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«.v of peace, and in the contention be tween tliat state and .South Carolina, I.as not been questioned The. counsel for the plaintiffs rest their argument on • a single proposi tion. .They contend .that, the* reser vation for the use .of the Indians, con- t ained in the proclamation of1763,e*- r.epts the lands on the western waters irt.in the colonies within whose hounds they would, otherwise have ■I «en, and'thatjhcy were acquired by the revolutionary war.- All acquisi tions during the war, it is contended, were made by the joint arms, for the joint benefit of the United States, and not for the benefit of any particular! state. The court does not understand thi proclamation at it is understood b\ the counsel for the plaintiffs. The reservation for the use of the Indians appears to be a temporary arrange ment suspending, for a time, the set tlement of the country reserved, and the powers of the royal govcmoi within the territory reserved, but is oo't conceived to amount to an alte ration of the boundaries of the colo ny. If the language of the procla mation be, iu itself, doubtful, the commissions subsequent thereto, with exultation to the revealed pro mises of his Creator, when he shall be greater than the greatest, and hap pier than-the happiest of mankind What a change insuch-a mind might not be wrought by such a merciless publication* ? • “ But it seeing, this is an Age of Reason, and the time and the persons are at last arrived; that are to dissi pate the errors which have over spread the past generations of igno rance. The believers in Christiani ty are many, but it belongs to the few that are wise to correct their credulity. Belief is an act of reason, and superior reason may, therefore, dictate to the weak. In running the mind over th long list of sincere, and devout Chris tians, I cannot help lamenting, thai Newton had not lived to this day, t< have had his shallowness filled up with this new flood of light. “ But the subject is too awful f irony. 1 will speak plainly and d."- rectly. Newton was a Christian Newton, whose mind burst form from the fetters, cast by nature upon our finite conception; Newton, who science was truth, and the foundation of whose knowledge of it was philo- which were given to the govenors of sophy : not those visionary and ar Georgia, entirely remove the doubt. The question, whether the vacant lands within the United States be came a joint property, or belonged to the separate states, was a momen tous question which, at one time, threatened to shake the American confederacy to its foundation. This important and dangerous contc has been compromised, and in compromise is not now to be disturb cd. It is the opinion of the court that the particular land stated in the dccla ration appears, from this special ver diet, to lie within the state of Geor gia, and that the state of Georgia had power to grant it Some Difficulty was produced by the language of the covenant and of the pleadings. It was doubted whe thcr a state can be seized in fee o lands subject to the Indian title and whether a decision, that they were •sized in fee, might not be constru ed to amount to a decision that their grantee might maintain an ejectment for them, notwithstanding that title. The majority of the court is of opi- nion tliat the nature of the Indian title, which is certainly to be respected by all courts until it be legitimately ex tinguished, is not such as to be abso lutely repugnant to yizin in fee on the part of the State.—Judgment af firmed with costs ELOQUENT DEFENCE OF RELIGION. SrEECH of the now Lord Erskine up on the trial of Williams, for pub lishing Paine's Age of Pcason. “ The defendant stands indicted for having published this book, which I have read from the obligations of professional duty only, and from the reading of which I rose with asto nishment and disgust.—>For my own part, I have been ever deeply devo ted to the truths of Christianity, and my firm belief in the Holy Gospel is by no means owing to the prejudices of education, but it arises from the fullest reflection of my riper years and understanding. 11 for ms, at this moment, the great consolation of a life, w hich, as a shadow, must pass away ; and without it, I should con sider my long -course" of health and prosjierityi perhaps too long and too uninterrupted to be good for any man, as the dust only which the wind scat ters, and rather as a snare than as a blessing. “ This publication appears to me tojbc as mischievous and cruel in its probable effects, as it is manifestly il legal in its principles; because i; strikes at the best, sometimes, alas ! the only refuge aud consolation a midst the distresses and afflictions of the world. The poor and humble, vliom it affects to pity, may be stab bed to the heart by it-. They have more.occasion for firm hopes beyond the grave, than those who have grea ter comforts to render life delightful I can conceive a distressed but vir tuous man, surrounded by children KaAingup to him for bread when he has