-._;c
ritoiit i\'i‘r.‘i~:s’ REGISTER.
TI-IE new Iti-:pUBLics.—‘I‘lie idea is ‘be-
rioining general, that Colombia and Mexico,
having couquerietl Cuba and Porto Iitco, as
they easily may and certainly Will, ll the War
agaiiistthein is contiiined by Spain-“—intend
‘-to-attack Spain herself,‘-by sending a strong
sqt-iitdroii on certain coasts of that kingdom,
the inhabitants of wliich, thro' the wretched-
ncss of their coudi‘ti'ou-, are ripe for any inove-
ment that promises a change; and even if
the people should not rise en masse against
the King, liuntlretls and thousands of them
will t'lie‘erfully join the Republicans, and as-
sist them in harrassing the royal government,
anti n adding to the heap ofniiséries which it
indicts upon the people. If the butclieries oi
~]‘r’l()1‘Ill0 and others in Caraccas could be re-
taliated on the heads oftliose who slutiglitered
the petiple of South America like the beasts of
the field, who coultl regret the act ofjnstice ?
The republics nained will soon have the pots-
er to carry the war home to the king of Spain.
‘and by so doing they can better force liirii to
, an acknowledgement of‘ their independence,
than by any other tiieaiis. Anti this acltnuwl-
tl_lll!._’l]l. is iterytgtlcsiralile, not\v,itltSl'dIKl_Ing
the new govmiitiieiiis have nothing to fear
from the in-alien oftlie parent state, because
that it would enable them to coiisolitlate their
esiiililislitiit-tits and greatly and to ilieir popu-
lation by HlIj_’l'i\l.IUllS from Spain. Ferdiriantt
is mo wise to follow the advice of those who
have recommended that he slititiltl be at peace
with his late colonies, and intist be whipped
out of his pl-cposterous pretentious to sove-
.-e'rg'iit_v over Mtaxico and Sotith Ainerica.—-
'I‘he'los‘s of (Julia and Porto iico, with a
fleetori his coasls,stipported by the inflatntna-
" iory nature ofhis people, will cause him to
“ listen to reason.”
. - —’——.’
N.iss.tr:, N. P. Jan. 925 —-“Io ttndcrstand
that a rencuunter of an unpleasant nature
lately tool: place on the coast ol'Ciiba,betwt-eii
W.“ of H_ ;‘,1_scliooriei's, the Speedwell and
Lion, and ‘d Spanish ship liotiiid in Havana.
The ship showing the Frtui~.-"ti flag, was stip-
posed to have been a Guineainan and kept on
her course although a blank gun was tired to
bring her to. A shot W215 the" fi‘€‘l 3‘ l"~"'a
Wllell she inirnc-rliately gave the S(.‘ll00ll€’IS ii
I-l’()'tlLisl(lt3. Our bruvt: ti1f5i bellllé II“_J'-5$“‘“"
at sucll tlariiig insoleiice, ran along stile and
l’.()'Jl'tlt:!ll her, when she proved to be a Span-
iurtl with many l)Zl§SCll‘,f_Cl’S.
{A letter frotn Matttitzas contains a diffei
ent account of this affair. It states that one
of the sclioouers was the US. sclir. Grainpus,
which lost. several oflier crew in the actioii.-—
Tire. Spanish ship hioiinted 1-I giiiis, and had
300 passengers on board. A Btlllsll Still!-
firsl fell in with her, and from seeing so many
persons on board supposed her I0 bk‘ _“ GIN"
eainari, but finding her too strong return. un
til she fell in with the Gratriptis and obtained
her assistance. Wliicli account is most cor-
rect we have not the means of'ltnowing.]
FOREIGN ITEJIS.
As an iiistance of the excessive importa-
lioiis into England during the late rage for
specsilatioii, It is mentioned that the ordinary
annual cotisrtinptioii of Sherry VVIHP in E”%‘
land. is froin 4000 to 5000 liogslieads, litit in
the past year, the iniports had exceeded 26
thousantl.
Cobbett says that all the late evils in the
money market would liar»: been avoided had
he been elected to Parlraineut!
The Pelter, Lt. Adams, re.ttirned to Eng-
land in Deceuibcr, from it visit to the Not‘.-
viau S(.'l.ll€m8nlS, and a survey oftlle Coast Of
Labrador. between the lalltlldei til 50‘8Hd 50
north. The natives are I~).«tpi'riiiatix, and zip-
pear tu live in the great.:s.i state of piivatiuii
and misery ; their sole reliance is on iiiesetil
fishery, which animal furnishes them food.
-’_‘-lL‘2il.ll.l‘l,E, liglit, boats and boots; the Muravi
ans lllt‘.1il:S8IV6S are little. better off.
