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| - .— ' M • Debates in Congress. HOUSE OF BBPRESENTATtTES. Thursday, December i0. Mr. Nicholson's Speech on the oppropri. n for GUNBOATS. The s.ys'em was objected to yesterday, because it did not pro* ide for the protection of commerce. Tin* bill shewed for itself that that Was not it object. It was now objected that it was inad. quate to the object in view, the protection of the Coast. Had it ever been said they were ? He had never heard such an assertion. He would scout such an idea. Was there a man in the na- tion who believed the representatives so lost as to rest the defence of the nation on gun- boats : The gentleman from Connecticut had ac- knowledged that they would form a valua- ble part of a sy -tern of defence. But there had been an attempt to make il local. Was it so I If he was of that opinion he would cerijaiiily vote against it. An attempt had also been marie to prevent the expression of the gentleman from North Carolina, who had designated the northern as an lionoraife part of the union. The fact was that that p rt'ou of the union was honorable, and ©Algh.t so to be spoken of. Were the observations which he had heard made, that gun boats and ships of war ought to act together, and provided at the same time, serious ? Gun boats could be supplied instantly. Ships of war requiied expenditures of large sums of money and a long period of time to prepare them In the harhor of Boston gun boats could givers effectual protection as in other pla. Ces, He did not understand the gentlemen from New York, who, so much to their ho- nor, had paid such strict attention to this bill, to say. '.hat they did not. wish for gun boats in the harbor of New-York. He merely understood them to say, that they did net think them sufficient without othei modes of defence. Much had been said of the opinion of the president - that this measure was a mere executive whirr., ready cat and dry for con gress, and they ' ad nothing to do but to provide the number of gun boats required. V ere that the case, it would soon be rung through the union that tliey were a mere go of scriveners called together IS register the presidential edicts. It was of p culiar importance that some thing should be done in the present state of the "nation. The constitution had placed the power of making war in congress Whe.i theyexi rcised that power, would they not also exercise the power of carrying on war ? They certainly would. The gentle than from Connecticut had said, that as the president had asked for no other means of defence, the house ought to give him this. He had examined the message and could not find any more particular recommendation oi that, than of other modes of defence. The gentleman from Connecticut had made ano- ther observation, which would have been perhaps, as well omitted. He had said that no dispatches relative 1o the affair between the Chesapeake and Leopard had been laid before the house. [Mr. Dana. Those were not my words. I said that this house were not in possession of any dispatches on that Subject.] Mr. N. had misunderstood the gentleman's expression ; but the dispatch) s in' possession of the executive, from the beginning to the latest period of the nego- tiation, had been bi tore the house. Mr. Thomas observed, that the gentleman from Connecticut, in saying that gun bo;:ts •was the only measure recommended by the executive, alluded to his message at the last session. He wished that message to fee read, as it would shew the assertion oi tin gentleman from Connecticut to be erro neons, and would serve; to lefute many of the gentleman's arguments. Tiie message was read. Mr. RiTOrfo// h hoped the house would not decide on the que:.lion \vithoai understand- ing it. He had been waiting with impati- ence for senile information on the subject but was no wiser then than on his anivalat |.r house. He hoped before the question was put, some gentleman would inform the house how much theexpences arising out of the bill