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CONGRESS. ' ‘ » A ’
_ ‘In SENATE, jllarciz 29-. .—: _
A letter was read from lVl’Kenney. S0136!‘-
intendent of Irrc‘.iati Trade. Stating that in the
course ofa debate on the bill now before the Sen-
ate, on Indian af'fairs,'insirruatioiis had been made
i implicating his integrity in the execution ofthe
duties of his office, and soliciting that a. commit-
tee, ‘may be appointed to investigate the manner
in iihich he has discharged his duties.
" .-/I/rril 1 ._*i‘ti.s. bill to ‘abolish the U. States’
trailing’ e.-.tabli-hnients with the Indian tribes,
ant] to provide for opening the trade to individu-
als tinclercertatin ~re§.jul£tiions, was read a third
Ilme:,pu55(:(l, and xcllt. to the House for concur-
rence. , ,
I-lousn oil‘ REPltESEN'fATIVES, [Ware/r 29.
Mr. lVl”Lar:e, ‘front the Coinmittee on Naval
All'airs. made the following report : l .
The Committee on/Naval A-lllrirs, to whom was
referred'the l'€~.Oltlilt)D of the House of Repre-
‘scntativcs of the 4th itistant, instructing them to
inquireinto the cxpediency of ~modif'yiiig the act,
enti'tled ‘ An act for the "grat-lual increase of the
Navy of the U. States,’ so as to ijctpiire a part of
‘ the’ annual approp_riation to be expended in the
construction ufvessels ofan inferior force to those
now autliorized by said law to be built, made the
"following report : . _
That, by thejact above referred to, passed the
“29th April, 1816, the sum of one million of dol-
r...-5 per atinuni was appropriated for the gradual
increase- of the Navy of the United States; and
the President of the United States was authorized
to cause to be built nine ships, to rate not less
lfl'.tI]’.74.- guns each; and twelve ships to rate not
less th-an 44 guns each, including one 74 and 3
44 gun ships, 'ft|.lll‘lUl‘i':'t:(l"i)}' a previous law. The
. President was also‘authorised‘ to procure steam
engines and all the imperishztblt: materials ne-
cessary for“buildit.g anti equipping tl.ree steam
, batteries; and by the 6th section of the act, it
was provided that ,the moneys appropriatedlby
this act shall not be t:‘an.sl'err-ed to any other ob-
ject of expenditure.’ By the act of the 3d of
, March, 1821, instead of the appropriation con-
taincdin the -original act, the sum of500,000
‘ per annum, for 6 years was appropriated to carry
into effect the purposes of said act, that the whole
I ofthis stint will be required to complete the ob-
jects coiitemplatacl by those acts. That, pursu-
ant to the instructions and objects of these laws.
there has been built and eqtiipt one ship of the
line, via ; the Ctrltrrnbus ; _ and’ that there
has been built and launched three ships of the
line, viz: the Ohio, the North Carolina, and
the Delaware, and one frigate at VVashington,
the Potomac ; that there is now on the stocks,
built and ready to launch, one ship of the line at
Boston--that there are-now on the stocks, nearly
fi'nisltt:d, one ship'of the line at Portsmouth, N.
3’ H. one frigate at Philztdelphia, and one frigate at
‘New York,—-tliartiiere is on the stocks ; about
half finished, one ship of the line Gosport, Vir-
ginia-—-that prepératiuns have for sortie time past
been making for putting on the stocks one ship
ofthe line at Boston, one frigate at‘New Yor-k.
one frigate at Portsoiounh, N. H. and one frigate
‘at Washington, and that the frames and nearly
-all the timber, and other materials have been
provided for building one ship ofthe line at Phil-
adelphia, one frigate at VVashington, one frigate,
at Boston, and one ship at Norfol_k—th-at the live
oak frames, and nearly all the other timber, and
two steam engines, have been provided for two
‘steam batteries at New-York. and one steam bat-
, tery at VVasltington. The Committee further
report that the’articles on hand. and those con-
gtracted for, could not be advantageously applied
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' tothe building ‘of vessels of a smaller class than
those for which they were provided and designed.
‘The frames ofour ships of the line are all got to
moulds; Each particulai- piece has its appropri-
ate place in the l3ratne,' and the labor ofreducing
them to a size suitable to smaller vessels would be
nearly, ifnot quite, equal to the expence ofa new
frame. The copper provided, too, is generally
heavier thatis usedfor sloops of war.
