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I[JGU3t4 18 * I
NEWS
lertairily an unpbpng thing tc hear that
ndsofihe human r? ; oc arc llaughrercd
case, or on any principle ; but it is
ore distressing to read that thousands
ns of thousands are murdered in con.
,g for a Matter 1 Ttys, of ail the in
10ns that strike nations, is probably
cateft and the meft to be deplored,
ver; such things mutt be ;as we are
and as we believe that according to
signs of an all Wife providence, they
H "for the better—md in that case
figmfks, or w here is the use ol printers
r to the contrary.
efe rrfieflions arise from the prefrnt
>f Snain and the defeat of her form on
mriers and a* related in
ay’s paper. But perhms the Rritifh
i f wh' 1 flood at then bocks , are defrined
« them, in part at least, and to trans- ■
hem from the regions of Jupiter 9 on.
i the dominions of Neptune, —Fluro
or hi> (ha e already !
the complexion s*f the lift mail it
i appear that Gongrcfs is about moving
Irng talks tp something mete energeric
•c'ftve.
. has impeached theprefident,
at it to the vote. He performed his
n the Bojfon —(Solos' one hundred &
een players in the Orchestra, with
native and genuine American Inftru.
! played up the President’s march and
led the Bjtffoon—fo much for the
cut's indulgence to- his friends in Mas.
etts elf-where—“ We are all re
•ar>s! But Thomas was then experienced
h to know that, Old Birds are net to
Light with Chaff,
ngrefs have puffed a law to meet on
h Monday in May. JDiftant mcm
vilf have hardly time to come home,
iinnerand be c.ff again—had they nut
have remained ar their post till the
fs was ftn'fhtd ? * The cxpe&ation
ver is that by that day we (hull, have
times.
ofe who arc fond of trading contrary to
and wilh to pu(h on, at ali hazards, it
I appear, are to be indulged by Con.
The Brltilh factors and their connex.
n the U. S. in Hhat case will have no
fighting; They have only to shew
of Cot tow, Barrels «l flour, Hogsheads
haccn, Staves See. with their Certifr.
•f Ciiifnt, and they may pafs —fafe into
a. Wilkins jn is expelled at Charlcfton
i way to N. Orleans j it is not improb
int he will by and by meet his friend
Burr at philipp'u
hil* Ntnx) England is flying off, like a
those of the centre and South are in
unison, and move in their different
s rourd the government and laws—
is the centre of gravity j and the gold,
commercial loadftone of Britain will
[trove to be only an Aurora Borealis ,
John of the Vl r ifp.
i? present crisis has brought rut thou
nf American patriots in N. York, and
if thousands in Philadelphia, devoted
: country and approving the mcafurcs
vernment. On this occafinn the Citi
of Elbert County, Georgia, are not the
> step forward*— but nxshat fgnifits talk .
r readers will no doubt (ak; notice cf
Rffolutions patted lately in Augusta
iachufetrs,) and compare them wilh the
gs and sentiments of the Citizens of
tt.a (Georgia} and they will find that
e as, opposite , as North is to South .
ic objeft cf the Thcfpians is certainly \
laudable, and as long as it goes to eflab- \
public Library, defmes the coon. \
cc and support of every friend to lite- j
tature and fcicnce in Augliffa, __ jj . P
COTTON.
In cor, fcqucnce of the news received this j
werk, we find that Cotton has taken nftart )
—-from io, to 13, prime I I
A report was current in town yeflerday,
that the news is falfc-—We do not believe
it, and next Sunday’s mail will mofl proba
bly confirm our opinion.
Since writing the foregoing articles wc
have received the following interesting in.
tclligence.— From this it is evident that
Mr. Canning is coming io j and on this, no
doubt, the rcfolution palled of raising the
Embargo on the 4th of March:—and to
Ipufh the obfirrvation a little farther j it is
mere than probable, that Mr. Canning has
altered bis tune in confequcnce of Napoleon’s
fnccefs in Spain j and hence wc may soon
eitpeft to hear of the Orders in Council be- (
ing repealed—and soon after, cf the French '
decrees being revoked —Sa Ira .
Extraß of a letter j ram a member of Con
gfefs to a refpeSable gentleman of this
place t dated February 4 th t 1 g®p.
“ Yeflerday the house resolved to repeal
the embargo on the fourth day of March
a y e * 75 —nays 40. A morion was
then made to flrike out that part which di.
rests letters of marque and reprisal to jffue
this question is now under difcufiion—its fate
is doubtful." Georgia Expsefs,
In the Correfpondcnce between Mr Pink,
ncy and Mr. Canning, laid before Congrcfs
by the Prcfident, on the 3 Qth olt. the lafl
Pinkney is dated on the 3d
DeC. I3oS, at which time the Union had
not returned from Frauce, (as repotted) nor
had Mr. P. heard any intelligence of her.