then on the table, would diminish those of the naval establishment. Mr f$itrweil observed, that as his colleague had asked fot information, he would with candor explain his views on the subject. In ca^e of a contest with Great-Britain, he thought it would be in vain to attempt to defend our commerce on the high seas. It all Europe were unable to do this, how could the United States effect it ? His policy would be-, in case el a war with Great Britain, to defend the property in the towns and cities, arid should the British land troops in the United States to be prepared to repel them. If a war should take plate, the resources of the country, arising fn m imposts, would be c,ut op, and at the time the} would be de poinded, it would be found impossible to collect taxes. How then think ol engaging in a contest of that sort, in which we would be sure to be tin* losers ? He had no hesitation in declaring it as his opinion, that, we were tojnlly incapable of combating with England on the ocean. This o entry had net the necessary resources. It I iiuisi rely on the eff. ct produced in England 1 by the want of its commerce, arid on taking possession of its valuable possessions in its hborhood. Gentlemen seemed anxious for large vessels for the protection of the ports and harbors of the U. S Suppose (said lie) that there were four 44's. or even a greater-humber, lying in the harbor of New Yoik, what would prevent the British from laying any other town of the sea b< ard under contnbu tie ; Any naval force the U. S. could build would be use)ess: so !< ng as England could ! eater naval force against them. fiur.boafs wire more useful, because they : U 110 ed from point to point, as ne- Ci s ity reqi Every or'e appeared to be impressed wuh ity ol this kind of defence to a certain extent. Thi= s. far.wassi evidence that it was a propel mode of defei re. He thought it 1 • presei t practica hi-. H. thought too. the number provided fi r I j ie pri vie;- numlx i : lor That nnm'.i ¦ rwith those already on hand, vire tl eq .;,:.>. -... - , f ]-,L,-; t atterii s, to the defence of our most import- ant towns. Pe was not acquainted with tr i gunboats, but he believed ail the nations of "Europe wore mfhenabit ' hem England herseh" had upwards of 300 of and they had been highly recommend- ed by naval officers of the United States, fine reason why he wished to confine them in tVjei, operation to the defence of t »ns wa°. tiiat, he thought then; adequate to that defence. But if it was attempted to have Great Britain from the ocean, it would be found in vain the whole United State*, sold at auction, supposing thi're were persons willing and able to purchase, would not de- fray 'he expends of such an experiment. The expence of gun boats, according to the'estimate of the secretary of the navy, appeared great ; but Vie had no doubt it would be reduced, when greater experience had been gained in building them The present boats were sea vessels. He was an enemy to that construction—they were unne- cessarily large. They would hereafter he Spoke, December 3 "bit. 4.1, %S, brig ttar- built on a smaller scale,' as they would not not, Leach, s days from Salem, for t/eg- ¦ 2 the 'question was taken wished to be indulged m stating some of tiio'.e reasons which compelled, not in- duced him to vote against the passage of the bill. lie could have wished that the ques- tion which he bad propounded, bad been ( d. That qestion was, to what would theexpences arising .,ut of the Bill on the table diminish the ordinary expences of the navy department. . te to be continued.'] BOSTON. December's*. Ann a, Cleveland, of Bath, from Portsmouth England, salt Lt'ft Nov. O, ship M.di'ird. Uarivett of B ship G mi. Eaton, of Portsmouth, dm. captain Hodge, in a Nev/buryport ship : captain Williams of New-:Qileans ; Venus, Bond, Boston, 0 Jays ; Lydia, Bicioii cember couid the gentle- be wanted for sea Voyages. As to the expence of keeping gun boats in service, ha thought H.OOO dollars per annum entirely too