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LATENT FEOM NASSAU. .’
Savannah, Dec. 17. ,
15 v the Ur. Bf.hr, Pomona, Captain Mu,- i,
iKB ivahave received our regular hies |j
of ilie Bahama Gazette to the Bth mst.
inclusive.— Captain Mix and crew ol the ,
brig Panther, wrecked on Abaco, are e
passengers in the Pomona. u
The Legislature of Jamaica convened ,
on the 9lh ult. The Earl of Bolmont m s
liiH speech communicates to the House j,
certain instructions he had received from 5
the Ministry, Ibr providing salaries lor ,
the officers of the Customs in place ot r
tees; and also intimates that the slave ,
Jaw of the last session had been disallow- j
■cA by his Majesty in Council. . . f
The collection of double duties in Ja- j
niaica has censed.
H. B. M. schr. Skipjack, Lieut. Rochtk, (
sailed from Nassau for Havana, on the (
4th instant, having on board William «
SiiM.F.a, Esq. U S. Consul for the island (
of Cuba, and Messrs. Powers, Brisker- i
hoff and Turkey, who were nil wrecked
in the Panther, bound to Havana.
Tiie meeting ot the Bahama Legisl 1-
ture Ims been further prorogued to the
4tli January.
A reward of si)o dollars is offered in
6lit> oflhe papers for the person or per
sons by whom the hull of the American
ship siuperb, J- Collijsos, Master, was
wantonly burnt on the night ol the '2sth
Aug. last. . <•
The subject of the introduction of Brit
ish Money in the islands in place of the
Spanish C. in which has heretofore form
ed the circulating medium, is discussed
In the Nassau papers. Americans, tra
ding to the islands when barter is not
resorted to, must supply themselves in
the U. .8. with British gold. The duties
are hereafter to be paid in British mo
ney.
Shipwrecks. —The American brig "an
ther, Mix, master, from New York,
bound to Havana, was wrecked at
Abaco, on the night of the 28th nit. The
crew, passengers, and principal part of
the cargo have been saved, and the fir
mer arrived at Nassau on the Ist hist.—
The Br. brig Fanny, from Trinidad, was
lost the same time on Abaco.
The schr. Ajax, of Baltimore, Mec
kins, master, from Charleston to New
Orleans, with a cargo of Bice, was
wrecked at Abaco, (110 date) and the
vessel and cargo totally lost—the* master
and crew were picked up in their boat
by an Abaco vessel, anil carried into
Nassau. . • ,
The American schr. Example, P.
Coombs, master; with a cargo of Lum
ber, Tar, &c. has been wrecked on Al
ien's Key, Abaco—crew saved.
— eo&—
AFFAIRS OP COLOMBIA.
An arrival at Norfolk, from Jamaica.••
brings the following intelligence from
Colombia, which, we believe, is a few
days later than previous advices from
that distracted country. We tlo not pre
tend to understand these confused- and
altogether unintelligible accounts.
Santa .Martha, Oct. 25.
The city of Bio Hucha was occupied
by i division of the National troops, nu
de. the orders of Gen. Valdez, on the
evening of Ihe 20th, after a very insignifi
cant skirmish, in which lie lost only *ix
ni. i ivonr led & one killed; the less of the
fucii .n amounted to ten men killed, and
as many more wounded. We are in
dniiy expectation of receiving intelli
gence of the defeat of Ihe main body of
the rebels, which, to the number of 41)0,
are in Sun Juan, under the command of
Col. Cnrugo, the assassin of poi <■ Col.
Ferguson, by the division of Gen. Blanco,
which, on the 17th instant, was only one
day’s march from there. The Depart
ment of Ca.u-a (Popayan the capital)
has recognized the authority of the new
Government. so that, of all Anilant. Now
Grenada, including the South, which
has expressed its readiness to re-incor
porate itself with the Republic, in the
event of Gen. Bolivar’s re-uss'nmiog the
supreme command. Only 400 men in
the province of La Hucliu oppose yiista
cles to public tranquility. Col. Whittle,
the Military Commandalit of Pasto by
his prudent measures, prevented Gi n.
Ohaudo from raising the standard of re
volt; and the patriotic town of Cnly ob
liged Gen. Hibario Lopei, with his divis
ion, to capitulate, anil to recognise the
new order of things. Both these Gener
als hm been ordered up to Bogota, to
be trie for their participation in the
mm d of General Sucre. The election
of President and Vice-President are go
ing on
The premier of Carlhagena gave 24
Votes for Gen. Bolivar, and one for Mr.
