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:. and no iiiind of his country
will delpife or undervalue them.
A of the manufacturing an«l
■.» ■ lifeftly tends to
>f agriculture", by iii.
i I for the fbrplus pro
ud. I' he I c feveral interdls
illy dependent, and there teems
y between them.
government will direct and
with an equal hand. It
l obj« ct of In. h
, to excite and prd'erve a fpirit
Dong the people, by ail
reward for each kind of la lour.
then he left for the moll
to its own direction. The people
divide themfdves into diilc.-ent pro
ms ; their diic ■.*. .11 n, ible
it choice ; and
> pin-fsjit.*', 11l which their
tftgC and that of the public
11 concur.
In compliance with rdurrrqnefl: in the
1 'he 2 3d rjf f one, I ti admitted
10 the dli '■ ut of the United States, <-.
ftateme'lt of till < oit r-niii,*
--tl- , and military Idn-E, which
belonged to this coinniowweal.li, ail 1
were taken for the ale of 'he United !
Stat-- ; a ■■! r-epied.d pnyment cf the
-..1 mi ".' d an an*
I'v-r lionj the P.did-iit, and have alb)
r*r.d\-,d ! {ten fr-in th.* Secretaries of
Wtr alt*! of the N.'-'-y on tbe fame fub
j■ d. The i ounci-1 did not think it expe
• to agree to tlie propofal made on
th-part ofthe United States, and ad-
Vlfrd'me t-t lay the papers before the ge
neral cant, that they might take fuch
in th.*. cafe as they might think
proper.
Together with thofe papers, the Sr
erftary will lay before you a ietter which
I r-r-'dd from the attorney-general, in
ch ling coptei ot the rule, and award in
the cafe of the commonwealth againft
the town of Bofton, concerning the old
ftate-houfe. He will -jilfo deliver you,
tttcfted copies of the proceedings, in
two cafes in the lupreme judicial court,
hidden for the entity of Hancock d
June laft, which wrre forwarded to me
by the folicitor general that they might
be fubmitted to your ddcdio'i.
This feffion commence* with a fair
pi odect of concord aid ulVfulnrfs. I
hope that nothing will happen to inter
file good agreement, and that we
ll'.dl proveourftlves worthy ofthe con
• c which our fellow citizens have
irpol'ed in us, by endeavouring to lecure
In them all the advantages' which their
fitn-udn will admit; and by redidhdg,
a j far as it is in our power, the evils of
I) they may have reafon to coin
plain.
CALEB STRONG.
Jan. 14, 1803.
United States, Diftrict, of Coluinbii, and
County of Washington, to wit:
Jn Chance-y January 1303.
, le. Minific, John Fry, 5c ~\
Samuel Spalding, complts. i
vcrfiis,
G«irg« Walker, de-tendsnt J
TT-JR objecl of the hill rs to obtain a decree
tor the file of f.-narc ill. 9—lot, no 1 and
l, in '.'riDAvc' t)fu —lots im. .1 • 9 10 11 12 in
fti-aare. 96c—hits ro .145678 in f.-nrire,
—"o» no. t(>7B9 10 In fquare-, ioit—
I t no. I in f-juare iofi—lots no. c 678
910 n n i..> 14 r.; 16 a., a 6 a 8 in
fquare, 1 or/" .-—lot** no. 5 6 y% 9 10 n ia
f<iu re iciil—'mti no 457 in fquare, 1039 —
lot* nr->. i j 4 .T "'" f'Hiait', 1040 —lots no. t
6789151617'"' r-.t~tje.ts n-*.
14 15 1,-j -, CO47 —lots no. 10
11 v 13 14 hi fquariS, 1048—tots no. 1 a 3
4i11314 in f.piars, lo'ii-lots no. 5/178
v 10 13 r.t 15 16 17 and i 3 in fi-uare, 1063 —
ly'ims* atld being in the city of Wafhington.
liill <t .to, that Gccrgc Walker the
r*ef>*nd;mt, hiing in del ted to tht? complainants
111 thul'uTi of 5000 dollars, by bond dated the
-ill oflAec«mber 1798, to feeur'i* the payment
thereof, with intereft therein, on or before
the 31ft of September then next ending
Mortgaged the above mentioned premd's to
the complainant's, and thar the faid George
Walker hath never p«dd thcai an) part ofthe
fum.
