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under this law. Surely, Sir, the genUonrin !
o. nut i c an to urge inis; sully thing i:qw.
II, must have known, it lu had consulfrd i
hist o' . :s douhil'su he has, tint tin
fcluj.;U\/hctrj ai»u the aTninStruiicn J;
Juc 'j t always above suspicion—that there
ni ver v.i-, pr >; ■ it:on brought fowjrd. .hat
tliil ir • T ’ a in ij >nty i eady tos:> , there i
sunk • a K.'r i f y m r : cr us. i ; is
|> nvnr in our tiim, for vc arc all honorable
nun, ai d we would not delegate it, if tm
improper use couM be made of it ; and that
if we vi ircta measure, we ought not to do
it o much on account of ourselves, as on
<u o unt of those who come after us. And
whut w ill those who come after us say of us ?
They will follow our example,and declare
tl' .t the character of their forefathers was
above every doubt and every suspicion.
Now, for myself, 1 beg leave to l«e permit
ted tn disclaim every argument of ui kind.
I do not indeed consider it fair to introduce
such an argument. Let ns take up the
cpt ration ' n its own merits and dcig-rits,
without any allusion or reference to our own
a irli.es or the degeneracy of posterity
For myself I have no hesitation in saving,
that 1 will'not grant this power at an* time
except under toe most imperious necessi
ty ; and 1 say th- \ without any disrespect
to thh, honorable body, or toanv of the pub
lic' u xtinnarii s Take man as lie i , and
iu hia best est ite, you Find him an animal
prone to abuse and to corruption. There
does not exist a single constiUtion-or law in
the world, that »i. es not enforce this salu
tary truth.
I shall consider this bill, if it passes, as
establishing a new era in the government.
Whet! 1 wrs a li y 1. recollect to h'tve con
sulted such chronological tables as I
coaid get access to. I recollect to have
mod that at a certain time monarchy was
abolished in Rome—a little while after the
fir t dictator was named—then the second
dicrnior—and I believe, as in a case of a
pop'exy, she scarcely got over the third fit.
I believe r. suspension of the writ of ha
beas corpus might have here the same
effect as the c >tablishinqnt of the first
disiatovship at Rome. In what situation
weald it place yourselves and the citizens of
tiiis country? It would leave them at the
mercy, not merely of a justice of the peace,
but- fit tporri* # tiiimliui.i. . fT..
oi the ai tny fcc navy. 1 believe it would com
1 or a ■■> much with*} e*-aiety.Si interest of this
confederacy to give us power to send tluse
people off, as to pm tin* power in their
hands. I believe we should be as trust
v/: i thv as they’. And let me as!: whut com
pensation to an innocent man, to a
mr.n of honor and feeling, to a. man of
character, who should ov tied neck U heels
ai d sent of! to Ncw-Orleans. and who should
ultimately be proved to be innocent, I ask
what compensation it would be tn him to
bnr.g an action of damages f—Against
who.u ? A man without visible property
—and wh it action ? An action on the most
mercenary principle, to be indemnified in
h s fame, by dollars, dimes and cents.
1 he injury world be irreparable." At pre
sent all stand undf r the law. If any one
«di ul, let him be brought under it. Fait
in this way. to put a man in an ovster boat
< r skipper, and transport him to a distance
Ivcm the place of *>is arrest, and then say
he shall han e a remedy, incase of his inno
cence, ag iiurt an inleri* r i flicer, is absurd,
lfv.-e p sseuch a bill, which God forbid,
it should contain n large appropriation, and
government should be obliged to make
jyod tiic injured party—to afford him re
dress, I say they should grant a large ap
propriation, for i? :i not for men with c
pautets and gold buttons to make repara
ta>!i. If lilt. >i 1 i pai-cs wc are told it will
he but temporary. Why the sedition law
was but temporary : aad I think, sir. (al
1 tiding to the the Speaker) you were one
of tii >*v who 'diled its puss ige much against
yuur will, by being present at the altar
vlien it W'ts more than or.ce re-onaeted.
As to itj three months cnntiuance, I consi
der that ns one of the most objectionable
features of the bill—As n bait to the trap.