none to give them, sinking under the last 03}’a labour, and unequal to next, } ct atfl. anticipating with rogant presumptions, which too oftei usurp its name, but philosophy rest ing upon the basis of mathematics which, like figures cannot lie—New ton, w’ho carried the line and. rule to the utmost barriers of creation, and explored the principles by which al created mutter is held together and exists. But this extraordinary man in tin mighty' reach of his mind, overlook ed, perhaps, tt^ prours which minute investigtmon of the created things on this earth might have taughi him, of the essence of his Creator t “ What shall then be said of Boyle who looked into the organic struc ture of all matter, even to the brut inanimate substances, on which th foot treads. Such a man may be sup posed to have been equally qualified f with Mr. Paine to “:look up throu Nature tp. Nature’s God.” Yet thi result of all his contemplation was the most confirmed and devout belie* in all that which the other holds jn contempt,, as despicable and drivel ling superstition. “ But this errour might, perhapi arise from a want of due attention to the foundations of human judgment and the structure of that understand ing which God has given us.for the investigation of truth l “ Let that question be Answered by Locke, who was to the high pitch of devotion and adoration, a Christian : Locke, whose office ivas to detect the errours of thinking by going up to the fountains of thought, and to direct into the proper tract of reasoning, the devious mind of man, by shewing its whole process, from the first perceptions of sense tc the last conclusions of ratiocination, putting a rein upon false opinion, by practical rules for the conduct of hu man judgment. “ But these men were deep thinkers only, and lived in their closets, un accustomed to the traffic of the world, and to the laws which practically re gulate mankind ' “ In the placer, where we now sit to administer justice, above a centu ry ago, Hale presided ; whose faith in Christianity is an exalted commen tary on its truth and reason - , and whose life was a glorious example of its fruits in man, administering hu man justice with a wisdom and purity drawn from the pure fountain, of the christaio - dispensation, which has been, and will be, in all ages, a sub ject of the highest reverence and ad miration. “ But it is said by the author, that the Christian fable is but the tale of the more ancient superstitions of the world, and may be easily detected by a proper understanding of the mytho logies ol the Heathens.. Did Milton understand- those mythologies ? Was he . les>- versed than Mr. Paine in the superstitions of the world l No ; they were the subject of his immortal song ; and though shutout from all recurrence to them, he poured them forth from the stores of a memory rich with all that man ever knew, and laid them in their order as the illustration ol ha: real‘and exalted u-tli, the utt But it was the light of the body only that was extinguished 5 the ce iestial light shone ir»ward, and ena bled him .to “justify the ways qi God to man.” The result ’ of hri thinking yvas nevertheless'' not the same as Mr. Paint’s. The mvsteri ous incarnation ofour Blessed Savi our, which the work blasphemes • in words wholly unfit for the mouth ol Christian, or for the ear of a Cou f Justice, Milton made the grand conclusion of the Paradise Lost, the rest from finished labours, and the ultimate hope, expectation, and glo ry of the world: • A virgin is hi* Mother, but hit Sire, The power of the molt high ; he (hall afeend The Throne, bareditary, and bound hia reign With.Barth'** wide bound*, hi* glory with the Hear’ns.” “ Piety has found Friend* in the friend* of fcience, and true prayer Ha* flow’d from lip* wet with CaftsKan dew*. Such was thy wifdom, Newton childlike fage ! Sagacious reader of the work* of God- And in his word fagaeiout. Such too t bine, Milton, whose genius and angelic wins*, And fed on manna. Aiid fuch thine, to whom Our Britilh Thvtni* gloried with juft canfe Immortal Hale! for deep difeernment prais’d, And found integrity, not more than fam’d, For fanflity of manners undefil’d.” An address was moved ifFTjoth Houses as usual, which was only an echo of the speech from the Throne; to this the following amendment* was moved in the House of Lords : “ That we have seen with the ut most sorrow and indignation the ac cumulated failures and disasters of the last campaign, the unavailing svaste of our national resources, and the loss of so many thousand .of our brave troops, whose distinguished and heroic valor has been unprofita- bly sacrificed in enterprizes, produc- dilficulties in rec cnce w had ntuaiin: of the lands mentioned ioconfiU nce the hour when all tears questionable sc Jfce cf that fervid ge- have extracted the Speech oftheBri- certainly duTappc the plaintiff’s declaration, in such shall be wiped from the eyes of afttic-mius, watch cast a. sort ol shade upon tisa^ King to Parliament, manner that their lying within the li-tion, bearing the burden laid upon all the other wgias of man : v - i n its of Georgia, as defined inthehim by a mysteijous Providence 1 .