The bill further Ibtes that the faid George
"Walker doc* not refide within the 1
ftates, rmt hath gone to parts beyond the
feaj. It is upon motion ordered, that a copy
r.f this order be inferred it lea ft once a week
f.-r fiKCeflive weeks in the Wafliington
Federal,tf and the National Intelligencer,
before the firft day of February next to tha
intent that the iift.ref.iid defendant sn-i all
o'hisr perfons (if any there be-) intended in
the premifes may have notice of this a-.iiilic.-i
--• i -n, unJ of the object of the bill imhiscafe,and
thit the fo'd defeti tant may be warned to ap
pear here in perfon or by folieitor, on »r be
fore the fourth Mondiy of July next, to fhew
«avfe if they can ; why a decree as prayed for
in and by faid bill fhould not. pals.
By order URIAH FORREST, Ck.
January 17, iB»3- iaw.iv/
TRON works.
THE fubfcriber wcukt rent a fet of work,, j
fttuated within twenty miles of the boxtable
w.iters of fam«* River ; confiding of Furnace*,
Forge, Mill, Saw-m 11, and every necefliry
appendage, all new and finilhed in the com
pkteft inanncTof any in America ; havingabun
c of water, wood, and ore if the bed.
ity, and lying m a hualthy country v Here
troviD ins alio ars abundant and
Fifteen or twenty able negro.h may be rented
with the w*»iks, if fpeeJily applied for.
FKRDINANDO FAIRFAX.
Shanr. Hill, neir Charlefton, Virginia.
N. B. Applications by Ictt'"* muft be poft-
Congrefs oj the United Stales.
lIot'SE OF BBnjtS.sktttAtlFJtSf
-NXSDAT, January 26, 1803.
Jul*. J-jres introduced the following
tion with a few prefatwry remarks.
. d i'd.t the repeal of the dif,
! criminating duties on foreign tonnage
and men bandize imported in foreign
U recommended by the commitiee
!ot commerce and manufactures in their
j rep.* rt on that made on the 10th
nt, fliall not extend ta foreign /hips
nr the articles imported therein
from the Colonies or Dependencii
any foreign nation, unlets the 11,ipj
veliVls of the. United States fhall enjoy!
th- fame privileges d the navig;
and trade between the United S
Mid fuch colonies oi dependencies as are
I o,- may be allowed to the
ie nation to which fuch c010r...
dencies mny b< |.
Referred lo a committee d the wh -I-*.
horn was referred tht report of the
nittee of commerce ami ma
! tures on countervaild*- d'lties*
'i he Hot lie rcfol.
mittee of the whole on the report
fclect committee on i'o much of the Pre*
fdeiit's Meffage as relates to a wa
with Tripoli, Gee.—Mr. Varnum in the !
chat*
The refolution, with which the repot
lodes, uthoriliiig the procuring four
fliips of war not exceeding 16 gum
was agreed to without a divilion ; when
the committee role and the Houfe im
mediately confirmed their report, and I
ordered a bill tn be brought in.
Mr-. Hill, from the committee on the
memorial from certain inhabitants of i
Wilmington (N. C.) made a report, with
an accompanying bill.
The report concludes with a refolution
that the memorial be referred to the Se
cretary of ftate to be laid before the Pre
fident.
The report was agreed to, and the
bill referred to a committee of the j
whole,
The hoi.fe refdved itfelf into a com
mittee of the whole on the bill for t.ie
*i lation of ordnance, arms, See.
Mr. Varnum in the Chair.
Mr. Rutledge propoied an am.-i d
ment, for extending the light of im
portation duty free to individuals as
well as ftites.
MelTrs. Bacon and S. Smith faid a
few words againft, and MelTrs. M.ron
and Rutledge- in fa ver of thi? amend
ment ; when, on the queftion being
taken, it win loft.
Ayes 36 —Noes AS.
The committee thru roll* and report
ed the bill without amendment.
On taking the queftion on ordering
the bill to be engr.iiftd for a third read
| nig, the Y'-as and Nays Were rtij
j and were Ye*,s 46— Nays 49.
The rel'ul'al to cr.g ofs is equivalent to
a rejection of the bill.