—as the entering wedge. If it is made
rvconrileable tn the interests Si feelings of
this house to pass ir for three mouths, do \ on
think we wiil thou feel the same lively re
pugnance t" it that we now do ? NTo—it has
been truly said that no man became- per
fectly wicked at once—and it may be aftlrm
cd with equal truth, that a notion is never
enslaved < t once. Men must be initiated
by degrees and their repugnance must be
Tis proposed to extend the time of service
nf the executive magistrate from four to five
or eight j i urs. or for life. Ii it be prolonged
for a term, do you believe we shall stop at
its expiration ? No—Once extended for life,
l»e will then churn the power to choose Ms
success r, fc 'he hereditary principle will
follow. This is the old trick Let me howe
ver tell gentlemen that old birds arc net to be
cant'd with chaff, though unfortunately for
them, the mass • 1 mankind d non not consist
rf c'd birds. J’.iss one other law, and
I would quit the country. A twin brother
to this same bill wan introduced into the
British parliament in 1804, and that bill to
J»re\ent sedition* assemblies, was brought
or ward for about ns good reasons as i i*is.
According to it, it four or five persons as
sembled and refuted on the notice of a ma
gistrate to cl ••'•perse, they were considered
guiiiy of Sedition, and were dispersed hv
lone, rin se two bills form a complete
tyranny, ami tyranny <(f the n. >r.t colour,
kind, because established under the mark
* of liberty.
Was 'he tyranny of Kobespiere less in
tolerable, oppressive, or odi ,u>. because in
fl.c.e'.i in the name of toe people, than u
like tyranny in Turkey inmcv the grand
seignior Er. his mu,tis. t aLe < :ic rtherthhig
tiloug With you I h'M two fatal wounds
infucted on tnc liberties <;f the i’ii-’r.h m
tmii. were inflict f* by the man who
car .p. f» rs id in chrader of a ,
—by the in «n wlio t ame forwaid ?s t e
advocate «,f a parl,amenta; v reform,
from which < ■" um$t.nnc>’ he acquired that
popularity. which enxb.ed him to i.,n t
those tie wily wound- on the liberty oi hh
country, 1
Having said fo ranch with regard to the
principle,permit m. w .
drUiUofthebill. There is
n from the known, accustomed and rectiv
•d language of the constitution i„ th<* n*e
of the word authority—the words i.r -
w warrant oij'authotity"—the expre siun
'1 in. my opinion (no lay. Perhaps we
may 1><- told tlvtt the bill may he a
mended on the third reading. Hat my
object k.n to the principle contained in it
>■> >uch, that 1 w ill not consent to carry to
a third s e: ding that, which undernoamend
1m nt r n he rendered palatable to mv taste.
Mr. llandoph concluded i»y observing that
lit had so far exhausted himself, that he
was unable to iro on.
( Debate to be Continued )
Tin’h so ay, Fku. 5.
■±>ir. Stauniuu offered the following reso
lution.
/f rWrrrf, That a committee be unpointed
to eiujune into the expediency of making
provision by-law to nuthorise the President
of the U. S. to can e to he erected in suita
ble places on the margin of the/tccan at his
discretion, not exceeding—arsenals and
(iQcbs A r tiie ;u onmvdHt.on and speedy
i'Cp ii^-.ir- of public armed ships and vessels
tint T’v-o- In- rendered unfit for service by
galesof woxJ, or in action with the enemies
oi the lj. t>. ar.d that they have leave to re
port by bill or otherwise.
Ike question was immediately taken
without debate, and w.o resolution disagreed
to. _
Fill DAY, FLB. !>.
The following message was recei ved
from ifie President of the lb S.
/c the Seiiute and' House of '?rpresrnta
tive* of I),r United States.
FKc g iverium nt of France having exa
’"ini 1 into the claim of Mr. de 3eaum.il
chais, against tho U. S. and considering it
as just and legal, has instructed its minis
ter here to make representations on the sall
ied to the government of the U. S. I now
lay his memoir thereon before the legisla
ture, the only authority competent to a fi
nal decision on the same.
TH: JFFFET1SON.
The message and accompanying docu
ments were i efurred to the committee of
Claims.
A message was likewise received from
the President, transmitting a ccpv of the
I laws oi Liouistana, which were reterred tc
a sci --ct committee.
Tfie House resumed the consideration o!
the bid relative to issuing debentures.
A debate ensued on several amendments
offered, when the question was put on or
dering the bill to be engrossed for a third
reading.
On this question a debate arose, which
was continued without a decision uiuil
the adjournment of the House.
