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Morcau j nobody i* better acquainted thcr* xhnn himself, anil the reputation he left behind him, hi* known loyalty and devotion to the kin;?, of which he has given ho many proof*, justify fully the choice of his majesty, and cause'the expectation that ho wfll bo weir* ret ceived in. a cbuutry where bo many faithful Frenchmen have met a generous hospitality.? Letters from Home exjprcw some astouishuieut ut late orders received from the PrincA Regent, addressed to the great scultor Canuva, directing him to erect a monument to the Cardinal of York, the last descendant of the hou?o of Stuart (the Pretender) who died at Homo Rome years since. London, Feb. 4.?A Flanders Mail has arri ved j from which it appears that llrusselsis full of refugees from France. The Archduke John, who is now In England, is mentioned as the in tended Vicerov of Loiubardy and Venice. Hie French Spy, Mchulmeister, ii still confined at Wesel. With the French letters wehave others from Italy, and the whole of the South of the Continent. Those from Genoa arc to the 2fld nit. and they give a further melancholy account of the progress of the Plague, which nail made its appearance at llari, the capital of Terra?di Hari, seated on the Oulpli of Venice, in the kingdom of Naples. The most prudent mea sures had been taken to prevent the spread of the contagion. Paris accounts state that Sir II. Wilson Bruce and Hutchinson, hnd been set at liberty on bail. The convention between the principal allied powers relative to the final fate of liouanarte, dated the '2d of A?tru>t lust, is published. It stipulates that he is to be considered their pri soner?that tlie custody of him is entrusted to the liritish government, who nrc authorized to select the place of his confinement, and devise the measures of securely keeping him?each court to have a commissioner to abide at the place ofliis residence, and the King of France tv he invited to appoint one. Ih'itirfi l'nvliammt.?Parliament opened 1(8 session on tin* first February Inst 5 and after be lli}! organized, mot together in tlic Chamber of Lords, wIicii the Lord Chancellor read to them th'? Kegent's Speech, of which the following in nil epitome. After mentioning the general pa cilic.it ion in Kurope, nint the diflicultipH attend ing the arrangement* for ^ocuriiijr a permanent fctuteof repose, " hv trusts it will be found that by moderation and firmness, (hev have been ef fc (willy surmounted."?He promises to lay be fore I'arlinment, copies of the several treaties and conventions which have been concluded.? lie mentions particularly (he commercial ar rangement between Great Hritain and the Uni ted Slates, the stipulation* of which he trusts u will prove advantageous to the interest of both countries, and cement the good understanding which *0 happily subsists between them." He ? pats that the manufactures, commerce, and re venue of the I"uitcil Kingdom iire in a nourish ing condition, lie also mentions the terminati on of hostilities in Ceylon, by an arrangement honorable to ti e British character, and on the continent of India, by an armistice, which gives leason to hope than an advantageous peace may have been conclude)!. The address of the House of Lords, which was, as usual, an echo to the speech, was moved by the Martpiin of Huntley* and after short speeches from several of the Lords in opposition, in which they expressed their satisfaction at the moderate anil conciliato ry terms of the speech tk address, it passed neui. con. In the house of commons a similar address was moved. An amendment was proposed by Mr. Brand, expressing a disapprobation of the withholding ol the treatiett between the allied powers* for so long a period, front parliament, and of so long a protraction of the recess. This amendment wan negatived, yeas 03, nays 90. A confident expectation was entertainedi that l.ord Castlereagh wold introduce a Dill f<u the relief of the Catholic*, and general friends to the measure have for the last two days strong ly urged him to undertake it. \Ve reortt to add that the expectation has failed. The final answer of the noble Lord is, " that lie cordially wishes success to the measure?anil that, when ever brought forward, it shall Imve his warm suppoit ; but, ns lie cannot anticipate a ma jority in the Cabinet along with him, nor any prospect of immediate success in Parliament, although time lie hoped would do a great deal/' It appears from the laiet accounts that (he Prince itegent is almost entirely recovered from his indisposition, and no fears aro entertained of a relapse. The fortifications of Huninguen are now completely raxed, and gardens, &c. are laying out on the site of the walls. The I'ope has issued a Brief, which declares null the mar riage of the Priucc lloyal jif Wurtcuiburgh and the Princess Charlotte of Itavarla. , J!!'