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BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
MARCH 6.
AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
[Debate on Mr. Whitbread's motion for an address to his majesty, praying that he would adopt without delay such measures as may best tend to the immediate re-establishment of commercial intercourse with the United States.]
(Concluded.)
Mr. CANNING would not trespass on the patience of the House at so late an hour, but he must beg leave to observe, that most of what had been observed upon the subject before the House, led to no practical conclusion, led to no recommendation of measures which it would be thought safe and politic to adopt. Almost all he had heard was lost in vagueness of conjecture, or splendor of declamation. The question really was between England and France; not between England and America; and if the question involved matters of a delicate nature, which were not inconsiderately or prematurely to be exposed, the fault was with those who called for the papers, and provoked the discussion; not with those, who while they deemed it their duty to shrink from no inquiry into their conduct, still felt the impropriety of being forced into explanations, which it were more prudent to postpone. He most certainly should have opposed the production of those papers had they not already appeared in print in another country, because he was sensible, that the discussion of them was premature, and that they were not in a shape for fit and seasonable discussion. The blame, as he had already observed, must rest with those who recommended it, and would enforce a parliamentary consideration of an incomplete and undecided question. The right hon. gentleman then proceeded to argue the question of the justice and the right, as well as of the policy and expediency of maintaining the principles upon which the British government had acted with regard to America, under the circumstances of the French decrees. These principles were the grounds of the order in council of the 7th January 1807. A ground not only of retaliation, but of self-defence; a ground therefore, which the gentlemen opposite him would not be disposed to contend against. Upon that ground his majesty's present ministers had found the question—upon that ground they felt it incumbent on them to support it. And here he begged leave to appeal to the principles and the language laid down by his noble and able predecessor (Lord Grey,) whose authority, he did not imagine the gentleman opposite him, would dispute. Much was said about observance of the law of nations. He would not say that the orders in council were an exact application of it: he would allow they were rather an extension of that law; but an extension called for and justified by the new order of things that had arisen in the world. The Berlin Decrees were evidently acts of hostility against England: as such England must have met them. Under the pretence of a municipal regulation, these were intended to exclude British commerce from every port; but that they had none of the features of ordinary municipal regulations, which obtain in peace as well as in war. France was at the time the original aggressor, in this respect, though she affected to pay as the complement of a priori wrong. The right hon. Secretary next argued, to show, that the order in council were not the real cause of the American embargo. This appeared to be the case, from the acknowledgment of Mr. Pinkney, who confessed the embargo to be only a measure of precaution, and as such, not the consequence of any measure which we had adopted, but a guard against
what we were likely to adopt. As to the offer of repealing the embargo if England revoked her orders in council, nothing could be more hollow than the ground upon which that offer had been made. Should we repeal our orders, America would revoke her embargo, and go to war with France, if France refused to repeal her decrees! But when? that was the question. America certainly had out the expectation, but it was not an indefinite time. It was to ascertain this particular point, that he had been anxious, and had required that every thing connected with that question should be recorded in written documents—loose conversation he did not think himself justified in depending upon, the grounds of negotiation he had to submit not being to his own judgment but to that of his colleagues, and therefore it was indispensable for him to have them reduced to a fixed form. Besides he was admonished by what had already taken place in America, where these conversations had been mis-stated in the American newspapers, which in that country were made and considered as the vehicles of Government authority. Those who accused ministers of a disinclination to adopt pacific measures respecting America, must surely have lost sight of the line, temper and manner in which his majesty's government had acted towards America since differences had unfortunately arisen between the two governments. Had they not sent a special mission to explain and apologise for the affair of the Chesapeake; and was not the mere sending of a special mission to such an effect ever deemed a sufficient atonement even by the proudest nations? Yet, even there, was not the vessel that carried out the minister compelled to submit to the degrading ceremonial imposed by the embargo? In short, we had rather gone too far, than done too little. We twice offered to negotiate; yet the non-importation act was not revoked. Would the late administration have done more? The present discussion, however, was imprudent at a time negotiation was pending for the adjustment of differences.
Mr. G. ROSE, Jun. entered into some explanation upon the business of his diplomatic mission to America, and said, that notwithstanding the sole object of his embassy was to make satisfaction in the affair of the Chesapeake, he found it impracticable to conclude the business without leading to protracted discussions, the nature of which were incompatible with the honor of this country. And even the very vessel on board of which he went was not suffered to remain in an American port, but under the direction of the commissioner of customs, and in such station as he should point out.
Mr. WHITBREAD expressed his determination not to avail himself of that privilege, to which, as the original mover, he was entitled. However, he could more freely dispense with the exercise of the right, inasmuch as every argument that was used by his opponents was ably met by the hon. friends who supported him; and where there was such a manifest deficiency in meeting his observations, he could not, at that hour, trespass on the house, even for the purpose of exposing the absurdity of such attempts.
Amidst loud cries for the question, the House divided on the motion—For the address, 83—Noes, 145—Majority, 62.
The House adjourned at 7 o'clock.
COMMUNICATIONS
From JOHN ADAMS, late President of the United States to the Editor of the Boston Patriot—Continued.
From Mr. Murray, the American Minister at the Hague, who had been appointed by President Washington, I received assurances from the French government similar to those in Mr. Barlow's letter and so many others. They were conveyed from the French Directory to Mr. Pichon, Secretary of Legation and Charge des Affairs of the French Republic near the Batavian Republic in the absence of the French Ambassador, by him officially communicated to Mr. Murray, and by him to the Executive of the U. S. The communication was in these words.
[TRANSLATION.] EXTERIOR RELATIONS, 3d division.
N. B. The good order of the correspondence requires, the answer
should relate the number of the division above indicated.
LIBERTY. EQUALIT. (French Sal of) (the Department) (of Exterior Re- lations.)
Paris, the 7th Vendemaire, of the 7th year of the French Republic, one and indivisible.
The Minister of Exterior Relations to Citizen Pichon, Secretary of Legation of the French Republic, near the Batavian Republic.
I have received successively, citizen, your letters of the 22d & 23d Fructidore. They afford me more and more reason to be pleased with the measure you have adopted to detail to me your conversations with Mr. Murray. These conversations, at first merely friendly, have acquired consistency by the sanction I have given to them, by my letter of the eleventh Fructidore. I do not regret that you have trusted to Mr. Murray's honor a copy of my letter. It was intended for you only, and contains nothing but what is conformable to the intentions of the government. I am thoroughly convinced that should explanations take place, with confidence, between the two Cabinets, irritation would cease; a cloud of misunderstandings would disappear; and the ties of friendship would be more strongly united, as each party would discover the hand which sought to disunite them. But I will not conceal from you that your letters of the 2d and 3d Vendemaire, just received, surprise me much.—What Mr. Murray is still dubious of, has been explicitly declared even before the President's message to Congress of the 3d Messidore, (21 of June) last was known in France. I had written it to Mr. Gerry, namely, on the twenty-fourth Messidore and the fourth Vendemaire. I did repeat it to him before he set out. A whole paragraph of my letter to you of the 11th Fructidore, of which Mr. Murray has a copy, is devoted to develop still more the fixed determination of the French Republic. According to these bases you were right to assert that whatever Plenipotentiary the government of the United States might send to France, to put an end to the existing differences between the two countries, would be undoubtedly received with the respect due to the representative of a free, independent, and powerful nation. I cannot persuade myself, citizen, that the American government need any further declarations from us to induce them, in order to renew the negotiations, to adopt such measures as would be suggested to them, by their desire to bring the differences to a peaceable end. If misunderstandings on both sides have prevented former explanations from reaching that end, it is presumable that these misunderstandings being done away, nothing, henceforth, will bring obstacles to the reciprocal dispositions. The President's instructions to his envoys at Paris, which I have only known by the copy given you by Mr. Murray and received by me the 21st Messidore, (9th July) announce, if they contain the whole of the American government's intentions, and dispositions, which could only have added to those which the Directory has always entertained; and notwithstanding the posterior acts of that government, notwithstanding the irritating and almost hostile measures they have adopted, the Directory has manifested its perseverance in the sentiments which are deposited both in my correspondence with Mr. Gerry, and in my letter to you of the 11th Fructidore, and which I have herein before repeated in the most explicit manner. Carry, therefore, citizen, to Mr. Murray, those positive expressions, in order to convince him of our sincerity, and prevail upon him to transmit them to his government.
I presume, citizen, that this letter will find you at the Hague; if not, I ask it may be sent back to you at Paris.
Salute and fraternity, (Signed)
CH. MAU. TALLEYRAND.
This letter was transmitted by Mr. Murray to the American government, and I own I am not acquainted with any words either in the French or English language, which could have expressed in a more solemn, a more explicit or a more decided manner assurances of all that I had demanded as
conditions of negotiation. How could I get rid of it, with honor, or even without infamy. If ever there was a regular diplomatic communication, this was one. The diplomatic organs were all perfect and complete. Mr. Pichon was well known at Philadelphia, where he had resided some years in a public employment in the family of the French ambassador, as a respectable man & a man of letters. (He was now Secretary of Legation, held a commission from his sovereign as much as a minister Plenipotentiary; and every Secretary of Legation in the absence of his principal minister is, of course, Charge des Affairs, & the acts of Charges des Affairs are as official, as legal and authentic, as those of an ambassador extraordinary.)
