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PHILADELPHIA N v. 2.
Arrived, ships Hannah Clements. Lon-
¦dor-tleny,.passengers atid linen; ; Orleans,
Toby. Ne-> -Orleans, 20 days, cott 'ii, pel-
try. Sic. • brig Cyrn8, Morgan, Sf.Tboma*,
hide-, &C. ; schr. Favorite, Oliver, Kings
'ton. 15' ballast ; sloop Director, Mason,
Norfolk, 7, sugars.
... Cleared, ship Cornplanter, Gillies Lon-
don ; brigs Mary Torrans, Hodgson, Ha-
vanna.; Lucy, Sa'wdery, Martinique ; sen's
Louis Adeline, Lyons, Charleston ; Polly,
Ilussey, ditto,; Minerva, Bird, New-York ;
Regulator, Allen, dit'.v" ; sloop Heroine,
Williams, ditto ; L k, Price, Richm nd.
On Saturday last arrived schooner Jason,
captain Gaul, from Jamaica and Havanna.
This is the schr. rep rted to us a lew days
ago as being-foundered at sea but we are
happy to learn that in the gale sha only suf-
' fercd in her spars, and put into Havanna to
refit.
On Saturday arrived, ship Hannah, Cle-
rnent, from Lond ndery, with passengers.
Left there, Sept. 1. ship Westpoint, Thomp-
son, of ami for N. York in 3 days ; ship A-
merica, Boggs( for N. York, had sailed se-
veral day* Mfort. Ship Protection, Beams,
for N. York, and th ¦ brig Mary, Clark, for
Charleston, were at Belfast ; the former was
to have sailed about the last of August, and
the latter the loih of September.
By the brig Ariel, arrived at this port last
evening from Bristol, we hai* receiv-
ed English pajters to the 12th of September
inclusive, containing London advices of the
loih, from which we have made some ex-
tiacts for this day's Register.
The dates from the continent are.not so
late by tins arrival as those heretofore re-
ceived. '
LcwnoN, September 10.
Botaaparfe has availed himself of the op
form 1 tily afforded mm by the surrender oi
Stralsund, to indulge his rancor and hatred
o' the king of Sweden who shall never, he
declares, set his foot again in Pomerania.
Bonaparte has fresh cause to rejoice in
the treaty of Tilsit for the accounts from
Constantinople, published by the French
themselves, confess that the Turks have been
•worsted by sea and land; that they have been
driven back to this side the Danube ; that
the captain Pacha's fleet had been defeased
with great slaughter ; that the two attempts
against the Russians at Tenedos have failed ;
and that, in short, misfortunes every where
attended the Tu ki-m arms. Bat for the
tieaty of Tilsit, the Turks would have sued
for pence almost upon any terms ; the Rus-
sian army in Turkey would have joined the
Russian army in Poland, and the whole force
of the Russian empire would have been op-
posed to France. These considerations will
probably not tend to increase the popularity
of the pence in Russia.
No dispatches have yet been received from
admiral Gambler la'e.r than the 22d of last
month ; ,and no further intelligence has
arrived from Holland, either in confirmation
or contradiction of the account transmitted
in piivnte letters of the 3d, received by the
¦mercantile house to which we alluded ,}fcs-
•clrday. j
, We are glad to find the rumour of the
TJ.iited States having given our government
only four day* to decide upon our answer to
the dispatches brought by the Revenge schr.
jjs wholly unfounded. We did not iimeed
attach any credit to it. The differences be
tween the two countries are to be, as they
ought to be, deliberat ly discussed. The
United Stales are said to be willing to allow
the search for goods tinder ceitain ciicum
Stances but not to allow any vessel bearing
their flag to be searched for men. But in
order to identify British and American sc.a-
jpen, they propose that agents shall be sta-
tioned in every commercial port in each
country, before whom all complaints --hall
be heard and decided, and every seaman
given up to that nation to v^jich he is found
to belong. [Courier.]
CONGRESS.
BOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Wednesday, October 28.
