l. C. . . l . 3 ,~. t I t I.’ the Convention of Marbh last, niade bythel Constitutional Government, to i'n(_lemnil'_v the British iruaréltants for captures niade by Span- ish ' (P,i)rto Rico) privateers. , The blockade of_Cadiz,‘an'cl other-Spanish ports occupied by French g2l_l’l'lSU1lS, was for-, maliy-raised on the 5th of Oct; ’-- .-‘ = - ' ~ - The circumstance of the removal of the Spanish governor Donnay, from Cadiz, was not yet known at Madrid. . The Lgiitloii Cour- ier say's3—* we learn by"private" advices front Paris, that the French Government meet with no inconsiderable difficulties in making Fer- dinand act with_ moderation. We are even assured, that when it was hintedito him how desirable it would be to reuioije from about his person his Minister and Confcssor Saez, he .peremptorily refuse_d to do so. The death of San Miguel is.a'nnounced—~A Paris paper states that he committed suicide. The fate ofltiego was not yet decided. The Fiscals in the act of accusation, requires that Riego should be punished as follows; That he sliallpbe drawn by the feet frotti the prison to the scaffold, there hanged, then quartered, and that one limb should be sent to Las Ca- beras, one to La Isla, one to Halaga, and one to Madrid; that the rest ofthe body should be burnt, and the ashes cast into the air by the -hands ofthe haugman. . The wife ofRiego, was in London, in indi- gent circumstances. "The freedomof the borough of Plymouth waspresented to Mr. Cztnuingon the 30th of Oct. In his speech of thanks Mr. C. tleclar- ed the policy ofliis country was peace,atid that any interferencein the late struggle in Spain ‘would have been one to be characterized on- ly by the the term——-Quixottic ;——an enter- pri_:I.e romantic in its origin and thankless in its end l’ Anew loan has been brought forward in London, entitled “A loan 0f£640,000 Stock for the service of the Order ofSt. John of Je- rusalem, commonly called the nights of Hal- ta !” It is stated, though not by contractors, that the Sovereigns ofthe continent have con- sented to the re-establishment of this Order as a sovereign power for the purpose of ex- tending its-Hautliority over Greece, and that the sum raiser! is inte_nded to be applied to the organization of the Grecian armies. _ A dreadful gale was experienced on the British Coast Oct. 31, and Nov. 1. Upivards of 150 vessel_s.principally coasters, and a num- ber oflives _were lost. We do not find any ac- count of damage to American vessels. Bristol had been inundated by the heavy rains. An explosion of foul air in a coalmine near Dur- haui,t.ook place on the 3d, and all the persons in the pit, (between 90 atid 100,) were suppo- sed to have perished, Gibraltar, Oct‘-.16.—-‘iVe are crowded with the unfortunate Spaniards who have taken refuge here to escape the miseries of a dun- geon, or the torturesof the bloody Inquisition. Among them are upwards of sixty Deputies of the Cortes, of the most distinguished—as Valdas, Alava, .'~.nd'Infantas; Quiroga, Yan- diela, Manzauares, and Calatrava, are also here. 'l‘liere is a warm feeling among the inhabitants of the rock in favor of these nn-' successful patriots. Sir Robert Wilson arri- ved here afew days since from Cadiz and Tarifa ; he was at first undecided as to his fu- ture destination, but has determined at last to return to England, in the first packet. PARIS, Nov. 4. ' Port St. Mary. ' It is announced that the CltamberofDeputies is to be wholly renewed and that lists ofthe Presidents ofthe Electo- ral Colleges will appear on the 14th or 15th. This resolution was agreed to yesterday by three of the niiuisters, one of whom has hith- erto been a great partisan ofthe charter. The articles ofthe capitulatinn ofBarcelo- na were signed on the 28th Oct. The King’s troops were to take possession oti the Slst. l‘~‘I.tDrirD, Oct. 24.