The national intelligencer and Washington advertiser. (Washington City [D.C.]), 1808-12-09 00:00:00

National Intelligencer.
WASHINGTON ADVERTISER.
VOL. IX.
WASHINGTON CITY, PRINTED BY SAMUEL HARRISON SMITH, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
NO. 1274.
FIVE DOLLARS PER ANNUM,
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1808.
PAID IN ADVANCE.
An Act imposing certain Taxes, providing for their collection and for other purposes.
Sec. 1.  Be it enacted by the First and Second Chambers of the City Council of Washington, That there be for the present year one thousand eight hundred and eight, imposed according to an assessment made in pursuance of an act, entitled "An act directing a new assessment of property and for other purposes," passed the thirtieth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and seven, on every hundred dollars worth of real and personal property so assessed within the city of Washington, the following sums, viz:
For the ordinary and current expenses of the corporation the sum of thirty-three and one-third cents;
For the support of the poor, infirm and distressed of the city, the sum of four cents;
For procuring fire engines and other apparatus, two and two thirds cents;
For the gradual extinguishment of the debt due or that may become due hereafter by the corporation to the Office of Discount and Deposit in Washington city, the sum of ten cents; which several Taxes shall be collected by the Treasurer of the city.
Sec. 2.  And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to account with the City Council quarterly by exhibiting a statement accompanied by proper vouchers for all monies received and expended by him as Collector and Treasurer.
Sec. 3.  And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to notify each person assessed, of the amount of the tax on or before the first day of December, with information that the same is to be paid on or before the first day of January ensuing, after which the books of assessment shall be and remain closed until after the second Monday in June thereafter; and it shall be the duty of the said Treasurer to make out four lists of all free white male persons assessed and residing in the city of Washington, distinguishing those who have paid taxes and the amount thereof, and those who have not, which lists shall be examined and certified by the City Commissioners and delivered by the Treasurer to the Judges of Election on the first Monday in June, previous to the opening of the polls, and no person whose name does not appear on said lists and who shall not have paid taxes preceding the day of election, shall be considered entitled to vote for members of the City Council.
Sec. 4.  And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Treasurer or some person employed by him, to call between the said first day of December and first day of January at the place of residence of each person in the city who is chargeable with taxes, for the purpose of receiving the same; and in case said tax shall not be paid on or before the first day of April thereafter, the same shall be forthwith levied by the said Treasurer by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the person from whom such tax is due; but no sale shall be made unless ten days previous notice thereof shall have been given, and if the tax be due upon real improved property and there is no personal property belonging to the person from whom such tax is due which can be found sufficient to satisfy the same, it shall then be the duty of the Treasurer after thirty days public notice by weekly advertisement in one of the City papers, to cause so much of the property to be sold at auction as may be necessary to pay the tax due, with all charges and expenses which may have accrued thereon, and when sold to transfer the same by deed of bargain and sale to the purchaser thereof; the Treasurer shall, within two weeks after such sale, make return of the proceedings to the City Council, designating the property sold, the amount of the tax for which it was sold, together with the expense incurred thereon, the person to whom sold, and the amount received therefor; and if the said amount shall exceed the tax and expenses for which the said property was so sold, the difference shall be safely kept by the Treasurer and paid on demand to the person entitled thereto, or may be taken by the Treasurer to satisfy other arrearages of taxes, in case any should again accrue, while the said money shall remain in his hands as aforesaid; Provided however, that it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to give notice of every such sale to the owner of the property sold within thirty days of such sale being made;
Sec. 5.  And be it enacted, That all taxes hereby imposed shall until paid, remain a lien upon the property taxed; and if the collector shall be obliged to enforce the collection of the aforesaid taxes, or of any hereinafter imposed by distress and sale, he shall receive the same fees as are allowed by the laws of Maryland to a collector for like services, and in all cases where the property of a minor, or a person insane, or beyond sea, is taxed, the notice required by this act shall be given to the parent, guardian or agent of the person so taxed, if their names and places of abode can be ascertained.
Sec. 6.  And be it enacted, That there shall be paid on the first day of January, and annually thereafter the following tax on slaves the property of residents of the city of Washington, by his or her owner, viz. on male slaves between the age of fifteen and forty-six years, one dollar and fifty cents; on female slaves between the age of fifteen and forty years, the sum of one dollar; and the like mode of collection, subject to the same charges, shall be adopted in the case of these last taxes, as is hereinbefore prescribed in the case of assessed property, and if any of the days fixed by this act for the performance of any duty, shall fall on the Christmas Sabbath, such duty shall be performed on the day following.
Sec. 7.  And be it enacted, That if the Treasurer shall refuse or neglect to make his returns, and account with the City Council in the manner and at the times prescribed by the second section of this act, or within seven days thereafter, unless prevented by unavoidable casualties, to be judged of by the City Council, he shall forfeit and pay to the use of the city the sum of fifty dollars for each and every omission.
APPROVED, NOVEMBER 8, 1808.
RESOLVED by the First and Second Chambers of the City Council of Washington, That the Treasurer of the City be and he hereby is authorised to institute an amicable suit for the purpose of deciding whether the Corporation of the City of Washington possess the power of proceeding to collect any taxes due upon Real Improved Property in the City by distress and sale of such property, and he is hereby required to institute such suit accordingly.
APPROVED, NOVEMBER 8, 1808.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
NOVEMBER 30.
DEBATE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS.
[CONTINUED.]
The first resolution reported by the committee on foreign relations still under consideration, as follows:
Resolved, That the United States cannot, without a sacrifice of their rights, honor and independence, submit to the late edicts of Great Britain and France.
Mr. CLOPTON said that it had not been his intention to trouble the committee with any remarks on the resolution now immediately under consideration; but from the turn which the debate had taken, he now thought it proper to offer to the committee a few remarks.
I shall vote for the resolution, said Mr. Clopton, but really, sir, I should pause—I should hesitate—I should feel extremely reluctant to vote for it, if I could imagine that it involves the consequence supposed by a gentleman from Massachusetts. (Mr. Quincy.) who spoke the day before yesterday on this subject. That gentleman supposes that the resolution, if adopted, will be a pledge that this House will abandon the whole system of measures heretofore adopted in respect to our foreign relations. That gentleman believes also that the suspension of trade is a complete abandonment of all our rights to trade. On both of these points, sir, I go widely differ in opinion from that gentleman. His opinion that an adoption of the resolution pledges the House to abandon the system heretofore adopted, with respect to the suspension of export trade, induces him to vote for it. My opinion being quite different from his, I feel a propriety in voting for it on the ground of my understanding of its import. I consider it, sir, as a plain declaration of the sense of the committee, on the wrongs inflicted on their country by the belligerent nations, and an evidence of their determination to assert their rights as an independent nation—that this is simply the true import of the resolution.
But there is a course of trade, which if sanctioned and pursued, would be an abandonment of our commercial rights. I do believe, said Mr. Clopton, that a submission to exercise an absolute right under any condition or restriction whatever, prescribed by another power, is a complete abandonment of that right. It is then no longer asserted as such absolute right. It becomes a mere favor granted by that other power. But it is not so with a bare suspension of the exercise of that right. This suspension asserts the absolute right by refusing to exercise any privilege under the condition or restriction prescribed by the other power. Thus, sir, I will exemplify the position I have stated. When an American vessel, bound for a port in continental Europe, first sails into a British port, and there pays a tax, prescribed under the British orders in council, for permission to proceed to the port of her original destination, she then abandons the absolute right to sail to that port, and accepts the permission as a mere privilege granted to her by the British government. But a suspension of her voyage is no such abandonment. So a suspension of the commerce of the United States by the embargo law is no abandonment of their rights of commerce. The legislature do not relinquish their rights by suspending the trade during such time as it shall be deemed expedient so to do.
The gentleman from Massachusetts, in the course of his remarks, made allusion to a declaration made by me some time ago, in reference to a resolution introduced by a gentleman from Vermont, (Mr. Chittenden). That resolution proposed an absolute, unconditional repeal of the act laying an embargo, and the several acts supplementary thereto. The declaration alluded to was applied to that resolution, and the repeal proposed in it—in an absolute, unconditional repeal of those laws, without proposal of any other measure. The declaration was that, as one member of this House, I never could, never would consent to the repeal so long as the orders and decrees of the belligerents against our commerce continued in force; that is, such repeal as was proposed in the resolution—an absolute, unconditional repeal, without the adoption of any
other measure in lieu of it. This, sir, was meant, if not so expressed. Indeed, said Mr. C. I cannot see how it can be considered as necessary, for a right understanding, that I should have so particularly expressed myself; as the declaration was made in direct reference to the resolution proposed. I know not how I could have been supposed to mean otherwise—how I could have been supposed to pledge myself by that declaration forever to adhere to the embargo at all events, during a continuance of those orders and decrees, and forever to prefer it to any other measure. The period may possibly arrive, said he, when it will be deemed preferable to arm and force the trade rather than further continue the embargo. The period, for aught I know, may arrive when war itself will be preferable to such further continuance of it. The period may arrive when I may be convinced of this—when it will be my duty to vote for raising the embargo, and permitting American vessels to be armed for their defence, though war should be the consequence. But the period never can arrive, so long as those orders and decrees continue in force, when I shall feel willing, (if I know any thing of my own heart) to vote for raising the embargo without some other provision being made in support of our maritime rights. If therefore the period should arrive, during a continuance of those edicts, when I shall vote for removing the embargo, it will be on condition that some other provision, some effectual provision shall be made in support of those rights. To open the trade, under the existing circumstances, and subject it to all the outrages, to which it would be exposed, without security, from the operation of those edicts, I trust, as one individual member of this body, I never shall consent.
The gentleman from Massachusetts expressed astonishment, that a declaration, like that alluded to, should have been made; and, if I mistake not, said Mr. C. he asked, very sagaciously indeed, if members of this House were becoming mad? Whether those gentlemen, with whom I have the honor generally to act, or myself, shall manifest any degree of madness, our conduct, I presume, said Mr. C. will best determine; in the mean while, however, I believe we may safely answer the gentleman, that we are not mad, but "speak forth the words of truth and soberness." And further, I trust that we are aiming to do the acts and deeds of honor and patriotism, as well as others. Perhaps the gentleman's astonishment may be excited anew at the declaration now again made by me, precisely in the same sentiment, precisely with the same meaning as before. It is not, I repeat it, an absolute declaration, that I never will vote for raising the embargo during a continuance of the edicts of the belligerents; but that I never will vote for it without some other provision, in support of our just rights.
