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General Green.

SSUCIdl JTecn.
The reR were either built of materials
which do not promie long duration or ara
too irnall to form part of the national
defence. In future wars the u. S. will
probably be influenced by the example Of
all other nations, to fuflcr the capture Of
vefcls merely commercial from their enc.
my !; and In this event, the enterprizinr
ipirit Of our citizens will quietly frrnnn
tor private emmoulment, nearly all the
imall veAels necehary to be employed ,
and will thus add to the national exrence.
In this view, it may be fuAicient for the
United States to attend principally to-a
proviiion for fhips of the line aud figatcs.
The expcncc Of maintaining the
thirteen frigatcs, herein enumerated, in
conitant ieryice, and to tic prcfcnt ETA.
blifhment of numbers, pay and rat;ons,
would amount, annually, to the fun Of
I,zz5,o4S dollars, 70 cents, as will be
ieen IN paper No. /. But On peace er
tabliihment, the ration, which IS too
large, ought to be reduced feamcn's
wages will undoubtly fall on general
peace and in fuch fate of things it
would not be neceGary to employ IN each
lihiP, more, than two thirds of the preient
number OF able and ordinary feamen.
he paper No. z, contains an climate
OF the annual expence of thefe lhips on
peace eftablifhment, and on the principle
OF keeping the whole of them in 'cunfant
dcryice, amounting to 7Iz,7z4 dolls. ),
Gents. The paper No. 3, fhews the cx-
pence OF keeping only tx ofthe frigates
in conitant fervice the Others, remaining.
Import, but allowing half pay TO flifici-
ent number Of commiflioned officers and
midhipmen for the ihipsf 70 laid up, amount.
ing to 3S7,zs7.dollaTs. In the paper No.
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CongrsG Of the United States.
WEDNESDAY, January II.

- , %As
S E D I tt N L A w.
Mr.. Dennifes's Speech concluded
H0ge in eemmHtee-Mr. Morris in the
:. chair.
Having faid thus much relative to Vir-
ginia, foraimuch as the mott general oppo-
fition to this att has proceeded from thence
and the fate of Pennsylvania fhall now
claim the attention Of the committee to the
9TH lc6fion of the 9th article of the confi-
tuition OF the latter fate, which is in theie
words, g That the printing prel}es fhall be
tree to every perfon, who undertakes to ex-
anime the proceedings Of the Legislature, or
any branch of government and no law
fhall ever be made to refrain the right
thereof. The free communication of
thoughts and opinions is one of the invalu-
able rights Of man And every citizen
may freely fpeak, write and print on any
iubject, being refponfble for the abuie Of
that liberty. projections for the publ
cation Of papers, inveitigating the official
conduct ofoificers, ormen public capacity,
or where the matter publilhed is proper for
public information, the truth thereof may
be given in cvidence-And in all indiet-
ments for libels, the jury fhall;have right
to determine the law and the faas under
the direction Of the court as in other cafes. -
Does this article comport with the areu-
meats 70 much Unified o., in the courfe Of
this ds1cui7ion, that it is in vain that we at
tempt to diAingulh betcen the liberty and
licentioufnefs Of the prefs lit was not
from representative Of Pennsylvania,
(Mr. Gallatin) that expected fuch de-
clarations; becaufe III making them he
lets his own wiidom above the w;fdon1 of
the contribution of his fate--That con-
ftitution emphatically declares, the liberty
of the prefs to be among the paladia of
the mott important rights ofits citizens,
but at the fame time explains itfelf by de-
claring, that it docs not mean TO tolerate
every fpecies Of licentious abufc and dcfa-
nation, either of private citizen, or of
a man in his Official Gation. There is
one more topic in relation.to the fate Of
Pennfylvania, upon which I with to revive
the recollection of the committee-and
this is upon the charge delivered by the
then chief jufice OF that fate, to the
grand jury, relative to fuppofed libclby
William Cobbett, on the memory Of doc
tor franklin, and his Span;.h majeay's
miniaer. In this charge there was We
ry able and elaborate dinertation on the
liberty of the prefs, which, he informed
the jury, byno means implied III excmp-
tion from punilhment, for the propaga-
ton of faliehood, and concurred with
juaice Backbone and other elementary
writers, that to punifh the licentioufnefs
was eGential to the liberty of the Prels.
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r E p D r T l
OF THR
NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT.
Macy Department, rztL
Janaary, 1901.

