The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1810-01-13 00:00:00, page 3

«r> > 'se a rvg ilritioa inten Jed exclusively for
tae.r benefit.
As tor counter vailing regulations being
anticipated. 1 should presu ne gentlemen
need not make themselves vary uneasy on
that sore, for they already exist. Although
the orders iu council have undergone a mo
diticati-m s ni -vVhat f.tv iruble, yet the act
ot l*arlis<nent on the subject has laid a dts
crimin ating duty > great that a merchant
s.ive» the price of the freight hv giving the
preference to a britisu .ship ; ami though the
duty has been sum *v/hut lowered, it is still
so high that'll is impossi »!e for American
ships to come in competition with British
vessels.
And let me ask, sir, when the British go
vernment has set the exa mple, ought we not
to give a similar advantage to the American
flag in our ports, to put them at least on a
reciprocal footing? What 1 have stated are
facts which cannot be controverted.
1 do not suppose however,* that any regu
lation which we could adopt would keep the
tonnage of the U. S on its present respecta
ble footing. 1 do not suppose any act could
have that etfect; because, if gentlemen
■will ocly turn their attention to the ports
closed against us. they mjist be satisfied that
our trade can never again be as extensive as
it has been. It must diminish at least one
half; and it does not appear possible for us
to be able to give employment to all our pre
sent tonnage.
Mr. B. concluded by saying that lie rose
only to express his anxiety to see tnis subject
acted on. He wished to see every commer
cial restriction done away. After the expe
rience which the nation would have under
a trial of the system proposed by the bill.
Congress would be belter able tojudge what
course ought to be pursued ; and if it were
found at last absolutely necessary to the
protection ts our rights to take the aititinle
of war, he flattered himself there was still
sensibility enough in the nation to point their
resentment so the proper c >ur»e. He hoped
the committee would persevere till they got
thro* ihv bill.
Mr. Sawyer's motion for the committee's
rising was then negatived without a divisi
on. 'I'his was undentj»d to be u fleremfi
e try decision against fiostfioning the consi
deration of the b 'll.
The chairman proceeded to read the 4th
section of the bill, which provides “ that
from a i after the passing of this act it shall
not be lawful to imp-rc into the U. States or
t ie territories thereof, in any vessel or ves
sels not owned wholly by citizens of the U
niied States, and registered according to
turn, any goods, wares or merchand.ze, tic.
front any port or place situated in G. Bri
tain or France,” &c. &c.
Mr. -Levertmt e said he could not conceive
why a discrimination was here made be
tween registered and sea-let ter vessels, as
. both were known to the laws of the U Slates.
He wished some member of the committee
who reported the bill to explain it.
Mr. /'aylor observed, that if Congress a
dopted tlie idea Suggested hy the genteman
from Virginia (Mr. Hurwell) in which he
(Mr. T.) concurred,'that the United States
should protect their Hag in its commerce
with whatever na ion should-hold out the
hand of fellowship towards us.it seemed ini
portant to the nation that they should un
derstand for what it wns they had underta
ken to adopt this principle. ‘Would gentle
men hold out the same protect! in to a vessel
condemned and purchased b one of our ci
tizens in a port of France or England, or to
a vessel built abroad, as they would to our
own registered shipping/ It was indeed
singular that gentlemen, who represented
that portion of tne people of the U. biates,
who were the almost exclusive ship build
« rs, should feel a hesitation in embracing
this pfonusitioiy
Mr. Ouiney conceived that this was a pro
position which more properly belonged to
the committee of Commerce hud Mauufac.
tores as n permanent commercial regulati.
on ; and indeed he had understood that that
committee had this subject under cousidera
lion.
Same exception too ought to he made in fa
vor ot sea-letter vessel: now owned by citi
zeos ol the U.S. to prevent the law having a
retrospective operation:
Mr. Taylor said he should have no ob
jection to an amendment which should make
mi exception in favor of sea letter vessels
now owned hy American citizens. Hut if
tne door were left open to all sea letter ves
sels, there might he persons who w old be
very willing iu lend a cover to the ships of
Britain, France or any other nation, provided
they !P‘t handsome commissions fur lending
l ie American name, l ie wished not to leave
iMOin for the abuse heretofore charged upon
iia ot covering foreign vessels witii our cha
racter.
Mr. Livermore moved to strike out the
4iii section. His reason was taut in practice
no beneficial effect would be produced to our
own merchants, mid much injury might re
halt. Though Tn theory registered vessels of
ihc U. States were built and wholly owned
by American citizens, yet in practice regis
tered and sea letter vessel, were ia some
cases equally owned by foreigners ; and it
was impossible by law to prevent foreigners
from having a concern in them. As this
section therefore- would be inoperative or
useless, lie moved to strike it oat.
■yi '* Livermore's motion was negatived,
2* only rising in the affirmative.
File 5th section was read. L Hiis section
provides tout no goods, wares or merclmn
tii/te whatever, being of the growth, produce
,,r nianufaciure of ti. Britain or F-ance, or
n iy of their colonies or dependencies, shall
he imported into the U. S. alter the 13t.li day
«)i \jiril next, in any manner, from anyport
• r f tuce other thun in 4he countries, colonics
i>> ilefiendencira of those powers in which
am. It {foods ahull have been {crown or man
vjnetured.]
