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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, AND WASHINGTON ADVERTISER.
VOL. V.
WASHINGTON CITY, PRINTED BY SAMUEL HARRISON SMITH, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
NO. DCLIV.
FIVE DOLLARS PER ANNUM.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14th, 1804.
PAID IN ADVANCE.
National Intelligencer.
IN SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
NOVEMBER 30.
MOTION.
That a committee be appointed to examine the act, entitled, "An act to enable the people of the Eastern division of the territory, North West of the river Ohio, to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of such state into the union, on an equal footing with the original states, and for other purposes," and that they have leave to report, by bill or otherwise, the manner in their opinion, the money appropriated by the said act ought to be applied.
7th December, 1804.
The committee appointed "to prepare and report proper rules of proceeding, to be observed by the Senate in cases of impeachment," submit the following.
REPORT.
Whenever the Senate shall receive notice from the House of Representatives, that managers are appointed on their part, to conduct an impeachment against any person, and have directed the said managers to carry such articles to the Senate, the secretary of the Senate shall immediately inform the House of Representatives, that the Senate is ready to receive the managers, for the purpose of exhibiting such articles of impeachment, agreeably to the said notice.
When the managers of an impeachment shall be introduced to the bar of the Senate, and shall have signified that they are ready to exhibit articles of impeachment against any person, the President of the Senate shall direct the sergeant-at-arms to make proclamation; who shall, after making proclamation, repeat the following words: "All persons are commanded to keep silence on pain of imprisonment, while the grand inquest of the nation, is exhibiting to the Senate of the United States, articles of impeachment against [blank]; after which the articles shall be exhibited, and then the President of the Senate shall inform the managers, that the Senate will take proper order on the subject of the impeachment, of which due notice shall be given to the House of Representatives."
A summons shall issue, directed to the person impeached, in the form following:
The United States of America, ss. THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
To [blank] Greeting:
Whereas, the House of Representatives of the United States of America, did, on the [blank] day of [blank] exhibit to the Senate, articles of impeachment against you, the said [blank] in the words following, viz: (here recite the articles)
and did demand that you, the said [blank] should be put to answer the accusations as set forth in said articles; and that such proceedings, examinations, trials, and judgments, might be thereupon had, as are agreeable to law and justice. You, the said [blank]
are therefore hereby summoned, to be and appear before the Senate of the United States of America, at their chamber in the city of Washington, on the [blank] day of [blank]
then and there to answer to the said articles of impeachment; and then and there to abide by, obey and perform such orders and judgments as the Senate of the United States shall make in the premises, according to the constitution and laws of the United States.
Hereof you are not to fail.
Witness, Vice-President of the United States of America, and President of the Senate thereof, at the city of Washington this [blank] day of [blank] in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and four, and of the independence of the United States, the [blank].
Which summons shall be signed by the secretary of the Senate, and sealed with their seal, and served by the sergeant-at-arms to the Senate, or by such other person as the Senate shall specially appoint for that purpose; who shall serve the same, pursuant to the directions given in the form next following:
A precept shall be endorsed on said writ of summons, in the form following, viz:
United States of America, ss.
THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
To [blank] Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to deliver
to, and leave with [blank] if to be found, a true and attested copy of the within writ of summons, together with a like copy of this precept, showing him both; or in case he cannot with convenience be found, you are to leave true and attested copies of the said summons and precept, at his usual place of residence, and in whichever way you perform the service, let it be done at least [blank] days before the appearance day mentioned in the said writ of summons. Fail not and make a return of this writ of summons, and precept, with your proceedings thereon endorsed, on or before the appearance day mentioned in said writ of summons.
Witness, Vice-President of the United States of America, and President of the Senate thereof, at the city of Washington, this [blank] day of [blank] in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and four, and of the independence of the United States, the [blank].
Which precept shall be signed by the secretary of the Senate, and sealed with their seal.
Subpoenas shall be issued by the secretary of the Senate, upon the application of the managers of the impeachment, or by the party impeached, or his counsel, in the following form, to wit:
To [blank] Greeting.
You and each of you are hereby commanded to appear before the Senate of the United States, on the [blank] day of [blank] at the senate chamber in the city of Washington; then and there to testify your knowledge in the cause which is before the Senate, in which the House of Representatives have impeached [blank].
Fail not.
Witness, Vice-President of the United States of America, and President of the Senate thereof, at the city of Washington, this [blank] day of [blank] in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and four, and of the independence of the United States, the [blank].
Which subpoena shall be directed, in every case, to the marshal of the district, where such witnesses respectively reside, to serve and return.
The form of direction to the marshal, for the service of the subpoena, shall be as follows:
The Senate of the United States of America,
(SEAL.) To the marshal of the district of [blank]
You are hereby commanded to serve and return the within subpoena, according to law.
Dated at Washington, this [blank] day of [blank] in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and four, and of the independence of the United States, the [blank].
Secretary of the Senate.
The President of the Senate shall make all necessary preparations in the Senate chamber, and all the forms of proceeding, while the Senate are sitting for the purpose of trying an impeachment, and all forms during the trial, not otherwise specially provided for by the Senate.
He shall also be authorised to direct the employment of the marshal, or any officer or officers of the district of Columbia, during the trial, to discharge such duties as may be prescribed by him.
That at 12 o'clock of the day appointed for the trial of an impeachment, the legislative and executive business of the Senate, shall be postponed. The secretary shall then administer the following oath or affirmation to the President.
"You do solemnly swear or affirm, that in all things appertaining to the trial of the impeachment of [blank] you will do impartial justice, according to the constitution and laws of the United States." And the President shall administer the said oath or affirmation to each senator present.
After which the process which shall have been issued and served on the person impeached, and the return thereon, shall be read. And the secretary of the Senate shall administer an oath to the returning officer, in form following, viz: "I [blank] do solemnly swear, that the return made and subscribed by me, upon the process issued on the [blank] day of [blank] by the Senate of the United States against [blank] is truly made, and that I have performed said services, as then described. So help me God!" Which oath shall be entered at large, on the records.
The secretary shall then give notice to the House of Representatives, that the Senate is ready to proceed upon the impeachment of [blank] in the
Senate chamber, which chamber is prepared with accommodations for the reception of the House of Representatives.
Counsel for the parties shall be admitted to appear and be heard upon an impeachment. And upon the attendance of the managers, the person impeached shall be called to appear and answer the articles of impeachment exhibited against him. If he appear, or any person for him, the appearance shall be recorded, stating particularly, if by himself, or if by agent or attorney; naming the person appearing, and the capacity in which he appears. If he does not appear, either personally, or by agent, or attorney, the same shall be recorded. All motions made by the parties, or their counsel, shall be addressed to the President of the Senate, and if he shall require it, shall be committed to writing, and read at the secretary's table; and all decisions shall be had in open court, by Ayes and Noes, and without debate, which shall be entered on the records.
Witnesses shall be sworn in the following form, viz: "I [blank] do swear, (or affirm, as the case may be) that the evidence I shall give to this court, in the case now depending, shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. So help me God."
Witnesses shall be examined by the party producing them, and then cross examined in the usual form.
If a senator is called as a witness, he shall be sworn, and give his testimony standing in his place.
If a senator wishes a question to be put to a witness, it shall be reduced to writing, and put by the president.
Congressional Register.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6.
DEBATE.
On the bill for protecting the ports and harbours of the United States, and preserving peace on the waters within their jurisdiction.
(Continued.)
Mr. R. Griswold. The remarks of the gentleman have not proved to my mind that I was mistaken. He supposes in respect to the first idea I suggested, that Congress has a right under the constitution to call out the militia to execute the laws of a state, because a state being part of the union, so are its laws a part of the laws of the union. If this proposition is true, if the laws of a state are the laws of the union, they must bind the union, for it is the nature of laws to bind those upon whom they operate. Now will that gentleman tell me that the laws of a particular state are obligatory upon the whole union? The constitution does not bear along his idea; it only means that the laws passed by Congress, are the laws of the union. Of course no power is given by the constitution to call forth the militia to execute the laws of a particular state. He conceives that under that part of the constitution making provision against insurrections, Congress might call forth the militia to suppress an insurrection against the authority of a state. Be that as it may, this bill does not contemplate calling out the militia for that purpose. It merely confines itself to the execution of a magistrate's warrant; therefore that part does not authorise the passing of a law of this kind. Mr. Griswold was aware that the militia might be drawn out to aid the civil arm, where it could not effect its object with the assistance of the posse comitatus; but he had always thought that the executive of the state authority was the proper organ to call forth the militia to execute their own laws. And are the states to be now deprived of this power? By the constitution Congress has the power of organising, arming and disciplining the militia, and of governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States; but, to the states is reserved the appointment of officers, and training, and he had ever understood that the states had the right of commanding their own militia and calling them to the execution of their own laws. This being the case, where is the necessity for Congress undertaking to legislate on this point? The states having competent authority for the purpose, why not leave it to the states? If any states should think it necessary to call out the militia, they could do it with as much despatch and as effectually as the United States; and all of them, he believed, had laws for the purpose: if any of them
had not, they would soon pass them if they saw their necessity.
