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-Entertaining this desire, it has learnt, wili the

.. States.” And
 --astaud, “ that the
gall‘ owes it to the
- wishes to cultivate

main: part ofrli

tve are also gltlf
Briiisli Go\'ernli-
spirit of frarikiiei - ~ ‘ _
in all its relation I. States, 1,0 de‘
clare,Vtliat, after l. - |{30mP°lle‘_l “’ 3P‘

ply to any coiiniry, the int--_..;lict prescribed by
‘ilie Act of 1827.5, the British Gov’t. ‘cannot
hold “self bmmd ii, i-emove that iiiterdict, as a
matter of course, wlienever_it may happen to
stiit the convenience of the foreign GfW1‘~|'""
merit to reconsider the measures by which the
application ofth-at interdict was occssioiied.”
The pretension referred to, is the exact coun-
terpart of a similar pre-existing pretension
contained in the Act of Parliament M1899-
The British Government does not appear to
have reflected, that its rejection of all negoti-
ation on the subject, deprives it ofthe best of
the only two modes ofgetting rid of the ex-
ceptionable restriction.

From what has been now advanced, it has
been established, lst. That the colonial trade
was a fit subject for the arljustment,by friendly
negotiation between the two Powers, Of the
conditions on which it should be 98!-
iied on: fldly, that it has been often a subject
cfnegotiation between tiiem; 8:. 301i’. that the
American government was bound to conclude:
fioui every thing which passed between the
two Governments, that both parties eiitertai.i-
ed the expectation that it was to be‘ arranged
by riegotiatiou, and only by negotiation. It
was under this full conviction that your gen-l
eral instructions were prepared.

What may be the nature of the proposals
which you were authorized to make, upon
the renewal ofthe negotiation so confidently
anticipated, it is not now proper Should be
comrminicated to the British. Government.-
Respect for ourselves, no less than for that
Government, forbids that we should obtgrude
upon their consideration proposals against
which they have deemed it proper to shut
their ears. It will be, however, no violation
ofthat respect, to say, that they were of a
character, on all the disputed points between
the two Governments, authorizing us to be»
lieve that they would be satisfactory.

The Government of the Uirited States is
animated by the sincerest desire to niairitaiii.
with that of‘Great Britain, not merely the
forms ofcourtesy and amity, but to cultivate
a cordial and lasting friendship; to settle ev-
ery coutroverted qttcstioii between them tipon
principles ofjustice and reciprocity, and, by
an enlarged liberality in their mutual inter
course, to advance the real prosperity of both.

most lively regret, the rssolution of the Bri-
tish Government to close the door againit
those friendly explanations, and that frank 3:
rnutual exposition ofthe wishes and views of
the parties, which are, or shotild be,tlie object
of allnegotiation. The harmony of nations
requires that every -avenue to such explano
tioiis should always be kept fully open. But
such a free access on all questions, appears
to the Government of the United States to he
especially desirable between two such nations
as Great Britain and the Unied Si-rtes, whose
interests and happiness are so intimately in-
tenvoven, By rejecting the ordinary mode.
oftrcating through the established agency of
accredited Ministers, and substituting to it
that of mutual legislation, which, after all, is
but another,tliough less advantageous mode
of negotiation, we deprive ourselves of many
facilities. Congress and the Britisli Parlia-
ment are numerous bodies, acting in difl'erent.
and distant spheres, and it is not derogating
from their undoubted wisdom and iiiteligence
to suppose thattheir organization is not the
best suited to the exercise ofdiploinatic func-
tions. in all cases.

A single word of explanation, an instane
nus suetrestions of the modification of a pro-
posal elicited in conference, may lead to the
adjustment ofa differeiice when Ministezs are
treating face-to face. which riiight not be set-
tled for a long time ina negotiation conducted
between two bodies,'car'h composed ufseveral
hundred members, sei'a.a ed by the Atlantic
ocean. VVe donot mean to bring forward any
formal complaint against G_reatBritain,on ac-
count nf her determination to exclude titre of
the means which experience has evinced to
be best adapted to the accomodation of na-
tional differences. Our main purpose is, to
show that the United States are not justly
chargeable with the consequences .WlllCl‘l may
flow from that most unexpected decision.

