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National Intelligencer.
WASHINGTON ADVERTISER
NO. IX.
WASHINGTON CITY, PRINTED BY SAMUEL HARRISON SMITH, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
NO. 1315.
FIVE DOLLARS PER ANNUM.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1809.
PAID IN ADVANCE.
[BY AUTHORITY.]
An ACT for the relief of Jacob Barutz.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there be allowed to Jacob Barutz, formerly an ensign in captain Christian Stoeke's company, in colonel Michael Swaine's battalion of the Pennsylvania flying-camp, the sum of one thousand dollars, on account of suffering, and expenses in procuring medical and surgical aid, incurred by wounds received in the revolutionary war with Great Britain, and that the same be paid to him out of any money remaining in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
FN: MILLEDGE, President of the Senate, pro tempore.
March 3, 1809.
APPROVED,
TH: JEFFERSON.
An Act supplementary to the act, entitled "An act to amend the charter of Georgetown."
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following shall, and are hereby declared to be the limits of Georgetown, that is to say: Beginning in the middle of College street as laid down and designated in Foucaux's map of the said town, at or near to the back of the river Potomac; thence by a straight line due northwardly through the middle of said street to the middle of First street; thence by a line drawn through the middle of First street to a point directly opposite to the termination of the eastern line of the lots now inclosed as the property of the College; thence northwardly by the eastern line of said inclosure as far as the same extends; thence in the same northwardly direction to the middle of Fourth street; thence eastwardly by a line drawn along the middle of Fourth street to a point at the distance of one hundred and twenty feet westward from the west side of Fayette street; thence northwardly by a line drawn parallel to Fayette street at the said distance of one hundred and twenty feet westward from the west side thereof, until it intersects a boundary line of Beatty and Hawkins' addition to Georgetown; thence westwardly by said boundary line as far as it extends; thence by the courses and distances of the several other boundary lines of Beatty and Hawkins' addition aforesaid; that is to say: westwardly, northwardly, eastwardly and southwardly, to a point opposite to the middle of Road street, and opposite or nearly opposite to the middle of Eighth street; thence eastwardly by a line drawn through the middle of Road street, as it now runs and as far as it extends; thence eastwardly by a line drawn parallel to Back street, and continued in the same direction to the middle of Rock creek; thence by the middle of the same creek and the middle of the Potomac river, to a point directly opposite to the middle of College street aforesaid; thence to the place of beginning.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the corporation of Georgetown be, and they are hereby authorised and directed to cause a complete and accurate survey to be made of the said town agreeably to the courses and limits prescribed in the preceding section of this act, and to establish and fix, from time to time, permanent boundaries at such places as they may deem necessary and proper for perpetuating the boundaries of the said town, and after the said survey shall have been so made, and approved by the corporation, the same shall be admitted to record in the clerk's office for the county of Washington in the district of Columbia.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That all the rights, powers and privileges heretofore granted to the said corporation, by the General Assembly of Maryland, and by the act to which this is a supplement, and which are at this time claimed and exercised by them, shall be and remain in full force and effect, and may and shall be exercised and enjoyed by them within the bounds and limits set forth and described in the first section of this act.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the said corporation shall have power to lay out, open, extend and regulate streets, lanes and alleys, within the limits of the town, as before described, under the following regulations, that is to say: That the mayor of the town shall summon twelve freeholders, inhabitants of the town, not directly interested in the premises, who, being first sworn to assess and value what damages would be sustained by any person or persons by reason of the opening or extending any street, lane or alley, (taking all benefits and inconveniences into consideration) shall proceed to assess what damages would be sustained by any person or persons whomsoever, by reason of such opening or extension of the street, and shall also declare to what amount in money each individual benefited thereby shall contribute and pay towards compensating the person or persons injured by reason of such opening and extension; and the names of the person or persons so benefited, and the sums which they shall respectively be obliged to pay, shall be returned under their hands and seals to the clerk of the corporation to be filed and kept in his office; and the person or persons benefited by opening or extending any street, and assessed as aforesaid, shall respectively pay the sums of money so charged and assessed to them, with interest thereon at the rate of six per cent. per annum, from the time limited for the payment thereof until paid; and the sums of money assessed and charged in manner aforesaid to each individual benefited in manner aforesaid, shall be a lien upon and bind all the property so benefited to the full amount thereof: Provided always, that no street,
lane or alley, shall be laid out, opened or extended, until the damages assessed to individuals in consequence thereof shall have been paid, or secured to be paid: And provided also, That nothing in this act contained shall be so construed or understood as to authorise the corporation of Georgetown to locate, lay out, or open any street, lane, alley or other way, through any of the squares or lots situated in that part of Thomas Beall's second addition to Georgetown which lies north of Back street, without the consent and permission of the owner or proprietor of such square or lot first had, and obtained in writing, which consent and permission shall be acknowledged in the presence of, and such acknowledgement shall be carried by the mayor of the town aforesaid, or some justice of the peace for the county of Washington.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the recorder of the corporation shall be, and he is hereby declared to be a member of the board of aldermen to all intents and purposes whatsoever.
J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
FN: MILLEDGE, President of the Senate, pro tempore.
March 3, 1809.
APPROVED,
TH: JEFFERSON.
CIRCULAR.
Department of Treasury, March 3, 1809.
Sir—I herewith transmit a printed copy of an act to interdict the commercial intercourse between the U. States and G. Britain and France, and their dependencies, and for other purposes.
The provisions of the 1st and 2d sections extend to public ships and vessels of France the regulations already in force in relation to public vessels of G. Britain.
The 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th sections take effect after the 15th day of this month, after which day vessels owned by citizens may be cleared for any foreign port or place, other than those excepted by the 12th section, on giving bond in a sum double the value of the vessel and cargo, and in other respects complying with the requirements of the 2d section of the act of the 9th January last. It follows that the provision in the last mentioned section requiring bond in six times the value of the vessel and cargo is repealed from and after the 15th of this month.
The laws remain in full force in relation to vessels owned by foreigners, and in addition thereto bond in four times the value of the vessel and cargo must be required from such vessels, whether they sail in ballast, or with the cargo which they had brought in, that they shall not proceed to forbidden ports, &c. in the form prescribed by the 13th section—not even English vessels can after that day be cleared for the dominions of England, or French vessels for the dominions of France. Packets and other vessels excepted, under the first section of the act, may however, be permitted to proceed.—No foreign vessel whatever and wherever bound, can take any cargo on board.
The coasting trade is, by the 14th section, released from every impediment laid by the embargo laws, such provisions excepted, as are contained in the 15th section.—All instructions, therefore, on that subject, are revoked; and particularly those prohibiting reshipment. Deletions are still, however, authorised in cases where there is sufficient cause to apprehend that an evasion of the law is intended, and the provisions applicable to districts adjacent to foreign territories remain in force. But you are authorised to grant permission to proceed to New Orleans, unless you have reason to believe that there is an intention to evade or violate the law, in which case you will refer the applicant to this department.
Every country, nominally enjoying an independent form of government (other than Great Britain and France, and not in the actual possession of either Great Britain or France) is open by the law, and particularly Holland, Spain, and Portugal, and their colonies. But you will suspend, until the question has been investigated, granting clearances for any part of the island of St. Domingo or of the kingdom of Italy.—Colonies conquered by and in the possession of Great Britain or France are prohibited.
I am respectfully, Your obedient servant, (Signed)
ALBERT GALLATIN, The Collector of Customs, of the district of Philadelphia.
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FEBRUARY 5.
Debate on raising the Embargo, and authorising Letters of Marque and Reprisal—Continued.
Mr. J. G. JACKSON—Mr. Chairman, the questions before the committee most assuredly involve the destinies of this nation, its honor, and most essential interests. We have arrived at a crisis solemn and portentous, which no human wisdom could foresee; no prudence could avert. The injustice of foreign nations has increased with their knowledge of our pacific dispositions; until driven to the wall, it behoves us to make a stand in defence of our country, its liberties and its rights. I could not have supposed that at such a period with the full lights before gentlemen, they would have mistaken the source of our calamities, and shutting their eyes against the attacks of our enemies, have found nothing to condemn but their own government; and least of all did I expect it from the gentleman from Delaware, whose candor I had highly appreciated; nor am I now willing to accuse him of a want of candor, although his statements are partial, and his conclusions incorrect; but rather attribute it to that unfortunate imperfection of our nature, which presents subjects to our minds in a form most congenial to our feelings. Looking at one side only, we are blind to the evidences on the other; and hence, often with the most upright intentions, we condemn measures which all honest men should approve.
The gentleman from Delaware sat out with declaring that the administration were the source from whence all our embarrassments have flowed; and how did he prove it, sir? Why, by recurring to the volume of documents published at the last session of Congress, upon which the nation has emphatically pronounced its judgment of approval. I am surprised that it escaped the sagacity of the gentleman, that in that volume we have official information, that those embarrassments owe their origin principally to the hostile spirit, predominant in Great Britain against us. Mr. Monroe, in his letter concerning the affair of the Chesapeake, p. 20 of No. 1, of the documents communicated last winter, states, "such is the state of this country (Great Britain) at the present crisis, that it is impossible to foresee what will be its conduct towards the United States; there has been at all times, since the commencement of the present war, a strong party here for extending its ravages to them. This party is combined of the ship owners, the navy, the East and West-India merchants, and certain political characters of great consideration in the state: so powerful is this combination that nothing can be obtained of the government on any point, but what may be extorted by necessity." &c.
