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■ - r , 1 CO.) preheated :t petition i,;gn
ed sr. :*v merchants of. Philadelphia, pr.u
r■; x reltci aghast the embargo. They state
that previously to toy knowledge of the ,law
the . loaned several vetscls, some of them had
side 1 and vyere brought bath, ; same of them
lnni not left the port.
Mr. I*. moved that the peti.ion he refer
red to the ■ i n.nittee of commerce and manu
f it* ires. 1..i, s motion gave rise to a short de
lute, in which Mcs‘.:m. Newton, Porter, Milner,
Hooke, Burw 11, Taylor, Smilie, Dana and
t row muEiiv ,1 took part. Ad who spoke agreed
to the reference, except Mr. Ne .vton, who at
first opposed the motion, li.it lie finally consent
e.to icier it. f.lost of t.ic geutiemen, however,
who spake, declared that the petition could not
be granted, but as it was touched in respectful
tenns, tney should vote for its reference. Hun
dreds of vessels were in a similav situation, and
to allow them to depart, would be virtually
e to a repeal t the embargo. The
reference was finally agreed t„—A’ os9l, Nat s
ia. ‘ . j
YAZOO LANDS.
Mr. Bacon presented a memorial from the
governor of Massachusetts, (in pursuance of a
it spjut.ou of both branches of the legislature of
that state) addressed th congress, in behalf of
certain citizens of Massachusetts, churning
let is in the state of Georgia, winch had been
since ceded to. the United States; ••..id inclosing
a memorial from the said claimants o.i tile
same subject.
Mr. ilucou moved to refer the memorials to
the committee of claims.
Mr. Uibh moved that they be rejected. There
were few cases in which he should vote for tile
rejection of a petition, but this was one of them.
When a claim was bro't before the house, evi
dently founded in fraud and corruption, he felt
it Ins’duty to vote tor its rejection, and lie ho
ped the house would also feel it their duty. The
fraud and villainy of this claim had been so of
ten exposed that he thought it useless to say
.|u tiling on it.
Mr. Troup did not know whether it would be
more proper to move that the memorial should,
be thrown under the table, or, as his colleague
had done", that it should be rejected. It could
be considered in no other light, than as an at
tempt to torture the house into a compliance
‘.vita the wishes of the memorialists. They
were bound, it was true, to hear and listen to
memorials couched in decent language; but it
was an insult on the house to expect them to
sanction a’claim founded iu fraud and corrup
tion.
Mr. Bibb called for the arcs and necs on his
motion.
Mr. Sim lie sail, that his sentiments on this
bus ness were well known; he was no Yazoo
nun—he had ne'er v oted for that clattn, nor i
never would ; but he hoped the house would
i! tdo any t m.g which would shew a disrespect
for the state >.
Mr. Livermore was astonished to see am-op
position tpa relercnce of this memorial; whe
lm r tits’ claim was reasonable or n it, it would
be indeoir. us to reject the memorial without
np/y consideration.
Mr. Alston said, there had been a great cla
mor a few days: ago, because a memorial from
a few merchants h id been referee I—and what
v .s the case at present ■ One of die most res
pectable suites in t'.ie ‘union had petitioned tne
house to clo what t To give lands to the Yazoo
speculators ? No : but to be heard. Hs hoped
the house would act consistently.
Mr. Nelson said, that hs this subject was per
fectly understood by die house, he could see no
reason fur consuming time about it. It was
sad, that a rejection of the memorial would be
V eating the legislature of Massachusetts with
disrespect ; but in a case of this kind, he should
treat it with no more respect than if it had been
signed by the members of the legislature iu
their individual capacity. This memorial had
.cn sent on as a legislative act, in order, it
would seen}, to- give it the more weight. If the
house were not acquainted with tile facts, it
might be proper to refer it; but when they
•v, ere i > possession of all the facts, vvheYc was
the use of referring it l The subject was as
weal understood now, as it would be if consider
ed for five hundred- years. The petitioners ask,
tint we shall pass.a law erecting a special tri
bunal to try tlmir claim. This would be anew
jo- de of legislation. Wchad already a judicla
r competent to decide it. • It‘would be absurd
to comply with this request; we might as well
have no judiciary at.ali, and pass-a taw to pro
vide for every individual claim.