Mosqnera, for the former olliee; anil 18
to Gen. Ui'daneltn, ft to Mr. Voigun 1 to
Mr. Goal, and 1 to Gen Cayeedo, for the
hitler His Excellency is slaying at the
village of sso ledad, situated near to the
Magdalena. He still continues to per
sist an ids refusal to accept the Presiden
ey uat.il constitutionally appointed by the
Electoral Colleges, should he obtain the
majority of their suffrages, as he probably
Will,
Loss of Sealing Schooner Belleville 1
The Belleville, Bray, sailed from New
buryport in Jan. 1821), on n sealing voy
age to the South .Seas—arriving at her
first place of destination May following,
manned two boats,’and lell them with
suitable supplies, at different stations,
prosecuting the objects of the voyage.—
They left; Port Louis on the 18th of Feb.
IH'JO, for Staten Land, experienced fog
gy weather attended with calms. On
tlte22d made laud bearing SsSW, which
C'apt . it. took to be Staten Land, the wea
ther continuing Uncle, wind about NNE,
with an increasing gale. When near
the land, found himself embayed, nud
there being every appearance of a fine
harbour, it being impossible to haul oil’
shore, at6P. M. attempted to enter the
harbour, in doing which the vessel struck
«i»on a reef at the entrance, A immediate
ly bilged. Finding she filled very (list,
and the sea breaking over her, got out
the boats, and succeeded in reaching the
shore, n violent gale continuing. Next
morning found the wreck had drifted
over the reef upon a sand hank where
the tide had left her allow water. After
the weather moderated,secured her upon
the bunk, and took from her, sails, rig- ,
ffiag provisions, See. Had a visit IVo7n !
same ofthe natives, and found they were I
upon Terra del Fuego.
After stripping the wreck, found iq>-
Cji examination, the vessel 100 much in- ]
nred to repair, several of her timbers hro- 1
ken. add lower plank much split, Ac.—-
At first it was their intention to proceed
in the boats to Staten Land, which could
he seen in clear weather, in S. S. L. di
rection ; but in order to save the proper
ty taken from the wreck, it was judged
expeilient to build a small vessel; they
accordingly began to rip the wreck to
pieces, anil to construct therclrom a small
sloop, and In t>7 days from the time the
keel wns laid, the vessel was afloat.
During their stay at Terra del Fuego they
subsisted a part ofthe time on Lint pete,
raw hides and berries, to save their salt
provisions & bread sea for a stock. 1 hey
put to sea in their little barque on the Ist
of .May and reached Port Louis on the
30th ofthe same month.
The Belleville had 22 men attached to
her. Two boats manned, were sealing.—
Ciqit. Bray was at Montevideo 21th
Sept, to procure supplies, with a view of
taking ins men from the island, lias lost
hut one man a foreigner, during his voy
age. Bho was insured in New Bedford.
.' Vewhurypor' Herald.
[Prom the Newborn Spectator, Dec. 11.)
Effects of the lute Calc on the -S orth- C trolina
coast.
Our intelligence from the Bur, since
the late Gale, is of u most distressing,
disastrous character. W e have seen a
Pilot from below, who speaks ol thehloW
■as equaling in violence any he had over
witnessed. It commenced on Monday
afternoon, from the North West, and
continued to increase until ft o’clock next
morning, when it blew a hurricane: il
began to abate about II o ejock A
miiiig the losses w have ascertained the
following:
The schooner Ariel, of this place, Capt.
Scott, after losing her masts was driven
among Ihe breakers, anil lost with her
crew ami pilot, Win. Kilgo, on hoard.
The schr. Superb, also of this place,
went on shore at Ocracock Point, and
bilged. We understand that the Ariel
and Superb made every exertion, when
drifting out, to strike on Ocracock Point,
tiiis the Superb, by the skill and address
of her pilot, was enabled to effect. The
Ariel, loosing her masts, could not reach
it. and passing the Superb, was shortly
after seen to go down with her crew and
pilot on the quarter deck. Schr. Pren
tiss Boy, from the upper Counties, drag
ged both anchors ahead, among tin
breakers, anil was lost with her crew
Schr. Experiment, of Portsmouth,, win
driven to sea and is considered lost with
her crew’. Sloop Eagle, of Nc
York, ashore on Ocracock and bilged.
A schooner from the North Counties
ashore at Ocracock. Schr. Einilinc,
ashore on Portsmouth. Other loss wa
suffered by the shipping, hut we have
. not heard the extent or the particulars.
We were gratified to learn that the
Dredging Boat at the Swash sustained
no injury.
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IMPORTANT IN VENTION.
Mr. Lemuel Langley, Master Joiner of
the Gosport Navy Yard, has construct
ed a model of a Ventilator, of his own in
vention. which is not extravagant to sa,v
is destined to suvemillions to the Govern
ment in the preservation of ships of war
from the dry rot. as well us to slop the
waste of valuable lives by diseases en
gendered from the foul air confined in
.the interstices of Ihe timbers of those
ships while exposed to a tropical climate.