Ilr. Chittenden, after a few remarks not
fh.,tinctly *lednl by the reporter, moved to
i.meud the section by a iding to it a clause to
the following effect. *• Provided, that nothing
in tins act contained snail be so construed as
t o pro,nbit the importation of a ill from any
port-in (i. Britain or France and their de
pendencies ’
‘Mr. Hickman mover! to strike oat the
w iole section, because lie conceived it ut
t<- Iv impossible to c irry it into effect, if a
«. ipted, and it did not cam port with the de
clar itious ot gentle uen tnat the,'were ile
Zirous ol doing away all restriction ou our
ft lves. In case ot a u between I'm,Ian I
JfKltic power, in Iho North of J&Ur.>pr
prize cargoes mi,' it l»t purchased to g eat
advantage by o.r Citizen, in t ie Baltic or
elsewhere ; bat Mis ill wo.u I pr mi nt iheir
jmpoua.ioa, aith*o - ; :>i itish *; > i-is might
e s', ii lure, uni ,*,i,ion.s li)..or,venience* |
rnsur feum tli -.r scarcity. Wuethcr Such a
tr-id.o Would it ofadva , age or not, it w„.ii i
b j r>,m ,-t impossible lo tj, jveut u. Mr. P.
‘ Id which US lo.ii. ell
had lately seen goods with French marks on
a merchant'* counter; and that, when e<
pressing his • irpri.ee at seeing French g to!.
litre in ilie present state of commerce, '*
had been told that they were Knglish good,
marked Uy t ie British m m if act irer* wi a
French marks, with a view of ftcilita’.in*
thvMi- introduction into countries where f.e
impor'tatiivi ot British «jv» Is w.ts not by to.?
laws permitted. This section he also c n
ceived would In ■ mr teo l to increus ill
practice of smuggling.
Mr. Taylor ask. d the gentleman w,>oth*rlu>*
mere i* it, on a voyage* to .*h*ain Bririm *ir
French go > Is for the supply of his n« gbb
would s.m i to St. Petersburg!! or S'o* -tnol*n
to Arch nigel roun.l the Northern point or ti.--*
continent for tli^se British goods, when he could
get them so in ich less circuitously ? No system
which ever was adopted (odd Mr T )c<>«d1 e n
brace extreme cases We are not now leifial.it
mg to ensure a good bargain • > the merchant who
may happen to be «t St Petersburg when a car
go is condemned. The siioi>ojitinn of such a
case indeed is too Suh1inv«.t :d ; tor, in vie of'
such a wary the people in i!ie north of Europe, j
not receiving Ur.ti>la goo !s tur.m^li a • 11reel chan - ]
nel, would give at least ns m ien f >r the pri/. •!
goods as our merchants could. B it, to cbm.'j
nearer home, let u> take Amelia Island, Halifax,
or any other port in the British province* Sun-1
pose this section were struck out ofthe' iil^-!
what would he the consequence ? G B-ii liuj
w.-nild suy “ you shall not enter our ports ; true, |
we want your pr duce and want you to take our J
manufactures; t.ie exchange is convenient i > us, I
hut you sliull not have the monopoly of currying j
it on t y m shall not touch our ports in Europe, i
hut we will leave Halifax cp.-p to von” WHy, j
sir, we should revert to the very s’.Ue nf things !
from which we arc endeavoring to xtricate our- j
selves, 'i'hat would be tiie c.Tect of slri ng out!
the se't!'Jii. It was the object of tile Co nni ttce j
woo reported this bill, so to place this si ,tent,
-hat, in the retaliation which might he ma le by
G. Britain, if any were attempted, she annual
have no advantages, but i iiibl d i it at lier oeril;
mat every step of retaliation should neiT** H'i a !
bounty to tiie manufacturing interest now spring-1
mg up among us ; that we should ufleet her some |
where, whatever course sh*- sho lid take. Ido'
not s;«y but liier.: m i, be defects in the bill, but1
this is not one. It is to prevent any intermediate
British port trom being made ’.he entr^bnt for tiie
■ xebange ol o.-:r produce for her manufactures,
flic tame observations will apply with equal
force to any comufcrce winch m y e;cist bet-veen
liis country and France. She h is Island-* in tiie
Ur. Indies which m:g it be used tor tiie same pur
pose.
Mi*. Gsirdcnhr ask?d if it \v *4 the intention of
the committee top- -hibit the imp in ition of Bri
tish or French goods from neutral ports ;
Mr. Tuy or. LTmloabtedly it iu.
Mr. Shpjjcy remarked that this was a compli
cated bill, and required mature conn deration.—
\s the coinmiUve hail progressed c jnuleraoit,
lie moved that it now rise to give an opportunity
to reflect at leisure on its.various provisions.
Mr. Macon said be had no objection to give
im.e for consideration, and that tne committee
should rise tor that purpose. But he hoped the
committee would to-morrow again resu no the
subject, and decide on the bill as ca ly as possible,'
os the non-intercourse l»w at present <n existence
was daily e* ded.
* iic <. oim.in.ice rose, reporter progress, au.t
obtained leave to sit again.
CONTEST 'L O ELECT ON.
On motion of Mr. Mtinor, the H use resolved
itself into a committee of the whole— vlr. Desh.v
in the chair—on die report of the committee bl*
Elections on tiie petition of I'liamas itiiido.ph,
praying that t u? se t a J onathan Jennings, the
sitting delegate trom Indiana Territory, may oe
vara ed.