Saturday, Ff.b. 7.
Mr. I.attlmore offered the following re
solution, which was agreed to.
Resolved, That the committee of Com
merce and Manufactures be instructed tn
enquire into the expediency of establishing
and maintaining an institution at Natchez^
for the rcliefofsick and disabled boatmen,
out of such funds as may lie constituted by
a tax upon person1 employed in '.lie naviga
tion of the Mississippi, and that r id com
mittee have leave to report by bill or c
therwise.
-AR'. Thomas from the committee to whom
was referred the resolution agreed to bv
the House on the subject of fortifications,
presented n bill for fortifying the ports and
harbors of the II. fi. which was referred to
a committee of the whole on Mortdav.
Mr. I.yon offered tlic following resoluti
on, which was ■ re'd t<>:
Resolved, Tii.it the commfttee of Ways
St Means he instmccydto impute iniothepx
! pedicuc.yof retaining agn ; ter proportion
j <»t the unties on articles, growth or nia
| nufacture oi foreign countries, which may
[ i>e re-exported.
Mr. Troom offered the following reso
! lution :
Resolved, That it is expedient to make
further provision by law |.>r securing the
privilege of the writ of habeas corf a* to
I person:,in custody, under or by color of the
authority of the l*. States, which waser
! dered to li- on the table.
Mr. I armsm < fibred the following reso
I lution:
Resolved, Tint it ic expedient, in addi
tion to the sums otherwise apprnpri .ted to
j fortifying the ports and harbors of the U.
S. to appropriate n sien not excel ding one
hundred thousand dollars, to enable the
President *>! »! e U. S. to cause the port
mid harbor of New York to be lietter forti
fied and defended.
After a short debate, this resolution was
ordered to lie on the table.
Thif Speaker laid before the House a let
ter £rom the governor and judges of the
Mirhi^nn tpnifnrv.
obedience to an act of Congress they have
laid out a town, a plan of which they sub
mit, and that they have mode progress in
the adjustment of the titles to lands and the
distribution of the donations contemplated
by tiie said act.
SE VATE 17,V/TEI) STATES.
F>. BRi'A wr 5.
A debate of considerable interest occur
red on the following resolution :
Eentifvrd That acresofland
j be granted to the Chesapeake and Dela
ware canal company, upon their giving
bond, conditioned to transfer to the United
j States, a number of the shares of the
! capital slock of said conypany, »t the rate o!
j oftwo hundred dollars n share, equal to the
"r ceedsof the s ife* of the ^.ndgranted tr
| them ; ami conditioned to se.i the said land
i within ycaru, and to furnish to the
[secretary of the treasury a true account oi
| the sales.
Messrs. Bayard and Pickering supported
t the result!, ion : Mr. Ad-imsupppstd ir; an<
Messrs.(tiles ami Bald* in suggested doubt!
re pccting it.
\\ ten tiie question was taken, and the
| resolution agreed to—Ayes 20—Noes f>.
l'oreign.
r.m'j i fer n rn »!'i,T.tTin or the rsexc
OKANO AH MY
fioiiiftim, f)ct Qf>
The emperor h.\s reviewed the imperial fool
nurds, cmu.'S'iv.g d'fn hftfa|i'*n», and '\**y
j. ccim f cannon by the riding arilt-ry
The Citadel of Spain « i three nnlr» f ■ .
Banin, and i or it- n l*o * !*m, ttrorg l< its si
to ion. i.i dtc ra d,t f w. lerv having a garrison
i >i 12Aj rr..n, and a grea q>< a. ty of ?mtei;ni‘.ior
: fill jr v i'm, iv«» «tiirouid •• n iho night ol
| die 24. i. (.tr a >1 B^ntaod d<« e uterw'i aid
decamp, haJ picvioua j roeonnoi er««I be pltn.c.
Th> cannon w»» ready to open upon it, and the
;r»ris)n began to be alarmed, when marshal
Lames proposed a capi' u'.ation to the cemmau
dan. .
(Vhe capitulation, which is in the usual terms
issui'totncd to this bulletin in the French pa
pers.]
Large ma-ra/ines of tents, clothing. Sic. have
been found at Berlin ; we are employed in tak
ing inventories.
A letter from Helmsf'lt, lately intercepted,
contains some interesting particu'ar*.
