The national intelligencer and Washington advertiser. (Washington City [D.C.]), 1807-02-16 00:00:00

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, AND WASHINGTON ADVERTISER.
VOL. VII.
WASHINGTON CITY, PRINTED BY SAMUEL HARRISON SMITH, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
No. 989.
FIVE DOLLARS PER ANNUM.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1807.
PAID IN ADVANCE.
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4.
DEBATE on fortifying ports and harbors, continued.
MR. ELLIOT said he should not have risen again, had not his remarks been misunderstood. He had not said that he expected war during the recess. He had only intimated the expectation that the moment of danger would occur in the recess. He was willing to go further, and to say, that he believed the moment of danger had already arrived. He believed the greatest danger of war now existed, and that it could not be avoided without national degradation. He said he had spoken of no secret documents, nor of a secret cabinet, if any such existed; but he alluded to publications in the newspapers, from which we knew that we were under the necessity of making a treaty with Spain under the dictation of France, or of going to war with both those nations. Was it not then a time of the greatest danger? He had however but little expectation, though the national honor required war, that we should be engaged in war. On the contrary, he believed that the old maxim of millions for defence, but not a cent for tribute, was about to be reversed.
MR. FISK. With the gentleman just sat down, I apprehend there is some danger when gentlemen are so alarmed and bewildered in their imaginations as entirely to lose sight of the question of postponement before the House, and to go into the general principles and policy of fortifications, and when a mere question of policy is found to draw forth such a discussion. I did not expect on such an occasion that any gentleman would have so lost himself in the mazes of fancy as to make himself believe that he saw things which did not exist, and predict events which no rational man believes will ever take place. My colleague has said that we must suffer national disgrace, or have a war with Spain and France—that we dare not deny this and give the people the information we possess. I wish to know what information we have to give? I wish gentlemen to point it out? Has any thing transpired like that alluded to by my colleague to warrant his assertion? Nothing of the kind has—there is no probability of war—appearances now are not so unfavourable as they were one year ago. To maintain peace with other nations it is necessary that we treat them with decent respect, and have some kind of confidence in them, there ought on our part to be manifested a disposition to keep peace. Is this the way to shew such a confidence? To declare we are on the eve of a war while we are in the midst of a negotiation, which promises a happy issue? I see no benefit in such observations—I discard them. Gentlemen seem to think fortifications of such importance, that if erected they would protect the country from war, their ships from plunder, their seamen from insult and impressment. If fortifications could answer the good purposes stated, it would be proper to make them. But has experience decided in their favour? Look at the old world; let us profit by their examples. The nations of Europe have gone into extensive plans of fortifications and armaments. Have not war and devastation spread themselves from one end to the other of that continent? Have fortifications protected them? Have they not, on the contrary, been among the causes of the devastation and misery in that country? There is more reason for them in the old world than here. There every nation is surrounded by enemies and jealous of its neighbours, while here we are divided from the old world and powerful rivals by an immense ocean. When we were weak and struggled through imminent dangers, to gain our independence, we then relied on the yeomanry of our country. In 1793 Great Britain insulted our flag and threatened us with the hostilities of the Indians. Did we then avert the calamity by fortifying or building navies? No, other measures were resorted to, and proved successful; since which it has so happened that we have experienced the blessings of peace and happiness beyond any nation on earth. I will ask whether we are in more danger now than in 1793? If not, where is the necessity of those expensive measures?
In 1798 France threatened us with war. We did not then carry on fortifications to any great extent. We have been progressing ever since in strength and numbers, and yet we are now called on to fortify when we are not threatened by any nation.
I presume the great body of the yeomanry, whenever their rights are invaded, or danger offers, will be ready to meet and repel it. Formerly we depended upon them, and we were not disappointed. I believe if danger were now to present itself, we should not be disappointed.
Gentlemen say we ought to inspire our people with confidence. Is this the way by exciting a clamor of imaginary danger? And telling them they can only rely on fortifications.
Mr. F. said he would have no objection to ordering two or three of the public vessels to New-York, where in case of danger they might be manned by their own seamen. But he did not see at present the necessity of the measures asked, or the existence of the danger pointed out. He was in favor of the postponement.
MR. VAN CORTLANDT said this subject was highly important, as it respected the safety of the country. He did not wish the measures of defence entirely confined to fortifications. They had a number of vessels of war, which he thought might be advantageously used, as circumstance might require. Let then the sum that is proposed be appropriated, and let the President use it as he pleases, either in gun boats or fortifications. He was against the postponement, that the sense of the House might be tried on the motion, he had the honor of submitting.
MR. THOMAS said if the motion to postpone was persisted in, he should be under the necessity of asking the Yeas and Nays, as it went to involve the main proposition. He could not, he said, tax the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Lloyd) with a design to defeat this measure in an unfair way, as he had declared himself against it in any shape in which it could be presented to the House. Gentlemen however would recollect that this measure had been recommended by the President at the opening of the session—that it had been referred to a select committee, who had not reported until some time in January—that it lay on the table in consequence of the indisposition of the chairman of this committee—and that after more than two-thirds of the session was past it was at last taken up for consideration. Under these circumstances, though the measure is yet in a perfectly immature state, and when there are but four weeks of the session remaining, a motion is made to postpone it for half the remaining time. Could gentlemen look at these circumstances and not see that the motion was evidently intended to defeat the whole measure?
MR. LLOYD said he would most cheerfully join the gentleman from New York in calling for the Yeas and Nays. It was never his wish to vote in conclave; and if every man in America were present, he should speak and vote as he then did. It was an unpleasant thing for him to be again under the necessity of assigning his reasons for this motion. His colleague had reported the resolutions under consideration, and had voted for every part of them. If, therefore, gentlemen would consent to wait until he should return, they would have one more vote for them. It was obvious that this would be the strongest reason on earth, for making his motion, if his object were to defeat the resolutions. His primary motive for the motion had been, to give his colleague an opportunity of vindicating the arguments he had urged on this subject. Mr. L. said the arguments of gentlemen in opposition had furnished him with additional motives to postpone the subject. They tell us that war is impending. For his own part he saw no reason for this opinion; but a short delay might throw some light on this point, and might, if such an opinion appeared to be well founded, induce those at present opposed to the resolutions to vote for them. If the existence of danger could be satisfactorily shown to him, he would go as far as any man in defending the country. But without such proof, he would never consent to be lavish of thousands.
Mr. Lloyd said he did not pretend to possess any military knowledge. He was willing to allow col. Williams all the merit claimed for him. So far as respected the principle of a fortifications, his opinions were no doubt correct. But allowing his premises, was he to infer that the U.S. were competent to fortify a coast of a thousand miles in extent? If it were intended to fortify the whole coast, he would ask where were the funds? Because we will not defend the whole coast, are we to be told that the people are not protected? Because we do not accomplish that which is impossible, are we to be charged with a disregard to the interests of the nation? When every man knows it is impossible to defend the sea coast, without a vast standing army and an enormous expense, which the nation is not now able to bear. So far from the omission to do this alienating the affections of the people from the government, he thought that the measures urged by gentlemen would be the most effectual means of alienating them.
MR. MASTERS—The representatives from New York have not contended for partial appropriations, as many gentlemen seem to suppose. They contend for a much larger sum to be appropriated, than is now filled in the blank of the resolution, to enable the President to begin and complete permanent works for fortifications at the most important and defenceless places. The
last session of Congress a large number of petitions was presented to this House relative to fortifying the port & harbor of New York; the legislature of that state instructed their Senators & requested their representatives to use their best endeavors to procure Congress to fortify & defend the port and harbor of that city; which must be admitted is in a defenceless situation, and can be approached by water from two different points, and laid under contribution by a single frigate. The decision of this House was then against us. The applications from the city of New York have been renewed; almost innumerable petitions are before you, and what are we told? Rather than fortify, gentlemen would sooner see our citizens flee to the mountains for protection. Yes, like the Arabs, behold the picture, 70,000 men, women and children in one city fleeing in confusion from their homes! Never, never, let it again be said that Americans must flee before an enemy for the want of the protection of your government. If they must flee, let it be at the point of the bayonet with force opposed to force.
It is painful to me to see the disposition of this House so hostile to every thing that looks like a systematic policy of permanent national defence. The additional sum of 20,000 dollars, to the unexpended balance of the last year, is so contemptible a sum, that it has the appearance of ridicule on your petitioners.
Was there ever a civilized nation under heaven, in the same circumstances, who so completely neglected to fortify their principal places and most vulnerable points? We are constantly insulted and constantly in treaty with other nations, year after year in order to settle differences and preserve peace. Yet we pursue no efficient measures for fortification and defence. The most part of our seaport towns from Georgia to Maine are liable to be laid in ashes, by the most insignificant force. If you expect to enjoy your independence and liberty, you must protect that independence and liberty; if you enjoy unalienable rights, you must protect and defend those rights; or the enemies of your republican institutions will ridicule your government, and laugh at your weakness; which, indeed they have already done. I hope that neither the decision of this House, nor the Gods will invite traitors, conspirators, pirates and picaroons, to glory and fortune, at the expence of the interest, dignity, and honor of this nation.
The report of the Secretary at War would seem to carry the idea, as though great things were doing for New York; but this is to be tested by the expenditure and appropriation.
Some gentlemen say that the Secretary at War is the proper organ and source of information on this subject, and he does not want any further appropriation for fortifications. If this is his opinion, or that 20,000 dollars can be useful or answer any valuable purpose, or that the nation ought not to be fortified; then I say it is time, high time, that the good old patriot retire from the war department. I say it, and as an independent representative, have a right to say it—for such is my opinion. I am for a regular system of national defence, the Secretary at War to the contrary notwithstanding.
