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* THIS DAY IS PUBLISHED,
A New Theory,
The DIURNAL ROTATION OF THE
EARTH:
Demonstrated upon Mathematical Principles,
from the properties of the Cycloid and the l.pi
Cycloid.
WITH
AV APPLICATION OM THE THEORY,
4To the explanation of the various Phenomena of
the Winds, Tides and oftiiose Stony and M**
tallic concretions which have fallen from Hea
ven upon the surface of the Barth.
By JOHN WOOD,
Author of Elements of Per sportive, prin
ted in London, in 1799.
December l*.
^omaaig" ■■ " 1 » „ r m
FOREIGN.
Seville, Nov 0.
The following is a copy of a despatch from
General Blake, received at thfc office of
the department of war:
Most Excellent Senior,
The troops under my command had
scarcely taken positions, at and in the vicin
ity ot Hrunnolas, on the 18th inat when the
enemy’s advanced guard, consisting of be
tween £ and 600 men, appeared before us,
but not choosing to approach near to ottrpo
unions, they retreated; and on the follow
ing day a body of about 3000 infantry and
250 cavalry, came hv the way of St Ualmay,
having come through the thick woods that
cover all that part of the country. They
came upon our advanced posts in front of
this place, Upon which the firing commen
ced. The marchal decamp, don Martin
Garcia Loyorni, commanding that position,
drew out his light troops, which he deemed
sufficient, whiie brigadier Henrique O’
Donnel, with part of the centre, composed
chiefly of the grenadiers of New Castie, the
grenudicrsSc chasseurs of the Walloon guards,
which compelled the enemy to make a preci
pitate retreat They were followed byO'Can
nell to their camp, which they were compelled
to abandon, leaving their camp equipag- fc
stores, which we destroyed. From this dis
orderly retreat of the. enemy he suffered se
vertlv, and our loss has been trifling.
JOAQUIM BLAKE.
Camp dtRrumiolias, Oct. 22, 1809.
The most excellent Senior }
Don Antonia Cornel j
Truxilla. No", 16.
The French have abandoned the bridge of
Arznbispo, and Ta'avera la Risna. Our
troopk already occup> the bridge, and our
advanced guntd is at Oropesa. The head
quarters of the army of Ettramadura are
ai Paralada. and a part of the army of the
Uuite de la Paique is at Talavera.
The following is an extract of a letter from
the seat ot the Spanish g >vernment:
Seville, Oct. 17.—The Junta conduct
thenuelves with great impolicy and excite
atn.ng suspici ms. They retain their places
under pretence of maintaining the public
authorities until the Cortes be convent d,
but they have no real intention of convoking
that assembly.
We have the best materials for the de
fence ot the C' untry, in the courage and pa
triot?so: of the great mass of the people but
wisdom must t>e employed to apply these ma
terials, orb.id govemn.eut will spoil all.
CONGRESS.
house or represejvtatives.
DEBATE
On the Jail concerning commercial inter
course, ami for ithcr /lur/iesct.
(CONTINUED )
January 10
MrjMoNTOOMERT said that upon aqties
tion of so/mucti national importance a? that
immediately tinder consider ttion, he Could
not reconcile it to bis feelings or hit sense of
duty to give a mere vote, an 1 mt to give
his views of the subject 'I h<* motion to
an ike out the section involved in his opinion j
flic whole merits of the bill, and on motions I
of this kind, so broad in their effects, a lati
tude had been allowed to gentlemen /<. thev
■wtte permitted to take wide rangr, and
consider all the principles contained in the
bill. lie should, concisely, take this course
My own opinion (said hr) is that the more
deliberately and fully the principles of ihe
bill shall be imestignud and its hearings
understood, the more it wili be tunad con
form able to the message of the president,
protective of the ho: our of the nation, and
protnofive ot its commercial interests
At the commencement of th<j present
session we received a message from the
President. Rxairine tlie ground taken in
the message, and particularly that part of it
referred to the committee <k fotoign rela
tions. anrl comp ire it with the principles of
the bill, and it will be b und that the on* is
strictly conformable with the other. The
President informed us lie had broken < IT
r!l further communication with Francis
.fa: « s Jackson ihe rttiiisn minister, in con
sequence of his insolent anrl intolerant con
duct. but that, he had I*’ t the way still open
for the negoclntton thro igh any n’herorgm
—that he was st'il read / to receive cpmn;ti>
nicatin.a through anv oilier less ofieusjve
uccredivd person, who si,voidconduct him
self with pioper decorum and decency.—~
'this certainly is not a war Xtaml. Thrpre
sideiH i ke his prtdeces'or, is for keeping
the door still open for amirab't adjustnien
»f our differences with *.ne l>eUr}.erents, and
avoiding a. slate of war a> lone as is consts
tent with national honor. This is fhepolcy
-d.^pted i *be message, and th^re is nothing
hi ilia bill itu.resilient with tins policy_
Again—The President states in his mesxi gc
the difficulty, nay, almost tile imp*. ct;c .*>i
lity of enforcing the non Intercom «e law
hut it certainly cannot be considered Pom
any part of the message that, in the event
of the repeal of the n>ui intercourse, there
is nothing to be substituted. To carry on
negociation and to aid it, this •>■ 11 has been
thought proper to be iiitr-doced. Oiircom
tnerce has been attacked b\ F-encIt decrees
and Hritish Orders This bill proposes re
sistance and a determination that in d* fiance
of these decrees and orders we will have j
commerce.
