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Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-12-13
CON GIsESS.
IN TIE SENATE.
klouday, Dec 8.

Mr.. Stokes of N. Carolina appeared
and took bis seat.
The President Of the Senate commu-
nicaled the annual report OF the oecre-
ssry ui tile reasury. which was read.
The +, solution respecting the distrl-
button Of Certain public docu fenis was
read the sec I'D time: and referred 10 q
seIec committee.
M. sanford submitted the following
nBu,ion taf consideration, which lies onr
da, If course
Resolved, Tba, the committee Of Fl
nance enquire VIVA, alterations ard a.
n endments aay b. requisite in the pre-
sen. system OF cnlivc:i,g the duties
charged ON the value Of merchandise
imported into the Utiied states and
VIVA inIlhct itg2I proslsions are neces'
sary N o,der t. secure the equal and
certain cole ltion Vi those duties
Mr. Bsrbcur gave notice that he
should. on 10 morrow ask leave 10 BRING
IN resolution proposing to the scvera
states an neudmeDi to the CONSTITUTION
of the United sta,es on the subject o
internal iaProt ments.
I ne appointment OF a Chaplain was
on motion af Mr.. Lacock, postponed un
I'll to.Inorpw, and
1he Senate adjourned.
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in SENATE.
December 40.


Mr.. Ashmun. of Massachusetts and
MIR. Troup, Of Georgia, appeared anu
took their seats.
A resolution WAS received from the
House for distributing the laws Of The
United States among the members OF
the fifteenth Congress.
The resolution offered yesterday
by Mr.. Barbour. iJr an amendment to
the constitution. was read ii second
time, and committed to Messrs. Bar
bour, King, Lacock, Macon, anu
Eppes.
A message from the House in'or-
med thr Senate. that the House had
passed the resolution for admitting the
state Of Mississippi into the union on
the footing OF The original states.
Mr., Morrow, of Ohio, submitted
tie Toll y ing motion for consideration;
Resotued. That the President OF the
United States he requested to ron'-
munirste 10 the Senate such iniOrma
ton as he may possess relating TO the
Iprogrcss made in surveying tine sew
raj tracts of military bounty lands
appropriated By Congress. in the state
Of Indiana, and the Aiissour: territory,
for the late army OF the United States.
ind the time at which such surveys
will probably be completed.
MIR. Stafford of N. Y. submi,te'
the Following motion:
ResOlred, hat The Secretary of tll'
Treasury be directed to lay before thu
Senate information oi' the progress
whi.ii had been made in the settle
lnent Of public accounts. ander TIL
ct "to provide for the pron'pt settle
ineuts Of public accounts" ana llia
lne also state what further legal pro
vision may lie. in ills opinion. neces
s1ry TO ensure tiieis*ypeeiy settlement
i'hess motions lie Oh the table Oh,
lay ofrourse.
i The Senate then adjourned.
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--latest from France.

BY the ship Martha, captain Joy,
from i!asre dc Grace, we have re-
eeived Paris papers to the 18th De-
tO'fr.
Translated for the ". r. Daily
.AdTertiscr.
PARIS. Oct. ii.
Preparations are making in the
shnreh OF II. Dennis, for the ser,i g
annually performed on the f6sh Oct.
at ten O'Clock in the .nornng. Tor the
rrpose Of the soul Of Her aIaiesty the
late queen Marie Antuaieste. The
princes aad rrineessrs Of the royai
family will assist al The ceremonies.
According 10 the new received from
Hamburg. under the date Of the Isl
Oct. grain, which had before fallen in
.,rice has suhk still lower within a
ortnight. " heat is very abundant
It Bremen, and constiei able uu, mi.
ties were still expe' led.-ihe prices
have fallen at Constantinopic.
The consul at Amsterdam writes
under the date of the 18th October,
taat nearly 600 loads Of grain had
entered there.-Ihere are con,yuted
o be be 10000 lasts of wheat, and
$1,000 lasts Of rye in the stures.--
The stores are full. and the surplns
is sent to HaarIaen and other places
N HoiI nd.
Daring the moath Of September
i1i vessels sailed from Hayre, viz
--61 FrenrL, t6 American, 40 En-.
,lisb. 4 from Bremen, Danish, 40
Eutcb, 9 Norwegian, 2 PrHss.a d, 1
Russian and 4 Swelish.-Uftlis aus.
Der 25 were loaded witt, merchandise
OF various sorts--6 with sugar and
rcifce--16 with plas,cg-9 tonarro---
10 in ballast linen, c.:za.--i
shoes, etc.
The 18th instant tiitern vessels
we're loading at iiaNrt for Amstcre
III, Aondcn, Martinique. tsan,,ao
coupe, ST. Thomas. tI,ydnnu, Boston.
New York. Norfolk, Aipxan tFia.-,-
Washington, Georgetowu, Ncs 0f.
cans. Rio JaneriJ. and st. s.iva,lar,
shandernasor, Calcutta and The isle
of France.
Werner, the celebrated minprolo-
sist, who died at Dresden, the 3th &C
lune last at the aye Of II years, gavs
IN his will his fine collection of min
rails to the Academy Of Ereyhurg.-
IL contains more than 100000 speci-
meas, and is valued at 100000
{crOWBs.
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+. sENTATIvEs.
Monday, Dec. 8.
1'he Senate adjourned


