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vA ■ c THE GEORGIA JOURNAL. VOL. II. MILLEDGEVILLE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, l?tl. MM 111 -r r rA ans PUBLISHED *T SEATON GRANTLAND, 1 (rMHTItTOTHI STATE.) OK JEF- VERSON STREET, OPPOSITE THE NORTH END OF THU STATE-HOUSE. •j-ERKS THREE DOLLARS PER AN* HUM, ONE HALF TO BE PAID IN AD VANCE. ADVERTISEMENTS WILL BE THANK FULLY RECEIVED, AND PUBLISHED AT THE CUSTOMARY VI.: MILLEDGEVILLE PRICE Cotton, Sait, Iron, Corn. Whtat, CURRENT. 10 1 23 |o S 95 1 FOREIGN. SOUTH-AMERICA. Vera Cruz, Feb. 12.—Suuday (Jan. 27) an American brig and schooner entered with provisions supposed to be necessary, but this government immediately dis missed them, and gave them but half an hour to remain in port, because it is known, that their coming here was not influenced by the desire of succouring us, and it was therefore presumed that the confusion of this kingdom would «tbei* egmr log into dUndeatins,. .pegotuuoM Bimilar to those they carried on m St Bomingo, to the injury of all civiliz ed nations.—Other expeditions, it appears are ready in the United States, for this, but they will not have the pleasure of entering the bay. extracts of letter*. Havana, Feb. 2.—Yesterday even ing arrived at this port from Vera Cruz, a schr. in 14 days, bound to Corunna. The captain says, that the insurgents, to the number of 100,000 men, were defeated six leagues from Guadelaxara, that the action was ve ry obstinate, that resort was had to the bayonet, but that our troops de feated and dispersed the rebels, who lost many of their men and 80 pieces of cannon. February 14—Enclosed I send you some printed papers from Mexico received to day by a vessel arrived from Vera Cruz in 13 days, which will inform you of the state of New Spain, which must afford satisfaction to every good Spaniard. The more particular details which may arrive of the victory of Caleja, 1 shall send you, but must acquaint you before hand, that although in the Gazette of the 23d, it is said that our troops have entered Gaudelaxara, that fact is known from private letters, of which we are in possession from thence. From the Gazette Extraordinary of Mexico, fan. 23, 1811. The troops which compose the ar xny of brigadier Don Felix Caleja have been crowned with glory, in the brilliant action fought on the 17th on the plains of Calderon. Those valiant chiefs, officers and soldiers have insured themselves immortal re nown by their love for our sovereign and by the constancy and repeated brave actions, in which they have sus tained the triumph of our holy re ligion and the just cause of our com mon country. The following communication, which his excellency the Vice Roy has just received, proves no praises can he greater than the merit of such valiant citizens. Sir—It is now 4 o’clock in the af ternoon, when I have succeeded in placing myself in the enemy’s camp, which was almost impregnable, like all the others it chooses, and garri soned with 100,000 men, and more than 80 pieces of artillery of every caliber, the most of them the best in America, all of which have fallen into my hands. The obstinacy, boldness and con stancy of those fascinated men, could be only compared to the well known valour of the troops I have the ho nour to command. After an action of 5 hours, sustained with inflexible valour, I led them the 3d time to the attack of battery of more than 60 cannon, well situated and well served. I took it without firing a shot, our troops sustaining with much calmness the violent fire of the enemy, which they continued until they found them selves surrounded on all sides, and pressed in their escape by our caval ry." The army suffered some loss, and among the wounded is to he num bered the general of cavalry Don Miguel Eurparan, in an action well sustained, with many other circum stances, an account of which I have- no time to collect; but which I shall transmit to your excellency as soon as my various et’’p»gementB will per mit, «, you tVie many Who have distinguished themselves. I consumed in the action almost all my ammunition, but that taken from the enemy has again fully supplied me. God preserve yon many years, FELIX CALEJA. Camp at the Bridge of Calderson, a league and a half from Zapolele- nejo, January 17,1811. To Jiis Excellency the Vice Roy Don Francisco Xavier Venegas. From the Gazette Extraordinary of Mexico, fanuury 17,1811. Divine Providence, which protects the valour 8c enthusiasm with which the troops of the king have strove to tranquili^e the insurgents, by re ducing them to order apd peace, and by exterminating by force of arms, the banditti, Who have so iniqiuUMis- iy ■tadac-d <hm r is dearly, perceiv ed in the repeated