The first g-eat question to be neg«*vlated '
between G. Britain and the U S i- the on
rage on the Chesapeake The h nmr of the :
nation is most materially involvtd in this a j
trocirus act. I ask gentlemen if they are
prepared to abandon entirely all id<*a of re
paration for this base, cowardly .ind mur
derous attack? If nor, they m -sr g:v.
their consent to the first and second c
tions of the bill, because they liase an entire
and intimate connection wi;-* that affair —
When that infamous outrage wav commit
ted, what was the measure promptly ad'>p»
ed by the then President? To interdict hv
proclamation, th* armed vessels f the Rri
tish from entering our waters. When Mr
Ih se^ime here, he mn ie It nt fi-st * -ine
qua non, that the proclamation should he
suspended before re rv« ration should he made
-hut afterwards did consent that the wifi
drawing the proclamation and the repara
tion should lie co*emporanenu«, provided
our government would tint, as « reparation
due to *he Briti*h nation, make j* degrading
concession for the moles'atinn of he boats at
Hampton, & should farther baselv concetie
that the men taken out cif the Chesapeake
were British dcsrrtciv These disgraceful
concessions '’nr F.xectiMve woo'd not. mv,
could nof make. O' co»r-e the negotiation
was broken off, and Mr Bose returned, as it
must have been oripmllv designed bv the
British ministv h* should, without making
atonement. Reparation is then offered in
the arrangement with Mr. Crskine. That
act is disavowed anil at this moment atone
ment remains to be m^de Ong'-rss af-er
the arrangement with Mr Erskine, bvslaw
[°f last session under a fall confidence. that
England w<uld nor be guil> v of a violation of
laith, which has few psrrallels in histon ,
withdrew the interdiction. As we arc
[precisely in the situation, wi'h reg»rd to »he
»iian r»i me v iicsappaie, vrc were in at the
’ime of the issuing of the Proclamation of!
the President the first and second sections
of the bill then propose to pot the country
in the precise state it was in at the tin e
P’ior to the arrangement with Mr. E^kine
But it not only restores that sta»r „f things
but i« precautionary as to the future. It has
been well observed sir, that if *he«.e section
ar • stricter n out. and British vessels permit
ted to enter nor waters, they would c-wne
Into m:r ports before mr towns without re
sistance. It entrance into our watrts be in
i terdicted, their very apprnach may be ren
i dered more difficult, nnd bv resistance pro
vented altogether. We nro ail Med aware
that *he Copenhagen fire brand is still among
ins. enjtning Angtr. American hospitality._
Were we to strike out the lsf fc 2*1 sections
I of the bill, in this view of the subject, our
jseaports might he endangered. I therefore
c°r* ’er the first and second sections of the
important,in relation to the affiirof the
Chesapeake. And also ns a precautionary
measure with relation to the safety of our
Reaper s. and n it regards too the honor of
the nation.
With respect to the third s-ction and all
the other lections to the 9 h, including the
section proposed to be s'rickeii out. the po
licy of their provisions will be evident bv a
fair investigation of the of the subject. To
obtain a regard to our neutral rights, and to
resist th'- French decrees and British or
ders, which, under pretext of retaliation
proclaimed in effect to the world, that there
should be no neutrals and no neutral rights,
the embargo was resorted to as a r.o ereive
measure and ! have no he-itation in drcla
nog my «pinien, hat but for English rmis
saries, factious intrigues, and the want of
viriue diet mst rated among that class of
citizens whom it was designed to protect,
it would have effected its intended object.
