The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1810-03-23 00:00:00, page 2

attack of his epilepsy, which was so violent
as to occasion considerable alarm for several
(lays. A Bulletin of the 9th, however, pro
nounced him to be rapidly recoveting from
v hat was called only a slight cold, lienee,
doubtless, originated the rejmrt of his death,
as we mentioned on Thursday. The attack
■which he had AtSchoe&tminii so severely at*,
fected him, that he is stated id have been
actually deranged for some time. ...Gcobc.
, Vienna. Dec. 20.
Cur court Gazette contains the following
article :
Constantinople, Nov. 15.
* *' On the 1st of November the thunder of
cannon from Tnphana announced to us a vic
tory gained on the 22nd of October, not far
from Silistria, over the Russian army be
slegtng that fortress- The battle according
to the advices from the Grand Vizier, las
ted from early in the morning till night, and
khe Russian-., who made their attack along
the whole line of the Turkish army, more
than 10 000 men—both armies fought prin
cipally with the sword, and the fortune of
the d tv was decided by the coining up of Vlu
cutar F-scha, in the critical moment, with
his Albanian cavalry.
" The Russians, after the battle, retired
to their entrenched camp before Silistria_
Two days before the garrison had made a
sally, and k.lle Uhr.it 1)00.
“On the 8th November the Porte receiv
ed from the Grand Vizier a more circum
stantial account of a general action which
took place between the two armies, in which
the Russians suffered a defeat, and were
obliged entirely to evacuate the right bank
of the Danube, that is to say, with their in
fantry, which passed that river at VVirso^a,
while the cavalry which covered the retreat
had no other way, as the Turks had broken
down the bridge, but the road to Radaduz,
and to pass the Danube near WatSchim.—
This cavalry was, however, closely pursued
by the Turks, who, at the time the despatch
es of tin* Grand Vizier came away, had ta
ken many prisoners.’*
TRANSLATED TOR THE AURORA.
Madrid, Dec. 1.
Don Joseph Massaredu, minister of ma •
Tine, has just now published to his country
xuen a letter, in which, in the most pressing
manner, he invites them to .an immediate re
linquishment. oF resistance, in order to avoid
the evils, whiah are ready to spread over
Spain.
The letter is as follows :
It was on the-19di'October, that the empe
For of Austria signed the pe ce. What un
lucky fate leads you, that you persevere in
your blindness, which even the stupid under
takings of tlie junta of Seville arc unable to
direct ? On theircull you have advanced to
find out the French army, believing that you
could, drive them out of the capital and of
Castile; but lo! the event! Ocana has, on
the day of the 19th December of this year,
beeti a witness of the destruction, in a few i
houi-3, of the 25,000 nea whom the junta had
sent thither, only lobe sacrificed.
Spaniards!—My dear brothers, what do
you want more, to prove your infatuation?—
Open your ears to the words of ooe that loves !
h*s country, and has never ceased to devote
Ms existence to the general welfare of it.—
'■/hat euterp ises soever the French troops
undertake, they :.re more than satnc.ient to
t xecute, as indeed they have been in ail the
battles in which they engaged up to this day
‘—nid indeed, Spaniards! 1 repeat it to you,
tie French troops are more than sufficient;
•' b besides that, the humanity of the empe
i without d.iubt commands the presenting
t * your eyes new and frightful preparations
o: war in order to make you desist from a
i dslance, which would be destruction to
> > i. Cease to dream on in your death like
i;ember, bringing forth only misery to your
*. in try. Don’t let other troops arrive!—
■ sten to the paternal protection afforded
ir • the throne of our king Joseph. The delay
i i one week may be a mournful delay._
' C > tie, c-une, Spaniards! Acknowlege wit'.ia
c . trite repentance what misery you have
brought on your mother country*! Do not
put the happiness that awaits you longer at
m i“, nor the already existing advantages
Y»., m Spain enjoys by her happy situation.
JOSEPH M.\SSAKEDO.
Mkktz, Dec. 21.
___ * "tongst the gang nf robbers arrested at
Fi kfort, and brought to this place, a very
fy-- liar discovery was made at the time of
t’■. r examination.
