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CHARLESTON, Febtuary 18. The Collector of this port, received the fol lowing highly important information, by the ship Wilhelm ; Capt. Koppct, arrived yester day, in 19 days from St. Übes : Consulate ff flu United Stairs, Lisbon. 4th Jan. 1809. Sir—The enclosed copy of a letter from Tcbias Lear, esq. dated in Aigiets, the T6ui ult.announcing the :,g ccablc intelligence rff our difference* with lh< ■ Dry of Algiers br ing Amicably adjusted, you will please to make public for the information of our fellow-citizens. With respect, I have honor to be, sir, “Your me n obedient servant. William Jarvis. To the Collector of the Tort oj Charleston. (COPY)—CIRCULAR. Ai.gif.rs, Dec 16, 1807. Sir—You have undoub edly before this beard, that thicc American vessels have been detained by a frigate from this place, in conse quence of the annuities for two yeats past not having been sent from the United States, in naval and military stores, as stipulated by treaty; notwithstanding the amount theieof liar] been repeatedly offered in cash These vessels are the Eagle, of New-York, Nathaniel Shuler, master from Btistol to Pa lermo, cargo, glass hottlcs ; hiig Violet, of Boston, James Mcrrett, master, from Leg horn, cargo, sugar, hides, indigo, Lc. and schooner Mary-,inn, of N#w-York. Lhabod Slielli Id, It oin Ihe Streightsof Bcile-lsle to “Lcgiio. n. cat go- fish. The two formci have lieen in this port up w.i ds of 40 days ; the schooner has not arriv ed. and is supposed to hare made some other p< 1 1. The people on board these \essels have been treated vety well, at.d no pillage of any ltii,d has been committed > I have the honor to inform yon, that I have 1 adjusted this bu -.mess with the Dey, who lias • received the amount of two ye.us annuities j due. in cash, and the vessels are liberated ; : at.d that our comme e will receive no further 1 molestation horn the cruizers of this regency. | I pray you will have the goodness to give | this as much publicity us possible, for the be- j uefit ol all concerned therein. 1 I have the honor to lie, very respectfully, sir, your most obedient servant, Tobias Lf.ar. Robert Afon/gomerii, esq. Consul of ihr U. S. of America , at Alicant. Clumbers Inferior Court, Chatham County , February 19 h 1808. P esenl- his honor A S Bulloch. Mary Hall, i vs. f Y Justice Pooler’s Court. I’kTi n VkrnKll. j .On tlie |,eiii,uii of Peter Verdell, stating that he is cmimed ill the common gioi of this coun ty, .it the suit tv! hi lly Hall, ami that lie is una ble to pay his deals, or to support him.,elf in prison ; hut is witling to make a fair surrender ot mi his est ite for the benefit ot Ins creditors, a.rl praying t > be adm tted to the neueht of the insolvent act of this state : it is ordered, that the said Peter Verdell be bt >ighi a,, it the c uirt-iio.Lse, in the e .t, of !} ,- Vunuah, mi tile 10th day of .d.ircn next, to be limed hi the premises, and tli it notice tueio.it ue give.i in one oiTae gazettes, that his c , tars may appear and shew cause, if any 1 have, why the prayer of the petitioner should not be granted. Extract train the minutes, Job. I . Holies, clerk. Farm For Sale. For sale, a small Farm near okidaway, on the .salts, about nine miles from fiavannah, con tu.mug 40 acres, more or less ; fifteen of which are C leared and under good fence. On the farm a.'e a gaial Dwelbng-ilviiise, Kitchen, Barn, Sta ble, iml other convcn.cnees. It also lias an c . client landing tor boats of an, size. cor terms apply to Mr. William Lkwuek, or l*. J. \ allotton. Tv-.-omb. r V—l3s — ■■ ■ once. All jicrsons iiuleotedtothe estate of George IT. Bn Hit ot’e it, late ol th,s cite, merchant, de ceased, are requested to come forward and tih.ke payment as speedily as possible ; and those who nave demands against the same, will Vic.ire render them accounts properl’ attested. Archibald Smith, Adm'or. February Hi—u—JO Nolice. All persons having any demands against the T.State of Wn.LiA.-I WILSON, deceased, are desired to render them ui; and those nde.ned, IV make payment to Mr. Jof.l Hkidui. liberty zer Stark, Ex V. December 10—1> : ‘‘ Ti n Dollars for Old Dick. Kan aw.iv , ah mi nine months ago, OLD Die K, tormerlj the propert, ol major Na\lor, of v alumina county, ; lie is about tift v \ears of ge, marked with the small pox. and the fore finger on the 1 right hand strait, from a hurt, so th a fie car. t ne.i.l is. Ivc above reward will !