TILE NATIONAL REGISTER. her ports, 12 were under the water line, and as she had six feet water in her when Decatur struck, he was in a fair way of being sunk if he bad not done so. " The loss on board the President was very great, but they will not own to the amount : however, in collecting the prisoners, we found that they were an hundred short of the number borne on the books in the commencement of the action. Some men, it was said, jumped overboard after she struck. Thee cf her Lieutenants wete killed, and 40 wounded were taken on board." We should apprehend that those who stated a few days ago that " Great lii itain was not the first naval Power in the world," and that if the American ships fight they are sure to conquer," will now find some little reason to alter their opinion. American Papers were received yesterday to the 10th bey contain the Report of the Convention of New England States, held at Hartford, in Connecticut. Af ter a very able and luminous view, the Convention resolved, 1. To recommend to the Legislatures represented in this Convention to adopt all necessary measures to protect their citizens from all acts passed or to be passed by the Congress. containing provisions subject' ing the militiamen or other citizens to forcible drafts, conscriptions, o r iwpressments not authorised by the Constitution. ‘2. Application to the Government of the United States for an ar rangement whereby the said States may separately or in concert assume upon themselves the defence of their territory, and the matiagensent of a reasonable portion of the taxes collected within the said States. 3. To form corps fir the defence of such parts of the States of New Englind as may be invaded. 4. To recommend the following amendments in the Cons►itution. 1. Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may he included within this Union, according to their respec ive number of free persons. 4. No new State to be admitted into tl e Union without the concur, rence of tso•thirds of both the Houses of Congress. 3. Congress not to have the power to lay an embareo opon the ships of the citizens of the United States for more than 6o days. 4. Congress not to have the power, without the concurrence of two thirds of b th [louses, to interdict the commercial intercourse between the United States and foreign nations. S. Congress nut to declare war without the concurrence of two thirds of both Houses, except in case of defence against actual iii vasion. 6. No person hereafter n:turalized to be eligible al a Member of Sena►e or House of Representatives, nor capable of holding any civil office. 7 The same person not to he elected President of the United States a second time, nor to be elected for the same State two terms in uc- Cession. And that if these recommendations be unsuccessful, and peace be not concluded, and the defonce of these States be neglected, the representatives of the New England States to appoint Delegates to another Convention to be held at Bos ton on the 3d of June. The above v►ere signed at Hartford, on the 24th January, 15, by all the Delegates, 26 in number. WaantIGTOY• JAN. 3 —The most important business before the Ho u se ye s terday was the Nonfatal Bank IRill, which, after considerable struggle, was negatived by the ca•ting •ote of the Speaker---61 Fe deral, and 20 Republicans against it, and 81 Republicans for it. resignation of Mr. adhts is considered eotemporaneons with the it* of this bill. ~_~ • " • IeoPFW FRENCH PAPERS. Paris Papers of Tuesday and Wednesday last arrived yester day. One fact stated in them would seem to chew that af fairs have taken a very favourable turn at the Congress. The exchange at Vienna, uhich had fallen to 340 and upwards, improved in one day 44, being on the 3d at 99e, on the sth at 294. The affairs of Saxony and Poland are said, in the Frankfort Ga:•ette, to be finally arranged. " PARIS, FED. 16.—At half-past 12 last night, arrived a courier with dispatches, and several letters, announcing that every thing is definitively arranged at the Congress. Ac cording to all appearance the conditions are actually signed. —French Funds, 7g." " VIENNA. FEB. 3.—The Duke of Wellington arrived yesterday. Ile had been preceded the day before by some persons in his suite, and this produced the report of his ar rival on the Ist. " It is pretended that Lord Castlereagh has made use of a new instruction from his Government, which prescribes to him not to take any decisive part in the great contest about Saxony, but to confine himself to the part of mediator. " It is said that the Austrian army will on the 15th be placed on a peace footing. This seems probable." " Rome, FEB. I.—We hear that the Neapolitans occupy the three Legations, and are advancing." AUGSBERG. FEL B.—An English courier has passed through our city this night, and iis , nres us that the Congress had signed a Convention for regulating the affairs of Europe on the sth." WURTZBURG, FEB. 6.—Our Gazettc to-day contains the following article:—We have. this moment received, by estafette, the following most interesting intelligence : " The lait sittings of the Congress have been of the highest importance, and their result has proved satisfactory for the repose of Europe. The grand discussions about Saxony and Poland are now terminated. and in a manner quite different from what might have been expected from the notes that were interchanzed before. " Prussia will keep no other part of Saxony than the two Lusatias, the right side of the Elbe, and some parts of the enuntry towards the North, to strengthen her military frontier. All the rest of Saxony. Dresden, Leipsic, &c. will he left for King Frederic Augustus. In Poland. Prussia keeps the dis trict of Posen. Austria has the Circle of Tarnopol, which was ceded to Russia at the peace in 1809; the salt mines of Vielitska, which she possessed after that period in common with Poland, belong entirely to her; she also keeps Gallicia. Dantzic, Thorn and Cracow, are declared free towns. All the rest of Poland will come under the dominion of Russia."— Frankfort Gazette. On Wednesday, Paris Papers arrived to the 13!h instant. Some Brussels and Frankfort Papers were also received. TLe Duke of Wellington arrived at Vienna on the Ist, and REPORTED CAPTURE OF NEW ORLEANS. ]9. Thu►sday, some intelligence was received respecting the expedition to New Orleans. On the 9th of December, the expedition under Admiral Cochrane arrived'at Pensacola; it consisted of fifty sail of ships of diffeient descriptions, hav ing on board about 10,000 men. Some of the vessels, when last seen, were bearing down on Mobile Point, which place, it was believed, was evacuated by the Americans on the pre ceding day (the Sth). General Jackson had under his com mand a tolerable large force, and had actually tarn in charge the defence of New O►lcans.