• i.ie of the robbers was the renowned
-- .• in Hessel, belonging to that part of the
*\ that was the particular tei ror hy his
t:- .ities, in plundering and murdering from
t . - Netherlands to the borders of Saxony,
; i often near Arras and Antwerp, as also
j he interior of Germany. Their plunder
•- ice 1804, is valued at millions of francs.
. nin Hessel, pursued from every quarter
. ..I condemned more than once, was always
••V.e to escape, even from the top of a tower
• / feet high, and knew always how tobreak
'.:s fetters.
Being suspected of carrying instruments
; bout himself, to make his escape suie, he
-is examined with the greatest care. As
» -’'ling could he discovered to tht purpose,
i . course was had to medical art, by which
Mr lire! mger, criminal judge of Frankfort,
made him discharge himself, by means of
.winch, a small file, gold pieces, and a watch
ptinjj. for the purpose of miking a saw
>«cre.*f, was found, contained in the bowels
of the robber f r runny days past. By
‘cine of the women prisoners, was found
» i a similar way, upwards of twenty gold
pieces.
Nkw York March 11.
The chip Atlantic left Cadiz on the 20th
of Jan. By her we learn verbally that a
b.u.le was fought the beginning of January,
in which the Spanish army was dispersed by
the J* rench. 1 hat a large Fiench army
•w*s appr aching Andalusia ; 'Flint the so
jhcnw Junta had uidered apartments at Ca
di^ where lh«y were expected about the 1st
F cbtuury.
That ike Spanish ship? of war at Cadiz
were bending sail, and in other respects
preparing for m.
It whs imported at Cadiz, that there was
a serious insurrection in the .South ol France,
that the leaders of it hud solicited Marshal
M.uikeni to become their commander in
chief ; and that thi}> state of things was coin
municuitd to Lf >rd C dlingwnotl, probably
for the purpose of soticiiiug hi» aid in fur
the ring their news.
Cnpt. Fidd inform? the Editors of tht N.
V. Gazette, tlist Geti Castanos was at Al_
f/jCzuas on the 21st of J.iuuaiy ng.un to ihLc
command of the bpunish army.
Capt. IV.t' f who let' Carmagena. on the
Hh of Jan. l.aoiaiS, that a Fiftpch arir.y
from Madrid, was hourly expected at Car
thagena, and that the Patriotic troops were
prepared to give them battle.—Markets at
Cadiz dull; Flour 9 to 10 dolls. ; Rice 4 50;
Pork 15 ; Beef 12; Tobacco 12; Pipe
Staves 170 to lbO,in great demand.
Extract of a litter, dated Liverpool, January 22,
1810. received via Amelia
** The minds of the people are all afloat with
regird to the present situation of affair*. The
relaxation of the French restriction* on neutral
* 'PS. appears evidently meant to foment the
breach between this country and America, as
they wiil certainly take every snip going to
France, unless t .ere be some arrange in lit made
This government > «s opened the trade to the Bat- '
t*c and Hutnburgh, to neutral*, with British li^
ceiur. We are anxious for the King's speech ;
suppose it will be out towards the end of the week
—from the tenor of it, we may form lomu judg
ment of how their pulses beat with regard to us,
ana whether Mr. Jackson's conduct will be con
demned or applauded—his conduct is very gene
rally approved here—the) w ill not admit the con
struction put on his letters to Mr Smith, and ac
cuse us of intemperance and partiality fo France.”
—Charleston Emus.
Baltimore, March 16.
Capt. Watkins, of the achr. Victory, informs
that he received, his dispatches on hoard at I
Graver-end about the last of Dec. Consequently j
they cannot be so lato as the inofficial note of'
Mr. Pinkney, dated Jan 4, and received by the i
packet- The victory sailed from Ramsgate Jan.
15th, but could obtain no later Lon Ion dates
than the 11th. The John Adams touched at Do
vei-four or five days before the Victory left
Ram-gate and thence shaped her course for Rus
sia, as was supposed, with dispatches for J. Q.
