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THE GEORGIA JOURNAL. VOL. I. MILLEDGEVILLE, TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1810. No. 28. PUBLISHED BY SEATON GRANTLAND, (PRINTER TO THE STATE.) ON JEF- A FERSON STREET, OPPOSITE THE NORTH END OF THE STATE-HOUSE. TERMS THREE DOLLARS PER AN NUM, ONE HALF TO BE PAID IN AD VANCE. ADVERTISEMENTS WILL BE THANK FULLY RECEIVED, AND PUBLISHED AT THE CUSTOMARY PRICES. 1st. A formal 1 disavowal by his majesty of the act of Admiral Berke ley: 2dlv. The restoration of the men forcibly taken from cn board the Chesapeake, reserving to his majes ty the right of claiming in a regular way from the American government the discharge df such men as might prove upon investigation to be eitherlforce and Francois Cobeil, charged proclamation, the Printer of the Ca nadian, Dr. Blanchct, Mr. Bedard, and a Mr. T. Taschereau, have been arrested and committed to prison on a charge of treason. Boston Gazette. The Montreal paper of the 26th ult. mentions the arrest of Pierre La Fr.;m the Baltimore IVhirf. WANTED IMMEDIATELY. For the use of yawning member.- of the House of representatives ai Washington, five dozen bottles ster nutatory snuff;, 74 boxes salve of sonscience to quiet the remorseful murder of FOUR MONTHS time, besides the reputation of democracy, GREAT BRITAIN AND AMERICA. Correspondence between Secretary Canning and the Hon. D. Erskinc. (Laid before Parliament.) Despatch from Secretary Canning to the Hon. D.Erskine,dated Foreign Office, Jatl. 22,1809, Sir—Your despatches from No. 46 to 49, both inclusive, have been received, and laid before the King, The most serious attention of his ma jesty’s government has been directed to tlie most important matter treated in those despatches ; and especially to those confidential communications which you represent yourself to have received from different individuals of influence in the American govern ment, respecting the political relati ons of Great Britain and the United States. It must be confessed, that the con ciliatory disposition which these in dividuals describe to you as existing on the part of the American admi nistration, does not appear either in the acts of the government, or in the debates of Congress. But the inti mations which have been given to you of the difference between the per zonal sentiments of Mr. Jefferson and those of his probable successor in the Presidency, with respect to this coun try, and the hopes which you have been led to entertain, that the begin ning of the new Presidency may be favorable to a change of policy in A merica, if opportunity and encou ragement for such a change shall be offered hv this country, I have indue ed his majesty’s government to re view and consider the most impor tant points of disagreement between the two governments ; and I have received his majesty’s command to send you such instructions on those subjects, as must, if the government of the U. States he seriously dispos ed to accommodation, lead to their im mediate and satisfactory adjustment The first of these points is the af fair of. the Chesapeake. Nothing prevented an amicable conclusion of this discussion by Mr. Rose except the refusal of the American govern ment to withdraw the proclamation issued on the 2d July 1807, by which the ships of war of Great Britain were interdicted from the harbors of the United States, while those of France continued to be allowed a free resort to them. The construction given by Mr. Madison to the resolution of the committee, to whom the considerati on of the foreign relations r>f ' t ’ne (J States we r e referred at the opening <3i the present session of Congress, undoubtedly goes a considerable way to remove the objection to which the proclamation was liable. Of the exclusion of the ships of war of both belligerents from the , ports of a neutral state, neither belli gerent has a right to complain. The partiality of the regulation alone gave to it a character of hostility If, therefore, the ships of "war of France shall in point of fact have been excluded from the ports of the United States, and such ships of that description as were in those ports at the time of passing the resolution, shall have been warned to depart, his majesty would no longer insist upon the formal recall of the proclamation as a preliminary to the adjustment of the differences arising from the affair of the Chesapeake. It is still neces sary, however, either that the proda- ■* mation should be withdrawn, or its operation formally declared to be at an end ; but it will be sufficient if that withdrawal or declaration is record ed (according to ttie arrangement which