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F303! BUENOS‘ AYttEs.—-Tire slllp Seine.
\‘¢'_l'llCl;l arrived yestertltiy 'tn«'irriittg in 49 ‘l‘‘Y3;.
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from Bucnos Ayres and ;Vrloirt,e.vt,de0.,lJ.ftItgb
advices to the 7th of N.ovemb€."- -H°5"l'“‘35
V lfiad comitieticed bettvefttt llW.__B-”‘zl.ll“'_l9 and
-the Patriots ofthe Banda Oriental who were
._besi_egii‘ig Morin.-vid‘eo. A postscript to a’ let-
»_ ter of the nth, says-é“:.-W9‘.l."5F.l?%l?.l“;'l‘3.i..-‘lie.
A - Patriots have Oblalliedlélldecliletl victory over
_,_vme Bmzyliaiis in apiiched battle-..’, Tlie gov.
3'3,-,,,,,e.,¢ of Buenos Ayres had or. was about
-..m’is.s'rie irniaiiilesto claiiiiiiig the l_‘lgl|[ to the
./j|ill'lSrllCl.l0|1 0‘: l‘."#‘3.'“e‘{'ld="0i.i"‘d avolv-lnglllle
'ir'rtciitioii ofaidiug the Patriots i_.n;tlieir efforts‘
to wiestit fro,r,ii.the,dbniiiiion ofthe Emperor.
Aserioiis‘ war was therefore likely to etistie
bait-eon the two ,u,overiiiirenis._ A Brazrliair
sqii.-tdrt_irr_ ‘of’l5 sail lay bet'o_i'e.Buemts A_vt't+s.
The ‘Bi-azilian Consul at Biienos Ayrttslllzitll
demaiiued his passports, and left l_ll'atl. place.
.'I‘lie Aiitericari brig, Hetiry, in coming otit
of Boerios Ayres, with arms oti board, _.“-was
’ boarded by 40 armed men from the Bmzlllfllt
squadron ‘and the captain and cretv grossly ill
‘treated : the register “as secu'réd'; the Cargo
tlir wii into llis‘.)|'d€l', and the water casks bru-
lien ; after wliiiéli the captain was carried‘ on
boar-'il of the cor‘vctle Liberal, and .detainetI
€ll)Olll,l\\'l) liours,dtiriiig which his pztpfrs were
exaininetl by Admiral Libo. He ' was their
pct-iiiiltterl toieiiirii on board his vessel.”
Biieiios Ayres pirpersjlo Nov. 5 are rec’d.
‘The Secretary in Foreigii l{+‘ldll()IlS of the
Republic ofthe United Pioviiices of Rio de
In Plain has directed a coininniiication to the
Secretary of State of Biazil,uiider date of 4:3".
November-_ stilling that lhe, R,f-‘ptll)llC could
not without tllshtifitir and 'itttptitdettce abatt-
dun to themselves the rtiliabitaiits of the Ban-
du Or-ieritalt. -
'Pli‘eact ofthe governor and captain gen
eral ofthe proviiice of Sulta, do_cl.'iring a sep-
aration oflliat province from the provinces oi’
Upper‘ Perri, has been decl.tred'illi=.gal by the
reprcsrsiitatives of the provirrce, and deputies
from thence to the general Congress have
been elected. ' '
The papers contain the important’ intelli-
gence of a ooniplete victory g_:iitied lJ_V‘illt‘
Itidepenrlents of the Bairtla Oriental, over
the Bnizili-.iii troops, of which the particulars
will be found in the (lespalch bi=.low._ The
coiiseqiieiiires oftlris at-.tioir liave been the en-
tire eviicliation‘ of thr eastern provinces, by
the Blilzlllllll forces,and thc'nffii:i.il re union
ofthai country with the Reptiblic of Buenos
Ayres.
. OFFWCIAL ACCOUNTS.
l7i'ctor_i/ qfSaraiidi.——lr is no loiigel‘ possi-
ble for the despot of Brazil to_ calculate upon
the aggrandiseirient ofhis empire, bv the eti-
5€l'rI\’PlllF'n[ of this province. The Orientals
have just given to the world an iridtibitahle
testimony ofthe high value at which they es-
titnate liberty. Two tlioiisand solilier.s,~.elect-
ed from the Brriziliaii cav:ili'_V'. Cl)illll_lll|lfl£'(l
by Colonel Dentos Manuel, were Cnlllplelel}
routed yesterday. on the coast of Saraudi, by
an equal force. it hich Ihad the honor of coin-
maiirling. ‘Th-at division, so proud ofits chief.
were doubtless, iiiiaware ofthe bravery ofthe
army which they braved. To meet anil to
conqttci' was the act ofa moment. The cliarge
was the only ni3Ill<'2'3\'l'e that took place on both
- sides, and it was one of the most obstinate
that ever took place. The eueiiiy commen-
ced theirs by a heavy discharge of fire arms,
wliich was (l(‘SplSF.ll by our brave troops, who
with the sabre in hand. and carbine on the
g-houlder, according to tny orders, met, err-
c()l.llliF.l‘E€l and swoided the foe,-arid after com,-
pie sly t‘l'lSpfkl'.<l|‘l9, them, ]'lU.'.‘-llPd them two
leall-ll~!S, at-rd obtained-zi complete and prompt
victory.