Sir, said Mr. C. I am not now pledging myself to vote for removing the embargo on the condition I have mentioned. On the contrary, I say that from every view I have been able to take of the existing state of things, it seems to me that the embargo ought still to be continued. When the resolution, which has been mentioned, proposing a repeal of the embargo system was first offered, I was then of opinion that no proceedings ought to be had relative to the particular act laying the embargo, since the belligerents had continued in force their unjust & outrageous edicts against our lawful commerce. On that subject I would then have remained perfectly silent. I would have passed over that particular act with the utmost indifference. I would have refrained from touching the subject, as I would refrain from moving the House for the appointment of a committee to enquire whether these states constitute an independent nation or not. In this sentiment I voted against a consideration of the resolution at that time. Did I say, sir, that I would have refrained from touching that subject? Yes. I would have refrained—and I would still refrain from touching it so as to agitate the question of repeal at this time, or so as in any manner to weaken any of the laws upon that subject. I would rather make them much more effectual. I would add ten-fold strength to their validity—I would act in that spirit, and would manifest such degree of unconcernedness as to the effect which the system has on ourselves, as to demonstrate to the prying tyrants, who inflict the injurious aggressions, and to the whole world besides, that we do not feel it. This would shew to them that however
they may view it as a sacrifice on the part of the people of this country, it is one, which the great body of them do not regard—one which they are prepared to endure without a moment's uneasiness, without a moment's repining. This, said Mr. C. I did believe, would have been good policy for the House to have adopted at the beginning of this session—a policy in which to have been joined by a majority I should have rejoiced. I consider it, said he, to be highly important to the reputation of this country that any expectation of the belligerents that this government would submit to their unjust edicts should be disappointed; that they should as early as possible be convinced of their mistake in respect to the American character. Sir, said he, it is supremely important to the honor, the dignity—the glory of this rising nation that such edicts should never be in any manner submitted to on our part; that the idea of receiving as a gracious boon from either of them, the privilege of trading where and in what we have a complete right to trade as we please, should be spurned with indignation; that there should be found no room for a doubt of our fixed determination, or of our ability, to abide by the measure, which we have adopted, as a mean of asserting our rights; and that no step should be taken on our part, which could be construed into any degree of acquiescence in their violations. Shall we then submit to purchase such a paltry privilege by payment of tribute—an odious, abominable tribute? Can the high son of America stoop down to this? No, sir, it cannot, it will not. I trust, said he, that this resolution will serve as one evidence that it is determined never to submit; and with this sentiment I feel a satisfaction in voting for the resolution. It manifests to the world the determination of this body; and, if adhered to, will leave no ground to the belligerents for any further calculations, favorable to their designs, from the partial contents, which have appeared in one section of the country.
Mr. C. concluded by observing that the measures recommended by the select committee in the other two resolutions reported by them, not being then immediately under consideration, he should not enter into any general discussion of them, or make any further remarks respecting the embargo at this time, as that subject also was not immediately before the committee.
(Debate to be Continued.)
IN SENATE.
DEBATE ON THE REPEAL OF THE EMBARGO—Continued.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24.
Mr. GILES.—Mr. President—Having during the recess of Congress retired from the political world, and having little agency in the passing political scenes, living in a part of the country too, where there is little or no difference in political opinions, and where the embargo laws are almost universally approved; I felt the real want of information upon the subject, now under discussion. I thought I knew something of the general objects of the embargo laws, and I had not been inattentive to their general operations upon society, as far as I had opportunities of observing thereupon.
When I arrived here, and found that this subject had excited so much sensibility in the minds of many gentlemen I met with, as to engross their whole thoughts, and almost to banish every other topic of conversation; I felt also a curiosity to know, what were the horrible effects of these laws in other parts of the country, and which had escaped my observation in the part of the country in which I reside. Of course, sir, I have given to the gentlemen, who have favored us with their observations on both sides of the question under consideration, the most careful and respectful attention, and particularly to the gentlemen representing the eastern section of the union, where most of this sensibility had been excited. I always listen to gentlemen from that part of the U. S. with pleasure, and generally receive instruction from them; but on this occasion, I am reluctantly compelled to acknowledge, that I have received from them less satisfaction, and less information than usual; and still less conviction.
It was hardly to have been expected, Mr. President, that after so many angry and turbulent passions had been called into action, by the recent agitations throughout the whole U. S. resulting from the elections by the people, to almost all the important offices within their gift; and parti-
larly from the elections of electors for choosing the President and Vice President of the U. S. that gentlemen would have met here perfectly exempt from the feelings, which this state of things was naturally calculated to inspire; much less was it to have been expected, sir, that gentlemen who had once possessed the power of the nation, and who, from some cause or other, had lost it: (a loss, which they now tell us they but too well remember; and I fear, might have added, too deeply deplore,) gentlemen too, sir, who at one time during the electioneering scene, had indulged the fond and delusive hope, that through the privations necessarily imposed upon our fellow citizens, by the unexampled aggressions of the belligerent powers, they might once more find their way to office and power, and who now find themselves disappointed in this darling expectation. It was not at all to be expected, sir, that these gentlemen should now appear here, perfectly exempt from the unpleasant feelings, which so dreadful a disappointment must necessarily have produced. It was a demand upon human nature, for too great a sacrifice; and however desirable such an exemption might have been at the present moment, and however honorable it would have been to those gentlemen, it was not expected.
But, sir, I had indulged a hope that the extraordinary dangers, and difficulties pressed upon us, by the aggressing belligerents; attended too, with so many circumstances of indignity and insult, would have awakened a sensibility in the bosom of every gentleman of this body, which would have wholly suppressed, or at least suspended, these unpleasant feelings, until some measures, consulting the general interests and welfare of the people, could have been devised, to meet, resist, and if possible, to subdue the extraordinary crisis. But, sir, even in this hope too, I have been totally disappointed. I was the more encouraged in this hope, when upon opening this debate the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Hillhouse) seemed sensible of this sacred obligation, imposed by the crisis, when he exhorted us in conducting our deliberations, utterly to discard the influence of party spirit. I would have given me great pleasure, sir, if the gentleman had afforded us a magnanimous example of a precept so admirably suited to the present state of things. But in this too, sir, I have been unfortunately disappointed. That gentleman's observations consisted almost exclusively of retrospective animadversions upon the original objects and horrible effects of the embargo laws, without seeming to think it was worth his attention, to favor us with any reflections upon the prospective course of measures, which the people's interests, the public safety, and general welfare so imperiously demand. That gentleman represented the embargo laws, as mere acts of volition, impelled by no cause or necessity; whilst the British orders, and French edicts, were scarcely glanced at, and certainly formed the least prominent feature of his observations. He represented these laws as a wanton and wicked attack upon commerce, with a view to its destruction, whilst he seemed scarcely to have recollected the extraordinary dangers, and difficulties, which overspread the ocean—indeed, sir, he described the ocean as perfectly free from dangers and difficulties, unruffled by any storms, and that we had nothing to do, but to unfurl our canvass to the wind, that it would be filled with prosperous gales, and wafted to the ports of its destination, where it would be received with open arms of friendship and hospitality. I wish, sir, with all my heart, the gentleman could but realise these dreaming visions; their reality would act like a magic spell upon the embargo laws, and dissipate them in a moment! But, alas, sir, when we come to look at realities, when we turn our eyes upon the real dangers and difficulties which do overspread the ocean, we shall find them so formidable, that the wisdom of our divided councils, and the energy of our united action, will scarcely be sufficient to resist and conquer them. To my great regret, sir, we now see, that the U. S. cannot even hope to be blessed with this union of mind and action, and certainly their dearest interests demand it.
Mr. President, perhaps the greatest inconvenience attending popular governments consists in this; that whenever the union and energy of the people are most required to resist foreign aggressions, the pressure of these aggressions presents most often divisions to distrusts and divisions.

As there is a stronger illustration of the truth and correctness of this observation than the recent efforts made under the pressure of the embargo laws? The moment the provisions, reluctantly but necessarily imposed by those laws, became to be felt, was the moment of signal to every political demagogue, who wished to find his way to office and to power, to excite the distrusts of the people, and thus to separate them from the government of their choice, by every exaggeration, which ingenuity could devise, and every misrepresentation, which falsehood could invent; nothing was omitted, which it was conceived would have a tendency to effect this object. But Mr. President, the people of the U. States must learn the lesson now, and at all future times, of respecting the bold & disingenuous charges and insinuations of such aspiring demagogues. They must learn to respect and rally round their own government, or they never can present a formidable front to a foreign aggressor. Sir, the people of the United States have already learnt this lesson. They have recently given an honorable and glorious example of their knowledge in this respect. They have in their recent elections, demonstrated to the nation, and to the world, that they possess too much good sense to become the dupes of those delusive artifices, and too much patriotism to desert their government, when it stands most in need of their support and energy.
The gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Hillhouse) has made the most strict, and had almost said, uncharitable scrutiny into the objects and effects of the embargo laws. In the delusive hope, I presume, of obtaining a triumph over his political adversaries. I propose to follow the gentleman, in a fair and candid comparison of information and opinions upon this subject; and I shall do so in the most perfect confidence, that, whenever a thorough examination of the objects and effects of the embargo laws shall be made known, and the merits of the measure fully understood, that there is not a man in the U. S. who will not applaud and support the administration for its adoption, who has the uncontaminated heart of an American, throbbing within his bosom.
Mr. President, I have always understood that there were two objects contemplated by the embargo laws. The first, precautionary, operating upon ourselves—The second, coercive, operating upon the aggressing belligerents. Precautionary, in saving our seamen, our ships and our merchandise from the plunder of our enemies, and voiding the calamities of war. Coercive, by addressing strong appeals to the interests of both the belligerents. The first object has been answered beyond my most sanguine expectations. To make a fair and just estimate of this measure, reference should be had to our situation at the time of its adoption. At that time, the aggressions of both the belligerents were such, as to leave the U. S. but a painful alternative in the choice of one of three measures, to wit: embargo, war, or submission. I know that this position has not been admitted, though but faintly denied, in the discussion. I shall however proceed upon this hypothesis for the present, and in the course of my observations will prove its correctness by the statements of the gentlemen in favor of the resolution.
Before the recommendation of this measure, the laudable and provident circumspection of the administration, had obtained tolerably correct estimates of the amount and value of the ships and merchandise belonging to the citizens of the U. S. then afloat; and the amount and value of what was shortly expected to be afloat; together with a conjectural statement of the number of seamen employed in the navigation thereof.
It was found that merchandise to the value of one hundred millions of dollars was actually afloat, in vessels amounting in value to twenty millions more—That an amount of merchandise and vessels equal to fifty millions of dollars more, was expected to be shortly put afloat, and that it would require fifty thousand seamen to be employed in the navigation of this enormous amount of property. The administration was informed of the hostile edicts of France previously issued, and then in a state of execution, and of an intention on the part of Great Britain to issue her orders, the character and object of which were also known. The object was to sweep this valuable commerce from the ocean. The situation of this commerce was as well known to Great Britain as to ourselves, and her inordinate cupidity could not withstand the temptation of two rich booty, she vainly thought within her power. This was the state of information at the time this measure was recommended.