Mr. Madison professed him- self ready to adopt) in the same in dent, or at the same time, with he terms of reparation which hi najesty is now willing to offer. The terms of reparation which Mr. with seditious practices. AH the ac cused persons appear to be French. natural horn subjects of his majesty,or deserters from his majessy’s service : 3dly. A pecuniary provision suit able to their respective situations in Interesting and important experiment life, for the widows or orphans of jn the a(Uure 0 n Vheat such men (not being natural born , „ , - . . subjects of his majesty. nor deserters 0,1 the 8th of August I SM, from his majesty’s service) as may 5™*=™" t0 ° k ’ P “"' * heiU have been unfortunately killed on w . h,ch r h 5 d been sowni.n the begin- board the Chesapeake. nin ? of J u , nc ’ and dlv,ded ll . ,mo ? 8 In return for these concessions, his P arls ’, a " d 1?“"'"* th< ™ “» majesty required —1st, A disavow- <H" d ’ «ma.n thcrem till al in the part of the American go- *e latter end ol September, when hr vemtncnt of the detention by Com- ^ took "P. a " d subdivided modore Barron of deserters from his tl )' m 6 ' P a " s of r °° ta and [f majesty’s service. 01 his denial of P la "" dtll ' m ithev remained rnthts his having such persons on hoard of ? ,at f ”. llthe of March and the the ship under his command, .and his b'S-m-ngof April, tehen the plants refusal to deliver then, on command: V " e a ,,nae ,aken U P’ SCpara \ tldly, Alike disavowal of the outrages ? d '" to 50 ? roo,sant “P"" re P laccd committed on the person, or property ,hc T E ? rly m ‘ h<! . ,T S °1 of his majesty’s subjects at Norfolk, h . e rea P edh,s l,Kk har,cs t and f ° und or elsewhere, in consequence of this ,hat * h,s P ro “ s! ’ a m S k S mm the honour of the nation, and the them. The language of Russia » rr • - i.i had been made to produce twenty one altair; an engagement was also to be , , , , , , . i .i ® u a • thousand one hundred and nine required that the American govern- . . r , , , , mem should not in future iounte-“ ntam, ”e f,ve hundred and sev f nt > nance any of its agents, civil or milita- d,0 V 8a " d memurmg three encouraging desertion from his P ecks _|P d threc <l aamrs ’ and ' ve, 8 h - majesty’s service. mg 6, lbs. This last point being according tothe on 0,1 P a P l r * statement in your No. 47, to be pro vided for by a special act of Congress, it is not necessary to obtain any spe cific engagement or declaration res pecting it; & as it is above all things desirable to simplify as much aspos$i- ble the conclusion of an arrangement which has been so long pending ; as a recurrence to the details of the af- Lynciiburg, March 16. Halifax County, ( Vir.J...March term, 1810. A Law Case reported for the Star. Merry"! This was an action of vs. v debt ; the writ returnable Pearce J to March Court was ser- call. You arc to open the subject of the Chesapeake separately and distinctly The manner in which the proposal for the adjustment of that difference may be received will be the best test of the general disposition of the American government, will naturally indicate the course to be pursued in respect to the further instructions which I shall proceed to communicate to you in a nother dispatch. I am, See. (Signed) GEORGE CANNING. S' n Were hopes of the warmest friends of the deinocratick cause. ALSO, Seventy-five pair of fifty dibit STILTS, on which delinquent ig noramus members can pass through the Red Sea of Universal contempt, without wetting their **** TOGETHER WITH ference in the progressive improve- nent of the two nations ? Principal- y, I should suppose, from the two ollowing reasons: Russia invites md encourages foreigners to instruct ler subjects in arts, sciences and ma nufactures. China, from a spirit of pride and self-importance, as well as l’rbm jealousy, rejects and expels easily ecquired, and her subjects ea sily learn those of other countries,; whilst that of China is so difficult, or their method of learning »a so defec tive as to require the study of half the life of man to fit him for any of the ordinary employments of the state; and they have no knowledge of any language but their own. The Life boats and cork jackets for one is in a state ot youthful vigor, ad lame passsengers and bad swimmers. A copious supply of the oil of blar ney or essence of humbug, to soothe vancing daily in strength and know ledge ; the other is worn out with old age and disease* and under its the wrath of indignant and betrayed present state of existence, is not like constituents, is in great demand. The clerk of the Washington Mar ket is ready to contract for those ar ticks or any of