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THIS JOURNAL.
TUBS DAT, May 8.
proposed by Massachusetts, limiting
.he power to lay Embargoes.
(tj° The Editor cf this paper will
necessarily be absent from Milledge
.. ;;i e for a few weeks ; during which
•ime, the superintendance of the
. Printing-Office will devolve on his
brother, FlemingGrantland... A friend
of the Editor, a gentleman of educa
tion and talents will occasionally aid
in the editorial department of The
Journal. May 5.
We expected the Athen’s mail
would have furnished us with some
thing certain respecting the situati
on of our affairs with the belligerents
’ 0 >‘ Europe. Our expectations, howe
ver, were not realized. The arrival of
tiK John Adams is peculiarly impor
tant... we shall then learn the dispositi
ons of England and France, towards
the United States ; which dispositi
ons will in some measure direct the
conduct of our government. If the
British prints & letters received in'the
TJ. S. can he relied on, the respective
ministers of both governments, are en
gaged in concluding a treaty—that it
will be consonant with our wishes,
wc have every reason to believe, as
Mr. Pinkney and the British go
vernment know the grounds upon
which we will treat. In fact, we
a ire conscious that Mr. Pinkney will
not assent to a treaty, which does
not comport with the dignity and in
terest of his country.
At this period, a few r marks on
Spanish America, will not uerlups be
uninteresting to our readers Little
has been said, respecting these exten-
regions, from their settlement
until the present time ; although al
most every kingdom in Europe, has
been more or less affected by the in
flux of wealth from them. After
its conquest, this country was divi
ded into Provinces, subject to the
crown of Old Spain. Mexico, 8c the
Floridas are the principal of these,
situated within the limitsts of North
America. Mexico is itself suf
ficiently extensive, for a powerful
kingdom. Its greatness, even while
in possession of the Aborigines, ren
dered it formidable to Spanish Usur
pers. Had not stratagem been added,
to scenes of barbarity shocking to hu
manity, it must have withstood the
powerful attacks of indvaders, blind
to all sense of justice—actuated only
by an insatiate desire of wealth. The
situation, fertility, and natural acl
vantages of Florida, are generally
known. The country, in which, the
spirit of independence begins to act,
is separated from North America,
by the isthmus of Darien, 1500 miles
in length and 60 in breadth. The
Spanish provinces in South America
are Terra Firma, Peru, and Chili,
on the western coast. Patagonia on
the south, and Paraguay on the east
ern coast. Terra Firma is 1400
miles in length, and TOO in breadth ;
STATE OF PARTIES. ^ Peru 1800 in length, 500 in breadth;
"■For w C haw seen Ris Star inthe East, o Chili 1260 in length, and 580 in
are come to-worship im. att. n. . j| jreadt h . Paraguay 1500 in length,
entitled, “ An act concerning com-'
merciat intercourse m.i\vcen the U.
States and Great Britain and France
injl their dependencies, and forother
purposes,” reported the same with
intendments. The Senate on the
25th resumed the consideration of
the hill providing for the establish
ment of a National Bank ; and on
motion of Mr. Bayard, the further
consideration thereof was postponed
’till the first Monday in December
next.—Yeas IT-—Navs 14.
This scripture text has frequent
ly been used to promote the cause ofl
*4, 7 . • ^ ...:u l.. r i Inuist be
Christianity
ptuic te.vi Jjqoq ; n 6 reat l t h. The population
-it will be found no
less applicable to the present political
very considerable ; altho*
it is not precisely known. This
_ '"T VnSJ'aarjcountry embraces all climates, from
state ot our country. A little whilei ' . ., . „ . , • ,
SM , , ... u.Jthe scorchihg influence oi the torrid
nast. and,ihe eastern states were but 1 , , b ,, , c
^ r r i zone, to the cold and frozen regi-
a foment of discord. I he star at;" V .. t i,i
, c ~ u, v,;„,i ons of the south. In wealth, it
length gradually arose from behind . ,
, ° . i , ' -.1 i ^ i not surpassed by any region on eartli
the cloud, where it had so long been . ‘ ... ■: . p .
