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EUROPE.
NEW YORK, May 22. The ship Herkimer, Howland, from London for New York, has put into New London in distress.
In the English House of Lords, on the 27th of March, Lord Selkirk gave notice, that after the recess he would submit a motion to the House on the subject of Mr. Rose's mission to the government of the U. States.
From London Papers to the 29th March received at the office of the Mercantile Advertiser.
LONDON, March 27. Another important event is to be added to the many that have occurred of late years; a revolution has broken out in Sweden...
That this revolution has been of French contrivance, we are not able to pronounce, though many will be inclined to suspect that it is.
The French have retired from the Tagus, after destroying the bridge of Alcantara; & the Spaniards are preparing to follow them.
contingents, is estimated at 180,000 men. The Austrian troops are encamped at Eggra, in the Bohemia, Lintz in upper Austria, and on the side of Italy.
WHITBREAD, March 25. The king has been pleased to constitute and appoint the Right hon. General Sir David Dundas, K. B. to be commander in chief of all his Majesty's land forces in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
March 28. A flag of truce arrived yesterday afternoon at Dover, with a Russian Messenger on board.
Mr. Whitbread asked a question in the House of Commons last night, relative to the Revolution in Sweden.
As to peace with this country; we always caused it to be understood, that we never had any objection to Sweden purchasing her safety by making a treaty with France.
That peace may easily be made by the authors of the revolution with France, we can readily believe.
The French, as appears by the Paris Papers to the 20th, did not make their formal entry into Saragossa till the 5th inst.
It is announced in the latest letters from Cadiz which are of the 10th inst.
Admiral Purvis is said, at the date of the above letters, to have been employed in assisting to fit out the ships of war in Cadiz.
Extract of a letter from an officer in the squadron off Rochefort, dated March 18, 1809.
"We are this day mooring our ships in a half moon line of battle, within four miles of the enemy's ships, and our frigates half way in advance...
PORTSMOUTH, March 27. Arrived the Hardy gun brig, and Success frigate, Ascoug, with important dispatches from Lord Collingwood...
Estates of the Realm, concerning a general diet to be held on the first of May, in the present year.
"We Charles, by the grace of God, assure you, Estates of the Realm, Counts, Barons, Archbishops, Bishops, Nobles, Clergy, Burghers of Cities and Commonality, of our particular favour, gracious intentions, and kind affections, under the protection of Almighty God.
"Given at the King's Palace at Stockholm, March 14th, 1809."
March 29. WESTMINSTER MEETING. The inhabitants of Westminster met this day at one o'clock, pursuant to public advertisement...
The Russian Messenger who landed at Dover the night before last, reached London yesterday morning.
The Success frigate, captain Ascoug, from Malta, arrived on Monday at Portsmouth.
Twelve sail of fine transports, which have been converted into fire ships, having had their masts and numbers erased, and been filled with combustibles...
The utmost possible exertion is making in every department in the Dock yards, in order to equip a fleet for the Baltic.
LONDON, March 29. A Gottenburgh mail arrived this morning, by which we have received a most important state paper, in the form of an Address, by the new government.
Address of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sudermania, to the People of Sweden.
"For this long time past here, the public opinion condemned a system of warfare so little suited to a country, the commercial concern of which claim that neutrality...
"A continental peace was on the point of being concluded in Tilsit, and Sweden invited to form one of the contracting parties.
lated the evacuation of Pomerania and Rügen by our troops, offers of peace were made by the enemy, and rejected; and the German possessions of Sweden, the last remains of the conquests of Gustavus Adolphus the Great, were lost.
"The war broke out in Finland, and its gallant defenders, at the end of a severe and honorable conflict with an enemy far superior in number, were obliged to give up to him their beloved country.
"In this state of affairs, the means of waging war against such numerous enemies, could not prove sufficient for any length of time, and no other resource was left, than to burden, with new taxes, a people perfectly unable to bear them.
"In this situation of affairs a considerable part of the western army formed the resolution to march to the Capital, with a patriotic view which appears by the proclamation issued on their part.
"The King's departure was, however, postponed until the 16th March, at noon. A universal consternation prevailed.
GERMANY.
From the Def Courant of March 21.
"In Austria, all Newspapers published in France, or the Confederation of the Rhine, have been prohibited.
"Some persons at Vienna considered the departure of Andreossi favorable to peace, and believe that his presence at Paris may be serviceable.
"The King of Wirtemberg issued, on the 9th of March, an order that all his subjects who were out of the country should return home, on penalty of having their property sequestered.
"It is said that the Duke of Auerstadt (Davoust) is appointed commander in chief of the French army in Germany, which, including the troops of the confederation of the Rhine, amount to 180,000 men...
SEVILLE March 3
of Celtoagar, is in high condition, & amounts to near 30,000 men. Its head quarters are Val de Penas.
By the Projector from Canton, we learn that an expedition fitted out at Bengal and Penang, under the direction of admiral Drury, for the purpose of taking possession of Mocoa, arrived, in Mocoa Roads on the 11th September last...

tions, took place till the 20th, when about three hundred soldiers, with two or three pieces of artillery were landed and put in possession of one of the forts.
Previous to the landing of the troops, Admiral Drury had made every preparation of the boats and men belonging to his squadron for taking the town, by assault, to prevent which the Governor consented that there should be no opposition to the landing of the troops, and that they might garrison the town, upon which, however, they were not permitted to hoist English colours.
The Chinese now interfered and ordered Admiral Drury to leave the place, alleging that he had made an encroachment upon the territory of the Empire which could not be submitted to. He persisted in keeping his troops on shore, and declared his determination to hold the town at all hazards. In consequence, the Vice-Roy of the province issued an order on the 25th September, forbidding the landing of any cargoes from, and sending any on board, the English ships, of which there were between forty and fifty lying at Whampoa. An entire suspension of trade ensued, and continued three months, during which time the Admiral visited Canton, attended by all the boats and about two thousand men from the ships. The object of this visit was to obtain an interview with the Vice-Roy, who haughtily refused to admit him into his presence, and treated him with contempt.
On the 10th November, Admiral Drury ordered all the English subjects to quit Canton in three days, and repair on board the ships of their nation at Whampoa. Ten days after, he attempted another visit to Canton with the launches and other boats of the fleet strongly armed, but was driven back by the Chinese, who had stationed some Man of war Junks five or six miles below the city, where the boats were fired at and stopped.
From this time till the 20th of December all communication between Canton and the ships at Whampoa, and all supplies of provisions were strictly forbidden, and no Englishman was suffered to remain in Canton, or return to that city. One gentleman in attempting to get there by strength, was discovered, carried into the city, and there kept in confinement during the continuance of the difficulties.
Finding that his expedients to induce the Chinese to connive at or consent to his holding Mocoos, were ineffectual, the admiral abandoned the enterprise, withdrew his troops and left Mocoos for Bengal about the first day of January last. As this was a compliance with the conditions required by the Chinese, the trade with the English was renewed. N. Y. Mer. Adv.
PHILADELPHIA, May 22.
LATEST FROM SPAIN.
The brig Cerberus , Lufkin, arrived here on Saturday evening, in 42 days from Cadiz. By this arrival, the editors of the Freeman's Journal have received Gibraltar papers to the 2d, and the Seville Gazette to the 4th of April.
It is positively stated by one of the passengers, that Russia had made peace with Great Britain, and that two days before the Cerberus sailed, an express had been received in Cadiz, from the British admiral in the Tagus, ordering the Russian flag to be respected.
After the battle of Medellin, in Estremadura, of which we have no detailed account, the French penetrated into Andalusia, and were said to be within 18 leagues of Seville.
The situation of Spain, which we cannot disguise, looks worse than we expected, is not however, hopeless. Their allies, the British, who ought to be supposed to know the real state of the country, have again sent a fine army of 30,000 men to their assistance. This does not look like despondency, nor do we see anything of it in our papers—but the verbal reports of a passenger are quite the reverse. He appears to think that Spain must ultimately yield to the French power.
The American vessels which had been so long detained at Cadiz, had been restored through the interference and at the request of the Marquis de Casa Yrujo.
