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SKETCH OF THE DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT.
Monday, Jan. 9, 1809.
The amendments of the Senate to the bill sent from the House for employing an additional number of seamen were taken up. [The amendments propose the immediate arming, manning, &c. all the armed vessels of the U. S.]
Mr. G. W. CAMPBELL expressed a hope that the House would disagree to the amendments. The President was already authorised by law to fit out these vessels, whenever in his opinion the public service should require it; and the expence which would attend them was a sufficient argument against it. If no urgent occasion existed for their service, which he believed did not.
Mr. STORY entertained a very different opinion from that of the gentleman from Tennessee. In case of war there must be some ships of one kind or other; and it would take six months at least to prepare all our ships for service. At present they were rotting in the docks. If it were never intended to use them, it would be better to burn them at once than to suffer them to remain in their present situation. He believed if out at sea they might be useful and would be well employed. Why keep them up at this place, whence they could not get out of the river perhaps in three weeks or a month? He believed that a naval force would form the most effectual protection to our seaports that could be devised. Part of our little navy was suffered to rot in the docks, and the other part was scarcely able to keep the ocean. Could not a single foreign frigate enter almost any of our harbors now and batter down our towns? Could not even a single gun boat sweep some of them? Mr. Story said he could not conceive why gentlemen should wish to paralyze the strength of the nation by keeping back our naval force, and now in particular, when many of our native seamen (and he was sorry to say that from his own knowledge he spoke it) were starving in our ports. Mr. Story enumerated some of the advantages which this country possessed in relation to naval force. For every ship which we employed on our coasts, he said any foreign nation must incur a double expence to be able to cope with us. The truth was, that gentlemen well versed in the subject had calculated that it would require for a fleet competent to resist such a naval force as the U. S. might without difficulty provide, four or five hundred transport ships to supply
them with provisions, the expence of which alone would be formidable, as a coercive argument to G. Britain. He wished it to be shewn, however small our naval force, that we do not undervalue it, or underrate the courage and ability of our seamen.
Mr. Cook followed Mr. Story, on the same side of the question. He compared the nation to a fortress on which an attack was made, and the garrison, of which, instead of guarding the portal, ran upon the battlements to secure every small aperture. He thought their attention should first be directed to the gates and that a naval force would be the most efficient defence for our ports.
Mr. D. R. WILLIAMS called for the yeas and nays on the amendment. Mr. SMILIE said that raising a naval force for the purpose of resisting G. Britain would be attacking her on her strong ground. If we were to have a war with her on the ocean, it could only be carried on by distressing her trade. Neither did he believe that these vessels of war would be of any effect as a defence. They did not constitute that defence on which he would rely. If we had a navy, it would form the strongest temptation for attack upon our ports and harbors. If Denmark had possessed no navy, Copenhagen would never have been attacked. The only way in which we could carry on a war on the ocean to advantage, Mr. Smilie said, would be by our enterprising citizens, giving them sufficient encouragement. Were we to employ a naval force in case of war, it would but furnish our enemy with an addition to her navy. He hoped the House would disagree to the amendments of the Senate and appoint a committee of conference.
Mr. DANA said that the amendments sent from the Senate presented a question of no small importance to the nation. Without expressing any opinion on the question, it appeared to him to be at least of sufficient importance to be discussed in committee of the whole. Coming from the other branch of the Legislature and being so interesting to the nation, he wished that it might be discussed fairly and fully; and therefore moved a reference to a committee of the whole.
Messrs. Dana, Tallmadge & Story urged a reference to a committee of the whole, on account of the great importance of the subject, on which a full discussion would be proper; and Messrs. Macon, G. W. Campbell and Holland opposed it, because the seamen proposed by the original bill were now wanted and the subject of the amendment was already referred to a committee of the whole in a distinct bill. Motion lost, 58 to 55.
Mr. MACON observed, that the immediate expence of this arrangement, if agreed to, would be at least five or six millions of dollars and but 400,000 were appropriated by the bill. When he compared this bill with the report of a select committee made to the House of Representatives, he said he was astonished. A part of that report was a letter from the Secretary of the Navy in which the very number (2000) contained in the bill as it went from this House was desired. Mr. Macon adverted to the observation of Mr. Story that it would cost G. Britain as much to keep one frigate as it would cost us to keep two. He thought the expence would be about equal. The expence of the transportation of provisions would be counterbalanced by the difference of expence between the pay of the British and American seamen, the latter being double of the former generally. He objected to this bill from the Senate because no estimate accompanied it. He thought they would go far enough if they gave the departments all that they asked. This House had indeed as much right to judge of the force requisite, as any other department; but he did not wish to be called upon to supply a deficit in the appropriation, which never failed to occur even in the ordinary appropriations for the Navy Department. Give the 400,000 dolls. asked for, and the deficit in the appropriation will be at least ten times the amount of the sum appropriated.
Mr. Cook contended strenuously in favor of a naval force. He detailed the advantages which would accrue to the nation from a few fast sailing frigates. He said they were essentially necessary to defence. He expatiated on the difficulty with which any foreign power could maintain a force on our coast.
Mr. HOLLAND did not profess to have much knowledge on this subject, but he said it did not require much to overthrow the arguments of gentlemen on the subject. What
defence a few frigates would be to the extensive coast of this country he could not understand. There certainly never had been a time when this country should rely on a maritime force as a sufficient protection. Indeed, he said, if we had 15 or 20 or more sail of the line, he should hesitate much before he would go to war with G. Britain, because these would be undoubtedly lost. Our power of coercion was not on the ocean. G. Britain had possessions on the continent which were valuable to her; they were in the power of the U. S. and the way to coerce her to respect our rights on water would be by attacking them on land. He said he certainly did not undervalue the disposition and prowess of our seamen; and it was because he valued them, that he did not wish them to go into an unequal contest, in which they must certainly yield. Gentlemen might understand naval matters; but it was no reason that they should therefore understand the efficiency of a naval force. There was sufficient evidence in history to warn the U. S. against it.
Mr. DAWSON moved that the bill should lie on the table till the amendments of the Senate could be printed. Motion lost—Yeas 40—Nays 78.
Mr. TROUP said he rose but for the purpose of stating facts which struck him as being applicable to the subject before the House. He referred chiefly to an extract of a letter written to himself and published in the paper of to-day. [Mr. Troup then read the extract which appeared in the National Intelligencer on the 9th instant.] In addition to these facts, letters had been received in the course of this morning, containing further particulars, which he begged leave to state to the House. After the officer (commander of a British armed vessel) had been forced on board his vessel, and whilst lying in our waters and within our jurisdiction, he had fired several shots at pilot boats passing and repassing, had been very abusive, and threatened the town with what he called vengeance; and in addition to these facts, letters had reached Savannah from Liverpool, giving satisfactory information that vessels of 15 or 20 guns had been fitted out for the purpose of forcing a cotton trade with South Carolina and Georgia. This information Mr. Troup said came from unquestionable authority. And it was because he was unwilling that the people of this country should longer submit to the abuse of British naval officers; because he was unwilling that they should be exposed to the insolence of every British commissioned puppy who chose to insult us; because he was unwilling that armed vessels should force a cotton trade, when every man knew that ninetenths of the people of Georgia would treat as traitors the violators of the embargo—it was for this reason that he was disposed to vote for the amendments from the Senate. The great objection which had been taken to them was the expence which they would produce. Economy, Mr. Troup said, was a good thing in time of peace; but if this contracted spirit of economy predominated in our war councils, if we were forced into a war, so help him God, he would rather at once tamely submit our honor and independence than maintain them in this economical way. If we went to war, we ought not to adopt little measures for the purpose of executing them with little means; neither should we refuse to adopt great measures because they could not be executed but with great means. It was very true that in war as well as in peace calculation to a certain extent was necessary; but if they once resolved on an object, it must be executed at whatever expence. He was no advocate for standing armies or navies generally speaking; but in discharging his duties here, he must be governed by the circumstances of every case which presented itself for his decision, and then ask himself, is it wise, politic and prudent to do this or omit that? He said he would never go back to yesterday to discover what he had then said or done, in order to ascertain what he should now do or say. Political conduct must depend on circumstances. What was right yesterday, might be wrong to-day; nay, what was right at the moment he rose to address the House might ere this be palpably wrong. Conduct depended on events which depended on the folly or caprice of men; and as they changed, events would change. It might have been a good doctrine long ago that this country ought to have a navy competent to cope with a de-
tachment of the British navy; it might have been good doctrine then, but was shocking doctrine now. At that time England had to contend with the navies of Russia, Denmark, France, Holland, Spain, &c. Now England was sole mistress of the ocean. To fight her ship to ship and man to man, and it was impossible that gentlemen could think of fighting her otherwise, if they fought her at all, we must build up a huge navy at an immense expence. We must determine to become less agricultural and more commercial; to incur a debt of 500 or a thousand millions of dollars, and all the loons and taxes attendant on such a system, and all the corruption attendant on them. He should as soon think of embarking an hundred thousand men for the purpose of attacking France at her threshold, as of building so many ships to oppose the British navy. It was out of the question; no rational man could think of it. But that was not now the question. It was, whether we would call into actual service the little navy we possessed. It was not even a question whether we would have a navy at all or not. If that were the question, he would not hesitate to say that even our present political condition required a navy to a certain extent to protect our commerce against the Barbary powers in peace, and in time of war for convoys to our merchantmen. He only meant a few fast-sailing frigates, such a navy as we have at present, for the purpose of harassing the commerce of our enemies also. He therefore thought our present naval force ought to be put in service. As far as the appropriation (400,000) would go, it would be employed; but if Congress should hereafter see cause to countermand or delay the preparation, they would have it in their power to do so by refusing a further appropriation.