We have not examined the model, hut
rest onr sanguine anticipations of its suc
cess in accomplishing these important
objects on the unequivocal testimony
of experienced and scientific navy o(H
--cers who examined it yesterday on its
first exhibition by the inventor. The
rapid decay of our vessels of war, be
yond that which attaches to Merchant
ships, is well known to be caused by
their different constructions ; the funner
having their timbers necessarily of extin
size, and so closely laid together, for
strength, as to prevent a circulation of
Ihe air, which in its confined state he
comes inimi diately deleterious to perish
able substances, and causes what is fa
miliarly ealied the dry rot , in the ships’
timbers, requiring frequent and expen
sive repairs; while Ihe latter being more
slightly constructed, a circulation ol
air is admitted between Ihe timbers,
and they are thus, to a degree, secur
ed from premature decomposition.—
Much sickness,too, is produced on board
of ships of war cruising in tropical cli
mates. by the foul air escaping from its
confinement between the timbers.
The removal of this frightful evil, this
uilent bat malignant foe to oar navy, is
confidently asserted to he within the pow
er of Mr Langley’s Ventilator, and if so.
Mr. Langley will deserve the thanks ol
the nation, independently of the pecunia
ry reward to which so signal 11 public
service will justly entitle him. Weshall
forbear to say more upon the subject at
present. The model will lie transmitted
to Washington hy the earliest opportuni
ty. with a view of obtaining a patent for
it. when we shall hear the opinions ofthe
eminent men at the head ofthe navy, res
pecting it.—A* rfolk Herald.
We have seen specimens of Gold from
the plantation of Shepherd Spencer, sen.
on Turkey creek in this District.—We
understand that the indications nfc flat
tering. and we are requested hy Mr. !S. to
stale that, as he knows nothing about the
business of hunting Gold, he would he
glad ofthe attention ofthe skilful and on
terprizing.— Edgefield Carolinian.
Conntcijvit Notes of the United Strifes Bank.
—On Tuesday and Wednesday, three
very dangerous imitations of the
Branch notes ofthe United States Bunk,
were detected at the counter ofthe [in
rent Bank in Philadelphia, two purport
ing to have been issued by Ihe Washing
tion, and one by the Savannah ofllqc
The heads in the margin, are those of
Washington and Franklin. The im
pressions are fainter, and the notes
longer and broader than the original,
hut the filling A signatures are well,exe-
C|ited. The scroll at the top of (he de
nomination dies is imperfect and the
white lines of these dies are less distinct
than in the original. There is a marked
difference between the two fancy heads
ofthe marginal dies and those of the ori
ginal notes. also in thediends of Wash
ington and Franklin, the former ap
pearing in the counterfeit more like an
outline than a finished engraving. There
» a want of uniformity in the marginal
efirotilclf iw¥ glWngrtlflufr*
ilie-work surrounding the heads, »Vc- e
The words “Bank of the United Stales, p
n the body of the note, are much less t
hold than the original. The same re
mark will apply to the general appear- ci
aneo of the counterfeit. —Commercial M- t
vertiser. *
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE.
The great length of the Presidents ■
‘Message should deter no one from giv
ing it an entire and attentive perusal. It
is a document singularly able, and satis- =
factory. No man can rise from its per
usal, without a deep and settled con vie ■ =
tion, that ardent and sincere love ol
country pervades all General Jackson s
public acts— that he is not only a Patriot
but a Statesman of profound wisdom.
jVorth Carolina Journal.
From the tenor of a passage in the 1
President’s Message,itis inferred that it is
his intention to retire at the end ol Ids
present term of ollicc.—JSuch an event <
could not but be greatly deprecated ami
deplored. There is no individual in this
Union, whose popularity would enable
him to carry through the reforms which
are necessary to its integrity, unless it be I
the present Uhief Magistrate. His ad- ,
ministration is destined, in fact, to form
an era in the history ot this common
wealth. The Constitution can be brought
back to its pristine principles by no indi
vidual who has not the moral carnage
and the general confidence in the same
degree as General Jackson. The ollice
of conciliator between contending par
ties can be reposed in no one, whose
breast has not undergone a lull purgation
of all sinister influences. The function
of mediator between opposing interests
can be lodged no where so well, as in
one, whoso spirit is not clannish or see
’ (ional. Such, we think, is General Jack
son.— Southern Patriot.
From lire V. s. Telrgn>|>h.
