wilmington gazette vni.vhh ix pufllished wf.mi.t 3y ail and hill tuesday may 28 1805 jv . i j«i diy as yo had repeatedly been told it should !><-'! in consetjuence of the ardent opposition which myself and others deem ed it our duty i make t-v protracting tlil dclitre to * late hour at nr.jit that gentleman howevei'i recorded lii vote in opposition to the measure a very ru spcc'.uble democrntic member from a inii kt bi.itc declared thnt were the amend ment in the precise form in which \\ ■ vmh ed it in would never vole for it while it was attempted to carry it by swell mcuns as aliaokt every memner l the m ji.iiv who exprtfised his o|finion disapproved of the ii.'.j'uioiul propositian it n ist be i \ i dent to every candid republican from the simple s usnicnt of facth which ! have made llnr the amendmenli in its i formj wjs ceriicd through both houses hy the undue influence of t few individuals mid by the combini ioperutions of < 1 1 1 1 i • > . • - and terror 1 w;is of opinion thut w ought n t to disgrace ourselves by such course of conduct and thnt hov/cver de nirable the umciulmi nl mip;ht ',><■ i-i some form or other we might to til ii rould he adopted in a fair d truly-republican mannei'a besides the circumstances of national pros 1'i-iiu already mentioned the united stntes have done and arc now doing mm h towards conciliating and securing the friendship of the tribes of indians settled and occupying territories ofgrenl extent within their juris diction by treating these people with jus tice uiul mildness by respecting their is i toms and prejudices y nccotr.moditi their wants and especially by introducing among them the arts of civilized life from natural enemies they are converted into mends nnd ure rnpi l|y laying aside the fen - ciousness which del i a to the suvn e state hie triumph ol justice and humanity uver 1 olenc and iv ! is now become so ran '■•""•"■'"• ■'•'" l>a i»:kiiow!er r ed by every observer ol public ifitaii-s what was for ""-■'■■■■ u1 " often ol tain ■ 1 ivi hi tlic !, '■. ; , ! " v v wfchcd & ri.iiine,i»ni m.i lily i hi • ■,•,!. thu medium ■ ! •„,,;. i 111111 ■ ;; p ■ purticipatt in the ; ;•-,;: ■ -. , f i 1 n " l nee power nncl ■('• n ■ ■ r lh r)cop!u • he i ■•■ led s.al..s , u u is e kl » n il > ™ '■'■' ■■■ number . comparatively j i.v;i small p ! , no iheii tcrt-i'orv it il ... eti of-.he fo m s uiih irl.idi ii *»•„» i i ginally overspre i :;.. , f .,..,, , „ .,, . w lv ««> f 1 i.i'b entwprue rtiu | , ,. ,,. ,. j ottuch i\a lire in liiu-d lo ..,. „■, ■■< t .„'. , cuhmtiincci u:u ! rm m i shll .., , ,. llieir childivn h,,,v loi w ,|| b ■:.,• t , u | lielurc this extensive n ■ ...... i , - u room for the multiplication o f .: ; ,. a'«l l»«w nmnen.iu nd p wc , „,! will be the cummunii m : ... slunild pt-..r in r riil . ; ■ ,• ,.;. , ;,,.,..; ; c ' ! '" l>ellu|l iii 1 v ls .,,;-,. , . ,, , , i cnlti ited bv ; ii i!i ai • : . ' '• i jioveiiitnu ol itn ei-.li^htimii i ieop!e .' th naiion-l txpencllmire ol tl c unittd ftlii.fs s.i.i li-f mi mi i-im-.m •; :.: l'.'ery bleu of their pi .; i-i-ity i 3 t ; : ; u , ■ .., ( '. '■'. •»■■-"••" f«li union i ,., , t m bm p 1 l ! ' ■-- we ith insh ml of bein i i i i li in hie p osccuiioi.ofinresisni.i wars kl cl ' m ! x mid exhaiibi most other nan n , is litre ronvmtcd ir.'o the means of ndvui : i i - improvement i.ntl happiness < cthe cemmuni j v l"ic eye of philunfhrophy must dwell will r lu:e on the pro»pict of n com try " : '" m "'- k - el1 ky i»*u-utlily ind fjithiuiiy j v ' '"- l '" ">« accclerution of its i ■>, ■■,', ' in l i com ewlm-h leads lo the hiyheu cle i vi lion ot public feltt ity i "' ' ■ •■ ' i '" ns are i.ii on the pi'rtpie in l ' » vo l : ; itiutry insteud of torturing in ! n ' li hi ui di-vihe plans of levcnue and ex ' !