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2C To rout .certain reserves anJ improvements n t -to late acquired terriiory. To repe d the 12;li rect;on of nn act, enti tled tut act, to dispose o! and dis,r Imte the lulls la.eiy acquired by the I n.ted Slat js for the use of Geo '.'i i, ol the Greets nation ct lt<- diua-, on the IdJt Fobr.tiry, 1325, passed yds June, IS20. Saturday, December 2. Mr. PcmV, of from vie cummittco relative to the publication of the debates on the Federal Constitution, which tvas read, and with the memorial of Jonathan Elliot, referred to a special committee. -HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Monday, :Xoniifcr 27. Mr. Burnside laid on the table a resolution relative to an alteration of the Federal Consti tution in the election of President of the Unit- so as to prevent the clectWs dc- on B nhs, to whom was referred ho report of| lhc House'of Representatives, which was read, iind two hundred copies thereof or- the pie.aleu. of the Darien 15:mk, teported that they h.ve since received '.wo oilier state ments ot* the affairs of said bank, the one by Timm is Spalding and James Troup, esqs. tli- rer. urs, and the other by Mr. Atkinson, and Jacob Wao.lj osq.ii committee appointed to in ike a detailed statement oi the affairs i»i the iusiitniion. It is rccuniutondeJ that these" re- pons be p"in e i for the use of the legislature. Your coniimtiee are so divided in opinion as to the policy to be pursued by the lejisl t* taro in regard to the D irien B ink, that no suggestion can be agreed upon. They do u- giee, however, tint the institultou requires le.’. dative interference, and accordingly re- couiinend the following resolution: Resolved, That the several reports concern ing the condition of the Darien Hank, he re ferred buck to the house from whence they emanated, dial when said reports are all pub lished, and laid before the members ot the le gislature, such measures us may be adopted as to that body may seem best. Which was lead and ordered to lie on the tal le. Mr. Powell, from the same committee, to wh mi was referred the report of the Planters* B..nk, reported that thu affairs of that U nk • present a sound and prosperous condition, and appear to be .tidy and faithfully managed, and deem it entitled to the fullest publ.c confi dence. The senate took up the bill to amend an act eni’ded an act, .iincii.Miniy of an ac., passed the ;i.It day of June, 1.S25, to dispose of, anti distribute lie b.udslately acquired of the Creek Hilton, which was read the third time and pasted. Iffund iy, Be, ember 4. Mr. Clayton of Cl uk had leave to in.ro- duco ins'.anter, a b.ll to amend .lie six.h sec tion ot an ac., entitled an act to alter mid a- titeau an act passed 23<l. December, 1822, to distribute the Bond Dividend and other noli proceeds of the poor school fund, amongst the different counties n tl}:- Siate, and al o to a- nicml an act to distribute certain funds for the tise of the several academ es in dns Siate, pass ed the 23,1 December, 1822, which was read the fust unie. The senate resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the b.ll to amend the first sec tion of an uct, ciniilcd an act to amend and consolidate the several acts which have been passed in relation to the powers and privileges of the corporation of die city of Savannah, Mr. Jones m the chair. • The president resumed the chair, and Mi. Jones repoi ed die bill with amendment. The sonti.e took up the report, and on motion ol M.. Ttppiiis to lay it on be table the balance of the session, the yeas were 24, nays 24.— The presiden vo.ed iu the alUruiatiie, so .lit bill was Lud on the (able. The senate look up and passed the bill au thorising a further sale of loot m die loivn ol Macon. Ttie following mess ige was received from bis excellency die gov era. i: Executive Veptr.-lntcnt, Gw g'a, MilttagecitU, 4t/i Dccemuer, 1326. The settlement of the country acquired by the treaty oi the Indian Springs, in the early pai t of the next year, bong an object of much solicitude with our people, aud embracing inte rests of considerable importance in other in spects, it is suggested to the legislature to take the requisite measures to assure the completion of the surveys without vielay, and for this pur pose prescribe a further limitation to the peri od within which returns shall be made by it is. U.ci surveyors, and to authorise in cose of ac. cittern, delimit, or neglect on the part of any of them, the substitution of proper persons to accomplish die vfork and make the returns Within the lime prescribed. G. M. TROUP, 'Tuesday, December 5, On motion of Mr. Clayton of Clark, to rc- Cons.uer so much of the journal of yesterday as tel.res to the laying on die table for die bu lance of the session, the bill to amend the first sec. oil of an act, entitled un act to amend and consolidate the several acts winch have been passed