The prince of Hatzfrld ; Bitching, the snper
ifttendant of the police ; the president Kerchief*
**n i Forney, a privy counsellor: M» M. Kuck,
biegren, Hermensdorf, coni sellers, sent as depu
ties by the city of Berlin, have this morning *le
hvcrrd the keys cf this place to his majesty at
Pc*:dam. They were act- mpmntedby M. Gro* te,
j c uncellor of finance, and the barons Vichnity.
land Kckalstain. They conf*-s«ed the reports
j spread through the city of Berlin were false;
that the citterns, and the mass of the people had
viewed the war wi.lt regret ; that a handful of
women and young officers were the only perrons
who hi 1 promoted it; that he was a nnn of no
ponetrvion, who could not foresee w’nac was to
no expected front it. Like all the rest of the
Prussians, they censured the visit of Alexander
as the cans? of their misfoitu -e«. The change
then took p’ace in the mind cf the queen, who,
Turn a timorous and modest f mnle. engaged in
V:r household affairs, became bewildered, wish
mg only for war*
1’lse luad quarters are at Chariot-enbueg.
A ie t r ficrr: Ha'm-.'cdi in the Dutchy o* Bsuns
wick, r<*fcrrr d to in the above bulletin, dated
Ocr. 18. loOG
• “ '1° nif wifi and child, e
“ A midst tiic rumours cl’ war which stt
proccu our peaceful dwelling, and which is an
bounced by the bends of Prussian fugitives that
pas*? bv, that which to me is the most lament a
h’c is the loss of my two r! let sons:—such is
niy anguish that 1 am sr.r ice’.y c ipable of writ
ing cr thinking with any degree of propriety.
*• O.ir g -v'l duke is mortally wounded—
I prince Louis ef Prussia is k lied—Mollendorff ]
has rp*. ivml several wounds, and is obliged ,0
*->ep li s i:rd. T..c king rvcared \vi:h d fficultv.
Haibcrstr.dt is fill’ rf the w< uv.ded.
'* dt length l hurt dnnr a* yru requited me, and
I non* behold tit corrrovrerr /’* This is what the
r.cov* king Wiihavn Frederick may jj tly say to
•■*• > oiiii.j ufficc s who did not scruple to express
tlieii- discontent rjienly upon ptrudc, cnly be
can e he i cgle ted *o long to atta* k the French.
** time the Prussians, Russians,and Aus
trian* Oiouhl he convinced that the French are,
an l wi'l r- main invincible, so long as the rest
f the powers of Europe will remain obstinately
attached to their ancient tactics, instead of a-hp
ing ihc French sys cm a-d at Ica^t endeavor
ing to fit’llt them with iheir own weapons. A
Prussian officer, who passed through sins place
said—“The French arc little fellows, dwarfs ;
and if it were possible to be pitted against th-m
mar, to man, 1 could throw lu'f a dozen out of
j a window : but in the ranks, with a musket on
, then sholdent, they arc devils—they inarch_
th«y afl w»h celerity bcjo.id example—the balls
f!y over their heads—*.nd while a great heavy
J Frit • an is performing c.r.e, rrr.nocuvie the French
i will perform ha’f a d..zen.
11 h Ii»» can be ad !• d to the opinion of a very
able officer ? \Vc ma} say for example, that th< s ■
1 little fellows uie not beaten into mere mili'ary
machines by the use of the cane. For the
most pa t. they arc made heroes from a princi
ple of honor It is true that when compelled,
j lh*. y, as well ss the Prussians commence the
mi’it ary life with a good deal r.f re’nc ance ; btn
i-i th • end ihey prefer it bi-yor.d every th n.g— not
| tv cr |v on account of the humanity wrh which
j they are treated, bu: with a view to the path of
h- n r, wh-ch is open even to the common sol
< dier :n the 17rf rich army He knows he. is fight
ing f-jr an ohje-ft far above a few s iver-t per dav
j Whenever I think cf any poor devil of a soldier
ill this Or that sovereign's pay ; when I think t-f
■ the inrurr.crab e stro- es of the cane which he
; r<|r'' :—when l see v»!di<**:-.grown grey in th-s
kintl o: -r rvice, and who af.-^r a number of cam
ppigr.s, can oti'y h’>|>c for »he rank of cornet or
r trign ; 1 :s", when I taker view of all these
ci cutmtanoe* together, l cam.ot bo amazed for
<r .-. iMmi'it', tliat the Prussians' should be beat
en by the f tench <dn the other hand, 1 should
be ag’nr.i'hed if the French should be beaten.
