t ‘J4°,Z--•" - - 3 ~. :Ile% 111 rbir No. 1,349.—V0L. XV.] AMERICAN PAPERS. THE PRESIDEN rs MESSAGE. WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. b. At twelve o'clock this day, the President of the United States transmitted to both Houses of Con gress, by Mr. S. L. Gouverneur, the following mes sage : •• Felloso Lthzens qf the Senate, and of the House of Reprerentatives,—Ttle progress of our affairs since the last session has been such as may justly be claimed and expected, under a government deriving all its powetti front an enlialitetted people, anti tinder laws I ed by their It 'present:dives, on great consideration, lor the sole purpose of pioinoting the welfire and hap piness of their constituents. In the execution of those !awl, and of the powers . vested by the constitution iii the executive, mire ttt i t ted attention has been paid to the ; !teat objects to which they extend. In the concerns which are exclusively internal, there is good cause to be satisfied with the result. The laws have their due ope ration and effect. In those telating to foreign Powers, I ant happy to state that peace add amity are preserved with all, with a strict observance on both sides of the rights. In matters touching our commercial intercourse, where a difference of opitiion has existed in any case, as to the conditions oil which it should be placed, each party has pursued its own policy, without giving just cause of faience to the other. In this annual communi cation, especially when it is addressed to a new Con gress, the whole scope of our political concerns naturally wows into view ; that errors, if such have been com mitted, may be corrected ; that tickets, which have be clinic thinnest, may be remedied ; and on the other hand, tit it measures w hi.:ll were adopted on due deliberation, which experience has shown its are just in themselves, and essential to the public welfare, should be preserved .std supported. to preserviit this necessary and very important duty, I shall endeavour to phase before you, on its merits, every subject that is thought to be entiilvil to .our particular attention in as distinct and clear a light as i may be able. " By act of the 3d of March, 1815, so much of the several acts as imposed higher duties out the tonnage of of forei g n vessels, and on the manufactures and produc tions of foreign nations, wit to imported into the United States in foreign vessels, than whet' imported in vessels of the Uttited States were repealed, so far us tespected the ma st afacturer and productions of the nation to which such vessel belonged, on the condition that the repeal should take effect truly w loom of any foreign nation, when tint Executive shoulci be satisfied that such discriminating them s, to the disadvantage of the Liam.: Sta.es, had likewise been reoea:ed by such nation. By tills act, a propnaitimt was knack to all !tattoos to place our COM. soeree each ott a basis, which it was pies 1111 l ed, vvottid be acceptable to ad. livery nation was allowed W bring its matinfactures and productions into our pons, and take the inalitifaCtllres and productions of the Untied States back to their ;ants, it' their own vessels, out the saute continual that. they mi 4,111 he trattspored i, vessels of Lite U toted ; and, in 'cairn, it was required that a like ace 1111 l Utodation should be granted to the vessels of the United Stales in the ports or other Powers. The articles to Ise admitted or prohibited on either side formed tin port of the proposed arraintement. Each party would ream the right to action nr prohiuit such articles from the o her as it thought proper, and on its own conditions. " lit ph. biitg thus the navigation perfectly on the same Frontal ib iho transportation of imports anti ex Hurls between the Canted States and other countries, it was presumed t .at was olrzred that coalti he desired.— Alany considerations of great weight wive its a right to expect tibit tilts cotsinerce should be extended to the colonies us %veil as to the European doutinioos of other powers. %Vali the latter, especially a till tile countries exclusively manufacturing, tile advantages WAS Mani oo the other side. When ho article is adinitied len is reap tared to supply the wants of the party ati halting it, and admitted then, not in favour of any par ti country to the disadvantage of inhere, but no Cotsthtintis etpially applicable to all, it Mills ill:4 that the Urtieles lints Adlllilled snotald be earool thither in the vessels of rite country affording such supply. and mat the reciprocity should be footiti in a coot:yowling ace lat 1111 l tin the other side. " Snell was the intent of Our systetu as established by the Act of ISIS. In the year in winch' tins act was Massed, a treaty was conclis , led tech Great Britain, iu direct conforitiny with his prim:irks in reaard to lit•r Ettiolican dominions. To htr colome , , vet, 111 tne West Indies and On this cininnent, 11 waS 1101 VX• OW lintisll Government dalming tile exclusive s upply a !hose colonies. and from our ports; and of 1 atio nal( ttr4 • • • 0" ,- Pluck: 9 1 0 111 J ,4 +~ •:i~ M 4; ~4 : me iir.f.tuctious of tile colottles in tomtit. in ITur own it is probable there will be a 6 611 greater increase 01 re- Dungeness. It has been ststcti as a report in saute %tint I. TO this Awn the (jotted titans Collill not as. ce. v i. of the papers, that this ship hat been lost on the Felll, The Slitite C OlitilllollS were offered to FrJtsee, tout '• Uthlvr the influence 'of the most imlavonritble cir- Owers, but we are happy to add that there is t , u not accrincd. tier government (imamle I eitittlition, 1 cummasice,, the Revenue for the ilea. and subieqUeill tuner LlWllrable in her havigation, and 10 Mho it WWI I }ear.. 4 i 18 '=. 