in relation to the powers and privilege of the corporation of die city of JS.iVHiiui.lt and the hamlets thereof, and for o'lie.' pm poses therein mentioned, passed the 24.ii miy of December, 1825—it was determined in the negative, yeas 2i, u«ys 80, The senate took up the bill to au’horise the justices ol the inferior court of Richmumi county, commissioners and oveiseers of roads, and contractors for the construction and repair of roads, for said county, to enter upon the lands and enclosures of individuals or of cov poratious, and to take therefrom materials ne cessary for the construction and repair of roads: wh:ch‘was read the third time and passed. The senate took up the report of the commit, the of the whole, on the bill to create the office, prescribe the duties, nnd fix the conqicnsiitioii , Vn _ doted to he printed. Mr. Unit, of Richmond, by permission of the house, reported instanter a bill to fix and icgulaio the flfcs of officers for which no provi sion lias been made, and for other purposes relative to official duties, which was read the fust timer. Tuesday, November 28. The house agreed to the amendment of the senate lo the bill from the house extending the time to Fortunate Drawers in the lotteries to take out their grunts, anti reducim: the price on lottery giants. [The time extended to De cember 25th, 1827, and the price of grants re duced lu 1*110.] Mr. Stic lice, by leave of the 'homo, re ported, instanter, a Ml to repeal a part of the fourth and a part of the eighth sections of the first article of the Constitution of the State; which wtts read the first time. Wednesday, November 29. The following bills were read the third tune and passed, viz: To amend so much of an act, entitled nn act to regulate the general elections of th>s State, to appoint the time ef the meeting of the gen eral assembly of .his Slate, so far as the same requires all elections to he held at the pi ;ce of holding the superior com is, so fares respects the commes of (1.11, Richmond, Henry, Do Kalb and Gwinnett, and ’o amend an act passed the IS li December, 1818, relating to the county of Franklin, so fir ns respec s the separate e- lcc'.ion hcicmlbro held at the house of Samuel Armstrong, in the county of Henry; To t.iter and amend the road law in refer ence to the liability of commissioners, and lor other purposes, so far as respects the county of Elben; To incorporate the Oak Grove Academy in the county of Morgan; To authorize a lottery for the benefit of Wrightsboio’ Academy, in Columbia counly; To incorporate the Corinth Academy in Dal,twill county; To amend the act of appointing Vendue Masters for the city of Augusta, passed 21st December, 1819; To amend an act passed 9th December, 1824, to lay ofl - Emanuel nnd Tattnall coun ties into election districts, so far as respects the county of Emanuel; To amend an ict entitled an act to enable feme coverts to convey their estates, and for con firming nnd making valid all conveyances tint! acknowledgments heretofore made' by feme coverts, passed, 24;h April, 1700, so far as the staio "el ites to feme coverts conveying their dower—Yeas 60, Nays 43.—[This bill pro vides that the widow shall bo en't'led to dow er, only in those 1 inds winch the husband ac- uires bv inlerm ury.nr, with the wife, and in those wii.ch the hush n.l died seized. Thurday, November 30. Mr. Thomas, f om the joint committee on lie judiciary, ptesen'ed the following report, Inch wtts read and agreed to by the house, to giving and Prayer, as suggested in his com munication, aud to adopt such measures as he may think proper, to carry the same into ef fect. Mr. llohcrtson, of Chatham, by permission of the house, reported, instanter, a bill to be entitled an act, further to amend tin act, to in corporate a bank to bo called the Hank of the State of Georgia, missed l6tli December, 1815 —winch was readfltc first time. M". Kennon, from the committee on the Penitentiary, reported a bill to reduce the sa laries of the principal keeper of the penitentia ry and the attending physician, which was read the first time. Saturday, December 2. On motion of Mr. Murray, the house took up the following resolution: Whereas the Bank of Macon lias gone into operation and is issuing bills, many of which me circulating rapidly through the State, Be it therefore resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the state of Geor gia tn general assembly met, That the treasur er of this State be, and he is hereby, authoris ed to receive the bills of the Macon Bank into the treasury for lhc payment of taxes, and all other debts which may he due the State. The same being lead, it motion was made to agree thereto, whereupon the yeas and nays were required—yeas 30, nays 67. Hdls reported instauter, and read the first time, viz: By Mr. Dougherty—To alter and amend die Penal Code of tli s State, so far as relates to .he punishment of manslaughter, and un as. stiitlt with intent, lo murder. By M r. Ci ristian—To add that part of die county of M tdisuu, lying cast of Broad river, .o Elbert county. The committee, to whom was referred the propriety of passing a low giving to sheriffs the I house of representatives of tee State of Gcor power of sclltng from day to day, report, that ’ un — they have considered the same, and deem it unnecessary to legislate upon die subject * ad of public printer; and on motion of Mr, derson, to lay it on the table the balance of the sossio >, it was decided in the tiffirmative. 