The Steam Boat Eiiterprize 9‘.ad a passage
of 57 tl..,i-s fr. Eiiglaiiri to the Cape of Good
Hope. during only 35 oi which the engines
were crripluyed, and 3 days were passed at
aiinlinr at the Island of St.Thomas. Th:
_9_l‘(.‘lIll st distance. p(:‘Ill)l'1lHf(l in arty 24- ‘recurs,
was 190 miles on the l‘0tli tifOct‘. by :3llIli,~_’.
R the «_-rt-utest rttii in the same time by steam.
was1U9::-iles.
Th: l’-tniuus Gen. Sir Gregor Mac Gregor,
Caciqne of P0) ais, &‘.c. was arrested in Paris
on if .~ -;t't. Dt-ceinber, coiiducted to the Po-
ljce oliir;tv, there intcrroguterl, and then coin
tnittcd to. the prison ol'La Force.
' ;tr;cnr-rlirig to advices from Route of the
20th November, the Pope hail recovered his
health. Severe measures were niultiplit-d
there against the Jews. One of the etlicts
niciitiuiied is incredible——lhc abrogation ufall
flotniiiercial contracts -between them and
Clirisiians.
Bergaiiii resides at Pesaro, in affluence. It
is said, in the ltaliaii papers, that he has been
stir-,d for the real property which the QllPPJl of
Englnrid had bestowed upon him. by William
Atistiii, “her real or adopted suit.”
Death. of .dleJ:ender.—-'1‘he London l‘i.Iorn
‘gng Post says that inforniation has been rcc’.l
:vliich leaves no doubt of the fact that the
Einperor Alexander was strangled.
In speaking oftlie accession ol'Coiistanliue
to the throne of Russia, l3cll’s Weekly Mes»
sciiger says, “There can be very little dotibi
but that there will be an instantaneous attack
_n.poti the Turkish empire. It is not only, the
- well known intention ol'Coiistaiitiiic to adopt
this course, but it is his imtnediate interest.-
It is the only means by \\lllCll he can concil-
iatc his r.-norinoiis and savage army. It is on-
ly by his army that he can hope to reign in
safety, and he nitist tlierefore employ his sol
ditrs in some object confm'mable to their ivisli-
es. Slioultl Constantine assist the Greeks, it
ivotild be impossible for Austria to reinain
neutral. The fire would be kindled in the
centre, anti burn onwards to the rcnioiest cor
tier of Europe.”
Taganroclt, where the emperor died, is on
the Black Sea, 500 leagues fr. St.I‘etersburg.
The London Times says——“ As the author
and mover of the Holy Alliance, Alexander
was :-i declared foe to the political riglits Ul
all civilized nations. to the cause of lieedoii.
ovrr the iitliole earth, and to the itnprovcincni
aiul liappiness of man. 'I‘lic jgaaltiusy with
Wlllcii he watched the first biidtltngs of ind-:-
pl‘.ll(lL’l)CC is notorious every where. He i:
was who stimulated his crouching allies to
preacli tip ilu-. -~ vllvlllff riglit” ol'Kings. lili-
it was who loict-o‘ Austria to the traiiluii and
jztiiqtiitou: itii'asiiiii ol”.l.\'+iples._ l
on
flilttttklttlt (tnitgrrss.
MISSION TO PANAMA. ,_
xlract from the speech of Mr. Living‘sto'ri-,
ofLouisiana, delivered lst instant on the
Mission to Panama. I ‘
“ Iiioiv approach a topic ofthe highestini-
poitance-—the political situation ofCuba. I
agree with the gentleman froui Virginia (Mr.
Floyd) that this subject must, from the nattire
of things, come und_er the early discussion of
that body ; I agree with hiiu, that their decis-
ion oii that subject may have the most iiijuri-
ous, perhaps fatal, effects on our peace and
prosperity ; and it is because 'I deeply appre-
heiitl lliese effects, which not even the ener-
getic language ofthe gentleman frniii Virgi-
nia could paitit too stton_g,ly—it is because I
feel these apprelieiisiziiis, particularly (in one
result) for the country I represent ;——it is
therefore lliatI think the mission all itiiport-
ant; it is tlierelore that I feel we have delay-
etl too long; it is tlicrefore that I tvisli to
bring the opinioti oftliis House, and, by its
in--ans, the weiglitofpublic senliineril to bear
it,-“list any objections, any obstacles, that
uiriy. in other Dirpztrliiieiits, operate againstit.