!1-1?.'1J?UL'.IU8 a'^gff*W*S*SMBWaMBMBgSMB coNomm 8RNATB. .1 fmriijf, .1 forth 35. 'Die hill from llic llouno of Representatives to incorporate the subscribers to tlm llntik. of the 1'itiifil States, wastaken upas in commit* tee of the whole. Mr. Mason (of N. lf<) indv. nd to amend the bill ho oh to make tho propor tion of the lit>t specie payment on each snare ion dollar* iiittU'ttd of five, a* it now stands.? 'l'liin motion j^nve rise to a wide debate^ which continued outil 1 o'clock. No decision took place on the motion of Mr. Mason boforo tho adjournment. Tuttthfu .\1urth 20. HcvfM .il hills received their Hccond reading?? ni??l ? roAoltifioii moved the other <lay by Mr. 1> .1.to rotjiicMl the President to lay-before the Hfiiato n statement of the progress maue in ? HUrvoy of t lift ci *.*t of tho IJ. States, was agreed to# The 8enate then resumed the consideration of t!io Itmik Dill. Mr. Mason (of N. II.) mov. el to amend the bill in thq part which authorises the Hank to Issue note* payable, bv addinz the tol lotting proviso 441'rrhtiiwt That all bill* or note* *o to ho {sailed by corporation j?hall be made paynhlo on demand, other than bills or notes lor tiio payment of a sU)ri not less than? ? dollars each, and payable to the order of gome pcrnoii or poisons, which bills or note# It shall bo lawful for said corporation to m&t payable atony time notexce^ing?---? days frofn the date thereof." This motion gave rUo .to a con siderable debate between thooO' who thought such a restriction necessary* ood those of a difie rcittopiAlon | it was "t length Agreed to,, 20 to 14. ' , MartA 2f. . j Mr. Tait reported a bill to reward the office^; aftd crew of the IK States frifetfto Constitution} which 'was read. '? Tito Senate resumed the *Bank Bill. The consideration of amendments procreated* An amendment was adopted, among otiiera, tolpost pone the o|>eningofthe bookoTroWtho 1st day of June tu tho tat day of July, and to rcservo to Congress tho right to annul the charter, at kny time with twelve months after the lqt day, of February next, if the Bank bo not put In opera? tion before that day. Tito consideration, of tho bill was further postponed till to-morrow. 1IOU8B OF RBFKK8KNTAT1VB8. FHrftiv, .tfarcA 23. Mr. Bassett ofl'erco the following resolutions t 1. " Resolved, That a navy academy be esta* Wished at Washington, to consist of pro fessors and teachers, at which all the midship* men in tho service of the United States shall be instructed, when not in actual service. That the Secretary of the Navy be required to adjust n proper plan, to select a proper site, to cause a just estimate of the expense, and report thereon in the first week of the next session of Congress." 2. 44 Resolved, That an able teacher be provided for each 74 and 44 in commission, whoso salary shall be dollars. There shall be allotted to cach.ship as above, a double portion, at least, of midshipmen, and their time shall bo equally divided between ship duty and study. No mid shipman shall bit allotted to any of the smaller vessels until he has been two years at least in service." 3. 44 Wwo/itrf, That number of apprentices be entered annually to the United oiaieit, to DC maintained and instructed in naval architecture, drafting, drawing, all the branch-' oh of the mathematics geometry and navigation ; their instruction to close with two years service at sea, oh carpenter in a vessel of the United States." After a few remarks from Mr. Has sett, in which he quoted the examples of vari ous European countries, in support of his reso lutions, they were agreed to. The house again resolved itself into a com mittee of the whole, Mr. llreckenridge in the chair, on the bill to regulate the Uriffof duties. After debate, the question was taken on Mr. motion to increase the duty on cottons to thirty per cent and rarricd?ayes 68, noes 61. M#. Clay then moved so to amend the bill as to class hempen and sail cloths, (including cotton bagging) with those of woollen, so that if the du ty on the latter should be hereafter increased, as he wished, to 28 per cent it would be also on the former articles, and if not, the duty there on would still be raised to 85 per cent the same an the duty on woollens. After some remarks explanatory of his motives for. offering the