Verbal accounts state that Gen. Reding was in Catalonia, and Gen. Cuesta in Estremadura—that the marquis Roina was in the mountains of Asturias—that nothing was known of Blake—that the army of La Mancha formerly under Infante, and latterly under Gen. Urbino, was totally annihilated—that Gen. Castanos was confined in a convent near Seville for misconduct, (no doubt at the battle of Tudela)—That nothing was known of Palafox, whether dead or living, but that it was reported that Saragossa was totally a heap of ruins and destroyed, having been literally blown up by mines, and only 10,000 inhabitants remaining alive out of 80,000 which were in the city when the siege commenced—that after the battle of Medellin in Estremadura, another severe battle took place, in which Cuesta was defeated, while the French, as stated above, were menacing Seville. Such is the substance of our verbal accounts, which the passenger who narrated them, states, were the reports at Cadiz.
APPOINTMENTS
By the Supreme Central Junta of Spain in the name of King Ferdinand the VIIIth.
His excellency, the Marquis de Casa Yrujo, councillor of state and ambassador extraordinary to the Prince Regent of Brazil, on a special and very important mission. His excellency was to sail about the middle of April on board of a 44 gun ship for the Brazils.
Don Martin Folch, Secretary to the embassy at Lisbon.
Don Ignatius Lima, Secretary of legation in Sweden.
PHILADELPHIA, May 23.
LATEST FROM EUROPE.
At a late hour last evening, we received English papers to the 10th ult. Upon a hasty perusal, we are only able give the following.
It is reported that Massena has been killed by Bonaparte, in a fit of passion, though other accounts say it was by accident.
Accounts were received from Paris on the 23th March, that Bonaparte had not left that place—but that he would probably set off after an extraordinary meeting that was to be held of the senate—troops were pouring into Germany from all parts.
A paper of the 4th, mentions reports being received of actions between the French and Austrians, but later papers give no confirmation of them and it only appears that preparations were going on vigorously between them.
A paper of the 4th says—Two expeditions are intended—one has just sailed from Cork—the other will sail from Portsmouth in a few days—one is intended for Portugal, the other unknown.
The papers contain a variety of paragraphs from Spain and Portugal, but none so late as received, nor of any great moment, which the want of time and room obliges us to postpone till our next. True American.
LONDON, April 5.
General Dupont, who surrendered to the
Spaniards under Cuesta, is said to have been brought to trial and condemned to death. He was shot by torch light. This punishment is said to have produced much murmuring among the French officers.
April 8. There was a report this morning that the Dalecarlians under General Toll, had succeeded in releasing the king of Sweden from his confinement, and in re-instating him upon his throne—that the duke of Sudermania had fled towards Finland to take refuge in the Russian territories. We know not on what authority this rumor rests. We have not heard of any arrivals from Sweden since the 28th ult. A subsequent article of the 10th virtually contradicts this rumor.—It states that Toll was not Governor of Dalecarlia—and that the inhabitants of that province were not provided with the means of undertaking such an Enterprise.
April 10. Dutch papers to the 6th inst. reached us last night, but it is rather singular that the intelligence they bring from Paris only comes down to the 29th ult. The decree for opening the ports of Holland for the exportation and importation of certain enumerated articles (a list of which we laid before our readers on Friday) is given in the royal Amsterdam Courant of the 4th inst. The accounts from Spain are given in the most vague manner.
The French armies are said to have been successful in several instances, but neither dates nor places are mentioned with any precision. Palafox has, it is said, been ordered from Bayonne to Nancy, and it is added, that he was to perform this journey under the care of a single officer.—With respect to Austria, these papers contain very little intelligence; the Austrian Ambassador had not left Paris on the 27th ult. and the article which mentions this circumstance, adds, that he remained in Paris in consequence of orders not to quit that capital until Bonaparte had left it—but whether those orders are supposed to have proceeded from his own or the French government is not stated.
The Dutch papers have published the Decree for the exportation and importation of those articles which we enumerated on Friday. In the preamble of the Decree, the motive of it is said to be "to place all matters relative to navigation, on a footing of complete uniformity with the Decrees of France." Has Bonaparte then permitted the same to French ports as this Decree permits to the Dutch ports? If he has, or if he means to do it, he in fact renounces the system he had adopted. We find from his Dutch Decree that Certificates of Origin are required. By our Orders in Council of the 11th of Nov. "any vessel found carrying such certificates is ordered to be adjudged as lawful prize."
CONGRESS.
FROM THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY, May 23.
The journal of yesterday's proceedings having been read—
Mr. Randolph moved to amend it so as to record the precise state of the two ballots for a Speaker; with a view to a correct understanding of the case, if it should ever be drawn into precedent hereafter.
After a discussion of nearly two hours on the subject of the decision of yesterday, and the analogy betwixt it and the case of the Presidential election of 1801, Mr. Randolph's motion was agreed to, ayes 70.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
The message of the President of the United States was received, as given in our paper, by Mr. Graham , agreeably to the intimation given by the President yesterday to the committee appointed to wait on him. The message, having been read, was referred to a committee of the whole House on the state of the Union; and 5,000 copies ordered to be printed of the message, with the documents accompanying it.
A message was received from the Senate proposing the appointment of two chaplains of different denominations, to interchange weekly between the two Houses. The proposition was concurred in, ayes 81.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr. W. Alston moved, that the standing committees of the House, viz: the committee of Ways and Means, Commerce and Manufactures, Public Lands, Claims, Elections, Revision and Unfinished business, and of the District of Columbia, be now appointed.
Mr. Lyon moved to amend the motion by inserting, at the end of it, the words "by ballot." The reasons which he assigned for this motion were, that the course proposed by it would be more respectful to the nation; and that the persons so appointed would feel a greater responsibility to the House. He declared, that he should have made the same motion, had the person for whom he had voted been elected to the chair; having no personal views in proposing it.
Mr. Gardener supported the motion. He was in favor of it on the principle of this government, that the many ruled, in contradiction to that of monarchical or aristocratical governments where one or a few bore sway. He thought it consistent with the republican mode of proceeding and thinking proper for this country, that on all practical occasions this rule should be regarded where the many were as competent as the few or the one; and without meaning the least disrespect to the present Speaker, he conceived that the members of this House were as competent to choose their own organs, as the Speaker, whoever might fill the chair.
Mr. Lyon's motion for amendment was negatived by yeas and nays, 67 to 41.
Mr. Macon , in the course of some observations on the motion for appointing the standing committees, declared, that he should vote for it under the impression, that the House would at this time proceed on general business, and thus avoid a meeting in the winter, except the public service should particularly call for it. Such a course would be a saving of the public money, and also a convenience to the members of Congress. If it were intended merely to take up those subjects expressly recommended, he could not see the propriety of appointing the standing committees. He made a number of observations, going to shew, that frequent and long sessions not only encrased the public expense, but would prevent those who were best fitted for the public service, particularly in the Southern and western states, from consenting to serve as Representatives. The constitution, he said, had wisely provided, that on any emergency Congress might be convened by Proclamation. Without bringing into question the subject of confidence, every man must have sufficient confidence in the Executive to believe, that he would convene Congress together if the public service required it. He, therefore, was in favor of going through the unfinished business at this time, and intermitting the usual winter session, unless some extraordinary occasion should require the aid of Congress.
Mr. W. Alston said, that for himself he was opposed to having a long session at this
time; and yet he believed it would be necessary to appoint most of the standing committees. It was clear, from the message which had been just read, that it would be necessary to appoint committees of Ways and Means and of Commerce and Manufactures. He believed, that the good of the nation required, that Congress should not make a long session; for they were not possessed of sufficient information to act on several important questions. No one, however, would say, that each one of these committees might not be wanted for the dispatch of business.
Mr. Lyon was for going on with the business now. At this season of the year, he said, more business could be done in one month, than could be done in three months in the winter, when the days were so short, and gentlemen, instead of attending to business, were warming themselves at the fire.
Mr. Alston's motion, for appointing the committees, was carried without a division.
On motion of Mr. Stedman , the usual rule was adopted for furnishing members with news-papers.
