tion never to suffer it to go into operation, he had much rather see it repealed. If it were to be kept in suspension, hung up like a rod in terrorem, it would merit ridicule.

Mr. Newton believed he was as much disposed as his friend from Maryland or Virginia, to concede any point to Great Britain or France. He would wear sack-cloth and ashes for the remainder of his life, rather than to surrender one atom to either of these powers. But what had produced this law? The violation of our commerce, and impressment of our seamen. If any change should cause Great Britain to desist, was there any impropriety in trusting the President with a discretion to say, that the operation of the law should cease till the next session of Congress? Certainly not? He wished to see the day, with his friend from Maryland, when every man within these walls, and in the United States, should be clad in the fabrics of his own country; and he made no doubt when once established, that the manufacturers of this country would afford every thing necessary for supplies of every kind. But that was not the case yet-and for that reason they had already invested the president with a discretionary power to suspend the embargo law; and he considered it a proper reason for the passing of this law.

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sed, that he would hold on upon the non-importation act so long as the impressment of our seamen remained. Whenever you take off this, said he, you have nothing to enforce your rights as to impressment, nor as to that system of commercial pillage which has been adopted by Great Bri

tain.

The question of indefinite postponement was carried, 58 to 29. On the motion of Mr. W. G.Camp bell,

Resolved, That a joint committee be appointed to wait on the Presi dent of the United States, and inform him of the proposed adjourn ment of congress.

Messrs. G. W. Campbell and Nicholas were appointed the committee.

Mr. Bibb said, that notwithstanding the difference of opinion which had taken place occasionally between the members of this house, during the present session, on questions of policy, he was pleased to perceive that no difference of sentiment existed in regard to the injuries done us by foreign nations. He believed that but one spirit actuated the people of the United Statesthat they were attached to their country, and to their country alone. He wished not only by professions, but by practice, to shew foreign nations that we can live without them. He therefore offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the members of the house of representatives will appear, at their next meeting, clothed in the manufactures of their own country.

This was supported by Messrs. Bibb and Eppes, and opposed by Messrs. Macon and Rhea. When Mr. Bibb said, he had not expected an objection would be made to the resolution; but as it had produced debate he withdrew it.

Mr. Coles, the secretary of the president of the United States, informed the house, that the President

friends. This house is adjourned till the first Monday in November next. Letters from Boston of the loth of May state, that the Americans were quite reconciled to, or rather highly approved of the embargo. They were, it appears, fitting out gun-boats in different parts, for the purpose of convoying their ships in the coasting trade, in order, as some letters state, to prevent the embargo from being violated, as it frequent ly has been, by vessels which professed merely to have a coasting voyage in view; or, according to other letters, to protect their coasters from our cruizers, who are said to have lately captured several of them, and sent them to the West India Islands. Of these captures the American merchants are understood loudly to complain.

The letters from Halifax, which are of the 26th of May, dwell particularly on the scarcity of timber to supply our shipping, which sought a loading of that article. Therefore, the accuracy of the West India mer chants, who talked so much about the capability of Halifax to furnish this article, does not appear entitled to much confidence. But these merchants, perhaps, merely wished to persuade the public, while the taste for an American war prevailed, that we could easily dispense with the supplies of America.

The legislature of Nova Scotia, at their late session, passed a vote, appropriating 1001. to purchase a sword or a piece of plate, to be presented on behalf of the province to Vice

Admiral Berkeley, whose conduct

fleet from the West Indies in drawing a most melanch ture of the state of our is consequence of the scarcity visions, and particularly f a specimen, we present the ing price current at Jamaic 24th, of April:

Flour, formerly 31, curre 121. per barrel; at that tin were about 10,000 barrels i ston; the 7 loaf, formerly 21 is reduced to 10 ounces; h per lb. candles, 2s, per lb. per cwt. butter 4s. per lb. per barrel; pork 81. 15s. sorted linens bear an advance 70. to 100 per cent. over i Irish porter, 401. per ton.

The quantity of flour at K was not sufficient for six wee sumption. At the other isla scarcity is described as still m vere; indeed, in some island said that no flour can be and this dreadful scarcity p while flour is selling in the States at the rate of five dol barrel. This price is adequa secure a reasonable profit to merican farmer, who cannot fore suffer much by the operat that embargo which threaten colonies with famine, and whic American government has cho adopt as a measure of defen gainst the impolicy and injust our orders in council. It ma said, that the French govern has contributed to provoke the bargo, but the French are n much exposed to revenge; they

not likely to suffer materially b

tivation of cotton, coffee, and sugar, and devoted a good deal of their ground to the production of yams and cassaver, of which they have an ample supply, at least for the food of their negroes. The embargo, therefore, cannot affect them so severely as it appears to do the colonies which belong to this country.

The Henrietta, just arrived from St. Michael's, brings the unpleasant intelligence that several shocks of an earthquake had been experienced at the above Island, and which had produced some volcanoes. The Island of St. George had been nearly destroyed by its ravages, and its trembling inhabitants had fed to Fayal, Pico, and Terceira; repeated shocks were felt, and the volcanoes were left burning at the very moment the last letters were closing for England with the melancholy tidings. The buildings had all tumbled into ruins, but the number of lives lost on the occasion was not ascertained.

