List of Goods Exported from Archangel to the United States of America, in 1811, in forty-eight ships. Total, 48/168427 7109 154744 13477 21017) 14743 20825 90268| 41200| 5525 12471 22219 21463 159 Twelfth Congress. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Thursday, March 12 DUTY ON EXPORTS. Mr. Mitchill observed that he wished to submit to the house a proposition which he had long revolved in his mind. It was an smendment of the constitution in the section forbiding a duty to be laid upon articles exported from the several states. The convention, who framed that invaluable instrument, had guarded with a jealous caution the products of our land and industry. They had, foreseen an inconvenience that might have arisen from inposing export duties upon certain articles, as beef, pork, potash, tobacco, cotton or bread stuffs; for example, in their bearing upon particular members of the confederacy, or upon selected classes of proprie tors and their business. Considering the inhabitants as chiefly engaged in the pursuits of agriculture, it was declared that no money should be levied, even by congress, upon surplus article of ther plantations and farmis on transportation to foreign parts. There were he owned, strong reasons in favor of this provision originally. But time, and the varied condition of society, had remarkably dimin ished their fores. Since the formation of the constitution in 1787, and its ratifiention by the states in 1795, great alterations had taken place in our domestic condition. And changes yet more considerable had been experienced, with those parts of the world with which we held the closest connection. In the lapse of twenty four years, our people had become proficients in manufactures. The native materials of the country had been, by the labor and skill of the inhabitants, worked up into a thousand forms. Raw materials from abroad had been subjected to similar processes of art; and the distilled spirits the cotton and hempen yarn, the preparations of leather, wool, wood and iron, and many other things, were studiously sought after by persons beyond the seas. He believed it would be just and proper to raise money on foreign consumption. This might be efected by a moderate and discreet export duty upon the products of our own agriculture and manufacture, as they departed from our ports on their destination to distant markets. The efficacy of such a measure made him regret that the legisla ture did not possess the authority to adopt it. In our commercia】 competetions with other nations, we were alwas crippled through the want of such a power. It was an engine which they employed most severely against us. In our attempts to countervail these regu lations, however adverse, and to meet their system by a correspond ing and retaliatory system, we were constantly fettered and hamnpered by a constitutional restriction. The western sovereignties of Europe, and, indeed, commerce itself had suffered such turnings, and overturnings, that he believed we ought to disengage ourselves as quickly as we conveniently could from the prohibitory clause of our constitution. While the belligerent empires threw so many impediments in the way of liberal and advantageous intercourse, it was our duty to remove from the path an obstruction placed there by ourselves. Mr. M. said he was particularly desirous of inviting attention to the subject at this juncture. By the diminution which our imports had undergone, there was a serious defalcation of the revenue herefore derived from the impost. The expences of the government had, at the sameseason, been exceedingly increased. The wisest heads had been engaged in devising a plan for raising the requisite supplies. The amendment, which he meditated, might be considered as containing a substitute for some of the less agrecable of war taxes.Or, if further ways and means were necessary, this might be an auxiliary to the projected or any other mode of replenishing the treasury. And thus, by a per centage from produce exported as well as imported, there would be a twofold chance, a double oppor tunity, of collecting money for the public service. The method, Mr. M. thought, would be both cheap and easy; and, in other respects, as unexceptionable as any he could think of. He nevertheless begged the house to observe, that he did not intend to press an immediate decision. If by bringing the matter for ward, he should be fortunate enough to excite a serious inquiry into its measures, he should feel high gatification; and should the pro» posal be eventually found worthy of support, he should experience additionally pleasure. In the hope of such a result, he asked leave to lay his notion on the table, for consideration, in the following terms, to wit. “Resolved, by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America, in congress assembled, two-thirds of both houses deeming it necessary, that the following article be proposed to the legislatures of the several states as an amendment to the constitu tion of the U. States, which when ratified by three-fourths, of the said constitution, to wit. legislatures, shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the The sentence consisting of the words "no tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported from any state," in the ninth section of the first article of the constitution, is hereby repealed; and the place therof is inserted the following: Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, and imposts, as well upon exports as imports." Friday, March 13.-Mr. Cheves offered the fol lowing resolution, premising he was induced to propose it from a wish to bring before congress the claim of one of his constituents, which would be embraced in the scope of this enquiry: "Resolved that the committee of public lands be directed to enquire what provision ought to be made respecting lands granted by the British government of West-Florida, not, subsequently recognised by the Spanish government, and the claims to which have been filed according to law with the registers of the United States; and that they have leave to report by bill or otherwise." After some general objections by Mr. Rhea, the resolution was adopted. Mr Porter moved for leave for the committee of foreign relations to sit during the sittings of the house. -Granted. mittee of the whole lie on the table, as the house Monday, March 16.-Mr. Dawson reported a bill for the admission of Louisiana into the Union, and to extend the laws of the United States to that state; which was twice read and committed. The house resumed the consideration of the un- Mr. Cheves, from the naval committee, to finished business, viz. the report of the committee whom was referred the amendments of the senate of the whole on the bill for enabling the people of to the bill concerning the naval establishment, Mississippi territory to form a constitution and state made a report on the same. government. An amendment, yesterday offered by Mr. Poin dexter, in the following words, next came under consideration: The house then, on motion of Mr. Cheves, agreed to the amendment making a reduction of the appropriation for repairs, from 480,000 to 300 thousand dollars. "Nor shall any grant, deed, or other conveyance, Mr. Cheves moved that the house disagree in the heretofore derived from any authority whatever, be amendment limiting the appropriation for timber read in evidence in any court of said state against to such as should be requitite for rebuilding four of any grant derived from the United States, unless the the old frigates; to that which goes to strike out validity of the same shall have been recognised bise,pectection which proposes to lay up all the gunthe Unite States, or some special tribunal constitisagreem ow in commission; and to that going to re ted by them for the purpose.' move all the pursers at present in service after the Mr. Bicon said it was so well understood what 1st of May next, thereafter requiring the concur was the object of this motion, that it was unneces-ence of the senate in all such appointments. sary to explain the grounds of objection to it. He Mr. Cheves as.igned his reasons for the motion. merely rose to require the yeas and and nays on its In relation to the fat amendment, he observed that adoption. the modification of the senate contemplated the Which were accordingly taken as follows: purchase of a description of timber for a particular YEAS-Messrs. Alston, Anderson, Archer, Bassett. Bibb, Black- purpose, which would net call for more than Jedge, Boyd, Brown, Burwell, Butler, Calhoun, Cheves, Clay, Cochran, Condit, Crawford, Davis, Dawson, Desha. Diusmor, Earl,150,000 dollars, although ftimes that arou Findley, Franklin, Gaolson, Goodwyn, Gray, Green, Grundy, B. viz. 200,000 dollars per annum for three years, had Hall, O. Hall, Harper. Hawes, Hufty, Hyneman, Kent, Lacock been appropriated. As to the second amendment, Lefever, Little, Lowndes, Lyle, Macon, Moore, MCoy, Metcalf, Mitchill, Morrow, Nelson, N., Newbold, Newton, Ornsby, Pick- he hoped it would not be agreed to, as to the gunSeaver, Shaw, Smilie, G. Smith, Stanford, Strong, Tracy, Troup, defence and not for sea-service, and as the house ens, Pleasants, Pond, Randolph, Ridgely, Roberts, Rodman, Sage, boats were species of force calculated for harbor Van Cortland, Whitehill, Winn.-76. Wilson, Wright.