* He pafiM the hound'* of Aiming fp*ce, proclamation of 1763, in the treaty which he adores, and lookingfoi ward Where angel*tremble..while, diey. gage . f ' - ■ - - • Hr few, fill bl.*ft<d w.itWnc.efs of Ht clos’d his life in endlef* light.” • exist greater ing the differ- - stnsist d between them ; but even upon this point the obstacles to Sh union did not appear td be insuperable. One of the gic&t- leading points of difference respecting - America arose upon the ordters cf council, which the tw» noble lordshad represented as most impolitic, and ad*. - being big with ruiii to the.commer.ee- /t of*this country. Fortunately the poli cy or impolicy of the orders in coi)q? cil then no longer remained a qurs- tion of theory; it had been determined * by the evidence of fact*. So fur fra.il live not of advantage, but of lasting.having ruined the commerce of At * injury to their country—-enterprizesjeountry, as had been confidently pre marked only by a repetition of for-'dicted, they had been productive of mer errors, tardy, and uucoinbined,;thc most beneficial consequences. lie . incapable in their success in aiding was now happy to have it in his power our ally in the critical moment of hisjto state that the trade ol this country - fate, but exposing in their failure his in the last year, that is to the quar* majesty’s councils to the., scorn and'ter ending in October last, was, not derision of the enemy. 'only greater than it was the year be- / “ That we therefore feel ourselves fore, but than it even was in the most ; bound to institute, without delay, prosperous periods. The export of;7 such rigorous and effectual inquiries manufactures and oHoreign produce ' and proceedings as duty impels us^ast year exceeded, by seven millions,' to adopt, in a case where our coun-our trade in the most favofable peri-, try has been subject to unexampled ods of peace, and by ten millions ’* calamity and disgrace.” that of any year of war. He did cot A similar amendment was made moan to say that there was ngt o*" in the House of Commons, with the ther circumstances which had ope-. addition of the following words: 7 rated to augment our commerce, but' FOREIGN. Philadelphia, March 29. By the Satellite, arrived here this morning from St. Batholomews, we have received Antigua papers to the 9th inst. from one of which we have extracted the following London ar tides* which have never before ap peared- in American papers, and be speak a very favorable sentiment in regard t,o our relations withh Eng land. ... LONDON, January 18 Lord Wellesley and Mr. Pirikney have had several conferences the subject! bf the Ending differ ences with America, and theiT div f c us si ops had-assumed the most ami cable aspect,.when the fate dispatch es from Paris suspended their in tercouipse, by creating occasion for Mr. Pinkney to apply to his govern ihent for fresh instructions. fanuary IQ.—The return of the John Adaqi»‘ American frigate, is now ascertained to have been in con sequence of-bad weather only & the report that yyas engrafted upon that circumstance, of her having been vi sited by a British cruizer, turns out to have been the ingenious device of a speculator in American produce. fanuaty 19.—The presentation of Mrs..Pinkney at Court yesterday, of all the. days-in the year, is looked up on as a favorable augury of the ami cable views _pf the American minis ter in regard to the pending negoti ation between- this conntry and the United States, which is still actively carried on between the Marquis Wel lesley and Mr. Pinkney. It is said that government have resolved to send out a new minister to the United States ; and that this measure has "been adopted through the active influence of the Marquis Wellesley—The report of a treaty between France and America beingl bound inent , ... „ jured people, to institute without de-;culated to ruin the trade of this conn-* lay,” &c. -try, in the orders of Council, as lh$v In the House of Lords the votcs. no ^ l ol "ds had contended.” J ;re We observe nothing worthy of no- ' For the Amendment, . 92 tice “» lin >' oi OuPoUitr papers. ■ Pri-; Against the Amendment, i44jvate letters say, that the cabinet of^ Majority for Ministers, 52 EngWnd ,s disposed for an amicable; In the House ol Commons the adjustment with the U. S. and assert votes were ( with confidence that a new minister For the Amendment, 167 wiU be sentout to this country. ■ Against the Amendment, 263 ****^"**""*"7"^ ~ ~» ' —* Majority for Ministers, 96i © iW iHi S T J[ C • Itwill be seen by the speech, the Philadelphia, M^ch^aT^ ^ notice which is taken of American; Monday being the birth day of the affairs. I he debate in both Houser, Emperor of Russia, the RussianEn- ' was very animated, and ot too great,. ap and had the front of • length tor this day s natx.-r—was l-.