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this defect by a volunteer force. Mr. G. said, he, whole, the bill to regulate the collection of duties would not reject, nor did he mean to disparage this on imports and tonnage, together with the amendspecies of force. But from the nature of its organi- ment proposed to it. Postponed till Tuesday next. zation, it cannot be suited to offensive war, nor to the occupation of a country after it should be taken. He had been told too, by military gentlemen, with out exception, that it was always found to be the mox expensive and least efficient force. He hardly expected to have heard it relied upon for the contem plated object, by the honorable mover, because he thought that gentleman concurred with the other experienced military gentlemen in these respects.

The consideration of the bill in addition to the act concerning the commercial intercourse between the United States and Great Britain and France, and their dependencies, with the amendment thereto was resumed, and also postponed until Tuesday next. The bill to alter the time of holding the district court of the United States for North Carolina, was reported by Mr. Franklin without amendment, and passed to a third reading.

Mr. G. said, upon an impartial view of all the considerations he just had the honor to suggest, he HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. thought it was demonstrated, that the force propoFriday, January 10.—Mr. Lewis from the comsed was not more than competent to the objects of mittee on the subject, reported a bill to incorporate the government; and that a smaller number would the trustees of Washington College; which was correspond, neither with the national spirit nor ex-twice read and committed. pectations. He would therefore proceed to consider, whether that number proposed, exceeded the national capacity to furnish.

[TO BE CONTINUED.]

Twelfth Congress.

IN SENATE.

Monday, January 13.-Mr. Giles from the committee to whom was referred the bill authorising the purchase of ordnance and ordnance stores, camp equipage and other quarter master's stores and small arms, reported it without amendment.

Mr. Blackledge, from the committee to whom was referred the resolution respecting the district court of North Carolina, reported a bill to alter the time of holding the district courts of North Carolina [which provides that these courts shall be held at Edenton, on the third Mondays in April and October; at Newber, on the first Tuesday after the third Monday in those months, and at Wilmington on the third Monday after.] This bill was twice read and ordered for be engrossed for a third reading.

Mr. Randolph rose and said, that having been engaged in raising a large military force, he, for one, if the United States were to incur this expence, The senate resumed, as in committee of the was disposed to give them employment, not probawhole, the bill in addition to the act supplementary bly though the identical employment of which the to the act concerning the commercial intercourse house had heard so much. It was the boast of the between the United States and Great Britain and Roman legion and its commanders, that the Roman France and their dependencies, and for other pur- soldiery was as well versed in the use of the pickaxe poses; the further consideration thereof, together and the spade as the firelock; and so essential was with an amendment to it proposed by Mr. Smith it deemed by that wise and military people that the (of Md.) was postponed till Wednesday next. soldiery should not only be able to perform their mi The senate resumed the consideration of the bill litary duty, but be useful as labourers, that their mito prohibit the importation of rum, tafia or other litary levies were always made from the country, spirituous liquor distilled from sugar cane, sugar or from men engaged in the employment of husbandmolasses, during the continuance of the act con-ry, in preference to the dissolute and profligate He for one, had been, for cerning the commercial intercourse between the loungers of the town. United States and Great Britain and France and a long time, surprised that the government should their dependencies, and for other purpeses;

On motion of Mr. Lloyd,

Resolved, That the secretary of the treasury be directed to lay before the senate a statement of the quantity of rum imported into the United States during the year ending September 1811, where imported and from whence.