me liuuu, , (V . in fertility ot soil, interior to none,
veiled, and warned the people ot the V , ,
vciieu, i i Possessed of these natural advantages
fatal effects which disunion would. , , , f
in the hand of persevering industry, it
nroduce. Vermont was the first, ... * .l , ra
* V - , -iii •. • might have become the garden ot th
which guided by its rays joined the 5 ~ - -
republican phalanx. She has been’
by New-Hampshirc, and, 0 ! 15 , . . . .
i i at niards, are almost buried m obscuri-
clude Massachu-; ’ . ... , r . , i
, , „ ty. This was probably effected bv
House of Representatives.
On the 20th of April, the Speaker
laid before the House the following
tterirom General Wilkinson, which
was read.
Washington April 19, 1810,
SIR.
After a tedious passage from New-
Orleans I arrived at Baltimore on
the 16th inst. and reached this city
the next day. My absence has been
necessarily protracted by the selec
tion of papers from a mass of twen
ty years accumulation, for the estab
lishment of facts, to refute the mue-
tifarious and diversified calumnies by
which I have been assailed.
I now present myself to the Re
presentative Body of the nation, the
guardians of the public weal and the
protertors of individual rights, to ex
press my earnest desire that they
may constitute some impartial tribu
nal which may be governed with
strictness by the principles of the con
stitution and the laws of evidence, t<
investigate the conduct of my whole
life, civil and military, whereby jus
tice may be done and my unexam
pled persecution he terminated.
I aver my innocence of the foul
offences which are imputed to me
and declare my ability to support it
before any unprejudiced court.—
Through you, sir, I appeal to my
country, and I claim that right which
is not ref used to the most profligate
—the right of confronting my accu
sers. The Representatives of the
People will not, I am peisuaded, suf
fer a fellow-citizen who has been dc-
conveniencc to individuals who may
compose it, and with the less expence
to the public.
A general officer to relieve me
from command, and to preside at the
enquiry will be the only person ne
eessary to be ordered out ; and un.
der the circumstances, I flatter my
self no gentleman in commission will
Jecm this duty a hardship.
With perfect respect, I am, fkc.
JA. WILKINSON.
The Honorable.
Secretary of war.
Mr. Randolph, from the commit
tee to whom was referred the reso
lution respecting the reduction of
the naval establishment, reported,
which was twice read and relered
to a committee of the whole.
April 24.—Mr Rhea (Ten) mov
ed that the letter ot General Wil
kinson he referred to the Secretary
of War, which was ordered to lie on
the table. Mr. Smilie, to whom was
referred the resolution for reducing
the army, reported, which was twice
read and committed.
On the 25th the engrossed hill au-
horising a loan for a sum of money
not exceeding the amount of the
principal of the public debt, reim
bursable during the year 1810, was
read a third time, and passed.—Yeas
77— Nays 35. All the Representa
tives from this stutd voted in the af
firmative.
Mr. Ihbb on the 1 26th, presented a
memorial of the State ot Georgia on
die subject of a dispute subsisting be
tween that state and the state of
North Carolina in relation to boun
dary. lie said it was not his inten
tion to press the affair upon the atten
tion of the House at so late a period
of the session. Ills purpose for the
present was barely to lay the memo-
rial and accompanying documents
upon the table. It will he recollect-
d (he said) that by the articles of a-
greement and cession entered into
in 1802 between the Uuited States
and the state of Georgia* the U. S.
ceded to the state of Georgia a tract
f country lying south of the 35th
degree of north lat
LOOK HERE.!
ALL persons indebted to (he
Subscriber, on account of the Store
which Mr. Owen H. Kcnnon, had
charge of in Milledgevillc in the
year 1808, are notified that their
lotes and accounts are lodged with
Mr. Tames Fleming, who is duly au-
horised to rccipt such accounts : it
would tie well for persons concerned
to attend to this, as they will not be
long in Mr. Fle ming’s hands.
J. Sawyer.
May 8. 23 -2t.
