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VOL. IV.

TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1812.

NO. 23.

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(By Authority.) AN ACT Reflecting the enrolling and licencing of Steam Boats. Bes it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the passing of this act, a Stean boat employed or intended to be employeed only in a river or bay of the United States may andshall be enrolled and licenced, as

if the same belonged to citizen of the U.

States, according to and subject to all the conditions, limitations and provisions con-

tained in the act entitled " an act for en-

roliitlfi Ihipi ol v. Ifelj c fn ! yrd in

jthe c. tracfe ti h ri-s. and for regu-

tati" the I me." exiepl thai tfi Inch caic

no oath or i Br tioo fhtl! be required that

khe f.uJ h belonif to I uitiien. ot Cltl

Uf p of th U '" ' v' it -

Sec. 2. . - ir - it nt thew tnetCtedt Thit

It lie own-r or w ! t Inch Iteani bolt.

Upon application t r enrollment or lu encr,

Iftiatl i v r d to r- eoll-ctrs ol the dil

Uriel to and Wn the uf of the United Stitrs

in the d n Itv of 1000 dollars with ff-

fi, -m: lu ' diti i i d tht Ihe Ti-1 io t

,) if b 'Wpl v'.) "im othr-r w ter than

Khe rivers ind 1 ys ot the Unite' es.

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iSyciJer etAi tfbtf o" Representatives ir M .CL1N ros.

fcVce President of the United States and

r esideUtaf tht Senate Hftrrh rl 181. Appro d. JAM MADISON.

fAn set othoriC I tr a Sfli n H

tJtceedi rleven n w f,t d ill fl ! ri reid n i by the Senate and . t rr . . J

fjirusf e r tentative, oj me vwcu

LSft?fe5.f ' f t; a, in C assembteu

'l'nt tht fiflent of thel) StAtrtbf, ind he ii hrrebf SOthotitrJ to borrow on

Lthe credi' of thr United tt l UttHI no

frxcmiu v n in it li ol Bo rs. at ai

trrr ft

per centum per

i- inry, oi which ma) he receive t- m other fources, to deiray ihe. rX;jrorrs vvi.i n ii.ive been, or m y, during the prrlchl t I (ion of Congrefs, be Hithorifed ov Uwtntl 'oi whii h proper apppouriationi lvr I n or may, UU' inu the p efent ftflion pi Con

grefs, be made by law s Provided That no engagement nor contract tiiill '-e entered i ito, which (h illprnlud the United Statfs From reiinburfing t he fum or (urns thus borrowed, at xny tiu,r after the rkpiration

of twelve years from the h..t d ay ot January next. Sc. 2. And be it further enacted Thst the Prefident of the On ird Stteb, be, and hr is hereby tuthorifed to c .uiV to he conUitufed certificates of (lock, figned bv tbe rf)ifr o( the treafiiryyOi by a co-- mtffioner ct IctanS, for th? fum to or borrowed by virtue of this act, or for any part thrrpol, hearing -;i interrfi df Gx per centum, sntl reimburHble as aforefaid, which ftoek thus 'rented, (hall be transferable n thr fame manner as is provided by law for thr trans ferof the exiftihg public debt of the United Stu's ; and it is hereby further declared th it it flnll be deemed a good execution of the faid power to borrow, tor the Prefident of the United States to Caufe the T-i ) cer

ffi ites of ftork br anv part there f, lb bt ! 1 ... I

fold Provided, Rial no tuch Itock ih .11 jz t'oid under par. S'c. S. And ke it further enacted, Th f.) much of the foods conftttuting the annual ipprbpriation of fipbt millions of dollars, tor the payment of the principal and inter r(t of the public debt bf the U ited States, ts may be wi ted fof that purpnfe, f-er rttsfying the fums ueceffry tor the p.y ment of the ii tf-reflP, and iuih p-rt . t thf principal ol the faid dVht as the U. Stares re now pledged annually to pay oi r--im-borfe, is hereby pledged n I pi priated for t!ie payment of tlte inten fl i r thf reimburfement of the principal f thr ft ck whkh may he created ij y est tue of this c ; it fliall accordingly be tin i u y of thr comfniflioners of the finking fun I o uf to he applied ai d paid out of thi f id fui d yearly fochfurrj snd fums hs m y be anno illy wanted to difchatge thr Intei fl c cro'ii on the f'id ltr( k. ami to reimburfe