On motion of Mr. Giles,

be paying immense sums in all parts of the United States for labor, whilst the soldiery, which annually draw millions from the treasury, are kept in a state of perfect idleness, leading to depravity and dissoluteness of manners. He believed that regular and wholesome labor would not only have a good effect in preserving the health of our soldiers, but it would render the load of life which they are at The bill authorising the purchase of oidance present compelled to bear, less burdensome, and and ordnance stores, camp equipage and other prevent them from having recourse to intoxication. quarter master's stores and small arms, was read if they were to be employed in digging the Presithe third time, and passed by unanimous consent; dent's house or the war office from under ground, twenty two gentlemen being present. Adjourned. it would not only give them an appetite for their reTuesday, January 14.—The bill to alter the time gular meals, but some appetite for their existence. At this moment it is contemplated by the governof holding the district courts of the United States for North Carolina was read the second time, and ment to perform some works of great utility. We referred to a select committee composed of Messrs.have already decided that if these men shall be rais. Franklin, Horsey and Lloyd. ed, and if the public service does not require them Wednesday, January 15-The senate resumed, to be employed, the president shall not have the pow as in committee of the whole, the bill to prohibit er of disbanding them; but before the bill can be the importation of rum, taflia and other spirituous carried into operation, a considerable time must liquors distilled from sugar cane, sugar or molasses, elapse; and if there be no war our large peace es during the continuance of the act concerning the tablishment will be entirely out of employ, except commercial intercourse between the United States that they may shoulder their muskets on the south and Great Britain and France, and their dependen side of some range of buildings. cies, and for ther purposes. Postponed till Monday

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Believing therefore, that the employment of these men, would not only be useful in forwarding works of public utility, but tend to their own com

fort and happiness-if there can be such a thing as a The house resolved itself into a committee of the happy mercenary slave--and in some measure, sup whole on the bill authorising the president of the ply that loss of labor which is taken out of the mac-United States to accept and organize certain volunket by their enlistment; he wished some measure teer military corps, Mr. Bassett in the chair; when to be adopted for this purpose. He also believed that Mr. Porter moved to strike out the three first secif the officers had something like employment, by ions of the bill last reported by the commitee of overlooking their men, and seeing that they perforeign relations, which provide for the appointment formed their work properly, they would be thereby of the officers in the manner prescribed by law in the materially benefitted; for he could conceive of no several states and territories, and insert, in lieu thing so injurious to the comfort of a man as lead (thereof, the four first sections of the bill first reing the life of a drone without business. The great ported by the same committee which gave authoriest geniases of the age spending their time in thisy to the president to appoint the officers. Consiway, would become drones and dead weights on so-derable debate took place on this subject, which ciety. Ile, therefore, moved the following resolu tion:

"Resolved, That the president of the United States be authorised to employ the regular army of the United States when not engaged in actual ser vice, and when in his judgment, the public interest will not be thereby injured, in the construction of roads, canals, or other works of public utility."

shall be given hereafter. All seem willing that these volunteers should be raised; but there is a great difference of opinion as to the best mode of orgamzing them. If they are to be considered in the light of militia and officered by the several states, doubts are entertained whether they can be employed without the limits of the United States; and if they are officered by the president, under an engagement Mr. R. wished this resolution to fe on the table; for a limited time they will be nothing different from but this was objected to, and a debate arose. In the the regular force, except that they engage for a course of which the resolution was amended, by shorter period. No question was taken, the commitadding the word "fortifications" before the words, tee rose and had leave to sit again. Adjourned. "roads and canals," and instead of taking a ques Monday, January 13.-The speaker laid before tion on the resolution's lying on the table, it was the house the protest of two members of the legislataken on its passage and negatived 102 to 15. The ture of the Indiana territory against the admission affirmatives were Messrs. Bleecker, Brigham, Ely, of that territory into the Union. Referred to the Emott, Fitch, Jackson, Law, Lewis, Nelson, Pit- select committee to whom the memorial on this subkin, Potter, Randolph, Stanford, Wheaton and ject had been referred. White.

The House went into a committee on the bill authorising the president to accept of the service of a volunteer corps, but rose without taking any ques tion, and had leave to sit again.

The Senate informed the house by message, that they had receded from their disagreement to the amendment which this house had insisted upon, to the bill for raising a military force So that this) bill now wants only the signature of the president to become a law. Adjourned.

Saturday, January 11.-The Speaker yesterday laid before the house a report from the secretary of the navy in relation to the navy pension fund, which was ordered to be printed.

Also, a report from the secretary of the treasury on the subject of deposits made of public money in the several state banks since the expiration of the with the correspondence which he had held with charter of the bank of the United States, together the banks in relation thereto.