Adams, ('apt. Puberty of the William Peon,
spoke in tne Channel, informed Capt W. that
the capt «r the French 20 gun brig who had
boarded the Wdliam Penn, a few days before,
had treated him with remarkable politeness
and informed him that the French decrees were
oft (relaxed we suppose ) The Victory perform
ed one of the most remarkable passages cv»,r
known across the Atlantic in the winter season,
being about 46 tons burthen, a small vessel which
formerly plied between this and Benedict in
this bay.
New York March 16.
We have seen a letter from a respectable house
at Rochelle, dated the 3d of Jan. to a gentleman
in til's city—This letter says,
“ There is a report to day from Bordeaux, that
an order has been issued at Port Passage and St
Sebastians, to lake the ]» udders from all Ameri
can ships 1 believe the news a mere lubrication.
If this be true, 1 think it a temporary thing, be
cause 2 know the French Emperor has given or
ders to the Council of pi iXes, not to condemn any
American vessels, though they should have
been visited by the English—Lang's Royal Ga
zette.
The Merino Ram which was brought out late
ly from Cadiz by Capt. Bamum, in the ship At
Untie, was sold on Wednesday last for One Thou
sand Dollars.
Colonel Humphreys, a few days since sohl
two Ew s and two Warns, for Six Thousand Do
Urs.—lb.
Extract of a letter from a respectable mercantile
house m Rochelle, to a gentleman in Re-co York,
dated Jan 3. 1810.
“ We have a report from Bordeaux, that or
ders have been given at Port Passage and St. Se
bastians to unship the rudders of all American
vessels in those ports. 1 believe the re
port to be groundless-1 shall be able to as -1
certain in a few days whether it be so or not,
should there, however, be any truth in it, I sup- '>
pose it will he but a temporary measure, as pos
itive orders have been given by the French Em
peror to the Council of Prizes at Paris, not to
condemn any more American vessels for having
been spoken or visited by the British.’*
Extract of a leUer from a gentleman at Basse- I
terre (' St Kitts j to his friend in Philadtl- !
phi a, dated Feb 24, 1310 j
1 lie arrival of the United States brig Etna,!
in the West Indies, has given rise to a variety
ot conjectures, and although the object appeared
to bs a search for Brown, the ex-collector of Or
leans, it was not believed to be real. Our be
loved Edward 3yam, judge of the vice admiral- j
ity court at Antigua ('vied tnovni for his high re- !
gnrdfor Americans J got into a most violent rage, !
on account ot an American vessel of war having |
the audacity to anchor in British waters—he
would not see capt. Bainbridge, and told Mr J.
Rose (the Amercan agent) that if the bsig d.d
not depart immediately, he would order one of
his majesty’s brigs to gallant her out. Bainbridge
came down here from Antigua, and kicked up
a tf n ible noise. 1 wr> of his men ran a way—
and lie (very naturally) undertook to search for
them ; sent his officers on board all the vessels
• n the harbour (not omitting his majesty’s schr.)
who presenting his compliments to the different
captains desired permission to overhaul tiieir ves
sels for Ids men, which I believe, they all acccd
eil to. Not hulling them a float, be came on
shore, and assisted by some young men in town
at last discovered them both a sleep in a gro'
iliop. tied Hit.r hands behind ihem, and tnoh
them on board his brig, the peopfe here put them
selves into a terrible nge, and sent word to ad
miral Cochran (at Guadalotipe) who immediate*
ly dispatched two fast sailing brigs in quest ot
her, with orders to bring her to turn, and com
inumcated the same orders to all the vessel* of
war on this station ; we have not yet beard whe
the.* either of the bugs have fallen in with her* bit
have no doubt if they do, it will he the cause of a
seuous disturbance between the two countries,
loi I am confident Bainbridge will not surreu*
c Unless C' mp»lle l by foice.
You lime domnlem heard of the capture of
Guadeloupe, St. Martins and St. EusUliu*, b
me British, which is all the news I have foe you
Extract of a Utter from famaica, of the 27th
yanumry.