-37. NAYS-Messrs. Baron, Baker, Bigelow, Bleecker, Breckenridge, with that view had directed them, until necessary Brigham, Chatapion, Chittenden, Devenport, Ely, Emott, Fitch, for such purpose, to be laid up and distributed in Gold, Jackson, Law, Lewis Livingston, Milnor, Moseley, Pearson, Pitkin, Porter, Quincey, Red, Richardson, Simmons, Stuart, the several harbors along the coast. The last aStow, Sturges, Taggart, Tallmadge, Turner, Wheaton, White, mendment, though not objectionable in principle, would in detail be detrimental to the public service, because it put out of commission, at a month's notice, all the present parsers, some of whom YEAS-Messrs. Alston, Anderson, Archer, Bard, Basset, Bibb, were on board ships in Europe, and whose places Brown, Burwell, Butics, Calhoun, Cheves, Clay, Cochran, Condit, could not be substituted in treble that time; and Crawford, Davis, Dawson, Desia, Earle, Findley, Franklin, Ghol- because it required of all pursers bonds of security son, Goodwyn, Gray, Green, Grindy, B. Hall. O. Hall, Harper, || The question on the bill's being engrossed for a third reading was decided, without debate; as follows: Hawes, Hufty, Hyneman, Kent, Lacock, Lefever, Little Lowndes, to the enormous amount of 20,000 dollars each, MAYS-Messrs. Bacon, Baker, Ridgelow, Bleecker, Boyd. Breek. enridge, Brigham, Champion, Chittenden, Davenport, Ely, Emmott, Fitch, Jackson, Law, Lewis, Livingston. Milnor, Moseley, Pearson, Pitkin, Pond, Porter, Quincy, Red, Richardson, Sammons, Smilie, G. Smith, Stuart, Stow, Sturges. Taggart, Tallmadge, Tracy, Van Cortlandt, Wheaton, White, Wright.-39. On motion of Mr. Morrow the house resolved it self into a committee of the whole, Mr. Dawson in the chair, on the bill to relinquish to the corpora tion of the city of New Orleans the use and possession of a lot of ground in said city. The bill having been gone through and amended, was by the house ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. QUARTER-MASTER'S DEPARTMENT, On motion then made, the house resolved itself into a committee of the whole, Mr. BASSET in the chair, on the bill for establishing a quarter master's department, and for other purposes; together with the amendments reported by the committee of the house. This bill goes to establish also a commissa ry-general's department, abolishing that of Purvey er of public supplies.] The committee went through the bill, and repor ted it to the house. Mr. Roberts moved that the report of the com After some remarks of Mr. McKee and Mr. Rhea in favor of the first amendment, the question on disagreeing to it was taken and carried, ayes 60. The two other amendments were disagreed to with out a division. Orleans the use and possession of a certain lot of The bill relinquishing to the corporation of New ground in said city, was read a third time and passed. MISSISSIPPI STATE OR TERRITORY.-The bill to enable the people of the Mississippi territory to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of the same into the union on an equal footing with the original states, was read a third time and passed, without debate, by yeas and navs, as follow: ledge, Boyd, Brown, Burwell, Butler, Cheves, Clay, Cochran, Con NAYS.-Messrs. Bacon, Baker, Bigelow, Bleecker, Brecken-intercourse, no countenance whatever was given ey, Wheaton, White,-28. QUARTER MASTER'S DEPARTMENT.-The house that the American government and the congress of The undersigned, however, cannot but trust resumed the consideration of the report of the the United States, will take into consideration the committee of the whole on the bill for establishing character of the individual who has made the coma quarter master's department. Considerable desultory discussion took place on ther judgment on its merits under the circumstanmunication in question, and will suspend any fur the details of the bill. Mr. Lacock moved to strike out so much of the bill as establishes the office of commissary general, as a substitute for that of purveyor of public sup plies, which the bill proposes to abolish. This motion was supported by Messrs. Lacock and Roberts, and opposed by Messrs. Talmadge and ces shall have been made known to his majesty's to accept the assurance of his highest consideration. resumed his seat in the house, from which he has Tuesday, March 17. Mr. D. R. Williams this day been absent on leave for some time past. Wright. It was contended on the one hand, that of Mr. Newton, referred to the committee of fo. The message having been read, was, on motion no good purpose would be answered by the propos-reign relations, and ordered to be printed. ed change; that it would have the effect of legis. lating a man out of office, if that was not the object of it; that it was moreover always improper to blend in the same bill principles not