much, and he would never vote for it. But the committee thought it practicable to devise some plan of arming these boats in a short timp from the neigh- boring population. At Norfolk, 6o b ats were to be stationed. It would be easy ter draw from the population of that place, and its neighborhood a sufficient number to man them, and so in other places. With respect to the apportionment of the gun boats to the several points mentioned, it wa> not intended to be permanent. They could be removed at pleasure to where most wanted. The gen'leman appeared to place great reliance on large ships for the pr tection ot ports and* harbors. They did not appear to ha«e answered that put pose at Copenhagen ; nor did they appear to have been of more service at Havana. At Havana, in 1762, the British took twelve sail of the line from the Spaniards, though they were protected by one of tlie strongest batteries in the world. lie believed that the want of ships hid saved the country from war, and he wished it not to have thrm. The gentleman from Connecticut bad ac- knowledged that some gun boats were ne- cessary, but said they were the only mode of defence proposed. The gentleman was surely aware that there wee a number of other propositions for defence before the bouse—for erecting f rtifications, for rais- ing troops—for arming the militia. Sec. With this knowledge ho man make such an observation ? . Upon the whole, it was to him a matter of doubt whether or riot the number v. as sufficient. If he thought them more than sufficient, he would vote against 1 lie bill II he thought them altogether useless he «ould v te against it ; or if gentlemen wou'd bring forward some more eligible mode ol defence, he would support it. He had no prejudices in fivor of any particular plan. His object was to place the country in a state of defence, that it might not be unprepared should an enemy appear. Mr. Fan Dyke would not have troubled the house with any observations on the pre sent question,b»t that 'he ayes and noes had been called for. He had to confess that lie felt much embarrassment on the subject.— He had listened with much attention & pati- ence for information to enable him to dis- charge bis duty ; but after exhausting his patience, he would be obliged to give his vote without that information he was so so- licitous to obtain. He had hoped to disco ver. whether it was the decided wish of the executive that the number of gun boats pro- posed in the bill should be built. He had looked, with that view into fhe message of the president, but in that part which related to gun boats he could find no positive ex pression of opinion. After stating where the number already built were stationed, he proceeded—" Whether our moveable force on the water ought to be increased in this or any other form, is left to the wisdom of the legislature to determine."—In another part of the message the same kind of expression was used.—"Whether the regular army ought to be increased, and to what number, must depend on that information so shortly 10 be expected/' In neither of these instan- ces was there any rec< mmendation to con- gress, orany indication ot theexeciitive wish- es. It might not be impioper hen to remark, that as dispatches had been received by go- vernment, he had hoped, before he gave his fi lal vote on this questi n, to have ascer- tained the opinion >.f the executive on the subject. Some gentlemen to whom the a- venues of information weie more open than tliey were to him, might be informed on this point, but it was one on which he remained ignorant. Perhaps, however, he would not be ¦ -roiig in voting for it as an executive measure when be disc vered honorable gen- tlemen adv eating it who might be looked up to as the possessors of correct inlorma- tion from that quarter. They had been told by some gentlemen, that the country was on the eve of a war . by others, that it was actually in war What then supposing it either situation, v-as to be done : Were the house to sit there idle, until