Norfolk gazette and publick ledger (Norfolk [Va.]), 1808-01-15 00:00:00

THIS PAPER IS PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A WEEK PRICE TO SUBSCRIBERS SIX DOLLARS PER ANNUM, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE—SINGLE PAPER TWELVE AND ONE HALF CENTS—ADVERTISEMENTS ARE INSERTED AT THE RATE OF FIFTY CENTS FOR THE FIRST, AND TWENTY FIVE CENTS PER SQUARE FOR EACH SUCCEEDING INSERTION.
By His Excellency ROBERT WRIGHT, Esq. Governor of Maryland.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS some nefarious villain did on the eighteenth day of October, instant, attempt to assassinate Judge JAMES B. ROBINS, on his return from Caroline County Court, near Denton, and did with an ambuscade, fire a ball at him, which entered his right shoulder, and passed out below his right breast, and another ball which passed thro' the cap of his hat, and struck his ear. And whereas there is reason to believe the said assassin is a certain John Whorlow, alias John Rigging, formerly committed to Worcester county gaol by said Judge Robins, to answer to a certain crime, and who by two letters to said Judge Robins, threatened to assassinate him, which said Whorlow, alias Rigging, was on the day before the perpetration of the said villainy, supposed to be in Denton, enquiring when said Judge would return home. And whereas it is the duty of the executive, in the execution of the laws, to endeavour to bring all malefactors to justice—I have therefore thought proper to issue this my Proclamation, and do by and with the advice and consent of the Council, offer FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD, to any person or persons who shall apprehend and bring to justice the perpetrator of said offence, in lieu of the reward offered by William Porter, Esq. Given in Council, at the City of Annapolis, under the Seal of the State of Maryland, this twenty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven, and of the independence of the United States of America the thirty-second.
By his excellency's command,
Ninian Pinkney, Clerk of the Council.
Five Hundred Dollars Reward.
BROKE Jail in August, 1806, in Snow Hill, Worcester County, JOHN WORRLOW, who was committed on a charge for burglary, or house breaking, and has been seen several times in the county since, and also in the city of Baltimore, Washington, Norfolk, and Richmond, and has threatened the lives of several persons in the county. It is supposed to be the same person that shot Judge Robins, near Denton, in Caroline county, in consequence of his having been active in apprehending him, for the above charge.
John Worrlow is about five feet five or six inches high, aged about twenty-five years, of light complexion and slender make; is somewhat marked with the small-pox; has a little lisp in his speech; has lost a small piece off the end of one of his fingers; has round shoulders, and walks with long and irregular steps; is also very talkative.
He is a Blacksmith by trade, and when travelling about the country, frequently makes application to labour as a journeyman for a short time. He has sometimes passed by the name of John Rigging. Whoever shall take up the said John Worrlow, bring him to Snow Hill, and deliver him to me, shall receive the above reward.
3 Robert Nairne, late Sheriff.
For RENT,
On the most moderate terms, Two Tenements on Talbot Street, one of them possessing every convenience necessary for a genteel family—And three TENEMENTS on Woodside's lane. Ample allowance will be made for the difficulty of the present time, in renting the above property.
SAML COLEMAN.
January 13.
First quality Jamaica COFFEE.
Just received and for Sale, 77 tierces and 24 barrels prime Green COFFEE. James & Thomas Tucker. December 28.
REMOVAL.
The Subscriber has removed to the large Fire-Proof Ware-House at the head of Maxwell's wharf, in Wide Water-Street, where he offers for SALE,
7 pipes Country GIN, 80 barrels Whiskey, 30 do. N. E. Rum, 15 hhd. do. do. 50 do. Mackarel, 30 do. Shad, 150 kegs Salmon, 150 kegs Tongues and Sounds, 50 boxes Soap, 60 boxes Mould Candles, 50 do. Spermaceti do. 25 do. Chocolate, 28 do. assorted Cotton Cards, 4 chests Hyson Tea, 150 reams Writing Paper, 1 case Diapers, 150 sacks Liverpool Salt, 7 tons assorted Swedish Iron, 30 bundles Nail Rods, A quantity of coarse Woollen Goods—low for Cash.
Edward Clark.
Who transacts business on Commission, as usual. Jan. 1.
Just received and for SALE by the Subscriber, 10 hhd. excellent retailing Molasses, 10 quarter casks Sherry Wine, 50 boxes superior bleached Mould Candles, 50 do. Soap, Philadelphia manufacture, 2000 wt. St. Domingo Coffee, 1000 do. best Jamaica do. 3 pipes French Brandy, for th. proof, 1 ton patent Shot, 20 bolts Russia Duck, 20 bolts Ravens Duck; a few boxes best Havana Segars, 4 pipes New-York Anchor Gin. DAVID MILLADO. January 6.
The Subscribers have removed to the Brick Warehouse on Merchant's Wharf, and have on hand for Sale, 100,000 W. O. hhd. drawn STAVES, 100,000 red do. do. do. 40,000 rough do. do. do. 50,000 do. barrel do. 10,000 pipe do. 200,000 sale Shingles; 100,000 building do. 10,000 three feet do.; 5,000 Garden Pales, 5,000 Chinquapin and Cedar Posts. And also for Rent.
A commodious WAREHOUSE.
Proby, Harman, & Co. January 11.
For SALE,
75 tierces prime green Jam. Coffee, And a few puncheons 5 and 6 years old Antigua Rum; Loaf and Brown Sugar in hogsheads and barrels; a few sets Table China; fine and superfine Flour, &c. Harrison Allmand. January 4.
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Debate on the memorial of the Governor by direction of the Legislature of Massachusetts, in favour of the Yazoo Claimants.
MONDAY, January 4.
Mr. Bacon, having moved that the memorial be referred to the committee of Claims.
Mr. Babb moved that it be rejected. He said there were very few cases in which he should oppose the reference of a petition; but this was a case in which he should be in favour of rejection. He would never object to a petition for a lawful object: but when a petition was laid before the house evidently founded in fraud and corruption, he should reject it. So much had been said on the subject heretofore, the fraud and villainy of the transaction on which the claim was founded, had been so ably exposed, that he deemed it unnecessary to say any thing more on the subject.
Mr. Troup did not know whether the memorial should be thrown under the table, or whether, as had been moved by his colleague, it should be rejected. The memorial, on a subject on which the house had before decided, and that on the most mature deliberation, was treating the house with disrespect; it was an attempt (it could be considered in no other light) to tease the house; to torture it into a compliance with the prayer of the petition. The house was to be provoked into a surrender of important rights to get rid of the memorialists. They were bound to listen to a memorial couched in decent, proper and respectful terms, but not to the language of insult—and this was an insult upon this body, calling upon it to sanction corruption so vile and infamous. With this impression he should second the motion of his colleague.
The Speaker declared a motion for a reference to take preference of a motion to reject.
Mr. Babb called for the yeas and nays on the motion for reference.
Mr. Smith said, as he should vote for the commitment of the petition, he should mention one reason that induced him to vote thus. His sentiments on this subject were well known; he was no Yazoo man. He never had nor did he now mean to vote in favour of the claim; but when a petition came before the house through the medium of the executive of a high and respectable state, he felt a delicacy in saying that such a petition should not be referred. The house had this session heard a great deal with respect to the rights of states; he hoped they would take no step which might infringe those rights. Though not in favour of this claim, yet in the form in which it now came before the house, he hoped it would be referred.
Mr. Livermore did not know whether he could well sit still and consent to give a silent vote on a question of this nature. If no objection had been made to this motion there would have been no occasion; but considering the question as it ought to be considered, it was astonishing to him that any objection should be made to a commitment. Here was a representation from the legislature through the executive of a state, to the legislature of the United States. Now whether the claim was well founded or not, he did conceive that there was more deference to be shewn to a state, than instantly to throw its memorial under the table, or to reject it without debate. He did not conceive that this was the regular mode of doing business; he apprehended, notwithstanding what had been said by the gentleman from Georgia, that this question might and ought to be brought before the legislature. Whatever views might have been taken by a former legislature on the subject, had nothing to do with the present. He conceived that the present legislature were not as well informed on the subject as might be supposed, for although there were present many members of a former Congress, there were also many new members. He by no means admitted the idea that the legislature ought to grant the claim; but at the same time he did not contend, nor did it follow, that every subsequent legislature should pursue the same course as the one preceding it, or never listen to a claim because it had been before rejected. He would not now undertake to enter into the merits of the claim, he would not say he should vote for or against it: he was determined to hear every argument that should be adduced against granting relief to the memorialists; but it was at the same time his bounden duty to consider the petition of any portion of our citizens who considered themselves deprived of any rights. Without troubling the house with any further observations, he hoped they would refer the memorial from a respect to the legislature of the state by whom it was preferred.
Mr. W. Alston did not care what course was taken with this petition; whether it was rejected or not; but it seemed to him it would
be as well to act somewhat consistently on this occasion. A great clamour had been raised a few days ago because the house neglected the petition of a parcel of merchants. Even their petition, such as it was, was not rejected; the right of petitioning was revered, and it was laid on the table. What was now before the house? A petition from one of the most respectable states in the union, which after the most mature reflection had requested the house to do—what? To grant the Yazoo country to speculators?—No. It asked for its citizens a hearing. And yet they were told that this petition should not be committed, that no respect should be paid to the respectable source from which the memorial had proceeded, because the original ground of the claim was fraud. This might be true.—That the Yazoo act was as corrupt a one as ever the statute book was disgraced with he had no doubt; and he also believed that no man was more opposed to fraud and corruption than he had always been. It was from his great opposition and aversion to land jobbers and speculators, that he had been heretofore in favour of examining this subject, and getting totally clear of it in the best manner they could.