5 . will exceed the demand at proem au- appearance whatever of any wreck Otero. • . • . . _ rtt _ Our thn, ConOtitution, anb nalmil. MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 182,2 iliouaht improper to accede. it is much to be regretted, that although a neuriciation has been long pending, such is the diversity of views entertained, that there does not appear to he any reasonable prospect of its early conclu sion. It is my duty to state, that very serious differences have occurred in this negociation respecting the con strugtion of the ,eight article of the treaty of 1803, whereby Looisiani was ceded to the United 4ttes; and likewise respecting the statue of the Apollo, in 1820, for a violation of our revenue laws. By the eight article of the treaty referred to, it 6 stipulated, that alter the expiration ol twelve years, the ships of Fiance should for ever after bp placed out the footing ol the most fa voured nation. By the obvious conclusion it was in tended that no favour should be granted to any power to which France should not be intitled. But, if this st Id be so construed as that France should enjoy of right, and without paying the equivalent, all the ad vantages of such as might he allowed to other powers, in 'cowl for concessious made by them, she would not lie pined on the footing of the most favoured nation, hut on one held by no other nation. " As little cause has the government of France to complain of the seizure of the Apollo, and the removal of other vessels from the waters ol St. Mary's. It will not be denied that every nation has a right to regulate its commercial system as it thinks fit. The violation of its revenue laws is an offence which all nations punish; and in this case every ilutiA which occurred indicated a fixed purpose to violate our revenue laws. Had the party intended a fair commerce, he would have entered our ports mid paid the duties. But his conduct was dif ferent ; lie entered the river Si. Mary's, the brisindary between the United States and Florida, and took his position on the Spanish side, on which there teas do town, no port, anti scarcely soy settlement. 1 - 16 pur pt?se, therefore, was not to sell t las counts to the inha bitants ol Florida, but to the United States, in ex. barter for their productions, which could out be done without a breach of our laws. " The priolciples of the system of reciprocity, founded out the law of the 3d of Nlarch, 1515, hers been since carried into effect with the Nei iterlauils' Sweden, Prus sia, 1-lainhurgli, Bremen, Lubeck, and Oldenburg, with a provision made by subsequent laws for the Nether lands, Russia. liantburgh, and Bremen. The govern ment or Norway has oueited the ports of that kingdom to die vessels of the United States, upon the payment of the duties that are paid by their vessels to its. " The question concerning the first Aritcic of the Treaty of Ghent has been, by 3 joint act of the Repre sentatives of the United States amid Great inlllllll, at the Court of St. Petershurgh, sot:nutted to Its Majesty the Emperor of Russia's decision : the result has not been received. The Commissioners under the 6th article of that treaty not having been able to agree upon their de cision, their repots to the two governments, contort's :Ably to the provisions of the treaty, may he expected at au early day. With Spain the treaty o. 1809 has been partly carried into execution, altlitin4ll, from a contra vention of the orders of their Sovereign, the Governors of the Floridas have omitted to deliver op the archives and documents rrlating to ilie priyerly of those pro. voices. This omission has given ruse to several accidents of a painful 1141111 V, the which 610 be hers•after dis closed. " It has la.:tis seed, with much concern, that in the pet formaitee of the duty of recen leg the provinces. agreeably to treaty, a collision arose uetweett the GO- Sellllll' 311(1 the fudge avitoittiett 101' tote northero district. "I Its subject, slier fore os recommended to the early eon.. siderati )))) of Congress. A Board hats been appointed to Wake I -ilium for the payment of such our citizens as have well-founded claims on Spain. The Commis sioners and Surveyors, appointed by Spain, have not yet arrived in the United States, but arc scowl t xpectetl.-- The diplontatic intercourse between the United States slid vita Portuguese Government, interrupted by the re volution which has transferred the seat of Government to Lisbon, has stopped the intercourse between us ; the renewal of that intercourse is advisable at an early clay. It Is understood that South America has hail great suc cess during the year in her struggle for independence. — To promote a haypy . mull, by trienilly concert with the goveruattut of Spain, will he our object. To conduct out operations vie have raised a loan of five millions tit dollars. There has been an actual increase of the pub. I coebt contracted - during the year, of one million twe .hundred and thirty-teiglit thousand two hundred and dollars, sixty-nine cents. " A loan of 5 millions of dollars has been negociated, under the sanction of au Act ol Congress, to pay off a part of the public debt at the rate 111 5 dollars 59-100111 pet a.m. The total receipts of the Revenue Iron' the I •t January to the 30th Septumber exceeds the demands by 1,702,370 dollars, alit' on the remainder of the year - • .irobahle there .