■< p .id on delivering him to me, or five dollars ior securing him in any jail in the state. John Caxhin, Augusta. N. B. He was seen, a few weeks ago, on nkid- Avvav island, by Mr. Custcrson. January 23—10 Ten Dollars Reward. Runaway from the suliscribcr, on the 19th January last, a NEGRO CUTE named Judy about 90 v ears ui age, about live feet high, mid filing size and handsome made, rather a rough sk ii. It is supposed she is harbored in this citv Against which, as well as earning her awav :di pers, is are cautioned, masters of vessels particularly. l !ie dime reward will be pah to any person lodging her in Savannah goal, oi ilervenng her to J oseph Davis, Ogechcc. Yebltury 13— lb ° Tenth Congress of the United States. HOL'SE OF REPRESENTATIVES. .Monday, February t. Or. motion of Mr. Basset, the house took up for consideration the report of the committee of the whole on the standing rules and ordeis of the house. An amendment made to the rules in commit tee of tiie whole, for admitting heads ot depart ments and foreign ministers, as well as mem bers of the other branch of the legislature being under consideration, a long and desultory de bate ensued, in whicti some gentlemen contend ed lor the admission of ladies, and in the course of which much pleasantry was displayed. It was contended by the advocates of the “amend ment, that in “ this magnificently inconvenient apartment,” it was next to impossible to hear in the galleries; and that foreign ministers should lie admitted to a hearing from courtesv, and because it iiad been a rule heretofore, arid should not at this time particularly be varied. It was objected by the opponents, that in the present situation of affairs, it was indelicate in foreign ministers to hear debates in the house, tor in a discussion, affecting our relations w ith England, France or Spain, a member could not speak without offending their feelings, nor could a foreign minisicr or agent listen without having their feelings wounded ; and also, that foreign ministers to this country, should not enjoy greater privileges than our ministers to those powers. Mr. Nicholas called for a division of the question, taking it first on admitting heads of departments; and the question having beer, so taken, there were for admitting them, to 40. A motion having been made by Mr. to take the question on admitting foreign ministers by yeas and nays and some diftici’jty arising on the point ot order, whether a ('\iestion could be taken by yeas and nays on a motion thus divid ed; and some discussion arising, Mr. Rowan moved to postpone the considera tion on the subject. After discussitvn, n motion to adjourn was car ried before a question was taken. Thursday, February 9. Mr. DureTl moved the following resolution, which vva.s agreed to, ayes 62: Resolved, That a committee be appointed to enquire into the manner in which the repre sentative hall is heated by the furnaces beneath t'.io flooring of the same—what probable influ ence such subjacent fires have upon the health of the members exposed to their exhalations— and how, or by what means the injurious effects of the same may in future be avoided—and that they report to this house the result of such en quiries. A communication was received from the se cretary of the treasury, inclosing an account ot the imports into the United States, during the yc ir ending the 30th September, 18JG; which was reterred to the committee of ways and means. Mr. Newton from the committee olcommerce and manufactures, reported a bill authorising the issuing debentures in certain cases.— I wice read and referred to a committee of the whole. [ rim bill contemplates the placing a disert tion.iry power in the hands of the comptroller ot the treasury, to issue debentures in tliosi eases in which the yellow fever prevailing in the port, omission or negligence of custom-house officers, or sickness in the parties, have caused an o nission ot the tornialities necessary by law to be observed for obtaining drawbacks. Wednesday, February 3. Tile following message from the President of the United .States, was yesterday received:— To the Smate and House of Representatives of the Uni’ and Slates. Having received an official communication certain orders of the British gov ernment again the maritime rights of neutrals, bearing date the 1 ltii of November, 1807, I transmit then, to congress, as a further proof of the inere is ing dangers to our navigation and l ommnrce wo.cli ied to tiie provident measures of the act i tiie present session, laying an embargo oi, our own v esse'.s. Thomas Jefferson. February 2, 1808. Which being read, Mr. Dana moved to refer it to the