Trie committee concurred in the report which
recoin men.is a resolution that the election of Mr
Jennings was illegal and void, and reported their
concurrence to the House.
On ni'iii oi .*1 Mr. Shu lie, th6 House adjourned
wiliiouv taking it up.
Tuesday, January 9.
"Mv.SoHthftr'l presented the petition of sundry
paper*make i the stale of New-Jers'-y, pray
ing an increase of duty on imported paper.—lie-'
ferred. a.
On motion of Mr. Whitman,
Jx“etolieU, That a committee be appointed to
enijuire into the expediency of altering tiie time
lor holding the two terms of the di.-trict court
for the district of Maine, now bylaw holdenon
the last Tuesday of May a-id the first Tuesday
in faeptember, so that the former shall oe here
uller fiolden on ttie fourth Tuesday of June, and
the latter on the second Tuesday if September.
And that the committee have leave to report by
bill or otherw* c.
A letter was received from the Secretary of
the N ivy containing a schedule of tae contracts
entered into t>y that department during the lust
ye>Pp tvydso a letter enclosing a list of the clerks,
■xc in me Navy Department.—Ordered to be
printed.
MEDITERRANEAN FUND.
I he engrossed bill “ to revive and continue in
•bree for a further time the first section of an act
entitled “ an act further to protect the commerce
and seamen of the United States -gainst the Ilar
bary powers,’* was lead a third time and i-ajsku
without opposition.
The consideration of the report ofthe commit*
1 tee *>f the whole on the contested election of Jon- !
-than Jemnng , was taken up, and after debate,
postpon'd till to morrow.
AMSaiCA.Y UAVIOATIOS BIEL.
The House again resolved itself into a commit*
tee of tiie wli »le, Mr. Desha in the Chair, on
ihe bill concerning com ncrcial intercourse with
D. Britain and France and their dependencies, &
for other purpoics.
Mr. Pickm. ui <t rn ition yet under considerati
on—
Messrs. IVimsn, Livermore, Potter, and
Ross supported, and Messrs. M icon, Fisk, Slid
tty and l'aytor opposed the motion.
Ilio-ew io .supported the m >tiun contended
that the 5tn s .ctiou «f the bill, having fir us ob
ject me prohi »:l. *•* ol the imporlatiuu fro n neu
ti al co:i lines t»r ' Kids t ie produce or maniifac- I
lure of France dr England, aid at* » for the i.n- I
porlatiou from the com lies of the belligerents of
tiie produceor manufacture of the ni nim>-conn- I
tries, M. vice v.-c was in xpc lient in nractioe, '
anJ could not l«cw ;itt« 1 , that it would he i n i
possible t:>distinguish between the productions
of different countries ; that it was a notorious ,
fact that large rpiaiifiti-.-s of proouc.y were daily I
imported irou.;ji St. tiurilnd >mews, wnich, tie- j
ing a small isl tnd, it \v is kn ivru « m not capable :
«>f producing t ie tjuarv ities of produce exported !
fi‘om it —bni til it it wai a .d al ways would j.w. im
possible to di-,i,i. ,uisii betveen the produce of
that is hind and mosc contiguous to it: that salt,
for exam >lo, w is an ar.icie, toe place of mauutac*
turc of wnicii could never he ascertained ; that!
tois sect! m wouid in mis respect p »,j. ss tns in- •
conveniences ot tne tioii-iiitcrconr»e la v, as it
could lint be curried ini > execution; tint if one
heliigerc.u, viz Great iii’-.t iin, were to reacin I its
decrees, and intercourse was to b -renewed with
the nation , • doing, the produce of tun colonies
of France might be ion > .« • ly pv -c ixh *d at ilri
tisli pons as the produce of tao latter i tiiat
there were certain articles of E vgliao inanul'ac
ture viz. low u iced Woodens, which were ai no,l
necrsiarii ■. of file, and as such wrtul 1 dial their
way into the country » tint tins section was at
war Widi the oilier pri implr» of tb • bill, whudi
were s »i i to he to rent >»e the restri ti mis fro n
our o.i ci urns aid impose t i ;-i oil the
citizens of in n-.c an f Great Urif-iin j that
many evils wjind result tr<> n l.,v» *jctin.i|
WMichc ouid noa now iic , ,c<sn. It w is ala.
v. *>* r.at ng
VI the oc-an by rich nnw Isiois w it ab«ur 1; fiat
it would -vse i -in ,, ( , |,ev.- ()f jv, |M XV111. »w i.
>iig decre-'s ! n- r y: g »ver i neat of franc ?, which,
.v.>»»I l in. t •»1 I ip la i ghter IIj;» id ii>'it.. 11 : th i*
ve s'i i :l I net e|mUv .o<*ir l>y in p tss'm g rr’i
provis i is ts t ies * v ii : i c . p l u .t pr ire rd’.r
•u:»l ; that the whole bill V r'i' 'i- i ;> eUv * »’ g
i*i tb-ory, h~e t ie plan o'* • * ,'i 1* ig ,,r ci, „v jf ,
im»(I-,)i'i iv'iaa re tuced to p.uctici, wool l
iii*i i*it t» n itb i g. /
To tins it vn replied by the opponent* of the
•notion »br itrik ig not tin? hU section, tint the
wh i'C bill n r'it '».* 0** 0 or n■ ig■»t *> it CO il ire
Mend such a sy '**• i is n i dii”:r<.* n stste of tui
c >.jntry in l of die w >:*id * ig it. to I,.* a t >pt • l ;
that t ie great obj; tio i to the ••••st s ••;t> tnsof'ue
■'di, iad b„* *ii tii ii t'le.ir p** i.i d »n« w up 1 prnS.i
o'. v he w*»t by a co.jntcrv filing p dicy on tli ' part
of tlie beli.tgerems which might oe cirried into
cii ? :t *ii t woe* —oy i --strictive rc gulalibn-i, or
’>’ '1 I'ti Mtal *1 I *j ; that this o1 ii section In 1
been in -or;* irate 1 in t*i ? hilt for the express pur.