Such was thcrcsiilt ofthe action. that 400
men lay dead upon the fi‘eld« of battle 470
were made prisoners togetlier with 52 i’ifl‘it:ei's,
without inr~liidin;_: the wotitidt.=d,'tv|io'rii‘we are
still collecting on the field, and the dispersed,
who are to be met with in all quarters. Over
9,000 stand of ariiis, 10 pieces ofartillery. a
great quantity of iiiuiiili-iris ~-fwa«r.&3 all their
horses tell into otir llrll)Ll*3. Our loss consist
ed in-one l'|fl‘l(‘.Pl’ kill:-d, 13 of tilt’ S'¢i‘lllE’l'fllll€
\\'0llZ.'llt:‘(l, 80 'st'JlLll(:‘l’SSl'rllll.E1llfl 70 with severe
wounds’. The coiiirnanilers,officers 8z,.troops
are meriterlly entitled to the lame of brave-
men, -he valiant and worthy Bri=_:a'dicr Gen-
eral afier a most resolute and (lelPI‘Il)lll8(.l
contest thronuliout the entire action, attacked,
a l'l_Vll19, sqiiadrou, which escaped the blades
ofour sworils. \Viieii the earliest opportuni-
ty presents itself, I shall give you _a detailed
account o-f -this memorable encotriirre, foijat
present, time will not allow me to enter into
a circirinstatitial accoiint thereof. For all
further inforiiizitioii, I rel‘:-r you l(-) the Sir-
geant Major‘, bearer ofthese despatcties, who
will satisfy yoti asto all ttiintite iuatlers relat-
ing to this signal victory.
God preserve you til-IDV years, is the sincere
wish ofyour Excellenc_v’s friend and obeilieiii
servant, JUAN ANTONIO IJAVALLFJA.
Head Quarters in Dirr-ig-no. Oct. 13, 18°25
ie Coinmissioiier of the Oriental Gov-
.er nieiit ofBueiios Ayrtes.”
A siibseqtieiit despatch from Captain Dari
Juan Arena, to Geii.La'vallcj.i. states the sur-
. render of a rllvisioii of soldiers consisting of
27 men. The news ofthe pl’!-!CCllll1g brilliant
action was received at Buenos Aries on the
20th of October, just as the inhabitants were
crowding to the theatre, and as we iiiay easily\
“ilD2glll(':‘, was received with the greatest en-
tliusiasin and delight. The Argos of Btienos
Ayies, states that the division cointiiandeit by
.Dentus Maritiel, and over which the victory
was obtained, had been considered the only
troops.wliicli' by reason oftheir extraordiiiaiy
valor, and fine discipline, were to be rlreatled
Colt-eqirentlytbeir defeat was hailed as the
dawn of that era, which is about to usher in
the stability of the rising liberties of Buenos
Ayres and her provinces-.’ When the ciiriaiu
rose, the national liyiiiu was shouted by the
It piodiiced a sublime ulltl ura-
jestic effetzt ;all ‘llespecltil-Iirs arose and jpin
ed in chorus ofli'tted'oi-ii ;aiid amidst this reit-
cr.itcd Vivas, tears of rr-joiciiig were seen to
belle-.v the checks of many. 'I‘:ns affecting
and erir:lr:intin.t_i scene lasted till the teruiiiia
tion ofthe répresentatioii.
N ittv YORK, Dec. 1-9.
Surrrmler o_/‘St 'J'nr1it de Uioti.-\Ve have
tlics.-itisfaction toiiniroiiiice that the Spaniards
have l-€‘en.,,fiirt;ed- to dl)iil]llQl)- the lost sir-oii,«;
hold they riyissessed on this side of the whole
Contiiieiit of Aiiiericti. The Castle of St.
Juan de Ulua, ivliicli has for a long time an-
I
fnoyed.'th_e -ebrninierceltfi‘.Mexico, and corri-
, t_na’nded the entraiice into the port of Verb
Ciiiz, was-surreri‘dered
rhei7ih__ult.."...._ . -' , ,
-The editor: of the Baltimoria American says
th.tt_lettters received, at that city ,contz_iiniug
the information ofthe surrender, of the fort-
ress, state “ that such was the absolute state"
of starvation ofthe garrison, that, for the last-
two orlthree days before their surrender, even
the people,ofV,era Cruz, who had suffered so
inttclr fr'o'm' their repeatcil fit‘lllgS,l'lflfl l‘urnish-
ed vegetables to' the f.i'iiiisli'ed soldiers ftoiii
the sole motives ofcliarity £6 coinmisseration.”
to the‘ Mexicatis -on,
‘The editor of tli'e_American translates from
the .Merr:tzi'i'o ofAlvar“ado, a Postscript which
says‘:—“ ‘We’-are still witlroutr details of this
great event," but-'the' Capitulation is said to
consist of foiiitteeii articles, of which the fol?