" Th»« dav, 1 have had one of general Much
j fr's offi-ets at dinner with tre, lie belonged to
I tu t <f the regiments which, timing the niglit,
r* he'^ r’S-,t through the French army thus si
tuated.
- | A |
l “ It was through the interstice marked A
j that ht3 majesty and escort were obliged to ride
■ to avoid •'ting made prisoners. All night long
I 'hr v could plainly hear 'he ?h >u's of rejoicing by
! both th.- French corps, who were celebrating
■ iheir victory. The 1’russinn officer says, that
i it will be impossible for ihc army to collect
, itself again under a month, to as to make head
arain«t 'hr cnemr. It is si if doubtful, whether
any Ilmfian army is in the neighborhood, or on
the na-rh. See.”
nOr iO>? January 26.
ADDRESS to thk PRESIDENT.
The following is a copy of tlic Addiess
t<> the President, (with the accompanying
letter) which passed the House of Repre
sentatives on Saturday last by a majority of
sc\ enty.
r.oiTotc, Jnn. 26, 1«07.
7*o the President nf the United tit a ten.
Sin,—It is with the most cordial s;efis
fantion, and peculiar delight, that wc per
form the duty enjoined upon 11s by the Se
nate and House of Representatives of this
Commonwealth, in communicating to you
the high and grateful sense which they en
tertain uf the important services rendered
by von to these United Slates, in the enpn
. city of chief magistrate, during the whole
course of vour administration. The two
branches of the legislature, in the expres
sion of their own respect and esteem, have
undoubtedly expressed that of their consti
tutin':, who now appear to compose a deci
ded majority of the citizens of Massachu
setts. Although behind most of our sister
' tatc . in this ju<.tl\ deserved, and highly be
coming tribute nf approbation, yet, as it is
now the result of a long and tried experi
ence of the wisdom and rectitude of your
administration, it is respectfully Imped,
tint it will not ho less acre pt dde to you, or
to the community fit large, than if it had
* eon expiessed ntan earlier period.
That your life and health may long he
pn served, your distinguished services long
t continued, and your happiness constant!)
increased, is the sincere and ardent wish of
Your most respectful ?< humble servants,
JOHN HA CON.
PEREZ MORTON.
The /'resident r>f the United Slate*.
TO TJtR
PRwirnKyr or tuf. Utury.n SrAtes.
It is with pleasure that the two bran
ches of the Legislature of Massachusetts im
prov^the opportunity afforded by their an
nual meeting, fo offer to you the only tribute
which can be acceptable to the chief ma
gistrate of a free nation ;—the tribute of
their approbation :—and to present the on
ly homage which a grateful people can
safely pay to their most distinguished citi
xen ;—die homage of their confidence and
esteem. •
We are nappy in being able to assure you,
that the sentiments which we now express
tor ourselves, have, during the auspicious
period of your administration, experienced
a constant and increasing progression with
the great body of our constituents. They
have viewed with gratification, a system of
frugality, retrenchment and economy in our
national expenditures, (congenial to the pri
mitive liabitsand systems of Massachusetts)
introduced and pursued, with a faithful &.
disinterested perseverance. As a natural
consequence of this system, so plain and
obvious in its principles, and sofamiiiarin
its application to their private and local
concerns'—they have contemplated with
satisfaction, the relinquishment to the se
veral state governments of those branches
of publio revenue, which had, by the con
stitution, been submitted to the control of
the federal government; under the confi
dence, that they would be put into requisi
tion only upon extraordinary exigencies,
and at periods of great national pressure.
They have found the Increasing product of
the public revenue, applied with a steady
and unvarying hand, to the rapid extinction
ot a debt, which had threatened by its in
creasing weight, to repress the rising en
ergies ot an infant nation. It is in view of
those effective measures which have been
adopted tor the accomplishment of this
great and desirable object, that our pecu
liar solicitude lias been excited:—and it is
in their successful execution, that our high
cAjiccumons nave ueeu surpassed.