The story of Yazoo had been so often resounded within these walls, that it had become, like the cry of the wolf in the fable, repeated so often that it was no longer regarded. It should seem from the language in the house, that a part of it really designed to countenance fraud. This was not the case; there had been no question as yet proposed to the house to grant a single acre of land; such a proposition had never entered these walls.—The only question was and had been, whether this claim should be settled on any principle, if narrowed down to the terms of the convention of the state of Georgia.
He might be permitted while up to make a few observations on this convention. The subject of this grant of land was introduced into the convention, with the express view that Congress should do something with the grant; that they should take it into their hands, and rid the state of Georgia of it forever. Under this view it was that he had been led to vote for the convention which he did not entirely like; but the subject had taken such a turn in Georgia, that the Representatives from that state wished to get clear of it, for it would always hang over them, until the United States should do something with it. Under these impressions had that convention been adopted. What is now our situation, said he? The government of the country had passed a law appropriating a small portion of country for settling claims, among which this was recognized. Whether it was good policy or not to give these petitioners anything was not a question now before the house. He thought the government were not now bound in the same manner as they were immediately after the transaction took place.
Whatever mode were adopted to get rid of the claim, he should be satisfied. If a reference were refused, he would vote for a rejection. He had not about him those nice feelings which some gentlemen professed; for if a petition were not referred, he cared not what became of it. He should vote for a reference of this petition, as he did in other cases, to dispose of it finally in the shortest time. Gentlemen who were so liberal of professions of respect for the rights of petition at all times, might be able to account to their consciences for the rejection of this.
Mr. Nelson said as he had the honour of seconding the motion for rejection, it might be expected that he should assign his reasons for so doing. It appeared to him that this question was so perfectly well understood in this house and throughout the United States, that, if there were no impropriety in rejecting a petition at this stage of the business, there could be no reason for a reference of this. The subject was perfectly understood; every gentleman had made up his mind on it, and he therefore saw no reason why the petition should be referred and go through the whole routine of business, when they meant finally to reject it. If there was a determination to reject it could it not be done now as well as at any other time? But gentlemen said a petition coming from so respectable a state as Massachusetts should be treated with attention. Mr. N. would listen to a petition coming from any state legislature, but not sooner than to a petition coming from a number of individuals. If the members composing that legislature had petitioned in their individual capacity, he should conceive himself bound to pay the same respect to them. A majority of the people composing the legislature of the state of Massachusetts had thought that this claim was correct and ought to be granted. These persons imbibed their opinions from their constituents who were perhaps very much interested in the claim.
These men (the claimants) had tried the question here in various shapes. What further form could it assume? They thought if
they could come forward under the sanction of a legislature, they should be treated with more attention than if they had come forward in their individual capacity. If the house were prepared to reject their memorial, it would be no indignity offered to Massachusetts to reject it. Every state in the union had a right to make such applications as she pleased; which might be referred or not. If congress were not acquainted with the subject and the facts stated in the memorial, it might be referred. But if they were already fully acquainted with it, where in the name of common sense, was the necessity of referring it? If he should engage in any business to which he was not competent, but in which some man perfectly acquainted with it should give him the necessary information, he need not employ his time in receiving the same information from another source. In this case then there could be no more disrespect in rejecting this memorial in this stage of the business, than at any time hereafter. It was said there were many new members in the house. In answer to this he might say that there was not a child of ten years old in the country who had not heard of this business—not a member in the house who had not understood this subject as well as ever he could; it had made a noise throughout the country and every one had heard it, and must be prepared to vote on it. Gentlemen who were in favour of the claim would of course vote against its rejection; but they wanted no time to reflect on the subject. Their minds were fully made up, and they were ready to give their yea or nay on the question.
The gentleman from N. Carolina, had endeavoured to put this subject in a different point of view from that in which it had generally appeared. The law of the country was open to these claimants, and because they and other men might think the forms of law too tedious, they had petitioned congress to erect a more summary tribunal, that they might obtain a more speedy decision; that congress should pass a law to authorise A. B. and C. to pass a law respecting land titles. We had better discharge all our judges, said Mr. N. and say we will have no courts, and whenever a question is to come on, application may be made to the national legislature for the erection of a tribunal for its decision. This memorial prayed that congress would pass a law for the purpose of giving the Yazoo people an opportunity of trying this question against the U. States. If they wished the validity of their claim to be decided, let them bring an action of ejectment against any person settling upon their land; if no person would settle on it let them erect a house for the purpose. It was a new idea and an abominable principle that congress should pass a special law for the purpose of trying a particular case. If the laws of the U. States are deficient, let the general system be amended, but not legislate on any particular case.
For these reasons he should vote against the reference of this petition; because, in the first place, the house were as well prepared now as they could be at any time; because, in the second place, voting against it would be no sort of disrespect to the state of Massachusetts; because, in the third place, he believed it would be improper to pass a particular act (as the memorial prayed) for a particular case; and fourthly, because he thought the particular transaction on which the claim was founded was abominable throughout. For these reasons he was prepared to vote against a reference.
Mr. Holland rose to express his opinion that the petition should be referred to the committee of claims or to some other; it was certainly one of those cases entitled to consideration, and he did not believe that the ears of the house would be insulted by listening to it. Perhaps the legislature of Georgia in granting this land had acted as corruptly as the gentleman from that state had said it had. Had not this subsequently been a matter before the commissioners of the United States, and had they not in some degree recognized this claim? Let the gentleman from Georgia examine and see whether the settlement of this claim had not been recognized by these commissioners. Mr. H. did not recollect that this claim had even been rejected at any time; and let it be recollected that a bill had once passed the senate of the U. States authorising a compromise of this claim.
After this had actually taken place, were the ears of gentlemen in the house so extremely delicate that they felt themselves insulted when such a memorial came before them?
The gentleman from Maryland had said that school boys knew the circumstances of the case and that all must be ready to decide. Mr. H. said this was not the case; this was a complex business and would require more time to decide on it than that gentleman had devoted to it. The gentleman might ask another question, why was a particular law passed declaring that a particular class of ci-

citizens should not settle? It was certainly proper that their claim should be taken notice of, and particularly when the legislature of a state had interfered on the subject. But the gentleman had said that the state had given an easy ear to the claim of its citizens. Perhaps this was just. Mr. H. was one of those who thought that the claim should have been long ago settled, and that no claim should have been made about it; for he begged leave to say that nothing but clamour had been opposed to the claim; and gentlemen so much opposed to it had not examined into its justice. He believed policy as well as justice required its settlement; that its not being determined would prevent the Mississippi territory from being peopled, and its citizens from settling. For who would settle it in its present situation? He hoped therefore that it would be referred and undergo a serious examination; and that gentlemen would not feel their ears insulted by a memorial couched in such disrespectful terms as this.
Mr. Bacon said, he felt himself incompetent to decide on this claim, and feeling so, he had supposed that other gentlemen were in the same situation, especially as there was in this congress so large a proportion of new members; but were he even competent, fully competent to enter into an examination of it, he should feel it by no means his duty to enter into investigation of it in the present stage of the business. When he presented this memorial, he did not apprehend that he should be under the necessity of making any observations; but from the objections made to giving it the ordinary course, it might be expected that he should say something in favour of it. It was not necessary that he should at this time enter into a long dissertation on the right of petitioning. A few minutes ago, when a gentleman had said, the ink was scarcely cold with which the embargo law was written, they were called upon virtually to repeal it. What did they do with that petition? Though it contemplated a case which must have been within the view of the house when the law was passed, although it had an important bearing on foreign relations as well as domestic, the house had treated it with that respect which they were now required to deny to the state of Massachusetts. He should not enlarge upon this; perhaps his feelings might not permit him to do it. He hoped the house would consider the petition as coming from (he would not say a respectable—it was unnecessary to say it), but from a decent source, and that they would treat it with ordinary respect. If this memorial was to be treated out of the ordinary course, the burden of proof in favour of its rejection rested with its opponents who had indeed given some reason why it should be excepted from the usual course, which it might be proper to notice.
The gentleman from Georgia, (Mr. Bibb) had said, that the claims of these citizen memorialists were founded in fraud. Mr. B. would only say, that whatever fraud had been committed, the legislature of Massachusetts had not been contaminated by it. Neither could it be laid at the door of the state of Massachusetts; she had no participation in it. It had been said that this memorial was an attempt to teize the house into an improper act. He would ask whether every member of the house was at this moment convinced, whether they had sufficient evidence to convince them that it was founded on fraud. He himself had not this evidence, and thought the house had not, on which to say that this claim was so palpably unjust. They were told it was teazing the house. Mr. B. said, they had lately been told that the frequency of former applications was no reason against referring the same petition now. It had been asked, he recollected, a few days ago by a gentleman from Virginia, (Mr. Randolph) whether Oliver Pollock's petition should be turned out of the house because it had been so repeatedly referred? And this question might be well applied to the present case.
It had been said by the gentleman from Maryland, that the legislature of Massachusetts had asked a new principle to be adopted; had asked them to give a different destination to the petition. Mr. B. would say this ought to be done: Was it not the introduction of new principles, which gave rise to the present claim? The whole course of proceeding in this case had been novel; and new and extraordinary cases required extraordinary consideration. This was a sufficient answer to that charge.