In the opinion. of the committee, the frames
being cut to moulds, which, being the cheaper‘
and better plan, the commissioners of the navy,
with a due regard to the before recited acts, were
authorised to direct, there would be great rish of
' losing them eiitirely, by their warping out of
place, if they are not put together.
The committee are of opinion also, that the
funds appropriated for the gradual increase of the
navy, cannot be diverted to any other objects,
consistently with good faith, or the naval inter-
ests ofthe nation. 1 .
The policy was adopted upon great con.sidei'a-
tion, and with a view to the defence colour sea
coast, and in a well founded conviction, that it is
“wise and prudent gradually to increase our naval
force'in time of peace, and to render-it eriicietitf
in the e.~:;g:.-ncies to which the country must be
always n.ore or less exposed. It is believed that
the best (.lt.fcllC8 _for this coun ry, and,that on
which it must probably rely, not only for the pro-
tection, of our commerce but to prevent the ac-
tual invasion of the soil is the naval lorce. The
act'for the gradual increase of the navy was foun-
(led on this presumption, and designed by grad-
ual means, to lay the foundation of an efficient
naval power, and to prepare in time ofpercc that
description of fot'c:,‘which could not be easily
raised up in time of war, but whichiwotild be in-
dispensable in such acrisis. It requires much
time and great care to prepare the materials, and
toconstruct the vessels of the class provided for
in the. acts, and the experience of the late war
,had‘ fully demonstrated the necessity of such a
force ; by teacliitig us thefucility with wlriclt the '
enemy could bockade a larg‘c portion of our coast,
.with a single ship of the line. '
The committee are of opinion that it would be
’7e},3tnwise to change this Syslcm, fut.-trrdtd 'upon so
"‘many importartt considerations, without some
urgent necessity, and in their opinion none such .
exists’; on the contrary, there seems to be tCV(‘.fl
strongci‘ i‘<_=a5ons for adhering to the policy, and
cltrijslting the gt-on-tlr of our naval power, now,
that foreign nations are modelling their naval ar-
chiture aftet'out' improvenrenis, and at-a moment
when our foreign relations are about to be exteri-
ded, upon ajscale, which should, at least,admo"n-
ish us against anydimunition of, or an indiffer-
to the lncatrs ofnatioiial defence. ,
I The t:t_rii_tml'llt.'e are aware ‘of the importance‘
_ pf sloops of war, as ajclajss of naval force, indis-
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penjsable both in time of peace and giiirle of ~ A
but',they are a class‘ which" may he provided his C
shorter tirne,-and with considerableiadvantage, e-
even after the exigency‘has arisen, and, though
they would be useful in time of peace for many
services, and especially for the discipline of our
officers, and the more effecttral suppression of the
piratical marauders upon our commerce, the com-
mittee believe it would be unwise to break in up-
on tlte fund for the gradual __iiict'ease of the navy,
even for such objects ;‘ and therefore recommend
the'a(_loption of the following resolution :
Resolved that it’ is inexpedient to modify the
act, en'i‘.led ‘ An act for the gradual increase of
"the navy of the United Statrs,’ so as to require a
part of the ann_pa| appropriation to be expended
in the‘consiruction of vessels of an inferior force
to those now authorized by the said law to be built.
The report was ordered to lie on the table.’
Mr. M’Lane, front the same committce.report-
ed a bill ‘ to l'iX.'drl(l render permanent, the Naval
Peace Establishment of the United States; which
“"45 "wfl Wlct and l‘tfs‘rred to a committee ofthe
whole on the state ofthe Union. ,
Mi‘. Cook, to tthom was referred Si:n(li'y com-
inunications from the Secret-urv ofthe Treasu_ry,
in relation to the inspection of the western gland-
ofiiccs. 8:c. made arcp\ort. thereon, entirely ex-
culpating the Secretary of the ..'l'reasuiy, or oth-
“-l' Pf’-"$0115. from censure on the ground which
was the subject of this inquiry, and concluding
with a resolutitnn, ‘that the committee be dis-
Cltaiged-f'r‘om the further consideration of the
subject.’ Mr. C. stated it was proper to say,
‘that the, committee were not unanimous in agree-
ing to the report, and to express the views which
he personally had ofthis subject,_which he consid-
ered in some points of view. as of great impor-
tance, he offered a counter resolution, which be
requested might accompany the report. and ht
laid on the table with it. This proposi-‘.ion was
agreed to. ‘
Mr. Cook their submitted the following :
R*'350lV€£l- That the employment of members
of.Congress by the EXLCUITVC, or any Executive
officer ofthe U. States, in theperformance of a-
:-ny public service, during the continuance of their
[l)6mbCl'Sl‘ll[), for which they receive compensa-
tion out of the public Treasury, is inconsistent
with the independence of Congress,-and in derog-
ation of the rights ofthe people, ang‘-‘if it be not
already, ought to beprohibited. .