In what other manner could Mr. Talleyrand have transmitted the assurances demanded? He had communicated them to Mr. Gerry, but was desirous of sending them by another way, that he might increase the chances of their arrival. At war with England he could not send them to Mr. King. If he had sent them to Madrid to Col. Humphreys, there was no probability of their arriving in America so soon as through Holland. If he had sent them to Berlin to Mr. Adams, the course would have been still more circuitous and the probability much greater of long delay and uncertain arrival. If he had sent them to Mr. Smith, at Lisbon, there would have been the same difficulties. Of all the diplomatic organs, therefore, in Europe, he chose the shortest, the safest and most certain.
Mr. Gerry's letters to the Secretary of State, dated Nantasket Road, October, the 1st, 1798, confirmed these assurances beyond all doubt, in my mind, and his conversations with me, at my own house, in Quincy, if anything further had been wanting, would have corroborated the whole. As I have not a copy of that gentleman's letter, if he should chance to read this paper, I ask the favor of him to publish copies of his letters and of Mr. Talleyrand's letters to him, and, if he pleases, to repeat the assurances he gave me in conversation. This gentleman's merit in this transaction was very great. They have been treated like all his other sacrifices, services and sufferings in the cause of his country.
If with all this information, I had refused to institute a negotiation or had not persevered in it, after it was instituted, I should have been degraded in my own estimation as a man of honor; I should have disgraced the nation I represented, in their own opinion and in the judgment of all Europe.
JOHN ADAMS.
Quincy, April, 1809.
THE INADMISSIBLE PRINCIPLES OF THE KING OF ENGLAND'S PROCLAMATION of Oct. 22, 1807—Considered BY THE LATE PRESIDENT ADAMS. (Continued.)
THURLOW, when he was Chancellor, hazarded a saying to a committee of the city of London, that the practice of impressment of seamen was legal; but the committee answered him respectfully, but firmly, tho' in the presence of the king in council—"We acknowledge the high authority of your Lordship's opinion, but we must declare that we are of a very different opinion;" & their answer appeared to be applauded by the nation. Press-gangs are continually opposed and resisted at sea, by the sailors, whenever they have the means or the least hope of escaping. Navy officers and men are sometimes killed, and there is no inquisition for their blood. As little noise as possible is made about it. It is known to be justifiable homicide to take the life of an assailant in the necessary defence of a man's liberty. There is not a jury in England who would find a verdict of murder or manslaughter against any sailor, on land or at sea, who should kill any one of a press-gang in the necessary defence of his liberty from impressment. Press-gangs on shore are often resisted by the people, fired on, some of them wounded, sometimes killed. Yet no inquisition is made for this. The practice is held in abhorrence by the men of war's men themselves. The boat-swing of the Rose frigate, after the acquittal of the four Irish sailors who were prosecuted in a special court
of Admiralty at Boston, for killing a gallant and amiable officer, Lieutenant Panton, said, "This is a kind of work in which I have been almost constantly engaged for twenty-years, i. e. in fighting with honest sailors for their liberty; I have always suspected that I ought to be hanged for it, but now I know it." Since I have alluded to this case, it may not be amiss to recollect some other circumstances of it.
A press-gang from the Rose, commanded by lieutenant Panton, with a midshipman and a number of ordinary seamen, visited and searched a merchant ship from Marblehead, belonging to Mr. Hooper, at sea. The lieutenant enquired if any English, Irish or Scotchmen were on board? Not satisfied with the answer he received, he prepared to search the ship from stem to stern. At last he found four Irishmen retired and concealed in the forepeak.—With swords and pistols he immediately laid siege to the enclosure and summoned the men to surrender. Corbett, who had the cool intrepidity of a Nelson, reasoned, remonstrated, and laid down the law with the precision of a Mansfield. "I know who you are. You are the lieutenant of a man of war, come with a press-gang to deprive me of my liberty. You have no right to impress me. I have retreated from you as far as I can; I can go no farther. I and my companions are determined to stand upon our defence.—Stand off." The sailors within and without employed their usual language to each other, and a midshipman, in the confusion, fired a pistol into the forepeak, and broke an arm of one of the four. Corbett, who stood at the entrance, was engaged in a contest of menaces and defiances with the lieutenant. He repeated what he had before said, and marking a line with a harpoon in the salt, with which the ship was loaded, said—"You are determined to deprive me of my liberty, and I am determined to defend it. If you step over that line, I shall consider it as a proof that you are determined to impress me, and by the eternal God of Heaven, you are a dead man." "Aye, my lad," said the lieutenant, "I have seen many a brave fellow before now." Taking his snuff box out of his pocket, and taking a pinch of snuff, he very deliberately stepped over the line and attempted to seize Corbett. The latter, drawing back his arm, and driving his harpoon with all his force, cut off the carotid artery and jugular vein, and laid the lieutenant dead at his feet. The Rose sent a reinforcement to the press-gang; broke down the bulkhead, and seized the four Irishmen, and brought them to trial for piracy and murder. The Court consisted of Governor Bernard, Governor Wentworth, Chief Justice Hutchinson, Judge Acland, Commodore Hood himself, who then commanded all the ships of war on the station, now a Peer of the British Empire, and twelve or fifteen others, counsellors of Massachusetts, New-Hampshire and Rhode-Island. After the trial, the President, Governor Bernard, pronounced the judgment of the court, that the action of the prisoners was justifiable homicide, and in this opinion the whole court was unanimous. The sailor who was wounded in the arm, brought an action against the midshipman, and commodore Hood himself interposed and made compensation to the sailor, to his satisfaction, after which the action was withdrawn. Such was the impressment of seamen, as it stood, by law, before our revolution.—The author of my text, then, carries his courtly complaisance to the English government, farther than the Governors Bernard and Hutchinson, and even than Lord Hood carried it, when we were a part of the British empire. He hints, that, as every nation has a right to the service of its subjects, in time of war, the proclamation of the king of Great Britain, commanding his officers to practice such impressment on board, not the vessels of his own subjects, but of the United States, a foreign nation, could not furnish the slightest ground for an embargo! It is not necessary for me to say, that any thing could furnish a sufficient ground for an embargo, for any long time; this, I leave to the responsibility of our President, Senators and Representatives in Congress. But, I say, with confidence, that it furnished a sufficient ground for a declaration of war. Not the murder of Peire, was all the hurt.

ders on board the Chesapeake, nor all the other injuries and insults we have received from foreign nations, atrocious as they have been, can be of such dangerous, lasting and pernicious consequence to this country, as this proclamation, if we have servile enough to submit to it.
What would the author of my text have advised? Would he counsel the President to stipulate in a treaty with Great Britain, that his navy officers should forever hereafter have a right to visit all American merchant ships, and impress from them all English, Scotch and Irish seamen? Will he be so good as to explain the distinction between ships of war and merchant ships? Are not merchant ships under the jurisdiction and entitled to the protection of the laws of their country upon the high seas, as much as ships of war? Is not a merchant ship as much the territory of the United States as a ship of war?—Would the author of my text advise the President and Congress to acquiesce, in silence, under this proclamation, and permit it to be executed forever hereafter? Would not such a tame and silent acquiescence as effectually yield the point and establish the practice, if not the law, as an express stipulation in a solemn treaty? If the United States had as powerful a navy as Great Britain, and Great Britain as feeble a force at sea as ours, would he advise the President either to concede the principle by treaty or acquiesce in it by silence? Does the circumstance of great power or great weakness make any alteration in the principle or the right? Should the captain or crew of an American merchantman resist a British press gang on the high seas, and in defence of their liberty, kill the commander and all under him, and then make their escape, and after returning to Salem be prosecuted, would the writer of my text, as a judge or a juror, give his judgment for finding them guilty of murder or piracy? Although the embargo was made the watchword in our late elections, the votes, in our great nurseries of seamen, for example, in Salem, in Marblehead, in Barnstable, Sandwich and other places on Cape Cod, in Nantucket and the Vineyard and other places, seemed to shew, that our seamen preferred to be embargoed, rather than go to sea to be impressed.
No doubt, it will be said, that we have nothing to do with the question in England, concerning the legality or illegality of impressments. This, as long as they confine the law and the practice to their own country, to their own ships and their own seamen, is readily acknowledged. We shall leave them to justify their own usages, whether it is a mere abuse or a legitimate custom, to their own consciences, to their own sense of equity, humanity or policy. But when they arrogate a right, and presume, in fact, to transfer their usurpation to foreign nations, or rather to Americans, whom they presume to distinguish from all other foreign nations, it becomes the interest, the right, and the indispensable duty of our government to enquire into the nefarious nature of it in England, in order to expose the greater turpitude of it, when transferred to us, as well as to oppose and resist it to the utmost of their power; and it is equally the duty of the people to support their government in such opposition to the last extremity.
Permit me now to enquire, what will be the effects of an established law and practice of British impressments of seamen from American ships, upon the commerce, the navigation and the peace of the United States, and, above all, upon the hearts and minds of our seamen.
In considering those innumerable dangers, from winds and seas, rocks and shoals, to which all ships are exposed, in their voyages, the owner and master must sit down together, in order to determine the number of seamen necessary for the voyage. They must calculate the chances of impressment, & engage a supernumerary list of sailors, that they may be able to spare as many as the British lieutenant shall please to take, and have enough left to secure the safety of the ship and cargo, and above all, the lives of the master and crew. They know not how many British ships of war they may meet, nor how many sailors the conscience of each lieutenant may allow him to impress. For the lieutenant is to be judge, jury, sheriff, and jailor, to every seaman in American vessels. He is to try many important questions of law and of fact—Whether the sailor is a native of America; whether he has been lawfully naturalised in America. Whether he is an Englishman, Scotchman or Irishman; whether he emigrated to America before the revolution, or since? Indeed, no evidence is to be admitted of any naturalization by our laws, in any of the states, since the revolution, if before. In truth, the doctrine of the inherent and indefeasible duty of allegiance is
asserted, so peremptorily, in the proclamation, that the lieutenant may think it his duty to impress every man who was born in the British dominions. It may be the opinion of this learned judge, that the connection between the king and subject, is so sacred and divine, that allegiance cannot be dissolved by any treaty the king has made or even by any act of Parliament. And this pious sentiment may subject us all to impressment, at once. This, however, en passant.