p . :e >f ine-tin g the *i at m >d? or retaliation, ik of
keeping the carriage of our produce in t te ban Is
of on.* o .vn m-rChaTUs exclusively ; bit if the %i
portuti ui **f <lie m ouf ictures of Great Hn' ii.i
was permitted !*.-om any port whatever*}* herd?
pen leiici'S, s:ir, having C.i’iali, Is ova Scotia
and tier -Vert India i si i l ls; would exclude our
vessels f-mn England, srnd her m<iimf-;o'.ures t<»
those cojonics, thrVv toe whole c. ux-iage into the
hands o| tiie llri*.i< h ui -reliant, and compel our
to r hints to‘'ecom- m ye co tsiern ; thitthcef
f jet of this *ie*tton won! 1 be, di.it she might s*?nd
as many of her in m ifiotures as she pleaS'ul to
lier colon *. s, but •hat. they coni 1 not be importc l
lt'*re ; that if '..,ss section coiritl not be executed,
toe United State* would In? just in the situ ilibn
in v ur.h t i ii.mv are wi ii the non-interc iu.c;
1 ' , and Vie tpestion would th-ui co n ? befuv
tiim.i efifir t«» de d »re w »r or rei>& even from
to a in.iuo.ire ; tb.it a s ;b<e<|'i-.-nt section of tins
odi mule provisions tor the execution of the j'h ;
that tnere was no d >u‘>t however but this law
would bo belter exeeu-od th in the non-inter*
C'-urse i.i .v, because it .v mid not be tne interest
ol liie »i.y:.-liant tovn.dite it; tbit tlie ir^irnvit
1 ir stroking out the section, because it possibly
might !>e vi date !, wo il l be cpiaily s ••ong if
m*ged a a mot-ve lor I ie abohJon of ill our rev*
euiie la .vs, be.-tuise they a .!■; a did’ r :nce in du
ty on articles export..*! Iron difi’er*nt places ;
tiiat, dtho igli some u l<-s could not be identiu
cn with tiie placed of t ie,r growth or inantif-c
ture, • et nineteen twentieths cool 1 ; that if the
section were to be struck out the bill u«t?U*.should
be rejected, I ir it would then b- a milk an l wa
ter measure indeed ; uid if the bill were to pass
without it, all tiie commer e of tii*-. United States
would be tin-own in'o the ban Is of Grevt l?x tain,
as well as all the proiit derived Iroru trio trans
portation of it.
In ilie dc'iate on this motion were mingled ma
ny general remarks a. id observations on tiie prin
ciple of tne bill
•M r. Sej t.'rt made a speech of some length
(which suaii be given hereafter) in determined
hostility to die bill, ieoree.at.ug it as a weak mea
surer, and as one whioh would in fact be submis
sion to G li
• aiv4« vHjwciii 111 ‘iic'-umc ii^iu. licsiiu
it was .1 truth to which gentlemen shut tlu»’r
eyes, but of which tliej as well as i iv ample
a’onhi i»e it they were not now convince uatno
thing short of actual ! • :e coul.l give nrntection
to commerce. I^sie »d" of such a milk and water
measure he wished to see a provision u>iih<v-Li;.g
die Pres dent to tit out the * n.»le n.vy of toe U
nii£vl States and send it to sea, amt an: hiiising
the merchants tu arm in deteiice of Inc;. lawful
commerce.
Mr. Potter was decidedly opposed to tiie hill ;
lie conceived it would produce in practice a com
plete embargo and mm intercourse.
Mr. Shejfej thought it the best measure which,
under present circumstances, could tie adopted,
and pledged himself at tiie proper titnu to prove
I it.
Mr. 1'iti remarked that the committee of fo
reign relations, in performing its duty, had by no
j means .prevented the adoption of any lueasure
i which toe army or n ivy committee might think
i proper to recommend
Mr. 1,1+ernt.ore repeated his idea, expressed
yesterday, fiat the non intercourse taw was not
now in kir. e as to Great Britain ; because it had
i b--en legriiy su-.jiendesl. aiulcouul not ho renew
ed without leg'sl.tive sanction. He did not
| blame the President lor having issued the pro
elnm item of 9th August, for it w.«, certainly pro•
per mat the fact of the non ratiiieatio • of the
arrangement should !>e kn > .vn to all, that they
might govern thcmselve* accordingly
The committee rose at a little last 4 o'clock,
without taking a question on *ir. Pickm m’s mo
tion, reported progress, and obtained leave to sit
again.
- i-t—s^J:<e»/gTg—_ ...
Georou, (Milledgevilie,) Dec. 19.