—-The King, by a decree ofthe 7th, ordains thatall the officers and sol diers who are prisoners of war in Franee,shall receive a permanent discharge. The King has ordered that the Asia, ship-ofthe line,and two frigates sail forthwith for Lima, to assist in re-conquering that rich portion ofthe Span- ish territories. The Diaro of Cadiz, of the 26th inst. contains the edict re-establishing all the ancient police regulations at that place as they existed previous to the 7th of L‘v'Iarch, 1820. The King has just dismissed from his service the widow of Astorga, the Countess de Moi, anti the wife of Hubianes. An order ofthe Prince Generalissimo pub- lished on the 10th, directs that the Spanish troops at Cadiz, shall receive their pay and provisions from the chests atid magazines of the French army. On the Sloth inst. they commenced firing from Murcia on Carthagena, which refused to submit to the King. The partisan Carondelet,entered Alegia on the 16th, where he was attacked and com- pletely rotited. “ The Duke of Angouleme is expected to rerch Paris on the 5th ofDecetiiber. .l\vIADRlD, Oct. Q8.—-The following Decree has been addressed to the President of‘ the Cottiicil by our Lord the King :—‘ Ever since the first moment of thy restoration to freedom my pat-srnal mind has sought to fix the fu- ture lot of all my subjects in order that they mfght live in security; some in the enjoy- ment of the rewards due to their fidelity and loyalty, and others,‘ in the oblivion accorded to their past errors, that they may render ithemselves worthy ofthe respect oftlieircoun- tryiuen: and of my royal benevolence, At the same time I have decided, that the prin- Clple delinquents Who had placed themselves beyond the reach of pardon, should suffer the ptinislimcut towhich their transgressions had rendered them liable._ But a subject so inter- esting, and which must form an epoch in the annals ofoiir religious and tuonarchical rcsto-_. ration,requires the deepest meditation. When Ishall arrive at Madrid,and be there surroun. ded by the lights with which my counsellors, with all their reflection and well tried wisdom will supply me, I willmalte known my royal will, regulating that will according to my nat. ural clemency, to the claims of publicjustice, to the tranquility ofiny people, the security- ofthe throne, and to these relations which so closely unite nie_with the Allied Powers. This , my Sovereign will,shall he made known to all the people of this P.c.il_m, and my Council -will be held charged with its execution. From the Paris C071.9lff2£lI0n11Cl. Since the Congress of Verona, statesmen have looked with anxiety towards the conduct of England, particularly in the affairs of the Gen. Ballasteros is at . "the houses. Peninsula. She had approved at Lay:l_>_acii- the armed mediation of Austria in the affairs Naples; at Verona she pronounced her.opin.- - ion feebly agaitist.-tlie interventinn"oftlr’_e,.Ho- . ly Alliance inthe 'a‘fl'airs or Spain". '- _ \Vhen. the Sovereigns of Europe wrote notes 'demap'- ~ding-the d‘estrtictio_n.‘of _.tl1e-"Democratic Insti- tutions of Spain, the Cabinet of St. James’ preserved silence; when they withdrew their Ministers froiu Madrid the English Minister l:6l1Ialn§fi"lIl'€f6, "and they ‘were accreditetl to the Regency; Sir 'Wm_. A’Court was orderetl to follow the Court to Seville. We have seen this Cabinet offerits mediation between the Holy Alliance and the Cortes, little astonish- ed that her offer was rupulsed by. the latter when the former demanded its good offices and hoped they might receive tliClll., England approved in Portugal a more dem- ocratic rev_olution_ titan that ofSpaiti. It ad- vised the King to return from Brazils to pitt himself at its head; and now by the assist- ance ofthe troops the system of absolntion is introduced. The influence ofFrance and of Spain over the House of Braganza increases every day. Sir Edward Thorton follows in the rear of M. Hyde dc Neuville, or disputes and in the , respectful tone of his diplomatic presentation. Every thing which has passed in the Peninsula is in opposition to the habit- ual and evident principles of the English gov- ernment. I-Icr maxims on the sovereignty of the people and of Parliament are crossed by the right divine of the Holy Alliance——and England remains mute and inactive. The arbiter of Europe in 1814 and 1815, in 18:23 it excludes itself from all interference with it: his only by the assistance of what may be cal- led forced constructions that the English Miti- isterial writers prctend to exercise the influ- ence of opinion over the policy of Europc.