Mr. D. R. WILLIAMS said it was his misfortune to differ with gentlemen upon all points on the subject of the navy. He was opposed to it from stem to stern; and gentlemen who attempted to argue in favor of it as a matter of necessity, involved themselves in absurdities, they were not aware of. When money had been appropriated for fortifications, there had been no intimation that it would be necessary to prop them up with a naval force. If our towns could not be defended by fortifications he asked, would ten frigates defend them? The gentleman from Massachusetts, (Mr. Story) had even gone so far as to say that a single gun-boat could sweep one-half of our harbors. If a single gun-boat could now sweep most of our harbors, Mr. Williams said he should like to know what eleven hundred and thirty vessels of war could do, even when opposed by our whole force of ten frigates! The gentleman from Massachusetts had said that it would be cheaper to keep these vessels in actual service than in their present situation. Mr. Williams said he supposed that the gentleman meant that they would get faster in their present situation than if they were at sea. He said he was for keeping them where they were, and would rather contribute to place them in a situation where they would get faster. Mr. W. combated the arguments that employing the navy would afford relief to our seamen, and that the maintaining a navy on our coast would be more expensive to an European power than the support of a larger naval force by us. And he said we should never be able to man any considerable fleet except the constitution were amended to permit impressments, following the example of Great Britain.
The gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Story) had said that except we began with this bill and got his fast sailing frigates, we should never regain our rights. If that were really the case, Mr. Williams said he was ready to abandon them. He considered that the sort of maintenance of our rights advertised to by the gentleman from Massachusetts, would be destructive to those rights. Gentlemen must have forgotten that when Hamburg was in the greatest state of prosperity, she did not possess even a single gun-boat. Why, there was not wealth enough in the whole nation, if every one were to carry his all, thus to maintain our rights against the navy of Great Britain. If we were carried into a war, and every thing really seemed to be tending that way, we must rely upon the enterprise of our citizens; and that, when set at liberty, would be found more desperate than the navy of any country. When we were at the end of the revolution, we

had but one frigate, and the best of which we ever did was to give that one away. The state of South Carolina had not yet got clear of the curse. She embarked one frigate in the general struggle, and she had not rid herself of the debts incurred by it yet. Private enterprise must be depended upon. The people from the Eastward had shown in the last war what they would do. When vessels were loaded with sugar they would fight like bull-dogs for it. He recollected a story, he said, of one of our privateers being beat off by a Jamaica-man, whom they attacked. The captain not liking to lose the prize, and finding his crew disheartened, told them she was full of sugar. "Is she?" said they; "by G-d let us at her again." They scarcely ever failed in their enterprises.
In allusion to the case at Savannah, Mr. Williams regretted that an insult should be offered to the people of the country. The insult at Savannah had been by this time redressed, he had no doubt. He had no information to induce him to believe so, but the knowledge that the sloop of war Hornet was stationed off Charleston, and of course cruised near the place. The Hornet was perfectly adequate to drive any vessel of twenty guns out of our waters. She was one of the best vessels of the United States, and as well officered as any. [Mr. Troup observed that the Hornet was off Charleston. Now he wanted a frigate at Savannah.] Mr. W. said that Savannah was the very place where gun-boats would be perfectly effectual. He meant to make no reflection against the proposer of the gun-boat system, but he did against those who had only given one-half of the system, and omitted the other—the marine militia. And now, when an attack was menaced at Savannah, gentlemen wanted a frigate! If nine-tenths of the people were opposed to the evasions of the embargo law, Mr. Williams said it would not be evaded. The evaders would be considered as traitors—as the worst of traitors. As to preparing a force for the protection of navigation, the gentleman from Georgia must well know, that the whole revenue of the United States would not be competent to maintain a sufficient number of vessels to convoy our merchantmen.
Mr. W. concluded by saying, that he wished the nation to be protected, and its wrongs to be redressed; but when he reflected that at Casine the soil had been most abominably violated, he could not view the insults in our waters as being equal to it; for (said he) touch the soil and you touch the life blood of every man in it.
Mr. DURELL considered the present subject as one of the most important which had been introduced at this session. It would indeed be difficult to reason gentlemen into a modification of a principle to which they were opposed throughout; but he trusted that this House was not generally so disposed. He believed that a large majority of the House were at this moment in favor of embargo or war, because the House had been so distinctly told by a committee on our foreign relations, that there was no alternative but submission; and almost every gentleman who had the honor of a seat within these walls, had committed himself on the subject, either to persevere in the embargo, or resort to war. What would be the object of a war? Not the right of the soil, not our territorial limits, but the right of navigating the ocean. Were we to redress these wrongs, these commercial injuries, on the land? Not altogether, he conceded. Would it be good policy, he asked, to let our means of carrying on war on the ocean rot in our docks, and not make use of them? These vessels would also be useful as a defence. Why then should they not be manned and put in readiness for service? It was said that we could not cope with the British navy. Mr. D. said this argument proved too much if it proved anything. If he did not feel perfectly comfortable in a cold day, should he therefore divest himself of all clothing? Why send out the sloop of war Hornet, alluded to by the gentleman last up—why rely upon it for redressing the insult at Savannah, if naval force was useless? It was no reason, because Great Britain had more vessels than we, that we should not use what we had. Indeed those gentlemen who objected to naval force, appeared to be mostly from the interior, and of course could not properly estimate its value.
Mr. SAWYER was wholly opposed to the amendments from the Senate. The objection to this particular increase of naval force on the score of expence, was not to be disregarded. He called the attention of gentlemen to the state of the Treasury. The expence of this system would be three millions; and when this sum was added to other sums which would be requisite if measures now pending were adopted, it would render it necessary for Congress now to borrow money on the credit of posterity. The expedient of direct taxation would not be resorted to. It had already been the death blow to the political
existence of one administration. This government, he said, was founded on public opinion, and whenever the approbation of the people was withdrawn, from whatever cause, the whole superstructure must fall. Mr. S. dwelt at some length on the disadvantages of loans. He said if this nation was destined to raise a navy for the protection of commerce, it should have begun earlier, in the year '93, when such outrageous violations had been committed on our commerce. The expence of such an establishment would have far exceeded the amount in value of the captures made, since that period. He concluded from a number of observations which he made on this subject, that on the score of the protection of trade, it would not be proper to fit out a navy. This proposition he said was the mere entering wedge. The system was either unnecessary or would be wholly futile in practice. Our seamen would cost us at least double of what is the expence of her seamen to Great Britain; and it required her utmost exertions to pay the interest of the enormous debt with which her unwieldy navy had saddled her. He therefore certainly thought that an attempt to justify it on the score of profit would not succeed. He deprecated the extension of Executive patronage, which would result from an increase of the naval establishment. Need he go back, he asked, to the time when the black blockade was necessary, in some parts of this country, to secure a man from insult from the officers of the navy? He wished to limit the Executive patronage, to adhere closely to the maxims of our forefathers. By sending out a navy, too, he said we should volunteer to support the ascendancy of the British navy—become the mere jackals of the British lion. Mr. S. went at some length into an examination of the former administration, in relation to a navy. There was nothing, he observed, in the nature of our government, or of our foreign relations to require a navy. If we could not carry on foreign commerce without a navy, he wished to have less of it, and more of internal commerce, of that commerce which the natural advantages of the country would support betwixt different parts of it. If we were to build a navy for the protection of foreign commerce, we should throw away our natural advantages, for the sake of artificial ones. He was in favor of the embargo at present. There was more virtue in our barrels of flour as to coercion, than in all the guns of our navy; and we had lately given our adversaries a supplementary broadside, which he hoped would tell well. Mr. S. stated the origin and progress of navies at some length, commencing with the Republic of Genoa. Our chief reliance as to defence must be on our militia. So little did Great Britain now rely on her navy for defence of her soil, that she had called upon every man in the country to be at his post if danger came. Other nations might be justified in supporting a naval force, because they had colonies separated from them by the sea, with whom they were obliged to have means of intercourse; but we had not that apology for a navy. Mr. S. concluded his observations, after speaking near an hour, not, he said, that he had gone through the subject, but as it was late in the day, he yielded the floor to some other gentleman.
Mr. J. G. JACKSON said that gentlemen should not be influenced, in discussing the present question, by a belief that they were now discussing the propriety of raising a naval force for offensive purposes. This was not the question. It was only whether, at this crisis, the House would employ a little force for the purpose of resisting attacks made on our territory at home. The gentleman from South-Carolina (Mr. Williams) had said that an attack on the soil touched the life blood of every man in it. Yes, Mr. J. said, it did; whether the invasion was on our jurisdiction on land or water, it equally touched the life blood of the nation. He would as soon resist an attack on our territorial jurisdiction on sea as on water. It made no difference with him whether a foreign frigate came up to the piles of the Potomac bridge, and fired over into the town, or whether its crew came on shore, and assaulted us with the bayonet. The territory, he said, was equally invaded in either case. Were we not to resist Great Britain, because of her 1130 sail of armed vessels? This would amount to a declaration that we must succumb to her, because she could at any time send a squadron sufficient to destroy our naval force at a single blow. This was the tendency of the argument. Mr. J. said, it would be more honorable to fight whilst a single gun could be fired, notwithstanding her overwhelming force. This mode of reasoning had a tendency to destroy the spirit of the people. He would never consent to crouch before we were conquered; this was not the course of our revolutionary patriots, and he trusted it was one which we should not follow. He would rather, like the heroic band of Leonidas, perish in the combat although the force of the enemy was irresistible, than ac-
knowledge that we would submit. This naval force was not however intended to cope with the navy of Great Britain; but to chastise the petty pirates who trespassed on our jurisdiction—pirates he called them, because the British government had not sanctioned their acts. It had not justified the murder of Pearce, or asserted the right of jurisdiction claimed by an officer within the length of his buoys, &c. because if she had, it would have been then war. For this reason, he wished, our little pigmy force to be sent on the ocean, notwithstanding the giant navy of Great Britain. Some gentlemen had opposed this on the score of expence. Our most valuable treasure, Mr. J. said, was honor; and the House had almost unanimously declared, that it could not submit without a sacrifice of that honor.