The Senate, oa the 11th. after the pre
sentation of various petitions auti peso
lotions, resolved itself into a High Court
of Impeachment for the trial of Judge
1 Peck, of Missouri; and the Managers on
the part ofthcHouse of Representatives,
Messrs. Buchanan, M’Duffir. Wick
t.iffk, and Spencer, of New-York, and
the respondent and his counsel being in
attendance, the Replication of the House
of Representatives to the plea and an
swerof .lodge Peck, was rend mid hand
ed in by Mr. Buchanan. Alter the call
ing over the names of the witnesses,
which will be found in our report of to
. day, the Court, on motion of Mr. King,
of Alabama, adjourned over to Monday
next, in order to give time for the atten
dance of Mr. Storrs, of New-York, one
1 of the Managers, who has not yet arrived
in the city, and for the examination
■ by the Managers, of depositions taken
1 in Missouri, which theeounsei!of Judge
Peck requested might be read in evi
dence. After the adjournment of the
Senate as a Court, the Senate adjourned
>• until to-morrow.
In the House of Representatives, after
the presentation of numerous petitions,
memorials, and rssolutions, tin* Managers
ofthe Impeachment against Judge Peek,
Messrs. Buchanan, McDuffie. W k.ki.ute,
and JSpenceii, of New-York, (Mr. Storks, 1
ofN’ew-Vork being absent from the city .) 1
proceeded to the .Senate Chamber, for
the purpose'of prosecuting that case.— ■
On their return to the House, they an- j
nouneed that the further proceedings up
on it were deferred until Monday next.
Among the resolutions offered, was one
by Mr. Haynes, ofGeorgia, to inquire into
the expediency of abolishing the duties
on foreign Sugars imported; but noon a
division by yeas ami nays, the proposi
tion was negatived, bj a vote of Dittos’
The Rev. R. R. Gurley, was, after sever
al ballots, elected Chaplain to the House.
Tho citizens of Fayetteville, in Town
.Meeting, have unanimously determined
to invito the President of tin* United
States to pay them a visit in the Spring.
The meeting was numerous,, and respec
table, and comprised men of various po
litieal feelings.— JVorth Carolina Journal.
• •
Mili.kuukvm.lr, Dec. 12.
At the recent Annual Communication
ofthe Grand Lodge of Georgia, held in
this place, the loliowing gentlemen were
, elected officers for the ensuing year:
M. VV. William Schley, Grand Master.
R. \V. Samuel Rockwell, I). G. SI.
R. W. J. A. Cuthbert. I). G. M.
R. W. Irby Hudson, S. (», VV.
R. VV. B. F. Owens, J. G. \V.
W. R. K. Hines, G. T.
\V. F. V. Deloney, G. Sec’ry.
W. Thomas Barley, G. Chaplain.
VV. P. T. Schley, G. Marshal.
VV. J. Miller, G. S. D.
W —Denson, G.J. D.
1 Rro. 11. Darnell, j p o, i
<• J. T. Cushing. \ G Stewards.
“ John Pitt, G. Tyler.
A gentleman xvlro has been visiting
' the gold mines of Habersham, &c. and
who was a short distance in the Chero
kee country a few days ago, informs ni>
that, since the removal of the United
States troops, the country has again been
overrun with intruders of all colors,
sexes nnd ages, from Tennessee, Ala
bmna, N. Carolina and Georgia, amount
| mg to, ns estimated, between 4 and 50(H),
all busily employed in securing as much
of the precious metal as possible before
the Ist of January, when, if our Indian
bill passes, it becomes a penitentiary of
fence. The whole surface of the coun
try near the Chestntee, ami the creeks
and branches running into it, is defaced
■ and out up in pits of various sizes. The
1 earth, as dug up, is placed in large (in
pans, carried to the water nnd there
washed: this is called‘'panning.” These
people live in rude lints composed of
polos, one end in the ground, the other
resting on, and supported by, forked up
right pieces, and covered with hark,
vVe.; very few of which have more than
a roof ns a shelter from the weather
't he Indians, it is said, are not idle, but 1
keep rather aloof from the Georgians, 1
associating more with the Tennesseans. ‘
My informant states that, as far as he 1
observed, the country for many miles 1
this side, of and bordering on the nation 1
is deserted by the male inhabitants : like i
a highland elaehan at the gathering of
toe clan, none are left but mild wives and ,
decrepit men. He met large trains of J
wagons. &e. with provisions, going in. 1
and droves of hogs from Kentucky, nnd 1
snj’s that couriers are regularly employ. *
ed to carry the proceedings of the Le
gislature connected with this subject, as
they occur.
There are very few mines within the
organized limits of this Stole that con
tinue profitable; indeed, many are quite
the contrary, and the more knowing
speculators have sold out.
Savannah Georgian, Dec. 17.
AfGUSTA:
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 22, 1830,
“ Be just, and fear not."
(ty Saturday next being Christmas Day, this
paper will he issued on Friday morning. Our
advertising friends will please hand in their fa
vors by 5 o’clock on To-morrow evening.
