The Wheeling repository — Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.], 1808-03-10 00:00:00, page 5

On every stud horse or jack ass, twice
the price of the season.
On all other horses, mules, mares and
colts, 12 cents.
On every ordinary licence, 5 dollars
on every 100 dollars of the rent, to be
ascertained by the rent paid by the ten
ant ; but if in the occupation of the pro
prietor, to be ascertained bv the com
missioner of the revenue; provided, that
no ordinary shall pay less than 12 dollars.
On every four wheeled riding carri- .
age, except phaetons and stage wag
gons, R 1 25 cents per wheel.
On all phaetons and stage waggons, 48
cents per wheel.7
On housc3 and lots in town, S 1 56
cents, on every S00 dollars of.the rent,
to be ascertained by the rent paid bv
the tenant, but, it * ne occupancy of
the proprietor, to be iscertained by the
commissioners of the revenue.
On merchants’ licences to sell by
wholesale and retail, 40 dollars*. For
retail only, 15 dollars..
On hawkers and pedlars, 30 dollars.
Not to extend to planters and farmers,
Selling salt, tea, sugar, coffee, spices, i
ron, or steel, to their neighbours, when
such articles were purchased as a re
turn load on carrying their produce to
mark et.
w HE E L IN Gy
Thursday, 10th March, 1808.
The votes in the Senate of this state,
on the bill from the House of Delegates
for removing the seat of justice-from
Wheeling to Grave creek, we under
stand, were, ayes 5, noes 9. The debate
was continued to a late hour ; and two
or three members, who had expressed a
disposition to vote for the bill, withdrew
before the question was taken.
Congressional.
On the 19th ult. the President of the
United States transmitted a message to
Congress, stating that he has approved
pan of the report of the Commissioners
appointed to lay out a road from the
Potomac to the Ohio, and that so much
of the road as was approved, has been
opened and partly made. The route is
approved, at present, sc* far as Browns
ville. The report of the Commissioners
was communicated with the message.
In the House of Representatives, the
message and documents were referred
to a select committee.
The bill for raising 1275 additional
seamen, which had been introduced in
consequence of. information from the
Navy department, and sanctioned by
the House of Representatives, yeas 106,
nays 10, has been quietly laid aside up
on the receipt of another letter from the
Navy department, stating that the Pre
sident did not wish to be empowered to
raise them.
A bill has been introduced in the
House of Representatives,giving judges
ot the civil courts power to summon
witnesses to give testimony before mili
tary or naval courts.^
Bills for making an addition of about
2000 men to the military peace esta
blishment, and for raising a provisional
army, have been debated by the house
several days. This provislonal army is
intended to consist ol nine regiments of
infantry, ot 1000 men each ; one regi
ment of artillerists, of 1200 men ; two
i egiments ot cavalry, two of riflemen,
of 600 men each. file bill also pro
vides tor the appointment of two major
generals, and lour brigadier-generals.
The term of service is limited to three
years. Whether the whole or any part
of these troops will be raised, is to de
pend on circumstances.
None of the above bills had been dis
posed of at the date of our latest advices
from Washington city.
A proposition has been referred to a'
select committee, for organizing a corps
of 24,000 men for the service of the li
nked States....
On Saturday the 20th ult. Mr. Gar
denier, of New-York, in the House of
Represcntativcsjdelivcred along speech
on the state bf the union, in which he
rejirobated the embargo and other mea
sures of the administration. It it stated
that on Monday the 22d,Messrs. G. W.
Campbell and Montgomery replied, and .
used abusivelangaagc to Mr. Gardenier.
We hear that Messrsi Gardenier and
Campbell have since fought a dueL, in ^
which Mr. Campbell was wounded...
Communications from Washington to the
Editor of the. U. S. Gazette*
Friday Feb. 19. \
The negotiation with Mr. Rose is
suspended for a few days. It was er- -
roneously reported last evening to be
entirely broken off*. It is understood
that Mr.fRose has made some proposi
tion to which our government has refu
sed to accede, A cabinet council to
which Mr. Giles was invited, was held
on Wednesday, and then it is probable,
this determination was. made. Mr.
Madison continues unwell* The pre
sident.has been to day at Mr. Madison’s
house for the purpose, as is supposed,
of concerting and preparing a proposi- •
tionfor Mr. Rose. Such is the state
ment of facts as they are in. general ac- -
credited.
Two couriers one for France, the a- -
thcr for England, leave the city (so call
ed) this evening. They are both to em
bark at New-York in the same vessel.
Mr. William Pinckney was to day no
minated to the senate, Minister Pleni
potentiary to the court of London. He was
originally appointed a Minister jointly
with Mr. Munroe, and it appears that
since Mr. M. left London, Mr. Pinck
ney has possessed no authority to act as
a minister.
Mr. Randolph is so far recovered
that to day he rode in a carriage to the
Capitol. He, however, immediately re
turned without alighting.
Contrary to the expectations of his
physicians and his friends, some hopes
are now cherished that Mr. Crownin
shield inay ultimately recover.
Intelljgence.
It is said that the British government
has resolved to furnish Gen. Miranda
with naval and land forces, to renew his
attack on the Spanish dominions in
South-America*
Fen sail of American vessels have
been taken into Algesiras by the Spav .