A motion was now made to adjourn and carried, 47 to 29.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10. The House resumed the consideration of the unfinished business (the amendments of the Senate)—
Mr. LYON was in favor of the amendment, because it proposed an appropriation of a less sum of money than that sent from this House; and it would require the Executive to call upon the next House of Representatives for further appropriation before it could be carried into effect, and the subject would then be completely in the power of the House.
Mr. UPHAM was against the amendment. He was as much desirous of relieving our seamen as any gentleman; but if there was no occasion for the employment of a naval force, he would not vote for it merely to employ idle and starving men. He considered this amendment as a part of the great system for enforcing the embargo, for destroying commerce instead of protecting it. He considered the first embargo perpetual, and Nos. 1, 2, 3, & 4 for carrying it into effect of the same nature, and the law lately passed more unconstitutional than any. He considered it the worst law ever passed under the constitution.
[The Speaker here called Mr. Upham to order, as wandering from the subject under debate.]
Mr. J. MONTGOMERY observed that the phraseology of the law was different from any other law on this subject—
Mr. UPHAM observed that he had not relinquished the floor. He considered the last embargo law as more unconstitutional than any other. [Mr. Upham was called to order by Mr. Jackson, on the same grounds, as by the Speaker.] Mr. Upham said that he went on the ground that the law was unconstitutional, and that this bill was to enforce it. [The Speaker permitting Mr. U. to proceed. Mr. Jackson appealed from the decision of the chair. This mode of discussion was not in order. He did not, however, persist in his appeal.] Mr. U. proceeded in explanation of his remarks. Mr. U. made further remarks on the law passed a few days ago, which he said, he considered an unconstitutional law, that it laid the axe at the root of civil liberty, and therefore would not consent to vote for this bill for enforcing it. Believing the embargo laws to be unconstitutional, and this bill intended to enforce them, he therefore would not vote for it.
Mr. MONTGOMERY offered an amendment, to the amendment of the Senate, making it discretionary with the Executive to arm, fit and send out the frigates, &c.
Mr. LOVE observed that the adoption of the amendment would render it difficult to ascertain the appropriation which would be necessary for the object.
Mr. DAWSON observed that a law already in force contained precisely the same power, as proposed by the amendment of the gentleman from Maryland.
Mr. G. W. CAMPBELL observed, that the adoption of the amendment would not preclude the President from putting the frigates in service immediately, if required. He was willing to adopt the amendment, because a doubt seemed to exist whether the Executive now possessed the power of calling the frigates into service. Without the amendment just proposed, he could not vote for the amendment of the Senate.
Mr. COOK hoped that it would not be adopted, because it would divest the bill of the little energy it possessed and would render it nugatory.
Mr. NEWTON observed, that he represented a part of the country, where in case of war, an attack would probably be first made. To the defence of this town (Norfolk) a few frigates would be of great service. It was the opinion he said, of the best informed men, that a few frigates combined with natural advantages, would prevent the town from suffering from attack by sea. Mr. N. believed, that the President would consider himself equally bound, whether the amendment were adopted or not, if the bill as amended should pass. He adverted to the argument of expence, which he said, should be of no weight.—Mr. N. was proceeding in commenting on the measures of the preceding
administration, in respect to naval force, when he was called to order by the Speaker. He said that this was not a system for enforcing the embargo. It was necessary to order our frigates from the Eastern Branch to the ocean, to protect our coasts from insult. He alluded to the affair lately taken place at Savannah; and observed that to repel this species of marauding, the navy of the U. States ought to be at the disposal of the President. If they were to decide on incurring an expence which he considered necessary for preparation for war, it might be a means of preventing war; it would convince the nations of Europe, that we were determined effectually to resist; would tell them that if they wished to resume relations of amity with us, they must make overtures, which when made by us, had been so insultingly received.—From what he could understand, the people of the United States looked to Congress for vigorous measures, and if such were not taken, would be grievously disappointed. We, (said Mr. N.) are the first whom the storm of war would reach; we (his constituents) are to be the first sufferers, and we only ask of the Congress of the United States, to enable us to make a glorious defence.
Mr. DANA said, he should think it rather more expedient in the Congress of the United States, to decide this question. Which ever way the President should decide he might act wrong in opinion of those particularly attached to him; and to those who were not, might afford grounds for censure. He thought it proper that the new President of the U. States, be he whom he might, should come into office under favorable circumstances in relation to popular opinion. He alluded to the difference of opinion in different parts of the union, on the subject of naval establishments. It had been supposed by some gentlemen that there might be occasion for this force in May or June. He said it would require considerable time to furnish all the sails, rigging, &c. for a vessel of war at this place especially; and if these vessels were necessary, it would be more correct that the House should decide this question, and not throw it on the President. How the amendment of the Senate ought to be decided he did not say.
The amendment of Mr. Montgomery was negatived—Ayes 30.
Mr. TALLMADGE, circumstanced as he was in relation to the bill, could not vote for the amendment of the Senate. Strongly in favor of having the frigates removed from this place to some place where they might be efficient, he wished a bill for that purpose to pass. This had been his uniform opinion; an inducement with him to vote for this bill (Mr. T. said) was the present situation of the seamen of the U. S. But when he considered that we had upwards of 170 gun-boats, so great a proportion of this inefficacious mode of defence, he could not in conscience vote for it, nor ever would. He spoke in a qualified sense; for in all shallow waters, he would give to gentlemen as far as his vote would go, the whole number they wanted. But when he saw that this was to be the great naval preparation, he could not sanction it. He therefore moved to strike out "and gun-boats."
Mr. G. W. CAMPBELL hoped the House would not agree to the amendment, because it must directly tie the hands of the Executive from employing the gun-boats at all.
Mr. TALLMADGE said that was not his object. Wherever they could be effectual, he was willing to employ them.
Mr. NEWTON was of the same opinion with the gentleman from Tennessee. Gun-boats were an excellent defence for rivers and for co-operation with fortifications. They were never intended for sea, but to be used in smooth water. Let it be recollected, (said Mr. N.) that no man can say how long we shall have peace. Gentlemen from every quarter had declared that war must take place, if reparation for our injuries were not made. Recollect that the majority was responsible for the situation of the country; and that it is our duty to avert the impending storm. Were they not to do it, he said they would subject themselves to the imputation of neglecting their country.
Mr. DANA was opposed to officering, manning and employing, as soon as may be, all the gun-boats. He was willing that they should be ready, however; for in smooth waters and rivers they might be effectual. But as to their service at sea, when they attempted to seize vessels violating the embargo, they were cause of mirth; for of every thing which swam on the water, they were the laziest. Really, one of these boats chasing a fast-sailing vessel, was something like a small chasing a Virginia race horse. Mr. D. was willing that all of them should be ready for service, but he was opposed to officering them; for of all places in which you can put a young officer they are the worst. It was not a situation in which they would acquire that habit of command and respectable deportment which was necessary for the respectability of our navy
placed in a situation in which a coasting vessel at him and the thing on which he is fixed, is certainly not a situation for improving his situation. Old officers might do well on board these vessels; but consider the severe trial to which you put a young man, with no superior over him, in these boats. Mr. D. dwelt at some length on the disadvantage to officers, &c. from being placed on board gun-boats. If the gun-boats were ready for service, there would be no difficulty in detaching a sufficient number of seamen or volunteers to man them on any emergency—even of volunteers; there was no necessity that they should be constantly employed. If you send gun-boats to enforce embargo laws, you must get revenue cutters to tow them along; they are perfect floating batteries. And as to expence, they were the most expensive species of naval force. Mr. D. believed that the law of last session authorised the fitting out the gun-boats when public service required, and if their employment became necessary, it would not need the sanction of this law.
Mr. G. W. CAMPBELL always understood that the law already gave the same power in relation to the gun-boats as to the frigates, and no other. (Debate to be Continued.)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 1809. EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS.
Mr. Smith offered the following resolution:
"Resolved, that a committee be appointed to enquire into the propriety of providing by law for the meeting of Congress at an earlier period than the 1st Monday in December next, with leave to report by bill or otherwise."
On this motion a debate of three hours took place. Of this debate our crowded columns will not permit us to give more than sufficient to mark its spirit.
Mr. SMITH observed that on reflection every gentleman must be convinced that both our internal and external situation rendered it proper that Congress should be convened earlier than the usual time.
Mr. MACON said, that as the constitution had given to the President a power to call Congress whenever he should judge it expedient; and as the President would have a full knowledge of the state of our foreign relations, he was willing to leave the power with him, believing that if necessary, he would not fail to exercise it. He was also opposed to adopting this resolution at this time, because in six weeks hence it would be time enough to propose it.
Mr. SOUTHARD observed that the resolution but proposed an enquiry, and no one would commit himself, by voting for it, to vote for an earlier meeting than usual.
Mr. DURELL was opposed to this resolution; for he had no idea of closing the session, without taking further steps in regard to our foreign relations.
Mr. HOLLAND thought the resolution wholly premature.
Mr. TALLMADGE was also opposed to the resolution. He conceived that the House had better proceed in the business which lay before them. When they had progressed farther, they might be much better able to decide this question.
Mr. NICHOLAS said that, if, instead of a resolution, this was a bill on its third reading, he was ready to vote for it. He lamented that the term of service of the present Congress expired as early as the 4th day of March. He wished it to meet as soon as after as practicable. He alluded to the state of Tennessee's not choosing its representatives in Congress before August. He said it would be an embarrassing thing to convene Congress before the governor of that state could convene the legislature, to provide for an earlier election, and supply the representation of that important state. Admit that the present Congress were to declare war, no gentleman would deny that Congress ought to convene earlier than usual. If it were not done this session, he would long before the 1st of December give his vote for changing the attitude of the nation. The experiment which we were now making, would have been continued as far as justifiable before that time. He said he would not trust the discretion of any one man, under these circumstances, to convene Congress; though he had as much confidence in the person whose duty it would be, as one man ought to have in another.