triumphs which have ensued over the rebels, as is manifested in the following commu nication which the government has just received from Brigadier Don Jo6ef de la Cruz. Sir....The enemy presented them selves before me in an advantageous position, and in great force. I at tacked and routed them, taking from them 25 to 90 pieces of cannon, all their amunition, and leaving the whole field strewed with dead. I write on horseback, as I am follow ing die pursuit of the fugitive rabble. The royal battalion of marine, un der the command of the naval lieu tenant Don Pedro Negrete, covered itself with glory. The first battali on of Toluco, under its major, has done the same, and I want words to express the valour of the dragoons under the brave lieutenant col. Don F rancisco Roderiguez. I send my adjutant Don Juan Guardaclimaro to Valladolid, that they may come and collect all the artillery and what ever has been left on the field, be cause I cannot delay. 1 shall com municate to your excellency the de tails as soon as I can. God preserve vou many years. JOSEF DF. LA CRUZ. Field of Battle, of Puerto de Ura- petiro, 14th January, 1811, 12 o’ clock in the day. To his Ex. Don Francisco Vanegas. P. S. The action lasted from an hour to an hour and a half. HAVANNA. A committee has been appointed composed of the members of the roy al consulado, patriotick society and Ayuntamiento (city assembly) to draft the instructions for the depu ties of the Cortes elected by this ci ty, as was inserted in our Gazette No. 180. This depution likewise proposed some questions to the Ay untamiento, which were very ably and wisely answered by them the 24th of September last. The prin cipal of which are as follows. 1st. The means of carrying on the most just of wars. The Ayuntamiento agreed, in per fect nuanimity, that this question did not absolutely require their in terposition, as the ardent and inex tinguishable zeal of this province for the national cause was manifest and notorious to the Cortes and to tlte nation entire. That she will contri bute very satisfactorily, notwithstand ing her embarrassments, to her pro portioual part, 'observing the same regulations in this respect, as were enacted by the ancient Cortes. 2d. Tl: • manner of governing the nation during the captivity of our beloved sovereign. What the Cortes shall have resol ved or may hereafter resolve on this important point, will be implicitly obeyed by this faithful city, which in the midst of so many misfortunes and sufferings, made it her occupati on to offer up to Heaven her sincere prayers for the welfare of the Cortes, by making a judicious choice of men and measures to administer the state. 3d.'' The Conduct tf u Is to be ob served in ease Napole j" should pro pose to restore our Kin^ to .the throne, but subject to hi3 will. This point was diseased, as the same question appeared if. tpt papeis ofSpainofthc month ot made some sensation, and ci -Ityfraa * „on- 5 Station held tUtMrn(r.*$ch e~> OR- ly V attributed to iteaoc having been seen in its true light. Whilst Ferdinand 7th, is under the control'of Napoleon, and surroun ded by his bayonets, his situation in Madrid will be the same as in Va lency, and only be considered a pri soner; none of his actions can be free and of course cannot have the least effect over the sacred rights of his subjects.—Wherefore the Ayun tamiento answered that Question with great dignity in the following terms : “ Relying in this affair, as they do in every other on the invin cible magnanimity of the national congress, we will only say that the hatred and odium to tyranny and e- ven to French influence, has taken such strong root in this portion of the Spanish soil, that it cannotbe pul led qp .without carrying with it eve-' ry heart. . .4th. Rules for the deliberations,, duration and safety of the Cortes. The Ayuntamiento reflects on the immensity and novelty of the power vested in this congress, trusts that notwithstanding it will not be the cause of those evils, which in other times might be apprehended, and firmly believes that the chosen sons on whom the Spanish nation has plac ed not only its salvation but its re generation, will perceive that neither the one nor the other is to be abtained by an accumulation of all the social powers ; and their first object will be to treat about its wise distributions, a proper equilibrium, and of a ration al duration. These are the sent! ments and hopes of the Ayuntamiento and people of the faithful Island of Cuba, who likewise expect, that as soon as the Cortes shall have com plied with the most necessary objects of the nation, they will-remove from the place where they had assembled, to execute them with greater prompt ness. America wishes to see the Cortes far from the bayonets, far 1 from the noise of the cannons, & still further from the various & dangerous effects likely to result from such a situation, not from the unalterable courage and bravery of the fathers of the country, but from the many inci dents attached to a large population. 