Ordinary expences Making a total of 468,000,000, francs, 1,056,000,000, francs, bankers and traders of London to the prince regent Jan. 26, a full sheet supplement of which is filled with the report of count Buenot of the house of deon his lucky escape"We, the undersigned merchants, bankers, traputies, on the ways and means of defraying the exders, and inhabitants of London, deem it to be in-pences of 1817. After a view of the financial opercumbent on us to come forward with a declaration ations of past years, he proceeds to state the estiof our sentiments on the present crisis of public af- mate of expences for the year, which he makes 16 fairs. We are far from being insensible to the evils millions less than the ministerial estimates, as folwhich at present affect every class of the com-lows munity, more especially the lower orders; we are anxiously desirous that every practicable means may be used for alleviating their distresses; and we entertain a sanguine hope, that the embarrassments with which we have to struggle will, by the exercise of a wise and enlightened policy, be overcome; and which is about equal to 198,000,000 of dollars. Of that the agriculture, manufactures, and commerce this sum it is proposed to raise 759,000,000 by taxes of the country, will at no distant period revive and and imports of different funds, and the deficiency of flourish. We are satisfied at the same time that 298,000,000 by a loan, from a company through nothing can tend more to retard the accomplish which it was expected that the aid of foreign capiment of our wishes and hopes, than the endeavors talists might be obtained. To enable the govern which have recently been exerted with too much ment to effect this loan, it was proposed to approsuccess, by designing and evil-minded men, to priate, from certain revenues, the annual sum of persuade the people that a remedy is to be found in 30,000,000.-Bost. Daily Adv. measures which, under specious pretences, would A small insurrection lately took place in Valencia, effect the overthrow of the constitution. To these endeavors may be traced the criminal excesses Spain. Gen. Elio dispersed some and took others which have lately disgraced the Metropolis and of the rioters. Several of the latter have been exeother parts of the empire: and the still more des-cuted. perate and atrocious outrage which has recently been committed against the sacred person of the He has a fine estate in Upprince regent, on his return from opening parlia- pears quite at his ease. ment, in the exercise of the functions of our revered per Austria, which he has late purchased. A treaty of commere had been concluded between monarch. We cannot adequately express our abhorrence of the enormities, which, if not repressed, the courts of Vienna and Brazil. The Austrian gomust lead to scenes of anarchy and bloodshed, too vernment were fitting out the first merchant vessel appalling to contemplate; and we feel it to be a for a voyage from Trieste to Rio Janiero. solemn and imperious duty we owe to our country, to pledge ourselves individually and collectively, to support the just exercise of the authority of govemment, to maintain the constitution as by law SPAIN. NORTHERN EUROPE. The duke of Montfort (Jerome Bonaparte) ap Vaccine Disease. FROM THE DELAWARE WATCHMAN. established, and to resist every attempt, whether Mr. Wilson-If you should deem the following rela of craft or of violence, that may be directed against our civil liberty and our social peace." tion of facts, upon a subject of no little importance to society, likely to prove useful to the public, you are at liberty to insert it in you paper S. H. BLACK. London, Feb. 4.-The expected message from the prince regent was yesterday brought down to Upon the 27th day of February last, I visited by both houses of parliament. As it calls their attention to papers containing information; an appoint-request, the family of Risdon Anderson, a black ment of committees will probably take place in order man, residing near the head of Back-Creek, in to examine them and to make reports; after which, Cacil county, in the state of Maryland. I found bills will be moved for upon these reports. In both his eldest son Adam, aged about 21 years, and of a houses the message will be discussed to-night. As robust habit, laboring under the small-pox, of the to the ultimate measure to be adopted for the distinct kind.-Anderson is poor, and has nine preservation of public tranquility, the general be- children in his family-eight of them appeared at lief is that a suspension of the habeas corpus act that time to be free from disease-none of these will not be resorted to, but only some enactments, had however been secured, by innoculation, from which will limit greatly the number of individuals an attack of the small-pox; and an aged mother who shall be entitled to assemble, publicly or alone could have remained as their nurse, in the privately, without previously obtaining the con-event of the disease extending by contagion, sent of the vicinity. The privileges of corporate and through the family. The propriety of vaccinating Chartered bodies, are to be held sacred; but no these children suggested itself, as being most likeirregular meetings, like those at which Mr. Huntly, at once to serve the cause of humanity, and