And the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, May 24.
Mr. Livermore presented the petition of sundry inhabitants of Massachusetts, praying the re-rection of a light house blown down at the entrance of that harbour, and yet remaining in that prostrate condition, to the detriment of navigation, &c. Referred to the committee of Commerce and Manufactures.
Mr. Anderson presented the petition of several merchants of Philadelphia, who had inadvertently and innocently incurred penalties under the embargo laws, and praying relief. Referred.
Mr. Bacon presented the memorial of Charles Turner, jun. stating his belief, that William Baylies has been improperly returned a member of this House from Plymouth district, (Mass.) and that the memorialist is entitled to his seat—Mr. B. also presented the petition of a number of inhabitants of that district, to the same effect. Referred to the committee of Elections.
REDUCTION OF THE ARMY AND EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC MONIES.
Mr. Randolph said, he rose for the purpose of making two motions, the nature and tendency of which he took occasion to explain. It would be perceived that, in his message, the President of the United States had, with great delicacy and propriety, as it might be conceived, omitted giving any opinion on some of our important national concerns. But from the silence observed, it might, perhaps, be inferred, that it was not similar to that which he trusted was the opinion of a majority of this House and of Congress. He said he alluded particularly to that part of the President's message, in which he spoke on the subject of the late augmentation of our standing army. It would be recollected by many present, that on a former occasion a motion had been made in the House for the purpose of arming, and equipping the whole body of the militia of the United States. It would also be recollected, that the very limited appropriation of only two hundred thousand dollars, made for that object, grew out of the very large appropriation made for this standing army and for gun-boats—for at that time (the session before the last) the additional appropriations on account of the navy had not been made. He believed, that the people of the United States generally—the spoke particularly in reference to those whom he had the honor to represent—were not satisfied with the disposition at that time made of the public resources. He believed, that they were not content and never would be, to see a standing army fully equipped, armed and disciplined, whilst the militia, our natural resource against internal as well as external enemies, remained unarmed and defenceless. I know, said he, that I speak the sentiments of those whom I represent, and I have no cause to believe, that it is not the general sentiment of the country; that the most popular act with which the present administration could follow up the very popular measure which has so materially changed the state of the foreign relations of this country, would be to put down the standing army of the United States and arm the militia.
I know it, sir. And when I speak of putting down the standing army of the United States, I very well know how the general opinion is, nor do I presume, myself, to differ from that opinion, that we ought to have some regular force for garrisoning the posts on our frontier, and preventing collisions between our frontier settlers and the aboriginal savages. I feel myself, as it were, on the brink of opening a question which, for the present, I will not touch. My idea is this, sir; that if ever we are to have a respectable regular force, we must, to use a phrase common in our new settled country, begin again from the stump. The old levy will not do. I believe that I have proofs in my possession of the fact, that the old army will not do. I speak particularly with reference to testimony taken down verbatim, of which I presume seven or eight literal copies are in possession of different gentlemen of different political persuasions—testimony before the grand jury at Richmond, which found a true bill against Aaron Burr, Herman Blannerhasset, &c. which testimony I never brought with me to this place till now, and which can be collated and compared by others. It will prove that the old army is rotten to the core; that it is not the safe depository of the sword of this nation; that intrigue and corruption had cankered it to the very heart. Under these circumstances, as we have raised another army, it is left to the wisdom of Congress to say, which of the two it will put down. Mr. R. said, he presumed it would be in the power of the House, if part of the army was to be disbanded, to retain such as were most trust-worthy. He was not sufficiently conversant in military matters to decide that question. This much he knew, that it was in evidence before the grand jury at Richmond and elsewhere, he believed—and the impression was produced by the evidence of the commander in chief and his witness Dunbaugh, that one of the officers, viz: the person who commanded at Fort Massac, was the tool of Aaron Burr; and yet Mr. R. said, he had subsequently seen an address—and he did not wish to make any charge against this person; he would not condemn him upon such testimony, much less unheard—an address from this very officer and others, approbatory of the conduct of the commander in chief; and he had seen this very officer appointed, he presumed with the approbation of the commander in chief, to a higher command. What were they to think of the commander in chief, when he came forward and stated what he believed, and fortified it by the testimony of a witness on whom he relied, going to prove, that a particular officer was an accomplice of Aaron
Burr; and when they saw that very officer putting his name to an address of approbation to the commander in chief, and afterwards promoted in the army? What could they conceive, but that it was a commutation of so much solid pudding for so much empty praise? Again; Mr. R. said it had been in proof before that jury proof before that jury, that the officer who had commanded at Chickasaw Bluff, was so far implicated as to permit Aaron Burr to take arms from the public arsenal at that place for his expedition. The name of the officer he said he could not recollect. In short, he repeated again to the House, that if the grand jury had been governed by the impressions made upon them by the testimony laid before them, they would have been of opinion, that scarcely a man in the army was exempt—even those who would not agree to file a bill against the commander in chief for misprision of treason, believed that though A or B might stand clear, there were few who were not the tools of the commander in chief or Aaron Burr, for the two were so closely identified through the transaction, that it was scarcely possible to separate them. The object of his first motion then, was a reduction of the army generally, which he should attempt, were he certain that every man down to the meanest individual in that army, was like Caesar's wife, not only guiltless but unsuspected. It had also for its object, the giving an opportunity to the government of the United States to separate the sound from the unsound part of the present army, which might reduce it to the number at which it stood when the late President of the United States came into office.
The other motion which Mr. R. had to make, he said, was in relation to a subject to which he thought the attention of the house ought to be drawn. When the late administration had come into power, it had been in quality of reformers. Their object was to sweep with the besom of scrutiny every part of this government. He thought it due to the character of every administration, that a scrutiny into its money transactions should take place. A motion on this subject made at the first session of the 7th Congress would be well recollected; and when Mr. Wolcott went out of office, Mr. R. said he believed that he had invited an enquiry into the state of the treasury. Mr. R. said he should therefore move—
1. That the additional military force raised in pursuance of the act to raise for a limited time an additional military force, be disbanded; and that the surplus of appropriation made for the additional military force, and the surplus of appropriation remaining unexpended on account of gun-boats, [which Mr. R. said he was very glad to see the President was laying up in dry dock] be expended in arming, and equipping the militia of the U. States.
2. That a committee be appointed to enquire & report, whether monies drawn from the Treasury have been faithfully applied to the objects for which they were appropriated; and whether the same have been regularly accounted for; and to report likewise, whether any further arrangements are necessary, to promote economy, enforce adherence to legislative restrictions, and secure the accountability of persons entrusted with the public money.
The House agreed to consider these motions, by yeas & nays, unanimously ; 116 members voting.
Mr. Eppes suggested the propriety of the gentleman modifying his first motion so as to meet the ideas expressed by himself, viz that more confidence was to be placed in the new than in the old army. At present his resolution went to retain the old army and disband that in which he placed most confidence. He had rather have seen a general resolution, that the army should have been reduced to a certain number of men. Such a mode of procedure would give an opportunity of selecting those which were most proper to retain. As to the second resolution, Mr. Eppes conceived it to clash with the powers of the committee of Ways and Means whose duties he quoted from the rules of the house. The gentleman from Virginia can not have forgot ten (said Mr. Eppes ) that in the year 1802 on this very subject I submitted a resolution almost in the same words.—He was at that time at the head of the committee of Ways and Means and my motion was opposed by him and overruled by the House on the ground, that it was on a subject exclusively appropriated by the rules of the House to the committee of Ways & Means. I assure the gentleman, however, that tho' I would adhere to the rules of the house, yet, were there any specified case of expenditure in which he supposed the laws had been violated and money improperly drawn, I should not have the slightest objection to the resolution's taking that form, that he may have an opportunity of investigating the subject fully.