MR. VAN RENSSELAER. I am against the motion for postponement. Although I have no reason to believe that any observations I can offer will alter a vote given in the committee of the whole, I consider it a duty incumbent on me to deliver my sentiments on the general question now before you. The sum of 20,000 dollars has been voted for fortifying the ports and harbors of the U.S.—250,000 dollars for building gun boats. The peculiar situation of New-York requires a speedy decision, not that I calculate on the present appropriation as an object by which it will in the least be benefited—but I think it of the first importance that the citizens should know the fate of their application to Congress for an appropriation adequate to fortifying the port "against national hostility and predatory incursions," a port that renders to your treasury above one fourth of the whole revenue of the U.S. The friends of this measure are peculiarly unfortunate, whenever this question is discussed on the floor of Congress from the manner in which it is treated. For they are told, that it is the height of folly to fortify, inasmuch as the sum requisite will be enormous, and after all an army can land, and subdue the fortresses. If we ask for fortifications that will inspire confidence and render our city secure against the attack of a picaroon, we are told by the opposers of fortifications, there is a profound peace, and no danger to be apprehended. If I understand any thing respecting our public relations, this proposition is fallacious and dangerous. For so threatening is the aspect of our affairs that the whole nation is alive with anxiety about the result. But let us admit for a moment that we have no cause of apprehension from abroad. Are there no other considerations that merit attention, and call for a generous appro-
priation towards securing the city of New-York against an attack on the property of its citizens and its banks? Have we not within less than twelve months seen an extraordinary armament fitted out in our ports to invade some of the Spanish provinces in South America? I mean, sir, the Miranda armament—and have we not been told from the highest authority recently, that an enterprise has been formed, and movements made either to sever the union, or invade Mexico from your own territory, and by your own citizens? An enterprise and movements that have excited and continue to excite such great sensibility within these walls, as well as through the union, which if any person had predicted 18 months ago, he would have been called a mad man. And will gentlemen persist in saying that it is folly for us to guard N. York against possible and probable events? What is the object of Miranda and Burr's expeditions but money? What gives life to their armaments but the dollars of Mexico and the wealth of Peru? Can any man suppose that Burr or Miranda could find followers in an expedition to the inhospitable regions of Cape Horn? Would it surprise you more, Mr. Speaker, to hear that a set of renegade Americans, or blacks from the island of Hayti, had laid N. York under contribution with an armament (in its present defenceless state) than that Miranda should attempt to conquer South America with one armed ship—and Burr sever the union or invade Mexico by your own citizens? Notwithstanding the armament has failed, and the expedition is crushed, yet, sir, I undertake to say, that our fears are not groundless as to the possibility of plundering the city of New-York, should an armed force have the audacity to attempt it. Amongst other arguments offered against fortifying New-York we are told by an honorable gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Holland) "that the severity of warfare has been much mitigated, and that cities are not burnt by shipping or laid under contribution." To this I reply that every sea port town in Europe is well fortified, not with a view alone to resist the fleet of an enemy, but to prevent a corsair or picaroon from annoying or molesting them. We hear frequently something said on this floor about a survey of the port of New-York and the estimates of the cost of the contemplated works. I know that a survey of the port and harbor of New-York has been made the last summer, and that it is to be found in the war office. Why it has not been laid before Congress, is not for me at present to explain, but it is sufficient to say that we have no official information about the soundings of the channel from the sea to the city, or about the elevated ground and islands that may be the most suitable sites for fortifications, and the money necessary to erect them. I contend, sir, that new works ought to be erected, and that the fortifications on Governor's island are inadequate to defence. Fort Jay on that island is a square fort composed of a sodded rampart and wooden parapet. Of the front next to N. York not one gun through any of its embrasures could hit a ship on East river, and the whole courtine could fire no where without endangering the city—for this fort no doubt, originally was intended by the British to awe the city. The rampart is merely a bank of sand, and the wooden parapet is a mass of rotten timber. The last summer a skilful engineer has inclosed the whole—and to take off the destructive fire of the courtine towards the city a raveline has been executed which now gives two directions, one towards the East river, and the other ranging the front of the city battery towards the entrance of the North river. Will, it be said, Sir, that a work like this is adequate for defence? But here we are told by an honorable gentleman from South Carolina, that the sum of 20,000 dollars is an ample sum to fortify the ports and harbors in the U.S. for the year 1807, inasmuch as 102,000 dollars remain unexpended of 150,000 dollars appropriated last year, added to 70,000 dollars in the general appropriation bill. Here I trust the gentleman will permit me to correct him. The 70,000 dollars have already been expended for the army, and as to the 102,000 dollars said to be in the treasury, we find in a letter dated 12th December last, from the Secretary of war to the chairman of the committee appointed "on so much of the President's message as relates to the repairs of fortifications, and to the farther protection of our ports, towns and rivers"—that the fort intended to have been erected at Charleston in South Carolina had not been commenced, owing to a disappointment in fixing the proper site, and that at New Orleans the same disappointment had occasioned the same delay in the erection of works there—and can it be said that these new fortifications will leave one cent unexpended out of the 102,000 dollars. No, sir, the sum will be found inadequate. And suppose the whole is not laid out there, does it follow that the overplus will be laid out at New York? The appropriation was general for all the ports and harbors. If the
sum of 20,000 dollars voted in committee of the whole for the current year, were laid out on fort Jay, it would only enable your engineer to do as he has done—hatch up.
If you do not mean to render the place inaccessible by a large naval force, three to four hundred thousand dollars is the least sum requisite provided you mean to erect one or two additional works on the islands near the channel as you approach the city, to guard the place "against predatory incursions." Last year the executive of the state of New York, addressed the President of the United States on this subject; the legislature of the state instructed their members on this floor; the corporation of the city of N. York and its citizens without distinction of party, petitioned Congress to fortify their port and harbor. What did you do? Little or nothing! This session, the corporation, with the citizens, have renewed their application! It is to be presumed, sir, that the mayor, aldermen, and common council of a city like New York, who are generally composed of men of talents, and respectability of character in society, would ask for a grant of money to fortify, unless it was necessary and practicable! Need we confine ourselves to the state of New York for an opinion on that subject? No, sir, I find that the President in his message at the commencement of the session says, "that a further appropriation will be necessary for repairing fortifications already established, and the erection of such other works as may have real effect in obstructing the approach of an enemy to our sea port towns, or their remaining before them."
I entreat gentlemen to notice this part of the message, which I hope will have some weight, if the memorials have none.
But, sir, I almost despond in the apprehension that this session will close as the former did—Nothing done for New York.
We hear gentlemen from the south say we cannot consent to lavish the treasure of the union in fortifying your port and harbor—others say that it will do no good. This, sir, is language that we understand, and language which leaves us no room to hope that any thing effectual will be done. But let me tell gentlemen, this conduct will have a more serious effect than they are aware of! The states to the south have for a series of years past had every grant of money that was called for—even six thousand dollars have been appropriated for a horse path, which is more than New-York can expect out of the 20,000 dollars you mean to appropriate for the current year for fortifications.
Can gentlemen be serious when they say this is correct? The citizens of New-York say they cannot, in submissive silence, suppress the feelings which arise out of their condition. If they could, they would be more or less than men. Strong in the consciousness of right, and in the sentiment of freedom; conscious that they have performed towards the union all the duties of faithful citizens, they claim in return, the performance of that great duty of government—protection—deny them this, and they will have great reason to believe, that nothing but war or insurrection will make you go.
When New-York entered into the compact with the union, her abundant revenue afforded her ample means of defence—she had no occasion then to ask any of her sister states for assistance—but for promoting the general welfare, and relying implicitly on the protection of the union she yielded her means of defence—confident that it would be afforded to her.
In this I am sorry to say she has been disappointed. The supreme executive and legislative councils, with all classes of citizens, have implored your protection—have warned you of your engagements and demanded their fulfilment. To all this you have turned a deaf ear—you have not only refused their prayer, but have sported with their anxieties and ridiculed their apprehensions.
The question was then taken on postponing the resolution to Monday week and disagreed to—Yeas 40—Nays 76.
State of Maryland, Montgomery county. o wit, November term 1806, among other things is the following to, wit:
ORDERED by the court that all suits transmitted from the General Court to this court, under the act of assembly entitled "An act to provide for the organization and regulation of the courts of common law in this state, and for the administration of jus- tice," and continued under the rule to em- power, shall not continue longer than to the end of the next court, under the said rule, and the suiters interested therein are hereby required to appear to the same in per- son or by counsel on or before the second day of next term, or the same will be tried, or discontinued as the case may be during the said term.
COPY left. UPTON BEALL, Clk Montgo- mery county court. January 5—1807

AN ACT
Supplementary to the act entitled "An act making provision for the redemption of the whole of the public debt of the United States."