to test by a fair experiment the relative power of exhibits, will be permitted on any pretext. The message is accompanied by copies of certain these two diseases in the human system. Having examinations taken before the privy council, from some genuine vaccine virus, I innoculated with which we regret to hear that, in Lancashire in par-it George, aged 18 years; Sarah, aged 16 years; ticular, there exists most dangerous societies, of a Alexander, aged 10 years; James, aged 7 years; secret, and therefore illegal description; having Priscilla, aged 5 years; Pearcy, aged 4 years; Elizafor their object, the disturbance of the public tran-beth, aged 2 years; and Solomon, aged 1 year. Four quility, and the bringing into contempt all the tays after the usual characteristics of the cowpock Upon the fifth day, how. appeared in all the cases. constituted authorities. ever, George and James were attacked with chills and fever, which was soon succeeded by pustules of the small-pox, with which they were nearly covered from head to foot; these two very narrowly FRANCE. It appears that Talleyrund is not yet suffered to appear at the French court. A friend has put into our hands a Paris paper, escaped with their lives; the disease retaining a dis- more than twenty years; and, during the whole of tinct character, perhaps alone saved them. that time, physicians in every part of the world Upon the seventh day, reckoning from the period have been laboring with indefatigable industry to of vaccination, Sarah was attacked with symptoms discover its nature, its laws and its powers, and by of small-pox, and upon the following day there ap. reasons and experiments to bring it, if possible, peared about one hundred pustules, of the voriolus clearly within the scope of their knowledge :-yet kind, upon different parts of her body, and extre- there are thousands who no sooner hear the name mities. She did not suffer materially from the dis- of the disease, than, as if by intuition, they become ease. Upon the eighth day one small pustule ap- at once acquainted with all its mysteries. peared upon the supper lip of Alexander, which It is well known that a thousand sores may be never filled with any sort of matter; and upon the given to as many patients, by the introduction same day one pustule of a similar nature was observ. of matter taken even from the pustule of a cowed upon the arm, and one upon the right leg, of pock, beneath the cuticle, and yet their may not Pearcy; but in both these cases, the symptoms of be one single case amongst them of the genuine previous and subsequent indisposition was so very vaccine disease; nor may one of the subjects of such inconsiderable, as to leave it doubtful whether this experiments be secured from an attack of the smallslight eruption resulted from the vaccine, or from pox-Instances occur, almost daily, of the smallthe variolus disease. The appearance only of the pox being taken by persons said to have been prepustules induces me to believe, that they were pro- viously innoculated for, and to have had the cowbably the effect of the last expiring effects of the pock. Such accidents are not only injurious to the small-pox. Priscilla, Elizabeth, and Solomon, the individuals who are the subjects of them; but also last a remarbable gross child, escaped free from extensively detrimental to society at large; as many every appearance of disease, except the usual symp- are in consequence discouraged from receiving the toms of a mild cowpock. important benefits resulting from this mode of innoculation. It may be necessary to remark, that these chil dren all occupied the same room, and had but one The superior mildness and safety of the vaccine common fire side: No attempt was made at any disease, when compared with the variolus, even in time to separate one part of the family from the its best possible form, seems to be indisputable. other their house, and their poverty, would in fact The only remaining question with the public ishave rendered any such measure impracticable: nor will the former certainly prevent the latter ?—If the was any preparatory regimen or medicine directed above statements and experiments, which have or used. strict truth at least to recommend them, answer : The foregoing experiments seem clearly to war-this query to the satisfaction of any, I am satifised. rant the following conclusions: 1st. The cowpock, when genuine, will, under all eircumstances, most certainly prevent the small- A Board of Agriculture proposed. pox. This unfortunately is by many still doubted. FROM THE ALBANY ARGUS. 2dly. The vaccine virus introduced into the sys-The following plan of a National Board of Agricul tem five days after the variolus virus has been received, produces no good effect. 