committee ot commerce and manufactures, as to that com mittee bad been referred so much of tiie mes [ sage of toe president of the United States, as ’ relates to imposition on our neutral rights, &c. I Mr. Lov e moved that it be referred to a com mittee of the whole on live state of the union, as 1 before that committee were already all papers t relativ e to our difference With Grcat-Britain. j Ihe latter reference was agreed to, avesß7. I Mr. Clinton presented the memorial ofl’hom . as Paine, praying for compensation for services i rendered in negotiating a loan for the U. tetates. j Referred to the committee of claims. ! A bill to provide for pay ment of expcnces j incurred in an enquiry into the conduct of John Smith of Ohio was read and referred to a com mittee of the w hole. The house resumed tiie consideration of the resolution offered by Mr. Sloan, for the removal of the seat of government to Philadelphia ; when Mr. Lewis withdrew his motion for an indefinite postponement, and Mr. Sloan moved that it he committed to a committee ol the whole house, with a view to make it the order of the day for Monday two weeks. ( This motion was largely debated, Messrs. Sloan, Masters, Bacon, Fisk, Livermore, Bibb, , Kelly, Alexander and Lyon supporting the mo tion, ami Messrs. Lewis, Rhea, Van Horne, Holland, Taylor, Macon and Blount opposing it; and at length decided in the negative—63 to 61. When tnc house immediately adjourned. In the course of discussion Mr. Sniihe made a motion to postpone the subject, which not being in order could not be received. Os those w ho voted for the commitment sonu members declared themselves against the mo sum of Mr. Sloan, but in favor of a fuller discus sion of it. In tiie course of the debate Mr. Sloan stated, that he had this day received opprobrious lan guage as he was on his Way to the capital— whereupon, Mr. Lyon declared his intention to have mov ed a resolution that the house take the matter into consideration as a breach of privilege bv in insult offered to one of its members ; imt that a letter had been received from the mayor stating that proper steps were taken to secure the offender. Mr. C ardner moved that the unfinished busi ness vi yesterday be postponed. The speaker decided t'fi.. ibis more-, was not in order, for the motion ur. Jcr consideration when the house yesterday adjourned, was an indefinite postponement. Mr. Poindexter offered the following resolu tion : Resolved, That a committee be appointed to enquire whether atiy and if any, what amend ments are necessary in the act, entitled, ** An act for laying and collecting duties on import and tonnage within the territories of the United states, by treaty of the 30th of April, 1803, be tween the United States and the French re public ; and for other purposes,” and that they have leave to report thereon by bill or otherwise. Mr. P. moved that it be referred to a select committee to obtain a more immediate decision ‘if the question, as a great press of matter was already before tiie committee of commerce and manufactures. After some discussion it was p.mended so as to refer it to the committee of ways and means and adopted. Tiie house then resumed t'ne consideration of Mr. Sloan’s resolution for moving the seat of government; and Alt” Lewis’s motion for inde finite postponement buying under consideration, Messrs. Eppes and J ,ove supported, and Messrs. Gardenier and Love opposed the motion for postponement. \Vhen the house adjourned with out taking th/’ question. | Thursday , February 4. The message was received from the pr esident and with the documents enclosed, orde red to be printed. Fo the house of representatives of the United States. In my message of January 20, I stated that some papers, forwarded by Mr. D. Clarke of New-Orleans, to the secretary of state in 1803, had not then been found in tiie office of state ; • and that a letter hail been addressed to the for- j mer chief clerk, in the hope that he might ad vise where they should he sought for. By in- I dication from him they are now found. Among 1 them are two letters from the haron de Caron- j delet to an officer serving under him at a sepa- I rate post; in which his views of n dismember- j ment of our union arc expressed. Extracts of so much of these letters as are within the scope of the resolution of tiie house arc now commu nicated. With these we found the letters writ tent by Mr, Clarke to the secretary of state in 1803. A part only of these relates to this sub ject, and it is extracted and enclosed for the information) of