The same evidence of hostility occurs again in p. 23, of No. 1. Mr. Monroe observes, that by Mr. Canning's queries in his last note, he was led to consider it as preparatory to an embargo on American vessels, and intended to found some measure on his reply of an unfriendly nature, as most of the gazettes had recommended, and the public mind seemed to be essentially prepared for it. In Mr. Monroe's vindictory letter, No. 4, p. 44, he states, "Great Britain was resolved to yield no ground which she could avoid, and was evidently prepared to hazard war, rather than yield much." I prefer relying upon the testimony of Mr. Monroe, rather than on the unequivocal acts of a hostile character committed by Great Britain, because Mr. Monroe has been considered better authority with certain gentlemen, than his government itself; and the facility of explanations, disavowals, and all that, do away the force of measures which may be taken towards us, in the estimation of men who always attempt to put their government in the wrong. This gentleman it is, who tells us that the ship owners—the navy—the East and West India merchants, and certain political characters of great consideration in the state, are for war with us; that the gazettes had recommended, and the public mind were prepared for hostile measures; that they would yield nothing that was
not extorted, and risque a war rather than yield much; and pray sir, who are the characters described by him? Why, the whole ruling interest in that nation. When such language is addressed to the American people, and they contemplate what are the claims of their government; what has been its forbearance—how just are its pretensions, and how hostile those of Great Britain, I am filled with surprise unutterable, that their ignorance can be so far counted on, by men among us, as to expect credit for their charges, that we are hostile to Great Britain—that we are enforcing unjust demands and that we are in the wrong. The gentleman from Delaware accuses the government of neglecting our interests in omitting to treat with G. Britain in time. We know, sir, by painful experience, that treaties are a poor barrier against belligerent encroachment, and whilst we observe them with good faith, they are wantonly violated by others—we have now a treaty with Great Britain, consisting of ten articles, they are to be perpetual, and the first of them declares, that "there shall be a firm inviolable and universal peace, and a true and sincere friendship" between them and us; notwithstanding which they have violated our peace, and trampled upon all the ties of friendship. Treaties therefore are nothing, the laws of nations are nothing also.
But sir, there was no neglect on our part to make a new treaty; for the moment the treaty of '94 was loosened from around our neck, where it had hung like a mill stone, offers were made—measures were taken to enter into stipulations with them; and the gentleman aware of it, in mistake, changed his ground, by asserting that the executive took a position in relation to seamen which they knew would not & could not be conceded by the British government. Sir, the reverse is the fact; & as mine is a matter of fact argument, as the principles I assume can be substantiated, I will adduce my proofs, for with intelligent men they are worth all the declamation of the most eloquent orators. The position I take is this—the executive had the best reasons for believing that Great Britain would give up her claim to the right of impressment. In No. 2, page 20, it is stated an arrangement had been made with Mr. King, to give it up, and the only obstacle was an exception of the "narrow seas." No. 3, page 32, the same fact occurs. In 1802, Lord Hawksbury agreed with Mr. King "to prohibit impressments altogether on the high seas." In page 5, of No. 3, it is repeated: then surely it was reasonable to believe that Great Britain would relinquish it entirely, when she had offered to relinquish it up on the "high seas." In February 1806, page 112 of No. 2, Mr. Monroe informs Mr. Fox, that he had presented the subject to his predecessor Lord Hawksbury, and after referring to his instances, he adds, "I think myself perfectly correct in stating that nothing occurred in our conferences to justify an inference that he thought them unreasonable. They were postponed from time to time, at his instance, and finally transferred to Lord Harrowby his successor." Page 80 of No. 3, we find that Lord Vincent entertained the subject in August 1806. Page 84, Mr. Fox expresses his solicitude to make such arrangements as will render perpetual a system of mutual friendship." Page 93, Messrs. Monroe and Pinkney state that Lords Holland and Auckland "were diligently & anxiously employed in endeavors to devise an arrangement which should be convenient and honorable to us; and at the same time free from improper hazard to Great Britain;" and in page 109, the same gentlemen inform their government that "to (their) original project thus amended, the british commissioners seemed to give their assent." In No. 1, page 41, even Mr. Canning, the redoubtable and polite Mr. Canning, condescends to admit that "at a proper time Great Britain may be ready to entertain it." Away then with the idle charge that the executive were insincere, and have proved it, by urging a point which they knew never would be, and never could be conceded; for all the administrations of England professed a willingness to remedy the evil. One of them proposed to enter into an agreement to do it
partially, and Mr. Canning himself, at a "proper time," will listen to you. After disposing of this serious charge, I come to the merits of the question. Was the ground taken by us concerning seamen, proper? Did the honor and rights of the nation require it?
In considering this important subject I will examine,
1st. The practice of impressment, and the right to exercise it. 2d. Shall it be tolerated? Can it be submitted to? 3d. The propositions made by us to Great Britain in relation to it. 4th. The informal arrangement.
Upon the first point, I will call the attention of the committee to the volume of documents pointing out the practice and its injustice. Nothing that I can add would shed light upon it; the hand of a master is seen in the able elucidation, which no one who deserves the name of freeman can read, without feeling honest, honorable indignation; and resolve that he will rally round the constituted authorities to resist its usurpation. Sir, I intended to read to the committee, the luminous letter of Mr. Madison, in pages 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 & 19 of No. 2, of the documents, but I perceive that I shall be drawn into a much more lengthy discussion than I intended, and shall occupy more time than I ought. I will therefore omit reading it. It is, or ought to be, in the hands of every man, and is doubtless recollected by all—he speaks of the sacred regard, in which property on the high seas is held by all nations, that no matter how manifest the presumption is, that it is liable to seizure—no matter how inconsiderable the value, or flagitious the conduct of its possessor, it is carried before a legal tribunal, and a regular trial is had—but the great and paramount question of allegiance is decided in an instant, by an interested commander, who wants sailors; and every brave fine looking fellow, who speaks the same language, & has the same complexion of a British subject, notwithstanding the most conclusive proofs that he is an American citizen, is mistaken for a British seaman, because he is able to endure the service: nay more, so flagrant have the outrages been, that Danes, Swedes, Germans, and even negroes, who could not be mistaken, have been forcibly impressed and carried off: thereby as it respected our citizen, whose farm is the sea, cutting him off from his most tender connections—exposing his mind and his person to the most humiliating discipline; and his life itself to the greatest dangers.
Passing from the consideration of Mr. Madison's letter, I will recur to what Mr. Monroe says; for his authority seems to be conclusive. No. 2, page 104, Mr. Monroe in a remonstrance to the British government remarks, "The rights of the United States have been so long trampled under foot, and the feelings of humanity so often outraged, that the astonished world may begin to doubt, whether the patience with which these injuries have been borne ought to be attributed to generous or unworthy motives: whether the United States merit the rank to which in other respects they are justly entitled, or have already in the very morn of their political career lost their energy and become degenerate." [Mr. Jackson referred also to Mr. Monroe's letter to Mr. Canning, pages 27 and 28 of No. 1, and to Messrs. Monroe and Pinkney's letter to the same, in page 207, of No. 3, which he read—in which they enforce the arguments of Mr. Madison, by pointing out the degradation and abuses resulting from the practice of impressments. Mr. Jackson then proceeded]—I ask sir, by what authority they claim the right of entering our vessels to impress the seamen found on board? The vessel bearing the flag of the nation is the national territory—the flag gives protection to the crew, and no power can violate the flag without invading the sovereignty of the nation, or seize upon the crew without in facto committing an act of hostility.
This leads me to consider the second point—shall impressments be tolerated? The gentleman might have spared himself the trouble of proving that the government had determined to resist it, and to make its

relinquishment the sine qua non of a treaty. — It was truly observed by Mr. Madison that it was of primary importance in the estimation of Congress and of the nation; and that they never would consent to surrender the principle. I well recollect, and so must you, Mr. Chairman, that although it did not occupy a distinguished station in the memorials of the merchants, presented to Congress in 1805-6, who then pledged their lives and fortunes to support the government in the maintenance of their rights; it was nevertheless considered of paramount interest, and entered deeply into the views and policy of that period. The gentleman from Delaware has spoken of the happy prospects of our country in times past; that the arts and sciences, commerce and agriculture, smiled upon us; and we were blest with their bounties and munificence. Yes, sir, they have smiled, indeed, for never were a people more truly the worshippers of them — but if we were so degenerate as to abandon our laws — the virtuous, hardy seamen who unfurl our sails, and carry the American flag into every sea — they would scint from their sculptured places over the entrance into this magnificent hall, and, frowning like a Medusa's head upon them, would turn the apostates from liberty into stones. — No, sir, the brave tars, whose lives are at their country's call, and who constitute its sole defence at sea, where our rights are most liable to invasion, never shall, with my consent, be denied that correspondent protection, which is the promised equivalent for allegiance. The rights of our citizens are the same at sea as on land, and their seizure by a foreign nation is as inadmissible in the one case as in the other. Whilst we are a nation, and claim the attributes of independence, I for one will never consent that our flag shall wave unfurled over authorised disgrace, humiliating like that — rather would I launch every thing we possess upon the ocean — let the political ship buffet it with the winds and the waves; and when unable to outride the storm, nail the flag to the main-mast — make one last, mighty struggle — and if all will not avail, rather than survive our lost honor, go down to the bottom all together, amidst the shouts of liberty or death.
(Speech to be continued.)
[BY AUTHORITY.]