Mr. D. R. VVilli.ims said that the order
passed yesterday respecting newspapers, was
an exact copy of the resolution on that sub-
ject which had been entered into for several
years past, and upon which a different con
Btruction had been put by the two houses!
One part of the members took papers foi
their own information, and another to k
Wiern tor the information of their con-
stituents. Those of us (said Mr. W.) who
are solicitous to send information to our
friends abroad, agievably to our construction
of the resolution, have reci ived only half
the advantage from it which bad been receiv
td by others. [Mr. W. heie read the reso-
lution which provides that each member
Shall hij served with three dnily papers, or
as many of such other papers as they may
direct.] Under this resolution the members
of this house supposed they could only take
three papers, whether daily or not : whereas
the members of the senate understood that
they mis'11 take to the value of three daily-
papers in as many others as they thought
proper. That a fair construction of this
order might be had, he moved that it be re-
considered.
After a few unimportant remarks on this
subject,
Mr. Randolph said, that the house was
about to establish a very dangerous precedent
in a very unimportant case. It was in cases
of this description that dangerous precedents
crept in. It is proposed to reconsider a de-
liberate act of ibis house. Passjjd just now :
No ; passed yesterday. To what may this
lead ? This house may at some future time,
do a deliberate act, and the succeeding day,
in a thin house, that act may be rescinded ;
may, on another day, be again reconsidered,
and again reinstated. And if a precedent
of this kind be established, it will be impos-
sible to come to a definitive conclusion on
any question. He had himself expected,
and very probably thespeakei may so think
en more mature reflection, that a motion to
rtoonsider what was d >ne vtsterday, is not
in order ; but if it should be otherwise de-
termined, he trusted this In use woidd not
countenance such ptoceriur He wo In ra
tt»«: never read another newspaper as long
as he lived, thas-attempt a reversal of •this j
ieri-i n
Mr. Quincy agreed with, the . gentleman ,
from Virginia as to the impropriety of reverse
inj- the order of yesterday, but thought the
decision of the speaker was correct, according,
to the rule of the house, which he read ; &
observed that that rule contained no limita-
tion within vhich motions for reconsidera-
tion were to be made.
Mr. Randolph supposed the gentleman
from Massachusetts had misunnerstood him
He did not mean to question the decision of
the chair ; he did not understand that there
had been any decision ; he had supposed the
circumstance to have escaped the observati-
on of the chair. But if the course propos-
ed were correct, and any act of this house
may be reconsidered on a succeeding day,
(he spoke of acts in which the other branch
of the legislature did not concur) it would be
in order to reconsider the appointment ot a-
ny of the officers of this house'; and no
member would say that it could be in order
to reconsider such an appointment.
Mr- D. R. William's acknowledged the
justness of the observations of the gentleman
from Virginia. The gentleman from Massa-
chusetts in order to obviate the difficulty into
which they had got, had pointed out a diffe-
rent mode of accomplishing his object. He
would therefore withdraw iris former motion,
and offer in its piace the following resoluti-
on :
" Whereas doubts have arisen as to the
construction of the order of yesterday, res-
pecting the furnishing of- newspapers to the
members of the house of representatives ;
to remove which,
Resolved-, That the clerk be directed to
obtain newspapers from any number of ofti-
ces which members may direct, provided the
expense does not exceed the amount of the
price of three daily newspapers." Agreed
to.
The Speaker informed the house that the
clerk had p.epared an alphabetical list of
the members.
The billowing standing committees weie
appointed :
Of Elections---Messrs. Finley, Williams.
(S. C.) M. Clay, Lambert, Blake, Stufges,
Elliot.
Of Claims—Messrs. Holmes, Moore,
(S. C.) Nelson, Pitkin, Seaver, Johnsjn,
Humphreys.
Of Commerce W Manufactures—Messrs.
Newton, M-Cieery, Cults, Dana, Mark.ii,
Thomas. Porter.
Of Hays W Means—Messrs. Campbell,
(Ten.) W. Alston, .Eppes, Smihe, Tall-
mage, Fisk, Montgomery, (Md )
Of Public Lands—Messrs. Boyle, Mor-
row, (Ohio) Goodwyn, Russell, Darby,
Ely, Smelt.