'l‘he House having agreed to consider this res-
olution, Mr‘ C. moved for a reconsideration of
the vote taken upon the disposal ofthe resolution
reported by the Committee ;. on the ground that
his object was to offer the lust resolution as an
atnettdtnent or rather as a substance for the res-
olution reported by the committee. jA'qucstion
of order occurred, when the proceedings ended in
deciding to lay Mr. C's resolution on the table,in
the satire manner as the report had bcefi,
E.z‘c/range qf.S:ocks——Tlie House then took in-
to consideration the bill to authorize the Secreta-
ry of the Treasury to exchange certain stocks
bearing an interest of 6 and 7 per cent for stock
bearing and interest of 4 per cent. '
Mr Smith of Md. proposed the amendments
whiclrlre had submitted some days since, and
which the house had ordered to be printed, ac-'
companied with a few explanatory Ol)Sel'vations.
Mr. Colden was opposed to the amendments,
because he wished to strike out the words twelve
millions,and to insert in lieu lhereoffive millions
so as to reduce the amount of stocks to be ex-
changed ; and also, to sell the 70000 s'hat'es of
stock in the bank ofthe United States which are
Qwned by the government. The amount ofdiv
ideiids which had been received upon the bank
stock belonging to the United States during four
and half years, had been 13 per cent for the
whole period, amounting in the aggregate to
$919,000, while the interest on the seven (nil.
lions which was borrowed to pay for that stock.
had amounted, during that period, to the sum of
81,575,000, making aloss to the U. States of
665,000 dollars; But Mr. C. stated that from the
presetit price of that stock in the market, $980,-
000 would be gained to the Unized States from
the surplus price ofthe shares’ above par; so that
the operation of the amentlrnents he proposed
would be, as he contended. to save to the United
States $196000-pet’ annum, and to ptit more than
half a million of dollars into the public treasury.
Mr. C. entered into a variety of conside.ations to
exirrcc the propriety of the project be had submit-
ted, and concluded by observing that he should
vote against the bill, yet, ifit ‘should be adopted,
he thought the plan which he had suggested was
altogctlicr the most expedient course that could
be pursued. , .
Mr. Smith, of Md. remarked, that the gentle-
man from New-York, (Mr. Coldcn) had admitted
that 980,000 dollars were obtainable from the
present value of the stock‘ above par. Nor was
that all; for the bank of the United States had
performed the duties of the loan offices, which
had saved the United States $l00,000 annual ex-
pensc. Mr. S. pt'oc'eeded at considerable length
in explaining and enforcing the expediency and
necessity of the measures that had been resorted
to, in relation to the batik of the United States,
and he corltended that the stock of that bank had
already fallen, by the refusal of one branch of the
Legisl-atut'e at this session to aid it ; and if the 70,-
000 shares belonging to the United States should
be thrown at once into the market, he believed
the stock would fall down to 90, and perhaps to
80, so that the United States would utterly fall
of obtaining the expected premium. It would
evince such air hostility on the part of the govern-
ment to that institution, as would destroy all con-
fidence in the value of tlte'_stock.‘
After some further observations ofMi'. Colc_len,.
the question was taken on the anietidmetits as
proposed,and respectively carried without a divis-
ion; and the bill was thereupon ordered to be en
grossed for a third reading, ayes 79. * ,_
[On the 30th, the bill passed, 99 to 55.] ‘
./1/trz'l l.—A petition was presented from Da-
vid 3- 1-H’. of Philadelphia, controverting" the
right of James Br.-mic: to the invention ofa fly-
ing mac/tine, for which said Bonnet, sortie days‘
since, asked for exclusive privileges from Con-
gress. The petitioner claims that he isthe gentr-'*
inc discoverer of this invaluable art of flying, and
solicilsl exclusive privileges for himself’. The
petition was referred no the committee to whom
was referred the petition of James Bennett.
A bill;-was. reported, making appropriations to
defray the expenses of missions to the Indepen-/.
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1 Eat G-overnmentssotith of the United States.
.-K vote was taken, granting permission to Mr.