The River is at present stationary, and in
good order for Steam Boat navigation.
We are happy to state, for the information of
those interested, that the Ship Flobian, from
New-York, about the safety of which there
have been considerable apprehensions, has ar
rived safe at Savannah.
Milledcevili.e, Monday, >
December Ifith, 1830. £
In the Senate, to-day, Mr. Ezzard, from the
Judiciary Committee, reported a resolution, re
quiring the Governor to send, with the Laws and
Journals of the present session, to each county
ofthc State, two copies of the laws of the Ist
Session of the 21st Congress —to bo deposited
in the offices of the Clerks of the Superior and
Inferior Courts; which was agreed to.
Mr. Ezzard, from same Committee, made a
favorable report on the communication of Tho
mas U. P- Charlton, requesting to ho appointed
by iho Legislature to digest the principles and
practice ofthe Equity jurisdiction of England
applicable to Georgia.
The Land Bill was taken up in Committee of
the whole, and afterward reported to the Senate,
Mr. Nesbit then offered as a substitute, a Pre
amble and Resolutions, claiming the right to the
Jurisdiction and soil of the Cherokee territory,
and to survey and occupy the same when the
Indian title of occupancy is extinguished; recom
mending forbearance on the part of the State,
urging the inexpediency and impolicy of survey
ing and occupying the land till the Indian title is
extinguished; and requesting the President to
obtain the extinguishment ofthe Indian title, as
early as practicable and authorizing him to grant
liberal reserves to the Indians, if necessary, in
effecting that object:—which was rejected—
yeas 22, nays 48. The bill was then taken up
by sections.
The fid section was amended, so that all
fractions containing one hundred acres, instead
of “one hundred and fifty,” shall be considered
prizes, and drawn for as such.
The 4th section was amended so as to make
the number of District Surveyors to be elected
by tbe Counties, Ninety-six—lire time of elect
ing ilienr, tlie first Monday m February next —
and lire number of Counties to have tlio privi
lege of choosing two surveyors, twenty, as fol
lows. viz: Jasper, Jones, Jackson, Putnam,
Hall, Morgan, Wilkes, Gwinnett, Franklin,
Warren, Elbert, Washington, Oglethorpe, Ha
bersham, Greene, Monroe, Newton, Henry,
UcKalb, and Walton.
In the House, this afternoon, the Reduction
bill was taken up, and the select Committee ap
pointed this morning, reported against requir
ing any property qualification, for membership
ofthc Senate and 11. of Representatives, and a
clause was inserted in the bill, to amend the
Constitution to that effect; after which, the bill
was rejected, for want of a Constitutional ma
jority; the yeas being 77 and the nays 45), as fol
lows :
YEAS.—Adams, Aikin, Barr, Bales, Beall of
Franklin, Black, Blackwell, Bowen, Brewster,
Brow'n, Burnes, Bync, Calhoun, Carnes, Cart
lodge, Collier, Cone, Day, Dougherty, Fannin,
Flewellcn, Gholson, Graybill,Greene, Gresham,
Haynes, Hodges, Holland, Holt, Houston, How
ard of Baldwin, Hudson of Jefferson, Hudson of
Putnam, Irwin, Jackson, Jenkins, Johnson,
Jones of Jones, Jones of Warren, Leonard, Les
ter, Liddell, Long, Lowe, Loyal), Mathews,
Mays, McClendon, McCoy, McCraven, Neal ol
Newton, Northcn, Oliver, Patrick, Pearman,
Pope, Price, Rea, Reid, Roberts, Rutherford,
Ryan, Sheats, Simmons, Strihling, Tankeislcy,
Terrell. Thompson, Townsend, Tuggle,Turner,
Tittle, Willis,Wilson ofWarrcn, VV'iim,Wofford,
and Young.—77.
NAYS,—Adair, Bailey, Blackshcar,Bozeman,
Bryan, Cleveland, Curry of Washington, Dick
son, Drew, Easly, Flournoy, Gross, Hampton,
Hatcher, Hutton, Hazzard, Hilliard, Hopkins,
Howard of Baker, Jones of Thomas, Kcllutn,
Kelly, King, Lovett, Lucas, Mann, McDonald,
McElvy, Mcßae, Neal of Wilkinson, Padgct,
Perdue, Powell, Rawls,Richardson, Robertson,
Robson, Schley, Smith, Sneltings, Strickland,
Taylor, Terry, Thomas, Towns, Wcitman,
Wellborn, Williams, and Wilson of Early.—49.
The bill to protect Religious Societies in the
performance of their religious duties, w r as re
jected ; and also the bills to add a part of Hous
ton county to Pulaski, and to increase the sala
ry of the Cashier of the Central Bank, from
$1,500, to $2,000.