Mr. Seybert proposed the following resolution, which was agreed to:

Resolved, That the secretary of state be directed to lay before this house, a list of the names of persons who have invented any new or useful art, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or

any improven.ent thereon, and to whom the patents have issued for the same from that office, subsequent to the 28th of December, 1810, with the dates and general objects of such patents; and also Mr. Milnor introduced the following resolution: that the secretary of state be directed to lay an en"Resolved, That a committee he appointed to ennual report before this house, embracing the above quire and report whether any and what alterations are necessary in the act prescribing the mode in which public acts, records and judicial proceedings

of any state shall be authenticated so as to be acknow ledged in every other state."-Agreed to.

objects.

Mr. Williams, from the eommittee on the subject, reported the bill from the senate establishing a quarter master's department, with amendments, which was committed.

Mr. Little presented the following resolution: Mr. Little called up his resolution respecting cap"Resolved, that the president be requested to cause tures made by Great Britain, of American vessels to be laid before this house, as far as may be practica- and property: but an amendment being moved to ble, a list of the whole number of vessels captured add and any other government," some debate enupon the ocean under the authority of the British go sued, which was interrupted by vernment, their value and their cargoes, since the ratification of the treaty of amity, navigation and commerce of 1794, and also the amount of indemni fication, if any has been made, during the same peri od to the citizens of the United States, on account of the aforesaid captures, condemnations and de

tentions." Ordered to lie on the table.

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Mr. Porter, who said, though the information which this resolution called for was desirable, he thought a discussion upon it ought not to prevent a progress with more important public business. He hoped, therefore, the resolution would be suffered to lie upon the table for the present, and that the house would take up the bill authorising the Mr. Pitkin called up for consideration two reso-president to accept of a volunteer corps. lations which he laid upon the table on the 23d ult. The motion was carried, and the house accordcalling upon the secretary of the treasury for state ingly resolved itself into a committee of the whole ments of the district tonnage of the United States on said bill, dir. Bassett in the chair; when after within each state and territory for every year since considerable debate, the committee rose and reportthe 4th of March 1789; and the gross amount of ed the amendatory bill with amendments. So that the customs within each state and territory for the same corps, as the bill now stands, will be a volunteer militia period, which was agreed to. corps, the officers being appointed by the several stater.

The usual hour of adjournment having arrived, Britain makes for the impressment of our seamen the house did not take up the amendments, but ad is without foundation. Our right to naturalize journed. foreigners is established by our constitution; and "Abbott on Tuesday, January 14.-The Speaker laid before if a late publication of that country, the house a letter from the secretary of the treasury shipping," be referred to, it will appear that any containing a statement of the sums paid to the clerks foreigner who shall remain in the British navy in that department. three years, or marry a wife in England, shall become a subject of that country; so that while they make subjects of our citizens, they deny us the right of making citizens of their subjects.

Ordered to lie on the table.

Several unsuccess

Mr. Rhea moved that the select committee, to whom was referred the presentment against judge Toulmin, be discharged from the further conside ration of the subject, as every member who had The house then took up the order of the day, heard the representation read to the house this! morning, must be convinced that the charges made viz. the bill authorising the president of the United against that gentleman were entirely without foun States to accept of a volunteer corps. The whole dation; and that he had acted the part of an upful attempts were made to amend the bill. The day was occupied in debate. right man. Mr. Poindexter was of opinion that the charges house adjourned without taking the question on the brought against the judge were not only unfounded, bill's going to a third reading. [For Thursday's proceedings see next page-376.] but that they proceeded from corruption: but he hoped the committee would not be discharged, a he had received a letter ¡rom the judge, in which he says he shall be able to transmit such evidence as will convince every man that the charges have no foundation. He hoped therefore, the papers would remain referred, that a report might be made upon the subject which would set the matter in a proper light to the world.

The motion to discharge the committee was negatived.

The Chronicle.

BALTIMORE, January 18, 1812. BANK NOTES.-For many years past the people of the Eastern states have been much vexed and injured by a gang of counterfeiters chiefly rendezvousing in Canada, and detection was rendered more difficult on account of the moral impossibiliThe house then took up the order of the day on rous and different notes in circulation. But latterty of acquiring a critical knowledge of the numethe bill for authorising the president to accept of a ly counterfeits to a prodigious amount have been volunteer corps; when, after a long debate, a ques discovered on the banks of the middle states, some tion was taken on striking out the words fifty thou of which are admirably executed. If able to obtain sand, and inserting twenty five thousand, and nega list and description of them, it shall have a place in tived, 86 votes to 11-This motion was made by Mr. the Register. It is stated that three persons were Bacon, with a view, if it was carried, of afterwards taken up at Washington city a few days since, one bringing in another bill providing for 25,000 other of whom had in his possession counterfeit notes to volunteers to be commissioned by the president, the amount of $62,000.