— What then has happened to England ? The critical and rational history of the situation of England by M. de Montveran, ni: y enable us to explain these eniginas. « In the liistory ofthe finances ofEngland,so ably treated by M. de Moutvcran, we may the English Ministry since the peace of Paris, and during these lute cliatigcs in the policy ofthe lIoly.'\lliancc. The exhaustion ofthe resources of England has obliged them to re- main indilfcrent to the great questions which have agitated the Continent. How can men- aces be made without arming-—and how arm without finances. With a debt off}?! tniliards of francs,tlie in- terest ofwhich absorbs all the revenue of the country most loaded with taxes of all the countries of Europe, it has been necessary ever since 1315 to borrow large sums to cover the expence of peace. If, since March 1822?. the Chancellor ofEqchequer has not borrow- ed a few millions every year, this has arisen from reducing the Sinking Fund from tSuiil- peusions for life into perpetual annuities to the amount of 2,600,000 sterling. If the taxes had remained at their war rate Exchequer might not have found it necessary to borrow,but these taxes were intolerable du- ring the war,and worse during the peace. The distressed state of agriculture, which has not yet recovered,did not permit these taxes to be levied ; and the English Ministers know that the question of Reform is always united with the question of taxes. Is there any sincerity in the tliploinatic pro- fessions of the cabinet of St. James? We dare not doubt it; but on such an important matter, time alone can discover the truth. As for ourselves we shall be perhaps so disrespect- ful as to believe that England is not yet depri- ved -oftlie old leaven, and that she is yet tor- mcnted with the thirst ofexclusive advantage which formerly made the basis of her policy. Will not the disturbances of Spain be consid- ered at London as a means of weakening the two branches of the House of Bourbon, of which the cabinet of St. James feels that it can never prevent the uuion,whatever may be the engagcmentsof Madrid made inJuly,l8 I5. Tlte U. States move with rapid progress to a high destiny. very soon they will force all the Powers, and even England, to adopt the principle, that the flag covers the cargo. The Ocean will then be free, atid will again be- come the liigliways ofthe Globe,and we shall not again see the paper blockadcs extending S00 leagues. If we are asked, what the Eng- lish Aristocray,wliat the administration ofMr. Pitt have done for England, what reproaclies should ‘be made to lilSII‘t)llO\\’Cl"S and the Tory Ministers? M. de Montveran replies :——-At liouie,debts, the exhaustion of the national re- sourscs, atid the impossibility ofcreatiug new ones, because the industry of the English, though it be great, does not go on faster than that of othernations. Abroad, theinfluence of the absolute principle, the state ofagitation in Europe, which the old Tories believe is so useful for England, and a preponderance of the North, which the Oligarchs of all coun- tries agree in bringing forward into Europe. . Terrible Slorrr:.~——Besides the loss of ship- ping in the late storm on the English coast, ineutioiied in the -preceding column, the de- struction of property and lives on land was very great. In some places the snow fell so deep that the roads becatne impassable. The heavy rains caused the Avon and Frome to overflow their banks to an unprecedented ex- tent. In Bath the water reached the second .slor_i/ of many houses in the streets near the river, atid the loss of property is immense.-—- In some parts of the country trees in great numbers were torn up by the roots,and in otli- ers flax,liay, corn and cattle were swept away. There were dreadful intmdations in the north of Italy and the Tyrol timing the month of October,occasioued by the heavy rains and sudden melting ofthe snow on the mountains of'I‘yrol and Carynthia. The rivers Adige, Eisach, Drave and Reintz rose to an unusual height, sweeping away -bridges, houses and mills, and destroying many lives. A third part ofthe gt'eat city of Verona was at one time under water,and in many parts tip to the first stories ofthe houses. The co'mmunica- tion was kept up, partly over the roofs, and partly by breaking through the walls between The city of Trent was several times in dangerof being partly destroyed,aud fears were still entertained at the last dates,as the rain continued to fall in torrents../V'.Y.0bs. ._ Rheumatism.