The bills to incorporate the Mariner’s Church
of Savannah, and the Double Branch Meeting
House in Lincoln county—to manumit four no
gro slaves, Billy, Winny, Frank, and Charily,
belonging to the estate of the late Thomas VV.
Cobb, and two other negro slaves, ofthe county
of Bibb—and to establish, and incorporate, a
Fire Company in Macon, and authorize the
Commissioners of that Town, to raise the stun of
$2,000, by a tax on tire inhabitants, for its aid—
were severally read the third time and passed.
The bill inttoduccd by Mr. Black, to repeal
the act of 1529, making the offence of Gambling
punishable by confinement in the Penitentiary,
was rejected—yeas 45, nays 77.’’
Tuesday, Dec. 14.
In the Senate, this morning, a resolution was
agreed to, appointing Pliny Sheffield, Matthew
Albritton, VVm. Everitt, Jos. C. Brooks, and
Bcnuct Crawford, Commissioners, (with power
to appoint a surveyor, to act in conjunction with
them) to lay out a road from Columbus to St.
Mary's, with directions to report thereon,
through the Governor, to the next Legislature.
The Land bill was then taken up, and the
14th sections was so amended as to make the
term of residence in the State, entitling persons
to a draw, four years, instead of fire —yeas 38,
nafß 33. „
lii the afternoon, numerous bills from tho
House, and of the Senate were read, first and
second time.
The Resolution of the House, appointing the
time of electing Directors, of tho Darion, State,
and Planter’s Banks was amended so as to make
the time of electing, 3 o’clock, P. M. on Friday
next, instead of7 o’clock, to-day.
The bill to change’ the time of holding the
Superior and Inferior Courts of the Chattahoo
chio Circuit, was rejected.
Mr. Anderson, from .he joint Military Com
mittee, reported a resolution, instructing the
Governor to supply all Colonels, Lieut. Colonels,
Majors, Brigade Inspectors, Adjutants, and
Captains, in the State, with one copy each, of
the abstracts of the Infantry Tactics of the Uni
ted States, now in the Executive Department—
to bo sent, with Laws and Journals of the Le
gislature, to the Clerks of the Inferior Courts,
to be by them distributed to the aforesaid offi
cers.
Mr. Branham, from Committee on Banks,
reported, that they have carefully and minutely
examined the exhibit of the Marine anil Fire
Insurance Hank, which shews a strict adherence
to the provisions of the Charter, and a compli
ance with the Resolutions requiring Reports—
that it is every way satisfactory, and affords
abundant evidence of the ability of the Bank,
to meet its engagements, without a moment’s
inconvenience to its creditors—and that, from
the very judicious and able management of the
affairs of this Institution, the good people of this
State may confidently anticipate a continuance
of sound emissions by the B.aik; which was
. agreed to.
The same gentleman, from the same Cotn
i mittce, also, made a long Report respecting
the United States Bank, unfavorable to the re
! chartering of the same, and instructing our Sen
ators and requesting our Representatives in
Congress, to use their united inliucnco against
any enactment, lending to a renewal of its char
ter.—Also,
A report at some length, on the Documents
and charges submitted, respecting tho Bunk oj
1 Macon, to the effect, that tho said charges are
wholly unfounded, and “that Iho affairs of the
Bank of 31acon have been so conducted, as to
cntltlo that institution to the approbation of the
General Assembly, and tho confidence of tho
public.
In the House, this morning, motions to recon
sider the journal of yesterday, so far as relates
to the passage of the hill to manumit certain
negro slaves belonging to tho estate of the late
Thomas W. Cobb; and the rejection of tlio bill
to increase the salary of the Cashier of the Cen
tral Bank: wore rejected, tho former by a vote
of G7 to 57, and the latter, by a vote of 73 to 53.
The bill to incorporate the Fanners Hank of
Chattahoocliic, to bo located at Columbus, was
passed.
The appropriation bill was taken up, and after
some consideration, laid on the table for tire
present.
The Road hill was taken up, in Committee
of tho whole, and Mr. Brown of Wilkes, offeicd
a substitute thereto, which was discussed,
adopted and reported to the House.
In tho afternoon, the Road bill was taken up,
and passed—yeas 79, nays 47. The only ma
terial alterations made by this hill, of the Road
and River policy established by the law of 1829,
are, tho increase of tho salaries of the superin
tendents, from SBOO, to $1,200: and the taking
from tho corporations, the powers formerly ves
ted in them, with regard to the disposal of the
public hands, and giving it to the Superinten
dents.
Tile bill to add a part of Houston County to
Crawford county, was passed.
The bill to tax horned Cattle running at large
in this State, and belonging to persons residing
out of tho State, fifty cents per head—the tax
to lie paid to the Inferior C arts—was passed.