An ACT to authorise the making of a turnpike road from Mason's causeway to Alexandria.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That John Mason, Dr. J. Wilson, Henry Foxall, John Cox, and John W. Brown, be, and they are hereby appointed and constituted a board of commissioners, a majority of whom to constitute a quorum, with full power to receive and enter in such book or books as they may deem proper, by themselves or by their agents, subscriptions for raising a capital stock of twenty thousand dollars, in shares of one hundred dollars each, for the purpose of opening, graveling, and improving a road from the west end of Mason's causeway to Alexandria, in the district of Columbia, the times, places, and manner of receiving and entering subscriptions, and the manner of authenticating powers of attorney, or other instruments of writing authorizing subscriptions to be made by any person or persons, in the name of any other person or persons, to be ascertained by said board of commissioners, and duly advertised in such gazettes or public prints as they may deem expedient; Provided , that the books for receiving and entering subscriptions shall be opened on or before the first day of May next, and that no subscription shall be received unless the sum of ten dollars be first paid into the hands of such agent or other person, as said commissioners may authorise to receive it.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted , That when any number of persons shall have subscribed one hundred and fifty shares or more of the said stock, the said commissioners, or a majority of them, may, and when the whole number of shares aforesaid shall be subscribed, shall give notice in some newspaper, printed in the district of Columbia, of a time and place to be by them appointed for the subscribers to proceed to organize the said corporation, at which time and place the said subscribers, by a majority of votes to be delivered by ballot in person, or by proxy duly authorized, shall elect one president and four directors, to conduct the business of said company for one year, and until other such officers shall be chosen in their place, and may make such rules, orders, and regulations, not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of the United States, as shall be necessary for the well being of the affairs of said company; Provided always , that no stockholder shall, in person or by proxy, have more than ten votes at any election, or in determining any question arising at such meeting, whatever number of shares he or she may hold, and each stockholder, in person or by proxy, shall be entitled to one vote for every share by him or her held under said number; and all persons who may then be, or thereafter may become, the actual holders or purchasers of shares in the said capital stock, either as subscribers for the same, or as the legal representatives, successors, or assignees of such subscribers, shall become one body politic and corporate, in deed and in law, by the name and style of the President, Directors and Company of the Georgetown and Alexandria turnpike road, and by the said name shall have perpetual succession, and all the privileges incident to a corporation, and shall be capable of taking and holding their said capital stock, and the increase
and profits thereof, and of enlarging the same by new subscriptions, if such enlargement shall be found necessary to fulfill the intent of this act, and of purchasing, taking, and holding to them and their successors and assigns in fee-simple, or for any lesser estate, all such lands, tenements, hereditaments and estate, real and personal, as shall be necessary or useful to them in the prosecution of their works, and of suing and being sued, of having a common seal, the same breaking and altering at pleasure, and of doing all and every other matter and thing concerning the subject aforesaid which a corporation or body politic may lawfully do.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted , That the said company shall meet on the first Monday in February, in every year, at such place as shall be fixed by their bye-laws, for the purpose of choosing such officers as aforesaid for the ensuing year, in manner aforesaid, and at such other times as they shall be summoned by the president and directors aforesaid, at which annual or special meetings they shall have full power and authority to do and perform any act by law allowed, and pertaining to the affairs of said company.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted , That the president and directors shall procure printed certificates for all the shares of said stock, and shall deliver one such certificate, signed by the president, to each person for every share by him or her subscribed and held, which certificate shall be transferable, at his or her pleasure in person, or by attorney, in the presence of the president or treasurer, subject, however to all payments due or to grow due thereupon; and the assignee holding any such certificate, having caused the assignment to be entered in a book of the company to be kept for that purpose, shall be a member of said company, and for every certificate by him held, shall be entitled to one share in the capital stock and estate of said company; and if any stockholder, after thirty days notice in a public paper, printed in each of the towns of Alexandria and Georgetown, of the time and place appointed for the payment of any portion or dividend of the sum subscribed in said stock, shall neglect to pay the same for the space of thirty days after the time so appointed, the share or shares on which such delinquency has taken place shall be forfeited to the said company, and may be sold by them to any person or persons, willing to purchase, for such price as can be obtained, and in case such share or shares should not, on a sale so to be made, produce a net sum equal to the portion or dividends then remaining to be paid thereon, such deficiency may be recovered of the person or persons, so failing to pay, by warrant from a justice of the peace, if the amount shall not exceed twenty dollars, and if the sum so due shall exceed twenty dollars, the same may be recovered by motion, in the name of the said company, on ten days notice, in any court of record in the county or district where the debtor may be found; and in all such warrants and motions the certificate of the clerk or recording officer of the said company shall be conclusive evidence of the defendant's being a member of the company, and prima facie evidence of the amount due on the share or shares held by such defendant.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted , That the said president and directors shall meet at such times and places as shall be agreed upon for transacting their business; at which meetings any three members shall form a quorum, who, in the absence of the president, may choose a chairman, and shall keep minutes of all their transactions, fairly entered in a book, and a quorum being met, they shall have full power and authority to appoint a treasurer, and agree with and appoint all such surveyors, intendants, artists, or other agents as they shall judge necessary to carry on the intended works, and to fix their salaries, wages or compensation; to direct and order the times, manner, and proportions, when and in which the stockholders shall pay monies due on their respective shares; to draw orders on the treasurer for all monies due from the said company, and generally to do and transact all such other matters, acts and things, as by the bye-laws, rules, and regulations of said company shall be required or permitted.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted , That the said president and directors shall cause to be surveyed, laid down, ascertained and fixed, the said turnpike road, from the west end of Mason's causeway, and passing near to the head of the tide water of Four Mile run at a place called Adam's Mill, and thence to the limits of Alexandria, in such route or track for the same, as in the best of their judgment and skill will combine shortness of distance, with the most convenient ground, and the smallest expenditure of money; and it shall be lawful to them and for the said president and directors, their surveyors and agents, to enter upon all and every the lands and enclosures in, through and over which the said turnpike road may be thought proper to pass, and to examine the ground most proper for the purpose, and the quarries and beds of stone, and gravel, and other materials in the vicinity, that will be useful in making the said road; Provided , that the said road shall not be so laid out as to intersect the road laid out and established by the Washington and Alexandria turnpike company, without the consent of the said company.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted , That it shall and may be lawful to and for the President and directors, by and with their superintendants, artists and labourers, with their tools and instruments, with carts, wagons and other carriages, and beasts of draft or burden, to enter upon the lands in, over or near to which the route or tract of the said intended road shall pass, first giving notice of their intention to the owners thereof, or their representatives, and doing as little damage thereto as possible, and repairing any breaches they may make in the enclosures thereof, and making amends for any damages that may be done, by a reasonable agreement if they can agree; but if they cannot agree, then by appraisement to be made upon oath or affirmation, by three indifferent freeholders or any two of them agreeing, to be mutually chosen, or if they cannot agree in a choice, or if the owners upon due notice shall neglect
or refuse to join in the choice, then to be appointed by one of the judges of the circuit court of the district of Columbia, and having tendered the appraised value so as aforesaid to be made, it shall be lawful to cut, dig, take, and carry away any logs, stone, gravel, sand, or earth most conveniently situated for making or repairing said road; and it shall and may be lawful for the said president and directors, or a majority of them, to agree with the owners of any ground to be occupied by the road, and the necessary toll houses and gates for the right thereof; and in case of disagreement, or in case the owner thereof shall be a feme covert, under age, non compos, or out of the district, on application to one of the judges of the said circuit court, the said judge shall issue a warrant, directed to the marshal of the district, to summon a jury of twenty-four inhabitants of the district of Columbia, of property and reputation, not related to the parties, nor in any manner interested, to meet on the land to be valued, at a day to be expressed in the warrant, not less than ten nor more than twenty thereafter; and the marshal, upon receiving the said warrant, shall forthwith summon the said jury, and when met, provided there be not less than twelve, shall administer an oath or affirmation to every jurymen that shall appear, that he shall faithfully, justly and impartially, value the lands and all damages the owner thereof shall sustain, by opening the road through such land, according to the best of his skill and judgment, and that the inquisition thereupon taken, shall be signed by the marshal and by the jurymen present, and returned by the marshal to the clerk of the county, to be by him recorded, and upon every such valuation, the jury is hereby directed to describe and ascertain the bounds of the land by them valued; and their valuation shall be conclusive upon all persons, and shall be paid by the president and directors to the owner of the land or his or her legal representative, and on payment thereof, said land shall be taken and occupied for a public road and for the necessary toll houses and gates, forever. The said president and directors shall cause the said road to be laid out, not exceeding eighty feet in width, twenty-four feet whereof in breadth, at least, shall be made an artificial road of stone, gravel, or other hard substance, of sufficient depth or thickness, to secure a solid and firm road, with a surface as even as the materials will admit, and so nearly level as that it shall in no place rise or fall more than an angle of four degrees with an horizontal line; and the said road shall forever hereafter be maintained and kept in good and perfect repair; and where soever any bridge over any part of the said road shall be deemed necessary, the same shall be built of sound and suitable materials.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted , That so soon as the president and directors shall have perfected the said road from the west end of Mason's causeway to Alexandria & in the route aforesaid, they shall give public notice thereof in some news paper printed in the district of Columbia, and it shall be lawful for them thereafter to erect and fix such and so many gates or turnpikes not exceeding three, upon and across the said road, as shall be necessary and sufficient to collect the tolls hereinafter granted to the said company; and it shall be lawful for them to appoint such and so many toll gatherers as they shall deem necessary to collect and receive of and from all and every person and persons using the said road, the tolls and rates hereinafter mentioned, and to stop any person or persons, riding, loading, or driving any horses, mules, cattle, hogs, sheep, sulkey, chair, chaise, phaeton, chaise, coach, cart, waggon, sleigh, sled, or any carriage of burthen or pleasure, from passing through the said gates, until the said tolls shall be paid, that is to say; for the whole distance in length of said road, and so in proportion for any lesser distance, viz. For every score of sheep, eight cents; for every score of hogs, eight cents; for every score of cattle, sixteen cents; for every horse or mule with or without a rider, four cents; for every sulkey, chair, chaise, or carriage of pleasure with two wheels and one horse, eight cents; for every coach, chariot, stage-waggon, coach, chaise, phaeton, or chaise with four wheels and two horses, sixteen cents; for any carriage last mentioned with four horses, twenty cents; for every other carriage of pleasure under whatever name it may go, the like sums, according to the number of wheels and horses in proportion aforesaid; for every sled or sleigh used as a carriage of pleasure, six cents for each horse drawing the same; for every sled or sleigh used as a carriage of burden, four cents for each horse drawing the same; for every cart or