Mr. Randolph said he felt himself called up by what had fallen from the gentleman on his right. He said he was not unapprised of the existence of the committee of Ways & Means, whose duty it was to enquire into this subject; nor was he unapprised of the same fact at the time (the 14th December 1801) when his friend from Maryland (Mr. Nicholson ) then but no longer, to his great regret and the detriment of the public, a member of this House, made a motion from which the present was copied verbatim. I (said Mr. R. ) was then chairman of the committee of Ways and Means, and yet saw no impropriety in the motion. With due deference to the gentleman from Virginia and his memory too, I think he has not exactly recollected the motion which he made on a former occasion, and which he says was overruled. This however, is but of little moment. I recollect perfectly well the gentleman's making a motion which did imply, if any thing, a want of confidence in the committee of Ways and Means, and that I opposed the motion on that ground. But I had thought, sir, that a precedent from the first session of the 6th congress, the first under the late Presidency—that a precedent from those days would not be rejected in these. The committee of Ways and Means were appointed on the 7th day of December. On the Monday following, one week after precisely, a motion was made by Mr. Nicholson that a committee be appointed to enquire and report, &c. And it was ordered that Mr. Nicholson , and another gentleman, both at the same time members of the committee of Ways and Means, should, with others, compose that committee. I am very unwell, sir, and will conclude what I have to say, at this time by observing, that if the gentleman supposes me to be electioneering for the place of chairman of a committee, he is much mistaken. If I have ambition, it flies at nobler game. And again, the state of my health and particularly of my eyes would unfit me from acting on any committee where much writing was necessary, even if I had interest enough with the chair to be appointed on such a committee, for certainly I had contemplated, in case the speaker should put me on either of the committees
which I hope will grow out of my own motions, to request to be excused from serving, for it is a lamentable fact that whilst I was quoting the journal a few minutes ago, I could scarcely see to read it. As to any particular instance of malversation of public money, I do not pretend to say that I know of none, because at the last session I recollect that I brought some such matters before the house. I certainly suspect others. And tho' I might act as an humble assistant to a committee to point their inquiries that way or the other, it would be impossible for me to undertake business where much writing was involved, and more especially where figures were necessary.
Mr. Eppes said he was sorry on this subject to occupy the time of the House. He had only performed a duty in saying what had already fallen from him. The gentleman had stated the fact correctly, but he should have recollected that it was long after the adoption of Mr. Nicholson's resolution, that this duty had been especially assigned to the committee of Ways and Means; it was not till after that famous investigating committee had made their report. As to any imputation or indirect attack on the motives of the gentleman from Virginia, I am above it, said Mr. Eppes . In my conduct in public and private life, it is always my wish, it always has been and ever will be my wish to extend to every one that civility which one gentleman owes to another. And I never have in these walls wounded the feelings of any man except circumstances justified it as ever will.
Mr. Randolph said he well recollected the time at which the alteration had been made in the rule for appointing a committee of Ways and Means. But he asked, whether the rule was not before sufficiently broad to have enabled the committee of Ways and Means to go into every research which the investigating motion pointed to? But again; Does the gentleman from Virginia remember (said Mr. R. ) that not withstanding that very rule was quoted at the time he made his motion, he did pertinaciously persist in support of it as the journals I believe will shew? It is equally my desire, with the gentleman from Virginia or any other, to avoid hurting the feelings of those with whom I have always the honor and sometimes the pleasure to act. But it will be recollected by my colleague (Mr. Eppes ) that the state of things to which he alludes, was materially different from the present. The committee of investigation, out of which this new rule for the committee of Ways and Means grew, had made their report. The examination into the state of the Departments was finished—the Augean stable was in a manner cleansed, and the task remaining to be performed was more within the compass of the powers of the committee of Ways & Means, burthened as it is with other important business. Another thing I may be permitted to name without wounding the feelings of the gentleman from Virginia, certainly without intending to do so. The person who filled the chair of the committee of Ways and Means at that time, was not a person whom any considerations of delicacy could affect. I was not in the House this morning when the journal was read, but I conceive the worthy gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Eppes ) to be the chairman of the present committee of Ways and Means, because I saw a paper handed from the clerk to him. I would ask him, sir, if he is not acting towards him with peculiar delicacy in raising another committee to investigate the transactions of an administration, with whom that gentleman was so intimately and so delicately connected? A motion having been made to refer these resolutions to a committee of the whole—
Mr. Macon said he could not see the object of referring the first motion at all. Where was the propriety of referring a motion for enquiring into a particular subject? He was in favor of the object of the motion, thinking it a good rule to establish, that, whenever a President went out of office, a committee should be appointed to investigate the money transactions of his administration. When General Washington went out of office, there was no such committee appointed; and indeed it might be admitted as truth that Gen. Washington was considered as an exception. No single individual thought of a scrutiny into his conduct; he was considered a man of all parties. When Mr. Adams went out, a committee was appointed to examine into the money transactions of his administration. The time, he said, was come, when a majority, holding the same principles as the administration whose term of service was just expired, should enquire into its money transactions. Shall we not, said he, do to ourselves that which we did to others? I think it right in all cases to investigate; and when I say this, I feel no hesitation in saying, that the nation will never be blessed with such another administration as the last. When a man goes out of office, notwithstanding the existence of the Committee of Ways and Means, I would appoint a committee solely to that object. It is a sort of ordeal which every man ought to undergo. Some notion of which I have read, had a law to try their chiefs after they were dead. When a man goes out of office, he is politically dead; and I would establish it as a rule never to be departed from, that whenever a man went out of office, there should be an investigation into the money transactions conducted by him. Could any thing be more redound more to the honor of a former chief magistrate, when he is again a private citizen, than to have his money transactions brought into view, and for that branch of the legislature which is particularly the guardian of public money to say, that he has deserved well of his country? And should the fact prove to be so it would certainly add more to his reputation than any thing which could be done while he was in office. I think it a custom which should never be departed from; I wish it was a part of the national constitution. There is no such thing as a perfect man in creation. Every man is liable to error; intention only makes it criminal. I would have conduct scrutinized. But I cannot see the propriety of referring this motion to a committee in the first instance.
Mr. Randolph varied his motion so as to move a concurrence in the second resolution proposed by him, and a reference of the first to a select committee, with leave to report by bill or otherwise.
Mr. Lyon said he was opposed to disbanding the army. Though he had been opposed to raising so large an army in the first instance, he was not for disbanding it at this moment. The people on the north western frontiers, in the territory of Indiana, were now alarmed for the safety of that country; and a regiment at least was necessary in that quarter. Should we then now disband the army? He did not conceive that our foreign affairs were quite settled. Could they say that our southern frontier was safe? That there was no danger there? It could not be said. He was pleased with the present

peaceable aspect of affairs; but he had no... that we ought to lay down our arms... when the state of the whole world was as it now is.
Mr. J. G. Jackson said it would be perceived from the message of the President, that he had called the attention of Congress to the very subject of the first resolution offered by the gentleman from Virginia, in these words: "It will rest with the judgment of Congress to decide, how far the change in our external prospects may authorize any modifications of the laws relating to the army and navy establishments."
Mr. Randolph said that he possibly might not have understood the President's message, but unquestionably the President of the United States had not given any opinion on the subject of a reduction of the military force. Now suppose the House were to go into a committee of the whole House on the state of the Union, and the message of the President was dissected secundum artem , cut up into various business for committees.
The question now being on concurrence in the second resolution—Mr. Eppes moved so to amend it as to inquire into the application of all monies under the late administration. When upon before, he had done what he conceived to be his duty; the House had assigned certain duties to committees, to which he thought it proper to adhere; but when he heard the gentleman from North Carolina suggest that this was a motion to pass in review all transactions of the former administration, it impressed him very differently from what it had before done.
Mr. Randolph consented to the modification, though it had not been his intention to have gone so far back. Mr. Mason made a few remarks in addition to those which he had before made. He said that he differed totally from the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Randolph) on the subject of the embargo; and if this were the proper time to go into it, he thought he could convince even him of its wisdom.
Mr. J. G. Jackson expressed his coincidence in the opinion that it was the duty of the House of Representatives to inquire rigorously into the disbursement of public monies. He thought it was the duty of the House of Representatives to raise a committee every year to inquire into the subject, and thus to take evil by the forelock if any existed.
hands of every man in the nation. If it be said—why do you not force them, as they do in the Eastern States, to arm themselves? My answer is this: If money can be wasted on standing armies, let us even admitting it to be a waste, was it on the owners of the soil, the real sovereigns of this country. We have been guilty, I repeat, of a supineness disgraceful to a free people; and I say it without imputation on this man or that man, this administration or that.
