Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-03-09
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ELIZaBETH-TOWN,
TUESDAY, MARCH Q, 1919.

The President, on Saturday, trans.
mitted copy of the late Spanish Treaty
to The House OF Representatives, with a
suggestion as 10 the propriety of passing
the laws necessary to carry it into imme-
diate effect, in case the ratification be
exchanged before the next session Of Con.
gress. The Treaty is not TO be publish.
ed until it shall lave been ratified by the
Spanish Government. The Editors Of
the lntelligencer remark, that the summa.
ny they gave, (Which was copied into our
paper,) "apPears to have been pretty
correct, with the following additions
All grants made by Spain, in the
coded territory, anterior to the list day Of
January, 1918, are to be respected.
" The islands adjacent to Florida are
ceded with the territory.
"It is stipulated that the territory, shall,
having the necessary requisites, be ad-
mitted into the Union on an equal footing
with the original states" ". Y. Spec.
The Launch.-The National InteIli.
gencer states, that on Monday the first
instant, at quarter before IL o'clock,
the noble ship of the line COLUMBUS
glided from its bed, at the Navy Yard in
this city, in the most majestic style, in
the presence Of many thousands Of spec
tators, who, in despite of unfavourable
weather, had assembled to witness this
interesting scene. The occasion was
robbed of much of its brilliance by the
state OF the weather; but it lost none of its
intrinsic grandeur. The vessel was
greeted on its descent, by national sa.
lutte from the artillery, by patriotic airs
from the band of the Marine Corps, and
by the shouts of thousands of CoLUHB,.
ANS, gathered together from every quar-.
Ter of the Union.
" Among the spectators were the Pre-.
sident, many Senators and Representatives
in Congress, the Heads of Departments
the principal officers Of the government
resident here, officers of the army and
navy, strangers and foreigners.
cit is very general impression, that q
more beautiful launch was never witnessed
in any country.
" This is said to be one ofthe finest yes.
sells ever built, and to confer credit or
the skill and attention of our naval archi
tects. II will not be long before the Co
lumbus bears the National Banner on tn,
ocean, under the charge Of some one Q
our most distinguished naval commanders
" We are pleased that the name Of th
rightiul discoyerer of the shores Of thi
country, and whose name, perhaps, on
country ought distipctively TO bear, ha
been conferred On the first line of battle
ship built 10 this District, the finest yesse
ever launched in the United States, anc
perhaps in the world"
Case Of Sturges v. Cro'0,sinslisM.-Wt
have been favoured (says the Evening
Post with the perusaI Of letter received
by gentleman of the bar in this city from
Washington, dated the 25th February
stating the substance of the opinion of tn,
Supreme Court of the United States
which is as follows.
discharges under state insolvent law,
exempted the body Of the debtor from i'm
prisonment but his property subsequent
ly acquired is liable to his creditors, or il
other words, the contract is discharged a
to the person, but not as to the future estat,
Of the party"
1t is further decided, that, until Con
gress act upon the subject, the states may
pass insolvent or bankrupt laws, which
however, can have no other effect than i
above stated; but may be beneficial il
putting an end to the partial dispositions o
property, which now operate SO severely
upon the great mass Of the creditors o
those who fail among US. This is all tina
has been settled upon this interesting sub
ject. Gentlemen of the profession vii
perceive that many points remain for dis
cussion. Our readers may be satisfied
that the source whence the above informa
ton is derived is such as to preclude al
doubts Of its authenticity.
n svhols Squadron lost.--We learn b,
the barque Ossippee, from Carthagena
that Commodore Aury's Squadron, con
sisting Of six or seven sail, was LOST in
terrific gale at Old Providence; and tina
he had succeeded in saving only fey
guns, which be had with him on the beach
N. Y. Gaz.
The trials of the persons charged will