the ptesident should go and tell theni to adopt the proposed measure ; or were they to lake it up on their own view of the subject ? Ke prefened the latter course. Some mode of defence must be ad pled. Several pr positions, for this in the shape of resolutions were before the house. Il this ¦ as considered the best mode he Could not withold his assent from it. IS ot considering it as an executive measure in so gtcri! an extent as contended for by some gentlemen, he still considered it as an executive measure in a certain des ree> It it was meieiy considered as on auxiliary mode ol defence, as it ou,.ht to be, to co-operate with othet means, he would rejoice ibat he had given his vote in tavor of it. horn. Dec. 14 hit. 4-2, 35, barque Active, RVchardsqh, 48 hours from Salem, for Ma- laga. The ship Sophia Migddeia. arrived at the Vineyard, on Thursday last, in LI days fro n Cape Francois. The ship Charlotte, of Providence, from rdani taken into Yarmouth, England and cleared, drove oat of the Roads in a g tie and jjirt into H irwich, with the loss of ca- ble and anchor At Holmes Mole, Vineyard, on Monday, noon -Ship Monk, Lendal, for San. in ; brj • \p;nes, from ,> 0M11, for Philadelphia ; scar. " :l nor. Nartptt, from do. to do. ; schr. Mary Ann. from do. to Richmond; sctir. Thomas Jefferson, of Dtjxbury, from do. to Baltimore ; brig Richmond frorri St. Thomas for Portsmouth ; Cape. Bangs, in a Schooner from BMHmove, for Boston ; and a biig for Castine. Irf addition to the above list, 18 sail came over the shoals on Saturday last, bound to Northern and Eastern Ports. Arrived, Lark, Crosby, Richmond. Cleared, Regulator, Cochran, Middle- town; Industry, Hilton,.Wiscasse't ; Char- lotte, Plymouth ; Good lutein, Baxter, A- lexandria ; James, Reynolds, Philadelphia ; Dolphin. Johnson, Portland ; Traveller, Snow, Richmond. Ship Diomo, Wood ward, N. W. coast of America and China ; Sally Anne, Glover, Caglinn ; snow Pallas, Rice, Havana ; sebs. Hannah Matilda, Harris, Havana ; Brisk, Smith Hibl'ax. An article from Petersburg!!, itates the amount of'the Russian Navy to be in'lie fSaltic '20 new ships of the Hue"; 12 old ones, 14 frigates, and 85 smaller vessels ; in the Block sea iS sail of the line and 4 frigate's, besides galleys and gun boats. From Hamburg, Oct. 24, we learn, that several American vessels had arrived at the mouth of the Elbwith colonial produce, but had not sailed up to Hamburg, not being fin pished wuh a magistrate's certificate from th.eir loading place, testified by a French a- gerit. AeDemerary.Nov. 2d, lumber 7 joes ; pork 5 do ; beef 3d ; fell 4 to 4^ stivers lb. ; oilier articles generally good. NEW-YOi'.K, Dec. 23. AjtRrvkP'j Brig Orient, jenny, from Rotterdam, via Newport, gin, &c. . Sclir. Henry Dennisori, Alder, 5 days from Charleston, cotton and rice. Lelt, brig Speak, lor New-York, uncertain. Schr. Friendship, Arvel, of New-Ha- ven, 5 days from Charleston, in ballast. The brig Betsey and Polly, sailed same day for New-York. Dec. i'i. iat. 33, long. •;(), spoke ship Golden Rule, from Liver- pool for Norfolk. Schr. Glonana, Godby, from Antigua, via R. I. rum. In lat. 81, sloop Nancy, of Bristol, 6 days from Guadaloupe for Baltimore. Schr. Maty, Edwards, 15 days from Bos- ton, pldistei pans, and hides. Cleared, ship Lydia, Taylor, London ; Two Mary's, Riley,Nants ; Askm s, Moore, Savannah ; Union, Pigot, Liverpool ; brig Delight- Pierce. Cayenne ; schr. John, Wallace, Alexandria ; sloop Three Sisters, Murphy, Philadelphia. Decembet 24. Arrived, ship Sarah and Eliza, Stewart, 40 days from Liverpool, salt, coal, steel dry goods. Dec. 1 lat. 39, 38, long. 57, 25, spoke ship Eliza, Skeddy, 3 days from New-York tor Bordeaux. Ship William and Mary, Clifton, 53 days irom St. Ubes, salt. Left, brig Sea- Flower, of Newburyport. Sailed in co. ship Alpheus, ot Warren, for New-York ; ship William Ham, 11 days from Boston, salt and co.il. Brig Camillus, Kennedy, 13 days from Havana, sugar, hides, molasses and log- wood. Prig Susan, Moffat, 13 days from Hava- na, sugar. Off cape Florida, Dec. 13, spoke brig Angenoraj 7 days.