As the only alternative which the course
adopted by that g0V(°.l'mll8l1l’.l1aSlefl.!l16 Pres-
ident lras determined to give a signal proofof
his anxious wish to preserve a good under-
standing between the two Governments, by
laying the whole ofthe correspondence which
has passed between them on this subject, in-
cluding the instructions to our several Minis-,
ters at the Court of St. James, before Con-7
press, at.its next session. The wisdom of
that body, in the actual state of things, is a-
lone competent to decide whether the colo-
nial intercourse shall remain closed,according
to the pleasure of the Britsli Government, as
manifested in the late Order in Council, and
whether that portion of it left open by the
order shall remain open, or on what condi-'
tions, compatible withtlie. interests of the pet)-
ple of the United States, Congress is willing
the trade should be placed.

You will accompany the cotnniunicatiodof
the substance ofthis despatch,or the substance
ofsuch part ofit as you may not have antici-
pated in anyganswers to Mr. Canning’s note,
presented by yourself to the Br. Government,
with the assurance that notwihstanding their
present decision, the Government of the U,
States at all times heréafter, will be ready, at
‘Va hirigtou or at London, to treat ofthe co-
lonial intercourse, whenever it may be their
desire or inclination to negotiate on that sub-
ect. I am, with great respect, your obe-
dient servant, H. CLAY.

 

ALEXANDRIA. D. C. Jan. 6.

Indian War.—-Despatches, by express,were
this morning received at Washington, from
the Governor of Florida, stating that on the
morning of the 6th Dec. the Indians coiirinit-
led a wanton, unprovoked, and deliberate
murder, on the west side ofthe Ocilla River.
The greater part ofa Mr. Carr’s family had
been butchered and burnt in the flames of
their own Dwelling-—one man, four childreir,
and a negro, were the victims of savage cru-
city. Tire Executive iiumediately ordered
cut the iuiliiia, in competent force, under the
coiuurand of Gen. R. K. Call, it ho is now in
pllhtill of the murderers. Orders have been
trairsniitted in all the counties, to place the
noiiiitry in a state of-defence, and Capt. Dade,

-tinned on the Stiwannee river, and is actively
engaged in 3tI'€_SIllIg.a[lt'l_ disarming the Indi-
ans, many of whom are painted for war, and
display hostility. -

'l‘he Executive states it as his opinion, that
the body ofthe Seirrinole nation, is not con-
cerned in the late hostile uioveinciits.

The Mickasiiky tribe, who may muster a-
liout two hundred Warriors, and
tented Creeks, it is believed, have madly de-
lerlllllled on hostilities.

We learn that thc'DepartmentofWar, ini-
uiediate-ly upon reading the despatches, sent
offal) express with the necessary orders for
the most efficient defence.

S/roclri-ng tran.ractt_oris at .N'. Lontlon.-—VVe
learn front a correspondent at New London.
that on Monday night last,a quarrel took place
in a cellar, occupied as a grocery, between a
tnaii by the naure of Speucer,aiid two brothers,
by the name ol'Forsyth Spencer was or had
lreeii a sailor. After he left the cellar, tlietwo
Forsytli’s offered the Fireman ofthe steam
boat Long Branch, who was present, three
dollars, ifhe would “ go and beat the d—d
rascal,”--while they were to stand by with
clubs, and ktiock the first man down who at-
tempted to iuterfe-e. The fireman closet:
with the proposal, followed Spencer, and
knocked him down in the street. After._soiiie
struggle, Spencer succeeded in getting to the
Hole-in-the-Wall public house, though not
until he had received a severe flogging. Tire’
fireuian afterwards went to Spencer, expres-
sed his sorrow for what he had done. and_ by
way ofsetilenieut paid him the 8 dollars rec’d
from the Forsyths, and took his receipt in full
for the flogging. Spencer afterwards died,
and on Saturtlay the firetiiau and two For-
syth’s «A ere lodged in goal to await their trial.
The sameday,(Salurdayjthe wife ofSperi-
(:et, being somewhat intoxicated, uiet a Mrs.
Barns, who was no friend of-hcr’s. A quarrel
ensued, severe blows were interchairged, and
Mrs B. went offseverely poiiirded. Yesterday
uioruiiig she died; and the deceased Spent-.er’s
widow was lodged in prison with those who
had cotnpassed the death of her liusbaiid—all
to meet their trials togetiier.——Uoium.. Adv.