Mr. B. protested against being driven into a consideration of the merits of the claim at this time; he was not, nor was the house now competent to discuss it. If the unanimous voice of the three branches of the legislature of Massachusetts (concerning whose respectability he would say nothing) was to be rejected, if the door was to be slapped into their faces, it would be presumption in him to imagine that any thing which he could advance, should receive attention.
Mr. Elliot, Mr. Troup, and Mr. Smilie rose at the same time. Mr. Smilie gave way, and the Speaker declared Mr. Elliot entitled to the floor, as he had not been up on the question.
Mr. Elliot. I knew that I was entitled to the floor, and that the speaker would decide that I was so entitled, in preference to the gentleman from Georgia. The occurrences of every day, nay of almost every moment of the present session, have convinced that it is the indispensable duty of this house to adopt some practical construction of that provision of the constitution of the U. States which respects the right of petition. In the first amendatory article, and it ought to be deeply impressed upon the mind of every one that it was the expectation, the prospect of being able to obtain these amendments, that induced a majority of the people to adopt the original constitution—we read, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." And the 10th amendatory article is in these words: "The powers not delegated to the U. States by the constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively or to the people." I know that men with whose information and talents I have no right to place my own in competition, are opposed to the Yazoo claim, as it is called; but in this number I am far, very far, from including the gentlemen from Georgia. [Mr. Troup called to order, and Mr. Elliot, on Mr. Troup's taking the floor, retorted the call. The Speaker desired them both to sit down, and remarked that no observations of a personal nature could be in order.] Mr. Elliot again rose and proceeded. I had no idea, sir, of transgressing the rules of this house. Al-
though I did not designate the particular member from Georgia to whom I alluded, every member of the house must have understood the allusion and the reason of it. When we were in conclave, not many days since, the gentleman from Georgia assailed me with the same remark; and it was not then pronounced out of order. [The Speaker said he was not then in the chair.] I know it, sir. We were then in committee of the whole. The gentleman made an unprovoked attack upon me, and was not called to order by myself or any other member, still less did he call himself to order for the same remark which he now considers disorderly on my part, merely because I have retorted it upon himself. This statement of proceedings in conclave was necessary by way of explanation. The publick eye was not then upon us, and the publick could see no natural connexion between the debate of that day and this. But it is not my object in vulgum ambiguas spargere rocas , on this or any other occasion. I do not speak ad captandum vulgus , not to the crowd, unusually numerous and respectable as it is, by which we are this day surrounded, but to the sober and solid sense of the wise and honourable representatives of this great nation. And in closing this digression I beg leave to assure the other members from Georgia that I have a high respect for them and the state. To return to the subject. The constitution has secured to the people the right of petitioning the national government; but of what consequence is this right, if, according to the new fangled notions which have been broached the present session, in relation to the constitutional privilege, you are under no obligation to receive and hear their petition. No, sir, it is unquestionably the true construction of the constitution, that the people have a right to petition, and that it is our duty to hear and consider their petitions. And the powers not delegated to the U. States, are reserved to the states respectively or to the people. The state of Massachusetts, to all intents and purposes, so far as it respects powers not constitutionally delegated to the general government, remains a sovereign and independent state. Among the rights which it has not surrendered is that, indubitably, of memorializing the government of the U. States; and this they have now exercised, for the application before us, if not in form, is in substance a memorial from the constituted authorities of Massachusetts to those of the United States. Yet gentlemen talk of throwing it under the table! Why, sir, in the famous case of the memorial from Philadelphia, they did not seem disposed to go so far; those who opposed the reference were willing the petition should lie upon the table for consideration. Let me call the attention of gentlemen from one moment to the celebrated claim of Amelia de Beaumarchais which the government of this nation has so long declared to be unjust, but which the imperial power of the French empire declares to be just, and elevates its voice with a demand that we should pay it at all events. This remark is made, because I will venture to predict that in a very few days gentlemen will tell us that as France vouches for the justice of this claim, and has called upon us to pay it, pay it we must. Indeed, if the claim be in fact just, and we pertinaciously refuse to do justice, even to a solitary subject of France, that power may in time be warranted in considering our denial cause of war. Upon the principles of the law of nations, Massachusetts, as a sovereign and independent state, within the sphere of those powers which are reserved to her by the constitution, has the same right to demand of us to do justice to her citizens. From the nature of our federal union, that state cannot make war upon us to enforce the claim: but let me warn this government against making war upon Massachusetts. To attempt to throw the constituted authorities of Massachusetts under your table, would be taking the bull by the horns with a vengeance. Grasp that state with a view to trample it under your feet, and you will find that Hercules has a club, and can use it too—that the modern as well as the ancient Hercules is a hero. On this subject I may be warm, I ought to be so. I am so. Whenever the idea is suggested of humbling my native state in dust and ashes, I will never restrain the ardent expression of the most ardent indignation.
But the old cry of Yazoo is raised against this memorial and its supporters. All are Yazoo speculators of course. Will any one say that I am a Yazoo man? The farthest from it of any person in the world. Just as much interested in the land speculations that may be going on in the moon.—Nor do I know one of my constituents who has the most remote interest in the question. But will any one venture to charge the legislative and executive departments of the government of Massachusetts the vote in the legislature is stated by the governor to have been unanimous—with being the patrons, still less the efficient agents of fraud and corruption? No, not for the world, but these wicked speculators have imposed upon the easy sincerity and zeal for the rights of its citizens, of that respectable government. Gentlemen may rest assured that this subject is perfectly understood in the Eastern country. Those, in that quarter, who interested themselves in the Yazoo purchase, had no reason to presume there was fraud in the case at all. Had they any Prima facie evidence of fraud and corruption? Exactly the reverse. Prima facie evidence of an equitable and just title. A title sanctioned by all the solemnities with which the government of an independent nation solemnizes all its grants. And in looking over the names of the memorialists of the government of Massachusetts, I notice the names of men, against whom, in their own country at least, no one would dare to make an insinuation questioning the respectability of their characters. Men, whose characters would not suffer by a comparison with the members of this house. But what has the great bughar, Yazoo, to do with the question; Nothing at all. Will you reject this application from the government of Massachusetts? No, sir, you will not reject it. It is a subject upon which high ground ought to be taken. I will take that high ground, and say, that this house dare not reject it without consideration. It dare not throw it under the table. It dare not, and it will not.
DEBATE
On the resolution for requesting the President to cause an enquiry to be made into the conduct of General Wilkinson.
TUESDAY, January 5.
Mr. Randolph said he was afraid that the motion which he made a few days, and which he wished to have considered, was not intended to be decided upon. When he had first made the mo-
tion, a very prevalent opinion seemed to exist; and it was expressed by one gentleman particularly, that he hoped it would be forthwith and unanimously agreed; the same gentleman on the same day had moved to postpone its further consideration till yesterday; and yesterday its consideration was evaded. Mr. R. asked the speaker and the house whether this could be considered as candid treatment? He knew that it had been said upon this floor, that the right of the house to make such enquiry and enter upon such matters at all was extremely questionable. But did not the constitution of the U. States enjoin upon its citizens that they should not accept of any title of nobility from any foreign prince or power? And did not the same constitution enjoin that the persons holding authority under this government should not accept of any present, even of a complimentary nature, from any foreign prince or power without the consent of congress? And if persons holding high authority under this government were found to be, or if there were reasonable grounds on which to believe they were in the habit of receiving money unconstitutionally from foreign states, he would ask the house where was this matter to be taken up?
[The Speaker here interrupted Mr. R. declaring that he was out of order as the subject was not yet before the house.]
The house now agreeing to take up the resolution for consideration, the speaker stated that when the subject was last considered, a motion had been made (by Mr. Gardiner) to refer it to a select committee with the power to send for persons, papers, &c. That a motion had also been made (by Mr. Marion) and was now under consideration, to strike out the clause of the preceding motion which is in Italic , on which the yeas and nays had been required.
Mr. Lyon said that he was among the first who thought it proper to send the information presented to this house by the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Randolph) on this subject to the president of the United States. He felt at that time neither delicacy or repugnance in calling on the executive to investigate the conduct of gen. Wilkinson, he then considered that a certain duty attached to him, which duty he was anxious to perform promptly and without delay. It had been said that the gentleman from Virginia ought to have sent the information he had given to the house to the president as soon as it came to his knowledge; but he had chosen to give this house the information, and to send it through that channel to the president, with the opinion of this house, of the necessity of an investigation. I felt, said Mr. L. that the same duty attached to me and to every member of this house, immediately on receiving this information which some gentlemen seemed to consider to be the duty of the gentleman from Virginia to send the information to the president; I was not at that time so anxious as to the manner of doing the thing as to act promptly. This business had been protracted by what he considered unnecessary debate.
He had yesterday received authentick information that general Wilkinson applied to the executive for an enquiry into his official conduct in general terms; when he first arrived at the seat of government; that he had repeated that application within a few days, and a court of enquiry was appointed to sit in a few days, who was empowered to examine and enquire into the conduct of the commander in chief of the army on as general principles as could be wished for. He was confident that in the directing and appointing this court, the executive of this country had done its duty. He had confidence in the officers appointed. The information and the papers which had been read by the gentleman from Virginia, if he condescended to lay them on the clerk's table, could be sent to that court; no doubt the court would call for this and every information and testimony in the power of that house, as well as from every other quarter.