-lrom N. Or- ¦ leans for Baltimore. Left brig Eliza, Grey, of New-York, 16 days Irom Philadelphia, and a yellow sided brig ry days from Port- land. The brig Aurora, Lambert, was to sail in 10 days for New-York. A pilot boat schr. from New-York for New-Orleans, had just arrived, and reported that the Ame- licau ports were all blockaded by ths Bri- tish ! 1 Schr. Saba, Fash, of Boston, 13 days from Havaniia, sugar, lruit, tortoise shell and log- wood. Left brig Aurora, for New York, in 7 days ; schr. Atlantic, for do. in 3 days ; and schr. Monongahela Farmer, for ditto. Dec. 13, in the lat. oi Charleston, spoke br.g Charming Peg^y (yv hich sailed '2 nays before him for Newport) was leaky, steering lor Charleston or Savannah ; same clay, spoke brig Pallas, Mason, from Havauna tor New- York. Schr. Antelope, Smith, 10 days from Meitolk, flour and wheat. Schr. Neptune, Bell, 19 days from Bonaire, salt. iw last nighti ship Le Boy, Gillies, 5R days from Tonuingtn, a:.a S2 tiom the Downs. And one other ship. Cleared, ship Susan, Delano. Belfast ; Un- cle Toby, Parr, Lisbon; Swift, Sfitith>I.i- verpool ; Manchester, BuTvker, Havanna •;' ; or, Reynolos. Norfolk ; Ann, Flower, | Loudon ; brig Regulator, Lawrence, Antrgaia ; I .0 nlli-s, P.e.i, Trinidad.; filr/.a, Kisseluian, 1.11,1 ; Rajah, Thompson, Demerara ; '; /on, N. C. ; schr. Mary', GiiswoH, Martiuiepie ; Ann, Synis, ' St. Croix ; l!ir.i:ony, Qvveas, Philadelphia ; William Hull, Dane.01, Beaufort ; Phillip, Williams, Philadelphia ; sloop President, Phillips, Wi'itou, N. C. ; Lydia, Norton, N. Bedford ; Maria, C mistook, i'l .vidence ; First Consul. Bobinson, Nantucket. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 24. j No arrivals at this port yesterday. Cleared, ship Brutus, Craig, London- derry ; Sally, Gec.leles, Newry ; Mechanic, Ray, Sligo jj britr Clio, Reheygah, Hava- na; H tty, Billows, Point P tre ; schr. Mary, Hall, Jamaica ; Happy Return. Ta- tem, Antigua ; C ncord, Nelson, Peters- burg, Va- ; sloop Hope, Trefcihen, Nor- folk. December 2J. Arrived, sch'r Regulator, Norton, Bos- ton 7 days. Cleared, brig Hefty, Bellows, Charles- ton ; Cyrus, Morgan, Savannah; Fox, Dagger, Bostan ; sch'r PI ughboy, Willi- am, N. York j Ruba, Sa yer, Portland ; British sch'r William, Earnest, Lfrftenberg N. S. ; sloop Morning Star, Donnelly, Charleston,; Julia, Savage, New-York. , Casiinet, Pitner, from Senegal, is below. fPer the Henry Dennison.J CHARLESTON, December I4t., 16. Arrived, ship: A. E. I. Liverpool 59 days ; Farmer, Luut, Petersburg via the Down; ; Agent, Campbell, Mozambique, 85 ; Julia-Ann.Torry, St. Jago 1*2.—lings Venus, Preble. Isle de Los 52 ; Lioness, Wilson, St, Domingo, 31 ; James, Fair, child P. Peter 16 ; Nancy, Liverpool, 52; rchs. Industry, Cheeseoorough, Ejctinia, ti ; Iris, Si 117, Havana, 9; Entc-rpriz , Yellow- ly, Na .sau ; :«ioops Vigilant, Da Cavada,. St. Ja jo, 20 ; Apollo, Weston, Duxbu- ry, '.3.' Cleared, ships Agnes, Bunce. Philadel- phia ; Henrietta Ciiarl lie, Sherry, Liver- p >ol ; Carolina Ann, Hutchinson, do.— Brigs Betsey % Polly, Pnillips. New Or- leans ; schr. ThotrJas Jefferson, Watt, Nas- sau. The French privateer'sloopTrop, faoi of Guadoupe, has put in here in distress. Capt. M'Lean, of the brig Sarah, of New- York, is passenger hi the Enterprize, his vessel lost at Eittheunv. Extract of a letter from L'Orient, Nov. 2t>. Business for the last 12 months has been not only dull, but rumour,, until within a- bout foiu weeks, when a giadual rise took place ; from the opinion generally enter- taineri iliat a warbetu ecu the U, States and England must infallibly break out, and sales d in consequence at advanced puces and the last at enormous rates : the demand, however, was of short duration & ceased immediately on the appearance of king George's proclamation of October 18, ¦ c all fears of a rupture immediately subsided. This act is regarded by every bo- dy here, as a most