5th. Rules which are to be obser ved in case the Peninsula should be subdued. The Ayuntamiento of the Havun- na can never pretend to dictate them; but yet will manifest its liberal prin ciples by observing the oath which binds it with the unfortunate Ferdi nand and all his dynasty. Imitat ing the conduct of the provinces of Spain, and wishing as they have ma nifested until now, that the Spanish empires should be preserved and con solidated in the countries where Na- polean’s power cannot extend; so lemnly declare that even in the pain ful case of the Peninsula’s subjuga tion, they will implicitly obey the orders of the present Cortes, and of the government they may have insti tuted ; relying that if the national re presentation of the Americas should not be competent, it shall immedi ately be completed, and afterwards will be taken into consideration the measures and alterations which will become necessary by a like subver sion. The Ayuntamiento confirms what they have asserted from the begin ning, that they will obey and observe the orders of the present Cortes or the government they have instituted; or of any of the faithful member.} who should escape from the tempest, from every’ place where they may assemble ; provided it is not an ene my’s ; but in this it cannot but ex press its desire that the seat of the empire should be established in Mexico, it being worthy, for many | reasons, of this great preference. [ This act contains other points rela tive to the Island of Cuba, and con cludes with an expressive dcclarati- i on of the indissoluble attachment to I the national cause, which is engra- i veo on their hearts in large charac ters ; and the profound resnect to No. JL whatever may be resolved on or de creed by the Cortes. NEW YORK, March 3. LATEST FROM SPAIN & THE MEDITERRANEAN. The schooner Hamilton, left Na ples on the 26th December ; at which time uts Uv.wable- altoraJou bad ta ken place, relative to American At- Isiirs; On the 5th of December, (very much to the astonishment of all Naples) the ship Hecrv of Boston entered the harbor, with A very valu able assorted cargo—-guards were immediately put on board by the Custom-house officer, though not to prevent tier discharging, as the con signee might have obtained permis sion to defray that part of the ex- pence. At this arrival, this minis try expressed their astonishment; and, observed, that some understanding hetween the Emperor and the Ame rican government, must have taken place, to have authorised such-expe ditions, ot which they were totally m the dark ; nor did they know of any modification of the decrees of his ma jesty and king, or the king of Na 1 pies ; consequently nothing ciuild be done in the present case, until advtec was received from Paris. - No let ters or papers were allowed to be de livered from the Henry. The Hamilton touched at Tunis, and sailed again on the 2d January. No American vessels in that port. The T unisian and Algerine squa drons were out; but no accounts of a naval action had reached Tunis, w.hich however, was hourly expect ed. Information was received, as au thentic, that Ferdinand Vllth had again entered Spain ; but the Spani ards had refused to receive him, while under the influence rtf Bona parte. Many reports were in circu lation, respecting the manner in which the Don returned. One says at the head of 30,000 men. Canard!*. House of Representatives. Saturday, March 2. A letter was received from the Secre - tary of the Treasury transmitting an account of the operations of the mint for the past year. From this report it appears that the following amount of each description was coined at the mint during the year 1810; Gold Coins. Numbers Ilulf Eagles Value 847,555 Silver Coins. Half dollars 1,276,276 Dimes 6,276, 8638,773,50 Copper Coins. Cent9 and half cents, value 8 16,140. A letter was received from the Se cretary at War, enclosing an account of the expences of the National Ar mories at Springfield and Harper’s Ferry, together with a return of the arms made and repaired at each dur ing the year 1810. At Harper’s fer ry arms manufactured in 1810 were 8600 ; repaired 606 ; expences, in cluding expence of additional build ing, 8155,0110 19. At Springfield* Massachusetts, arms manufactured 10,301 ; repaired 1406 ; expences 8122,778. VOLUNTEER BILL. The House resolved itself into a committee of the whole, Mr. Basset in the chair, on the