'The senate took up the bill to define the lia bility of endorsers of promissory notes, and o- ther instruments, and place them upon the same footing with securities; which was read the third, time and passed. Yeas 34, Nays 19. The senate took up the b 11 to qmond the 1st section of an act passed the 9th day of Juue, 1825, to dispose of nnd distribute the lands lately acquired from the Creek nation. Aud on motion of Mr. Anderson, to hy the billon the table the balance of the session^ it was decided iu the negative. Yeas 18. nays 35. The president laid before the senate a letter The following preamble and resolutions, pro- posiim such tin liberation of ,he constitution of iio Uui.cd States, as to prevent the election of Presiden:, devolving on ho house of Re presentatives, tve.e introduced by Mr. Burn side, and two handled copies ordered to be printed: Whereas in every government truly repub lican, it is highly important that tire affections of the people should be secured to the Consv- tution ana the laws, by giving to them the right of bestowiug : 11 offices, and especially those tvh.cb place great power and patronage in the hands of those who fill .hem, on men in whose virtue and intelligence they caii place the • 'ost unbounded confidence. And where as, tVom the past history of our government it is to be feared, that under the provisions at pre sent embraced in the federal constitution, the office of President of the United Stales—one giving to the incumbent a power which may be effectually used for toe best or for the worst of purposes—may somc.imes he bestowed up on a man whom the suffrages of the people would not elevate to that high office, and whose only hope of a continuance therein will he de rived ftom an artful use of the patronage of the government, a dangerous instrument m die hands ot an ambitious man, And whereas, those e- vils that we have already partially felt, and which \vc have reason to fear wdl be much more senoi sly felt in future, can only he reme died by .in alteration of the federal consiitu- tion—And although all the efforts that have been liore.ofoie made to effect that alteration have faded; yet it is believed, that the good sense and patriotism of the great mass of the nui.on will ensure success to an amendment of lint instrument, winch will give to it so much firmer an interest iu die hearts of the people. Be it therefore resolved by toe sen te and past year lias presented to my attention the means whereby increased utility may be com bined with diminished disbursements.—Your honorable body well know the scarcity of mo ney and the difficulty of collecting debts— Would it not be better for the Principal Keep er to be the contractor, and barter any article manufactured in this Institution for provisions to feed the guard and convicts on 1 Should this meet your approbation, you will please act on it as early as your convenience will admit of, that the Principal Keeper may have it in his power to lay in a sufficient supply of provisions for the guard and convicts, against the time the pre sent contractors’ time expires. There has been an extra Clerk appointed to this Institution, hy the Inspectors, at a sa lary of four hundred dollars annually.—This appointment, I think, au unnecessary expendi ture of public money. One Clerk is able to attend to all the duties of the Institution, which have been assigned iiim. This institution ex periences manifest inconvenience, arising from the numerous visitants to the Prison, merely for the gratification of idle curiosity, occasion ing bustle, waste of time, and distracting the attention of keepers and convicts. This might be remedied by your honorable body to the great interest of the Institution. This Institution sustains every year a very heavy loss in consequence of pardoning out the convicts ; and frequently is the cause of some oue of the most important branches of busi ness carried on in the Institution, to be entire ly stopped for want of competent workmen to carry them on. The Principal keeper would, at all limes, be able to keep up the different branches of business carried on in the Institu tion, should he be apprised six months before hand, tlut tiny individual prisoner would be discharged. I have commenced the Spinning and Wea ving business tn this Institution, and flatter my self from the progress I have made, to be able to clothe the convicts the ensuing year. Whe- hor :h s business will ever be a source of rev enue to the Institution, remains for time and experience to deride; hut my impressions are, is important that this Institution should clothe own people.