Garnett to enter on the Journals of-the House his,
reasons for voting against the recognition ofwthe
independenceofthe SouthAmerican States, be-
ing principally, that the'me'_.tsure could be/of no
benefit to those governments. and was impolitic,
. because it could give us no new advantages, and
might endanger those we al_ready.po.ssess in our
intercourse with them, and the remaining prov-
inces of Spain. -
I./Ifzrz'lo2(l.—-Mi‘. Walworth, from the Commit-
tee on Military Affairs, whb'whei'e instructed spe-
cially toinqtiire iitto the subject, made a report
-of some length concluding. with the ‘expression
of the opinion of the Committee, ‘ that the Army
has been reducediaccot-‘ding to the provisions of
the act ofthe last session for fixing the Military
Petzce Establishment ;’ which report was order-
ed to lie one thc,table.s '
Mr. Gorham. from the Committee on the Sup-
pression of the Slave Trade. reported a bill in ad-
dition to ~‘ An act to continue in force an act to
protect the conrmerceof the United States. and
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From (/1: Mztiohal Jdvocale.
LATE F-ROM ENGLAND.
By the arrival of the ship Euphrates, Captain‘
Smddard. we have-received London papers to me
7th. and Liverpool to the.9th February, inclusive,
together with Loyds Lists, and London shipping-
and Commercial Lists of the latest dates. 'I'l'h'c.
most important factsjs the King's Sp¢e¢h,“wh1c1,
we subjoin. and which is not unaptly coiisidered
the ‘political baromei'ei;. His nxajesw i,,'fO,.ms
‘ My Lords and Gentlemen,’ that be is on good «
-terms with foreign powers ; has endeavoured to
‘terminate the disputes between Russia and Tu,»
key. andyltas reason to believe his efforts will be
successful. The revenue, l;e—s,,,.5 “cams lb
last years income; manufactures_ ,1,-,,’j,,.0,,e b c
the agricultural interest still suffers This ’lI0\‘\it
‘ . j, _ I. ., ..
Eyltltlt, rslno: a plteasing ptfcture, because thorag-"pi.
ura .in eres s 15 y ar the most im '..
, _ portant
_ of the two.
. Ireland still continues in an iirisetlled state
sfiisurrections and murders prevail ; armed bmjie;
punish the crime of piracy ;’ which bill was twice
read and committed. .
The House then went into a committee of the
whole: on the bill making appropr-i-.ttit.ns for the
support ofgovernmcttt for the year I822. The
clause forallomiitce for contingencies &.c. in the
Treasury Depar tment, being under consideration"
committee of VVays and Means ($40,200 dollars;
was too high. Mr. ’I‘racy. expressed his opinion
to the same effect. He haduttended. particular-
ly to the subject, in pttrsuanceof his duties as a
member of the retrenchment committee (so call-
ed) and he tho-fight many disbursements might
with propriety be curtailed, and he expressed the
upirrl0iI that if the decision of the house in rela-
tion to the messengers was retained. the appro-
priation of $35000 would be adequate to the pur-
pose. After a few remarks by Mr. Smith, ofMd.
the question was taken on filling the blank',with
the sum of,$‘-10 200 and t-iegatived ;’ after which,
Mr Tracy moved to fill the blank with the suni
of $36 000, which was put and carried.--Some
further amendments were made to the bill, when
the committee rose, and obtained leave to sit a-
gain. ,
./1/zril 3d.——'l‘he House, in Committee, were
occupied some time in discussing‘ the general ap-
propriation bill. . t
On ’l‘h__ut-sday, the Committee on Commerce,
were instructed to inquire into the expediency of
allowing a drawback on coal consumed by steam
vessels, and of authorizing said vessels to take
coasting licenses.
A resolution was laid on the table for the ap-
pointment ofa committee, whose duty it shall be
to sit in the recess of Congress, and inquire into
the afi'aii‘s of the several departments of the gov-
ernment, with power to send for persons and pa-
pers ; and that they be required to make a report
to Congifessat an early period of the next ses-
sion. V . ‘
The general appropriation bill, was further dis-
cussed. The clause for surveying the public
lands, being under consirleratioti, a motion to sub-
stitute the sunrof §r00,000, instead o_f$L80,000,-»
was carried.
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From the .rVatior2al Intclligcricer qfMarch 30.