-——:—L

COLOMBlA.—Advices from Cartlrageiia
tothe loin tilt. state that Bolivar arrived al
Bogota on the ivlth of November, anti pro-
ceeded for Venezuela on the 925111. From
ilierice he was expected to arrive at Cartila-
gen-.i about the l0tli tothe 15th ofJziiioar_v.—
The seat of Govcrntnerit was to be establislied
for the pl‘-;'.~t:tit at the latter place, or at Tur
bacco, ii: miles distant. 'I"uc, private letters
state, that on arriving at Bogota, Bolivar took
ilecisive ii'iéasure.~. to restore Ollltil-—-lllal he
invested liiiiisclfwiili the authority given him
by the Coustllutioii in cases of iusiirrectioii ;
that he had dispatciied Santairder to Peru,-—
abolished the offices ofsecretary of Foreigii
affairs and of the Nav_v—-ordered the army to
be reduced to 6000 iiieu, aiitl increased the
pay ofthe officers in the Navy 100 per cent.
The lnteudziiit at Cartliegoria, was to be re-
iiruvetl. It is also stated that a convention of
the people was to be called.—-—Tlre letters eti-
close the following Proclaiiititioii.

PROCLAMATION’ OF BOLIVAR

Col-iintiiaiis: Five "years since I left this
capital to rriarch at the head oi the Liberating
.-\riiry from the shores of the Cauca to the
silvery heights of Potosi. A million of Co
lutnbians, two sister Republics, have obtained
iutlepentleiice under the shadow ofyour ban»
uers—atid the world ofColutnbus has ceased
to be Spziiiisli. Such is the result of our ab
St.Il(Ze- §
, Your misfortunes have called me back to
Colombia ; I come full ofzeal to consecrati:
myself to the nation ll will, which shall be iuy
code, because it is infallible.

The iratioiial voice obliges me to take upon
ill) self the supreuie couiinaiid ; I abhor ll
mortally, since by that I am accused ofaiiibi-
lion and an attempt at tiiouarcliy. What 1
Do they think me so iiiad as to aspire to de-
grade uiyself? Uo they not know that Illi-
destiiiy of LIBERATOR ismure sublime
than the Throne ?

iC0lombians: lreturii to submit to the iii-
supportable weight ofthe iuagistracy ; for in
in .ments of danger, to give it up were cowai
dice, not moderation ; yet count on me only
until the law or the people recover their sove-
reignty. Permit me then to serve you as ii
plain soldier and a true republican,as a citizen
artned in defence of the beautiful trophies of
our VlCl0l’l8S—_‘l/011.)‘ rights.

Palace oftiie Gov’t. Bogota, Nov. £8. 18916.

BOLIVAR.

Extractfr. aleller, dated C’art/ragena, Sci Dec.

“ On the 1st, the Bogota mail arrived, and
the steps taken by General Bolivar, has in-
spired general confidence where ever the ac-
counts have reached, and we trust a new epo-
clia is coming forth for this distressed nation.
The Liberator proposes to reduce the aruiy
from 40,000 to 6,000 iireii,to tlisband the navy
entirel_v,to reduce two thirds ofall employers,
to make one branch of the lnteiidency and
Com’daiit G-erieralship of the departments.
wlritrli foruierly and are now distinct undo,
two Clii-sis, each with an iriiirieiise retinue of
clerks. He has united in one iniuistry, the
Home and Foreign Depariuieiits uiider_ the
directiori of the iiiiuister for the Home De-
partiiient, Mr. llcstrepo, a most upright and
cicver mau,Mr. Reveuga, late iiiiuister for the
foreign department, is Gen. Bolivar’s private
Secretary, with wlioiu and Gen. Cleinenfi,thc
Liiberator wasto leave Bogota, for Maracay b0
and (Jar-aces, on the ‘.25lll ultimo. It is cal.
culated that the changes uiade by lh_is great
man will reduce the national expenditure from
14 to 3 riiillions annually. General Salon is
appointed Iirtendant and Military Chief of
this Departuicnt, and Colonel Munox ofPa.
riania, both men oftalents and firmness. Col.
Arisuieiidi wasto leave the capital for tin.
place on the 30th ult. with a considerable sum
0‘ ‘“°“e-Yr destiired to pay the interest of the
English loan.”