Of Revised y Unfinished Business—-Messrs.
Clopion, Van Rensselaer, Dureil.
Of Accounts—Messrs. Moore, (of Md.)
Stedman, Milnor.
Adj -urned.
Thursday, October 29.
A communication 1. as received from the
Legislature of the state of N. York, pray-
ing for an appropriation for the fortification
ol the city of N. York, accompanied by
several resolutions expressive of theii opin-
ion that the commercial and agricultural
interests of that st.ite are equally affected by
its unprotected situation. Ordered to be
pru ted,
Mr. Rhea (Tenn.) offered the following
resolution, which was agreed to, and order-
ed to be printed :
" Resolved, That the committee on pub-
lic lands do enquire into the expediency of
laying oS and describing by certain metes
and bounds, the tract of country to which
the Indian title has been extinguished with-
in the limit; of Louisiana, and tj include all
the settlements within the said territory, and
of having the said tract of c mntry laid off
into townships and sections, haff and quar-
ter sections, agreeably to tint several laws
heretofore made f"r surveying the public
lands of the United Sthutes ; and also to
enquire into the expediency of granting <.ne
quarter t aseciion to every tree male white
person who now resides thereon, or who
will within-------years actually improve and
reside thereon.'*
Mr. Dawson moved that the h use should
gd into a c mmittee ol the whole on the
state of the .Union.
Mr. Thomas wished this business might
be laid over till to-morrow. Gentlemen
had not yet had sufficient time to examine
the president's communication.
The house agreed to go into committee
of the tvhole. there being 47 for it, and
42 against it.
The speaker called Mr. Dawson to the
chair ; but he declined, stating that he had
prepared some lesolutions, which he was
about to offer.
Mr. Basset ,vas then requested to take the
chair ; and
Mr. Dawson offered the following resolu-
tions :
1. Resolved That so much of the mes-
sage of the president . f the United States as
relates to aggressions committed within our
ports and waters by foreign armed vessels ;
to the violations ot our jurisdiction ; and
the measures necessary for the protection of
our ports and harbors, be referred to a se-
lect committee.
2. Rcse.lved, That so much of said mes-
sage as relates to violations of our maritime
rights, to impositions on or interdictions of
our neutral rig' -, be referred to the com.
mittee 0} comi. rce and manufactures.
3. Resolved, '. tat so much of said mes-
sage as relates to our intercourse with the
Indian tribes, be referred to- a select com-
mittee.
4. Resolved, That so much of said mes-
sage as relates to our military and.nuval es-
tablishments, be referred to a select com-
mittee
5. • Resolved,'Tkst so much of said mes-
sage as relates to our finances, be referred to
the committee of ways and means.
6. Resohed, That so much of said mes-
sage as relates to enterprises against the pub-
lic peace, and the means of preventing the
same, and of punishing their authors, be
referred to a select committee.
The first resolution being under const-
deration, " .
, Mr. Quincey thought this resolution em-
braced objects unconnected with each other,
and objects of magnitude sufficient to war-
but the inquiry ought to be instituted. Sup-
pose-our dispute with Great-Britain should
be amicably settled, would not this inquiry
be necessary ? Would you not inquire into
the causes which led to the attack r He con-
sidered the dispute as being'not only between
us and Britain, but between us and France.
At any rate he wanted the facts, and when
they were before the house, a corr.ct judg-
ment might be formed of the affair. The
honor of the nation is concerned to know
whether a proper degree of resistance had
been made to repel the attack of the British
by our officers ; if not, the opinion of this
house ought to be expressed on the occasion.