necessarily connected, thus frequently defeating the mos2 ful measures. On the other hand, several were urged in support of the expediency a military point of view, of the proposed alteration of the present system, which it was said was calcu lated for a time of peace, and ut for a period of war. The question on the matin was decided by yeas and nays, and lost. Ye 24, nays 79. The salary was fixerat 2,000 dollars per annum. Fas 53, Nays 50. Mr. Seybert presented a petition of Stephen Giraid, merchant of the city of Philadelphia, praying Friei, at some custom house of the United States, permission to enter his vessel, called the Good which vessel now lies in an exposed situation at Amelia island, with a cargo of British merchandise on board.-Referred. On motion of Mr. Nelson. Resolved, that a committee be appointed to enpart of the United States, of making provision by quire into the propriety and expediency, on the law, for carrying into effect, in behalf of the offiMr. Roberts proposed to graduate the salaries cers and soldiers of the revolutionary war of the by extending the reduction of the salaries to the Virginia line on state establishment, or those claimdeputy commissaries, giving them twelve hundred ing under them, as also the officers and soldiers dollars each per annum, instead of 2000 as propos-employed in the marine service of the said state of pored by the bill. Mr. Lacock proposed to fix fifteen hundred dol-behalf of any other meritorious persons, the war. Virginia, during the war of the revolution, and in Jars as the salary; and after some observations from Mr. Fisk, rants of land or other engagements, obligatory on been issued or entered into in consideration of milithe good faith of the said state, which may have tary services; by assigning to the said officers and Some other amendments were made to the de-spective proportions of good land to which they soldiers, or those claiming under them, their re Mr. Roberts modified his motion to fifteen hun dred dollars; which was agreed to as the proper salary for the deputies. tails of the bill; and It was ordered to be engrossed for a 3d reading. To the senate and house of representatives of the the part of the said state of Virginia, to be laid off be entitled in virtue of any engagement on may between the Scioto and Little Miami rivers on the north-west side of the river Ohio; and ifa sufficiency of good lands, within the true intent and meaning of the engagements, on the part of Virginia, to the officers and soldiers aforesaid, to maintain ex-sacred and inviolate the plighted faith of the said state, cannot be obtained within the limits aforesaid, then how far it may be expedient to assign to the said officers and soldiers, or those claiming under them, other good lands lying in any state or terriwhatever; and that they have leave to report by tory of the United States, out of any public lands bill or otherwise. I lay before congress a letter from the envoy traordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Great Britain, to the secretary of state. March 13, 1812. JAMES MADISON. LETTER. The undersigned, his Britannic majesty's envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the United States, has read in the public papers of this city, with the deepest concern, the message sent by the president of the United States to congress on the 9th instant and the documents which accompani ed it. Messrs. Nelson, M Kee, Morrow, Breckenridge, and Gold, were appointed a committee accordingly. committee to whom the subject was referred, made Wednesday, March 18.-Mr. Burwell, from the In the utter ignorance of the undersigned as to dais, recommending that he have leave to withdraw jan unfavorable report on the memorial of Peter Lanall the circumstances alluded to in these documents, his memorial and papers. Mr. B. explained at some he can only disclaim most solemnly, on his own length the grounds of the report; upon the fullest part, the having had any knowledge whatever of investigation he was decidedly of opinion that he the existence of such a mission, or of such trans had no claim upon the United States. The speakactions as the communication of Mr. Henry reer laid before the house a letter from Peter Landais, fers to, and express his conviction that from what praying of this body that his memorial may be read he knows of those branches of his majesty's go through in the house from beginning to end, that it vernment with which he is in the habit of having might be fully understood and enable the members Mr. to judge of the correctness of the report. Burwell moved that the report lie on the table, to afford an opportunity, if desired, for the reading! of the memorial: but the motion was negatived