——An alleged- specific cure for the rlieumatisni. has been comnutnicated by a gentleman flfllllillie coast of Guinea, which is to rub the parts affected with a mixture ofCay- enne pepper and strong spirits. The rubbing tnust be continued some time, 2: repeated till with him the honors of presenting an order,_ perhaps find an explanation ofthe conduct of lions to 4,and by converting 6 or 7 millions of ‘. . 3- ..'_ "rt. ,» the cure is 'ef,iTé‘cted.h Piroliablyitliie Amer-icair red pepper» ofrf the India black‘. p'e‘p'per (‘might answer, w'l'i_'e_ri' the fotheris,notattainable. ‘ -In Iiiverodcil th‘e'rei a're 1950 public house?» tifakiiig‘-Ari ‘;i‘v_emge'o‘fon'e to ‘every twenty prr. vate houses. O Within 300‘yards of the mar- ket-place the. number ofpublic h0ItS£"3 iii 107-. ' The Greek3.——By this arrival no iinportantv news is received from the seat of war i_n the east. ‘ A Turkish paper inentious that some tlifi°erences have arisen between the Greek government and their Vice President, Colee- troni, in consequence of his being superseded in office while absent. Coloctroni was very haughty and arrogant in his cond'uct,and used threatning language towards the Setiatc, for which they had him arrested and thrown into prison. It is said he has appropriated to him- self a vast atnouiit of treasure belonging to the government. The same paper states that Missolonghi will soon be obliged to surrender to the Turks, when they will he niasters ofall Etolia, the ’I‘hcriuopyla§, Boetia and Attica. A Frankfort paper states that the Turkish squadron have sailed for Constantinople with the plague on board. A letter froui Corfu says that the plague had forced the Turks to raise the siege of Missoluuglii, and that the army of JussufPaclia was almost disbanded. From the London Courier of Oct. 31. We can state upon the best authority, that all questions relating to the late Spanish Set- tlements in South America, will become mat- ter ofdiscussion in a General Congress. Such at least, in the nature of the proposition made by France to our Govertiment,but to which We have declined acceding. Whether this deter- mination oti otir part may alter their original intention is a point we cannot decide. Minis- ters,tneanwhile,wi|l steadily pursue the course they have adopted, and fix their attention up- on objects of a paramount importance to the commercial interests of England. From the Baltimore C/ironicfe, ofthe Qtli inst. Ir.11=or1'rAN'1' Ilc.non.—A rumor has been afloat in this city for some days past, that Mr. Rush had uiade an inquiry of our Govern- ment, by the request of the English Cabinet to ascertain whether the United States were prepared to join England in a united resist- ance lo any attempt of the Holy fllltcmce, upon the Indrpe-nclence of the South ./Iincricmi Re- publics. We confess, th:tt we ai'e crcdulous to believe not only this, but that England is prepared tojoiu us in resisting all further at- tempts on the part of the Allied Powers, to colonize this country. They have large pos- sessions on this continent, to defend from for- eign aggressions as well as the United States. England isjcalous of Alexander’s power, and the settlement which he has formed on our western frontier, has already been Will! the English cabinet, :1 subject ofremonstrance. The Portuguese ship Incomparable, has ar- rived at Lisbon, froiu Pernambuco, with 500 troops on board, being part ofthose which e- vacuated Bahiu, and were subsequently cap- tured by Lord Cochrane. Three other ves- sels have also arrived there with cargoes on board, having cleared out for Gibraltar. The 12th Oct. being the birth-day ofthe Brazilian Emperor Don Pedro, was celebrated in Lis- bou with great rcjoiciugs. The Cortez had discontinued the rejoiciugs on the Emperor’s birth-day, but the King has renewed them, under an expectation ofpleasiug Don Pedro,. and flattering him into a disposition to return home and act the part of a dutiful son.