N INK months iftrr date, application will
(><* made to the Honorable the Inferior
Court of Baldwin county, for leave to fell
a trafl of land belonging to the eltVe of
John P-terfon, dec*d. lying on the Wa'er-
fork of Buffaloe in Hancock county, and
adjoining the lands of Thomafr Moujrl’on
and others, containing S10 acres, for the
benefit of the heirs and creditors oi the
deceafed.
May 8.
JOHN CROWDER.
Ag’t for the Exo’r
28' — -— n 9m.
Valuable Land For Saie.
T HE Subscriber offers for sale his frac
tion, No. 222, on the Garrison road
about 12 miles from Mdledpeville The
ract contains 110 1 2 acres, the quality of
the land is good—about 60 acres enclosed.
It is in excellent Hand for a Tavcrti and
Store.
Charles Gildon.
May 9. 28—I4t.
GEORGIA.
Baldwin County Inferior Court, in
Chambers, May 2d, 1810.
Present their honors,
A. M. fievereux,'!
Robert Rivers, fs? > Justices.
Elijah Owens. J
Upon the petition of Daniel Stur-
ges, stating that he is confined in
the common jail of this county, on a
ca. sa. in favor of Arthur Chectham
for the use of William Schley', pray
ing the benefit of the insolvent act.
On motion of Mr. Rutherford, at
torney for petitioner,
It is Ordered, That on the ele
venth day of June next, the said Da
niel Sturges will he brought up be
fore this court, and all the creditors
„ „ , . t, T inthe hands of indolent Spa-
followed by New I4 '”" r ‘ cH,r ' nnrl ’ 1
we may safely con
likewise, as the last accounts, 1 !’* U>is was pr,
: ' , • , Q1 two causes. Their abundance ot
give i Ir. nrry amajo iy J ^|Gold, and oppression of their go-
votes ov« h,s opponent Mr. Go,e^ , hjs |ate ^ s
Qnly 20 toy ns reinnin . .t 'nish Americans, appear to have learn-
from, in whic. tie m.eres on ed, that monarchy is not the offspring
the candidates are near y C< I | 0 f Heaven, and that resistance to a
federal an repaiican ' ‘ hereditary tyrant, is not an offence
are chosen, and teie J s a • ‘ v against the Almighty. Union alone is
which will be filled by the House of, ^ produce lhem that gra de in
K. who are yet to e e ^ c | t he scale of nations, to which they are
In Rhode-Island the 1 ^ entided. Their masters cannot es-
candidates oi lo.ernorant .t ■ from the island of Leon to sub-
Govcrnor were elected by large ma-M rn , . ,
jorities. The Senate and House
Representatives arc Republican. In
being notified agreeable to law, and
uimdebet'vcciftht-j 110 suggestion of fraud being made bv
Carolina mid Soud. ™r »"« ^ “T'' 1
....v. ...... b , . Titm4 Sturges will be allowed the privilege
left him but conscious fidelity and ^ aro ^ !na anc * cll,1Cb 1 , ’ ‘. . , ,,f the insolvent acts,
attachment to his native country, to to P a y hundred at
sue in vain for justice. ' J^.v th ^sand dollars m
The enclosed letter to the Sec. 4 '
voted to the public service more than, _
But these delfghtfut regi- twenty-five years, and has nothing st atea ot Nurll ‘ c
• - b - - ~ • -• • • « - «a,a;Ar o.,.ilCarolma and lei
and
considerati-
r!on for the western lands. Soon at
anterior to the re-l^r that agreement was confirmed,
the Surveyor General ol the State ol
of Liberty.
Their language is that
May r they never cease
Representatives art "• ‘“ their efforts, until they have procured
Ncw-Wk the discord of Pities, by independence...^. Journal.
which the federahsts gained an as-1 * J
cenclcncy, has subsided, 8c the panic
are united from a sense of common
interest and danger. In Connecticut
it is expected the republican party
will have 10 members in the H. of R.
in adddition to their former num
ber. The election for Governor
of that State will devolve on the Le-
Baltimcrc, April 24
Extract from a Proclamation of the
Spanish Americans in favor of In
dependence.