The Houfe went into committee of
the whoh.
Mr. Dawson in the chair—on tlie hill
tot laying out a new road in the County
of Wafhington.
Mr. Varnum moved to ftrike out the
Ift Section. He thought that if any,
I 3 g'rteral pr.ovilion Ihould be made.
Mr. Grifwold objected to other parts
of the bill, coinciding with Mr. Varnum
as to the lit Section.
Mr. Dennis moved that the commit
tee Ihould rid, in which cafe he woo If
move for a recommit ment of the bill to
a felect committee, with dftrucAi os to
report a bill making general proviftons
on the fubject of loads within the ter
ritory of Columbia.
i his* motion wa- carried without a
divifion ; the Committee role, and were
refufed leave to fit again ; when Mr.
Dennis's motion was agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Mitehill, the
Houl'e went into a committee of the
I whole.—Mr. Dawson in the chair—on
' ti)-* bill for the encouragement of learn
ing and the promotion pf the it ft ful arts.
Mr. Bayard moved to amend tbe ftc
tion fo as to extend the privilege of ob
taining patents to aliens as well as ci
tizens.
On this motion, a debate en fued until
the hour of adj mi nment.
Mefi'rs. Bayaid, S. Smith, ar.dEaily
fupported, and M» firs. Randdph, Gn!
wdd, and Mitehill oppolid the motion.
On the queftion being put, the mc*ion
Thursday, Jan-nary 17, 1801.
Mr. | hn C. Sudd, from the cam- I
mittee of Claims, reported on the trie- j
mortal of the Mayor and Coinnio ■hy ,
of Alex; odria refpecting fXpenccs incur
red for quarantine, that ir would be ex
pedient to pal's a law refpectirig quaran
tine, but that the requeft of the memo- j
rialills to be rciinbyrlei] monies exo nd- ;
ed by the n being unreafonable, ought !
not to be granted.
Referred to a committee of the whole)
Houfe tnnorow.
Dr. Mitehill prefented a memorial '
from a number ©1 mechanic ks ofthe City ;
of N*w-York, againft the repeal ofdif
crimtuating duties,
Mr. llacoi* laid the fddwitig mo
tions on the table :
Refolved, Thit it Is expedient for
Congrefs to recede to.td* Hate of Vir
ginia, the jUrll'dicYion of that part of the
territory »-,t Cdumbia, which was ceded
to the United States by the faid ftate of
Virginia ; by an act paffed the 3.1 day of
Dr-cei tlie year 1789, iutitled
•' An act for the ceflion cf ten miles
Iqnare," or any lefier quantity of *• ter
ritory within this ftate, to the United
Sates, in Congrtfs afTetiiblc'd," for tlve
permanent fc.it of the general govern
ment."
Provided, the fad ftate of Virginia
fhall content and agree thereto.
Refolved, That it is expedient for
j Congrefs to recede to the ftate of Ma
j rdai.d the jurididdn of that part of
( the territory of Columbia which was <;e
--i dcd to ti c United States by the did
of Mar*, !a:d, by an act patted the
| 19.! i day of December in the year 1791,
intitled *■ An ecY concerning the terii*
tory of Coiui-i b'l-a aid the City of Willi*
tngtou.
ivided the faid date of Maryl-iiu!
i lhall confent an hereto
Oi mitd.i of Mr. Ni« holfon a c.oin-
I to enquire whether
lit is expedient to make any, and ii
1 what alteratior.-3 in the acts lor to- i i
: bdhinentnf a man:)? corps, md for fix- !
the rank and pay of th- commanding j
• -*r.
Mr. Grifwold prefented a memorial
from eleven of the late circuit in.
the United States, reprefi r**ing that they
hive been diverted by law of their juji
rial duties, and requeuing Goilgrel* to
d fine the duties to be performed by
them, ami to fome iudic'wd tribu
nal competent to a decijdn ot line ii claim
for falary.
| Mr. (rrifwotd ntoVed a reference of
the memorial to a fciect committer.,
Mr. Gregg ni'Vrd a reference to the
Committee of Cldms.
I Mr. Randolph moved a reference to a
committee of the whole I loud.
This laft motion, after debate, prevail
ed— Ayes .T.'i.