What was the operation of it? Its great
principle was non-exportation. The provi
sions neccssrt y to carry it into effect, ope
rated upon our own citizens. From the un
merited clamors against it, and from the
* nave stated, it was abandoned._I
Non Intercourse was substituted, its threat
principle b^g non importation. Jr wasta
kew instead ot an absolute repeal of the em
bargo which was taken Irani the complex
ion of the House, seriously apprehended,
v/nich by many was considered absolute snb
mission, and the non intercourse still held
up resistance, such as it was. Gentlemen
will know the unpleasant circumstances un
der which it was resorted to In conse
quence of the difficulty of carrying its pro
visions into effect and the scandalous e>a
sions noticed under it, it has btcome in n
great d< gree inoperative. In the present
state of things, the carrying trade is prin
cipally thrown in'o the hands of the British,
through Amelia Island, Halifax, and other
places of depot, and thence smuggling into
the country. Where then does the’ A'.ieri
can merchant go to obtain British manufac
hiresi Noi to Kngland, but 10 those on-re
nots Thr->11(11 these, too, British vessels
h tve the carri go of all your produce. In
f tet, Kiigland, by the evasions practised un
d« r your laws, has nearly a monopoly of
your carrying trade. Facts bear me out in
this statement. 1 have seen natter from a
per sun of confidence, stating that at Amelia
I laud alone, at this trerv m •mem, there ar*
me hundred British vcs-Hs. anti the pro
duce of the IJ. S. is strewed along the shores j
f *r expot -atiou in them ; and that large con
racts have b^tn entered into by Amcri
can metchau's to supplv Biitis'ii ve>s< Is
with the produce of the U. 8. The Amt
rican carrier dciivcs no advantage but the
Carriage to Amelia Island It is tnencecsr
ried to Kt trope in British bottoms. I ask
gtn lemcn if this state of things can or
«nght to be initiated' If gentlemen are
i prepared to say that Amencan produce
•>«• cairir.d to Amelia Island and there
I deposited, an.I t; *noe shall be shipped in
B -itish vessels exclusively. to af ire.gn mar ]
ket, and that the titrmef khall sell his pro
(luce subject to a deduction or double freight
iiuU dotthle charges, and that the British
merehan. shall have the bandit of the ex
portation »>f our products, they will voto for
striking , ,,* sections in the bill, which
cu' up this nbotninuble trade.
Gentleman have asked whnt good is to
result from 'his section One great good
v.ill ,»c it*, cutting up this Hade entirely_
By the H !i section, not allowing the growth,
product or manufactures of any foreign nu
to be imported into IJ. S. except im
mediately from the country where it is
grown flier mil classifies foreign con itries
• ik; prohiLits , ‘,c importation from anv one
class of any article* which are not of the
growth, produce „>r uanulacture of that class.
If this section remains, you cannot import
Jr.>m Amelia isiahd any articles of British
•uanufactute : for it would be liable to «,ei
ant e But gentlemen may say that British
ds ate now liable to seizure, and jet
hud tli*- i- wav into the country. But, sir,
he embargo and non intercourse differed
iMtn the present bill in this respect. The
embargo and non-intercourse operated on
your own citizens i and the feelings of onr
citizens were excited in favor of their fel
low citizens violators of the laws. The great
principle of the present law, is, that it is to
operate on foreigners. There are in the
"‘•I n,> penalties and forfeitures—nothing but
condemnation of vessel and cargo. And 1 j
call upon gentlemen to name one instance 1
where a foteigu vessel has been arrested in j
the violation of the laws of the U S. that a j
condemnation has not taken piace The :
admiralty courts of the U. S. have uniform- j
ly enlorced our laws and will do it still,—
1’liese c.ves are not tried by a jury, bat .
wholly by a judge, who has power to sift a
case to the bottom ; and the violation being
proved, a condemnation takes place Fu i
feigners only can be sufferers by the bill.— !
Tne courts can lie trusted with enforcing i
the >aws of the 17. S and evorj infraction of ■
this law will be punished by them. They
arc and will .he competent to it.
From this view of the subject it is very ;
apparent that this law will opera?* on a J
tiade disgraceful to those carrying it oil, ;
and disgraceful to our country. It it have
ii« hurt 15'hki ciirci, it wm rcmtay 111.3 ,
evil under which we now labor.