I have now to advise you that our governor
has this day issued Ids proclamation to permit
r ,il. therefrom the free importation
ot all kinds of lumber, bread, biscuit, flour, corn
j meal, corn and rice, in British vessels, vom any
isl ui J in Nil* VV- Judies, which will no doubt t..
I cilitate your intercourse with this island, tbougn
K is generally understood that the Spaniards have
shuttlicir purls against American vessels."
Ncw-Yohk, March 14.
By capt. Cooper. 23 days from St. Bsitholo*
mews, wc are informed,that the British had ta
ken St. Eustatia and Si. Martins,
It wa* report.d at St. Bartholomew , that a
French fleet of aeveii sail of the line had been
seen to the windward of Gtudaloupe.
Norfolk March ID.
FRENCH Fitly,ON«.
! Extract of a tetter fr ,m Capt. IVj Lt.tA M
d'.juKA t ui, oj the bn if Juno of tint port,
to hu> owner, dated
" KoCkf.j lf. Frison, Dec. 8, 1809.
" My good .ur,
I Min sorry to inform you that this
j’. ire hud the 1 li. cf line lisve been iny a- j
■Mtic t’iiiC.: tl c?tn bcj^teitilicr, .liCM. When J
i l a.iivtu in ;p.c Jui.j oil wt. Mat tins, lfu*i
Rh6, to obtain a pilot for Charante where
L was bound fora cargo oF brandy, I was in
fer rogated will all my crew, ihree of which
informed the officers at the Custom House
that the Juno was from England, and that
l had a license on board, which they heard
a British man of war hail and demand of
me the day before n»y arrival off St. Mar
tins. Those three villians were promised
Mie third of the ship previous a this, which
must have had great weight with sailors.—
The remainder of mv crew were kept in
prison until the fine of 550 francs were paid
for each of them by a house in Bordeaux—
the only one that remains with me is the
»oy Peter Bacon. The Juno was sold for
17,000 francs in August and still remains
here ; she is owned by a house in Bordeaux.
“I have wrote several times to General
Armstrong, who has been good enough to
inswer me. There were 18 sail of Ameri_
cans seized at the time the Juno was, and '
all the masters got aw y except three of us, j
who remain here close enough.”
Co/ty oj a letter from Gen. uIrmsyrong,
toCa/itain William Edwards.
“ SIR,
“ The day I received your letter of the j
30th of October, I saw a French gentleman
who knew your case, and took an interest [
in it, and who engaged to pay your tine so
loon as the payment thereof should be i
sufficient to discharge you from prison. —
The advice I gave him, and which I now I
repeat to yourself is to send a memoir to ine i
stating your long confinement, and offering
to pay the fine imposed upon you, on condi-1
tion of your immediate liberation ; this me j
moir I will send to the minister of foreign i
affairs, and endeavor to engage him to lay
it before his majesty. If Captains Wilson,
Shadwick, or any other were to join you in
this memoir, the effect might be better.
I am. Sir,
Your obedient servant,
JOHN ARMSTRONG.”
U7" Cafitcin Sears, of the schooner Colum
bia, arrived at Elizabeth City (JV". C )
from Cadiz, forwarded us the follow
ing—Herald.
“ January 24th.
"Our Central Junta has been done away,
in consequence of the French advancing on
this province ; and the old Junta of Seville,
who first began the revolution, have re-as
sumed the command, and the French are
coming in large bodies to this province.—
People seetn to havi- taken new life and vL.
gor from the change—There is nothing to
be feared for Cadiz.”
Natchez, Feb. 19.
D V E L .
A duel was fought on Saturday morning
last on the Western side of the Mississippi
river, between Lieut. Stephen Rose of the
3tl Regiment infantry, and Mr. Andrew H.
Holmes, in which the former was instantly
killed. The circumstances which gave rise
to this unfortunate affair, are not exactly
known. It is understood though, that Lieut.
Rose was the challenger—and that he took
umbrage at some observations made by Mr.
H ■lines a few days since at a generafcourt
martial held in camp on the trial of capt. |
Long. There was but one fire and the dis- j
tance ten steps.