- The Institution labors under considerable acumen.cnce, fiom families residing within he wells of the budding. All of them have crvrnis and it is almost impossible to prevent ntorcoursc between their servants and the cuiv.cts. The Rev. Robert Flournoy, as an oppor tunity allowed, has offered to our convicts the blessings ol' religious instruction, for which sei- vices, I do hope the Legislative authorities of the State will give h.m their thanks. I cannot close my Report, without stating to your honorable body, that the Assistant Keep- eis, Mr. Foard, &i.. Bulger, Mr. Berryhill, and Mr. Humphrey, have faithfully discharg ed their dutv during the past vear. PETER J. WILLIAMS, P. K. P. Bills reported instanter, and read the first time, \ iz: Bv Mr. Abercrombie—To authorise the trus tees of Sparta academy, in lit county of Han cock, to raise by lottery the sum of five thou sand dollars, for the benefit of said academy. By Mr. Thomas—To establish an election district in the county of Warren; By Mr. Hutchings, of Jones—Amendatory of tui act for the trial and punishment of slaves and free persons of color, passed 10;h Decem ber, 1819; By Mr. Smith, of Jasper—To authorise the directors of the B ink of M con to establish a Branch of said Bank n Montircllo; By Mr. Childers—To incorporate the Pres- by.erian, Episcopal and Baptist Churches in lie town of M.icon; By Mr. Hutchins, of Gw nnet:—TJo ex’end he c v l and trim n-d jurisdiction of this State over the lands lying wuh.ii the limits of Geor- ntti, and now n 'ho occupancy of tho Chero kee nation of Indians; Mr. Murray laid on the t:\hlo a resolution iiuthoi'.sing tlie treasurer of this State to re ceive the bills of thu Macon Bank into the treasury. The house concurred with the senate tn lhc r’esolu: ,on authorising the governor to deliver, or cause to be delivered, all tho African ne groes now in the custody or under the control of ihc State, to William Bowen, and also to pay said Bowen tho unexpended proceeds of the stilu of certain Africans, upon certain con ditions. Friday, December 1. The house unanimously concurred with the senate in the report of the committee on the State of thu Republic, to whom the resolution had been submitted, directing inquiry into the expediency of again applying to the pneral government to renew tho negotiation with the Cliorokee Indians, with a view to tho extin guishment of their title to the lands in their possession within tho limits of Georgia—and In the report of tho cuuitnittee to whom was referred the correspondence of his excellency the governor, with the general government, re lative to the boundary line between Georgia and Florida, and authorising tho appointment of a commissioner to attend on the part of ^Georgia. ... They concurred in the tho resolution of the senate, recommending his cxcellcucy the gov gt'u in general assembly met, That our senators iu congress be ms"ructed, and our rcptesen'R lives requested, 'o use tqetr best exonions to pass such an amendment to me Federal Consti tution through he Congress of tho United States, as wdl effectually prevent the elec ton of Pi esMcnt of tho United Slates from devolving on the House of Representatives, and will n the sitae time preserve inviolate the rights of the several Slates, arising out of the comprom ises of the Federal Constitution; and 'f they should fail to procure the sanction of Congress to such un amendmen:, that they then arc re quested to direct their efforts to the call ng of a Convention of the people for the purposo of effecting such an nl oration. from tho honorable Jehu M'Plicnon Berrien j craor io .set opart a day of Qcncral Thanks- REPORT Of the keeper of the Penitentiary to the Gen cral Assembly of Georgia, at its Annual Session in 1826. To the honorable President of the Senate, And Speaker of the House of Representa tives ; The Principal Keeper of the Penitentiary, takes pleasure in stating to your honorable bo dy, that during the past year ending the 31st October, 1826, tho Institution over which he presides has been able to defray all its expen ses and have a surplus fund in its favor of nine teen hundred arid eighty nine dollars seventy- nine and a half cents. This is the first year that this Institution has been able to defray its heavy expenditure: But from the largo stock of materials on hand with economy nnd judicious management, there is no doubt but this institution can and will pay its cxi>cnses, and be a source of revenue lo the state annually. I further have it n my power to state, this is the first year but what some of the convicts have escaped from this Prison—This year we have not lost a ntan. I view this institution to be in a progressive situation, which will be more fully shewn by the amount of money due the Institution, for tho last four years, ending 31st of October. 