Oti Bolivar’s return to Colombia a congrat
ulatory address was made to him by Colonel
WW5. 01" Charge d’Afl'aires. In reply Bul-
ivar expres<ed the greatest satisfactiori,as com-
ing frotn the represeiitative ofa nation which
was the first to send a minister to Colombia-—
aud'from the people who were their modep
and with whom Colombia desired to cultivate
the strictest friendship. He also expressed his
 personal admiration and respect for our il
liistrious President, whose opinions with re.
specfto the Americati Congress‘ gave it a so-

-i,,. it '= ,- - mm, one company, is ste— ll‘-‘tnliily f0l"\Vl1lCl’l it had or

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the discon- ’

FORE1GN. ‘

Advices from Europe to the-6th Dec. were
received at New York 1 n the 8th inst.

Mr. Gallatin transacted business with Mr.
Canning on the 22d of Nov.

Lord Cochrane is said to have proceeded
froiu Marseilles for Leghorn. A ship of 60
guns, built for the Paclia of Egypt, was
launched at Leghorn, Nov. 10

There had been no authentic inteligence
from Greece. , , ' —

A vessel arrived at Trieste, from',Alexau-
dria, in 15 days announces that the Egyptian
expedition, consisting of a hundred sail, de-

’ parted for the Morea on the 5th October.

It is stated in the Etoile, ofthe last date. in
advices from Constantinople to the 3d ol
Nov. that the Porte would soon be obliged to
accept the propositiotis made by the British
commander in favour ofthe Greeks.

The five great European powers, it is said,
have‘ united in demanding of the Porte to put
‘-1 stop to the horrible warfare carried’ on in
Greece ; and threaten in case of refusal, that
the ships of war ofthose powers which have
naval stations olfthe coast of Greece, shall
be instructed to prevent the landing of any
new armaments in the Morea, and to seize all
vessels bearing stores for the supply of the
hostilearoops already in that country. The
Pacha-_of Egypt will not beperrnitied to send
any more expeditions against the Morea.
-,'I‘liese are saidto be the tertiis, in stibstaiice,
‘dictated to the Porte, which are to be con-
sidered definitive, and which were conveyed
in the despatches to Mr. Straiford Canning,
at Constantinople. _ _

An accotitit from Madrid of Nov. 92d,
states that the Portuguese deserters who took
refuge in Spain, have been furnished with
arms, and re-entered Portugal in twe bodies,
with the standard of rebellion. This meas-
riie,_it wasbelieved, was sanctioned by the
Spanish goveriinierrt.
that Mr. Lamb, the British Minister, had
threatened to demand his passports, unless a
satisfactory explanation of this uiuveiiieiit was
promptly made.

It was reported at Madrid, at the above
date, that the principal European powers,
with the exception of France, has demanded
of Spain to adopt an order of things more
ooinl'ortable to her situation.

According to the Russian accotiiits, the
‘Persian army was retreating from the Ros‘-
~ian territory iiidisorder, and to want of pro-_
visions.

A French frigate has been lost at the en»
rrance of Cadia Bay.

Despatches froui Persia, to Sept. 19. have
reached England. They announce that the
Persian government was couipelled, in C0!)-
scqueuce of the repeated aggressiotis‘ of the
llussians, to take up arms-—-and that, down
to the above period, the Peisiaii troops had
not experienced any reverses. The Persiiin
government solicits the friendly mediation of
Englaiid between the belligereuts.

