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The Scnntc r- toured iri a reso
lution of the House of Representa
tives for appointing a joint commit
tee to#cport a bill for the alleviation
of debtors, and added a committee on
their part consistingol Messrs Walk
er, Barnett, Spalding, Hafcmond,
Runmlls, Lanier, Reed and Powell.
A bill relating to the duties of she
riffs in selling lands under execution,
w as read 2d time, and ordered for
committee of the w hole.
Tuesday, November 14.
Mr. Davis (of Chatham) agreea
bly to notice moved for the appoint
ment of a committee to prepare and
report a bill to alter and amend an
get authorising the justices of the in
ferior courts of this state, to discharge-
insolvent debtors, confined by process
from any court in this state—and
Messrs. Davis (of Chatham) Park
and Moore were appointed a com
mittee for that purpose
M essrs. Owens, Talbot and Hen
derson were appointed a committee
to prepare and report a bill to appro
priate the monies arising from the 20
acre lots in the town of JVIillcdgc-
vill
Mr. Park from the committee ap
pointed, reported a bill suppler
t.il to the Judiciary Law now in
force, and to establish an uniform
practice in the proceedings ol th
Doctor Charles Williamson Tteolth
Officer, and Major William Brown
Harbor Master for the port of Savan
nah.
tVednesday, November 15.
The following bills were severally
Mondau, November 13. jto the town of Darien, which was rc- cultie9 were so great, the duke of
• ’ . L: ved an d r ead the first time. .Portland, notwithstanding h.s miser-
A committee »PP°^ tcd con ‘| The biU f or the relief of all Or- 1 ,able state of health, was requested to
Mst.ng of Messrs. J. R. lb own, ”ut | Ministers „f t h e Gospel was retain the seals for a day or two lon-
chmson and hell to P rc P are ^‘received and read the 1st time. Iger, and no person kissed hands on
c a new appointment.
Ministerial Duel.—The dis
port a hill to allow persons
in jail by. virtue of a capiat, ad sut'isfa-.
on, the benefit of prison bounds,
FOREIGN.
read the 2nd time and ordered foi', ;uK l to define the same.
committee of the whole.
Messrs. Telfair, llryan and Ware
putes & jealousies hv whi-.h the ca-
Lovdon, September 13. ibinet has been tor some time distract-
Lord William Bentinck, who had e d have had a serious and nearly la-
A bill supplemental to the judkb. „.,. rc »ppoi„t«l a committee to pre- jnted lieutenant-general,',al termination, ft trill be seen front
ry law now in torec m this state, anel| parc and report a hill to authorize , , or<1 „„„ „ rpr , co l umn! . th at his eo-
to establish an uniform practice ’ *" n ' ' r '
Superior and Inferior Courts
A bill to provide for
Census of this state as require. tIon aim coiuuuss.o.,u. s u. u.«. —, lers< May we be allowed to hope ,'fi
it ons i u ion. cessors. . . Jthat ministers have abandoned thatduke of Portland, Mr. Perceval con-
Ihe bill for the better regulation svstem ol „ ar f a t C , for which tl.ey ccived that the disasters of our arini,
A bill to alter the time of holding
the Superior courts in the several
circuits in this state.
A hill to alter the time of the meet
ing of the General Assembly ol this
state.
A bill to amend the 31st section of
the Judiciary law of this state
A bill to alter and amend the 4th
and 5th sec.i >ns of the 3rd ai t. ol the
Constitution.
A bill to repeal an act for compen
sating the justices of the Inferior
Courts.
Mr. Foster from the
appointed, reported a bill
and amend an act supplementaryjeommittee to prepare
to an act to regulate the General bill u> amend an act 1
Flections of this state, and an act for
the appointment of county officers,
vhich was received and read the 1 ;t
lime.