WHEREAS it is desirable to adapt the nature of the provision for the redemption of the public debt to the present circumstances of the United States, which can only be done by a voluntary subscription on the part of the creditors.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled That a subscription to the full amount of the old six per cent; deferred and three per cent; stock be, and the same is hereby proposed; for which purpose books shall be opened at the treasury of the United States, and by the several commissioners of loans, on the first day of July next, to continue open until the seventeenth day of March next following, inclusively, the fourteen last days of each quarter excepted, for such parts of the above-mentioned descriptions of stock, as shall, on the day of subscription, stand on the books of the treasury, and of the several commissioners of loans, respectively; which subscription shall be effected by a transfer to the United States, in the manner provided by law for such transfers of the credit or credits, standing on the said books, and by a surrender of the certificates of the stock subscribed.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That for the whole or any part of any sum which shall thus be subscribed, in old six per cent; or deferred stock, credits shall be entered to the respective subscribers, and the subscriber or subscribers shall be entitled to a certificate, or certificates, purporting that the United States owe to the holder or holders thereof, his, her, or their assigns, a sum to be expressed therein, equal to the amount of principal of the stock thus subscribed which shall remain unredeemed on the day of such subscription, bearing an interest of six per centum per annum, payable quarter-yearly, from the first day of the quarter, during which such subscription shall have been made, transferable in the same manner as is provided by law for the transfers of the stock subscribed, and subject to redemption at the pleasure of the United States: Provided, That no single certificate shall be issued for an amount greater than ten thousand dollars: And provided further, That no reimbursement shall be made except for the whole amount of any such new certificate, nor till after at least six months previous public notice of such intended reimbursement.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That for the whole or any part of any sum which shall thus be subscribed in three per cent; stock, credits shall likewise be entered to the respective subscribers; and the subscriber, or subscribers, shall be entitled to a certificate, purporting that the United States owe to the holder or holders thereof, his, her, or their assigns, a sum to be expressed therein, equal to sixty-five per centum of the amount of principal of the stock thus subscribed, bearing an interest of six per centum per annum, payable quarter-yearly, from the first day of the quarter, during which such subscription shall have been made, and transferable in the same manner, and under the same regulations and restrictions, as the stock created by the preceding section of this act: Provided, That no part of the stock thus created shall be reimbursable without the assent of the holder or holders of such stock until after the whole of the eight per cent. and four and a half per cent. stocks, as well as all the six per cent. stock which may be created by virtue of the preceding section, shall have been redeemed.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the commissioners of the sinking fund shall be, and they are hereby authorized to appoint an agent in London, and another in Amsterdam, whose duty it shall be to receive subscriptions and transfers, and to issue new certificates in the manner, and at the times abovementioned, and as the officers of the treasury department, or the commissioners of loans might do; that is to say, the agent in London in favor of such stock holders residing in the dominions of Great Britain in Europe, and the agent in Amsterdam in favor of such stock-holders residing in any other part of Europe, as may respectively become subscribers: Provided, That the certificates issued by the said agent, shall bear interest only from the first day of the quarter next succeeding that in which the subscription shall have taken place, and that in relation to subscriptions made in old six per cent; or deferred stocks, the sums expressed in such new certificates shall be equal to the amount of the principal of the old six per cent; or deferred stocks thus subscribed, which shall remain unredeemed after payment of the dividend payable on such stock, on that day from which the interest on the new certificates shall commence. The foreign stock-holders thus subscribing with either of the said agents,
shall be entitled to receive the dividend in the old six per cent; deferred, or three per cent; stock subscribed by them, respectively which shall be payable on that day, from which the interest on the new certificates shall commence. And it shall be the duty of the said agents, respectively, to transmit, before the end of each quarter, to the register of the treasury, and to the several commissioners of loans, respectively, duplicate abstracts of the certificates of stock subscribed, and of the new certificates issued by them, during such quarter, in order that the proper credits may be entered on the books of the treasury, and of the commissioners of loans, as the case may be, to the holders of such new certificates. And the said agents before they enter upon the execution of their several offices, shall, respectively, take an oath or affirmation for the diligent and faithful execution of their trust, and shall also become bound with one or more sureties to the satisfaction of the commissioners of the sinking fund, or of the secretary of the treasury, in the penal sum of twenty thousand dollars, with condition for their good behaviour in their said offices.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the holders of old six per cent; deferred, or three per cent; stock, who may become subscribers, as aforesaid, either in the United States, or in Europe, and who, on the first day of July next, and also on the day of the subscription, shall be resident in Europe, may, at their option, which must be made at the time of subscribing, receive the interest accruing on the stock created by virtue of the preceding sections of this act, either in the United States, or other creditors, or at London, or Amsterdam: that is to say, the stock-holders residing, at the times above mentioned, in the dominions of Great Britain in Europe, at London, and at the rate of four shillings and six pence, sterling, for each dollar; and the stock-holders residing, at the times above mentioned, in any other part of Europe, at Amsterdam, and at the rate of two guilders and a half guilder, current money of Holland, for each dollar: in which last mentioned option the condition shall be expressed in the new certificates to be issued, and the credit, or credits, to be given to the proprietors thereof, shall be entered, and shall thereafter be transferable only on the books of the treasury: Provided however, That the interest thus payable in London and Amsterdam, shall not be payable until the expiration of six calendar months from the day on which the same would be payable in the United States, and shall be subject to a deduction of one half of one per cent: on the amount payable, for commission to the bankers paying the same: And provided also, That every proprietor of such stock may, on surrendering his certificate, receive another to the same amount, the interest whereof shall be payable quarter-yearly in the United States, in the same manner as that accruing on the stock held by persons residing in the United States.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the same funds which heretofore have been, and now are, pledged, by law, for the payment of the interest, and for the redemption or reimbursement of the stock which may be subscribed by virtue of the provisions of this act, shall remain pledged for the payment of interest accruing on the stock created by reason of such subscription, and for the redemption or reimbursement of the principal of the same. It shall be the duty of the commissioners of the sinking fund to cause to be applied, and paid out of the said fund, yearly, and every year, such sum, and sums, as may be annually wanted to discharge the annual interest and charges accruing on the stock which may be created by virtue of this act. The said commissioners are hereby authorized to apply, from time to time, such sum and sums, out of the said fund, as they may think proper, towards redeeming, by purchase or by reimbursement, in conformity with the provisions of this act, the principal of the said stock. And the annual sum of eight millions of dollars, vested by law in the said commissioners, shall be, and continue appropriated to the payment of interest and redemption of the public debt, until the whole of the stock which may be created by the preceding sections of the act, shall have been redeemed, or reimbursed.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That there shall be allowed to each of the agents to be appointed by virtue of this act, in addition to the necessary expenses incurred by them for printing, stationery, & postage, a sum of three thousand dollars, as a full compensation for their services. The said agents, and the commissioners of loans, shall also be allowed such additional sum as may be actually and necessarily expended for the clerk-hire requisite for carrying this act into effect. And for defraying the said compensations and allowances, and such other contingent charges as may be incurred for carrying this act into effect, a sum not exceeding sixteen thousand dollars, to be paid out of any monies in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated, is hereby appropriated.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That whensoever notice of reimbursement shall be given, as prescribed by the second and third sections of this act, the certificates intended to be reimbursed, shall be designated therein. In every reimbursement the preference shall be
given to such holders of certificates as previously to the said notice, shall have notified in writing to the treasury department their wish to be reimbursed. If there should not be applications to the treasury sufficient to require the payment of the whole sum to be applied to that purpose, the secretary of the treasury, after paying off all sums for the payment of which application shall have been made, shall determine by lot what other certificates shall be reimbursed so as to make up the whole amount to be discharged—and in case the applications shall exceed the amount to be discharged the secretary of the treasury shall proceed to determine by lot what applications shall be entitled to priority of payment.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the agents appointed by virtue of this act, and the several commissioners of loans, shall observe and perform such directions and regulations, as shall be prescribed to them by the secretary of the treasury, touching the execution of this act.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this act, contained, shall be construed, in anywise, to alter, abridge, or impair, the rights of those creditors of the United States who shall not subscribe to the loan created by virtue of this act.
NATHL. MACON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. GEO: CLINTON, Vice President of the United States, & President of the Senate. February 11, 1807. APPROVED, TH: JEFFERSON.
Valuable Seats for Iron Works.
THE subscriber offers for sale between Five and Six Thousand acres of Land bounded on one side by James River, including big and little Owen's Creek, and situate in Amherst county in the State of Virginia. This land is in the midst of a well and thick forest country, about 100 miles above the city of Richmond. There are not more than 30 acres of it cleared. The remainder is heavily timbered—consisting of large pines, white oaks, poplar, black walnut and chestnut. On Big Owens creek, and within 600 yards of James river, which is navigable for boats at all seasons of the year—there is an excellent site for any kind of water works. The stream is rapid and constant, and about three miles from the seat are, as it is believed inexhaustible banks of iron ore, which the subscriber has secured and which will be sold with the land. This ore has been tried and proved to be of a very superior kind. The land adjoining the seat is of excellent quality. Two hundred acres of timber meadow might be made on the creek. The upland although hilly in places is well adapted to small grain, and a great proportion of it suitable to the raising of tobacco. Immediately around the site for water works are inexhaustible LIMESTONE Quarries, together with great quantities of the best building stone. In short there are many advantages combined to render this a most eligible spot for the creation of iron works, or any other kind of water works. It is deemed unnecessary to say more concerning this property than to request those who incline to purchase to view it. It will be shown by captain Henry Halloway in the neighborhood. The price will be moderate, terms of sale, which will be made very easy, will be made known on application to the proprietor residing in Georgetown district of Columbia.
NATHAN LUFKROUCH. Georgetown, February 16.—wt
RANAWAY from the subscriber near Clarkburg, Montgomery county, on the 23rd of December last, a negro man named JOHN, who calls himself John Thompson; he is a small fellow, about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, of a wheedling turn, and a noted whistler; about 32 or 33 years of age, and both his temples very grey for one of his years. His dress was an old hat, a roundabout jacket and pantalettes, both of white kersey, with one elbow and one knee fire scorched; the tail of the jacket bound with blue muslin; an old waistcoat of rusty colored plush with red flannel backs, country town shirt, & coarse shoes pegged in the soles—He had no change of dress with him, noels furnished by accomplices. Whoever will take up and secure him in jail, and give me word, that I get him again, shall receive a reward of EIGHT DOLLARS, by
WM. GLAZE. February 16.—w3t N. B. I expect he is lurking about the city of Washington, or near Port Tobacco in Charles county. All persons are hereby forewarned against harboring, secreting or conveying him off, at their peril. W. G.
MARY A. PIC,
HAS just received from her correspondent in Philadelphia, a new assortment of Millinery & Jewelry, AMONG WHICH ARE— Spring bonnets and haws Dressed caps Artificial flowers and feathers Embroidered shoes Gold and silver ornaments Cords and tassels and girdles Velvet pelisses Craper of all colors Silk stockings superior quality Elegant fans New fashioned ear rings, and combs ornamented with topaz, emerald, pearl and other precious stones Breast pins Indispensables Plain tortoise shell combs, extra size Hair necklaces and watch chains Enamelled bracelets, &c. &c. &c. Georgetown, Feb. 16.—3t
WASHINGTON CITY.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16.
The letter from Gen. ARMSTRONG to the SECRETARY OF STATE, referred to in the annexed copy of a letter from the General to MR. LEE, the Commercial Agent of the United States, has not yet been received by the Secretary of State.
Paris, 24th Dec. 1806.
SIR,
You will find a passage for the enclosed letter as early as possible.
I have this moment received the written assurances of the Minister of Marine, that the Decree of the 21st. of Nov. last will in no respect disturb the existing regulations of commerce between France and the United States of America, as settled by the Convention of the 30th of September.
With much regard, &c.
Signed
JOHN ARMSTRONG.
Wm. Lee, Esq.
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.