Mr. Johnson brought up Bill from
che commGtIee appointed To take intoI
cDns Iteration line cuInrbu, aion Of lone, |
fer The Dtunty lands grained Y Congress
t. the soiuieis hat served IN the val
/ ne iirat Sec O. Of this i'll provide
thai the soldiers o. the late aud presrn;
arm, shall be allowed 10 commute their
land patents or clal.1.s Tor money at thel
rate Of one dollar and iory cents per
acre, TO b paid 10 four annual ins,ai
meets, ~ the Pension Agents arpoin., &
in the several states provided Thai
there nc ill ali cases a con piele relin
ouishment Of ali claims on saiu lands bv
the Commentators to the urited States.
The second section OF the bill makes the
appropriation necessary to Garry the 6rsl
mo stfect. Read twice, referred to a
commlee of the whole TO morrow, and
ordered to BE- printed.
A bill for the relief Of John Bates was
read, and ordered 10 committee OF the
whole for tomorrow, and ordered 10 be
printed.
On motion Of
Mr.. Rhea, of T. Resolved that the
President br requested to lay before the
house any information he is possessed OF
respecting the proceedings of certain
persons, who touk Posse sson of Amelia
Island, and of Interchangeable with
reason why they are ordered to be sup
pressed.
Mir Forsyth moved 10 strike out tbs
last part Of the resolution as being very
extraordinary, after What the President
had said IN his Message.
M. Nelson. Va. thought il better
to Init il 10 tie evidence upon wi.icI
the President proceed ed. in orter E.
a!f:rJ The Spanish patriot. evidence
III I was in promotion of tieir in
trrsis. Individually he was ronYnic
ell of the good AMI wise conduit o
the g0yevHincnt--bHt we must show
10 The world that We did not give ais
TO pirates and buccaneers.
The speaker interrupted Mr. Mel
son. and said Thai the original mntioI
was 20 obtain information eespectiB,
The reason for sup,rcssi0g those es
tablishmenIs--the motion before the
house TO strike out that.
Mr.. Holmes Of Mass. thought TIN
resolution of Mr.. Robertson sufficient
!, broad TO cover this. He sand tina
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Etoan rhe i1ctcrshurl Imslligeneer.


Alone in the range e cieation's extention
I'm uhnne boundess as hope ard as fsa'
Thouph uauerless surface, N tstai dimension:
MY half, Atas-llke forms the base OF the sphere
I stand n the iron, of the nell breathing mortar
Unhurt ty the tempest of death y eShaies
IL the red blaze of battle, 'nidst havoc anu
slaughter,
Unmoy'd where the strong nerve of vaor oi'
fats.
The suns qnenchless orb, delight to repos'
Each halo of lustre that round him is shed ;
The trcp,c tho' fervid, the arctic tho zen,
The Zodiac vssh heaven. beaminS lnstre Ger
spread
And athu' those ETHEREAL abodcs have filled,
yet af,, the parchd liz of the bacchanal kiss
And my form round the soul cheering bow
serves to gid
Like spark caught from heaven, mans portion
'Tis matter Of fact, altho' strange to relate,
M ast the detuge Of death thar never knew
hgit:
And stranger than all, so perverse is my fa'e
That I'm srger by far than the square OF M
he ght
Tho no hero, I'm found in his rer'lous station
Tho no lover,'to ny men III SINE qua ron,
Tho' no drunkard, cling bout each chssrin
lbaton,
And st! We Bachus' vol'ries without beng one.
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mittee believe that in any future emet.
gene. ), which shall require a resort 10
these taxes, the House of Representa-.
tiyes will, unhes'latingly, perform Heir
peculiar duty, ty ius.i.utin,, them Oh a
scale suited to the occasion.
The bill having been read THROUGH.
considerable debate ensued.
Mr.. Baldwin moved the committee
rise and report progress, and ask leave
Ito sit again.
The question was taken on the above
AID decided in the negative.
The committee rose and reported heir
agreement to The bill, Without amer
ment
On the question TO engross The bill
Mr.. Eeecher, OF Ono, sad l,e was No,
sulhc emily acquainted with Tins sub,yc,
TO acl conclusiyely on It, and ile pgesu1o-
ed others might be ~ h. salae si,dg,son.
10 give them time ID exaluiiie, Ae ..,oYsti
to adjourn.
The mutton was lost by large major.
lily.
The bill was then ordered to be en-.
crossed for third reading TO. inurrow.
And the House adjourned.
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the Widows and Orphans Of Soldiers