The length of Mr. Canning’s reply pre
vented its ouhlication this evening. It is
dated ca the 13d Nov. and concludes as fol
lows :
“ I cannot forego the hope that it may
yet fall to ®ur lot to he inftromental in the
renewal of that understanding between our
two governments, which is as congenial
to the feelings, as it is cflential to the inter
efis of both countries ; whirh nnth'ng, hut
the forced and unnatural (late of the world
could have interrupted ; ard which there
is, on the part of the Britifb government,
the most anxious and unabated desire to re
store.” Times.
The Vice.Prefident left Washington on
the 27th ult. The hon. Mr. Mjlledck
has been chofenPrefidcßt of the Senate pro
tetn. Ibid.
By a gentleman fro® Baton Rouge, (Weft
Florida) we learn, that previous to his lea
ving that place, governor Grand Pte, with
fcveral military (fficeis, had been arrcflcd
by order of the governor.general of Havan
na, on fufpicicn of entertaining an undue
partiality for the French.
JSlatchcz Chronicle .
Congrefslntelligence,
Navy Yasd, V/aJhinspton, lothjan.
Sir—*l have tire honor to flare in r<*ply to
your note of this morning, that the frigates
United States , Kjfex and John Adams , are
now in as good order in their hulls ns on the
day they were launched, am can be rgged
in a few weeks if so ordered, and fuitab’e',
appropriations made.
The frigates “ Cenare/s and Adams,"
might alio proceed to a flation in the mouths
of any of our bays and harbors, but 1 do not
cor sider their hulls in a situation fit to bear
the fca in heavy weather.
The frigates Conftclbfion and N. Yer v ,
I confider as unfit to prtcced from this yard
until they (ball have had a thorough repair,
and the remaining frigate, the Prejident , is
now progressing under a thorough repair, and
may I presume, be ready for sea in May
next, with the number of carpenters now em
plovcd here.
I have the honor to be, very refpeflfully,
fir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS TINGEY.
Host. Stephen R, Bradley,
Januarv 2?.
NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT.
.The Hoofe took up the message of the Se
nate, informing the House of their adherence
to their amendments to the bill on the fub
jeft of the navy.
After some debate the bill was ordered to
lie on the table ; and
The House resolved itfclf into a committee
of the whole on the bill originally received
from the Senate, for arming, manning ard
fitting out all the frigates and armed vessels
of the United States,
On motion of Mrs the bill was
amended so at to conform to the propnfiticn
of the conferees from the Senate (for fitting
out four of the frigates, &c.) and the com
mittee rose and reportedithe bill as amended.
The amendments weri agreed to by the
House.
Mr. D. R, Williams moved so amend the
hill by adding a c'aufe talking it discretion
ary with the Prefidcnt tofend out these vef
fcls. After debate, negatived—-Yeas 35
Mays 78.
The bill was then after an opposition by
Mr. M -cod, and reply by Mr.. Lyon, or
dered to be ergtoffed for a third reading—
Ayes 70.
MR. NICHOLAS’ MOTION.
[ January 24, 1809.
\ Read and referred to a committee of the
| r whole Honfey on Monday next.
Refolded, as the opinion ot this Hcufe,
that the U. Stares ought not to delay, be
yond the day of to r.pcal
the embargo Jaws, to resume, maintain and
defend the navigation of the high seas, a.
gainft any nation or nations, having in
force edidts, orders, or decrees violating
the lawful commerce and neutral rights of\
the United States.
Jefn« j
Defensive maritime War.
Mr. Bacon said, that he was particu
larly induced by a confederation of the fen.
timents contaihrd in the memorial which
had just been read, to effer to the House a
resolution touching the fubjedl of our mari
time right, and the mode in which It be
.hoved the nation to vindicate their rxcrcife
againft belligerent aggreffiohs. Hfe had been
much gratified that a gentleman from Vir.
ginia (Mr. Nicholas) nad already laid up
on the table a resolution pointing to a fpcedy
I limitation es the embargo laws, coupled
\ wRh a general declaration of our determi.
\ nation to refuroe, maintain, and Vindicate
our rights to the free navigation of the ocean.
That resolution was however altogether
general and unfpecific, as so the manner in
which this right should be vindicated, or the
means by which it (honld hi maintained.
Jt was probably, purposely, and undoubted
ly very properly propounded in that gene
ral (hape, with a view of inducing the offer
of fitch fpecific propofiiions as might sug
gest themfelvcs to gentlemen having in View
the fame general objefl. He apprehended,
however, that when thev came to go into
committee on that resolution, it would be
found difficult to make it the object of
diftincl and intelligible difcufHcn, Cnee it
pointed to no definite means, by wh : ch our I
rights were to be maintained, or o r navi, |
gat ion defended from violence. He had (
hoped that some pthcr gentleman would, be- ;
fore this, have presented fomediftinCt ptopo
fition of this fort to the House, and had
waited some days with such an exportation.