“ Cuba, sir, innst not fall into the liands of
any other Et'irope:iii poiver than that which
now possesses it. Cuba must not be thrown
into the power ofa certain part of her popula-
tion. Had Itlie power, I should think it well
exercised in encountering every danger and
incurring every expense that would avoitl ei-
therofthose restilis. The first would be fatal
to the couiinerce, and pr.-rlnips to the tinioii of
these States. The last would bring with it
iiidescribable horrors to the whole poptilation
of that Island, and inevitably extend them in
the Southern States. Now, sir, I put it to the
House, whether an altettipt by negotialioti.
under the most favotirable circuiusiaiices, to
avoid these difiictilties is not an attempt
worth niaking, We know that the coufedcr
aletl States have conteniplated an inva.sion.—-
We know that their forces are even now col
lectine for that purpose. Should this invasion
be ttltettlplvtl, either with fl‘l'I3llal)(,'e on instil-
rcction to aitl it, or with a force iiitttlt-qutitc to
suppress insurrection. all the evils we :tp'pre—
lientl will have happened.
“ Able men will tiiitloltblctlly be sent on
this inissiuu. Will it be-it difficult task for
llieni to dissiititle our liieiirls from a lilazartlotis
expetlition so pregnant with evils to its? Can
ili-’=_v not represent, with force, that this would
be offensive, not defensive, uzir, anti that
powcrsliitherto iieiitrul, uiiglii not see with
tiidiliitwence SCllEmf.‘S of aggi'.ititlizciticiit and
conquc-st ? l\'li_t_t,lil not other crigeiit reasons
bu urged ? It may, sir, be already'too late.
and while we are tfebatiitg, worse CU|‘iS("qll(’.ll»
ces than those we have llfE2l.l'(l pretlicletl from
the mission, may be caused by its failure or
tlelny.
“I think it also probable that the indu-
peiztlerice of Hayli may he disciissetl in this
Congress, but liecaiise it will be discus-ed I
wish our envoys to be there. The reasons so
ably urged by the 1D€llll)Pl‘ from Massacliu-
seits, against the recogtiitioit of that power,
may there be urged, atitl uiust have its effect
however intlependcnt it might have been he
tore the advantages given to France, in the
rzonvention, TE(ll]('.8(l it to a colonial state.
“ There are indirect advantages to Lie reap-
ed froiii this mission, winch we ought not to
W’-:;let:1. The invitation appears to have been
ltindly and cordially given. A refusal, in
wliatever terms it may be coticlied, tnust ap-
pear uncourteous, and must lessen that feeling
ofauiily and good will that now prevails to-
wards us; whereas a frank acceptance will
tortrly and increase it, even ifil were for no
other pitrpnse than to aid them with otir ad-
vice when it was applied for ; to give lliein,
in doubtful cases, the aid of our experience;
to extend to them otir useful iiistitutioiis: to
siren-,:ilit'u tlicui in the love oflilieitv, and to
assume, in fine, the honourable station wliich,
by couimon conseiit, they have 2lSSl_2,|‘lt‘(_l to us,
of their precursor in the noble. career they
have begun, and the prototype from \\‘lllCll
they copy their constitutional 8:. legal forms.”
In the <lt~li:ile in the House OrR1‘pfCS€lllit-
lives, at ‘v'.e.sliirigtoti, on the 1st instant. Mi
F0t‘SyIll, of Georgia, held this laiigiiiige:
“There is :i small and scaiieretl poptilalion
in Georgia’, and it has in its bosotii the \‘.'()l‘.<l
of evils. Can it apply to Souiii Carolina’ in
case of danger ; she is in the same situation.
Can she ask an_v aid of Alaburna? Site is
similarly situated. In case ofwar, they I ust
either do" as they did in the revoltitionary war,
aliandoti their habi't.ititins, or leave their bones
on the soil. They initzlit save then-_ own liouor.
but who woultl save the liotior cfthe country.”
'I‘o this Mr. Dwight, of Vlassachusetts, re-
plied thus—-
“ The geittleman from Georgia liatl revert
ed to an areiiuieiit, in support ofliis ainend-
inent, too delicate to be passed in detail. and
ttio big with tlisas‘ti;_otis consetpu-nces to the
people of Georgia, illliis fears should he ever
realized, for him to dwell tipon with compo-
sure. In the event ofiuternal coininotiou in
Georgia, where should its white population
seek a shelter? Not, certainly, in this little
fort, in Savaiiriali. In such an event, (and he
hoped the day was for distant,) they would
look not to_t.he forts erected for niaritiuie de-
fence, but to the slant hearts and syinpatlietic
feelings oftheir northern I)lt.‘ll!l‘8l); and he
ditl not hazard too uiticli in saying that in
such it case the north would pour out its blood
like water to assist the south.”