The court on Friday delivered their opinion on the motion for a writ of Habeas Corpus in the case of Erick Bollman and Samuel Swartwout.
Chief Justice Marshall delivered a long and elaborate opinion, to establish the right of the supreme court, in virtue of its appellate powers, to grant writs of Habeas Corpus, and concluded his remarks by declaring that the court granted the writ in the present instance.
Mr. Justice Johnson dissented from the opinion of the court, and delivered his reasons of dissent; which were principally founded on the idea that the right to issue writs of Habeas Corpus was among the original and not appellate powers of courts, and that consequently in this case the supreme court did not possess authority to allow it.
Mr. Johnson observed that one of his brethren then absent concurred with him in opinion.
We understand that he referred to Judge Chase.
The Justices present, when this case was argued, were Messrs. Marshall, Washington, Chase, Johnson and Livingston. Mr. Cushing was, from indisposition, absent.
Messrs. Marshall, Washington and Livingston, therefore, concurred in the opinion; and Messrs. Chase and Johnson dissented from it.
Monday [this day] was then fixed for the return of the writ.
Extract of a letter from Jesse Moore, Esq. president of the courts of quarter sessions and common pleas in the 6th Judicial district of Pennsylvania, composed of the counties of Butler, Mercer, Venango, Crawford and Erie, dated Meadville, Crawford county, January 15th, 1807.
"During our last December circuit I took some pains to ascertain the public and general opinion concerning Burr's expedition, and I have no hesitation in saying that it appeared to me to be generally disapproved of, under the idea of its tendency to commit or endanger the peace and the best interests of the United States—for at that time it was generally supposed to be an expedition designed without the aid or authority of the government of the United States, to make an attack on Mexico, in order to conquer it, and to erect it when conquered into an independent kingdom."
(Signed) NAPOLEON. The minister Secretary of State. (Signed) H. B. MARET.
TRANSLATED for the National Intelligencer. From the French Moniteur of December 5th, 1806.
PARIS, Dec. 4.
On Tuesday, the 2d inst. at noon, in execution of the orders of his majesty the emperor and king, his serene highness the prince arch chancellor of the empire repaired to the Senate.
His highness was in full dress. He was received with the accustomed ceremonies, and having taken his seat, thus addressed them.
Gentlemen,
At the moment when the reins of government were entrusted by the gratitude of the nation, to the hands of his imperial majesty, he established between himself and you relations of habitual confidence and a communication of ideas, which have given you a participation in the great designs conceived and executed for the good of the empire.
Thus you have known at an early hour that the first wishes of the emperor were for peace; and that this generous sentiment has never abated.
Before appearing in the field of battle he offered peace to his enemies.
After victory his triumphant hand still proffered it to them.
He hoped that special and successive treaties would conciliate every interest, would appease by degrees all resentments, and would lead at last to that
general pacification so desired by the nations of Europe, and so necessary to their felicity.
The hopes of his majesty have been deceived.
Europe, invited to repose by the victories of France, has been recalled to warfare by the influence of G. Britain and the ambitious pretensions of Russia.
Coalitions overthrown have given birth to new coalitions.
The moderation of the conqueror has encouraged the conquered.
The greatest efforts of military genius, as well as the exploits of an army which counts as nothing distance, seasons, climate, and the number of its enemies, have been confined till now only to glorious truces, of which peace has not been the fruit.
Meanwhile England has possessed herself of the commerce of the world, and the whole products of the industry of two hemispheres is swallowed up by this island.
Meanwhile Russia, so long unknown in the contests of Europe, fomented disorders in the west, and threatens the east with her vast domination.
The Ottoman empire is disturbed, its troubles are increased, and the rights of its sovereignty endangered.
In such conjunctures, in the midst of such machinations and plots, his majesty is determined to abandon a system in which that peace could not be obtained for which alone the conqueror has sought.
Henceforth it becomes necessary in order to render that peace desirable to those who provoke war, to make war fatal to those who engage in it.
It is necessary to render cabinets incapable of being again deceived.
It is, in short, necessary that princes so often conquered, should learn that clemency has its limits, and that the sceptre which they have abused may be broken in their hands.
From henceforward, gentlemen, a new plan of conduct, and analogous measures must be adopted to insure success.
The first and most important of all consists in sustaining the power of the nation by a continuation of the same means, and by the development of its powers. It is further necessary that a people, who infract the laws of civilization, should be deprived of all relations with civilized nations.
It is necessary that his majesty should preserve his conquests; and that he should remove from them the promoters of all discord; until England shall acknowledge those principles, which among civilized nations, mitigate the disasters inseparable from their dissensions; until the epoch when just retributions shall have acquitted our obligations towards our faithful allies; in short, until a general peace shall have established the repose of Europe, and shall permit all nations fully to develop their industry.
You will appreciate, gentlemen, the great and glorious motives of such a design. Its immediate advantages, and those which it hereafter offers, will not escape your penetration; and you will find in it an ample compensation for the perseverance and momentary sacrifices, of which it is to be the reward.
The love of his people, the well tried fidelity of the Senate, the courage of his armies, but especially that genius, whose success has never faltered its inspirations, that ardor which yields to no obstacles when the glory of France or the honor of humanity are concerned, these are the guarantees which will secure to his majesty the accomplishment of his plan.
His serene highness having finished his discourse, one of the secretaries of the Senate ascended the tribune and read the following communications:
Extract from the minutes of the Secretary of State, At the palace of Berlin, Nov. 21, 1806.
NAPOLEON, emperor of the French and king of Italy,—We have decreed and do decree as follows:
The Senate shall meet on the 2nd of December, in the ordinary place of its sittings, under the presidency of our cousin, the arch chancellor of the empire.
(Signed) NAPOLEON.
The minister Secretary of State.
(Signed) H. B. MARET.
Message of His Majesty the Emperor and King to the Senate.
Senators,
We desire, in the circumstances in which we find the general affairs of Europe, to make known to you and the nation the principles which we have adopted as the rule of our government. Our great moderation after each of the three first wars, has been the cause of this which has succeeded them. It is thus that we have had to struggle against a fourth coalition, nine months after the third had been dissolved; nine months after those brilliant victories which were accorded to us by Providence and which ought to have insured a lasting repose to the continent.
But many of the cabinets of Europe sooner or later are influenced by England, and without a solid peace with this power, our people cannot enjoy the benefits, which are the first end of our labors, the only object of our life. Thus, notwithstanding our triumphant situation, we have not been arrested in our late negotiations with England either by the arrogance of her language or by the sacrifices which she required. The island of Malta, to which is attached (if I may so say) the credit of this war and which being retained by England in contempt of treaties, was its first cause; we gave up; we consented to this; that with the possession of Ceylon and the empire of Mysore,

England might join that of the Cape of Good Hope. But all our efforts must fail, when the enemies of our enemies have ceased to be animated by the noble ambition of conciliating the good of the world with the present prosperity of their country, and the present with the lasting prosperity of their country. And no prosperity can be durable for England if founded on an extravagant and unjust policy, which would despoil sixty millions of inhabitants, their rich and brave neighbors, of all commerce and of all navigation.
Immediately after the death of the first minister of England, it was easy for us to perceive, that the continuation of negotiations had no other object than to cover the plans of this fourth coalition, destroyed in its birth. In this new situation, we have adopted, as the invariable rule of our conduct, a determination not to evacuate either Berlin, or Warsaw, or the provinces which the force of arms has thrown into our hands before a general peace shall be concluded, before the Spanish, Dutch and French colonies shall be restored, before the foundations of the Ottoman power shall be raised, and the absolute independence of this vast empire, the first interest of our people, irrevocably consecrated.
We have put the British isles in a state of block out, and we have ordered measures to be taken against them, which are repugnant to our feelings.
This measure has compelled us to sacrifice the interests of individuals to the quarrels of Kings; and after so many years of civilization, to adopt principles, which characterized the barbarity of the first ages. But we have been constrained, for the good of our people and our allies, to oppose the common enemy with the same arms which it used against us. These determinations, commanded by a just sentiment of reciprocity, have not been inspired either by passion or by hatred. Those offers which we made, after the destruction of three coalitions which so greatly contributed to the glory of our people, we again make, now that our arms have obtained new triumphs. We are ready to make peace with England, with Russia and with Prussia. But it can be concluded only on a basis which will prevent any one whatever from arrogating any right of supremacy in regard to us, which will restore colonies to the mother country, and which will guarantee to our commerce and to our industry the prosperity to which they ought to attain.
And if these dispositions should retard the establishment of a general peace, however short may be the delay, it will appear long to our heart. But we are certain that our people will appreciate the wisdom of our political motives—they will think with us that a partial peace is nothing more than a truce, which would make us lose all our acquired advantages, and give place to a new war—that in short, it is only in a general peace that France can find happiness.
We are at a crisis, important to the destiny of nations; and the people of France will show themselves worthy of that destiny which awaits them. The Senatus Consultus , which we have laid before you, and which will place at your disposition, on the first day of the year the conscription of 1807, which in ordinary circumstances ought not to have been raised till the month of September, will be executed with alacrity by fathers as well as by children. In what more propitious moment could we call our youth to arms? In order to join their standards, they will have to pass through the capitals of our enemies and fields of battle, ennobled by the victories of their elder brethren.
Given at Berlin the 21st of November, 1806.
(Signed) NAPOLEON. By the Emperor. The minister secretary of state. (Signed) H. B. MARET.
Report of the minister of exterior relations to his majesty the emperor and king.
SIRE, A fourth coalition is formed. In less than a month it has been crushed; in less than a month Prussia has seen her army, her strong places, her capital, and her provinces fall into the power of your majesty; and now she asks for peace! In the preceding coalitions each enemy of France, from the moment it was conquered, also demanded and obtained peace. We hoped that these individual and successive pacifications would conduct to a general peace—honorable and certain. Thrice has this hope been disappointed—thrice has experience proved that in following the same system of moderation and generosity, France would be constantly deceived. Each coalition destroyed, produced a new coalition, and France has been menaced with an eternal war.