them. Liberal prices will be given if ap plication be instantly made at the Lobby of Loungers in the Capitol. N. B. A premium of J5 1000 will be given for the most logical, plausi ble, feasible apology for Macon’s submission bill. What has Congress done this ses sion ? Why they have passed Mr. Giles’s worse than useless resoluti ons. These resolutions have cost the fair ol the Chesapeake, ot the causes V ed some time in February and the which led to it, and ot the discussi • deft, committed to jail forwant of bail, ons immediately arising out of it, And this day W. B. B. att’y for the might lead to complicated and fruit- Commonwealth stated to the court less controversy, his majesty, on his t h a t it was represented to him that part would be contented at present party under arrest in this suit was to wave any demand for retrospec- a woman, 8c suggested the expedien- tive disavowals on the part of the go- C y Q f bringing up the supposed defeh- vernment ol the United States, that j an t f or t jie purpose of examining in government being, on the other hand tothe truth of this allegation. Where contented to receive back the men U p 0 n the Sheriff was ordered to bring forcibly taken out of the Chesapeake j n the party—-On appearing before as the single and sufficient act of re- t j, e court the Jailor was called in, who jparation. deposed that he had put the defen- To which, however, his majesty { i an t Hamlin Pearce into the jail, that would still be willing to add the pro- t h e defendant had continued there un vision for the widows and orphans of the preceding night, and that lie men killed in the action, but as an act ( ]i<j no t know when he had come out, of his majesty’s spontaneous genero- if at a ll—that on the preceding night, sitv. This arrangement, I have eve- h* is Mother and two Sisters had come rv reason to believe, both from what to see him, t } iat t h e y had been ad- Mr. Pinkney has stated to me, and m i tted into t h e jail, and after staying what Mr. Rose reports ol Mr. Madi- there some time had returned as it son’s unofficial conversations would be appeared to him as they went. The satisfactory to the American govern- Sheriff was then asked whether the ment upon this subject. Whether p C r$on before the court was the de this arrangement shall be settled by a fendant he replied he did not know, formal conversation, or by the ex- un( f wished it to be ascertained, and change of ministerial notes dated the thereupon moved the court, that J. S same day, and reciprocally delivered captain of dragroons be appointed at the same time, is left to the deci- |,y t ] lc court to examine, into the sex sion of yourself and of the American 0 f the party and report the same to minister. the court. The court however pre I have only to add (though I see no f C rred making the examination them- ground to apprehend that such a de- selves, but at the earnest solicitation mand is likely to he brought forward) 0 f the party, the mother of the deft that you are steadily and peremptorily vvas brought in as a witness, and be- to refuse any demand for any other j n g sworn answered as follows to the mark of his majesty’s displeasure to interrogatories ol J. C. the presiding Admiral Berkeley, than that which Justice : was in the first instance manifest- Q. Do you know the person at the ed, by that officer’s immediate re- | )a r United States about forty thousand dollars. Such a trifling sum howe ver is of little consequence consi dering the difficulties under which we labour in being rid of our trou blesome surplus revenue. How ma ny midnight hours have the orators of the majority and minority forbad the intrusions of sleep, while they were preparing their speeches for the puhlick ear and the publick eye ? How many reams of fair paper have been ruined ? And what has been the real utility to the community ? What else lias Congress done ? Why spent almost as much more time, money, paper 8i ink and words in talking, and writing and wrang ling ; and doing nothing with Mr Macon’s bill. What else: Why, they have wast ed weeks in unnecessary debates a- bout the New-Orleans Batture. They have debated a long time to know whether they should have the right of debating. And they have at last agreed to pay Amy Darden for the horse ta ken from her husband thirty years ago. This claim has been before the house about ten years ; and the de bating on the claim has cost the U- nited States probably not less than S 20,000. So little accomplished in so long time, in proportion to what has been done, should any thing of primary importance be effected respecting our foreign relations, Congress will not rise in less than a year. It may be proved by the rule of three.