Our intercourse with the nations of Eu
rope, tho’ frequently embarrassed by the
jealousy and nvalship of contending inter
ests, has been preserved on terms condu
cive to our national iuterest, and compati
ble with our national honor :—Sc the inesti*
I m*hle blessings of peace have been secured
to our country, during a period of unexam
pled difficulty, devastation & distress thro*
the civilized world ; whilst bv the judici
ous application of our public force, we have
commanded the respect of those piratical
and barbarous powers, upon whom the cus
tomary laws of nations, or the common
principles of reason and justice, have no
governing influence. The abundant advan
tages ot our agricultural and manufactur
ing interests have been secured to us by
means the most safe, efficient and des'ira
b r. the removal ofburdensome impositions
a nd embarrassing restrictions. Our exten
sive commerce, tho* harrassed at times by
vexatious seizures and unreasonable in
| terruptions, has, under the fostering care
ot the government, been attended with a
very general and encuraging success.
1 he recent extension of our territorial
limits, (an event which is too often gratify
ing only to the pride and ambition of nati
ons) derives in this instance itschtcf impor
tance to us, from its capacity of contribut
ing to our permanent safety and defence :—
and above all, from the morality of the
means bv which it has bean obtained.
It h as been a consideration consoling to
the feelings of philanthropy, and propitious
to the interests of humanity, that your be
nevolent clTWrts for the civilization of our
! aboriginal inhabitants, have t>een crowned
i with a success worthy of the ardent and
j generous zeal with which they have been
I directed.
| Impressed as we arc, with these un
| feigned and grateful sentiments of appro
bation towards the past measures of your
administration, we have only to assure you
of that rational and stedfast confidence,
with which they have inspired us respect
j ing the future ; and that whether our rights
ti e hereafter to be vindicated against the
i aggressions of foreign foes, or the machi
nations of internal conspirators, the people
of Massachusetts will not he found wanting
in their duty, to the calls of their country
or the requisitions of their government.
That your life and personal happiness
may long be protected by a beneficent Pro
vidence, and your public usefulness for ma
ny years continued, is, for the sake of our
country, our sincere and ardent wish.
NEW-YORK, Feb. 2.
Council of afijiointincnt. Our informa
tion from Albany states, that the legisla
ture proceeded by a joint ballot on Wed
nesday last to choose the council of appoint
ment, and that the following senators all
llttdrhf’fl tn til#* 1 .nwic wnw*
elected :
Thomas Thomas from P -
James Burt
John Nicholas
Edward Savage
February 3.
Extract nf a letter from Trinidad, dated
December 30, received by a mercantile
house in this city.
“Bonaparte had overrun nearly the
whole continent, but his late defeats by the
combined armies of Russia and Prussia
near Posen, will, I trust, give such a turn
to his affairs as may procure him a passage
to Siberia, lie is said to have lost in the
three battles three days successively 60,000
men killed, wounded and prisoners. In
short he was completely routed. Orders
have issued for marching the conscripts
from every part of France.—Great com
motions, it is said, prevail at Paris—this
we have from Martinique, where the
news had also arrived by express ! 1 ! This
will change the face of all Europe.”
Mercantile Auv.
PHILADELPAIA, Feb. 7.
Extract of a letter, dated Lancaster, Jan.
21.
“ Yesterdav we appointed a committee to
draw up an address to Mr. Jefferson, re
questing him not to decline being a randi>
date at the next presidential election. The
rcsolutioh was carried without debate, id
to 19.”
BALTIMORE, Feb. 4.
Gen. Smith has this day received posi
tive information from Washington, that the
treaty between this country and England
lias been signed. Mr. Monroe will be the
bearer oi the same, and maybe very soon
expected out.—The India trade is placed
on the same footing ns it was under Jay’s
treaty ; and to the West-Indies, on that ’of
the most favored nation. Importers of pro
duce from enemies colonies will be allowed
to export in another vessel, after the du
I tics have been secured and the property
i stored for one month. What relates to the
seamen, it seems is not included in the trea
ty, but agreed on in an appendix ; I am in
clined to believe that England will not re
sort to a general blockade of the ports on
the continent, now that thev have come to
a proper understanding with this country
-at least I should suppose our negoti
ators would not have conceded what they
have done, if they had not beer, pretty cer
tain that our trade to Europe would be left
unmolested.
February 6.
We learn from Spain, that great arma
ments were making in that kingdom: and
that 150,000 were to be raised. This is
doubtless one of the ramifications of Bona
parte's immense plans.
