately, at th moment of Tec umsehV fall, the enemy gave way, which secured him from the reach of their tomahawks be was wounded in five places he , received three shots in the right thigh, iaed two in thcleft arm. - Six Ameri- ricans and twenty two . Indians fell within twenty yards of the spot where Terumseh was killed, ' and the trains of blood almost covered the ground." From our Correspondent at Washing ton. under date March 1 1 . The public- indignation has : been much excited for a, few days past by the arrival here ofone of the' two brothers 'Messers Lewis's, in the neighborhood of their friends and re lative after a thirteen years' hard service and extraordinary, bad treat ment, and fast holding iq various Bri tish men of war. . They are nephews to' our departed hero N Washington ; and Mr. John Lewis has obtained from the government a Sailing M as- oi war on the lakes. His story is a very interesting one, and more pesonally afflicting to him self, being often unmercifully flog ged, at times with dozens of lashings: and once floggeu tnrougn a nect,con demned to receive 500 lashes but fainted and was relieved, from ' half the sentence,! Tand" was finally dis charged from his majesty's ship of war . the Hose, on tbe 10th ot Februa ry 1812. Hit afflicting detail of suf ferings will shortly be made known to the public and ought to be a theme of execration for some of our congres sional oratprs. Alex. Htr Blue Lights again ...We have conversed with a gentleman who left rfew London on . Saturday last he" informed us, that on Thursday eve- : 'I' ' .! . . ' nrngprcceomg inere was. at. that place at considerable storm -of snow & rain and the appearance of the weather being favorable4 for our squadron to put to sea, Com. Uecatur, issued an order, requiring . all his; officers on shore to repair wrthout-delay bii board their respective vessefs. ShorU ly after bloeJighu were ihrown tip, like rockets, from Long Point, and disdncdseeijby thc officerii at Fort Trumbull; and by the officers and men on board tho look-out boais. 1 he, geniletnan from'whom wer re ceived 'this information Silainlv ia the lights, Sc stajethat they were an- awcrea with thatl i.; nC thr h4vto nun. fwu. efl fOP thttol Junnrr.:: jpi? a'V. .' J i- - t. : on 11 I tu;-jAi4 II -Ar;.vrt-IVrrMJt-4 .1 y wrrAart ft hro time mciriuuK'Ji v . . --r-at T?vf- 11 .. 'v-r -vv" To Tlroot ncraljothe tia'pf Vermont In consequence Son iimVyurxommandS in;redfocs:id notice ;.ter ich. printer placey fy mkv be directed, for the defence ot tms State aeainst any (riyaston rhich may be attempted hyne einemy pur counrjj -it f n fcvectso hieblf r to be deDrecatea. u is epweu Man will cheerfully do nrs ouiy OJtDERS N OTJNCIi - 7! Everv nzUsinta W the ; U. i States aaid that the orders inv couneil werere- nealed. Great metrin -Congress had au i4VtarWf th fart 2 -and we ourselVeSr fmm thp efTrontorv of man vt wiare lea to belief e that they had fceeh suspt tL thoduh we neves- thought thrt were I - -. ..- 11 repealed, or tnat tneirypi7wa, m ahv manner, abandoned Certain, public at: vns in Tate London t fapers place inis inaiier in wit- nu On which the l Enq uifer observ cs - " How is tins fWe had, supposed, that he once famous Orders In Coun cil had become a deadletter in the,5ri. tish maritime code, in consequence of the irepealini; order of lUl But' we are sucpjaea io nna av iwu reiiuiucauj but ! on!y-vsleepeth---ikK- may4 again pounce upon our trane,' onies.s we sti. pulafe against it ih cut treaty of peaces We see in the English papers in bur possession tnree " vi0ets m uncii from ;the .Prince gent j one " on the 30th November last ' declaring that ; as the province of East Frieiland, the du cby of Bremen, &c were nn longer un der the dominion of France, the blockr ade iof that p&rc of the coast-of Ger many, which was instituted by the or ders in council of the 6th April, 1809, kc shall be discontinued with tbseX. ception of such ports only as may still be occupied by thelroops of i he enemy The two others are claied the Mth Dew cember, and . they respectively mske' similar provisions, as to the port sf of the United ProvincesK and as (he toast be tween Trieste and the southern exe- mity of Dafmatia. r - . ' . 7 'a congsess. HOUSE OF REPBESENTATiyES Satttrdaifa Jiiarsph 12. Mr. Murfrce from the committee on that subject, reported abill authorising the" President of the United States to cause certain parts of the coast of the1 Ui States to be snrveyed ; which was twice read and commited. :- 7 .The following engrossed bills were severally read the third time, passed 1 4c sent to the Senate, to wit : . A bill con firming certain claims to land in the If linois territory, and providing for their location ; a bill declaring the assent of Congress to an act ofthe Legislature of Tennessee ; a bill for the relief of Hen ry Fanning A bill for the ielief ; off Gcoree Walkingtori ;v A bill for the;re lief of Daniel Macauley arKl Sam 1 Ralaf ton ; ;a bill fbr'altering thev'timei of hoi. ding the