Mr. Randolph mnvrd that it be made
j the order of td day for that cdy.
Mr. Grifwold moved that it be made
the order for to-morrow.
Mr, Randolph* motion prevailed.
When the Hud'c refolved itfelf into a
committee of the whole — Mr. Dawfon
in the chair.
Mr. Grifwold then fubmitted two ie
folutionr.
Tbe first to provide by law dr de
fining the duties of the circuit judges.
The second to provide by law fdt lob
' mining to judicial dee (ion the right of
j the judges of .the circuit court to com
! pcnl.ition.
Atter debate, the committee divided
on the firft rcdlution—Aves 34—Noes
56—loft.
And on the fecorid refolution Ayes
3.-s—Nr-es 57- loft.
Mr. Variiwm then fubmitted a refohi
tdn—that the prayer cf the iwtitiou
ought not tn be granted', and that the pe.
tit-.i ners have leave to withdraw their
petition,— which w,<.s tarried without a
divifion.
The committe rofe and reported this
refolution, which vos agreed to; the
Yeas and N. ys be irq called— Yeas 61
Nays 37.
i (A more detailed Rty-cment in bur
! next.)
The Speake* Lid h., fore the II ufe a
memorial and rt-monfjdane-t from the ri-
I tizr-ns of Alexandria, againft a t-erritoi i
;al legillature.
REPORT.
THE Commit!re of Ways and Means,
who were instructed to enquire whe
ther any. and if any, whtit alterations
or amendments are necessai y to be
made in the act, intituled '• An net
to amend an act to lay and collect a
direct tax within the United States,"
REPORT—
THAT your Committee conceive it
; imnecriTary to offer any reafons in addi
tion to thofe contained in the. letter of
the Secretary of the Treat'urv, hereto
' fubjoined, tending to prove the inexpe
diency of any le-viilative provilion in re- ,
lation to this fubject. They, therefore,
: fubmit tbe following refolution : —
Resolved, That no alterations or a
i mendments are necr-iT-iry to be made in
the act, intituled, An act to amend an
act to lay and collect a direct t..x within
the United States.
Sin,
THE Committee ol'Ways and Means.
bed,, dflrueYed to enquire *' whether
any, and if any, what alterations or a
mendinrnts are neceffary to he made to
the aft, intituled, " An act to amend an
I aft, intituled, " An act to 1 v.- and collect
! a direct tax within tlie Unite.! States,"
have directed me to lequelt of y.u fuch |
information on the fuhject as you may
deem material. It may not be ami:
obferve-r that this refolutiort, ah!-,
couched in general terms, is occasioned
by a grievance complained of in the ftate
of New-York, viz. that from the mode
in which the aflVffment hag been made in
that Rate, proprietors of land are unable
to (-(certain tbe amount due by them, and
re, thereby, cxpof-d to the imjuftic-s «f ♦
land in which they have no -
Should tbia inconi
to the ftate of New id
Committee ptd'nme not .0 be th-
Pih to b*e kffpred of the dd.
Vith perficl cfteed,
I am, Sir, *,'our»,
JOHN RANDOLPH,
The Secretary of the Treai
TttxsWir D.
3d Jauua
I HA 1") the honor to re:
letter containing certain en<*
the i'ubjrc't of ti,,- direct tiix.
Thee- c'Tti be no doubt tb.it •
: id--!) t r«f lands I
I tmglrl n wi-lhed ;
of New
otherj, where a coolld Table ry-iantj
unoccupied !.,i..1 •-, were liable to
pir.prictois of Inch 1n..!.-, are, in I
inAance*, unable to alcertain v
| lion the amount due by I
i run the riflt riihci- <■{ pa]
• the fum -acUtaily due, or of ha
1 land did under the provisions e-f the !
| ad.