--./llerc Proclamation of the Capt. Gen. of the Island of Cuba, Don Francisco Dionisio Vives. Inhaliilants of Cuba, TlieEuglish brig Margaret, in 46 days from Gibraltar, has just arrived, in which vessel Col. Don Jose Ovando has come passenger, who in addressing the oflicially, has transmit- ted to me a note containing a statenieut of the most ititerestiug events of the affairs of the Peninsula, from the month ofJune, until the St] October, as also a signed copy of the .‘tIauifest’o of the King to the Nation, given by his Majesty on the 80th of September, the evening of his departure for Port St. ’\Iary’s. Although these accounts are not official, the situation of Cadiz entitles them to all proba- bility, and their importance is likely to excite the public attention, affording a field for mal- ice to riot in the luxury ofrevcngc, insornnch that Ideem it necessary to cause the Note and Manifesto to be published in continua- tion oftliis, in order that the public may be a- ware of the frankness of my character, and of my disposition to ttct against (contraven-:) evil interpretations; and the many dangers to re- putation which might be exultingly opposed; and I expect that the intelligent part ofthe inhabitants of this city will thwart the plans ofthe wicked, who may strive in any manner, whatsoever, to afford an opportttnity to con- spirators touieditate on their ruthless schemes ofindependencc; thereby dislurbitig the pub- lictratiquility. I have adopted all the meas- ures which I deem expedient to insure the fe- licity of the Island, and shall know how to curb the pretensions of the ambitious, should they design to compromise the political exis- tence of Havana ; and therefore exhort: all peaceable people to await the orders of the superior Government, which we may shortly expect to receive. I-Iavana,Nov. 19th. ST.Lotiis, (Mo) Nov. 10. From the J|Iissouri.—Capt.Fowle, (who as- cended the Missouri last summer, with the tie- tachment for Fort Atkiuson,) and Capt. Bis- sell, have arrived in this place frotn the Bluffs. Tfie health of Fort Atkinson had not been good, though it was improving. Since the return ofthe troops from the Aurickara expe- dition, they had been unusually sickly, from which the officers did not escape. From the’ Upper Mississippi.——';\:Iajor Mars- ton, from Fort Edwards, Capt.Gooding, from Prairie du Chain, and Maj. Taliaferro, of the Indian Department, from Fort St. Anthony, arrived in this town, a few days since. We learn from Maj. Taliaferro that the Indians, within his agency, continue to manifest the most friendly disposition towards the citizens of the U. States. A council was held, a short time since, composed of nitinerous deputa- tions of Indians, in which they renewed all their former professions ofamity. The troops at the Mississippi post were generally well, though we regret: to learn the death of Dr. Mendenliall, of Fort Crawford. ‘The cele- brated Col. Dixon, formerly in the British Indian service, died at Druunnoud’s Island, leaving a wife and six children. It is said that ample provision will be iuade for them. , From lIzc_JV'ezo-Yorlt.-./Jdvérlzscr. r. BANKRUPT ACT. ‘' Notwithstanding: ~ the ‘repeated failures to-establish a uniform system tofBankrupt laws for th‘e_United States, weliope the attemptiwill be: renewed the pres- ent session; and we cannot but hope if it should be taken up in.-earuesjt-it will sucrreed. The situation of very ‘few countries in the world more iinperatively requires a system of bankrupt laws than ours. Our subdivision into twenty-four separate, distinct, and inde- pendent jurisdictions, places the mercantile regards tlierelationship of debtor and credit- or. Persons largely engaged in trade must have their coucerns'extended from one ex- treme of the Union to the other; and many individuals of this description probably have debtors in all the twenty-four States. Each of these States has its own system ofju‘.‘i.