FRIDAY, Feb. S.-——’I‘he House of Repre-
setitatiives spent the whole of this day, atid till
near 7 o’c|ot-lt in the evening, in debating on
the Panarna qucslioii. A iiintioii to refer the
resolution to a select cotninittee with lust rite-
tions to strike otit the clause allowing the u-
.~.n:tl discretionary powers~iii coinintinicaling
tiny infornniiion to the house was fiegativetl,
yeas 71—nays 0". In the debate. on this ino
tiou, Mr. Storrs, ofNew York, it-eater] as idle
all the alarms that had ‘been sounded. Ile
relied on the as.~.tii':iiice’of the President that
nothing would be done inconsisteiit with the
neti1t'ality OI’ the U. States. To which Mr,
Huuiilton, of S. C. repltetl——-"' The assertion
oi" the Presideiit might be consoling eiiougii
lU the acntleitian from New-York, but I coii-
l't-ss I should like to deduce this security from
r:ni'i'cspondentrc between the South American
it-publics and our own guverntneiit ; aye and
from tho instrticlions which may be given to
all! Ministe.r.~'.” After several calls for the
prevititis question, and motions for adjourn
Itltttll, the question was taken on the bill as
adroca_ted by the friends of the Executive
p
plislied.
‘i-its facts incident to the invitation, frotn the '
sitiiply asliiiig for so much of "the cjorrespotid-'
A ence on the stibject as may in his opinion be
communicated without detriirieiii ,to the pub-
lic interest, and ‘carried-——A‘yes 124, Noes 40.
Mounait, February 6.3-The greater partof
the ‘day was passed by the Senate in the con-
sideration ofExecutive business‘. _ _
The Select Comniittee to whom was refer-
red the petition of sundry surviving officers of
the Revolutionary army, reported the follow-
ing bill for their relief. , I , ,
Be it enacted, &'c. That the accounting odi-
cers of ilie Treasury be, and they are liereby,
directed and required to adjust and ihalte ti
slateiiieut and distribution of I dollars
aniont; such of the surviving oflicers of the
Revolution, as by the act of Congress uiade
on the “list day of October, 1780, were enli-
tled to lialf-pay for life, and slizillapply, in
writing, for the benefit of this act, to —‘—-——-,
witliiti months from the passage thereof;
the distribution to be made in a ratcable pro-
portion, accortling to the antiiial pay of such
officers; and when the distribution shall be so
lnCl(lf:, a certificate shall issue to each officer,
as aforesaid, for his proportion oftlie stitri a-
bove nit-ntioncd, to be signed by - -— and da-
ted on the first ofdaniiary last, and bearing an
,me,.eSt offivc per cent. per annniii, payable
quarterly, and redenuiable at the pleasure of
the Guveriiniciit : Pra1."itled always, Tliat no
(.'t}l'llll(:2l[e shall issue by virtue of this act, tin-
less upon evitlcitcc fully satisfactory, that
such applicaiit is entitled to the benefit there-
of, to he atljiitlggnd by , nor tti any for
sign or other officer or offitxcrs, who has, or
have heart, lieretofore provided fut‘ by any
special law, on account of his or their Revo-
lutionary services; nor to any ofiitzer who
now is, or liercaftcr shall be, oil the I’erisit-in
List, unless such ofliccr, in his iippliczttioii, as
aforesaid, shall reliiiquisl-i all claitns to such
pension in futttre. ,
The biil was rt>atl,8sz. passerl to its Qd reading.
A incninrial was presented by Mr. Smith,
on the subject of a Navy Yard at Baliiniore ;
and 21 resolution of the General Assembly of
Wtiryland,reconiinentliitg Annapolis as a suit
able place for the csiiiblishiiietit of it Naval
Schotil. The other bills were not itnportant.
No decision was had on the Patiatna question.
In the I‘Iou.=e, Mr. Criiinp, tifV'ii'-ft-iia. the
aneiiiber elected to fill the vacant seat of Mr.
Randolph, appcaretl and was qiialifietl.
An uiutsiitil nuniber of petitions were pre-
seiiteil ; aiiitiiig them. one ll'()_ll] the Etliturs of
the Netv York American and the Daily Atl-
verlisnr, praying for it rc,--iissiriii ofilie duties
on their N:tpici’s Imperial Printing Press.
lately iiiiporteti, which, inelutliiig the cxpeusr=
of se:idiii~_{ an atzcrit to Eiiglziiicl. cost 84,1920.
The petitioners think that this itnporttint tria-
Clll1lt3,l)€‘-llvlglllt’ first of the kind introduced in
the cnuiitry, wright to be classed with motlcls,
which are exeiiipt froiu tluiy, bylaw.
A report was suliiiiitled by the Cumin. of
\Vay?s autl Means relative to the Africaii colo-
ny. I*‘i‘t‘ii'.i this report it .'.ppe:ii‘s that an ap-
propriation of,S‘l:'iU,00O has been tirade by
«_tiiv'erntiiei'it for the liavurciil oflhe salariesul'
agents’ at if e Colony, for the transporlaiioti,
tlothing and itiaititenaiice of‘Africatis c:iptiir-
r-rl fr. slave ships, for medicines. S.:c. of wliicii
$106 000 has been expeiided. The report is
inatle in cotisequetit.-e of an applicatioti front
the Sccretarv ofthti Navy fora fiirtlier nppro
priation of 5100.000 for the same object, and
in ortler to give the house the iiecessary iti-
furination on the subject before the request
was acted upon.