■■■ -...,:.:! thu sources of taxation t ie m ,. ' v ' rnmeni ! is n linquished iiumy duties '" ' ■■ '■■' '■ !' ( id inconvtnii nt ai.il tin p 1 "': • and hill f.nils hit notioniil inc me •"' l i - -' ; ' '"' -■.'■■ litui-f i he d«rbt of i l "' : ' " i dei-k»iin e.min^uish-mi-nt '-"'' ■■ ri.pirti'0 uiul ...,:.. ,■■, unprccedenttd "'>) wnere else and in ic v - p vbci . lt course i will m n lit i r.tin ly r dtcnn i may , , t '■"'■ ■' ' ' '■' '■ '' ■ ■ v ell .: ■ ■ ■! :<> ',(■;.' frtu " : ' ''.'"'" ul '■'•' i ' ■:■ ibl.c afraid arc proceed ;;; i '" *■-*'' ■' " i^in and oti-lu not the ■ : ' '■'■' " " : ■■■■■ '■ devoutly to return thanks i '" : ■■■'■■ " ■' i ' ■'■ ib at lt:.st cue sp t on l l " ' ' ' '■■'■' '- ■ ■■ »■■ i nl k to h1mskl ■ k " '■' ■' '■■ ' : '■ -<■ ' i ' i.lv v1s-dicatk.s ' '■■ i«jw -. mis ;,!,...; i r and i hic.1 defctl i 11 in ? lattrt fan : : . :! intelligence hi ceived vu t harlebtoiii ?") vi 7 • f ( k j .:' f ( /,, i.'.;r •', 26 london march 10 the channel fleet rt.n;i»tinjj of l s-\i of the line mailed froni toibuy on the lull to i'cbtmii her station o(t iji'tst lord cjardnrr i.i arrived in town nnd v sot n t d<e the command of the channel f the kufi-ty ul'ii rreat part i the medi ! terranean convoy every rw of which u.is ii^iiid in the muuitcur lo have been captu red or < ; • -. 1 1 1 ■ v r < : ; is now couiiimtd beyond ;» doubt in ul-li'h.n ik ilu information which we have already laid before our fea i ders upon this subject we are now enabled id t.ti that » letter has been received by sit richard strachan from capt l-'arquhar who so gallantly defended the acheron bomb a so superior a force the letter is da ted from malaga into which place he was carried n board the hortense he states !, ill it the whole number of th ships belong ing to the convoy ul.ich were captured were only three all of which were mtik all our information indeed on this subject | tends lo corroborate t!i report thut only thrct ' of the mediterranean convoy has fallen into the hands of the en.-my t certainly would be a waste of time i make any comments ! upon the gross i'.ilsehoods of the official i statements of tiie monittur they are nuw so notoriously destitute of truth that they cannot even answer the purpose of imposing noon the people of france the fisgard frigate which tailed from gibraltar on the ! fust intelligence of a capture of a part of the convoy i at present employed in block in;.'up the hoi tense in ma!a?u j dispatches were yesterday received from admiral jiuswl luting that the dutch fl ■; •' kkoil tuli vkltnont 6u1ral mb elliot to his constituents lkttkii iv the manner in which the amendment to tiie constitution v».ts carried through l>oih hoii-.cs of congress was not less ex traordinary ilum the measure its it it affords an instructive and wen an awfrtl lesson and the future preservation of the constitution demands that this gloomy ccni should !