circle, all the parts of which contribute things as they are, and to make a to the improvement of the country, reasonable provision for whatever and some of them to its preservation. they may be. Were armies to be

“The subject is now proposed to raised whenever a speck of war is vithe consideration of congress, be. sible in our horizon, we never should cause, if approved by the time the have been without them. Our res state legislators shall have deliberated sources would have been exhausted on this extension of the federal trusts, on dangers which have never happene and the laws shall be passed, and the ed, instead of being reserved for other arrangements made for their what is really to take place. A steady, execution, the necessary fouds will be perhaps a quickeved pace, in preon land, without employment. I parations for the defence of our sea. suppose an aneudnient of the con port towns and waters--an early set. stitution, by conseiit of the states, tlement of the most exposed and necessary; because the objects now vulnerable parts of our couytry---à reconimended are not among those militia so organized, that its effective enumeraled in the constitution, and portions can be called to any point is to wbich it permits the public money ihe union, or volunteers instead of to be applied.

them, to serve a sufficient tine, are “The present consideration of a means which may always be ready, national establishment, for education yet never preying upon our resources particularly, is rendered proper by until actually called into use. They this circumstance also, that if con- will maintain the public interests, gress, approving the proposition, shall while a more permanent force shall yet think it more eligible to found it be in a course of preparation. But on a donation of lands, they have it much will depend on the promptitude now in their power to endow it with with which these means can be brought those which shall be among the ear. into activity, If war be forced upon liest to produce the necessary income. us, in spite of our long and vain apThis formation would baye the ad: peals to the justice of nations, rapid vantage of being independent on war, and vigorous movements, in its outset, which may suspend other improve will go far towaris speyring us in its nients, by requiring for its own pur- course and issue, and towards throw, poses the resources destined for them. ing its burthens ou those who render “This, fellow-citizens, is the state necessary the resort fronı reason to

་ ་ of the public interests at the present force. moment, and according to the intor; " The result of our negociations, or mation now possessed. But such is such incidents in their course as may the situation of the nations of Europe, enable us to infer their probable issue; and such tou the predicanient in which sạchi further movements also on our we stand with some of them, that we westery frontier as may shew whether cannot rely with certainty on the pre-war is to be pressed there, while nesent aspect of our affairs, that may gociation is to be protracted elsewhere, fhange from moment to moment, shall be communicated to you from during the course of your session, or time to time, as they become known after you shall have separated. Our to me; withi whatever other informaduty is therefore to act upon the tou I possess, or may receive, which

may

may aid your deliberations on the "A step so friendly will afford great national interests coinmitted to further evideuce that our proceedyour charge.

ings have ilowed from views of jus • THOMAS JEFFERSON.” tice and conciliation, and that we « Dec. 2, 1806. .

give them willingly that form which may best meet corresponding dispo

sitions, House of Representatives, Dec. 3. “ Add to this that the same' mo

tives which produced the postponeIn a committee of the whole house, ment of the act till the 15th of resolutions were entered into for re- November last, are in favour of its ferring the several subjects of the further suspension; and as we have president's message to seven different reason to hope that it may soon yield committees.

to arrangements of mutual consent

and convenience, justice seems to Special Message from the President require that the sar measure may

of the United States. be dealt out to the few cases which “To the Senate and House of Re. may fall within its short course, as

presentatives of the United States to all others preceding and following of America.

it. I cannot, therefore, but recom“ I have the satisfaction to inform mend the suspension of this act for you that the negociation depending a reasonable time, on considerations between the united states and the of justice, amity, and the public governinent of Great Britain is pro

interests. ceeeding in a spirit of friendship and

“ Thos. JEFFERSON." accommodation which promises a result of mutual advantage. Delays indeed have taken place, occasioned

Volunteers. by the long illriess and subsequent death of the British-minister charged The following is an abstract of the with that duty. But the comnuis- effective strength of the volunteers in sioners appointed by that govern- Great Britain; distinguisbing infaument to resume tbe liegociation have try, cavalry, and artillery, according shewn every disposition to basten its to the latest returns, dated the 1st of progress : it is, however, a work of December, 1806:time, as many arrangements are ne- Caralry.-Field-officers, 160; carcessary to place our future barınony tains, 493 ; subalterns, 1,032; staff

; on stable grounds.

officers, 745; serjeants, 1,556; trun" In the mean time, we find, by peters and drunners, 520; rank and the cominunications of our plenipo- file, 25,180. tentiaries, that a temporary suspen

Infantry.---Field-officers, 1,238 ; sion of the act of last session, probi captains, 3,854; subalterns, 7,456; biting certain importations, would, staff officers,

1,786 ; serjeants, as a mark of candid disposition on 13,826; trumpeters aud drummers,

our part, and of confidence in the 6,762; rank and file, 259,501. temper and views with which they Artillery.-Field-officers, 20; caphave been met, have a happy effect taius, 151; subalterns, 309; staff-ottion its courser

cers, 55 ; serjeants, 554; trumpeters X X 4

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merce with France, which that power and brought in, and, together with vainly hopes to effect against the her cargo, shall be condemned as commerce of his majesty's subjects, lawful prize. And his majesty's a probibition which the superiority principal secretaries of state, the of his majesty's naval forces might lords commissioners of the admiralty, enable bim to support, by actually and the judges of the high court of investing the ports and coasts of the admiralty, and courts of vice admienemy with numerous squadrons and ralty, are to take the necessary meacruizers, so as to make the entrance sures herein as to them shall respecor approach thereto manifestly dan- 'tively appertain. gerous; and whereas his majesty,