SIR,
The report Of the Secretary of the
1'reaiury, containing ftatement of the ao-
preparation neceRary forthe year 1901, in
cludes the climates of the expence ofmain-
tanning the Navy of the fame year. Its
unneceaary therefore, for me to repeat them
here.
But it will be obferved, that thee eff.
mates were formed on the idea of employ
ing Cur whole force in cruiipg, as here,
tofore, for the protection of our COM
merce. Should the United States be 70
fortunate Is to terminate by an honour
able treaty, the difference with France.
1t would be good economy TO fell all
the public veaels, except the following
friCatee
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Congress Of the United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


HoyeM cemmitee, Mr. Morris liz the chair.
lDebate c~ontinued.)
Mr.. Claiborne faid that fpirit againt
which the gentleman laR up had 70 loudly
exclaimed, and which he termed difaffec-
ton, was the fpirit at whole fhrine he had
ever been taught to bow with reverence,
and trufed nothing would ever be able to
withdraw that high eaeem. 1t is the
voice of the people, voice terrible to
thoie and thole only, who are the authors
and Importers of tyranny aud opprefion.
1t is this voice which the gentleman terms
tanaticiim, but by whatever name the
gentleman choofes to call it., its power
will nevertheless be un~conquerable. It
was this voice that liberated thefe Rates
from their transatlantic fubjeetion, and
will prevent chains being forged for our
country, either by foreign or domeRic ty-
rants. Having always oppofed, and be-
ing ever determined to oppofe the bill in
quetion, Mr.. Claiborne thought it fuAici-
ent barely to express that determination.
He fhould think it altogether unnece1ary
and improper to enter upon the conaituti-
onality of the quefion, becaufe it had been
10 ably and 70 fully difcuHed upon a for
raer location, as not to admit Of a new idea
upon that point. Suffice it to fay he was
firmly convinced that the law was un-
constitutional. But 70 far as relates to
the expediency, he mutt be permitted to
make a few remarks. Let it be remem-
bered that eight years of the adminiarati-
on of our prefent government pafed over,
and not an idea Of the neceAity of a fediti-
on law was ever limited, O felt. That
truly great and valuable character who
was at the head Of our government during
thefe eight years would have obtained it's
~lupport. His character needed no fuch
prop: if he had been attackedby the fhafts
of calumny and detradion, he would have
oppofed it by integrity and virtue, and
thofe barriers would ever have reGRed the
force of the mott defgning. The conduit
Of the chief magiarate Of a free and indie
pendent nation will always be expofed to
inveftigation will fometimes be attended
with fome infances of calumny, how viz
tuous and how wife foever the Object of
fcrutiny be. But how can a truly great
character fuffer from weapons 70 diminu-
tive.
The representatives Of a nation that is
free, and who will be free, ought to pay
comfortable refpea to the will of the peo-
pie. A gentleman was furely m:Raken
when he faid, that but one or two i1ates
had evinced their averfon to this law. Mr..
c. iaid his prefent recollection brought to
his remembrance more than two. Petit
ors has been received in the houfe from the
iates Of New York, Jeriey, P~ennfylvania
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NS'AoSuASS VI WHICH MAO declared
the law unconstitutional and injurious.
And therefore it was an error when gen.
tlemen reduced this great MATS of petition.
ers down to a few. Inaflnuch as heocon.
celved this law an a6 Of terror-a meafure
that never could decreafe the circulation OF
di1afe6tion, but mutt comfortably increafe
IT.: inafmuch as he valued the privileges
OF the people !; and as he confidered, upon
every view of the fubjeG, this law a. an
abridgement of one Of their mott precious
rights, he was determined to oppole every
avenue to its renewal.
Mr.. Gallatin, like a gentleman, who
had before fpoken upon the fub,eet, little
imagined the queRion would have been
brought up 70 feriouAy as to caufe the
warmth he had heared. He fuppofed the
report to be a mere formal fubm lion of a
queition to the houle as a fulflment of their
fuppoied duty.
He would not enter into a view of the
conititutionality Of the quefion, that be-
ing 10 perfeetly underRood, from the ex-
tenfive difcuaion it underwent from time to
time bat barely make a few remarks on
what fellfrom the gentleman from South
Carolina, mir. Harper.) All who believed
1t to be unconstitutional, would mof al.
