Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-02-08
From inc .,eatIsr. Gazette ofFsb. 8.


tannia, Of Bath, arrived here in the
schooner Juno, of Cape Ann, captain
SAWYER, from New Orleans. He in.
forms that his vessel was wrecked on
the 18th December, on Sugar Key, on
his passage from Port.au-Priuce. to
Wilmington n. G. the vessel and cargo
lost. On the aO,h the captain and crew
of the Britannia were taken from Su.
gar Key by the Colombian schooner
La Centella, com. .anded by captain
Hopner, by who they we're treated
in the kindest an NO humane man
ner, 'or nearly 90 days while they were
on board On the l2th of January the
above priva,eer put Capt. Preb!s and
mate on board schr. Juno, the crew.
few days belize, having been put on
board a schooner bound to N. Orleans.
Capt. Preo'e furthec informs, that
the French ship La Villa de st. Pierre,
Capt. Schelon, from Bordeaux for Ha.
yana, was also wrecked on the Sugar
Key "a hours after the Brittania. Yes.
sci and cargo lost Capt. Hopne7, of
the privateer, about the time, captured
. Spanish schooner, took of the Cap.
tain and crew of the French ship, pu1
them on board the prize, and supplied
her with water and provision for ila-
wanna.
TRIUMPH OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 29.-Tbis day and
night will ever he held in grateful remem-
brance by the friends Of civil and reli-
gious liberty. This day it was declared
that in Maryland, ss we'll as in the other
states OF the UNION man should nc longer
say to hi. fellow man, thou shalt believe
as do. else q marx shall be set upon
thes-thou shalt bear the public burthens
but thou shalt not enjoy the public plea
sures thou shalt defend thy country {; thou
shalt fight and bleed and die; but thou
shalt never be commander; thou mayst
follow, thou shalt follow, but thou never
shall be leader thou shalt sow, but thou
sha, not reap, nr il thou dost reap II is
not l"r thyseIf Thank Heaven, this can
not now said in Maryland.
The b which passed The house Of de-.
lega,es on the ed to extend 20 All the CT.
t;zens of Maryland te same civil rights
aud re g,nus PRIV ices that are ehjoyei
under The { nsltnii n OF tn" u States,
was sent tn the senate same day, u would
nave zen taken up on Saturday. bot the
senate not being full il was postponed an-
I'll Tuesday-hy which fine it was sup
posed every member would be at his post
On Tuesday ii was understood that Col
Chambers was in Baltimore, and would
probably be on that day 1t Was again
post oned until Wednesday, in order thai
sence ct one Of ~ -srne-, and strongest
opponents. Col. Chambers and Dir Kent
Of Calvert, who were both opposed to the
bill, arrived yesterday, and this day The
senate being iu'l, the great question came
Oh about II o'clock.
The senate cIiamber--tbat chamber
where The immortal Washington resigned
his power into the bands OF The people,
and who afterwards G,Si fixed bis name
TO that Constitution under which this ma.
ton has risen TO rank among the nations
of the earth, which has surpassed the ex>
pectation OF her most sanguine friends and
which Constitution contains the glorious
declaration NO religious test shall ever
be reguired as n qualification 10 any office
or public trust under the y. States;" that
chamber whose walls are graced with The
portrait Of the great Chatham in Roman
costume, was ag,m destined to become
the scene OF another memorable transact
tion-Here prejudice ami superstition
were to receive their blcw--here the last
tie OF the unholy alliance between church
and state was TO be- severed, and severed
forever. Here an example was to be set.
decisive stand taken, which we trust
will soon be followed in every country;
and then We may look for The universal
reign oi peace and liberty.
The debate was opened oy Mr.. Price,
of Washington, in favor OF the bill be
was followed by Gen. WinGer on the same
side. Col Chambers, OF Kent, spoke in
opposition to the bill the hour oil adjourn
ment having arrived, the senate agreed TO
adjourn and meet again al six o'clock this
evening. They met at that hour, aud Mr..
Johnson, OF Baltimore, spoke in faver OF
the bill. Col. Chambers and Gen. Win
der made some remarks, and the debate
was closed by Col. Chambers and on
the question being put, shall the bill pass,
it was determined IN lhe affirmative; The
vote was ayes 8. noes 7. Two or three
other senators would have alao voted for
it, mad there been an amendment requi.
ring a declaration of belief in a future
state OF rewards and punishmen's but
The friends of the bill we're resolved to let
it be determined on the plain and simple
and true ground that which has been
sanctioned 10y Washington. and which ex
pcrlence has proved 10 other states to he
just and right.
The senate chamber was enlivened with
a numerous sssenhiage Of Iadie.--many
distinguished citizens and strangers were
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