The lieutenant is to order the captain of the merchantman to lay before him a list of his crew; he is then to command the crew to be ordered or summoned, or mustered to pass in review before him. A tribunal ought to be erected. The lieutenant is to be the judge, possessed of greater authority than the chief justice of any of our states, or even than the chief justice of the U. States. The midshipman is to be clerk, and the boatswain sheriff or marshal. And who are these lieutenants? Commonly very young gentlemen, the younger sons of wealthy families, who have procured their commissions to give them an honorable living, instead of putting them apprentices to trade, merchandise, law, physic or divinity. Their education, their experience, their manners, their principles, are so well known, that I shall say nothing of them. Lord Keppel said, that he knew the maxim of British seamen to be, "to do no right and receive no wrong." The principles of the officers, I believe to be somewhat better; but, in this, they all seem to agree, officers and men, and their present ministry seem to be of the same opinion, that the world was made for the British nation, and that all nature and nations were created for the dignity and omnipotence of the British navy. It is impossible to figure to ourselves, in imagination, this solemn tribunal and venerable judge, without smiling, till the humiliation of our country comes into our thoughts, and interrupts the sense of ridicule, by the tears of grief or vengeance.
"High on a splendid seat, which far outshone Henley's gilt tub, or Fleetwood's Irish throne"
The Lieutenant examines the countenance, the gait and air of every seaman. Like the sage of old, commands him to speak, "that he may know him." He pronounces his accent and dialect to be that of the Scotch, Irish, West Country, Yorkshire, Welsh, Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, or Sars. Many native Americans are the descendants of emigrants from all these countries, and retain a tincture of the language and pronunciation of their fathers and grandfathers. These will be decided to be the king's subjects. Many will be found to be emigrants, or the descendants of emigrants, from Germany, Holland, Sweden, France, Spain, Portugal or Italy. These will be adjudged by the lieutenant to be native Americans.
(To be continued.)
PUBLIC SALE. William Loonan, against Peggy M c Laughlin and the heirs of Charles M c Laughlin, deceased.
BY virtue of a decree of the Circuit Court of the district of Columbia for the county of Washington as a court of Chancery in this cause, dated the 12th April, 1809, will be Sold at Public Auction on the 30th day of May next, at the Union Tavern at 11 o'clock A. M. all the interest of Charles M c Laughlin, deceased, of, in and to LOT No. 171 in Thomas Beall of George addition to Georgetown, with the improvements thereon, and that part of LOT No. 175 in said addition, conveyed by D. C. Brent, esq. as marshal, to Charles M c Laughlin and not sold with the Union Tavern.
The terms of sale are, the purchaser to give bond to the Trustee with approved security for the purchase money and interest thereon from the day of sale, and payable in two months from the said sale.
NOTICE is hereby given to the creditors to file in the said court, their claims against the said Charles M c Laughlin, deceased, properly authenticated within ten days from the said day of Sale
DANIEL BUSSARD, Trustee. May 3—3w
PUBLIC SALE. Thompson and Hyde, versus the heirs of John Crookshank, deceased
BY virtue of a decree of the Circuit Court of the district of Columbia for the county of Washington as a court of Chancery in this cause, will be Sold at Public Auction on the 22nd day of May next at 11 o'clock on the premises, all the interest of John Crookshank, deceased, at the time of his death, of, in and to LOT No. 5 and part of LOT No. 4, in Sq. No. 461, together with the 3 three story brick Houses thereon, fronting on Pennsylvania avenue, and one of them in the occupation of S. H. Smith, esq.—also LOT No. 6 in Sq. No. 347, and Lot No. 25 in Sq. No. 553 in the city of Washington.
The terms of sale are, the purchaser to give bonds to the Trustee with approved security for the payment of the purchase money with interest from the day of sale payable in six and twelve months.
NOTICE is hereby given to the Creditors of the said Jno. Crookshank, deceased, to file in the said court their claims against the said Estate, proved as required by law in cases of claims against the estate of deceased persons within one month from the day of sale above-mentioned.
DANIEL BUSSARD, Trustee. May 3—w3t
WASHINGTON CITY.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3.
(COPY.)
PARIS, 23rd February, 1809.
SIR,
His Majesty has been pleased to raise the Embargo on American vessels within the ports of France and her dependencies and (the better to assure their direct return to the United States) to place them altogether at my disposition. You will therefore be good enough to apprise the captains, supercargoes and owners, within your consular district, of this arrangement, to the end that they may sail as soon as possible for some port or place in the U. States. The only rule which, in my view of the subject is necessary to accomplish the direct return of these vessels, (which is at once the object of our government and of this) is hereto subjoined. You will be pleased to consider it in every case indispensable, and should objections be made to it by captains or others, you will lose no time in stating to me their nature and extent, so that means may be taken to obviate them.
I am with much regard, Your obedient servant, (Signed) JOHN AMRSTRONG.
WM. LEE, Esq. Consul of the U. S. Bordeaux.
RULE —"The owners, consignees or captains of the American ships in the ports of France, or of her dependencies, must, previously to their clearing out, give to the Consul or Vice-consul of their nation, in his public capacity (and which shall become matter of record in the office of the said Consul or Vice Consul,) sufficient security by written obligation, that their return to the U. States will be prosecuted directly and bona fide and that they will not voluntarily touch at any port or place on their homeward passage, by doing which they will subject themselves to future capture and detention by either belligerent.
The frigate United States left the Navy Yard at this place, and proceeded down the river yesterday.
INSANITY
QUEM DEUS VULT PERDERE PRIUS DEMENTAT.
The following extracts are from Coleman's Evening Post of the 17th ult. In noticing them, it is proper to observe, that there are two descriptions of federalists as different as day light from darkness. At no period has this difference been more strikingly evinced, than the present. A large portion of this party has the justice and magnanimity unequivocally to approve the conduct of the administration in the adjustment with Britain; while another portion studiously endeavors to destroy the merit of the act by ascribing it to dishonorable motives, or by questioning the sincerity of the disposition of our government to be on amicable terms with that of G. Britain. It becomes the people of this country to draw a broad line between classes of such a different character.
It is amusing, and even ludicrous, to hear the language put into the mouth of Mr. Erskine by Coleman. At the very moment Mr. Erskine is actually assigning the non-intercourse act as the ground of the friendly propositions submitted by his government, he is made to demand its repeal as preliminary to any adjustment!
Speaking of the arrival of Mr. Oakley the editor says—
"I conceive it to be my duty to say so much of what I think on this subject, as may answer these two questions: What are the propositions to be made? And how will they be received?"
After a tedious commentary it is added—
"And now I am ready to answer the first question above proposed. The instructions of the American government to its ministers having been published, how discreetly is not for me to say, the British government has obtained full information and must be convinced there is no end to treating through the agents of an administration whose whole scheme is to deceive the American people for the purpose of involving them in war. We believe, therefore, Mr. Erskine is directed to make the specific offer, that Britain will annul her orders in council, if we will annul the offensive provisions we have made (including non-importation, proclamation, embargo and non-intercourse laws,) and oppose the unjust, unprovoked and insufferable oppressions, insults and indignities of the French emperor."
"To the next question, viz. how will Mr. Madison receive this proposition, I answer, that, in my opinion, he will receive it coldly, and as long as possible avoid giving a pointed answer. In the mean time reports will
be circulated to influence elections. It will be said, "the wise and honest policy of our government has succeeded;" Britain, reduced by the embargo to extreme distress, has begged to be relieved. Those who circulate such reports know them to be false, but they calculate on Mr. Erskine's delicacy not to contradict the lie till the election is over, and then they care nothing about it; for with them reputation is vox et praeterea nihil ." After much evasion the matter may perhaps be submitted to Congress, and according as the pulse beats there, Mr. Madison will rise or fall, take to the right or left, speak out or whisper. In short, I believe he will, if he can, avoid doing any thing. And therefore, I conclude that those who speculate on the hope of a renewed commercial intercourse with G. Britain will be disappointed, unless elections like those in the eastern states bring forward men too wise to be duped, too honest to deceive, too proud to submit to despotism, and too fond of their country to connive at her ruin."
The Boston Chronicle contains the Thirty-third Bulletin of the army of Spain. It states that the British were embarking at Lisbon to abandon Portugal; the arrival of Admiral Massaredo at Ferrol; and the restoration of tranquility through the greater part of Spain. It is principally occupied with the details of the capture of Saragossa, which the French entered the 31st of Feb. after various engagements attended with great slaughter on the part of the Spaniards. The French refused a capitulation, themselves prescribing terms; which were that the garrison should lay down their arms, be prisoners of war and be sent to France, unless they took the oath of allegiance to King Joseph, in which case they were to be admitted into his service: Accordingly 15,000 infantry and 2000 horse surrendered, with 150 cannon. The loss of the Spaniards during the siege was 20,000; 13,000 were found in the hospitals, of which 500 died daily. Palafox was dangerously ill.
New-York Election for members of the Senate and Assembly. The Election of the City of New York, for Assembly men, has terminated in the success of the republican ticket by a majority of about sixty. The majority would have been much greater, but for the reprehensible declension of a number of citizens to vote at all.