Mr. Holland observed, as a bill had been
formerly passed in the senate, and been sup
p •rod :>y a great number of the members of the
Jv ie, to sdt : sty tills claim, he could see no im
s.ih to the house in referring the memorial.—
Tiscl inn, instead of being so well understood,
was of a complex nature. He was one of
those vvlio hi|d voted in favour of satisfying the
ctab'ii, notwithstanding the clamor which bad
beer, raised against it ; and he would venture
to asset; that tim e who clamored most, had
not t<iK.i-.s three hours t> c m-ider it. He hoped
the feelings .if seme gentlemen would not be so
extremely delic.i.te as to feel insulted by a rc
ferer.ee of the me nor ini.
Mr. Bacon thought the house ought to be con
sistent : the had this morning referred a peti
tion, tne Object of widen w is t:> do away one of
the mo*! important provisions ‘in the e mbargo
In .v. The gentleman from Georgia had said,
that the. claim .was founded in fr.ud ; lie would
only remark, that who. 'ever that fraud might
be, tiie L;.,i nature e.f ,vl yxsi cinuseUs had ccr
t ini; not participated iu it. He, however, had
IV evidence of such has 1, nor did he believe a
majority of the home h..d such evidence. It
h and been said, that the memorial de-nended
something new, in requiring a special tr nival;
but tuis claim had undergone a v..rietv <•; emmg
<• . It was nnexivordhiary case, and demanded
an extroardinary remedy. -
Mr. Elliott s.iitl, that he had never heard be
fore that a memorial from a state ought to be
thrown under the table ; it was reserved for
the present day to broach such a doctrine. It
v us true that gentlemen far above him in point
cu uients and information were against this
chum ; bi.t in this number lie was far, arm fur,
J jiii including one of ihr gtnilemrn from Gem -
git- [ dr. ‘1 roup, in a very tmiai.red manner,
here called Mv. 1 J.n.tt to order. Air. it. called
h: ito order ; but he pel sis'ed in w ir'ving tlm
gentlemen not to make any.person 1 iil!,!sions."l
ibii. Libia sail, tout when in conclave a few
clays ago, the gentleman from Georgia hadus
td similar ex’ tensions tovvu'ds him, but lie had
not been called to order. He said he was not a
representative of A/ass.rhtv-:e'.ts ; but he con!
tiC'.er, wither ontimt Laor or elsewhere, in, nr
‘hit State charged with being tire patron of
aud and con upturn, without calling forth his
most ardent indignation. He contended that
the citizens had a constitutional right toped
tion, and to be heard. He adverted to the claim
of Eugene Beaumarchais, and observed, that
the French government had no more right to
demand a reversal of the decisions of the house,
than.load the state of .Massachusetts.
Ah\ f roup said, that lie sincerely believed the
gentleman from Vermont, (d/r Elliott) to be
what he conceived the majority of the Yazoo
legislature to have been ! [The speaker called
him to order/} Mv. Troup then strongly pro
tested the Yazoo speculation ; declaring that it
was marked by fraud, injustice and villainy, and’
embellished with perjury and murder,anil eve
ry other species of venality.
-Mr. Bibb said, that he should at first have
moved to throw the memorial under the table,
but he understood it was out of order. It was
i true, that in so doing, he should have treated
l the memorial with contempt ; but he was free
I to declare, that he wished to treat it with con
tempt, because he thougnt it deserved it. He
went into a detail of the Yazoo business, and
contended that congress had no right to enter •
into a compromise with the claimants.
.Messrs. Quincy, Crowninshield and Chnnd
lci spoke in favor of referring the memorial;
and d/essrs. Randolph and Alexander against, it.
Ah fl/aiion moved that the memoiial be re
ferred to the committee of the whole. The
ayes and noes were taken on this motion, and
it was agreed to’—ayes 71, noes 37.
Ah'. Bacon moved, that it be the order of the :
day for 3/onduy week.
Air. .l/iinor moved, that it be the order of the
day for the second AAmday in February.
Air. Nelson moved that it.be the order of the
day for this day.