The Trinidad Courant, brings an account of a dreadful conflagration which took place in the town of Port d'Espagne, on the 24th March last, The editor of the Courant states,"That on taking an account of the extent of the damage, with the plan of the town in hand, we find that 12

squares or blocks have been entirely consumed, and nine partially, making altogether 435 principal houses or stores with the fronts to the streets, besides back stores and out-offices, which may be estimated at four times that number at least, and the whole, at a moderate cal culation, worth 3,500,000 dollars; the lodging or, property of about 4500 persons who are now in the streets, and numbers of them totally destitute. Of the value of merchandise, produce, and effects destroyed, we can at pres-ut form no idea; government has called for the account of every person's loss upon oath; it will however, we think, exceed a million sterling. Of the public buildings, not one has been saved.

Bonaparte has liberated all the English smugglers from Flushing, where more than 400 of them had been detained for 18 months, and, in consequence, smuggling has recommenced on our Eastern coast.

The following return has been made to the French Emperor of the number of the Jews in all the habi table globe; viz. in the Turkish empire, 1,000,000; in Persia, China, India, on the east and west of the Ganges, 400,000; and in the west of Europe, Africa, and America, 1,600,000-total three millions !

A Notification from the Secretary of state, appears in the Gazette of Tuesday the 14th, of which the following is the substance :"Where

as on Monday the 30th of May last, an outrageous mob, of several thousands in number, collected in the town and parish of Rochdale, in the county of Lancaster, and broke open the private houses of cotton and woollen weavers, carried off their shuttles &c. and demolished the glass windows of the office where the

magistrates were met for transacting public business, several of which stones wounded the special constables then in attendance; and in the evening of that day, broke open and entirely burnt down the prison: And on Tuesday the 31st, such rioters extorted money from divers peaceable inhabitants of Rochdale, by menacing to burn their houses, factories, mills, &c. and proceeded to such extremities that the lives of individuals were not only threatened,

but in most imminent danger." The notice then proceeds to offer his Majesty's most gracious pardon to any person concerned in the above outrages, (except the person or persons who actually set fire to the said prison,) who shall discover his accomplice or accomplices: And, as a further encouragement, a reward of Fifty Pounds is offered, for such information as may lead to the conviction of the offender or offenders.

The numerous assemblages of the starving manufacturers have given much alarm, although there has been but few riots or disturbances.-A very large meeting of the merchants and master manufacturers, to which the delegates of the weavers were invited, took place lately at Manchester, when it was agreed, that an advance from 20 to 30 per cent. should take place in the wages; and this arrangement, though not universally satisfactory, is generally approved, and the work people seem inclined to return to their business. This advance takes place immediately, and a further advance of about eight and a half per cent. is to be made on the 1st. of August.

The following scale of the wages for weaving 6-4ths. cambric muslins, (60 reed, 130 pricks to an inch,) will shew both the extreme reduction in the value of labour, and how subject the cotton business is to excessive fluctuation.

SCALE of the variation in the rate of

wages during the last 13 years, In the year 1796,97,98,99.1800,01,02 Wages per picce40s34s28s27s25s24s39s In the year 1803, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, Wages per piece 19s 23s 26s 24s 22s 12s

According to the arrangement made, the advance will now be from 12s. or 13s. to 18s. 3d. and on the 1st. of August to 20s. In the year 1796, the length of the piece was 20 yards; since that time it has been extended to 24 yards. Six-fourths muslin is the barometer of the trade. The advance on workmanship for o

ther articles is, of course, in the same proportion.

No feeling mind can reflect on the distressed situation of the weavers and their half-famished families, for the last six months, without deep.commiseration. The loss of the accustomed markets, arising out of the present diastrous war, has produced innumerable bankruptcies; the stocks of the insolvents have, of course, been brought to market at reduced prices, and capitalists have reduced wages to rival their new competitors, the assignees. The general demand, in the mean time, has been very flat. Wages, in consequence of these, and a number of less obvious causes, have declined to such an excess, that it appeared in evidence before the house of commons, that an ordinary workman, employed at his loom 14 hours in the day, could not earn more than 7s. per week.

The effects of the restrictions on commerce, both French and English, begin to be felt by the agriculturists as well as the merchants and manufacturers; no better evidence of this fact can be adduced than the following:--York wools, which last year sold at 17s. or 18s. the stone of 161b. fetch this year only from 11s. 6d. to 12s. 6d a stone, being a reduction of above 30 per cent.

It is stated that a very extraordinary change has taken place in the mind of the Cabinet respecting the Catholic question. The Pope's Nuncio to the prince of Brazils has been treated with marked deference and attention by the Duke of Portland, Mr. Canning, and other public men connected with the government.

The last meeting for the season of the Whig Club, was held on the 7th at the London Tavern, Mr. Alderman Combe in the chair; it was numerously attended. In the course of the evening, "Sir Francis Burdett, and the independent electors of Westminster," was drank as a toast from the chair.