furedly vote againt the report being re-
ceived, but it did not follow that gentle
men who tho't differently mutt neceGarily
vote for it. He would not advert to the
manner in which this law had been carried
INTO effect: if he were inclined to enter
into a detail, he would rather merely ad-
vert to the cafes which had occurred under
that law and thus avoid any fuppoGed
charge upon the administrators of it.
The law itclf, he believed to contain evil
qualities fufficlent for animadyerfon, with
out extending farther.
Taking it upon the ground of expedi-
ency he really could preceive no weight
whatever in the arguments ufed in its re-
commentator, in any point ofview what
ever ; and as to its becoming a permanent
fyitem, there were yet LET'S arguments to
fupport. orfuppofe the refolution hould
be altogether rejected, the country would
be in the fame ftuation as it was before the
law was pafIed. The government would
be fully as fecure in its reputation as it was
at that period. The government were
never ~confidercd to be in danger during the
9 years prior to this law nothing that
was faid about it then tended to bring it
into contempt for want of this law. He
mutt, therefore, conclude that it was not
neceaary to the fuppo OFT of the govern
ment, and he had never heard proof adj
duced of any ufe the law had been in any
| inRance whatever. Thofe who believed
no good effect had been produced, mutt
vote againf the continuance of it, as at
leaf an ufelefs ad.
Befdes this he would fay that the cir.
CUNT ances under which this law was paG.
ed had altogether ceafed. He would cal
to the recollection Of gentlemen who were
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the motives urged in it, favor What were
the circumstances of the country at the pc
Rod. Therewas then an apprehension of
danger, and upon that alarm this bill was
brought in and fupported as PART OF the
iyFem OF defence. Nor did it reN upor
the opinion of that period, for it would
DC recolleeted that a committee was aps
pointed to examine into the propriety Of
con1ideflng the petitions prefented for the
repeal Of this bill. That committee made
a very lengthy report, in which rhe prin-
clpal reafon urged why they thought the
act ought not to be repealed, was that the
location had not ceafed, for being a ,nea.
iure of defence, in preventing inAanynato-
ry writings to fow dilaffeetion, and no ac-
c~ommodation being made, it would be pro.
| per to continnc it. This was alto the Tub.
itance of the arguments uied lait felton, on
a motion being made for Its repeal, why
it lhould not then be repealed. On this
ground he had INDUCED a hope that gen.
tlemen would have lufered it TO die in
hlence, and the more 70, becaufe it had
produced, nor could produce no ponible
good. What coniifency therefore there
was in the arguments of gentlemen as a
reafon for the continuance of the law, he
would leave them to judge, for it would
be obierved that gentlemen did not all
now pretend it to be neceaary as a lyE-
tenn of defence.
The reafon now given was to protea
the government from libellous writings,
but on the contrary, the gentleman from
South Carolina (Mr. Harper) commended
and Imported its continuance as a Iimita-
ton to the powers of government, or in
other words, as a protection to himfelf
rom what he fuppofes will then be in the
power of the government. He fnppofes
that he might be induced to make fome re-
marks on the conduct Of a future admin.
i~tration, and wifhes this TO protect him
from what he denominates the ~fevefity Of
the common law. This idea is built up.
on the fuppoftion hat before this law
pahcd, we had a common law. On the fub.
jet of the law, Mi. Gallatin confened
himfelf not very we'll calculated to argue,
but he could contend for facts.
Whatever might be the opinion offomc
gentlemen as to It's exiftence, and it's ap-
p~licability to the crimes fpecifed in this
law, he would ak any gentleman to prove
wherein the practice of our governments
had recognized the principle. He would
take upon him to fay that fince the frR
eltablifhment of the government, no pro.
cefs had been iGued, under this comnon
law, for any libel againf the government.
Wa not this, he aked, f~uficient to fatisfy
the gentleman that he might ref fafely
without the aid Of this law. He furely
can have nothing to fear.
As to the commentator given to this
law, as it is faid the truth may be given
in evidence, the 'anlwer had often been
given that the law not only extended q
facts but to opinions; and that in relation
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John c.. LADD
HAS