To the second objection the gentleman has replied; but it cannot be conceived that a sheriff having a warrant can ever be justified in going out of his jurisdiction to execute it. He admits that the warrant shall not run into the state of Jersey; not because the constitution provides for reclaiming the offender, but because the jurisdiction of New-York does not extend to the state of New-Jersey. If this is a reason in that case, it must be a reason in this, and a sheriff cannot go within the jurisdiction of the United States to execute his warrant any more than he can go into that of a neighbouring state. It is, perhaps, competent to Congress to pass a law to return an offender that has fled from justice within their territory; but they cannot extend the state process beyond what the state itself directs. They may, perhaps, be authorised under the authority of exclusive legislation, to pass a law directing offenders who seek an asylum in the district of Columbia, to be delivered up to an offended state: But that is not the object of the present bill, nor is there any provision of the kind contained therein. Entertaining these sentiments he moved to strike out the second section.
Mr. Nicholson. The gentleman does not consider the laws of the particular states as part of the laws of the United States, because they are not obligatory over the whole union. Mr. N. alleged that a law passed by a state conformable to its constitution was as obligatory over all the people of the Union, who went into that jurisdiction, as a law passed by Congress was obligatory over the whole people who resided within the United States. The laws passed for the government of the district of Columbia were also binding over the whole Union, though they did not operate upon any person but those who are within the ten miles square. So the laws of every particular state are binding on the Union pro tanto, for as much as they extend to—But the gentleman makes no remarks upon my second observation, that the United States have a right to allow the officers of a particular state to execute their warrants within the exclusive territory and jurisdiction of the United States. The constitution does not prohibit us from exercising this authority, any more than the constitution of any state prohibits its legislature from granting a similar indulgence to its neighbour. If Jersey was to pass a law authorising the officers of New York to pursue an offender, and arrest him in the state of Jersey, could it be complained of, or would it be said that the act of a sheriff making such an arrest was illegal, & that resistance would be justifiable? In fact, Virginia and Maryland have actually such a mutual regulation, and a person escaping from justice may be arrested by the officer, under process from either state.
Mr. J. Randolph said there undoubtedly were difficulties arising out of this subject; but generally they had been satisfactorily answered by his friend from Maryland, (Mr. N.) The situation of the United States in relation to the individual states, it is well known, differs from that of every other government under the sun. The waters in our harbours are generally under the jurisdiction of the state governments, while the mouths of those harbours are under the jurisdiction of the United States. And if the position is true that the United States cannot authorise a state officer to execute his process, when an offender shall have escaped into the waters under the United States jurisdiction the case is irremediable. And it will be known that the most daring outrages committed within a state are to be passed by with impunity, if the criminal escapes beyond the state boundary into that of the Union. This was a doctrine to which he never could accede. He saw no good reason why a state might not as well have the privilege granted of executing its process within the jurisdiction of the United States, as of reclaiming offenders flying from justice into other parts of the Union. He deemed it prudent to fortify the arm of the state with the strength of the United States. There is, however, one part of the clause that had not been satisfactorily supported to his mind. He did not understand how the Congress could enjoin it upon a magistrate to call out the militia to execute a state warrant. He was not satisfied either as to the right, the constitutionality, or propriety of the measure. The constitution, when it speaks of calling out the militia, confines the object to three things, to execute the laws of the Union, to suppress insurrections, and
repel invasions—Congress may call forth the militia to execute the laws of the United States, but not to execute the laws of a particular state. The states individually have the right to call forth the militia of their own states, to execute their own laws, and the United States have also the power to call forth the whole militia of the Union to execute the laws of the Union. He had no doubt of the propriety of giving the states authority to execute their process within the limits of the United States jurisdiction; but he doubted extremely the authority of Congress to call out the militia for the purpose mentioned in the bill; that he conceived to belong to the state authority, and the state alone was competent to its execution.
The doctrine of the Gentleman (Mr. R. Griswold) on another point was not so correct. It will be recollected that the individual states could neither raise an army, nor create a fleet; yet armed vessels may commit in our waters, and in our ports and harbours, the most violent outrages upon the persons and property of the citizens; and this miserable quibble is to enable them to elude a nation's justice; we cannot, we are told, extend the jurisdiction of a state nor aid her with the national force; surely the lives and fortunes of our citizens are not thus tamely to be sacrificed.
Suppose murder to be committed in the harbour of New York by a citizen or a foreigner not belonging to an armed vessel. This may be considered as a crime against the state, and which the state authority is competent to punish. But if murder is committed by the crew of an armed vessel, it is not such an armed force equivalent to an invading foe? If a man came from Canada into Vermont, and was to commit a similar outrage, would not the civil power of the state apprehend him, and punish him with death, if his crime was of such enormity as to require it? And shall an armed vessel be permitted to outrage the person and property of our citizens on the Atlantic shores, because she has the strength? He would be glad to see a remedy more complete than the one mentioned in this bill; he would like to see such a force not repelled by this civil arm, but force by force. He would like to see the armed vessels employed in disturbing our peaceable commerce blown out of the water. He would wish to see our American officers and seamen lying yard arm and yard arm in the attack, and the question of peace or war staked on the issue, if the conduct of such marauders was justified by the government of the nation to which they belonged.—This language may appear different from what he had constantly used; but our situation was also different. Heretofore, he was not disposed to engage in hostilities for the protection of our navigation; but we then had no maritime force. We have since created one; if we had no navy, we could not meet them on the ocean; but having one he would apply it to the best purpose, that of effectually defending our ports and harbors, and would struggle till the whole of our marine was annihilated, if in the contest Britain should not leave us a single ship? though we lost all, we should not lose our national honor; though we should not beat her on the Ocean we should save our reputation.—But to suffer insult to be added to injury is indeed a degradation of national honor, and ought never to be borne with, let it come from any nation whatever.
Mr. R. Griswold did not say that Congress had not power to authorise the individual states to send their process into the territory under the jurisdiction of the United States. That point could not be a question on this bill, because that power is no where proposed to be given. The objection was, that without having given the state power to send its process within the United States jurisdiction, you say that if the person making the arrest, the person intended to be arrested shall be killed within the jurisdiction of the United States it shall be justified, or if any person aiding the sheriff be killed by those resisting the civil authority, they shall be punished as in cases of felonious homicide. He was desirous that some efficacious mode of resisting or repelling the aggressions upon our commerce could be adopted, and the peace and security of our country effectually secured for the future.
Mr. Elliot. The question has some traits of peculiar importance, and it would be desirable at all times to harmonise the conflicting claims of the state and general governments. He could have wished that the doubts upon his mind had been dispelled by the ingenious explanation of the gentleman from Ma-

reland (Mr. Nicholson). But instead of being dispensed they were materially strengthened by his observations. We are told that the laws of the union embrace the laws of the individual states. That the constitution gives us power to call forth the militia to execute the laws of the union; but it no where says that we may call forth the militia to execute the laws of the particular states; are the state laws then, laws of the union? One gentleman affirms that they are, and another gentleman denies it. Let us enquire for a moment what is the meaning of the phrase, union. The first paragraph of the constitution says, We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union; again, New States may be admitted by Congress into this union; and in section 4, article 4, The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government. Surely it means the combination of the whole, and these only are the laws of the union which are made by the representatives of the whole union. If the laws of individual states are laws of the union, because a state is a part of the union, then every bye-law of every city, borough, town, or corporation in the United States are laws of the union; for these also are parts of a state, in the union. How stands the question now? By the constitution you have no power to execute a state law; yet you assume that power if you pass this bill. It is said the state laws are binding over the union. They are only binding on those who reside or come within the limits of the state, and not on citizens residing and remaining in other states without their limits. An inhabitant of Jersey is not bound by the laws of New-York, while he remains on his side the North river. You might as well say that the state laws were binding upon the Universe, for a state is a part of the Universe.
Mr. J. Clay suggested to Mr. R. Griswold to vary his motion so as to strike out only that part of the section which related to the call of the militia by a state magistrate, and let all that relates to the army and navy stand. For altho' a state had the power of calling out its own militia to enforce the execution of her own laws, yet she could not call upon the regular troops or navy of the United States, and this force he considered as a necessary aid in the cases alluded to in the bill.
Mr. R. Griswold intended, if the section was struck out, to introduce a new one in its stead, declaring that the state process may be executed within the jurisdiction of the United States on the sea board, and then adding a permission to the state to call in the aid of the army and fleet of the union.
Mr. J. Randolph asked if he understood the gentleman right. Did he mean to authorise the state officer to execute his process within the United States jurisdiction, and make the killing of the officer or his assistant a felonious homicide?
Mr. R. Griswold, meant to give the power to the state officer expressly, and in that case, if resistance be made, most undoubtedly it is felonious homicide.
Mr. Nicholson was not convinced by anything which had been said, that Congress have not the authority to call out the militia in order to secure the execution of the state laws; but he was not generally tenacious of his opinions, and he would be the last man in the world to give his assent to the assumption of powers not granted by the constitution, and if any reasonable doubt existed he would certainly refrain from pressing the question. He had no objection to the alteration proposed by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Clay,) but he could not consent to strike out the whole section, as he conceived it gave the very authority contended for by the gentleman from Connecticut. He wished the bill to be rendered as efficacious as possible, and in order to remove the objection raised by doubts as to the constitutionality on account of calling forth the militia, he was willing to strike that part from the bill.