Mr. Lyon did not believe that this first resolution would ultimately have any effect; but it would raise expectations in the nation that the army was to be disbanded. Mr. J. L. said, we were not, upon a few favorable words coming from Great Britain, without any other atonement for the affair of the Chesapeake, to throw down our arms.
Mr. Taylor said he should not have risen but that the observations which had fallen from different gentlemen seemed to have looked every where but within the walls of the House. When, said he, we are about to inquire whether an administration has done right or wrong, whether money appropriated has been honestly applied to the purposes for which it is appropriated, we seem to have forgotten that we also have to look into our own conduct, to review especially, according to the powers vested in the committee of Ways and Means, their acts.
Mr. Taylor said he felt no hesitation in going into the investigation and cleansing the Augean stable, as it had been styled; and it was principally to draw off the attention of the House from the individuality which seemed to be attached to the inquiry, that he had risen. He was, the more willing to adopt it, because it had been a course usually adopted to appoint on such a committee gentlemen of different political opinions, the ins & the outs; those willing to keep in & those willing to drive them out and take their places.
Mr. Randolph said he could assure the gentleman from South Carolina, that when he drew up the resolution, he was aware of its bearings; and that he was willing to endure any judgement that a fair trial under the resolution should lead to. He was sorry to have excited so much feeling on this occasion; he did not mean it—arose perhaps from a defect in his nature that would not permit him to suppress his ideas. He explained the epithet of "Rats" to have been one which some years ago was applied in the newspapers and elsewhere to public defaulters.
The question was then taken on Mr. Randolph's second resolution, as amended, on motion of Mr. Eppes, and carried unanimously, 124 members voting. After the resolution had been agreed to, it appeared from some observations made by Messrs. Eppes and Jackson that they had understood, in voting for the motion, that the last clause of such resolution had been stricken out. This not having been done, Mr. J. G. Jackson moved to reconsider the resolution for the purpose of amending it.
THURSDAY, May 25. We have only room to state that on this day the committee of Commerce and Manufactures reported a bill to permit vessels of those nations with whom intercourse is permitted, as Sweden and Portugal, to clear out with cargoes of foreign or domestic growth or manufacture. The bill was twice read, and referred to a committee of the whole house to-morrow.
FRIDAY, May 26. Mr. Randolph prefaced the following resolution with a number of observations. A debate of several hours ensued on it, in which Messrs. Findley, Randolph, Dana, W. J. Alston, Bacon, J. G. Jackson, and Holland participated. The discussion between Mr. Randolph and Mr. J. G. Jackson particularly, embraced the late change in our relations with Great Britain, and two or three of the most conspicuous measures of the latter part of Mr. Jefferson's administration.
For the District of Columbia—Messrs. Love, Holland, Van Horn, L. J. Alston, Newbold, S. Smith and Gardiner. On Post-Offices and Post-Roads—Messrs. Rhea, (Tennessee,) Helms, John Thompson, Desha, Stanford, Kenan, Calhoun, Smelt, Morrow, Davenport, Clittenden, Goldsborough, Whitehill, Poiter, John Smith, Upham, Wilson, (N. H.) and Bard.
THE ENQUIRER. RICHMOND, MAY 30, 1809.
MR. RANDOLPH. Mr. J. Randolph has taken a curious method to give new life and virtue to our army. It was his wish to sweep off the rotten parts of it, why did he confine his resolution to the recruits of 1808-9? Had they done any act to bring themselves into suspicion—had any of them been implicated in the conspiracy of Burr? As to the number of troops necessary to garrison our ports and guard the western frontier, we know not—but whatever part it may be found proper to disband, let the sponge be rather applied to the officers of the old establishment.
We cannot agree with him, that the four last years of Mr. Jefferson's administration have, like the lean kine, eat up the four first. He is peculiarly unfortunate in the illustration on which he has offered. He seems to insinuate, that the embargo was the greatest calamity which has befallen this nation. We put two questions to this gentleman—If the embargo was an evil, was Mr. Jefferson's administration the cause of it? Had nature scattered an universal blight over our farms, would he have been the cause of this devastation?
As to his vote of thanks to Mr. Madison, it is merely calculated to offer an invidious compliment at the expence of his predecessor. Mr. J. has shown the same promptitude to meet the overtures of the British government. What Mr. M. has done, would have been done by Mr. J. standing in his situation.
We this day furnish accounts from London, down to the 10th of April. These are not very interesting. Further particulars in our next. It was said to be the opinion of those well acquainted with the secret springs of the late revolution in Sweden, and the sentiments of the new Government, that the intercourse between that country and G. B. would be cut off before the end of two months.
The Preamble declares that this decree is adopted to place "all matters relative to navigation on a footing of complete uniformity with the decrees of France." It is more important to us, as Holland is one of those countries which are exempted from the operation of our non-intercourse law. Sir A. Wellesley was going out as commander in chief of the forces in Portugal. The Packet from New-York had arrived at Falmouth bringing such accounts of the proceedings in the H. of R. as led to an opinion, that the resolution for a partial repeal of the embargo would be carried into effect.
MARRIED, on Thursday, the 18th Instant, Dr. JOHN HOSKINS, of King & Queen county, to the amiable and accomplished Miss LUCY RUFFIN, of King William county. DEPARTED this life, on Wednesday evening last, after a painful illness, which he bore with a great degree of patience and fortitude, JOHN J. WYATT, merchant of this city.
A REWARD of twenty dollars will be given for the delivery, to us, of a TRUNK, which was put in charge of a negro waterman, on the 11th inst. to be carried to Milton. It was a hair trunk of about 7 or 8 feet cubic contents, labeled on one end on the top T. L. No. 28, and contained principally writing paper of various qualities, but also some other articles of stationery, a pocket telescope with a brass case, a Dynamometer in steel and brass, or instrument for measuring the exertions of draught animals, a collection of vocabularies of the Indian languages, & some other articles not particularly noted in the memorandum taken.
LANDS FOR SALE. The Subscriber being advanced in years and infirm, which prevents him from attempting to dispose of them on the different spots, offers the following Tracts the inhabitants of Richmond and its vicinity. He will simply observe, that it will be seen by the dates of the surveys, that they are not common speculation Lands: They cost him a large sum, but will be sold, without reserve, either by private sale, or exchange for property in this neighborhood, if any offers are made, else at public auction, on the first Thursday in Oct. next, if it happens to be the race week, else on the Thursday of said week and month, on a credit of 6 and 8 months.
4535 Acres, (more or less by 200 acres) in the county of Greenbrier, on Meadow river, facing the mouth of such, and joining the lands & low grounds of Samuel McClung, William M. Cling, Samuel Price, and Wm. Renix, on the great road to Kentucky. 1530 acres, in Botetourt county, on Barber creek, on the main road (made lately) from the Sweet Spring to Fincastle, distant 9 miles from the Spring, and 16 from Fincastle.
1000 acres in aforesaid county, and joining the foregoing tract, and the plantation of Thomas Price, on said creek and road to Fincastle: the is a bold sulphur spring on this tract. 550 acres in said county, joining the plantation of Rofzinger, and extending a small distance over the Blue Ridge in Bedford county. 230 acres in said county of Botetourt, on London's mill creek. 1280 acres, formerly in the county of Montgomery, but is (I am informed) by a late division, in Kanawha, on Point creek. 780 acres on Pery river and Walker's creek, in the Chesnut Forest, (in last mentioned county) including the Iron pond and Iron banks.