In Richmond county, entitled to one member, the federal candidate was chosen by a majority of 33.
Queens County. Republican ticket 967 Federal do. 1188
Dutchess County. Four towns in Dutchess county give the federal ticket a majority of 705.
Westchester County. New-Rochelle a majority of 22 in favor of the federal ticket.
Virginia Elections. Edwin Gray is re-elected for the district of Southampton, by a majority of 100 votes over Mr. Byrd.
Norfolk District. Tho. Newton. R. B. Taylor. Princess Ann 137 194 Nansemond 339 68 Norfolk county 351 263 Norfolk bor'gh 224 174 1054 691
Majority 363 for Mr. Newton.
John Roane is elected to Congress by a large majority for the district formerly represented by Mr. Garnett.
Matthew Clay is re-elected it is believed without opposition.
Daniel Sheffey is elected by a majority of 500 votes, in the place of Abram Trigg, declined.
SWOOP. SMITH. Pendleton, 183 120 Bath, 140 121 Hardy, 266 40 Rockingham, 127 609 Augusta, 653 291 1969 1181 1181 Fed. Majority, 183
The accommodation of our differences with England has been welcomed at Boston by the ringing of the bells. Similar demonstrations of public satisfaction have been manifested in several other places.
We cannot withhold our entire and unqualified approbation of the wise and magnanimous conduct of our government, in meeting the advances of the British government. While nothing has been sacrificed to idle punctilio, the honor of the nation has been carefully guarded, and a satisfactory atonement made for the affair of the
Chesapeake, without which no accommodation could have been satisfactory to the feelings of the American people. May this auspicious commencement of Mr. Madison's administration, be the harbinger of measures, which if they do not extinguish the spirit of party, they may abate some of its fierceness. No free government can exist without party, which is as essential to the existence of the body politic, as bile is to the body natural.
(Public Ledger, a federal print.)
In Chatham County, (North Carolina) Deep River, there is a mine of coal, supposed to be inexhaustible. It is, however, in a part of the country where, at present, no advantages can be derived from it.
American.
On Wednesday last Gideon Olmstead received the amount of 14,278 dollars and 75 cents, the amount of the principal and interest awarded to him by the district court of the U. S.
Freeman's Journal.
Clearances for Foreign Ports since the 18th ult. as far as they have reached us, including the probable number cleared from small ports where no papers are printed:
 From New York 137  Baltimore 79  Philadelphia 111  Wilmington, N. C. 14  George Town 4  Alexandria 16  Providence, R. I. 23  Newport, R. I. 21  New Haven 14  Bristol, R. I. 11  New London 12  Salem 57  Boston 83  Norfolk 67  Newburyport 19  Charleston, S. C. 57  Savannah 9  Portland 31  Kennebec 18  From the above ports not } come to hand at least 150 } 150  From small ports from } which we can have no } returns, for the want of } Gazettes. 100  Total 1035 
The above vessels will probably average 200 tons—and each 10 seamen—making 207,000 tons and 10,350 seamen besides passengers and supercargoes. In one month from this time no doubt 1000 more vessels will depart for foreign ports—we shall then have sent out 400,000 tons, and 20,000 seamen—all in about two months.
N. Y. Gaz.
A paper printed at Carthage, Tennessee, asserts that a large bed of ore had been discovered in Overton county in that state, and not more than 55 miles from Carthage, which appears rich with silver—it adds that several dollars had been made there—it without the authority of the United States, of which there is every presumption, the coinage is contrary to law. Such a discovery would scarcely be considered as "valuable." Gold and silver mines have hitherto promoted in a very inconsiderable degree the real prosperity of any nation who owned them. They have generally produced an opposite effect. The Abbe Raynal, we believe, who justly remarks, that during the ancient ages the silver mines of Spain, then the richest known to the civilized world, occasioned the Spaniards to fall a prey to the Carthaginians; the Carthaginians soon after fell a prey to the Romans; and that in modern times, the rich mines of Peru have reduced the natives under the yoke of Spain; and contributed to reduce Spain to the lowest political degeneracy. If such be the effects of these discoveries, may these splendid pests forever remain concealed within the caverns of the United States!!
Inquirer.
PHILADELPHIA, April 28. DISTRICT COURT Of the U. States, in and for the district of Pennsylvania. Present, Judge WASHINGTON and PETERS.
The court met at ten o'clock. The Jury list being called over, the names of gen. Michael Bright and the other militia men of Pennsylvania, against whom the Grand Jury found a bill for resisting the marshal in his attempt to arrest the executrices of David Rittenhouse, deceased, were called. Only a few of them appearing, the District Attorney of the U. S. expressed his desire, that ALL the defendants should be present previous to the swearing of the jury, and stated that he understood the Attorney General of Pennsylvania, had sent for General Bright.
The Attorney General said he had sent for Gen. Bright, and expected him in a few minutes, but that he had had no expectation, that the District Attorney would insist upon the appearance of the defendants and had there-

fore not thought it necessary to direct them to that effect.
The District Attorney said that he had not been consulted and had given no opinion as to the necessity of the defendants appearing, and that therefore, any advice given by the Attorney General must have been at his own suggestion and on his own responsibility, and that he was of opinion it was proper the defendants should now appear, although he did not insist on their continuing during the whole of the trial.
Judge Peters—The defendants are bound to appear, and not depart the court without licence. The court does not want to impose any hardships on the present defendants to which all others are not equally liable.
We left the court at 11 o'clock, to write this short statement at which time the messenger sent for General Bright had not returned.
12 o'clock.
The defendants have all appeared. [Here follow the names of the jurors.]
Norfolk, April 22.
As soon as we published on Sunday evening, the pleasing tidings of our differences with Great Britain being adjusted, captains Nesle and Pollard's artillery companies paraded, and fired a few de-jou , which was answered by the British ship Jamaica, capt. Richardson, now laying in the stream.
Norfolk, April 26.
Dispatches were yesterday received by mail, from Washington, to be forwarded by his Britannic majesty's ship Rosamond, capt. Walker, and this morning she went to sea with a fair wind. The welcome intelligence of an adjustment of the differences between the two nations will reach England in all probability in about 25 days.
New-York, April 28.
We learn from Cape-Nicholas-Mole, by the Stockholm, that Christopher's army was on the heights, bombarding the town, and his fleet off the harbor. Provisions were scarce and dear—beef and pork from 35 to 40 dollars.
Louisville, April 12.
This morning Mr. Benj. Wilkinson with a party of men, hunters and trappers, all well armed and equipped, for a three years expedition, left this place for St. Louis: there to join the St. Louis Missouri Company, who intend to push their trade to the River Columbia, and probably in a few years, by that route, to the East Indies.
Nashville, March 22.
Van the great Creek tyrant was shot a short time since by the same Indian who killed Doublehead. Van ought years ago to have paid for his crimes and forfeited his life; but his life guards were too vigilant for his enemies until the fatal moment.
Clarion.
Boston, April 27.
VERY LATE FROM FRANCE. The French letter of marque L'Esperence, captain Deplace, arrived here on Tuesday, in a short passage from Bourdeaux. A French gentleman, a passenger, politely favored us with a file of French papers to the 19th of last month—and a manuscript copy of a new Imperial Decree. A few translations from the papers, and the decree, will be found below.
The accounts from the European continent, in these papers, are nearly a month later than before received.—War between France and Austria had not commenced, though the declaration of it was daily expected. The French Ambassador, and the Ministers of the Confederation of the Rhine, had quitted Vienna; and all the troops in the North, under the control of Bonaparte, were in motion. One hundred thousand of the troops, which were in Spain, had returned into France; and were moving towards Bavaria. The Emperor was in Paris at the last date. We find but little mention made of Russia; and that little did not indicate any thing like her taking a part in the war against Austria. The peace between Turkey and England is attributed in the Paris papers to the interference of Austria.
The tidings from Spain are late.—Saragossa surrendered the 24th Feb. after a memorable siege: the particulars of which fill three of the papers.—About 10,000 men of the garrison had passed thro' Bayonne.—The South of Spain had not been over-run, nor had Cadiz been invested. The French had entered Oporto, (Portugal) and were advancing on Lisbon.
The Brest fleet at the latest date remained near Rochefort.
On the subject of American affairs, these papers are wholly silent.—An Imperial Decree, affecting a part of our vessels in France, will be found
under the translations. To understand it, it will be recollected, that the French have long detained American vessels under various pretences.—But some time since an embargo was laid on all American vessels in the ports of France. The new decree only affects such as were detained by this general embargo. They are permitted to return direct to the United States, giving bonds. The others are still detained.
[TRANSLATIONS.]
Vienna, Feb. 23.—The Wurtemberg and Bavarian Ambassadors are about to quit this capital. The different corps of our army are to be commanded by the Archdukes, and by generals Lichtenstein, Rosamburg, Klenau, Kalowart and Bellegarde.
Petersburg, Jan. 16.—The Austrian Ambassador, Prince Schwarzenberg, has had his first audience of his Majesty, and had a conference of an hour and an half with him in his closet.
Paris, March 22.—The Vienna Court Gazette continues to give all the absurdities of the English journals. The manner in which the events in Turkey are recounted, prove evidently that Austria has contributed all in her power to the peace between the Porte and England. Mr. Adair, formerly Ambassador to the Austrian Court, when he left Vienna had letters of recommendation to the Austrian Intendant at Constantinople.
Augsburg, March 1.—The head quarters of General Oudinot's corps, are in this city. Three Bavarian corps are to be formed in the Tyrol, on the Inn, and in the upper Palatinate.