Having, however, been diLppointed in this,
he could no longer refrain from the exercifc
of a duty, which he rose with great diffidence
to dilcharge. The resolution which he was
about to submit, washy no means in dis
cordance with that of the gentleman from
Virginia. It was merely a fpecification ol
some at least of the means by which the gene
ral of that gentleman might prhaps
be attained. And in vffedngit, he wifiud
not to be underfiood as definitively pledged
to the particular courfc which the resolution
points to. So far from being pertinadouf-
Jy wedded to it, he was ready to give his
unhnffcd attention to any other projert
which other gentlemen may fee fit to pro
pose. That there are great difficulties to be
encountered In every view which can be t*.
ken of our prtfent situation, is fi.fficiently
obvious, and it is therefore with n ore than
ordinary diffidence that 1 ven ime to lay be
fore the House the following resolution ;
Rr/ol'ved, That provision ought to be
made by law, from ard after the
i day of next, for jmrhoiifing the
commanders and ertw* of merchant vnTel*
of the U. States, owned whnllv hv a citi
zen or citizens thereof, to oppafe and de
fend against any featch, rtfirainr nr fci/.Hie,
which (hall he attempted upon foch v<flV) (
of upon any other veffiel owned as aforef.id,
by the commander or crew of any armed
vessel failing under French or Btitilh colors,
O' afli'tg, nr pretend mg fn n-*), bv or under
the authority of the Ftenth or British gov
ernments ; and t<-> repel by foice any affiault
or hoftiiity w h : ch (ball he made or com
mit.ed on the pint of such Fench or Brit
ish vcffiel, pttifuiog such attempt—and to
subdue tnd capture the fame, and to ret.'.ke
any veflel owned as aforefaid, which may
have been captured bv any vcffiel failing
under French or Britifli colois, or arting,
or pretending to art, by or under authority
from the French or Briiifh governments.
In addition to the general obfervabons
made before he rffe-rd the relnUuinn, Mr.
1 B. foid that he would harelv remark, that
as to the general principle which it contain. >
ed, he picfumed that ir would by no one he
ir.ifiakrn, for to the belligerent
claims which had been levelled againfi our
maritime rights; it aurhorifed refinance a.
gainfi their aggressions in themoft direst and
unqua’ified terms. He mioht be afleed if it |
whs war. He felt no hefitatiun in faying
that it was defenfivewar, and ffrirtly and
v/holly defer five as if refperted ourselves and
our neutral rights. As to foreign na'ions
they were at liberty to take irasthey pleas-
C|3, and might make their elertion in refpert
to the manner in which fhev would meet
that fiafe of things which might grow out
of it. We claimed nothing of them but
the fair exercise of obr tight', ard if they
Rill chofeto interrupt tig in if, on them be
the consequences j what those conTcqucnces
1 ffitou d he,' it might be for this nation here
! after to fav.
j Mr. Dana said he acknowledged that
this resolution did not lock bke fnbm'ffion-
Hr -ejoiced that ihegenfbman from Mafia,
chufctts had brought f f »»«»ard a resolution
wliich looked (nine thing like advancing,
like men of hifinefs.
The resolution was referred to the fame
committee of the whole to whom was tefer
red Mr. Nicholases resolution.
i Vi*-* i , 1,, , | aw | n,,, i,,, mmm n
Phoenix Fire-Office,
SAVANNAH.
THE refirtrtions t;r Her which the Imfinefs
of the Phoenix CosfpAMV is continued in
Georgia, precluding she Iniurancc of a great
proportion of the rifles which are offered, much
and difappointbient mult result
ro the inhabitants.
In order to remedy th'fe as much as possi
ble, the agents are willing to refc.-ive aed for
ward to the Eagle Fire-Office in New. York,
which is refpert able and in the habit of do
j ing infurmets in this flare, all orders which
\ 'Cannot be accepted in this office, free of any
charge, except what they tr.uft pay to the
merchant there for feeing 'hem executed.
In transmitting ordc's then «ith this
view, the agents flvmld he allowed tlie Hi),
erty of either dmng the infurancc themfclves
or in New-Yoik.
Any future communirari ms *'-i:h this of
fice, are reqrrrfied to h" a 'dr ffl-d to
R, Uichardfon ts Cri.
Savannah, February 18. (6 )
. Notice"'
TO THE HEIRS OF
JOHN BECKLER*
( . Formdly of Shut!)-Carolina,and
j•» to Irave died feme where in Georgia,
ten ot twelve veins ago, thn ‘if „ r ,{.
ther of them will apply to the printer of rhjg
paper, they m;y hear cf fomfetliiiig to their
advantage. °
February i 9.