the Widows and Orphans OF Soldiers
IN the late war, and the other flavor
Of the disI,anded Officers. by bestOw'
ing upon them bounties in land Tor
their SERVICES.
Mr.. johnson went into an expia-
notion of bis objects, and tie GROUNDS
on which he thought it his duty TO
bring before that honse those resoiu-
tions, and other resolutions to estab-
lisi corps Of inyalids. and to estab
fish and TO form an equivalent Tor pay
for lhr lvevet rank taken away from
uilieers----and in case these objects
were effected, to reduce the peace
establishment to 5000.
Mr.. johnson was engaged IN laying
these resolutions before the house.
when we came away, leaving him
speaking. [C'ly GaSet'e.
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Frem The Boston Palladium, Dec. s.
iRANSLATIONS.7

IARIS, Oct. IL.
MIR. Pichon has embarked at Brest.
IN board the Zeler, to proceed to
Martinique as commissioners of the
Government, charged to examine all
he administrative operations of the
Colony, since its restoration to France
1914, and to make OH his return,
an official report. We are assured
Ills mission also extends to Gauda.
;oupe.
The Russian General Yermololf,
has gone on mission to the capital OF
Persia. This envoy has carried re-
ports, letters and plans. sent to Bona
,arte at the time Of his envadiDg
russia. and which were found in two
Of his abandoned carriages alter his
tetreat. These pieces had 60 WINGED
hapolean that an expedition TO India
was possible; and it is IA fact, that il
ue could have forced Russia to take &
'eace according to his desires. he bad
resolved 10 send Russian and French
'orce on THAT expedition.
10 consequence of the yellow fever
prevailing at Gaudaloupe, Havana,
Charleston, &c. vessels from America
are ordered to perform a quarantine
more or less long. according to cir
rumstanees--The French Physicians
nave made MI official report. in which
they state the yellow fever 10 he
sometimes contagious, and reconi-
isend the quarantine.
Many Gripoline corsairs have APP
i'eared on the coast OF T'usf any.
Cabors. Laroque, Radenis, &c.
have heeD desolated by violent storms
Of hail aud rain.
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Total, s6l,7o9 81 or no per cent

The charges of collection upon this
revenue have certainly been higher than
those upon the impost. These have,
however, been very different at different
times. MIR. Gallarin estimated them, in
1900, at something less than per cent
on monies collected from the people.
Mr.. Dallas, in one of his reports, suppo.
ses them, including fees, to be about s
per cent, and they have been still lower
IN the three last years. This difference
IN the expence of collecting internal and
foreign duties, will not appear extraor.
Urinary, when we remember how few are
the domestic products, which are subject
to duty, and of foreign, which are exempt
IRON II; how long and regularly the i'm
post has been acquiring maturity and
improvement, and how frequent have
been the changes, and how short the du.
lraiion OF our system Of internal revenue
In abandoning That portion Of our taxes
which is considered as the most inconye.
lnlent' neither Congress or the nation
Iwill form so exaggerated a notion O
ithese inconvenience, as to deter them
rom again applying to the same re.
source, when he necessities of the state
shall require it. 1t is one of the du,,e,
oil Congress to provide, when it can d,
so, that the revenue shall be c,llecte,
from sources which may comport witt
public convenience but it is hinhe,
DUTY to provide, from whatever source.
the constitution may have opened to il.
operation, such revenue az shall, mn
permit the fate of war, and The mos
lit portant interests of the nation. to de
pend on precarious ard often eytrava
giant loans. The government can bav,
no reasonable fear but that the o,rcum
s'ances winch make internal taxes ne
csssary' will find an the people tlspo
s'aon promptly TO pay them. The Com
Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-12-13
RepeuI of Internal Duties.

