Debates in Congress.
¦JOVSE OF nRPHESEN-TATlTElS:
Friijnt, November 9.
C BATE on the bill, making further ap-
¦epilation for the support of the ua% He asked these questions for hrforinati-
-*-"" _^ ^ arid ntrtwith a design to create difficulty".
— to the passage quoted by the gentleiriah
^_^T^—¦? in Vermont, with a design to show the
¦- ^- t^r-» ilarijy of th.e proposed measure to que
j^_* .^-medy adopted, that it was. an expence
^ -t Vaonsed by law, for which a sum had been
~—y ->-»-opriated by law, but which was not
*~^ -j^jficient to cover the expenditure ; this was"
^^^ _^^_ texpenditure which had not been author-
IVlr'. Randolph said, if the gentleman from
*.*&—_.^-jaittessee had not before played a rouijda-
^^^V-wm**" game, he appeared now to have done it.
^^-~\-\** gentleman might ¦explain away what
._ I-jad said, but he did not make bis argu-
xxt different from what he had understood
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q.1
quesl
jle thanked the gentleman from Vermont
^ ryl,-. I'isk) for haying referred him to a
^v~> «-r»ierreport of the committee of ways and
~~i_^ t^a'.is,' in which he, as chairman of that.
^J^, tx-> mittee, had made a similar application
~ r lie-secretary of the navy for information
^..^ t hat now recommended, and to which a
, -finite answer was given. He supposed
-j-j t^ gentleman by quoting only a part of the
¦*-€» port, did nct 'D?a» to garble it. [Mr. R
. ^y we're paid for at all now, he was of
_-,iuion that it did matter very material!}'.
¦*sf*? reminded the gentlemen that he did not
appear in opposition on this occasion. He
oaIlle 'nf0 t'1e h°u<;e without knowing what
iixestioh was before it. He was told the
ition was for the committee to rise ; but
bad heard doctrines delivered which he
.^iisidered subversive of opinions, which he
nd the republicans with whom he had act-
j? Iiad always considered sacred. But be
-vvas not advocating principles which the
j^-f ritrleruan from Tennessee had opposed.—
jtj,? never recollected to have seen him in op-
osition : he meant to cast no such imputa-
tion upon him. Mr. R. said he did Hot
.^ean to oppose the present appropriation ;
j^r though he should do it reluctantly, he
.^earit to vote in favor of it. But he felt
•»j-it» same reluctance in giving this vote, that
¦jltr sliould feel in paying a gambling debt to
a swindler, lie considered the navy of the
-gjiiite'd States disgraced, and he felt the
snr«i*J kind of reluctance in appropriating
,^0ncj for its support, which a master felt
at P;,.V'nK tne expences of an unprovable
^ncl disgraced Servaftf.
-Mr. Sm-ilie said, the gentleman from Mas.
sacrh-.isetts had inquired, whether money
j,a¦ so on that subject
•This que
involve any inquiry of the kind which had
jjee-n made.
He did n t mean to point out the prnpri-
ety er impropriety of the arguments which
jjeiitlemen had used. If they believed that
Jlie conduct of the executive had not been
correct, they would m-t v te for the appro-
priation. It had been said that congress should
jiave been convened immediately i it was
true the President had a tight to call them
gooner if be had thought the interest of the
country required it ; but he had postponed
the meeting till the fermentation should have
snbsided, and an answer might have been
•received from Great Britain to the demand
•which had been made for reparation. If
Jie had convened them so early in the season
as the month of August they could not have
Cotne Shtrc to legislate without danger to
their health.
Mr. S. was in favor of specific appropri-
tions, and against the practice of drawing
jmoney from the treasutv without appropria-
tions previously made ; but every gentleman
Juicw that there were cases in which this
form must be dispensed with, and in this
instance he thought the circumstances of
tbe case justified the measures adopted.
Mr. Dana perceived it was not in the
power.of the chairman of the committee of
Ways and Means to answer jhe inquiries
which had been made, because he would
j,ot permit himself to indulge a thought
ihat he possessed the desired information,
and yet withheld it. He thought that the
vyant of this information might lead to a
misstatement f facts ; arid though he did
net pretend to be in the secrets of the cabi-
pet, be was inclined to the opinion that a
full disclosure ivould be more satisfactory to
the house, to the executive, and to the peo-
ple. If this were matter (bey c o.ild be de-
Thc chairman stated the que?tion to be
on the rising of the committee in order to
report the bill.
[7"e be Continued.']
JUDGE M.ARSI1 ,LU.
Froth the Pvrgimn Gaxctte*
So much abuse has been bestowed upon
the chief just.ee, thsqughoii! the United
States, for his opinion 11 the trial of Aar n
Burr for Treason, and thepouvts upon which
that decision I. ok place, has been so uni-
formly tnistatcd, that I am really inclined
to think th.t tbe most of those »• ho have
animadverted upon the subject, have not
read the opinion.
