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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. ,
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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*.