lGCpCNs ~ '
The House resolved itself into com
Il, tte4 of he whole on the bill to ABOLISH
the internal duties, Mr.. Desha being
callei to the chair
The report OF the Committee OF ways
and Means, which accompanied the bill,
is in the following words:
Report of The Committee 81 Ways ana
Means, accompanying a Blu to a.
boiish the Inlerndt Duties.
The Committee oil Ways and Means,
tn whom has been referred SO much ot
the Presidents Message as respects re-
venue, Report
That they have supposed that they
should hes, romply with the intention
Of the House. by dirert!ng their iirsi
attention to the repeal Of the Interna'
duties, which occupied its de!ibe T..
tons during the latter part Of It's
last session, and has been since recon
amended by the President. From the
report OF the Secretary Of the Trcas
lur,, it appears that the clear revenue
" hich will have Sc, ured during tie
wear 1917, will he about twenty four
millions and a half of dollars. "hiir
the ordinary annual expenditure, 10
Guiding the provision for the exlia'
punishment of the publ debt is est
mated al less than twenty-onc millions
and half. While the committee d"
not consider the impor'ations OF the
three last wears as furnishing a certain
criterion for those Of future years,
they believe. that, without diminu'
ton olour exports, which is not TO be
anticipated, or very considerable
reduction in their aue, the estimate
Of reyenue nniler the present laws.
Iof S52l.525.O0U, as made by the Seere
It.ry Of The Treasury. may be safel,
relied on for many succeeding years.
No doubt can be entertained, undrr
circumstances of the United Stn,es,
as Ia propriety of w,Incing IA reyenur
so far ex' ceding thrir ordinary tx
nencrs. and the committee recommen
led general repeal OF the internal
dates. This viii. leave, according e.
the estimates OF the Secretary. Ia re.
venue OF about twenty-five millions.
Iexveedihs; the ordinary expenditure
lby something more than half "a mil.
lion.
Some difficulties will always b'
found in determining the period al
Nhi"h the collection Of tax shall
cease. The consideration. however.
OF the large proportion Of the interna
duties when will become payable in
IJanuar,, induces the committee Ia
recommend III 1 all internal duties
should terminate with the year 1917
| The entire auOunt which will have
i. accrued TO the government on acr0un,
OF the internal duties, exclusive OF til,
ldirnrl tax, from the first Of January
1917, to the 3fst of December, 1917
Iuidy be estma,edat more than seven.
teen millions, and the receipts for .h,
same time, at upwards OF fifteen mil
,0ns.
| The following statement will SHOW
the re"e,yts Of ca 'h OF ti.r three frs
lyrars with an estimate Of ltose IF til,
ath year.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Tuesday. Dee. 9.
4 Bill from the committee on tina,
part Of The Pre- sideut's message. tina,
Z, lates 20 revenue. wes reported by
fsr. Lown,,es, read twice, and re-
Committed 10 a committee Of TIKI
Whale House for tomorrow, and or
dere'i tn he printed.
A Bill was reported by MIR. Seyher1
respecting the Mint, was read twice
and referred 10 a committee of th,
whole f9r tu narrow.
an Mpti0n Of Mr.. Johnson two r..
solutions were offered, cue in favor g
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Duties received.
500 OF l5,l6s,e36 IS

Expences OF collection on sums received.
l8l4-l4S,99i 70 orr $40 per cent.
lsl5-27e,277 81 or 5 Clio
i8l6--253,44o AZ or 5 LILO
1917 10000 90 or 6 pei cent.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
December 10.