Btit sir, the provisions of this bill are !
■ Iculnted to gnr l*» "ur cit zens the whole i
carrying trade of ..he products of the U S. •
ind ih»- Kii|».»rt 1 f sill the articles that are [
use'll to the U S Under the embargo we I
had no commerce ; under the nen imet course
1 w the restrictions are such as to pi event
1 ur commerce front having a full range.-— 1
i he ouitci or iliis b.’l -> o> give to t.ur fel- i
l ciiizens ttte exclusive uioi-op -Jy of the
carrying trailv a< d <>* h« inging evert neces
sary into ilte U Sou.es Weinke the strong
ground not only that wr. widhave commerce,’
but that we will have it solely and exclu
sion ly to ouiselves.
Sir, 1 d<» not mean, nor can it be mean’ by
ct'.her gen: tu'en :har. we should stop here.
Wt. <vill, as l have said hu»e commerce j
and a monopoly of it We will also, if 11c
cessary, t^k:* a further st q>. After deter
mining and te»oiving to have comruecre. 1
»*ili agiee to force it. How to force it?—
borne sav bv convoy, »nd some sav by
ftv.i ing our merchant vessels. I shall after
the flfcrminatioii to have commerce, be
ready to determine to use arms in support
of it, audio give our merchants also power
to arm. Commit yourself to have commerce,
sir, and y >11 must go timber. Y >n mu*t pro
tect it by convoy, by arming yi ur tnerc’i.int
uten, by any way which ingenuitv can devise, j
T his is but one gieat step in the system.—
We are to determine and to proclaim to the
American people that we wdl have com
merce. if it tie considered that 'liat com
meice wil' be in danger, it is for the wis
d im o! Congress to point out a remedy or a
means of enforcing our right to it.
1 he motion now before the House involves,
in my opinion, a question of the last moment
to the interests of the U States, and as such
I approach it with great seriousness. I do
conceive that the motion now before the
committee involves the question—Whether
the Congress of the (Jiiitet) States will aban
don commerce? I hate no hesitation in say
ing and believing, nntl when I examine it I
believe I can convince theH use, that this
question is not propounded too broadly.—
Pass the 12th section of this hill, repeal the
nun imciumisr, hihkiicii stop—nave no-ub
si ifote. I have heaid no gentleman propose
a substitute. It yon stop there, yeti sac.ntier
the best interest* of the cnuntrv, abandon all
commerce, consent to give u(> the ocean,
and there isan end tn ant attempts lie*eat
ter to restore commerce to any kind of coil
sequence whatever. The consequence will
be this—England will not passu it* or is
su* orders in council to shut her ports against
y. u. No, sir—Slit is weltskilh-d in an com
nrie cist ntattets, anti in adopting measures
to promote her own commerce and shackle
the com merer, of the world. We know it
from wneliil experience What will be the
course she will purstw ? What is she now
in the enjoyrrent < f t The carrying trade
of all your commerce 'o and from votir 1
coasts. Will she abandon it? N», sir_j
'Will she, it you repeal the non intercourse
•Mid there step, suffer you laeij y «nc parti
cle of uade more than ton have n »w ? She
will not. What will suggest itself tn them
to q'-cure the present state of things which
they now eajoy and will not aijv.nd.ni ? Warn j
you repeal the non-intercom se, she widen-i
act discriminating duties; she will exclude j
your *es*o|s from participation in tia«le.— j
I lit prices in E(ir#pe for American pro- i
ducc will not bear any advance at nil, so as to j
be exonffed subject to a dir* rinmuing dn I
ty \ ti wonldcut oft fio.rt the cit'fcens t f j
the United Elates :l;cc .trying of their own
pr ducc. Ark genu, men if this he on ex
treme case, it it be not substantial ground?
If she does not shut her ports agsmst you,
she can resort to t s efT ciiiai a measure — !
She has a t ight to lay discriminating duties
and will . xcrcise it.
Iltit.fctiilcirirn sry, ps«s this law, redvn- j
ingthe5 ti section, ai d England will pass
countervailing *rt* What, sir, will be iIict
•peration f I'y the sections a»f this bill, all
HiitivU *c Is ste precluded from coming
into the ports & harbors of the (Jmt«d States
No vessel, unless owned by h citizen of th -
LT. States, is to be at liberty to import any
good*, wares or merchandize into the U
State*. The British built and American
naturalized vessels are equally excluded._
England shuts up her ports. What will be
the operation of the measure? American
vc.s3elsare excluded from the ports of Hri
tain. Then, how is England to obtain her
raw materials, as no English vessel can en
ter’ our ports * But. if this plan should be
followed bv Great Britain, a complete e n
bargoand non-intercourse will be produced.