The French empire has arrived at a degree of power and greatness beyond even the ambition of your majesty. Attacked on all sides by a fury unexampled and exposed to the alternative of perishing or conquering, France has fought only for its salvation; and victorious, victory has only served to make her moderation more conspicuous. She has destroyed those only who wished to destroy her. She had made immense conquests, of which she retained but a small part; and would have been satisfied with still less, if the blind passions which raged round her had not forced her to increase in order to preserve her power. Now that she is attacked the fourth time with the same spirit of hatred and the same views of destruction, your majesty has no other object than to recover that which is in-
dispensable to the prosperity of your people. But it is an object which can only be obtained by profiting of all the greatness of your advantages, and by reserving your conquests as objects of compensation in the arrangements of a general peace. Two powers, the enemies of the repose of Europe, have united to perpetuate discord and war. The objects of their ambition are different, but a similar hatred animates them against France, because they know that France will always be opposed to the accomplishment of their pernicious designs. Continually occupied with seeking to raise enemies against her, they employ for this effect all kind of artifices, intrigues, menaces, caresses, corruption and calumny; and while they aspire to invade, to oppress and to subject every one, 'tis France whom they accuse of such intentions.
England pretends to the exclusive navigation of the ocean—she arrogates to herself the monopoly of all commerce, and all industry, and wherever the irresistible force of events has obliged France to interpose in the affairs of her weaker neighbors, and to interfere for their repose, England has given the signal for accusations and complaints. At first she sounded the alarm, and because some cities or some countries, which had been subject for ages to the influence of France, and still submitted, she represented France as menacing the independence of the larger states. Was it on these small states, which had for ages been submissive to her influence, and had been drawn into her sphere of action; was it not on the contrary on larger states, at all times considered principal in Europe, that England exercised her violence, when the powers of the North, which were united to defend the eternal principles of neutrality, were forced to subscribe to her monstrous pretensions and to sacrifice with their own interests the dearest interests of France? Then was the independence of nations not only menaced, it was attacked, violated, & as far as it depended on England, annihilated. Of what use was it that England had been obliged to acknowledge, by the convention of Petersburg, a few of those principles, which neither her seductions nor her menaces had caused to be abandoned. Immediately afterwards she openly trod them under foot, or eluded them, by abusing in the most tyrannical manner, the right of blockade. This right could, according to common sense, or to treaties, only apply to places invested and in danger of being taken. She pretended to extend it to harbors, to the mouths of rivers, to whole coasts, to an empire. Certainly France was never invested or in danger of being taken by England; yet the whole of France was declared in a state of blockade. Did not England, by thus acting, loudly proclaim that she acknowledged no law? That treaties to her were nothing—that she admitted no other right than that of force; and that she counted as legitimate whatever she could do with impunity.
The government of Russia, instead of being occupied exclusively with the care of improving her immense estates, and of exploiting by the benefits of a wise legislation and a paternal administration the crime it was guilty of towards a nation, independent, ancient, numerous, illustrious, and worthy of a better fate, covets and menaces with destruction the vast and superb empire of the Ottomans. The same artifices which it employed against Poland, it now employs against Turkey. It breathes throughout the provinces a spirit of sedition and revolt—it excites, it arms, it sustains the Servians against the Porte. It renews in the Morea the attempts which it unsuccessfully made in 1778. Wallachia and Moldavia were governed by two chiefs, unfaithful and treacherous. The Porte had declared them such by a firman, and had deposed them. Russia, not content with giving them an asylum, has marched troops to the Dniester, and menacing the Porte with a declaration of war, has demanded their re-establishment. The Porte has had the vexation of seeing itself constrained to replace its declared enemies and to depose men of its choice. Thus has its independence been violated by an attempt which at the same time has wounded the dignity of all other thrones. From the moment that it has not the choice of its governors, it is no longer a sovereign—it is in a state of vassalage, or rather Wallachia and Moldavia belong to it only in name; and these two great and rich provinces, governed by men sold to Russia, are become in regard to that power an absolute conquest. With such enemies, whose hatred the moderation of your majesty has not had power to disarm, and, who notwithstanding your victories, march forward to their end, listening only to their passions and respecting no right, your majesty is not at liberty to follow the dictates of your generosity. The same inclination which leads to the desire of peace, prescribes to you not to relinquish any conquest till the entire and absolute independence of the Ottoman empire—an independence which is the first interest of France—shall be acknowledged and guaranteed, until the Spanish, Dutch and French colonies shall be restored, and a general code be adopted conformable to the dignity of all crowns, and capable of insuring the rights of all nations upon the ocean. The justice and necessity of this determination will be universally allowed—it will be a benefit to the allies of your majesty, and all the commercial towns in your empire, which have been despoiled only in consequence of these same wars, the events of which have thrown into your majesty's power so many great states. By any other system, the interests of these allies, and of so many populous cities would be abandoned—the fruit of the most astonishing
victories would be lost. France in the midst of triumph and of triumphs, after exploits by which she has been aggrandized and crowned with glory, would have no prospect of repose. She would not have a glimpse of the epoch when she might lay down her arms, and consecrate herself to the peaceable occupations of industry and commerce, to which she is invited by nature, as well as to act upon another theatre conquests less brilliant, but more delightful, which would be purchased by no effusion of blood, so dear to her, and which rendering her happiness equal to her glory, would cost humanity nothing.
(Signed) CH. MAU. TALLEYRAND. Prince of Benevento. Berlin, 15th Nov. 1806.
Report of the minister of exterior relations to his majesty the emperor and king.
SIRE, Three ages of civilization have given to Europe a law of nations, which, according to the expression of an illustrious writer, human nature cannot sufficiently appreciate.
This law is founded upon the principle that nations ought to do in peace the most good and in war the least possible evil. According to this maxim, war is not a relation between man and man, but a relation between state and state, in which the individuals are only accidentally enemies, not as men, not even as members or subjects of the state, but only as its defenders. The law of nations permits not that the rights of war and the rights of conquest, which are derived from it, should be extended to peaceable and unarmed citizens, to habitations and private property, to merchandizes, to the store houses which contain them, to the carriages which transport them, to unarmed vessels which convey them on rivers and on the ocean; in a word to the person and property of individuals. This law, the offspring of civilization, has also favoured its progress. 'Tis to it that Europe is indebted for the maintainance and increase of her prosperity, even in the midst of the frequent wars which have divided her.
England alone has preserved or returned to the usages of barbarous ages. It is by her refusal to renounce her Maritime course, that this unjust and cruel practice has been maintained, notwithstanding France, who, in time of peace, and prompted only by ideas of justice & humanity, had proposed to abolish it. France has done every thing at least to mitigate the evils which she had not power to prevent—England on the contrary has done every thing to aggravate them.
Not contented with attacking the merchant vessels and with treating as prisoners of war the crews of these unarmed vessels, she has reputed as enemies whoever belonged to the enemy's state; and she has also taken as prisoners of war, commercial factors and merchants, who were failing in furtherance of their commercial business.
But it was not sufficient for her purposes thus to invade private property, and to despoil and oppress innocent and peaceable individuals. Having been, for a long time, behind the nations of the continent who preceded her in the progress of civilization, and having received from them all its benefits, she has conceived the foolish project of alone enjoying them. She has formed the wish that there should be on the face of the earth no other industry than her own; no other commerce than that carried on by herself. She has felt that, in order to succeed, it will not be sufficient merely to interrupt, but that she must totally destroy the communications subsisting between nations. It is in this view, that under the color of the right of blockade, she has invented and put into practice the most monstrous theory.
According to common sense, and the usages of all civilized nations, the right of blockade is only applicable to fortified places.
England has undertaken to extend it to seats of commerce not fortified, to harbours and the mouths of rivers. A place is blockaded only when it is so invested that we cannot attempt to approach it without exposing ourselves to imminent danger. England has declared places blockaded before which she has not a single ship of war.
She has done more—she has dared to declare in a state of blockade places which all her united forces were incapable of blocking; immense coasts and the whole of a vast empire.
Deducing afterwards from a chimerical right, and a supposititious fact, the conclusion that she might justly make her prey, and in fact making them so, of all that went to places thus interdicted by a simple declaration of the British admiralty, and of all that came out of them, she has terrified the neutral shippers, and driven them from the ports to which they were invited by their interest, and which the laws of nations authorised their frequenting.
It is thus that she has turned to her profit, and to the detriment of Europe, but especially of France, the boldness with which she sports with every right, and insults even reason itself.
Against a power which disregards to such a degree all ideas of justice and humanity, what can be done but to forget them for an instant yourself, in order to constrain her to violate them no more? The right of mutual defence allows opposing an enemy
with the arms it uses, and to make, if I may so say, its own fury and folly react on itself. When the principles of civilization are attacked by unexampled enterprises, and when all Europe is menaced, to preserve and avenge it is not only a right but a duty imposed on the power which alone has the means.
Since England has dared to declare all France in a state of blockade, let France declare in her turn, all the British isles blockaded. Since England considers as an enemy every Frenchman, let every Englishman or subject of England, found in countries occupied by the French armies, be made prisoners of war.
Since England seizes the property of private and peaceable merchants, let all the property of every Englishman, or subject of England, of whatever nature, be confiscated.
Since England would interrupt all navigation and all maritime commerce, let every vessel sailing from the islands, or from the British colonies not be received either in the ports of France, or in those of the countries occupied by the French army, and let every vessel, which shall attempt to go from these ports into England, be seized and confiscated.
Your majesty, I am conscious, will not adopt such measures without regret; and it is with regret that I myself propose them. But the situation of Europe renders them necessary; and besides as soon as England shall acknowledge the laws of nations, which are universally observed by all civilized nations, as soon as she shall acknowledge that the rights of war are one and the same on the ocean and the land, that these rights and those of conquest can extend neither to private property, nor to unarmed and peaceable individuals, and that the right of blockade should be restrained to fortified places actually invested, your majesty will revoke these measures, rigorous but not unjust; for justice between nations is no more than exact reciprocity.
(Signed) CH. MAU. TALLEYRAND, Prince of Benevento. Berlin, 20th Nov.
[Here follows the Imperial Decree published in our last.]
Messrs. Regnault and Lacue, orators of the council of State, presented the project of a Senatus Consultum —viz. that 80,000 conscripts should be raised in the year 1807.