“ Americans.-^-To defend your
country 7 is not treason ! to be loyal to
it is not infidelity ! to redeem it is
not foolishness ! to save it is not in
is
gislature, as us constitution requires, , tQ deliver it j s loyalty,
that the person elected shall have ^ is ht , roism . it would be
majority ot, the whole number 0 hp cr fi c i v to abandon it in the moment!
vo )4f* , ri. r 'the most fortunate that could happen
There were three candidates lori . . ■
j ««-it „ , ,!tor its emancipation,
the Gubernatorial Chair, 2 red. and u 23 ctK ' te iJ_Are v
one Rep. The votes stand thus
For Spalding (Rep.) 6117
Griswold (Fed.)
Scattering
Treadwell (Fed.)
2707
187
9011
8479
532
Some differences having arisen be
tween the Emperors of Russia and
France, it is said, u very formidable
bodies of Russian troops are assem
bling along the Niemenand the Bog.
and that a numerous army', to be
commanded by General Kutuzow is
forming in Russian Poland. Ibis
report, we think, is deserving of but
little credit. T lie situation and in
terest of Russia, both combine to pre
vent a step which would extirpate
her, from amongst the nations of the
Earth.
It is stated, that a French paper ol
the 27th February, contains Louis
Bonaparte’s formal abdication of the
throne of Holland.
The Legislatures of Pennsylvania
ou so lost to
reason as to subject yourselves to
crown which does not exist ; and
which, did it exist, would have as
much right over you as Pope Alex
ander the Vlltli had to make grants
of what belonged not to him ? Is it
argued that ambition authorises con
quest, and that a domination of three
centuries can justify usurpation
Deceive not yourselves ! Usurpa
tion is a crime, and conquest is a
veil to cover it; and one crime can
not be justified by another, more than
time can convert inniquity into jus
tice, or wrong into right or violence
into title deeds of possession.
“ Do then y'our dut,y—embrace in
dependence, and make known, and
make known to the inhabitants ol
North America, that you will be as
happy and independent as they
That you are neither ignorant nor
forgetful of the advantages possessed
i>y a free and enlightened nation.
SUMMARY VIEW OF THE PROCEEDING
OF CONGRESS.
Senate.—On the 24th of Ap
and Delaware, have disapproved otlMr. Smith of (Md.) from the com
the amendment, to the Constitutionl uittee to whom was referred the bill,
War was writen
ceipt of my notification ofrecal from
the command on the Mississippi, and
will evince my readiness and my de-
ire for a lull investigation of my con
duct.
With perfect respect, I have the
honor to be, sir,
Your obedient servant,
JA: WILKINSON.
The honorable J. B. Vanium, f sy
Speaker if the H. oj R.
Columbia Spring, Oct. 18, 1809.
sm,
Having received information that
certain imputations have been alleged
against me by the late Capt. George
Peter and certain subalterns in office,
which are calculated to affect my
character as a military officer, it is
my earnest desire that a court ot
enquiry 7 should be ordered to exa
mine into my conduct from the com
mencement of iny military service,
with injunctions to report an opinion
,Or should my enemies have been
hardy enough to prefer formal charges
against me, which are deemed wor
thy of investigation, that an arrest
may ensue and a general court mar
tial be appointed for my trial
In making this request I am rao-
ed by a consciousness of my integri
ty, by a sacred regard to my charac
ter, and the self-conviction that I
have served my country with zeal
and fidelity, and that I have never
deceived it; disclaiming at the same
time all advantages to be derived
from any act or clause of limitati
on.
But as this has been the theatre of
my command, generally, for eleven
years past, as my companions in ser
vice and the evidence of my conduct
(many of whom have retired to the
walks of private life) arc now in this
country, it will be impossible for me
to command at any distant point the
testimony necessary to rebut the fic
tions of falsehoods of my enemies or
to illustrate my humble services as
public officer : I therefore hope the]
request may not be deemed an un
reasonable one, that the enquiry or
court martial should be held at some
military post within this territory ;
die more particularly as the main
body of the army is here, and a suita
ble court c;m be formed with more
Georgia was directed to ascertain tile
35th degree, which being done ac-
Extract from the Minutes.
l'red: Freeman, Clk.