JUST PUBLISHED, and for sale at Lynch & Southgate's Printing-Office, corner of Harrell's building, a SERMON, lately delivered by the Rev'd John D. Blair, on "The impetuosity and bad effects of Passion." Price 25 cents. FOR SALE, a Lady's elegant RIDING HORSE.—For particulars enquire at this Office. TEN DOLLARS REWARD.—Runaway, A Negro Woman named JENNY, aged about twenty years, of middle size, stout and well set, very full face, her complexion tolerably dark, and has a very good countenance—she went off on the 1st of May, and had on a Calico gown with a running vine flower—she is well known in and about Richmond, was formerly the property of Mr. Thomas H. Prosser, near the Brook, and lived for some time with Mr. Fasnender, watch-maker, in this place. Whoever will bring her to the subscriber, shall receive the above reward. M. MARKS. P. S. His place of residence may be known by applying to Mr. J. Lyon, Merchant, a few doors above the Market Bridge. FOUND Yesterday, near Shocke Warehouse, two one hundred dollar NOTES, of the Bank of Virginia. The owner may get further information by applying at the office of the ENQUIRER. FOR LEASE OR SALE—on a credit from 1 to 3 years—The SOAP AND CANDLE MANUFACTORY, lately erected at Bacon Quarter Branch, in the skirts of the corporation bounds of this city. The works have been constructed under the superintendence of a complete workman, in that business, as perhaps ever came from Europe. The necessary utensils for carrying on the above business on an extensive scale may be had with the premises. Enquire of GEORGE GREENHOW.

MISCELLANEOUS.
Extract of a letter from Dr. Gaither, of Washington County, (Kentucky,) to the Editor of the Western World, dated Springfield, April 26, 1809.
INFRA-MUSCULAR ABDOMINAL MONSTERS.
Believing it the duty of professional men, and particularly of the healing art, to lay before the public such occurrences in their practice, as from their singularity, may either awaken useful enquiry, or promote substantially the happiness of man, by increasing a catalogue of facts, whence a knowledge of the animal economy is derived, I, who am a young and diligent practitioner in the science of medicine, beg leave to submit to the public a fact of that description. It is so contrary to the common course of nature, and to the prevailing and generally received opinions of the learned in the science of physiology, as to justify the conjecture that nature has yet many mysteries in reserve of great importance to the human family.
When or in what manner she may be pleased to disclose them; whether she will surrender them voluntarily and in connexion, or whether they are to be unfolded singly, and by seeming accident, at distant and irregular intervals, remains equally a mystery. Possibly the learned may avail themselves of the instance I am about to relate, either to elicit or extort from her many valuable secrets. It is with that view and hope, it is submitted to them. It will be faithfully and accurately related, and can be, in all its material parts, substantiated by many persons of unquestionable veracity.
On the 7th of April, in the county of Washington, I was called to visit a female child, the daughter of John Milbourn, jun. The child was two years and nine months old and was supposed to be affected with the ascites or dropsy of the belly. She died about three hours after my arrival.
Her parents gave me a detailed account of her case, and its various symptoms. I was by no means satisfied, that it was a real dropsy, though there was great tumefaction and tenseness of the abdomen and fluctuation evidently felt when pressed by the hand. As the symptoms were, some of them, inappropriate to that disease, and others so equivocal, I could not but suspect, that her disease had been either unknown or misconceived; I prevailed on her parents to permit an instrumental examination. The operation was performed in the usual way, by a longitudinal incision, passing from below the sternum and reaching near the pubis; and a transverse one passing through the epigastric region sides. A cavity was opened to about half the distance between the abdominal cavity and the exterior surface, that discharged between three quarts and a gallon of yellow water, which smelled like rotten eggs. Within the cavity was found a monster, or imperfect child, and also an animal substance of a whitish color. The monster weighed one pound and four ounces; the substance weighed two ounces, was rather of an oval figure, and was connected to the child, from which it was seen, by a cord that had some faint resemblance to the umbilical. On one extremity the substance, is a small teat or protuberance about half an inch long, and between the fourth and one-half of an inch in diameter, and immediately by it is hair of a darkish or auburn color, about an inch and one-fourth long. The only analogy it bears to the human is, that it is covered by the epidermis.
The monster occupied part of the epigastric and the umbilical regions. It was not connected to the inner surface of its cavity by a cord or any visible medium. Whether a cord or other medium of connexion had existed and been destroyed by putrefaction, (which from the smell of the fluid and other appearances had commenced,) could not positively be ascertained. That there must have been some medium of connexion I am confirmed, as well by the universal course of nature and analogy on this subject, as by an appearance at the articulation of the cervical and dorsal vertebrae, resembling faintly, the divided funis.
The position of the monster in its envelope, was awkward; its thighs drawn up to its abdomen and attached to it in places—the left, resting on the shoulder and reaching as far as the back part of the head—the right, resting or pressing on the back of the right hand. The bones of each thigh have perforated the flesh at the knee, and are about half an inch out. The left leg is imperfect; lies back along the thigh, to which it has grown. The right leg is also imperfect, its foot is suspended over the head. On one foot are three toes; on the other, a small appearance of two. From the knees to the shoulders, there is considerable perfection of form. Its sex is indistinctly marked. The indications are of the feminine. The left arm should rather be called a stump than an arm; it has no hand—at the end of the stump is a nail. The right arm is large and long, it has three fingers and the thumb. The head is very imperfect—it rests upon the breast between the knees. It has neither ears nor eyes, or appearance of any substitute for either—no mouth, nor anything that has a near resemblance to it. There is on the left side of the face, or rather that region of the head which the face should occupy, a small prominence, which contains three teeth, the canine and two incisors—they are about the size of the teeth of a child of two years old. This prominence or mouth, if it may be so called, has no aperture. On the back part of the head was hair of a dark or rather of an auburn color, eight or nine inches long. The body of the monster was seven inches long and ten inches in circumference. The thighs six, eight, in circumference. The arm five inches long; the stump not quite four inches in length.
The interior of the cavity which contained the monster, resembled the membrana decidua. This appearance was assumed, for upon examination there was not any vestige of membrane peculiar to the monster discovered. Having explored this cavity and dislodged its contents, I extended the incision through the muscular partition into the abdominal cavity, and examined the viscera. They were rather pale, otherwise natural.
The little girl that those monsters were taken from, for about nine months was healthy. Her parents discovered, when she was only a month or two old, something hard within the abdomen which continued to increase. After this time she became less healthy; but her complaints were those incident to all children. About nine months prior to her death, she began to decline and became emaciated; her appetite continued strong; her longings and desire for ardent spirits were great; she would become in-
toxicated, if indulged in the free use of them; it took a considerable quantity to affect her; she drank freely an hour before her death. I believe that it was the use of spirits, in part, that supported her so long. She was of the ordinary size of children at her age, had dark hair and eyes, and would have been handsome, but for a gloom and melancholy that sat upon her countenance, which made her appearance peculiarly interesting—She looked like the child of grief. Her countenance exhibited evidences of a good understanding, and her little tongue confirmed it. EDWARD B. GAITHER.
I certify, that I examined with anxiety and attention, the monster above described, and also the substance, and believe the description to be accurate. I also conversed with the young gentleman, who was present and assisted at the operation—his statements were correspondent with the above narration of facts and circumstances. In the veracity of the Doctor and young gentleman, with whom I conversed, I have most absolute confidence. JOHN ROWAN.
April 26, 1809. I, THOMAS J. COCKE, do certify, that I have examined the above described monster, and that it answers to the description given; and that I have the fullest belief of the whole of the facts as related. April 28, 1809.
I do certify, that I have particularly examined the monster, above described, and it corresponds with the above statement; and I have the fullest confidence, that all the circumstances, as stated, are correct. JOHN CALHOON.
April 28, 1809. Such lusi naturae are very rare.—We are told, that a similar instance of superfetation in a male subject, is to be found in Cox's Medical Museum, published in Philadelphia.
A duel took place on Wednesday morning between Sir George Macklin, and Captain [blank], lately of the French army, near the Black Horse Tavern within a few miles of the city of Philadelphia. Sir George Macklin was on the ground about half past 3, attended by his Second, Mr. O——y, and Dr. B——k, a short time after which, capt. F. accompanied by his second made his appearance.
The ground had been previously measured, twelve paces, but at the instance of Sir George, the distance was reduced to ten. They both fired at the same moment, by signal. Sir George received a ball near the groin, and capt. F. was wounded in the left arm. When Sir George received the wound he beckoned to his opponent to make his escape, as he was convinced his wound was mortal. Mr. O. and Sir George's servant supported him to his carriage and he returned to town.