The question was then taken on the report, and John Henry-the British agent. It now appears universally agreed that this political torpedo has left the United States in the ship Wasp, that sailed from New-York, on the 10th, instant, with despatches for Europe. As every carried in the affirmative nem. con. The house took up the message of the senate ask-one is at a loss to conjecture why this vessel was so ing a conference on the subject of the disagreeing vote of the two houses on the navy bill, and con ferees were agreed to be appointed on the part of the house. a The bill to establish a quartermaster.general's department, and for other purposes, was read third time, and passed without opposition. The house took into consideration the bill concerning post roads. secretly hastened away, or, indeed, why she was sent to Europe to at all, seeing the extreme folly of missions of this kind-some have supposed that her chief object was to carry this man to an asylum in France, according to a stipulation made by him previous to his disclosures, considering that his life would be unsafe in this country after they should be published-while others declare that his departure in the ship was rather incidental than A question for recommitting the bill to a com-pre-designed; and that she has been dispatched for mittee of the whole, was lost, and it was recommit- the common purpose of wasting time-the Hornet ted to the committee of post-offices and post-roods. being soon to arrive, and, as usual, to bring nothing. STATE OF LOUISIANA. Henry, it seems, has not exposed any AmeriOn motion of Mr. Dawson, the house resolved can in his infamous intrigue-secrecy, in this reitself into a committee of the whole, Mr. BASSET in spect, we are told, was one of the articles of the the chair, on the bill for the admission of the state agreement between him and the government-but of Louisiana (now Orleans territory) into the union, is said that in the erased parts of his letters the and for extending the laws of the United States to names of certain eminent men are still discernable. But these are mere reports. the same. The several blanks in the bill having been filled[Messrs. Poindexter, Dawson, and Clay made some observations thereon-the latter moved that huask the committee now rise, report progress leave to sit again. Agreed to, and the committee On motion of Mr. Wright. rosa it It is asserted in many of the public papers, opposed to the present administration, that Henry to ceived 50,000 dollars from the "contingent fund” of the United States, and that all his letters are forgees. The first appears probable from the factThe house then resolved itself into a committee Henry negociated a check at the Mechanics of the whole, Mr. Stanford in the chair, on the bill Bank in this city, drawn by a bank at Washington from the senate making further provisions for the on the Mechanics' Bank of New York, in which corps of engineers, with amendments reported government keeps an account, for the sum of 48 thousand dollars-and it is positively asserted that thereto. The bill having gone 'hrough, was rethis money was drawn from the treasury in the ported to the house. name of John Graham, chief clerk in the department of state, and byt him paid to Henry. This may be true, and Henrije secrets, perhaps, purchased too dearly; for they only give proof of a fact that ninety-nine of a hundred have always be the United States." But so great a Mr. Williams moved to amend the bill by insert ing, a ter the clause appropriating 35,000 dollars for the erection of additional buildings, the words "at such place as shall be designated by the president of [ Mr. Mitchill spoke in favor of designating West lieved-to wit, that the British government had its Point, Mr. Gold regretted the amendment proposed, reward is rather calculated to assure us of the realiprivate agents in the United States. and-] Mr. Lacock said, as it had been intimated that the ty of the facts he alledges, than otherwise, The house were about to enter on a three day's discu-president and his secretaries are men of great sagasion on this subject, it was scarcely worth while to begin at so late an an hour. He therefore moved to adjourn. Which was agreed to. For Thursday's proceedings see page 48. SENATE.