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considered by that court as a declaration of ' 1 onvoy the vessels there to Ejjg-
war on our part This inf ••••nation appears land, had received a dispatch from the I3n
to be credited bv the members hi C;ti. ress.
A ger.JurUin has said on the floor of the
house of Representatives that the British na-
tion has said to us, " if y.m persist :<• this
law, we consider it a declaration of war "
May we not therefore (said Mr. S.) presume
that the British cruisers on our coast have
provisional instructions to seize our vessels,
if the law in qnesti n is not repealed or sus-
pended I Congress will not and ^ught not
to do eitner. We may therefore expect
open war td commence immediately after
Monday next. Under these circumstances
oua'at we to remain inactive, and rely for
the protection of this state entirel y on the
government of United States, or ought we
to a id to the means Congress may provide,
others in. our power, to give to this state still
greater security I It appeared to him that the
state legislatures were at liberty, after the
general g vernment have made such provi-
si n for the defence of a state as might seem
rea;; .r.ab'.e, to make further provision for
the same object. The constitution i f the
TJ. S.says, " no state'shall without the con-
sent of Congress, keep troops, or ships of
T.'3t in time of peace." The practice of ed to sail the ad inst. under convoy of his
thisstat.'agrees with theprinciples contended majesty's ship Lavinia.
for. Several c mpanies .-.ere formerly rais- '; That Portugal has conclned an amicable
ed, and kept in the pay of this state lor the arrangement with France, at the expence of
tish minister at Lisbon, containing the wel-
come intelligence, that a French squadron
had been defeated in the Mediterranean. If
the victory is attributed t i lord Colhngwood,
a material objection occurs, from the circum-
stance of his lordships having been at Malta
on the 4th of October, which objection re-
ceives additional strength from the silence
of the recent accounts from Gibraltar. But
this difficulty will be obviated if admiral
Purvis is supposed to have atchieved the
wished for conquest.
All friendly communication between Por.
tu 'al and Britain has now finally terminat-
ed. His majesty's brig Raleigh, of 18
guns, arrived at Plymouth from Oporto,
has brought with her a copy of a proclama-
tion issued by the Portuguese government,
for shutting the ports of that country against
our trade. The onvoy under the lively
frigate, which sailed fr in the Tagas on the
l8th ult. has on board most ot the British
merchants and their families. And at Opor-
to the whole of the British prop.-rty had
been embarked, the greater part in Portu-
guese bottoms. These vessels were expect-
prstection of the western frontier. Trie j
general government boresuchpart ftheex-
pe'nr-e as seemed reasonable, and this state j
defrayed the balance It appears (Mr. S. j
sr,;d) that the general government contem- j
plate to provide 60 gun-bnats for the pro-
tection of the harbour of Norfolk, and this j order of the embarkation of British mer-
mav be a reasonable proportion of the means i chants; & from communications thathadtak
of defence they are about to provide. But if
entering entirely into the views and wishes
ot Bonaparte against this country, is evident.
When the Township packet left Lisbon,
thirteen thousand Portuguese troops were
expected in the capital, intended, as was
generally supposed, to carry into effect the
the American consul had advised the raas.
ters of American vessels to hasten their de-
parture. No reason was assigned for this
expectation.
ALEX \NDRI \, December 15.
A letter from Washington, to the editor,
dated yesterday, says, " We had a short
hurricane here yesterday about 12 o'clock.
Ii blew in a great number of panes of glass
in the south wing of the capital, and blew
out the western gable-end of the house oc-
cupied by Miss Finigan,as a boarding house."
Flour inspected in the town of -lexan-
dria, for the quarter, ending the 11th De-
cember, 1807.
45 845 barrels flour.
2)543 half barrels flour
AMOS ALEXANDER,
Flour Inspector.
FE13ER \L GAZETTE3
this h use think it insufficient let us add to it
so as to make it ample. He moved that the
h use c foe to the following resolution.
Resolved, T haf a committee be appointed
to iuquiie whether any, and what pr vision
is necessary to be male for t e defence of the
eastern frontier of this commonwealth,in ad-
dition to the provision, for that purpose,
made by the government of the U. States ;
and that they be authorised to report by bill
or otherwise.