Augsburg, March 7.—We learn that several Englishmen have arrived at Trieste, and shew themselves publicly. A British courier lately debarked there, and proceeded hastily to Vienna. For some time, very frequent communications have been made between Austria and England, by way of Trieste.
We learn that an Austrian train of artillery has arrived at Egra, in Bohemia.
We learn that an Austrian corps has shown itself on the banks of the Inn, on the side of Passau. For this cause the court of Munich has ordered its troops in Swabia and Franconia, to join those in Bavaria, who are to concentrate on the Iser. The garrisons of Ulm and Augsburg are already on their march.
Augsburg, March 7.—All the Bavarian troops are marching to the Inn.
The famous intriguer Genz has arrived in Vienna, probably to draft the Austrian Manifesto. M. Stein is also at Vienna.
Burgos, (Spain) March 5.—Gen. Sebastiani pursues his success. Marshals Junot and St. Cyr, are approaching Valencia, which it is expected will not make any defence.
Saragossa surrendered the 19th Feb. to the Duke of Montebello, (Lasnes.) Such of the garrison as would not swear allegiance to Joseph I. were to be sent prisoners of war into France.
AUSTRIA.
From Vienna, Feb. 22.—"The measures which the court of Vienna continues to take, and the movements of the troops in all the provinces, no longer permit us to doubt that war will be decided on and declared in a few days. The best informed persons are convinced of it.
Yesterday we flattered ourselves with preserving peace; which caused the funds to rise; but to day I am informed, from a good source, whose information has never deceived me, that the battalions of grenadiers in garrison here, will begin to march the 25th, and the rest of the garrison the 28th, to join the camp assembled near Lintz. I am also assured from the same source, that the Manifesto, a declaration of the war, as well as the proclamation to the army, are already prepared. The Manifesto is conceived in very strong terms against the sovereign of the confederation; but very flattering to the people of the confederation; whom it calls upon to separate themselves from the alliance of France, and to make common cause with Austria. The proclamation to the army contains new promotions—promises to the troops recompenses of every kind; decorations, advancement, and even gifts of land. When the army shall have passed the frontier, it will be paid in ready money. The horses of the artillery are complete. The army, divided into nine corps, will have 850 cannon and howitzers.—A considerable part of the new militia will be combined with the troops of the line. All the officers have been obliged to join their corps. They name Klogerfurth, in Corinthia, Crowia, in Galicia, Ens and Wels, in Austria, Colon and Polsen, in Bohemia, as the points of junction. The Emperor and Archdukes will quit Vienna in a few days.
February 27.—By the late military promotions eight major-generals are
raised to the rank of field-marshal lieutenants; and twelve colonels to that of major-generals.
The first battalions of the reserve have joined their respective regiments.
Gen. Mayer has received sudden orders to take upon himself the command at Brody, in Galicia.
March 2.—Many young men of the most noble families have offered to serve as volunteers; and the collegians have demanded to be formed into a battalion.
The Emperor is about to undertake a journey. It is not yet agreed whether he is to go; but it is generally believed that it will be to Hungary, for the purpose of accelerating the levy en masse of his subjects.
The numerous assemblages of Austrian troops that have taken place in Bohemia, and appear to menace the Upper Palatinate, have occasioned the putting in motion of part of the garrison of Nuremberg—the remainder will shortly follow.
March 3.—Since the departure of the French Ambassador, this city is no longer cognizable. The entire garrison has gone for Bohemia; the military service of the place being done by the citizens.
A vast number of officers, subjects of the Princes of the Rhenish Confederacy, have positively refused to bear arms against their countrymen.
The imposts have been much augmented.
The departure of the French Ambassador has occasioned a very lively sensation at this place.
Paris, March 16.—The Emperor returned yesterday from Rambouillet.
We understand from different letters, that an increased activity prevails in the ports of Ferrol and Corunna. It is not enough that the Spanish marine corps should have remained faithful to honor during a time of anarchy and rebellion, but it aspires to revenge itself upon England, for the evils bro't upon the country. It is said that even the Cadiz squadron participate in this sentiment. A great movement is projecting upon the coasts of the ocean, from Holland quite to Spain.—The French troops have followed the English to the port of Galicia—perhaps they may have the happiness to pursue them further. Many means offer for penetrating into Insurgent Ireland, & for seeking the remains of sir J. Moore's army in the county of Kent.—When Carthage carried her arms into Italy, the Romans soon found themselves under her own walls in Africa, and the rival of Rome disappeared!
An epidemic disease was said, in the French papers, to have broken out at Saragossa, in consequence of the sufferings and hardships endured in the siege, and to have carried off upwards of twenty thousand persons.
Council of Prizes, Paris, Jan. 25.—The American vessel Susan has been adjudged good prize to the officers and crews of the Italian and Syrene frigates. The same court has declared good and lawful prize the merchandise taken out of the American ship Augusta, by the French privateer l'Eve, and confiscated the same for the benefit of the Marine Invalid Case.
March 13.—The late Ambassador, Gen. Andreossi, has returned to Paris from Vienna.
IMPERIAL DECREE
OF FEB. 25, 1809.
ART. 1. American vessels which have been detained in the ports of the empire, solely by the (French) embargo, are permitted to return directly to the U. States. This favor is not extended to such vessels as have been detained on account of irregular papers, or from any other cause.
ART. 2. The vessels, the embargo on which is thus raised, shall be placed in the disposition of M. General Armstrong, minister plenipotentiary of the U. States, to guarantee their direct return to that country. The bonds given on their departure shall only be cancelled by certificates of our consuls, &c. in America, that their cargoes were landed therein, and were composed only of the productions, or industry of our empire; and that no part of them was the produce of the soil of the colonies, or of the commerce of England.
Owing to the ambiguity with which the late imperial decree is worded, we are at a loss for a definition of its precise import, in relation to the American property at present jeopardized in France. The phrase "par suite de l' embargo," (in consequence of the embargo) might seem to imply in a more extended sense, that all American vessels complying with the specified provisions of the arrest, and which had been embargoed in consequence of their papers not being conformable to the restrictions of the Berlin and Milan decrees, were liberated—while in a more limited view, it may be con-
strued to apply only to such vessels, as had been declared in a state of sequestration, in consequence of leaving the U. States after the passing of the American embargo laws, which it will be recollected, the emperor undertook to enforce. And this latter construction, while in its consequence and tendency, it has, (owing to the small number of vessels that were detained under this act) a much less auspicious aspect to the commerce of the United States than could be wished. This opinion we are sorry to say, is but too well warranted, from some of the late proceedings of the French prize courts.
London, March 3.—The French exporting their surplus.—By a French Imperial Decree of the 26th of last month, the exportation of grain and flour, has been permitted from the ports of Dunkirk, Calais, St. Valery upon Somme, Dieppe, Havre, Rouen, Caen, and Granville. The grain is to pay export duty, according to a progressive rate of customs; rye, barley, oats, grits, and Indian corn, pay one moiety of the duty laid on wheat.
Commercial Treaty with New Portugal.
The commercial treaty which is now carried on between our ambassador at the Brazilian court, and the government of that country, is, we understand, founded on a basis that is likely to contribute equally to the interest of both parties. In the mean time, a new Tariff has been established at Rio Janeiro, which considerably reduces the valuation at which British goods had previously been rated, and which is, consequently, tantamount to a diminution of the import duties, as they are charged ad valorem . A new warehousing system is said to have been also in contemplation when the last accounts came away, and that it was to be framed upon a principle similar to our own.
(BY AUTHORITY.)
An ACT making appropriations for opening Streets, Avenues & Bridges.
SEC. 1. BE it enacted by the first and second Chambers of the City Council of Washington, That the following sums be and are hereby appropriated, viz.
For opening and improving nineteenth Street West from Pennsylvania Avenue to F street, eighty dollars: For opening and improving Twenty-first street West from F street to New York Avenue, one hundred dollars: For opening and improving New York Avenue from Twenty-first street West to Twenty-Second street West, fifty dollars: For opening and improving Twenty second street West from New York Avenue to the Southern extremity of the said Twenty-second street, fifty dollars: For opening and improving Twentieth street West from P street to the Northern city boundary and for repairing the bridge on said street, one hundred and fifty dollars: For repairing Pennsylvania Avenue from the President's square and West thereof thirty dollars: For repairing K Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to the bridge on Rock Creek, two hundred dollars: For graveling and graduating Ninth Street West from Pennsylvania Avenue to F Street, seventy dollars: For graveling Seventh street West from the Tyber bridge to Maryland Avenue, seventy-five dollars: For graduating and improving Tenth street West from F to E streets, fifty dollars: For graveling, graduating and improving F. street from Ninth to Fifteenth streets, one hundred & eighty dollars: For extending the Arch on Eleventh and F. Streets, seventy-five dollars: For graduating and improving Fourteenth Street West from Pennsylvania Avenue to G street, fifty dollars: For improving fourteenth street West from G. street to the Northern city boundary, ninety dollars: For opening and improving Twelfth street West from Pennsylvania Avenue to F street, 30 dollars: For improving Eleventh street West from G. street to the Pennsylvania Avenue, twenty dollars: For improving the bridge on F street West between Ninth & Tenth streets, fifty dollars: For improving and graveling Virginia Avenue from New Jersey avenue to Seventh street East, four hundred and eighty dollars: For graveling Pennsylvania Avenue and turning two Arches between First and Second streets, one hundred and twenty dollars: For opening and graveling from Jersey Avenue to Second street, in front of square seven hundred & thirty-six, one hundred dollars: For graveling New Jersey Avenue from C to M streets, two hundred dollars.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the sums aforesaid be laid out under the direction of three commissioners for each road to be appointed by the Mayor.