-Friday March 14. Message to the senate of the United States. I transmit to the senate a report of the secretary of state, complying with their resolution of the 10th inst. March 12, 1812. JAMES MADISON. REPORT. city, and, some say, of extreme cunning-perhaps no persons are better qualified to detect an imposition of this kind than they: it is morally impossible that the caution of Madison, the experience of Monroe, the sagacity of Gallatin and the intelligence of Pinkney, could all be set at nought by the ingenuity of Henry, knowing the high responsibility they assumed in giving his papers to the world as genuine. Besides, Henry's own conduct stamps him with the character of a knave-would they trust their characters to his keeping-would they purchase a lie of a man they must be sure would ell an opposing truth for half the sum they gave him for the falsity? The secretary of state to whom was referred the resolution of the senate of the 10th instant has the honor to report, that this department is not in pos- It seems very certain that Henry arrived at Washsession of any names of persons in the United States ington quite poor and left it full of money-how he who have, in any way or manner whatever, en- obtained it is not so well ascertained. But we tered into or countenanced the project or the views, know no reason to doubt the truth of what he states for the execution or attainment of which John Hen-as to the intrigue he was employed to carry on, ry was in the year 1809, employed by sir James though sophistry is busily employed to point out Craig; the said John Henry having named no per- contradictions in his letters and papers, and the sons or person as being concerned in the said project or views referred to in the documents laid before congress on the 9th inst. Which is respect fully submitted. JAMES MONROE. Dept. of state, 12th March, 1812. British minister has disavowed all knowledge of the matters he discloses. There is an internal as well as an external evidence in favor of his depositions. The signatures have been proved-and his works were manifest at Boston in the time stated.. The Chronicle. BALTIMORE, March 21, 1812. Count Rzewuski, of Vienna, is said to have in his possession an Arabian manuscript, written in the time of the Crusades, which mention some curious The legislature of New-York, in committee of particulars relative to the use of gen powder in war, the whole, have passed the bill for incorporating and which contains a genuine receipt for the Greek the American Bank, noticed in our last-ayes 57, fire. The count is now employed in translating nays 45. But on the question in the house on the this rare and valuable work. a charter. have last held the honorable situation of Admirał of the Fleet, were all appointed as being the next immediately in succession: and were, Admirals Forbes, Earl Howe, and sir Peter Parker. engrossed bill, March 13, the doors were closed on The Duke of Clarence, by his promotion to admithe suggestion of Mr. Ogden, that bribes had been ral of the Fleet, has passed over the following adoffered to induce the members to vote in favor of mirals, all of whom are senior in rank to his Royal this establishment. What the result was we are Highness, viz.-Admiral Digby, Viscount Briduninformed; but it is thought the bank will obtain port, sir Chaloner Ogie, Viscount Hood, sır Rich. Hughes, lord Hotham, lord Barham, Earl St. VinImportant steam boat decision. The court of ercent, and Admiral Cornish. The three officers who rors, on Thursday last, unanimously reversed the judgment of chancellor Lansing in refusing an in junction on the Albany steam-boats, applied for by Messrs. Livingston and Fulton. By this decision the injunction is confirmed, and the exclusive right of Messrs. Livingston and Fulton to the navigation of the waters of this state by steam-boats establish ed or corroborated. The Albany boats are there fore prohibited from running, excepting under the Clermont company's right or license; and a compromise or arrangement to that effect we understand is likely to take place.-[N. Y. Columbian. On the evening of Saturday the 7th inst. the republican members of the Pennsylvania Legislature formed the following ticket for electors of President and Vice President of the United States. Charles Thomson, Montgomery county; David Mitchell, Cumberland; Paul Cox, Philadelphia city; Isaac Worrell, ditto; Michael Baker, ditto county; Joseph Engle, Delaware; James Fulton, LONDON, January 15. Chester; Isaiah Davis, Montgomery; John WhiteThe chancellor of the exchequer brought forward hill, Lancaster; Edward Crouch, Dauphin; Hugh his resolution yesterday, relative to the prohibition Glasgow, York; David Fullerton, Franklin: Samof distillation from grain, from the 15th February uel Smith, Adams; Robert Smith, Bucks: Nathanext to the 31st December. He stated it to be his niel Meicbler, Northampton; Charles Shoemaker, intention to propose such an addition to the duties Berks; enes Mitchell, Somerset ; John Murray. on sugar-wash, as would compensate for the loss of Northurf rland; Clement Paine, Ontario; Arthur the additional duty imposed on corn-wash. He Moore, Huntingdon; Henry Alshouse, Westmoremeant also to propose an increased duty of three or lane; James Stevenson, Washington; Abijah Minfour shillings a gallon on all foreign spirits imported, er, Greene; Adamson Tannehill, Allegany; David with the exception of rum. The resolutions to this Mead, Crawford. effect were agreed to. The largest emerald which has ever been seen was lately imported from the East Indies; it was one of the most valuable stone Tippoo Saib's crown. It is of an eraðrdinary size, and its weight is supposed to xceed 506 grains. It is understood they will support James Madison, as President, and George Clinton as Vice President of the United States. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Thursday, March 19.—Mr. M°Kim presented the petition of sundry persons in Baltimore praying an additional duty on imported copper. Referred to the committee of commerce and manufactures. Mr. Porter from the committee of foreign relations made a re Died, on Sunday, the 12th instant, at his house, in Charlotte-street, of a lingering and painful di sease, which he bore like a man and a soldier, gene-port in part on the business of Henry, Craig, &c. Consisting of a ral sir James Henry Craig. ong examination of a certain count Edward de Crillion, now in The committce report, January 17.-It is now ascertained, from a Dan-this city, with the following preamble. ish newspaper of the 31st December, that only five That they did not deem it necessary or proper to go into an inseamen and one marine was saved from the Defence, vestigation of the authenticity of the documents communicated to of 74 guns, and it is supposed the whole of the vernment; it may nevertheless be satisfactory to the house to he congress on the responsibility of a co-ordinate branch of the gocrew of the St. George, of 98 guns, perished-informed, that the original papers, with the evidence relating to These two vessels have lost upwards of 1400 men. them, in possession of the executive, were submitted to their examination, and were such as to fully satisfy the committee of their January 18.-The Petersburg Court Gazette of genuineness. December 20, contains an account of the Russians The circumstances under which the disclosure of Henry were made to the government, involving considerations of political exgaining a signal victory over the Turks on the 26th pediency, have prevented the committee from making those disclo November, when the grand vizier crossed the left sures the basis of any proceeding against him; and from the careful bank of the Danube, who was surrounded, and the concealment on his part of any circumstances that would lead to the discovery and punishment of any individuals within the U. States, troops compelled to lay down their arms before the should there be any such) who were nominally connected with him Russians. The whole of the Turkish army, in no distinct object was presented the committee by the communiation for the exercise of the powers with which they were invested cluding their officers, and the commander in chief of sending for persons and papers. On being informed however Chaban Ouglow, a bashaw of three tails, surren-that there was a foreigner in the city, who lately came to this coun dered prisoners of war. Fifty-six pieces of cannon, magazines, &c. are in the hands of the Russians. This army has, in various actions, previous to crossing the Danube, lost, in killed and wounded, about 10,000. The Turkish army consisted of 35,000 men. It is supposed the above victory will lead to a peace between these two powers. Some genuine manuscrips, several of which are in the hand writing of Oliver Cromwell, have been discovered in the chest, containing records of the town of Haverford West. supposed to be in bis confidence, the committee thought proper to try from Europe with Henry, (Count Edward de Crillon) and was send for him.-His examination taken under oath and reduced to writing, they herewith transmit to the house. The transaction disclosed by the message of the president presents to the minds of the committee conclusive evidence that the British government at a period of peace, and during the most friendly professions, have been deliberately and perfitiously pursuing men sares to divide these states, and to involve the citizens in all the guilt of treason and the horrors of a civil war. It is not however the times, and among all nations, has been considered one of the most intention of the commitee to dwell upon a proceeding which, at all aggravated character; and which, from the nature of our govern ment, depending on a virtuous union of sentiment, ought to be regarded by us with the deepest abhorrence. "The report was ordered to be printed and lie on the table. [Gazs |