This resolution was agreed to, andwasre-
ferred to a select committee, composed of
Messrs. Smith, (Wythe) Murdaugh, Holt,
Baytop, F ushee, Riudick, B. Harrison (P.
George) Msrcer and Semple.
Mr. Gholston introduced the following
Resolutions into the House of Delegates,
with several very appropriate observations :
Resolved, That the senaie-rs in congress
from this state be instructed, ahd the re-
presentatives therefrom requested to use their
best endeavors in procuring the following
amendments to the constitution of the U. S.
to wit :
1st. That the judges of the supreme, dis-
trict, and inferior courts of the United
States and their teiritories, may be re-
moved from office by the vote of the
house uf representatives and the senate of
the United States in congress assembled ;
two thirds of the members of each house
concurring therein.
2d. That the senators in 'he congWss of the
U. S. may be removed from office by the
vote of two thirds of all the members
present of the respective state legislatures,
by which the said senators have been or
may be appointed.
Mr. Murdaugh moved the postponement
of these resolutions to the 31st of March.
This motion occasioned considerable de
hate, and «trt taking the question it was lost,
ayes 23, noes 141.
NEW.YORK, Dec. i4.
Arrived, ship Aurota, Atkins, 14 days
from Havana, sugar, molasses and hides.
Ship William, Ra-son, 50 days from
Newcastle, via New-London, coal, gla6s,
iron, etc. Passengers, captain Dove and
his crew, of brig Betsy and Peggy, from
the island of Trinidad for Baltimere, in
ballast which they left at sea nearly lull of
Water, on the 29th November, in lat. 37,
30, long. 71, having sprung aleak, they
were taken off by the brig New-Haven,
Harris, from St. Eutatia for New Haven,
and were soon after put on board the Willi-
am- Capt. Dove left at Trinidad, Oct. 19,
ship Benjamin. Carr, fr^m N.York, and
brig Iris, of Phila. or Boston. Sailed in co.
with brig--------, Packard of Boston for St.
Thomas. Passengers with capt. Dove, Mr.
M'Faddon, an officer belonging to ship Mar-
. garet. Heard, from Batavia ior Baltimore,
laden with coffee, sugar and pepper, sent in-
to Trinidad, and vessel and cargo, con-
demned at Barbadoes ; she had been out four
years.
The alarm of war, between the United
States and Great-Britain, had in a great
measure subsided. [Mer. Adv.]
London, November 7 12.
It is certain that intelligence of the king
cf Spain's death, and the assassination or
according to some acounts, the imprison
ment of the prince of Austrias, had been re-
ceived at Lisbon previous to the departure
of the vessel which brought the mail. The
Jaci, as we stated yesterday, is announced
in several letters. They mention the re-
report* without however, communicating
any circumstances which can enable us to
fix the degree of credit to which it muy be
entitled.
A report has been circulated with much
confidence of Lord CUmgwood's having
gained a victory over the combined fleet off
Cadiz. This, after prevailing for„ some
time was varied into an accidental engage-
ment between admiral Purvis and the French
and Spanish fleets, proceeding to the siege
of Gibraltar. The intelligence was stated
to re*t on the authority of a gentleman who
came passenger in the Corn^allis packet.
Yesterday the above rumour had almost
died away ; but this morning it has received
some corroboration, by the accounts from
Oporto.
his majesty's ship Lavinia, now waiting at
en place between the Prince Regent & lord
Straugford, it has been judged expedient
to station the Raven brig off the bar to pre-
vent any of our vessels from entering the
Tagus. In addition to this, we have heard
that accounts ere yesterday received at the
Admiralty, stating that batteries were erect-
ing by the Portuguese for the avowed pur-
pose of excluding the English. LordStrang-
ford and Mr. Gambier still remained at
Lisbon when the Townsend sailed ; it was
supposed they would come h"ire in the Ra-
ven as soon as Portugal was entirely clean d
of British property and persons.
The homeward bound fleet from Oparto,
under convoy of the B adicea, amounting to
thirty two sail, part of which were lrom
Newfoundland passed np the Channel on
Sunday last.