APPROVED, April 27th, 1809.
TAMMANY SOCIETY.
A Stated meeting of the Tammany Society, will be held at the Council Fire of their Great Wigwam (Lindsay's Hotel) on Friday evening the 5th day of the present month of FLOWERS, precisely at the going down of the sun.
By order of the Society. B. SMITH, Sec.
City of Washington, Month of Flowers, 3rd, Year of discovery the 317th, (May 3, 1809.)
COLUMBIAN DRAGOONS. ATTENTION!!
The Columbian Dragoons will meet in complete uniform on THURSDAY next at 4 o'clock P. M. on the usual parade ground.
By order of the Captain, SAMUEL BURCH, First Sergeant.
May 3—1.
LOST.
ON MONDAY the 24th, a SMALL POCKET BOOK, Containing a variety of Papers together with four TEN Dollar Bank Notes—at the person who has the same will return the Book and Papers to the subscriber, he or she may retain the money and no questions asked.
WASHINGTON BOYD, F street near the Bank.
May 3—1f
DR. ROBERT FRENCH
RESPECTFULLY informs the public that he has commenced the practice of PHYSIC and SURGERY in Georgetown and its vicinity. He keeps his shop in the house lately occupied by Dr. John Weems, deceased.
May 3—1f
SAMUEL STEPHENS. PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NEAR THE CENTRAL MARKET.
HAS received from Philadelphia and now opened a GENERAL ASSORTMENT of Seasonable DRY GOODS, among which are:
 Elegant Calicoes, Do. wide Chintzes,  Gingham,  Cotton & Silk Chambrays,  Elegant Vest Patterns,  Ready made Table Cloths,  Bed Spreads,  Country Prints,  Dimities,  Cotton Cassimere,  Blue Nankeens,  Short Yellow do.  Long do.  Cotton Checks,  Linen do.  Cotton Stockings, white and colored for men and women,  Lutestrings for Dresses,  Seersuckers,  Colored Cambrics,  Cotton Shawls,  Madras Handkerchiefs,  White Crap,  Pink do.  Bandanna Handkerchiefs of assorted colors,  A large assortment of fashionable Bonnets,  Silk Shawls,  Do. black do.  Do. do. Handkerchiefs,  A General Assortment of Silk and Kid Gloves for ladies and gentlemen,  Irish Linen,  German do.  A General Assortment of Cotton Muslins,  An extensive Assortment of black, colored, high heeled Morocco Shoes for ladies and misses,  Morocco Slippers  Leather do.  Kid Shoes,  Suspenders,  Shirting Cambrics,  Linen do.  Cotton Cambric,  Most elegant Robes for Ladies Dresses,  Lamboured Muslins for Dresses, plain, sprigged and figured Leno,  Muslin and Leno Shawls,  Fans,  A variety of Silk and Mantua Ribbons,  White Silk Stocks for ladies and gentlemen,  Lead colored do.  Nankeen do. do.  Cotton in Bales,  Artificial Flowers, and a number of other articles too tedious to enumerate.  Those Ladies and Gentlemen who will favor him with their calls, may rest assured to be accommodated to their entire satisfaction in all respects.
He offers also for Sale by Wholesale.
 25 Boxes Brown Havana Sugar,  1000 Pounds best Green Coffee,  4000 do. Second quality do.  1000 do. Third do. do.  12 Boxes Tin,  1 Pipe genuine Holland Gin, with certificate,  15000 best Clarified Quills,  150 Pieces Hat Bindings,  1 Bale Gurrals,  1 Do. Baftas,  1 Do. Cotton Checks,  300 Pieces Yellow Nankeens,  10 Boxes Window Glass, 10 by 12.  Furniture Calicoes,  Fashionable do.  Undressed do.  25 Dozen Cambric Handkerchiefs,  Dowlas & Ticklenburg,  Oil Cloth, Diaper Table Cloth & Toweling,  Tapes,  Cloth colored Sewing Silk,  Black do.  300 Pieces Satin, Lutestring and Glazed Ribbons,  60 Do. Galloon Bindings,  25 Dozen White Cotton Stockings for men,  25 Do. do. do. women,  36 Do. Ladies Combs,  25 Pieces Boot Strap Webbing,  Cotton Stripes,  Linen do.  1000 Pounds Spanish Soap Leather,  20 Pieces Bandanna Handkerchiefs,  36 Do. Cotton Cambrics,  4 Chest Old Hyson Tea,  1 Do. Young do.  6 Do. Hyson Skin do. of 13 lbs. each,  50 Dozen Common half pint Tumblers,  25 Do. strong-bottomed do.  5 Do. plain quart Decanters,  5 Do. pint Decanters,  15 Do. plain Wine Glasses,  Spanish Segars,  Pocket Looking Glasses,  12 Pounds Twine.  All of which he will sell low for CASH or approved Notes.
Washington, May 3—8&w4

WASHINGTON BRIDGE COMPANY. NOTICE is hereby given to the Proprietors of Sixteen Shares of the Capital Stock of the said Company, upon which the Second Instalment of Ten Dollars a share remains unpaid, which shares are numbered 461, 462, 463, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and to the Proprietors of 83 Shares, upon which the Third Instalment of Ten Dollars a share remains unpaid, numbered 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 451, 462, 463, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 1050, 1069, 1070, 1339, 1340, 1468, 1484, 1535, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, that unless the respective Instalments of Ten Dollars on each share, be paid to the Treasurer, on or before the first day of June next, the President and Directors will proceed on that day, to forfeit for the benefit of the Company, the said Share, in conformity with the provisions of "An act authorizing the erection of a bridge over the river Potomac within the District of Columbia."  NOTICE is also given to Delinquents of the Fourth Instalment, that unless they make payment immediately on their shares, the Directors will advertise them for forfeiture.  By order of the Directors, DAN. CARROLL, of Duddn' Pr. April 26—tfdm.
PUBLIC SALE. IN pursuance of a decree of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, for Washington county, passed in the case of Godfrey Mago , against the heirs of Charles Cist , deceased, will be offered to public sale on the premises, on the 10th of May next, at one o'clock.
Three two story Brick Houses , and a Frame House on Lot No. — in Square No. — in the city of Washington, all under rent, with the appurtenances belonging to them respectively.
The said Houses are advantageously situated on E street, near the Hotel Spring, and will be sold separately. The terms of sale are one third cash in hand, or to be paid immediately on the ratification of the sale by the Circuit Court; one third in 12 months, and the other third in two years from the day of sale—bond being given with approved security for payment, with interest from the day of sale on each instalment.  PHINEAS BRADLEY, Trustee. April 120—tds
By virtue of an order of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for Washington County, will be sold at public vendue at the house of Mr. WILLIAM RHODES , Innkeeper, City of Washington, on Saturday the 13th of May next ensuing, at 3 o'clock P. M. the following very valuable property, in the city of Washington, to wit:
Lot No. 6, in square No. 224, containing 4,618 3-4 square feet. On this lot, (with other improvements) is a large, elegant and commodious (three stories) brick house, well calculated for an extensive tavern or boarding house; and is now occupied, in part, by Mrs. Sater, as a boarding house, and the other part by Mr. Edgar Patterson, as a store. This property is situated on the corner of 15th and north F streets, directly opposite the treasury department, and may be justly said, to be as eligible and advantageous a situation for public business, as any in the city; and from the largeness and structure of the aforesaid house, it may be occupied and used, as two separate and suitable dwellings. The terms of sale will be, one fourth part in cash, and the residue on 12, 18 and 24 months credit, the purchaser or purchasers giving approved security; possession to be had immediately.
Lots No. 15 and 16 adjoining, in square No. 407, containing 10,206 3-4 square feet. On those lots are some wooden framed houses—They are advantageously situated on Ninth and E streets. The terms of sale are, one half cash, and the balance on a credit of 90 days, the purchaser or purchasers giving note or notes, with approved endorser—possession to be had immediately.
Lot No. 26, in square No. 252, containing in lot 5,902 square feet—Alley 1,433 sq. ft. and lot No. 27 in the same square, containing in lot 5,322 square feet—Alley 309 1-2 square feet. Those lots are adjoining, and situated on 13th street, on one of which is erected a small wooden house. The terms of sale are, one half in cash, and the balance in 90 days, the purchaser or purchasers giving note or notes, with approved endorser—possession to be had immediately.
All and singular the abovementioned property will be sold subject to the dower of Mrs. Mary Ann Penwick, Widow of Bennett Penwick, deceased.  Edgar Patterson, Alexander Cochrane, sen. Francis Clarke, James H. Blake, Pierce Purcell. } Commissioners.  N. B. Any person desirous of purchasing the aforesaid property, or any part thereof, can be made acquainted with, and satisfied as to the title, by applying to James A. Porter, Esq. Attorney for the present claimants and owners.
April 25—eptds.