1826. Iu 1823, there was due in notes and accounts $12899 54 In 1824, “ “ “ 17371 70 In 1825, « “ “ 22005 67 In 1826, •• “ “ 28092 66 In addition to the amount of money due the Pcnituntiary this year, tho interest on notos due, which has not been charged in my account cur rent, will be equivalent to all the bad debts made by the officers of this Institution during the last four years. The experience of the It is important that notice of sentence, to Penitentiary punishment, should ho forwarded to the Principal Keeper as early as practicable, that no unnecessary expense may accrue to the Institution. Milledgeville, Wednesday, Nov, 29. Nearly the wliolo of Monday, in die house of representatives, was occupied on the bill to compensate Petit Jurors. This bill concern- plates taking fiom the treasury, according lo a calculation made by those who have brought it iuio existence, seventeen thousand nine bun dred and forty-eight dollars, annually, to be apportioned among ’.he several counties for the payment of dial class of citizens at one dollar per day. How correct this calcution is may ho estimated from the fact, that to Chatham county is appropriated something over six bun dled doll-is—;hat sum being under half what would bo requ red, supposing the bill to be a law. A section is added, however, by which if the sain on die face of the bill is not suffi cient, the requisueainount is to be drawn out of the county funds, o bo repaid from the treasu ry. Tho arguments used in support of the bill were, that Petit Jurors were poor and compelled to attend courts at a sacrifice of their interests and at a distance from their houses: that they ought to be paid as well as judges, solicitors, members of the legislature, &*.; and it was argued against it, that if petit jurors were paid, those citizens who performed road and patrol duty, as well as grand and in quest juries, should be paid; that the available funds in the treasury were not sufficient to meet tho current expenses of the government; that it is a duty which will be performed cheer fully by the citizens, in rotation,* in preference of taxing one part to pay another; that it is a measure, which, if necessary at all, should le left to tho different counties, &c. A motion was made to amend the bill by striking out the first section, and inserting in its place a provi sion giving to each juror seventy-five cents per day, leaving the payment to be made out of the county funds, under the superintendence of the justices of the inferior court, nnd authorising a tax in each county, where the funds were in sufficient—this motion was negatived—yeas 36, nays 64. The blank in the bill, making the general appropriation was then filled with sev enteen thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight dollars—yeas 55, nays 46. A motion to make the appropriation for Burke, five hundred and seventy-fivo dollars was negatived 46 to 54.— The samo for the county of Chatham, one thousand five hundred and eighty-four dollars, negatived 46 to 55. Both these motions were moved to bo reconsidered next morning, nnd both negatived. The county of Chatham pays into the treasury, four times tho amount of any other county in the slate, except Richmond, and of the sixty-five counties which comprise the state forty-one do not now pay a sufficient amount into tho treasury to defray tho attend ance of their members of tho legislature so that it will easily bo seen, upon whom the bur den of this furthor distribution of tho general funds will fall.—Savannah Georgian, sion to amend and consolidate the several acts passed in relation to the powers and privilege of the corporation of the city of Savannah.-. The present bill relates to the cultivation of rice within the extended limits (one mile) of the city, power over which was given to the corporation with certain restrictions by the act of the last year, and has been introduced from the committee to whom was referred the peti tion of Mr. Stilos. It provides that the culti vation of rice within one mile of the corpora- ted limits of the city of Savannah, shall be prohibited forever, but that any individual ag. grieved may within six months from the passage of tho act, notify the judges of tho inferior court, who shall appoint appraisers of the said land. These appraisers arc to value it under oath, according to its intrinsic value as tie ir land without reference to its proximity to tho City, and are also to estimate the value of the land for other cultivation than rice, and if the val uation of the land for the culture of rice be greater than for other cultivation, they arc to state the difference, which is to be awarded to the complainant by tho judges, the nward to bo communicated by them through the Governor to tho next General Assembly, by whom it is to be finally appropriated to the party agriev- ed—tho present act not to affect the lands now under dry culture.