This bill is intended as a retaliatory measure,
against the Territory of Florida, whose Legisla
tive Council has passed an Ordinance, levying a
, tax of 25 cents per head on horned cattle, under
similar circumstances; which operates injurious
ly on our citizens, residing on the borders of that
Territory, whose cattle occasionally stray-over
the line; while large numbers of the Florida Cat
tin arc brought into this Slate, and tended there,
to tho great destruction of the pasturage of our
citizens.
The House concurred in the amendment of
the Sedate, to its resolution respecting the dec
lion of Bank Directors.
Wednesday* Dec. 15.
In the Senate, this morning, the Land bill
was taken up; and after the consideration of
the same, to the 28;h section, an additional sec
tion offered by Mr. Ector, was adopted, pro
viding, “that n all cases where any person in
tends to return any tract of land as fraudulently
drawn, before be be allowed to do so, he shall
give bond and security in the sum of two hun
dred dollars, to the Justices of the Inferior Court
of the county where tho land lies, conditioned
to indemnify the individual drawer of such tract
of land, for all damages ho may sustain, provi
ded the land is not condemned as fraudulently
drawn.
After the 30th section had been road, an ad
ditional section, offered by Mr. Stapleton, was
adopted, providing, “that no county that is al
lowed two district Surveyors, by tho provisio- s
of this act, shall have a Sectional Surveyor ap
' pointed therefrom.”
In the afternoon, the bill to amend an act on
tilled an act to authorize the Commissioners of
Mclntosh County Academy, to establish one or
moie schools for tho education of poor children
—the bill, from the House, creating F.lection
Districts in the county of Irwin—the bill, from
the House, to authorize the Augusta Indepen
dent Fire Company to raise $20,000 by Lotte
ry—the hill to incorporate the Macon Insurance
Company—and tho bill to regulate slaves in the
County of Twiggs, ami prevent tllcir selling
poultry, except under certain restrictions, and
furnish their owners or managers in certain ca
scs—were severally read the third time and
passed.
The Senate concurred in the amendments of
the House, to the Bill of tho Senate, incorpora
ting a Bank iji tho town of named
the Farmer’s Bank of Chattalloochic.
, in tb# Hwse, ttus morning, Mr, Vousc, of
. | Oglethorpe, moved to reconsider the journal 0
yesterday, so far as relates to the passage of iho
Road bill, for the purpose of amending said biii
by a section, to provide for the purchase 0f.,!,,! ’
twenty hands to improve the roads from A U n
tato Waynesboro’, Louisville, &c. which h"
conceived was no more than sheer jusii ce
Burke, and Jefferson, and the section of c 0
try generally, extending in a j|'
rection from Augusta, which had been too much
neglected in tho present Road system. Tlhj
molion was advocatad by Mr. Jenkins, and
posed fiy Mr. Bryan and others, and a'fterwaM
rejected.
[We have not room, at present, f or the do
' hate on Mr. Wood’s and Mr. Murray's Ucsoh/
lions, and the substitute offered by Mr. Btwt
of Twiggs, which follows here, in the report re
ceived from our correspondent. It occupied
the attention of tho House, during the remainder
■ of this-dny, and nearly the whole of the next
and was concluded by the adoption of Mr'
, Beall’s substitute, by a vote of 76 to 44. qq lt
■ debate, which is of consideiable length, s fi a )|
. be inserted hereafter as early as wo can fmj
. room for it.]
Thursday, Dec. 16.
In the Senate, this morning, the Land hill
s was taken up; and Mr. Branham, forthwith of
, sered the following as an additional section
j which after some discussion, was adoptej--
i yeas 38, nays 33, as follows :
> Yeas.— Messrs. Allen, Branham, Bryan of
3 Montgomery, Duniell of Chatham, Daniel of
Madison. Lzzard, Ferguson, Floyd, Hariow
3 Harvey, Hines, Janos, King, McDotigald, Mc
s Gar, McKnight, Mitchell, Munroe, Neshit.'Ncel
Parish, Porter, Reese, Rhodes, Sayre, Sheffield’
Singleton, Sledge, Stapleton, Stewart, Snrreii
ey, Tcnmlle, Thomas, of Appling, Waltlloiir
I Wood, Woolfolk, Wooten, Y0.111g.-I3*. ’
Nays.— Messrs. Anderson, Black, Blair, of
. Habersham, Blair, of Lowndes, Bowen, Car-dle
Cobb, Cone, Dunagan, Echols, F.clor, Everett’
1 Faies, Fulwood, Garrett, Graham, Green, Hall’
t Hatcher, Henley, Johnson, Muncrief, ’ I’ri,,,-'
- Reeves, Robinson, Ross, Swain, Temple/
Warren, Watson, Wells, Waite, Wilcox’.— 33. ’
3 “And be it further enacted by the authority
f aforesaid, That the Sectional Surveyors shall,
B with as little delay as possible, proceed to the
B pfiiformance of the duties assigned them, under
j litis act, and on the completion and return there-
B of> to the Surveyor-General, the Governor is au-
B thorized and requested, to direct the election of
two Justices of the Peace and two Constables,
being white men resident in said Territory, in
s every of such sections, to be held at such time,
1 and at such place, and to be superintended and
returned to the Executive by such person or
I persons in every of such sections, as his Excel
lency shall direct; which Justices and Const,;.