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for a short period-that the one force might be kept In their new emissions of paper many of the within the United States, and the other sent without banks have taken what appears to be the most ef the United States. fectual barrier to counterfeits. The unrivalled

The question was then taken on concurring with beauty of their engraving, the joint labor of a conthe committee of the whole on the amendments restellation of artists at Philadelphia, and the superiported, which was carried by a large majority. Iority of their paper, throw, we would hope, insu-being late, the house adjourned without taking a perable difficulties in the way; and, besides, the question on the bill's being engrossed for a third tile of the work is so remarkable that every man reading. may easily become acquainted with the genuine

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Wednesday, January 15-The speaker laid before bills. the house, a letter from the post-master general, General Wilkinson.-The National Intelligencer with a report containing an account of the contracts says it is generally understood that the judgment entered into by that department, and a list of the of the court [martial that lately sat at Frederick town is decidedly in favor of the accused." From the great mass of testimony accompanying the report, we are given to understand the decision of the president may not be known for some time.

clerks and their salaries.

Mr. Condit understood a gentleman as saying in the course of the debate which had lately taken place, when speaking of the impressment of our seamen by the British vessels of war, that had not Additional Military force -The bill which passed our government asked too much, they might have both houses of congress for raising an additional obtained redress. He therefore moved the follow military force of 25.000 men, was signed by the ing resolution, in order to get some information on president on the 11th inst. and is therefore a law. the subject: Virginia. The following gentlemen have been "Resolved, That the president of the United elected by the legislature to fill the vacancies in the States be requested to furnish the house with cocouncil occasioned by the constitutional removal of pies of the instructions heretofore given to our two members, the death of one, and the resignaminister at London, on the subject of the impression of the two others--gen. James Wood, N. H. ment of American seamen into the naval service of Claiborne, Robert Quaries, Peter A. Daniel and Great Britain, excepting so much of it as may be John Campbell.

improper to disclose, on account of any impending] John Brockenborough, late cashier of the Bank negociations." of Virginia has been appointed president in the room

Mr. Newton saw no necessity for this resolution, of A. B. Venable, deceased. as he believed all the information which the execu- Massachuse ts-The legislature of this state met tive possessed on this subject had been laid before at Boston on the 8th instant. Governor Gerry opencongress and printed. He could mention one cir-ed the business of the session with an admirable cumstance to shew, that the pretence which Great speech.

On the 19th instant, a proposition was submitted phet was surrendered a prisoner to gov. Harrison, to the senate of Pennsylvania by Isaac Weaver, Esq. by some Indian chiefs; that Tecumseh his brother, in the form of certain resolutions devising a me was to be surrendered also, in like manner-and thod whereby the sense of the citizens of that state that the Indian chiefs stated that in the late engagemight be had on calling a convention to alter some ment on the Wabash, the Indians had lost 214 parts of the constitution. It is proposed that the killed, besides a number wounded. people give a vote at the general election in October next, in the same manner as other votes are given, and on the tickets to be expressed whether they will have "a convention" or "no convention." Thursday, January 16.-A cominunication was The amendments proposed to be made are specified, received from the president containing a statement of and to the following purport:-the expences attendant on taking possession of the 1. Senators to be elected for only one year. 2. The country east of Perdido. The expense $3396; als o general assembly to meet on the second Monday in a list of persons impressed by the British. Oidered January, or on a day appointed by law-unless to be printed.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

otherwise convened by the governor. 3. To deprive The volunteer bill was called up. An amendment the governor of the power to negative a bill-but a was before the house yesterday which was still unbill not to become a law without his consent unless der consideration, which binds the volunteers to re-passed by the legislature. 4. Judges to hold their do duty within or out of the United States.". offices for seven years, if so long they behave well. Considerable discussion took place, and at length 5. Justices of the peace to be elected by the people, the motion so to amend was withdrawn by the in convenient districts, for five years, if so long they mover, Mr. Gholson.

behave well. The number of districts and justices After various motions, the question recurred, to be fixed by law. 6. The third legislature to be shall the bill be engrossed and read a third time? elected subsequently to the adoption of the foregoing On the question, the ayes and noes were calledamendments, and every tenth legislature to be clect- yeas 96-nays 25. ed thereafter forever, shall have power to make amendments, to this constitution, which, when adopted by the next succeeding legislature, sha become a part of the constitution of this common

wealth.