The President of the United States ever watchful and anxious for the preservation of the persons and property of all our fellow-citizens, but particularly of the merchants, whose property is most exposed to danger, and of the seamen whose persons are also most exposed, recommended the em-
bargo for the protection of both; and it has saved and protected both. Let us now suppose, for a moment, that the President, possessed of this information, had not apprised the merchants and seamen of their danger, and had recommended no measure for their safety and protection? would he not in that case, have merited and received the reproaches which the ignorance or ingratitude of merchants and others have so unjustly heaped upon him, for his judicious and anxious attentions to their interests? It is admitted by all, that the embargo laws have saved this enormous amount of property, and this number of seamen, which, without them, would have forcibly gone into the hands of our enemies, to pamper their arrogance, stimulate their injustice, & increase their means of annoyance.
I should suppose, Mr. President, this saving worth some notice. But, sir, we are told that instead of protecting our seamen it has driven them out of the country, and into foreign service. I believe, sir, that this fact is greatly exaggerated. But, sir, suppose for a moment that it is so, the government has done all, in this respect, it was bound to do. It placed these seamen in the bosoms of their friends and families, in a state of perfect security; and if they have since thought proper to abandon these blessings, and emigrate from their country, it was an act of choice, not of necessity. But what would have been the unhappy destiny of these brave tars, if they had been permitted to have been carried into captivity, and sent adrift on unfriendly and inhospitable shores? Why, sir, in that case, they would have had no choice; necessity would have driven them into a hard and ignominious service, to fight the battles of the authors of their dreadful calamities, against a nation, with which their country was at peace. And is the bold and generous American tar to be told that he is to disrespect the administration for its anxious and effectual attentions to his interests? For relieving him from a dreadful captivity? Even under the hardships he does suffer, and which I sincerely regret, every generous feeling of his noble heart would repel the base attempt with indignation. But, sir, the American seamen have not deserted their country; foreign seamen may and probably have gone into foreign service; and, for one, I am glad of it. I hope they will never return; and I am willing to pass a law in favor of the true hearted American seamen, that these foreign seamen never should return. I would even prohibit them from being employed in merchant vessels. The American seamen have found employment in the country; and whenever the proper season shall arrive for employing them on their proper element, you will find them, like true birds of passage, hovering in crowds upon your shores.
Whilst considering this part of the subject, I cannot help expressing my regret, that at the time of passing our embargo laws, a proportion of our seamen was not taken into the public service; because, in my judgment, the nation required their services, and it would have been some alleviation to their hardships, which the measure peculiarly imposed upon them, as a class of citizens, by affecting their immediate occupation; and the other classes, as well as the public treasury, were able to contribute to their alleviation; and I am willing to do the same thing at this time. Indeed, its omission is the only regret I have ever felt, at the measures of the last Congress. I like the character—I like the open frankness, and the generous feelings of the honest American tar; and, whenever in my power, I am ready to give, and will with pleasure give him my protection and support. One of the most important and agreeable effects of the embargo laws, is giving these honest fellows a safe asylum. But, sir, these are not the only good effects of the embargo. It has preserved our peace—it has saved our honor—it has saved our national independence. Are these savings not worth notice? Are these blessings not worth preserving? The gentleman from Delaware, (Mr. White) has, indeed, told us, that under the embargo laws the U. States are bleeding at every pore. This, surely, sir, is one of the most extravagant effects that could have been ascribed to these laws by the frantic dreams of the most inflamed passions. Blood-letting is the last effect, that I ever expected to hear ascribed to this measure. I thought it was of the opposite character; but it serves to show that nothing is too extravagant for the misguided zeal of gentlemen in the opposition. I have cast my eyes about in vain to discover those copious streams of blood; but I neither see nor hear any thing of them, from any other quarter. So far from the U. S. bleeding at every pore, under the embargo, it has saved them from bleeding at any pore—and one of the highest compliments to the measure is, that it has saved us from the very calamity which the gentleman attributed to it; but which, thanks to our better stars and wiser
counsel, does not exist. The gentleman from Connecticut, (Mr. Hillhouse) not content with describing the general horrors of the embargo laws, has addressed himself in plaintive tones, to several particular classes of citizens, and has kindly informed each of his particular hardships and sufferings. The gentleman asks what has become of the merchant? What has become of the farmer? I know something of the situation of the farmer; and, as to the merchant, I had felt serious apprehensions for his situation, until they were materially relieved by the information given by the gentleman. The gentleman tells us, that the great capitalists do not suffer; they are in favor of the embargo; but the young, dashing, enterprising merchant, without capital, is destroyed. This statement is highly honorable to the embargo laws, and proves a great deal. The capitalist, who has property, finds its security under the embargo; he is therefore in favor of the measure; but the merchant, who has nothing, is deprived of an opportunity of making something out of that nothing. But his rights are not affected by the embargo; he is left in the enjoyment of the nothing he possessed; and has no reason to complain that the embargo does not give him something without laboring for it. I regret, however, that these merchants, without capital, have lost the chance of making their fortunes by the embargo; but even the most of these, the gentleman tells us, would probably have become bankrupt, by their wild speculations, even if the embargo were not in being; and of course, their situation cannot be much worsted by it.
But, Mr. President, I am willing to admit, that there are many worthy merchants of small capital, who do suffer by the suspension of their employments; and I am very sorry for them: but this suffering is incidental to every coerced state of things; and is attributable, not properly to the embargo, but to the causes that rendered its adoption indispensable.
The gentlemen, however, tell us, with the most sympathetic feelings, that the ships of the great capitalists are rotting at our wharves, and yet these capitalists are in favor of the embargo. Why, sir, this is a very plain case, when stripped of its exaggerations. The ships are precisely twelve months older than they were twelve months ago; and the owners would rather have them there, with this difference of age and proportionate decay, than to see them torn away by lawless plunderers, and wholly lost forever. But, sir, what would have become of many of these capitalists, if it had not been for the embargo? Their property would have been plundered, and they become bankrupts. Is it any wonder then, sir, that these men should be in favor of the embargo? Review, then, this statement made by the gentlemen, respecting the merchants, and what is the actual result? Why this, sir—that, although they do suffer by the necessary interruption of their particular occupation, (a suffering I deplore as much as any gentleman in the United States) yet the real owners of the property do not complain; and almost the only grumblers are those who have nothing to grumble about.
Speech to be continued.
By his excellency ROBERT WRIGHT,
Governor of Maryland.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, the General Assembly of Maryland, did by an act passed at November session eighteen hundred and five, entitled "An act to reduce into one the several acts of assembly respecting elections, and to regulate said elections," do direct that the Governor and Council, after having received the returns of the election for Electors to choose the President and Vice President of the U. States, should enumerate & ascertain the number of votes for each and every candidate personated for an Elector aforesaid respectively, and shall thereupon declare by proclamation, signed by the Governor, and without delay disperse through the state the name of the person or persons duly elected as Elector in each respective district. We in pursuance of the directions of said act, do by this our proclamation declare, that by the returns made to us, it appears that John Bously Plater, esq. was elected an Elector for the first district; Robert Bowie, esq. was elected an elector for the second district; Edward Johnson and John Johnson, esqs. were elected electors for the third district; Dr. John Tyler and Nathaniel Rochester, esqs. were elected electors for the fourth district; Tobias F. Gansbury, esq. was elected an elector for the fifth district; Thomas W. Veazy, esq. was elected an elector for the sixth district; Richard Tilghman Earl, esq. was elected an elector for the seventh district; Perry Spencer, esq. was elected an elector for the eighth district, and Henry James Carroll, esq. was elected an elector for the ninth district.
Given in Council at the city of Annapolis, under the seal of the state of Maryland, this third day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eight.
ROBERT WRIGHT.
By the Governor,
NINIAN PINKNEY, Clk. of the Council.
W
AS COMMITTED to the jail of Washington county, district of Columbia as a runaway, on the 3d inst. a black woman who calls herself KITTY THOMAS, and says she belongs to Dominguito Gambara, of Charles county, Maryland; she is about 24 years of age, 5 feet 3 inches high; had on when committed, blue petticoat and jacket striped white. Her owner is desired to prove her and take her away or she will be sold for her jail fees and other expenses as the law directs.
C. TIPPETT, Keeper of the jail for Washington Boyd, marshal.
WASHINGTON CITY.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9.
A letter from the Collector of Penobscot to the Secretary of the Treasury.
Collector's Office, District of Penobscot.
Castine, Nov. 23d, 1808.
Sir,
On the evening of the 1st of November, I had information, that an English vessel had come up the Penobscot bay in the afternoon, in such a way that rendered her very suspicious; and that she had followed a small vessel twenty miles, out of her way, and had come to an anchor, under Long Island, about sun-set, although she had a fair wind, and a fine moon all night. I went immediately after her, and found her in a snug harbour. She had a clearance from Portsmouth, New-Hampshire, for Nova Scotia—and was undoubtedly after a load of Mr. Master's flour—I made seizure of the vessel (and took her to Castine that night) under the ninth section of the embargo act.
Being sensible that there was a plan forming at Buck's-town and the Isle of Haut, and that they were determined to evade the laws by force, I went to Buck's-town, and placed an officer on shore, and put an officer on board a sloop that was loading under a permit—the only suspicious vessel that was there at that time. The officer on shore was to give information to me by land, in case any violence should be offered to the officer on board. I then proceeded to the Isle of Haut, and placed five men there, with a boat to guard the flour, &c. there, as I have previously stated, their orders were to stop any boat or vessel that should come past there, that appeared suspicious, and to see that the flour, &c. was not taken away without a permit—they were armed to defend themselves, and their orders were to commence no attack but what was strictly their duty to do. I then went to Castine, and was preparing the small schooner to cruise from the Isle of Haut to Buck's-town, armed as I stated in my last—and am sensible that she will out sail any vessel that should attempt to make their escape. On the 6th inst. on the Sabbath night, the wind blew fresh at North, my officer at Buck's-town had turned in about nine o'clock, and all things were peaceable, he was awoke by five men, masked and armed, coming into the cabin, and telling him to be quiet, or they would bind him; there were then thirty or forty men who came down on the wharf, blacked and dressed in disguise, and put on board a quantity of flour and fish, and got her under way, and sent her to sea, taking the officer on board with them, whom they carried down the bay about forty miles, and landed him; but at such a place that he could not get any assistance; at the same time these men came on to the wharf, there was thirteen men stationed on the bridge, about two miles from Buck's-town, to prevent my officer on shore from giving me information, and by the time I had received the information, she had got ten hours start, and with as much wind as she could carry sail to.