Courts of the XjS States for the Virginia district; abill for the belief of Jos. W Page ; a hili for the relief of the owners of. the cargo of the brig Pa triota Va bilUfo the relief of Seth Ru sell and &jn$rand ar hill forthe'relief .of Stephen Girard..;.; v - ;o". , -. The House went, into committee of the whole, on the bill, supplementary to the act for the relief of the officers and soldiers who served irt the late cam paiiir on "the Wabas h. : The 6mmitteSL and.repotted;ihe'pill -with an amend-; ment which wisi coneurted- in the House, and the bill asr amended ordered to be gnased:-foTfthir The j House -went into committee ol the whole, 'Onhe.hill and the amend ments reported byothe select committee thereto for the better ofganiiing. pay & supply of the army.f he United States. . wr. iroupexnlained ui a particular manner ine object jpf the bilii ithe pas sage of which, he urged, on the ground generally thatntrbuld place-certaiir part of the thnltarf estabUshment bpoh a-betteri fo9img7wobldic6nbm pubh'c resources, mnri jinnr terjaXlefeets which at present existed ,in the iniUuiestabiishiiien ,;vv wuiccvciguTariouaunjportant mendments;whic7 ine noua atidctjscairredin, 8c thehill tlurdTlivisicmineiiii Wafonmi,f-.(: j 1 1 and amendments ordered to tViL l the Ifous, ;passed ail r: That it if wntJtOJepealttt n embark on H ships ar.d eu.L 0 Besotted.: Thatstiirsakn to reneii noi'13 lBO Bwriv w 9iaiei . kIStain tleheietaad ipurpdier MeiafaeH. Thiult cmttjtteehe apnow J bring in m biU ritf2s i-psvatite 10..' m5 f The questic;wasta House noWiPioceedf 40 Consider these resolutions fnd tMty Grundyi ha. irig Required the Yeas'aod Nays tjjerc. on, inexracswHy was ucgau vcq oo to sr 1 V aorne pouse rjeiuseonow to consider the said resolutiohs: Xr?Z' f The bill, tb alter.and establish certain I Post-rbads. passed througlra-jcomniitiM ot tnp wnoeA ne niii vas reported tv the honsiaemehts were agreed twitJt; the and 0. thcrVamejdments-beirtg pioposed tftt House adjournedt t' '::t- ' . f " if Mr. Lowndes from the committee on vai lffairs, reported a bill conir. ihg the pay of officers, seamen andj ma, rines in the Navy oi the Untied Stiatej. IThiSrbill atttborises, the President -to fix' the pay to bealloweid to the pettv ofH. cers, midshipmen and seamen and that the President beauthorized tb'maieaa aaaiuon not exceeoing 'per cent. to the pay of those engaged ; ifr parpcu. larly'hard & disadvahtageous service.. Twice read and NcommittciV(J 1 lyir. paklj from to whom was referred tbe bill from; thai Senate, for; a compromize of-t he Yazoo claims,deiv.ered-in ' a report favd jable to the claims which having been read, waSV together-withjhe bill from the Se nate, referred to a committee o the whole.: ;;' ' j -..;; ;. . ;-The amendments ofthe Senate to ih Milhry Appropriation pass' ed lhrougha cbmmitte of the Wnole,'& -ajrTeetff to , by't he ".Hduae. Wiif.? Wi- Reelie'1u;i!r which he had moved some weeks ago, and, which hud bben temporarily orders ed to He on Uie taye;andin' House agTeed;how6 consider said rfesoliktioa mine louowmg worqs 7 7; r , 1 :fc&vc4?. That committee he appointed tq eftqolre " wðany ahd -if anjviwhat rooeans pf retrenehaieni . and eeohoiny M re forni int the general management, and of ex teijfioa and efficiency in the naval eiitlisb roent, maV he practicaWcf and expedient ; h that theynave power to aend lor peraoxsani pipers ; 5 . : mwM'.m ' vpr. R. explairied the roundf of his motion as he had before tatjecV thetn tlie muidpcity oldutiestaened to the iJicau w lug Aarj vcwn HUCfU jami ino f want of : accouniabilitvion the various The HonWlsotned thecdnsidera tion of he $ bififorMterinand eltat iimiig vc wni. rosi-noaas, wnrcq alter further f discussionrWaa 6r3etite be tcagrosseu ior a inira reaoin?. TMr- Rhea presented a letter from R JMeigs, agent tf thU.at Ilighwas See, idhe; Mississippi territory, lsug-7 gesting the propriety of extending the r lawaut uic 3, j 7Jic?;overwnue ;per sons resMog wjthjn t .iesRifetberibe ;:'eimiqStteel on lbeci.7; The engrossed hill to alter and cista- 1 blish certaib pobads fereadathird iThe amendment of the Senate tojtbe amendment of the: House to the bill k in i addition: to the actallowing bduhty to njcvjucia,yint;ers anu crews oi tne pnr , vate armed vessels Of the Ui -S-jwar read and Cnrtr.it ri-H in hv thirl tlnnim. fi 1 A he.House resolved MSelf intoe com- f miuept" the wholeToa thelali tol au- , vuunaq, -ereciioiv a;irenweniary in ?tBev dimctofluhpiaVn jjiro? , vide the neSsafu -, "TThts bijl authorises the Ijresidenti under the direcuoiiof thor jEloatc of CmraiESJoners, to cause toVbecreetid thenuiUdngs and dra ryjbj s4uareihjt ingtbhcaned'tJuaaada ia; proyic;ineans cempeen tc) fect rrseptorajtercrtin -necessaryt ' :ath;i,naaihor&rO& over juiv quorumenff at lethaftery refuslne I once, fo adjourn, and having come to no ' uu mc auoiect ox ine oiu, incrv : :tiaity in fprmids; a cjuortim to ? ibiiit'lthVlio v V. v. . i ,' -.. -7. 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