lowing are the priiicipal, viz.—--“That on
Saturday morning, Nov. 10th, a coiiimission
from this govci'niiieiit shall pass over foriiiul-
ly to take an inventory of ‘all the arliiziuieiil
and furniture of the castle. 'I‘lie S[)'dlllill'('.lS
shall then strilteitlieir flag with the crimes
pondiug salutes; and our‘ troops shall take
rnrnieiliate possession of the fortress, lioisiing
our colors Wllll-£{l':Ill§l salutes, i'in,<_r,_iiig of bells,
and every manifestation ofjny that the event
dcniaiids. Every thing is concluded with the
uimost liarnioiiy. The Spaniards ask not one
lartliing, but inerely that they be safely coir-
vcyetl to I-Iavaiia by otir goveiiiriieiit.”
A letter to Mr. Sanderson of the Pliilailel
phia Coffee House, tinder date of Havair-.i.6tli
Dec. whicli is published in the Philadelphia
GlZPlle, gives the following additional par-
‘lClllilrS. “ Outof not) men who cuiirposed
tne garrisoii, 4525 have diet] of scurvy and
starvation. The rest who siirviveil, arrived
here [0-(la_V’-ll] two Mexicali Vessels of war.
The late Governor of the castle came also,
and although he defended the castle in the
last extreniity, he was received with great
coolness by the authorities ofthe Island. The
Governor was Gcn.Coppinucr.l:ite of Florida.
So dreatlfiil was the state of the castle, that
they were oliligcd for lwo months previous to
the capitirlatiou to eat rats for toe ni:tiiiten-
ance of life, and it is asccrtaiiicd that many
seiitiuels died at their post "while under arms.”
It is said that when the g-.irri~on was redir-
ced to the last O.‘\'lI’8ll)lly, Gov. Coppinger
t‘l|ll€(l a council oi war, and proposed that if
they would rather die than siirreiider, he
rvoulrl order the Castlcto be blown tip, with all
hands. Bitttlie royal Spairiards did not rel-
ish such a noble proposition, and a surrender
was agreed upon.
JAVA»-—-Tire last advices from Batavi.-1.
give accotiiits of the existence, as usu'-il, of
iiisiirrectiiiiis and cointiiotioiis in the interior
oi‘Java, excited very natrirally by the native
l’iinr-.cs. &r.c. who find their coiiirtry in subjn
gallon in 2.1 lore.n_»,ii po-rer, whose forces are
not iidi-qziate to keep under entire cuiniiniiitl
so ex-ieusiveatid populous an Island. It is
nrerrtioired that the Dutch garrison at Djocjo
cata (about 500 strong.) was surroiindeil try a
native force ; that. seyeral districts oftlie inte-
rior were threatened to be overrun by native
-ordes; and that the Dutch army was much
weakeiied by the detachments sent into those
ilistricts to enforce subjection. They co-.i-
firnt the account of the termination of thi-
war in the Macassar district, and the re-es-
tablistiiiieiit ofthe Dutch authorities therein;
and that the P.XLl‘elllll_V ofthe island in which
Bdiilvla is situated, coutiriiierl tranquil. The
Dutch forces in the lsl.iird, are started to he
reduced by various iwtstialities to a smaller
number than were kept tip nine years ago ;—
and fears were (’.>lltPl'l‘I’-lll8Cl, that the native
powers might olitaiii such air ascendancy, as
to place the Dutch jtirisdiction in jeopardy.
Hurricane.-—A violent liurricztne was ex-
perieiiceil at Fayal on the Q24 September.-—
It destroyed many vcssels_,uiiroofed more than
l00 cottages, and pro.‘~ti'aierl nearly lialftbe
‘trees about the country. Ol 16 persons o:i
board one vessel, 5 only were saved.
Peru.—-Late advices from the Pacific men-
tion that Bolivar was still in the Upper Prov-
inces of Per‘u,'aird great prepllfllllolls were
iiiakiiig by the Patriot forces bcsieging: Callao
to carry it by storm. Provisions continued to
get sctrrcer ainoiig the troops of Rodil, and
hopes were entertained that he would get the
hetterofhis irbstinacy by starvation in a fetv
«lays, and surrender at discretion. The C0-
loiribian sloop of war - Pincliincha having ap
l)l'()-lCl'lt‘Cl too near the castles was totally dis-
oiasted try the fire ofthe eneiny,but fortunate
ly tirade her escape.
A letter front Porto Rico of the lst inst.
statestliat the Spanish squadron proceeded
for I-lavaiia 5 days previous. During their
stay of 14 (lays, they had coristiiried most of
the provisions in the place, and a temporary
St;al’t.‘lly existed.