amendment, Mr. Clav withdrew it* ft the request of Mr. Hmith of Md. who sata, he had intended to pro|H?sc n specific increased duty on a certain species of ini|H?rtcd hempen cloth, and would co-operate in Mr. C.'s object, if allowed to vary it in some decree. Mr. Smith then proceeded with some additional remarks on particular features of the bill,involving commer cial questions, which he discussed, in that minute and technical manner which Ids prac tical acquaintance with the subject renders peculiar to him. When Mr. 8. concluded, the committee rose, obtained leave to sit again j and the house adjourned. SattrrthiH, Mnrrf* 2.1. On motion of Mr. Pleasants, the House went into committee of the whole, Mr. Jackson in the chair* on the bill to place the surviving suf ferer* at Dartmoor prison on the Navy pension list | which was reported to the House with Hh amendment (making the pensions commence on the 6th of April, 1815, the day on which the Dartmoor massacre took place) aud theMUa? a* mended, was ordered to lie engrossed for a third , reading. ? 7vv' '? The engrossed bill to organize a general Staff for the army, wus read the third time ind passed. The House then again resolved itsulf into a committee of the whole, Mr. llreckenridge in 1 the chair, on the bill td regulate the tarill'of du ties. Mr. Smith of Md? moved to increase tho fluty on imiKH-ted iron sheets, rod and bolt -, from 150 cents to 85Q cents per hundred weight.? The motion was carried without adivision. The rate of duty on itiiported brown sugar, after va rious propositions and considerable debate, was reduced front 4 to .11 ^8 cents per lb. The com mittee then rose* reported progress and obtain* cd leave tositagsin j and the House adjourned. Momfait, .1 larch 25. Mr. Pleasant* from the Naval committoo re ported without amendment the hill from tltu Se nate respecting the.officer* &. crew of the Hloop of war Wasp, which wan then committed to a committee of tho whole limine. 'flic engrossed hill to place certain American citiy.eiiH wounded at Dartmoor orison on the navy peuHion lint, wan read the third time and passed. The house then resolved itself into a com mittee of the whole, on the hill to regulate the taritt'of tint if h on import*. Mr. S:ni<|i (of Md.) renewed the motion lie made, to increase the du-1 ty on lump sugar to 13 cent* and on loaf sugar 15 cenl* jKir ll>. which was derided in the affirm*1 ative. Mr. flopkinson, after observing that the proposed duly on lead wa? greater than that on ahot, and presuming it an inadvertaucy on the part of the committee of Way# and Mean*, mov ed to raise the duty or one c^nt on lead in bars, &<-. to two cent*) per Ih. w hich wa? agreed to without objection. Mr. Ingham moved an a mendmcnt.the object of which watt to change the ad valorem duty on iron and steel wire of ?2 per cent, to u Hpccilic duty of 3 cent# per Ih. on wiro under No* IH, and of 0 cent* per lb. on thfttof No. 18, which wan agreed to. Mr. Irv ing proposed to amend tho bill by changing the duty on clock* and part* of clocks from 7 1-2 per cent, ad valorem, to 82 per cent, ad valo* l wbtoh wa* agreed to .wi Mr. I rving/aUci proposed to changetMc duty 7 1-2 per ceut. on cotton lace* to 89 per cent, and to include lace velli, shawls; (tc< in the ar ticles t|nbl? tq the duty of 7 1-2 per cent which was agreed to hem. An. On motion of Mr. Robertson, the word* " on gntlri^ were stricken out of tlio cladse fixing the da tjr on imported Kpfritu | io u to embrace all spirits, whether UMife ofjrraln, mota?scs or otheV materia), with fettle hiuiiest rate of duties specified in tne bill on spirit*. Mr. Webster then renewed the mo the following t?44 For two years next eturning the 30th day of June next, a duty of thirty per cent, ad valorem) fur two yeara to commence attho termination of the two yearalast aforesaid, a duty of twenty-five per cent, ad valorem, and after the expiration of the two yeara la?t afore said, a duty of twenty percent, ad valorem." Mr. Clay moved to amend the amendment by changing the word two in the firat line to three, the word two in the aecond instance to one, aud to conform the remainder of the amendment ac cordingly. This motion gave rise to an animat ed debat'e, of considerable ieugth, which even tusted in the rejection of Mr. Clay's motion, and the adoption of Mr. M.'s amendment by a large majority; tho committee then rose and ob? tained leave to sit again,and the house adjourned. 