SPRING GOODS.  BAKER & RIGGS, Sign of the Plough, Has just received a part of their SPRING SUPPLY , consisting of Fancy and Substantial articles; among them are—Fancy worked Robes, elegant plain and worked India and English muslins, fine linen cambricks and cambric handkerchiefs—elegant 9-4 and 7-4 damask silk shawls, silks, ginghams, chintzes, furniture calicoes and dimities, cambric dimities and muslins, spring bonnets, umbrellas, silk and cotton hosiery, and gloves—fancy vesting, damask and diaper table cloths, sheeting, ticking—fine shirting muslins, mankeens, superfine cloths, threads, &c. &c.  Also, 3000 yards handsome patterns, ingrain English carpeting, 500 yards silks and 200 yards silk velvets, 600 yards country made linen for sheeting, and many other articles.  All of which being purchased on the best terms, will be sold low for CASH.  A liberal discount will be made to purchasers that buy to sell again.  George Town, April 21st, 1809—2aw4w
CHARLES H. VARDEN, MERCHANT TAYLOR, RESPECTFULLY informs the gentlemen of the district of Columbia and Public in general, that he has received by a late arrival from Philadelphia, a Choice Assortment of superfine Cloths, Cassimeres, single and double milled, superfine Coating, black silk Florentines. Likewise an elegant assortment of Sponclets & rich silk Molekins for Waistcoats with a variety of other articles suitable for the season. Regimentals and Naval Uniforms made in the most elegant and uniform style of fashion.  Richard Horwell's celebrated PATENT PARALLEL SUSPENDERS for superior to any hitherto in use can be had on the same terms retail, as at his Manufactory.  November 27—tf
PUBLIC SALE. PURSUANT to a decretal order of the Chancery District Court of Williamsburg, will be offered for sale, on the 4th Monday in May next, at Westmoreland Court House , being court day, that very valuable FARM, situated on Nomony river , in the county of Westmoreland , the property of JOHN MATTHEWS , late of said county, containing 643 Acres. A credit of twelve months will be given, the purchaser executing to the commissioners acting under the aforesaid order, bond with approved security, and a deed of trust on the land to secure the payment of the purchase money according to the terms of the decree.  April 14—ts
FOR SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION, On the Premises on the 15th day of June next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.  LOTS No. 16 and 17, in Sq. 191, in the city of Washington, together with the Buildings thereon standing. Said property is directly opposite Mr. Wm. O'Neal's houses near the West Market, and is most advantageously situated, it being the estate formerly owned by Mr. Samuel Wilson, deceased. The terms of payment are one fourth cash in hand, the remainder divided into three equal annual payments with interest annually on these three payments which are to be secured by good notes negotiable Bank and a mortgage on the property. Also at the same time and place, Two SHARES in the Theatre.  April 17—tds
PUBLIC SALE. BY virtue of an order of the Orphans Court of Anne Arundel county, the subscriber will sell at Public Sale, on Wednesday the 31 day of May next, if fair, if not, the first fair day thereafter, at the FARM of John Gwin, esq. deceased, on Deep Creek, in Anne Arundel county, all the Personal Estate of the said deceased at the said Farm, consisting of a number of valuable Negroes, Household Furniture, Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Hogs and Farming Utensils.  The Terms of sale are, for all sums under 10/, the cash to be paid on the day of sale, and for all sums above 10/ a credit of ten months will be given, the purchaser giving bond with approved security, with legal interest thereon from the day of sale.  The sale to commence at 11 o'clock, and to be continued until the whole is sold.  The Farm may be RENTED, and immediate possession given.  TH: HARRIS, Jun. Adm'r. April 17—tdos
FOR SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION, On the Premises on the 15th day of June next, at 5 o'clock in the afternoon.  LOT No. 3, in Sq. No. 161 in the city of Washington together with a Dwelling House and Slaughter-House thereon. Said property is well situated for a butcher. A fine run of water passes near it. It was formerly owned by Daniel Guyer. Terms of payment, one fourth cash in hand, one fourth payable in six months from the sale with interest, one fourth payable at the end of 12 months with interest, and the remainder payable at the end of 18 months with interest. Said payments are to be secured by good notes negotiable at the Bank and a mortgage on the property.  April 17—tds
NOTICE. THE persons who claim title to the following LOTS in Georgetown , are notified that their titles are defective in consequence of their having neglected to avail themselves of the compromise agreed on in the case of Beatty and Davidson . The representatives of Gen. Davidson are yet willing to assent to the same compromise, and all who apply by the 10th May next may obtain deeds on those terms—the lots claimed by those who do not apply will be proceeded against. If those persons desire any information on this subject they can apply to Mr. Abner Ritchie or to F. S. Key, esq. Georgetown. Letters from those who do not reside in the District (post-paid) will be attended to.  ANNE MARIA DAVIDSON, Executrix & devisee of Gen. JOHN DAVIDSON.  The following are the Lots in Beatty and Hawkins's addition to Georgetown , referred to in the above notice—Lots No. 2 & part of Lot No. 3—lots Nos. 4, 6, 15, 30, 41, 43, 44, 52, 58, 59, 60, 65, 67, 85, 86, 87, 91, 92, 94, 103, 104, 105, 109, 110, 113, 114, 118, 119, 121, 123, 125, 130, 132, 135, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 148, 149, 154, 155, 163, 166, 168, 170, 175, 176, 194, 195, 196, 205, 207, 211, 212, 214, 216, 220, 225, 227, 230, 231, 236, 237, 239, 245, 248, 256, 257, 258, 259, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 267, 269, 270, 272, 273, 275, 278, 279, 282, 287, 288, 289, 290, 294, and 295.  March 22—10m
INSPECTOR'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON, APRIL 27, 1809. (ORDERS.)  ALL Officers of the Army who are on furlough or absent from their respective corps or stations, will report themselves without delay to the Adjutant and Inspector of the Army, Maj. Nicoll, at the city of Washington; stating on what authority they are absent and the period for which their furloughs were given, and all Officers who shall hereafter be absent from their respective corps or stations, will report themselves monthly as herein directed.  By order of the Secretary of War, A. Y. NICOLL, Adj. & Inspector.  Those Printers who are authorised to publish the Laws of the Tenth Congress of the United States are requested to insert the above twice a week for three weeks, and transmit their accounts to the Accountant of the War Department for settlement.  April 23—taw3w
BY virtue of an authority to me given, will be SOLD at Public Vendue, at the House of Mr. Wm. Rhodes Innkeeper, city of Washington, on Saturday the 13th of May next ensuing, at 4 o'clock P. M. one equal half part of Lot No. 2 in square No. 258, in the city of Washington, adjoining Lot No. 3 in the said square, and containing 1,935 square feet and 7 1-2 inches.  The above described Lot is advantageously situated on a public street, and is directly on the Tyber Creek, and near the public Wharf on said creek, on which said Lot is a new and an excellent pump of water. An indisputable title will be made and a credit of 60 days given, on note or notes with approved indorsers.  JA. A. PORTER, April 23—eptd
ON application to St. Mary's county Court, by petition in writing of FRANCIS HOWARD of St. Mary's county for the benefit of the act of Assembly for the relief of sundry insolvent debtors passed at November session eighteen hundred and five and the several supplements thereto on his property and a list of his creditors on oath, as far as he can ascertain them being annexed to his petition, and the court being satisfied by competent testimony that the said Francis Howard has resided two years immediately preceding the time of his application, in the state of Maryland. It is thereupon ordered and adjudged that the said Francis Howard by causing a copy of this order to be inserted in the National Intelligencer , once a week for three months before the 7th day of August next, give notice to his creditors to a pear before this court at the court house in Leonardtown in St. Mary's county, on the said 7th day of August next, for the purpose of recommending a trustee for their benefit, and to show cause if any they have, why the said Francis Howard should not have the benefit of the acts of Assembly aforesaid as prayed.  Test JO. HARRIS, CLK. April 28—w3m
WAS committed to the jail of Washington county in the district of Columbia, the following negroes. Negro GILES on the 8th instant, who says he is the property of Dr. Stephen Cook, of Loudoun county Virginia; says he is 48 years of age, 5 feet 11 inches high, slender made; had on when committed home made grey cloth coat and trousers, brown cloth vest, old linen shirt, black hat and old shoes, and no other clothes with him. Negro JOHN on the 12th instant, who says he is the property of Enoch Mason of Stafford county, Virginia; he is about thirty-four or five years of age, of a yellowish complexion, 5 feet 3 inches high; had on when committed, grey cloth jacket and trousers, black cloth vest, cotton shirt, old black hat, old shoes and stockings, and no other clothes with him. The owners of the above slaves are desired to come and prove them and take them away, or they will be sold for their jail fees & other expenses as the law directs.  C. TIPPET, Keeper of the Jail for W. Boyd, Marshal. April 24—w3t
SEBASTIAN SPRING. SITUATED near the new turnpike road between Washington and Alexandria, about three quarters of a mile from the Washington Bridge.  The Subscriber has opened a House of Entertainment for the accommodation of travellers, the citizens of both places and their vicinity—Public Dinners and Tea Parties, &c. &c. will be furnished on a short notice in the style required.  He will always keep supplied with the best of Madeira, Port, Claret and Champagne—and will endeavor generally to keep the dainties of the season. A private room will be kept for the accommodation of Ladies.  He flatters himself that the encouragement he may receive, will enable him to extend his present plans.  A. LINDO. N. B. A few good male and female servants wanted; for such liberal wages will be given.  April 3—1aw4f
10,000 DOLLARS, MAY BE GAINED FOR 1-2 DOLLARS!! In the Third Class of the Lottery authorised by law for removing obstructions in the RIVER LEHIGH, IN PENNSYLVANIA.  SCHEME.    2 prizes of $ 10,000 each  20,000    3 5,000  15,000    2 2,500  5,000    3 1,000  3,000    6 500  3,000    15 200  3,000    30 100  3,000    60 50  3,000    130 20  2,600    300 10  3,000    13,800 5  69,000    35,650 not 1-2 blanks to a prize.  50,000 tickets at 2 1-2 dollars, 125,000  To draw 500 tickets each day at the State House in Philadelphia, and the prizes to be paid by Thomas Alibone, esq. the treasurer of that city, 30 days after the conclusion of the drawing, subject to a deduction of 15 per cent. Prizes not demanded in twelve months after the close of the drawing, to be considered as relinquished to the Lottery.  Part of the above prizes determinable as follows:    The 1st drawn ticket on the 1st, 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, 30th, 35th, 40th, 45th, 50th, and 55th, days  $200 each.    do. on the 60th, 65th, 70th & 75th  do. 500 do.    do. on the 80th and 85th  do. 1000 do.    do. 90th  do. 2500 do.    do. 95th  do. 5000 do.    do. 100th  do. 10000 do.    The two $10,000 prizes to receive each in part payment 25 shares of the Lehigh Stock, at 100 dollars each, The two 5000 dollars 10 shares The two 2500 do. 5 do.  Societies, associations, and individuals purchasing not less than 50 tickets will be allowed to pay for them by instalments much to their interest.  Letters post paid, and enclosing the cash, will be duly attended to, and prizes of Lotteries in the cities of Philadelphia, and New York, will be received in payment, by GEORGE TAYLOR, Jun.  No. 85, South Second Street, Philadelphia, and JOHN DAVIDSON, Washington city, December 12—wtf
BY virtue of the powers invested in me by the last Will and Testament of John Emory , deceased, I will sell at public auction at Lot No. 2 in square No. 431, on Thursday the 11th day of May next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, the following LOTS—Lots No. 3 and 15 in square 431, on Lot 15 is erected a small one story Frame and Workshop—a part of Lot No. 2 in square east of square 1025, laying on the Eastern Branch—part of Lot No. 2 in square 731, and Lots No. 1 and 22 in square 218. The said Lots will be sold on a credit of six months, bond with good security being given for payment with interest from the day of sale.  GEORGE BLAGDEN. April 26—tdos
District of Columbia, Washington county, to wit.  IN the case of EDWARD GANTT an insolvent debtor in the county aforesaid. Six months from and after the first day of March next is limited and appointed for the creditors of said insolvent to bring in and exhibit their claims to the trustee.  Ordered that this notice be published in the National Intelligencer and Washington Federalist once a month during said time.  By order of the hon. Wm. Cranch, Esq. chief judge of the circuit court of the district of Columbia.  WM. BRENT, Ck. February 23, 1809.