A wt ter in a New-York paper, who
calls himself Common Sense says the judgg
prevented the evidence from going 10 the
iary, declaring it insufficient to convict
Burr, and triuuiphly asks how he knew it ?
Another writer in a Trenton paper, says,
the judge wrested the evidence from the ju-
ry ; that he deprived them of their consti-
tutional right to hear all the testimony ; that
he declared it insufficient to convict Burr
before he knew wdiat it was ; and concludes
with telling the public, that there never
was a case where, after a jury was sworn,
the judge could prevent them from hearing
all the evidence : For says he, to reject it is
to jnde of it, w hich belongs exclusively to
the jury. Willi all due submission to the
talents of so great a lawyer as this genltle-
man appears to be, I "will tell him that the
people of Virginia, do nct extend the rights
of iury quite of far.
The great author of Common Sense, will
also pardt nme for telling him heis not sofor-
tunate in the sentence to which I allude, as
he has been in many of his frmer publicati-
ons : For the fast was, judge Marshall did
know that no evidence whatever could con-
vict Burr under the indictment, and know-
ing this, he very properly put an end to the
trial. The cause had progressed so far,
as to demonstrate an impossibility of con-
viction and whenever this is the case, in
any criminal prosecution ; whenever it
is manifest that the accused cannot be
convicted, all further evidence becomes
illegal, and ought to be rejected. A
fact was admitted by the prosecutor,
which, in the opinion of the court, render-
ed it impossible to support the iudictment,
it was this—Aaron Burr was indicted for
assembling with others, for a treasonable
purpose- at Blannerhassett's Island on the
loth day of December ; it was admitted
that he was on that day, and had been
for two months before, in the state of Ken
tucky, three hundred miles distant from the
place laic in the indictment. The question
before the court was, vvhe.her when a man
is indicted fordoing a criminal act, by him-
self, it be sufficient for his conviction, to
prove that tbe act was done by others ; the
court decided that it would not. Batria>on
Burr might have caused others, to commit,
at Blannerhassett's Island, the crime with
which he was charged. So he might, and
so I verily believe he did, but this is a dis-
tinct offence, for which he was not indicted.
When the proceedings in this trial aie
laid before congress, the defect will be found
to exist, neither in the law nor in the admi-
nistration of the law, nor perhaps in the
evidence, but in the place of trial, which
should have been in Kentucky or Ohio. I
do not mean by this, to cast the smalkst im-
puation on the able and eloquent coun:-.d
who conducted the prosecution. He very
probably, never heard the testimony until
he heard it in the court ; it was then too
late. The evidence was rejected because it
was admitted, that the chaige, as laid in the
indictment, not only could not be proved but
that 111 fact, Aaron Burr v-as not guilty ot
the act of assembling at Blannerhassett's I-
slaivd on the 10th December.
ONE OF THE JURY.
dria, cleared ; Fair American, Hoar, of
a. A Baltimore sch'r
on shore, name unknown.
there seemed to be some question.—He
found in the estimate of the naval expendi-
tures, timber for 73 gun-boats ; he did not
doubt but they might be useful ; but they
were not designated by name in the bill, and
should they be found to be useless, the stig-
my might be cast onjthe navy generally. As
respects this timber, for gun-boats, h« ask-
ed had there been any authority given to the
executive of ihe v.s. to purchase such timber?
At the last session of this body, there was
bcFore the House a bill authorising, (among
other objects) the building a number of gun-
boats, but which failed of success. A mo-
tion was made by himself to strike out the
words''for building gun-boats," so as to
authorise tbe provision of timber for,pene-
ral naval purpose*. Against this motion he
f und a long list of names, for it had no
high authority to recommend it. They could
have the whole number of gun-boats that
were necessary, built in one month, even if
it were a thousand. For himself he was now
ciearly in favour ol limber for gtin-boats.not
because be considered thera an adequaic de-
fence f r tie U. S. but as they might be
useful in some cases to a certain extent, as a
subordinate part of a system of defence ; this
was their true character. Thence it was
that the erection of gun-boats gave so much
amusement to mischievous tongues and edi-
ts
tors, when considered as forming in them-
selves a system of defence. He was c'rarlv
ill favour of pursuing the same plan as that
for which he had before voted ; and the
gentlemen who had condemed the measure
proposed bv himself las! session might vote
for the same now, as it was backed by high-
er authority.
Mr. Thomas- wished the chairman to state
the question before the house, that gentle-
men might sec how far they wandered from it
HAMBURGH, Sept. 12.
We believe here that an attempt for a
general peace has been made at St. Pcters-
biirgh : and the point or the greatest diffi-
culty is the liberal principle that the French
emperor wishes to have adopted in favour
of commerce and navigation in general.