><-• committed to i he contem plation of posterity to record the pro ceeding upon lltttt iictu-ioii 1 consider a sacred duly which i owe to my country — and in doing u i shall betray no trust i shall not iu i the part of an informer — i liisii.iin all connection wi'.h the liule jjand of repuhlican nrhlocrats and dema gogue to nir they ha\c never disclosed the arcuna ol their political system '. they isave treated me us they treat till thr nor lisern members ol congress with neglect if not with contempt ; and all t\r im jjcirtaiit nicts contained in u.ia ictu-r have ioi »:; been the subject 01 e i il conversatun at tiic 3t'ai of government mr butler a repub ka;i sanotor from sd hh-cni'ulinn who warmly opposed t'.o am sndment in a letter to the lepislutuia of i he unte obserr i i fie had <.•■ .<./.• long in smate since his lasl <■'..: i '■ , ■ . lit per etaj i tontbim ion among i rtaut ■■'■,* stat f , mfair in use i and ,.';».. uu in its i i ci/ut'ki 1 ; j tlit ri'f/ns if i .• :..: i in > ;,':.'.■. tambination i/uy havt drawn ■ •■< .' the tmxu statet—'-tfiry hjfj tvihin meeitii'f i d ■ tide what shall prevail in hen tt unit .■ ■ ■',- pn.'.i n n ii sui u-eii : , r'r/i i i . >: ; c ... • from ok f h i parly is 1 — n'mwillisuin lin t .- ; ruspettahility u \\-. y -, v - . , [ iar a . ami his ioiijj trii .; . ariotism let us impe for the hom r i ■ ur ci untry and the < ;,,'„■■ of liberty that the w muh of n r«elimrs ill relation to n particular measure led • i:n td gi»e i.m deep u r louriiifj to this melancholy pictiuv would to cm ' i w^-ic not wnilcr ihe necessity ol confirming h"n stiuement s,o lur as r«uies to the a l meiidiiicinj but that confirmulion iv in»e parably connected with the justification of my o,»n conduct the resolution wlioi was st;u from the house to the senate conternplau-d no :■.{■ teration of tne constitution other than tins jik'ie di»£i'iniination of t!ie vcrs it \-.| s soon fou;id lhat the private sentiment of eteral oi the o!ilc-.t nnd most respectable members of the senate were hostile 10 the measure some of them however were instructed to vote in its favor nnd it was hoped that the others would yirv to the popular sentiment in the states they repre sented tlio minority constantly called f.>r the consideration of the resolution from the house i it the majority fur several uvcki refused to suffer it to be consider ed t!,r business was not yet sufficient ly matured i.i •' evening meetings of e final caucus on the subjcci i v':s iif ii'l-d a itller from our of tl ■•. ■ ,,. ■ ■- brs who are by sonic c.illed leadipg 1.1 ••-,, *■■> another member of the seti.it . .-.• ■'<,-. ins •'!' nvi-nim meeting of the friends ol the a nendmenl to devise wavs and .... f r carrying it into t-ffect at nil events 11 s'liiiu form or other was put into nv hands by the vetuluiunn to whom ii wai d'r-'-i ic 1 .!. t this caucus the business \.,,\ concluded by adding i ',,- amendment that provision which i afterward oppo <■', and it w is also deier.nineil to ' t '.„• the jiicili'in the next day before the s ii,.t should ii here iji it ;, ■ r iti irk !, it there had not '. -, ;, w rv • ,;.,■■ dt 1 •■■ upon thr mnin qu ■ lion in sei ate mid ih it the additional ■>■■ positi n in sii'jstaii ■. l»».1 already h •• •., ivject.d when proposal ! ' v » fcderil m:-iiih c r two or three re publican m-jm'n-ni ilict.ited in caucus as in mie qui n>n of 1 1 1 « i r votin ■ lor \\<.