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,.a, Charles XII possessed not only
i inland and Carelia, but all the rich
provinces that extend from thence to
the mouths of the Vistula, and of the
Oder. Even the ground upon which
Petersburg itself is built, was part of
his dominions. The Duchy of Po
merania, and considerable territories
in Lower Saxony along the bank of
the Elbe, which had been ceded and
confirmed to Sweden by the peace of
Westphalia, rendered the kings of
CONGRESS S.
SENATE.
Wednesday, January 3.
A message was received from the
President ot the United States, b\
Mr. Grab am.
To the Senate and house of
Representatives of the U. States.
, _ The act authorising a detachment
that country powerful members ofjof one hundred thousand men from
the German Empire. Charles XIII die Militia will expire on the 30th of
is now reduced to the possession of ''
that slender, sterile and narrow por
tion of Scandanavia, included be-
t veen Norway and the Baltic, or the
G ill of Bothnia. Alexander, mas-
te )• all the Duchy of Finland, from
t]L* river of Kymen to Abo ; master
March next. Its early revival is re
commended, in order that timelv
steps may be taken for arrangements,
such as the act contemplated.
Without interfering with the mo
difications rendered necessaiv by the
defects, or the inefficacv of the laws
oi the fortresses of Helsingfors and
Louisa ; of the whole tract extend
ing to Tornea, at the head of the
Gulph of Bothnia, and even threaten
ing to descend through the provinces
on the Western side, towards Stock
holm, may be said almost to hold
Sweden fit his disposal. Even the
Isle of Aland, which nature seems
to have placed between the coasts of
Finland and of Sweden, as an ad
vanced post of bulwark, is in th
hands of the Russians. From thence
if the British squadron, which now
cruizes at the entrance of the Gulf
of Finland, were withdrawn, a Rus
sian armament might in three days,
be landed in the province of Suder-
lYKinia, and appear before Stockholm
. Under circumstances so deplora
ble, or rather desperate, without pe
cuniary resources, exhausted, drain
ed and depopulated, it is not easy to
see what terras can lie obtained irom
Alexander, except such as he may
be pleased spontaneously to grant.
Assuredly none can be extorted irom
him. We may safely anticipate the
cession of all the provinces that hi
arms have conquered. Sweden then,
whoever may nominally reign at pre
sent, or may eventually succeed to
the throne,must sink to a level with;
The motion was agreed to without
opposition, and Mr. Burwcll and
Mr. Gardner appointed a committee
to wait on the President accordingly.
RUPTURE WITH MR. JACKSON.’
I he House resumed the consider
ation of the unfinished business of
yesterday, being the resolution of
the Senate approving the conduct of
the Executive in refusing to receive
any further communication from
Francis James Jackson, &c.
Mr. Gar denier, after some prefa
tory remarks, moved that the further
consideration of the resolution lie
postponed to the third Monday in
February.
Mr. Gardenia's motion Was ne
gatived, by Yeas and Nays as fol
lows :
YEAS—Messrs. Blaisdcl, Breck-
enridge, Campbell, J. C. Chamher-
THE 3O C RS A j ..
restrictive of commerce and naviga
tion, or with the policy of disaltrtwingjlain, W. Chamberlin, Davenport, E-
to foreign armed vessels, the use ofJly, Kmotf, Gardenier, Gold, Hale,
our waters ; it falls within my duty Haven, Hubbard, R. Jackson, Knic-
recommend also, that in addition kerbucker, Lewis, Livermore, In
to
to the precautionary measure autho
rised by that act, and to the regular
troops for completing the legal esta
blishment of which enlistments are
renewed, every necessary provision
may he made, lor a volunteer force
ol twenty thousand men, to lie en
listed lor a short period, and held in
a state of organization and readiness
for actual service, al the shortest
warning.
I submit to the consideration of
Congress, moreover, the expediency’
ol such classification and organizati
on of the militia, as will best insure
prompt and successive aids, from that
source, adequate to emergencies,
which may call lor them.