The circumstances that produced this unfortunate affair will not be uninteresting.—Sir George Macklin, was enthusiastically attached to the Prince of Wales, and has, whenever it has been necessary, without ever consulting his personal safety, been a zealous defender of his character. Capt. F. is only a few days from France, and, in company with Sir George and some others, the conversation unfortunately turned on the present royal family of Great Britain, when captain F. uttered the most illiberal abuse against every branch of it—particularly against the Prince of Wales. At which Sir George Macklin demanded if he knew that he was a subject of Great Britain. Captain F. replied in the affirmative. When Sir George informed him, that his assertions with respect to the Prince of Wales were base and unmanly, equally destitute of probability and truth, nor would he ever suffer him or any of his nation to traduce with impunity the character of that prince.—Words of such import followed, that the parties exchanged cards. In a few hours Sir George received a challenge from Capt. F.
Sir George Macklin had been absent from his native country, (Ireland) about two years, and during that period had visited Germany, Sweden and these States. He was returning from a visit to the British Ambassador, previous to his setting out for Ireland, when this unfortunate circumstance occurred.—United States Gazette.
POTOMAC BRIDGE.
On Saturday last the Washington Bridge was opened for the accommodation of the public. This great and useful improvement has been effected in less than eleven months. The law authorising its erection passed in March; the books for subscription were opened in May, and filled in a very short time; the contracts were made in June, and the work commenced in July. Since it was begun it has advanced with as steady and rapid a pace as the supply of timber would permit; but had the contracts first entered into been fulfilled, the bridge would have been finished some months sooner.
The Washington Bridge is the longest in the United States; and, we believe, in the world. Its length is upwards of 5000 feet, and, with the abutments, it is a mile. It is 36 feet wide, 29 feet of which is appropriated for a carriage way, and a foot way on each side, of 4-1-2, for foot-passengers, separated from the carriage way by a light railing. The bridge is supported by 201 piers, 25 feet opening. Each pier is composed of 5 piles on the flats, 6 in the channel, and 7 at the draw. These piles are driven from 20 to 30 feet into the mud, and strongly braced and bolted. The floor is supported by 16 stout stringers, and it is covered with four-inch plank. The railing is strong and durable, and the bridge is lighted by 20 lamps. There are two draws; one of 35 feet, opening in the little channel; the other, of 35 feet, in the large channel. The construction of these draws, the manner in which they are hung, the machinery by which they are raised, are extremely ingenious, and combine strength with great facility and ease in raising. A boy of ten years old will be able to raise one leaf. At the widest and principal draw, there is a wharf on each side, projecting out at right angles, with the bridge, 100 feet, of great strength, and calculated for vessels to lay at and warp through. The whole work combines strength, durability, and convenience. It is built of the best and choicest materials, in the most workman-like and strongest manner. The best proof of its strength is, that in an unfinished state, many of the piers unbraced and unsupported, it stood the severest winter, which has been known here for twenty years, uninjured. The ice broke up with a fresh when it was nine inches thick, and strong enough to bear a loaded waggon. The bridge, when completed with additional strength, will have cost $100,000. Great credit is due to Mr. Mills, the builder, and Mr. Nattage, his foreman, for the elegant design, and faithful execution of this beautiful and important work. Mr. Mill's character, as a bridge-builder, established by a successful practice of twenty-five years, in different parts of
the U. States, will receive additional credit from this work.
The importance of this improvement to the public at large, and to the district in particular, is obvious to those on the spot; but requires explanation to the former. The present mail route passes over a ferry frequently difficult, & sometimes impossible to cross, is twelve miles from the Capitol to Alexandria, and is a circuitous, hilly and a miery road. On an average, it takes 3, and when the roads are bad, 4 hours to travel it. The distance from the Capitol to Alexandria is less than six miles; is straight, level, and beautifully turnpiked by the Alexandrians, and can be travelled with ease in fifty minutes. Connecting Washington, which contains 8000 inhabitants, with Alexandria, a commercial place of 6000, uniting the two counties of the district, the states of Virginia and Maryland, and the southern and northern portions of the union, it extremely facilitates communications, and opens more markets for the accommodation of the country. We believe there is no point on the mail route, from Georgia to Maine, capable of so great an improvement.—Nat. Int. May 24.
From the Philadelphia Register of May 20.
CIRCULAR TO COLLECTORS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Comptroller's Office, May 16, 1809.
Sir, The seventh section of the act entitled, "An act supplementary to the act entitled "An act laying an embargo on all ships and vessels in the ports and harbors of the United States," passed the ninth day of January 1808, provides that, the time during which the act to which this act is a supplement shall continue in force, shall not be computed as making part of the twelve calendar months, during which goods, wares or merchandise, imported into the U. S. must be re-exported in order to be entitled to a drawback of the duties paid on the importation thereof."
For your government, I have now to inform you, that, after the 15th of March last, the 7th section of the act of the 9th January, 1808, above recited, ceased to operate as to all exportation, for benefit of drawback, to any foreign port or place for which it was lawful for ships or vessels to trade pursuant to the act of 1st March last; and that it will cease to have any operation, on like exportations to G. B. or her dependencies, after the 10th of June next.
That you may have a clear conception of the meaning of this instruction, it may be proper to add, that merchandise which was imported on the 22d February, 1807, can be exported with privilege of drawback, to any port or place, the trade to which was permitted by the act of the first of March last, until, until the 15th of the present month; because twelve calendar months have intervened between the 22d February, 1807, and 15th May, 1809, exclusive of the time from the date of this embargo law on the 22d Dec. 1807, and its partial repeal after the 15th March, 1809.
In support of this construction of the law, I shall observe that, the indulgence granted by the 7th section of the act of the 9th January, 1808, grew out of the consideration that exportations were prevented by an act of the government, and that as soon as the right to export was restored, the reasons which induced the legislature to grant the indulgence ceased to apply.
JAMES R. MICOUE informs his friends & the public, that he keeps Tavern, in Tappanannock, in those commodious houses occupied the last year by Mr. John Benfield and formerly kept as public house by Mr. John Croxton. James R. Micoou flatters himself that he will receive such a share of the patronage of his friends and the public as his exertions may merit. April 28. w4w
NEGROES FOR SALE.—Pursuant to the power vested in us by a deed of trust executed on the 11th day of Dec. 1807, by Nicholas Syme and John M. Syme, will be sold conformably to the act entitled "An Act concerning executions and for other purposes," On Wednesday, the 5th of July next, if the day admit, otherwise the next that does, at the tavern of Wm. McDougle in the town of New-Castle, in the county of Hanover, the following Slaves, to wit: Jack, Tom, Davy, Arthur, Spencer, Patty and child Rachel, Sukey, Levina and Joe, with the increase of the females; or such of the said Slaves as be living, to satisfy and comply with the purposes mentioned in the said deed. THE TRUSTEES. May 23. w6w
VIRGINIA, to wit:—At a Chancery District Court, held in the City of Williamsburg, the 14th day of April, 1809. Kendall Lee Plff. against Ann Spiller, widow of Benjamin Spiller, deceased, Benjamin Spiller, Susan Hurst, George Smither and Nancy Lee his wife, and Grace, Patrick, Roxanna and James Spiller, infants, by the said Benjamin Spiller their guardian, and William Spiller and Hickman Spiller Defs.
THE defendant, William Spiller, not having entered his appearance and given security according to the Act of Assembly and the rules of this court, and it appearing to the satisfaction of this court, that he is not an inhabitant of this country; On the motion of the plaintiff, by his counsel; It is ordered, That the said defendant do appear here on the first day of the next term, and answer the bill of the plaintiff, and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in one of the Richmond news-papers, for two months successively, and posted at the front door of the former Capitol in this city. A Copy, ANTY. ROBINSON, C. C. May 9. w8w
VIRGINIA, to wit:—At a Chancery District Court, held in the City of Williamsburg, the 15th day of April, 1809. Wm. McFeters and James Wardlaw Plffs. against John W. Fox and Elizabeth L. Fox, infants, children and heirs of John Fox the younger, and John Lewis administrator of the said John Fox, Ann Fox, Thomas B. Fox, William Fox, Henry Fox and Isaac Shelby Defs.