All that he wished at the outset of this business was like to be effected without the original resolution or any of the subsequent motions; he should therefore vote against the whole; he could not answer it to himself to call on the president of the United States to do a duty which he knew he had done. He wished therefore to get rid of this resolution altogether. The executive were proceeding in the course of their duties. The house had business of the highest importance to the nation to attend to, legislative business. Let us, said he, proceed with our duties while the executive are proceeding in theirs: in this way we will be best able to answer for our own conduct to our constituents.
Mr. Thomas hoped the gentleman who made the motion now under consideration, would withdraw it in order to save time. The house could then disagree to the original motion for reference, and to the resolution.
Mr. G. W. Campbell said, for his part, he considered the question now before them, one of considerable delicacy. He did conceive, when the house took up the examination of a new question, that they ought to examine whether or not they were going out of their province. He did not know that this house could act in any other capacity than legislative, except in the single instance of prosecuting in cases of impeachment, which power the house possessed; and when such a subject came before them, they could take such measures as they chose to procure evidence to support the charge which they might make; but he was not satisfied that in any other case the house could erect itself into a tribunal to collect evidence. He believed it was admitted that the present case was not cognizable by the house, as civil officers were alone impeachable by this body. Should they then appoint a committee to collect testimony relative to the conduct of any military officer? He would ask what use could be made of the testimony when collected? He would ask what had the house to do with the commission of the crimes of murder or treason, or other crimes of which they had not cognizance? The house would go out of its province to collect evidence on any case in which it could not act. In collecting this evidence they would not act in a legislative capacity. If not acting in a legislative capacity, or on an impeachment, (the only other case in which they could act) in what character did they act in appointing a committee to collect testimony? He did hope that the house would not erect a new principle; at the same time he wished it to be distinctly understood, that he was in favour of an enquiry as much as any man in the house. Gentlemen had taken the liberty to express their impressions on this subject; he did not feel himself at liberty to express his opinion. It would not be said that he had any particular partiality to that officer; but at the same time would not do any thing
to exclude a fair and impartial investigation of his character.
If evidence on this subject were laid before the house, they might in this view with propriety order that evidence to be transmitted to the executive department. In doing this they would do their duty; and by doing it, would sufficiently express an opinion, not only that an enquiry was necessary, but that the proper department would make it. He could not conceive that it was proper for them to give in this manner a specific direction to the president; because it would be saying that they thought it was necessary to stimulate him to his duty. It was understood that the evidence which had been adduced in this case had not been laid before the court or grand jury at Richmond, and that the executive had not possessed it; there was no reason therefore to believe that the executive had neglected its duty; and it would be going too far to tell the president that he should do his duty, when he had not neglected it. Had it appeared that he had neglected his duty, it might have become a question whether the house should express an opinion as to the propriety or necessity of an enquiry. If the house should even, after discovering that the proper department had been negligent of its duty, express an opinion as to the necessity of an enquiry, they would in his view go full as far as (if not farther than) they could be constitutionally warranted in going. He would not say whether such an opinion should not be expressed: but still some reason were shown to justify an opinion that the proper department had been deficient in its duty, he could not see the propriety of the house taking any step to stimulate it to an enquiry.
It had already been said that a court of enquiry had been appointed. Were this the case (and he did not doubt the fact) it would seem to him altogether improper for the house to act on this subject at present, if they had the power. He did think it important that the house should keep strictly within the pale of its jurisdiction, and act within its constitutional province; for the constitution had provided limits to this house as well as to other departments of government. He conceived they had no more right to infringe on the province of the executive in its executive capacity, than the executive had to interfere with the legislature; each should keep within its proper sphere; and from all the consideration he had given this motion, he could not perceive any authority in the possession of the house to give a direction to the executive on the subject.
The only ground on which they could even send papers to the executive on this occasion was, that the constitution did prohibit any officer of the United States from receiving a sum of money from any foreign prince or power. Nor as the evidence which had been read to them did appear calculated to prove that a sum of money had been received by the officer who was the subject of this resolution, he thought it would be perfectly proper to send the evidence. He would again state, and wished it to be distinctly understood that he was one of the last who would prevent a full investigation on this subject; but it was not. He had always conceived that an examination of this kind was essential to establish the character of the officer involved, and to say he was or was not worthy of his trust; and he had supposed and did still believe, that it had been hitherto withheld only from the effects which it might have upon other trials now pending. Being of this opinion, if the gentleman from Virginia would put the house in possession of the papers, he would move the following order: "ordered, that the documents laid before this house relative to general James Wilkinson be transmitted to the executive of the United States."
With respect to the motion at present under consideration, he was certainly opposed to giving the power of collecting testimony to the committee, and to the reference to the committee proposed to be appointed; because such testimony could be of no more purpose than if three, five, or seven out of doors had performed that duty; and because it would be going a step farther than propriety would warrant, to give authority to a committee to collect the testimony of which the house could make no use whatever. Under these impressions he should vote for striking out these words, and trusted the modification on which he had suggested would take place. The transmission of the papers would give to the publick and to the executive the opinion of the house as fully as if expressed in any other way, and might furnish the executive with information which it did not now possess.
Mr. Stanford said, this doctrine that mere resolutions of request to the executive were unconstitutional was new, and indeed to which he could not subscribe. He well recollected, that in the 5th congress, perhaps the last session of it, a resolution was introduced, which gave rise to a famous debate, requesting the president to institute a mission to France, the first having failed of success—and that then it was not opposed on the ground of constitutional difficulty. A mere resolution of request was no exercise of authority. It had till now, he believed, been the practice of every session, and to his recollection had not before been scrupled as to its propriety. In the constitution it was expressly provided that no person holding an office of profit or trust under the United States, should without the consent of the congress, accept of any emolument, or present from any king, prince, or foreign state; and notwithstanding this provision, they were told that the commander of our army being a military and not a civil officer, it belonged solely to the executive to take his own course with that class of officers. He thought otherwise, and that this clause of the constitution fully warranted the enquiry contemplated on the part of this house, and that if it should be found that the officer in question had been in the receipt of large sums of money as alleged, from a foreign state, and that without the consent of congress, it was time the house felt some jealousy on the score of their own privileges, and that some step ought to be taken to check such encroachments. The alarm made that they might seem to encroach by this inquiry upon the executive functions, had once before, he recollected, been carried to a like extreme, and gave occasion to pass the noted law, called the Logan law , in order to guard those functions. He could see no reason why they should not be equally concerned for legislative prerogative, and take some step to guard them as well as executive prerogative.
Mr. S. concluded by asking, if it would be in order to move a preamble by way of amendment to the present motion?

The Speaker replied that it would not, as the motion now under consideration was for reference. THURSDAY, Jan. 7.
Mr. Randolph moved the consideration of the resolution which he had submitted on a former occasion, but withdrew the motion for consideration to make way for the following resolution offered by Mr. Burwell.
Ordered, That Mr. John Randolph a representative in congress, from the state of Virginia, and Mr. Daniel Clark, delegate from the territory of Orleans, be requested to lay upon the Clerk's table all papers or other information in their possession in relation to the conduct of Brigadier General James Wilkinson while in the service of the United States, in corruptly receiving money from the government or agents of Spain.
This motion, after a lengthy debate in which Messrs. Burwell, Randolph, Smith, Maron, Fisk, Love, W. Alston, and Gardener supported, and Messrs. Holland, Rhea, Rowan, Bacon, Marion, and Witherell opposed it, was agreed to, 89 to 19. FRIDAY, January 8.
The house this day took up Mr. Randolph's resolution, respecting an enquiry into the conduct of gen. Wilkinson.
A motion was made by Mr. Taylor that the resolution lie on the table.
This occasioned considerable debate. Mr. Rowan (of Kentucky) made a most impressive speech against the motion, and in favour of making the enquiry. In the course of his remarks, he observed, that he had it in his power to name persons who could give very important information on this subject. He then moved the following resolution; Resolved, That a special committee be appointed to inquire into the conduct of brigadier general Wilkinson, in relation to his having at any time corruptly received money from the government or agents of Spain; and that the committee have power to send for persons, and to force the attendance and production, and that they report the result thereof to this house. Mr. Rowan then read the deposition of judge Innes, of Kentucky respecting the conspiracy. He (Mr. R.) scouted the idea of a commander in chief being tried by subaltern officers; and enforced the necessity of the house making the enquiry. He said the house ought to feel no improper delicacy in this subject; and observed, that the president of the United States had himself set the example of making such inquiries, by an indirect though strong implication of his message, charging a co-ordinate branch of the government with an improper and corrupt administration of the law. Mr. R. also read an extract from the proceedings of a special committee of the Kentucky legislature, who declared, that it appeared that judge Sebastian had been in the habit of receiving an annual pension of two thousand dollars from the Spanish government and of corresponding with its agents. He expressed his belief that unless vigorous measures were soon taken by the government, we might notwithstanding all our vigilance, ere long hear unpleasant news from Louisiana.
Mr. Smith expressed his surprise that the proceedings before the Kentucky legislature had not been communicated to the government.
Mr. Rowan stated that he himself, as secretary to the state of Kentucky, HAD immediately transmitted an account of them to the president of the U. States.
Mr. Smith spoke at length against the resolution, denying the power of the house to make the enquiry.
Mr. Clark observed that he was willing to give any information in his power to the house; but he wished to do it in writing to prevent misrepresentation. Mr. Holland inquired when the gentleman would be ready to give the information. The Clark replied that he would be ready on Monday next.