3dly. A successful innoculation for the cowpock, made three days after the system has been charged with the infection of the small-pox, will either totally destroy, or render perfectly harmless, that otherwise formidable disease-and hence the importance of vaccinating patients even several days after exposure to the contagion of the small-pox. Lastly-It appears that the peculiar change which is produced in the human system, and by which a subsequent attack of the small-pox is prevented, is not effected by the cow-pock sooner than the eighth, or perhaps the ninth day after innocula. tion. I cannot close these hasty remarks without expressing my sincere regret, that any circumstance should happen, tending to discredit the utility, and the importance of the kine-pock-and preventing it from being universally received. Perhaps an entire union of sentiment upon any subject, is not to be expected amongst mankind; yet upon this I am sorry to believe good cause has been given for a diversity of opinions. The process of innoculating with the cowpock virus has been thought so very simple, and the true characteristics of the disease so obvious and plain, as to put it fully within the reach of every man and every woman: hence every needle has become a lancet, and almost every house found to contain a male or a female innoculator. These are likely to prove most fatal errors.-'Tis well known in the medical world, that to distinguish correctly between a genuine and a spurious cow-pock, is very far indeed from being an easy task The disease seems to be one sui generis. It has been known for ture, accompanied the petition of the Berkshire Agricultural Society to congress; and as a select committee have reported a bill founded on these suggestions, we submit the plan to the perusal of our readers: First-A national board of agriculture to be organized, to consist of the members of congress for the time being-honorary members to consist of all former members of congress, and all such other persons as may, from time to time, be elected: the latter may deliberate but not vote. Second-The vice president of the United States to be president of the society: the other officers of the society to be annually elected. Third-To give vigor and effect to the measures of the society, an appropriation of several valuable tracts of land in the national territories, and in eligible situations; to constitute a permanent fund for the promotion of agriculture within the United States; as also an annual appropriation of twenty thousand dollars, for the like purpose, to cease as soon as the revenue arrising from said land shall produce that sum. Fourth-Agricultural societies in any state, not possessing established funds, but whieh shall in any year evince to the national board of agriculture to have produced the preceding year the greatest quantum of public good in relation to any other society in the same state, in promoting improvements in agri culture, of practical utility, shall receive from the national fund a sum equal to that which the said society shall have expended in premiums in said year, not exceeding the sum of -, unless the aggregate fund shall be increased. Fifth--Said state societies to be compelled to apply the whole of the monies they shall thus receive, ex clusively to premiums on articles of agriculture, to in motion the machinery; thus, constituting a new be awarded and paid at stated annual exhibitions, in and highly interesting department, attended with a manner to be prescribed by the societies respec-a trifling expence, comparable to the great nationtively, and approved by the board of agriculture. al objects to be attained; and eventually, when Sixth-Not more than one society in any one state the land appropriated to produce a permament can receive aid from the said fund in the same year: fund shall effect that object, the expence will be other societies in the same state can by their efforts, unknown and unfelt by the nation, although this enter into an annual competition, so as to produce a fund will probably increase for many years; and in spirit of emulation, as well among societies as indi-its effects, in less than half a century, it will be viduals. productive of a new era in our agricultural pursuits. It will also tend as a cement to the union, by assimilating our agricultural habits, by uniform excitements and competitions; thus rousing and bringing into activity a laudable and useful spirit of emulation in every section of this great republic. Legislature of New-York. Eighth-The board of agriculture to meet in Washington, statedly the first Tuesday evening in each month, during the sitting of congress, com mencing the second week after the meeting of con-Answer of the house of assembly to the communigress. cation of his excellency Daniel D. Tompkins, reNinth-To give effect and permanency to the signing the office of governor of this state, remeasures of the society, and to mantain a foreign ported by Mr. Irving, and unanimously adopted. and domestic correspondence, there shall be an ex- With feelings of sincere regret we have receivecutive committee of three persons (being mem-ed your excellency's communication, announcing bers) annually elected the first named to be chair-your resignation of the chief magistracy of this man, who shall bave a secretary, to devote himself state. The period during which you have adminisexclusively, under the direction of said chairman, tered its government, has been marked by events to all the duties which shall be assigned to said of a highly interesting nature. Advanced to this committee by the board of agriculture. The chair-responsible station, at a time when prosperity and man of said committee shall receive for his servi peace prevailed within our limits, your administraces, $2000, and each of the two members $1000, tion promised an opportunity of cultivating those