—Savannah Republican. FROM FRANCE. New York, November 17. By the packet ship Don Quixotte, Captain Clark, which arrived yesterday from Havre, having sailed on the 15th of October, the edi tors of the New Yord Daily Advertiser have received Paris papers to the 14th, together with files of Havre papers. The condition of Turkish affairs at Constan tinople is such as every enemy of the Turks might wish. Notes were presented in council at Madrid by the Ambussabors of France nnd England, on loans, America and the Spanish system gener ally, which produced a great deal of excite ment, but as yet no result. Mr. Becker is appointed commercial agent for Prussia in Brazil. Ilojs also to perform the same office for the king of Wurtemburgh. It is said that Prince Mavrocordato has ar rived at Moscow from Greece by way of Bes sarabia. The.Barcelona Gazette give official notice that an Algerine squadron has set sail, for a cruise on the Coast of Spain, in consequence of their tribute not having been paid. A French vessel was chased by one of them. Greece.—Lord Cochrane has at length ac tually arrived at Napoli di Romania, on the 8;h of September. It is said he wishes to be commander in chief of the marine, with tho old admirals under his orders. He brought with him seven American, French and Dutch ves* sels and only a single English one. The Captain Pacha suffered considerably in his'attempt against Samos, and was obliged to retire with part of his fleet to Boudrum and part to Smyrna. > qp. The following is an extract of a private let ter, dated Smyrna, September 17th, and giv«s a satisfactory account of this expedition. Wc translate it from the Paris Constitutioncl of Oct. 14. The second expedition of the Captain Pa cha againsi Samos has completely failed; and .t will be a long time before another attempt will be made against that island. The inhabi tants, who were well prepared to receive tho enemy, having sent their families, herds nnd moveables into the mountains, firmly awaited the Turks, who lnd collected 9000 men on the point of Cape Mycale, where they embark ed on the 7th inst. The Captain Pacha, who had embarked 4000 more in the port of Phocis, in order to prevent desertion, gave command to prepare lor action. It was very evident from his ma noeuvres, he had European officers on board. They were conducted in u manner intended to deceive the Samiots: but, in the midst of them, the Greek squadron was discovered at the en trance of the channel, in order of buttle. The Turkish fleet immediately attempted to cover their convoy; and moved on in good order, as If more disposed to await than to commence an attack.—The sea was covered with ships. Just at this time-ran impetuous wind sprung up, and it was soon evident .from the Turkish movements, that there was disorder in their fleet. Ere long seven of their transport ship* were driven ashore on the Asiatic coast; and all the transports steered for tho land in spite of the signals made by the Captain Pacha.—Tim troops from Asia, on board, became sea-sick, and beat the Austrians who commanded the seven transports above mentioned, until they forced them to run ashore. This is great ctf couragement to foreign masters of vessels to serve against tho Greeks! The troops dis banded utemsclvos as soon os'they touched tht ground, nnd scattered for the mountains: swear ing by Allah and Mahomet that they would never be caught ut sea again. Seventy Turks who had been landed on th« island they had intended to devastate with fitf and sword, were all put to death by tho Sarni-j ots. We find that there have been two engage ments at Samos, ns hcrctoforo roportcd v inoiia4| which tho Turks lost a sloop of war and sevcrJ j transports. According to tho account brougW by some vessels under convoy, tho Grew squadron of70 vossels including five firc-shipM was watching the enemy from Cnrnboun, tR Turks having put into Mitilcno and Fockest ! | repair. Turkey.—Up to tho 11th September disturbances or difficulty had occurred in Coif stantmople, since the groat fire. Political Iff tors represented it also as more doubtful previous accounts declared, whether the Pat; 1 would accept tho accommodation with Russ*jl Tho organization of tho new troops was ur?^| with tho greatest diligence, it was said ' at Aker In Senato' a bill was introduced on Tuesday, and has since been read a second time to a mendjho first section of the act of the lastscs the ncgociations at Ake rman would bo pH longed, and every measure resorted to for pH ing time, until tho army should be in a state <4 make a more formidable appearance. Eve#! the Russian ultimatum should bo accorded' 1 it would be for the samo temporary nature.