As the session of Congress advances, its bu-
sinessbccomes important. -There -.-.-as yesterday
tntroduced,by the Naval Committee in the house
of Representatives, a bill for permanently fixing
the Naval Peace Establishment, embracing pro-
visions highly interesting to that branch of the
public service. The bill propopes that the num-
her and description of the principal officers shall
be as follows :--l Rear Admiral, 5 Coinmotlores,
l9 Captains, 23 Masters Commandant, 140 Lien-
lenanls, Sac. The effect of it, we believe, will be
to discharge from service a considerable number
of the officers on the naval establishment.
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Mfr. Jolm Randal/ilr has addressed a farewell lat-
ter to Iris Constituents, -w/tic/2 he concludes as
jollovus :
Should the mild climate of France and the
change of air restore my health, you vvillagain
find rue a candidate for your independent suffra-
ges at the next election, (l8"23.).
l have an especial desire to be in that Congress
whielr will decide (probably by indirection) the
cliat'actct‘ of the ‘Executive government Of llle
confederatioti for at least four years--perhaps for-
ever :-—s'ince now, for the firsf time since the in-
stitution oftliis government, we have presented
to the people the army candidate for the Presi-
dency inihe person of him, who judging from
present appearance will receive; the support of
the Bank of the United States also. .This is an
onion ofthe purse and the sword with a vengeance
—-one, which even the sagacity of Patrick Hen-
ry neveranticipated, in this shape at least. Let
the people lookvto it, or they are lost forever.—-
They will fall into that gulfwhich under the arti-
ficial military and paper systems of Europe, di-
vide/s Dives from Ltizauus, and grows daily and
hourly broader, deeper and more appalling. To
this state of thitrgs, we are rapidly approaching
under an administration, the head of which sits
an incubus upon the state, while the lieutenants
of this new mayor of the palace are already con-
tending for the succession, and their retainers and
adherents are uith difficulty kept from coming
to blows, even on the floor of Congress. We
a"e arrived at that pitch of degeneracy when the
mere 1,151 of power, the retention of place and pat-
ronage, can prevail not only over every. considera-
tion of public duty, but stifle the suggestions of
‘personal honor which ever. the ministers ofthe
decayed goverurrients of Europe have not yet
learnt entirely to disregard. Should God spare
me, you shall be informed how _it, has come to
‘passtlrat. after settling the Florida question, at
the expellsc ofa vast sacrifice of territory sour/1
of36 I-2° bf Nortlilatitude, we are yet embroil-
ed with Spain—-and, in passing, it may be as well
to recollect that‘ the command of the Red ‘-RiV-
er and the Arkansaw (the 38103 Of New-0|“
leads). will have to be contested, D01 with ll"-_‘« im-
becile and puny government of Spaiti, but with a.
young and rising, and therefore ambitious repub-
lic. Should it however be His Will that W5 IN‘-V‘
er meet agqin—-be that will done. . g '-
P.-S. -I (lid not leave my seat until the fate o
tl1'e\Bankrupt“Bill (to which my mite was contri-
buted) was ascertainccl.
--Mr. Cooke thought the sum‘ proposed by the '
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several hundred men. it is said, assemble to
attack the mails, and the governmcrit intend send-
ing a potverfulforce to quell them. ’ V '
France is still agitated. The ultra minis;,,,..,
are tendering tlteiirsclves very .,bm,,,i,,,,5, Land ,2
is rittinoured that lll)lcSS' the king ‘l-etraces his
Slel-‘Si he will require aid from the Holy Alliance
_AccotJnts fr-om_St. P(‘.l.tfl‘Si')Ul.‘g‘ up to (1,: 1,”;
of January. indicate more friendly tiews t.,,,,,,‘,.ds
the Ottoman Porte. The 1:‘.x-change ,,,as gl.,adu_
ally raising. ' _ ‘
Letters from Constantinople are up to th¢‘|s;
of January. '
had ceased hostilities witn the Form,
S_CtCl‘8lSl{llT1llSl]‘.'3 with the Turks, in which lb;
were defeated, Mahomed Ali Mirza, the S¢;l,'ah
is dead—posioned, as ’tis thought; "and neat-l’
7000 Persians had been swept off by the cholera.
morbtis. It is also reported. but_n0l credited
that-tlie Turks had stormed the Castle of Janina,"
and that All Pacha h_;...r I...-ishcd, "
~ An article, date/cl Vienna‘, January 244:1], extrac,
ted from the Hamburg Gazette, under the ltead ‘
of Constantinople, _Dec. 19th, says, that e-.~-.-i-y
thing was then quiet at the latter place, ihmthere
was no appearance of the public tranquility be.
ing disturbed from abroad ; andthat the Turkish
government was taking the most e'r1e_t'gel.ic ,,,e.,,'s,
ures to produce this effect. Contrary tb all pr:-,2’.