Afr Newton moved that it be the order of the
day for the first clay of June
The question was taken on the last motion
■ and lost—ayes 37.
Ah . Trigg moved that it bo the order of the
day on the first of Miy, and called for the ayes
and noes on the motion. They were taken and
it was lost—ayes 41, noes 66.
I’he question was then taken, on making it
the oidei of the day for ihe second d/onday in
February, and carried—yeas 55, noes 45.
i Mr. Crowninshield presented a petition from
John Brown, of Massachusetts, stating that lie
had invented a system of lelegraphes, &.c. Re
ferred to a se'ect committee.
Alv. J. Randolph (Va.) then call? 1 up ih°
resolution he had introduced a few days since,
relative to general Wilkinson, which was post
poned to this day, but an adjournment was im
mediately moved and carried.
Four o’clock, adjourned.
[ The seriate have passed the bill for the re
lief of Anthony Beaucharie.j
WILKINSON AND RANDOLPH.
‘Washtxo ton, December 23.
Sir—T have received votir letter of the 25th
instant by mail, in which you violate truth and
Honor, to indulge the inherent malignity ant.
r ‘.near of a our soul. O.i what “ level,” prav sir,
-shall vve rind the wretch, who, to masque hi.
cowardice, fabric ites falsehoods, and he ips tin
provoked insults upon unmerited injuries! You
John Randolph, are tills man; and your ow.
breast can best solve the proposition. Yor
“ cannot descend ty my level,” vain, cquivoe:
thing! And do von believe this dustar.il; sub
terfuge will avail you ; or that your lion’s skit
will longer conceal your true character? Em
brace tiie alternative still within your reach
an 1 ascend to the “ L-vel ’ of a gentleman, if
possible ; act ike a m -,k, if you can, and span
me the pain of publishing ycu to the world, foi
an insolent, slanderous, prevaricating poltroon
.1 A ill KS V. 1 L h IS SO N.
John Randolph, esq.
N, 15. The first lec.t suggested by the inde
cency of your response to my letter, was the
f chastisement of my cane, from which the sa
; cred'respect 1 owe to the station you occupy in
. the councils of the nation, has alone protected
you ; and to the consequent conflict of it cling
and duty must be ascribed the delay of this
note. James Wilkinson.
Extract of a letter from Washington, dated
January Ist, 1808, received at Ilahimore.
General Wilkinson called on Mr. Randolph
the 24ih ult. to explain certain improper lan
guage he had heard respecting the gen—the
next day Mr. Randolph replied with brutal in
sult and dastardly prevarication. The general
in a second note dishonored him; and receiving
no answer, yesterday morning posted him. Mr.
Randolph, by way of retribution, it is believed
came forward in the course of the day in the;
house of representatives, and denounced gen
eral W. for receiving money from the Spanish
government for conupt purposes, and moved
some resolutions on the subject, which was
contested, and the question postponed until Mon
day—it is said that general Wilkinson, as soon
las he heard of this attack, requested a
constitutional enquiry into his conduct, and
thus the thing stands No doubt an enquiry wi'l
ensue, and then truth will come out ; perhaps
some Burt ism may peep forth—How long is
Wilkinson to be prosecuted for doing his duty,
and. preventing a national calamity ?
Thef /.lowing letter which is extracted from
the evidence reported to the senate, in the late
inquirer, we received from a fiend by yester
day ’s southern mail, who adds the following
postorp' — v/r. Rose not yet arrived here
hourly expec eel.”
On the motion of Ah Randolph for an in
quiry into the conduct ofgenerd Wilkinson,
on a charge of being. It .ving and been, a fivn-’
t &hn*r rs ifa/n, and having receivi and from th
’ govef rrvnt, upwards oi 9.000 dollars, inde
• pendent of other documents. Mr. Detbigny
• s'ales that the hags for hiding the money,
j which “a- concealed in the sugar and coffee.
were marie in his funiiy.” —l Jem Pres.
Letter from General Wilkovon to John Smi'h
of Ohio.
“ Natchitoches, September 28. 180*>.
“ “vTv He)'’ nflend 1 have jotl received at thh
j. ic . j’ at er f -h Au .'ub— ‘lie n. yon
about the I9th Lift, v. iii ihew you what a game l
fiave before me, and will doubtleft excite the 3ror>g>.
est interests of your breaft.’