We have from the first m ment that the
idea was broached, discredited the serious in-
tention of the court ot Portugal to emigrate
to the Brazils. It now appears that our seep
ticism was well founded & that the Prince
Regent, instead of planning a romantic em-
barkation to South America, has been mak-
ing prudent arrangements with Bonaparte to
secure his quiet stay in Portugal. That a
good and perfect understanding has all along
subsisted between our ally and our enemy on
this subject, appears pretty plain, from the
match of the French troops being so long
delayed. This measuie, though often talked
of, has never been put into foice ; & yet
had any doubt existed in the mind of Bona-
parte, as to the compliance of Portugal with
his wishes, the most shallow politician must
have seen the necessity of prompt coercion,
if c ercion was resolved on. It is now stat-
ed, in the last accounts fr >m Lisbon, that a
French army * as n<«t at all expected in Por
tugal.
That the greater part, if not the whole,
of the British prcpeity has been saved, is a
most fortunate event, for ¦ hich we are sole-
ly indebted t the generosity of the Prince
Regent. In his egociatior.s with Fiance,
he must have attended to the interests of
this country in a particular manner—a cir-
cumstance entitling him to our warmest gra-
titude ; which feeling will not be lessened
by reflecting on the total want either of pre-
caution or exertion in our behalf manifested
by ministers.
We have received Madrid Gazettes to the
14th ult. They contain no news of imp r-
tance. The French army had not bioken
up from Bayonne on the 19! h.
There was a report yesterday that the
French and Spaniaids were meditating an
attack upon Gibraltar. The Hinuostan,
which is arrived at Portsmouth, has brought
letters, from one of wkich we make tin fol
lowing extract :
" Gibraltar, Sept. 8.
" Sinse closing this, an order from the
court of Madrid has been put in force, to
close all communication between the Spanish
territory and this garrison. It was to-day
confidently reported that 25.000 French
troops were expected at Algesiras shortly,
and that the provisions necessary were al-
ready received. I cannot vouch for the
truth of it; however, something must be in
agitation. My next may probably throw a
farther light on this busbies."
Government are possessed of Lite accounts
from Madrid, from Mr. Hunter, formerly
consul general in Spain, and now comrnissa
ry for prisoners of war, which are vvticliy
silent on the subject of the reported revolu-
tion in Spain.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 16.
Arrived, schr. Betsy, iiaxter, Newhaven,
bound to Norfolk, 14 days ; sloop Hope,
Trefethen, New York, 5, salt.
Cleared brig Grace Ann Green, Sevin, St.
Jago de Cuba ; Betsy, Sneed, Savannah ;
schr. Leander. Harrod. Havanna.
A sch'r below, name unknown.
Ship Montezuma, Wilson, hence, has ar-
rived at Calcutta.
Ship Pennsylvania, Packet, hence, has
arrived in a port in India.
NORFOLK, Dec. 9.
Captain Evans, in the ship Jane, arrived
in Hampton Roads lrom Rotterdam, which
place he left the 23d of October, brings no
These siate that Lard Stuart of ,lrws_be says that ;,n embargo wis ex-
pected iu Holland, in consequence of which
THURSDW, DECEMBER 17.
THE RUMOUR OF THE DAY
Is, that accounts from the seat of govern-
ment indicate an immediate embargo. This
appears not unlikely to take place shortly ;
but whether previous to the arrival of Mr.
Rose, it may not be proper to hazard an opi-
nion. The Washington Federalist of yes-
terday, supposes the new envoy will not be
received until the British ships of war shall
have left our waters. The Federalist,
very justly remarks, that * while they con-
tinue to insult our government, by remain-
ing here, in defiance of the President's Pro-
clamation, we will have just cause to reject
him." Mr. Rose, or some other person or
persons, should compel the British ships to
leave Hampton Roads. Negociation while
they remain would too nearly resemble the
councils of Poland, legislating while a Rus-
sian army occupied their Capital.
The eastern mail, which arrived at a late
hour this morning, contained very little in-
telligence in addition to what we published
last evening. A fe 1 articles (vill be found
under the N. York he.id. Latest accounts
from Portugal, contradict the (Charleston)
report of the flight to the Brazils. The N.
York papers of Tuesday, have not reached
us.
pONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
[TAKEN for the FEDERAL GAZETTE.}
Washington, December ±6.