Mr. DANA said he had not the slightest suspicion of any intention in the present Congress to declare war. Even the inhabitants of Indian would refuse to concur in such a project. He really had no idea of it. He wished the country not to be continually alarmed by these war speeches! Keep out of war if you can, (said he); if not go into it; do not look at it and proclaim it as so horrible a thing. He was in favor of this resolution, because it was for an enquiry, and he might possibly vote for the bill when reported.
Mr. D. R. WILLIAMS opposed the resolution. Every circumstance, he said, shewed that Great Britain practiced her measures, on an idea of our want of stability. He wished not to accomplish her expectations by a

By session. If the extra session were proposed with a view to war, it was extremely injudicious; if with a view to the repeal of the embargo, it was equally injudicious, as it indicated to our enemies the period at which one measure should commence, the other cease. He wished to hold on to the embargo. He had no doubt of its proving effectual. If any change of our situation should take place, the constitution had vested in the head of our foreign relations a power to call Congress.
Mr. STORY had no idea of the resolution producing the effect anticipated by Mr. Williams. He would be the last man to doubt the ability or integrity of the administration; but why throw the responsibility on his shoulders? Why shrink from it themselves? When they alone were vested with the power to declare war, why not listen to the warning voice of Providence, attend at their posts, and prepare a whole system which should call for the active co-operation of the people? Did Congress mean to say that the embargo should be co-existent with the orders in council? That it was to endure forever? He trusted and believed that this was not the sentiment of any gentleman who occupied a seat on this floor. The time was fast approaching when this measure must give way to one of a more energetic character. And he distinctly understood that it was contemplated that Congress should convene at an early period for discussing this subject. Was Great Britain so totally unacquainted with the subject as not to know that this body had the power to declare war? Certainly not. So far then as the call of an extra session could influence Great Britain and France, it would go far to convince them that submission would not be the course of men whose hearts were in their country, and who had their country in their hearts. Mr. S. made some remarks, tending to show that the councils of the mother country were not guided by the cool dictates of reason. When Great Britain lost (as a great statesman had observed) "the brightest jewel of the British crown," the helm of state was under the guide of an able ministry, but who took council of their passions rather than of their reason. No dependence was therefore to be placed on her sense of justice or interest. We must resort at last to the ultima ratio regum , and we ought to prepare for it.
Mr. BRAN wished foreign nations to know that unless they changed their measures, we would adopt some other measure. He wished the resolution to be adopted, that the people of the United States might know that the time was not far distant, when a change of measures would take place.
Mr. G. W. CAMPBELL was in favor of the resolution. He wished the nation to understand that its representatives would meet here at an early period; that they would meet the day of danger, and be ready to take stronger measures. He cared not how soon foreign nations knew it. It was high time that they should know it. Mr. Campbell adverted to Mr. Dana's observations, in relation to the madness of the idea of the present Congress declaring war. He observed that the gentleman had but a few days ago voted, that the nation could not submit to the edicts of the belligerents. The gentleman had also expressed an opinion, that the attack on the Chesapeake was cause of war. He could not therefore suppose that to resist by war these accumulated injuries, would appear strange to the gentleman.
Mr. TROUT was in favor of the resolution. He regretted not any effect it would have on foreign nations. If Great Britain had rather have war than embargo (said he) let her have it; and let her see that we can be as formidable to her as an adversary in war, as we are as a rival in peace.
Mr. BACON supported the resolution. He said, he had given votes at the present session which he should have given with reluctance but for the belief that an extra session would take place; and measures were now pending before the House, for which he should vote with reluctance but under this expectation.
Mr. EPPES said he was not for adhering to the embargo till December; he did not believe that it would comport with the honor or interest of the U. S. to adhere to it so long. He had declared by his vote that he would not repeal the embargo on the 4th of March, and he was still of the same opinion. But long before the 1st of December, he said, he should be prepared to substitute another measure in its place.
Mr. J. JACKSON expressed nearly the same sentiments as Mr. Eppes. He did not know whether it would be proper to continue the embargo longer than the first of June.
Mr. DANA observed, that this nation would never go to war except the objects for which it went to war were distinctly marked and defined; because a war would not otherwise be popular; and a war declared by this government, to be effectual, must be followed by the general sense of the people. Mr. D. examined some of the points in controversy, and made
some observations in relation to the principle, that the American flag should protect all persons sailing under it.
Mr. ALEXANDER moved that the resolution lie on the table.
Mr. TAYLOR was in favor of the resolution. The invasion of Canada could not be authorised without an extra session, nor regular force sufficient for offensive operations be organised. The object for which the nation might now justly go to war was sufficiently defined. The gentleman himself (Mr. Dana) had by his vote declared it, and the nation had followed their representatives in the declaration.
Mr. NICOLAUS said he had thought and still believed the embargo to have been the best measure which could have been adopted. It had answered every purpose as a precautionary measure; and he believed it would have operated coercively on the principal aggressor on our rights (and in saying so he had no fear of being accused of undue partiality)—if every man in the nation had been faithful to his country, and had it not been for circumstances which we could not control. Those who had violated the embargo, those who had encouraged violations of it, he said, were responsible for its failure, if it did fail—those who told the people that it was to subserve the interests of the South—that it was intended to destroy commerce and promote manufactures. Nothing but extreme ignorance could have produced such an idea; for manufactures neither did nor could exist to any extent in the country whose interests were said to have been intended to be promoted. He thought that Congress ought to meet about the 15th of May or 1st of June—that the embargo ought to be continued till the country was in a state of defence, and till means of offence were at hand.
The question on the resolution's lying on the table was negatived—Ayes 19.
The question on the resolution was carried, 62 to 21.
Savannah, Dec. 28, 1808. The British government brig Sandwich, anchored off Tybee on Saturday evening last, from Nassau, and Lieut. Foley, her commander, accompanied by a midshipman, came up to the city the same night. About two o'clock next day, capt. Armistead, commanding the corps of U. S. artillery stationed here having satisfied himself that the officers were in town, and the brig within our waters, dispatched capt. Houston of the infantry in quest of them, with the following note:
" Savannah, December 25, 1808. "I understand that you belong to his Britannic majesty's brig Sandwich, which is now violating the proclamation of the President of the U. States, wherein he orders, that no British ship of war shall enter the waters and harbors of the United States: This is therefore to order you to depart immediately from this town.
A. B. ARMISTEAD, Capt. 1st reg. U. S.artil. commanding. "The Officers of the British brig Sandwich, now in Savannah"
This note was delivered to Lieut. Foley. Soon after, Mr. Wallace, the British vice-consul in this place, sent the following reply:
" Savannah, 25th Dec. 1808. "Sir—Lieut. Foley has just handed me a letter from you addressed to the officers of his majesty's brig Sandwich, in which you order them to depart immediately from town. I have the honor to inform you that the Sandwich brought official dispatches to me, on his majesty's service, for the purpose of carrying away the British prize, Spanish Felucca, which had been, from desertion and deaths, left without hands to navigate her: But having libelled and sold, under a decree of the court of admiralty of the United States for the district of Georgia—Lieut. Foley, having no other business here, will depart to-morrow morning. He has not the most distant wish to violate the laws of the country, he waited upon the collector, without delay, and stated his business, and his intention of taking his departure in consequence of the information he had received.
I have the honor to be, with respect, sir, your most ob't.
JAS. WALLACE.
Capt. A. B. Armistead, U. States artillery
In the mean time capt. Armistead and Houston waited on the collector, who informed them that the consul & the officer had called on him that morning to apprise him of the arrival of the Sandwich, and that her object in coming hither was to make enquiry respecting a Spanish felucca, a prize to the British brig Fire-Fly, which put into this port in distress in August last, whose cargo had been forfeited for a breach of the revenue laws, and the felucca herself libelled for seamen's wages.
Capt. Armistead conceiving that sufficient time had elapsed for Lieut. Foley to accomplish his business and that both his entrance and his stay here was a violation of the laws of the U. States, which it became capt. A's
duty, in the present instance, to enforce, about three o'clock sent a second note by capt. Houston accompanied by a detachment of artillery, of which the following are copies:
25th Dec. 1808. "Captain Houston of the 31st. regiment infantry is ordered to see you on board your barge. You will therefore without one moment's delay, leave the city: and on your arrival on board your brig, you will, with all expedition, leave the river, as your stay there is contrary to the proclamation of the President of the United States.
A. B. ARMISTEAD, Capt. 1st reg. U. S. artillery commanding. Lieut. Foley, of his Britannic majesty's navy."
Detachment order.
"Captain Houston will, without delay, have Lieut. Foley and his midshipman put into their barge, and sent off immediately. The captain is to see that they do not re-land.
A. B. ARMISTEAD, Capt. U. S. artillery commanding."
Capt. Houston found Lieut. Foley at dinner at Mr. G. Anderson's, and after requesting an interview, informed him of the nature of his mission, & presented him with capt. Armistead's note. Permission was asked for Lieut. F. to finish his dinner. Capt. H. stated that his orders were peremptory, and would not admit of it. Lieut. F. and his midshipman were then conducted to their boat. Before departing capt. H. enquired if Lieut. F. had any answer to make to capt. Armistead's note. He replied, that he had not time to write; but wished capt. A. to be informed, that his orders should be strictly complied with; promising to repair directly on board his vessel, and proceed to sea with all possible dispatch. He left town about half past three o'clock in the afternoon, on Sunday.
A little after dusk, capt. Houston was informed, that Lieut. Foley instead of going to his brig, as he promised, had gone on board of a vessel at Five-Fathom. Ensign McIntosh, with a detachment of infantry was immediately sent down to order him to depart. Ensign McIntosh reached Five-Fathom about midnight, where he found the lieutenant and midshipman preparing to turn in, and shipped them off a second time.