the house. In no part of the papers communicated by Mr. Clarke which are voluminous, and in different languages, nor in j liis letters, have we found any information of the corrupt receipt of money by any officer of tiie United States, from any foreign agents, for dismembering the union; these papers or let ters offer nothing which was not probably known to my predecessors or which would call anew for enquiries which ther had not thought necessary to institute, when the facts were re cent, and could be better proved. They pro bably believed it best to let pass into oblivion transactions which however culpable, had com menced before this government existed, and which had been finally extinguished bv the treaty of 1795. Thomas Jefferson. February 4, 1808. SAVANNAH, Tuesday Evening, Feb. 23, 1808. We have been favored with New-York pa pers to the 6th instant, (inclusive) received oy be Adonis, captain Moore, arrived on Saturday evening. They contain nothing important, ei ther domestic or foreign. There hue been several arrivals from Europe lately at New- York. The n.ccounts brought by them, tnough ait of so late a date as those received via Charleston, furnish some articles wiiich we Give not before seen. From tiie follow mg pa ragraph, it appears, that an embargo in tiie Jnitcd States, was expected in England so e ir y as tiie 18th December, only four days aute ■ior to the passage of the law enforcing it:— “Captain Thomson of the ship Henry, arrived last night, sailed from Ramsgate, England, on .he 18th December ; but brought no newspa pers. A rise in the markets had taken place, a consequence of an expectation of an embargo being laid in America.” NEW-YORK, February 0. The ship General Hamilton, which arrived last evening, left Amsterdam on the 18:hof December. We have papers by her to the 10th; but, excepting the following article, they contain nothing to interest an American revder. The news of the arrival of Talley rand at the Hague, is contradicted. The king of Holland luvd returned, but the queen remain- • td at Paris. There had been no general sei. j zure of American property at Amsterdam, but j some ships, which had been into England, were ! under seizure. There was a report, that Arne- ’ ricans were embargoed in French ports. —V. Y. Caz. Capt. Sluder of the ship General Hamilton, who arrived at this jxwt last evening fiom Am sterdam, left there on the 18th of December, and informs, that the emperor of Austria had offered to negociate fora peace between Eng land and France : that there had not been any seizure of American property or vessels in Amsterdam, and no idea of an embargo. — Com. Advertiser. An Amsterdam paper of the 10th of Dec. contains an article of Calais, of the 2d, which says, the Austrian courier, which went fiom here to England, has returned, and his report is very favorable, The mediation which he proposed to the British government appears to have been accepted. It is said that tile nego ciations are soon to commence. The editors of the New-York Gazette, re ceived last night, by the President, London and Liverpool papers to the 15th of December.— In haste, they give the most important News. The President’s Message to Congress is published in the London papers of the 7th of December, with remarks, which express bu faint hopes that the disputes between America and Great-Britain will be amicably settled The editor of the Statesman observes, “ But for Columbus, we should now be at war with all the world but says, the President’s mes sage is decidedly hostile—that their preset naval system must be continued, or the last al ternative must be adopted Cupi;. Webb, of the brig Lydia, arlived Philadelphia, left Bordeaux on Ihe 19th De cember, and the Cordovan the 22d Capt. W. says the French seem determined to enforce their decree, and the English have 13 cruizetA off that port, to carry their blockading decree into effect ; but he was told by some of the officers oi the British ships of war, who board ed him, that any American property brought off'from France, would not be molested at least for some months : but no vessel except in bal last would be admitted to enter. The emperor of Russia has issued a royal ukase directed to count Romonzoff, staling, in consequence of the present political circum stances, which have compelled him to break off all connection with Britain, he has ordered an embargo lobe laid on British ships and pio perty on board them—but docs not allow them to be sold, mortgaged or transferred into other hands. Taking such measures (he savs) mere ly from his evident mercy to them. RUSSIAN UKASE. To Count .Vico/au Pctroivitz Romanzojff. In consequence ot the present political cir cumstances, which have compelled us to break off all connection with Britain, w e oreler : I. An embargo to be laid on ail British ships in our hat hors, and on all property of the Brit ish on board of the same, as also on that at ’Change and in the custom-house pack-houses. 