Proceedings this day.
Mr. Dana presented a petition from the
Journeymen Hatters of Newhaven, (Conn.)
praying that an additional duty may be laid
on imported hats. Referred to the commit-
tee of commerce and manufactures.
The house went into committee of the
whole on the bill making further appropria
tions for the more effectual protection of our
ports and harbors, and for building gun-
boats.
Mr. Mumford trusted that the good sense
of the house would induce them to unite in
some plan to carry into effect the important
subject now under consideration. He con-
cluded by moving, that the blank be filled
with 1,500.000 dollars.
Mr. Cook said that although the secretary
at war had recommended 850,000 dollars for
the purpose, he did not come there to obey
the dictum of any department of the go-
vernment, not even the executive department
He hoped the blank would be filled with
1,500,000 dollars.
Mr. blount said the committee of aggres-
sions had recommended the sura of 850 000
dollars, because they had received informati-
on from the proper department, and from
the best engineers, that no more cculd be
expended in the course of a year. The
committee had no other source whence to
receive information. He was afraid the
gentleman (Mr. Cook) wished to gain popu
larity by making large appropriations. He
did not doubt the patriotism cf that gentle-
man ; but he would not be robbed of his
Claim to that patriotism which, as a citizen
of tlie United States, and a representative of
the people he ought to posstss.
Mr. Chandler thought it would be better
in future, instead of sending to the heads of
departments for information, to call on his
c lieague (Mr. Cook.) He asked that gen-
tleman, whether he could tell the cost of
fortifying a single port of the U. States ?
Mr. Smilie wished to know whether the
gentleman (Mr Cook) had made inquiries
on this subject from Georgia to Maine ? He
thought it really improper in the gentleman
to set himself up in opposition to the heads
of departments) and say, in fact, that he
was the only man in the house capable of
judging on the subject. He believed it would
not be prudent to exceed the sums recom-
mended by the executive department.
Mr. Cook said, that if the doctrine con-
tended for was correct, they might settle
their accounts and go home ; they had no-
thing more to do. He contended that the
house were acting in the dark, for want of
information, and that 1,500,000 dollars was
the smallest sum necessary. He said he felt
no contempt for the executive or any other
department of the government ; he preferred
the present administration to any lbrmer
one.
Mr.'Gardeniet spoke at considerable length
in favor of a large appropriation. He said
he hoped the house would not forget that
they had pledged themselves effectually to
protect the ports and harbors. Every view
of our present situation, called upon the
house to put the Jlatien in a perfect state of
di fence, to meet any event that might occur.
In case the threatened war with Great Bri-
tain took place, we should certainly have
to mown in the hour of trial ; because, the
more we humbled her pride, by humbling
her power, the more we should subject her
to he humbled by the emperor of France ;
and she •wa\ the only barrier betiveen him §T
UNIVERSAL DOMINION. Uut in case
circumstances should vender it neeessary to
vindicate our national hohor. where would
we assail G. Britain '. We might, to be sure
take Canada and Nova Scotia, send out pii-
vateers, and in time of war, prohibit all in-
tercourse with her, which last meagre
would probably injure her more than all the
rest. Although we could injure her, we
must riot-expect to escape unhurt. The first
shock would undoubtedly be calamitous:
Our coracterca and our cities would lie at '
their mercy. The situation in which we
Should place her by a war, would render it j
necessary for her to make that war a preda-
tory one. We should therefore be prepared
to save what we have. He proceeded to
speake of the different modes which had
been proposed to defend the city of New-
York ; of the great importance of that city
to the nation at large, and of the necessity
at acting, rather than talking. He remark-
ed, that it must appear very strange to G.
Britain, that those who were in the habit
of supporting the adminstration, should be
tin least disposed to defend the country : it
being usual in deliberaiive bodies of that kind
for the minority to refuse supplies, in order
to embarrass the government. It had been
said, that no more than one million could
be expended in one year on fortifications.