THE defendant Isaac Shelby, not having entered his appearance and given security according to the Act of Assembly and the rules of this court, and it appearing to the satisfaction of this court, that he is not an inhabitant of this country; On the motion of the plaintiffs, by their counsel; It is ordered, That the said defendant do appear here on the first day of the next term, and answer the bill of the plaintiffs, and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in one of the Richmond news-papers, for two months successively, and posted at the front door of the former capitol in this city. A Copy, ANTY. ROBINSON, C. C. May 9. w8w
IN CHANCERY—Buckingham County, January Term, 1809. John Scruggs Plaintiff , vs. Wm. G. Briant & James Martin Defendants .
ON the motion of the plaintiff, by counsel, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the court, that the defendant Briant, is not an inhabitant of this state; It is ordered and decreed, That unless the said Briant shall appear here at May Court next, and answer the plaintiff's bill, the same will be taken for confessed as to him, and the matter thereof decreed accordingly, and that a copy of this order be forthwith published in some public news-paper, of the city of Richmond, for two months successively, and another copy be posted up at the front door of the court-house of this county. A Copy, R. ELDRIDGE, jr. D. C. April 18. w8wp
IN CHANCERY—Buckingham County, March Term, 1809. Elizabeth Taliaferro administratrix of Charles Taliaferro, deceased Plaintiff , against John Bass Kerrville, jr. Defendant .
ON the motion of the plaintiff, by counsel, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the court, that the defendant is not an inhabitant of this state; It is ordered and decreed, That unless the said defendant shall appear here on or before June Court next, and answer the plaintiff's bill, the court will then proceed to take the same for confessed, and decree the matter thereof accordingly, and that a copy of this order be forthwith published in some public news-paper of the city of Richmond, for two months successively, and another copy be posted up at the front door of the court-house of this county. A Copy, R. ELDRIDGE, jr. D. C. April 18. w8wp
FOR LIVERPOOL. The good and fast sailing ship, ROBERT BARCLAY, CAPTAIN HOWLAND, is now landing at City Point, and as three fourths of her Cargo is under way, will be despatched immediately. Flour, Cotton or Tobacco will be received at a moderate rate of freight. For terms, apply to, Mr. Thomas Tredway, Manchester, or the Subscriber. ROBERT POLLOK. Petersburg, May 12. 3w
FOR LONDON. The good and fast sailing ship, FRANCES & MARY, CAPT. HITCH, is now ready to load, at City Point, and having two thirds of her Cargo ready to go on board, will be despatched with speed. Has elegant accommodation for passengers, and can accommodate 8 or 10 genteelly, if immediate application be made. For terms, apply to Mr. Thomas Tredway, Manchester, or, ROBERT POLLOK. Petersburg, May 12. 3w
FOR LONDONDERY, GREENOCK, AND LIVERPOOL. The fast sailing ship Perseverance , Capt. Pele, now lying at Bermuda Hundred—She is Philadelphia built, has excellent accommodations for passengers, and is expected to sail about the 10th of next month—For passage only, apply to the Captain on board, to John Bell, Esq. of Petersburg, to John Granbury, Esq. of Norfolk, or to, M. W. HANCOCK. Richmond, May 22. 4w
FOR SALE—One thousand acres LAND lying in the lower end Buckingham county, on both sides of Buffalo creek, and on the road leading from Ca-Ira to New-Canton, within half a mile of navigation, on Willie's river, and about two from Ca-Ira. This tract is esteemed remarkably fertile, and has a plantation cleared on it sufficient to work ten or twelve hands to advantage, and a good proportion of rich tobacco Land to clear. The improvements are only sufficient for the accommodation of an overseer and negroes, with a barn, and apple orchard. This estate. From its great fertility, vicinity to market, and situation in a polite and agreeable neighborhood, is well worthy the attention of any gentleman who may wish to remove from the lower country to a more healthy situation. For terms apply to Mr. Lincus Bolling, of the aforesaid county, who is fully authorised, by the subscriber, to treat with any person wishing to purchase. SUSANNA WILCOX. Chelmsford, May 9. 4w
LANDING from the Schooner RICHMOND, Isaac Seaman, Master:— 50 Boxes Raisins, 10 Boxes Soft Shelled Almonds, 5 Casks Green Coffee, 19 Barrels Prime Pork, and 1 Pipe London Particular Madeira Wine. LY STOKE. 17 Hogsheads Brown Sugar, 25 do. Molasses, 5 Tierces Green Coffee, 75 Boxes Hay-mah Segars, 3 Boxes Welch Plums, Family Flour in barrels and half barrels, Young Hyson, Hyson Skin and Souchong Tea, 10 Boxes Mould Candles, FOR SALE BY, GEORGE WATT. January 17. tf
HATS, SHOES, PORTER, &c. D. J. BURR, offers for sale, at the same house in which is kept the Porterian Store , second door above the Eagle-Tavern, A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF HATS. Including Gentlemen's black, drab and patent Silk BEAVERS, CASTORS, RORUMS, &c. Club and Legion Hats, Mens' and Boys' Wool do. Servants' Glazed Leather do. Hatters' Trimmings and Materials. SHOES, Ladies' Morocco and Kid Slips and Ties, Gentlemen's superfine press Shoes and Pumps. Constantly on hand a large stock of bottled Porter, Ale and Cyder, Philadelphia Beer, &c. &c. April 18. tf
HANDSOME BUILDING LOTS.—The Subscriber will offer at Public Sale, to the highest bidder, On Thursday, the 8th June next, (if fair, if not, the next fair day,) on the premises, about forty LOTS OF LAND, Lately laid off on that beautiful and elevated plain between Centre Hill, and the Poplar Spring Race Ground. Some are half acres, and others are larger lots. In point of situation, they cannot be surpassed in some of the finest and most wholesome water in the world, being contiguous to Poplar Spring on the south, and only a short distance from the Public Spring on the north. The streets & alleys are spacious, numerous & judiciously arranged for the promotion of health and convenience, as will be seen on reference to a plot of the said Lots, now at Messrs. Wm. and Henry Haxall's Vendue Office, Boilingbrook Street. TERMS, VIZ: Fee simple title, and no ground rent, payable in three equal and annual instalments, the first to be made on the first of July, 1810. Security to be required, the purchasers at their option, will either give bond with approved security, or a lien on the land, until full payment is made. ROBERT BOLLING. Petersburg, May 26.
TO RENT OR LEASE, The MILLS in the county of Goochland, commonly known by the name of the DOVER MILLS, situated on James River, about twenty miles above this city. These Mills are of good repair, furnished with two pair of BURR, and one pair COLOGNE STONES, and all necessary apparatus—For terms enquire of Mr. Mayo C. Watkins living in the County of Goochland, near the Mills, or of the subscriber in the City of Richmond. THOMAS RUTHERFORD. April 25. w6w
REMOVED OFFICE. The subscriber has, for the present, removed his office to the front room of the house occupied by Mr. Carter B. Puge, opposite to Messrs. Hovey and Sizier where he transacts business as usual. He has on hand a quantity of West-India and other GOODS, and is prepared with convenient store-rooms to receive any further consignments that may be made to him. JAMES BROWN, Jr. Auctioneer. April 11. tf
NEW GOODS.—JOHN KING, has just received an additional supply of Spring and Summer GOODS, Selected from the late im-ortations, and which are now opening for sale, at his Cheap Cash Store. May 19. tf
NOTICE.—The partnership of BARRET & KOONE, is this day dissolved by mutual consent. SAMUEL BARRET, DANIEL KOONE. May 22. 3t
The business will be continued by S. Barret, who solicits the public patronage. REMOVAL.—ANDREW STEVENSON has removed his office, to the Bri. K. Fene-ment immediately above the Bell Tavern, where the most punctual attendance will be given to his professional duties. May 22. 4t
Merchant's, Lawyer's, She- riff's and Constable's BLANKS, For Sale at this Office.