The wind was favorable on Monday evening, but the Sandwich did not go to sea, and continued the whole of yesterday at the mouth of the river. In the mean time, Lieut. Foley has added injury to insult, and has not only violated our laws by daring to appear amongst us, but has committed an outrage upon one of our vessels, as will be seen by the following affidavit, taken yesterday:
Georgia, Chatham County. Personally appeared before me, Thomas Cumming, Wm. Royston, M. Brown, Wm. Roberts, and John Ellis, who being severally sworn, depose and say, that on the night of the 26th inst. these deponents were on board the pilot-boat Malaparte, proceeding to sea. Before coming up to a British armed vessel lying opposite Tybee light-house, these deponents were fired upon, first, by a shot from a musket, and ordered to come to anchor immediately: deponents refusing, were then fired at from a cannon charged with ball. Deponents still refusing to comply, were fired at a second time from a cannon. Deponents then put about the said pilot-boat, and returned to Savannah this morning, deeming it unsafe to proceed to sea.
(Signed as above.) Sworn to before me, December 27, 1808.
JOHN PETTIBONE, J. P.
The pilots state, that after the first shot they were hailed by the brig, and ordered to come to anchor immediately, or she would sink them. The pilots refused: told her they were pilots, and enquired if she wanted one. They were still ordered to anchor. On demanding what right she had to molest them in their own waters, the reply from the brig was—"Damn your waters, and your country too," and a repetition of the order to come to anchor. The pilots still refused, and were again fired at. The boat was then put about, and they were coming towards town when the third shot was discharged at them.
(CIRCULAR.) Department of State, Jan. 11th, 1809. MERCHANTS and others wishing to forward letters to Europe are informed that Two Vessels under the orders of government, will sail from New York on the 25th of this month, or as soon thereafter as possible, the one for Palmouth , the other for L'Orient , and will deliver all such Letters as may be respectively consigned to those ports, or to other places through the same.
The postage on the letters to N. Y. must be paid. January 13—
IMPORTANT PAMPHLET. This day is Published and for sale, BY JOSEPH MILLIGAN—GEORGETOWN.
WASHINGTON CITY. FRIDAY, JANUARY 13.
Governor Scott has opened the Legislature of Kentucky with a speech worthy of his revolutionary virtues in which he says—
"The wanton and continued violation of our plainest rights by both Great Britain and France, who appear determined to sacrifice them, alternately, as convenience or resentment in their mutual and destructive conflicts for empire may dictate, seems to have left our country but one alternative, to submit to be the passive instrument of their pleasure at the expense of all we hold dear, or to make that resistance which the God of nature has put in our power. On our own soil, if we are united and vigilant, we have nothing to fear."
Resolutions, approbatory of the measures of the general government, have passed the House of Representatives of Kentucky with the solitary dissentient vote of Humphrey Marshall.
Richard Brent has been chosen a Senator in Congress, for Virginia, for six years ensuing the 3d of March next, to succeed Mr. Moore, who declined re-election.
SENATE, THURSDAY, Jan. 12.
Mr. Bradley asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill making further provision for the corps of engineers, which was ordered to a third reading. This bill authorises the removal of the Military Academy from West Point to the city of Washington.
A bill reported by General Smith of Md. for the establishment of a marine militia was passed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. TUESDAY, Jan. 10.
A bill from the Senate making an appropriation for the public buildings, &c. was twice read and referred to a committee of the whole.
A bill from the Senate, authorising the Insurance Company of Alexandria to alter their stile and firm, was twice read and referred to a committee of the whole.
The bill for the relief of the infirm and disabled officers and soldiers of the late revolutionary army, with amendments reported by a select committee, was referred to a committee of the whole.
Mr. Rhea in pursuance of a resolution yesterday offered by Mr. Story, reported a bill authorising the transmission by mail of certain documents free of postage; which was read three times and passed. [It was rejected on the first reading in the Senate afterwards.]
NAVIGATION LAWS.
Mr. Dana after observing that at present there was a defect in the law for the enrolment of licensed vessels, offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the committee of Commerce and Manufactures be instructed to enquire into the propriety of amending the law relative to bonds required for enrolled or licenced vessels of the U. States. Agreed to.
Mr. Dana called up his resolution laid on the table yesterday, proposing an amendment of our navigation laws. On suggestion of Mr. McCreery the words "some of the seamen, &c." in the resolution was exchanged for the words "a certain proportion of the seamen, &c." and the resolution as amended, was referred to a select committee.
Mr. Green presented a petition from the merchants of the island of Nantucket, praying that Nantucket may be erected into a port of entry for vessels from beyond the Cape of Good Hope. Referred.
Mr. Van Horn, after stating certain difficulties in the present organization of the courts of the district of Columbia, moved the following resolution:
Resolved, That the committee of the District of Columbia be instructed to enquire whether any, and if any, what amendments are necessary in the act concerning the district of Columbia. Agreed to.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11.
Mr. Rhea offered a resolution for rescinding the resolution offered a few days ago, and agreed to by the House, for calling upon the Department of State for a statement of our naturalised seamen; which, Mr. Dana not being present, was ordered to lie on the table.
EXTRA SESSION.
Mr. Smilie, from the committee appointed to consider the propriety of convening Congress at an earlier period than usual, reported a bill to alter the time of the next meeting of Congress. [The 4th Monday in May is the day fixed on in the bill.] Twice read and referred.
On motion of Mr. Dawson, a resolution directing the committee of Commerce and Manufactures to enquire into the expediency of removing a port of entry from Tappahannock to Fredericksburg, was taken up and agreed to.
Mr. Nelson reported a bill supplementary to the act for establishing and organizing a marine corps—[Making the term of service of marines five years.] Twice read and referred.
Mr. Nelson also reported a bill to provide an additional military force—(the 50,000 volunteers ordered by a resolution of the House.) Twice read and referred to a committee of the whole.
NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT.
The House resumed the consideration of the unfinished business of yesterday on the remaining amendments of the Senate to the bill for employing an additional number of seamen and marines.
Mr. D. R. Williams moved that the bill, with the amendments, be committed to a committee of the whole. [It was supposed, had this motion carried, that the amendment from the Senate yesterday agreed to, might have been rescinded or amended, and the vote could not be reconsidered in the House.] After a long debate, the motion was lost—Yeas 59—Nays 58, and the House immediately adjourned at half past four o'clock.
THURSDAY, JAN. 12.
Mr. Barker laid upon the table a memorial from sundry inhabitants of the state of Massachusetts on the subject of the late election of Electors in the state of Massachusetts, stating it to have been illegally conducted.
NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT.
The House resumed the consideration of the unfinished business of yesterday, after considerable debate.
Mr. J. Montgomery moved a reference of the bill to a committee of the whole, stating his object to be to give a discretionary power to the Executive instead of a peremptory power to fit out and employ the naval force as it now stood. [This motion was understood, if carried, to place again the amendment of the Senate to which the House had agreed under their power.] At half past 4, the motion to commit the bill was carried, 69 to 53—majority 16. And the House immediately adjourned.
A body of about 500 troops passed through Baltimore two days ago, from Carlisle, on their way to Annapolis, where they will be held in a state of readiness for immediate embarkation. Monitor.
New York, January 9.
The British packet, Manchester, captain Davis, sailed on Saturday from this port for Palmouth.
From Europe—On Thursday arrived at Boston, the sch. Jane, capt. Hall, in 35 days from Oporto. Sailed from that place on the 29th of November. About 10 days before his departure, intelligence had been received from Corunna, that a great battle had been fought between the Spanish troops and people, contending for the independence of their country, and their invaders the French, in which the former suffered a defeat, with the loss of 30,000 men. This news had not been officially received at Oporto, but was credited by some. The Portuguese, however, appeared to be in good spirits. The action it was said, took place near Pampeluna.
Letters from Oporto to the 25th of Nov. are silent as to the above information.
Bonaparte is said to be on the Spanish frontiers with an army of 200,000, and the French army engaged was reported at 150,000. Boston Palladium.
[We do not credit the above intelligence, in the extent given.]
(BY AUTHORITY.)
An act authorising the President of the United States to employ an additional number of revenue cutters.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby empowered to procure so many revenue cutters, not exceeding twelve, as may be necessary for the public service, the expense whereof shall be paid out of the product of the duties on goods, wares and merchandise imported into the United States, and on the tonnage of ships or vessels.
J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
STEPHEN R. BRADLEY, President of the Senate, pro tempore.
January 6, 1809.
APPROVED,
TH: JEFFERSON.
An act authorising the payment of certain pensions by the Secretary of War at the seat of government.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That every pension or arrearage of pension that shall be due on the third day of March one thousand eight hundred and nine, or that may thereafter become due to any officer or soldier residing in either of the United States, or the territories thereof, in which there hath not been appointed an agent for the payment of pensions, shall be paid at the seat of the government of the United States, by the Secretary for the War Department, and the name of the pensioner shall, on his application to the Secretary at War, be transferred from the books of the state in which it was originally registered to a register to be opened for that purpose at the War Office of the United States.
J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
STEPHEN R. BRADLEY, President of the Senate, pro tempore.
January 7, 1809.
APPROVED,
TH: JEFFERSON.
An act for the relief of Andrew Joseph V. L. L.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there be paid to Andrew Joseph V. L. L. the sum of one thousand dollars, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for his extra services and expense in the mode of mounting heavy cannon for batteries, on a new construction for the use and benefit of the United States.
J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
STEPHEN R. BRADLEY, President of the Senate, pro tempore.
JANUARY 4, 1809.
APPROVED,
TH: JEFFERSON.