September si.
It is confirmed; that the king of Sweden
spiako in strong terms against the English
expedition); and is very much affec'.ed by the
reduction of Copenhagen.
KIEL, Sept. 15.
We hear that the king of Sweden is at-
tacked With a nervous disorder.
HAGUE, Sept. 24.
Yesterday our king returned to this place,
from his Lug tour.
New Decree.
The king—seeing the necessity ef re-
moving all doubts, respecting the decree of
Aug. a3, for the confiscation of vessels
with false papers, or having on board Eu-
! clish merchandize—decrees :
1 days from
Trmite, (Mart.) sugar, &c. Left Lucus,
lJinppen, of Salem ; schr. Fox, of Newbury.
poit. At Rupert Bay, biig Manchester, of
Portland, M-lntosh. Spoke, hit. 37, 48,
long. 67, 40, brig Cyrus, 3 days from Kew'
¥01 It.
Schooner William, of Wjscasset, captain
Lean, 70 days from Liverpool, salt. Spoke,
October 7, lat. 4;3, long. 43, 5G, ship Union,
16 days from Philadelphia for Holland.
Schooner Little Mary, of Dukbuiy, capt.
Weston, 65 days from i-iayonne, brandy and
feathers. Spoke, Oct. i3, lat. ii, PO, long.
35, schr. Lucy, from Philadelphia. 20th,
lat. 4»3,'30. long. 47, 50, brig Mac, Davis, 36
days from St. Ubi-s. for Portsmouth.
A ship, said to he the Mount Vernon,from
Liverpool, 37 days out, and a new ship, are
below.
NEW-YORK, Nov. 19,
Arrived, within the Hook, the ship Vi-
gilant Clay, 50 davs from A'.gesiras, wine.
Sch'r Hero, Smith, Savannah, cotton,
Still belo ^, the Wasp, the Vigilant, a
brig and schooner—and in the Offing, a
ships. Wind, a gale from the Northward.
Ship Peter, bound out, was at anchor in
tbe Bay last evening. She went to sea on
Tuesday, but the wind being to the north-
ward returned.
Cleared, sch'r Raynard,HurIbutt, South
America.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 20.
Arrived, sloop Prosperity, Moore, Nevv-
Y-'ik, 4 days, merchandise ; brig Ruth,
Reed,- Rhode-Island, barley.
Cleared, sch'r Hanna Loretto, Morris,
Ant igua.
FE13ER.iL GAZETTE.
SATURDAY, NOVEMNRR 21.
Extract of a letter from a respectable house in
England, to a gentleman in Baltimore, dat-
ed Lmerpool, September a8.
" Notwithstanding (he various alarming
rumours respecting the result of our unfortu-
nate disagreement with America, some of
which no d ubt are transmitted by letters
to you, I cannot from my own judgment,
nor from that of those who ought to be well
informed upon the subject draw any conclusi-
on less favorable to an amicable adjustment
than heretofore ; on the contrary, if we
consider the general sense of the country,
the particular disposition of the present mi-
nisters, or, as far as it is known, the tem-
per and progress of the discussions in Lon-
don, I certainly should risk an opinion that
at the present period a war ought to be less
apprehended than at any time since the un-
fortunate affair of the Chesapeake. This
opinion I believe is not in unison with that
generally sent out to America and in giv-
ing it, I take it for granted that both coun-
tries ore alike amicably disposed."
NEW PROJECTS.
We perceive in some of the democrats a
disposition to take advantage of what they
suppose a favourable opportunity to break
down the characters and standing-of some
of tlie most respectable citizens. Indeed the
sturdy and vociferous declaimers against the
just restraints of law, appear disposed to
sacrifice high characters on either side, who
present themselves as harrier! to the strong
current of licentious i»N»v.A,rroN.
Let it not be supposed, that all this uproar,
this loud cry of f/eneci/tion, fiefstattim ! is
the patriotic expression of honorable and
laudable opposition to any real grievance.
The reflecting part of the citizens and they
are the great majority —will scrutinize nar-
rowly t\ve professions and the practice of such
men, as play double, and think all manner
of things, as they wish to effect or to defeat
a particular measure.
Those orthodox democrats, who think
they act as such, in denouncing General
Strieker, for the aid which he so promptly
afforded the constituted authorities, will do
well to peruse the communication from " A
Citizen of Baltimore,'" in this evening's
Gazette ; and let them then ask a Pantheon
Committee, what change has taken place in
the science of politics and in the nature oi'
civii law, since the year lgt)j ?
Extracts from London papers, by the Poca-
hontaS) received at the office of the federal
Gazette.