It will rest with them also, to de
termine how far further provision
tmy lie expedient, for putting into
actual service if necessary, any part
oltlie naval armament not now em
ployed.
At a period presenting fea
tures in the conduct of foreign
powers towards the United States,
which impose on them the neces
the weakest European king loms {jsity of precautionary measures in-
cven with the revolutionary ones of giving expense, it is a happy
x nappy con
Consideration that such is the solid state
Wirtemburg, or Westphalia,
thing, indeed, except the naval pro-| ot lllc public credit, that reliance can
tection of Great Britain, or the morej be justly placed, on any legal provi-
i&werful support of Napoleon, can, sion that may be made for resorting
cording to all appearances, prevent! 10 «»•» a convenient form, and to an
Sweden from being on the first rup
litre with Russia, overrun, subjected
and swallowed up in that vast empire.
To the Corsican, it ft probable if not
certain, that Charles XIII has al
ready applied, to extend his interpo
sition, and to rescue him from Alex
ander’s overwhelming influence.—
He must purchase such a mark of
Napoleon’s favour and aid, by the
complete renunciation ol all commu
nication with England, and by shut
ting e.verv Swedish port against us.
In a word, by submitting to' all the
privations & sacrifices, under which
Denmark, Prussia, and even Russia
herself, continue to retain the name
oi states. Such is the probable ter
mi nation to which the imprudence
of Gustavus IV and the errors of the
present British ministers, will con
duct the only Baltic power, which,
up to this time has continued in alii
ance with us.
F oj* 'Sale,
At this office, a small collection of
Miscellaneous and
SCHOOL BOOKS,
among which are the following :
Parley’s Diversions, 2 vols.
Letters on the subject ol the Catho
lics.
•• Marmion—a tale of Flodden Field
The Federalist—2 vols.
Walker’s Dictionary,
Advice to Mothers—by Dr. Buchan
Large octavo Prayer Books,
Small Praytn Books,
Father and Daughter—a novel*
Theodore Cyphun, 2 vols. do.
Irii<tun Tale. do.
M urray’s Introduction,
Do. Sequel,
Harrison’s Grammar,
The Rainbow,
A compendious View of the Trial of
Aaron Burr,
New Sword Exercise, See. &c.
The Laws
And Concurred Resolutions passed
at the late session of the Legislature
Are now Published.
(£J° A few copies for sale at the
Journal Office.
January 10.
adequate amount.
JAMES MADISON.
January 3, 1810.
The message was referred to
Messrs. Giles, Pope, Bradley, Good
rich, Leib, Sumter, and Gilman.
House of Representatives.
Wednesday, January 3.
A message was received from the
President of the United States In
Mr. Graham. (See proceedings of Se
nate.)
On motion of Mr. Dawson, so
much of the message as relates to the
militia, Was referred to the commit
tee already appointed on that sub
ject ; that part relating to volunteers
was referred to a committee on our
military establishment ; that part re
lating to the navy was referred to
the Committee on our naval establish
ment ; and so much as relates to our
finances was referred to the commit
tee of Ways and Means.
TRADE TO THE BALTIC, &c.
Mr. Burwell said that he had gi
ven to the subject of our foreign re
lations as much consideration as h
was capable of doing, and digested
some plan which appeared to him
best adapted to the present situation
of the country. It would be recol
lected, however, that they had seen
in the papers that France either had
contemplated or did contemplate the
blockade of all the ports not embra
ced in the British orders ; and the)
had seen in the papers a paragraph
intimating that a project existed to
close the Northern ports against all
vessels but those of France. He
conceived it necessary to calf for any
information which by possibility
might be in possession of the Execu
tive on this subject, as such informa
tion, if to be obtained, might Jiave
some influence upon his mind as to
the course proper to be pursued j and
therefore moved the following reso
lution :
Resolved, That the President of
the United States be requested to
lay before this house any information
he may possess relative to the bloc
kade of tne ports of the Baltic by
France, and the exclusion of neutral
vessels by Russia, Sweden and Den
mark.
vingston, Macon, Matthews, M l -
Bride, Pearson, Pitkin, Potter,
Quincy, S. Smith, Stanford, Stanley,
Stedman, Stephenson, Swoope, Stur-
ges, Taggart, Tallmadge, UpKiuvr,
' an Rensselaer, Wheaton, Whitman,
Wilson—39.