‘• I arrived here the 22d inst ard found a deficien
cy in every thhi£ essential to a military movement ;
I am put to my witsandam obliged to ivi’ort to fliifts
expedients, the result cf economy and Improvi
dence, which would disgrace us il known, and there
fore must he coiaealed. I have made the I aft effort
at reconciliation, in a folenm appeal to governor Cor*
dero at Nacogdoches, who is chief in command on this
frontier; col. Codling bore my otter, and i: now
with the Don. I expeft his return in four days, and
then, I Mil -e, my friend, I (hall be obliged to fight and
flog them, tor [ ftiall advance intiithecontroverted ttin'i
the moment l have provided horses for 4 light pieces
ot artillery , our camp equipage and a tittle proviftoiiA
Ihe orders of the Spaniards are, i know, peiemptory, ‘
to maintain the jurisdiction ot that ground to iheir to- .
vereign ; of conlcqufiice they must make an attempt ■
to oppose me; and 1 (had as afluredly pulh them over 1
the Sabine and out oi Nacogdoches as that you are
aiivt‘, although they outnumber me three to one.
I nwy iollow I know, not ior 1 verily believe prepa
• rations have been made in thelnterior of the provinces
tp bring forward to this fiontier as many men as they i
may deem neceilary, and commanding as they do one ‘
thouiaml or one million of mules and horses at their j
will, with a country covered with beef cattle no difih
cuities can occur on the score of proviilims. If there
loie this businels lhould not be speedily teiiniuated by
negociation, you must Speedily feud me a force to lup
port our prefertiors, or we mult yield them up toge
ther with the territory of Orleans- 5000 mounted in
l ititry to operate as dragoons or on foot, may 1 uf
hce to carry us forward ass. ra< Grand River, there
we lhail require 50i\> more to conduct us to Mount
i .1 Roy the capital of tiie province of Neuvo Reyno
de Leon, after which from . O to 30,(X'0 will be neccf
iary to carry our conquests to California and the lflh
mus of Darien. 1 write iu haile, freely and confiden
tially) being ever your friend.
“ James Wilkinson.
The hon John Smith*’*
-a. i*. hii iiwu mim m ■>.! i r
SAVANNAH,
Saturday Evening, January 23, 1808
We arc indebted to the politene sos a friend
for New-Vovk jiapers to the Silt instant, rccei -
etl yesterday by the Luna. Several very inter
estinj.; * -tracts hav ■ been made from them foi
this afterncoii’s paper. Among the most niutc
’rial, because affecting immediately the interests
of Georgii', is the debate cn the memorial el
lli? legislature of Massachusetts, relative totla
Yazoo claim. The subject has bet n taken u;
with much vvai utu in congress, and it h tsbeti,
made the order of the day for the second Mon
day in next month.
The Baltimore Whig, on what authority we
know not, accuses Messrs. Madison and Galla
tin, as well as tite governor of Massachusetts,
Mr. Sullivan, of being concerned iu the Yiiz ■<>
speculation ; and sacs—“ The public eve ought
to be turned with wonder and indignation t > the
presenr congro it.” Better proof, however,
than bare assertions is necessary to attach cre
dit to such declarations. It will he recollected
that Mr. Madison, while in congress, was uni
formly opposed to every measure of a spcc.tila
.i\e U'lHlen- v ; and the inaoe.er in which he tul
.(Cti (1 tiie claims ot the soldiery soon after the
/eVblutiot), admits not a doubt of hi, being < on
ce nre 1 iti a trat.suction so despicable as, Unit
vith which he ‘.s charged.
The hi'.l snpplt'mentary to the embargo net,
passed the h use of re|.re.-,ent .ti.es on the 2d
nstaiit—a. es T3, noes 22,
. A court of enquiry into gen. Wilkinson’s cr.n
dlu't, it is said, is ordered, agreeably to his re
quest.
Mr. Culpepper; member of congress from
N ii'tli-CaroHnu, whose election was contested,
has been disqualified from holding his seat.