bill from the Se nate authorising the President of th; United States to accept the services of a corps of volunteers not exceed ing 50,000 men. Mr. Foot said the provisions of it were impracticable, and could rtot be made to harmanize. By the first section, the President was authorised to accept of the service of volunteers who should associate themselves into companies, the officers of which were to be appointed in a manner prescri bed by the States. From various companies must be selected a section of each to form one company of the volunteers, who could not be organi zed till the states should pass laws to carry this bill into effect. He pre sumed, there was no state in the U- nion which has at presentpassedlaws for this amalgamation of companies, &c. Mr. R. pointed out what he deemed other incongruities in the b:'’. lie caul it contained valuable provisions, without providing th e means of carrying them into -ff.ct * and it was too late in the session to attempt to re-model the law. We therefore moved that the committee rise. Mr. Dawson spoke of the present situation ol the country as being cri tical. A groat majority ol the* H i se had formerly agrvod.to pn»m*ior.s similar to those contained in tHasbnL If the House were to refuse. 46w tb pats it, they Would leave the Presi dent destitute of means, 8tc &r. Mr. Tall mage coincided with Mr. Root as to the details of this bill rn was proceeding to debate the ttvr if - of the bilk Tne chairman apprised him, that on a motion for- the eo o mittee to rise* the-' merits could r-‘ be debated. The question blithe *V rising was determined in the affirm*-, tiV-e* and they, were refused’ b «ve ,<o Sit again./ SuffiDAY, March* 3,-ISflU- A report was received fetjw .jH: , Secretary of the .Treasury f\-» ;*a- ance of the re^ohuion,.-it rut! tiftf-i;-' Hayen, requiring-inform-n. to., -e * <v the Embargo prosecutions. ...fn- <■ cetttiy particulars for aff >r<Tmq < Dkite information not having - r received, in reply to letters ad dressed for the purpose of obtain mg them, the Secretary’s report is iu, - - sarily deterred to the nextacssi m ot Congress. The House sat till 11 o’clock ,.i evening, about 3 hours of which wn on business of a confidential nature, originating in the Senate. Previous to adjournment— On motion of Mr. Smilir Resolved, That the th inks of thi; House be presented to J. i\. V i num, in testimony*of their ap;j'.oi>;,t on ol his conduct in the disci, irgi- the arduous and important ciui'tb as signed to him whilst in the char-. After which the Speaker add res c i the House as follows : Gentlemen of the Honscfof , Representatives, I acknowledge, w’lth grateful r lability, the. aid you have afforded in the discharge of the duties of Spe a ker. Yotlr approbation of mv i. duct, in the important office you h n o been pleased to assign me, affords me very great consolation. Anri per mit me to assure you, Gentle-.mm, that you have my most ardent vvr-ifs- e6 for your individual prosperity and happinesss. IN SENATE. Saturday, March 2. Mr. CLAY, from the committer to whom was referred the memorial of the stork-holders of the bank of liie U. S. praying that an act of Con gress might be pdssed, to continue the corporate powers of the Hank, for a farther period, to enable it to settle such of its concerns as matf be depending on the 3d of March 1811, respectfully offers for the consideration oj the Senate, the fol lowing Report: “ That your committee have duly weighed the contents of the meinori- al, and deliberately attended to such explanations of the Views of the me morialists as they have thought pro per to present through their agents i That holding the opinion (as a ma jority of the committee do) that the constitution did not authorise Con gress originally to grant the charter, it follows, as a necessary consequence of that opinion, that an extension of it, even under the restrictions con templated by the stock-holders, is e- qually repugnant to the constitution. But, if it were possible to surmount this fundamental objection, and if the rule which forbids, during the same session of the Senate, tlte re-agitati on of a proposition once decided, were disregarded, your committee wouhtstill be at a loss to find .tny sufficient reasons for prolonging the political existence of the corpomtion, for the purpose of winding up its af fairs. For, As it respects the body itself, it is believed that die existing laws, through the instrumentality of a trust properly constituted, afford as am ple means as a qualified continuance <>f the charter wou'd.for the liquida tion of its accounts, and the ct. lec- 'ionand final distribution of. * l'uuds. But should any inco < nien . >e ex perienced on this subject, the com-