On the same evening there came in amongst the islands, an English schooner from Nova Scotia, with eight men on board, armed with muskets and cutlasses; and after cruising five or six days amongst the islands, they were boarded by a boat from Buck's-town, with five men armed with muskets, blunderbusses, and boarding pikes; they then took a pilot from Mount Desert, and proceeded to the Isle of Haut, all on board the schooner, except two men in the boat, who towed the schooner into the reach, not far from the store that contained the flour, and came to an anchor; it was then about seven o'clock in the evening, and very dark; the boat was then ordered along side, and ten men armed with nine muskets and a pistol, all loaded with ball, got into the boat. She was then ordered to row on shore to the wharf, where the flour was, the boat was discovered by my men, and they prepared themselves to stand their own defence. The master of my revenue boat hailed the boat from the shore, as she was coming towards the wharf, and they answered from Vinalhaven, in this district. The officer then ordered them to row on shore. Immediately they rowed up to him, sprung from the boat, with their guns cocked, took the officer prisoner at the bows of the boat; they then rushed on the rest of my men; killed one man and took another prisoner, took his gun from him and let him go; the other two made their escape; they took the revenue boat, and all the other boats on the island, as they thought, and hauled them up and secured them; they then took the man, that was shot, and dragged him into the water, hauled the schooner into the wharf, and took one hundred and sixty barrels of flour and rice, and made sail for sea, with the master of the revenue boat on board; the two men that made their escape, very luckily found a boat on the back side of the island, and came to Castine and gave me information. I sent im-
mediately for the schooner that was ordered to cruise from Buck's-town to the Isle of Haut, to report to me from the guard at each place. She was on her way to Buck's-town, I took thirteen men in the schooner with me, and put four men into a small sail boat, to accompany us; and we started for the Isle of Haut, as soon as possible, it was then night, and soon came on a violent gale of wind, and the boat has not been heard of since; and the men are lost beyond all doubt. We arrived at the Isle of Haut the next morning. I found there my deputy from Deer Isle, with twenty men, who arrived the evening before; but the schooner was gone when they arrived; as they had carried off one of my men a prisoner, I thought it my duty to pursue them, although it then blew a very severe gale of wind. I took into the schooner a part of the men from Deer Isle, and run over to Fox Island, and came in sight of the schooner, in what was called Fox Island Thoroughfare; they discovered our colors, cut their cables, and got under way immediately; we chased them about ten miles to sea, when they were obliged to strike their English colours. I then ordered my officer (who was on board) to take the helm, and carry her into Owls Head for a harbor. When we arrived in the harbor, I went on board and secured the men, and put them down in the hold of my vessel. And after the storm I proceeded to Castine, and eight of the men that went on shore in the boat, armed as before stated, were examined before the hon. Job Nelson, D. Howe & Bradshaw Hall, esquires, and were committed to goal, for the murder of Lazaro Bagodanovich, an Italian. His body has been found, and the verdict of the jury of inquest was—WILFUL MURDER. This is a correct statement of facts, and nothing exaggerated.
I am, sir,
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JOSIAH HOOK, Collector.
Hon. ALBERT GALLATIN,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr. GILES, from a committee appointed in the Senate, yesterday reported "A bill making further provision for enforcing the Embargo."
Accompanying the bill, were the following letter to, and answer from the Secretary of the Treasury. The provisions of the bill are generally correspondent with the recommendations of the Secretary.
Committee Chamber, Nov. 14, 1808.
DEAR SIR—I am instructed by the Committee appointed to consider the several embargo laws, &c. to request you to lay before them with as little delay as possible, such information as your Department affords upon the following questions.
First. What measures would be most effectual in preventing the violations or evasions of the several Embargo laws; and enforcing a due observance thereof?
Second. Can any of the inconveniences of the present system be remedied by further modifications; and what modifications would effect that object?
Be pleased, sir, to accept, assurances of
my high consideration and regard.
(Signed) W. M. GILES.
Hon. Albert Gallatin,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Treasury Department, Nov. 24, 1808.
Sir,
Indisposition has prevented an earlier answer to your letter of the 14th inst.
For better preventing coasting vessels regularly cleared from violating the embargo, two measures appear necessary:—
1st. That the amount of the bonds should be increased.
2dly. That neither capture, distress or any other accident should be admitted as a plea, or be given in evidence on trial.
By the first regulation the temptation of going to a foreign port, in hopes that the profit on the sale of the cargo will indemnify for the forfeiture of the penalty will be done away. By the second, every expectation of escaping the payment of the penalty under fraudulent pretences will be disappointed; and the power of remitting the penalties in the less cases of unavoidable accident which may occur, will remain as heretofore and as in other cases with the treasury.
As the object of these two regulations will be to make the bond a sufficient and complete security, they will have a tendency to relieve, in a considerable degree, the coasting trade from the inconvenience resulting from detentions. The sufficiency of the bond will in many doubtful cases remove the necessity of detaining vessels, or what amounts to the same, of informing the owners, that unless they reduce the amount of their cargoes they will be detained.
I would also submit the propriety of placing under the control of the President, that power of detention vested in the Collectors by the act of the 25th April last. That subject has been a constant source of complaint and difficulty. It has been the uniform practice from the establishment of the government of the U. S. to give positive instructions to the collectors respecting the execution of the laws, and when they were bound to obey unless a different construction should be established by a legal decision. This indeed was essential necessary in order to secure an uniform consumption and execution of the

laws. But the provision now alluded to makes the detention to rest on the opinion of each collector, and this must necessarily produce a great diversity in the manner in which the power should be executed. All has been done that could be done to obviate that evil; and the President being authorised to decide on the detentions when made, the opportunity was taken to inform the collectors of what in his opinion should be a proper cause of detention. This however could be given only as opinion, and not as an order. Nor does it appear practicable to establish uniformity, and to prevent partiality, and either laxity or too great severity in practice, unless the power of prescribing general rules in that respect by which the Collectors will be bound to abide, be vested in the President.
I am aware that there is another mode of evasion by regular coasting vessels which will not be prevented by either of the preceding provisions. Either whilst in port, or on their way down our rivers and bays, coasting vessels may receive articles not entered on their manifests, which they put on board other vessels lying off the coast for that purpose.
But it is not perceived that any legal provision can prevent that evasion, nor that any other remedy can be found than the vigilance of the officers. Another general regulation will however be suggested, perhaps useful as a permanent measure, but which would at all events, under existing circumstances, give additional security for the observance of the laws and afford some relief to our own seamen; to wit, a prohibition to employ any aliens either as masters or part of the crew of any coasting vessel.
It is still more difficult to guard against violations by vessels departing without clearance in open defiance of the laws. The following provisions on mature consideration appear the most efficient that can be devised against infractions which it is the more necessary to repress as they may be daily expected to increase and threaten to prostrate the law and government itself.
1st. To forbid expressly under pain of forfeiture (the penalty now being only implied) the lading of any vessel without the permission of the collector and without the bond for a coasting voyage being previously given; authorising the collectors to refuse permission, unless the object be that of a lawful coasting or fishing voyage. The great number of vessels now laden and in a state of readiness to depart shows the necessity of this provision. If there be cases, in which the indulgence of converting vessels into ware-houses ought to be granted, there will be no hardship, where the intention is fair, to require a bond similar to that given for a coasting voyage. And the Collectors should likewise in such cases be expressly authorised to take such efficient precautions as will put it out of the power of such vessels to sail without warning.
2d. In order to prevent those fraudulent sales of vessels by which ostensible owners of no responsibility are substituted to those from whom penalties might be recovered, it is necessary to provide that those owners of vessels whose names appear on the register or license should continue to be reputed as such and liable to the penalties in case of infraction of the laws, until the register or license shall have been actually surrendered and new papers shall have been regularly granted by the Collector to the purchaser. And in every such case of purchase, a sufficient bond that the embargo shall not be infringed, to be previously required.
3. The power to seize unusual deposits now vested in the collectors of districts adjacent to the territories of foreign nations should, as was contemplated in the bill passed by the House of Representatives, be extended to all the districts. That this is an arbitrary power, which nothing but the unremitting efforts in some places to evade the law can possibly justify, cannot be denied; and it should, like that of detention, be placed under the control of the President, and be executed only in conformity with such general rules as he would prescribe.
4. Exclusively of the assistance which may be derived from gun-boats and from the armed vessels of the U. S. it would be advisable to authorise the President to add ten or twelve cutters to the present establishment. Fast sailing vessels of every draft of water, and requiring only from fifteen to thirty men each are mostly wanted, and would, for the object contemplated, be as useful as the largest frigates.
5. It is with regret that the necessity of authorising, on the application of the collectors, an immediate call of the local physical force of the country, must also be stated. But such partial acts of violence as have taken place in some of the seaports cannot be prevented by the circumlocutions in which the public force must now be brought out in support of the laws. And no doubt exists that the mass of the citizens, whether they approve or disapprove of the embargo, would, in every port, instanta-
ously suppress any such outrage, provided they can be called upon to act in a legal manner.
Some other provisions appear also necessary for the purpose of carrying the laws more completely into effect along our land frontiers.
1. The exportation of specie by land should be expressly prohibited.
2. The power of detaining deposits should be so expressed as to leave no doubt of the authority to detain wagons & other carriages laden actually on their way to a foreign territory. Although I cannot perceive any reason for the distinction, it has been supposed in one of the districts that the law which authorised the detention of flour, beef or potash deposited in a ware-house, did not extend to the case of their being deposited in a wagon, although evidently on its way to Canada.
3. The offence now punishable by law is that of exportation. This is not consummated till after the property has been actually carried beyond the lines, where, being in a foreign jurisdiction, it cannot be seized: so that forfeiture, which is the most efficient penalty, can never apply to exportations by land; and no bond being required as in the case of vessels, the only remedy is the uncertain one of recovering penalties against apparent offenders who either abscond or have no property. How far it may be practicable to make the act of preparing the means of exportation punishable, or to provide some other remedy, is submitted to the committee.
But it must also be observed, that every degree of opposition to the laws, which falls short of treason, is now with but few exceptions, an offence undefined and unprovided for by the laws of the United States: whence it follows that such offences remain unpunished when the state authorities do not interfere. The necessity of defining those offences by law as misdemeanors and of providing an adequate punishment appears obvious.
I will beg leave here to add that it does not appear necessary to continue any longer the indulgence granted to the British merchants to import for the use of the Indians articles of which the importation is generally prohibited by law; as that privilege is liable to great abuse and affords just ground of dissatisfaction to American citizens. Whether it be advisable to continue the permission given to those Indian traders to export furs & peltry, is a question to be decided by political considerations.
The last branch of the subject to which I wish at present to call the attention of the committee, relates to interruptions and certain injudicious proceedings attempted under color of law.
1. Vexatious suits are brought against Collectors which not only perplex faithful officers, but have the effect of intimidating others, and prevent an energetic performance of their duties. The only provisions which have occurred to me on that subject are to enable the collectors who may be sued, always to remove the cause before a court of the U. States; to make a certificate issued by the proper authority, that there was reasonable cause of detention, protect them against damages in cases of detentions, in the same manner as is now provided in case of seizures; and to provide for the safe keeping and restoring when proper and on security being given the vessels and property which may be detained.