But neither ip tlie fitnatdn of prop
I tors di ".dw-Yoik woii'e than t\\*t of
i OWfi-rrs oi'iimil.it prope: y in otl-fcr I! ,
; nor does it appear practical)
; late perir d to cor*fec\ the form* r aflcfT- j
! mrnt. The iiflVli'mei.t in that Id:
far as related to unoccupied lands,
rendered more correct thai] in alm< It any j
other ; for tiie act of May, 1300, whklj j
was paffal upon t reprefentation from j
New-Y.-d, Sc under which the con mif
tdners of that Idte act. d. n-ablid them j
to cr-mid.' the '.hn on tdd'e lands with j
much more conecliicfs t! no was done iy
'.d I.- ftau-s vh**ic the alTefi'ments where
completed, anil the returns tranfmi
to the tre a fury prior to the at*.!. And it j
moil be obferved, that tit- ail'e-ffmcnt had •
been i ■ •■ that net in i
Hate except NewYod, North Carolina, I
Georgia, and South Carolina. Sin
emdirralldents to th«f< now c
of'in New York have therefore been
iter* i, and even to a
•ii the ft ttes - t dafld-d, inl'yl. i
vania, Vhginj mucky.
If to tins cor.ildcratdn be added
..'. ) and expence of r'prri clin-g
c imp-fTibitity of tx
l.c belr*lit of :- ion wliich I
... m.<v be adopted to Rates v.
-aken place,— j
i ihe fun. (not more than I
tliv.s oud.md n
York, —ai
lent difficulty mightTtavc . H %\. j
together avoided-, haci the proj-i...
complied with the diietjiiona of ti,
iti {riving complete lifts of all tl
it is believed that no fdidieni ,<
yon why a partial corrv-iti
»t thi* time he applied to an
h is no longer codidred as a | er
■t work,
the honor to he with refpetf., j
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
ALBERT GALLATIN.
The Hon. Jo us Randolph, esqf\
Choi-men of the Committee ' I
<fi IVays and 31 cans. J
vVA SHINGTUN CITY. J
FRIDAY, J. unary 28, 1803.
I Vrkhox7' Er.Ec-rtCis', .7. F. District.
Elliot, I 150—Morri-.-, 1214— Sl. 324.
324
I4r*4
I*2 14
260 tnaj. againft Morris.
Ludlow and Andover f«r Elliot, and
New Fane id Morris, ar- lott by illegal !
return*. [Vermont paper.
Exports at thte port of Philtujel]
from the ltlOclober, to 3 111 D-Cemher, '
1802, both iiului'.ve, taken trow tht j
Jin 'he cuitom-b-rufe.
,74 5 barrets fdu-,
51 t barrels middd
,800 barrels ive Hour.
.164 hoglhcds luuian meal,
Wear? rrquHh-d to inform the
hat a Pamphlet it.-l-.ee.tiiK*- the j
y oi Columbia, and :he concen
of the public Bjildtirgs in
i.itv ol Walhington is. in tlie Prefs-,and
i;:pcar Ul Monday n
FRANCFOKT January 6.
We Congratulate Our ie ltow-cit ;
m the contents of the following I. ttstr
the Prdideni of the Unit
to hi*i excellency th* gowrfnoY, ■.-.
B lived by Tudday's mail .
hington, Dec. 16, d
Sik,
Yo'*i" favour of Novemb-r I
1 ecu duly received. The ocdolion of
the port of N. Orleans by the Spaniard.,
which ta the fubicft o* ir, was calculated
Information o! it w;.s received h**e fry»
>-. Orleans on the Grh inft* and on tl t
ii.ii Rie«fures • to have tl c
- We think
-,--.■ that it
ut merely
were itnn.e-
T ioticl) for duly iinpref
ifiia-s of per**
~dd n.d.
iie convicl
v.as una
alio to di'fpatt
oveiiiorgeneral, who rr
l i,to i iterpof'c •
Ut delay. We tl
■' w;Il he as prompt!
-c p< M,litß. It
!-, a proper oi i
i the danger of leaving
ice of the twii corn,tries ■
• , and tl c
.-f fome arrangement which
us independent of that caprice,
6 to mainta! < ids treaty-right,
■t c* offing the Atlantic to t'ctk
lor the ] re fern it is the dter
every part of our republic to
dieiiih p. are. and await a ft i-udly ret -
'.' the injury : and I have ho
, that teeing <ur prefent fi
i-i a ti lie' point of view, y
dating a reliance ih.it eh
m.-nt will not be wanting in a ,
ertce to prefeive the " \bz
- The uncertainty with whatpxiw
mav have to fettle this matter add«
itfirulties.