It is stated, that a French squadron will
sailsliortly for Algiers, to chastise that Re-
gency, for attacks made upon our trading ves-
sels -[Utmstitulional]

One of the distinguished defenders of Mis-
soloiighi, has arrived at Geneva, to arrange
ior the rcdeinptiuu of his iriotlier and sisters.
who were carried to Alexandria and sold.
’i‘lrree ofhis brughcts were killed in defending
the place. .

'I‘weiity-seven armetl vessels are reported
to lie fitting otit at Brest at this rnouient.
'l‘hese forces are said to be destiurd to protect
Frencli coinnierce, and cause the flag of
France to be respected to all S635.-—C071-Sh.
tulirinai. '

The Courier Francais says :-—“ It seems
certain shat the French goveriiment has form
ed the deteriiiinatioii of seudiiig a .°.q‘il(ll'Oll to
Rio Janeiro, to claim the French trading ves-
wls recently captured ‘at the rrioritli ofthe riv
er Plate, by the Brazilian fleet.”

The accounts froui Gibraltar stat_e, that the
Algerine cruisers appear off the Rock, and
r-.aptu’rc all vessels under the Spanish flag.
’I‘wo ships were captured in sight of a Span-
ish schooner and sloop ofwar, but they niaile
no attempt against them. 'l‘|iey recently
made a descetit ‘upon Spain, between Mala-
ga and Marbella, and carried off 300 persons.
Wflmell, children, monks, &.c. whom they sen:
to Algiers as slaves.

 

A letter from Washington, published in the
E. Post. says “itis understood that otir in-
tercourse with the Br. colonies will not be in
terdicted beforethe 30th September, and that
measures will be proposed by the legislator,
which may in the mean time be accepted by
Great Britaiii,in which case the interdiction
will not take effect. It is presumed that the
Committee will report in a few days.”

I
CONGRESS.

JAN. b.——In the Senate, Mr. Rowan intro-
duced zr bill to limit and restrain jurisdiction
of the United States’ Courts, in certain cases.
The bill authorising the sale of the reserved
Salt Springs in the State of Missouri, was
passed. The bill for diminishing the duty on
imported Salt was read a second tiuie and
postponed to Holiday. Mr. Reed siibrnitied
a resolution proposing an inquiry into the ex-
pediency of increasing the salary of the Post-
riiaster General.

The House ofRepresentatives was engaged
on the bill to provide for the surviving officers
of the army ofthe revolutiou,wliich was acted
on in Committee ofthe Whole. The amend-
atory bill reported by Mr. Borges, and lllf)VP(l
by him as an amcndiiieiit to the origirial bill.
providing for the officers only, was rejected ;
antl the old bill, which embraces both officers
and soldiers passed through the Coinnrittee,
$1. was reported to the House with the blanks
filled.

JAN. 6.-—The Senate did notsit today.

In the House of Representatives the reso-
lution of Mr. Cambreleng, calling fortlre cor-
respondence with the Netherlands, in relation
to discriminating duties, was adopted. Res
olntions were also adopted, cclling upon the
War department for a stateiiietit of the unin-
ber ofthe surviying oflicers of thc coiitiuental
establisliment not on the Pension List ; upon
the coinriiissioners ofNaval Hospitals, for the
aiiiout ofthe suiris they have received and
expended, and the balance unexpeuded ;—
upon the Treasury Department, for state-

.ments of the compensation allowed to survey-

ors oftlre-Uiiited States. A Resolution, cal-
ling for a statement ofthe amount annually
received and expended for the relief of sick
-ml disabled seamen, from 1819 to 1826, was

. offered b-r 1': .:1ins'en.

The account adds, ‘

 

Mr. Haile offered the following resolutioii :

Resolved, That the Committee on Indian
affairsbe instructed to induire into the expe
dieiicy of making an appropriation to aid the
removal,ofsuc_h Choctaw and Chickasaw in-
dians, as may be dispdsed to emigrate west
ofthe Mississippi. , ’ ’

Resolved, That the same committee be
further instructed to inquire into tbc~ expedi-
ency of reimbursing to such of_the ‘Missiona-
ries as may accompany the said Indians in
their removal, the money expended by them
in the erection ofbuildings, to aid them in the
erection of other buildings for schools.