~'pru- dence; and the laws of each regarding the collection of debts is regulated by its own ‘sense of propriety and expediency.. Thus in soiue States partial attachments for security are allowed; in others no attachuients—in some judgments operate as liens on real es- tate; in others not; and it would seem by the current of feeling at the present time, that within a short period it will be done away ev- ery where. There is also necessarily a great want of information, even among pro- fessional men, and much more atnotig merch- ants and inch of busiuess,couceruing the laws ofdistant. States—the laws and regulations of such Statesoften not being within their reach. Another evil which requires the interven- tion of a general bankrupt law, is that of pre- ferring what are commonly called lirmorury crcdii’or3. As things are managed, in a great proportion of failures among men ofextcnsive business, little or nothing is paid to any per- sons except those who eoiue under this de- scription. This is neither just not equitable, and cannot take place under the operation of bankrupt laws. One other consideration is the construction given to the Constitution ofthe UuitedStates, by which the States are prohibited from pass- ing Insolvcnt acts for the exemption of the fu- ture effects ofthe Insolvent from his old debts. Until very recently it was supposed, (and if we mistake not had been so decided by the United States courts,) that until Congress should exercise the power granted to them in the constitution, of passing ‘ ttniforin laws on the subject of bankruptcy,’ the States might exercise their ancient right of passing insol- vent acts, by wlnch the persons mid effects of the subjects of such acts should, after a full compliance with their provisions, be dischar- ged from their fortner debts. This however, has lately been decided not to bethc fact, and at this time no bankrupt or insolvent in the United States, however honest or meritorious his case may be, can be further discharged under a State insolvent law than merely from liability to imprisouinent. The retroactive ef- fect ofsucli a decision can be easily imagined —the anxiety and alarmthat were felt thro’out the country at the time it was promulgated cannot be forgotten. Extract of a letter from Washington, of Dec. 5, to the editors of the N. Y. _-\merican. “ That part ofthe President's Mssage rela- ting to the interference of the Holy Alliance with Spanish America, is deserving of great consideration. It has received it here, and it now remains for the people ofthe country to give it their sanction and support. No small importnnce will be attached to the zeal and unanimity with which they adopt those truly American seutimeiits, and it is therefore necessary that they should base their judg- ment upon true and certain principles. “It is not to be denied that the firm main- tenance of the stand taken by the present ad- ininistration,may involve us in a war with con- tinental Enrope. This is within the range of possibilities, anti if Great Britain should con- tinue inactive and supinely to witness the subversion of all national law by the coinbiued monarchs, is likely to take place.——- In that case, nothing can prevent hostilities but the prudent resolution of the Alliance to permit Spain and her former colonies to set- tle their difiiculties by their otvustrength. Vfe cannot, if we would, avoid war by shrinkinv, like tortoises, within our shells, and suffering our neighboring republics to fall, unaided, a prey to the ambitious tyranny ofthe Europe- an league. The storm whicii could pass the Atlantic to ravage South America, would not belong in reaching tbs U. States. It is the tiaturc ofall combinations like that ofthe Ho- ly Alliance, never to stop in their course while any opposition is left. Their efforts are di- rected not against this kingdom or that repub- lic, but against the governing principle offree governments. VVill they then be content with the conquest of South America, while the grand source ofall their troubles, the fountain spring of revolutionary priticiples, viz. this re- publican government, exists? Be assured they will not.” * * * * * “ Their object is to re store the ancient order of things ; to compel time to retrace his steps; and, how far they uiean to proceed in this backward