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-V , ‘4. ■ i * ■ - 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