2. Attempts have in several instances been made to wrest from the collectors by writs of replevin issued by state courts or officers property detained or seized by said collectors, or which, in any other manner, is in their possession in conformity with some law of the U. States. It is evident that such attempts, if submitted to, would defeat not only the embargo but also the revenue laws of the U. States: that whenever property is by virtue of a law of the U. S. in the possession of a collector, marshal, or any other of their officers, no process in rem which will take the property away, whether of replevin, attachment or any other, can be legally issued by a state authority; and that the sheriff or other person executing the same, must be considered as a mere trespasser, & be resisted accordingly. But there is no other way at present to resist such illegal process but actual force. And it appears necessary that another remedy should be afforded, by providing a summary mode of superseding any such process through the interference of the courts and judges of the U. S.; and by making it penal for any sheriff, or other person, to execute the same, or in any manner to attempt to take property which by virtue of any law of the U. S. is in the collector's possession.
3. In some instances where vessels and cargoes libelled for infractions of the embargo have been restored to their owners on their giving security for the appraised value, the valuations have been so low as to reduce the forfeiture to an inconsiderable sum, thereby defeating altogether the law. It is suggested that this might be prevented by a provision authorising and directing the district judges to set a-
side, on motion of the district attorney, such valuations whenever in their opinion falling short of the true value.
4. On the subject of mandamus I will only observe that, in the only instance which has taken place, the court, supposing they had jurisdiction, could not, from the manner in which the question was brought before them, have decided otherwise than they did: but that it is desirable that the question of jurisdiction, as it relates either to the courts in whom the power ought to be vested, or to the courts to which it should extend, should be precisely defined by law.
I have not in this communication taken into consideration the technical defects of the existing embargo laws, because prosecutions do not fall within my immediate cognizance, & I do not feel competent to the task of pointing out the necessary alterations. Measures have, however, been taken to procure on that subject and from the proper sources, information which will hereafter be laid before the committee.
To the remaining enquiry of the committee, whether the inconveniences of the present system may not in some degree be removed, I can only answer generally that a law which lays such extensive restrictions as the embargo cannot be carried into effect without imposing serious inconveniences even on the domestic intercourse of the United States; and that these must necessarily be increased in proportion to the opposition and efforts to evade or violate the law. It has already been stated that provisions which will render the bond given by coasting vessels a complete security against violations of them, will diminish the necessity and extent of more arbitrary restrictions. An authority to permit, on proper security being given, such vessels when they arrive in port, to keep their cargoes on board, would afford some relief. And I think that the credit on duties accruing on the importation of certain articles, which was allowed by the act of 10th March last, should be extended to all importations of the same articles made after the passing of the act, those made in vessels which sailed under special permission only excepted. With respect to this last class of importations as they were permitted by special indulgence, as it is understood that it has been impossible in many cases to prevent its being abused and as in almost all the parties having a species of exclusive privilege have made sufficiently profitable voyages, the propriety, particularly in the existing situation of the revenue, of allowing them also the advantage of an extended credit on duties, is not perceived.
I have the honor to be, With great respect, Sir, your ob't servant, ALBERT GALLATIN. Hon. W. B. Giles, Chairman of a committee, of the Senate.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. MONDAY, DECEMBER 5.
[As it is our purpose to detail at length the whole of the important debate now progressing on our Foreign Relations, we do not attempt in the minutes of each day's proceedings to sketch the observations of the respective speakers even in a cursory manner, which would however be adopted in debates of a nature less interesting to the nation at large.]
INSPECTORS OF CUSTOMS. Petitions were laid before the House from the inspectors of customs in the ports of Boston, New-York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, and referred to the committee of Commerce and Manufactures.
FOREIGN RELATIONS. The unfinished business of Saturday last being the report of the committee on our foreign relations, was taken up.
Mr. Randolph spoke about an hour and a half in continuation of his observations of Saturday.
Mr. Love replied in a speech of about the same length. When the House adjourned without taking a question, at 3 o'clock.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6. NEW-ORLEANS BATTURE.
Mr. Smilie presented the petition of Mr. Edward Livingston, stating his ejectments by the U. S. from the property of the batture, which he had recovered by law from the corporation of New-Orleans; and praying that if the decision of the courts be not binding, some other tribunal might be fixed on by the U. S. for a decision on his title.
After some debate, this petition was referred to the Attorney General. Mr. G. W. Campbell presented a counter petition on this subject from New-Orleans, to which the same course was given.
FOREIGN RELATIONS. The report of the committee on foreign relations again before the House, and the question still on the first resolution.
Mr. Gholson supported the report in a speech of an hour and a quarter; and
Mr. G. W. Campbell followed on the same side.
The House adjourned about four o'clock, before Mr. Campbell concluded his remarks.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7. Messrs. Bay & Wharton presented memorials from sundry officers in the Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Maryland and N. Carolina lines of the Revolutionary army, stating that they have been compelled to dispose of the certificates of pay and commutation granted them for military services rendered the U. States, and praying for relief—Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. Verplanck presented a petition from certain British subjects in the state of New York, praying that a certain Wm. Belk may be permitted to convey them and their families to the island of Trinidad.—Referred to the committee of Commerce and Manufactures.
Mr. Durrell offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That it be the duty of the Clerk of this House to furnish the Representatives in Congress from each state in the union for the time being and the Delegates from each of the territories thereof, with one copy of every public document, including the laws and journals, printed by this House, to be by them transmitted to the principal Seminary of learning in each state and territory.
The resolution was ordered to lie on the table.
FOREIGN RELATIONS. The report on the subject of our foreign relations being yet under consideration—
Mr. G. W. Campbell concluded his observations of yesterday in a speech of about two hours.
Mr. Quincy followed in reply in a speech of about an hour.
When the House adjourned without taking a question.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8. Mr. Lewis presented the memorial of the Commercial Company of the city of Washington, praying an act of incorporation—Referred to the committee of District of Columbia.
REVENUE CUTTERS. On motion of Mr. Newton the House went into committee of the whole on the bill authorising the President of the U. S. to employ an additional number of revenue cutters, Mr. Tazewell in the chair. The bill having been read, on motion of Mr. Newton the committee rose and reported it, without debate or amendment. The bill was ordered to be read a third time this day.
FOREIGN RELATIONS. The report of the committee still under consideration—
Mr. Key made a speech of an hour and a half against it. Mr. Nelson replied in a speech of half an hour. Mr. Lyon opposed the report in a speech of the same length; and Mr. Dusha concluded this day's debate by a speech of about twenty minutes.
The House adjourned without taking a question.
The celebrated Mr. Horne Tooke, died in London, in the beginning of October.
The aggregate votes given in Rhode Island for electors, are,
Federal, 3072 Republican, 2692
Majority, 380
Votes for electors of President and Vice-President in New-Hampshire.
Federal, 13,235 Republican, 11,752
Federal Majority, 1,483
The prints of Tennessee state, that on the most authentic information, Mr. Madison will obtain the unanimous vote of that state. Mr. Green and Mr. Martin are chosen Electors, by a great majority.
The legislature of North Carolina have elected David Stone, a firm republican, Governor in the room of Benjamin Williams, a federalist. The votes were for Stone 96, for Williams 76.
The Senate of that state have passed the following patriotic resolutions by a vote of 37 to 15; evincing the same whig sentiments that pervaded the nation in seventy-six.
"The General Assembly of North Carolina, viewing the present situation of the U. States in relation to G. Britain and France, as being alarmingly critical; as requiring the exercise of the greatest wisdom, energy and prudence on the part of the General Government, and the highest degree of patriotism and unanimity amongst the real friends of their country, they are of opinion, that as great clamor has been raised against some of the measures lately taken by our administration, which may have led foreign nations to believe that the people of the U. States are a divided people, unable or unwilling to carry into effect any energetic measures of their government; it may serve to strengthen the hands of those who have the management of our national affairs, for legislative and other public bodies, to publish an expression of their sentiments on the present situation of our foreign relations—which the General Assembly of North Carolina do, in the following resolutions:
Resolved, That we view the pretext offered by Great Britain for not making reparation for the acknowledged outrage on our frigate Chesapeake, by the British ship of war Leopard, as unworthy of a nation boasting of a free and enlightened government.
Resolved, That we consider the acts, decrees and orders, affecting neutral commerce, issued and enacted by G. Britain and France, as unjust and vexatious, equally calculated to violate our neutral rights and national sovereignty.
Resolved, That we most cordially approve of the measures which the President of the U. States has taken, in the spirit of moderation and equity, to obtain, both from G. Britain and France, a reparation of the wrongs committed against this country, and the repeal of those obnoxious acts, decrees and orders.
Resolved, That though the laws laying an Embargo have borne hard upon a great part of the citizens of the U. States, the legislature of N. Carolina consider them as the best means which could have been devised to preserve our citizens from the devouring grasp of the belligerent powers.
Resolved, That though the citizens of North Carolina have felt their full share of the pressure of these laws, they will cheerfully acquiesce in their continuance, until a repeal can be obtained of the unjust regulations which occasioned them, or in any other measure which Congress may deem necessary for the maintenance of our neutral rights.
Resolved, That sooner than submit to unjust and vexatious restrictions of our commerce, to the impairment of our seamen, and to the taxation of the cargoes of our vessels at the pleasure of any foreign nation, we will live to ourselves, and have no connection with any of them.
Resolved, That we value peace as one of the greatest blessings which any nation can enjoy; yet, rather than surrender our liberty and independence, we will surround the standard of our country, and die in her defence."
The Senate of Maryland have negatived the resolutions of the House of Delegates respecting the Embargo. In their reply to the House they observe that—
"They view the embargo as the measure of a wise, efficient and dignified policy, rendered indispensably necessary by the unprecedented and unsettled state of the European world, and the only alternative between a ruinous and destructive war, and the abject surrender of our honor and independence; & that so far from being the cause of that multiplied and aggravated train of national evils with which, by the resolutions it is charged, it has protected and promoted the present permanent interests of our country, by withdrawing from the rapacious cupidity of the plunderers of the ocean our property of more than one hundred millions of dollars in amount, by securing from seizure and bondage our citizen mariners, and by diverting a proportion of our wealth, and attention to the establishment of those manufactures which are necessary to our subsistence, and are essential to our independence."
Extract of a letter from Stockholm, dated September 15.
"The great object of this letter is to inform you, that two days since, positive information was received here, that the Russian fleet in Baltic Port could not defend itself, or be defended by the batteries, against the attacks of the Swedish & English fleets: that the admirals of the latter had sent a flag of truce to the Russians, stating that unless the fleet was surrendered, they would blow every ship out of the water, in consequence of this different communications took place, and the Russian Minister of Marine arrived from St. Petersburg at Baltic Port. The best informed people firmly believe that negotiations for peace are going on, and that the two fleets of Russia, the one in Lisbon, and the other in Baltic Port, will be given up to her, provided she evacuate Finland, and makes peace with Sweden and England."