humiliatingconees.'f n on his part to¦¦¦ ards the government of the TJ, States, and it is expected prices will decline as rapidly as they had risen. « Washington, Dec. mh, 1807. <• Dear Sir, •' Yesterday we received a message from the President of a confidential nature. We Immediately closed our doors, and they are still closed. Of course I am not permitted to inform you either what thePiesident has communicated to us, or what we have done iu consequence of it. liut. 1 may be permit- ted to tell you we are doing no gooxi. I ti-af we are about to plunge the Ration into the most dreadful calamities - unnecessarily aim wantonly. I am now more than ever per stiadi (1 that there is but too much FBIiNCH INFLUENCE. And it is well that those v.li" .succumb to it, should act in secret. This is the reason, and I pledge myself to you, almost the only reason why we sit with closed doors. Our deliberations no more re- quire secrecy at this moment, than they elid when we were debating 011 the subject of fortification's: Nay, sir we are in my opini- on, violating the great rights of the people, by sitting at this moment: with closed doors. 1 cannot express to you ill terms sufficiently -, my abhorrence of what we are doing, and the mann*r in which we are doing i' " IN. Y. E. Pat.'] We have this moment seen a letter from an intelligent gentleman, of which the fol- lowing is a copy : [Philadelphia Registev.~] " Washington, Dec. 2?. The bill laying an embargo, has passed into a law. Yon may he assured it results from the state of our affairs >'ith France, as disclosed in general Armstrong's last dispatches." To the Citizens of Philadelphia. From late information from the West- ward, it appears, that the commissioners for laying out the road, from Fort Cum- berland, to the Ohio river, are deter- mined to go on through'Washington coun- ty, agreeably to their first report, without condescending to examine whether the loute pointed out to them by our legislature, dur- ing their last session, would answer or not. If this great national road, connecting the eastern and western waters, sh. uld be o mo cted on the ground first reported, it will be the most fatal stroke the insterest of this city has got, since the first white man set foot on Pennsylvania. It is as com- pletely calculated to carry the whole trade of the south western states, into Baltimore, as any road could possibly be, Ne¦•-•-York must, and will, be the mar- ket of-the north-western parts of the (J. S. Nature has placed her without a competitor for this trade, on account of her inland na- vigation, A single glaftce at United States map, will clearly deaioustriite the truth of this observation.- Now,- in the name of common sense, where is the trade of this city to come from ? You are shut out on all sides ; and look ort with the greatest indiffwrice, at your inte- rest falling a sacrifice to your neighboring cities. It is to be hoped that you will not suffer this charge to be any longer made a- gainst yoj with justice ; and that you will immediately instruct y ur representatives, in the legislature of this state, to take such steps, as they .may Judge best calculated to cause the we tern end of the United States mad to come as tar north ns possible', so as not to hinder the progress of that road, or mar the views of the general government in first making the law. The friends of the no: thrcn route pledge themselves to shew much belter ground, and shorten the dis- tance between the two points, and of course produce a considerable saving to the United States in the first cost of the road. I again repeat, that unless something decisive is done and that speedily too, the interest of this ci- ty, and not Only this city, but of this States will be immediately injured. This must" and wdll happen as sure as any event follows-" its. natural cause. . The road as reported by foe commissiona. ers will be near f, rty miles from jov part g? the state turnpike to pjt burg ; v. he-n by tafc" ingit on bi ttei :• > un d, & a sh< rtiei