The house then ordered the resolution to lie on the table. SATURDAY, January 9. [AMERICAN SEAMEN.]
Mr. Dana after some preliminary observations, in which he enforced the propriety and necessity of adopting some permanent national measure for the encouragement of American seamen, in giving them a preference over foreign seamen, submitted the following resolutions:
Resolved, That for the encouragement and security of the Seamen of the United States, it is expedient to make provision that registered ships or vessels, after a time to be limited by law, shall not continue to enjoy the benefits and privileges appertaining to ships or vessels of the United States, unless some proportion of the mariners on board the same shall be citizens of the United States.
Resolved, That the secretary of state be directed to lay before this house a statement of the respective number of citizens of the United States registered as American seamen, and now belonging to the several districts of the customs according to the returns made by the collectors, in pursuance of the law relative to the relief and protection of American seamen.
These resolutions were agreed to; and the first was made the order of the day for Wednesday.
All persons to whom the Subscriber is indebted, are requested to make known the amount of their claims immediately. Wm. Harshorne, Jun. January 13.
Doctors Brown and Moseley, Respectfully inform their friends and the publick, that they have entered into partnership, and practice PHYSICK AND SURGERY. They may be consulted at their Shop, No. 47, Main-Street, adjoining Messrs. Southgate's Store. January 13.
Fifty Dollars Reward. RUN-AWAY from the Subscriber on the 26th December last, a Mulatto Man named TONEY, a Blacksmith by trade; he is about 24 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches high—had on when he went away a dark cloth suit coat and pantaloon—his right foot has been broken, which causes him to limp, and is much larger than the other—He travelled in the stage from Edenton to Suffolk, the 28th ult. I have understood he went by the name of Benjamin James while in Suffolk—I expect he will endeavour to pass as a free man. The above reward will be given to any person who will secure him in any jail so that I get him again, and all reasonable charges paid if delivered to me in Plymouth, North Carolina. JOHN WALKER. January 8.
THE PUBLICK LEDGER.
FRIDAY EVENING, JAN. 15, 1806.
To SUBSCRIBERS TO THE PUBLICK LEDGER.
Upon a disagreeable subject the least said is best.—The Editor finds himself under the NECESSITY of speaking plainly, and is determined to act decidedly. Those indebted for SUBSCRIPTIONS particularly, (some of whom are now in arrears four years,) are requested to pay up their arrearages. Our distant subscribers are invited to attend to this particularly.
CAPTAIN MAXWELL, in the schooner Diana Talbot, thirty hours from Baltimore, has favoured us with papers of that city of Tuesday, from which we extract the act supplementary to the embargo act, together with other interesting matter.
The letter of General Wilkinson to John Smith, is calculated to impress very unfavourable opinions of the General. As government authorized no expeditions that required five thousand men, nor the invasion of the Spanish provinces, it remains for the General to explain.
THE SEAMEN.—As the government has thought proper by an embargo to deprive these men of the means of support in the merchant service, why does it not employ them on board the ships of war, and not leave them to starve, or to become a burthen upon persons nearly ruined by the same measure?
Letter from General Wilkinson to John Smith of Ohio. Nachitoches, Sept. 28th, 1806.
"My Dear Friend, I have just received at this place, your letter of the August—Mine to you about the 19th inst. will show you what a game I have before me, and will doubtless excite the strongest interests of your breast.
"I arrived here the 22d instant, and found a deficiency in every thing essential to a military movement; I am put to my wits end and am obliged to resort to shifts and expedients, the result of economy and improvidence, which would disgrace us if known, and therefore must be concealed. I have made the last effort at conciliation in a solemn appeal to governor Cordero, at Nacogdoches, who is chief in command on this frontier; col. Cushing bore my letter and is now with the Don. I expect his return in four days, and then—I believe my friend, I shall be obliged to fight and dog them, for I shall advance into the controverted tract the moment I have provided horses for four light pieces of artillery, our camp equipage and a little provisions. The orders of the Spaniards are, I know, peremptory, to maintain the jurisdiction of that ground to their sovereign; of consequence they must make an attempt to oppose me; and I shall assuredly push them over the Sabine and out of Nacogdoches as that you are alive, although they out number me three to one. What may follow I know, for I verily believe preparations have been made in the interior of the provinces, to bring forward to this frontier, as many men as they may deem necessary, and commanding as they do one thousand or one million of mules and horses at their will, with a country covered with beef cattle, no difficulties can occur on the score of provisions. If therefore this business should not be speedily terminated by negotiation, you must speedily send me a force to support our pretensions, or we must yield them up, together with the territory of Orleans.—5000 mounted infantry to operate as dragoons, or fight on foot, may suffice to carry us forward as far as Grand River, there we shall require 5000 more to conduct us to Mount Roy, the capital of the province of Nuevo Reyno de Leon, after which from 20 to 30,000 will be necessary to carry our conquests to California and the Islands of Darien. I write in haste, freely and confidentially, being ever your friend. JAMES WILKINSON. "The hon. John Smith."
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Treasury Department, January 9, 1808.
SIR, You will herewith receive the printed copy of an act "supplementary to the act entitled, an act laying an embargo on all ships and vessels in the ports and harbours of the United States," to which your immediate attention is particularly required. I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant, ALBERT GALLATIN. Collector of Baltimore.
AN ACT
Supplementary to the act entitled "an Act laying an embargo on all ships and vessels in the ports and harbours of the United States."
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That during the continuance of the act to which this act is a supplement, no vessel licensed for the coasting trade shall be allowed to depart from any port of the United States, or shall receive a clearance, until the owner, consignee, agent or factor, shall, with the master, give bond, with one or more sureties to the United States, in a sum double the amount of the vessel and cargo, that the vessel shall not proceed to any foreign port or place, and that the cargo shall be relanded in some port of the United States.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the owner or owners of all vessels licensed for fisheries, or those bound on a whaling voyage, and having no other cargo than sea-stores, salt, and the usual fishing tackling and apparel, shall give a general bond, in four times the value of the vessel and cargo, that they will not, during the continuance of the abovementioned act, proceed to any foreign port or place, and will return with their fishing fare to some port or place within the United States; Provided, that it shall be lawful and shall be sufficient in the case of any licensed vessel, whose employment has uniformly been confined to rivers, bays, and sounds, within the jurisdiction of the United States, to give bond, in an amount equal to three hundred dollars for each ton of said vessel, with condition, that such vessel shall not be employed in any foreign trade during the time limited in the condition of the bond.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, that if any ship or vessel shall, during the continuance of the act to which this act is a supplement, depart from any port of the United States without a clearance or permit, or if any ship or vessel shall, contrary to the provisions of this act, or of the act to which this act is a supplement, proceed to a foreign port or place, or trade with or put on board of any other ship or vessel, any goods, wares, or merchandise, of foreign or domestic growth or manufacture, such ships or vessels, goods, wares, or merchandise, shall be wholly forfeited, and if the same shall not be seized, the owner or owners, agent, freighter, or factors of any such ship or vessel, shall for every such offence, forfeit and pay a sum equal to double the value of the ship or vessel and cargo, and shall never thereafter be allowed a credit for duties on any goods, wares, or merchandise, imported by him or them into any of the ports of the United States. And the master or commander of such ship or vessel, as well as all other persons who shall knowingly be concerned in such prohibited foreign voyage, shall each respectively forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding twenty thousand, nor less than one thousand dollars, for every such offence, whether the vessel be seized and condemned or not.—And the oath or affirmation of any master or commander, knowingly offending against the provisions of this section, shall ever thereafter be inadmissible before any collector of the customs of the United States.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, that the exception made by the act to which this act is a supplement, in favour of armed vessels possessing publick commissions from foreign powers, shall apply only to publick armed vessels, and shall not be construed either to embrace privateers, vessels having letters of marque, or any other private armed vessels; but such private armed vessels shall be permitted to depart in the same manner and on the same conditions as is provided for other private ships or vessels.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, that if any foreign ship or vessel shall, during the continuance of the act to which this act is a supplement, take on board any specie, or any goods, wares, or merchandise, other than the provisions and sea stores necessary for the voyage, such ship or vessel, and the specie and cargo on board shall be wholly forfeited, and may be seized and condemned in any court of the United States having competent jurisdiction, and every person concerned in every such unlawful shipment, shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, nor less than one thousand dollars for every such offence.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That all penalties and forfeitures incurred by force of this act, shall be sued for, recovered, distributed, and accounted for in the manner prescribed by the act, entitled "an act to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage," passed the second day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, and may be mitigated or remitted in the manner prescribed by the act, entitled "an act to provide for mitigating or remitting the forfeitures, penalties and disabilities accruing in certain cases therein mentioned," passed the third of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven, and made perpetual by an act passed the eleventh February, one thousand eight hundred.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, that the time during which the act to which this is a supplement, shall continue in force, shall not be computed as making part of the term of twelve calendar months, during which, goods, wares, or merchandise, imported into the United States, must be re-exported in order to be entitled to a drawback of the duties paid on the importation thereof.
J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. GEORGE CLINTON, Vice-president of the United States, and President of the Senate. January 9, 1808. Approved, TH: JEFFERSON.
From Sweden. A gentleman who left Gottenburg on the 11th Nov. informs, that it was reported and believed, that an armistice had been settled between France and Sweden. English vessels had been ordered from Russia, and several had arrived at Gottenburg for freights.—Boston Pap.
FROM THE BOSTON PALLADIUM.