the principal s the lame wall Become our, ami m -V br dMtharged in conformity wirli the terms ot" thr lofti ; snd th. y are further ittthorifod to apply from time to tim filch futfl 01 fu:n out of the fid fund ms tt; y n v :hi k pi ,'jr towards redeeming hy nJ !'jV, inb it I 0' ice not abovr j)r, thr pri icip 1 f hi Paid !Wk, bt sny part there. of rnd the f ith if fhe U'itd St ites is h ;reby pledged 1 1 eR iblim (uffi ent reeen ues for making opany defi iency tbat may hereafter take pi or in thr funds hereby appropriated for paying the interefl &i 'principal fums, or any of then, in manner tforffaid Sr. 4. A -id be it further enact ed Tint it Hi dl be lawful fof sny f tl ok? in the ift id of Columbia toiend my psrt of the fum isjthorifed to be borrowed by airtue of this act, anythinfUi anv ot theif charters f incorporation to the Contrary notwith labdingt n.r.i Y. SpeaAer of the Rouse of Representatives GEO. CLI FON, Vice President f the tfnited 5tatet and

BRITISH INTRIGUE. ( 'Continued ft om our last) No. 3. Burlington, ( V ) Feb. 14, 1809. SIR 1 have remained here two days in or tic i fully to ifcert in the prog re Is oi the arrangem nt heretofore made, tor oigam ling an efficient oppofit ion to the .ciicidl iov runn lit. as wrll as to brt- n e li qnain trd with thr opinions Ol tir Ictun g p O IP, relatiteto the me a fu re 5 of thav p rtj which h 5 the ifcebdrnn 'i the national councils On th fohj i of the embargo laws th re fcems but one opinion, namely, th.it they are unnecfifiry, oppteffive and unconftitu tionalt It muft alto I r obfered, that the exrcutioR of them is fib invidious .is to -it-true! tow .ids thr pflu.-rs of government thr enmity of the people, whit h is of loiiite transferaole to the goveltlient Hi it ; fo that in CSfe thr fi.tr of M ffachulttts

ftiould tko any bold flep towards refill

thr estecution cf thrir 1 iws, it is hig

people as to the concurrence cf the fouthi fi drmocrats in thr pi"' rts il France ; and every thing concurs to encourage tho belli t, that thr diffolutn n ot the coof rat a will j iccelerted by th Iptrit which now actuates both political parties A. B. No. 4. Windsor, Fr.) Feb. 19, 1609. sir My Utt, No. 3.) was w iden at Burlington, thr principal v p n th.r northern part ot tJ. t,.tr of Vermont. I m now u ihe princtip.l town i;i the e if-tn f; CAion. The fall y of mei 's pinions when th-y r-ft under the influence of fenfibility, ana are ftroi gly exciuci b thofi h pes wt.ch

ilu ,t s animuti . rdiHiJ DrfltV, I u II 1 1 Id

hrtbleth.it it may caiclllate upon tin h Co-operation of the pt-ople ot Vermoi

I I sr.. that the governor f this llatr

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now Vifitinglhe town in tb northern fire- j 'd ' the grnt-ral

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doubt thr lorredt iel of'nr opinions which 1 received in j h ithern frdion ot 'his '.t..tr, winch, from its contiguity to Canada nod nccrfi iy intercojurfe with Noi r- A h...s .i ftroriger inter' nV11 promoting id und rilanding wi'h Ins m j iv's govern n . 1 berefore, fince n-y departure from Burlington I hav fought every favourable oc caii on ofconveifi u with thr -'n-. crata

tor probable itluliofthe policy adopt'

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tion ot tc, and m k s no lrcrrt ot hi? Oetei mination, as commander in chief ol the militia, to refufe obedience to any command of the general government which can teno to interrupt the good underrtandi g th t prevails between the citieeos of Vermont ?nd hismajrftys fubj els in Canada. It i further intimated, that in c: f ut a w :.r, he will ut his influence to preferve the (lair neutral, and refift, with all Vo.e force he c.-n command any ttt-irip( T make it pai y. 1 need pot add, that if thefe refolutions are carri d insj effe&, thr ftatr of Vermont may br corfidered is an ily of Great Britain 10 what extent the fenttmcPts which prevail in this quarter ey.iO in thr in igl : bi ing dates, US (Mi) in the eailerii lettion ol tl is Rate, I am unable to conjecture. I t f i L 1 . . . 1

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bus exp t if d.

