Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1808-01-22
MARTINSBURC, January 20.

To make room /or the debate m t!e
Legislature Of this state, on resolutions
rchntipe to the General Government, and
Erthe other interesting matter contains
ed in this Paper, ne have been obliged to
omit a number Of Advertisements, for
which 1ue ask the Indulgence Of our ad-
pertising Eiends-Ihe i GVoMrs shall
BE- drtended 70 next meek.
Mr. Rose has at length arrived at
Washington ; he tock his passage, NTH
his suite, on boa,d the packet A3ntrsu.
ma, CAPT. Palmer, 7Uho hf Hampton
Roads on Sunday last, bound TO Airran.
dyia, n0nce ofhis route having arrived
at Washington Government dispatched
a barge danmthe river to mee'the Mint
ter the barre. fell in with the packet m
Washington's reach, on beard Of which
Mr.R Rose aud suite Immediately embarked.
Mr. Giles, the senator from Virginia,
has animated, very publicly. at Wash
ington, that MI. Rose will pay d very
short visit to America!
The court Of inquiry, on General Will
Einson. met on Monday las. and after
talking owe the matter came to the
following order
Ordered that the court stand adjourn
ed till Wednesday at teno'clock A. N. ;
that the judge Advocate inform the Sc
cretary Of war, that the court we're met,
and had nothing before them and that
he likewise inform general Wilkinson
that taey were assembled and were ready
to receive any thing he might have to Of
fer.
The legislature Of Georgia, II their
Ereat &isdom, have sent Gen. Wilkin.
son an address thanking him for all his
faithful services. FromPresentappear-
ances we strongly suspect that this is the
last address the General will receive
from any legislative body, though the
may shortly address him with
4" right about.
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
The following resolution pas mooed
in the House Of Delegates on Saturday
last, BY alexander S. Rooe, Esq. a men,
Der from the county Of King George.
On the resolution being read from the
chair, amotiOn was made for the previ-
GUS question being taken uvherher it
should be ,eceioed, Which produced an
animated discussion till very late in the
eprning: uhen a motion roas made thas
Me house Should 0dourn which being
CARRIED, no decision .Uas bod on the re-
~soufson and II lies ever to be tGksn up
again. Most Of the gentlemen ruhe spoke,
tVsre in fdoor Of the resolution, NTH
ome triRing amendment
" At an important erisisglike the pre-
sent when we are threatened with war
by the rival powers Of Europe, il 10 of
the highest importance that, we should
have, at the head ofeur army, a man Of
the MOI unblemished reputation, who
instead of exsiting doubts, should in.
spire confidence. The present com.
mnfander is not that mamie has been
suspected (and with too much ca1se) Of
being engaged in resso at home, and
treachery abroad:
= "ResOlved, therefore, That the fed.
eral executive be requested to cause an
immediate enquiry to be made into the
conduct of ~brigadier general James
Wilkinson, commander in chief Of the
armies Of the u. S." ,
N% -
The Chamber of Commerce Of N.
York have called a meeting Of the mer.
chants of that city to take into conside-
ration the situation Of the poor sailors,
and in conjunction with the Corporation
t afford them relief.
Chee,ham, the editor of,he American
Citizen, says, that" Bonatartetod &C..
nera! armstrong, that Il Ue received a