A MEETING of the TRUSTEES of the PUBLIC SCHOOLS in the city of Washington is requested at Mr. Ladd's 8th Street Pensylvania avenue, on Tuesday next at 11 o'clock, A. M.
January 12—

PROPOSALS for Carrying the MAIL— (CONCLUDED.)
67. From Lynchburg by Bethel, Pedlar's mills, and Winton, to Lexington once a week. Leave Lynchburg every Monday at 2 p m and arrive at Lexington on Tuesday by 3 p m. Leave Lexington at 5 p m and arrive at Lynchburg on Wednesday by 8 p m.
68. From Lynchburg, by Hermitage and Hunter's Tavern, to Prince Edward ch, once a week. Leave Lynchburg every Monday at 2 p m, arrive at Prince Edward ch on Tuesday by noon. Leave Prince Edward ch every Tuesday by 2 p m and arrive at Lynchburg on Wednesday by noon.
69. From Lynchburg, by Campbell ch, Hanson's store, Marysville, Grassy's store, Stone's store, Pittsylvania ch, and Beaver's, to Danville, once in two weeks. Leave Lynchburg every other Monday at 2 p m, arrive at Danville on Thursday by 4 p m. Leave Danville every other Friday at 6 a m and arrive at Lynchburg on Monday by 8 a m.
70. From Staunton, by Kinkaid's, the Warm Springs, or Bath ch, Morris's, Callaghan's, and the Sulphur Springs, to Lewisburg, and from thence by Uniontown, the Sweet Springs, Callaghan's, &c. to Staunton, once a week. Leave Staunton every Thursday at 2 p m and arrive at Lewisburg on Sunday by 10 a m. Leave Lewisburg by noon, and arrive at Staunton the next Thursday by 10 a m.
71. From Lewisburg, by Boyer's, Huff's, Morris's, Kenhawa ch, Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, and Sciota salt works, to Chillicothe once in two weeks. Leave Lewisburg every other Sunday at noon, arrive at Chillicothe on Friday by 4 p m. Leave Chillicothe every other Saturday at 6 a m and arrive at Lewisburg the next Saturday by 10 a m.
72. From Wythe ch by Austinville, Grayson ch, Scull Camp, Mount Airy, and Bethania to Salem N. C. once a week. Leave Wythe ch every Monday at 6 a m and arrive at Salem the next Friday by 10 a m.— Returning. Leave Salem every Saturday at 6 a m and arrive at Wythe ch, on Sunday by 6 p m.
73. From Wythe ch, by Tazewell ch, Russell ch, and Lee ch, to Robinson's mills, once in two weeks. Leave Wythe ch every other Monday at 6 a m, arrive at Robinson's mills on Thursday by 5 p m. Leave Robinson's mills every other Friday at 6 a m, arrive at Wythe ch on Monday by 6 p m.
74. From Waterford, by Braden's store, Janney's store, and Snicker's Gap to Upperville, once a week. Leave Waterford every Wednesday at 10 a m, arrive at Upperville on the next Thursday by 2 p m. Leave Upperville every Thursday at 4 p m, arrive at Waterford on Friday by 6 p m.
75. From Leesburg to Centreville, once a week. Leave Leesburg every Saturday at 4 a m, arrive at Centreville same day by 11 a m. Leave Centreville every Saturday at noon, arrive at Leesburg on same day by 7 p m.
76. From Petersburg to City Point. Leave City Point every Monday at 6 a m and arrive at Petersburg same day by 9 a m. Leave Petersburg every Tuesday at 3 p m and arrive at City Point by 3 p m.
77. From Edenton, by Lee's mills, and Plymouth, to Washington, once a week. Leave Edenton every Tuesday at 6 a m, arrive at Plymouth by 7 p m. Leave Plymouth on Wednesday at 6 a m and arrive at Washington by 6 p m.— Returning. Leave Washington on Sunday at 6 a m, arrive at Plymouth by 4 p m. Leave Plymouth at 4 1/2 p m and arrive at Edenton on Monday by 4 p m.
78. From Washington, by Bath, to Woodstock, once a week. Leave Woodstock every Wednesday at 7 a m and arrive at Washington by 4 p m. Leave Washington at 7 p m and arrive at Woodstock on Thursday by 2 p m.
79. From Newbern, by Trenton, North West Landing, and Richmond, to Wilmington, once a week. Leave Newbern every Tuesday at 5 a m and arrive at Wilmington on Thursday by 10 a m. Leave Wilmington every Thursday at 2 p m and arrive at Newbern on Saturday by 7 p m.
80. From Newbern to Beaufort once in two weeks. Leave Newbern every other Friday at 6 a m and arrive at Beaufort on Saturday by 10 a m. Leave Beaufort the same day at 2 p m and arrive at Newbern on Sunday by 6 p m.
81. From Warrenton, by Ransom's Bridge, Jonesville, Halifax, Scotland Neck, Hogton, Williamson, Daily's, Plymouth, and Lee's mills, to Scuppernong, once a week. Leave Warrenton every Tuesday at 4 a m, arrive at Ransom's bridge by noon. Leave Ransom's bridge at 1 p m and arrive at Halifax by 6 p m. Leave Halifax at 7 p m and arrive at Scotland Neck by 11 a m.— Returning. Leave Scuppernong every Friday at 1 p m, arrive at Scotland Neck on Saturday by 11 a m. Leave Scotland Neck at 1 p m and arrive at Halifax on Monday by 8 p m. Leave Halifax at 8 1/2 a m, arrive at Ransom's bridge by noon. Leave Ransom's bridge at 1 p m and arrive at Warrenton by 7 p m.
82. From Halifax, by Northhampton ch, Princeton, Murfreesboro', Winton, Colerain, Pitch Landing, and Windsor, to Edenton, once a week. Leave Halifax every Wednesday at 4 a m and arrive at Murfreesboro', by 4 p m. Leave Murfreesboro', by 3 p m and arrive at Edenton on Friday by 10 a m.— Returning. Leave Edenton every Friday at 2 p m, arrive at Murfreesboro', on Sunday by 7 a m and at Halifax by 8 p m.
83. From Warrenton by Ransom's bridge and Jonesboro' to Tarboro', thence by Nash ch, and Stille's store to Warrenton, once a week. Leave Warrenton every Friday at 8 a m and arrive at Tarboro' on Saturday by 1 p m. Leave Tarboro' at 2 p m and arrive at Warrenton on Monday by 8 p m.
84. From Halifax, by Tate's store, Enfield, Tarboro', Greenville and Washington to Newbern, twice a week. Leave Halifax every Wednesday and Sunday at 6 a m and arrive at Newbern on Saturday and Wednesday at 10 a m.— Returning. Leave Newbern every Wednesday and Saturday at 2 p m and arrive at Halifax on Saturday and Tuesday by 6 p m.
85. From Scotland Neck, by Norfleet's ferry, Grandberry crofs roads and Clarksville to Windsor once a week. Leave Scotland Neck every Thursday at 6 a m and arrive at Windsor by 4 p m. Leave Windsor every Friday at 6 a m and arrive at Scotland Neck by 6 p m.
86. From Raleigh, by Chapel hill to Hillsboro' once a week. Leave Raleigh every Friday at 8 a m and arrive at Hillsboro' on Saturday by 8 a m. Leave Hillsboro' every Wednesday at 5 p m, and arrive at Raleigh on Thursday by 5 p m.
87. From Hillsboro' by Mount Tipton, Parson ch, Leeburg, Gafwell ch, Lenox Castle, Boltwick's and R. K. Haman to Germanton, once a week. Leave Hillsboro' every Saturday at 10 a m,
arrive at Gafwell ch on Sunday noon, and arrive at Germanton the next Tuesday by 8 p m. Leave Germanton every Wednesday at 6 a m, and arrive at Hillsboro' the next Saturday by 8 a m.
88. From Aversboro' by Haywood, Pittsburg and Jones's ferry to Hillsboro', once a week. Leave Aversboro' every Thursday at 6 a m, & arrive at Hillsboro' on Saturday by 8 a m. Leave Hillsboro' every Saturday at 10 a m and arrive at Aversboro' on Sunday by 6 p m.
89. From Raleigh, by Nuttall's, to Oxford or Merrittville, once a week. Leave Raleigh every Friday at 4 a m & arrive at Oxford by 6 p m. Leave Oxford every Saturday at 4 a m & arrive at Raleigh by 6 p m.
90. From Raleigh, by Paul's ferry, Watson's crofs roads, Richardson's, Woodards, Dowfons, or Tofnot, to Tarboro' once in two weeks. Leave Raleigh every Friday, at 6 a m, arrive at Tarboro' on Saturday by 6 p m. Leave Tarboro' every other Sunday at 6 a m and arrive at Raleigh on Monday by 6 p m.
91. From Williamsboro' by Bullock's store, Brown's Rore, Williamsville, Springville & Red House, to Gafwell ch once a week. Leave Williamsboro' every Saturday at 4 a m, arrive at Gafwell ch on Sunday by noon. Leave Gafwell ch every Sunday by 2 p m and arrive at Williamsboro' on Friday by 4 p m.
92. From Warrenton, by Williamsboro', Oxford, Hillsboro', Alleman's, Martinville, New Garden, Salem and Lexington, to Salisbury, once a week. Leave Warrenton every Friday at 2 a m and arrive at Hillsboro' on Saturday by 8 a m. Leave Hillsboro' at 9 a m, & arrive at Salem on Sunday by 3 p m. Leave Salem at 4 p m and arrive at Salisbury on Monday by 11 a m.— Returning. Leave Salisbury every Monday at 1 p m, & arrive at Salem on Tuesday by 8 a m. Leave Salem at 9 a m, & arrive at Hillsboro' on Wednesday by 3 p m. Leave Hillsboro' at 5 p m and arrive at Warrenton on Thursday by 5 p m.