Mr. Haile, of Mississippi, stated that the
Treaty made by the authority of Congress
had entirely failed. The government must
resort to other means to ol-- tin a cession Of
the Indian lands. If proper measures had
been adopted many years ago, the Indians
would long since emigrated. They are at
present ignorant ofthe country proposed as
their future residence. Mr. H. stated they
had not the means oftransportation, and fer-
ries ought to be established on the Mississippi"
river to facilitate their removal. He referred
to the report ufthe Secretary of War, and
read the following extract :

“ Many ofthe Indians (Choctaws) are dis-
posed to emigrate, but are ignorant of the
route, or the means by which they can reach
the conteniplaled settlement; that they are
deterred from making an eflbrt ; but with an
active, intelligent cotiductor,who could inform
them where, and how they could obtain such
aid as the Government will furnish them, on
the mute, many. in my opinion, would soon
set otit for a country so much better adapted to
their wants, than where they now are.”
Mn H- lmped that the same facilities would-
be afforded to the Indians in’ Mississippi that
had been extended by the Goveriiuient to the
Indians of other States,

Mr. H. stated that the second resolution
l3"0P°5‘?d to reimburse the missionaries for
["°“°.V_ expellded by them in the buildings
50' 50lT00lS._ This will aid the missionaries
in the_erection ofother buildings, in the event
°c_ll"“" "‘=‘"_‘°"al with the Indians. In good
Tllllallle ljilssionaries ought to be reimbursed.
U“l°59‘l"5'5 done, it cannot _be expected
‘hm, may “'3” co-operate in the removal of the
l"‘-l'a"5- The influence of-the missionaries
°V‘_" fl"? Indians is everywhere acknowledged.
ll '5 '”’P°"antIthat this influence should be-
bmllgl" '0 bear in favor ofthe-present policy
Of ll"? G<_>Vernment. The missionaries who
ma)’ _“°"°mpany the several tribes may, by
their Hlfllleiice, do much good, in preventing
wars bfmeen the contiguous tribes
Mr.CT0<‘-ker said that ifhisfriend fr. lVIiss.had
-turned his attention to the bill which had been
reported by the comrniftee on Indian affairs at
the last session, and which was. then printed,
and had been reported at the present session.
he thoiiglit that he would not have offered the
present resolution. 'l‘lie bill was certainly not
drawn with an especial refereiice to the State
of Mississippi. but that State was included
wiiliinthe range ofits provisions. That hill
provided a territory bevonrl the Mississippi
whither the Iiidians may all he removed. If
‘the resoliition should pass. he was of opinion
that the committee could do no more than re-
port the facts which he had stated, and that
the object intended by the resolution is em’
braced in the provisions ofthe bill which had
been reported, and wlrich is now on the table
ofthe House. This bill he would have called
up before now. had he been possessed of all
the information which he knew the House
would require before it could consent to the
act, He had now the report ofthe Secretary
of'W'ar, retidererl in obedience to 3 03" Omit’-
House sortie snort. time since. and which con-
tained the desired information.

He begged to be understood as not opposing
the inquiry, but wished to avoid anyfunneces-
sarv addition to the business before the com
mittee Ifthe bill which was now on the ta-
ble ofthe House should not pass, it would he
obviously improper in make an appropriation
for one or two tribes. to the exclusion of all
others. He would ask the gentleman from
Mississippi to move to lay the hill on the in
hle, until that bill should be taken up. On
the earliest opportunity. he would move the
House to take tip this bill. -I-Ie repeated that
it was reportetl last session. and had been re-
printed by order ofthe House since the com.
mencemcnt ofthis sessiomand was now a-
mung the orders ofthe day ready to be taken
up at anytime. He hoped that the bill would
he laid on the table until the subject had been
investigated. After that is disposed of. the
committee can adopt any proper and reasona
ble means to meet the views ofthe gentleman
from Mississippi.