Mr. G. W. Campbell—This section contains a principle of much importance, though not yet touched upon by any of the gentlemen who have engaged in the discussion; and the manner in which the House may now decide thereon will go a long way to decide thereon whether the freedom and independence of the individual states may be placed in jeopardy.
The first object in the section is to authorise a state officer, acting under the state authority, to go beyond the limits of such, and of course beyond its jurisdiction, to execute state process upon an officer escaping from justice. He did not believe that the United States were competent to give such authority, or that the United States could extend the laws of the several states beyond the boundaries of the state for which they had been enacted. For this reason he meant to oppose giving this authority to a state officer, but he would be clearly in favor of making such provision as would more effectually preserve peace in the ports and harbours and waters of the United States, and at the same time remove the doubts suggested by gentlemen on both sides. He would be for introducing into the bill, instead of the present
section, a provision, that when such a crime shall have been committed, and the party charged had escaped into the United States jurisdiction, the state officer having received the state process might exhibit the same to a proper officer of the United States, who should issue a new warrant, and upon such warrant the offender escaping should be arrested. This he conceived to be the only mode in which Congress had a constitutional right to reach their object, or to aid the state government in apprehending offenders. He was clearly of opinion that the powers of a sheriff could only correspond with those vested by the writ, which never did more than command the person to be taken, if he be found within your bailiwick or county; if you extend his powers in the manner contemplated in the bill, the state officers of Philadelphia, will be dispatched with state process to execute in Charleston.
He had always been of opinion that each state had a right to call out its own militia, to carry into effect their own laws, and that the United States cannot require it of any state officer to call forth the militia to carry into effect the laws of such state; but he was also of opinion that Congress may authorise a state officer to call upon the United States officers to aid in the apprehension of fugitives from justice; but here we could only authorise them, and not compel them to make such call; if we could we should annihilate the very existence of the state governments. This provision being made he would go further, though he was not willing to authorise every justice of peace to call to his aid the military and naval forces of the United States, yet he was inclined to draw out this force whenever it became necessary, under the direction of a proper officer to carry into execution a state process, where a state was incompetent to that object.
He would briefly mention another objection. It was to that part of the section which relates to punishment in case of resistance. He considered this to be altogether unnecessary. When the United States authorise their officer to execute a process, he is armed with all the requisite power for its accomplishment, and as long as he acts within the authority given to him he will be justified in his conduct, and all who oppose him will be guilty of such a crime as is known to the laws in the quarter where opposition may be given. This part of the bill appeared to him to be unnecessary, and if unnecessary it would be found also inconvenient. Whether the killing of the officer or his assistant was murder or manslaughter would be determined by the facts, and the punishment in either case would be found under the state law, adopted from the English law to which a court would have to turn for its decision.
Mr. Nicholson wished that gentlemen before the found fault with the bill would pay a more particular attention to its provisions. The gentleman left up had proposed this bill enjoined upon the state officer, as a duty, that he should call in the aid of a military force to execute the state laws. That was not the case; the bill only says it shall be lawful for him to do so. It was observed some days since that our statutes affixed a punishment to the offence of resisting a civil process consisting of fine and imprisonment; but this being a different crime when attended with killing, it became necessary in order to remove doubts as to what punishment should be inflicted, that it be simplified and expressed in the law itself. He held himself ready to agree to the amendments suggested by the gentleman from Pennsylvania, (Mr. Clay) which he expected would satisfy every member, except the gentleman left up from Tennessee.
Mr. Nelson took this opportunity of expressing, in the most public and most explicit manner, that he should on all occasions vote against every measure which went to aggrandize the power of the United States at the expence of the individual state governments, or the authority of the people. It is at this day admitted that the general government have no other powers or jurisdiction than what are granted by the people in the constitution; that the powers not delegated therein, or prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people. The section before the committee contains two important regulations—one of which he considered as just and proper; the other not, as warranted by the constitution. Now, it would be a direct infringement upon the rights of the individual states. The section contemplates giving authority to the state officers to call out the militia of the state to execute its own laws, and thereby take the command of that force out of the hands of the executive authority, where the state constitutions generally placed it. He admitted the right of Congress to call forth the militia in cases of invasion or insurrection, and to execute the laws of the Union; but exclusively of these cases authorised by the constitution, he was bold to say Congress had no right to interfere with calling the militia into service. The command of the militia, he considered as a sovereign power, and as such it could not be exercised by two sovereign authorities; as that would destroy
the very idea of sovereignty, which was an exclusion of all other authority than one; the state executive could not call forth the militia, and the Congress exercise the like power at the same time. He should always hold up his hand against such interference with the state sovereignties, or an assumption of power by Congress, in this case, as well as other analogous cases.
Some gentlemen have entertained doubts whether Congress have power to authorise a state officer to execute process within the United States jurisdiction; if Congress have exclusive jurisdiction, it is competent for them to point out the manner in which it shall be conducted, and the persons by whom. The states of New York and Connecticut may mutually agree that the process of each state may take effect in the other. This is a principle so plain, that it cannot be doubted, and it never ought to have been doubted but what Congress may in like manner permit a state process to be executed within its exclusive jurisdiction.
His colleague (Mr. Nicholson) had made a distinction, on enjoining it upon a state officer to call out the militia, and said that only gave him the power to do so, if he deemed it requisite. It is true, that it is not enjoined as a duty, but it is nevertheless equally true, that you assume to take away the power of a governor of a state, and give the authority to a justice of peace, intended by the state constitutions to be exclusively within executive and legislative control. He should therefore vote in favor of striking out that part of the section, giving to judges or justices the power of calling out the militia, while he meant to favor that part extending the power to the civil officer of the state to make an arrest within the territory of the United States, or waters under its jurisdiction, in cases of fugitives from justice.
Mr. Dana had no objection to the second part of the clause, so far as it went to preserve peace in our ports and harbors, or maintain the rights of a state against every foreign aggression whatever. The general idea of combining the force of the United States and the force of an individual state, he thought unobjectionable as to its principle, and gentlemen differed merely as to the detail. True, the manner of conducting this operation was important, and required deliberation in order to avoid the establishment of a precedent, which might hereafter be drawn out to support an unconstitutional authority. In respect to the first point, calling forth the militia to execute the state laws, he did not see that it need be considered as an insuperable impediment; because although the United States could not call them forth to execute a state law, yet the states themselves possessed the power, and would no doubt provide for its efficacious exercise in carrying their respective laws into full effect. But a doctrine, that had been broached for the first time in the course of this debate, was a subject of an alarming tendency, and in his opinion was contrary to the whole scope of the constitutional powers granted to the general government of the Union. It is said that the laws of particular states are laws of the United States because the states are a part of the Union. The constitution declares it to be the duty of the President to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, and he is to commission all officers of the United States. Is it meant that the President shall see to the execution of the laws of each particular state? This will give a vast range to Presidential authority. But this is not all; for if you extend your view to the end of this constitution, it will be found that the judicial authority is co-extensive, and they will pass judgment of right upon the state laws. It is very well known that the laws of the several states are of two kinds; part statute, and part common law; and this will extend their jurisdiction to all cases arising at common law. Grant this sweeping clause its whole range, and it will enable the courts of the United States to draw every litigated subject within their own cognizance; this is a step which surely gentlemen are not prepared to take at this time.
With respect to the latter part of the section, he was prepared to go the whole length. He would furnish the whole force of the United States to support the peace and independence of the states, and to vindicate lawful commercial pursuits, against any or every nation that dare attack them. He assented to the position of the gentleman from Virginia, (Mr. J. Randolph) and was willing to risk the question of peace or war upon the issue. He was not anxious to strike out the section; he did not know but it might be as well to re-commit it.
Mr. G. W. Campbell explained in what he conceived he had been mistaken by Mr. Nicholson, and declared his willingness to go as far in the protection of our commerce, and preserving peace within our waters, as any gentleman on the floor; the only point in variance was as to the mode. He wished it might be done in conformity to established principles in law and in right reason, keep-
ing altogether clear of constitutional embarrassment.
The question on striking out the second section of the bill was carried in the affirmative, 61 being in favor of, and 41 against it.
A motion was then made by Mr. R. Griswold for the committee to rise and report the bill, with a view to its re-commitment to a select committee. This being negatived.
The committee continued discussing the details of the bill.
Mr. J. Clay proposed to amend the bill by declaring that all lawful search, or other taxation, or improvement of any of the crew of trading vessels coming to or going from the United States should be punished in the manner defined in the 5th section.
Upon some delusory conversation, and it appearing that the idea embraced by the amendment was provided for by other words in the bill, the amendment was lost.
Mr. J. Randolph observed that it was not surprising so much variation in sentiment had been disclosed. On the contrary he was surprised there had been so little. For he conceived it the most arduous task that had ever devolved upon a committee to report at once a bill perfectly satisfactory in its details on a subject as novel as it was important. The great difficulty was in providing against the clashings of the two jurisdictions in the execution of a state process. He thought it would be best to create the offence, and leave, to the state the mode of punishment in ordinary cases; but where offences were committed by foreign armed vessels he conceived the United States and the states might have a concurrent jurisdiction.
The committee rose and reported, and the business took the course marked in our Register.
Representation of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, signed by order and in behalf of the said chamber, by Thomas Fitzsimmons, their President.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States. The Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce respectfully represent—
THAT the bill to regulate the clearance of merchant vessels, now before the House of Representatives, if passed into a law, will be very injurious to the merchants of the United States, as well as to its general commerce.