7homaa A/. IVtlliama, Esq. Secretary of ;
this Territory, has, we are informed, been '
appointed Collector of the Port ofNew Ur. •
leans.
General Wilkinson, capt. Pinkney, and j
several other officers, left this place for
Washington city, via New Orleans, on Sa
tnrday last. If we are to judge from the 1
manner in which the General moves to the
Eastward, he will hardly reach there in |
time to afford an investigation into his con
duct this session, as has generally been ex
pected.
Charleston, March 8.
Agreeably to notice, a subscription for a
new bank to be called the “ UNION !
BANK OF SOUTH CAROLINA.” with I
a capital of one million or dollars j
was opened on Monday last, and continued
spen until Tuesday 2 o’clock, when the
books were closed, and it appeared that the
immense sum of Two Mi Hi on a Five Hun
dred 12 Hfieen Thousand hud been
subscribed for.
BALTIMORE, March 19.
From our Corres/iondent at Washington.
1 lie Supreme Court U S. on Finlay last
confirmed the decision in the court below in
all its points, in lavor of the New-Englancl
Land Company [Yazoo]—Fed. Gazette.
It is rumored, says the Freeman’s Journal,
that Lord Holland, a nobleman of distin~
guished character, who in conjunction with ;
Lord Grenville concluded the treaty with '
Messrs Monroe and Pinkney which was re
turned by Mr. Jefferson, istocoine out to the
U. States as Envoy Extraordinary and Mi
nistry Plenipotentiary, in the room of Mr.
Jackson. •
I he Governor of th* state of Geo gia has
notified the govenor of Pennsylvania, that the
Legislature ot Geoigia has rejected the tol~
lowing proposition, made by the General
Assembly of the State of Virginia, for al
ei irig the Constitution of the United States :
* I hat the Senators in the Congress of
the U States, may be removed from office
by the vote bf the majority of the whole nuin
ker ot the members of their respective State
legislatures, by which the-said Senators
have been or may be appointed.”
Cong^sfi.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
March 6,
Proceedings on Convoy Bill.
(CON T1 HU it 1> )
Mr. Dana said he wished the gentleman,
as he had piomised, to take l.is enquiries
into consideration. He wished that the gen
tleman, as chairman ot me committee who
reported the bill, would condescend toexer
cise his talents in prescribing a suitable
system for regulations. The gentleman, if
he had not made the enquiry, might also
be led to enquire how many vessels the U.
States now had. As to hiinsclt, he believed
it would oe recollected that he had never
claimed the honor or merit of responsibility
lor public measures, pariiculai ly when, in
attempting to vindicate lock jaw me «sus r»,
it hau been so frequently asserted that the
inajofi y only wetc responsible for public,
ratuiares. Tub ht wasuo.l willing to sdmit
in its full extent, 'the gentjcman from Vir
ginia^ he believed, however, was not an ad-j
vocate of tile gtg ruin. As to any system
°f defence, Mr. D. was willing to give his
opinion, when not asked for ia an abrupt or
improper manner. The udoption of anv
system must depend much on the views of
the Executive and his friends, as its success
must depend on the manner in which it is
carried into execution. And, as to our fo
reign relations, if any measure tending to
bring us into a collision with foreign powers
was to be adopted, it would be very satis
factory to his mind first to have a view of
the whole ground. And on this subject, Mr.
1>. said he was not assured to his satisfaction
that he knew the full nature of our foreign
relations, nor he did say that he ought to
know them. Tlieie might be good reasons
for not communicating the whole; for he
imagined, on inspection oi." the correspon
dence with our ministers .which was com.
municated, it would be found that the whole
had not been laid before the house. Mr. D.
said if he would offer a measure worthy the
attention of the house, and could mature it
in 24 hoofs, he really should not in a case of
such difficulty present it on so short a consi
deration. He said be should hope that gen
men, with the aid of the Executive know
ledge, with all their various projects and
with all the honors of empire, would not
find themselves exhausted bv the introducti
on of a simple project; but that thev would
be able to supply toit what was deficient 3c
reject what was redundant.