Mr. Hctiipliill fr. the Couiniittee on Roads
and Canals, reported a bill antlioi'isin;_- iht-
survey and estitiiates of a canal t<l.irougli Flor‘-
ida, and thence to the Mississippi rivet; wliicli
was read the first and secoiid time and coin
niittcd.
The Speaker laid before the House a letter
from the Secretary of war, stating that tin-
surveys of .\l.-irhlelieatl and Iiloluies’ Holt-,
have been made, lint not received at the De-
partment ; and another letter, stating that the
surveys at the Islands of.\".'tiitu(:kct, for the
purpose of iiialtiiig a harbour there for ship-
ping, are in progi-e-_s,-arid when completed will
be furiiisliet.l to the douse.
Mr. C/liI|‘I‘\(:‘, of Iicutuc"y. laid a resolution
on the table, instructing the cominittee on the
.ltitliciary, to report a bill providing that no
final jtitlgiiieiit or decree shall be pronouiicetl
bv the Supreme Court of the United Sixties,
iviierc is drawn in the question the validity of
a treaty or statute of the United States; or
where is tlrawii in question tlie..v;ilidity of a
statute of any Slzilc, on the ground of their
being repitgnaiii to the" Constitution or laws
ofthe United States or arty State; or where
is drawn in question the construction of any
‘clause of the Coiistittition, or a treaty of the
UnttedSlates, or the Constitution ofany State,
by less than a lll?l_j‘)l'lly of the entire number
of the Judges composing said‘ court.
Mr.Fraiicis Johnston, ofKentucky, submit-
led a resolution‘, which he consented should
lie on the table, instructing the committee oti
the Judiciary, to report a bill, iepealiiig so
much of any and every law of the U. States
as the Courts of the United States have con-
strued to delegate tti, or confer on them, the
power and autliority to enact laws. Mr. J.
uiovetl that the resolution and certain cases
from VVlieaton’s teports, to which it particu-
larly alluded, be printed, in order that the
House might act understantliiigly, when the
resolution sliotiltl be called tip for considera-
tion. Mr. Webster objected to printing the
pipers, because, he said, the Jutlieiary Coin
iiiittee had already an analogous subject before
ilietn, upon which they should soon make a
report embracing the cases alluded to, anti
when that report should be prinletl,as it would
be, the gentletnan’s oliject would be -.rccom-
I-Ie detiied that any law existed coir
lering legislative powers on Courts of the U.
States, or that the Courts had assuiued these
powers; but these were nialters of opinion
which it would be time enough to investigate,
when he had heard the gentlcinan’s argument
Ill stipport of his resoliii.ion.
()u niotiou_uft\Ir. Peter of i.\Iaryla«nd, the
Coniuitttee of Naval Affairs were instructed
to inquire into the expediency of causing the
:t.niaius til the late Capt. 0. H.Peri'y to be
rctiioved to the U. States.
Mr. Baylies. of Mass. offered the following
resolution, wliicti lies one day on the table.
Resolved, ’l‘liat whenever a coiripaiiy shall
liavt- been incorporated fos the purpose of
c..-nstructitig a canal to connect the waters oi
Boston liarbotir and Nai‘ragaiisett Bay, and
wiitsnever a subscription shall have been an-
i:»~rlIZB(l by legislative act or acts, on the part
Ui any state or states, _ for any number of
sliagcs in the stock of such canal, the cotiim
o_'_n_Roads aiiti Canals be it‘lS_lrtic_led to inqttire *
iiilollie expetliency of authorizing by law a
subscription on the part ofthe United States,
lbrapiiinber of shares in stock so created,
not exceeding the number which shall have
been taken by sticli states. ._ __
Mr. I‘vIcLane of Delaware then moved that
the House resolve itself into a committee of
the whole on the bill making appropriations
for the support of the Governtnerrt for the
year 1826, which motion was agreed to, and
Mr. Contlict of N. Jersey, called to the chair.
The bill was read by sections, and after stunt:
itninaterial auiendinenls,reported to lheHouse
as aineuded, and the House adjourned.
[The whole ainottiit of the appropropria,
tioiis l'(:‘COm1‘llGll(l€(II1lll‘l8 bill reported by the
couiuiittee for the service of the year is about
2,018,087 dullars._]
A very elaborate and iiiteresliiig report was
yesterday made. in the House of Representa-
Lives, by Mr. l'lrI’Latie, the cliairiiiati of the
couiuiiltee of \_V:iys and Meaiis, on the gene-
ral stiliject ofilic financesofilie coutitry, with
particular reference to the prospect and pro-
aress oftlie liquidation ofthe Public Debt.