By this bill it is provided, "that no merchant vessel armed, or provided with the means of being armed at sea, shall receive a clearance, or be permitted to leave the port where she may be to be armed or provided." This clause excludes from arming, not only all vessels employed to and from the West-Indies, but also those trading to the South Pacific, North-West coast, and along the West coast of Africa, where armaments are as usual and necessary as in any other trade in which they are engaged. By another clause, armed merchant vessels of the United States are prohibited from going to a port in the West-Indies from any other country, under the penalty of forfeiture of the vessel and her equipment.
On these clauses your memorialists beg leave to remark: That the number of vessels cruising in the West-Indies, having, or pretending to have French commissions, and which capture or plunder unarmed Americans without regard to their destination, renders it absolutely necessary either to give public protection to that part of our commerce, or to suffer our merchants to equip their ships as to be able to repel those depredations; and that the trade along the West coast of Africa, in the Pacific ocean, and on the North-West coast of America, cannot be carried on with any degree of safety without some armament.
The prohibiting of vessels armed in the United States from going to the West-Indies from any other country, will, as your memorialists believe, deprive the merchants of the United States of some very valuable branches of commerce which they at present enjoy. Voyages from the Mediterranean to the West-Indies are frequent and valuable, and vessels from India often find there a market for a part of their cargoes; all of which is interdicted by the bill in its present form.
By the same section it is provided, that if any vessel clearing out for a port in the Mediterranean or beyond the Cape of Good Hope, shall make or commit any depredation, outrage, unlawful assault or violence, such vessel, with her arms, tackle and furniture, or the value thereof, shall be forfeited to the use of the United States. This penalty your memorialists consider as unjust, inasmuch as no instance of the misconduct of vessels thus trading has hitherto occurred to render it necessary; and, as it leaves the property of the innocent owner subject to the indifference or misconduct of a commander of his crew, while the nature of the trespass is entirely undefined.
By the third section power is given to the collectors to detain vessels on suspicion until the opinion of the President shall be obtained. To this part of the bill your memorialists have objections that appear to them weighty.
By the bill, vessels intended for certain trades are permitted to arm, and if afterwards they proceed to the West-Indies, a penalty is incurred. It appears therefore superfluous to leave it in the power of a collector to detain such vessel upon surmise or suspicion: and it vests him with a discretion which may be exercised to the oppression of the merchant, to whom no remedy is pointed out by which an abuse of such power can be corrected.
Your memorialists having thus briefly stated their objections to the bill in its present form, beg leave to add some observations which they submit with deference to the consideration of the legislature.
Since the establishment of the present government, and particularly during the war which have taken place between the nations of Europe, the commerce of the United States has at various times been subject to depredations of armed vessels of those nations; and the losses sustained, though compensated in part, are yet great beyond all computation. Without intending to censure the government for the want of a protection which so extensive a commerce appears to call for, it is proper to remark, that the necessity of the case, and the peculiar state of things require, on our part, precautions, which, in common cases, would not be deemed necessary. On the evacuation of the French part of the Island of St. Domingo, a great number of small vessels were equipped as privateers from the Spanish part of that island and from Cuba, by which our ships have been continually harassed, and even captured when employed in their ordinary and lawful commerce; and the most wanton abuse of power is now daily exercised on the persons and property of our fellow-citizens by a lawless banditti who are not under the control of the government whole sanction they claim. If to American vessels is denied the means of defending themselves, it cannot be doubted but the number of these marauders will be multiplied to the further annoyance of our commerce, and a very alarming change in our relations with the indigenous inhabitants of St. Domingo may be the consequence. Without armament, their ports will be inaccessible to the Americans, which will impose on them the necessity of supplying themselves by means of armed boats and vessels. They will make prize of all unarmed vessels, and thus become the masters of the western hemisphere.
How far the proposed restriction may be of real utility to the mother country is very doubtful. It is however certain that her present inability to support a proper authority over this important colony, may eventually produce an order of things, in which, from our vicinity, we shall be more interested than any other nation.
If, however, the peace or general interests of the United States shall be found to require some restriction on the armament of merchant vessels, the merchants are willing to submit thereto, and only hope that the objects of the bill may be clearly defined; that such restriction shall not extend beyond the necessity of the case; and that its unusual penalties, together with the discretionary power to the collectors, may be omitted.
By order, and in behalf of The Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, THOMAS FITZSIMMONS, President. Philadelphia, December 4th, 1804.
A BILL, Making farther provision for extinguishing the debts due from the United States.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That all persons, or the legal representatives of persons, to whom loan offices, or final settlement certificates, or indents of interest have been issued, and all persons in whose favor settlements have been made at the treasury, or who stand credited on the books of the treasury: which said certificates, credits, and settlements were issued or made for services or supplies done or furnished prior to the fourth day of March, in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, and have not since been funded or paid, and all persons who served in the armies of the United States, during the late revolutionary war with Great Britain, and to whom arrearages of pay, clearly appearing on the muster and pay rolls now existing in the War office, may be due, shall be allowed to present their respective claims at the treasury, and shall receive the amount thereof, without any interest, upon proving by the oath or affirmation of at least one disinterested witness, to the satisfaction of the auditor, that he or she to claim is the person or legal representative of the person to whom the same was originally due.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if the claim shall arise upon a certificate alleged to have been lost or destroyed, the claimant shall bear the manner of such loss or destruction, with his or her belief of the same upon oath; and shall likewise give bond with security, to be approved by the auditor, com-

cloned for the repayment of the sum by him or her received, with interest thereon, in case the certificate so alleged to have been lost or destroyed, shall ever thereafter be presented at the treasury for payment.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That when any claim shall be presented as aforesaid, it shall be accompanied by the oath of the claimant, that he or she hath not sold or disposed of the said claim, or any part thereof, but that the whole amount is intended to be drawn for his or her sole use and benefit, and for none other; which said oath the auditor is hereby authorised to administer, if the claimant should attend at the treasury in person.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted That no claim shall be paid in virtue of any power of attorney, unless the said power shall be made in the form now prescribed by the rules of the Treasury, and the attorney shall swear, at the time of presenting the same, that he verily believes the money intended to be drawn, is for the sole use and benefit of the claimant, and for none other; and that he does not believe that the said claim has been pledged, sold, or disposed of in any manner whatsoever; and unless the said power be accompanied with the proof required in the first and second sections of this act, taken before some judge or justice of the United States, or some of the respective states, authenticated by the seal of a court of record.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That any person wilfully swearing or affirming falsely in the premises, shall suffer as in the case of wilful and corrupt perjury, and may be prosecuted therefor in any court in the United States, having competent jurisdiction.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That this act shall continue in force for and during the term of years from the passing thereof and no longer.
Washington THEATRE.
On SATURDAY EVENING, December 15,
By an astonishing Group of Artificial Comedians, Three feet and an half high, with the powers of Mechanism, possess the exact movements of life, Will be presented, a patriotic, sentimental and comic Piece, interspersed with Songs, called
The LAUNCH;
OR, Huzza for the Constitution. (Performed in Boston 20 nights with reiterated bursts of applause.)
Characters of M.M. Lexington, Bunker, Nathan, (with a Song) Capt. Constant, (with a Song) Ben Bottom, Jack Haulyard, Ned Grog, (the boatswain, with a Song) WOMEN. Mrs. Lexington, Tabitha, May.
After which will be displayed, a beautiful piece, a striking representation of
The Frigate Constitution going to be launched:
On the front ground the water, the boats passing and repassing. Also, a View up Charles River and the adjacent country.
The whole to conclude with the Launch of the Frigate, which majestically slides into her destined element; With a variety of other performances, which will be expressed in the bills of the day.
Box, fifty cents.—Pit, twenty-five cents. Tickets to be had at the Theatre, at the office of the National Intelligencer, and at A. and G. Way's Printing-office.
Doors to be opened at Six, and the Performance to commence at 7 o'Clock. ** Mr. Maginnis hereby intending to sail for Europe, wishes to dispose of the whole of his Apparatus, and will instruct the purchaser.
Vivat Respublica
December 14, 1804.
PUBLIC SALE.
WILL be held at public sale, on Saturday the 23d of December inst. at the Union Tavern, George Town, the following property, to wit, one moiety of 42 Acres of Land situate on Rock Creek—bounded on the North and East by Mr. Helmead; on the South by Mr. Rowles; and on the west by Rock Creek; the other moiety was lately held by the trustees of Mr. Contee.
Also, 15 and a half acres higher up the creek, bounded on the north by Mr. Pearce, on the east and south by Mr. Helmead, and on the west by Rock Creek.
Also, one moiety of the mill usually called Lingan's mill situate on Rock Creek, a little below Rowles mill. And also 10 Potomac Bridge shares.
A credit of 12 months will be given, upon the purchasers giving bond with good security—The sale to commence at 12 o'clock, meridian.
EKIAS B. CALDWELL, Trustee of Guauva Scott's estate. Dec. 15—cpth.
WASHINGTON CITY.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14.
The Delegates in the Convention of Columbia are advised that the body stands adjourned to Saturday the 15th inst. at 10 o'clock, A. M. at the Council Chamber.
By the mail of last evening we received the following returns of the electoral votes for President and Vice President.
Massachusetts, nineteen votes for Thomas Jefferson as President, and George Clinton as Vice-President.