waggon whose wheels do not exceed four inches in breadth, five cents for each horse drawing the same; for every cart or waggon whose wheels shall exceed in breadth four inches, and not exceed seven inches, three cents for every horse drawing the same; for every cart or waggon, the breadth of whose wheels shall be more than seven inches and not more than ten inches, two cents for every horse drawing the same; for every cart or waggon, the breadth of whose wheels shall be more than ten inches and not exceed twelve inches, one and a half cents for every horse drawing the same; and that all such carriages as aforesaid, to be drawn by oxen in the whole or partly by oxen, or to be drawn by mules in whole or part, two oxen shall be estimated as equal to one horse in charging all the aforesaid tolls, and every mule as equal to one horse: Provided , That no turnpike gate shall be erected within one mile of the line of the town of Alexandria.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted , That it shall be lawful for the said president and directors, by their bye-laws, to make any rule or regulation respecting the burdens on carriages to be drawn over the said road, which shall be deemed reasonable and proper, and from time to time to alter the same; and the said president and directors shall cause mile stones to be placed on the side of said road, noting the distance from the north bounds of Alexandria, and at every gate or turnpike, shall cause the distance from the north bounds of Alexandria, and the distance from the west end of Mason's causeway, to be marked in legible characters on some conspicuous part of said gate; and shall cause, also, to be affixed at such places, a printed list of the tolls, which may be demanded of those using the said road; and for every day the same shall be neglected, they shall forfeit and pay one dollar, to be recovered by warrant, by any person who shall sue for the same: all waggoners and drivers of all kinds, whether of burden or pleasure, using the said road, shall, except when passing by another carriage of slower draft going in the same direction, keep their horses and carriage on the right hand side of the said road, leaving the other side of the road clear and free for other carriages to pass and repass; and if any driver shall offend against this provision, he shall forfeit and pay two dollars to any person obstructed in his passage, who will sue for the same, to be recovered, with costs, before any justice of the peace, in the same manner as small debts are recoverable; and moreover, shall be liable to the party injured, by suit at common law, for any special damage done.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted , That the president and directors of the said company shall keep, or cause to be kept, fair and just accounts of all monies to be received by them from the said commissioners, and from the stockholders, or subscribers to the said undertaking, on account of their several subscriptions or shares, and of all monies by them to be expended, in the prosecution of their said work, and shall once, at least, in every year, submit such accounts to a general meeting of the stockholders, until the said road shall be completed, and until all the costs, charges, and expenses of effecting the same shall be fully liquidated, paid and discharged; and if upon such liquidation, or whenever the whole capital stock of the said company shall be nearly expended, it shall be found that the said capital stock will not be sufficient to complete the said road, according to the true intent and meaning of this act, it shall and may be lawful for the said stockholders to be convened according to the provisions of this act, or their own bye-laws and rules, to encrase the number of shares to such extent as shall be necessary to accomplish the work, and to demand and receive the monies subscribed for such shares, in like manner and under the like penalties, as are herein before provided for the original subscriptions, or as shall be provided by their bye-laws.
Sec. 11. And be it further enacted , That the said president and directors shall also keep, or cause to be kept, just and true accounts of all the monies to be received by their several collectors of tolls at the turnpike gates on the said road, and shall make and declare a half yearly dividend of the clear profits and income thereof, all contingent costs and charges being first deducted, among all the holders of said stock, and shall publish the half yearly dividend aforesaid, in some newspaper printed in the district of Columbia, and at the time and place when and where the same will be paid, and shall cause the same to be paid accordingly.
Sec. 12. And be it further enacted , That it shall be the duty of the said corporation to keep the said road in
good repair; and if in neglect of their said duty, the said corporation shall at any time suffer the said road to be out of repair, so as to be unsafe or inconvenient for passengers, the said corporation shall be liable to be presented for such neglect before any court of competent jurisdiction, and upon conviction thereof, to pay to the United States a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars, at the discretion of the court, and shall also be responsible for all damages which may be sustained by any person or persons in consequence of such want of repair, to be recovered in an action of trespass on the case in any court competent to try the same: Provided always , and it be further enacted, That whenever the net proceeds of tolls collected on said road shall amount to a sum sufficient to reimburse the capital stock, which shall be expended in the purchase of said lands and making said road, and twelve per cent. interest thereon, to be ascertained by the circuit court of the United States, in and for the district of Columbia, in the county of Alexandria, the same shall become a free road, and toll shall be no longer collected thereon; and said company shall annually make returns to said circuit court of the amount of tolls collected, and of their necessary expenses, so as to enable said circuit court to determine when said toll shall cease.
Sec. 13. And be it further enacted , That if any person or persons, riding in, or driving any carriage of any kind, or leading, riding or driving any horses, sheep, hogs, or any kind of cattle whatever, on said road, shall pass through any private gate, barn or fence, or over any private way or passage, or pass through any toll-gate under any pretended privilege or exemption, to which he or she, or they, may not be entitled, or do any act or thing with intent to lessen or evade the tolls for passing through the gates established under this act, such person or persons, for every such offence, shall forfeit to the said president and directors, not less than three, nor more than ten dollars, to be recovered before any justice of the peace, with costs, in the same manner that small debts are recoverable: Provided , That it shall not be lawful for the company to ask, demand or receive from or for persons living on or adjacent to the said road, who may have occasion to pass by said road upon the ordinary business relating to their farms, so far as the limits of the same may extend on the road, who shall not have any other convenient road or way by which they may pass from one part to another part thereof, any toll for passing on or by the said turnpike.
J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. J. N. MULLEDGE, President of the Senate, pro tempore. MARCH 3, 1809. APPROVED, TH: JEFFERSON.
STOP THE STOLEN BARS. 1000 DOLLARS REWARD. WILL be paid for the apprehending and delivery of JOHN THOMAS & HONORE MONPOLE, who absconded from this city on Tuesday or Wednesday last, having swindled several persons to a considerable amount.
JOHN THOMAS is a small thickset well made man, about 5 feet 4 inches high, 34 or 35 years of age, dark complexion, short black hair, and a very black beard, speaks fast and usually with a smile on his countenance; has a remarkable scar on one side of his face; much inclined to dress; pretends to have some knowledge of horses, and frequently rides on a good one. Said Thomas resided for many years in Union street, where he kept a boarding house and grocery store.
HONORE MONPOLE is about 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, a Creole of St. Domingo, speaks broken English, of slender make, is lame in one foot, has a dark swarthy complexion, with short coarse curly hair, so much so that many would not take him for a white man, but from his residence in this city for many years past, he has generally be considered as such: pitted with the small pox, speaks fast, though he stammers while he speaks; usually very slovenly in his dress; pretends to have a knowledge of horses, having lately been in the habit of trafficking in the above species of property, as well as letting public chairs. Monpole resided at the corner of Wentworth and King streets, where he kept a grocery store. From their complexion, it is highly probable they have travelled the same road, and may make for St. Mary's Georgia or New Orleans.
Five Hundred Dollars reward will be paid for apprehending and delivering either; or One Thousand Dollars for both.
WASHINGTON POTTER, WILLIAM POTTER, DANIEL LATHAM, PHILIP COHEN, JOSHUA BROWN, Committee on behalf of the creditors.
N. B. The Printers throughout the Southern states and New Orleans are requested to insert the above three times, and forward their bills for payment.
Charleston, March 15—34
PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED. THE copartnership of MOHLIN and MOOLE is dissolved by mutual consent, and all persons indebted to the said firm are desired to make immediate payment to the subscriber, by whom the LUMBER business will in future be carried on, at the yard, on the Tyber. All persons having claims against the said partnership, will please to bring them in.
GEORGE MOORE. March 15—34.

WASHINGTON CITY.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15.
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.
Made by the late President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate.
Henry Caldwell, of Massachusetts, to be a Captain in the Marine corps, in the place of Robert Rankin, resigned.
Robert D. Wainwright, of South Carolina; William Anderson, of New Jersey; Nelson Lucket, of Virginia; Thomas H. Pinckney, of South Carolina; Thomas R. Swift, of Pennsylvania; Lee Massey, jun. of Virginia; John Brooks, jun. of Massachusetts; and Andrew Hasel, of South Carolina—to be FIRST LIEUTENANTS in the marine corps, promoted from Second Lieutenants.
William Winthrop, now a Second Lieutenant of marines, to be a FIRST LIEUTENANT in the marine corps, vice Lt. Johnson, resigned.
Mathew Doyle, of Kentucky; Ichabod B. Crane, of New York; Lewis G. A. Armitstead, of Virginia; Roger Jones, of Virginia; Edward P. Witter, of Maryland; Henry M. Parker, of South Carolina; William D. Wilson, of South Carolina; John Crabbe, of Pennsylvania; Henry H. Ford, of Pennsylvania; James Ragland, of Virginia; Robert Gardner, of Massachusetts—to be SECOND LIEUTENANTS, in the Marine Corps.