<< f|1 lCl 1 0* aa.rwu ^ vV. Ill Ol H (II fill k « lUi »’ II l,IV - " H
0 avcrnnnt lop ei peis, c. .have proved themselves utterly in-which had driven some of his eoart-
reported and read the first time. ^ ^
Messrs Montgomery, Harden & com P ctul
Adams were appointed a committee September lb.
i 11 . , . An order from the admiralty
to prepare and report a bill to amend , , „ . . . \
, 1 ', • , x i reached Portsmouth vesterdav, loi
the 20th section ol the Judiciarv law, , , e , - , ,
f .. . . J the whole ol the copper-bottomed
01 this state. 1 1 1
jutors front office, vested him with
the right and title to new honors, al
though every member of the cabinet
is undoubtedly answerable for the acts
of the whole. Much irritation also
The bill to authorize the Judge of !transpom, assembled at S|,ithcad, to prevailed in consequence, between
e Superior Courts of the middle P"*''? to *.,51,0.1 with the Ajax lord Casdereagh and ,.lr. Cam,,
t h e |man of war, which takes convoy to and broke out into open rupture.
mg-;
committee Messrs Holt, Daniel, Marshall, Pcninsilhl , an( l that the empty trans-
iU to alter Wilson and Gross were appointed a!P ort3 a ™, Stnt . . to h ™S aw a >',. OUr
md report a tloo P s
Messrs. Davis (of \Va:tc’r.) Par -.fmd, ^. l ; lue t() fortunate drawn
tnd Williams were appointed a eom-;j n lbc ] ute i a , ul lotteries to take out
mittt-e to prepare and report a bill toU^. &Ta nts, was read the 2nd time
alter and amend the election laws of| am | ordered to be engrossed fora
this state. (third reading.
The Committee appointed to prc-| The gm to ar e rl the militia laws
pare and report a bill to alter ami »-| 0 f this stale, so fa * as relates to tlu
mend the 15th section of the -kliflrt. Cavalry was read the second time,
to
of the constitution, reported,
said part of the constitution requires
no alteration—the report of the coin-
nittcc was agreed to by the Senate.
Yeas 25—Nays 4.
House of Representatives.
Superior ami Inferior Courts, which
was received and read tin- first time.
Mr. Davis (of Chatham) laid be
fore the President a letter, contain
ing the following resignation.
To the Honorable the President, and
members of the Senate.
GrNTI.EM I M,
My election to the Chief Magis
tracy of the state, having in my hum
hie opinion created some doubt ast«
the propriety of my holding the com
mission of Major-General, and as
never have, and trust never shall
hold any commission, the right t<
w hich may he in any manner doubt
ful, I beg leave to resign niv com
mission as Major-General of the Is
division of the Militia of this state.
In doing this, I trust you w ill do
me the justice to believe, that l am w » n Grim Harwich & Boothe
actuated by no motive but a just I ytrc appointed a committee to take
sense of my duty ; and that am umkr ^ n9ldcratiou the
penetrated by the most prolound
sentiments of gratitude for all former
marks of pubic confidence, and
in an especial manner for that, bv
w hich through your kind suffrages,
J am elevated to the rank I now
hold in the state.
Ac. “tit, Gentlemen, individually
anti collectively, the assurance of
my highest respect and esteem.
1). B. MITCHELL
14th Nov. 1809.
to appropriate
the funds heretofore set apart for the
redemption of the public debt.
A hi' 1 , to continue in force an act
'pass, d,22tl December, 1808, giving
Dt |aml ordered to he committed to a
committee of the whole house to
morrow'.
1 he bill to repeal an act to com
pensate the Justices of the Inferior
Courts, v, as road the second time.—
Mr. Williams moved th.it the said
bill he committed for June next, and
Saturday, November 11.
Messrs. Allen, Hutchinson, Flcm
ing, Fort, Williams, Hill, Sims
situation o!
lebtors—to report by bill or other
wise.
A committee was appointed con
sisting of Messrs. Ware, Telfair and
J. R. Brown to prepare and report a
bill t.) revise and digest the laws ol
this state, passed since the political
year 1800.