The Committee do not coiicur in the recom-
mendation uflhe Secretary of the 'l‘reasury
to place those who exchanged stocks utitler
the act oflast session on the fouling of those
who may liereafier contract with the G_ov’t.
on other terms for a new loan.-—.N'ut. Inf.
Tuesday. Feb. 7.--The Senate were occu-
plutl in discussion of the bill it) authorize the
legal representatives ofthe Marquis de Mai-
son Rouge, and those claiiniiig under him. td
iii.-t.itute a suit against the Uiiiied States, and
for other purposes. Mr. Randolph’ opposet:
the bill as novel in its principle, and one, as
extraordinary, as to pass a law establisliiug an
order ofuohilily, or air excltisii-e church. If
‘ills 7"15.btIld he. should burrow throngli the
tlylic, tlirongli the levees of the MiS~l<»5ippi,
‘he “'h"le °°‘“”U’ wt.-ulrl be iiiiiiitlatetl. It
lntrotliiccd ti principle iiotonly unkiiown, but
incoiiipatilile with a free Constitution, which
meant eqttsiljtistice to all tiien. He was up-
pt)~2r (l to the mode of settling such large cases
by judicial tribtiuals.
The Hoiise spent nearly the whole day in
the consitieralioii oftlie Appropriation Bills.
'I‘hr>. principal debate was upon a motion to
strike out ofthe iieiii for surveying the public
lands the sutn o_f 589.351, and insert 3711,1532.
The object ofthe iriolioii was to enable more
extensive surveys oftlie ptiblic lands in the
Floritlas. ‘Vliere it was statetl only 361,000 a-
cres had been surveyed. The motion was
riltjectctl to on the ground that a less suui
than had been coiiteiuplated might be ex
pended for surveys in Ohio, and some of the
other states and the balance appropriated to
surveys where they were more iieedt-d. It was
stated that in Ohio tlicre were near eight mil-
lions ofacres surveyed rnore than had been
sohl,iu Itidiaiia, uiore than ten iriilliuiis, in
Missotiri 19 millions, and the same was the
case in several other states. The amend-
intuit was agreed to.
Wednesday. Feb. 8.—-In the Senate a reso-
lution was introduced by Mr. Macon directiiig
the committee to whom have been referred
the re~iolu'ions to amend the constitution to
iiitpiirn iiitn the crtperliency uf'ri£1nziiis7tt'7zg or
i-cgrirlalirig fire patronage off/‘ie Executive of
the U. States. Considerable debate took
place on the bill respectiiig the cla'uns'ofthe
heirs oftlie f\.larqtiis de Maison Rouge, bill
before the question was taken the Senate adj.
In the House, the resoltition offered by Mr.
Van Reiisselaer some time since directing
that the Speaker pr..ict.ire a full length por-
trait ofGr=u. Vifashiugton, and wht-n procur
etl. to be fruiiietl and stispendetl in the pannel
over the fire place on the east end ofthe Hall
sifthc Hoiise, opposite the portrait of General
Ltifiiyeite, was referred to the Library Coin.
Wr. Cotidict. of N. J. o‘li'ered' the following
Iicsolutions, which were referred to a select
C'.)ll1mllIf.‘t". ofseven:
Hcsofverl, That it is‘ expedient to" augment
the inipost on all imported spirituous liquors,
Iififllti levy an excise duty on all such liquors
distilled within the United States.
.RL’S()l‘Ul‘({. That the revenue accruing from
excise. duties shall consiititte ti‘ fund to heap-
plied cxcltisfoely to the purposes ofeducatioii
and int"ernal iinprovement ; the ainotini paid
by each State and 'I‘erritor_v to be expended
within the lll‘l}l’S thereof, in such uianner as
the state or territorial authority, with the con-
sent ofCoiigress, may fr. time to time direct.
A resolution was irilrodiiced directitig the
.Ser:’ry ofthe Navy to irarisinit to the House
“the naiues ofthe. officers and crew ofthe fri-
gate Cliesapealte killed and wounded at the
time of her c:i_nt‘nre during the last war.
Most ofthe clay was spent on the appropri-
ation hills. A motion to itiake an appropri-
ation ofSl."i,000 tti build an arsenal at Ver-
gennes, Verinont, was negalived. A iiiotiou
made by Mr. Newton, of Virginia, to strike
otit ofthe clzinse for the repair of Plymouth
Beach the sum ol'SEZ5,()00, and insert 313,184
was agreed to, after some debate in which
.‘~lessrs. M’L:iru=., Newton, Hobart, Reerl.