A letter received from Ncw-York, by the
Luna, ui'iivetl yesterday, states, that Cotton
sold at auction, on the Stst December, at ten
.nits, in lots of thirty bales each. Another let
ter mentions that several failures have recently
taken place ; and that many houses in that place
formerly reckoned staunch, arc considered in a
tottering state. ’
BANK OF THE UNITED ST VITAL
At a meeting of the stockholders of the bank
if the U nited States, held at the said bank At
Philadelphia, on Monday the 4th innt. the follow
mg gentlemen were elected Directors of tlw
institution for the present v car, viz.
David Lenox, Elias Boudinot, Samuel Block.
Robert Smith, James (!. Fisher, Joseph Sims.
Archibald Mdlall, John G Wachsmutb, Ban
,It 'licit, Samuel Contes, Henry IVatt, Thom e-
Ewing, George Fox, F oca! Hollingsworth, John
: .tille, Thomas W. Willing,* Horace Binnev,*
W illiam Bayne, Mungo M ickay,® John Law
rence, Abijuli Ilammond, Mosesßogcrs,Richard
HaFriion,* N’cholus Low,* James M‘Clung.*
* New Directors.
And at a meeting of the paid Directors, held
on Tuesday-evening, David Lenox, esq. was re
elected President.
If e have seen a letter from Lai aster men-
Rolling that Mr. Sergeant has offered to the
house of representatives a resolution for the re
moval of the sfiat yf government to Philadel
phia, and that hopes are entertained of ns suc
cess.— V. H Gazette
PRICES CURRENT...SAVANNAII. 1
Bacon—ls to 17 cents.
Bees-Wax—3l to 32 cents.
Brandy, Cogniac—l2s to 137 cents.
Cotton Bagging—s 6to 62 cents.
Cotton, Sea-Island —no sale.
——, Upland—lo to 12 cents,
Corn—so to 62 cents.
Coffee—32 to 36 cents.
Flout—Boo to 850 cents.
Gin, Holland—l2s cents.
r y—7o to 75 cents.
Iron, Swedes—6 dollars.
Rice, new—2so cents, nominal.
Rum, Jamaica—l2s cents
Salt—62 to 75 cents
vugat . brown—9 chills, to 10,50
l ea, IP son—loo to 106 cents
Tobacco—6oo to 700 cents
POlfl’ OF AVANNAIf.
ARRIVED,
!rig Luna, Starr, h’ct.vYiit' 1
Cleop'rt”fi,’H ■ ‘.die i ’Chariest’
CLEARED,
brig Amazon Copp, Ncw-York
Cotton
For benefit oJ't/U conc*rr,cfi,
.At 1 L ili.H, At v i’iv)N, en'f}v xyu siq nai
wharf, wili he sold,
0:i t/ic 2ot/i imt.
158 hales of Colton,.
Damaged on beard the ship Gee era 1 Dole,
ca].tuin 1 ...11, fioni Komhav. —Side t.. cana-etivO
at 11 o’clock—i'tvms, Cash.
G.\\\ Kidkols.
January 23— 10.
■ Superior C ourt, Jai.itul-y Turn, ISOB,
I The bvPowii. ;• perse s having been ret urned
! 1'! the Sherifi duly Mtmmoned, made dvfatili,
i ‘ iz. tIR VNI) JURCdis,
Andrew M'Lestn, Francis Dovle, Solomon
Sh.ul, Thomas R. linx, John H..n.ard,svu. Nichol
I uruhnli, (It'orge A nth rsom
PETIT Jt’KORS,
I hontas Millc-r, David Squires, ('liffortllltmt,
; SamuilSj ei.cer, William Evans, Joseph Dav i ,
-fi .eph flavvcs. Rieluirsl? lord,SaniueiYYidin n.s
r tederiek tuhaffer, Isaac I’nittss, Aortn,Dttvo: ,
John Bacon.
It is ordered l>y the C'ou'rt, th it the siid <le
faulting Grand Jurors be fined in the. sum i.f
‘oi'tv dollars each ; and the said defaulting Pete
Jur vs. ci the sum oftwinty tloli. rseaeh—ui.l N
they severally do shew good and sutfieient cause
and excuse, to he made on oath, and hied in the
clck’s office of this court, within thirty day s.
hx tract from the Minutes, thielXst clay ofJauu*
ary, 1803.