Humphrey Magrath, now sailing master; Charles C. B. Thompson, James P. Wilmer, Francis Mitchell, Robert B. Gamble, John Nevis, and Jacqueline B. Harvey, now midshipmen, to be LIEUTENANTS in the navy of the U. S.
Nicholas Harwood, Robert D. Thorn, & John Brown, now surgeon's mates; and Samuel R. Trevett, jun. of Massachusetts; Stephen C. Plyden, of Massachusetts—to be surgeons in the navy of the U. S.
Gustavus R. Brown, of Maryland; Graden D. Hanson, of Maryland; Thomas Lawson, jun. of Virginia; Henry Fackler, of Pennsylvania; John Reynolds, of Pennsylvania; J. H. Hamilton, of New Jersey; Joseph Trevett, of Massachusetts; Theodore C. Van Wyck, of N. York; James R. Owen, of New York; John A. Kearney, of the Dist. of Columbia; John Maxwell, of Maryland; Samuel Davis, of Virginia; Stith Lewis of Virginia; William Barr, of Pennsylvania; Samuel R. Trevett, of Massachusetts; Thomas J. H. Cushing, of Massachusetts—to be SURGEON'S MATES in the navy of the U. States.
The Legislature of Massachusetts have adjourned to the Tuesday preceding the last Wednesday of May next. [Such is the phraseology of the Boston prints.] Previous to their adjournment the lieut. governor communicated his dissent and objections to the bill "for securing the people of this commonwealth against unreasonable, arbitrary and unconstitutional seizures in their dwelling houses" (the extraordinary bill lately dissected in this paper). On its re-passage there were in the Senate, Yeas 19—Nays 18. Two thirds being required, the bill is lost.
The Legislature of Connecticut, after, passing in imitation of their sister legislature, an address to the people, have adjourned. Governor Trumbull, whose agency was so necessary in conoking the Legislature, could not permit them to separate without a tender of his thanks for their good conduct, from which we extract the following specimen of modest asurance:—
"But for particular circumstances, it would have been desirable for the legislature to be in session until we should have learned the ultimate proceedings of Congress at the close of the present session. At present, that body seems to be in such a state of distracted opinion that it is impossible to foresee what will be their final results."
"As to ourselves, it is to be hoped that, with the resolutions which have been passed—the address which you have made to the people, together with other measures in contemplation for another occasion, we may tranquillize the spirit of the state under their present embarrassments, and perhaps in concert with our sister states eventually attain the preservation of the union."
"We have indeed fallen on evil times; but we are never to despair of the common cause. If we stand up in our lot and do our duty with manly fortitude and temperate cau-
tion, with a humble reliance on the Divine blessing, and assistance we may yet hope to secure our rights, & save our country."
The resolutions offered in the Assembly of Connecticut, as lately given in this paper, have been adopted—Yeas 147—Nays 47.
The late appointment of Berkeley to an important station is among the most recent amicable demonstrations of the British cabinet towards this country.
The following article is from a London print of the 27th of December. It exhibits a forcible contrast to the conduct of the British towards us in the case of the Chesapeake.
"In the conversation which took place at the India House, on Wednesday last, Mr. Thomas Twining took occasion to ask what was become of the British seamen whose conduct had produced a quarrel with the Chinese, and regretted that it should be left in the power of any intemperate individual, in such a situation, to interrupt the friendly relations that subsisted between the Chinese and the East India company, and destroy so valuable a branch of commerce? To which the chairman answered, that the British seamen had been given up in the handiest manner, in consequence of a special mandate for that purpose, by the emperor, and that measures of precaution had been taken to prevent the recurrence of a similar case."
The London Courier, which has been styled, with what degree of truth we pretend not to say, Mr. Canning's paper, concludes a long article on American affairs in the following strain. The reader may infer from this language the measure of probability that exists of a restoration of the amicable sentiments of the British cabinet towards this country.
"The orders of Council have exhibited to the world the extent of our resources and firmness—they have proved what our maritime power and superiority can effect—they have shown that when it is rightly directed it can command the world. The Orders in Council were the BEGINNING of a SYSTEM of acting upon a great scale; [in what is this system to end?] the only scale suited to the dignity & the means of such a nation as Great Britain—For the experiment that has been made, and the complete success which has attended it, we are indebted to the determination, the constancy and the courage of his Majesty's ministers. Infinite credit is due to them for persevering in a measure, which, let it always be recollected, was more clamored against by the late ministers than any measure that ever was proposed."
The same paper (Courier) after scouting the idea of rescinding the orders, in consequence of our proposition to repeal the embargo, concludes as follows:—
"The course which must lead to a repeal of our orders is short and obvious. Let France repeal her decrees, and our orders, which were the consequence of them, will be repealed of course—Take away the cause, and the effect will cease."
FOR THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
Lines respectfully addressed to THOMAS JEFFERSON, on his voluntarily retiring from the Helm of State.
Baltimore, March 3, 1809.
Hail, MAN OF MIND!—Thy task is nobly done— Thy civic virtue glory's palm has won! For though the vulgar and the proud may praise The dazzling beams that round the warrior blaze, Yet the great mass of good men more admire The Sage who glows with philanthropic fire; Who seeks domestic comforts to increase And sedulously aids the ARTS OF PEACE! Let Envy still creet her hissing crest, And Malice point her arrows at thy breast; Still let foul Calumny with gall replete Tip all her shafts with falsehood and deceit, And second Faction's wild, insidious aim To wound thy peace and blot thy well-earn'd fame:— Not all their rage with British guile combin'd Can shake the noble fortress of thy mind!
A fortress whose firm base no art can mine, Whose Parapet is form'd by skill divine, Where Salient Bastions hostile arms defy, And awe and charm the scientific eye: On Reason's rock those Ramparts rise sublime, "Midst'ng defiance to the tooth of time!"
Thy conscious rectitude, like Calpe's rock, Of jarring elements sustains the shock; From thence with calm contempt thy spirit sees The rancorous efforts of thine enemies,
Who, in their eagerness to lay thee low, Would prostrate RIZZEDOM to her dead- beat foe:—
Let them rave on until such vain essays Smother the reptiles in the dust they raise, And Time's swift current as it rolls along, Shall to oblivion sweep the envious throng. When many a State and Junta of our day By the same current shall be borne away; When nothing of their History shall be known By books, or brass, or monumental stone, And future Antiquarians cannot trace A vestige of their present name or place;
Yet then thy "sainted memory" shall rest Enshrined in every honest freeman's breast! Thy NAME, thy LABORS and thy FAIR RENOWN From age to age shall thus be handed down, 'Till Nature's reproductive task is o'er And God proclaims that "Time shall be no more!"
FOR THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
At a Meeting of a respectable number of the Citizens of the county of Muskingum and state of Ohio, agreeable to public notice; at the Courthouse in the town of Zanesville, on the 25th day of February, 1809—When, after GEORGE JACKSON, Esq. was appointed Chairman, and S. HERRICK, Secretary, the following preamble and resolutions, were adopted, with but one dissenting voice to the first resolution:
Whereas, the present alarming situation of the belligerent powers of Europe is spreading destruction far and wide, and waging an unwarrantable warfare against our rightful commerce, in defiance of public law, and solemn treaties; and whereas, it appears to us that the President of the U. States has labored to cultivate the relations of peace and impartial neutrality with all nations at the expence of much forbearance and privation of the people of the U. S.
Therefore resolved, As a portion of the people of the United States, that the measures pursued by the general government, in repelling the aggressions of foreign powers upon our lawful commerce have our entire approbation.
Resolved, That if the measures heretofore pursued shall fail of producing the effect of establishing the rights of neutral commerce, we pledge ourselves to support the general government in such other measures as they in their wisdom shall devise, even war itself with all its horrors rather than submit to the degradation conditions of tribute or the proffered protection of any foreign government.
Resolved, That we view with the utmost abhorrence a late attempt to circulate the conduct of the administration of the general government, in relation to the negotiations with a foreign government, believing it has a tendency to excite distrust and division among the citizens, at a time, when of all others, every person who values the rights and independence of the U. States, should rally round the constituted authorities of the country.
Resolved, That the above resolutions be signed by the Chairman, countersigned by the Secretary, and published.
GEORGE JACKSON, Chairman. S. HERRICK, Sec'y.
Charleston, March 2.
We are informed, that since his Excellency Governor DRAYTON has been in the Executive chair, he issued the necessary orders for a MORTAR BATTERY erected at White Point, which has since been undertaken and completed, under the direction of Colonel Daniel Stevens of the artillery; and is now ready for service—and from its eligible position, it is presumed is a work of defence that will, in a great measure, command the harbor of Charleston.
Savannah, March 2.
On Monday last arrived here the French schooner La Fortune from Dehay, Guadalupe, which she left the seventh of February. A passenger informs, that previous to sailing, the French government brig L'Aventurier got into that port from St. Maloes, bringing dispatches for the commandant at Guadalupe, and French accounts to the 23d December, which stated that Madrid and Cadiz had surrendered to the French—the former, after a loss to the Spaniards and British of 40,000 men; the latter, with little or no bloodshed, in consequence of a threat on the part of the French to storm it. An English and a Spanish squadron, lying in Cadiz at the time, are said to have fallen along with it. Nothing official had transpired at Dehay; the dispatches having been forwarded, immediately on their arrival, to the commandant at Basseterre.