His Store Of Goods, from the Franc
Warehoufc, on Col. Gilpin'o wharf, Is
the Brick Warehoufe next directly wet
ward thereof, where he offers for faIe, &
variety Of WET and DRY GOODS or
very reafohable terms.
Ruff Sheet5ngs,
A few bales of the belt quality, enti-
titled to drawback on expectation, jutt
received and for falc as above.
Intending to leave this place lome few
weeks, my brother, MIR. Wnlam Lqdd,
will attend to my concerns during my abb
fence. JOHN @. LAID.
July II. d
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FALL GOODS
BENNETT s. WATTS
HAVE RECEIVED.

By f6e Referee Jram Londeu, ard Orion
.ff9m Li1rypool
An exteniiye Aiiortment Of Fall
and Winter Goods,
which they offer tor tale by the package
or piece Oh the ufual terms.-The fol-
lowing form a part of fAid a%lortment,
viz.
Nails, faot, pewter, fig
blue, German feel, FL and battle gun
powder, rs bales belt twiited iacking,
Brufle!s ard Scotch carpeting ard carpets,
itair cafe carpeting, &c. &c.
Sept. n. d
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Notice IS hereby gwen.

Notice IS hereby given,
That Court Of AR9eqh uiU
be heM for the County Of Alcxan-
drla, on Tbmfddy nest, the brA
day0 O1o6sr, to hear and deer
mine the complaints Of any yfrjGons,
who may think MsosJelUes az
,ggr1eued by tier probeaey icing
0ve1' Oa9aed by the eDstlf0fs.
G.. DENEALL, c. C.
Sep. II. dot
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Dubltt 5ats.

lhc brick HOUSE and LOI,
oa Prince and Wilmington Rreets, the
frcferty Of Charles Love, heretofore ad-
Ssertlfed for faic on the zIf September,
was poftPoned for wsnt of bidders (:
Therefore this is to give notice, That
VI saturday next, at 4 O'Clock in the az
S.0oon, the faid sHeufe and Lot viii po-
A''Ve'y be fold to the hisheA bidder.
P. G. MARSTELLER,
Tep'' 22e Auetsoneer.
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puMtt Sale.

On Weanoaay, the 9Th day IF OaoJe,
next, at 8 o'abck in TIE gfe,nopn, qcA
bfEH on the 3rmyey,
A two ffory frame Houfc,
now occupied by captain Jofeph Martin,
%iituate on Union ftreet, near Harper's
wharf, and next door TO the fore Of Melrs.
Harper and I.ylcs. The Rand, for a re.
tail fore, is equal to any in Alexandria.
And at the fame time will be fold,
A BILLIARD TABLE,
in good order,
p. q. MARSTELLER,
SEPT. II, d Auctiopeer.
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whence, is arrived at Savannah La Mar
and the brig William, Brown, from Portf.
mouth, Virginia, at Black River.
The brig Atlantic, Clarke, failed from
Savannah Lamar for Charlelton, on We'd
nefday ie'nnight /, and the ich'r Sally. Ro-
binion, for the fame port, on Thurfday
following.
The ihips Phoenix, and Thetis, from
London, arrived at Kington lat Monday.
BY gentleman, who left Kingiton on
Monday, we are informed, that the Gran
than Packet, capt. Bull, fox this Illand,
is entirely loft on the Coolers Rocks, about
three miles to windward of Barbados the
captain and crew were iaved, ALTO, the
mall, though very much damag The
malawas received at the General Poa Of
flee on Monday.
Capt. M'Co!lom, arrived here yeferday
IN the ihip George, was boarded, by the
Britifh frigate Magnanime on a7d of Ia
nuary-Ihe night before fhe had chaied
the United States figase CONFEDERATION,
and not knowing her fired feveral fhossin-
to her-Cn this the Confcllation wore
round prepared for action, land, common
ced fire bur before any thing ferrous
had taken place, the flags of each were
discovered.
BY captain MsCoiiom we further learn,
that he was at Amfterdam the 4th Of De-
cember where he learned, that the En-
peror OF Rufia, had laid fecond embargo
on all Engliih veGsls in his ports ard
that it was his determination to do
all in his power to bring England to
pacihcation with France.
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Notice..

IT'S contemplated by a number Of the
inhabitants of Alexandria to celebrate the
firit Inhalation of a PRECEDENT of the Unit
ed States within the Diariet of Columbia
on the 4th day of March next. A fub-
icrlption paper is in circulation for rating
fund 10 defray the expences incidental
upon the occafion. Thoie who have iub-
tcfibed, or with to fubicribe for fuch a
purpoic, are requeied to meet at the
Court Houle, this evening at 6 O'Clock,
to make the neceaary preparativc arrange
ments.
February x.
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Alexamdyz0 Advertiser.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY zs.