The Legislature of this state >n the 1'2‘di instant,
l»y an unanimous vote adopted the 1 olio wing
preamble and resolutions :
Tiie foundation of our National Government
being laid in the people—The in ima'e connex
ion between the people in a Republican Govern
ment and their punlic functionaries—The deep
and solemn liK-cii hi of a pei-ple for the Govern
ment of their choice—The proud independence
of freemen, ihsdajni ig a quiet submission to re
pealed injuries— i'lie long continued outrages
and insults, which have characterize 1 the con
du-.t of the British Cabinet towirds oifr country,
urge the Legislature of Georgia, at this mo
mentous crisis, to an enanci^lion of their senti
ments.
vviiiie wun an eye of orn tent su*|>icion# we
hive marked the rapid strides of that imperious
Government .towa <is the desp >tism of the .Ocean,
we could nut but recognize the pointed jealousy
°f their Orders in Council,which have with unde
viaiing constancy levelled their shaft at the in
fant, but widely extending co mmerce of Ameri
r-<* — rue Legislature h 11 *t one time, sympathis
e l in the fou'l hope of their brethren at large, in
the union, that a character of virtue and integrity,
samcli toed try the liianifestations of a peace loving
community,, would liave entitle I them to i-ecipro"
cnl in >der»ti n and justice iro n the Governments
of the old world.
ii.it tne steady d.■termination evinced by the
t wo great belt yerents o( Guru >e, to a continuu
li in of lb 11r encroach neuts, and unrelenting ad
h reuce to their violation- of the universally re
ceive l principles of National Law , lia-l served
entirely to eradicate the fond hope, that a stea
dy and .virtue is it? ilrulity worn 1 j»e adequate to
ine maintenance of our right* upon the ocean »
and Iie.icu resulted throughout tiir State of Geur
s,• i tout ati mated approhit. >n of tiie principles
of a v G ah irgo, which tnev deemed best caicu
I vied to r:st »ic the proud despots ofGtrope ti
a sc. «ae of justice an i of right—but while indul
ging in toe pi.lasing expectation, that an.eflu-;!
so do-uruhm was ah <ut to he produced_White
reposing i-i tne gri . ii-il retrhspection ofthevir
t'loui and patriotic policy, ivjir.'i had dignified
t ie l iit .1.: nniviratioii, u i.l coniem,>!*'-< >g une
qually honorahh conduct in the presem—we
h ire been rouse l from a confidence so m«.,naiii
•nous, to the ro !og i-tioii of an intuit, oilcicd to
ihc Heads of Depot nrnt in our government, in
wSi isi- Manila are entrusted u?g.icir.iio-is with i'o
?’i.r' p iwci's. Aid t .•In;;- ms we do, tn.it an
insult t » o users » i high, i i whom rests a res
ponsibility so gre i», w.Hw i i t ie decent, honor
aol , rightful and digninc t performance nfdu
t:?s in i n.).* nt on the ;> kiir-mgo the insolence of
a foreign dinGi >•, i< an in»iltto the r>uit*i at
Urge—-Vi I deeply in,ve,s. ( w'ih ih-s i up >r
tmsc o♦ s iti Xu . , ' Urn r-seouiive, wlrire the
liyus u.i I iii .i, . Hi lit' Ov/vi'iUiylU
is i null ed . —
Ue r therefut r f<.-'ucd, /»/ the Senate auJ House
of Kef,r<t.- it stive/ of t.-.e State -1 tie.rfta, it Of
'us-.t tn.tf u.i. wo witoc.vo i.4« „„4i
«Vi:t of FUAtfCIS | \M*S J \€KSOV,|late
ifaidjnt Minister from the C-nvt of St.James,
to ti »v« been highly insulting ami censurable ;
m l that with o »• v »i«v wh *op>r.vi» the spirit'd
an ! .led i vi: *iiu>i-* ■ of the Executive of the U.
-*tavs iviniing firt'irr to iu*g > with tin*
tlridhi Cijvur.i neat through the i.tedium of that
uinister. • i
At ! O' it further That \r; in r.itixens
d lieu.* -i« i.i I m • noer, of the U lion, wul ever
‘t (mrid iu \Tilliiig readiness t.i :uv.*rt mi l sup.
* •* t iv rights an 1 dignity of »»'ir country wH«*n.
rver »: «iie 1 u ) in !>y the proper authority of our
N’aliU'ial .< ipuilie.
An t ,»■' ir /'•.trt.’irr ret'ifoc.l, Th it his Exeei'.eiisy
the Ci iv«r.iiir be re pivste 1 to trims nit these, on
It'iiotnlions t i i> ir Senators i*i <J ingress, to be I
i*v me o presented to i..e 1‘rcbideul of the United ’
ck.net.
VIU'IIMA L E rJ ISL U'JrtE.
Extracts from tiif. Journals of
the House of DelesATi'.s.
1’k i oav, Jin. 5.
An engrosse-l bill ** C mceroiog Edmund
Brooke;” was read a third time—md pas- I
set!.
An engrossed bill “ To authorise the conn
tv court of U i idolph to sell part of the pub- j
1.0 lot in tils to»vti of Beverley,** *.v is read :t
tiuril ti ne and a blank therein tilled up— ;
anil passed.
An engrossed bill “ Concerning pilots,” i
was read a third ti ne—and passed.