Mr. Efifica said he had been induced to
bring forward this measure, in order to see
whether the Representatives of the nat;on
could agree on any measure short of what he
believed to lie a naked surrender of its rights
by repealing the hum intercourse act. If the
bill was not perfect, he invited gentemen
to unite their talents, and examine whether
the principle of the bill was that of resis
tance to the decrees which violate the law
of nations and destroy the neutral commerce
of the U. States—if such was the principle,
lie called upon gentlemen to unite in render
ing it effectual lor the defence of our rights.
If the bill in principle should prove totally
incorrect, Mr. E. said he would take any, o
thrr gentlemen should think better. He was
willing to pass m review every measure
which could be suggested to defend our rights
against the tyvannj of G. Dr;tain and Vranee ;
and as we had wi lulrawn from the ocean
for years, and failed in obtaining by tiegocia
tion a revocation of the Orders in Council,
he was willing to try the only thing left, arm
ing or interposition of foice in some way to
me uewigeren s. livery attempt
hitherto made to operate on these nations
has failed ; and when the bill is brought fair
ly under discussion, it will be difficult for
gentlemen, who have recorded their names
against submission, who have refused to o
perate against the belligerents in any man
ner by land, to oppose Ibis bill. Mr. E. said
he was against any measure which should
drive, the nation to a surrender of its vigbts ;
and, it there was only this mode left to main
tain our own rights, he was for trying it. If
driven from the ocean, he would be ready
to act on land. There was no instance in
the civilized world, in which a nation, hav
*”S a.sea coast ol 1800 miles, a population of
six millions of people, of whom six or eight
hundred thousand, were capable of bearing
arms, ten hundred millions of capital, (more
solid than bullion, because consisting in 500
millions of acres of land, at two dollars an
acre, daily increasing in value) had submit
ted to the restriction* ol another nation on
its agriculture and lawful commerce. Much j
had been said at various times ol the resour
ces of other countries—what were they t_ !
Look at the papers laid before the Btititfh !
Parliament, said he—w hat do they prove i_
Thatevery thing capable of taxation is tax
ed. We have no internal taxation at ;.ll_
the only tax is on our consumption of foreign '
products. We are otien told that wc have !
no resources; whilst I believe that there is !
not a n&tian on earth that has the same re j
sourc s Shew me a nation that has ten '
hundred millions of bullion—and I aver that |
our capital is more valuable than so much
budion, because the bullion would be a dead |
capita!. atid our land is continually rising in
vaiue.
YVKii the number and force of the public i
vessels of the U. S Mr. Eppes said 'he gen |
tleman from Connecticut wns at least as well
acquainted as he was Their names and
number had been repea'edly laid before the
house during the present and late sessions.
A bill was also before the house lor fitting
for service ad our frigates. It Congress de
cided for taking any measure to defend the
rights of the nation, he was for that bill, it
the nation was to go into a naked surrender
of its fights, the best course would be at
once to burn the navy they were not able to
use, and reduce the arrtiy which was of noj
service.
Mr. Quincy observed, that if thi^bill w*i3
seriously meant to be parsed, if it ya* nct
merely a news-paper measure, or party hucus
pocus, riot only its principle but it* details
must be rigidly examined And he was
therefore in tavor of the Com null •> -;Hlhg
The committee rose, Ayes 74, and obtain
ed leave to sit again.
Friday, March 16.
‘he engrossed bill, entitled •• An act re
gulating tite Post-Office establishment,” was
read a third time and passed
MrtS. HAMILTON’S* CLAIM.
The House resolved itself into a commit
tee of the whole, Mr. Macon in the chair
on the bill for the relief of Elizabeth Ha
milton.
Messrs. Smilie, Root. YV Alston, Bacon,
Macon, (day and Boyd opposed the hill,
and Messrs. Johnson, ShefTey and Nelson
supported it.
The committee rose about 4 o’clock and
reported the bill.
A motion wat made by Mr. Macon to a
mend the bill by striking out a part of it, and
in lieu thereof introducing a provision au„
thorising the accounting officer.* of the Trea
sury to allow to the claimant whatever
should a/i/ieur to be due to her deceased
husband.