Invasion Q/'Ct‘1,5rz.—A le‘tte:r publis-lied in
the Savannah Georgian from an ofiicer in the
Ciilouiliiaii Navy, (lated C-il'lli:—tg,eii'-i, Oct.-23,
says an expedition is filling out at tli.rt place.
against the lslaiid ol Cuba, coiisistiiig, ofotie
74-, 5 frigates, 6 sloops of war, and a nuiri-bei
ofbriizs, scliooiiers, &*.c. Tlre iiniiiber ol troops
ls tifcoiisist of l*2,00t). All that the expedi-
tioii was ivaitio,-__:, tor was the arrival oftwu
l’.-igpiies from New York. The frigates are to
mount 61- guns ofheavy calibre. A 64 gun
ship ljad just arrived from Stvetlelitiiil with a
t;o.npli>i-iictit o: 600 iiieil, rll)tl?{l10il]€l' frigate
was daily expected front England. The wri-
ter llllliks Cuba will be easily captured on ac-
count of the disaltbctitiii which prevails there
to the existing governoiciit.
The In Plain. pierced for 64 guns, has arr.
in this tiaiboiii' fiuiii Piiilailelpliia, and now
l'lfl_t‘S at anchor i.i die North River, near the
South America. She is d stirred for the Sdl1lt'
service at the latter ship, and will depart l'lBllCt:
in cuinp-any with her _—..V'. Y paper.
'5 \
Camilzn Georgia —-Col. D.-2 \'Vl*l Clinton.
j-iii. sailed in the packet snip Savaunali fo-
l vat city this nioriiinu. We learn that he
~_r,ot-s out to Georgia for the piirposeol stir-
veying and locating the litre of a Cartel tre-
iweeii the Ogliee a-ird S-lllillllldll rivers. The
giant of this Canal is made by the state to it
'pl'lVfliCllldlVidl|ltl,lMl'.Jellcklisi and We are
iolil that it Will be of great iruportaiice to S»
.vami.rli, asit will bring a» c-_iir»id«i:rable [)_0|'llY)'.:
pif the trade of the iiiterior into that city.
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, t‘»...-;_,..3}‘2fli'(t££'2iI'ii1.ltbfifiytfifit - :1‘
}Se’ltate, Jllonddlls Dec. 1.9.--The most im-.
[)Orlafll.il‘8S0ll|llOll presented this day,-was one
son who shall have’ beenelecteil President of
‘the United States a secotid time shall again
be eligible to that oflice.
A select coiiinrittee was ordered to be ap-
pointed on the subject ofa inontiinent to coni-
inemorate the great events ofthe military and
political life nl'Geri. Wasliiiigton. , A res-
olution was submitted lllq'll|'ll'lE.lnl0 the an-
tliority ofthe territory of Arkansas for impo-
sing taxes on soldiers grants.
. . In the House.-Agreat number ofpetitioris
‘were presented, and relerredl Some -di.sciis-
sion toolr place on a itrotion of Mr. Sawyer,-
which it as negativeil, calling for the estimate
of the expense of an expedition to 3ll)"U€_‘l/ our
unexplored territory between the Rocky
Mountains and the Pacific, and from the 40th
to the 42d degree of north latitude, and along
the Spanish lioiindary of the /Mississippi, $Lc.
After a long debate a resolution siibtiiitted on
Tlitirsday for liiiblishiug, the uaines.of the in
tlividiials who had iiiiclainted (lividciitls in the
U S. treasury was referred to the committee
ol"\Vays and Means.
Mr.’ Webster, of Massachusetts, offered the.
follo\vin__£_{ :
Resolved, That it is expedient to provide
!)y law for the (’XflllllllflllOn and survey ofthe
Peninsula of Florida, for the purpose of as-
certaining whether it be practicable to unite‘
the. Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexitrir
.by a Ship Canal, to rtiii fioiri the iiei,qlibotir-
hood ofSt. Airgtistiue, or from the niotiili of
St. John’s river on the Atlantic coast, to the
nr=.ig_liborhood of the inouth of the Srirvaiiiiy
river in the GulfiifMt*Xit10. ta‘-..
Mr. Webster observed that, in giving the
l‘eS0ll)ll0l1 its present sli-ape, he did not iritentl
to ask for air iinuiediate vote iipoit ll, nor to
prevent its heiiig considered, hereafter, by the
iisiinl committee, The SIIl)jt’.(‘.l_ll.st‘.ll', he th0’t
to he one of great iinporiaiice. His own at
tention was strongly called toil, some time'-
ago by air iiitclligeiit friend, as an object well
deserving the serious reg:-lit! of the Govern-
ment. lie had since given it so iiiucli ri=flcc-
tion as to be conviiiueil that it well merited
inquiry, and he had resolved oti inviting the
attention of the House to it. Shortly before
the coirrinencenient of the session, the litter-
tjsllllg C()l‘|‘l’Sl)llll(l8llCe relative to this siibject,
between the Depiirtiiit-tit of War and the gen-
tleman who so ably represents the llll8l‘t!SlS of
the inhabitants of Florid;r,i.vas published: and
that corrcspoiideiice had, indeed, indicated
that this riieasitre might be safely lelt to be.
brotiglit for-wiirtl by that gciitleriiaii. [its kind-
nt-ss, liowever, had led him to prefer that he
lfilr. W.) sliotild pursue his origiiial iirtentiuii-,
8:. aciiordiugly he li:id stibniitted the motion.