tnarch, it is impossible to determine. They may be con- tent with tiizliviiig forty years, but they can- not feel secnre, ‘or consider the triumph of principle complete, until the world is placed in the same state. that it was in 1775. “It is wise, then, in otir government to in- tcrpose its protest against their projects, and to let them know that this heinispltere is not to he kept in a state ofperpetual vassalage, or to be the absolute property of kings or empe- rors. It is wise to do it now before they have taken any actual step, and while our sister re- publics are enabled to protect themselves, and with our help to do it effectually against a world in arms. I have no faith in this systein of procrastination, until all, our natural allies have been conquered or changed to eneuiies; utitil the vermin of (lc~‘pntis‘m have occupied the surrounding countries, and, like the frogs ofEgypt, violated our very betl-clianibers. If we uittst tiieet our enemies, let us grapple with them on the threshold, before they have taken possession ofthe strong holds through our su- pinencss; Our resolution may intimidate them; if not, our cause is zi good one, and, whilst we do our duty. we may S.'lIi“ly place the event in the hands of Providence. The National Intelligencer states that Dati- iel \Voolfor.d, Po»-tinaster, in Newburn, Mont- gomery county, Virginia, has been detected in the act of robbing the Mail, by opening letters passing through his office, and taking money therefroui. He was apprehended al- most in the act, by the Agent ofthe General Post Office, and safely lodged in jail. A couiinunity in a very untoward situation as it ' \.I,( if SENATE, Monday, ‘Dec.-8:-Thé3‘.'Setiate werie principallygjocciipied on Monday in the consideration of Executive business. The committee,-‘ "of. the Senat.e;_'were not "yet ap- poii'ited—-they have hitherto ‘been appointed by .ballot, but it is nmv proposed that the Sc- nate adopt‘ the practice ofthe House of Rep- t'a's?intatives, and give the selection of its Standing Committees to the presiding officer. ‘The following Message was received from the President ofthe U. States. To the Senate of the United States : By an Act ofthe last Session of Congress, it was made the duty of the Accounting Off‘:- cers of the Treasury to adjust and settle the accounts of Dani-.l' D. Tompkins, late Gover- nor of the State of New York, on principles of equity and justice, subject to -the revisiotr and final decision ofthe President ofthe Uni- ted States. The Accounting Officers have, in cotriplitiiicewitli this act, re.port_ed to me a. balance ol'S:5:';,l90 in favorofGov. Tompkins; which report I have had under consideration, together with his claim to an additional al- lowance, and should have decided on the same before the present time, had Ifinot delayed my decision at his request. From the view which I have taken ofthe subject, I am satisfied,con- sidering all the circunistances of the case,that a larger sum ought to he allowed him than that reported by the Accounting Officers of the Treasury. No appropriation, however having been made by the Act, anti it appear.’ ing, by recent inforination from him, that the sum reported would afford liiui an essential accommodation at this time-,the subject is sub. mitted to the consideration of Congress, with a view to that object. .I.\t\1iz.s MONP.o1-;, iVashington City, 7th Dec. 18."23. I-Iousr-1 or‘ Iitarni-:sr«:NTA'rivr:s, Dec. 2, In the List of Committees. published a few“ days ago, the name of‘ Mr. Mitchell,’ of Md. is erroneously printed ‘Mr. Mitchell, ofInd.' Mr. Foote, ofConnccticut, and Mr. Left- wicli, have been appointed a committee of Enrolled Bills on the part oftliis llouse, A Iilessage was received from the President, similar to that received in the Senate; which . was referred to the Comniittee of lVavs and Means. Mr. it ’Kiiii’s resolution, calling on the Departnieutof State for information respecting the moneys paid to Iufirmaries or Hospitals for sick and disabled seaincn, was called tip, and adopted. On motion of Mr. Little. ‘it was Rcsoluml, That the subjcctof Revolutionary Pensions, under the acts of March 18, ISIS, and May 1, 1320, he.referred to a Select Committee. Mr. VVebster, of Massaclinsetts, submitted, for consideration, the following: Resolz.