N (VYS—Messrs. L. J. Alston, W.
Alston, Anderson, B;.con, Bard, Bas
sett, liibb, Boyd, J. Brown, Burwell,
R. Brown, Butler, Calhoun, Clav,
Clopton, Cobb, Cochran, Cox, Craw-
lord, Cults, Desha, Eppes, Findlev,
Msk, Franklin, Gannett, Gardner,
Gholdson, Goodwyn, Heister, liol-
and, Helms, Howard, Huftv, Jen
kins, Johnson, Kenan, Kenedv, Love.
Lyle, Marion, M’Kcc, Mil
ler, Milnor, Montgomery. N. R.
Moore, Morrow, Newhold, New
ton, J. Porter, Rea, (Pen.) Rhea.
( Ten.) Richards, Roane, Root, Ross
Sage, Sammons, Seaver, Smelt, Shef-
ev, Smilie, G. Smith, Southard.
Svybert, Taylor, Thompson, Tracy,
Turner, Weakly, Whitehall, Wither
poon.—74.
At length, at half past five o’clock,
in the morning, the main question
on the final passage of the resolution
was taken and CAaair.n, 72 tq 41.
The Yeas ami Nays are as f ollow :
YE AS—Messrs. L. J. Alston, W.
Alston, Anderson, Bacon, Bard,
Bassett, Bibb, Bovd, J. Brown, R.
Brown, Burwell, Butler, Calhoun,
Clay, Cobb, Cochran, Cox, Crawford,
Cutis, Dawson, Desha, Eppes, Find-
lev, Fisk, Franklin, Gannett, Gard
ner, Gholdson, Goodwyn, Helms,
Holland, Howard, Hufty, Jenkins,
Johnson, Kenan, Kendedy, Lot
Lyle, Marion, M’Kee, M’Kitn, Mil
nor, Montgomery, N. R. Moore,
Morrow, Newbold, Newton, Ni
cholson, J. Porter, P. B. Porter,
Rea of Pen. Rhea of Ten. Richards,
Roane, Root, Ross, Sage, Sammons
Seaver, Scybert, Smelt, Smilie, G
Smith, Southard, Taylor, Thomp
son, Tracv,Turner, Weakley, White-
hill, Witherspoon.—72.
NAYS—Messrs. Blaisdell, Bn c
kenridge, J. C. Chamberlain, V*’
Chamberlin, Champion, Chittenden,
Dana, Davenport, Ely, Emott, Gar
denier, Gold, Hale, Haven, Hubbard,
R. Jackson, Kmckerbacker, Lewis,
Livermore, Livingston, Macon, M*-
Bryde, Moseley, Pearson, Pickman,
Pitkin, Potter Quincy, Stanford,
Stanley, Stedman, Stephenson, Sun
ges, Swoope, Taggart, Tallmadge,
(Jpham, Van Rensselaer,^Wheaton,
Whitman, Wilson.—41.
(On this vote were absent 27 mem
bers, viz. Messrs. Campbell, Clop
ton, Cook,* Christ, Denning,* Golds-
borough, Gray, Heister, J. G. Jack-
son, Jones, Key, Lyon,* Matthews,
Miller, T. Moore, Mumford,* Nel
son, Randolph,* Sawyer, Shaw,
TUESDAY, January 16.
Extracts of a Ifttet received by tin
Editor of this paper from a member
of Congress, dated the 4th i.nst.
“ The important question on the
resolution from the Senate, appro
batory of the conduct of the Presi
dent, in the dismissal of the late
British Minister, was decided tins
morning, after a sitting of nineteen
hours. It has passed botli houses bv
very large majorities ; say sit) to 4
in Senate, 72 to 41 in our house—as
soon as the joint resolution is in
print, it will be forwarded for publi
cation.