• blcs shall respectively take the oath and execute
the bond required by law; and shall hold their
f Commissions and appointments as now directed
,by law,—And that all while males, of full age,
resident in said territory, shall bo entitled to
vote lor such Justices and Constables.—Anti, in
the event, that the President of the United
Stales shall at any time, during the ensuing re
, ncss °f 'I IO Legislature, succeed in executing
\ the compact between the United States and the
State of Georgia, in relation ,to the Cherokee
lands, that the Governor shall order the District
Surveyors to proceed iO the discharge of their
duties, and to the completion of the survey of
j the districts, as required by this act, and to ifie
occupancy of said Territory—otherwise, tire
survey of the said districts shall bo suspended
until tho next meeting of the General Assembly
I 0 . w
’ and until further enactment for this purpose.
Several other amendments were offered ami
rejected ; after which the question was put,
shall (Iris bill now pass; which was determined
in the affirmative—yeas CO, nays 10, as follows;
Yeas.—Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Black,
Blair, of Habersham, Blair of Lowndes, Bowen,
3 Branham, Cargile, Cobb, (.'one, Daniel), of
r Madison, Dunagan, Echols, Ector, Everett, Ez
’ zard, Paris, Floyd, Fulwood, Garrett, Graham*
£ Green, Hall, Hatcher, Henley, Janes, Johnson.
• King, McDotigald, McKnight, Mitchell, Muu
, cricf, Munroe, Nesbit, Neel, Parish, Porter, I’ri
or, Kcesc, Reeves, Rhodes, Robinson, Ross,
Sheffield, Singleton, Sledge, Snrrency, Swain,
1 Temples, Tcmiillc, Thomas, of Appling, War
r ren, Watson, Wells, White. Wilcox, M ood,
. Woolfolk, Wooten, and Young.—6o.
Nays. —Messrs. Bry 11, of .Montgomery, Dan
iel!, of Chatham, Harlow, Harvey, Hines, M - »
r Gar, Sayre, Stapleton, Stewart, and Wallhour.
- —lO.
, This bill, as amended, is now very siinil*,m
r its provisions, tho’ different in its arrangement,
to the bill drawn'np by Judge Schley, and re
p ported by him, from the Committee on thestato
of the Republic.
In the afternoon, the bill to emancipate cen
tum negroes, formerly the property of Raymond
I)e:ncrc, late of St. Siniou’s Island, was passed,
. yens 37, nays 30.
The bill to repeal the 15lh section (which ex
cludes the 1 testimony of Indians, from Courts of
Justice) of tho act of 1829, extending the laws
of the State over the Cherokee Territory, &(*•
was, on motion of.Mr. Echols, laid on the table
for the balance oftlio session.—yeas 45, nays 11.
In the House, this afternoon, the Appropria-
I tiun bill was taken up, and passed ; after the rc'
jeclion of sundry proposed, amendments; and
among (hem, one offered by Mr. Robertson, to
appropriate a sum of money for the building of a
Lazaretto, in Savannah, tor the reception of
persons suffering under infectious diseases.
The Tax bill was then taken up, and, on mo
tion of Mr. Haynes, the taxes generally, as there
in slated, for the year 1831, were reduced He
per cent —yeas 82, nays 40,
Friday, December 17.
In the Senate, this morning, a motion by Mr.
p Watson, to reconsider the journal of yesterday,
. j so far as relates to the passngc of the Laud bifi,
1 was rejected—yeas 29, nays 40.
1 The following report was read and agreed
1 : to, viz. The Committee on Education and
Free Schools, on examining the reports of tbp
. several academics, on the accounts of the Trus
tees of the Poor Schools, find] matter deserving
the attention of the General Assembly, and
all who regard the economical application ofthe
funds appropriated to Academies and Free
Schools. In some of the accounts rendered,
it is discovered that tho Trustees of Academies*
and of tho poor School fund, have disbursed
• moneys to compensate persons for conveying
tho apportionment of the Academy and poof
School fund, frojn tho Treasury. It is confident]
ly believed, that there rs scarcely a county an -
• the State, tv which tnonej- may not. be transmit