-. umem mi tit tins important nd liii . nnd ,,.,;. r ik i uflerwards observed publicly in mv presence that he hid not nnl dictated it i:i ca-u us ixtt had the leading m publicans in the house to unc!i*r > t.ini tli ■ the fata of the anundment dcpe'udrd onus jdoption i that very furin as ins in ,, hrniilil be i:t up m it kltmild it be s^tit '' ' •« '" tlirl enave th n ii was virtu il ly ileterm ncd in on ■ of these c ■ : ■ ■ ■ '■■'■ ■'",?»« thwt he repr • nl itives «!' the s ''". l ! ' themselves slinum sanction tin ul '" ■•'• : '"' f>f the constituti 11 in r u . , i . s .. firm dictated by two or tint • men tmd • ut everyone who opposed it bhould be d^aounwd n a federalist and aposta'.e l : e republicans were told in a lan^uajfe t unequivocal to b mi«un lervtoad that this was the arrangement 1 ■ ; u ut ,,.,.„ t ! ; •:;• conformity or oppasition depended t').-\r future popularity in unwavering nnd vener.ible republi ui member fruin massachiisctth exclaimed at the bar when an adjournment was de nisd at the iiauul hour i cannot and will 7 be dragged along m this manner and l«:'t the house with indignation s tin ueitioni however w not taken thu connected wilh tliis subject my con duct with respect to the nominatinn of president and v ice-president requires e phinatiuii early in tin session it was i 1 •' rmiued by the sell-chosen fi v who uiulcr ake to direct the pi-mic senlinvjnt i ha l iovp.inor clinton shoulil be the nest vice }'( ■■ '< lent nnd t!i it pentlenian wa > t*t rmed lli it the unanimous vi ice ol the > ■ ' l '■'•* '•' s in his i ir \\ i ■. - • n not u ii of li utn h ..'. liei i r ,,;. i|)i i some diffi culty '> iiir itu i-warda i ..•. t-hencli-d from • hu piminhyiviiiii.i d<-lei?;<'ion 1 sub-rounis was hcldi s 1 hi ieprc»tn'.r.tives of that mate reconciled \<, • !-.■ measure w . , n<i\il r ■■■ s w.is tit 1 culled to nitify what the '•■••■ had hi . oiu o i •]■,, 1 ,,.;, „ sfil , e <>' h.iiib s mr i her nlm-rv<-d with i v.pei i ! > lit niticndtltui / " •. ' : not . ",. • • '■• '■ . .;■■'. li s d'.'if'ci tiy proper that niiy number <■[ iirlivn>nls r>f • !••• kalt|u po1itic.il si-ntimrtfts h'muld meet in 1 llu-r hm i i::«ru 1 iv ■ ul-je • .,;' iri'lkt « onr ' ... with m \ icw to ir.i:no ■ n 1 union ni"s»iuitntni nnd a.-'ion ; ni i'.iui men li ■• y i llir ' ; l."'.ri in h.k ■;., dlmtilrl vip ':••• take to infincuru f .■-. dictn'e tn the pi ( •-!. in tlifjr <■'.,■,■ i,it ., ,; linstili in mi ■■ vevy ■•« ni'ls 01 ri'pii ilii-..:ii ii ;. : .; ;> ,,:,; ;. . , . km'httiml t'ja tlicre >< - < iiiy 1 '.'•■■■■•], ,.., nn iv :■;:( to •'.■■ pcr-i mi i n h)!i leal r!i;i r.ir.trr nf ' ir f^linto'i — ij-il mv 1 nm]\v t v inh n.-ncod by viirion m-v •', . , wli . i it ui»nec ■..•. > • > detail '■• tl c umii lie " ' tamks llliot rfom tnt vti itiiou i /*/.' vh r i - . politics th p n c f ||, e unitfd si r>f -\ - msrit-a posses , cr at least supviokr t!i ■ ,•;<•» posspss some onliticiil l)|rs«in>n neruiiiir to ihcinsclvem v;'i a m y.tiun the stnicl-mt of lhf "' ' f : " ■■"- -^ ; i h will br vaikniilv 1 -- jim iti-d • 11 on r r)litic:il thei ;'-■■.. an \ ■■ liii h ■ : y ' l '■'■ unsehnonahle nmv to muss ' ; "" < ' '»'•! ' i h i-mselves as kin k nhhv f ■•• ''! ■'■■"''.'■'■ territorial pnsiiifr and in tlie '' :/ *'- ; '" ' -■':'• i pnhiir ahtiirs in id liiion li.thp i i.idnt o r iv.-m-v in hfveriti - by 1 wi !,■ ni ciu finm ill pver1niitin "■''■' > ' 1 ' : *'<'' hostilities ol thf old enntin ' '■• ' • : ' ' ' tin msclve sentfd in n re wn w ! l;l ' ! ' ;; 1 ";; ' ; ■- th ni directly r.r indirn tlv n;l ' i '- : ' ; : "' '!