and the secretary $1500 per annum. It shall be arts and improvments which are alike the convethe duty of said committee to open an office at nience, the ornament and the pride of a nation. Washington, to be denominated, Office of the National Board of Agriculture—Said office to be the place of meeting of the board of agriculture and the executive committee; also a place of deposit for all books on agriculture, seeds, plants, models, and machines of agriculture. Tenth-It shall be made the duty of all foreign agents, and encouragement be given to all intelligent sea captains, to collect and transmit to the executive committee such information and articles of agriculture as they may deem useful to the general interests of the United States Removed from the European continent, it was hoped that our distance, and the pacific habits we indulged and manifested, would preserve us from those violent agitations which have convulsed the old world-exhausting its wealth, and desolating its inhabitants. You had scarcely, however, assumed the reins of governments, when the injustice of foreign powers, so affected our national rights, as to produce a course of commercial suffering and restriction which eventually terminated in war. It has therefore been your lot to preside over this state during a period of great difficulty and embarEleventh-The several state societies who shall rassment, when with a diminished revenue and imreceive aid from the national board of agriculture, poverished resources, it was called on to sustain all to report to the chairman of the executive commit- the hardships and privations of war. Your patriotic tee yearly, the existing state and progressive im- devotion to the best interest of your country during provements in agriculture in said state respectively; this arduous contest-the zeal you manifested-the also, their proceedings-premiums paid-to whom spirit you infused-and the energies which you rous. -on what objects, and amount; also the effect pro-ed into action-while they commanded the applause duced; and to suggest such further measures as ex-of our sister states, will ever endear you to those perience shall indicate. who were the immediate witnesses of your attachTwelfth-It shall be the duty of the board of ment, your ardor and your enterprize.-Through agriculture to correspond, through the secretary of your instrumentality, the extremes of the state, state's office, with all American ambassadors and which were equally threatened with assailment, consuls in every part of the globe, in relation to the were placed in a situation capable of repelling the objects of the national society-also, with all the approaches of an invader. Those borders which, state agricultural societies. All letters going to during our revolutionary struggle, were the seat of and from the office of the said executive committee, merciless warfare, and which were again exposed to be free of postage. It shall also be their duty to similar devastations, were rendered, through your annually to prepare a digest of all reports from the early solicitude, not only able to sustain the presstate societies-communications from abroad, and sure of an enemy, but to retaliate upon him the ra, all other information they may deem useful; also, a vages he might venture to perpetrate. From points statement of all receipts and expenditures, to be of weakness, they were converted into places of annually liquidated at the office of the comptroller strength, and became the seats of splendid heroism of the United States. and exalted achievment. REMARKS OF A CORRESPONDENT. Whether employed in the establishment of useful It will be obvious to every person, that the na-institutions, in fostering the liberal views of science, tional society, thus organized, will be instrumental or providing the resources of war, we behold you the in producing incalculable results in a few years.-faithful guardian of the best interests of the state. The society will have little to do otherwise than a After a period, therefore, of ten years engaged acmonthly interesting meeting, to regulate and keep tively in its service, in your present separation from its immediate concerns, you bear with you the warm town of Hartford, out of 880 votes the federal cant attachment and the best wishes of its inhabitants.-didate for the legislature had a majority of 32. In their behalf we, reciprocate the sentiments of Massachusetts election.-Mr. Brooks has been reregard which your excellency has so feelingly ex-elected governor of Massachusetts-his opponent pressed; and while promoted to a sphere of more was general Dearborn. The returns are not yet fully extensive usefulness, may you by an equal devotion received. to the general weal, secure to yourself the best re- Arrow Root has been planted on the Islands of compence of public services-the approbation of Georgia with success. It is said that Cochineal is your own heart, and the lasting affection of our found on there islands, subsisting on the prickly country. pear. "EMIGRANTS' DIRECTORY."-Mr. Henry C. SouthA public dinner was given at New York on the 31st ult. to Mr. Tompkins, late commander in chief wick, of Auburn, NY. proposes to publish a new work to be entitled "The Western Gazetteer; or Emiof the militia of that state, by the officers of gen. Morton's division of artillery, and of generals grant's Directory.