Mr. Haile. in reply to Mr. Cocke, stated
that the state of Mississippi was not, as the
gentleman had represented. in precisely the
same situation as the other States, in relation
to the Indian tribes within their borders. He
(Mr. H.) stated that a larger portion of the
territory of that state was occupied by Indians
than of any other State, within whose borders
there were Indian tribes. He stated, moreo-
ver, that the settled portions ofliis State were
separated, froui each other by the intermedi-
ate occupancy of the Indians. That such
was particularly. the condition of the largest
county in that state. The settlement was
Separated bv the space of nearly one hundred
and fifty miles, by Iurliiin occupancy. from
other settlements of the state. That their in-
tercommiinion was greatly iutcrrupteddnrleed
almost entirely obstructed by intervening In-
dian tribes. That the ordinary operations of
the machinery ofgovernineut were necessarly
impeded by this circumstance, and entirely V
obstriicted as to all who chose to take refuge
from justice in the bosom of those tribes-. The
resolution was laid on the table. .
The anxiety ofoiir merchants, relative to
the proposed reduction of- duties on teas,
wines, coffee, salt, will he calmed by a vote
taken in the House. Mr. Barney of Mary-
land, with a view to test t-he feelings of the
house on the siihject, offered a resolution in-
structiugthe committee on ways and means
to enquire into the expedieiicy of making
such reductions, and also of requiring cash
payments for duties on foreign inantifactures;
which resolution was rejected by a large ina-
jority. When it is considered that the resolu-
tion asked on more than that a committee
might inquire itito the expediency ofthe meas-
ure, it will appear evident that the house is
wholly indisposcdto disturb the existing state
of things. Such. we know. isthe construction
put upon the vote by Mr. Barney himself, and
other intelligent members.

JAN. 8.—-In the Senate, Mr. Reed’s res-

.quireinto.the expediency of assisting such

,.

of increasing the. salary of the Post Master’-
General, was agreed to. '

In the House of Representatives,

A resolution offered by Mr.‘ Weems to in.

free people ofcolor as wish to be sent to Li-
beria, was rejected, and the following resolu-
tion, offered on Saturday by Mr. Tucker, of
S. C. was taken up :-~ .

Resolved, That the Secretary of War he

rank ofeach officer of the continental army,
who served to the end of the Revolutionary
war, and who were, by the resolutions of
Congress, entitled to half pay, during life
and also, as nearly as practicable, the names
ofthe surviving offil.-ers and their places of‘
residence. _‘

Mr. Borges rose and stated that he had no"
objectioti to make to the resolution, except
that it would delay the passage of the bill be-
,fore the House ; on the subject of. thése Rev-_
olutionary Claitns. Much pains had beet)’
taken at the last session, to obtain from the
Vi/'ar_Departriient such information as was to:
be found there. ‘With regard to ofiicers of
the first class, who had served during the
whole of the war, it was ascertained that a‘-
liout 400 were alive. He had received lists
from two of the States, Rhode Island and
South Carolina, and from the calculations‘
made on‘ the basis afforded by those States, as
to the duration for l..’e, it was estimated that
the number is about 444. It was the interi-
tion of the Departnierit to obtain entire re-‘
turns, but this had not yet been accotiiplisli-
ed: whenever it shall be done, the result can-’
not vary much from that which he now pre-
sented.

As to the number ofthe other parts ofthe
army alluded to, he had before him a letter
from the “far Department, which was the
basis ofthr-. report made by the Commitee on
Military Pensions. It states that the num-
ber of soldiers remaining, who served three
years and upwards, isjabout 1150; those of
two years’, about 3,000; those of less than
two, and exceeding one year, about 2,000 and
those of nine months, about at many, as far
as we could catch the substance ofthe re-
marks of Mr. Btirges. _

Such was the result ofthe inquiry. Tliese
statements in the letter, were rather under
than over the truth. But he put it to the
House whether it was necessary to send for-
information, when we had already obtained
all which the Department possessed, while
the reference would tend to delay the progress
of the bill. I ' ‘