I've
After the usual customs of reeeiv-
my petitions. and .ispOsing Of them,
Mr.. Neaton0f FirSini., from thr
committee OF commerce and mann
features, repor,ed a bill TO remit III
,uiifs Oh a painting presented 10 Ill,
Philadelphia hospital i; which was
twirc teAd.
4 repoFt was received from the
Sc rct,ry of State. on the petition Of
',i,slow and Henry Lewis. and 10
,r.ih Forrest. referred to shat depart
ment al the last session Oi Congress /:
which was referred TO the con,nittr,
of claims.
Representative Qualifications.
M. -" y'i,r. .. yieor,,a. Dit-n
:or consideration the following rest.
lniiGn. To otttaiu decision on q a,rs
t,an raised by "A urmoriai ,es,ey,ia,
presented, ronles,i 2 The election o. a
member from Onio. and which Mir. +.
considered of great in,portaave
Hesolred, That the committees Of
election be instructed TO enquire and
report what persons, elected to sery,
~ the House Of Representatives, bav,
acrepted or hcli Offices under Thu
government of the United State.
since the i'll. day Of M arch, 1917, an,
how far their right TO seat in ihi
sousr is ale, ted b, it.
| The adoption ef this resolution wa
warmly errosed by Mr. Taylor. .
New York. AMI Mr.. johnson. Of Ken
ncH "a d was also opposed by Mi
Se.beri, Of pcnns' ivani., Mr.. Liver
more of New Hampshire. aud Mir
". z. Marlay. OF Penn. and was sun
ported by Mr.. Forsyth.
The question on the resolution wa
taken ; when there appeared
Ia favor of the resolution S.
| Against it IS
j The House being equally divided, III
Speaker, assigning as his reason his d,
lsire to have the constitutional sues.;o
fully investigated, voted in favor of III
motion WHICH was therefore adop,e,
| The Speaker laid before the House
letter FROM Richard Bland Lee, Ese
Commissioner OF Claims, SC. transmit,
ling statement of facts, as directed b
the &C, oflast session, ia several cases ,
claims for indemnity for losses ol mr..
p-riy during the war, from the State
daryland: WHICH were referred 10 III
lComm.ilse of Claims.
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rco,,n1;iN,c.rIox VI


DINO-On tie 5th Instant, AZ Montevdeo
(the seat Of Judge Cabei!, in Buckingham
conutsD Mrs. HANNAH CABELb (widow OF the
late Col. Njchot.s CdisH, and mother of the
jndge,) in tie G7ih year of her age after a Sc
7 we're illness Of ak and thrtyidayS.
1bIs venerable matron possessed, in high
degree, that uncommon strength of character
that distinguishes the Darlington family TO
which Sue belonged spirit, frank erect
tirn and independent with solid under
standing, sound Judgment, q most iniiexible
integrity, and warm, Kind and affeciionate
heart, which carried her Oh, steadily and cheer
fully, To good OLD age, in the faithful dis
charge OF every duty, social aud Domestic
Size was, moreover, "A sincere christian, and
displayed lis genuine Characters not only fhro
sickness, and above all, in That awful hour in
wIich she met and even welcomed The an
preach of Death.
Nor were these excellent qualities without
their earthly reward for, among other bless
Ings, she lived to rear and see established a.
round her onc of the most respected and truly
respectable families in Virginia ard although
now removed from the contemplation and en-
ioyment OF II spectacle which must have been
SO truly grateful 10 her mind aud heart vet
her tileud5 lave The wen founded consolation
that she il gone TO reap ,hai shl' brighter and
iuipcrisabic reward when crowns the deatl,
of the righteous; they are told by an authority
which cannot err-Bie,sed are the dead that
die IN lie Lord.
a flieud, nnt related IN Mrs Cajeli. but
WHO had ti,e happiness Of her acquaintance.
AID ',n opportunity OF knowing her uncommon
worth, offers tH5 voluntary, bot feeble aud
unavaliing tribute TO heI memory.
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in the eddy) and made his escape. So
soon as the murder was discovered,
Kemp was pursued and We are happy 10
state, was apprehended iew days ago in
this City. He has been conveyed to Will
kinson Jail to stand his trial. November
next.
The boat and cargo are in the possess
sion of Robert L. Harrison, Esq. of Fort
Adams-tlc cargo consists of bagging,
-four and whiskey.
ANOTHER MURDER
Was committed at Liberty, in Amite
County, about ten days since, by a man
OF the name of Tucker on the person of
-. Cotton. We are informed that a ter
rltorial writ had been put in The hands OF
the sheriff against Cotton, which il was
thought advisable TO take assistants TO
execute, of which Tucker was one that
after The sheriff had made the arrest,
Cotton left him and went into his house,
and that Fucker followed and shot him
IN the body, with avery large load oi
buck shot!-Tucher has .led.