M. Regnault assigned at length the reasons for this measure, and after the appointment of a special committee, the Senate adopted it, together with an address to the emperor.
[COMMUNICATION.] Gen. EATON, on appearing before the committee of Claims on the 11th inst. thus addressed the chair.
SIR, On a review of the statement, accompanying my petition of 20th Feb. 1804, now before this honorable committee, I cannot find a paragraph which needs correction, or modification. That statement surveys the chief ground and origin of my claims. Have the goodness, Sir, to pass attentively over it, and to carry forward, in the examination, a view of the events which have since occurred to establish the correctness of the measures there adverted to. It will satisfy you that a perseverance in those measures has given peace to this country, and emancipation to three hundred of our fellow citizens; and that, while it has done something to stamp a good impression upon the pirates of Barbary, it has saved your treasury more than a million of dollars. My reward, hitherto, is penury and wounds. I ought not, perhaps, to say this; it carries something which savors of reproach; this I do not mean. I have no where been refused indemnity. On the contrary, three years ago, when as yet the effects of my arrangements had not been realized, your committee expressed an opinion that I had a well-founded claim upon the government. But the delay, in the decision necessary to a reimbursement of my expenditures, has greatly distressed me in my individual concerns—Expenditures of which my country now reaps the benefit, and of which a vast majority of my countrymen appear to be very sensible.
I do not present myself here to ask alms, nor to expect gratuities—nor yet to draw on your sensibility to awaken a consideration for all the sacrifices to which I yielded in standing to the duties of my station at the court of a piratical despot, and on the coast of a savage enemy. You cannot make me such indemnity—You cannot, Sir, under any shape I can present the claim, award me a remuneration for the sacrifices of property incident to the vexatious impositions and proscriptions which the Bey of Tunis practised on me in consequence of my resistance to his unwarrantable exactions against the United States. You cannot bring back to me nine years of active life—You cannot restore to me the strength of an arm. But for actual disbursements for the benefit of our common country, whether voluntary or extorted, I have a right again to resort to your justice, and to believe that this justice will be no longer delayed.
It is only fit here, therefore, that I avow the perfect confidence I feel, Sir, in the disposition and in the righteousness of this committee to give my claims a deliberate and seasonable review and an equitable award.
With regard, however, to the last item of my charge, it should be remarked— this was not originally intended to be brought against the United States. I had faith that the honor of the court of Sardinia would redeem the paper of a nobleman charged with the high trust of a national negotiator; and, in case of failure here, had confidence in the exertions of the son of that no-
bleman to reimburse me the cash I was compelled to pay, as his surety, for the redemption of the child of his affection and for the honor of his family. I should, undoubtedly, have realized these confidences, had not a dispensation of the government of the United States, (unacquainted with the usages of that country) released the surety held at Tunis for the debt, and been constrained by the Chevalier Porcile as a generous acquittal of the debtor. A reimbursement ought to come from the court of Sardinia to our government.
Papers touching this transaction are submitted with my other documents.
The heavy expenses incident to an appeal to this chancery for such a length of time as I have been before you, and at so great a distance from my home; together with the circumstance of these private funds lying so long useless to me, have necessarily laid me under pecuniary responsibility to my friends. The suspense of another year must lodge me in a prison!
If you find, Sir, that I have been upright to my country—let my country, by a reciprocity, now enable me to ransom myself.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12. A message was received from the President of the U. S. transmitting a copy of the laws of the Michigan territory.
Referred. A message was also received from the President enclosing a statement of the militia of the respective states.
On motion of Mr. Early. Resolved, That a committee be appointed to enquire into the expediency of altering the terms of the supreme court of the U. S.
Mr. Boyle from the committee of Public Lands, presented a bill authorizing patents to issue for lands located and surveyed by virtue of certain Virginia resolution warrants, which was referred to a committee of the whole on Saturday.
Mr. Parke, from the committee to whom were referred the letter of the governor of the Indiana territory, enclosing certain resolutions of the legislative council and House of Representatives, made a report.
The report states that it is the object of the communication to suspend for a term of ten years the 6th article of compact between the U. S. and the territories north west of the Ohio, which prohibits the importation of slaves into the said territories. The report concludes with a resolution declaring it expedient to suspend this article for ten years.
Referred to a committee of the whole on Monday.
Mr. J. Clay, from the joint committee appointed to execute the provisions of the act of Congress for the establishment of a library, made a report, which states the measures taken by the committee, and the loss of a box of books by the wreck of the vessel on board of which they were placed.
Mr. Boyle, from the committee on Public lands, reported their agreement to a bill, received from the Senate, regulating the grants of land in the territory of Michigan, which report was referred to a committee of the whole to morrow.
The House took into consideration the report of the committee of the whole on the bill prohibiting the importation of slaves into the U. S.
The amendment proposed by the committee, to strike out that part of the bill which punishes the importation of slaves with death, and to insert in lieu thereof the punishment of imprisonment not exceeding ten nor less than five years, was amended on the motion of Mr. G. W. Campbell, by adding a fine not more than 10,000, nor less than 5,000 dollars.
Mr. Smilie called for a division of the question, and for the yeas and nays on striking out the above provision.
Messrs. Smilie and Sloan opposed, and Messrs Elmer, Barker and Kelly supported the striking out.
The yeas and nays were taken, which were yeas 67—nays 48.
On inserting the foregoing provision, Mr. J. Randolph spoke in opposition, on the ground that such an excessive penalty could not in such case be constitutionally imposed by a government possessed of the limited powers of the government of the U. S.
The question was then put and carried without a division.
After the adoption of various other amendments the House ordered the bill to a third reading.
FOR SALE,
A Valuable USLATTO MAN about 38 years old; he is sober and honest, has been brought up as a Holler and Gardener , and inferior to none as a careful Carriage driver —he is also a pretty good Shoe-maker , and is what may be called a convenient hand on a Plantation or House servant . With him will be sold his Wife a likely young woman about 35 years old, a good Murse and House servant , and a tolerable Seamstress . They are sold at their own request, and will not be separated. And if any traveller should want a light Jersey Wagon and a pair of well matched and tried Horses he may be accommodated by applying to the Editor for information. Washington, Feb. 12—3t
To Rent, AND possession given on the 19th November next, the Two story Brick Dwelling House on the corner of F and 11th streets, at present occupied by Mr. Andrew Way. Also a two story brick dwelling house in a central situation, of which possession may be had immediately. For terms apply to THOS. HERTY, OG 17—3t & Wk

FOR SALE BY AUCTION. The real estate of Dr. Robert Pottenger deceased, lying in Prince George county and State of Maryland, about 5 miles from Queen Anne, and 30 from Georgetown, containing between 800 and 1000 acres of Land. This valuable property is situated in the heart of that rich and well known tract of country, called the Forest of Prince Georges, and is indispensably among the most fertile and best improved places in the State.
The sale will be made on the premises, on Wednesday the 12th day of February next, if fair, if not the first fair day thereafter at 11 o'clock, in conformity to a decree of the High Court of Chancery (the estate not admitting of a division among the representatives of the deceased) and the certainty which the subscriber feels that those who are inclined to become purchasers will view the premises before the day of sale, renders any further description unnecessary. The purchase money must be paid in four equal annual installments, the purchaser giving bond with approved security for the payment of each installment, with interest thereon annually from the day of sale. On payment of the purchase money, with the interest thereon, a conveyance will be made to the purchaser, by the subscriber, in virtue of and pursuant to the said decree.
THY BUCHANAN, Trustee. January 23. 1807 A House and Lot for sale. Will be offered at Public Sale on Monday the 16th of February next, on the premises on a credit of ninety days, a two story Brick House with two rooms and a passage on each floor, a cellar and dry well therein. This house is situated on Lot No. 10 in square 748 on East Capitol Street, fronting the Capitol. Negotiable paper with approved endorser will be required of the purchaser, and when paid a good title will be made by SAML. TYLER, Executor of Samuel Tyler, deceased. February 2-7
New English Piano Fortes, Of Superior quality. The Subscriber has imported from London via New York, four English Piano Fortes, with additional keys, Astor maker—Two patent four keyed flutes—Six common flutes with one key, and Piano steel wire, No. 9, 10, and 11, which he offers for sale on very moderate terms, for cash only, or negotiable notes, with approved indorser—The above instruments have been examined by the subscriber, who, (fattering himself to be a judge,) will when sold, warrant them to be of superior quality, and without any defect. P. MAURO. ** For terms and other particulars, apply at my store, opposite the seven buildings. Feb. 6-4f.
AMERICAN COFFEE-HOUSE, WASHINGTON CITY. The Subscribers have opened for the entertainment of travellers, members of Congress, families, &c. resorting to the seat of government, the houses occupied for several years by Mr. P. D. STELL, immediately east of the Capitol, to which they respectfully invite the public. The premises are well known as large and convenient, are provided with new beds and furniture, and the best wines and liquors, facilities for 50 horses, with carriage houses, &c. FEAST and QUINN. Nov. 4-1f.