The American schooner Revenge is ar-
rived at Portsmouth from Plymouth, where
she is to remain until Mr. Munroe is fuliy
prepared to take his departure for the Unit-
ed States. Mr. Monroe had not yesterday
received the final answer of the British go-
vernment to his memorial ; but as he had
the strongest reasons for believing that the
answer would be delivered to him in the
course of the'present week, he has made c
very preparation for his departure from, Ports-
ni nth, to avoid the inconveniance of a
longer journey by land to Plymouth.
[o'^f.30.]
Government, it is said, has determined
to make the Island ol Curracoa the grand
military depot of military stores and provi-
sions in the West Indies. The troops or.
their first arrival from Europe, are alsoto be
quartered there, until they become seasoned
to the climate.
Tteiste and Finnic are said to have bee;;
taken possession of by French troops—and
Bonaparte, who kept Brannau in his hands
merely till Cattaro was surrendered to him,
not only keeps Brannau still, though he ha^
g l Cattaro, but has seized t- o other to,-. ns
belonging to Austria, [&/>f. 33.3
The damage done to the city of Copen..
hagen has not been by any means, so great
as was supposed, nor has the number of kil-
led been so lar™e. About 700 of the in-
habitants were killed. The fine cathedral &
the colledge were consumed, and about
250 houses were destroyed.
[Sept. 29.]
After having attacked the Expedition ta
Copenhagen with such violence—after ha-
1 ving characterised as an act of Brigandage
not surpassed by^ny act done even by
France herself—after having denied the ne-
cessity of it, and asserted that it would be
productive of the most disastrous consequen-
ces, the late ministers aiid their supporters
have published the following article, in an
opposition paper of this morn inf.—" The
conditions of the peace of Tilsit, it should
seem, admit of different interpretations ; and
those of Alexander and of Bonaparte are
said to differ widely ! Certain it is, that
movements of a very suspicious nature have;
taken place in the French armies yet in Po-
land, which threaten a renewal of hostili-
ties. Whether it be owing to this cause,
or to tlie recent success of the British Ar-
mament in the Baltic, we can positively as-
sure our readers of the truly desirable cir-
cumstance (upon *bich our information is
indubitable) that the Emperor of Russia cer-
tainly sees with satisfaction the opportunity
•which the capture of the Danish Meet affords
him of abandoning those engagements he had
entered into •with trance, for forming an.
Armed Neutrality in the north of Europe.,
on the avowed purpose of enforcing the dot-
trine of the " Mare Liberum,"
" We may therefore, with confidence
pronounce, that this threatened, and indeed
av»ful combination is at.an end ! As far as
agreement and arrangement could go it was
complete. It is to this Confederacy that
the mysterious threatening article, which
appeared some time back in the Mamteur,
and which we gave in our columns, refers :
the principal Articles of the Compact were
as follow :
'• Sweden was to have bren attacked,
and forced to surrender twelve ships of the
line to France as the price of peace—these
vessels, added to an equal number from Rus-
sia, and as many more from Denmark,which
were to be joined by eight from Holland,
and seven furnished by Antwerp, would
have formed a force of Fifty Ships of the
line, such an one as we could not have pre-
vented the junction of, and which might
have even been increased if necessary.
This formidable project is now at an end,
for it is most clear, that the- Russian fleet
'cannot and -will not join that of Holla id ;
and the Suedes will laugh at Bonaparte's
invitation."
The number of letters received yesterday
at the geueral post-office was greater than
has ever been known ; the mere postage a-
mounted to 4000I. [•%*• '29-'\
To the PUBLIC.
Colonel William Lowry, whose democracy
has never been doubted to be of the purest
kind, and who commands the 27th regiment
of militia in Baltimore county did, oft the
9th day of December, 1805, issue the follow-
ing orders, which were published in tlie
Federal Gazette :
From the Federal Gazette, of Dec. 9, iSOS..
1 YVENTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT.
The citizens enrolled in ibis regiment will
please to hold themselves in re diness to
form alternate patrcles, f r the protection cf
the district ; to commence duty at. 6 o'clock
in the afternoon of the 11th instant.
T/iis duty, so particularly incumbent on
our citizens at present, will commence with
the first company of the first battalion, who
will furnish a patroie of thirty men, exclu-
sive of officers, to do duty on the 1 '
the 11 tli, and an equal number the iit&lit of
the iStb. Tbe 2d company of tlie saLr-,-
battalion Commences duly tlie 1 ight of the
l3th, and so on in succession. The i'.rs'.;
company of the Qd battalion are to be ready
the night of the iSth, and so on alternately
The patroles are to protect Hvutovtr-strent
and ihe intermediate space befit
street and South-street, ii, thepreci, cts.l :'<|! '
the meJoKt (J each battalion •un'/'l issue the
necessary orders in sue&ssion. 0' his regiment, rr.t rj\ -i . ti the
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