The President made yesterday
by IN less age, a communication to
both houses. He strongly recom
mends die raising immediately oi
wentv thousand Volunteers for a
:iort pern d ; the revival of the law,
a ith U’isit g a detachment of one hun
dred thousand* Militia ; and also,
the propriety of putting in commissi-
jn the residue of the Navy, that lias
not heretofore been equiped
File recruitingbusi,icss for the com
pletion of the late Annv, is now a- . A ^‘Uct been received in this
pm revived—These measures ap- c . lty bn & from Calcutta*
war to have a squinting at War. S '‘ nK 21
“ By ;m arrival at Boston, after a
short passage from Goltcnbnrg, it is
iJnu-Tori, Dec. 23*
Tlie British hat’.P at length deter
mined to evacuate the island of WaL
oheren. The Loitddrt Times of the
19th ult. says...The Transport Board
we understand, have given order#
to their respective agents at the dif
ferent ports, to get ships ready to
send to Wale heron, to bring away
the garrison and stores, preparatory
to evacuating the place altogether.
New-Tork Dee. 30. *
From a passenger who arrived
4 here this morning in the schr. Flash,
' from Cadiz, which port she left on
the 10th of Nov. we learn that Sir
Arthur Wellesley had embarked in-
the Donegal, .74, for Europe, but
had not sailed—that a report was •
current of a French fleet being at
sea, but no confirmation had been re
ceived—and that the quarantine had
been limited to eight days, except as
to vessels from New-York and Phi
ladelphia, which was 40.—When
the Flash left St. Bartholomews, it
was reported that tile British were
going against Guadaloupe.
reported, and credit is attached to
the report here, that the four great
powers of the North, have resolved
to shut the Baltic against all other
unions, France excepted nothing
>f moment further occurs.”
Extract of a Letter from Gen. Wil
kinson to a member of Congress,
dated Natchez, Dee. 6.
u The indulgence offered me by
tlie Executive, trt present myself at
he scat of government, will prove
•.’.'.availing, should gen. Hampton’s
arrival here be unseasonably’ delay-
d ; because I cannot move be fori
his presence may enable me to de
volve 011 him the extensive and com
plicated command ol his department;
and I must afterwards, for the tenth
lime, commit myself to the Ocean,as
die season and my health both forbid
my traversing the wilderness.”
On the 2Jth ult. the following ad
dress to the President of the United
States, was unanimously adopted
both houses of the Legislature of
North Carolina.
TO JAMIES MADISON,
President of the United States
SIR——The Legislature of North
Carolina, assembled for the first time
since you Were called by the suffra
ges of your countrymen to presiel
over the councils of their country, fee!
it their duty, to the performance of
which they cheerfullv advance, to,
convey to you their unqualified ap
probation of Uni course v. hich you
have pursued, and which has so am
ply protected from injury, the henot
and dignity of the American govern
ment.
In times portentous and alarming
as the present, when every salutary
and equitable principle seems to be
disregarded by the turbulent nations
of Europe 1 , ■file citizens of the United
States unassisted by that firmness,
wisdom and patriotism which has
characterised vour public conduct,
would, indeed, have much to fear;
hut cheered lay the consolatory be
lief that the American spirit which
jhas hitherto secured to us the bene
fits of your talents, will be always ex
erted in the advancement of vour
country’s happiness, we feel no jicsi
II* ItdllUUtUUt UitWVCl. . . I I * I • y.
Slicffcv.y. Smith, S. Smith, Trmp,'?'°? 1,1 loured™, «u!,v
v,.„ li.V, * v,„. ,„,1 vvL, » jUually, anJ as the.Representative, ..I
Van Dyke,* Van Horn and Winn,
of whom those
(itlie freemen of North Carolina. to
u. .muiu ...wow marked (*) have, ^ ^ , ,. .
. i • .1 • . i • .i support with energy* and at the risk
not appeared in their seats during the 1 v .. , ,
11 c . . . »• lot our lives and fortunes, such mea-
ni’PCimf Spcsmn nnrl thntH in linin'f _ 7
present Session, and those in Italic
are known to be absent from the ci
ty*)
The House then adjourned, at a
quarter before six, after a session of
nineteen hours, during the whole of
which time the Speaker presided in
the chair with dignity and modera
tion, to Friday next.