Economy of an Embargo. The war, which this embargo has begun, (for it is in effect a declaration of war against England,) is undertaken for the right to use British seamen.—The English never take Americans but by mistake, and they have given strict orders never to take any in future. How much are these British seamen worth to us, setting aside the injustice and immorality, as well as impolicy of our employing them? we have, it is thought, about 10,000 of king George's subjects, who are now wanted for the defence of his kingdom. They navigate about 200,000 tons of shipping. If we were to dismiss them, we could easily supply their place in one year with fresh hands; but allow that we should be obliged to lessen 100,000 tons of shipping—the net profits resulting from this quantity of shipping would not be more than one million dollars for a year. What would be our loss by the embargo system—the system of withdrawing from the ocean? especially if adhered to till our enemies yield, that is till a peace?
In the first place, 50,000 sailors would be thrown out of employ, or else forced into foreign service. The loss to the country by the rule adopted as to the British sailors, would give five millions for the first year.
In all our great cities, the day labourers, mechanics, and artificers, dependent on commerce, thrown out of bread or business, may be moderately computed at 50,000 more—their own loss at a dollar per day would be fifteen millions. But the loss to the publick would be at least five millions, because the men must be fed and supported out of the publick, either by employment or otherwise. The exports of the United States of their own products amounted to nearly sixty millions. As all this was surplus over and above what we consume, the whole may be considered as lost to us. Besides these losses, the effect of such a stagnation on our culture, internal trade, manufactures, &c. would
be incalculable. But let us see how the account now stands.
 Embargo, or War for British Sailors, Dr.  To loss of labour of 50,000 native seamen, 5,000,000  To do, of artificers and labourers, 5,000,000  To loss on our produce, 60,000,000  70,000,000  By gain by 10,000 British seamen, 5,000,000  By balance to profit and loss, 65,000,000  70,000,000 
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. The Senate yesterday took up the report in the case of John Smith.
Mr. Adams then called the attention of the senate to a letter, received on Monday, from Mr. Smith, in which he intimates the expectation of being allowed counsel, and compulsory process for witnesses.
When this letter was read, Mr. Smith made the following applications:
1. To be informed specifically of the charges against him. 2. To be allowed process to compel the attendance of witnesses. 3. And to be allowed the privilege of being heard by counsel.
Mr. Adams concisely assigned his reasons against a compliance with the two first requests, and intimated his acquiescence in the last.
He was followed by Mr. Mitchell, who expressed similar sentiments with Mr. Adams.
Mr. Hillhouse considered the only point, at present proper to be decided, was that which respected the allowance of counsel. This privilege being granted, such other steps as might be necessary could be taken. With this impression he moved that John Smith of Ohio be heard by counsel not exceeding two.
Mr. Adams moved to amend this motion by adding "to shew cause why the report of the committee should not be adopted."
Mr. Bayard followed, at considerable length, in defence of the right of an accused Senator, not merely to be heard by counsel, but likewise to have the benefit of testimony, by compulsory process. He likewise strenuously contended that the only testimony on which the Senate could act must be legal testimony, such testimony as would be received in a court of law.
He was followed by Mr. Adams, who contended that the senate, on a question of expulsion, was not bound by the rigid rules of a court of law, but were vested by the constitution with a sound discretion. Mr. A. refrained from any thing beyond an incidental notice of the argument of Mr. Bayard, considering it altogether irrelevant to the question before the senate.
Messrs. Anderson and Giles took similar ground with Mr. Adams; and Mr. Hillhouse with Mr. Bayard.
Mr. S. Smith, (lest an incorrect impression might be made on the publick mind) called for the yeas and nays, to shew that, notwithstanding the long speech of the gentleman from Delaware, there was no diversity of opinion in the senate on the question before them.
Mr. Bayard spoke against it at some length in vindication of the remarks previously made by him.
When the vice-president called the attention of the Senate to the real question under consideration, and intimated his expectation that gentlemen would confine themselves to it.
Mr. Pope presumed that, after this admonition from the chair, it would be out of order to reply to the remarks of Mr. Bayard, which he should otherwise have noticed.
The question was then taken on the resolution offered by Mr. Hillhouse, and amended at the instance of Mr. Adams (in which amendment Mr. H. acquiesced) and carried, by a unanimous vote.
When Wednesday was assigned for hearing Mr. Smith by counsel.
Gazette Marine Memoranda.
ARRIVED. Brig Catharine, Stewart, 19 days from Montego Bay (Jam.) Ballast, R. Dickson.—Dec. 28, off Cape Antonio, was boarded by a British government schooner who had in tow a Spanish privateer which she had taken after an action of 2 hours. A number of the crew of the privateer were Americans, of whom 6 were killed and 5 wounded in the action. In Hampton Roads, bound to Alexandria, sch't Columbia, Southworth, 26 days from Kingston, (Jam.) in ballast.
BY WM. B. LAMB.
On Saturday the 16th instant, at 11 o'clock, will be Sold on Gibson's Wharf, for account of the underwriters and others concerned, The Masts and sundry Rigging, as also a LONG BOAT, belonging to the Bremen Ship the Patriot Groning, Capt. M. Probst, struck by lightning on her voyage from London to this port. Terms of Sale Cash. January 13.
By virtue of a Deed of Trust given by Hannah Brown, and others, in order to secure the payment of a sum of money due John M'Phail, Will be Sold on the 18th day of this month to the highest bidder, without reserve,
A Two-Story HOUSE, situated on Bank-Street, calculated for two tenements, Nos. 38 and 40, fitted for retail stores and dwellings, with suitable out-houses, all built of the best materials and well finished. Terms of Sale—one third Cash, the balance in approved notes at 60 days. William Simington, Trustee. January 6.
As I intend to remove into the country, I shall sell at Publick Auction, at the house at present occupied by the Subscriber, in Talbot-Street, on MONDAY the 18th instant, at 11 o'clock,
A quantity of Excellent Household FURNITURE. NATH'L BOUSH, JUN. January 11.
Just received for Sale, 25 qr. casks Gordon's old Sherry Wine, 20 boxes Hyson Tea, 30 do. superior quality Young Hyson, 12 pipes Holland Gin, 20 do Country do. Mackinder & White. January 13.

For SALE, 45,000 wt. good COFFEE in bags, 94 puncheons old St. Kitts RUM. MOSES MYERS. January 8.
NOTICE. All persons having claims against the Estate of JOHN ARMSTRONG , Sen. deceased, are requested to bring them in properly attested; and all those indebted are desired to make immediate payment. REBECCA ARMSTRONG, Admr'x. Norfolk County, January 8.
NOTICE. The Subscribers have removed to the Ware-house, No. 6, on Newton's wharf, formerly occupied by Messrs. John D. Haldane, & Co. JENNINGS & RODDEY. January 8.
St. Mary's College Lottery of Baltimore. Will commence drawing on the 31st instant, when the price of Tickets will be advanced. It is recommended to those wishing to adventure to apply immediately.—Tickets now selling rapidly at Eleven Dollars, and but few remaining for Sale by Rowland & Triplett. December 18.
Landing at Newton's wharf the Cargo of the Schooner Dispatch; Samuel Hawley, master, from New-Haven, consisting of Pork, Beef, Cheese, Hay, and 10 dozen Brooms. For Sale by Jennings & Roddey. December 18.
For RENT. The STORE , No. 86, Main-Street, with or without the house. Thomas Blanchard. September 28.
For RENT, (Possession to be had the 1st of January,) The STORE-ROOM on Commerce and Water-streets, lately occupied by Mr. Edward Clarke, it may be had with or without a Room in the second story—it is very spacious, may be immediately accommodated for two stores, and will be rented in that manner if preferred. For terms apply to John Nivison. December 28.
For RENT, (And immediate possession given,) The Brick-House, Store, and Cellars, at the corner of Gilbert's Lane, on Main-street, near the market, an excellent stand for a Dry Good or Grocery Store. Apply to Niemeyer & Von Kapff. December 28.
GERMAN LINENS, &c. 16 bales coarse Linen, 450 pieces Paper Hangings, 4 do. Ruffia Sheetings, 80 boxes Window Glass, 3 boxes German Rolls, 100 do. Short Pipes, 2 do. Rouans Sheetings, 120 do. Spanish Segars, 1 do. fine Flanders do. from 8 to 20 dollars per box, 8 do. Plaitings, 300 doz. empty Bottles, 1 do. fine Dowlas, 200 wt. nealed bottling Wire, 2 do. Table Cloth, 800 do. Glue, 1 do. common Shirt Linen, 11,000 best Coffee bags, 1 do. extra fine do. 4,500 cheap Gunny Bags, 1 do. Bed Tick 2 yards wide, 5 boxes Tumblers, Decanters, &c. Also, 6 elegant Terrestrial Globes, A large invoice of Lace, 3 pair large Looking Glasses, Jewellery and Dice, in gilt frames, of the first elegance, Elegant Chessmen, Elegant marble Statues, Flagstones and Clarinets, Urns and Vases, Violins, Bows, and Fiddles, Liquor Cases, Oil Cloth, Flutes with four and six keys, Wafer and Waffle Irons, do. patent lined, Coffee Mills and Toasters, Ladies' Dressing Boxes, Velvet Ribbons, Toilet Looking Glasses, Fine Thread Stockings, Shaving Cases, Elegant Cutlery, Elegant Writing Decks, An invoice of Watches, Scarf Plush for Saddles, Watch Crystals and Beads, Seine and Sewing Twine. For Sale by Niemeyer & Von Kapff. September 11.