■•■■ •■■ i •<- nnd luxuries of life j 1 : ." - ; ' ! '' " i " rt^ion and which provides ' '■' '■■ '■ r ''• '<> m i pei wiey of heir hi»:>in"s ; by pn almost i-ul ! i lite increase '' : '' i ' '•■ 1 >' ■• tl find liilini'-lvei at i 1 ' 1 ' ' vi ■ a ||,« world '■•:;.-<-.> the feeblest an nv t co-iitvnpi.i'.la nf the p'ipaticul st^te i '• irlnry i « ■ 1 i tic pi-mp ct of us ion ■ ;.'■'■' hnnre with the ; m powers ctf '•" ■"'■' ''' '" •" ■' i conntjt ted by relations w " ' : ■ :■■ i ■ . . t ■ preserve the present sta'e ol amii mid i meficial/fi^n w re no l ' ; k b'-it 11 i'v will drive ii united st.fes intn war .■:, ! there is 1 ground '" '>■'-■■■•■ that i-v.-ry enlightened nati(th will l l ;" '"' ! ■; • - : i - rmtnrcly the points of v ' :: : '"'' hefora ihey prnvok this necessity '"'" ; -- :: "". the ■■■ n nf louisiana ' l »« '" v ■' irnty of ., vastly extended ti-rsiu.ry nd the y ' niv rommerce nf l.ic ki'/mtest river ol sor 1 nerici spain lias wisflv withdrawn her o!ijf c iion '" the cessifi 1 ol this count y an 1 1 tn now only n '■ c ■' '!'• ■■..., 1 , onci-rnin limits which tha rotvrnmcnl ofth ■ ! nite i states will a vv:i y '"■ dup sed to rlisruss on liberal and omsciiljleiern 1 t : isdom nfcontraclin k lor '"' i 11 ' i ! '■ of this immense countrv v ; "'" '■'' ' '''• i-pvious extent of the l niied states is <■ msidered hat indeed been denied by man persons whose opinions are entitled to '/:,:.- cspect hut the evils to be ipprehend«d from this measure tn distant contingent and by judicious management mav probably be obviated while hose which we.re to be feared from louisiana remaining in th'j hands 6 france or being wrested from herb 1 » . ■-•-, wtr9numir$us,grea$,immintrit iii j unavaijr.klt in iiil text had r.hang dits position ; frrrrt •■> hit h ii is inferred li some :'],.,: i w ||'| pro bubly boon put to se:i we ar tj r < annot concur in this opinion ']■,.■ i ),,., -. i iict-t we h»ve reason to x licve in ■,■ • in ,,' condition to put to sea much less to con tvi'il with a superi r british squadrt n ! account are shid to hate been re'ctlvcil from gibraltar which leave nnthuibtof in toulon fleet having uguiu put lo sent an c i.'jiii nelson being in purt>tiit •>; id i -. lorcuhip it isnaid passed i ie strait f messina on the of february with a fai wind having received intimation ol the ene my having been oft cape i'elo ihrte !«>•■ i lore standing to ilio southward '!!,, last oo'ic'uil accounts from lha noble admi ral art 1 luted about the 1st ol ! ehi'uory .: which lime he remained at anchor ufl 1 _•", v indhoui '. it is t.iid to be intended by ihe t;i:.h(.n '■■•■■ iirm lit immc lutely lo ha e two > n mi ;>« int-iiu formed ui a very extensive ki*al ; the ■ "■■• ..' l"o:k il other on the c'urriigl of i'he dispoiiiion of olir force on the dou l 1 ■■:■ -■-■' ii wilh the tippi ■ v.i i ■ i (]•., , .. ii '■ ' i ;■ :• ' ■'■ i(hi8 ill v illll ■ fsl lil ( i )'•« i |- < ■ ■ j to i squad ion lati d ytb ■-• ■■■ • " iii ut din :, ■; , n iii n ' ■ • ' ; "■■ 1 lih in it i ;■ i rd i u tv ! ; • • ' ' •■ uk arab i : py ; ill.-tir v 1 - '■■;:■■ :'■■'! bi igit ; i v i c'utti is '■"■■- iir 1 ■ i-u ; it mid melpotr.i n :■..,:,« havi ■...'■■ l v i'i sealed orders n '!