Notice.
NINE months after the date hereof, ap
plication will be made to the honorable the
Inferior court of Warren county for leave
to fell SOS 12 acres of land lying in the
WinneJ'red Benton Adin.
August 19th, 1809- 12—Jqi
sores as the General government
shall think proper to pursue, to pro
tect from insult and aggression our
common and happy country.
(Signed)
JOSEPH RIDDICK, S.S.
TIIOs. DAVIS, 6. H. C.
A few days before the House of
Commons rose, the following patri
otic resolution was adopted :
“ Resolved, That it be. recommend
ed by the Representatives of the
dated Sept. 21st, which contains the
following intelligence :—“ TWe has
been a civil war on the coast. Sir
George Barlow, the governor, at
tempted to curtail the perquisites of
the company’s officers, when they re*
belted against the government; and
carried matters so far, that they seiz
ed upon Scringapatam, Mausulipa-
tarn, Hvdrabad, and a quantity of
treasure belonging to the company j
and have since had an engagement
villi the king’s troops in which they
were rather worsted. The govern
or general has proceeded down to
Madras, and there are hopes that the
differences will be adjusted. The
general opinion here is, that the com
pany will be under the necessity of
placing the country in the hands of
the king.”
Boston, Dee. 25.
Important Rumor-vNRetters hav^
been received from Sweden to the
3d inst. A report prevailed at Got-
tenburgh, on the authoritv of com
munications from Stockholm, that
the four principal powers of the Bal
tic, Russia. Sweden, Denmark auc|
Pussia, had come to a determination
o close that sea against the shipping
>f every other nation, with the except
tion of the French.
Philadelphia, Dec. 30.
The supreme" junta of Spain has
declared war against Derimark. One
>f the reasons i3 the refusal of the
Danish government to receive an
E mbassndor.
Baltimore, January 3.
A letter lias been received bv A
respectable mercantile House in this
city from St. Bartholomews-, dated
Dec. 14, which states that an Kng*
ish Squadron sailed from Antigua
destined to act against Guadaloupe $
that another was to sail from Marti
nique to co-operate with the former;
ind that a fleet of thirteen sail of the
line had arrived at Barbadoes in pur
suit of the French Toulon fleet, which
tlie writer s;lys has nbt yet made its
appearance in thdsc seas.
Calcutta, Sept. 9. The reports at
Prince of Wales Island wefe, th^t
admiral Siircey’s squadron had arri
ved at the Jslc of France, with 7 fri
gates, but this report is contradictesl
by letters from Penang. The French,
as late as the 16th of July, had been
for some weeks occupied in building
forts at the Mauritinds, and prepar
ing against an attack : the blockade
was strictiy maintained by the Bri
tish squadron.
John Kilty Smith, Esq. i9 appoint
ed navy agent at NeW-Orleans, vice
Keith Spence, Esq. deceased.
Notice.
NINE months after date I (hill apply to
the honorable the Inferior Court of Wilkin,
fon county, for leave to sell the following
tracts of L.nd, (lying near the mouth of
. . .. - ir .l n r i Little Black Creek, in »hc 5th diftrict said
tree people ot North Carolina, tliatjtvitkinson county) viz Lot, No. #03, No.
the members who shall compose the 254, No. qss. Aif>, about too acres on
3rd district of Wilkinson county No. S61, next Guneral Assembly appear, at,Rudy creek, Warren County, all belonging
for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of . . • • , sess : on r l 0 .,»h to the eftatc of Jefle Matthews, deceased*
Aaron Benton late of this county dec. the t,n . ie ot th * ir s . aid , session, c loath- fof th of , hf hftrJ creditors.
ed entirely either in the manufactures!^ the ^“jacOB MERCHANT, Adfni
of this slate, or of the U* States,” jWurea coauijr. /an. ii> t ibio. 1*—sm^f