Sept. 19.—Letters from Stockholm have reached town, which state that subsequent to the 17th ult. the Swedes had another battle with the Russians in Finland, between Bjornborg and Christiamstadt, the result of which was a decisive victory on the part of the Swedes. The Russians left 2,000 dead on the field. The Swedes had 22 officers and upwards of 800 privates killed and wounded. Gen. Cronstedt fell as he was charging at the head of his corps. The Russians in consequence of this defeat are stated to have fallen back from Abo to the distance of between 30 and 40 miles on the road to St. Petersburg. The Swedes had on some points marched upwards of 15 miles beyond the Russian frontiers.
BY AUTHORITY. An act to authorise the transportation of a certain Message of the President of the United States, and documents accompanying the same.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Members of Congress and Delegates from the several territories of the United States, be and they are hereby authorised to transmit by mail, free of postage the Message of the President of the United States of the eighth day of November, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eight, and documents accompanying the same, printed by order of the Senate and by order of the House of Representatives, to any post-office within the United States and territories thereof, to which they may respectively direct, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.
J. B. VANNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. GEO. CLINTON, Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate. November 18, 1808. APPROVED, TH: JEFFERSON.
THE Partnership of COLLARD & MOORE, is this day Dissolved by mutual consent—the Business in future will be transacted by GEO. COLLARD, and all the business of the above Firm will be settled by him.
December 9—3t. In Chancery, November 23, 1808. ORDERED that the Sule made by James S. Morsell, trustee for the sale of the Real Estate of Thomas Craike, deceased, shall be ratified and confirmed unless cause to the contrary be shown before the events, first day of January next. Provided a copy of this order be inserted three successive weeks in a newspaper of the city of Washington before the thirtieth day of December next. The report states that said property was sold amounting to $500.
True copy. Test NICH. BREWER, Reg. Cur. Cur. December 7—w4t

CHARLES J. NOURSE, Has received for the Citizen, Capt. Sturges, from New York, and offers for Sale on reasonable terms at his Warehouse, in front of Linné's Wharf, 43 chests and boxes of— Imperial, Hyson, Young Hyson, Myson Skin, Bohea, } FRESH TEAS. 4 chests of Imperial and Young Hyson in canisters of 2lb each, 54 tids. and barrels of prime Sugar, 3 boxes Havana do. 40 barrels and kegs of West India and Bourbon Coffee, 7 pipes of best Cognac Brandy, 5 do. fine flavored Holland Gin, 2 do. New York Anchor, do. 28 do. half pipes and Or. casks of old London Particular Madeira, New York market Madeira, Old Port, Teneriffe, Sherry, Malaga, Alicante, & Catalonia, } Wines of Superior Quality. 20 cases real Chateaux Mar-geaux Claret, 65 boxes mould. dipt and Spermaceti Can-dles, 60 do. Castile, white and yellow Soap, 20 do. Chocolate, 15 boxes and casks of Raisins, 5 do. Prunes, 5 cases Olive Oil, 25 baskets table do. 3 tids. winter tinned Spermaceti Oil, 2 do. Molasses, 5 bars Pepper and Pimento, 5 kegs Ginger, 2 bags of Cassia, 10 cases of Cordials, 20 do. Olives, Capers and Anchovies, 10 do. Mustard, 8 doz. each, 1 bale of Mow Mamoodies, 2 do. Gourdies, 2 do. Bafas, 200 pieces Bandanna handkerchiefs assort-ed, 416 whole, half, and q. boxes of Havana Segars, among which are some of Martin's best, Nutmegs, Mace, Cloves, &c. And in Store, 4000 bushels of ground allum Salt, 2000 do. Isle of May do. 2000 do. Lisbon do. Georgetown, Dec. 7—4w
SHERIFF'S SALE. Will be sold at Public Sale on Thurs-day the 22nd inst. if fair, if not the next fair day, on the premises, for cash, the FARM whereon John Orme now lives, containing Two hundred and thirty-eight acres, four Horses, three Cows, a parcel of Tobac-co, one Cart, and one Clock—late the pro-erty of said Orme, taken by a writ of ffa, at the suit of John Hoy, Adm'r. D. B. Van, of William Deakins, jun. JOHN FLEMING, Sheriff of Montgomery county Md. December 7—7t
WHARVES FOR RENT. In virtue of the power vested in the Mayor of the City of Washington, by an act of the City Council, entitled, "An act for renting the Wharves at the end of 12th and 17th streets west, and for other purposes," the property of the corporation of said whar-ve is hereby notified, that the said Wharves will be rented for One Year from the 1st day of January next, to the highest bidder, at Roodes's Hotel, on Saturday the 31st inst. between the hours of 12 and 1 o'clock, subject to the regulations contained in the above-mentioned act. By order of the Mayor, THOS. HERTY, Reg. Washington, Dec. 7—
TO LET. An immediate possession may be given a BLACKSMITH'S SHOP, newly built with a large Forge, opposite the Centre Market; it is well worth the attention of any Blacksmith acquainted with horse shoeing and carriage work, as it is upon the Penn-sylvania avenue. The rent will be low, and perhaps all taken in. Vox. Also, a DRY CELLAR, with a large fire-place, well calculated for an Oyster man, the situation being central, and the number of Boarding Houses in the neighborhood would warrant a ready sale. For either of the above, enquire of JOHN C. SINDLE, opposite the Centre Market. N. B. Four STOVES with Pipe complete for sale. Enquire as above. December 7—7t
JOHN ACTMAN, Coppersmith, Tinner and Pipe Machine Maker, respectfully informs the public that he has commenced business in the various branches of the above profes-sion, in High-street, opposite Mr. Ritchie's, where he will execute all orders with neat-ness and dispatch. The construction of his Pipe Engines is according to the latest im-provements, the workmanship and execu-tion superior to those generally in use. Georgetown, December 5—3t
BOOT MAKING. JOHN MINCHIN, Boot Maker, impress-ed with the most lively sense of grate-itude for the liberal support & distinguish-ed preference he has received in his line, since he first commenced his Boot Manu-factory here, which was previous to the re-turn of the government to this city, being confident that good work is ever the best recommendation, had resolved (contrary to his usual custom) to decline intruding his advertisement on the public, being already sufficiently established, until he was con-vinced, from the best information, that some of his brethren of the craft had aver-ted with and insidiously asserted repeatedly that his boots were not imported, but he kept only a shop & not a manufactory. He now contradicts those fabricators of false-hood, by challenging them to produce boots of any description equal to what he manufactures. They have declared that they would under-sell him, but they did not pre-tend to excel him in neatness, durability, taste and fashion, which he is ready to prove to the satisfaction of those who may please to give his work a fair trial. December 5—cp1m
CHARLES B. FORTNEY, MERCHANT TAILOR, 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 superior Cloths, Cashmeres, single and double milled, superior Coatings, black silk & cambric, Lincens & mouselin de laine, assortment of superior & rich silk Mouselins for Waist-coats with a variety of other articles suitable for the season. Regiments and Navy Uniforms made in the most elegant and custom style of fashion. Richard Horner's celebrated PATENT PARASOL SUSPENDERS the superior to any hitherto in the market in the same kind, ready at his Manufactory. November 27—4t
50,000 DOLLARS, 266 800 CENTS! NEW YORK STATE LOTTERY. For opening and improving certain great Roads to the Black River—positively to commence drawing on the 12th of April next; 600 tickets to be drawn each day until the whole is concluded. Prizes payable thirty days after the drawing, and the pay-ment guaranteed by the State Legislature. The Capital Prizes are:— 30,000 dollars 20,000 dollars 10,000 dollars 5,000 dollars 2,000 dollars Besides several of 1,000, 500, 200, 100, &c. &c. Less than two blanks to a prize. The scheme of this Lottery is universally ac-knowledged to be the best ever yet offered to the American public, and the price of tickets at present no higher than Eight Dollars each. TICKETS—Batches, Quarters, & Eighths, are to be had at G. & R. WAITE'S truely Fortunate Lottery Offices, No. 64, Maiden-Lane, & No. 58, Maiden-Lane, New York, where were sold in the last New York Lottery, the three capital prizes of 25,000 Dollars No. 20,231 10,000 — No. 25,403 5,000 — No. 20,759 Also, No. 29,310, a prize of 2000 dollars, besides several others of 2000, 1000, 500 dollars, &c. and in former New York Lotter-ies were sold at the above offices— 1719 25,000 dolls. 11736 2000 dolls. 3929 20,000 dolls. 23573 2000 dolls. 3639 10,000 dolls. 13904 2000 dolls. 26153 5,000 dolls. 16617 2000 dolls. 3336 5,000 dolls. 23556 2000 dolls. 15296 3,000 dolls. 20835 2000 dolls. And at their Lottery Office in Baltimore, corner of Charles and Market streets, were sold nearly all the capital prizes in the late St. Mary's College Lottery, among them were the following, viz. 6074 30,000 dolls. 19894 1500 dolls. 15564 15,000 dolls. 1788 1500 dolls. 7001 10,000 dolls. 1525 1500 dolls. 6977 5,000 dolls. 7440 1500 dolls. 14425 1500 dolls. Distant adventurers, by enclosing Bank Notes in letters post paid, directed to Waite's Office, in Baltimore, New York, or Albany, may have Tickets and Shares re-turned by post, to any part of the Union, with the utmost punctuality, and the ear-liest advice sent of their success. Schemes at large, gratis, and cash advanced for prizes as soon as drawn. A weekly printed prize list will be forwarded to the printer of this paper, and at the conclusion of the drawing, the Managers Official List of prizes as soon as printed, where any gen-tleman can examine his own number. Prizes in former Lotteries taken in pay-ment for tickets in this. The Baltimore Trinity Church Lot-tery commenced drawing on the 1st of November, and will continue to draw 2,000 tickets per week till finished. Price of Tickets, Six Dollars , which may be paid at any of Waite's offices, warranted undrawn. November 23—6w
SEBASTIAN SPRING, ON THE NEW TURNPIKE ROAD BE-TWEEN ALEXANDRIA & WASH-INGTON CITY. At the above Spring, situated about half a mile from Washington Bridge, the subscri-ber has lately opened a house of entertain-ment for the accommodation of the citi-zens of both places and travellers. Parties can be furnished, on a short no-tice, with every species of refreshment they may wish, in a stile to their satisfaction, and public dinners can be had suitable to any occasion. He is determined to keep the best liquors the district will afford, and a genuine glass of Madeira may always be relied on. A. LINDO. N. B. A Hack and Gig will be kept for the convenience of gentlemen crossing the Potomac river wishing to proceed to Alex-ANDRIA. Two good Waiters and a Cook Wanted. Nov. 25—9t
VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE TO BE SOLD. At public auction, at the Union Tavern, in George-Town, at 12 o'clock on Monday the 15th day of January next, if not previously disposed of by private contract—that Va-luable property situated on the Potomac ri-ver, in Washington City, contiguous to George-Town, formerly the property of Messrs. Lear, & Co. The Lot is 128 feet front, by 105 feet deep, on which is erected a substantial Stone House , built of stone, 83 feet by 45, together with the large commodious Wharf adjoining. Also—SIX LOTS in Holmeads , addition to George-Town, bounded on Bridge Street and Rock Creek, in George-Town. For terms and other particulars, apply to JOHN DAVIDSON, or WALTER HELLEN. Washington and Alexandria Turnpike Company. November 23—115t
THE Stockholders of the Washington & Alexandria Turnpike Company are hereby notified that the Fourth Instalment of TEN Dollars on each share is called for by the President and Directors of the said company, and is required to be paid to Charles Page, Treasurer, in Alexandria, on or before the 14th day December next, or else to the effect of Congress, entitled "An act for the establishment of a Turnpike Company in the county of Alexandria, in the district of Columbia." By order of the Directors, G. DENEALE, President. November 18—13t
MRS. LEE, begs leave to acquaint the Ladies & Gentlemen of Washington and its Vicinity, that in addition to the Masters of MUSIC, DANCING and DRAWING, who attend her ACADEMY, she has engaged a Gentleman of known ability to attend to instruction in ARITHMETIC and GEOGRAPHY with the GLOBES, MAPS, & CHARTS. Mrs. LEE flatters herself with a conti-nuance of that patronage, she has ever ex-perienced; and hopes still to merit by an unremitted attention to the duties of the trust reposed in her. Mrs. Lee wishes to form a Class for Arithmetic, and Geogra-phy, by 20th inst. Washington, October 20—2m
INFORMATION WANTED. IF JOHN BATHEY DOBBINS who came from England some years ago, and re-sided at Washington (it is not certain in what state) for some time, will call on, or write to the subscriber, he will bear some-thing much to his advantage. Any informa-tion that will enable me to ascertain whether the said John Bathey Dobbins is alive or not, will be thankfully received. SAMUEL SPACKMAN, No. 1, Bank Alley, Philadelphia. 10th month, 11, 1808—2m
NICHOLSON. HAS just received from Philadelphia a Large and Handsome Assortment of Seasonable and Fashionable GOODS, among which are— Superfine cloths and cassimeres, Second do. do. Moleskin and silk waistcoating Bennets cord and Spanish marcells, do. Constitution cords and velverets Coating, frizes and kerseys Rose and striped blankets Worsted, cotton and silk hosiery Flannel and baizes Navy blue cloths Checkes, calicoes and Glintzes White and colored cambrics Dimities, brown Holland and dowlasses Bandanno and Madras handkerchiefs Durants and calimancoes Tapes and boblins Silk and cotton chambray 4-4th and 7-8th Irish linens 4-4th and 7-8th cotton shirting London and other hats Plain India muslins Seeded do. do. Diagonal and Trafalgar do. Plain and figured lenoes Linen cambrics Damask, silk and serge shawls Tabby veivers for pelices Italian Mantra Bombazets and bombazens Elegant assortment thread and cotton laces Handsome assortment ribbons Kid and silk gloves Pickett silk mits and plover Diaper and diaper table cloths Kid and Morocco shoes A few bales India muslins assorted Ticklenburgs and osnaburgs, &c. &c. All of which being bought on the best terms will be sold by the piece or retail very low for cash or approved notes. Georgetown, Nov. 11—4t
FOR SALE. AN ELEGANT CARRIAGE, full Silver mounted and double lined, with or without silver mounted Harness for four or two Horses, it is of first rate materials and work-manship, has scarcely ever been used, and never out of the limits of this city and Georgetown. Enquire of the Editor of this paper. THE Secretary of the Navy will receive PROPOSALS until the first day of Februa-ry next, for furnishing all or any of the following articles of Domestic Materials and Domestic Manufacture. 3000 yards of 6-4 coarse Blue Cloth, or 5000 yards of 3-4 240 yards of 6-4 scarlet do. or 480 3-4 1500 yards of 6-4 Baize for lining, any color except red, or 3000 yards of 3-4 flannel. 7000 yards of Brown Linen 3-4 wide, 320 pieces of Sheeting, such as Russia, 240 lbs. of whited brown Thread, 10 lbs. of red Thread, 100 lbs. of blue Thread, 20 lbs. of yellow Thread, 3500 yards of 5-4 grey mixed coating, or 3500 yards of 6-4 wide, 100 gross of Button Moulds—small coat, 2000 3 point Blankets, 10000 yards of yellow binding, called qua-lity, 2000 yards of stout Plains, for watch coats, any color excepting red, 20 gross of large Metal Buttons, plain. The articles to be delivered to the Navy Agent, residing nearest the place at which they may be manufactured. November 23—
JUST PUBLISHED. And for Sale, at D. Rapine's Book-store, on Capitol Hill. A new Pamphlet, entitled "A View of the Rights and Wrongs, Power & Policy of the U. States of America." By Charles Jared Ingersoll, of Philadelphia. This pamphlet is not of the ordinary kind, and merits the perusal of every American and friend to his country. December 5—cp6t
THE COMMERCIAL COMPANY OF WASHINGTON. Have received by the schooner Citizen , capt. Sturges, from New York, in addition to their supply of GOODS, and now offer for Sale, 20 hds. Muscovado Sugar, 6 Pipes Holland Gin, 9 tids. Rum, 3 pipes Cognac Brandy, 2 pipes Marsala, } WINE. 5 qrs. casks Lisbon, } 5 qrs. casks Sherry, } 15 qrs. casks Catalonia, } 80 boxes Claret, 17 chests, Imperial, Hyson and Young Hyson, Tea, 25 barrels Loaf Sugar, 16 boxes Spermaceti 25 do. Mould } Candles, 8 casks Ginger, 2 do. Salt Petre, 2 do. Pimento, 5 do. Pepper, 12 boxes Mustard, 3 bales Cassia, 6 do. soft shelled Almonds, 20 boxes Raisins, 8 do. Olives, 10 do. long and short Pipes, 10 barrels Mackerel, 3 do. Cranberries, 2 do. Fly Blue, 50 boxes Spanish Segars, 50 bags Cocks, They have also for Sale, Mace, Cloves, Cinnamon, Sallad Oil, Sperm Oil, Butter, Whiskey, Soap, Sheet Iron, Powder, Shot, Stone Ware in crates, &c. &c. JOSEPH FORREST, Pres. December 5—
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT application will be made, at the Treasury of the United States, for the re-newal of Certificate No. 12,329, issued by Joseph Nomac, Esq. Register, on the 16th June, 1798, in favor of William Holland, of London, for five thousand dollars, three per cent stock. JOHN DAVIDSON. Nov. 25—6w. CASH Given for any quantity of clean combed HOGS BRISTLES, At the subscribers store, Bridge street, Georgetown. W. S. NICHOLLS. November 18—Sw PROPOSITION for carrying Mails of the United States, on the following post roads, will be received at the General Post-Office in Washington, until the 10th day of Janua-ry next inclusive. 1. IN Delaware —From Wilmington by New-castle, St. Georges-town, Cantwell's Bridge, Duck Creek, Dover, Frederica and Milford to Georgetown three times a week. April 15 to November 15. Leave Wilmington every Monday, Wed-nesday and Friday at 11 A. M. arrive at Dover by 9 P. M. Leave Dover every Tues-day, Thursday and Saturday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Georgetown by 7 P. M. Leave
Georgetown every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 A. M. arrive at Dover by 8 P. M. Leave Dover on Tuesday, Thursday and Sa-turday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Wilmington by 2 P. M. November 15 to April 15—Leave Wil-mington every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 A. M. arrive at Dover by 6 P. M. and at Milford on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by 10 A. M. and at Georgetown by 6 P. M. Returning. Leave Georgetown every Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 6 A. M. and Milford at 2 P. M. Arrive at Dover by 8 P. M. and at Wilmington on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by 6 P. M. 2. From Georgetown and Broadkill to Lewistown once a week. Leave George-town every Sunday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Lewistown by 10 A. M. Returning. Leave Lewistown every Monday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Georgetown by 8 P. M. 3. From Georgetown by Bridge Branch, N. W. Fork bridge and New Market to Cambridge once a week. Leave Georgetown every Monday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Cam-bridge on Tuesday by 11 A. M. Leave Cam-bridge at 1 P. M. and arrive at Georgetown on Wednesday by 7 P. M. 4. From Georgetown by Concord to Laurel, once a week. Leave Georgetown every Saturday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Laurel by 8 P. M. and arrive at Salisbury by 6 P. M. Leave Laurel every Saturday at 5 A. M. and arrive at Georgetown by 11 A. M. 5. From Georgetown by Dagsboro', Trap, Snowhill, Horntown and Accomac c. h. to Northampton, c. h., once a week. Leave Georgetown, every Sunday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Northampton c. h. the next Wed-nesday by 10 A. M. Leave Northampton c. h. every Wednesday at 2 P. M. and arrive at George-town on Saturday by 8 P. M. 6. From Wilmington by Christiana, Mid-dletown, Warwick, Sassafras and George-town Cross Roads to Chestertown, three times a week. Leave Wilmington every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 5 A. M. and arrive at Chestertown by 8 P. M. Leave Chestertown every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday at 5 A. M. and arrive at Wilmington by 8 P. M. 7. From Easton by Hills-boro', Denton, Greensboro' and White-sburg to Frederica, once a week. Leave Easton every Tuesday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Frederica on Wednesday by 11 A. M. Leave Frederica every Wednesday at 1 P. M. and arrive at Easton on Thursday by 6 P. M. 8. From Chestertown by Rockhill, to An-napolis twice a week. Leave Chestertown every Monday and Friday at 5 A. M. and arrive at Annapolis by 8 P. M. Leave Annapolis every Tuesday and Saturday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Chestertown by 8 P. M. 9. From Chestertown by Churchhill and Centerville to Easton, twice a week. Leave Chestertown every Monday and Friday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Centerville by 10 A. M. and at Easton by 5 P. M. Returning. Leave Easton every Tuesday and Saturday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Chestertown by 6 P. M. 10. From Baltimore by Ellicott's Lower mills, Poplartown and New Market to Fre-dericktown, three times a week. Leave Fredericktown every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Baltimore by 4 P. M. Returning. Leave Baltimore Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Fredericktown by 6 P. M. 11. From Fredericktown by Middletown, Hagerstown, and Greencastle to Chambers-burg, three times a week. Leave Frederick-town every