— Forty acts are to be passed : if it re quires ten weeks to do nothing, and three weeks to pass ten acts, making thirteen weeks for ten acts, how ma nv weeks are required lor forty acts ? Thus—As 10 are to 13 so are 40 to 52. lnd. Amen ly to advance in any kind of improve ment. CRITERION OF SOCIETY. (From the same work.) It may perhaps, be laid down Ms an invariable maxim, that the condi tion of the female part of society, in any nation, will furnish a tolerably just criterion of the degree of civili zation to which that nation has arri ved. The manners, habits, and pre vailing sentiments of women, have great influence on those of the society to which they belong, and generally give a turn to its character. Thus we shall find that those nations, where the moral and intellectual powers of the mind, in the female sex are held in mott estimation, will be governed by such laws as are best calculated to promote the general happiness of the people ; and on the contrary, where the personal qualifications of her sex are the only objects of consideration, as is the case in all the despotic go vernments of Asiatic nations, tyranny, oppression, and slavery, are sure to prevail ; and these personal accom plishments, so far from being of use to the owner, serve only to deprive her of liberty, and the society of her friends ; to render her a degraded victim, subservient to the several gra tifications, the caprice and the jealo-i- sy of tyrant man. Among savage tribes, the labour and drudgery’ inva riably falls heaviest on the weaker sex. In consequence of some distur bances which have lately taken place in Canada, the governor in chief of that province has issued a proclama tion, forbidding all riotous assem- ost* was authorised to propose.Idlings and the publication of sedition. Oerat ere in substance— | writings. L nder the authority of this I. her. A. Yes. Q. Who is it ? A. Jenney Pearce. Q. Is it Hamlin Pearce or Jenney Pearce. A. It is Jenney Pearce. Q. Is it a man or a woman ? A. It is a woman. Q. Do you know it to be a wo man ? A. Yes, I do. Per. Cou. Let the party be dischar ged. N. B. The prisoner during the whole examination conducted herself with the utmost propriety, self-posses sion and composure. What an honorable instance of cou rage and affection in a female to en counter the horrors of confinement ii. a common jail for the purpose of li berating a favorite and beloved bro- Wanted, IN TilE TOWN OF MILLEDGF.VILLE A TEACHER of the GREEK, LATIN and EN GLISH LANGUAGES, to whom liberal encouragement will be given, provided he comes well recommend ed. John Howard, William Rowe, and 1L B. Jenkins, for themselves and others* April 17. 2.5—-tf (0° Editors of papers will oblige the subscribers by inserting the above once or twice. Cotton Bagging, And COTTON CARDS, No. 10, just received and for sale by* Peter Menard. April-24.ft 26—tf CHINA AND RUSSIA. ( From Barrow’s Travels in China.) These two great empires, the giea- test, indeed, that exist in the world dividing between them nearly a fifth part of the whole habitable globe, each about a tenth, exhibit a singular difference with regard to political circumstances. One century ago Russia was but just emerging from a state of barbarism, and in a centu ry hence, in all human probability, she will make a conspicuous figure among European nations, both in arts and arms. Two thousand years ago China was civilized to the same decree, or nearly so, as she is at pre sent. The governments were both arbitrary’, and the people slaves.— The natural genius of the Russian, cramped, perhaps, in some degree, by his frozen climate, is less suscep- 1 tible of improvement than that oftht Chinese. Whence, then, it may be asked, proceeds the very great Uil- Notice. Application will be made to tfce honor* ble the Inferior Court of Baldwin County, after the expiration of nine month* for leave to «etl the undi vided half of Lot, No- 1&6, 3th diftrict of Wilkinson, now Bald win, sold for the benefit of the heir* and creditor* of Jonathan M‘Crary, deceased. BARTLEY M CRARY Jann»ry 8, 18Q9 am Notice NINE month* afrerthe date hereof, ap plication will be made to the honorable the Inferior court of Warren county for leave to fell 202 V3 acre* of land lying in the urd district of Wilkinson county, No. 261, for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of Aaron Benton late of this county dec. Winnefred Benton Adm. Auguet 5, 1809. 9>n Wanted, A sober, induftrious Weaver. One who underftands bis bufinefs may receive he higheft wages in calh, and his board—, tor particular*, enquir" at this OfTue. April 10. 34—\f.