Whether such a comrriunicaiion as the res
oliitioir c.-mteiiipl.ites w--re pi'acticable,wiihilt
r reasonable, expeiise, he could llOlllll(l8l‘ltll{l‘
to say. That was -the matter in rcgardio
\vl‘llt".ll information was sought. lf practica-
lile,_its utility would liariily be doubted’ by llll_V.
it would cut off 800 or 1000 iii.les of most
dangerotis ll:-lVl;-{-Illtlll, in the li :e Ofan im
portant part, both of ottr cmrsiiiig trade and
ntir foreign coiiimerce. The wholt-. country
would benefit by it. All the States on lllt'
Ohio and Mississippi. and ttrose on the Grill
of Mexico, would find in such a i:omirniiiiczi-
tiori. a greatly iiicreased facility in gettiiig to
the sea. with their v.ist and various produce
'l‘lie Atlantic and curninercieil .‘5t:itt:s would
also feel their full share of the benefit, not
only in the coasting: trade, now so great anti
so rairidly increasing, but in their intercourse
also with Mexico, atid perhaps ever) with oili-
ers of the new states of Ainericzi.
Illappearetl to him, tliat,in applying the
iiieairs irfljoveriiiiieiit to objects ofiiiipiovc-
merit, it was wise toselect such as were ofthe
lllOSl unvxuepiiiinalile character, and ofthe
greatest gent-ral importance. Such he stip-
posed this to be. He might overrate its triag-
nitude or its utility ; it might turn out to be
impracticable. But, _ if, on examination, it
should appear that such cotmniiiiicaiion could
be opened, it seemed to him to be one ofthe
greatest objects coiiiiected with general lin-
proveineiit, which could engage the attention
of govcrnnieiit. For the present, he wished
the resolution to lie on the table, and should,
hereafter, propose to give some furtlier direc-
tion to it. ’
The resolution was ordered to be laid on
the talile accordingly.
On motion of Mr. Thomson, of Penn. it was
Resolved, That the Comuiittee oti the dis-
trict of Columbia be instructed to inquire into
the expediency of establishing, in the said dis-
trict. a Territorial Government, with such le-
gislative powers as the prosperity ofthe Dis-
trict may require and Congress may ltave au-
thority under the Constitution to cooler. ‘
On niotioti of Mr. Powell, of Va. it was
Resolved that the committee on Roads and
Canals be instructed to inquire into the expe-
diency of extending the Cunibt-rlaiid or U.
States Road from its Eastern teriiiiiiation to
the .City of Washington, and also to
inquire into the expediency of appropriating
a sum of money for the exainination, survey,
and location, of the most eligiblelroute for
such road. »
Ou inotioii ofMr. Reed, of_.Vlass._it was
Resolved, That the Coiniiiittee on Naval
Atfairs be instructed to inquire into the expe
diericy of establisliiiig a line of coinirinliica
tion between the Atlantic and ‘Pncili-c Ocean,
,through the lstliiniis ofP‘atiatiia.
Mr. Reed observed, on iiitroducitig this res-
olution. that the object it had in view was one
rvliich he considered of great llllporl-lllce. It
was 'rinportaiit, as a means of obtaining iii-
forinaiiou from tliose.dist.ir'it seas. Succes
sive |ldll‘0llS on the Soutlicrii Continent were
now becoiiiing tree’; our Governiiient trad eli-
tored into treaties with them"; and our cl')llt-
riierce in that quarter ofthe globe was contin-
ti illy iiicreasiiig. There were, besides, many
of otir whale ships constantly in those seas, on
vtryagos of three years duration. A more di-
T-cct iiie-airs of cornmiiiiicatioii with those seas’
very desirable, not only for ihe satisf-ict'ron ol
utiny anxious fatnihes, but in case ol acizideiit
-ir disaster. The Int.-st iinpoitanti end, how-
over, which he lI'()pl')S€(-l by the resolution.
was to provide a tueaiis oi iriore promptly
coirveyirig prdersaiiil intelligence betweeii the
"Executive anti that part of our Navy which
was !l_lrll.l0lie(.l iii the Pacific. No title could
_l)e‘lgll0l’Hl)[ of the d-.~l-ay and tlariger attend-
‘:ri-; ii voyage around Cape Horn, especially
; I) (lie, iuclen.ie=iit S't3rlSl)1l‘_0€ the year. _The
comimtiiiczitioii he sought to have estarl’>lislie‘tl
by Mr. ‘D ickersoii, of N. J. for so ._aiiiend_iti9_, *
the Coiistitution, as to provide that “-No per-
irniglrt. be :icnoiri‘pli"si.l§t:tl,_i,it}a-ivérféfitéll ex? A
pense,*.and the objects Whl(‘1llll‘:W0_Uld-3‘-Fain: The committee had not -thtitiglit it advisable‘
tvereofthe highest ‘importance. ,. ' :-
7\Tl1e_.r'est)l,tlti0.l'~_l_,' was.agreed to. ’- . ;
1"l|“-'IlI’gl|9.IlI!. of Pen: moved the following i.