7W#Aiy, March 2<5. On motion of Mr. Bryan,41 lie wived, Thnt the committee on Military A flairs be instructed to enquire into tlio expediency of providing by law for tho payment of such articles of milita ry clothing as may lie due to soldiers discharge e'd from the ann/ of the United .States." 'Hie house then again resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill to regulate the tariff of duties on imports. On motion of Mr. Lowndes, the following amendment was made to the clause fixing the duty of percent, on woollensExcepting blankets, woollen stuffs and woollen rugs, shall be levied, collect ed and paid until the 30th of June* 1819, amtaf tor that day 20 per cent, on the said articles."? On motion' of Mr. Robertson the proposed duty on imported books was stricken out. Mr. Smith then made a motion, the object of which was to take off the ad valorem dtity of 20 per cent, on Hussia and Holland duck, and to lay a specific duty of 850 cents per piece on the former, and 8 3 per piece on the latterj which motion was agreed ttf, ncm. con. On motion of Mr. Detts,* the bill was amended by adding gold leaf to the articles on which a duty of 15 i>er cent, is laid. Mr. Clay then moved that the duty on red and white lead ground itt oil be increased from .1 to 4 cents per lb. which was carried. On motion of Mr. Pitkin, the bill was mo amended as to ex tend tlio duty on Teas to tho?? which may bo imported from any other place than China, east ?f the Cape of Uood llope. The committee then rose, obtained lcavo to sit again, and the House adjourned. -v H'eilnritlti;/, A torch 27. Mr. Ingham from (lie committee appointed on the QOtli January, at the request of the Post Master General, to investigate tho conduct of tlie post-office department, made a detailed re* port of Haul investigation, accompanied by the evidence submitted to the committee t>y the va rious witnesses who appeared before' it.?The report (nays the National Intelligencer) is long and will be given at length hereafter?the ? mount of it an far as we could gather from hear ing the report read, in, we believe* favorable to the individuals implicated. The report and document* were committed to a committee of the whole house, and ordered to be printed. ' Mr. BMsett from the joint committee appoint ed on that hiibject, made a report on the proba ble business which the two houses have to acton daring the present session, and recommending that the President of the Henate and Speaker of tlie House of Representatives lie authorised to clone the session on the ?? day of April next. Mr. Milncr offered some reasons to shew the im propriety cl'fixing on the day at present?and moved that the report lie on the table \ which was agreed to. The House then again resolved itself into committee of the whole, Mr. Ilreckenridgc in tlie chair, on the bill to regulate the duties-on imports. Mr. Ingham moved, fof reasons which he offered, that the duty of 6 cent* per lb. on imported gunpowder, be raised to 8 cents which was screed to. Mr. Ward of Mass. after re marking on the difficulty of discriminating be tween London Particular and market wines, and the case of evading tlto difference of duty, moved to abolish the discrimination, and mate the duty on each 90 cents per gallon. 'Die a memlinent was agreed to?aye* tW. After tlie rejection of several amendments, Mr. Webster moved toreduce the duty o)t Imported iron to 45 cents per cwt. This motion was carried avep 03, noes 4.1. Mr. Irving moved tho following clause to the first section ? " That in all cases when an nd valorem duty shall bo charged^ it shall bo calculated on thu nett cost of the article (exclusive of packages, commissions and all charges) and on tho usual addition, cstablitdied by law, of 20 per ct. on all merchandize im K?rted from places beyond the ('are of Good ope \ and of 10 per cent on articles imported from all other places." 'litis amendment, after a short discussion, was adopted, without a divi sion. The committee then proceeded to the 2d section of the bill, which enumerates the article* to bo admitted free of duty. Mr. KoVsvth mov ed to strike out " burr stones (inwrought*" with the view of subjecting them to a duty, which was negatived. The committee tlten rose, ob? tained leave to sit again, & the House adjourned. the [In addition to the above wa bate date* to fli-Ht April* 'I'lio lloute of ItenrcKtiitative*, having completed the detail* nil the bill to re gulate the lorifl* of duties, (which now lie* on tin1 table) have nothing important on the tnpi*-? The tteiiite Hie principally elided in d.trus sing the Uatik*bul?IU fate very doubtful. ] - ' -v. ? . . Atar-JTorAr.