Mr. Tucker said it was not his wish to de-
lay or defeat the bill. by the introduction of
his resolution. He trusted he was not ca-
pable of such a course. His object was to
ascertain the number of officers entitled to
half pay, as well as the names of the survi-
ving officers for whom we were about to ap-
propriate a niilliou of dollars. If a debt be
due to these officers now, it was a debt be-
fore these officers grew old. If it was a debt
then, it is a debt due to their heirs, to the chil-
dren they have left beliiud them ; and we are
bound in honor and justice to pay the heirs
"of those who have been called to another

world. Again, the law of 1800 he consider-
ed as making provision for all this class that
are poor’; and ifsu, this million of dollars is
only intended to be distributed among the
rich. But if not so, if it be a debt agreeable
to the resolutions of Congress ; if we are
bound to make provision for the ofiicers and
soldiers, the niililia are equally entitled to
their share. This subject was not before
Congress, at the present session only:peti-
tioiis have been sent here time after time;
but the impression on the mind of, members
scurried to be, that the petitioners \v.e‘re ‘oar-
red by the statute of limitation.
it fair stateinent of the facts to be before the
House, and he believed iliat when toe names
of the officers should be furnished, it would
be found that they were mostly gentlemen
of independent fortunes. The list would
show iftliey were rich or poor. The state-
ment produced by the gentleman from
Rhode-Island gave none of the iriforniatiuit
which he desired. lie wished to have the
names and places of residence; the number
now living, and the number gone ; in order
that. if we are indebted, we may pay the debt
to their heirs. After some further conversa-
tion the resolution was agreed to.

JAN. 9.—Tlie house was engaged all day
0:: resolutions asking iiiforuiatiou relative to
certain expenses at Fortress Monroe, and of
the artillery school of practice ; also whether
any,.and how rntiuy, Charge d’Affaires have
been appointed since Jan. last,without the ad-
vice of the Senate ; also, as to the number of
applications to the “la: Department for the
survey of routes for roads and canals, which
have not yet been surveyed. The first two
were agreed to ; the other postponed till next
day. The further consideration of the Rev-
olutionary officers and soldiers’ bill was also
postponed till to morrow. The comm. for iii-
vestigating the charges against Mr. Calliouu
had leave to sit during the hours of session. _

Mr. Liviiigston’s resolution, proposing an
appropriation of 850,000 for the temporary
relief ofthe distressed Greeks, was on Friday,
called tip by the mover, but the House again
refused to consider it by a majority of 109 to
54; the vote was taken by ayes and noes.-
’l‘lie questioninvolved the delicate _cor:siI.cr-
ation of iieutrality,a violation of which was
fearcd by those who voted in the negative.

Reports have been made in the Senate, in
favor of increasing the salary of the Postmas-
ter General to 56000, and in favour of the
project of dividing it part of the surdlus retro;
iiues among the states.

The Cuiumiitee of the House upon the
Letter of Mr. Callioun is still sitting, daily

On Friday, a bill was reported from the
committee on Manufactures, relativeto dutia
on iiiipoi ts ,§: a bill frotn the Military cum-
niittee to increase the Corps of Eiigiueers.—-
A conimunicatinn was rec’d from the “far
Departinent, containing the names uf the of-
ficers ofthe Revolutionary Army, as. far as
they could be furiiished.

 

Com. Porter.-—Tlie Captain "of the ship
Canton of N. Y, reports, that ofl‘ Cape Au-§
tonio he reii in with the Mexicali sqrizidrou 8.’.
by request went on board Com. Porter’s flag
ship. While on board they captured a Spiro
isli brig of 10 guns from Cadiz for Havana-
witli a very valuable cargo. He was request.-
ed to take the passengers and crew to Havana
but declined; Porter said it was irot iiiateri-_
al as he would soon be off the port and land.
them hiriisclf. The squadron was in fine

olution proposing an inquiry into the necessity

condi_iioii, and manned principally with_A.-
pieiican seanien, ‘-‘.2 '

directed to report to the House the name and I

1-le wished"