Mr. Elliott felt equally anxious.with the
gentleman from Massachusetts to receive the
rant a separation of them. The first part nf information required by his proposed ameud-
the resolution relates to aggressions com-
mitted in our ports aid waters. The most
material object contained in the president's
message, said Mr. Q^ has relation to an at-
tack upon one of our vessels by an armed
ship of a particular nation, and all the other
circumstances mentioned are stated merely
as aggravations of this attack. He there-
fore submitted with deference to the com-
mittee the propriety of referring whatever*
relates to the attack on the Chesapeake to
a select committee ; and entering into a se-
parate resolution for the appointment of a
distinct committee to consider ot what may
be necessary 'for the further defence of our
ports and harbors. Upon this view of the
suhj«ct, he would offer an amendment to
the resolution in question. He wished to
add after the word •*¦ Resolved,"
" That so much of the message of the
president of the United States, as relates to
the attack made on the frigate Chesapeake,
be referred t a selecr committee ; and tnat
the committee be.instructed to inquire into
the circumstances of that attack, the causes
assigned for making it, and the manner in
whieh it was repelled and to report the re-
sult of such inquiries in detail t< this house."
Mr. Q^ stated his objtot for ishing to
give the inquiry this direction was, in the
first place, to submit the most prominent
subject in the message to a distinct commit-
tee—a subject which stood most prominent
in the puolic mind—a subject which had
occasioned a great degree of irritation- and
concerning which it was expected the pub-
lic would no longer remain ignorant of all
the circumstances of the trans, ction. The
message of the president, he Mid, properly
led to this inquiry and this house ought to
pursue it. But he was not for a mere re-
ference of tire subject, leaving the committee
to act as they might choose upon it ; he
wished specific instructions to be given
them. Indeed, he considered the honor of
the nation deeply concerned in the object
of the last part of his proposed amendment.
He hoped therefore, the matter would not
be huddled tip, but that a proper inquiry
would be entered into, in the manner pro-
posed.
ment ; but he sonld not consent to sup
press the original resolution proposed by the
gentleman from Virginia. He did not rise
to appeal from the decision of the chair, or
to question the correctness of its opinion *,
but his own ideas of the spirit of the rules
of this hsuse would govern his vote on this
occasion were every oth-»r consideration out
of view. This rule states that " no new
motion or proposition shall be admitted un-
der color of amendment, as a substitute tor
the motion or proposition under debate."
Without appealing front the decision of the
chair, he could not help considering the
present motion to be a violation of this rule,
as it i- as in his opinion,- under color, a
complete substitute for the original motion.
He thought one part of the iitfonnati n re-
quired by this amendment was altogether
unnecessary. He alluded to that part
which asks for the manner in which the at-
tack was repelled. Every man, woman
and child in the United States knew that
no resistance was made. If he weie to
vote for the resolution, he should wish the
word received to be used instead of the
word repelled ; but as he had already stat-
ed, he believed the motion was in conflict
with a rule of the house, and therefore he
could not vote for it.
Mr. Smilie said there wasone thing which
the gentleman from Masscchusetts himself,
on reflection must think improper—that was
that part of the motion v< hich relates to the
manner in which the attack was repelled.
He understood that the commander of the
Chesapeake was now on trial, and he hop-
ed this house would not do any act which
might have any influence on that trial; \-he-
ther that officer acted properly or improperly
will be determined by the proper tribunal
before which it will be tried. Indeed he
sa*- no necessity for this amendment. The
original resolution gives the committee full
power on this subject, and it cannot be sup-
posed that a commute ot this house will not
do their duty. He had no doubt that be-
fore this business was got through, there
would be complete information bef->re the
house. We should know whether the sea-
men taken from the Chesapeake were really
Mr. Elliott inquired of Hie chairman, if British subjects or American citizens. The
an amendmendment offered to a resolution, enquiry wilt f rce itself upon us ; and the
which emuraces the same objects with the
original moti n, ought not to be considered
as a complete substitute. If appeared to
him that this was the ca-e at present, and
the motion of the gentleman from Massa-
chusetts could not therefore be in order.
The chairmein did not tsonsider the pro-
posed amendment as a substitute for the ori-
ginal motion, and therefore in order.
Mr. sfiitcn could not conceive the object
ot the gentleman fr„m Massachusetts in
making tins motion. He surely does not
mean to justify the conduct ot the tlntish.
It will bt tune enough to enter into an in-
resolution as it stands will be sufficient for
the purpose.
