OR Te
Penncssce legishainre to the senate of the te subdue, scize, and make prize of ull ves
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waited States.
pied until he was appointed a Judge of the
supreme court of Jaw and equity of Tenes-
This last station he occu-
would immediately pro-
A i sels : goods and effects of or belonging to
pose {to €ongress to aeclare the Dey of Algiers,orto his port, to be
war against Algie I's 3 which Proseeded against and bk Mconding
C will aoree to : d to law—and, also, tocausc to be done all
On giving up this appoint- ongress y NY 0: an
ment which he filled with honor to himseif that a form idable squadron as the state of war will justily, and may in
an Ivantage 3 : , , his opi ire.
and advantage to his country, he turned under commodore (then ) : Pb Hon requis Fo EE
how : . Sect. 3. And be it further enacted, That
We CX pect Admiral) Bain- on the application of the owners of private
: eis ar rmed vessels of the United States, the
bridge, would sail against *™
2 : 15 President of the U. States may grant them
the Regency, In a short special commissions in the forn which he
time. Some accounts say shall direct under the seal of the U. States;
angl such private armed vessels, when so
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that 2000 land forces are cemmissioned, shall have the like authority
to be embarked in the for subduin g, seizing, taking and bringing
TRE into port any Algerine vessel, goods or cf-
squadron. Wo pots aNe eli goisord
fects, asthe before mentioned public ar-
see, which last named office he held four se-
veral years
his atiemtion to the military "art and soon
rose to the rank ot major general of militia
~—1In the capacity of an officer at thé head
of an army, comment is unnesessary ; he
has appeared and yet appears covered with
glory—the laurels with which he has dec-
ked his country’s standard will bloom for
ages—His person remains to be noticed.—
He is tall, thin and spare, but muscular and
hardy, with an eye quick and penetrating.
I have frequently seen general Jackson, and
such was the impression his appearance
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med vessels may by law have: and shall
made in my mind, that I have said to my- therein be subject to the instrucuons which
Algiers is now at war
with all the Northern states States for the regulation of their conduct
of Europe 4 and the Dey —and their commissions shall be revoka-
: bie at his pleasure.
has recently declared war
Provided, That before any commission
against the emperor of all shall be granted as aforesaid, the owner or
ELBA.
scife he is a man of iron. Adversity can may be given by the President of the U,
make no impression on a bosom braced by
such decision and firmness as is visible in
his face and his manners. Letnot the read-
er conclude from this that he is haughty,
distant aud imperious—quite the contrary
==--it is true he sports not with the feelings
of others---and no one is permitted to
owners of the vessels for which the same
may be requested, and the co mmander
such other acts ef precaution or hostility,
wound his with impunity ; but then he is-
gay, communicative & liberal & the more
you know him, the more you admire and
indeed love him. To be a patriot, a soldi.
erand a gentleman, is sufficient to secure
the inviolable friendship of this highly dis-
tinguished citizen. Teo the poor he is lib
eral, tothe unfortunate charitable, to the
WAR with ALGIERS.
WASHINGTON CITY, March 3.
thereof lor the time being, shall give bond
to the U. States, with at least two responsi
ble sureties, not interested in such vessels,
in the penal sum of seven thousand dollars,
_orif such vessel be provided with more
The house of Represen- than one hundred and fifty men, in the pen-
tatives (says the National alsum of fourteen thousand dollars, with
condition for observing the treaties and
Intel.igencer) having YE5= jaws of the U. States, and the instructions
terday removed their 1n- which may be given as aforesaid, and also
junction of secrecy from for, sislying all Gunigss and injuries
. : which shall be done contrary to the tenor
the proceedings which thereof, by such commissioned vessel, and
have taken place in con- for delivering up the commission when
: . revoked by the President of the United
clave, it appears that a bill, ¢.... ~
of which the following 1S & Sect. 4 And be it further enacted, That
: i « hicl
copy, has passed bothhous- 2Y Algerine vessel, goods or effects which
may be so captured and brought into port,
es of Congress, and now a- by any private armed vessel of the United
waits the signatu re of the States duly commissioned as aforesaid, may
. vi . ill be adjucged good prize, and thereupon
president, which it wil shall accure to the owners, and officers
deubtless recelve. The and men of the capturing vessel, and shall
TR J Inked be distributed accordiog to the agreement
message of the pi csident which shall have been made between them,
and proceedings thereon or, in failure of such agreement, according
shall be ublished as soon ‘othe discretion of the court having cogni-
P zance of the capture.
as we can lay our hands
on them. The measure { ’
. Bs tur’s Official Letter. By this, (as we ha
embraced in the following anticipated,) our paval glory remains un-
act 1s one which has been tarnished. —That spirit and valor which to
posterity will be handed down by histori-
: . ans remains unsullied.---Decatur has been
er conversant with the his- c,yured but not conquered.
Commodore Decntur states that after
humb.est private he is mild and tender, to
the base and disaffected to his country
stern aud unbending and yet just. He is
" now about fifty-five, but has a juvenility of
appearance that would make him ten years
younger. The general is married, but has
© no children. If in the field and at the head
of armics in battles we admire the dauntless
soldier ; we love the man who at home, and
in retirement, is hospitable and friendly, and
in this particular the general is pre-emi-
nently conspicuous.
$= General Coffee is a native of Not-
toway County, Virginia.
ES EE Is
- Anierican Patriot.
Fr ( ERE
BELLEFONTE, March 13,1815.
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«“ To speak his thought sem
1s every Freeman’s right.”