—Containing interesting geographiMapes and Ward's divisions of infantry. There is a cal descriptions of the western country-viz. the states warmth of affection manifested for this gentleman, of Kentucky, Indiana, Louisiana, Ohio and Tennesby all classes of the people over whose government, see, and the Illinois, Missouri, Mississippi, Michicivil and military, he lately presided, that must be gan and North-Western territories, together with very grateful to his heart-constituting the best re-some of the western counties of New-York, Pennward for his efforts to serve his country. sylvania and Virginia," &c.-By S. R. Brown. The This dinner appears to have been prepared with work will make an octavo volume of between 3 and uncommon splendor, and was honored with the 400 pages; price, in boards, $2 50. The author, Mr. Brown, we are assured, is very presence of many distinguished guests, among them were maj. gen. Brown, and colonels Hindman, competent to the work he has undertaken-as an Wool, Gardner, and Croghan, of the United States' intelligent correspondent, he has been known to the army-the mayor of New York, maj. generals Van editor of the Register for several years-and he has Rensellaer, Stevens, and Steddiford of the N. Y. seen much of what he is about to favor us with a militia. Mr. Tompkins being called upon for a toast, description of. after a short but handsome address, gave Commerce of Georgia.-The "Savannah Republi The officers of the militia of the city of New-can" of the 27th ult. contains a very interesting exYork-distinguished, in peace, as unassuming and position of the commerce of that city. It appears accomplished citizens; in war, as the willing and from this statement that the value of the native progallant defenders of our great metropolis. ducts and manufactures of Georgia, shipped from Upon his retiring, the president gave-thence in one year, ending with September, 1816, His excellency Daniel D. Tompkins, late com-coastwise and to foreign ports, amounted to the mander in chief of the militia of this state; while enormous sum of $10,322,880! Thusthe zealous and faithful discharge of his duties dur-By the report of the secretary of the treaing a long administration, claimed the public respect, his uniform and undeviating attention to the advancement and respectability of the militia of this state; and the kindness and urbanity with which his duties were on all occasions performed have secured to him our sincere and lasting esteem. General Brown then gave The men of every corps who evinced a spirit to sustam the rights and honor of their country. After the general retired, the president gave— Major general Brown--He drew from the sources of his own intelligent mind the science of the soldier; his daring and intrepid spirit gloriously developed that science in the field. CHRONICLE. sury in February last, the exports of Georgia for that year were put down at $7,511,939 And there was shipped coastwise, in 31 ships, 98 brigs, 49 schooners and 44 sloops, cotton, rice, tobacco, &c. to the value of Deduct foreign articles exported Value of native products 2,981,481 170,540 10,322,880 Commerce of South-Carolina.-The editor of the (Charleston) Patriot, noticing the preceding statethat the coastwise exports of South-Carolina may ment, gives an opinion, which is a reasonable one, be estimated at $3,700,000-giving a total value of exports from that state of fourteen millions and a half, for one year. After mentioning that a considerable The Georgetown Messenger of the 16th inst. inti-quantity of the products of South-Carolina pass down mates that the president is about to make a tour the Savannah river, from the town of Augusta,he observes-"Put these facts together, and we think we Naval-The U. S. schooner Hornet, lieut. Clax-may be allowed to say, without fear of contradicton, arrived at Charleston on the 6th instant, in 45 tion, that South-Carolina is the greatest exporting days from Gibraltar, with despatches from com. Chauncey. Left at that port the ship Washington, sloop Peacock, brig Spark and store ship Alert.The rest of our squadron was at port Mahon. Nothing important is mentioned as having occurred in the Mediterranean. of the United States. state in the union." Yet the cry has been-that the southern states were anti-commercial! Health of Savannah.-The mayor and aldermen of Savannah, in common council assembled, have appro prated $70,000 for the purpose of bringing about Connecticut election.-The "toleration ticket," so a change of the culture of the low lands adjacent called, has succeeded in this state. Mr. Wolcott has to that city, by which it is reasonably expected that has been elected governor by a majority of about the general health will be exceeding improved. The 800 votes his opponent was Mr. Smith, the then lands alluded to are at present occupied as ricegovernor. The election appears to have been very plantations-it is designed to appropriate them to warmly contested. In the assembly, there is "the raising of cotton, corn, grass, &c. requiring a republican majority of at least 5." In the famous dry culture. No. 9 OF VOL. XII,] BALTIMORE, SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1817. [WHOLE NO. 295. Hæc olim meminisse juvabit.-VIRGIL. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY H. NILES, AT THE HEAD OF CHEAPSIDE, AT $5 PER ANNUM. Support of Paupers. ALMEIDA'S CASE-The extraordinary interest excited by the late decision of the judges of Baltimore county court in the case of Almeida, made us of things in America with their condition in Great The very general practice of comparing the state desirous of following the opinion of judge Bland by Britain, has latterly made many desirous to ascerthat of judge Hanson, which we expected for the tain the facts belonging to pauperism in the United present number. The non receipt of it has consi-States-a subject of very serious consideration and derably affected the arrangements that otherwise would have been made for this week's business. Capt. Almeida has since been arrested by a warrant obtained from judge Duval, of the supreme court of the United States. Application has been made to admit him to bail; but the result of it is not yet known. of a most alarming extent, in England. A statement just published by the auditors, exhouse and house of employment for the county of hibiting "the account of the steward of the poor York, Penn. for the year ending on the 22nd day of July 1816, furnis!, es some facts illustrative of this matter. Without pretending to give our "opinion" on the The institution has credit for cash received for great question involved by the decision of those cattle, grain and vegetables raised on the furm, &c. judges, which is strengthened by that of several and sold, amounting to $1217 09-and by other others, we are pleased to observe that it seems likely commodities, the product of the farm or of the lato raise up a spirit of enquiry that will probably bor of the paupers and others, estimated at $6,284 bring about a conclusion upon it, by the competent 76-together $7,501 85. Among the latter we authority. To assist this enquiry and lead to the have 583 bush. wheat, 240 rye, 326 barley, 235 desired conclusion, we have herein inserted Kosloff's oats, 1000 corn, 450 potatoes, with hay, cabbage, onions, &c. and 425 lbs. flax, 1212 yards various linens, 10,540 lbs. beef, 2917 pork, with veal and 'case. mutton, &c. The establishment is charged with cash paid for labor performed on the farm, and many little supplies including $275 for sugar, coffee and molasses, &c. amounting to $1194 73, and with grain and meat, &c. consumed by the institution, including fire-wood, to the value of $4,695 33-together $5845 06; leaving articles on hand valued at $1656 79. NEW JERSEY CANAL-The editor has been furnish There is no charge for the salaries paid to the ed with a copy of the report of the commissioners appointed by the legislature of the state of New-steward, physician, &c. all which amount to $655but it would seem from the preceding that the Jersey, for ascertaining the most eligible route for, profit of the farm is competent to the entire mainand the probable expence of, a canal, to connect tainance of the poor: The live stock, 6 horses, 3 colts, 6 bullocks, 15 cows, 40 sheep and 40 hogs, was valued at $1,478. the tide waters of the Delaware with those of the Raritan-accompanied with some pointed remarks, in manuscript, on canals, generally, &c. by an anonymous correspondent;-neither of which shall be neglected. We earnestly recommend the "Pittsburg port" on manufactures, to the attention of every class of our readers. "EXTRAORDINARY DIMINUTION." The paupers, on the 22nd of July 1816, were-45 men, 20 women and 10 children-total 75. The auditors say the institution is "over-charged." Taking this as the average number, and estimatre-ing the population of the county, at 37,000 [25,643 in 1800, 31,958 in 1810] it appears that a very small fraction more than one in five hundred of the people of this county are paupers. In England, the average is one in five. In this respect then, York county stands to England as one is to a hundred. Pittsburg Report. An extraordinary diminution of the revenue of the British post-office establishment was noticed in our last paper-its receipts for the last year being #122,000 less than those of the preceding-but there has been a much more extraordinary diminution in the business of another post-office, more immediately affecting us. The month of April has hitherto been the chief harvest-month of the editor of the WEEKLY REGISTER, and he was accustomed to receive at least fifteen, if not twenty, letters per diem in it, from his friends at a distance;-but in this present April, without any diminution in the business of the establishment, four days on one oc- The committee appointed by the citizens of casion and three days on another, passed over with-Pittsburg, convened at the court-house on Satur out bringing to it a single letter. A case similar to day, the 21st instant, to inquire into the state of either of these never before occurred since the com- manufactures in Pittsburg and its vicinity; have mencement of this paper devoted as much time and attention to the subjec I Report of the committee appointed by the citizens of Pittsburg, at a meeting held at the court-house o the 21st of December, 1816, to inquire into the state of the manufactures in the city and its immedi*.. ate vicinity. VOL, XII. Read, Febuary 17, 1817, in the house of represen tatives of the United States, and ordered to lie upon the table. |