WILLIAM DUANE, PRINTER, BOOKSELLER, & STATIONER, HAS just received a number of valuable works among which are the following: D'Alembre's memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland, 3 vols. 8 vo. Atkins Geographical Delineations, just published. Dufresne's Nature Displayed, 4 vols. 2d edition, just published. Walker's Pronouncing Dictionary, 2d american edition. Conversations on Chemistry. A Review of the conduct of the Prince of Wales in his transactions with Mr. Jeffreys member of Parliament, price 37 1/2 cts. Considerations on the choice of Public Rulers, a few copies 2d part of the Diversions of Purley, more will be received next week. February 11-3t
JUST PUBLISHED, (PRICE 25 CENTS.) And to be had at Messrs. RAPINE'S, DUANE'S and PATTERSON'S Book-stores in the City; Mr. March's in Georgetown, & Mr. Thomas's in Alexandria—"Strictures on the establishment of Colleges, particularly that of St. Mary in the precincts of Baltimore." February 11-3t
LOST or MISLAID, THREE Navy Six per Cent certificates of the following description. No 41 for 1000 dollars. 96 for 400 do. 109 for 100 do. 1500 Dollars in all, dated 4th August 1800 in favor of Wm. Patterson, and this public notice is given, that new certificates may issue to replace those that have been lost. WILLIAM PATTERSON. Washington February 11-6w
NOTICE. ALL persons having claims against the estate of Seth Carter, deceased, late a lieutenant in the navy of the U. States, are desired to bring in their accounts legally authenticated for adjustment by the first of May next, and those indebted to the said estate are requested to make immediate payment to the subscriber, who has obtained letters of administration on the said estate. JEKIEL CROSSFIELD, Admr. Washington, Feb. 13-3t
A MINIATURE PAINTER, is lately arrived in Georgetown, and will stay there some weeks, if he receives any encouragement. He charges Twenty-Five dollars for a Likeness, and deliver none other but correct and approved ones. Apply in Bridge Street at the house two doors below the Eagle office. Specimens of his works may be seen at Mr. G. W. RIGG's store of Jewellery. Georgetown, February 13-3t
EZRA VARDEN, TAYLOR, F street, three doors west of the Bank, having lately received a General Assortment of GOODS suitable for the season and of the best quality—Will make up the same for those gentlemen who will favor him with their orders in the latest and most fashionable style and very superior workmanship. December 1-2m
THE SUBSCRIBER HAS just supplied his shop in F street with a complete assortment of fresh Medicines & Drugs, among which are Spermaceti & Linseed oils—also Paints of every description. THOMAS PATTERSON. Washington city, June 22-4f
FOR SALE, A healthy negro woman under 30 years of age, with two healthy children. For particulars apply to the printer. 1st Nov. 1806-epf
ROMULUS RIGGS, HAS imported by the ships Lesina and William and John arrived at Alexandria, the brig Mary & Allen arrived at Georgetown, TWENTY-SEVEN PACKAGES OF SEASONABLE GOODS, consisting of viz. Superfine second and low priced cloths and cashmeres, do. napped, frize, coatings and bocking, bazes, Bennetts patent cords, velvets and satins, silk, Angola, worsted, cotton and wool hose, Bennetts cords, molekin and other fancy waistcoating; two cases gentlemen's best London hats of newest fashion sent as a sample, Rose and duffel blankets, Plains, kerseys, learnoughts, and Kendal cottons, Carpets and carpeting, Two cases assorted Manchester, Also received from Philadelphia, 4 cases 4 4th and 7 8th very fine Irish Linens, 6 bales India muslins, 1 trunk Ladies velvet and split straw bonnets, French, India & Italian Mantua silk shawls, bandanna handkerchiefs, Lencau and lace muslins, cambric and India jacquet muslins, chinizes, calicoes, umbrellas, Grecian robes, laces, lace shades and veils, gloves of all kinds, and many other articles to complete his assortment. Wishing to sell the entire stock of goods now on hand by the first of March next, they will be sold only to cover cost, which will reduce the price at least 15 to 20 per cent. lower than any in the place. Persons wishing to purchase to sell again will find many articles by the piece lower than they can be had in Baltimore or Philadelphia. To be sold entire for cash or to cash. The best price cash given for tobacco inspected in Georgetown. Georgetown, December 8-6w
CHEAP GOODS. T. W. PAIRO, Seven Buildings, has received from Philadelphia and Baltimore, a Large Assortment of DRY GOODS, which he will sell unusual low. Also London PIANO FORTES, Liquors and Groceries of a superior quality. November 7-1tMar.3
PORTRAIT PAINTING C. BOYLE respectfully informs the public that he paints Likenesses in Oil Colors, in the building formerly occupied by Mr. G. Stewart, on the Pennsylvania Avenue, near Duane's book-store. M. B. A few specimens to be seen. January 5-4f
WANTED to purchase a likely NEGRO BOY, to wait on a single Gentleman. Enquire of MR. DUNN at the Capitol. January 28-4f
ELIAS B. CALDWELL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, HAS removed his Office, to the house lately occupied by Mr. Law, on Capitol Hill. Washington, July 26-4f
On a liberal credit. The subscriber will dispose of at private sale, his estate called Chickadee, lying on the eastern branch, immediately opposite the city of Washington. This tract of land containing 697 acres is laid off in lots from 3 to 144 acres for the convenience of purchasers. Plans of the estate and the terms of sale are in the hands of colonel Hanson at the navy yard, and Charles Wayman of George Town. The lots will be shown by Mr. Wedden, living on the premises, near the Eastern Branch bridge. ANTHONY ADDISON. Barnaby, 12th June 1805-4f
CHARLES HERSTON, Bridge street corner of East Lane, has for SALE an handsome assortment of SEASONABLE GOODS, among which are London cloths, Cashmeres, Bennetts and Constitution cords, Corduroys, Velvets, Silk Molekin, &c. for waistcoats, some fashionable and elegant Camels hair Shawls, Damask, do. Mul Mul, dress Dragonet, and figured Cambric Muslins, India and English book, do. rich Lace Caps, Bunfells and Thread Lace, Long Lawns, Irish Linens and sheeting, Russia sheeting, do. Duck and Drilling, Silk, Guaze, Lambs Wool, Worsted, and Cotton Hosiery, London Hats, etc. etc. George Town December 17-24w6w
By order of the Orphan's Court Of Washington county. THIS is to give notice that the subscribers of the city of Washington, have obtained from the Orphan's court of Washington county in the district of Columbia, letters testamentary on the personal estate of JOHN WIGHT late of said county deceased.—All persons having claims against the said deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same with the vouchers thereof to the subscribers, at or before the first day of July next, they may otherwise by law be excluded from all benefit of the said estate. Given under our hands this 28th day of January 1807. WASHINGTON BOYD, and GEORGE MOORE, Executors of John Wight, deceased. January 28-24w6w
CHARLES A. BURNETT, HAS received from London and Liverpool a handsome assortment of articles in his line, consisting of WATCHES & JEWELRY, Silver, Tortoiseshell, and steel Spectacles, Table knives and forks with ivory handles, Pen knives and scissors, Ladies and Gentlemen's Pocket BOOKS. He also continues to manufacture gold and silver ware, at the most reduced prices. George Town, Dec. 2d-4f.
60 DOLLARS REWARD. RUNAWAY from the subscriber living in Prince George's county on Sunday the 29th inst. the three following slaves—a mulatto young man who calls himself BILL STEWART, he was born at Montgomery court house, was once the property of Honore Martin, was purchased of him by the late Rich. Contee who sold him to me; he is a likely w. made fellow about 21 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches high, his hands and feet are large; the evening before he absconded he had his hair cut close; he had with him a variety of clothing, viz. 1 blue coat and overalls, one light colored beaver hat and overalls, 2 Swan-drown waistcoats, 3 fine Irish linen shirts and some coarse shirts, three muslin neckcloths, a fine hat, price 7 dollars; he took away a prayer book, in the first page of which is written Mary Duckett. JOE who calls himself Joe Grimes, alias Graham, and HARRY, both young negro men about 21 years of age—the clothing of these cannot be described. Joe has one of his arms broken near the wrist, which makes it longer than the other; when he is spoken to he speaks fast as if his tongue was too large for his mouth. Harry, I am informed, has several large scars on his body and one of his thighs occasioned by burns when he was young. The above reward will be paid for confining the three in jail, or 50 dollars for confining Bill in jail so that I get him again. WALTER BOWIE. uly 7-22w6f
LANDS FOR SALE. The subscriber offers for sale the following tracts of Land, lying in the county of Fairfax, Virginia, viz. One Tract on the south side of great Hunting Creek, on Potomac river, about a mile from Alexandria and contiguous to the southern abutment of the bridge about to be built over the said creek. There are on this tract about 900 acres, 400 of which are rich low grounds, 450 in woods, most of which is heavily timbered, and the rest rich up and—this tract may truly be said to be the most valuable of its size of any on the river. Also, One other Tract, about 6 miles from Alexandria (on which the subscriber resides) lying on the new TURNPIKE road leading to the westward, and contains 857 acres, well improved with house, barn, stables, mill, &c. orchards and meadows—the improvements on this land cost 2000. Also One other Tract about 5 miles above the latter, containing 337 acres, with about 70 or 80 acres of bottom land, lying on Accotink run, convenient farm house, good orchards, &c. Also a moiety of the farm on which Basil Williams at present resides, about three miles from the last mentioned. Also a Tract about 13 miles from Winchester in the edge of Shenandoah county, containing 280 acres. Also about 6000 acres of land in the State of Kentucky, a considerable part of which, lying on the Ohio river, is very desirable and valuable. Purchasers of any of the above property may be accommodated with horses, cattle, sheep and hogs, farming utensils, provender, &c. The terms, which will be easy, may be known by applying to the subscriber near Alexandria. AUG. J. SMITH. February 6-2w
Good Lands in West Tennessee, and Negroes will be received in payment for a considerable part of the above property.