WASHINGTON CITY,Fob. 0.
On Friday last Mr. ALEXANDER was
brought before Judge Ducket, by the offi
cer who had him in charge from General
Wilkinson. Tiic officer produced a letter
from the Secretary of War, addressed t*
him, directing him to take Mr. Alexander
lie fore one of the Judges of the Circuit
Court. Judge Ducket certified on the back
of the letter, that the dirt^ion of the Secre
tary had been compberWHth, and that no
evidence had been adduced that seemed to
require any proceedings on his part. T his
the officer considered as a discharge, and
of course released Mr. Alexander.0
POSTSCRIPT.
An arrival at Charleston from Nevj-Or
leans, brings letters and fiafiers to the 7th
mst. (Jen. JVilkinson, on that day, had
hosted a notification on the coffee house
books, for the merchants to hold their ves
sels in readiness to haul off into the stream
at a moment’s warning—not that he sons
apprehensive, but to firevertt the fossibili
ty of Burr’s injuring the shiftfing in That
fort, in case he should succeed in^deseend*
ing the river. It vms generally believed
Burr’s advanced post sous at Natchez.
the ce lehr a Ted imported kop.se,
J&fobaB* Archduke,
Ijti i rf^T Rv Sir Peter Teazle, im
L- parted by the late Col.
jJokn Honmcs—Will stand the next season
(to commence the 1st of March) at my
hotjse m Chesterfield, three miles from
nevil! S Rfid^e. Particulars to be made
known hereafter.
THOMAS BRANCH.
Feb. 8th, 1S07. 3w
Land for Sale.
tlced of tri,st executed by
. ,11,arn Johnson, for the purpose ofse
uurmg a debt dt:e to Kendall Lee, will be
» on the premises, on the 14th day of
March next, to the highest bidder, for cash,
One certain tract of Land
lyin? in the county of Goochland, on the
waters of Lickinghnlc creek, adjoining the
hinds ot \\ iIlium Morrow, William Rich
ards and others, containing by estimation
tluee hundred and fourteen and a half a
cres» or so much thereof as will be suffici
ent to satisfy the amount of /r 200 and in
terest now due on the said trust deed ai d
charges.
r , , . r- u THR TRUSTEES.
Goochland, Feb. 30, 3£07. wtds
nrnF subfiCriber having obtained probat
, o, the Testament and last Will of his
deceased father, John Williamson, (late of
1 Ien. ico county) requests all those indebted
to the estate, to make immediate payment •
ar.ii those who have claims against said es
tate, to bring them forward, duly authen
ticated, for examination and settlement._
It is hoped that prompt attention will be
pam to tins notification, as the subscriber
is anxious to close his administration upon
the estate. 1
John P. Williamson, Ex’r.
. of John Williamson, dee.
Brcokc, Hen. Feb. 7, 1807. 8t
Ten Dollars Reward.
TNESERTED on the 13/A dm/ of October
y last—hr having received a furlough
/or Jive dans, to go to Petersburg. QKCj
r ycKy*:« ^ of
(-uard,aged about 3! years, dark hair and
eye?, fair complexion, his face venj pock
marked—a native of Connecticut—he is
about five feet tm inches high. He took
with him the uniform of the guard, and m
number of other clothing not known Hr
is a printer by trade, and ’tis unknown
where he mill go.
svho left this
on the Hi/htnsi. he has black hair and eyes«.
dark complexion, and is about five feet Jive
inches high—about thirty years of a ge—
vn-y slender made. Hr has taken with him
the uniform of the guard—and where hr
j 19 uncertain, he bring u native > f
I(urope. Jlny person taking up said de
serters, mid bringing them to this place,
\ nT'J delivering t him to me, or either of the
| officers of the said Guard, or for either of
them, shall receive the above reward. J
• “If- /'- (. Q ll.'l ft it ] pi p, c. p. e
Richmond, Feb. 12, 1*07.
The sunscNtnr.n f/r/SHBs To Yaks Tiro
apprentices
To the BRICKLAYER’* TRADE, about
, tue age of fourteen nr fifteen, who c.jn
i come well recommended* Also, one Biack
• BOV of the same age. Aj ply to
„ JOHN TINSLEY.
Fekruarr fith, lM*r. tf
lJLANK” RONDS
Far »ale at Uu* Office.