Ext,a2 efa letter. from an officer ouboayd
the ftigate United States, Elf St. KRIS,
TO 4fusud in Pb1luasIt.sia, dated .Jffauu-
airy 9, 1901.
6 am happy to inform you, that we
are all, at preient, in good health but
were unfortunate enough to lofe our lieut..
of Marines on our way, who got fmall
icratch on his leg, not bigger than an ele-
n-penny piece, occaioned by his falling
to lceward in form. A modification
however enfued, and put an end to his life
in the courfe of week.
In lat. II, 20, N. long. 81, w. we re-
took an American brig from the north
ward, bound to the Welt Indies, IL hours
in poaei!ion Of the French. We took her
in tow but had to caf} her off on account
of her making great deal Of water, and
our falling too fat for her. The commo-
dore ordered her into St. Kits.
The PRECEDENT, captain Truxton, left
this place, two days ago, bound ON cruiie.
Extyad ofa letter from Mr.. 7. T. Bar
rett, dated Oroaoqae, Deeewber 20,
1900.
&c / arrived here yeaerday, after being
100 days from Bottom. We had the mis-
fortune to be captured Oct. IS by a Cay
enne privateer took all hands out except
captain and paHengers, put on board prize
matter and men, and ordered the brig
for that place; but falling to leeward, at-
ter beating IS days on the coat, and being
entirely out Of water, We bore away for
Oronoque: but the ignorant prize matter
ran the brig afhore. Four days previous
we were clofely confined below. One
morning we were called upon deck, and
ordered into the boat, without a coat upon
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fcient pom for the two thibS
fwung pnd at the turning Of tf
withou The po1ibility of their coming
collifion, confequently the Hibberts could
not have given the Newcaftle Trader 2
foul birth; and inGRed that the accident
was TO be afcribed foley to the effects of
the tempef.
Mr.. Garrow, ON the fame fde, declined
laying any thing after MIR. Er.kine, obisry-
ing, that his friend, the commodore, had
thrown out his bet bower anchor, and that
having himislf only the ileiil of maacr'si
mate, he would not interfere, LETT he ihould
give him foul birth.
MIR. Gibbs ALTO declined, oblervipe that
ne could do no good, having the xiii on 4
iy OF little cabin boy.
Lord Kenyon thought the purpoies of
juRice fully anfwered by the verditt al
ready given, and that there was no reafon
to iuppofe contrary deciGon would take
place, fhould the caufe be again tried; he
had received the beit ailiitance that poaibly
could be had, namely, that of two gentle
men of the Trinity Houie, beGde lpecial
jury Of merchants, every way capable cf
deciding with accuracy and juit;ce.
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Our backs, wish one botffe Of water.
landed ups 4 defolate iland, which is
s ssssh0~sd 'ifsl' with water at dpring
we remained here three days, when,
concluding the prize-maifer meant to leave
US to perth driven almoa to deipcration
by our iutferings and the muquetoes and
land HES tormenting US exceilively, We
came to determination to take the boat
the hrt opportunity, aud make the ben OF
our way to Trinidad.
Accordingly, the next day, when
they came to rdcliyer US our icanty allow
ance of proviions, we made the attempt
and fucceeded. Tru9ing to the mercy
OF Providence, We fet fail, of US in num-
Der, IN an open boat, II feet long, with
out compafs, chart; or quadrant, in dan
gerous lea. In three days our provifions
were entirely exhaufted, and finding the
winds contrary to our arA Object, we at
tempted apai.age through the iNands to
leeward Of Oronoque, into the main RI
yer; but after rowing 50 miles UP, were
obliged to return.
"Judge Of our iituation For 10 DAYS
we had nothing to fubGG upon but the
mountain cabbage, which we boiled ex-
poied to almof conRant rains in the night
and fcorching fun by the day; without
iieep; afraid to land for the number of wild
BEATS and filakes; airnoA eshaufed with
fatigue and hunger; we could have food
it but for few days longer indeed capt.
Callahan was linking under it, when we
fortunately arrived at Span;fh port;
where we were hofpitably received by the
commandment. After abundant refrefh-
ment, he conducted us to another port
where we found three American vei1els
bound up; on board Of which we are diff
tributed at preient''
or Mr.. Barrett failed from Bottom
in the brig Hannah, captain Callahan, for
Demerara.
The right hon. Francis HumberRone,
Lord Seaforth, is appointed Governor OF
the iiland Of Barbados, in the room OF
George P. Ricketts,, Eiq. deceafed.
The Legislature of Pennsylvania have
elected Peter Muhlenberg, fenator, to re-
prefent that fate in the congrefs of the u
nited States.
KINGS BENCH-LONDON, Nov. IA.
C'olby v. Hnvv.
This was an argument for new trial
the caufe of action as follows
The fhip Hibberts, while in the outer
roads off Guernfey, had drifted in gale
of wind from her anchor, and ariking the
plaintiffs veael, the Newcaftle Trader,
fhe drifted on reef Of rocks and was loft.
The plaintiff contended that the accident
was in conisquence Of the wilful negli-
gence OF the people on board the Hibberts,
who had moored 70 clofe to the Newcafle
Trader as to give her foul birth. Itwas
tried at the fittings after laf term, before
lord Kenyon and fpecial jury, and YER