„ .i-.....n:_L :n . ,, * tor tms days paper was his dwelling illuminated by a transpa- principally confined to the war m representing the cities of St. Pc Europe-Little was said upon A-' tcrsbu d Archangel, and an A**" raer.can affairs, but as our reader^ mcrican vessel in fu if sail the vvho V may ».sh to knot, evtm tta, little, surraoutued by „ cro>m a „ j ^ we wtll insert tt—Mr. Whitbread,| A .. Some citizens stopping*, loot l “a ?T?‘ T ? at the transparency took'ip! nutio, ' h ir0,n Mr- CiQnin S- that the putting of the crown occi the remarked: . American ship and colors was linpro-”- per; this notion ripened into an opini* V on that it was intended as an insult, The next respected America ; and here he could not help expres sing his surprise, that the right hon. gentleman who had last spoken, had abstained from explaining why in the last session he had withheld from the House a document, which went to the complete justification of our late minister in that country. He was glad to.hear, by a passage in his nut- 1 jesty’s speech, that our affairs with America were in a train of accom modation ; but the right hon. gentle.- man opposite is deeply responsible for the tardiness with which that ar rangement had been entered into.” A ministerial Member remarked : “ To the affairs of America it might be indecorous lor him in their present situation to advert, nor should he, after the observations of his ma jesty’s speech enter ‘into any inquiry as to the conduct of the. ihinisters. If the honor of the nation were at stake, however we might regret the and the ferment became general. A- bout this ppjnj of t}me a young man^ an officer in the U. S. service, came up and imbibing all the indignation of those around him, he discharged two pistol balls through the transparen cy. He was apprehended this morning, ; and bro’t be tore Alderman Keppele, ' who on motion of the District attor- nev, bound the officer over, himself in 3000 dollars, and two sureties in 1500 dollars each. In the course of * ' the examination, the officer with cha racteristic boldness and strong feeling, • declared, that he thought it his duty as an American officer to bringdown all crowns. . New-T.rx, March 30. Captain Burger, of the ship John and Edward, left Lisbon on the 5tli ol February, and informs us that revival of hostilities, or the iniurv of ! .i,„ t* 1 our trade, it could not be a matter f > st - hesitation. But of the effects a war 1 ?" if f * f u^’ b * V,n & . with America might produce uponj^" ^ Bona '' rnminon.. ^ iki. rn ,.., ni parte was at the head of ap army of county, 'veil00,000 men, who were td there to replace Mr. Jackson. The London Courier of January 23, sat s—“ The American Consul, Mr. Forbes,- we understand, has re tired from Hamburg to the Westpha lian territory',Apprehending some in sult or violence from the inhabitants of that city. • Their indignation was excited by hishaving denounced four American vessels that arrived at Hamburg wi'ji American papers, but which in fact sailed from an English port. The vessels were seized and sequestrated, and will no doubt be condemned.. This interposition was warmly resented by the whole com mercial class.” the commerce of this might be able .0 form some judg-^ jpaii ment from tormeT experience. Dur- ! ,.,; n r * • ( Portugal. Lap- ing the embargo, the' amount of the^ e „e^l'Tanc “th"^^^r “V"? |exports to, and imports from the U.'F ren -h wonlH h ' ^ bel,ev f d tb e ... 1. , “rench would be in possession of . 1 . The British army counterbalanced by the actually concluded at Paris is not be lieved ; but, whether it is concluded or not, common sense requires that we should forthwith send a minister!.,;.* j o. ‘ - ■ rrenen to America, as some one wa, expect- i*> April. NORFOLK, April 2. Bv the snip Portia, Captain Tabb we have received London paptrs t< rhe 24th January,‘from which we carried on by our merchants to Spain. England desired 1 neither peace nor war, but she would suffer no indignity, and make no qnbecdln- ing concessions. With every engine of power and perfidy against us, the situation of this country had proved to Bonaparte that it is invulnerable in the very point to which all his ef forts were directed. The accounts of the exports $*f British manufac tures would be found to exceed, h\ several millions, those of any former :eriod.” ■Mr. Perceval (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) remarked : “ With regard to America, there * The amendment, the Norfolk Herald ays, w»» moved hy Lord Grenville, wli nade a it oil eloquent fpe.ecb, which take* up e'ffcf column* of the Globe. men, and expected to have as many more in March. A squadron of gun boats had gone up the Tagus to pre vent the French from crossing. A number ot the inhabitants of Lisbon had emigrated to the Brazils. Import of Cotton Wool into Great- Britain in 1809. United States Neutral ports, as per "J Non-Intercourse law j Other ports. 138,602 17,184* 284,596 Total 440,382 'Die weekly consumption of this irticle, in England, Scotland & Ire land, is estimated at 7150 bales, or 371,800 per annum. During the last year a considerable quantity oi Bra zil cotton was exported from En gland to-.thc Continent.