New York, nineteen votes for the same.
New Jersey—eight votes for the same Connecticut, nine votes for Charles C. Pinckney as President, and Rufus King as Vice President.
The whole returns received give Thomas Jefferson and George Clinton ninety-nine votes, and Charles C. Pinckney and Rufus King eleven votes.
The following gentlemen, all republican, are chosen Electors of a President and Vice-President, for the state of Kentucky:
Isaac Shelby, Ninian Edwards, Joseph Lewis, William Roberts, Charles Scott, Hubbard Taylor, John Goburn, William Irvine.
Augustus Foster, esq. his Britannic Majesty's Secretary of Legation to the United States, has arrived at Norfolk.
The legislature of Virginia has confirmed the appointment of William B. Giles, and Andrew Moore, as Senators of the United States.
Nicholas Gilman has been appointed a senator in Congress from New Hampshire, for six years from the 4th March next. Mr. Gilman is a republican, & will succeed Mr. Olcott, a federalist, the present senator.
The votes were— For Nicholas Gilman, 85 Timothy Farrar, 70
A bill has been passed by the House of Representatives of the state of New Jersey, for forming a canal between the rivers Raritan and Delaware.
The legislature of New Jersey have passed into a law the bill for turning the road from Hackensack bridge thro' Bergen, and from thence to Pownles Hook. It directs the governor to subscribe for 250 shares in behalf of the state, it being one half of the whole number.
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12.
Mr. J. Clay presented a memorial from Thomas Kettland, praying to be allowed a drawback of the duties on goods imported from Batavia to Philadelphia in the ship Washington, in 1801, and since exported to Europe in other vessels, the drawback being refused under a misconstruction of the law by the officers of the customs, and decided by Congress at the last session under a misapprehension of the facts. Referred to the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures.
Mr. Thomas presented a petition from Sarah Blagden, widow of Lieut. Colonel Blagden of the cavalry, praying compensation for sundry services performed by the deceased during our revolutionary war. Referred to the Committee of Claims.
Mr. Lyon presented a petition and memorial from sundry inhabitants of the counties of Randolph and St. Clair, in the Indiana territory, stating their claim as actual settlers to the preemption right to certain lands, and praying that Congress will enable them to obtain their lands on moderate terms. Referred to a select committee of five.
Mr. Dana from the Committee of Claims reported severally on the petitions of James M'Pherson, for lands granted him by certain Indian Chiefs whilst prisoner among them, that the Indian deed was to be defaced and so utterly void of proof and so peculiarly objectionable, as to induce the committee to report a resolution that the petition be rejected.
This resolution was concurred in by the House.
On the petition of Mary Ralston, the report was against the justice or legality of the claim against the United States, her husband as an inspector of the port of Philadelphia receiving a per diem compensation, could not claim his pay beyond the time of his service. His sickness was one of those misfortunes upon which claims upon humanity might be founded, but not upon the United States. Resolved that she have leave to withdraw her petition.
On the request of Dr. Leib this report was suffered to lie on the table, to give time for further enquiry into the merits of the claim.
Also on the petition of Moses White and Charlotte Hazen, that from an attentive consideration of the case the prayer of the petition is reasonable and ought to be granted. Referred to a committee of the whole for to-morrow.
Gen. Varnum from the committee appointed on that subject presented according to order, a bill for establishing rules and articles for the government of the armies of the United States, which was twice read, and referred to the committee of the whole for Friday next.
Mr. Newton presented the petition of Gideon Parrar, an old soldier in our revolutionary war, stating his being engaged in several battles and receiving several wounds in the service, by which and his advanced age, he is rendered incapable of obtaining a decent support; and praying to be placed on the pension list. Referred the Committee of Claims.
On motion of Mr. Lewis, the unfinished business of yesterday, on the bill relating to the dam or causeway to be erected across the Potomac, from Mason's Island to the Virginia shore, was considered by the House, and after some attempts to modify the bill, all of which proved unsuccessful, the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time to-morrow.
Mr. Jackson called for the order of the day on the bill relative to the clearance of armed merchant vessels, if gentlemen were prepared to consider the same. He thought a law on this subject should be enacted as speedily as possible; for a number of merchants in our seaports had embarked extensively in an illicit commerce, which he conceived dangerous to our peace and national honour.
Mr. J. Clay requested the bill might be suffered to lie until the memorial from the Chamber of Commerce of Philadelphia was printed, which had been ordered a few days since.
Mr. Jackson did not know of this memorial or of an order for printing; if the business could be understood on its being read to the House by the Clerk, he should incline to consider the bill; he wished, however, the House to decide on the postponement.
Dr. Eustis wished the bill to lie on the table.
A question was taken for postponing till to-morrow, and carried, 72 voting in favor of the motion.
Mr. Thomas called for the order of the day on the report on the petition from the New-York and Dutchess counties, slate companies, recommending a resolution that it is not expedient at this time to increase the duties on slate.
The House went into a committee of the whole on the report.
Mr. J. C. Smith in the Chair.
Mr. Thomas moved the committee of the whole to concur in the report of the select committee, which was agreed to without a division.
The committee then rose and reported its concurrence, and the resolution was thereupon adopted by the House.
Mr. Stanford would have called up the resolutions for thecession of the territory of Columbia to the states of Virginia and Maryland, but on account of the absence (as he understood occasioned by indisposition) of two or three gentlemen who feel interested in the decision; but he gave this notice that he should call it up when he saw them in their places, which he hoped would be to-morrow.
Mr. Jackson called up the order of the day on the bill making application of the monies heretofore appropriated by law for making a post road from the navigable waters of the Atlantic to the Ohio river.
Mr. Eppes informed that the Senate had a bill on the same subject at this moment before them, and that too in the same form.
Mr. Jackson withdrew his call—and then the House adjourned.
ERRATA.—The sentiments ascribed to Mr. Kennedy on the impeachment were expressed by Mr. Jackson.
The first words in the last paragraph of the second column of the third page of the last paper, for Mr. Early, read Mr. Earle.
THURSDAY, December 13.
The Engrossed bill, authorising the erection of a dam or causeway from Mason's Island to the west bank of the Potomac, was read, and on its final passage, the yeas and nays were called, and were
Ayes 65—Nays 39. The bill thereupon passed the House.
The Speaker laid before the House a letter, addressed to the worthy gentlemen in Congress, from John Gregory, a black man, a native of Nansemond, in Virginia, praying to be liberated from the British service, on board the Alcmena, where he was detained. Referred to the secretary of State.
A letter from the secretary of the Treasury was also laid by the Speaker before the House, accompanied by a report made in pursuance of an act of Congress, passed twenty seventh May, 1798. It was ordered to be printed.
Mr. Dana reported on the following cases, from the Committee of Claims;
On the petition of Timothy Phelps, late a sheriff in Vermont, who had been prosecuted there in maintaining the claim of New York against the same. The committee observe, that whatever claim he has upon the justice or magnanimity of those states, he has none upon the treasury of the United States, and they proposed as a resolution, that the prayer of the petition cannot be granted. The House took the same into consideration, and concurred in the report of the Committee of Claims.
On the petition of John Pantry for sundries supplied certain recruits in 1799—remarking that they saw nothing in this claim to preclude its going before the accounting officers, and therefore proposed to resolve, that the petitioner have leave to withdraw his petition. This resolution was also concurred in by the House.
On the petition of John Steele, late secretary of the Mississippi territory of the United States. The committee observed that his claim to compensation for expenses and for the duties he performed as secretary subsequent to the expiration of his office, was just and fair. But his claim to compensation for executing certain duties of the governor was not admissible inasmuch as he knew before his acceptance of the office of secretary that the law devolved such duties of the governor upon him. They recommended a resolution in conformity to this statement, and the report was referred to the committee of the whole for to-morrow.
Mr. Eustis presented a petition from Gilbert Trench praying his loss by depreciation on certain specie contracts entered into with the deputy quarter master general for the transportation of certain clothing and military stores, during our revolutionary war, may be made up to him. Referred to the committee of claims.
Mr. Walton presented a petition from George Ath of Tennessee, stating that he had been a long time prisoner with the Shawnee Indians, who have for sundry services rendered them, given him a tract of land on the Ohio, opposite the mouth of Kentucky river, where he and his wife now reside, and praying Congress to quiet them in their claim to the same. Referred to the committee of claims.
A petition from James Middleton and others, securitaries for a collector of the United States internal taxes, praying a suit instituted against them in the year 1800, for the recovery of 800 dollars lost by their principal, may be staid for three years. Referred to the committee of claims.
Gen. Stanton presented a petition from William Ogden, an old soldier, praying a pension in consideration of his incapacity to obtain a livelihood in consequence of the wounds he received in fighting the battles of our revolutionary war. Referred to the committee of Claims.
The order of the day was called for by Mr. Eustis on the bill to regulate the clearance of armed merchant vessels, Gen. Varnum in the Chair.
Several amendments were made in the committee of the whole; the first important one is in italics and was to oblige the owner and master or commander to give bond in a sum equal to double the value of the vessel, her tackle, apparel, furniture and cargo. The second to subject the officers and seamen who should use their arms to depredation, outrage, unlawfully assault or violently abuse subjects, vessels or territory of nations in peace with the United States, to the same punishments as would be incurred if the like offences had been committed on shore.