Those indebted to the insolvent's estate, are hereby noticed to pay the same without delay, otherwise suit will be brought for recovery.  THOMAS HERTY, Trustee. March 27—m6m  WAS committed to the jail of Frederic county, Maryland, on the 15th day of February last, a negro man, who calls himself Phil Blake —he is about 5 feet 6 inches high, stout made—he appears to be about 23 or 24 years of age—he has a small scar near his left eye, occasioned, as he says, by a stroke from his master—his back denotes him to have been severely whipped in his time—his clothing when committed, were as follows:—a drab colored great coat, a dark brown roundabout, a swansdown waistcoat, old pantaloons, shoes and stockings, all much worn, a good wool hat, and wears his hair platted over his forehead—he says he belongs to Dr. Wm. P. Matthews, on Elk Ridge, within 5 miles of Elk Ridge landing. The owner is hereby requested to come and release him, otherwise he will be sold for his prison fees according to law.  GEORGE CREAGER, Sh. Fr. Cy. March 20—w8t
The Editor of the National Intelligencer , Washington city; Evening Post , at Baltimore; and Republican Star , at Easton, are requested to insert the above once a week for eight weeks each.  In Chancery, in the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, for the county of Washington.  Benjamin Young, Nicholas Young and Robert Brent, Executor Notley Young—Complainants.  Against  James Greenleaf, Standish Ford, Joseph Bal George Harrison, Samuel Sterret, Paul Bustie, Thomas Fitzsimmons, Matthew Pearce, Daniel Ludlow, James Crawford, junr. James Crawford, Jasper Moylan, William Read, Charles G. Paleski, John Gardner, junr. Edward Fox, Henry Pratt, Thos. W. Francis, John Miller, junr. John Ashley, Jacob Baker, Hannah Nicholson widow of John Nicholson, William Nicholson, Anna Nicholson, Seth Nicholson, John Nicholson, James Nicholson, Samuel Nicholson, Sarah Nicholson and Louisa Nicholson, heirs at law of John Nicholson, John Millar, Mary Morris, widow of Robert Morris, Robert Morris, Thomas Morris, Henry Morris, James Marshall and Hester his wife, and Henry Nixon and Maria his wife—Defendants.
THE bill filed in this cause, states that the defendant James Greenleaf, on or about the 25th of September, 1793, purchased of Notley Young in his life time five hundred lots in the city of Washington county of Washington and District of Columbia, for fifteen thousand pounds current money with interest thereon, and with an agreement on the part of the said defendants, to erect sundry valuable buildings & improvements thereon, to the value of seven thousand five hundred pounds in two years from the date thereof, and the like sum of money in two years more, that is to say the lots in square 502, 503, 504, 506, square south of 506, square south of square 506, square 549, south of square 549, square 547, 543, 545, 546, square east of square 546, square 596, square east of square 596, 597, 471, 500, 473, 542, 498, 470, 468, 469, 467, 388, 354, 328, 412, 435, 541, 592, 591, 540, 495, square east of square 547, square west of square 604, two small squares west of square 606, 411, 268, 269, 298, 299, 353, 326, 386, 410, 434, square west of square 471, square 300, 270, 385, 266, 297, 352, 384, 231, 325, 351, 464, 387, 435 and 465.  That the said several defendants were concerned in the purchase and sale of the greater part of the said property, and are interested therein, which said part is subject to and bound for the payment of a large sum of money in the said bill particularly stated, yet due and unpaid of the purchase money for said lots and squares, and that the same is a lien on said squares and lots. That the said first mentioned defendant are insolvent and unable to pay their debts. The object of the bill is that the said squares and lots as aforesaid, bound for the purchase money aforesaid, may be sold for the payment thereof. It is on the complainants motion Ordered, that they procure a copy of this order to be inserted in the National Intelligencer at least once a week for six successive weeks, to the end that the said absent defendants and all other persons, (if any there be) interested in the premises, may have notice of the complainant's application, and of the object of their said bill—and that the said defendants may be warned to appear in person or by solicitor in this court, on the fourth Monday of December next ensuing, to show cause, if any they can, why a decree as prayed for in and by said bill, should not be made.  By order,  WM. BRENT, Ck. April 24—6w
PUBLIC SALE. BY virtue of the powers invested in me by the last Will and Testament of John Emory , deceased, I will sell at public auction at Lot No. 2 in square No. 431, on Thursday the 11th day of May next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, the following LOTS—Lots No. 3 and 15 in square 431, on Lot 15 is erected a small one story Frame and Workshop—a part of Lot No. 2 in square east of square 1025, laying on the Eastern Branch—part of Lot No. 2 in square 731, and Lots No. 1 and 22 in square 218. The said Lots will be sold on a credit of six months, bond with good security being given for payment with interest from the day of sale.  GEORGE BLAGDEN. April 26—tdos
Treasury Department, March 28, 1809.  WHEREAS , in conformity with the provisions made by law, for the reimbursement of the Exchange Six per Cent Stock , created by the second section of the Act entitled "An Act supplementary to the act entitled an act making provision for the redemption of the whole of the public debt of the U. S." passed on the 11th day of February, 1807, it has been determined by lot that the Certificates of said stock designated by the permanent numbers contained in the annexed Schedule, should be reimbursed on the first day of January next;
PUBLIC NOTICE. IS therefore given to the proprietors of the Certificates of EXCHANGED SIX PER CENT STOCK created by the act aforesaid, and bearing the permanent numbers contained in the annexed Schedule, that the principal of the same, will on surrender of the certificates, be paid on the first day of January, 1810, to the respective Stockholders or their legal representatives, or attorneys duly constituted, either at the Treasury or at the Loan Office where the Stock thus to be reimbursed, may then stand credited to the proprietors thereof.  It is further made known for the information of the parties concerned, that no transfers of the Certificates of Exchanged Stock bearing the permanent numbers contained in the annexed Schedule, from the books of the Treasury or of any Commissioner of Loans, will be allowed after the first day of December next. And the interest on all the Certificates contained in the said Schedule, will cease and determine, on the day preceding the day hereby fixed for the reimbursement thereof.
ALBERT GALLATIN. Secretary of the Treasury.  SCHEDULE.    5 16 201 39 005 40,340   7 16 218 39 006 40,344   5,017 16 219 39 041 40,348   5 018 16 222 39 044 40 355   5 021 16 238 39 045 40 364   5,022 16 242 39 053 40,365   5,023 16 246 40,001 40,367   5 03 16 249 40 005 40 378   5 039 16 255 40 011 40 383   5 045 16 258 40 021 40 384   5,046 16 270 40 023 40 394   5,056 16 275 40 027 40,408   5 061 16 276 40 032 40 413   5 064 16 283 40 036 40 418   10,001 16 290 40 040 40 428   19 007 16 292 40 043 40 432   10,008 16 293 40 049 40,437   10 014 26 001 40 073 40,449   10 023 26 013 40 098 40 452   10 033 27 003 40 107 40 454   10,036 29 008 40 113 40 455   15,004 29 009 40 120 40,463   15,008 29 012 40 128 40,469   15,009 29 013 40 131 40 471   15,012 29 019 40 139 40 476   15 019 29 042 40 141 40 481   15 026 29 084 40 142 40,484   15 029