Mr, jDuincy roae to explain. The gen-
tleman from Pennsylvania had said that he
deemed it improper to pass this resolution at
this time, because of the effect it might have
on the trial no.% pending. It the object of the
mod .11 had been to obtain from the house
a vote of censure on one side or the other,
he should not now have proposed it : It was
merely a direction to the comiuitee in what
manner they were to proceed, and to collect
a statement of the facts attendant on this oc-
currences If the principles v.-ere correct,
quiry on tins subject hereafter. The mat- that this hojxsft should be preveuied from en-
ter is proposed to be committed generally, ercising its duties on any pointbecau.se a
trial was pending in some of the courts,
what would be the consequence ? Nothing
further would be necessary to evade enquiry
than to put an officer under arrest, bring
him to trial and postpone the decision from
time to time, and thus prevent this huiise
from performing its duty. He saw no
weight in this argument.
The amendment was rejected without a
division.
The resolutions being gone through, a
motion was made for the committee to rise,
which being agreed to ; the speaker resum-
ed the chair, and the house immediately took
up the resolutions and agreed to them unani-
mously.
A message was received from the senate,
informing the house that they had chosen
Dr. Gantt as chnplain on their part.
Mr. Thomas submitted the following re-
solution which was adopted :.
Resolved. That a committee be appoint-
ed to enquire whether any, and what reso-
amd ths-committee will make such a rep.rt
as tliey think proper. If mis report sh old
not be satisiactoiy to the gentleman from
Massachusetts, he can propose any modifi-
cation of it which he may judge necessary.
Does the gentleman mean to cramp the ope-
rations ot the committee, by giving them
his special instructions 1 He hoped no step
would be taken winch should be calculated
to narrow the enquiries of tins important
committee.
Mr. Dawson observed, that the gentle-
man from Massjachusetts had mistaken his
intention in offering the resolution under
consideration. He did not mean the pro-
posed committe to enquire particularly into
the attack on the Chesapeake. Such an in-
quiry would be at present premature. When
the tune arrived lor taking up this subject,
he should be as ready as the gentleman from
Massachusetts, or any other gentleman to
enter upon it. Mi. D. read that part of the
message of the President which has refer-
ence to this affair, and asked the members hitions are necessary in the bill establishing
a post-office and post-roads within the U.
S. and that they report by bill or otherwise.
Mr. Fisk moved that the house should
proceed to this appointment of a chaplain.
It being suggested that it had been usual
that the time for ballotting should be fixed
on a previous day ; Mr. Fisk withdrew his
motion, and the following resolution was
adopted on motion of Mr. Southard :
Resolved- That the house will, at 12
of the affair respecting the Chesapeake"~la~id o'clock to-morrow proceed to ballot for a
of the committee if it would not be altosre-
o
thcr premature to go into this subject before
the house received the information which
the President of the U. States has said, he
expects shortly to be able to lay before them 1
His object was to make the ground ol re-
ference as general as possible.
Mr. Qui'nry said, that ihe gentleman from
North Carolina had asked what was Ins
object in making ibis motion. He would
answer that it was to have the whole detail
upon our tables, ft was asked if he meant
to justify the British. He knew not why
this question should be put. His motion
was a- plain one. He wished to have the
facts which he called for before him, and he
should not then be afraid to meet the gtn-
lleman from Korth-Carolin.., or any other.
His principles and feelings were as puiely
American as those of any gentleman. He
wished to gain facts, and to obtain these he
thought it best to fix on single otjjeets, and
not to extend our views over the whole ho-
rizon. In reference to what had fallen from
chaplain to Congress oniheirpart
Friday. October 30.
The following gentlemen have been
named on the select committees, agreed to
be appointed by the resolutions moved by
Mr. Dawson yesterday.
On the committe relative to military and
naval establishments . Messrs. Dawson,
Helms, Rea, (Pen.) Butler, Van Cortlandt,
Champion and Storer.
On the committe relative to aggressions
dolph. BfacktaW, Lloyd, Quincy, Hoge,
Masters and Wilb ur.
On the committee relative to our inter-
course with Indian tribes : Messrs. Cook,
Bibb, Sloan. Desha Harris.