-ed‘, That provision ought to be tn:-tde by law, for defraying the expense incident to the appoint- inent_ofaii Agent,or Commissioner,to Greece, whenever the President shall deem it expedi- ent to make such appointment. In offering the resolution, Mr. Webster sta- ted, it was far from being his wish, in any manner, to commit the House, in this way or any ofthe political contests of Europe ;-but the President. ofthe U. States bavin;_r, in his Message to Congress, not only expfcsscd a belief that the ‘Greek nation in its present stritggle with its oppressors, had the_ good wishes ofthe whole civilized world, but also advanced the opinion that the Turkisli do- minion over that country was lost forever; be thought that, if such were the fact, it was lin- portant that Congress should act upon the subject. The United States, he said, had di- verse interests in the Mediterranean, which might be seriously ztffected, more or less, by the course ofevents in that quarter. The main object he had in view, he confessed, was to obtain from this House an expression, rc- sponsive to the scntiineut ofthe Message, in reference to the sacrifices and sufferings of that heroic people—-—sacrifices and su ii‘-nitigs which ought to excite the sympathy of every liberal-minded man in Europe as well asin this coiiiitr_v. But, whatever might be the case with other nations, we certainly ought not to be restrained from expressing with free- dom. what are our views in relation to the Greek cause, so far as it may be done without committingourselves in the contest. And he really did hope that we should shew to the world, that there is, at least, one government which does entertain a proper view of that barbarous despotism, which, under the eyes of Europe,has been permitted, by a system of the foulest atrocity, to attempt to crush an in- terestiug Christian nation. He did not desire that the resolution should be at present acted upon, but simply thatit lie on the‘ table for the consideration and deliberate refiection of this I-Iouse.——'.I‘he resolution was laid on the table. On tnotion of Mr. Brent, it was Resolved, That the committee on the Judiciary be di- rected to inquire into the expediency of so a- mending the laws ofthe United States as to abolish imprisonment for debt. On motion of Mr. Brent, it was also Resolu- cd, That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the policy and expe- diency of establisliing a Criminal Code for the government ofthe United States. On motion of i\Ir.Beecher, it was Resolved, That the Committee on the Cumberland Road be instructed to inquire into the expediency of further extending the Cumberland Road, by opening and making the same, from Wheel- ing to Zanesville, in the state ofOhio. TlieRev.t\Ii'.Bascnm, of Oliio,(a Methodist) was elected Cltaplajn of the House. Tuesday, Dec. 9.—"The Senate were again occupied in the consideration of Executive business. The Presiding ofiicer was author- ized to appoint the standing comrnittees. Propositions were laid on the table for ap- pointing a committee on Roads and Canals, and for the appointment ofa select committee to consider the expediency of abrilisliiiig im- prisonment fur debt. House q/‘ Representatives, Dec. 9.—-A peti- tion fruin Manufacturers of VVool in Masszi. cliusetts, for an additional duty of 12 l-F.’ per cent. oti imported Woollen goods, was refer- red to the Committee on Manufactures. Mr. Hetnpliill.preseiited the petition ofsev. eral_Insurance Companies of Philadelphia, for property sequestrated at Antwerp, fifteen years since, by the French government, un- der :1 pretended violation of the" Berlin De- cree ;. also, a similar petition from sundry merchants of Pltiladelpltizi, for property seiz- ed at St. Sebastian in 1809. P?:titiotis ofliIrs._Julia Lawrence, widow of the late Captain Lawrence, and ot'Pcnelop.e Denny, (mother qf Lt. Denny, who fell in the pirate experlitibii)hereioliire presented, were referred to the Committee on Naval .\flLtiis._ "i -,.coNGitESs.—conzinaeczfi-am massage.
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