The committee rose and reported the bill with the amendments, which being taken up in the house, the Yeas and Nays were called by Mr. R. Griswold on agreeing to the first amendment before mentioned; and being supported by the constitutional number of one fifth of the members present, they were taken accordingly and were Yeas 53—Nays 55—to the amendment was not agreed to.
A discussion took place on the amendment relative to the punishment of offences committed by armed merchant vessels as above stated, and some doubts arising as to the accuracy with which the section was penned, a motion was made at a late hour for an adjournment which was carried. Adjourned.
FROM A LONDON PAPER.
We have seen a letter from Dublin of the 13th, containing the following information, which we hope will prove exaggerated:—
Dublin, October 13.
"At this very moment, 3 o'clock, a letter has been put into my hands from Leighlin Bridge, in the county of Kildare, which comes from a person with whom I am well acquainted, and whose veracity I have never had reason to doubt. The letter states that they are all in conversation at Leighlin Bridge, in consequence of having discovered a horrid plot. One of the conspirators has made a discovery, and has declared that the number of persons organised is very considerable, 30,000, but that number is probably much exaggerated.
"The letter adds, that we have certainly no knowledge of here, that a committee of 70 of the ringleaders has
been sitting in Dublin. The person who has made the discovery has pointed out a wood, which was to be cut down, to be manufactured into pikes. The intelligence from Leighlin Bridge has been transmitted to government, who are not ignorant of the particulars, but who do not participate in the alarm which seems to have occupied the minds of the persons by whom the account of the plot was sent."
Such is the substance of the letter that has been received from Dublin. We must believe that the account has been greatly exaggerated. At any rate, as government are in possession of the intelligence, they will of course take every step to defeat any treasonable attempt that may be made. (Courier.)
The following extract of a letter, the subject of which we are unable to explain or account for, was handed to us this morning by a respectable gentleman, to whom it was addressed by his correspondent, an American, then resident in the island of Dominque.
Philadelphia Paper.
"D. Minique, 3d Nov. 1804.
"This port was closed yesterday against all American cargoes of every description, this I am informed is to be the case in all the British Islands. The cause of this procedure is not known here, some suppose it owing to the application of the Irish merchants."
By his Excellency
ROBERT BOWIE,
Governor of the State of Maryland.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas the general assembly of Maryland, did, by an act passed at November session, seventeen hundred and ninety, entitled, An act directing the time, place and manner, of holding elections for representatives of this state, in the congress of the United States, and for the regulations of the said elections; and also to repeal the act of assembly therein mentioned—direct that the governor and council, after having received the returns, papers and instruments, containing the number of votes for representatives of this state in the congress of the United States, should enumerate and ascertain the number of votes for each and every candidate and person chosen as representative—We, in pursuance of the directions of the said act, do, by this our proclamation, declare, that John Campbell, esq. was elected for the first district; Leonard Covington, esq. was elected for the second district; Patrick Magruder, esq. was elected for the third district; Roger Nelson, esq. was elected for the fourth district; Nicholas Ruxton Moore and William Mac Carty, esq. were elected for the fifth district; John Archer, esq. was elected for the sixth district; Joseph Hopper Nichols, esq. was elected for the seventh district; and Charles Goldsborough, esq. was elected for the eighth district.
Given in council, at the city of Annapolis, under the seal of the state of Maryland, this 28th day of November, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and four.
ROBERT BOWIE.
By the governor and council, Ninian Pinkney, clerk of the council.
Ordered, That the foregoing proclamation be published twice in each week, for the space of three weeks; successively, in the American, Telegraphic and Federal Gazette, at Baltimore; the Maryland Gazette, at Annapolis; the National Intelligencer, Mr. Smith's paper at Easton; the Republican Advocate, at Fredericktown; and Mr. Gieve's paper at Hagerstown.
By order,
NINIAN PINKNEY, Clerk,
Dec. 1. 1804. Dec. 14—37
THE subscriber has for sale at the Navy Yard—Six Hhds very particular TENNRIFFE WINE, and one hhd. OLD ANTIGUA SPIRIT S which he will sell low for cash or approved discount paper, 60 days.
FULLER COOKE.
December 14—42
NOTICE.
THE Legionary Court of enquiry of the 1st Legion of Militia of the District of Columbia which convened at Rhodes's tavern city of Washington, the term will be adjourned to the 20th inst. to meet at the same place at 10 o'clock in the morning of the 20th inst. Thursday. All persons concerned are hereby notified to attend.
By order of the court,
WM D. BALL, Ck.
Dec. 14—32
This day is published,
THE AMERICAN GARDENER. Containing ample directions for working a Kitchen Garden every month in the year; and copious instructions for the cultivation of Flower Gardens, Vine Yards, Nurseries, Hop Yards, Green Houses, and Hot Houses BY JOHN GARDNER & DAVID LEPPBURN.
Laie gardener to Governor M c Rea, and John Mason, Esq.
This work is the result of 40 years experience, and is particularly adapted to the middle states of the union. Price ONE DOLLAR TWENTY FIVE CENTS.—Copy right secured according to law.
Subscribers will be furnished with their copies by J. Gardner, or Mrs. Lepburn, who are disposed to sell the remainder of the impression and copy right to a Bookseller.
Dec. 14—32

Three Dollars Reward. LOST on Monday the 3rd inst. a RED MOROCCO POCKET BOOK, containing some papers, among which was a note of hand of 200 dollars, none of them can be of any use but to the subscriber—If brought to my store in F. street nearly opposite the Bank, the above reward will be paid. If offered to be passed, the well disposed are requested to stop said note. ALEX. COCHRANE, Sen. December 10—3t
Stray Cow Found. FRANCIS RATCLIFF came this day before me and informed me he had taken up on the 26th October, a stray cow; which came to his farm near James Bilby's blacksmith's shop on Rock creek—She is a large, old, long, but cropped horned dark brown cow, with a little white down her back and belly. Dry. She has a crop in her left ear and a small slit in the upper part of the right ear—The owner is desired to prove his property pay the expenses and take her away. W. THORNTON. December 10—3t
FOR SALE. The following City Lots, ON A LIBERAL TIME, Upon SECURITY, viz. LOTS—3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, in square No. 919.—Lots 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, & 16, in sq. No. 938. Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, & 16, in sq. No. 986. Lots 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 & 19, in square No. 1042. Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13, in square No. 1066. Apply to CHARLES MINIFIE, Washington City, or to RICHARD C. JONES, at Philadelphia. Washington, August 3—tf. N.B. C. M. has sundry other lots for sale or ground rent (on easy terms to improvers,) and in eligible situations.