London, Dec. 28.—The Swedish army has been reduced by sword and disease to 7000 men, while the Russian army has been augmented to 20,000 and 60 pieces of heavy ordnance. The Russians attacked the rear of the Swedish who were in consequence reduced to the necessity of signing a convention of which the following are the outlines.
It was signed at Olkjocki, November 3, on the part of the Swedes by Major Gen. Baron Adder Crutz, and on the part of the Russians by Lieut. Gen. Count Kaminskoy, and ratified
by Count Buxhowden, General in chief of the Russian army. The convention is comprised in seven articles. The Swedes agree to take a position on the frontiers of the district of Uleaborg, leaving Keni in the hands of the Russians. They are to evacuate Uleaborg in 10 days, which is to be possessed by the Russians on the 30th November. A route is to be agreed upon by which the Swedes are to retreat carrying with them whatever they can; and what they cannot carry off is to become good prize to the Russians. The Swedes are not to sell magazines or stores belonging to any place which is surrendered by the convention. The clergy and civil officers of the places evacuated, or any goods belonging to the provinces are not to be carried off by the retreating army. By additional articles, the armistice is to remain in force one month; and notice of the cessation is to be given at least 15 days before the re-commencement of hostilities. The Russian troops are not to cross the river Kert. The convention as ratified has been forwarded to Prince Potemkin. The king of Sweden has refused to ratify an armistice concluded with the Norwegians.
Plymouth, Jan. 3.—The Encounter gun brig arrived yesterday from Vigo, after a passage of five days. She brought private letters from thence, dated the 27th ult. which state, that a messenger had left Sir David Baird's army on the 18th, at Benevento, and passed through Sir J. Moore's army on the morning of the 19th, both armies were in good health and spirits. Gen. Blake had made a stand and was collecting his army at Leon. It was confidently asserted at Vigo, that there had been an insurrection at Madrid, after the French got possession of it, and that the enraged Spaniards had put to death several thousands of the enemy, whose bodies were piled up in heaps in the streets. The loss of the French in killed and wounded, at Madrid, Saragossa, and Massaredo, is stated to be 30,000 men. These letters also state, that the 15th regiment of light dragoons had fallen in with a regiment of French dragoons, near Rio Seco, and had charged through them, made 200 prisoners, and destroyed the rest. It was also reported, that Bonaparte had returned to Paris, on account of an insurrection in La Vendee and La Mancha.
We give the above exactly as we received it, without vouching for its authenticity. Letters per the Hindostan, 54, dated Vigo, Dec. 18, in some measure corroborate the above accounts, as having been received at Vigo.
A cutter sailed from Vigo with the dispatches for government, when the Encounter left that place: she has not yet arrived.
We find in accounts received from Truro, that Corunna papers had reached that place to the 26th ult. They mention, that since the defeat of Castanos, a battle had been fought at Tudela, in which the French were much worsted. It is added, that the Spaniards ate the dinner prepared for the French troops. A Spanish general had been executed for treachery; and a proclamation had been issued, declaring every unmarried man and widower, from 18 to 50, who did not join the levies, a traitor to his country. Even the nuns had quitted the convents, and were at work in the trenches. The same papers also state, that there was much desperate fighting after Bonaparte entered Madrid; and add, that the French have lost 50,000 men since they entered Spain. They confirm the union of the British generals and Romana, and state that they were going to march to Valadolid, with the view of cutting off the communication between Bonaparte's army at Madrid, and his rear at Astorga. Corunna is certainly situated at a great distance from Madrid, the principal scene of action; yet we see little reason to discredit the junction of the British troops and Romana, both from antecedent accounts and local circumstances. The victory said to be obtained by Castanos, is not so strongly to be entitled to belief. If any great victory has been obtained by the Spaniards, it is most probably by Palafox, near Saragossa, over marshal Ney, as the French bulletins are very shy and obscure in their mention of that town.
Chronicle office, Plymouth, Jan. 3, 2 o'clock.
We stop the press to announce the arrival of Joseph, a hired cutter, in this port, bringing a confirmation of the statement brought by the England gun brig, of the massacre of the French in Madrid, and that twenty-six thousand Frenchmen had fallen by the knives of the Spaniards in that city.
Our correspondent in London has favored us with the following interesting article:
"An armistice has been concluded between Sweden and Denmark, which is not to be broken by either party without 14 days notice."
Greenock Dec. 21.—Letters from Gibraltar, of the date of the 23d Nov. state, that accounts had just reached that garrison of another revolution having taken place in the wretched government at Algiers. The particulars are not stated further than that it was effected by some of the soldiers of the Dey's army, who had returned from Tunis. They forced their way into the Palace & assassinated the Dey in his own apartment.
Hanover Nov. 27.—It is finally settled that half of the country of Hanover is to be divided into estates, & bestowed on several of the marshals of the empire. They will produce a revenue of from 45,000 to 100,000l. annually to be enjoyed by gens. Bernadotte, Mortier, Davoust, Ney, Augereau, Massena, Caulincourt, Davoust, Soult, Junot & Sebastiani.
Petersburg, Nov. 16.—An imperial Ukase has been issued allowing Russian subjects to in port through the harbor of Odessa, all sorts of merchandise prohibited into Russia (with the exception of the English merchandise) on condition that they are not to remain in the Empire, and not to be carried by any other roads than those pointed out in the Ukase.
Venice, Nov. 24. Malazani, director general of police, has issued the following decree:—
Art. 1. All persons proved to have held communication with the English, to have carried them provisions, or to have in any degree favored them, shall be forthwith apprehended, considered as spies of the enemy, and punished with the utmost rigor of the law. 2. The excuse of their having acted by compulsion, shall not be admitted, unless they can support the allegation by undeniable proofs. 3. All fishermen, whose boats shall have been merely boarded by the enemy, shall, nevertheless, be delivered over, for the space of a fortnight, to the hands of a commission, until the real state of the facts shall have been enquired into. 4. The magistrates of Venice, Chioggia, and other maritime places, are directed to publish this decree, that none may pretend ignorance thereof.
Died, on Thursday the 9th inst. at her residence in Falmouth Virginia, Mrs. Margaret Daniel, the amiable consort of Dr. John M. Daniel, and eldest daughter of the late honorable Thomas Stone, Esq. of Maryland. An affectionate husband and six small children have sustained an irreparable loss, in the death of this most valuable and excellent woman. She possessed a kind and genius strong and elevated, manners highly polished and accomplished, and a heart warm, affectionate, and sincere.
ST. PATRICK'S DAY. ON Friday, the 17th inst. Divine Service will commence in St. Patrick's Church, at ten o'clock in the morning, when a discourse in honor of the Saint will be delivered by a Rev. Gentleman lately from New-York, and a collection made towards the completion of the new church. March 15—2t.
THIS is to forewarn all persons from employing or hiring any man MONDAY, without applying to me. MARY BRUNLY. Washington, March 15—3t.
TO LET That large and commodious BRICK BUILDING The East end of the Seven Buildings lately occupied by Gen. Tureau. For terms apply to JOSEPH HARBAUGH, Capitol Hill. There is on the premises a convenient Stable and Coach House. March 15—3t.
NOTICE. Will be exposed to PUBLIC SALE on the 15th day of April next at Brummonds tavern Navy Yard, all the right, title, claim and interest of JOHN VIZET in and to a LOT in square No. 939, on Eighth street, 20 feet in front, running back 75 feet, with a Two Story BRICK HOUSE thereon, and other improvements, which property Mr. John Dob. as now occupies, taken by virtue of a writ of fieri facias, issued from the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for the county of Washington, at the suit of Lewis Clephan. Terms of sale cash. Sale to commence precisely at 12 o'clock. WASHINGTON BOYD, Marshal. March 15—4wts.
TO SPORTSMEN. The Beautiful and powerful thorough-bred imported Station C. A. R. L. Q. Will stand the ensuing Season, at or near the city of Washington. His Pedigree and terms will be published as soon as he arrives here, which will be in a few days. He is a horse of high character. A. SCOTT TAYLOR. March 15—3t.

CHARLES M. VARDEN, 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 superfine Cloths, Cassimeres, single and double milled, superfine Coatings, black and brown Tweeds. Likewise an elegant assortment of Spencers & such other articles suitable for the season. Examinations and New Uniforms made in the most elegant and uniform style of fashion.
Richard Burrell's celebrated PATENT PARALLAX EXPENDERS for the superior to any others, in use can be had on the same terms as at his Manufactory. November 27-4t
NOTICE. Is hereby given to the Stockholders of the Washington Bridge Company, that the fourth installment of ten dollars on each share, is called for, which must be paid on or before the 20th instant, agreeably to the act of Congress, entitled "An act authorizing the erection of a bridge over the river Potomac, within the district of Columbia." By order of the Directors, DAN. CARROLL, of Dulln. President. March 3, 1809-6t
PUBLIC SALE. By order of the Orphan's Court of Prince George's County, Maryland, on Saturday the first day of April next, will be offered at public sale, at the late dwelling house of Thomas H. Hanson, deceased, all the personal property of the deceased, consisting of several likely Negroes, to be sold for a term of years, and soon to be sold for life—Horses, Cattle, Plantation Utensils & Household Furniture. Terms made known on the day of sale. THOMAS G. ADDISON, Administrator. March 1-2w4t
BUILDING LOTS. TO LET on Ground rent, Ten or Twelve Building Lots, fronting on Pennsylvania Avenue, about 23 feet each, situated between Mr. Weightman's bookstore and the bridge near the Capitol, on square 491. Enquire of JAMES HOBAN, Who has to LET, a LOT containing half an acre of good ground for gardening, well enclosed with a substantial fence. March 13-6t
SAMUEL STETTINUS, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NEAR THE CENTRE MARKET. HAS added to his former stock of DRY GOODS. A new supply of White Cotton Cambrics, of various qualities and prices, Elegant Calicoes, Furniture do. STETTINUS, called upon by the liveliest impressions of gratitude towards both the Ladies and Gentlemen of this city for their respective favors which they were pleased to indulge him with these many years in the above branch of business, begs leave to acknowledge that he thinks it a most incumbent duty on him, to sell his Dry Goods as low and reasonable as the present difficulties in trade possibly will admit, and he will with pleasure embrace the opportunities which might be offered him by a kind public for manifesting the same to all respects. He has also just received by the Schooner Equitator , Capt. James Bowie, from Baltimore, and offers for sale by WHOLESALE, 30 Boxes first quality of Brown Sugar, 6 do. white do. 1000 Pounds first quality of Green Coffee 5000 do. Second do. do. 1000 do. Third do. do. 3 Pipes Holland Gin, and which will be disposed of lower than by the present situation of Dutch trade, can be expected.