I take the liberty of mcl ling you a
my communication tdcoflgief:,
ot tendering you atTuranccs of mygieat
refpect and confideration.
Tv : JEFFERSON.
Governor Carre- d.
of AiSfeription papers for the
Jl work entitled, " A Piie-cYon , or Pr<
n to the Study of the .Law," will par
■ tnthora-y advifing him of
imber of (uhfertbersdhtaincsi before ih-j
■ of March.
I W. I'KA- C3CK, Att'y.atLaar.
WANTED,
One or two Boys to learn the
! »)Or and SHOI-MAKJNS E«f,ne;s —
'Apply to
JOHN CROOKS HANK.
Gstrjc Town, Jan 10, 1803. tf.
NOTICE.
In the matter of JO if, Rmk
rupt.
npMEAihfcriher Wvi% appointed Al%nee of
1 the Edatc and effects of JOHN JACK
*rt, All p -ted to the faid
I Bankrupt, arc ret]netted to mak« immediate
nt otherwife legal ft*}*? will
nittaeefy i-kcn to compel them.
'RICHARD 1-ORRE.sT, A%nr«.
]an. a 6. tf.
I , .
In Chancery. January, 1803.
James Barry, Complainant.
vcrius
United States, P'.(t--i& of Columbia, and
County of Walhingto.'., to wit:
<"'! arlcs R„f«, John Simpfon, 1
John C raig, J,.mcs Crawford, 1
V illiam Rnfc, William Red, *
thew Pearce, Gcor.i;c P umfic-x'.J
TpriE bill flates thut thi eoirp ainanr, and
two of the defendants, Rofs aid Simpfon,
of Pennfylvania, were feiznl and polVtU'e.l as
tenants, in common of three lots in the city of
■i gfon, diftinj-i-ifhed by lots Ha. i -j and
,\ in fquare No. 775, that the complainant fold
to the faid defendants, RoT* and Simpfon, hi*
ft in the faid lofs, for the fum of 14130
dollar*, and 51 ceiif-. I hat 50.4 a rfttliarv, and
.T« cents, part of the faid purchafe mom y,
with intereft there 11, and the colls of protcft
ing the uncs of the fiid Rofs and Simp lb*,
given far that fum, Hill remains due and unpaid
to the cnni-plamint, and that the f.id Rofs
and Simpfon, have fn.ee heen declared bank
rupts, having, be oic- they were declared bsnk
rupts, executed a deed of conveyance for the
whole of the property afrrefaid to the defen
dant-, John Craig, James Crawfor', William
Ui-Uc, William Kcad, Matthew I'carce, and
George I'lumfl ad, alt of the ftate- of I enn
lylvaiiia, that the faid deed tvas not made ia
confequrnce of money paid, or any thirg-id"*
ra-ice.- by the f.il Uft mentioned defendants
to the fad Rofs and .Simp on, hut in confe
deration ol nded to be due by the
laid Rofi* and Simpfon to the faid laft m-idon
( 1 d. f.i.dants long before the execution of the
deed, fr.-ni the complainant to ti-H faid defen
dants, Rofs and Simpion, r.nd that therefore
the claim cf the complainant o*: jht to bixc
pi iority as a lien upcii the faid hit-., being part
of the price contracted by the laid Rois and
Simpfon fo be paid to the complainant for the
purchafe of the faid lots.
ihe object »f the bill i» fo malce the faid
lots liable for the debt due by the faid ttofs
and Sim*, fon to the c'otnplairaut, aud to give
the complainant.-, claim a preference.
It is on Yke complainant's motion ordered,
that he procure •* copy of this order to be in
ferred at leaft once d c*ch ol" three fu:eeffive
weelts in the Natio ul Intelligencer, ami the
"Wefliington Federalift, before the iirft day of
March next didu n£, to the inteit tbat the
defendant, and all other perfons (if any there
he) interfiled in the premifes, may have notice
of the complainant's application, and 1 f rhe
object of his faid hill, and that the faid defen
dants n.i..y be War tied to appear here in perfon,
or hv a iiluitur, em <»r before the firft day of
Auiruft next, to (hew caufe, if any they can,
why a dd not pais as prayed for,
iv, and by faid bid.
By oid r,
URIAH FORREST, Clk.
Jan. aB. law-w.
Defendants.