Mr. J. R. Brown gave notice,that
would on Monday next move for
Whirh being read—Ri ,olved,that
♦he Senate do accept of the resigna
tion of Major-General D. *B. Mit
chell, as Major-General of the first
division of this state.
Messrs. Owens, Moore and Stew
art were appointed a committee to
prepare a bill to authorize the Supe
rior and Inferior Courts, and Courts
of Ordinary lor the county of Bald
win to he held in the State-House
for the term of two years.
Mr. Barnett from the committee
appointed, reported a bill to repeal
an act for compensating the justices
of tlu- Inferior Court—w hich w as re
ceived and read the first time.
Mr. Foster from the committee
appointed, reported a biil to alter
and amend the 4th and 5th sections
of the 3rd article of the constitution
of this state, w hich was received and
read the first time.
Mr. Henderson from the commit
tee appointed, reported a bill to a-
nrend the 31st section of the Judicia
ry Law of this state—which was re
ceivecl and read the fust time.
A message from the House of
Representatives informed the Senate
that the H. of R. are now ready to
receive them in the Representative
Chamber for the purpose of proceed
ing to the election of a Major-Gene
ral of the first division of the Militi
of this state ; a Solicitor General
for tlu- Eastern District, and a Hcaltl
Officer and Harbour Master for the
port of Savannah
The Senate then repaired to tlu
Representative ( hainbcr, and being
seated, proceeded by joint ballot to
tlu- election of said officers, anil on
the appointment of a committee to
prepare and report a hill to allow per
sons confined in jail by virtue of a
capias ad satisfaciendum the benefit
of prison bounds—and to define the
same.
Messrs. E. Beall, Green anil Me.
Call were appointed a committee to
prepare and report a bill to amend
n act to regulate Tavern and Shop
Keepers, and more effectually prohi
bit tlu-ir trading with slat
M essrs. II. Blair, Hutchinson and
Fleming were appointed a commit
tee to prepare and report a bill to
keep open Savannah river, and pre
vent and remove obstructions there
in calculated to impede the nee pas
sage offish and the navigation of said
river, so far as respects the counties
the 5»upc
circuit to hold an extra session in
county of Richmond, was read the.. . . - . , - - ^ ■
, , .• * . . . , .i • i .. „,i ferred that government have at lenglnitlus morning the parties met at nvc
2d tune and ordered for a third read- , ? , 0 9, , , , ° „ 1 , , .
^ (determined to evacuate the Spanish o clock, on Putney-heath. I hey
-- - Ii)..r.:..o.,i.. n,„i .i.„. *1,,, o,„n.,r tt-nne. fought at ten yards distance. Air.
Canning received his advers. ry's
ball in the fleshy part of his right
thigh, which put an end to the con
test. He was put into a coach, & con
veyed to Gloucester Lodge, his new
ly purchased seat at Brampton. His
wound is not considered dangerous
by the faculty. It was generally re
ported that Lord Castiereagh waft
shot through the heart and expired
immediately, but this we find is ret
the fact. His lordship did not re
ceive any injury. From Putney uts
lordship returned home, to his house
in St. James’s-squ-uv, where he was
visited at twelve o’clock by the earl
of Liverpool.
Notice of the duel and the result,
was communicated, about ten o’clock,
to all the otlu r cabinet ministers, and
the particular friends of the parties.*
The west end of the town is all hi
a fernnnt with various reports upon
the subject. The above, we are
confident, iviil be found the real state
of the case. !
Lord Casdereagh was attended oa
tne ground by lord Yarmouth, as his
second, and Mr. Canning by Charles
Rose Ellis, esquire. Lord Castle-
reagh gave the challenge. i
September 23.
Of the old members of the caVnit #
the earl of Liverpool, lord Eld.m
and lord Alulgrave, are all that re
main. It is impossiple that such a
wreck can he repaired, and rendered
fit for service. The honorable Ro
bert Dimdas, son of lord Melville, is
destined according to report, to the
1 * .. tlV... -I' .
m the question being put, it was ne
gative!—Yeas 19—Nays 41. Com
milted to a committee of the wholt
House.