,Resolve,d,,"'I3liat the reportlofa select com-
mittee, rrtadelio the House of Represeiitatives
at their last session,_in relation to the claims
ofthe,‘ late President_oftbe United States. be
referred to the comui. on Claims. Agreed 10.
Tuesday, Dec. 90.4-ln the Senate, ~.\'Ir.Van
Buren offered for consiileration, a resolulitm
declai'ir'ig'tli:t,t Congress does not possess the
power to construct roads and canals, and pro-
posing that the power be given, under such
restrictions as to secure to each state the ben-
efiis resulting fr-.ii_ri appropriations for that
purpose. ~ .
ln the House, on motion of Mr. \Vh':te, of
Florirl.-i,it was Resolved, That the Coiiiifiiftee
on Military AlTdll’S be instructed to ‘iii’, tiire
ifito the expediency of constructing fortifica-
tions at the entrance-of Pensacola Bay. for
the protection of the Navy Yard and Navy
Depot lately establislred at that place.
On motion ofMr. Cambreleng. -it was Re-
solved, Th.-rt the Cornniittee on Ways and
Mr-airs be instructed to inquire iiilo the expe
diency of extending to two years the term
within wliicli rnercltaiidise may be ex-ported
with the l)t‘-llfllll of dc‘-bentnre, and ofallowinél
the drawb:-irzk ofthe dtilv upoti the same with-
out deduction. ' ' ' A
On inotioii of;\Ir.Forsyih, it was Resolved,
Tlrat the President be reqtrested to cotniiiiitii-
cate to this House copies of such portions of
the COfl'e\p()lltlelll.‘e lietween the U. States 8'.
Great Britain, on tlzesiiliject of the coiiv>-a-
tioii for suppressing the slain» trade, as have
not heretofore been, and wliich can be coin-
iiiunicaied witliotit detriment to the public
interest. _ r r
A On motion of Mr. Trinible, it was Resol-
ved, That the Pre.siileiit'of the U. States he-
rcqticsled to lay before this lloiise, the Mes-
sage of Mr. Jr-fi'ersoif, recoiiiinenrliiig an ex-
pedition across the cootiiieui, to the inoiitli of
the Coliiiiiliia river, together with airy docu-
inetit nr iiilorinzitioii rrli'icli_he may possess.
or think proper to coiiiiiiuiiicate,in relation to
the same $ll'=jP(‘.l.
On motion of Mr. Holcotnbc, ofN. Jersey,
it was Rcsolvetl, That the Coiniiiitiee on Na-
vzil affairs be instructed to inquire into the
cxpedieiiiry rill-stablisliirig :r School orgchools
for the cdticaiioii of children in destitute cir-
t;iiiirstaiiccs§(tln- sons of American seamen to
l)t? prcferred,) to be articled to serve when re-
quired, on board of ilie public ships of the U.
Yfiirites, until 9.31 years of age ; the object ol
the iristitutioti being to frirnislr the Navy,froin
year to year. with a nnniber ofcoiripeteiit and
well ediicaied petty officers.
Wea'nesc[i‘i , Dec. Ql.——Tlic Senate did not
sit to-tlity. - ’
In thc lxlouse of Iireprcseiitatives ii petition
was presented liy Mrs. Decatur, on behalf 0!
herself 81. the offict-rs and crew who had bee ll
associated in the destruction of the Frigate
Ptiilzidelpliia, at Tr':poli,pray'tiig. recompense
A resolution was laid o'n the table by M r.
Divrglit, inquiring ifany losses in the collec-
‘Hill of the ctistoni duties had re-ceiitly taken
place. and, if so, to obtain the particulars.-
.\'1r. Owen offered a resolutioti calliiie. for iii-
forination relative to the Treaty Willi the
Creel; Indians ircgotiated liy G1-‘llt“|‘Hl§ J-zrk
sort and Piukrrey, at Fort J:l('kS(ln. Trio brill
inalting appropi'i:iti=.iis for F0,l'lifiCall0fi'S tor
the next year was reportrd and read twice. It
asks 3795.000 for the geivice of the year.-
The bill l‘8latIVt- to the mic ofschuol lands in
Ohio caused some disciission, but was Ii rally
ordered to a third reading. A bill was iiitrii-
duced from the Coiniuittce of Ways and
Nleatis, niakitig it tlielduty ofthe Secretary of
«hp Treastiry to send the annual estimates to
‘the House within a week after the meeting of
Congress, in order to expedite the passing ol
the appropriatioii bills.
Oii‘motion of Mr. Lincoln, of Maine, the
report of the last Congress, relative to the
Massachtisetts Claim. which was referred to
the Committee on Military Affairs, was again
referred to the same coniniittee. V
Oii riiotion of Mr. Strong, ol'N. Y. it was
Resolved, That the Committee or) the Pub-
lic Lands lie instriicted to inquire into the
.expcdieucy of appropriating a portion of the
net annual proceeds of the sales and entries
of the public lands, exclusively for the sup-
port of ccninzoii scliooi's——and ofapportioiiiiiu
the same among the several States in propor-
tion to the representatioii of each in theflouse
of Rnpreseiitatives. 4
On motion of Mr. M’Diil'fit=, it was .