But in such an extent of country, with a
population of 6 millions, and plenty of ma-
terials, he thought that ten times that sum
could be expended. He hoped that although
the house were not disposed to increase the
navy ; they would at least consent to de
fend the country in places where it was most
vulnerable. It was true this could not be
done without expeuce ; but however alarm-
ed some gentlemen might be to seethe strong
box empty, however it might derange the
reports of the secretary of the treasuary, or
however disagreeable it might be to the ad-
minsrration, in being unable to tell the peo-
ple how much money they had saved, he
hoped these considerations would have no
intluence with the house. There was money
enough inthecountry, if notin the treasury ;
and it was not necessary for the health of the
political body that all the money should be
in the treasury, any more than it was ne
cessary for the health of the physical body,
that all the blood should be in the heart. -
M'\ G. concluded by moving that the blank
be filled with 2,500.000 dollars.
Mr. Holland spoke against large appropri-
ations, and moved to fill the blank with
750,000 dollars.
Mr. Sturges spoke in favor of large ap
propriations and moved to fill the blank
with 2 000 000 dollars
Mr. Kelly, Mr. R. Nelson, & Mr. With-
erall. also spoke against large appropriations
— and Mr. (iuincey and Mr. Rowan, in fa-
vor of them.
The question was then taken on filling
the blank with 2,500,000, and lost on
2 000,000, and lost ; on 1,500 000. & lost ;
on 1,300 000, and lost ; on 1,000 000, and
carried, yeas 106.
Mr. Blount moved to strike out thesecond
section (authorising the president to cause
to be built a number of gunboats) which was
agreed to, nem. con.
The committee of the whole then rose,
and reported the bill as amended but before
it was taken up in the house, an adjournment
was called for, aad carried, yeas 74.
SENATE OF TIiiTuNITED STATES.
December 14.
Mr. Adams presented a memorial of the
merchants and others of the town of Bos
tonr praying " some modification, suspen-
sion or repeal-of the act entitled " An act
to prohibit the importation of certain goods,
wares and mechandise," passed the 18th
day of April, 18O6. so as to conform it to
the existing circumstances of the United
States."
Ordered, That the memorial be referred to
Mr Smith, of Maryland, Mr. Adams, Mr.
Sumpter, Mr. Gregg, and Mr. Gilman, to
consider and report thereon.
On motion to refer the memorial cf. the
merchants and others, of the city of Phila-
delphia, presented on the 27th of Novem-
ber last, to the same committee, it was, af
ter debate, determined in the affirmative —
yeas 16—nays 13, as i Hows :
Yeas Messrs. -dams-, Anderson, Brad-
ley. Crawford, Condit, Goodrich, Gregg,
Hillhouse, Howland, Maclay, Matthewson,
Pickering, Smith, N. Y. Sumpter, Turner
and White.
Nays—Messrs. Gaillard, Gilman,- Kitchel,
Milledge, Mitchill, Moore, Parker, Pope,
Robinson, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of
Tenn. Thruston, and Tiffin.
The bill fixing the military peace estab
lishment of the United States, was read a
second time, amended, and ordered to a
third reading.
December 15.
Mr. Bradley offered the following resolu-
tion, which was agreed to, and referred to
Messrs. Bradley, Anderson and Gregg :
R'sol-ved, That a committee be appoint-
ed to inquire whether any, and what fur-
ther provisions are necessary in addition
to and alteration of an act, entitled "An
act to establish the judicial courts of the
United States."
Married on Sunday evening last, at
Fell's-Point, by the reverend Mr. Robers,
Captain Samuel Gover to Miss Mary Wil-
son.
Married, on Thursday the ieth inst. by
the reverend Mr. Allen, Mr. William
Stump to Miss Margarett Miller, all of
Harford county.
Sale by Auction,
TO-MORROW MORNJMG,
Thv IK*,', .nstant, at 1» t'doL.b, ,if <>".r aadttiH
tfjom, will be sold, foi acceilui uj tht ttnd'cH-
iu.'-i>e/-*,
B boxes Lista.doe.3,
2 do. Dowlas,
.'1 bales Hess'uns,
2 do Osnaburghs,
1 box Creas a la MorlaiXj
3 bides P..per,
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8 barrels Floiir.
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Has noili received from Philadelphia, afurthfr
supply of
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Th- 3'.ifrnui Traveller,!
Can's Holland,
Uwulelo'ci-ie's Midwifery, translated front
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