Air. (j/iolson called for a division of the
question.
And the motion to strike out was negativ
ed, Yeas57, Nays 54.
Air. IV. .Union moved to amend the bill
by adding the following proviso; •• Provided
Mint it shall be made to appear to the satis
faction of the accounting officers of the
Treasury depaitwent, that the said Alex
ander Hamilton ever was entitled ».o halt
pay or comrmit r»on.”
The movers of he* t *oam. ndmtnts and
Mr. Roof declared themve /es hostile tothi
bill, even it ihe tm-vi. .<■ t was adopted,
out v untended, that it w .old p.eei ely li
imt tiie fnoViSfon of the bill to t. t i.hjcct
which rts *«lv Hits i tv’ to have in
View, vij; to fCtSttiU\c statute ;>t limitations
in avoV of the claim, and to place it in die
same situation ui it would have been iu, if
no such statute had ever been pasr>eu.
These amendments were opposed by
Messrs. Shelley, Nelson and Pitken. It
was said, that the first would defeat the •
object ol the bill, as the petitioner did not
claim arrears of pay due to him, but half
pay or commutation. The second amend
ment was objected toai referring to the ac./
counting officers of the Treasur), the deci
sion of a question already once suienn.ly de
cided by the House, viz : whether General
Hamilton did serve to the end of the war or
not? There was. it was said, uo calcula
tions or examinations of vouchers uecissai y
in thin case, as the bill made a specific ap
propriation ; ami there was, theiefore, no
occasion to refer the settlement to the ac
counting officers of the Treasury.
The question on Mr. Alston’s amendment
was decided by Yeas and Nays, 55 to 56.
The House then adjourned about five
o’clock.
i , March 17.
1 he bill from the Senate, altering the
time of holding the district court of Ohio,
was twice read ami ordered to be engrossed
lor the third reading.
On motion of Mr. P. B. Porter,
Reaoh'ed, Fhat the committee of Com
merce and Manufacfure8 be instructed to
enquire into the propriety of erecting a
light or beacon on Bird Island, near the
eastern extremity of Lake Eric, and that
they have leave to report by bill or other
wise
On mo ion cf Mr, Saivyer, a committee
was appointed to enquire into the propriety
of altering the time of holding the district
courts of the United States, for the district
of N. Carolina.
AMEY DARDEN’S CLAIM.
The bill for the relief of Amey Darden
was read a third time.
M. Stanford moved to re-commit the bill
to obtain a more particular report on the
claim than ;ud been made.——Motion nu
gatived.
1 he passage of the bill was opposed by
Messrs. Macon, Bacon, Pitman and Stan
ford, and advocated bv Messrs. Gholson,
Smilie, W. Alston and Sheffey.
[It was opposed on three grounds, the main
objection being that it opened the statute ef
limitations. 2. That the claim ought not to
be allowed, because the Horse for which
compensation was asked might have been
reclaimed if the deceased Mr. Darden had
chosen to have received it ; 3. that Interest
ought not to be allowed on the sum at which
the horse was valued. 1
I. ? 11 J --
*■ *“• rAiHii — reas >ays 24.
Mrs. HAMILTON’S CLAIM.
The consideration of the bill for the relief
of Mrs. Hamilton was called for.
Mr. It inti moved to adjourn.—For it 23.
Mr. Root moved to postpone the lurther
consideration of it till Friday next.— Me?a
lived 57 to 43. s ~
Mr Root opposed the bill at length ; sni
Mr. Ri,k- replied.
1 lie question •• shall the bill be engross
ed for a third reading i" was then taken 8c
carried, by Yeas 63, Nays 54.
On the question when the bill should be
read a third time, Mr. Root named Friday
and Mr J\'e/soti to-day.
lor Friday 4i—For Mondav 50.
To day was fixed as the day ; and
A motion was made by Mr. T. Moore te
adjourn. Lost, 63 to 50.