<Jo motion, Ordered, Tint the flovemor’s
letter enclosing a letter from :*les-,rs. Price |
and Underwood, keepers of the public to- j
b.icco warehouse in the citv of llicli noud,
• together wit'u tiielette s rnr.ioied iaths one j
1 tst niMitioued, be referred to Vlesirs. l)i- i
•'del, \V«Kidlug, Wyatt, Walker (of Meek- |
I • ibnre) ii. Christitn, Bceso i, Bay top, I
M tsoo, iVgrati and YVatkins.
M . B y'.i ■, IVmu toe coni iiitlcs for Courts of
i I * i t'ce, si-de the i*»Ho v; *g report j/-I'he r.oni
I m it do ti»i" Units oi } (i slice have, according to I
l or li*”, o id in ler their r i vsiderution the petition I
| ii*’ \V dfui Kjiight, und the mu u r i .1 ofhis wif *,
N ir y voiglu, to tiieui relerred, mil lnve agreed
! ii'iim ;i report, and co lie to a resolution there
: Hpon, as follow : -It apneirs to yo.ur c im'itit
t.:e, that the said Walton iCuigiv, to support the
charge of uachaslity, by his petition ailedged a
g iio.t his said v.ile, caused the depositions i»f
sundry persons to be taken, which have been
produced to your committee, but before thorn
the s iid Walton has totally faded to establish the
s:ml cliarjje.
Ic t irti.ef5 appears t* your co mmittee, from the
information of a member repi-e.se.iting tii • coun
ty of Prince Kdward, that lute in September last,
i:i a conversati »n with the petitioner, afire he
had declared hi.s intend »n to apnly to die I.i-gis
| lature to annul h.s -nsrriage with bis said wife,
I be enquired -t i;»<s pelitio'ier, w i -t •. >r on such
I an a iphc.atioo lie intended to "ntr-ng-i the vinue
j‘d it a witt*, and was an-.were.1 in it lie did not
! oi -an to do so ; and that the petitioner at that
lime did not pretend to question the ciiastiiv of
his wife.-It appears to your c-. nnt U.ee, from
the deposition of sundry persons, that the afore
■>aid N incy tl light i* a worn in »f a mild tem
per and t! s;>m,.tio;i ; thru her husband, tiie said
•V alto i- Muigot, •» often intoxicated, and in tii it
situation very turbulent; that in consequent s'
of it fit d treatment received from her Iris
hand, a ie lias more th to once been oldige I to
eave h's h-.iiae and depend on tiie proteclio i of.
her trie.i is ; and tuat tiie s id parties are now
living, and (or some time pun. have lived, sepu
rate an 1 spa t.-Krom the aforesaid iur.no
| i'*;d oi the s.i'J Nancy K. ii.r it, in wlr :h s >•• ex
pressiy denies the charge <»fm lo.ilincncy ade.lg
<-d against her hy lier husband, it appears lout
■me is willing her marriage w.th her -said hus
o.i.i 1 should be annuled
itc:> .ived nevertheless, Tet the petition of
d;e s.,i 1 \Valli.n .'•.gilt, pray.njf that an a it m ty
pass d.vorcng iiim from lus ;aul w.fe. an i aim
■» I'.'ie.ii irialof the said Nancy assenting therein,
be rejected
Tiie - ml resolution being read a second time,
was agreed to by l'.,. ‘1 mse.
Ordered, That leave oe given to bring in a bill
“ A-u i n-ising the superior courts a.nl court*
oi co.iii.iirv' to issue writs of certiorari in cur
ia ■■ cases,” ami tuat Messrs. Brent (of hladW-l
bi w.burne, Prest nqPope, Bland, Cart mill, Slith,
Alexander, Parker, *i > vVatitsr (of Meck
len uirg) and Johnson (oi'Powhatan) do prepare
and b-ing in the sa ne.
The H mse according to the ord r of tiie d iy
resolved its if into a committee of the w.io e
house on the state of the c • u nion wealth, and
after some time spent therein, Mr. Spealter re
sumed thv chair, and Mr. Stith reported, tuat tiie
oui.Tiittec had, according to order, had under
eonsideration a bill “ To continue in fires for a
limited time an ar.t passed on tiie alst day of
January last, » i 1 lor oilier purposes,” had gone
through tne same and made an amendment
thereto, which h<j handed in at the Clerk’s tabic,
where the same wastwice read, when, on mo
tion, Ordered, that the said bill and amend.dent,
oe laid upon the tabic.
Saturday, Jail. 6.
A communication from the Senate by t ieir
Clerk :—The Senate have oasied tlie hill ** Es
tablishing sever il towns” -They hwe also
pissed the bill ** Autif unsing J mu Ysnlin tie
reel a dam across Kivanna river,” with amend
ments, to which they re j test toe concurrence of
the House of Delegates.
The House proceeded to consider the amend
ments to the said bill, and the si Tie being twice
read, were on the q uestion pul thereupon, agreed
to by the House.
The House resumed the consideration of tlie
bill “ To amend the act, entitled a i act to a
| in md tlie several laws concerning si ives,” which
I was under consideration wii'eu t:ie House ad.
j vitrued yesterday-; the said .nil was amended
at tnc Clerk's lame, and as amen led ordered to
be engrossed and retd a third time.