Agreed, sir. Will it nflVct the U States
ab ut * No. sir ; it vili operate with more
than equal force upon Great Britain. Sue
will,, by her own act, create an embargo and
non-intercourse on her own citizens. She
is shut ou; from a»J direct trade with the
continent—she will be, if this bill pass, shut
out from all trade with America in her own
vessels. Thc< fleet will be, that if she pro
duces an embargo and non ititet course upon
our citizens, by her countervailing decree*,
she produces it upon the British nation also.
It she does, her citizens have been supplied
most abundantly witti the raw materials, and
are still importing them. When mannrhc
'uted, they must remain in tite warehouses
ot her manufacturers. This will bring up
on her a dis ress at least equal to any tiling
that vve shall feel from a state of non inter
course, and her citizens will not bear it
1 have, rhetef.nc, no apprehension that the
British will pui countervailing acts. The
manufacturer cares not what vessel carries
his goods to market; but let the British pass
countervailing acts, andnovessel whatever
c.tn carry them to market. He *. ill have no
vent for his fabrics. He cannot export
them to this country in British vessels, he
cause they ate prohibited from entry ; nor
in American vessels, because they’ ill not
be permitted to enter British p-iris; nor
circuit* uslv. because the 5th section of this
bill cuts up any such trade.
This, sir, is the view which I have taken
of the principles of this bill; hu* T have no
hesitation in saving, that in the present pos- j
ture of our affairs, it this wtre the only’I
measure contemplated to he brought fnrwat d,1
1 should be among the discontents. I should '
conceive that Congress were abandoning the
■ ignism un* mm ineir lwj^pencwncc.
I'ne committee of foreign relations, howev
cr. have discharged their duty according tn '
theexent of their powers; they could do
no more—they have acu d on tite subject
referred to them. Ihn they are not rite on i
ly committee to \vh m the welfare, safety ‘
and independence of the rtatton are ent-usted.;
1 here are other committees, which have!
important subjects before‘Item. Sir, I am
in favor ofthe adoption of this bill, without
a view to commercial teg dations ; out 1 hope
and 'rust we shall not stop here. 1 hope |
that we shall tak" up the late message ol the
1* esidont, and adopt precautionary military
measures, and t^ke further s'eps. We have
already, before us a resolution from ihe mi
litar y committee, which is another link, in
the great chain.
M J ick'on has been dismissed by o,;r
government. A q leslion will pit-sent itself
to the British government, whether they
will support m disapprove his conduct? Sir,
lam one of tlnsu >• ho hi mly believe, that
the insuits of Mr. Jackson were not gene
rated in the city of Washington, hut that
they were premeditated; that he has acted
according to instructions; 'hat the ground
lie lias taken was examined before he left
iingl.wtd. and his instructions framed ac
cordingly. If that was premeditated and
w- do anticipate a state of things hostile to
ns, we are linen'to adopt precautionary mi-1
lilary measures, to anticipate what will he
the result of Inis great question If tlw
British ministry support Mr Jackson, the,
wil go further—audit they do, 1 call upon
gentlemen to know wheiherit would noth*
a dereliction of tliry not to prepn e for it ?
1 mi gratified to find, by looking over the
teports r.f the Secretary of War, at »ht
session aftor the aH'dr ofthe Chesapeake,
that we are provided with mu ke’s, powder
salt-petre, and every species of miii>arj
stores fir a three yeais war, if necessary,
and that the only tiling wanting is men —
And when they ace authorized to be raised
and other precautionary measures adopted.
I. as a»» American citizen, shall sit down
perfectly at ease, as to any state of things
which the spring season may present.
I have thought proper to trouble ihe com
miitee with ib-se observations I conic
here to act, and not to make speeches ; be
cause I consider that our situation calls
loudly fur acts, and that spec':lies may he
dispensed with ; but <-n this important qties
tion I have thought it my duty to say thus
much.
VI KGIMIA I. KG ISLATV 1<J&.
Extracts from the Journals or
THK Hou^k or Drlkcai'm,
Friday. Jan. 19.