It was ordered to be read a third time to morrow.
The following message from the president of the
United States was received and read.

To the Senate and house of representatives of the
United States.

Commodore Rodgers made a harbor at Martha's I communicate to congress a letter from the EnVineyard about the middle of December, in the voy Extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of President. The day of his arrival a vessel from Great Britain to the secretary of state, with the Sligo, Ireland, had been cast on shore, and the answer of the latter. passengers, 80 in number, were in a destitute con

The continued evidence afforded in this corresdition. Commodore R. administered to their imme-pondence of the hostile policy of the British governdiate wants by giving two dollars to each of them ment against our national rights, strengthens the and offered every other aid in his power to assist considerations recommending and urging the prethem in getting to New-York, the place of their paration of adequate means for maintaining them. JAMES MADISON. destination. Washington Jan. 16, 1812.

The British Minister, (it is said, in the New York Evening Post) has had a long conference with the The house went into committee of the whole, president; demanding the object of the military pre Mr. Lewis in the chair, on the bil from the senate parations going forward, &c. If such is the fact, with the amendments reported by the select com. he, doubtless, received a proper reply. mittee, establishing a quarter master's department. Delaware.-The general assembly of Delaware The committee went through the bill and adopted convened at Dover on the 7th instant. James Sykes was chosen speaker of the senate, and Cornelius P. Comegys speaker of the house of representatives. Governor Haslet's message is worthy of the principles for which his father died at Princeton.

New Jersey legislature has re-assembled agreeably to adjournment.

The road from Fort Hawkins to Fort Stoddart, through the Indian territory is completed, and the troops are returning to their respective stations.

The yellow fever rages violently in several piaces in Spain-particularly at Carthagena and in Murcia -in the latter 6000 persons are said to have died of it. A dreadful mortality also prevails in the Canary

Islands.

Fears are entertained that the Nautilus of 18 guns, lieutenant Sinclair, and crew, are lost at sea.

the amendments reported by the select committee, rose, and reported them to the house-The house took up the report.

The letters referred to in the above message are lengthy. Mr. Foster's is dated December 17, 1811 and Mr. Monroe's reply January 14, 1812. Mr.

F. denies that he had demanded that the United States should insist on the introduction of British goods into France; but renewedly manifests the determination of his government to adhere to the practices we complain of. Mr. Monroe says "on a full view of the conduct of the British government, it is impossible to see any thing short of a spirit of determined hostility to the rights and interests These letters are not of the United States," &c. very important, further than they convey the sentiments above stated; yet we regret they must lay over until next week; as, from the number of the The Shawanoe Prophet a prisoner.-A gentleman REGISTER to be printed, and the time required to of intelligence and respectability from Cincinnati, fold and pack them for our many subscribers, it is who passed through New Market (Highland coun- in dispensably necessary that one side of our sheet ty) on Friday evening, last informs us that he saw should be on the press on Friday at 12 o'clock.— a gentleman direct from the Indiana territory, who | But this necessity we hope to avoid for the future, informed him that he had conversed with some by some arrangements about to be made. The members of the legislature of that territory, who message will probably put an end to talking in concommunicated the important facts-that the Progress, and it is high time for it.

Chilicothe, January 1.

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Twelfth Congress.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Thursday, Jan. 16.-The following were the yeas and nays on engrossing the volunteer bill."

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I find it asserted in the statement referred to, that have, in the name of my government, demanded that the United States government should pass a law for the introduction of British goods into the American ports, and also that the United States should undertake to force France to receive into her harbors, British manufactures.