Messrs Daniel, Chandler Sc Now-
land were appointed a committee to
prepare and report a bill to regulate
the sales of City Marshalls, Sheriffs,
Constables and Coroners within this
state.
A memorial from the “ Female-
Asylum ol Savannah” was read and
referred to a select committee with
power to report by bill or otherwise.
Ordered, that Messrs Houston, Tel
fair, apcl Grimes be that committee.
A hill to amend an act to rcgulat.
the weighing of Cotton and other
commodities in this state, was re
ported and read the first time.
A committee consisting of Alessrs.
Newsom, Cullens and Hyde was ap
pointed to prepare and report a bill
for the relief of all Ordained Minis
ters of the Gospel, so far as respect,
their serving as jurors or doing Ali
litia duty.
The ministerial papers, how
ever, continue to assure us, that Por
tugal is and ought to be retained,
and that viscount Wellington is to
receive, immediately, strong rein
forcements for that purpose.
The earl of Chatham was expect
ed in town this morning from Flush
ing. His lordship landed vesterdav
u Deal, from on hoard the Venera
ble, sir II. Popham.
September 19.
It was again reported in the ci
ty yesterday, that a treaty of com
merce has been concluded between
France and the United States of A-
merica, anil that a copy of it had
been received by government. The
refusal of our ministers to ratify Mr.
Erskine’s arrangement, gives an air
ol probability to this rumour, but we
continue to think that it is prema
ture. Although this new misunder
standing should, however, terminate
favorably, ministers have done enough
to convert their bed of roses into a
bed of thorns for their successors.
It will require years to retrieve their
errors, and replace the treasure wast
ed by their extravagance and ioll\.
September 21.
The king came to town vesterdav,
and held a levee, but the expected
progress was not made in the medi
tated change of ministry. One of
the immediate causes of the change
—the resignation of the duke of
Portland—nus been the cause of the
delay. His grace was the kev-stone
of the arch, and that being taken a-j
offict
secretary of state for
way, the remainder has fallen intoj tPe colonial d-partment, in the room
confusion. Mr. Perceval is under-| 0 ^ ^ nr< ^ Castlereagh. It was also a-
stood to have set up a claim to suc jmongthe rumors yesterday, that lord
ceed this place as premier. This
Tuesday, November 14.
Alessrs. Hudspeth, Marshal and
Gresham were appointed a commit
tee to prepare,ancl report a bill to a-
mend an act to suppress bastardy anti
otlu r immoralities.
The hill to authorize the judge ol
the middle district to hold an extra
of Richmond, Columbia & Lincoln.jsession in the countv of Richmond
counting out the votis, it appeared on.
M essrs. Wellborn, Hutchinson &
Gross were appointed a committee
to prepare and report a bill to amend
the 12th sect: of 1st art. and 1st and
d sections of 3rd art. of the Consti
tution of this state.
Air. Newsom agreeably to notice
moved for a committee to be appoint
eel to prepare and report a bill to al
ter and amend the 83rd section of
the Judiciary act, passed 9th Febru
ary 1797—Alessrs. Newsom, Har
den and Adams were appointed that
committee.
A hill to repeal an act to compen
sate the justices ol the inferior courts
was received and read the first time
AI essrs. Hutchinson, Fort, M ont-
gomcry, Bync, Hatcher, Houston,
Beard, E. Brown and Johnson were
appointed a committee on the part
of this house to prepare and report a
hill to alter and amend the 15th sec
tion of the 4th art. of the constituti-
that Col. John AMntosh was elu'y
elected Aiaior-General of the first
division ol the Alilitta of this state ;
John Al, ih erica, Esq, Solicitor C»e-
uvral for the Eastern District; mui
Air. Newsom gave retire that he
would move for the : pp - ntment of a
committee to pu pa e slid report a
hill for the relic 1 ot ail ordained Ali-
nisters ot the Gospel.
was read a third time and passed.