An engrrwsrd bill “ Authorising the aupe
rim coui s of law ai d courts of chai.Cery 10
issue vTit* of certiorari in certain rases,”
was read a third time ami the title amend
ed ami pasted.
Aii engrossed bill •'Altering thu time ot
holding courts in certain counties/ was read
a third time and passed
An engrossed hill “ For the relief and in
detnnity of William Parse* and '• In n. s
Hughes, and for other purposes/* (which
wa» heretofore read a third time and laid
O* 'ii the tahie) was tukfii up and pas
ivd.
The Hi use, according to ihr order of the
day, rr solved iiseif into a commit en of the
whole House gm ttre state of the. conimcn
wralth, and after some time spent therein,
Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr.
Preston reported, that the committee h id,
ACCordtrgto order, had under Consideration
a bill •• (. oiicei mug the Commissione rs ol the
revenue and the clerks of the respective
c.oiits within the comm .nwcnlt.ii /’had gone
’hr.mgii in** same, and made aevrral aB.cnd*
incuts thereto, which he handed in at tilt |
cleik * table, where the Same waere tw.re
retd and <rgi*ed to try the House, and the |
bill, as amended, ordered to be engrossed I
and reed a ti.v d time.
A. bill “ U amend the art, to rc-Jure In
to one th 2 several acts for the better secu
r‘,,g the payment of rents, and preventing
he fraudulent practices of tenants, sum; to
regulate the practice of suing cut and pro
secuting wjk, of tepleVin,” was teait r 3e
Ccml ttate, and on motion, ordertu n> l»
committed to the committee who lepoiie.
the same, and that Mr, Wooding be uddtd
tw that committee.
A motion was made, that the House should
come to the following lesnliitioii:
Kwst-lvcd, llt.it the Senate be requested
to appoint m committee u> meet a cntiiii.itieo
of the Ht»u«e of D Itg-.ti* in tiee conlor
wnr.e to morrow, outlie amendment propos
ed by the Senate to the bill - To -iinanc ,ia
act, entitled an act to reduce into cti* act
the several acts concerning ttie ccort of ap
peals ” *
1 he previous qtt-s'ion wm then moved
and seen ded. in wi : Shall the train ques
tion, on the said resolution. nt n. .v pMi ?
And tlic question Don g put on the said
motion, for the pierious question i: passed
in the negative.
On >ii« motion of Mr N-iat-d, seconded
by Mr. Ncavell, otdetrf, that the ayes and
not’* on titc said q ns.ton be insetted in me
journal
1 lie names or -.h'.se who voted in the a Sr*
mative are. Messrs. H • rbcur (Speak*. t\>
S. K Parker, Met twtther, Co;t.x Cuke.
11. lmndnlph. Arm is tad. liliu kbunit H p
kins. M 'late, Wuson, Y u*'g. ( larb-me,
1 ticker, Egm'on, Green. J. J :>rs ( JR- txj
K Coleman. H.-ee. Buck.it •, Chukson. C.
Breu , Castlemrin, Bay'op, J Iron-, C ar
tcr, Fergus n. Kelly, May* Xi. g Wh.to,
1 yc, Clatki N. br ill.’., J. Seldit*, PurrlieJ
J J aiisnn A M.tjan.W Tmt II W.;k
er Games. Y Johnson. Ay leu. R. ml No
land. G A title i a- n, F K. Walker Ink.
shire. . Gray. Dashiil, R. Chris. i i>, j. U.
Chrutian, Hob, G Ne*.ion, (» Paikcr
I)unmn, Fitzgerald Cabell, J M ag.,,,’
M>seeV. Rust, Fret.'.,,, M’Can.pbell,
Ifttri-. k!er, ( rutchfield, R Stanard, Daniel
\V. Blent. W Allen, \V unuolph, 1*.., tr*
Cnx Shield, VV. Tazewell and S, C. Aich*
er —75.
And the name*: of those who voted ih fha
negative are, Messrs. A. A inlet soft. Str-cie
s/tey If iwland, \V Lewis, Wilkinson. i\,t
teson. I! mines, Wyatt. Richardson Cl*, u
" ,,1‘. Hatcher,- F. Jones. Bostick \V;t-kins
Watts, Westwood. lanes. Gan«t, J fFri-s*
• OimOfl, l. 1 p.ir.l,
1 runty, trtin, II Alston, (\ Smith J H •
Cieorge M*:C-o„ N e. Shelton, l ay 1..,' .W
sorr M H.M M Cullurk. J. Alien. Bdlup,,
J . Smith, J. !.. J .i.es. Jug,-, Jo-se. Fairfax,
Ing-es. G md.-.n Hl-ck. v..ll, Dowuum H»> -
ns i‘\ khend. Hughes, i),>v:s p
Coleman, Wo uiw g, I’.irnai; Wom.ck Gte
Mar.ei.f.y, R.i hcrfnrd, Hr. an, M’F rtai.e*
Fugate. M-uteri. Stuli. Gu tv Jr.roir!