Now in Columbia Jail.
f A negro man who fays his name
iis EDMUND ae.out 21 zj • cirs old, and
I that N " h «g* to Joltn Wellt of Wilkes coan.
tj, who lives of the rn?d that leads tu l*e.
tcrfbnrg.— I heown-j' is r'qaefied to co.v.j ly
with the Jaw and t.ake h ; s negro.
R* r. LANGSTON,*. e. *.
February its.
I THEATRE.
Thespian Society,
AND
Library Company.
On Wrdnefday Evening, «d Febr’y 1809,
will be presented Garrick's much admi.
red Comedy, Called
Catherine & Petfuchio ;
OR
Tameing the Shrew.
AJ .' the F lay, a Recitation of
Monsieur Tonfon,
By Mr.
The whole to c nrhtde with the laughable
\ tarce of the
Vintner Tricked,
OR,
White Fox Chafed*
Doors ro open at fix o'clock, curtain
\ t 0 ll ' c preeifely at seven—Tickets to be
/ had at Mrs. Long (I reel’s, Mr. Jarvi's and
at the Theatre, ptich one dollar, Children
50 cen's.
Feb. 18.
$3“ TH E period for receiving
propofols for fioifhiog the exterior of the
RICHMOND ACADEMY, willclofeon
the firft div of March next, instead of the
50th of that month, as heretofore advertif
cd I'erfons therefore inclined to undertake
part of the work* or to furaifhany part
' °f the materials, will fend in rheir proposals
in conformity to this regulation, to
Doftor John Mwrray,
Frejident of the Board*
By Order,
THOMAS BARRETT, Clerk.
February 18. (it)
—. — r ,—l
Now in Richmond Jail.
CHARLES, abouttwenty-twd
years of age, about five feet 8 inchvs high,
a fear under his right eye, has on Ihirt and
overalls of cotton, and striped cotton iraift
coat, all hortiefpoh, (hort rdond coat of white
plains—-fay# he belongs to a Mr. Sara’l Shy
of Hancock county, near Soaria ; the own
er is requeued to comply with the law, and
take him away.
A. RHODES Sheriff.
Fibmarv fS, ( t fj
Sheriff’s Sale.
On thef.rfl Tucfclay it April next, a> Frank*
lin Court 11 cm ft between the hours cf tin
and three o'clock.
Will be Sold,
) T4O acres of land in Franklin
county, on Toogaior river, granted to John
M. Whi*ncy, adjoining Cleveland, Hoop
er and Hancock, taken a* the property of
Hid Whitney to faliify Wil-iarn Chiflom.
I —Conditions Calh,
H. TERRFLL, d s.
February 18; ( 3t j
GEORGIA, L*n : coln County,
\/\7 HERE AS IF m. Leverltt hat applied
y e to me for letters of Adminijhation cu
the fft ate of Aaron Leveret t late of faii
county deccaftd,
The/e are therefore to cite and admon'fh
a ! sttdJingttlar the kindred and creditors of
fa id Heceafrd t; be and appear at my r fficc
within the time a/lozvrd by law, to /oenti
c a uje f if any they have) why fa id fetters
Jhould not he granted.
Given under try hand andfeal at office*
the 30 th day rs January 18oq-
Win. Harper, cl'k.
GEORGIA, Morgen *ounty,
T Tft ERE AS Srrhpjcn Gib fa a has nppti .
♦’ " id te’mt for letters cf adminif,ration cn
the 'fhteard rffi-Us of Stavid %’tJkts lute of
fend aviity daeaftd,
7 HE S S are l : tie fore to cite and ad.monijk
dl and f’ipuUr the kindred and creditors of
fail, decte/ed , to be. and appear at my of
fee within the time prekri ed by lr tv then
and tierß so fhi:o raufe lif any the) can)
why f:iid Utters fhmld not be ry-i-.ted
Given under my hand at orpie the 6’h
day «f February, 1809.
I. S. F-NNIN, Clerk.
. _ , _ *>.
GEORGIA, Maryan Corny
H ER K A S fr. 0 F lecher {J 'fare fir nob t
’ have applied t» ur for letter.' of Aomiii
fta idu on the cd ite and f jf r ds of Edmund
Brook 1 late off iid county dec .
THE?E are therefore is cite and admon*
ijh all ord Singular tie f.i'id'sd and creditors
of /aid deceased, to be and apfeor before the
hono able. co >rt of Onhfiary. on the firfr
Monday in irlarrh ue*t, the & there to fhetd
caufc [if any they car) why f.id icttrs Jhou’d
hot be grantedi~
Given unde> •my hand a-id seal at office*
the bji day of Fthua-y 1 yof
m I v/'FANNIN, Clerk t '
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