The bill to incorporate the Female-
Asylum of Savannah was received
and read the first time.
The bill to carry into effect the 1st
sec. of an act respecting bastardy,
Ike. was received and read the first
time.
A hill to amend the 26th sec. of
the Judiciary Law of this state, was
received and read the first time.
Mr. Hutchinson from the joint
committee of both houses to whom
was referred the propriety of altering
the 15th sec. of the 4th article of the
Constitution, Reported, that any al
teration of said section would at this
time he inexpedient—ordered to lie
on the table*
Wednesday, November 15.
presumption justly offended Mr. Can
ning, who thought that if either was
to be preferred, he had at least an e-
quai claim ; but he conceived, that, in
the present perilous situation of
the country, neither of them could
form an administration capable of
conducting his majesty’s affairs with
advantage. Feeling, however, that
Air. Perceval had unfortunately su
perior influence, he abstained from
attending the cabinet council, locked
himself in his office, to bring up all
the arrears ol business, and particu
larly to pass the accounts of his
friend Air. Frcre ; and having done
this, he tendered his resignation. On
1 uesday, Air. Perceval was closeted
with the king at Windsor. With re
spect to lord Castlereagh’s resignati
on, an attempt has been made to let
turndown easy, by having it believed,
that he retires merely to make way
for marquis Wellesley, in conformity
with an old agreement to that effect—
hut if that were the precise case, why
resign at this particular moment,
when the marquis Wellesley is at sea,
the Spanish junta 1 and why
not wait his loclship’s return, instead
of unnecessarily embarrassing the af
fairs ot liis office. In consequence
of this change and rivalship in the
cabinet, there were three ministers
virtually, although not actually, out
yesterday, when his majesty came to
the duke of Portland, lord
town
A bill to authorize the clerks ofjCastlereagh and Mr. Canning”; and
till- Superior and Inferior courts rojit was understood that lord Leveson
hoM their offices until the commissi-jGower, Mr. Long, and Air. Hutch-
oning of their successors, was re-inson, would not retain their places in
ceil ed and read the first time. jibe event of their friends going out.
Mr. Fort from the committee ap- All the ministers, however, attended
pointed, reported a hill to improve [the levee, yesterday, with the excep-
tlu- navigation of the Oconee and Ai-|tion of lord Castlereagh, but no final
tainaha livers from AiilledgeviuJairanguncut was made. The diifi-
Lonsdale is to succeed Air. Can
ning as secretary for the foreign de
partment ? Lord LevisonGower has
tlso made a visit to Trcnthum-hall,
Staffordshire, to consult his brother,
the marquis ol Stafford ; but at pre
sent nothing has been si tiled, and
the country remains without a r_, .>
nistrv.
The following is generally belie
ved to he the two plans proposed to
fill up the vacancies to be produced
by the mediated resignations :
Mr. Canning's plan of a new Cabi
net—“ Himself first lord of the
treasury and chancellor of the exche
quer ; or Air. Perceval,chancellor of
the exchequer....lord Melville, the
admiralty....lord M.ulgrave,the ord
nance... .lord Leveson Gower, tlje
foreign ; lord Liverpool, the hoim* ;
and marquis W cllt-slev, the war de
partment.”
Mr. PcrcevaFs plan “ Lord Sicl-
mouth, first lord ot the treasury,
vice the duke of Portland—marquis
W ellesley, secretary of state for thu
war and colonies, vice lord Castle-
rcagh. Ihe other parts of the cabi*-
net to remain as before.”
Both those plans have been can-*
celled by recent events.
Cabinet councils were held on
Thursday and vesterdav. They have
been attended by lord Eldon, the
earl ol Liverpool, lord Alulgrave,
lord Leveson Gower, earl Camden,
tarl Bathurst, the earl of Chatham,
the earl of Westmoreland, and Air.
Perceval.
As the time limited for granting-
licenses to vessels passing to and from
Holland, expires on Friday next, an
application was made yesterday by
some persons interested in that trade,
lor an extension of the period, but it
was refused.