R.-.-solverl, That a select committee be ap-
pointed, with instructions to inquire into’ the
practicalitlity of making sttcli alterations in
this Hthise as will render it more suitable‘ for ‘
the purposes of a‘ dt=.li~berative' asseinlily.
Mr. M"D'u iii-e, in iiitrodticing his resolution,
said that altliougli he had for the last several
days paid every attention to the proceedings
of the House‘, he pledged his lionour that ‘he
was iiiiable, in‘ nine cases our often,to under-
staiid what was said.-.~: He knew ili-at t-here
were several’ very important iiieasures which
had been before the House, but he could no:
hear the rein-arlis by which they were accom-
panied. Several plans had been stiggesterl
to remedy this great defect in the constrti-ction
ofthe House. He would‘ suggest one which
he tlrouglit would prove efi'eciual:»tliis was to
throw a liorizoiital glass covering across from
the tops ofthe pillars. He beli't4ved' this would
answer every prirpiise, as the voice is at pres-
ent lostiii tlie‘doin'e. He had, however, re-
lraiiied from giving the resolution which he
was about to offer, airy particular form He
preferred leaving the subject open for inqtiiry.
The coimiirttee was their ordered to consist
of seven ineiubers. ‘ ' V
The House then went into Committee of
the whole on the bill lll:tl€lll.’_"_ appropriations
for the payineiit of the Re‘Vt)lllll0'lIafy 8:. other
peiisioners of the United States-.
M-. M’Lane said a‘ few wor-is in explana
I'll)“ of the reason why this bill was brougli:
forward sit st). early aperiod of the Se'.'~Sl0ll,
St. in anticipation ofthe general appropriatioii
bill. The object was to prevent any delay
which could be avoided in the payment ofthe
pensions. Tlieiiidiviiliials who were entitled
to them’ had lint the bare uieans of subsist.
ence, aiid anv delay in the payments beyond
the periods wlien- they became due, caused
much anxiety and inconvenience. One or
the qiiarterl-y payments falls due on the 3d of
.VIarcli' ;. and, lieretofore, the bill authorising
,tl_re paymeetit l_l'i:Nlll()l, in the lone, session,beeii
Tpassed uni-il a-l'tei= that day.‘ Hence the peri-
sioners have been reduced to straits to w liich
'\
notjrustuiliat lllléyllséllfllilltl be siibjccted-
to make any alteration in the fiscal year; but
had considered it better, as fa ras regarils the‘
class" ofindividiials affected by this bill, to re;
port,the' bill earlier, in order thattliese per-.; _
sons niiglit beresciied frotn the conseqiieiices‘.
Of delay in their payments. The sums re-
ported were lfi'illll(lF.'(l on the estimates which
had been received from the Treasiiry,in reply
td_a coriimrinication from the Coniuiittec on
Ways and Means. By an error in the print-
IH2, of. the bill the sums had l)BelTlIlS8l'l6(l.——
Brit he would now move to fill the first blank
with the sum ofSl.S.’i"2.790; the second blank
Wm’ “"3 5""! Of 367.500 ;and the third blank
with the siiiri of 3122.000.-u ‘
O No further proposititiii being made to amend
the bill, the coiiiniittee rose and ‘reported the
same; and the amendiiieiits being, concrirretl
in, the bill was then ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time to-niarroiv. j
T/IP17-‘-Vlfkil. Dec‘ ‘3.\j‘lieresoltitions offeri-
ed by Mr. Van Bureii, in the Senate, oil
to make Iiriailstiiid Canals, were ‘lam on the
rahle, at his suggeslioti, to be acted upon at
some fiittire day. A resolution was.ulfer’rl by
Mr. Hentlricks,or" liidi:iiia’,:isltiiig for the Slate
the aid ofthe goveriitiient in opening a canal
coiniiiiinicalioii between Lake Erie and the
VVabzisll, by a grail! of piihlic lands cotitigii-I
oits. Aml another by Mr. Noble, for clotl{'mn-
the Militia, when called into the service of the
United Sl'5llP5.
lit the H()l)SP.'-'-.Vll'. Tatnall ofGeorgia. oi;
fered it resolution calling for the details ofthe
systeiii of foriificalioiis required for the na-
rional (left-rice; Mr. Wright, of Ohio, offered
a resoltitioii on the. siibjeéi of M‘.|i:;.ry Land
Warrants ; resolutions were also offered bv
Mr. Mitchell, ..of S. C. on the subject of the,
best plan of completing the survey ofthe At-
l:intic sea coast ; and Mr. Stewart, of Penn,
relative to the Dismal Swamp cana_l,to obtain
an opinion of its military and commercial ini-
portance ;_ and by Mr; Mairgtim, of N. Caro-
lina, calling for informalioii on the subject of
the treaty with the Cherokees, in 1819, by
which the Cherokee titles in N. C. were ex-
titigtiislied. On iirotion nfMr.Stewart,copie5
of ilie maps and plans of the canals and roads
executed under the act of 80th April, 1824,
were ordered ;_ on motion of Mr. Alston, of
N. C. it was resolved to inquire into the ex.
rierlicircy of altering; the clectioir laws of the
blales.so that riieriibers ol'Coiigre.ss should be
re-elected before the expiration ori|;e;.- terms
-*—and a‘ coniniittce was appointed. The an-
nual Treastiry Report,and a Report from the
Comptroller, were received. The bills rnak-
mg appropriatiotisfor the payuieiit of Revo-
lt-itioiiary and other Pensioners. and the bill
to aotltori:-.e ‘the Legislature of Ohio to sell
the lands rest-rveil for scliouls, were passed.