Tonilinsou and Dwiglit took part. A motion
to increase the appropriation for the Cttiii-
herlatid Road frtiin $110,000 to 5190.000 was
rejectekd, as was also a motion made by a Vir-
ginian to strike otit the whole of the Appro-
priation for that Ptuatl. A motion was made,
and after some debate, iicgtitivetl, to appro
priate $6.500 for the establislinierit ofa school
of Practice for Artillery at Fortress Monr-.ie.
The bill was then l'(*.pOl'l8(l to the house, and
ordered to be read a 3d time to-n'iorrow.'
Feb. 9.-—-In the Senate, a bill was reported
to erect a irioniitneiit to VVasliiiigtoii-——also to
increase the pay ofcaptains in the army while
engagerl in active service.
In the Ilotise, the General Appropriation
bill, and the bill for Furtificzitiotis were pas-
sed;and that for -.\liliiary service was ordered
to a lliirtl reading. Au atiieiitliiient to the
latter, apprupriatiiig 15,000 dollars for build-
ing an Arsenal at Vergeunes, in Vermont,
was adopted.
A committee oftlie U. S. Senate have linen
for several weeks, niaturin_<_r, a Banlrrupt bill
In both houses, bills have been reported for
the reliefof the stiiw/iviii-__>, officers of the Rev
oltitionary Arniy. It is understood llltl
S500,000‘is the sum proposed to be distribtit
ed. The number ofsniviving officers is, Wt
believe, about two litiiidred and thirty. \\'«-
ho-.arlily wish that the hills may be Carrie»,
and with so general antl etlflit‘-Si. an appiuvzu-.
‘that! there may be in the appropriation tli.-2
which will endear it to them and to the Cour‘-
try,_beyotid-its iiicre value as iiioticy--N'tit.G.z.
.§*?.9i3333'.90I‘lt iérg-i’.s‘lzttzit.'r.
Feb. *2.-—A bill was reportt-<.l in the Senate
autlioris-in,-.', divorces in cases of an iinliiwfui
abandonment oflhe other, by either husband
or wife for 3 years. '
-'e'b. ,3.-—A bill to incorporate the N. York
Safety Basin and Dry Dock Association pas-
sed the Senate, aftt-r the Il'llrDdtl(;{lon m” 3
section rnakine; the stockholders liable in
their lfl(llVl(IlI'rlI capacities, to the full nominal
ittnount of their stock, for the debts of the
coiiipaiiy. A report was uiadc on the subject:
of the 'I‘eiiiicé§.=e.e resolutions resper,-tine_; the
choice (§r)l'eSlLl6llI, Sac. which stated that al-
ll1U”‘.'li the election by me people in districts,-
(each tl_istrict llEtVll)}_{ one vole without the in-
tervention of electors) is preferable to the
present mode, yet that it is considered inex-
Pefllelll. 10 adopt the '1‘eiiiiessee resolutions.
In the House, a Bill was reported to author.
ise the Sale of the land_ ceded by the Iltillziiiti
Co. A ,comin_iiiee, coiisistiiig of Messrs.
Wardwell, I.‘Illlllll1gl0ti, Coupe-r, Aikin, and
lIotTtiian, was fl[)l)(Jlll[(_=_ll ll, lnq.,',,0 ,,,l,e,he,-
any improper ine-iris had been niatle rise of ii?‘
obtaiti the pass.'t_q_e of the act to lllcorporzlttj
party, who are now ilie owiiers of said arnclg,
and wltere tliey reside ; and, ifthe opinion of
the coirituhtec shall justify it,’ to blind‘ in 3 1,7“
for the repeal ofsziitl act. 3
The bill to prevent the sale of clinrclies,
except in certain Crises was neazttivcd It
was stated by “the siippiirlr-rs of the bill that
cases had occurrerl in the western part of the
state where tzlinr-.ht=s had been sold upon llld
suit ufpastors for the paynient oftheir sala-
ries. 3:. the key turned upon the Parisliioners.
Feb. 4.—Iu the Senate ii report was made
recominending a plan to provitle for more
competent teacliers of the couiinoii schools,
$3 to iiicrease the school and literature funds.
In. the I‘10lr'S€, III 1‘. Allen was appointed
Speaker protein. Mr. Young being obliged
to go lioirie on account ofsickness in his fam-
ily. Most oftlie day was spent on a bill to’
pnnisli tlepretlalors on timlier lands. It was
said that great qtiau-lilies of stolen timber an-
nually go down the Delaware to Pliiladelpiiia.
14'eb.6.-—'I‘lie S\°.ll2lI"‘ went into a cottiinitiee
ofthe. whole. on ilie Ilcsolutioiis iiilrorliiced
by Mr. Wriglil, relative to the powers of Con-
gress and the election of President and Vice
President, wlicreupou t‘v‘Ir, Jordzin offered the
following as a substitute to the 2d resoluttoti.’