I.. Want. J. . (of Warwick)
Gamr.v Craig. H is. Beeson, Cr.ckett.
Iv.-t.t and Seawt i,- 78.
Mr. W ■ iditig o n the co nmiPee to wh-m
w«s the G erm.r’* c n: :.m,ica-...0
»a that subject, itiHiir a rl ol; r{,.. c<lfct. t f
tlse Buckingham Iron w oik's. anu p, can
ted
A hill - jnnhomlng a sale of the puV.ick
pi upo ty al the Fein: of
. Tucsdav. iait 2^.
A communication from ilu Senate i»y •hric
C.ietit:-Hit Senate have Jiy f„j.
lowing in!n, to wit;-V bill • concern.,.*
Germantown, in ti.e County tf Franklm ;**
-—-A hill “authorising a. w)e of the *kbe
ot .v gstou parish in the countv of
thew.s, and for nthf- purpose^;” and
A hill “ authorising J >|,n Jordan and loim
vlomehead to hu-ld a toll i,ridge over the
iVirMi branch 0fJ.11r.e9 river;"
I ht*y hove also passed the hiU “ concern-•
mg -he Dismal Swamp Canal Company
anti 1 '
l he bill 1 ear ending the time cf the com-’
■ non wealth’s agoats to c. beet certain a. rrar
-g-s ot taxes ime this state,” with htntnil
meots, to *s li;c;a ' hey inquest the concurrence
<>t the lliuseof Delegates.
Thr\ have agreed to a resolution for ap.
pointing a committee to examine into tn»
•late and condition of the Bunk of Virginia,
and have appointed pursuant to ihe saiti
■ evolution, a committer on tnetr part to ret.
j 'imly with thn com ini ire#* appopi etl on t;,»
j part of the House of Delegates for the i ur
i p»mj ;
Aii.I they have also agreed to the rcso’u
1,0,1 concerning the nat git,on of Mrh, ».in
an«l N.n oway rivers, with an an ei.dmm.r,
to whmtnhey request the concurs nee of the*
house of Del. |;rt:s/
J lie house proceeded to consider the a
mendmenis proposed by the S«i nte to the ^aid
i hill< and the said resolution, and the same
heing severally t wice read, wetc agreed u>
by the house
An engrossed hill “concerning the com-'
missiontis of the revenue, and tlnks of the
respective Courts within the 11 n mon
wealth,” was read a third time at.d seve
ral b'anas therein filled up-ax d pa.sed.
An engrossed bill “appointing additional
commissioners *o superintend the turnpike
read over the South mountain a» K -.ickfnh.'
M’.” w*s n*sd a third tine and a blank.
Um rein fiilrd up—and passtd.
An engrossed bill “tu amend the several
laws concerning stud horses and jack asses
a* ic respects t le time and manner of their'
being en . red with the commissioners of the
r vrone.” was read a third time and title a
rnend. d —and passed.
An engros ed Hill “authorising J din Mit
c.IkJI to introduce and lio.d wi;hi„ this com
monwelih ct*. tain slaves therein mentioned '*
vtb* read a third time—and pasred. ’
/in engrossed hill •• mi horning * toll brides
over thfa north branch <i Kappahanhork fi
ver, at No man's foul,” w«» read a Uiirdt
in, e, ai u several blanks therein hJul up
and passed, “
An ♦ ..grossed hi 1 “for reviving an inspec
tion el : banco at Swann eietk wan homes
in the county ot Rockingham, ’ was re .d j*
tnird time, and tit - title «mendea-«nd |>a»
1 he house, nccoMmg to the o-der of thd
day, resolved it*ell into a Committee ot the
wholt house on He state of «he e,.,..,,,, y
h e'ftith ; £v after some ti e jpeir .1 - «» „f
Sj eaker resumed the chat, a-ni Mi ft i
4°* ^po.tsyivama) reported that the o:,,,,],J,