93. From Salem, by Bethania, Huntville, Rockford and Wilkes to Morganton, and thence by Island Ford, Statesville, Houstonville and Huntville to Salem once a week. Leave Salem every Tuesday, at 10 a m, and arrive at Morganton the next Thursday by 5 p m. Leave Morganton every Friday at 8 a m, & arrive at Salem the next Monday by 8 a m.
94. From Salisbury, by Concord, Alexandria, Charlotte, Huntersville, Lincoln & Morganton, to Ashville, to return by Morganton, Lincolnton, Catawba Springs & Mount. Morne to Salisbury once a week. Leave Salisbury every Monday at 2 p m, and arrive at Charlotte on Tuesday by 8 p m & arrive at Ashville on Thursday by 6 p m. Leave Ashville every Friday at 6 a m, & arrive at Salisbury on Monday by 10 a m.
95. From Ashville, by the Warm Springs, Newport P. & Sevierville to Knoxville T. once a week. Leave Ashville every Friday at 6 a m, & arrive at Knoxville on Monday by 10 a m. Leave Knoxville every Monday at 2 p m, & arrive at Ashville the next Thursday by 6 p m.
96. From Morganton, by Rutherford and Gowen's store to Greenville ch S. C. once a week. Leave Morganton every Friday at 6 a m and arrive at Greenville ch on Sunday by 6 p m.— Returning. Leave Greenville ch every Monday at 6 a m, & arrive at Morganton on Wednesday by 6 p m.
97. From Charlotte, by Bargar's ferry, and Hill's Iron works, to York ch S. C. once a week. Leave Charlotte every Wednesday at 9 a m and arrive at York ch by 8 p m.— RETURNING. Leave York ch every Tuesday at 6 a m & arrive at Charlotte by 6 p m.
98. From Raleigh, by Smithfield, Waynesboro', Green ch and Kingston, to Newbern once a week. Leave Raleigh every Friday at 9 a m and arrive at Newbern the next Monday by 10 a m. Leave Newbern every Monday at 2 p m and arrive at Raleigh the next Thursday by 4 p m.
99. From Charlotte, by Lancaster, Catawba, and Providence, to Camden, once a week. Leave Charlotte every Wednesday at 6 a m and arrive at Camden on Thursday by 5 p m. Leave Camden on Friday at 6 a m and arrive at Charlotte on Saturday by 6 p m.
100. From Fayetteville by Elizabethtown to Wilmington, and thence by South Washington and Sampson ch to Fayetteville once a week. Leave Fayetteville every Monday at 4 a m, and arrive at Wilmington on Thursday by 10 a m. Leave Wilmington every Thursday at 2 p m and arrive at Fayetteville on Sunday by 6 p m.
101. From Fayetteville, by Anderfville to Wilmington, once a week. Leave Fayetteville every Saturday at 6 a m and arrive at Wilmington on Sunday by 9 p m. Leave Wilmington every Wednesday at 6 a m and arrive at Fayetteville on Thursday by 7 p m.
102. From Fayetteville, by Laur Hill, Winfieldville, & Cherau ch to Camden S C once a week. Leave Fayetteville every Tuesday at 5 a m & arrive at Camden on Thursday by 8 p m. Leave Camden every Friday at 6 a m & arrive at Fayetteville on Sunday by 8 p m.
103. From Fayetteville by Moore ch Carthage & Randolph ch to Salisbury, and thence by Tindallville, Henderson, Wadeboro' or Springville, Sneer's rough and Richmond ch to Fayette-
ville, once a week. Leave Fayetteville every Friday at 8 a m and arrive at Salisbury the next Monday by 10 a m. Leave Salisbury at 2 p m and arrive at Richmond ch on Wednesday by 4 p m and at Fayetteville on Thursday by 5 p m.
104. From Wilkes ch to Ashe ch once in two weeks. Leave Wilkes ch every other Thursday at 6 a m and arrive at Ashe ch same day by 7 p m. Leave Ashe ch every other Friday at 6 a m & arrive at Wilkes ch the same day by 7 p m.
105. From Newbern to Swansboro' once a week. Leave Newbern every Tuesday at 4 a m and arrive at Swansboro' same day by 11 a m. Leave Swansboro' every Tuesday at 1 p m and arrive at Newbern on same day by 7 p m.
106. From Sneedsboro' by Parker's ferry, Chatham, Cherau ch, Bentonville, Darlington ch, Pauleyville, Jiffray's and the Clay House, to Port's ferry once a week. Leave Sneedsboro' every Thursday at 4 a m & arrive at Port's ferry on Friday by 6 p m. Leave Port's ferry on Saturday at 4 a m and arrive at Sneedsboro' on Sunday by 8 p m.
107. From Camden, by Statesburg and Jamesville, to Nelson's ferry and Monk's Corner, to Charleston, twice a week. Leave Camden every Thursday and Saturday at 4 a m and arrive at Statesburg by 10 a m and at Charleston on Tuesday & Saturday by 10 a m. Leave Charleston every Tuesday and Saturday at 2 p m and arrive at Camden on Thursday and Monday by 8 p m.
108. From Columbia by Orangeburg and St. George to Charleston, twice a week. Leave Columbia every Sunday and Wednesday at 4 a m and arrive at Charleston on Tuesday and Friday by 10 a m.— Returning. Leave Charleston every Tuesday and Friday at 2 p m and arrive at Columbia on Thursday and Sunday by 6 p m.
109. From Columbia by Winfboro', Chester ch, York ch, Pinckneyville, Union, Mearsville ch and Spartanburg, to Greenville ch once a week. And return by Stoneville, Shackelford's store, Crofs Anchor, the Keys, O'Neal's, Henderson's and Hampton's to Columbia. Leave Columbia every Monday at 8 a m and arrive at York ch on Tuesday by 7 p m. Leave it at 7 1/2 p m and arrive at Greenville ch on Friday by 8 a m. Leave Greenville ch at 10 a m & arrive at Columbia on Sunday by 6 p m.
110. From Columbia by Newbury ch, Laurens ch, Belfast, Fork Shoal, Greenville ch, Reedville, Claytonville, to Ashville. Return by Murrayville, Greenville, Tumbling Shoal, Laurens ch, Belfast, Newbury ch to Columbia once a week. Leave Columbia every Monday at 2 p m and arrive at Ashville on Tuesday by 8 p m. Leave Ashville every Friday at 4 a m, and arrive at Columbia the next Monday by 10 a m.
111. From Columbia by Mierfville, Statesburg, Summerville, Salem, and Kingstree, to Willtown, once a week. Leave Columbia every Monday at 2 p m and arrive at Willtown on Wednesday by 6 p m. Leave Willtown every Thursday at 6 a m and arrive at Columbia on Saturday by 6 p m.
112. From Monks Corner, or the Black Oak on Santee Canal, Pinelville and Murray's ferry to Kingstree, once a week. Leave Monks Corner every Thursday at 6 a m and arrive at Kingstree by 6 p m. Leave Kingstree every Friday at 6 a m and arrive at Monks Corner by 6 p m.
113. From Orangeburg by Johnson's bridge, Barnwell ch, Robberts, Tredways and Town Creek to Campbeltown, once a week. Leave Orangeburg every Friday at 6 a m and arrive at Campbeltown on Saturday by 6 p m. Leave Campbeltown every Monday at 6 a m and arrive at Orangeburg on Wednesday by 6 p m.
114. From Camden, by Columbia, Edgefield ch and Campbeltown, to Augusta, once a week. Leave Camden every Friday at 5 a m and arrive at Columbia by 4 p m. Leave it at 5 p m and arrive at Edgefield ch on Saturday by 10 a m. Leave there at 11 a m and arrive at Augusta by 6 p m.— Returning. Leave Augusta every Tuesday at 4 a m and arrive at Edgefield by 1 p m. Leave there at 2 p m and arrive at Columbia on Thursday by 8 a m. Leave there at 9 a m and arrive at Camden by 8 p m.
115. From Edgefield ch by Amos Richardson, Cambridge, Southampton, Stony Point, Abbeville ch and Rocky river to Pendleton ch, once a week. Leave Edgefield ch every Saturday at 2 p m and arrive at Pendleton ch on Tuesday by 6 p m. Leave Pendleton ch every Wednesday by 6 a m and arrive at Edgefield ch the next Saturday by 10 a m.
116. From Coosawatchie, by Black Swamp, Lower three runs, and upper three runs, to Augusta once a week. Leave Augusta every Sunday at 6 a m and arrive at Coosawatchie on Tuesday by 4 p m. Leave Coosawatchie every Thursday at 4 a m & arrive at Augusta on Saturday by 4 p m.
117. From Pocotaligo to Beaufort twice a week. Leave Pocotaligo every Tuesday and Saturday at 1 p m & arrive at Beaufort by 7 p m. Leave Beaufort every Tuesday and Saturday at 5 a m & arrive at Pocotaligo by 10 a m.
118. From Wilmington, by Canwayboro', to Georgetown S. C. once a week. Leave Wilmington every Thurs-
day at 2 p m, arrive at Georgetown on Sunday by 6 p m. Leave Georgetown every Monday at 6 a m, arrive at Wilmington on Thursday by 10 a m.
119. From Port's ferry, by Marion ch or Ifleboro', and Buck Swamp, or Bytheaville to Harleyville once a week. Leave Port's ferry every Wednesday at 6 a m, arrive at Harleyville the next day 10 a m. Leave Harleyville same day by 2 p m & return to Port's ferry on the next day by 6 p m.
120. From Port's ferry to Conwayboro', once a week. Leave Conwayboro' every Saturday at 4 a m, arrive at Port's ferry on same day by 1 p m. Leave Port's ferry same day by 2 p m & return to Conwayboro' same day by 9 p m.
IN GEORGIA.
121. From Augusta, by Little river, Lincoln ch, Peterburg and Elberton, to Carneville once a week. Leave Carneville every Thursday noon, and arrive at Augusta on Saturday by 5 p m. Leave Augusta every Sunday at 8 a m & arrive at Carneville on Tuesday by noon.