LAND FOR SALE, By the Subscribers. IN Northumberland county—830 acres called Exeter Lodge, residence of the late Col. John Gordon; good farming land, adapted to the growth of corn, wheat and tobacco. On this tract which lays on Yeocomico, a branch of Potomac river, there is a large brick dwelling house, within 200 yards of navigable water, abounding with oysters, equal to any in Virginia; fish and wild fowl in abundance, and remarkably healthy situation. In Fauquier county—about 200 acres wood land, adjoining Mrs. James and Mr. Ruface, near Elk Run Church. In Caroline county—2700 acres, being part of what is called Beverly Chace. In Spottsylvania county—100 acres wood land, adjoining Col. Joseph Brock, Messrs. J. Brock and S. Schooners. Also, the middle tenement in the brick buildings in the town of Fredericksburg. In Culpeper county—960 acres, joins Landon Carter, esq. farm on Rappahannock river, at Norman's Ford—815 acres, adjoining Wm. C. Carter, esq. and Col. M. Green. Two thirds of this tract is in wood, and the whole of equal quality to any high land in the county. Also about 1100 acres in the Little Fork, laid out and rented in small farms. In Albemarle county—that elegant and well known place called Blenheim; containing, by a late survey, 2900 acres, which will be sold altogether, or divided in Lots to suit purchasers. The whole or any part of the above property will be sold on very low terms, payable one third in cash or country produce, on giving deeds; and for the balance long credits will be given, payment being secured on the property. COLIN & JAMES ROSS. w Fredericksburg Virg. Dec. 12-4
STATISTICAL MANUAL, UNITED STATES. A few copies of BLODGETT'S STATISTICAL MANUAL for the United States are for sale at Daniel Rapine's BOOK STORE ON CAPITOL HILL, Where those who wish to possess this useful and ingenious work will do well to apply soon as few impressions were made more than were subscribed for. February 11-3t
Fifty Dollars Reward. FOR apprehending RICHARD GOTIER, who broke jail last night. He was committed on his conviction of passing counterfeit checks; he is about 5 feet 7 inches high, fair complexion, light hair, grey eyes, very much pitted with the small pox, and pretty much round shouldered. He was a tailor in the United States service, had a blue tailor jacket and trousers, a long blue coat, several white linen shirts, a pair of shoes and a very good black hat. The above reward will be given for apprehending and securing the said Gotier in any jail and giving me information thereof. DANL. C. BRENT, Marshal of the district of Columbia. December 8-2awtf
20 DOLLARS REWARD. RUNAWAY from the subscriber in August last, Negro CHARLES—he is a straight well made black man, about 26 years of age, 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high; has lost some of his fore teeth; is remarkably polite and much of a gallant. The above reward will be paid to any person who will bring him home or lodge him any jail so that I get him again. WM. B. BRANES. Upper Marlao, Jan. 9-2awtf
JUST RECEIVED. WOOD'S best London superfine cloths and cashmeres, Bennet's patent cloth, } best Spanish. Rich do. cloth, Rich molekin waistcoating, Fancy do. Irish linen and Russia sheeting, Men's best London hats, Silk, worsted, lambs wool, cotton, and gauze flockings, Fancy printed muslins and shawls, Carpets and carpeting, Rich Brussels do. Fine white and scarlet flannels, Plains, coatings and second cloths, Which with my large assortment of woollens and fancy goods, were bought on such terms as to justify my selling them lower than any regular importer can afford to sell. JOHN COX. George Town, December 8-6w
CHARLES H. VARDEN, Merchant Taylor New Jersey Avenue, near the Capitol. RESPECTFULLY informs the gentlemen of the district of Columbia, he has imported by ship ELIZA ANN lately arrived at Philadelphia, A choice assortment Of Extra Superfine cloths, Bennetts, Velvets, and Cords, Cashmeres, single and double milled Satin cloths, fashionable Spanish Orleans and Toilets, rich silk Molekin velvets, silk and satin Florentines, with a variety of other articles suitable for the season. M. B. Ladies habits, regimentals, and navy uniforms made in the first style of fashion. Richard Harwells celebrated patent parallel Suspenders, can be had on the same terms as at his manufactory. November 11-4f
SHOE STORE. Received last Friday night an additional supply of Shoes, amongst which are, MURRAY'S superior fancy, embroidered and plain kid, with belt Morocco slippers, high and low heels. English kid with and without heels. Milles handsome round toed, pink, purple and blue slippers, with first quality Morocco, do. various colors. A large number of Ladies Morocco with and without heels, and womens and milles cashkin slippers just from the last. Cork soles slippers and to lace, high and low heels. Gentlemen's Philadelphia pumps, shoes and Morocco slippers. Youths fashionable lined and bound shoes. Children's red Morocco and leather to lace. Men's lined and bound and coarse, with boys and childrens unbound shoes; besides these, have on hand, and engaged a great variety of others expected in about three weeks. ALSO, a large parcel of TRUNKS. The above are for sale opposite Mr. CORCORAN'S, Bridge street, George Town, where persons may be accommodated with qualities to suit their own prices. J. WILSON. February 4-4f
Ranaway from the subscriber, living near to Charlotte Hall in said county, a Negro Woman named MOLL, about 30 years of age, 4 feet 9 or 10 inches high, of a very black complexion, and has on one of her wrists a large wen, by which she may be easily known. MOLL is a lively, sprightly woman, and has been accustomed to house work, spins and washes well, and is a good out door hand. She went away about the 15th April 1805, and was seen in July last, in the city of Washington, where it is supposed she is still lurking, or in Alexandria, where MOLL has a mother, by the name of Rose, lately liberated by a Mr. Thomas Marshall of Virginia; and its probable that MOLL will attempt to impose herself on the public, as a free woman by the name of Moll Crook—a reward of 20 DOLLARS will be paid by the subscriber, for MOLL, if brought home, or 16 DOLLARS will be paid for apprehending MOLL and securing her in any jail, so that the owner may get her again. CORNELIUS ROBINSON. February 4-24w7e
NOTICE. By order of the Orphan's Court of Washington County. This is to give notice, that the subscriber of the city of Washington, has obtained from the Orphan's Court of Washington, in the district of Columbia, letters testamentary on the personal estate of Thomas Washington, late of said city, deceased. All persons having any claims against the said deceased, are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof, to the subscriber, at or before the 20th day of August next—they may otherwise by law be excluded from all benefit of the said estate. Given under my hand this 13th day of February, 1807. SARAH WASHINGTON, Executrix of Thomas Washington. Friday, Feb. 13-24w3t
Among the various discoveries which have of late been made in the United States, we know of none more deserving of public notice than the following by LEWIS DE NIROTH. Such a desideratum in the architecture of buildings has been long wanting. Many attempts have been made to compose or manufacture a chemical composition similar to that used by the ancient Egyptians; but we have heard of none which approximates nearer to that which is generally called the Egyptian cement and which has put at defiance the ravages of time for several thousand years, than that which the Patentee here describes. Patent fire and water proof cement. A composition equal in durability to free stone, for covering roofs, floors, and plastering walls of houses— Rendering Cellars that are marshy and damp water proof. Chimney pieces. Fire hearths. Steps to front and back doors of houses. Cement pavement entire for front and rear of houses, arches, and works under water, flutes, images, &c. plaster out side of houses. N.B. application by letter, post paid, addressed to Mr. Henry Aborn, Federal City will be punctually noticed. Feb. 12-2t
ROSS & GETTY, At their Store, corner of Washington and Bridge streets, next door to the Union Tavern, Georgetown, Have received per the Schooner Rebecca, from New York, 300 bushels potatoes 10 barrels prime mackerel 5 do. white onions 20 boxes spermaceti candles 200 weight currants 10 boxes muscatel raisins 1200 pounds fine yellow cheese. ON HAND, Good old Madeira, Sicily, Sherry, Malaga, Port and Lisbon Wines—Cogniac Brandy, Jamaica Rum, New England, do. Holland and country Gin, Irish and Rye Whiskey, Anniseed, Orange, Cinnamon and Perfect Love Cordials on draft and in bottles; prime St. Croix, Loaf and Lump Sugar. Gunpowder Tea in canisters Do. do. in chests Imperial Hyson, Young Hyson, Hyson Skin, and Souchong Teas of the L. & E. importations. A few sets of handsome French China Five barrels excellent Buck-wheat Meal Bar Iron and Steel Mould and dipped Candles Spanish and country Segars With a great variety of other articles in the GROCERY LINE—All of which they will dispose of on the lowest terms. Have received, By the sloop Unity, captain Hand from Philadelphia,
140 boxes of mould candles } Cook's 60 do. dipped do. } Manufact- 50 do. brown sugar } tory: 20 do. white do. } 5 kegs raisins 20 boxes Muscatel, do. 700 lbs. prime Flemington cheese, far superior in quality to any in this market 5 tiers of winter strained spermaceti oil 2000 lbs. prime green coffee 1000 lbs. Bourbon do. 1200 lbs. of Pennington's loaf sugar 20 firkins butter 5 chests fresh hyson tea } All first 6 do. young hyson do. } chop. 4 do. imperial do. 22 hds. muscovada sugar Together with a large quantity of excellent IRON, all of which they will sell on the lowest terms, by wholesale or retail. Georgetown, February 13-24w6w
District of Columbia, Washington County, Orphan's Court, 1st January, 1807. ORDERED, that Gerard Gibson, administrator of Jane Kiffick, deceased, sell such of the personal property of the deceased, contained in the inventory returned by him, as he may think proper, at public auction, and on a credit of three months for all sales above twenty dollars, taking bond or note with good security for payment with interest from the day of sale. He shall first give fifteen days notice of the sale by advertisement inserted once a week for three weeks in the National Intelligencer; and also by advertisements set up in public places. Test. JOHN HEWITT, Reg. In pursuance of the above order, there will be sold at auction on Saturday 28th instant, at the House of Gerard Gibson, one negro man, one negro woman and one horse, belonging to the estate above mentioned, and on the terms prescribed by law, as directed in the above order of the Orphan's Court. Sale will commence at 11 o'clock. GERARD GIBSON, adm. 11th February, 1807-24w3t
JOHN OTT, DRUGGIST, CHYMIST and APOTHECARY, has received by late arrivals a fresh supply of genuine Drugs, Medicines, Chymical Preparations, and every article is useful in Pharmacy, such as have met the approbation of eminent practitioners. Genuine patent medicines of every description, shop furniture, paints, dye stuffs, spices and perfumery; all of which he will dispose of on as low terms as the quality and original cost of the article will admit of. Physicians and family recipes put up with the utmost care and attention, and all orders from city, town or country put up with accuracy and dispatch. In addition to the above, he has just received a supply of PRESERVES, CONFECTIONS, FRUIT, &c. viz. Preserved Limes, Pine Apple, Oranges, Strawberries, Citron, Quinces, Peaches, Lemon Peel. Currant Jelly, Green Gage Marmalade, Lemon, Hoarhound, Cream and Mint Candy, Noyau Cordial, Syrup of Currant and Raspberry Vinegar, Rose and Orange Flower Water, Lemons, Oranges, Raisins, Currants, Almonds, Filberts, Malaga, Grapes, Olives, Capers and Anchovies—London Mustard Cayenne Pepper, Reduced Sweet Oil, Macouba Snuff, Havana Segars, Improved shining liquid Blacking for Shoes and Boots, &c. &c. George Town, Dec. 29-24w24wtf