LOST ON Saturday last between High St et Georgetown, and the Navy Yard; a large GOLD LOCKET, with a profile likeness of the subscriber on one side, and slated hair on the other—the full value of the gold will be given if required, on delivery of the same to MAT. CLAY. Washington city, Pennsylvania Avenue, Nov. 30—
FALL GOODS. THOMAS CARPENTER, TAYLOR, Pennsylvania Avenue, near the President's Square. HAS just received a very handsome assortment of Fall Goods. Orders executed with the greatest dispatch and fashion, and on the most moderate terms. Oct. 31—tf
ADAM KING, & Co AT their wine store in High street George Town, have in addition to their stock of old wines, laid in a large and general assortment of all kinds of Liquors and Groceries suitable to the present season; where bills of any description, in their line, will constantly be filled up on the shortest notice and they flatter themselves, from the quality of their wines, &c. they will be able to give general satisfaction to all those who may think proper to favor them with a call—where all kind of commission business as usual, will be attended to with the utmost attention, George Town, November 5—tf
CHARLES H VARDEN, MERCHANT TAYLOR. Has received from Philadelphia a handsome assortment of FALL goods, consisting of the best London and French superfine cloths, cassimeres, patent Benet's cord, toilettes, fancy and white Marcellies, black and figured silk, moleskins, fancy silk, Marcellies, constitution cords, velvets, Genoa cord, silk and satin Florentines, superfine coating, knapped cloths, with a variety of other articles suitable for the winter season. N. B. Ladies habits, regimentals, and navy uniforms made in the first style of fashion. New Jersey avenue near the Capitol, December 10—tf
NOTICE. BY virtue of a writ of Venditioni Exponas issued from the Circuit court of the district of Columbia for the county of Washington, at the suit of the President directors and Company of the Bank of Columbia—Will be exposed to public sale for ready cash on the 21st day of December next, at Wm. Rhodes's tavern in the city of Washington, all the right, title, claim and interest of John P. Van Ness in and to the following property, viz.—Lots no 3 4 5 and 6 in sq no 492 Lots no 5 9 and 10 in sq no 493 Lots no 4 5 6 and 7 in sq 494 Lots no 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 and 13 in sq 535 Lot no 1 in sq 540 of sq no 463 Lot no 15 in sq no 878 Lots no 5 6 9 and 10 in sq no 874, Lots no 5 7 9 10 12 13 14 15 17 18 and 19 in sq no 585. Lots no 9 10 12 13 14 15 17 and 18 in sq no 587 Lots 2 3 4 5 16 17 18 20 and 21 in sq 642 Lots no 2 3 4 5 6 and 7 in sq no 537 Lots no 2 and 3 in sq no 577 Lot no 3 in sq no 579, Lots no 1 2 3 4 5 and 6 in sq no 581 Lots no 2 and 18 in sq 583 Lot no 1 in sq north of sq 583 Lots no 20 21 22 23 24 25 and 27 in sq south of sq no 643 Lots no 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 and 28 in sq no 645 Lots no 2 8 and 11 in sq no 792 Lots no 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 and 26 in sq no 816 Lots no 6 and 7 in sq no 256 Lot no 11 in sq no 378 and lots no 13 14 and 15 in sq no 491 as laid down in the plan of the city of Washington—The sale will commence precisely at 10 o'clock DANIEL C. BRENT, Trustee October 29—1awtf
30 Dollars Reward STOLEN from the trunk of the subscriber on the 8th inst. 85 DOLLARS IN CASH Two Notes of Hand, drawn in favor of Richard Helme, one Ten Dollars signed Thomas H. Jarvis, and one of Five signed John D. Douglass. RICHARD HELME. Dec. 10—3t
PUBLIC SALE. BY virtue of a decree of the circuit court of the district of Columbia for the county of Washington, in the suit of Thomas Law, against Richard Gridly, jun. defendant in Chancery, will be sold for ready money at STELLES HOTEL fronting the Capitol to the highest bidder, at public auction on Saturday the 22nd day of December next ensuing, ALL those two lots or parcels of ground situate in the city of Washington, mentioned in the bill of the complainant, together with all and singular the houses, building, improvements and appurtenances to them or either of them belonging or appertaining, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to raise a sum to satisfy the complainant's debts and costs and the expenses of this decree; which pieces or lots of ground are described in said decree, as follows, viz. part of square numbered seven hundred and seventy in the general plan of the city of Washington beginning for such part of said square in the line of Canal Street at the distance of two hundred and forty-nine feet from the south west corner of the said square, and running thence forty-eight feet upon the said Canal Street, thence at right angles with the said street 84 feet parallel with Canal Street forty eight feet, and from thence by a straight line to the place of beginning, and part of square numbered five hundred and three in the general plan of the said city of Washington, beginning for the said part of the said square on the east line of Sixth street west at the distance of one hundred and fifty-four feet, five inches, from the north west corner of the said square, and running thence with the said street forty eight feet, thence east at right angles with the said street two hundred and four feet to the west line of a sixty foot street laid out through the said square, thence north with the said sixty foot street, forty eight feet to a twenty foot alley thence west with the said twenty foot alley two hundred and four feet to the place of beginning.—The improvements are on the last mentioned lot, and consist of a two story brick house about 29 feet by 20, two rooms on a floor, a passage through the center, and cellars underneath—a wooden kitchen and entry to it and a small back shed, a yard and garden paled in.—The sale will commence at 10 o'clock, A. M. DANIEL C. BRENT, Trustee. Nov. 28—1awtdof
Charlotte Hall School, ST. MARY'S CO. MARYLAND. AN Election for a Principal of Charlotte Hall School, will be held at said School, on the first Monday in January next; in order to fill the vacancy occasioned by the Rev. Mr. George Ralph's having refused to accept his appointment for the ensuing year. The salary allowed to the principal for the year 1805, is 800 dollars, payable half yearly, he will be accommodated with part of a large and convenient brick house, rent free, sufficient for a small family, and room enough for 10 or 12 boarders. The principal of the said school must be completely master of the Greek and Latin Languages, of which he is to teach the higher classes; he must also be conversant in History, and the Bible letters; qualified to superintend the other branches of Literature, taught by the other Professors and Assistant Teachers, and to regulate, conduct and govern an academy consisting of from 120 to 140 pupils—he must be a man of well approved moral conduct; of all which qualifications, it is expected the candidates will procure satisfactory vouchers, and will if possible attend in person on the day of the election; or send forward their pretensions and recommendations by letters (post paid) directed to the President and Trustees of Charlotte Hall School. Signed by order, NEALE H. SHAW, Reg. December 5—1awtf Jan7
The subscriber has just received and offers for sale, a few Pipes, and half pipes London particular Madeira wine, Old and of a superior quality, 25 casks Sherry wine, 4 pipes Sicily Madeira, do. 3 pipes Holland gin, 6 Casks Souchong tea, A few small casks Hysan chulan tea, 70 barrels New-York Pippens and Spitzenburgh. He has also on hand, Jamaica rum in hogsheads, Cogniac, and other French brandy in pipes, Molasses in hogsheads, Claret in cases, Excellent Lisbon wine by the pipe or quarter cask. WM BRNT. Washington, Nov. 26—3w
Ranaway on Monday the 26th of November 1804, living in Fairfax county within 8 miles of the New Court House, a negro man named ELLIJAH about 28 years old and about 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, a yellow complexion and down look when spoken to, small legs and large ankle and crooked feet, several of his fore teeth out, has been addicted to running away and has changed his name several times and probably he may change his name again—had on or took with him a brown short coat with yellow metal buttons and a swansdown waistcoat striped different colors, pantaloon striped velvet of a dark color, coarse winter stockings and shoes, also coarse tickling-bug shirt, also his last winter clothes which are chiefly white—whomsoever apprehends the said negro white in the said county shall receive 3 dollars, if taken out of the said county shall receive 10 dollars if secured in some jail so as the owner may get him again, if brought home all reasonable charges paid. N. B. All owners and masters of vessels are forewarned from secreting or harboring the said negro. HAMBLETON THRIFT. December 5—3 and 4U
Wanted to rent or purchase a large and convenient HOUSE, with 100 or 150 acres of Land, in an healthy situation—the neighborhood of Baltimore, Elk Ridge or toward the vicinity of the city of Washington will be preferred. Letters addressed to the subscriber, particularly mentioning the improvements, terms, &c. shall be immediately attended to. GEORGE RALPH. Charlotte Hall, St. Mary's county, November 30—
Ship Timber, Plank, &c. WANTED at the NAVY YARD, Washington, a quantity of the undermentioned materials, for which the fair market prices at New York, Philadelphia, or Baltimore, will be paid on delivery, viz. THICK STUFF and PLANK of white oak and heart yellow pine of 12 to 14 inches in breadth, 30 feet long and upwards, viz. 9 inch thick 5 inch thick 8 1/2 do. 4 1/2 do. 8 do. 4 do. 7 1/2 do. 3 1/2 do. 7 do. 3 do. 6 1/2 do. 2 1/2 do. 6 do. 2 do. 5 1/2 do. 1 1/2 do. Logs of white oak, and heart yellow pine, from 12 to 16 inches square, and 16 to 30 feet long, Do. of 16 to 18 inches square, and 30 to 40 feet long, the prices will be greater, Do. of larger sizes and lengths, still more so. Timbers of live oak, cedar and locusts, all sizes, Crooked logs, and pieces of white oak, walnut and chesnut, Knees do. do. Locust trenails, all sizes, Ash logs, and oak rafters, Handspikes and captern bars of hickory and ash, various sizes, Spruce pine spars, Do. lower yards, Do. half do. Do. topmasts. Also, lever and pipe staves and heading, of white oak. Any person desirous of supplying a quantity, and wishing to ascertain the prices, previous to delivery, will be furnished therewith on application to the subscriber, and describing the particulars THOMAS TINGEY, Superintendent. Navy Yard, Washington, Nov. 23—tf
TO RENT, THE house occupied by J. P. VAN NESS Esquire of John Little at the Treasury Department or of the subscriber, at Doctor John Scott's George Town. Possession given on the 1st December. ABSALEMON JOY. November 7—tf
THE subscribers have opened a GROCERY STORE in the house near the Capitol, lately occupied by Mr. JAMES D. BARRY—where they have for sale, low, for cash or in exchange for country produce. Genuine Cogniac brandy, Inferior French do. Old Jamaica spirits, Madeira, } Wines, by the quarter cask Sherry, } and case, or smaller quantity. Lisbon, } Claret, } Brown Sugar, 1st and 2d quality, Loaf and Lump, do. Molasses, Fiskin Butter, Mould Candles, Sweet Oil, Spices of different kinds, Pig Blue, Starch, Almonds, Anchovies, } In bottles. Capers, } Powder and Shot, Excellent Wine Vinegar, Gin, Whiskey, Hylon, } Teas, fresh, and of su- Imperial, } perior quality. Young Hyson, } Salt Herrings in Barrels. PETER HEALY, & Co Washington October 31—tf
WASHINGTON TONTINE. PERSONS desirous of an interest in this Institution, will please to take Notice, that books will be opened at Rhodes's Hotel in the City of Washington, at 11 o'clock on Saturday the 1st day of December, for receiving subscriptions of shares to the amount of 45,000 Dollars.—Arrangements having been made at other places for the residue of the Stock. BEN. STODDERT. November 20th, 1804. HAT MANUFACTURY. The subscriber informs his customers and the public generally that he has discontinued business in the city of Washington, and has opened shop on Bridge street near the Union Tavern—he solicits the continuance of former customers, and hopes that all others who may chuse to call and purchase his manufacture will be amply suited, if neatness and goodness be requisites. JOEL BROWN. George Town, Feb. 17—tf PATENT WIND-MILL. THE subscriber having purchased Mr. John Avilhe's interest in a patent Wind-mill for the District of Columbia—Will be ready to show those desirous of erecting them in said district, an inspection of the model at the Secretary's office, will sufficiently prove the utility of this machine in manufacturing grain, plaster of Paris, paints snuff, &c. and sawing of timber or stone. Further information may be obtained by applying to Mr. Benjamin Perkins President's square, or near the Seven Buildings to JOHN M'ELWEE.