15 Boxes Tin, 22 do. Window Glass, 10 by 12. 1 Trunk of Furniture Calicoes, 1 Do. of Fashionable do. 1 Do. of Undressed Chintz and French Muslin. 30 Dozen Cambric Handkerchiefs, 1 Bale of Dowlass, No. 6, 7, 17, 18, 19, 20, 3 Boxes, containing Fleckenburgh, Off Cloth, Duper Table Cloth, Do. Towelling do. Bed Ticks, Tapes No. 25, do. 15, Sewing Silk, cloth color, do. do. Black do. Marking Cotton, No. 12, 20, 30, 45, 800 Pieces of Silk Ribbons, Satin, Lutestring, Glazed, of all Numbers, 100 Do. Galloon do. No. 1-4, 1-2, 3-4, 1, 2, 4. Palmed Handkerchiefs, 25 Dozen White Cotton Stockings for men, 25 Do. do. do. women, 50 Do. Ladies Combs of various prices 50 Pieces Boot Straps, Cotton Snipes, Linen do. Colas Taille Cotton, 1000 Pounds Spanish Sole Leather, 1000 Do. Slaughter Hides, do. 1 Dozen Hog skins, 25 Pieces Bandanna Handkerchiefs, 1 Trunk White Cotton, Cambrics assorted, 1 Chest Old Hyson Tea, 1 Do. Young do. 6 Do. Hyson Skin do. of 13 lbs. each, 12 Pieces Dimity, Elegant Brass Candlesticks, Coat Buttons, Gun and Silvered, Waistcoat do. All of which he now offers low for Cash or good paper. Washington, March 10-3t&wtf
RUNAWAY. Was committed to the jail of Washington county in the district of Columbia, on the 17th inst. a black man, who calls himself JOHN and says he belongs to Ignatius Dennis, of York county, Virginia. He is about 29 or 30 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches high—had on when committed, an old brown great coat, kersey trousers, old black hat, old shoes and stockings; his owner is desired to come and release him, or he will be sold for his jail fees and other expenses as the law directs. C. TIPPETT, Keeper of the jail for Washington Boyd, marshal. March 1-2t
WANTED TO HIRE. A WOMAN SERVANT, of good character, one that is acquainted with plain cooking, washing and ironing, and house work generally, to such a person liberal wages will be given—Apply to TOPPAN WEBSTER, Near to the Six Buildings. Feb 24-4t
By order of the Orphan's Court of Prince George's County, The subscriber will sell, at public sale, to the highest bidder, on Thursday the 16th day of March next, if fair, if not, the next fair day, at the late residence of Joseph Ramsey Hodges, sen. deceased, near Baldwin's Tavern, in Prince George's county, all the personal estate of the said deceased, belonging to his dwelling plantation, consisting of a number of valuable negroes, amongst which are many young men, women, boys and girls, household furniture, horses, hogs, cattle, sheep and plantation utensils. And on Tuesday, the 21st day of March next, the subscriber will sell at public sale, to the highest bidder, at the residence of Joseph Ramsey Hodges, jun. near the Brick Church, in Prince George's county, all the personal estate of the said deceased, belonging to said plantation, consisting of a number of valuable negroes, amongst which are many young men, women, boys, and girls, household furniture, horses, hogs, cattle, and plantation utensils. The terms of sale are, twelve months credit for all sums above twenty dollars, the purchaser giving bond, with approved security—for all sums of twenty dollars, or less, cash will be demanded. Sale to commence at each place at 11 o'clock, and all the property will be sold without reserve. BENJAMIN HODGES, Adm. Feb. 24-eps.
A TAN YARD TO BE RELETED, For a term of years, from the 2nd day of April next— The premises consist of a good Dwelling House and Stable, with two Gardens; the Yard contains about 24 Sinks, a large Bark and Mill House, a Warehouse, Currying Shop, &c. Situate near the Capitol and Navy Yard, in the city of Washington. The present tenant will treat with any person who may rent this property, for the Stock of Leather, Hides, and Bark, which he may then have on hand. For further particulars enquire of ROBT. UNDERWOOD on the Pennsylvania Avenue, who will show the premises. February 17-4t
THE STOCKHOLDERS of the Commercial Company of Washington are hereby notified that an instalment of Two Dollars & Fifty Cents on each share, is required to be paid at the office of the Company, on Monday the 20th of March next, agreeably to the Articles of Association. Those who neglect to pay will not be entitled to Dividend. JOSEPH FORREST, Pr. January 18-
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Commercial Company of Washington, held on the first Monday of February 1809, it was— Resolved, That Messrs. Smallwood, Kerr, and Lindsay, be a committee to enquire into the propriety of fixing upon some place on the Eastern Branch for the permanent establishment of this company, and that they report to next meeting, to wit: on the third Monday of March next. JOSEPH FORREST, Pr. In pursuance of the above resolution, PROPOSALS will be received at the Compting-house of S. N. Smallwood on Barry's wharf until the 16th of March next, from those persons who have and may wish to dispose of water property on the Eastern Branch, between 12th and South Capitol streets. SAMUEL N. SMALLWOOD, ALEX. KERR, ADAM LINDSAY. February 27-
YOUNG LADIES ACADEMY. MRS. GREEN TREE Respectfully informs the Public that she has opened a BOARDING & DAY SCHOOL in Georgetown, in the house lately occupied by Maj. BEALL, for the Education of Young Ladies. Her regular course of tuition will be Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Grammar, Geography with the use of the Globes, and Needle Work in its various branches, Music, Drawing and the French Language grammatically. Sensible as she is that the charge committed to her, involves a high responsibility, both as it relates to the improvement of her Pupils, in their different branches of study, as also to the inculcation of morality; she promises her patrons that her best exertions shall be applied to obtain the accomplishment of these objects. Georgetown, March 10-3t
FOR SALE. Avaluable Family of NEGROES, consisting of a Man, who is a carpenter, his wife and seven children; all young and healthy BENJ. ODEN. Prince George's county, Dec. 16-4t
NEW YORK STATE LOTTERY, Positively commences Drawing 12th of April next. HIGHEST PRIZES. 30,000 Dollars. 20,000 Dollars. 10,000 Dollars. 5,000 Dollars. TICKETS & SHARES, Sold at WATTE's Truly Fortunate Lottery Offices in New York, where was sold in the last Lottery the three highest prizes, viz. No. 20,231 25,000 Dollars. — 25,403 10,000 Dollars. — 20,759 5,000 Dollars. Tickets and Shares in the above Grand Lottery from Watte's Office, may be had of Mr. JOSEPH MILLIGAN, at his Book Store in Georgetown, where the weekly Prize List will be regularly received. Georgetown, March 10-ep1m
FOR SALE. THE two story BRICK HOUSE, situate on square No. 930, in the city of Washington, now occupied by Mr. Tunis Craven, as a retail store. The eligibility of this stand for the retail business is excelled by none in this city; being situated on the principal street to the Navy Yard, and very near the Navy Yard Gate. Any person desirous of purchasing the above property may be shewn it by applying to the subscriber, who will also make known the terms of sale. WM. BRENT.