Tuesday, Thursday and Sa-turday at 4 A. M. and at Chambersburg by 8 P. M. Returning. Leave Chambersburg every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Fredericktown by 8 P. M. 12. From Fredericktown by Woodsboro', Taneytown, Petersburg, Hanover, York and Columbia to Lancaster, twice a week. Leave Fredericktown every Tuesday and Saturday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Lancaster the next days by 6 P. M. Leave Lancaster every Sunday and Thursday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Fre-dericktown by 6 P. M. the next days. 13. From Hagerstown by Hancock, Ber-keley Springs, Oldtown, Cumberland, Cres-sap'sburg, Frankfort, and Springfield to Romney, once a week. Leave Hagerstown every Thursday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Rom-ney on Sunday by 6 P. M. Leave Romney every Monday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Hagers-town on Thursday by 10 A. M. 14. From Baltimore by Ellicott's lower Mills, Brookville, Montgomery c. h. and Charlesburg to Leesburg, once a week. Leave Baltimore every Friday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Leesburg on Saturday by 6 P. M. Leave Leesburg every Thursday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Baltimore on Friday by 10 A. M. 15. From Fredericktown to Leesburg once a week. Leave Leesburg every Tues-day at 3 A. M. and arrive at Fredericktown by 11 A. M. Returning. Leave Fredericktown every Tuesday at 1 P. M. and arrive at Lees-burg by 8 P. M. 16. From Fredericktown by Newtown, Trap, Harper's Ferry, Charlesstown and Bat-terton to Winchester, once a week. Leave Fredericktown every Monday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Charlesstown by 2 P. M. Leave Charlesstown at 3 P. M. and arrive at Win-chester on Tuesday by 8 A. M. Returning. Leave Winchester every Saturday at 4 P. M. and arrive at Fredericktown on Sunday by 6 P. M. 17. From Hanford to Bel-Air once a week. Leave Bel-Air every Tuesday by 7 A. M. and arrive at Hanford by 9 A. M. Leave Hanford at 11 A. M. and arrive at Bel-Air by 1 P. M. 18. From Baltimore to Annapolis, twice a week. Leave Baltimore every Monday and Friday at 8 A. M. and arrive at Annapolis same days by 5 P. M. Returning. Leave Annapolis every Tuesday and Saturday at 8 A. M. and arrive at Baltimore by 5 P. M. 19. From Annapolis by Queen Anne's, Pig Point, Tracey's Landing, Friendship, Lower Marlboro', Huntingdon and Calvert c. h. to St. Leonard's, once a week. Leave An-napolis every Saturday at 6 A. M. and arrive at St. Leonard's on Monday by noon. Leave St. Leonard's every Monday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Annapolis on Friday by 3 P. M. 20. From Annapolis by Haddaway's, St. Michael's, Easton, Cambridge, Vienna, Sa-lisbury, Quantico, Princess Ann and Snow-hill to Salisbury, once a week. Leave An-napolis every Saturday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Easton by 7 P. M. Leave Easton on Sun-day by 6 A. M. and arrive at Cambridge by noon, and arrive at Snowhill on Tuesday by 1 P. M. Returning. Leave Snowhill every Tuesday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Easton on Thursday by 10 A. M. Leave Easton at 2 P. M. and arrive at Annapolis on Friday by 8 P. M. 21. From Washington to Brookville, once a week. Leave Washington every Wed-nesday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Brookville by 11 A. M. Leave Brookville every Wednesday at 1 P. M. and arrive at Washington by 8 P. M. 22. From Washington city by George-town, Montgomery c. h. and Charlesburg to Fredericktown, three times a week. Leave Washington city every Monday, Wednes-day and Friday at 8 A. M. and arrive at Fre-dericktown same days by 7 P. M. Leave Fredericktown every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Washington city same days by 4 P. M. 23. From Washington city, by Piscata-way, Port Tobacco, Aquia Creek, Newport,
Chapico, Leonardtown, Great Mill and St. Inigoes, to the Ridge. Leave Washington every Friday at 3 P. M. and arrive at Port Tobacco by 2 P. M. on Saturday and arrive at the Ridge, on Sunday by 7 P. M. Returning. Leave the Ridge on Monday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Washington on Wed-nesday morning by 5 o'clock. 24. From Port Tobacco by Hilltop to Nan-jemoy, once a week. Leave Port Tobacco every Saturday at 3 P. M. and arrive at Nan-jemoy by 8 P. M. Leave Nanjemoy every Sunday at 3 A. M. and arrive at Port Tobac-co by noon. 25. From Washington city by Upper Marlboro' and Queen Ann's to Annapolis, twice a week. Leave Washington every Monday and Friday at 5 A. M. and arrive at Annapolis by 6 P. M. Leave Annapolis every Tuesday and Saturday at 5 A. M. and arrive at Washington by 4 P. M. 26. From Upper Marlboro' by Nottingham, Aquasco, Benedict and Charlotte Hall to Chapico, once a week. Leave Upper Marlboro' every Friday noon, and arrive at Chapico on Saturday by 3 P. M. Leave Chapico every Saturday at 4 P. M. and arrive at Upper Marlboro' on Monday by noon. 27. From Martinsburg by Williamsport to Hagerstown, once a week. Leave Martinsburg every Saturday at 5 A. M. and arrive at Hagerstown by 10 A. M. Leave Hagerstown at 2 P. M. and arrive at Martinsburg by 7 P. M. 28. From Winchester by Stevensburg or Newtown, Strasburg, Woodstock, Newmar-ket and Harrisonburg to Staunton, once a week. Leave Winchester every Tues-day at 10 A. M. and arrive at Staunton on Thurs-day by 11 A. M. Leave Staunton every Thurs-day at 1 P. M. and arrive at Winchester on Saturday by 3 P. M. 29. From Washington city by Prospect Hill, Lanersville, Leesburg, Waterford, Hillsboro', Charleston, Shepherdston, Mar-tinsburg and Middleway to Winchester, once a week. Leave Washington city every Tuesday at 7 A. M. and arrive at Martin-burg on Wednesday by 5 P. M. Leave Martinsburg at 6 P. M. and arrive at Winchester on Thursday by 4 P. M. Returning. Leave Winchester every Friday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Washington city on Sunday by 2 P. M. 30. From Washington city by Fairfax c. h., Centerville, Middlebrook, Goshen, Mill-wood, Paris, Winchester, Romney, West-temport, Green Glades, and Canady, to Clark'sburg, twice a week. Leave Wash-ington every Monday and Friday at 3 P. M. and arrive at Fairfax c. h. by 6 P. M. Leave Fairfax c. h. on Friday at 6 P. M. and arrive at Clark'sburg on Thursday and Monday by 8 P. M. Returning. Leave Clark'sburg every Tuesday and Friday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Fairfax c. h. on Friday and Monday by 5 P. M. and at Washington on Monday by 9 A. M. 31. From Clark'sburg by Marsh's, Mar-etta, Athens, Chillicothe, Willis & Roads, New Market, Williamsburg and Columbia to Cincinnati, twice a week. Leave Clark's-burg every Tuesday and Friday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Cincinnati on Friday and Monday by 10 A. M. Returning. Leave Cincinnati every Monday and Friday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Clark'sburg the next Thursday and Monday by 7 P. M. 32. From Romney by Moorfields to Pendleton c. h. once a week. Leave Rom-ney every Monday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Pendleton c. h. on Tuesday by 4 P. M. Re-turning. Leave Pendleton c. h. on Wednes-day at 6 A. M. and arrive at Romney on Thursday by 6 P. M. 33. From Marietta by Bel Pre to Wood-c. h. once a week. Leave Marietta every Thursday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Wood c. h. by 10 A. M. Leave Wood c. h. at 2 P. M. and arrive at Marietta by 6 P. M. 34. From Clark'sburg by Buchanan & Randolph c. h. to Pendleton c. h. once in two weeks. Leave Clark'sburg every other Tues-day at 6 A. M. and arrive at Pendleton c. h. the next Friday by 10 A. M. Leave Pendleton c. h. every other Friday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Clark'sburg the next Monday by 6 P. M. 35. From Frederickburg by Falmouth, Elkton church, Fauquier c. h. Oakhill and Salem, or Ash's store to Paris once a week. Leave Paris, every Saturday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Frederickburg on Monday by 8 P. M. Leave Frederickburg every Wednesday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Paris on Friday by 6 P. M. 36. From Alexandria by Fairfax c. h., Centerville, Hay-market, Buckland, Warrenton, Jeffersonson, Culpepper c. h., Burtonsville, Madison c. h. to Stauntonville, once a week. Leave Alexandria every Friday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Fairfax c. h. by 6 P. M. and arrive at Stauntonville on Monday by 5 P. M. Leave Stauntonville every Tuesday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Alexandria, on Friday by 10 A. M. 37. From Frederickburg, by Germania, Stevensburg, Culpepper c. h., Gain's Cross Roads, & Front Royal to Winchester once a week. Leave Frederickburg every Fri-day at 2 P. M. and arrive at Winchester on Monday at 6 A. M. Returning. Leave Win-chester every Monday at noon, and arrive at Frederickburg on Wednesday by 6 P. M. 38. From Culpepper c. h. by Woodville, F. T. Village, Washington, Pass Mills, Thorn-ton's Gap, Mundell's Store, & Hawke's Mill, to Newmarket once a week. Leave Culpepper c. h. every Monday at 6 A. M. and arrive at New Market on Tuesday by 10 A. M. Leave New Market at 2 P. M. and arrive at Culpepper on Wednesday by 6 P. M. 39. From Frederickburg, by Thomp-son's, Roger's Mills, Chilesburg, Chest-erfield, c. h., Newfound mills, Oxford, Crow's store, Woodland c. h., Mitchell's, Yancey-ville, Price's mills, Cuckoo'sville, Louisa, c. h., Pottersville, Bibb's store & Spottsylvania c. h. to Frederickburg, once a week. Leave Frederickburg every Tuesday at noon, arrive at Goshen and c. h. on Thursday by 11 A. M. and at Frederickburg the next Tuesday by 9 A. M. 40. From Frederickburg, by Port Royal, Plusville, Layton's, Lloyd's, Tappahannock, Urbanna, Glens, & Gloucester c. h. to York-town once a week. Leave Frederickburg every Wednesday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Yorktown, on Saturday by 6 P. M. Leave Yorktown every Sunday at 5 A. M. and arrive at Frederickburg on Wednesday by 10 A. M. 41. From Frederickburg, by King George, c. h., Broadfield, Mattox Bridge, Leedstown, Templeman's Cross Roads, Richmond c. h., Mount Airy, Pamunkey, Kincaid, Northumberland c. h. and Lancaster c. h. to Kilmarnock once a week. Leave Fre-derickburg every Wednesday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Kilmarnock, the next Saturday by 3 P. M. Returning. Leave Kilmarnock every Sunday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Fre-derickburg the next Wednesday by 10 A. M. 42. From Tappahannock to Richmond, c. h. once a week. Leave Richmond c. h. every Thursday at noon, and arrive at Tappahannock by 6 P. M. Returning. Leave Tappahannock on Thursday at 6 P. M. and arrive at Richmond c. h. on Friday by 9 A. M. (To be continued.) SUMMER, WINTER, and First Quality of Book Printing INK, for sale at the store of Mr. THOMAS W. PATON, adjoining the Seven Buildings, & at Mr. JOHN MINCHIN'S new Jersey avenue, near the Capitol. October 10—3p8w