^ iregret to b?ve observed in tlm proceedings of Cohgresa on tho Nstiutial Bank Bill, that tho vote of the House of Representa tives, by which tlm proposed location of the mo ther Bank had been changed from Philadelphia to New-York, was subsequently reconsidered and reversed. New-York Is decidedly the com mercial metropolis of the Union, and ahe it, since the late war, with more rapidity than ever,' encreasing her ascendancy over Philadelphia: It had keen believed ever since the establishment of our independence that in the event of a war with a great naval power, New-York would be laid in ashes. The experience of the late con* test with Great-Britain, lias completely dissipa ted all apprehensions of that kind. The look [ cd-for increase of our naval str>h, as well a? her load military defences, gives to New-York the assurance of perfect security. The belief of tho vulnerable condition of this City has heretofore made Philadelphia tho scite of our most valuable manufactories, and tho repository of much idlo wealth. Henceforth New-York will, I think, have the preference, ller natural advantages are much greater. 'Hie second-rate merchants and retailers who formerly trailed at Philadelphia, are one by one dropping off from their connection there, and opening correspon dences with New-York. Nature in the forma tion of our cwntry evidently designed this spot fora place of inimenso importance j and the bold enterprise of man promises powerful aids to tho purposes of nature. If the projected Canal from the Hudson to the Lakes is opened,as thero is every reason to believe it will be, and our country remains united under one government, (the first, best hope of patriotism) it is not ex travagant to predict, that New-York will ono day become the first City in the world. Town of Jackton.?>A number of citizens have associated and purchased of government a noted x|?ot on tlio Tnmhighec, culled the Pino Level, which tlioy have laid olffor a town, ami given to it a name pointed out by the gratitude of the nation, the name of the hero of New Orleans. The commissioners in an advertise ment describe it a* being about 100 milen from the bay of Mobil*, ami ytege tKtt tlio IU>cr aflordit ? ulrr up to the Htiflklcnt toVfluut vessels fitted for Kuropean trade. The scito of the town is 120 poles from the river, 250 feet a bove its surface, and is represented an being lieautiful, healthy, and xurroumjed by a rich country. This will be on the main post route from the City of Washington to New-Orleans. The lots are to be Hold at the place on tlio se cond Monday of May next. Remain* of TVailtington.?The Honorable B. Washington, in answer to a letter addressed to him by the governor of Virginia, pursuant to ? well-known resolve of the legislature of that State, has declined, from honorable & satisfac tory motives,permitting the removal of the mortal remains of our Political Father. M 80 many & so powerful, says he, are the motives which urgo mo to comply with the wishes of tlie Legislature ; so sincere and so earnest is my solicitude to promoto tlrem, that could I oppose to them only my personal feelings and my Individual repug nance, to parting with the remains of General Washington and of Mrs. Washington, these feelings would have been subdued, this repug , nance would have been conquered, and I would have yielded those bodies, to be disposed of at the will of Virginia. Painful as the sacrifico must have been* it should have been made. Rut, obligations more sacred than any thing which concerns'myiiclf?obligations with which 1 can not di*|>enso, command me to retain the mortal remains of my venerated IJncle, in the family vault where they are deposited. It is his own will, and that will is to mo a law which I 'lore not disobey, lie has himself directed that his body should be placed there, and I cannot ?ep arate it from those of bis near relatives, by which it is surrounded," Plate/or flm. Jack ton.?'This beautiful piece of workmanship is now almost completed. We. have seen a letter froln Messrs. Fletcher and Gardiner, (the artists) who state it to be in great forwardness-?and that its finishing hn? only l>een retarded by the previous order they received for a similar vase for Col. Jons AH/udtkai). The I.ailles of Carolina in a few weeks, will have the satisfaction of bestowing this testimony of their respect and admiration on the man,, whose i;lory tf*row? its beams throughout the Republic?but bum* brighter within his nativo stat*.*-fiouthrrn r<tt. fr;*^ Wo arO authorized to slat* that Doctor P.. H. Davis of Abbeville, i* a candidate to rep iekC.it Kdgeflehl and Ahtoyille in th? Congrci* of the United HUtc*.