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waria, within fix weeks of the figning of 
the treety. By the French Bulletin from 
‘the army in Germany, only the day before 
the figning of the peace, the Eiectors of 
Bavaria and Wirtemberg are to aflume 
the title of Kings, as a reward, it is fad, 
of their attachment to the caule of the 
French. 
_ Bonaparte has left Vienna, and in his 
way home arrived at Munich on the grit 
ult. ; and there is, no doubt, arrange- 
ments made with regard to the treops 
which have for fome weeks palt occupied 
Hanover. The faéts recorded above 
would Jead to mucn important fpecula- 
“tion, but we forbear to predi&t the confe- 
quences of that new order of things and 
of ftates, which the victcrious Emperor 
of the French will dictate to the continent 
of Europe. 
Of the Britifh expedition to the North, 
we fhall be able to [peak in our next, by 
which time, we truft that we may an- 
nounce the return of our troops without 
amore lofs than they have already expe- 
rienced by tempeftuous weathcr and con- . 
trary winds. 
AMERICA. 
On Tuefday, December 3, 1805, at 
az o'clock, the Preiident of the United 
States communicated, by Mr. Coles, itis 
fecretary, the following Meffage to both 
Houfes of Congrefs. 
Zo the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of 
the United States of America. 
«¢ Ata moment when: the nations of Eu- 
rope are in commotion, and arming againft 
each other, when thofe with whom we have 
principal intercourfe are engaged in the gene- 
ral conteft, and when the. countenance of 
fome of them. towards our peaceful country 
threatens that even that may not be unaffe(ted 
by what is pafling en the general thea‘te, a 
meeting of the reprefentatives of the, nation 
“Gin both houfes of congrefs has becofne more 
than ufually defirable. Coming frera every fec- 
tion of our country, they bring wath them the 
fentiments and the information ‘of the whole, 
and will be enabled to give a'dire@ion to the 
-public affairs which the wifl andthe wifdoin 
ef the whole will approve and fuppere. 
“¢ 1p taking a view of the fiate of our_coun- 
try, we, in the firft place, notice the great 
affli€tion of two of gur cities under the fatal 
fever which, in latter times, has occafionally 
vifited our fhores. Provicence in his good- 
peis gave it an early termination on this océ 
cation, and leffened the number of viétims 
which have ufually fallen before it. Inthe 
courfe of thefeveral vifitations of this difeafe, 
i¢ has appeared that it is ftridtly local, inci- 
_ dent to cities and on the tide-water, only 5 
incommunicable in the country either by per~ 
fors under the difeafe, or by goods carried 
- thofe deemed contagious. 
State of Public Afairs in January, 1806. — [Eeb. 1, 
from difeafed places ; that its accefs is with 
the autumn, and it difappears with the early 
frofts. Thefe reftriG&ions, within narrow li- 
mits of time and f{pace, give fecurity even to 
our maritime cities, during three-fourths ofthe 
year, and in the country alwavs. Although 
from thefe fa&ts it appears unnecefiary, yet, 
to fatisfy the fears of foreign nations, and. 
cautions on their part not to be complained of 
in a danger whofe limits are yet unknown to 
them, I have ftri€ly enjoined on the officers 
at the head of the Cuftoms to certify with 
exact truth, for every vefiel failing for a foe 
reign port, the ftate of health refpe€ting this 
fever which prevails at the place from which 
fhe fails. Under every motive from charac- 
ter and duty to certify the truth, I have no 
doubt they have faithfully executed this in- 
junction. Much real injury has, however, 
been fuftained from a propenfity to identify 
with this endemic, and to call by the fam’ s 
name, fevers of very different kinds, whi e} 
have been known at ali times, and iry aj} 
countries, and never have been placed among 
As we 2° syance in 
our knowledge of this difeafe—a:,f.45 deve- 
lope the fource from which indi-sjguals receive 
ite-the State authorities charged with the 
care of the public bealth, gnd Congrefs with 
that of the general com™ferce, will become 
able to regulate with «ffe& their refpeftive 
functions in thefe d epartments. The bur- 
then of quarantines 45 felt at home as well as 
abroad; their efgicacy merits examination. 
Alihough the bealth-laws of the States thoulé 
be found to ‘yeed no prefent revifal by Con- 
grefsy yet “sommerce claims that cheir atten- 
tion be € ver awake to them. 
**Since our laft meeting, the afpect of 
Our foreign relations has confiderably chang- 
ers. Our coats have been infefted, and our 
erbours watched by private armed veffels, 
fome of them without commiffions, fome with 
illegal commiffions, others with thofe of le- 
gal form, but committing piratical aéts be-~ 
yond the authority of their commiffions. 
They have captured, in the very entrance of 
our harbours, as well as upon the high feas, 
not only the vefiels of our friends coming to 
trade with us, but our own alfo. They have 
carried them off under pretence of legal adju- 
dication; but not daring to approach a Court 
of juftice, they have plundered and funk 
them by the way, in obfcure places, where 
mo evicences could arife againft them, mial- 
treated the crews, and abandoned them in 
boats in the open fea, or on defert fhores, 
without food er covering. Thefe enormities 
appearing to be unreached By any controul of 
their Sovereigns, 1 found it neceilary'to equip 
a force, to cruize within our own feas, ta 
arreft all veflels of thefe defcriptions found 
hovering on our coafis, within the limits of 
the gulph-fiream,. and to bring the offenders 
in for trial-as pirates. 
«* The fame fyfem of hovering en our 
coafts and harbours, under colour of teeking 
: epemicsy 