Mr. Oley, from tlie committee appointed to
ex pnine the la id office (t» who n was veco n nit
led their report on that subject) made toe f-*l
I lowing report : — The co n mttee to who n was ;
(recommitted the report of the committee an-!
j pointed to examine the state of the lan l-oifice,'
j have according to order, performed tout doty
' and prepared a report :-“It appears to your
j committee, that t ie only alteration they deem
I necessary to m ike to the report recommitted t,
i tile.n, i.» to explain that the presi M containing
I the.origi i d plats a id certificate* of surveys, on
! wincfi deeds have issued i om the late proprie
I tor’s o.lice of tlie Northern N-ck, are not in g i 11
i order, but in t'lesa fie order they have been {'•
I many years, as had been pa-iiatly stated by the
i lme ilegister to your committee, and was inten
ded t j tie so expressed by tiie.n.-It appear*
, also to your c mi.nittee, that the btisiuuss done |
( in the lan 1 odioe since the (late of tne report re- j
I no ti ncil fed, is as foil iwit'i, to wit41) Grants !
i re a*r..c I , —jl !Ji its arid certificates received ;
j - — 1 I’rcaaury warrant issued ,• and it .a'.io .ip
i poars to your committee that th ; dillere.it books
| c mUii.’ii ig tne registers of wjuva its, surveys, <.c
i are comp!, lely brought up an l examined to the
( first day of ton present month.
Ton said report bring twice rend, was o * tb
I 'Uiccwiou pul Inercupoii, agreed to i>j toe II iu*u.
Monday, January 8.
A communication from the 9«n >te oy t ,eir
cl.’fx ;—rin Senate nave passe I the bin " it -
j 1 :n-i-ig tile rig.it of the co n non \v<- «lfh l > cert i-n
I 1- id, t.ieretn mjr.'d i r I, to the rci..tani cm!-!
ivlAifl ol I'iJiii CuiMbfi.” I
dji’he H u»e according to tli° order of l ie J.
twvvii xU AitWU 4 CUtA.d.’ti^W wl • VV« i«
house on the state of the nummauwetitn, «n<> *«
•rs »ns time S|*enttherein, B? • Speaker return ’
• I tile chair, ami \|r. Ytadison rup '•letl.tha* ibe
committee had, according iw ord r, h .<| um! r
consideration h bill •* concerning divorces,” a d
iiiil ni ide so ne [iropress therein, but not havl* jr
time to go thr j igb |i,e same, bad directed him to
move tor leave to sit again.
A motion was then made to discharge tl”»
commit rr of tilt* whole house on lit" slat- •«Ti«»
common w*:iith, front forth*;* ronaidsrat’iin ni the
saiil hill ; an l the quoad jn being put on the s.ud
motion, rt pus • l in t ie a'Urnituve.
A motio i w,!» then made to postpone tlie fur
ther coidderxlion of the said bill, as aneihlyd
bv me com out lee, to tlie dlst of M «rcl» n xt, u... I
the question being put oil thy said in ni ».i for
p *st|>o:iem-*nt, it passed in tlie negative—
6f—Noes ys. ;. • , • . •
On motion, Ordered, That the Raid bill, as %
iiteiid'.'d, t„- laid upon the table, and that J5iJo j
pi \ tii if >e printed for the use or the mem
bers of the General vssrnibly.
An engrossed b II “ placing Sampson Hender
son on the 1 <1 of pi*nkioii rs.” was read a third
time and several blanks therein filled up ; and
passed. ‘
An engrossed hill “ Anthorimig the com [port
hall i»l the to .vn oi’ Pete-sburg to appoint a mas
ter of police, an I tor other purposes,” was read a
third tune ; and passed.
An engrossed bill “ Concerning the Lower
Appomntox Company,” which was heretofore
read a third time and laid on the table, was ta
ken up a ul several blanks therein fined up j and
passed.
An engrossed bill “ Releasing to David Doyle
the common weaLh’.v rig.it to the lands whereof
Richard Smyth d.cd seized,” whi li was hereto*
•»»re rea l a third time and i.«id on the tabic, was
taken up ; and passed
An engrossed hill “ To amend tlie act, enti
tled an act to amend tlie several laws concerning
si ive»,” whs read a third time, and several blanks
therein filled up ; an amendment was proposed
lb the. said lull by way of ryder, winch was re
ceived and read a first time, and the question be
1 ig put on the second reading thereof, it passed
in the negative.
Hen ilve l. That the said bill do pass, and tli -t
the tit-ie be, an act “ To amend the act, entitled
an act to amend the several laws concerning
slaves ” Aye* i>d. Ni>es T-d.
[/fHCEima VI l .•/ORFORK ]
W.nr-YoHK, Jan. 6.
LATEST FROM E VC,;.. ,,'JJ
The Shi/i Thomas, cu/it, Johnson, in 22
days from St. M c/ia Yv, brings London fiu
fers to the 137/ >f.Vtvoaber, inclusive, fe
nafirr of the is h, states tint flo.ua/iurte,
while ut F jin a Rib Iran, ami for (l n. A >n
strong, and formed a Treaty, by v>hich he
French decrees are to be revok-d. It is stu- '
ted, we ure told, as the ft-evaiitng glim w
in London,.that (tie United Suites ha <e now
Treaties with both France and .Russia, and
are about to enter fully into the filana of Ao~
na/iurtc.
Extract r,f t letter from Sul m, d tted January 1.