dis*ancerf it would !., :,g il within about 22 rod's o? the state road, and vety near tin; latitude of this cuy. A. PENNSYLVANIAN. NORFOLK. Dec. 19, Arrived, sc 'r Resolution, West', d days fiom Nantucket, sab & rnh ; i'iend- ship, Walker i'z days from Eat Green* wich ; Deborah, Spencer, 14 from R. is- jand. In distress, the schr, Luceiia. To.rence, fro'n Gaadaloupe to Newborn. (M C.) su- gar and molasses, Le^ then:- ori the 18th ult. the ship Northern Liberties Chew, of and tor N. York ih 10 days; schr. Sidney, Crispmc. of and for Ne berh, m today , Brig Gei rge Washington, Bo tor1, of and for N. York in ap, On the aad Nov. in kit. 16, 43, long 42. by-a small piccarooh under English colours, <>f about three tons, 11 nv n . nd "¦ne. 1 p s.vivel, who made prize of us and put a -master, on board and ordered u, foe Nevis ; previous to tl 1 bad captured . the? sloop Sally, capt. Bra from Gua- daloupe bound to' Baltimore} «, . I ;:,::¦' in possession about 24 hours we perceiveo I e sloop trying to make her escape ami the pri- vateer ir. cha-e, thinking this, a fav table Opportunity, ve maoV the best of our v ay off with our good friend the prize master, v. ho is a Spaniard ! Sch. Commerce, Gardner, 14 days from St. Ann's, Jamaica—augars. On the 81b. in.t. in lit. 27,30, long. 62, 30, spoke the sloop Julian,of Providence, R. I. from Vera Cm?, blown out- bound to Baltimore, 7 days out. ¦ Sch. Victoria, Pridell, 17 days from An- tigua—rum. Left there on the 1st instant, brig Fioia, Penthal, of and for this p it in. 2 days—Sch. Litile Joseph. Fairyyeariier, of B.idgport for Turk's Island in 2 days. On toe 5U1 ni'jt. in lat. 22, long, 63 spoke t!;e sch. Ann, of Folly Landing, ior Martini que bound home, oui 5 days. The pilot who carried out the French ship L'Patriot, left her about sis '.. sea on Wednesday afternoon. Thus have two ships which the British Ini'.e bl cli.a.led for nearly sixteen months, n.a le tin ir escape. The British squadron have certainly quit- ted our waters and which we believe was in consequence (ifrecmt instrnciions from K land, it having been signified to the Critrsh government that the ir remaining,here was i", hly and {aliei the president's pKclamati- oh) justly offensive to this government. , The Pati iot carried off tw. seami u belong- ing to the service of the U. States, which had deserted and went on board that and with the perfect haowli dge of French officers. These men i Frenchmen, but according '> principle, having become citi'x .soft; States, and actually in their service. were to be considered as American citi !- there any man mad enough to say we ought to quarrel about these men ! Ton French commander having; regained hi not ly force, wan justified in retaining them ag'aii st the claims of this country: We were the1 original wrong di ers. The case of the other seamen is different- ly circumstanced, for in that instance tin re was an open attempt to fake the mai under the authority of his Officer, by ;W positive refusal to deliver him up wb mantled, and this within our own jurisdic tion. PNorfolk Lcdcer. 1 . e_ j o WASHINGTON, Dec. SS. THE.SECRET SRSSiON. Friday. December 18. A melsage in emitting was received frottr" the presrel»nt of the United States, as fohow- eth : [See message and documents in our last."l On motion of Mr. Holland -end seconded by Mr. Clay. The said message and documents accom- panying it weie severally read. Qrdtred, That the letters referred to in said message be returned to the pro- of the United States, agreeably to his re- quest. On motion of Mr. Rand'lph, and second- ed,' that the house do come to the follow- ing resolution : " Resolved, That an embargo be kid on all shipping, the property of citizens of the United States now in port or which shall hereafter arrive." And the question being put that the house do agree to the said resolution, slid on the question theieupoii, the Yeas and Nays being demanded .by one fifth of the nienibers-.present, and debate arising, anao- :np, k U. they that |