W. FAWKENER. though unwilling to follow the example of bis enemies, by proceeding to an extremity so distressing to Treaty of Peace between his Majesty all nations not engaged in the war, the Emperor of the French, King and carrying on their accustomed of Italy, and his Serene Highness trade, yet fects himself bound by a

the Elector of Saxony. due regard to the just defence of the rights and interests of his people, His majesty the emperor of the 'not to suffer such measures to be French, king of Italy, protector of taken by the enemy, without taking the confederation of the Rhine, and some steps on bis part to restrain his serene highness the elector of this violence, and to retort upon Saxony, anxious to provide for the them the evils of their own injustice; final re-establishment of peace behis majesty is thereupon pleased, by tween their states, have named for and with the advice of his privy their respective plenipotentiaries, to council, to order, and it is hereby wit, his majesty the emperor of the ordered, that no vessel shall be per- French, king of Italy, the general of mitted to trade from one port to an- division, Michel Duroc, grand marother, both which ports shall belong shal of the palace, &c. &c. and bis to, or be in the possession of France serene electoral highness the elector or her allies, or shall be so far under of Saxony, count Charles De Bose, their controul as that British vessels his principal chamberlain, &c. &c. may not freely trade thereat; and who, after having exchanged their the commanders of bis majesty's full powers, have agreed upon the ships of war and privateers shall be, following articles : and are hereby instructed to warn Article I.-- From the day of the every neutral vessel coming from any signing of the treaty, there shall be such port, and destined to another peace and perfect friendship between such port, to discontinue her voyage, the emperor of the French, king of and not to proceed to any such port; Italy, and protector of the confedeand any vessel, after being so warned, ration of the Rhine, on the one part, or any vessel coming from any such and his serene electoral highness the port, after a reasonable time shall 'elector of Saxony, on the other. have been afforded for receiving in- II. His electoral highness accedes formation of this his majesty's orders to the treaty of confederation and which shall be found proceeding to alliance, concluded at Paris on the another such port, shall be captured 121h of July in the present year; and

by

non.

by such accession, he succeeds to all territory, equal in revenite and poputhe privileges and obligations of the lation to the Circle of Cotbus, which alliance, in the same way as if he territory, serving as a point of union were a principal contracting party to between the said principalities, shall the said treaty.

be possessed by the said prince, in II. His electoral bighness will full and entire sovereignty. The liassuine the title of king, and take inits of this territory shall be fixed by his place in the college in the rank of commissaries appointed for that purkings, according to the order oť his pose, immediately after the exchange introduction.

of the ratifications. IV. He cannot, without the pre- VIII. The contingent of the kingvious consent of the confederation dom of Saxony, in case of war, shall of the Rhine, in any case or for consist in the whole of 20,000 men. any cause whatever, allow a passage IX. During the present campaign, through the kingdom of Saxony to considering what has bappened, the any army or corps, or detachment of contingent of the kingdom of Saxony troops, appertaining to a power not shall be 1500 cavalry, 4200 infantry a party to the said copfederalion. 300 artillery, and 12 pieces of can

V. The laws and ordinances which define the several rites of the various X. No contributions shall be levied, forms of worship established in Ger- after the signing of the present treaty. many, having been abolished by the XI. The present treaty shall be effect of the dissolution of the ancient ratified, and the ratification exchanged Germanic body, and moreover not at Dresden, in the course of eight: being compatible with the principle days. Done at Posen, Dec. 11, 1806. upon which the confederation has (Signed) DUROC, been formed, the exercise of the ea

CHARLES, count de Boze. tholic worship shall, throughout the whole kingdom of Saxony, be fully assimilated to the Lutheran form of Message of the American President. worship, and the followers of the two religions shall without restriction en- Washington City, Dec. 2. joy the same civil and political rights, This day, at twelve o'clock, the This object is a particular condition - President of the United States comwith his majesty the emperor and municated, by Mr. Coles, his secreking.

tary, the following message to both VI. His majesty the emperor of houses of congress :the French undertakes, that by the “To the Senate and House of Reprefuture treaty of peace with Prussia, sentatives of the United States of thie Cotbusser Kreis, or Circle of America, in Congress assembled. Cotbus, shall be ceded to his ma- “ It would give me, fellow-citizens, jesty the king of Saxony.

great satisfaction to anuounce, in the VII. His majesty the king of Sax- moment of your meeting, that the ony cedes to such prince as shall be difficulties in our foreign relations, Bamed by his majesty the emperor existing at the time of our last sepaa. of the French, and in that part of ration, had been ansicably and justly Thuringia situated between the prin- terminated. I lost no time in taking cipalities of Eichfeld and Erfurt, a tbose measures which were most likely VOL. XLIX.

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