“ File Hoi!'; ■>■». .r-, of Niw’niry .ort,
J >>K;i t/rfiu Ca li/, for Boston, arrived a :i'e yi-s
terdty. She sailed in the lftii \’ov. The re
port. are, that the Freiv.il emparor was at Bty
o .0 , witn a l irpre foivr—that lit.; in iple s -em l
in li li rent to the patriot cause—«:»d tiiat the
'h p' of war at Cadiz were not in a condition for
sea.” *
Ciot. I.-earock, from St. Bartholomews, in
form- is, tint on the lJth Doc. a Spanish senr.
arrived there in ic days from Cadiz, by winch
it w.s reported, in it lue Spaniards a,id Br.-ish
were in great contusion in Spain, each t pr >.ich
in 7 die.outer lor the failure of llieir u1iiiia"y o
peraltoini. _v .
De further informs, tint a British ILcl d id
s.ii-gi the line, with aOJd troops arrived »t S . J’i
erre's ( vlurtioiij t-) the llilt i)ec. from ri.uou
H > an-1 were expected to attack Go .dal,, ip., on
Inc twenty fourth. A despatch brig from France
litiiiiiv.l at B-i'.s.alcrrc, Guadatnupe, e icon
raging the Fren ch t > i ,ld out, and prnniuiujr that
tiiey aao.iid be rcmiorced —Salem Taper.
CT The proceedings of .Congress are so im
portant an i lengthy, as to rucluie many original
articles on baud.
Aoutcor.t, No. III.—oil Tuesday. .
I l »cn.S i us, oil l io Chancery ijurtJ -on ditto.
* ,* F ir Mr. 1* ho-lower’s . i l.-oss •- • t ie Sen*
ton d District of L • ns.., kc. <t ;. —-ee 1st ,»i ,
Elias 'u i, \j j vi ;d, i ta —tea
pectfully inf>i*iiis l ie -ilie; a il Gcntte
>neo of tiicbmoiid an.I fs vicinity, tnat lie i is
commenced businst-. in tlie h » u ; ne w t> 1<*.
Neilsou’s more, nisi i-street, wuere It-, h j ics, h r
asvi luiiy and attention t < .d commands, u me
rit a stmre of pnbli • paty. .age,
*** All or lers executed niter the newest and
neatest fts!i<o,i>.
January li. 2aw4w ,
li. Three or f >ur gnp.J Vork nm wanted,
to w’lOiii toe higitusi will be given, /’ap
ply as above. ~r
'vTOITCi!..— vl'.\ joint ■,!. Syme. luviti^ ma.ie..
provision for the payment of Ins dents, and.,
those also tor wuic i iieisoo i id for .11 lamer, it/
is rerjuusKvl that id s teii ere Fu ira * ioul«i m,iisv
tneif respective de.n nuls known to us, or on-, of
in, on or before ine first dav of F v»r t...v le. / at
which time t ie sec md piyme.it for the 1 an t, 4!Jt 1
for that p ■•VOS'*, deco hires doe. thi* no
tice, »'<*. shaii n it co iaidcr o'fselves 1**0.» 1to ,>A_
Mlereat after we receive pay nciv. f >p tne t in J as
the noney wiil be kept for me credhora.
All such ci ■ litoi s as h.«ve liens upon the New
Castle I. in I, cither by deed or jud^ nent, are re«
q seated 10 give us inform Ukiii thereof.
JSKffJl HI IN uL IV K Rt yr,
IVIlLII ’•/ CUN INI Moil.1 U.
■ I A M UK L k IN IA /ION J V.
H'.waver Towv, J t’tunry Id io>»
I ?NOS AhLEY, front New*York, most re*a
i .4 pectf lily inf mum the l.adic* of Tic!» non.l
a 1 i its vicinity, '.list ne is just establis ,Vi, a L *•
dies S ins M a wu fac 1 ok y a le w d jo,\s Oelo w
tne Bell- Paver 1 and nett to S. Pleasant*'*
Hook St ire—i le bison band An »•! .-Ant assirt
uiiiiit of K.i l an 1 \l »r icco SKI V, t re 1,
bi ack, white, tea and buif. An of tho indst fiu-.M
onable eol n:rs.
N. ii. l ine ladies who v»«vtld wish toliavo
tliei; in r nado is toe most fashionable mode,
will pie no to edi ah Hoove. All orders will ne
tha.if;fully received and imme liste'y attended to.
# l f-n or t we.14 women s ine hinders will meet
ivo t; " icy mo nl by applying at the above plaue.
January id. 3w
■' 5 Mili/.N SEKD ul 1*. irnpean Growth— l.n
n irV d by Grant Thorium of New-York,
and for sale by W n. Wet ."a Co at their Apo
thccary’s shoo near tlie narket —the seed offer
ed fn4 Vic .o .y be relied on as ii*usb, and of tha
las' faii'a importation.
January l;}. vrtf
| WI l.l. tirmk tnose .v 10 may *cn I
| Tom cn tn 1'V n e for lnspuc^ion, o k to
I'rect itt» do. .uts Varjuou.se, as in l at un
i will not a It cm i to it.
Tito MAS GUY.
Richmond, Jin. Utti, Hi0. j*«j
T I M l'i.>• i) si.“r H le V dav I f I It S.c t orf it «te
" for several wi. '.ks. In uiy .1 Metj.-e the ooe
u <n toe Fc >ry utt.ii. of*c«, vrdl ie * n
p si t. Guild. ii*o who have «,»;* >int*i viut*
.> t m Factor/ w.d p is * prot;-\ t 1 » n nmj
11/ turn. . ii U;Ui.*
January la. -