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1 br t r.l put) r I e, tl. it in the evem id'a wir. the i at oi V rmoni will tirt fepratel for itfelf witl G rat Britain nd fupport to the u n . It thr lliputatione in who h it m v enter uhout i r. gatd to th p-",i of the general government, I he d moi .'-s on the - thrr band - tTnt, chat in Iiuh a caf' s thfli contemplated, the peo

ple WOttld hr firstly diviUr.i' II to -. qn toni-

bi i .-, ine Ol

v hi. n v

i 111 -port tpe gOV-

rnm. it if ii could b done without involv ing thr pr . in civil war, but H e veiita wc-ukl rifk eVfty thing i preferencsi to a coalition w : 1 G Britain Thiad.fifererne ol opinion is not to be v hollv ( cribt d tn il if prejudices of party rlr pefp.l i thee ii in feiomol Vermont art "

j ri i f r j i poll h

the f iti. h. l)

on IV tan ly w i hi .rrmivy. - i . . in men ot thr federal party -tf in concert, I tl 1- on t! r borders of thr B-.f.lh r, I j . n r .. - C. Thi r A,t- Ho . o ndant nuon hi inn

it-wflti..rMT-t-t n Tir r.' ,T .1 i i ' nr it i i

Piy un i i itn t iivit - - - mentpervades the whole body throughout

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num, payable t;ujricf yearly! to be ap

President of the Senate.

March U, HI

APPe o V K D, JAMES MADISON.

w line I a M.d.

v - fni alrtter from a gentleman at

us correfpondent in tlos

place, and s i.s contents m v reree to throw fome light on paffing events here, I Hull fetid either the otginal or a Copy with this deif vh The writer of the letter ia a man ofcUracer and veratity ; and whether competent or not i form correft opinions himf If. tc probably within the rearh ( f all th knowledge that cap he obtained 1 y the

n ' tfl wnirn ne orionws. i o ' "j

W ifhinfinorf to

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' t oreduce

M ii r 1

inr tt t ' pj iy

of foreigi common iitte St 1 hey ate ri t apprekepfive of any keriooa dangers or incnn-i irntence trom i Hate of war, 5 attho' they ac'mit thai th governor. council and rhreefourths of the reprefentation in cong fi

,rr of tte federal partv. " t tney no net tic-

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he ft a 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 n 1

r w ( U ! f

rnvernfB nt 1 hey do

not howev r deny, that mould 'hrO.tr of

Vermont contii ue to be reptelented aa H i at prefent, it woul in all probability m-ite with thr nei hborins Orttfs. in anv f rioui

i ftatementthat thert is i very forn idable ' pl of i 0& nee to a war, which ii mi t

n rrity in coojrefs on tl e fid of the ad miniftration, notwithftanding which, Thrre i every reifnn to hope, that the northern ft-rsin their diftincl capacity, will unite Sc

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frrm ernedient to adopt. I his I trunk is

' the rfer opipion fcr y u to ety on, it indred irii'i cr rnj.'! ' to be placed '""i at y me a Cure c4 pending vip n the will of the tub hie. which is ever changing and nufl rV(f

what mode this rrfiftance will fi fl Ihew it- j be marked with ignorance, c price U incemfelf is paobable not yet determ led epnn ; flency, Aa the r ifis appro hu the cbtft.

ii i reafe ; -u d u' fortunat y .rre V. rmont mv n. v of ri mn PC i t?

twin ts. c ipahle i f ittraaii v general ro. .

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mel m , in ' on.. fMruiiire (if ir l lit '' uii

siii in1 iiiiw'ii- ii t ' - r

reli oue that the leading men may H u e npon affurancet of fupport from hi m eftys repre tentative in Canada ; and ?s 1 lb H hr on the fpot to tender this whenever tl - mo ment arriv-s thaf it can be done with i fT l there is no doubt that A their me fur el m v bt mide fubordtnate to thf int-ntions af his m j-rtys government Great : uns re taken by men of talrnt and in Hi encc to coi.firm the fears of :he coiumon

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fpi.it, and imtdfl the cmfufion af renflie ting opinions, dirpfers and eomm - n, enmpeteni to lead in the path of duty or lle y. The governor is an inddflrwwii P udent m n, and h i more perfonel u-flu-encf than any ocr, taut Lis abilities arc do: