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January 30. 3t
THIS DAY IS PUBLISHED,
A New Theory,
The DIURNAL ROTATION OF TIIR
EARTH:
Demonstrated upon Mathematical Principles,
from the properties of the Cycloid and the Epi
cycloid.
WITH
AN APPLICATION OK THE THEORY,
To the explanation of the various Phenomena of
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By JOHN WOOD,
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ted in London, in 1799.
December 14.
i ULMPim i ... -
From a Liverpool paper, Nov. 25.
ELOPEMENT.
On Wednesday, the 25th ult. Miss Augus
ta Nicholson, the daughter of Col. Nicholson,
a ward of Chancery, with a fortune of 14 00o/.
eloped with Mr. Giles, a comedian, from
Tunbridge Wells.
The family resides at Worcester; the
Colonel is, wc understand, at the isle of
Wight; the young Lady's mother is dead—
*• the Colonel is married to a second wife.
MrSs Nicholson has become entitled to the
large fortune of 14,000/. when of age, incon
sequence of the death of eight relutires, since
1K09. During the Colonel's absence from
home, Miss Nicholson and her mother-in-law
visited Tunbridge Wells, at which fashion
able place the parties first became acquain
ted. Mr. G’s first introduction to the Lady
was by an offer to carry some books for her
from the library.
On the following evening, she wen? to the
Theatre, accompanied by her mouier in
law, and sat v,n the front seat of the stage
box; and while Mr. (^len wat performing
close to the box, .' lias N contrived to drop
a letter to him, Unobserved; which lie pick
ed up also unperceived by her mother in
law. In that letter she acknowledged her !
attachment to him, and grive him encourage- i
ment to pay his addresses to iler, and that i
she would marry him. From that time a i
mutual interdourac and correspondence took J
place, in which the warmest affection was!
cxprtarmd. Tins proceeding was comma- j
^ non fed to Alias N’s mother in law, who, to |
prevent the Intercourae proceeding further, i
c aifnied her to the house. This regulation, |
h '.vc wv, had not the desired effect; for Mr. i
Giles contrived a plan of exchanging letters!
throng*', the key hole of the street door.-I
Mi»s N had a bed room to herself, and got
up every morning before live oYli.ck, anti
conversed w ith her lover out of the window.
Tuis correspondence continued about 5 weeks !
previous to the elopement.
l lie elopement was euectedby the follow
ing stratagem :—
Air. (jile-s, who .was destitute of the most
needful article. Money, for carrying on such
L an exploit, made Mr. Smith, a hrotaer per
£ former, hi» confidante; told him what he
had been doing, and >.liat he was about to
do; 5it.il as:r»:d him to lend him a sum of
money, to cu.ihle liitn to run away' with Mis.*
ZxicliolSon Siiiith entered into his views, i
siiitl lent him flO/. the whole of hisstdCk. The
two sons of the buskin having ngree I upon
their object, 5iml having tlie consent and
approbation of the fair/aw infant, set off to i
wall; from Tunbridge Well# lo the Seven '
Oaks, on Tuesday evening ; and to avoid i
suspicion, liiey hired a chui->e and four at a I
byt: inn, a few miles from the S :vea Oaks, i
ami s«:t off at ab tit three o'clock in Tie j
morning, and proceeded towards Tonbridge
Wells. 1 hey stopped a short distance lie
foi e they came to the tow n ; Smith stopped
in the chaise, anil Oiles went f..r his darlintf,
ant! she, on the signal of love, fi-w to ins
embraces ,v\ith o.i'.f one change of clothes, j
in hopes never ln-.re to pm; but, alas! dis !
appointment has overtaken them.
islis* Nichol>o ,’s dig!,; was soon discover
cd, after the family got up, and it was at
length ascertuir.id that she had eloped with
i*ii. (.*ilc*s. O.i i tiursday, th« toilowiiijr
<Uy, her mothi v-ir. law wiot to Messtu
Cardale and Son, solicitors, of kkdford row,
v.ho irt trustees to M ss Nicholson. They
employed Adkins ami his brother to trace the
fugitives out. I i»e ohinu i pursued their
inquiries with all possible expedition and
i xertion. i hey trac'd tue parlies to have
i.haiiged horses at the White 1I» art Inn, at
■firnmly. fiom which place, by an extra fee
to the u >ys, they proceeded foil gallop, to
tiie Mai'sligaie Turnpike, on the VVcstniin
tier road, wheie they g >t into a hackney
cuacb, to tv- aid being traced to a particular
lionsr ; the vigilan e of u. officers, howc
ver, fon , out the hackney coach that took
h'ttrft, ai.a it appeared, ihauihwy depended
• ;on iiwtHer oj i~: idiru* b.r gettiifg
liouiud ; : . ,.,ey (he ccachniau
drive toSuffblk-strcet, ChRrin(j-Cros% which
is well known for having lodging houses ;—
they stopped the coach at the first house
which had a bill up for lodgings to let. the
landlady of which could not accommodate
them, but entertained them with some
breakfast; after which, Mr. Giles went out
and procured lodgings for. Miss'Nicholson,
with Mrs. Stubbs, At No. 57, South lYlulton
street; where, however, she only remained
two days, during'which time Mr. Giles vi
sited her several times; on Friday he dined
with her, and they both left the house; and
it was supposed this short stay was to .avoid
being traced.
At this place, the officers lost all trace of
them, till Saturday morning, the 4-th inst.
when they got private information that they
were lodging with Mrs. Steele, at No. 37,
Westmoreland Place, City lioad ; which is
extremely well calculated for persons to
conceal themselves. Adkins went with
Mr. Cardale to the house of Mrs. Steele;
Adkins knocked at the door, a fr.mule an
swered it, and Adkins, asked if Mr. Giles
was within? She answered in the affirma
tive, and that he was at dinner; Adkins
followed her in, and saw Mr. Giles; Ad
kins addressed him by his name, and he an
swereJ to it; bnt when Adkins told him his
business, he. told him he must be mistaken,
and that he never was at Tunbridge Wells
in hia life ; Adkins, however, persisted that
he w as the man, from the description of him
he had received, and that the young lady
who was dining with him was Miss Nichol
son ; the dispute about the identity of their
persons was soon settled by Mr. Cardale,
the solicitor, and Miss Nicholson’s trustee,
entering the room ; a frantic scene then took
place; Miss Nicholson finding any attempt
to conceal herst If longer a folly, both lovers
rushed out into each other’s arms, and swore
attachment, beating their heads and running ;
about the room distracted; Miss Nicholson
agreed to go with them quietly, after much
persuasion ; hut si.id ^ic must go up s;airs
first—Adkins told her he must accompany
her, to which she agreed; and one of* the
principal objects to tnke care of, was her
purse, which was not for the amount of cash
it contained, as we understand it only con
tained a dollar and a lev? shillings at the one
end, bat the other contained the jewel of all j
jewels to her, the wedding ling, which was I
I to tit her to her dearly beloved Giles, on
| Monday morning, the 6thinst.nl Mary. {
I Uhonc Church, they having been a.*ked in I
[that Church two Sundays, and the third,
[time was to have taken place yesterday!!
[but, alas! Miss in disappointed of being a:
[happy married woman this day ; especially j
as she has been so extremely anxious to get !
marrird to her dearest, dearest Giles, that!
she made him, since her elopement, swear;
Sev-ral times upon the bible, that he will:
never many any woman but her.
i\»i |i'ur»uu mid uitriii wouia nave ueen
rendered useless, had they been able to raise
the wind sufficiently, to go to Berwick by the
smack, to get marrisd at Gretna Green.—
i'bey had actually speiu their borrowed 30/.
and had iso funds of their own; so much so,
that they had not paid for their last board
and lodging Smith, the actor, who assisted
them in their flight, was served with a no
tice on Saturday sen’night, by Harry Adkins,
from the Lord Chancellor at Tunbridge
Wells, to produce tlie infant Mt«s Nichul-i
»oti. L» it denied any knowledge of the parties.
The Lord Chancellor, however, gave him
tilt Monday to produce her; and if he fail,
cd, then he should advise the Attorney Gc
nerid to prosecute him for a conspiracy ; and
it he was convicted, he would be put in the
pillory.
Mr. Giles.Mrs Stubbs, of South Moston
street, and Mrs. Steele, of Westmoreland
place, have received notice to appear be
fore the Lord Chancellor, upon the business
On the subject (if the above elopement,
the following proceedings took place in the
Court of Chancery, on Monday, NuV. G.
Mr. Richards stated this to be an applica
tion in behalf of the guardians of Miss Au
gustu Nicholson, a ward in Chancery, for
the committal of Mi. Giles, with whom the
V"j ug lady had eloped from Tunbridge
A id.s. 1 tie young lady had been restored
to her guardians by the diligence of Mr.
Cardule, .>lu> acted as their solicitor. The
Learned Counst 1 said, lie held in his hand
un affidavit of Mrs. Steele, ot No. 37, West
more laud place. City ro.id, which stated
that the parties took lodgings at her house
on the 25th of October last; where they
wci e when discovered ; and Miss Nicholson
m-h uui vi i u uouse aoryve otic a
whilst she wa» litere ; that she understood
<r >m the y <ung lady tint the banns hud been
published in .Ylarybone Church, and also in
another, die name of which s!ic had not
heard. I lie Learned Counsel also moved
for an order of .commitment against a Mr.
Smith, who had aided and abetted Mr Giles
in efT-ccing this elopement. There was an*
other qucbiir.n for his Lordship fodetermine,
namely, with whoilt the young ladv should
reside for tlie present,’ bring thus restored
toiler guard.aas. He understood, that there
w.,s im re isi.ii to s ipp e that any improper
intimacy had yet taken place between tlie
parties.; hut .Vlyj. Niriiolsnn, who was only
the step mother of the young Indy, and had
a daughter of her own by a former husband,1
for nauiral and obvious reasons, declined ta I
king Miss Nicholson into heg house at pie- 1
stm. lie had, therefore, to propose that
she should reside under the care ol tier
aunts.
Hie Lord Chancellor signified his assent
to this prop sit ion.
Mr. biig'.i appeared in behalfrf Mr Giles,!
jnd said, that liii client was veiy. pcnitci.t
for the oftencc he had committed against j
the authority of the Court, and was . jadv !
to answer any question! which Id, i,ord !
ship might put to him.
The Lord Chancellor did not think it I
proper to ;• ” any question* to him, but he
was ready to hear .my thing he bad to pro- :
duce liy way of affidavit.. According to’the \
uniform practice ottiie C lnrt in such cases,;
it w.os his duty t.» order this person to stand'
com mitt nd. i’.tit ns the S., licit' r for me!
goarili ms d-d not think this tiercssary n
present, let bin appear again m Court nn *
1 blind 'y 1 wiirn he mi,;!it produce any j
affidavit in '■ . c/n n brb*-,it he #.,tw ht. f,*h
the Cte,^ i.;.:., it i.i ...cdifferentpar;.U
es where the bantis-wrre published, he also
present at the same time, for there were
some questions which it would he proper
to put to them. IF he recollected right, the
Marriage Act gave seven days to the Cler
gymen to maku enquiries with regard to the
residence and situation in life of the persons!
who applied for publication of the banns.—!
He wished, therefore, to put some questions
to them, and let all the parties appear in
Court on Thursday next.
From the Aurora.
At a meeting of surviving military cha
racters of the late revolutionary army and
navy, residing in the city and county of Phil -
adelphiu, convened in pursuance of public
notice, at the Shakespeare Hotel, on Thurs
day evening. 25th Inst.
Dr. John Keemle, being appointed chair
man—and
Daniel firoadhecr!. Secretary.
It was resolved, that their add rest; tothe
president of the United States, and his art
•swer thereto, be published in all the papers
in this city friendly to the principles of our
revolution.
TO JAMES MADISON,
PRESIDENT OK THE UNITED STAJTES.
Sir—At this period of difficulty and dan
ger to our country, the surviving military
characteis, of the late revolutionary army
and navy, residing in the eity and county of
Philadelphia, presume to address you, on
the existing state of our foreign relations.
It is at ojice with pride and pleasure, we
recognize in you, the enlightened and firm
asserter of the rights of America ; rights,1
which the two great belligerent powers of j
Europe have so shamefully and outrageously j
violated and trampled upon; And we are
happy, that your translation, from your lute
dignified ministerial station, to the highest
wnich a free people, by their suffrages can
Confer, will enable you to give to the mea
sures, which your wisdom and experience
may suggest to the assembled representatives
of an highly insulted and injured nation,
that direction, on which will ultimately
depend'the honor ar.d iuterest of the United
States.
Whatever, sir, may be the result of the
repeated and honest appeals, which have
been made by your immediate predecessor
and by yourself, since your election to the
chief magistracy of the United States, to the
sense of justice, which may yet be presumed
to exist, on the part of the two great c.onflic
ting powers of liurope ; wc beg y'ou to be
convinced that we#cntertain too great aregard
tor the rights, which were achieved by the
valor, patriotism, and blood of aocl illustrious
baud ot revolutionary worthies to meet" the
event with indifference. Horn the heirs of
tieedom, we shall ever be proud to defend
and maintain it——and if we must again
unfortunately live to witness our country
compelled to depart drum a state of peace
and tranquility, and assume a warlike atti
bide, we shall at least have the consolation
io reflect, that, by our governmeat, the event i
will have been unprovoked, and animated by !
this consideration, with a humble reliance
upon the favor of Heaven, wn can hope to
see the subtile machinations of foreign in
trigue frustrated, the views of tyranny bias-*
ceil, and*our unalienable rights, transmitted
to <»nr latest posterity.
Wc rejoice, sir, in die contemplation of the
coincidence of sentiments, which appears to
prevttdceveiy political description of Ameri
can citizens, with regard to the daring outra
ges of the belligerents upon our neutral rights,
and the evidence of duplicity, by which tneir
public acts have been.distinguished. It is a
consolatory reflection, that, whatever difie
re nee of sentiments may exist, on subjects of
domestic policy, the great body' of the nation,
attached to the principles of the revolution,
will rally rottnd the standard of the govern
ment, ns we did in the time that tried mens’
souls, determined to die as freemen, rather
than live ns slaves under some imperious ty
rant. whose will is law.
w ncu LuuMuer, ma:, at a tun?, when
the libertit.. ot every nation, are rapidly
disappearing under tbe scourge of unreient
ing tyranny* tlie republican government of
Aoierioa, secures to tlie meanest or its citi
zees, every civil and religious ■ privilege ;
when we conteinplato the old world deluged
with the blood of thousands, the nnfortnimte
victims of insatiable rapacity and lust of
power, we are grateful to the God of mcr
cits for the blessings which his providence
benignly dispenses to ns; implore his fu
tore protection; and pray that he may so
dispose the hearts of every government, as
to secure to a troubled world the restoration
of peace and tranquility. Under the influ
ence of these impressions, we who have
borne a part in our late revolutionary con-!
flict, and assembled to express to you our j
sentiments on the present critic al state of
our country with the foreign powers, beg!
you to be assured, that, although we cannot
now serve our country, with as much e ffect |
m the field as we did when the infirmities
of age wee not felt, we are nevertheless as
willing now to serve, (should necessity re
quire it) in any station, our advanced state
of life wdl admit.
With fervent prayers for the peace and
prosperity of our beloved country, and with
rc -pect and attachment to yours. If.
We remain, &c. 2cc.
T if K PKSlDKNr’s R r.Pl.y,
To ‘he Surviving military characters of the
late revolutionary army and naw, r-si
ding in the city and county of Philadel
phia.
i have received, fellow citizens, with par
tit.'Par satisfaction, tile sentiments you have
bought lit to address to me, at a moment so
interesting to tbe honor and well-being of
«>ur country. Tlu* tnp.st proceeding ; of fo
reign goVcrnmcnls have long been witnessed
oy die nation with feelings, repressed only
by a love of peace and by hopes founded on
anpenlsto the sc principle** of law and right
1 Inch have been exemplified in own con
' •ct. Tlicv li .pes having c< ntinuV.ly fail
d, «>ur situation rc'ujin i ♦ perplex! y, nnd
l,”: preervaut u of peace iconics more >«ml
' '
P’Cc khis con,.tiei - ion that tlx- govt tn.mn
:'L ’.;it 0ailed ^wtates instead of having pro
vokeil the inauspicious state of our foreign
relations, has been us persevering as it lias
been sincere in efforts to avert it: and that
as our wrongs become aggravated, the rea
diness to maintain our rights becomes more
universal.
From none was this patriotic spirit more
to lie looked for, than from those, who know -i
ing most experimentally, the price paid for j
our independence, must be the last to suffer j
its attributes to be impaired in its descent'
to their posterity. A free pei pit, firmly u: |
nited, ina just cause, cub never despond cf1
eiliter inspiring rehpesu for their rights, or
of maintaining them. against hostile inva j
sions. Should this last alternative in spite •
of all bur conciliatory endeavors, be forced j
upon us, it may well be expected, that how
ever the capacity of our revolutionary v Ham. J
pious tor active service, may be impaired!
by the infirmities of age, the deficiency will j
be amply made up, by the animation given !
by their former example, and present zeal, !
to their fellow citizens who have not before!
been compelled to rally to the banners and!
the defence of their country.
Accept assurances of my respect ami
friendly wishes.
JAMES MADISON.
January IT, IHiO.
Nkw YojtK, Jan. 27.
A gentleman who returned lately from
ths Spanish Mam, where lie visited the un
fortunate American prisoners taken in Mi
randa’s expedition, inform us that 15 persons
only remained in custody, and that these
(having . been furnished with the means)
would, lie believed, shortly be permitted to
effect their escape. Their names are:—
Hubert Saunders and Peter Naulty at Omoa;
Phineas Raymond at Porto Rico; Samuel
f'ozier, Daniel Newbury. Ellery King,
Robert Stephenson. James Hyatt, Abraham
Head, Pompey Grant, Georg* Ferguson,
Robert Reins, Wilburn Ride, Wtliiain
Lung, and Benjamin Davis, at Bocha-Chi- !
«a.-Alcr. Adv.
. j
Washington, Jan. 31.
It is with, a surprize only equalled by
our indignation, that we peruse the unfound
ed statements, with which to* many of tiie
papers teem, of the defenceless stale of our
ports and harbors Were they partially
true, the avidity with which they are cir
culated would expose tiie patriotism of their
authors to much question. Ilut when repre
sentations, flagrantly untrue, are depicted
in glowing c&lors in times like these, when
tiic injustice of foreign powers leaves us no
thing lo hope from their forbearance, such
! conduct becomes highly criminal* and calls
lor marked reprehension.
The truth is, that most of the works con
templated liast of New York are either
finished, or nearly finished, and in a res
pectable condition for defence. Those In
the harbor of New York, being on an unu
sually large scale, have progressed moie
slowly than tile test. But as the fundi are
sufficient, they will, as soon as the season
admits, he prosecuted with ne»7 rigor. The
proper departments have not been inactive
even in the dead of winter. On the contrary
Cannon are now constantly casting and in a
state of transportation, carriages and imple
ments are making, contracts for powder
and ball in execution, and ammunition of
every description preparing. Small arms
are ready in abundance, and the ('.reparati
ons for war, sh'.vuld it eventually become in/
evitable, maybe affirmed to be in greater
forwardness than they have been at any an
t«cedent period since the first settlement of
the country.-jYuC. hit.
IN si’n ^ rw
Januaht 29.
Mr. Ifarscy, elec'edfrom Delaware, vice
Mr. White, deceased, appeared and took
his seat.
rl he bill for the relief of Harry Caldwell
and oiliers, was read a child time and pass
ed.
Mr. Bayard gave notice that he should
to-morrow ask leave to introduce a bill rela
tive to the district court in the Territory of
Orleans.
Mr. Bred rep >rted his motion to amend
the constitution, amended to read as fol
lows :
“ If any citizen of the U. Statrs, shall
accept of any title of nobility, or of any other
title of distinction from any emperor, king,
prince, potentate, or foreign sta'e, or shall
hold tiie same by descent, or shall intermar
ry with any doscendant of any etnperor,
king or prince, or with any person of the
blood royal, such citizen shall the net-forth,
be incapable of exercising or enjoying nily
of the rights and immunities of a tree citizen
of the 1J. S. or of the individual stales ; and
shall also be incapable of holding any office
of honor, profit or trust, undertilein, or ei
ther of them.”
1 lie bill Concerning a ctivps of volunteers
was resumed ; but on motion of Mr. Brad
lry% ordered to lie on the table till to mor
row.
January 3q.
VOLUNTEER CO KPS.
The Senare resumed the consideration of
the bill to engage in the service of the U.
S. for a certain period, a corps of volun
teers.
After debate,
The further consideration of the bill was
postponed tdl to morrow;
Mr. Bickering laid on the table the fol
lowing resolution:
Hmolved, 1’hat the Prcsidrnt of thu U
States be requested to lay before the Senate
the information which will exhibit those
” features in the conduct of foreign powers
towards the U Spates,” referred to in hi*
message of the 3d in*t. •• which impose on
them the necessity of the precautionary mea
surrs” recommended in that message, of
providing by law for detaching oheliumlreri
thousand of the militia, and for raisin- a
torce of twenty thousand vMuntcers.
NAVIGATION HIM,.
I he Dill fi oni the House or Hepresenta
t ves concerning intercourse with G, Britain
and T rxiice and their dependencies! and Lr
other purposes) and the several bills this
clay passed in the House of Representatives
were read and passed to u second reading.
HOUSE OF REFRESE.YT.Urirjcs.
January 29.
BANK OF THE UNITED ST A I'KS.
Mr. Seyoert presented the memorial of
the President and Directors of the Rank o""
the United States, praying a renewal of
their charter ; which was read and referred
to a select committee, composed of Messrs.
Montgomery, Dana, Bassett, Scavcr, Sey,
bert, Gold unci Taylo»\
On motion ot Mr. Sctjhert, the repnvt of
the Secretary of the Treasury, dated March
2, lSiD, on a similar petition, presented tit
a former session, unci the report of Mr. Ha
milton, former Secretary oi the Treasury,*
on the s une subject, were ordered to be
printed for the use of the House.
Mr. Jiurwvtl, in opposing the motion
for printing these documents. to.-k occasion^
to say, that, under present impressions, lie
was opposed to the renewal of the charter
of the Bank.
On motion f-f Mr. lUithers/ipon,
Ordered, 'I hat the petition of Alc'tan
cler Sr.o i, of the State of In. Carolina, pre
sumed. January 2. Jd05, be referred to the
committee of claims.
ADDITIONAL DUTIES.
Mr. Rhea (Tenn ) offered the following
resolution;
Resolved, That the commiltee of Ways
and Means he instructed to enquire into tin
propriety of laying an additional duty on all
goods, wares and merchandize which shall
hereafter be imported into the U States
from Great Britain and her dependencies.
Mr. Rhea observed, that in presenting
this resolution, his intention was, that the
committee of W ays and Means might take
t’ue subject of it under •onsideration, and
report fully and extensively on it. He said
he contemplated the case in different points
of view, viz : the committee may repot: ad
ditional duties to to great an extent on cer
tain articles, not very necssary to the United
States, as would, in effect, operate a» a pro
hibition of them—that, on article* necessary,
the committee might report an additional
duty, small in proportion to their necessity
-and that encouragement consequently
migiu. ue given to me manutaclurers ot this
nation. He said he noticed these things at
this time, not for any purpose, other than,
than that a full report might be made on the
subject. He did not design to ask a refer
ence of the resolution at this time, but was
willing it should lie on the table ; nnd'at a
day not Jar distant, he would call it up, to
gether with another resolution of a. similar
nature, which he intended immediately to
offer for the consideration of the IIou*e.
Mr. A/i/ies said, that the subject embrac
ed by tlie resolution, had been already ta
kin up by the committee of Ways and
Means, and a letter had been addressed to
lilt Secretary of the 'treasury, to know to
i what extent the present duties conld be aug
mented, without injury to the revenue of the
United States. 1 his subject having been
mentioned in the annual report of the Secre
tary oi the 1 reasury, the passage of thp re
solution would imply a censure of the com
mittee of Ways and Means, for not havin';
heretofore reported on it.
Mr. fiacon remarked, that so much of the
gentleman's objwct as related to manufac
tures was specially before the Secretary of
the treasury, to whom it was referred a;
the last session, with a direction to report
thereon at large.
The resolution was ordered to lie On the
table.
Mr. Rhea then laid on the. table the fol
lowing resolution :
Resolved, 1 hat the committee of Ways
and Means be instructed to enquire into
the propriety of laying an additional duty
on ail goods, wares and merchandise which
shall hereafter be imported into the United
States from 1* ranee &ud her dependen
cies.
NAVIGATION BILL.
The House resumed the consideration of
the bill concerning commercial intercourse.
& c.
The question still under consideration be
ing “shall this bill pass?”
Mr. Bibb spoke in favor of the bill near
an hour.
Mr. Wheaton opposed the bill in a speech
of near an hour.
Mr. Quincy opposed the bill i.i a speech
of nearly the same length.
Mr. TaUnuulge spoke against the bill for
h alf an hour.
Mr. II. Alston spoke a few minutes in re
ply to Mr. Wheaton.
Mr. Dana spoke half an hour against the
bill.
Mr. Livermore spoke a few minutes a
gainst the hill.
Mr. Sheffcj fp*ke in replv to objections
which had been made to the'bill.
Mr. (larderiier$\t»kc a few minutes;
And then, about sun down, the question
on the passage of the t il v.as decided a»
tollows:
Y L A ri—Messrs. I. J Alston, W. Alston,
Bacon, Bassett, Bibb. Boyd, J. Brown, R.
Brown, Harwell, Butler, Calhoun, Cobb,
Cochran, Cox, Crist, Cu’ts, Dawson, Eppes,
t inriiey, F isk, Gannett, Girrbrnief, Gardru r,’
Garland,C.holsoii, Helster, Helms, Holland,
Howard, Johnson, Jones, Kenan, Kennedy',
K 'v, Lynn. Lyle, Macoo, Marion, M’Brydr*
M'Kee, M’Kun, Mourgomei y, N. U.Mooic*
I. Mo re, .Morrow, Nelson, Newton, Pea',
sou, P. B. Porter, Rea (Penn.) Ithea (Tenn.)
Richards, Hointa Sage,Seaver, Shaw, Shel
ley, Such, Stniiie, U. Smith, J. Smith, S.
Smith, S u’hard,Stanford, Stanley, Swoope,
Taylor, Tracy, Turner, Van Horn, White -
hill VVinn,JW'ither»p6on——7J>.
NAYS—Meiars. Anderson, B ird, Blai*
h’ll, Brerkenridge, J. C. ( hainheriain, W.
ChamberltH, Cbumplt-n, Chittenden, Cla>,
Clopton, v rawfnd, Dma, Davenport, Dt
•im, Ely. P, unit, Go’dsboroogh, Gold,Hale,
fliven. Hubbard, Hufty, ft. .luckson, Jen
kins, Knicr.erbacker, Lewi*, Livermore,
Living* tort, Milner, Most-ley. Mumfct..',
Nswbiild, Pitkin.in. Pitkin, p'ltier, C'uTncy;
Boss, Simmons, Sty hen, Strdsnirr, Sto
-benson, S’nrges, 'Taggart, Tal'm u'
Thomps n, Troup, Upb» i. Van Luke, V'at
B. bs-da;Vi u’-iton, W.titrm;,, V/i;K>n*^