TEN DOLLARS REWARD. RAN AWAY from the Subscriber west on the 15th February last, a Mulatto Girl, named HELON; she is 19 years old, of the middle size, with large breasts; she has a scar on the side of her neck, I think on the left side. a black mole in one of the palms of her hands, one on her forehead and between her breasts, her dress was dark coating; she is of a sprightly turn, and capable of deception. If taken up within the district and brought to the subscriber, the above reward will be given, if taken up out of the district the person must put her in jail and information given as soon as possible to the subscriber. All persons are forewarned from harboring or employing her at their peril. ILLIAM HOLMES. March 10-3t
CHEAP GOODS. BAKER & RIGGS, (SIGN OF THE PLOUGH), HAVE removed to the Store, lately occupied by Romulus Riggs, and have bought his entire Stock of GOODS, (very low) which added to their former supply, with some Fresh Goods, just received from Philadelphia, makes their assortment very extensive, they being bought principally for cash, previous to any material rise in the markets, enables them to sell lower than the present prices. Amongst their Stock are Irish Linens, Shirting & Cambric Muslins, Linen Cambrics, Cambric Handkerchiefs, Furniture Dimities & Chintzes, Fine Mul Mulleno & Ceded Muslins, Muslin Shawls, Mantles & Robes, Super Undressed Shirting Muslins, very fine Cambric Muslin for Cravats, veils, laces, shades, silks, crapes, Silk Shawls, Elastic India Crepe, Ladies Beaver and Straw Bonnets, Silk, Cotton & Worsted Hosiery and Gloves, Bleached country Linen for sheetings, Cloths, Cords, Blankets, Washings, Carpeting, and many other Fancy and substantial articles, which will be sold low for Cash, and a liberal discount to persons who sell again. They also expect to receive in a few days, a quantity of best Ingraine, English, and Venetian Carpeting with other articles. Georgetown, February 6-2w4w
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD. RAN AWAY from the Subscriber's Plantation on Lower Marlbro' in Calvert county, about the 15th of January, a Negro man by the name of Cuddy; he is about 30 years of age, 6 feet high, rather spare made, of a yellowish complexion and thin visage, stammers when spoken to, and one of his knees bends in, which makes him limp a little, but is scarcely perceptible. Whoever takes up said negro and secures him so that I get him again shall receive the above reward, if taken upwards of 20 miles from home, if under 20 miles 10 dollars. THOMAS BLAKE. March 6-3t
THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, THAT I intend to petition to the next County Court of Charles, for the benefit of an act of insolvency. GEORGE BOARMAN Charles County, Jan. 6-2w4w
FIVE DOLLARS REWARD. LOST, a SILVER WATCH with hands telling the day of the month on the face of her, and capped—Mott, maker, New York. Whoever will return the Watch to this office, shall receive the above sum, and no question asked. Wednesday, March 1, 1809-
FRESH GARDEN SEEDS. THE Subscriber has an assortment of Garden Seeds, and mostly of his own saving last summer, for Sale at his Nursery Garden, Eastern Branch, and at Dr. Ott's Medicine Store, Georgetown. THEO: HOLT. Washington city, January 18-2w4w
IN COUNCIL—ANNAPOLIS, FEB. 1809. Ordered, That the resolution of the Legislature, passed at the last session, requesting the Governor and Council to procure information as to the probable expenses of erecting and furnishing a building of sufficient dimensions for the manufacturing annually one thousand stand of arms complete, be published twice a week for the space of four weeks, in the American and Federal Gazette at Baltimore; the Maryland Gazette at Annapolis; the Republican Advocate at Frederick Town; the National Intelligencer; the Maryland Herald at Hager's Town, and in Mr. Smith's paper at Eason. BY order, NINIAN PINKNEY, Clk.
Resolved, That the Governor and Council be requested to procure, and submit to this House, at their next meeting, information as to the probable expenses of erecting and furnishing a building of sufficient dimensions for the manufacturing annually, one thousand stand of arms complete, fifty brace of horsemen's pistols, one hundred horsemen's swords, and one hundred swords suitable for artillery, and the practicability of procuring workmen sufficient for the same, and as to the most eligible site for the erection of such buildings, the machinery of which, if necessary, to be worked by water, steam, or otherwise; and that by publication of this resolution, they give notice that they will receive description of and proposal for the sale of such site. And that they procure if practicable, the annual report of the different establishments of the same kind in the United States. February 17-4w4w
ATTENTION. THE Subscriber has sold out his entire Stock of Goods to Messrs. Baker and Riggs, and has left Georgetown for several months; he therefore requests all those indebted to him to call and pay their accounts, as further indulgence cannot be given, it being necessary to close the business as quick as possible. Tobacco will be received in payment at the market price. ROMULUS RIGGS. N. B. The Books & Accounts are ready for settlement at the Store of Baker & Riggs. February 6-2w4w
TO RENT. THE BRICK HOUSE, on Virginia Avenue, near the Navy Yard, lately occupied by Mr. Josiah Fox. Enquire of FREDERICK MAY. March 1-10t
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WHEREAS by the first article of the terms and conditions declared by the President of the United States on the 17th day of October 1791, for regulating the materials and manner of building and improvements on the Lots in the city of Washington, it is provided "that the outer and party walls of all houses in the said city shall be built of brick or stone," and by the third article of the same terms and conditions, it is declared "that the wall of no house shall be higher than forty feet to the roof in any part of the city, nor shall any be lower than thirty-five feet on any of the avenues." And whereas the above recited articles were found to impede the settlement in the city of mechanics and others whose circumstances did not admit of erecting houses authorised by the said regulations, for which cause the operation of the said articles has been suspended by several acts of the President of the United States, from the fifth day of June 1796 to this day, and beneficial effects arising from such suspensions being experienced, it is deemed proper to revive and continue the same with the exception hereafter mentioned. Wherefore, I, THOMAS JEFFERSON, President of the United States, do declare, That the first and third articles above recited, shall be and the same are hereby suspended until the first day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and ten, and that all houses which shall be erected in the said city of Washington, previous to the said first day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and ten, conformable in other respects to the regulations aforesaid, shall be considered as lawfully erected; except that no wooden house covering more than three hundred and twenty square feet, or higher than twelve feet from the sill to the eve shall be erected, nor shall any such house be placed within twenty-four feet of a brick or stone house. Given under my hand the first day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and nine. TH: JEFFERSON. February 8-w6t
Prince George's county court, September Term, 1808. ON the application by petition in writing, of ROBERT MCKOY, of Prince George's county, to this court, for the benefit of the act of Assembly passed at November session eighteen hundred and five, entitled "An act for the benefit of sundry insolvent debtors," and the several supplements thereto, a schedule of his property and a list of his creditors on oath as far as he can ascertain them being annexed to his said petition, and the court being satisfied by competent testimony that the said petitioner is a citizen of the state of Maryland, and that he has resided therein the two last years preceding his application, and being also satisfied that the said Robert M'Koy, is now in actual confinement for debt, and the said petitioner having entered into bond with security for his appearance in this court on the first Monday in April next to answer such interrogatories as his creditors may propose to him. It is thereupon ordered and adjudged that the said Robert M'Koy be discharged from his imprisonment, and the said first Monday in April next is appointed for the said petitioner to deliver up his property and to have a trust appointed for the benefit of his creditors; and it is ordered that the said Robert M'Koy, by causing a copy of the foregoing to be published once a week for three months successively in the National Intelligencer, before the said first Monday in April next, give notice to his creditors to be and appear before this court on the said day to recommend a trustee for their benefit. Test JOHN READ MACRUDER, Jr. December 26-w3m Clk. P. G. C. C.
Prince George's County, to wit: ON application to me the subscriber (in the recess of the court) an associate judge of the first judicial district, in the state of Maryland, by petition in writing, of NATHANIEL HAGAN, of Prince George's County, praying for the benefit of the act, entitled, "An act for the relief of sundry insolvent debtors," and the several supplements thereto, on the terms mentioned in the said act, and its supplements, a schedule of his property and a list of his creditors on oath as far as he can ascertain them being annexed to his petition, and the said Nathaniel Hagan, having satisfied me by competent testimony, that he has resided in the state of Maryland, two years immediately preceding the time of his application—and the said Nathaniel Hagan, having also stated in his petition, that he is now in actual confinement, for debt, and not on account of any breach of the peace, or for the non-payment of any fine or penalty for the breach of the laws of this state, or of the United States, and having produced to me the certificate of the Sheriff of Prince George's county to that effect, and having prayed to be discharged from confinement, on the terms prescribed in the said act and its supplements, and having given security for his personal appearance at the next county court, to be held in and for Prince George's County aforesaid, on the first Monday in April next, to answer any allegations that may be made against him by his creditors. I do also order and adjudge, that the said Nathaniel Hagan be discharged from his imprisonment, and by causing a copy of this order to be inserted in the National Intelligencer for three months successively before the first Monday in April next, to give notice to his creditors to appear before the County Court, at the Court House of said County, on the said first Monday in April next, for the purpose of recommending a trustee for their benefit, on the said Nathaniel Hagan, then and there taking the oath by the said act prescribed, for the delivering up his property, and to show cause if any they have, why the said Nathaniel Hagan should not have the benefit of the several acts of assembly for the relief of insolvent debtors. Given under my hand this thirtieth day of November, eighteen hundred and eight. DANIEL CLARKE. December 30-w3m
CARPENTERS, LABORERS, & TIMBER, wanted at the Washington Bridge. Enquire of Mr. Mills or Mr. Nottage at the Bridge. March 1-10t
NOTICE. Bank of Columbia, March 6, 1809. IN conformity to the Charter of this Institution an Election for TWELVE DIRECTORS will be held at the Tavern of Mr. Joseph Semmes in Georgetown on Monday the 20th inst. WILLIAM WHANN, Cashier. March 10-cpt20th.
M. R. GENERES has the honor of informing the Ladies and Gentlemen of Washington that his next BALL will be on Wednesday next 15th inst. Washington, March 10-3t
FOR SALE, A very likely healthy MULATTO GIRL, About 12 years of age—apply at this office. February 27-4t
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THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, THAT the subscriber hath obtained from the Orphan's Court of St. Mary's county and state of Md. letters of administration on the Person & Estate of RICHARD BOND, late of the aforesaid county and state, deceased. All persons having claims against the said deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same, for adjustment, with the proper vouchers thereof, to the subscriber, living in St. Mary's county and state of Md. at or before the 13th day of July next, they may otherwise by law be excluded from the benefit of the said estate. Given under my hand this 13th day of January 1809. REBECCA WHITE BOND, Exec utrix January 20-n6mUG
MILL WRIGHTS WANTED. Six good JOURNEYMEN will meet with employment by applying to the subscriber at Ocean View before the 20th March, and after at Elizabeth's Lower Mills, 8 miles from Baltimore. ROBERT WRENN. March 3-3t