I'he bill was read a third time 8c passed,
63, to 53. the votes being precisely the same
as those last taken, except that My. drown
was absent on this vote.
DETACHMENT OF MILITIA;
On motion of Mr. C/ai<, the House resum
rd the consideration the bill authorising a
detachment of Militia of the U. States 5f?to
33.
Mv.Ritkin rose to propose an amendment
to the bill (relative to the mode of distri
buting arms to volunteers) and had made
some progress in his remarks in support of
it, when, at the instance f .Mr. Livermore
lie gave way for a motion to adjourn, which
wa> carried 43 o33.
( }N,E hundred dollars reward
w I Will give one hundred dollars reward for
apprehending a negro man named BEN, who is
my property. He ran away on the 7th of Janua
ry last Deis between forty and fifiy years of
•ge ; t. o gh his ppearance would indicate him
to be aoinewlwt y linger He is five feet seven
or eight inches high, or some where thereabouts,
to the *est of my recollect'. n He is a likely fel
h.w ; haa a g<a d dgure, and an -greeable counte
nance, which becomes very pleasing when soo
k.-n to l.c has a good <et of teeth, yet smokes
and chews tobacco Ha is inclined to be bow
Irgged, h.s s ort till, k foot, very broad acres*,
tl.e toes*. He is a good house s rvant, shoedia
kep* rf*r- di c er, and an excellent hand in
a* tied IKn will probably changa his clothes,
•> ut h dt script ion f those, which, as well as my
"» n" ry serves me, he carried with him, may
possibly had to his detection and seizure. His
> suul dregs was a suit of die best pla ns, made up
of i i mu i over ju ket and pantaloons, dyed -)f *
u pie colour. H is shirting consisted of Viririnia
-d-.tli He had, and carried vith him,, v.iri- ii■»o
ther art e’es of dress, * iz : ».w broad cloth coats,
a l>ajck and a blue one ;but the others are n(4 re
membered. 1 iave reason to believe lie has ob
tained a cirtiticaie of emancipation, and rcgkter,
in e name of nr gi\> who was emancipated by
L-lonel Clayton, of New-Kent county, nt hi a
oath The name of ibis negro 1 <lo not know,
hut it <s p nbable that my fellow will endeavor to
pass for a fiee negro, liberated under the p-*Ct
<! ng cirt iimstances. If he is taken out of the.
st-ite, 1 will .give the al>ov$ reward : if withn the
slate, half that stun s in either ca»e, I wil pay
ill reasonable charges for his deli very to yu at
-■ i'- -nK Field, in Hanover coi nty, nt*ai )y opposite
the Piping lice, in King William county.
at . oo HUBERT MEG.
March 23._ wjwtl
1-i Y_ ' irtne of a deed of trust, executed byLow
M-J is Ewington to tj>e subscriber, on th« third
day of February, 1807, liir the purpose of secu
ring the payment of a certain sum of money
• herein mentioned, due nnto Richard H< tvlet, of
the town of Manchester • Will be sokl, on the
7ih day <>f April, for retdy money, one HUE , JC
and LOT, in the town of Manchester, No. u.
Alto, one Feather lied arid Furniture, one in a
pie Desk, one walnut Folding Table, nine rush
bottom Chairs, one pine Cupboard, aod me md
and white cow, auppos <1 to l>e 4 or » years old.
WAS 111 A G TUN W A 7 ’7 .s',
_ March 23. . '
NOi'.CE—The Subs riher havin' purer,<r
ed the entire ‘stocks of Mr Air* mder ds>
1’laimi h , begs leave to oiler to the pyMh. a g, ne
ral assortment of Grocciy, Confection g;y, Cilte,
2tc—Which will be disposed of to a moderate'
price.
LEWIS COU-TERT.
March 23. 4t
L OR SALE—517 arrvs of LAND, lit th
*■ county of Ainhcrgt, on the he <1 witm f
ye River, first rate tobacco land. / , toils
nation, enquire of Col Joseph Iton, of NeL
.on county, who has a power to .1 spose of ui*
.larr.c or io 7'. /a. THO>' '.HU
March 93* *^4*
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