12"> 122. From Augusta, by Columbia ch, Rayville, & Wrightsboro' to Washington once a week. Leave Augusta every Sunday at 6 p m & arrive at Washington on Monday by 4 p m. Leave Washington every Tuesday at 6 a m and arrive at Augusta on Wednesday by 10 a m.
123. From Washington, by Burris's, Strong's store, Lexington, Athens, Watkinsville, and Clarkboro' to Jackson ch once a week. Leave Washington every Tuesday at 8 a m & arrive at Jackson ch on Wednesday by 6 p m. Leave Jackson ch every Sunday at 6 a m & arrive at Washington on Monday by 4 p m.
124. From Washington, by Greenboro', Powelton, Richardfville, Spartan, Georgetown, and Warrenton, to Louisville once a week. Leave Washington every Tuesday at 6 a m and arrive at Louisville on Friday by 11 a m. Leave Louisville every Friday at 3 p m and arrive at Washington on Monday by 5 p m.
125. From Louisville, by Saundersville, and Fort Wilkinson, to Millidgeville once a week. Leave Louisville every Friday at 4 p m & arrive at Millidgeville on Saturday by 4 p m. Leave Millidgeville every Thursday at 6 a m and arrive at Louisville on Friday by 10 a m.
126. From Riceboro' by Fort James, to Tattall ch, and from Riceboro' to Sunbury once a week. Leave Riceboro' every Wednesday at 11 a m & arrive at Sunbury by 1 p m. Leave Sunbury every Wednesday at 4 p m & arrive at Tattall ch on Friday by 6 p m. Leave Tattall ch every Saturday at 6 a m, and arrive at Riceboro' on Sunday by 6 p m.
127. From Peterfburg to Washington once a week. Leave Peterfburg every Wednesday at 4 a m and arrive at Washington same day by 6 p m. Leave Washington every Thursday at 6 a m, and arrive at Peterfburg same day by 8 p m.
128. From Millidgeville by Woods, Montgomery ch, Wattles, Tattall ch and Beard's Bluff, to Darien once in two weeks. Leave Millidgeville every other Saturday, at 8 p m and arrive at Darien the next Thursday by 6 p m. Leave Darien every other Friday at 6 a m, and arrive at Millidgeville on the next Thursday by 6 p m.
IN TENNESSEE.
129. From Beene's Station, by Powellfvalley, Cumberland Gap, Burkertsville and Raccoon Spring, to Rice's or Hazelatch in Kentucky, once a week. Leave Beene's Station every Tuesday at 1 p m, and arrive at Hazelatch on Thursday by 9 p m. Leave Hazelatch every Friday at 6 a m, and arrive at Beene's Station on Sunday by noon.
130. From Blountville, by Misfingales, Elizabethtown, Jonesboro', Greeneville, Cheeks Crofs Roads, and Dandridge to Knoxville, once a week. Leave Blountville every Saturday at 6 a m and arrive at Knoxville on Monday by 11 a m. Leave Knoxville every Monday at 1 p m and arrive at Blountville on Wednesday by 6 p m.
131. From Beene's Station by Cheeks Crofs Roads to Newport once a week. Leave Beene's Station every Sunday at 2 p m and arrive at Newport on Monday by 10 a m. Leave Newport every Monday at 2 p m and arrive at Beene's Station on Tuesday by 11 a m.
132. From Knoxville, by Tellico, to Athens Ga. once in two weeks. Leave Knoxville every other Monday at 1 p m, arrive at Athens on Saturday by 2 p m. Leave Athens every other Sunday at 6 a m, arrive at Knoxville the next Saturday by 6 p m.
133. From Knoxville to Marysville once a week. Leave Knoxville every Monday at 2 p m, and arrive at Marysville by 7 p m. Leave Marysville every Monday at 7 a m, & arrive at Knoxville by 11 a m.
134. From Knoxville, by Campbell, Gadsden, Kingfion, Mount Granger, Carthage, Dixons Springs, Craigford, Gallatin and Hendersonville, to Nashville twice a week. Leave Knoxville every Monday and Thursday at 1 p m and arrive at Nashville on Thursday & Sunday by 3 p m. Leave Nashville every Monday and Friday at 8 a m, & arrive at Knoxville on Thursday and Monday by 11 a m.
135. From Knoxville to Fort Stoddert once in four weeks. Leave Knoxville the first Monday of April and every fourth Monday thereafter at 1
p m, and arrive at Fort Stoddert Saturday week by noon. Leave Fort Stoddert on the next Sunday at 6 a m, and arrive at Knoxville on Sunday week by 6 p m.
136. From Springfield, by Port Royal and Clarksville to Palmyra, once a week. Leave Springfield every Tuesday at 5 a m, and arrive at Palmyra by 4 p m. Leave Palmyra every Wednesday at 6 a m and arrive at Springfield by 5 p m.
137. From Nashville by Jefferson, Lebanon, Kavenapgh, and Carthage, to Mount Granger, once a week. Leave Nashville every Monday at 6 a m, arrive at Mount Granger on Tuesday by 6 p m. Leave Mount Granger every Wednesday at 5 a m and arrive at Nashville on Thursday by 6 p m.
138. From Nashville to Charlotte, once a week. Leave Charlotte every Sunday at 4 a m and arrive at Nashville by 7 p m. Leave Nashville every Monday by 4 a m, arrive at Charlotte by 8 p m.
139. From Palmyra by Stuart ch, to Eddyville once in two weeks. Leave Palmyra every other Wednesday at 6 a m, arrive at Eddyville on Thursday by 6 p m. Leave Eddyville every other Friday at 6 a m, arrive at Palmyra on Saturday by 6 p m.
140. From Knoxville by Burville, Walnut Cove, Chatwood, and Wayne ch to Pulaski ch, once in two weeks. Leave Knoxville every other Monday, at 2 p m, arrive at Pulaski ch on Thursday by 6 p m. Leave Pulaski ch every other Friday at 6 a m, arrive at Knoxville on the next Thursday by 10 a m.
141. From Nashville, by Franklin, Bear creek, to McIntoshville or Wright's, once a week. Leave Nashville every Friday at 4 a m, and arrive at Wright's on the next Monday by 10 a m. Leave Wright's or McIntoshville every Monday at 1 p m and arrive at Nashville on the next Thursday by 8 p m.
142. From McIntoshville to Smith's Old Stand once a week. Leave McIntoshville every Monday at 1 p m, arrive at Smith's Old Stand on Thursday by 8 p m. Leave Smith's Old Stand every Friday at 4 a m and arrive at McIntoshville the next Monday by 11 a m.
143. From Smith's Old Stand, by Grindstone Ford, Port Gibson, Greenville, Hamilton, Union, Washington, Natchez, Appleton, Buffalo, Fort Adams, Pinkneyville, and Baton Rouge to La Fourche, or Donaldson's, once a week. Leave Smith's Old Stand every Friday at 4 a m, and arrive at Donaldson's on the next Monday by 10 a m. Leave La Fourche or Donaldson's every Monday at 1 p m and arrive at Smith's Old Stand on the next Thursday by 8 p m.
144. From La Fourche or Donaldson's, by Gauley's, German and Red church to New Orleans, once a week. Leave La Fourche every Monday at 1 p m, and arrive at New Orleans on Tuesday by 5 p m. Leave New Orleans every Sunday at 8 a m, and arrive at La Fourche or Donaldson's on Monday by 11 a m.
145. From New Orleans to Balize, once a week. Leave New Orleans every Tuesday at 4 a m, arrive at Balize on Thursday by 10 a m. Leave Balize every Thursday at 2 p m, and arrive at New Orleans on the next Saturday by 6 p m.
146. From Donaldsonville, by Attacapas, River Teche, St. Martin's church, Opeloufa Rapid, to Natchitoches, once in two weeks. Leave La Fourche every other Monday at 1 p m and arrive at Natchitoches on the next Sunday by 6 p m. Leave Natchitoches every other Monday at 6 a m, and arrive at La Fourche on the next Monday by 8 a m.
147. From Natchez, by Fort St. Stephens, to Fort Stoddert once in four weeks. Leave Fort Stoddert on the first Sunday of April, and every fourth Sunday thereafter at 6 a m, and arrive at Natchez on Monday week by 4 p m. Leave Natchez the next day at 8 a m and arrive at Fort Stoddert on Wednesday week by 4 p m.
148. From Lexington, by Nicholaifville, Richmond, Woods, and Metcalfe, to Hazel Patch, once a week. Leave Lexington, every Wednesday at 6 a m, & arrive at Hazel Patch on Thursday by 6 p m. Leave Hazel Patch every Friday at 6 a m, and arrive at Lexington on Saturday by 6 p m.
IN KENTUCKY.
149. From Danville, by Lancaster, Stanford and Crab Orchard, to Hazel Patch, once a week. Leave Danville every Wednesday noon, and arrive at Hazel Patch on Thursday by 6 p m. Leave Hazel Patch every Friday at 6 a m, and arrive at Danville on Saturday by noon.
GIDEON GRANGER. Post Master-General. GENERAL POST OFFICE, Washington City, October 31, 1808. Dec —
TO BE SOLD, AT PUBLIC AUCTION. JEHIEL CROSSFIELD having retired from the GROCERY BUSINESS, the stock on hand, which is transferred, consisting of Wines, Brandy, Spirits, Teas, Coffee, Spices, Oil, &c. &c. all which are of the best quality and well assorted, will be sold at auction, at the store lately occupied by said Crossfield near Pennsylvania Avenue, on Tuesday the 17th inst. at 11 o'clock A. M. For all purchases below 20 $ cash will be expected—above that sum, notes at 60 and 90 days, with approved endorser. A variety of articles are not specified. Jan. 11—38.