11. Their immoveable property, and what does not contain of goods, to be left o their possession as heretofore, but not to he allowed to be sold, mortgaged, or transferred into other hands. Taking such measures merely fiom our evident mercy to them, we hope ihvjf will not, during the existing difference, transgress their duty by actions which might prove pic judici lO Russia, and thus favour our just dis pleasure, but live in due quietness and tranquil -111. Concerning the embargo, a committee is to be appointed atthispoit, of the most res pectable Russian merchants, and one member of the college of commerce ; authorizing voa to select these men, we leave it to you to form this committee, and to inform us of the same. IV. Similar committees to be appointed in Riga and Archangel, which are to be depen dent on the one here. The selections and ap pointment of the members of them to be left to the military governors, directing also the civil department; and where no such are, to the civil governors. V'. The charges which may accrue on this, occasion to be provided for from the revenue of the respective custom houses, ar.d placed to the account of the sequestered ships and goods. YV c are, &c. (Signed by his Imperial Majesty’s hand) Alexander. St. Feter&burgh , October 28, 1807. London, December 14. The accounts transmitted from Deal or the return of the Austrian Messenger, Maenz. and of the arrival of a Cartel from Holland was in correct, as the following letter from Deal will shew. “ Df.al, Dec. 13. “ A party of men of the 25ih, 52d and 43d regiments, invalids, were e < barken this morn ing on hoard transports in the Downs lor Ports mouth. “ Observing in your Deal letters, an account of the arrival of the Lynx trigate, with an Aus trian messenger, landed here with dispatches, and also a cartel, I think it my duty to conn r diet the statement, under the assurance of i,s being a faise report. “1 he Lynx did arrive in the Downs last week, and landed an English gentleman. Khc came off fiom Heligoland ; and with respect to the cai tel, a transport came in from the east ward, which hoisted a Dutch jack on her arrival, probably as a private signal for a boat ” Admiral Oi way’s squadron remains at St. Helen’s, ready for a start. It now consists of seven sail of the tine. An order was received at Portsmouth, cn Friday, to fit all the Danish ships at that port, immediately for commission. The following is a copy of a letter from the British consul at St. Petersburg!), to the gc*- vet nor of the Russian company, dated “ St. Fetcrsturgh, JCcv. 11 . Sts—l have now to communicate to vou, that the seals of government are put upon t he. warehouses of the British merchants, and of British subjects who are foreign guests. “ An embargo is also laid on ali British ship ping in Cronstadt. I have considerable satis faction in saying, that only four ships noticed at foot* have been seized. Timely informa tion was given, and by the great ekertion of Mr. Brooker, all the others were loaded and dispatched. * Stephen Shairf. * Shifts detained at Cronstadt. The Elbe, Gade, and Betsey, Drvden, step ped below the guardship : Apoilo, Gruby, be low the Mole ; Mary, Woods, in the Mole t the Apollo, having (in board lord Gower’s bag gage, was released.” CoRN-r.xcHA.NOE, London, Dec. 14, This day’s supply of wheat is rather-c-.-;:;,si de rafale ; but there being a demand,'cause* ready sale at a further advance in pi ice. of 3s. and 4d. per quarter ; bailey in large supply, and with malt, are each lower ; white and grey peas, and the two sorts of beans, keep their pi ices. There is a tolerable supply of oats, and this trade is full dear. Flour is rather higher. Copenhagen, November 13. Since the Bib instant, the Sound has been so blockaded by the Lnglish ships, that lie vessels can go out or enter Cranenburg to pay toll, without being obliged to come under their guns. . _ On the 10th, some boats which went out from this harbor took a large three masted -.hip, and brought her into Kallebostrand. Between the 17ih and 20th of October, 56 ‘nglish ships arrived at Riga ; and on thu lath i of October, three lying at Crons'adt