Job. T. Holies, clerk.
January 23—10
Ten Dollars for Old Dick.
Ran away, about nine months ago, OLD
lx K, formerly the property of major Nay tor,
I Columbia county ; lie is about fit’tv years of
age, marked with the small pox, and the fore
ger on the right hand strait, from a hurt, so
hat he can’t bend it. The above reward will
c paid on delivering him to me, (,j- five d.niunJ
tr securing him in any jail in the state.
John Cashin, . lufusta.
N. 11. He was seen, a few weeks ago, on bkiAf
iway island, by Mr. Caste’.on,
January 23—It)
The business of the Clerk e?
the COURT or ORDIN AUY will he e. ~dnc*
ed by Mr. GEORGE PIT ‘HER, during turf
absence of the subscriber.
Thomas Bolirke, c. e.. o.
January 12 —5
LantUng from Sloop S llv,
10J casks Slone Lime*
For sale by
Richmond C? iMlen,
January 5—2 Wlntinkerritvcet.
Fop Sale.
ItOLSE, Oil the Sum 11-’. ‘oninum, formerly
occupied by Air. Y\ utiant W ilson, dece-sci.—
I erms of payment will be made easy to i.io
purchaser.
Ebenczcr Stark, Ex'r.
l)cccm!)cr 10— 100
* - ..i *
No I icc.
All persons having any .demands against thr.
Estate of William Wilson, deceased, .ne
desired to render them in ; and these indebted,
to make payment to Mr. Jo:.c Bridge.
Ebenczcr Stark, Ex'r.
December 10—138
i ■in in mm ■■mihih——iii ■ i itr~ mn—s——■ mm w—C
Notice.
.All persons having demands against the es*
tatc of Mary Ann M’K. ight, late of the
county of Cli .th un, deceased, are reqiiei.lt 1 to
•end them in, legally atte-.cd ; and tlicsV l.ta
'e'i.ed, to make immediate payment to tin sub
scriber.
Gt ortve V\ r . Allen,
ualifi c and Executor.
January I?—s
Notice.
All persons having demands against the ex*,
tatc of Fit) VV AR I) Til I.EAIK , CStj. 1!l te. ,of ,tll D
city, deceased, arc requested to I- liibit the n
legally authenticated, and those indebted tut
Said estate, will make payment l >
Thomas Telfcir, ? /r ,
Jotiiuh Tt.il’tir,
January 9—4
Overseer wanted.
Wanted, to take charge of a small gang of
. negroes on a rice plantation, near Sava:;:, h, is
person who understands the Culture of Err,a a*
is otherwise'qualified t<> manage a gang of nc-*
groes. Such a person, either single or have g a
small family, bringing recommendation from an.
experienced rice planter, of his capability as a
I rice planter, and also ot his honesty and sobries
I t l ', will meet with eacimragement. For fur
| tiler particulars, enquire at tl*e office of tho-
Republican.
January 12 —3
House wanted.
Wanted to Lease, for a term of years, nr
II )UnE, of about five rooms, to lie in good i
pair, with suit.file <.ut buildings, ami to Ik u
a centrical part of the city. For such übu. c,
a good price will be allowed. Application to be
made at the office of the Republican.
December s —l 30
In Admiralty.
Purington, and others, soa.ul’n, j j .j , j
against > ’ ,
Snow Sr s a \ iliies. ‘Ti'i xter. } ‘ ’6 C *•
On TUESDAY’, tiie 27'h January Instant,
Will besom..i ini t'O'irt-iiou'-e iu ibis cit>, j.re
< eiy at 12 o'clock,
The snow Sc sax , her boat, tackle, furo ‘ce
ind appare , ,-s be now la sin tav at nits'” t ‘ -
r, for the purpose of’iaying the I'bell iiits.'’ a r
iges, unless such wages siui.l, liefote t
ur of sale e psdd, and the c.ost’ of so t, agiee
lv ‘.'LU and( i t i e of the honorable the .distr.ct
i :ge, made in thmeosc.
lien. W’wil, k. u. a,
January 21—9