Resolved, As the sense of the I.egisl-attire,‘
that the power to appropriate the funds oftiie
union to the constrtictioii of roads, canzils, Er.
other internal ituprrivements, in or thin’ the
respective states, e.xt~.ept by their consent, is
Jim vested in Congress by the constitution of
.the United States. i
I Resolved, That although Coiigress may
appropriate funds for the construction of
Roads, Canals and other internal improve-
ments, in or tliro’ the several states. by their
consent ; yet that such appropriatioii or con-
struction does not transfer the jtiristlicl ion 0-
ver the subject matter from the state to the
general eovernineiit, antl that the general go-
vernuient cannot receive a transfer ofjuris»-
tlictioii over any portion of the territory of
iIidividu’al states, except for the purpose of
erecting“ forts, inagazines, arsenals, dock-
vards and other necessary buildings.”
The committee then rose and reported.
The bill to amend the act of l8°.1:’3, relative
to partnerships, was passed in conitnittee of
the whole. The a‘m‘en"tlment repeals the sec-
tion which requires ptiblicatioii ofthe names
of special partners, l$L-c.
In the House, Mr. Cowles made a report,
accompanied with two acts’, ontlie petition of
‘the inhabitants of Dlutches-s and Ptitnain, in‘
relation to the claim ofJohn Jacob Astor to ’
certain lands-—-ordered to he pri tiled.
Mr. Sheiiuzin iritrotliiceda resolution, so to’
ainenri the 4‘9lh'rule ofthe House, as that no’
vote for reconsideration shall be had on the
sulijcct of bank incorporatimis. Ncgaiived.
Feb.7.-' he House directed the cuiiiiuittee
‘on the Judi'ciary to enquire into the expedi-
ency of repealing or iiiotlifying, the law ofu-
sury,sothat contracts of a ustirioiis nature"
shall be void,for the surplus ofinterest beyond
the rate of7per cent per auniiiii,aiitl that they
be aulborisetl tti report by bill or otherwise.
Feb. 8.—In the Senate, a petilioii was pre-
sented for the incorporation of a company to
supply the city of New-York with good and
wliolesonte water. The bill to‘ establish a.
ferry froiu Squaw Island to tire Can-.ida shore,
&. the bill relating to- the ferry at Black Rock,
were passed in Coniirtitteé.
In the House, petitions were presented for
the incorponilion of a Company to build a
large Hotel in Richmond county, near the
court liouse, for the better accoininodation of
judges and jurors; from CI'dl'li'SOl'f‘Cl‘()llllS and
others, for the incorporation oftlie Aineriean
fur and uiiuinc crinipany; and from the cor-
poration of New York for authority to levy
their annual tax, and for leave to create a
public stock. ~
FROM EUROPI“.-There was an arr». at
New York on Saturday, by which the news
of the death of Alexander is confirined, but
nothing said ofhis being strangled. On the-
first intelligence of this sudden event at St.
I’etersbiirg,tlie members of the IniperialFanr-
ily.and the .\liii'istersassembled at the Palace,
irlieii the Grand Duke Nicholas, and all the
public. officers and Iinperial Guards took the
oath of fidelity to tilt: new Euiperor Constan-
tine I. It is said that when Ctiiistautine first
liezrrd oftlie death ofhis brother be shut liiiir-
self tip in his iipartinciit, and refiised to see
my one but his consort for 36 hours.
In England the money market w;rs~bt,-.cotu—
ing better. 01' about seventy liaiiltiug es-lalr-
lislttiieuis,five liatl alreatly resti ined payinent,
and others were arranging for that purpose.
The late shock had exteiidcd to Iielaiitl,wliere
several failures had otzctirretl.
Europe. The $€:'C0llLI&'tl'y States of Ge.ui.in‘y
will be able to breath; their yoke will be light-
cued. Austria is now c-infiiicd to her own
rt=.soiirccs; she can no longer in-.ike Russia
secotid her views; slit-cannot arm :lg$l'lISl the
Continent the inlluentreslie bad acquiwtl over
itlexander.
Storm. at St. Pclersburg.—-Oii the 28th of-
Octoher, (says accotiiiis from St. Peteisbti-r_g,)
" the roofs nfntiiety public and private build-
1- gs, and ofsix ch-tirt-,lie.~t, were blots ll tilt"-”——
ft is added, " that since the eqtiinox, great
rlaiuage has been done by Violent storms in
.'.-.r-.- Black Sea. Three ships were stranded,
«. i-f’ which perislied, with the whole crew.
:-even were greatly tla-maged. .Tlt8 fill‘? 0555
.t)lll£‘_l'.S is tiiil=.itow.ri.”
the Dutcliess and Orange Steani l:'io-at Coni- .
The Paris Courier Frunr:!1is, calculates llrat--.
ttie reign" of Cnirsi.-iiitirie will be a bent-fit to”
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