W005 ,5l3lCm€m5‘. the Ottoman force in Molda-
_,via and 'v‘Vallacltia_is' now estimated at only four
‘tliottstrnd men. _
The Greek cause we regret to say,‘ does no:
gain ground. In proportion to the rumours of ,
peace between Turkeyand Russia are their hopes
depressed, because, in the Russian ultimatum,
their is no provision for their independence ; yet
they have a firm hold of a con‘sid‘er-able pa.-ti of
t.he.cou.ntry, and it is to be hoped that they will
maintain it. _ . ‘
Advices from Trieste of the 5th of Jan. state,
that in Lividia and Attica the Gi'eeks'inak3but
little progress; and that those towiis had Tu;-k.
ish garrisons, as well as the Castle of Lepanto.
In Macedonia the Greeks have not a firiii footing,
and awar of extermination is carried on by both
‘parties. If Russia makes peace without a guar-
_ airtee for the t‘ii.>,ltts and privilegesof the Greeks,
or some security for their lives and property, it
will be a stain on the motives and declaratioiis’ of-
the ‘ Holy Alliance.’ V ' A ;
In Spain, every thing was tr2tnquil.—,'l‘lie Coro -.
tes had appointed commissioners to settle the
differences_ with the Soirtlt American provinces.
Accounts had even been received at Paris, by at:
extraordinary courier from Madrid.,tlrat the Span-
ish government had formally ackito‘\vledgcd'the
complete indepentlciice of the Spanish provinces,
In consequence of this event, (Zolumbian bonds
are stated to have rapidly risen in London from
68 to 77. -
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LIVERPOOL. Feb. 9.-—-There have been in this
neighborhood only 24 days of clear sky, from
Jan. 1, l82l, to Jan. 31, i822, a period of thirteen
months, andthe greater part of the 24, were in ,
the three first months of l82l. '
The exports of earthern ware to the U. States,"
in l82l, from"'tlti_s port, consisted of‘29.996_p'ack.
PARIS, Jan. 25.--The late Convention of peace
begwecn Persia and the Ports was effected by the
mediation of England. The Persian Prince Ali
is said to have been poisoned, bcfot‘e his troops
began to retreat from the Ottoman empire.
Several of the Austrian soldiers in Naples have
been poisoned with snuff; and an order has been
issued to the army, enjoining the soldiers not
to accept snufffrom persons unknown.
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A caricature is shown about among the Liber-
als at ‘Paris, representing young Napoleon, aided
by Bcrtrandand Montholon. rolling a snow ball.
Behind aieseen the bodies of armed men, and on
the ball is written, ‘ It will grow larger.’
By the returns ofthe cxpencc ofthe poor in
England and VValt-s, it appears, that, for the law‘
expences only, in the year 18 l 9, more money was
paid than the whole expenditure for the King, his
Cotrrt,Ministcrs, Judges, Ambassadors, the Prin-
ces, and all the State‘, Pensioners added together.
The whole expences of the poor amount toa sum
equal to the revenue ofthe Emperor of Russia,
who maintains an army ‘of a milltdn of soldiers,
and to more than twice the expenses of the gov-
ernment of the United States. ' ’
_FitoM MEXICO -—,-Accounts from Vera Cruz‘
‘to the l2_th of March have been received. The
Fort of St. Juan de Ulha was still in possession of
the Royalists. Flags of truce were frequently
communicating, andtan order was soon expected .
for its surrender. Preparations were making at
Vera Cruz to take the Fort by force, should it not b
be given up. -
.’l‘he first Congress c_()livel‘i'ed at Mexico on the
24th of February. Perfect harmony stibsisted
throughout the empire. An Af.“b3*‘53d0|‘,. had
been‘ sent to Spain to solicit one of the Royal Fflmx
ily to pgeside as Emperor of -Mexico, provided
he would reside in the country. {I was howev-
‘er expected that Yturbide would be electecl.-u
Most ofthe Royalists,hatl.eini2F%=\l*'d.'0 Sllain alld
‘her pr‘ov»inces,.car‘rying their valuables-and P=‘°I‘-‘ _
city. A " j .
/1-he Persians, as already i;.,.,,_,.,,,._,,,_.,,~,»’;,,
The)’ bad
ages, ofwhich ll,689 went to New-York.,. '- ,
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