Richard Jeffrey & Co. No. 66, Main-street, corner of Bank-Street, have just received from London, per the ship Planter, An assortment of MEDICINES, of the first quality. Also, a few hundred weight refined Salt Petre, Hardham's Snuff, No. 9, and 37, in 1-2 and 1-4 pound canisters, Violet, Benzoin, Windsor and Shaving Soap, Evan's best Crown Lancets, Tooth Brushes of superior kind, Refined Liquorice, &c. They have on hand, and are in daily expectation of receiving from Amsterdam, all kinds of GLASS WARE , suitable to Apothecaries. MEDICINE CHESTS for ships and family use, with printed directions, put up as usual. October 5.
MACKINDER & WHITE, Have received from London in the ship Planter, and Nabby, from Liverpool, their Fall and Winter GOODS. The best superfine Black, Navy Blue, and fashionable mixed Cloths, Cashmere, Patent Cords, Swansdown, black silk Florentine, Gentlemen's patent silk and beaver Hats; Ladies' Trafalgar, Calabria, Buenos Ayres, and Cottage beaver Bonnets; Children's beaver Caps and Bonnets; Ladies' plain and fancy Kid and Morocco Shoes; red and black Morocco Nelson's comforters; Gentlemen's Hessian and Spanish Boots, and dress Shoes and Pumps; superior rich gold Epaullets; lace and silver Fringe; plain, tamboured, and Leno Muslin for dresses; Calicoes, Chambrays, and Ginghams; rose and striped Blankets; Kendal Cottons; strong white Plaid; mixed Fearnoughts; Flannels; Manchester Cords; blue and drab Plains; Dimities and Marseilles; 4-4 Linen; 5-4 and 6-4 Sheetings; Hosiery; Cutlery in boxes assorted; coarse Hats do.; Nails, Window Glass, &c. The above are offered for sale by wholesale or retail, at the lowest terms for Cash or approved paper. September 25.
For RENT, That commodious Dwelling-House, adjoining the Subscriber's, at present occupied by Mr. James Dykes;—also a convenient Dwelling-House near the Bridge, adjoining Mrs. Archer's, at present occupied by Mr. Nicholson;—also that pleasant retired House on Brewer-street, occupied by Stephen Harris; and some Ware-Houses on my wharf, with or without the wharf. For further particulars apply to James Tucker. October 18.
St. Mary's College. GRAND LOTTERY, BALTIMORE. Authorised by the General Assembly of the State of Maryland; the Scheme of which Lottery is the most brilliant ever offered to the citizens of the United States, containing besides a large number of other good prizes, 1 prize of - - - 30,000 Dollars, 1 do. of - - - 15,000 3 do. of - - - 10,000 2 do. of - - - 5,000 8 do. of - - - 1 500 7 do. of - - - 1,000 Not two blanks to a prize, and the lowest prize twelve dollars. The Scheme contains only 21,500 Tickets; 10,000 of which are actually sold to a company of gentlemen in New-York, to whom the managers have obligated themselves to commence the drawing in the City of Baltimore, on THURSDAY, the 31st day of December next, and to draw 500 tickets per day. Tickets and Shares are now selling in a variety of numbers, and very rapidly at Ten Dollars and an half each, for a very short time, at G. & R. WAITE'S truly fortunate Lottery Office, corner of Market-street and Charles-street, Baltimore. The grand prize of the Scheme of the above Lottery, together with an assurance from the managers that it will positively commence drawing on the 31st day of December next, have been a sufficient inducement for the subscribers to come to the city of Baltimore, for the express purpose of facilitating the sale of the Tickets. G. & R. Waite. One of the above firm will personally attend the drawing daily to take down the numbers correctly, as will also one of their clerks. The next New-York Lottery will not commence drawing till April next. Tickets of which Lottery may be had at Waite's Offices, in Maiden Lane, New-York. N. B. Distant advertisers accompanying their orders with Bank Notes of any description, to either of Waite's Offices in Baltimore or New-York, may have Tickets and Shares forwarded to any amount with the utmost punctuality, and the earliest advice sent them of their success. All prizes sold by G. & R. Waite will be paid by them. A list of all prizes drawn will be sent to the Printer of this Paper, for the inspection of adventurers. October 14.
Now landing from the schooner Prudence Mary, from New-York, 17 hlids. first quality SUGARS, 54 barrels prime Pork, city inspection, 70 boxes Mould Candles; 5 hlids. double refined Sugar, 5 pipes Brandy; 25 reams Writing Paper, 2 trunks fine and coarse French Lace, which will be sold at a low rate for Cash. Apply at No 1, Commerce-street to William Hull, Jun. October 16.
Just got to Hand. 22 chests Hyson TEA, will be sold low for cash. George Wilson. Nov. 18.
For SALE, by the Subscriber, 34 hogsheads WHISKEY, 50 crates Earthenware; 10 casks Glass do. 65 boxes 8 by 10, 57 do. 10 by 12 Window Glass, 16 gross Wine Bottles; 18 boxes Castile Soap, 1 hogshead and 5 barrels Philadelphia Loaf Sugar, 10 hlids. Petersburg, 2 do. Richmond, and 4 do. York River Tobacco; 15 bales Cotton, 38 whole and 9 half tierces Rice. A. Maclure. November 18.
Now landing from on board the schooner Mohawk, Roger Quarles, master, from Leghorn, 120 hogsheads Bordolease CLARET, 96 casks Roll Brimstone, 100 boxes Castile Marbled Soap, 50 tin boxes Saffron, 5 cases Florence Silks of all colours, a great many black, 2 hlids. shelled Almonds, 100 half chests Lucca Oil, of 30 flasks, 100 boxes Lucca Oil, 12 bottles each, 3 cases Chip Hats. For Sale by William Pennock. October 12.
For SALE, 2 elegant Bay Horses, a complete match, 2 do. grey do. do. 1 remarkable fine bay, and one very excellent grey Horse—For which, Notes of the Bank of Newbern and Cape-Fear, or Proc Money will be taken in payment.—Apply at the Office of the Publick Ledger. A. M'KINLEY, Silk, Cotton, and Woollen Dyer, No 13, Bank-Street, Respectfully informs the publick that he Cleans and Dyes all kinds of Silk and Satins, finishing them with neatness and dispatch; all kind of Gentlemen's Clothes cleaned and dyed; best standing blue upon Cotton, Linen, Carpets, and Blankets; Cleaned Straw and Chip Hats dyed, dressed, &c. &c.—All commands will be thankfully received, executed on the short notice and on the lowest terms. November 30.
THE SUBSCRIBER Has removed to the brick store at the head of Campbell's wharf, fronting said wharf and Wide Water-street, where he offers at wholesale or retail his assortment of Groceries and Ship Chandlery, Among which are 14 hogsheads Muscovado SUGAR; 1 do. and 6 barrels loaf do. 6 do. Antigua, Jamaica, and Grenada Rum, 3 pipes French Brandy, 2 hlids. and 6 bbls Rye Whiskey, 4 barrels Apple Brandy, 1 do. Peach do. 10 bags Coffee, Imperial, Hyson, Young Hyson, and Souchong Teas, Pepper, Pimento, and Nutmegs, Madeira, Sherry, and Port Wines, London and Philadelphia Porter, English Cheese, Bar Iron and Castings, Nail and Spike Rods, German Steel, Powder and Shot, Tar, Pitch & Turpentine, Paints and Oil, black and bright Varnish, Canvas and Cordage, Nails and Spikes. Also just received, 20 boxes Lemons, 12 half bbls. Beef Tongues, 20 kegs Tongues and Sounds, 40 kegs and 2 bbls. Salmon, 5 bbls. Mackerel, 13 cases Sallad Oil, 1 cask Currants, 10 boxes Olives, Capers and Anchovies, 6 dozen bottles Cayenne Pepper, 3 do. do. Pickled Peppers, 30 boxes Soap, 20 boxes Candles, 50 barrels Alexandria superfine and fine Flour. John D. Haldane. July 31.
For RENT, And possession given the 1st of Jan. next, that commodious three story brick DWELLING HOUSE in Church-street, at present occupied by Mr. Barth. Redman. And a convenient two story DWELLING HOUSE , with a fine extensive garden, in the Fields near Smith's Point, at present occupied by Mr. Stratton, possession of which may be had the 1st of January—Application to be made to Wm. Plume & Co. Nov. 18.
For SALE, 5 cases only of superior PIGEON-EYE CHAMPAIGN. Apply to the Editor of this Paper. Dec. 16.
WOOD & HASTINGS, No. 76, Main-Street, Have just received an additional supply of Staple and Fancy GOODS, Among which are Black Silk Velvet; Tabby, do.; Black Silk Florentine; Silk Handkerchiefs; do. Fancy Shawls; Convex Navy Buttons; fashionable Coat do.; a variety of French Goods; 2 trunks Cambric Muslins; 2 cases Linens; 2 bales Cotton Checks; 1 do. Gilla Handkerchiefs; 5 do. India Cottons, assorted, some very fine for Shirtings; a variety of Woollens. They have also on hand a general and extensive assortment of WOOLLEN GOODS. Every description of fancy Muslins and Dresses; Velvets; Constitution and President's Cords; Dimities; Carpets; Hosiery, &c. &c. On consignment, just received, Hussar and Backstrap BOOTS; Ladies' Kid and Morocco Shoes; Mens' coarse do.; coarse and fine Hats. The above GOODS will be sold at very reduced prices for Cash, or undoubted credit, by wholesale and retail. December 11.
