Martinsburgh Gazette

From the National Intelligencer.

It will be observed by our paper of this day, that Congress are convened to meet at an earlier day than that appointed by the constitution. It cannot be expected that the considerations which produced this measure will be fully known until they shall be disclosed to the legislature. It is to be presumed that it grows out of our foreign relations. It seems to be understood that the communications of Mr. Foster do not correspond with the reasonable expectations which might have been formed. We do not understand that they have extended directly to any subject beyond the orders in council and the blockade of May 1806. With respect to this blockade, it is understood to be placed under a construction and on a footing to render it no longer an insuperable difficulty.

As to the Orders in Council, it would seem that a repeal of them is made to depend, not only on further evidence than is yet afforded of any repeal whatever of the French decrees, but on a repeal of these decrees in a far greater extent than the United States have required or can require as violating any of their neutral rights. And an idea is held out of a retaliation on the non-importation act, if continued in force without such repeal of the French decrees as is contended for by Great Britain.