■>■ •, , >. ft'ard i 1 ■ former is relieved uti'ili uli ( i u ! the auriibkiii j auri the lattei c ■,' i ; \,, { '■> iln cliisborne ; they are uo-a t>ci.e ii ii !.' i i ■; on :\ : utltisf il cruise 26 bi i \ ai ( | : ii y . . •.. me out 1v u the i..1i1 ni • f riulognv 1 ntl anchored in hc rund en he mh where tl <■/ now remnin 1 ) t-r.nsi i jk ' ftt-.cir c l'is in the had our • f bor.li 1 , v 1 nic veil x and amblcteutc ». ■ very thick indeed there are hl»o a rreut number r.t ktables watched hy ihe ai:tntr.n manly 1'l.iiner pien ev bit r ami \\ rai kr the enciimpments a still very niimc'roui all 1 j tllc cohsl a recent letter from constantinople says " the conduct of gen hn'ne prcttdin i.is departure from hence tul-jtcttc hot it liim selfattd bis ijoverriii tut to lie utimist ton tettvpt vl'tcr re^eattclly arntunci 1 his ir tention to set dfl and as often k . '..;•; iu-i 7 pretences lo justify his stay iii in pes il.i'l.o cars ( 1 ihe 1'tirte would iiulure the rcic ti:;;i nfthc new kmperor i left t ;■.■ • 1 the i jth december but halted at katl.n , aithv licml of the liarl:o\tf of ccn&iaiui»o{.!t wlicrt he continued in expectatii n i !' si n c overlurea from the povtimnent till the 1 vvikii be proceeded on his journey by land to vienna " the hnsvli--.nii.niic.nre here or ] niij^ht 8ny the russian p;ovurnmc'!it in tuikiy i j liiore ab&olute thar ever atid tliis vti*i entire in yu illy be contiidcred :■.' l'u«s:;.n iiu vince great-rritninis but little tin 111 i top i and austria less although an inmntliiiitt nei-fhl jiir the tin ks eitl er il.n m confidence in the support of ilussin 1 r tin u urof its ower bctm to c nfhie lo lit v u their contideritioti add attentio'i march 20 the stalt of irelan3.....'vhc dublin foening post of saturday last hut the following ob servations ' u ihil ii!)jer :•-- '• the misrepresentutionswhich have crept into f.oiiic i>f the london papers res tctit 5 the piese'nt state ol ins country and the re flections cast upnn the county of kerry iii particular call loudly for refleclicn thera are none but poisoned and t tipri 1 cijrluf minds who voiild convey to one country false opinions of the other the country al luded to as wlii as every other part oi this kingdom is ikjv happily free frorn every politic delusion ; the very embers we trust of disaffection are totally extinguished ; nnd whatever may appear among us of particu lar atrocities arc well known not to arisa '.•■■■'■•\ political motives but from ignorant prejudices respecting matters of jirivuttf concei inic'^t vfiitnla intelligetice wns received at tho admiralty brojghl by the johanna l-'iederi a of altona which left malaga on the 16th tilt s'.aiiiii t!,at a french frifute had arrned at that pbrt with the crewsef two brit'ihshi|i of war and merchant brig captured by her and another french frigate ; that tlit two british ship of wat mink after tl.e ac!ion which lanted near lour hours and tliat tlic a bovebrip was the only merchant venel cjfflie convoy from malta known to luive b:«n tiikeu by the french frigates the itbt liayit:g esia ped during the actiorii two gottenburgh mails arrired ye»terdafi the e'outfnts of which arc wholly unimp rtanu the ltttci from peteicburfb by tl is convey ance are dated feb 11-23 it whichtiinem novosiltzofthad not re^clu'd tbki city a hu'iskm iitsi rifctr also nrrivcel yester day withdispatr ae iof treat importance re lative to the present 1 f anffements i-iween the court o f london and petersburg w are happy w unnounce the arrival y 1 erday in dovfkoads of live hon.ewavd ijund eatt-lndlftobii . gamstfocr marth j6 according v a ccounu iroin naplei it p