STATIONARY & FANCY STORE GEORGE TOWN. THE Subscriber has just received from New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, a large and general supply of STATIONARY &c.—Amongst which are the following articles, viz. Atlases imperial, superroyal, royal, medium and demy English papers, Extra large thick folio post, do. Do. do. thin do. hotpressed do. Small, plain and wove folio post do. Plain and wove foolscap do. Hotpressed, gilt, mourning, wove and plain letter do. Folio and quarto copying do. Super Royal cartridge do. Medium, demy and foolscap French marble do. Demy blotting do. Paste and bonnet boards, Single and double ruled ledgers, journals, and waste books Medium, demy and foolscap blank books suitable for public offices Best Holland quills and ready made pens Black and red ink and ink powders Japan and durable ink Printing ink for book and newspaper use Red and black sealing wax Red and black wafers Large red and white wafers for office use Wax tapers and taper stands Counting house seals Pink and blue silk tape Broad and narrow red tape Ball and hank twine Cases of mathematical instruments Reading glasses in horn and tortoise shell frames Gold leaf Parchment squared and pounced Scuttle fish bone and pounces Ivory and bone pounce boxes Black lead, crayon and camels hair pencils Do. with silver cases Reeves colours in boxes Erasing knives and paper scissars Counting house and pocket pen knives Do. with ivory scale and rule handles Ivory and bone paper folders Round and flat rulers Gum Tragacanth and Gum Arabic Slates and slate pencils Plated, glass, wedgewood, pewter, & pocket inkstands Sand boxes and sand glasses Black sand, and steel filings Message and visiting cards Geographical and genealogical pastimes and arithmetical games with torums Portable writing desks with apartments for dressing apparatus Mahogany, japanned and Morocco shaving cases Shaving boxes with soap and brushes Razors of a superior quality Ladies and gentlemen's japanned dressing cases Playing cards and ivory boxes with counters Cribbage boxes and boards Backgammon tables and dice boxes Ivory chess-men and chess boards Billiard balls and dice Drum battledores and shuttles Violins, flutes and fifes Violin strings and bows Fowling pieces, shot pouches, and powder Horsemen's and pocket pistols Silver and gilt mounted small swords, dirks and hangars Gold and silver epaulets and sword knots Do. do. shoulder straps and crescents Military fishes, lace, cords, &c. Officers travelling canteens with cooking utensils &c. complete Gold and silver bullion, spangles and thread An elegant assortment of gold, silver and gilt mounted combs Gold and silver hair sides Wreaths and bunches of artificial flowers Ostrich feathers, fancy plumes, &c. Tortoise shell and superfine ivory combs Coquille and jet necklaces Gentlemen's doe skin and dress gloves Boots, shoes and pumps Morocco skins, and bond soles Bailey's and Morley's patent blacking Hair powder and pomatum Powder puffs Tortoise shell and horn dressing combs Curling tongs and crumpling irons Wash ball and wash ball boxes Tooth powder and shaving powder Essence of musk, lavender, burgamot and ambergex boxes and snuff boxes Tooth brushes and tooth picks Clothe brushes and hat brushes Sweeping, dusting, scrubbings, shoe and furniture brushes Switch, chair and carriage whips Walking sticks and sword canes Silk and morocco elastic braces Green wire tenders with brass tops ornamented Fashionable bras and irons Coal hods, cinder sifters and pokers An elegant assortment of japanned tea trays Satin wood and mahogany knife cases Green and white ivory tables and defers Knives and forks in sets Elegant plated tea and coffee urns Plated tea and coffee pots Do. bread baskets and toast stands Do. candlesticks and branches Do. snuffers and snuffer trays Do. castors, double flint cut glasses Do. salts with do. do. Do. mugs, tumblers and bottle stands Gold, pebble and glass watch seals Do. watch chains and keys Do. rings, brooches and breast pins Plated and common coach and gig lamps Do. furniture for harness double and single horse Do. mouldings for carriages Do. gig springs, and hobb bands Do. chains, duke and small bridle bits Do. horn, bridles and curbs Do. patent and common spurs Japanned lamps and hand lanterns. Lamp wick and lamp glasses Worsted Webb and saddle cloths Mill and cros cut saws Gentlemen's tool chests Travelling trunks, &c. ALSO—FOR SALE, An Invoice of Hardware Which will be sold low at a credit of six months. EDGAR PATTERSON. Nov. 12—4t
ALEX. MORRISON. AT his store on East Capitol street four doors from the capitol square. Has received and offers for sale a general assortment of liquors and groceries which he will sell low and warrant of as good a quality as any sold in the District of Columbia—He has 20 pieces fine Linen, with sundry other articles in the dry good and hardware line. November 10—4t Baiy Washington, On New Jersey Avenue, near the Capitol, next door to Mr. Docker's Soap and Candle Manufactory, has received by different conveyances, in addition to his former stock of Goods the following articles: BLACK, olive, dove, and crab constitution cords of a very superior quality, yellow and white do. do. corduroy and velvets, men's white, black and red coloured silk stockings, do. fine lamb's wool black & grey worsted do. Men's fine white worsted and gauze do. Do. do. white cotton and fancy do. Do. do. lamb's wool and worsted half do. Do. do. beaver, drawn tan, white kid and worsted gloves, Do. do. white and black silk do. Women's do. black worsted and silk stockings, Do. do. white cotton and gauze do. Do. do. extra long black & white silk gloves, Do. do. white, col'd kid & cotton do. White and coloured camels hair shawls, cañices, chitizes, white and coloured cambric muffs, plain and tamboured fine cotton shawls, ladies' white and coloured kid shoes and slippers, gentlemen's black Morocco do. do. superfine and coarse cloths, cassimeres, robe and duffel blankets, &c. &c. with a number of articles in the Grocery line, which he is now vending at the most reduced prices. N. B. A few hogsheads of very bright TOBACCO is wanted; for which Cash will be given November 17. 1804. 6t
E. OLIVER, HAS REMOVED TO THE HOUSE IN BRIDGE STREET, Lately occupied by Mr. PAIRO, and opposite Messrs. Dyer and Smith's Where the respectfully informs the Ladies of Georgetown and Washington, that she has just received, and will open on Monday next, a very large and elegant assortment of MILLINERY & FANCY ARTICLES, all of the very newest fashion, and immediately from on board the ships Pigeon and Active, just arrived at Philadelphia from London. CONSISTING OF SUPERB lace and other shawls, Do. head handkerchiefs, Do. damask tabby do. Black and white lace veils, Black lace shades, Black and white lace edgings, Real gold spangles, Do. Gold thread, Gold and silver cords and tassels, Elegant silk cords & tassels of all sorts & colors Do. cotton do. do. Real lace gloves, Do. pic nic do. English extra long silk do. Do. do. do white kid, Ladies beaver and Venetian gloves, Ribbons of the newest fashion and of every description, Feathers, flowers, artificial wreaths and bunches, a very beautiful assortment, Do. straw wreaths and bunches. Ladies and gentlemen's white and colored silk stockings, Do. white cotton do. Fleecy hosiery gloves, Woodstock, beaver, fawn skin and raw silk gloves, Murray's shoes, Gold, silver, beaded, cheniel, and bugled trimmings for ladies dresses, New fashioned gold and silver bandeaux and sprays, very beautiful, Satin for dresses, mantuas, velvets, plush, gauzes, modes, sarconets, linens & dimities Dress fans—silk and Madras bandana and dress handkerchiefs, Silk elastic garters and suspenders, Tortoise shell combs for ladies and gentlemen, Muffs and tippets—Fur for trimming, Straw, chip, and Leghorn bonnets and trimmings—Litz bonnets—Furniture, fringe and tassels—Beads, bugles and spangles—Netting cotton—Hair powder and pomatum, Vellum, Prussian binding and narrow lace for officers—Sword knots—Gold and silver embroidered button holes, English Jockey caps for boys and children, Gentlemen's silk and cotton suspenders and neck pads. With a great variety of other articles, Georgetown, Dec 4—22w3w
Runaway, Some time in April last a bright MULATTO WOMAN named FANNY, she is nearly 6 feet high and stout in proportion, thick lips, middling large eyes, very large breasts, bends forward when she stands or walks, quick in speech, and has a very large feet, her apparel is not remembered, took with her a large bundle thereof, and it is probable often changes them—I have been informed that she is to the service of a Mr. Thompson in Georgetown. whoever secures her in Washington city jail so that her mistress, Mr. Sarah Brooks gets her again or will deliver her to the subscriber in Upper Marlboro shall receive Ten dollars and all reasonable expenses paid by SAML J. COOLIDGE. December 2—8w
Runaway Negro. WAS committed to the goal of Frederick county, on the 27th September last negro MERRYMAN about 17 years old of a yellowish color, is 5 feet 7 inches high; has one brown cloth coat, one pair of striped cotton overalls, one striped waistcoat, and an old wool hat. He says his master's name is John Beverall, and that he lives in Fauquier county state of Virginia. His OWNER does not release him he will be sold for his GOAL FEES agreeably to law. GEORGE CREAGER, Sheriff of Frederick county Oct. 24—18w3t