The following gentlemen were named on,
the committee respecting the post-office and
post-roads : Messrs. Rhea, (Ten*) Keiic
an. Southard, Verplanck, Green, Carlton,
Chittenden, Davenport. Knir/ht, Wire-
hill. Trigg, Pugh, W. Alston,'Cobb, Van
Home, Morrow, (Ohio) Howard.
Mr. Rea (T.) moved the following reso- '
lution, which was adopted—and with a si-
milar one passed yesterday, was ordered to-
ce printed .
Iletutvee/, That the committee on public
lands do inquire into the expediency of lay-
ing off and describing by certain metes and
bounds, a tract of country to which there is
no existing Indian ti:le, withur the limits f
the territory of Orleans, and to include all
the settlements on the west side of the river
Mississippi, within th--j said territory ; and
of having the said tract of country laid oft"
into townships, sections, half and quarter
sections, agreeably to the several laws here-
tofore made for surveying the public fords
of th-- United States, and al o to i quire i;.ts
the expediency of granting one quarter of 3
section to every free male white persoti wllo
now resides .hereon, 61 WOO will within —
yeais actually improve and resioe 'hereon.
Mr. Van CdrtjanUt p e. '00. »] p pr-tiiiori-
of Joshua barney, if 14. ,LVi tiO.iE com-
plaining of the undue eleci.m of Mr. Mac
Creery and praying that his seal be vf r-.itrd.
Referred to the com nittee of elections.
M- M.icCrtery m ,ved that thv petition of
the Inspectors of the Port of BALTIMORE,
p.aying- for an increase of salary.. piesetVl.t-d
at a former 5e3s'on, be now refe r.-d t . he
committee of -ways aid means'. A-j;:e- - o.
Mr. Defha pre.sen ei the petition i. .inrias
Levi, a soldier in tfj^e rf-voiut.ionary war,
praying, on account of h.is disabled si nation,
tor an increase of hij pension This petiti-
on, with tiie documents accompanying it,
was n-ierieii to the s«r.ptuy of war.
On motion, a committee was appointed
to prepare such rules and orders of proceed-
ing as are necessary to be ohseived in this
honse. The committee consists of the fol- '
lowing gentlemen : Messrs. Winn, Gray,
John Campbell, Brown, and Gardiner.
On moiion af Mi. lindley, the house pro-
ceeded to the Election of a Chaplain on
their part, for which appointment he nomi-
nated Mr. Laurie.
The rev. Obadiab. B. Brown was also
nominated.
Messrs. Barker, B .rd and Sloan were ap-
pointed tellers; and having counted out the
votes, reported, that log votes were given,
and the rev. Mr. Brown havng 57, was de-
clared to be duly electee.
Mr. (Jitinry. moved that the petitions oF
Edward Weld and Samuel Beebee, pre-
sented at a former session, original subscri-
bers to the funded debt of the United States
who had lost their ceitificates, and praying
relief, should be referred to the committee
of ways and means. Agreed to.
On motion of t/Tr. W. Alston, the com-
munication from Mr. Latrobe, received yes-
terday, was referred to the committee ap-
pointed to prapare rules and orders of the
house.
Adjourned till Monday 11 o'clock*
FEDER.AL GAZETTE.
the gentleman from Virginia, what he had committed in ourports and waters by foreign
proposed would have nothing to do with our
negociations abroad No expression of the
opinion of this house is requited. All that
, is asked is, that the committee shall collect
a detail of facts. The committee will not
armed usse s :—Messrs. Blount, Chandler,
Burwell, Goldsborough, Riker, Troup,
and Witheiali.
On the committe relative to enterprises
make their report until they think proper ; against the piblic peace •—•Messrs, Ran-
TUESDAY, NOVKMBER 3.
THE EMPIRE OF THE LAWS !
We tiave received several spirited and well
written essays, containing such strictures
on certain proceedings of Inst eieiiincr. us
we consider UNS \FK to publish. To give
confidence to the pea cable citiv.ens. we glad-
ly publish the following SALUTARY note,
from the
CIVIL AUTHORITY.
An invitation "fo the Young Men e |