YEAS. Messrs. Alston, Ander-on, Baker, Bard, Bartlett, Basset, Bibh, Blackledge, Bleecker, Blount, Boyd, Breckenridge, Brown, Burwell, Butler, Calhoun, Cheves, Clay, Cochran, Clopton, Con dit, Crawford, Davis, Dawson, Desha, Dinsmoor, Earle, Emott, Findley, Franklin, Gholson, Gold, I beg permission, sir, to declare that neither of Green, Grundy, O. Hall, Hper, Hawes, Huff these demands have been made by me, and that my ty, Hyneman, Johnson, Kent, King, Lacock, meaning must not have been understood, if such Little, Lavington, Lowndes, Lyle, Macon, Max-was conceived to have been its impo't. I could not well, Moor, M'Bride, M'Coy, M'Kee, Metcalf, have demanded the passage of such a law as above Morgan, Morrrow, Nelson, New, Newbold, Oms-tated, because my government does not pretend to by, Paulding, Pickens, Piper, Pond, Porter, Quin. interfere with the internal government of a friendly cy, Reed, Ridgely, Ringgold, Rhea, Roane, Ro power, nor did I mean

to demand that America

berts, Rodman, Sage, Sammons, Seaver, Sevier, should force France to receive our manuf.cu.es. Shaw, Smilie, G. Smith, Stanford, Steward, All I meant to say was, that the admission of Stow, Strong, Sullivan, Tallman, Talitaterro, French commerce while that of England has been Tracy, Troup, Turner, Van Cortlandt, Whitehill, excluded from the United States ports, was regard. Williams, Widgery, Wilson, Wright,—96. ed by Great Britain as highly untreudly in Ameri

NAYS.-Messrs. Archer, Bacon, Bigelow, Bigca, and that a continuation of such policy would be ham, Champion, Chittenden, Davenport, Ely, retaliated upon by Great Britain with similar reFisk, Fitch, B. Hall, Jackson, Key, Law, Lewis, strictions on her part which was so far merely an Mosely, Person, Pitkin, Potter, Seybert, Sturges, Taggart, Tallmadge, Wheaton, White.-25.

The following message was received from the president of the United States, read, and ordered to be printed.

To the senate and house of representatives of the
Unued States..

offering of like for like. But while the American non importation act excludes British trade from the United States' ports, it must be recollected that it goes still further and excludes also British arm-. ed ships from American ports, while it admits those of the enemies of Great Britain. "A neutral nation is responsible for the equality of its rules of conduct towards the belligerent powers" (to use the words of an American secretary of state in the year 1796, and therefore the part of the law which estab. lishes an inequality was justly an object of more se rious complaint on the part of Great Britain. You The continued evidence afforded in this corres-are aware sir of the advantage which his majesty's pondence of the hosule policy of the British go vernment against our national rights, strengthens the considerations recommending and urging the preparation of adequate mea is for maintaining thein. JAMES MADISON.

I communicate to congress a letter from the en voy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Great Britain, to the secretary of state, with the answer of the latter.

Washington, Jan. 16. 1812.

MR. FOSTER TO MR. MONROE.

enemies have derived from this state of inequality which enables them, though possessing no port in this hemisphere, continually to prey on the trade of his majesty's subjects, secure of a refuge for their cruizers and their prizes.

The prohibition of entry to his majesty's ships under these circumstances, might perhaps justi y Great Britain in asserting that whatever reason Washington, December 17, 1811. she may have for repealing or modifying her orders SIR-I did not mean to have written to you at in council, so as to lessen or entirely remove the this moment on the subject of our late correspond-pressure now unavoidably laid on the trade of Ameence, but that I have had the mortification to rica as a neutral nation, she might yet refuse to en. perceive statements circulated from highly respect-ter into any discussion on that subject with the Uniable sources, which gave a view of the preten sions of Great Britain relative to the United States not warranted by any of the letters which had the honor to address to you, and which at a time when discussions are continuing so impor tant to the two countries, might, if left unrectified produce an effect highly to be lamented by both the American and British governments, inasmuch as

ted States, until either by the revocation of the prohibition above stated, or the placing all the bel. ligerents under the same probibition, America should cease to violate the duties of a neutral nation,

With respect, however, to the supposed demand that America should force, the entry of British manufactures into France, it is mo-t particularly neres aty that I should explain myself, as a total DD

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