May 8. 28—2t.
3>jjtriffjL&aIe£.
WILL BE SOLD on the first
cordingly the legislature extended Tuesday in June next, at the Court-
^ ^ • .... 11. a. . a i .« f i i A I I IA r A /A
he laws of the state to the inhabitants
within the boundary thus ascertain
ed. North Carolina believing that
house in the town of Monticello, be
tween the usu.il hours,
One Lot of Land,
the 35th degree had not been cor-No. 110 in the fifteenth District of
rectly ascertained by the Surveyor Baldwin, now Randolph county, Ie-
General of Georgia, continued to ex-vied on as the property of James
creise jurisdiction over the territory. Wood, to satify an execution in fa».
Commissioners were appointed on vor of Alexander Steele, deed, pro
perty pointed out by the defendant.
Also, Two Negroes,
to wit, Gundy and Matty, as the pro-
the part of each state to unite in as
certaining that point, and having dis.
charged the duty assigned to them
their report was agreed to by North
Carolina, but rejected by Georgia
nder an impression, arising from
arious circumstances, that the obser
vations were not correctly taken. A
proposition was then made on the
part of Georgia that commissioners
should he again appointed for the
purpose of removing all doubt upon
the subject, which has been rejected
North Carolina. Thus rests the
dispute ; and the upleasant condition
of the people under the conflicting
aws of two states must he obvious
to every man. The memorial asks
the interposition of Congress, that
some proper person may be authoris-
d to ascertain the 35th degree ol
north latitude;, which is the only
question in dispute. The legislature
of Georgia feel authorised to make
this request from the consideration
that the United States are hound to
put the state in peaceable possession
of the country they have sold.
The House were engaged from
perty of William Foster, to satisfy
an execution in favor of Anderson
Mize, property pointed out by tne
plaintiff. ALSO,
One Waggon & Two Horses,
levied on as the property of Robert
Lumpkin, to fatisfy an execution in
favor of Giles Tompkins, property
pointed out by plaintiff’s attorney.
Also, One Lot of Land,
No. 12, in the 17th district Baldwin,
now Randolph county, three feather
beds, bedsteads and furniture, two
shot guns, one bay horse, and one
bay mare, one saddle, bridle, and sir-
single, levied oh as the property of
James M‘Kleroy, to satisfy an exe
cution in favor of William Hamner,
property pointed out by the plaintiff.
also;
2 Feather Beds & Furniture
levied on as the property of Elijah
Banckston to satisfy sundry execu
tions against him. A I.SO,
About 20,000lbs. 1 )eer Skins,
11 O’clock till five, in discussing the lid thc propcrtv D f William
Hammett, to satisfy an execution in
favor of James Dickson. ALSO,
One Lot of Land,
No. 71, in the 13th District of Bald-
in, r.ow Randolph county, levied
on as the property of Thomas War
ner, to satisfy sundry executions a-
gainst him, and pointed out by thc
plaintiff. ALSO,
The 1-2 of a Brick Kiln,
containing about 60,000 bricks, levied
on as the property of Josiah Gools-
bee, to satisfy an execution in favor
of Augustin Harris, and pointed out
iv the plaintiff. Conditions, CASH.
J. Evans, I). S.
May I. 27—tds.
bill for the reduction of the navy, and
no question is yet taken on its going
to a third reading, nor even on the
amendment proposed by Mr. Smi
lie to be inserted in lieu of the sect i
ons striken out.
Thc last question taken before the
House adjourned, was on the indefi
nite postponement, and was negativ
ed, 57 to 42
Tun Subscribers will give Goods
for One Thousand yards
Striped Homespun,
!7-8 yards wide, at 37 1 -2 cts per yard
Thomas Scurry
May 8. 28—tf.