-41 be ill 'Pr Inman of it' .w thorised by law. Had the deficiency been such as to subject its to the necessity, either to abandon measures of defence, or resort to other means for funds, the course presented appeared to be a plain our.—lt (Mal be gra titying to all to know that this necessity does not ex i st. It is lidieved that a moderate additional duty on certain articles would have a good effect. " A considerable increase of domestic manufactures, by diminishing the insportations of ihreign, will probably tend to lessen the amount of the public revessite. " It cannot be doubted that the more complete nor internal resources, and the less dependeet we ..re on fo reign powers for every minimal aS well as domestic pur pose, the greater and more stable will be the public felicity, by the increase of domestic manutataure. • "The examination of the whole coast newly acqoired will be completed in the present year. " Due progress has been made in the construction of vessels of war, according to the law providing for the gradual atigmentasion of the navy, and its the extent of existing appropriations. 'Die vessels authorised by the act of Ig2t) have all been pleted, and are now is actual service. None of the larger ships have beets, or will be, launched for the presets', the otject being fo piotect all which may not be required for 11111 l iediate service from decay, by suitable buildings built ove . rtiwp. A squadron has been maitilaiiied, as heretofore, in the Nlediterranean, by means whereof peace has bta ii re served with the Barbary Pun crs. This squadrou has tern reduced the presets' year to as small a force as is compatible with the fulfilment of the object 'amended by it. From past experience, and the best information res r peeling the views of those Powers, it is distinctly under stood, that, should our squadron be withdrawn, they would soon recommence their hostilities and depreda' oohs upon our commerce. Their fortifications have lately keeit rebuilt, and their maritime force increased. It has also been necessary to maintain a naval force in the Pa cific, for the protection of the very important interest; of ou r citizens endaged in commerce and the fisheries in that se.i. Vessels have likewise been employed in cruis ing along the Atlantic coma. in the Gulf of Mexico, on itu• coast of Africa, and in the neighbouring seas. In the latter wally piracies have been committed on our commerce, and so extensive was becoming the range of those unprincipled adventurers, that there was cause in ;ippreliesitl, without a timely anti decisive effort to sup press them, the worst consequences would ensue. For timaiesy, a cm.sideratile check has been given to that spirit by our cruisers, who have succeeded in capturing and destroying several of their vessels. Nevertheless, it is considered an object of high importance to continue these cruisers until the practice is entirely suppressed. Lake success has attended our efforts to suppress the slave trade. Under the flag of the United State, and the sanc tion of their papers, the trade may be considered as entirely suppressed ; and if any of our citizens are engaged in it under the flags and papers of other Powers, it is only from a respect to the rights of those Powers that these offenders are not seized and brought home, to re ceive the punishment which the laws inflict. If every other Power should adopt the same policy, and pursue I the same vigorous awaits for carrying it into effect, the trade could no longer exist. - - - - - - • " Deeply impressed with the blessings which we en joy, and of which we have such manifold proofs, nit/ Mind is irresistibly drat-ii to that Almighty Being, the great Source from whence they proceed, and in whom our most urateful acknowiedghten•• are due. " Wadlingtun, Dec. 3. " J. MONROE." A cleei, confidentially employed in a recpcctahle commercial house in the city, lately absconded with property belonging to his employers, amounting to between S and 4,0001. He lies been traced to Havre de Grace, and there apprehended; but the constituted ttuthorities object to giving him up, a', by the French law, they have the power of confining him fur five years in prison under a false name. When taken, about 251. was found upon his person, and the lady who accompanied hint, we understand his wits, had jewellery to the amount of 1001. about her. She is under the surveillanca of the police, and he is committed to prison; he has bee,p4i-riwg since July last with the female that accomated hint, in the first style of Coition, and is reperted: have since married her. He was a fre4etW vbaer of a noted gaming , house in St. James's-we" . • The Phani.T, \Veatherhead, with convicts, from Portsmouth for New South Wales, which sailed on Thursday se'nnight, is at anchor in f.afety Maier p. It h•• been stated as a replan iu. wale • ,