Baltimore Baker's FLOUR, of superior quality, for family use, for sale by T. & W. A. Armistead, Campbell's wharf. Nov. 18.
The Subscriber offers for Sale at his Store in Market-Square, 20 hogsheads W. I. RUM, 10 pipes Cogniac Brandy; 5 do. Country Gin, Sugar—Brown and Loaf, by the barrel or hogshead, Tea—Imperial, Hyson, and Young Hyson—Also, A parcel of DRY GOODS, Consisting of Woollens, Calicoes, Hats, and Hardware. In addition to the above, he intends keeping a constant supply of PORK and BEEF. Bread—Pilot, Navy, and Ship, of the first quality—Families may be supplied with small quantities of Pilot Bread, of a superior quality. Cordage of any size or description for negotiable notes or West-India produce. Any orders for the above articles, will be complied with at the shortest notice. Cary Selden. Nov. 23.
For RENT, That commodious Dwelling-House on Catharine-Street, now in the occupancy of John D. Haldane—possession to be had the 1st day of January next ensuing—Terms made known by application to John Camp. December 11.
For SALE, 73 punch. choice Antigua RUM, 30 do. Grenada do. 600 bushels CORN, 50,000 drawn White and Red Oak STAVES, 60 barrels Pork. George Wilson. November 4.
For SALE, Imported in the Galliot Fortune, captain Norton, from Tenerife, 100 pipes and 90 hlids. L. P. Tenc-rifle WINE, of superior quality. Apply to Phinehas Dana. September 28.
Coarse Liverpool SALT, For Sale on board the Ship Courtney, capt. Bryant, lying at my wharf. Apply to William Pennock. September 16.
Liverpool Blown and Cadiz SALT. Who has on hand, Liverpool Blown and Cadiz SALT. September 16.
Landing from the ship Planter, and for sale at the subscriber's, at a low advance, A parcel of Woollens, Bed Ticks, Hosiery, and other GOODS. Thomas Blanchard. September 28.
NOTICE. I am again compelled to solicit all those indebted to the estate of PHILIP COLLINS , deceased, to make immediate payment, as no longer indulgence can be given. Jane Collins, Admr'x. December 9.
WANTED for the Ship Sheffield, A CARPENTER; also, two young LABS, from 14 to 15 years of age, as apprentices, not to go in the cabin or to cook. Apply to Josiah Cowper. December 9.
For SALE, 4000 bushels Ground Allum SALT, And a few well assorted crates of EARTHENWARE. George Murray, & Co. December 7.
Leather, Cordage, and Loaf Sugar. The subscriber will hereafter expose for Sale at his Ware-house on Campbell's wharf the above Articles, of the manufacture of Norfolk, at reduced prices for Cash, or on short credits only. Theo. Armistead. He will sell or lease for a term of years, the STORES at the end of Marsden's and Rothery's wharves. Feb. 20.
Just received and for sale by the subscriber, from New-York, 4 half pipes, 8 qr. casks old London particular Madeira WINE; 20 dozen Old Port do. 20 kegs Beef Tongues; 50 kegs Salmon; 50 do. Mackerel, 50 do. Tongues and Sounds; 20 do. Lard, 20 bbls. Whiskey; 10 hlids. N. E. Rum; 100 boxes Candles. Also—100 barrels Flour a-float. CARY SELDEN. December 2.
At Private Sale, By S. MARKS, Jun. Corner of Commerce and Water-street, 10 hlids. Antigua, 12 do. N. E. 50 barrels do. RUM, 30 hlids. and 20 barrels Sugar; 10 pipes Country Gin, 8 pipes Cogniac Brandy; 150 boxes Mould Candles, 6 boxes Spermaceti Candles; 4 bales striped Blankets, 3 bales Blue Duffles; 1 do. fine Cloths; 2 do. blue Plains, 2 do. Rugs; 1 do. Check Shirts, 54 do. Ticklenburgs and Oznaburgs; 2 do. Heffnaps, 1 trunk Madras Handkerchiefs. October 24.
For SALE at my Brew-House, Strong, Table, and Ship BEER, by the hogshead, barrel, and half barrel—and a constant supply of bottled PORTER in packages and by the dozen. And in Store, Wines, Liquors, and Groceries, wholesale and retail. Joseph Hayes. Feb. 18.
For RENT, The DWELLING-HOUSE on Granby-street, belonging to captain Vickery, next door to Robert Boush, Esq.—possession will be given on the first day of January next. For terms apply to Alexander Wilson. December 18.
New Mode of Swindling.
Two Hundred Dollars Reward For apprehending the chief actor, RICHARD HARDEN, Late of Pratt-freet, in the city of Baltimore, Grocer, who left said city on or about the 24th day of October last. The publick would confer an obligation on a person from whom he purchased a large quantity of goods, which together with others purchased from different persons, he sold to many others, chiefly to a Mr. Shawway, to whom he sold upwards of 600 dollars worth; (Shawway had been his clerk,) and likewise on whom he prevailed to endorse notes to a considerable amount, if they would forward a few lines, mentioning where he may be found, to E. F. care of the Editor of the Federal Gazette. The said R. Harden is about 28 years of age, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, fair made, black complexion, a mark on his jaw like that of an evil, down look, and is a taylor by trade. When in Baltimore he was dressed in black, with a crape on his hat; he seems to have a general knowledge of business, and of the country; is a native of New-England. He formerly lived in Charleston, S. C. and in Newbern, N. C. The person he has taken in as above stated, is a man with a large family, from whom he has taken nearly the whole means of support for them and himself, and therefore claims the assistance of the publick in detecting him. Should the person giving information (so that he can be arrested) require it, the above reward will be given by the writer of this, who may be known on application to the Editor of the Baltimore Federal Gazette; and his name never be mentioned. N. B. It is supposed that Harden has gone to New York, followed by several of his associates, at which place he will probably resume a trade to which he is no stranger. December 16.
Thomas H. Parker, Offers for Sale, His Great-Bridge MILL, newly fitted up to run two pair of stones.—The advantages of this mill are very great, only ten miles from Norfolk, and situated on a never failing stream; although she works at present only two pair of stones, yet the stream affords an abundant supply for ten pair.—Also, a MILL (known by the name of Bell's-Mills) about two miles farther, now in complete order, running one pair of stones and two faws—This Mill is supplied with water from very extensive swamps, and in wet season very plentifully; at this place there is a store, the situation of which, for a lumber store, is equal if not superior to any in that part of the country.—This Mill can be supplied with excellent timber from a tract of land only one mile distant from it, which the subscriber also offers for sale. This tract contains between 5 and 600 acres, almost entirely covered with timber; the foil, the subscriber confidently believes, is not inferior to any in the lower part of Virginia.—Any person purchasing this Plantation would have the benefit of a reed swamp within three miles of it, in which any number of cattle may be kept fat during the whole winter. October 5.
Received per schooner Traveller, from Boston, and for Sale, By EDWARD CLARK, 10 tons small, flat, and square Bar Iron, 100 bundles assorted Nail Rods. Nov. 18.
200 boxes Mould CANDLES, 30 half boxes brown Soap, 10 boxes white do. 60 bags Coffee, 5 tierces do. prime green, 4 hogsheads and 10 barrels loaf Sugar, 12 do. Muscovado do. 10 quarter casks old Sherry Wine, 2 hlids. old L. P. Madeira do. 3 hlids. Red Port, 50 do. retailing Molasses, 15 crates well assorted Queen's Ware, Country Rum and Gin in hlids. and pipes—For Sale by Phinehas Dana. June 8.
For RENT, A commodious small DWELLING, with all suitable out-houses and a good garden, pleasantly situated on Smith's Point. Possession may be had on the first of November. P. Barraud. October 5.
For RENT, The Store, Compting-Room & Cellar, at present occupied by Mess. Wood & Hastings, no. 90, Main-street. Apply to Thomas Willock. August 24.
At the Old CUT-NAIL Manufactory, corner of Main and Church-streets, the subscriber keeps on hand constant supply, and can furnish at short notice, any quantity of Nails, Flooring Brads and Sprigs, At the following reduced prices, by the Keg—for cash only, viz.— 8, 10, 12, and 20d Nails and Brads at 7 1-2d lb. 6d. Nails, 9 1-2d 4d. do. 2s. 9d. m. or 11d 3d. do. 2s. 3d. or 12d Sheathing, 7 1-2d 6d. Sprigs, 4s. 6d per M. 6d. do. 2s. 9d 2d. and 3d. do. 2s. 3d He offers also for cash only— HOOP IRON ASSORTED. Thos. Seaman.
Phoenix Fire-Office. The Subscriber, Agent to the PHOENIX ASSURANCE COMPANY , of London, for the State of Virginia, begs leave to inform the publick, that he is now fully empowered to subscribe Policies of Insurance for property against Fire throughout the United States of America, in conformity to the Proposals herewith subjoined. N. B. FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS can be insured in one risk on Buildings and their contents, and also on Ships and their Cargoes on board, in the First Class, but in all cases where Ten Thousand Dollars are exceeded, a special agreement must be made with the Agent, and an increase of premium added to those mentioned in the proposals, of not less than one eighth per cent. on the whole sum insured. Richard Taylor. September 8.
NORFOLK: PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A-WEEK, BY WILLIAM DAVIS, FOR THE PROPRIETOR, Opposite the Exchange Coffee-House. Price Six Dollars yearly, in advance.