Sa An accident occurred in this office,
Which prevented the appearance of this pa-
per on Monday.—=¢ Al} is well” again.
We have before vs Commodore Deca-
_ Weare pleased to learn that Captain
Joxaraax KEARSL EY, of the rifle corps,
has been appointed an Assistant Adjutant
General in the Army of the United States anticipated by every read-
to ravk as such from the 20th of August,
1814, 0n which day in a skirmish, near Ft. . :
Erie, he received a wound, which has dis- tory of our relations with : E
having silenced ihe Endymion and disman-
bled hi ; Fa TN .
abled him from further active service. Algiers, from the moment PA RR
te i peace was proclaimed; and Pomona and Tenedos) « Thus situated,
CONGRE SS. we feel assured, will re- with about one B&th of my.crew killed and
. wounded---my ship crippled---and a more
ceive the almost unani- than fourfold force opposed to me, without
The Senate and House of Representa- mous voice of the Nation. 2 chanceofescape left, I deemed it my du-
tives differ widely on the Military Peace ty to surrender.”
Establishment—the former wishing tore-. AN ACT. I
tain fifteen and the latter only six thousand For the protection of the commerce of the A by hay: passed, both pogses of Gone
men. It is probable, by their disagreeing United States against the Algerine crui- gress for the purpose of waging war with
votes, that no reduction will take place un. 2%": 3 Alri with all the force and energy that
«il the next meeting of Congress. Whereas, the Dey of Algierson the tha U; States possess. lt was this that
A rather singular amendment of the Se- Coast of Barbary, has commenced a preda= occupied Congress in secret conclave.
nate to the bill, was rejected by the House : lory warfare against the United States—
it wasto strike out the word PEAGE in” BE it enacted by the Senate and House
the title of Representatives of the United Statés of Senate of the U States,
A bill for another LOAN of upwards of Americain Congress aasembled, That it Marc h 2.
18,000,000 &f dollars, was pushed through shall he lawful te equip, officer, man and
employ such of the armed vessels of the PEACE ESTABLISHMENT.
United States as may be judged requisite ~~ We have not been able to obtaina sketch
by the President of the United States for of the senate proceedings this day.
protecting effectually tbe commerce and After amending the bill from the house
PT seamen thereof on the Atlantic Ocean, the to fix the military establishment, so as to
Expedition again st Algiers. Mouamarh and adjoining seas. retain fifteen instead of six thousand men,
ec. 2. And be it further enacted, That and amending it in other respects---
it shall be lawful for the President of the
Extermination to the Algerines.
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the lower house by Mr. Eppes, on Thurs.
day last—to pay the principal and allow ad-
ditional interest on unliquidated treasury
notes.
: That bill was passed, and thé concur-
Letters from Washington Pnited States to instruct the Commanders rence of the housc requested in the amend.
mention, that the president of the respective public vessels aforesaid, ments,
House of R¢aresentatives,
March 2.
The amendments of the Senate to the
bill from this house fixing the military
Peace Establishment. were taken up.
Tue amendments to the first section -
the biil purposes to ‘strike out the words.
“ Peace,” 50 as 10 fix the Military Estals
lishment instead of Military Peace Isa
tablishment.” : The
nendment proposes to on
insert filteen in lieu thereof, so ag
to make the Military Establishment ffs
teen instead of six thousa |
as tae bill now reads.
second aj >
slx and
nd men, A
The question on the first ameridment;
was decided as follows by, Yecas and Nays. )
For the amendment 39
Against it 86 |
So the house refused to strike out the |
word Peace as above state d. :
I'he question on inserting the fi
&
, fteen in
stead of six, ifthe amount of
the, Military
as follows :
For the amendment 18 §
Against it 8
rl Gp
Establishment, was decided
100
So the house refused to ag
mendment of the Senate.
In like manger, they refused to agree to
every ore of the Sehate’s amendments ; a-
ree to the ae
aa
ol Aaa
mn
mong which was one to strike out the land
donation to disbanded officers and soldiers
And the House adjourned a little before
10 o’clock. :
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xr oO 1
Ev ening Sitting.
I'he bill to authorize a loan for a sum
not exceeding 18, 452, 800 dellars, was
read a third time, passed, and sent to the
Senate. .
ins mpi SC in Lr sin Rm
4
be pi .
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: PorrsMourH, (N. H.) Feb 18, ;
The Congress frigate, we teres
will take out *Dr. Eustis, minster to Hol-
land. His excellency will yisit this to h |
next week. 4
Commodore Hull has arrived in tow:
from New-York.
rR A ha oR tn win
nn hs
Si i
3 od N— ——
From Er np Colum
New London, March 8.
SIR--Yesterday arrived
off this place and anchor-
ed with the squadron, the
British armed brig Nimrod
from Bermuda. The cap-
tain and others state, that
previous to. sailing, it was
reported and believed in
Bermuda, that THE CON-
STITUTION HAD FALLS
LEN IN WITH AND
CAPTURED A BRIT-
ISH FRIGATE.-
The news of peace had
not reached Bermuda when
the Nimrod sailed---that of
Gen. Jackson’s victory
had.
Admiral Hothamis yet
on shore-—puts up at Mr.
Stewart’s ; treated with
great attention by some
and with civility by all.
Majors Lee and Hoadly
of the 37th regiment of in-
fantry, now stationed at
Forts Griswold and Trum-
bull, are appointed Lieu-
tenant-colonels.
A sy
Froym a Loxpox Parr. :
A dreadful execution took place at Belg, |
“doubtful,