. Friday, Dec. 23.—-The Senate did not sit
to-day. ‘
In the House of Repi-eseiitatims, a letter
from Dr. Smith, of the Vaccine Insiitiition,
was laid before the House by the Speaker,
praying thattfie privilege ofl'rankin,r_v_ letters
iriay be granted to the Institution. The res-
olutions offered on the preceding day, by Mr.
Stewart, of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mangum, of
N. C. Mr. Wright, of Ohio, and Mr.,Owen,
of Al:tb'-ima,were agreed to. A resolution was
agreed to,rr-ferriug to the com. on Commerce
the siihjer-.t.ol'a,' breakwater in Delaware Bay.
A resolution was agreed to, classifying
the Revolutionary Pensioners. The subject
of the claiiiis ofthe Ex-President, was, after
some discussion, referred to a select commit-
tee; and a resolution calliit,rz for information
on the siihject. was introduced by Mr. Storrs,
and laid" on the table. The House afterwards
adjourned over to Tuesday: '
_Tlie following is a list ofthe vessels of the
United States’ Navy in commission :
.N'a-mes. Rate. Station,
North Carolina, 74 '
Brandywine, 44 Mediterranean.
Constitution", 44
United States,-. 44 Pacific.
Constellation, 36 West Indies.
Cyaiie. 24 Coast of Brazil.
John Adams, $4 West Indies.
glnfgrio, N :3 E Med'iterranean._‘
Peacock, ' 19 Pacific.
Hornet, p F8’ West Indies.
Boston’ 18, Vifill be put incom.\
_ _ early next year,
Spark, Brig IQ West Indies.-
Porpoise, ) g: 12.7 Meiliterraiieana.
?.'i§?.'.‘.1'?"‘°” i :2;
Dolphin, I 3 12 Pacific.
Fox. ‘ J 3
Decoy, St'oresliip',- 6 ’ VV est Il](ll'eS.~_
Barges,-
The death of the lamented‘ Macdonough
has reduced the number of Captains in our
Navy, to 85. The oldest in the service is
the 5th of March, 1799‘. The whole number
of Master Coiiiiirandarits is 36, Lientetiants
220. Siirgeons 49., Surgeons mates‘ ‘29, Pm.
sers 40. Cliaplaitis I0, .\/lidshipmen 347. Boat-
swains I6, sailing Gunners 16, Carpenters 10,.
Sail-liialiers 10. The whole ntiniber of 74’s
is seven,Frigates of the first class carrying 44.
’,t:,tiiis six, ofthe second class four, corvcttes 2,
_sloops oftvar six. one brig, eight scliooiiers, 1
sieaiii galliot, one store ship ariiied, five gun
boats, five row galltes. On the stocks, five
line of battle sliips, and four frigtiles of the
first class.-—-Salem Obsr:i:vcr. a
By the way of Philadelphia, we long in.
forniation, that lll|:' brig llvleti, from Gibral.
tar, botiiid to New York. lias been wri.—cked at!
sea, and that all on board perished, except one
scanian, who reports that Lit-ut. H.—S, Nmy-
comb, ofthe U. S. ’ Navy, was h:—r.ssei«g,ei- in
the brig. No farther par'tictil:irs are kirouii.
Again, their, we must nrotirntlie untimely
fate of another distingtiislieil officer of our
navy. whose character for skill, eiitr-iprrsc, Ear.
g;rllantry—in V
ties ofoiir nattire——c-aunot he sitrpasseil, met)
in the (listitiguished professtoii to whit-.li he
uelonxzed. ‘ 0 ,
United to‘Lieut. Newt-oiiib by no coimuon
ties ofloiig and persorial -ittachineiit, our ad-
ll)ll"«lIl0l) has followed liiui tliro’ liisrai-eer,
and we had promised ourselves that he would
have lived to realize for his country, some of
the glorious tispiratioiis ofhis ardent. mind ;—'-‘._ '
lint this may not be—and it _is only left for us
to mourn his loss, in coiiiuion ‘With the na-
iion—to iiiiugle, as we do, our -heartfelt syin-
parity with the g'ri'efs ofliis bereaved ‘widow
and orpliair cliildren.-—.iV'. 3, American.
- - . \
_'I‘iiesd:iy. in relartiifii to the power of con-2,-ress .-
‘COITHTI. Rtitlgers. who‘ was coiiiniissioned on._
short, lot ‘l.-e ptliirsl qiiali- ‘
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