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a resolution that Mt. 15. had some
tune before submitted on the same
subject, in secret session ] The pro
visions embraced in this resolution,
were those, and none other than
those, which had been under the con
sideration of this House at various
periods—they had been laid before
every member of the Senate, and
they had been resisted, merely on
account of the form in which they
had been presented to*the considera
tion of the House. Mr. it. said hi
adopted the suggestion made from
various quarters in this House, and
especially by the Chairman of the
Committee on Indian Affairs, in giv
ing it this form giving precise ana
specific instructions to the commit
tee to report a hill Inasmuch, I here
fore, as every member of this House
had been in possession of the reso
lution, for a considerable length o;
time, and inasmuch as there could be
no hope of passing the hill, to hen
ported on this resolution, uulcs- it
was promptly brought in, he trusted
the Senate would not acquiesce in
the motion to lay the resolution 01,
the table. ,
Air. King, of Alabama, said lie
would suggest to the Senate, that,
by a singli; amendment to the resolu
tion submitted by the gentleman from
Georgia, all difficulties would he ob
viated, and the committee wouhi
ha Vi the subject before them, in -
shackled by particular instructions
lie should prefer, that, instead ol in
structing the committee,to report a
bill, specifying the form in which the
bill should be reported, that thp com
mittee should have the subjtobal
together open before them, to inquiri
into the expedit ncy of making any
provision they might think proper
The committee might be under the
impression that it would not be prop
er to go so far, or they might think
' it proper to go further, probably.—
Mr K. said, he was in favor of tin
resolution of the gentleman from
Georgia*'and he hoped that gentle
man weald modify his resolution m
the manner suggested, and the con -
mittee having the whole subject be
fore them, would report such a bill
as they should deem necessary
Air. Berrien replied, that hi- ob
ject was merely to do justice to a
portion of the Creek tribe, who In
believed, had claims on the govern
ment of the United States, which
ought not to have been thus long re
sisted, and to do justice to a portion
of the People of this Union, whose
claims were coincident with tin
claims of that portion of whom he
spoke. The form was perfectly im
material to Ipm, and lie, therefore,
adopted the modification suggested
I>V Mr. King, lie had adopted that
which had been given to it, by the
( express suggestion of the Chairman
of the Committee on Indian Affairs,
who had desired that these specific
instructions should he embraced in
the resolution, referring the subject
to the Committee of which he wm
the chairman: and because they had
before been presented in this specific
form to tfic consideration of the Sen
ate, and had received substantially
the assent ot the Senate.
Air. Branch said, he was disposer
to accord every elaimthat individuals
had against the Government that was
founded in justice. He never hao
resisted, and lie never would resist,
any claim sustained by the immuta
ble principles of justice. Did the
resolution submitted by the honora
ble member from Georgia propose
an inquiry into the just claims < i
Al’lntosh and his party? No: ii
«precluded this investtgatioit: it made
it imperative on the Committee tor -
port in a specific form, regardless oJ
any development which might take
place in the • investigation. And
would the Senate, in this stage 01
the proceedings, without looking in
to the tacts, adopt the resolution in
its present 1 The treaty with
*the B, said, Had been
. ratified bfwlSenate last evening,
after a th#®"ug>h investigation, .Jut
ffad’uiade.»w hat might be considered
an adequate provision tor th* M’ln
tosh party,* and tneir adherents.
Would tlie Senate, then, run counter
to what had been done, without un
derstanding what they were about !
Dm it comport with the respec t which
was due to the Executive dept;frt
ment of the Government —with that
respect which was due to the mselvc s
—to act blindly, when it was in their
power to procure all the information
which was requisite on the subject 1
Mr. 11. then renewed the motion to
lay the resolution on (he table.
Mr. Berrien again rose, and said,
he was not prepared for opposition
on this resolution, after the various
intimations which had been made in
the course of the discussion before
the Senate, hud been desirous
of introducing a resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Indian Affairs
"\o inquire generally into the expecii
enev of making certain provisions,an
the form which he had given it hat.
been adopted at the express sugges
tion of the Chairman of the Com
mittee on Indian Affairs. In looking
hack to the discussions vehicleh.
takey place on the subject; rights,
such as he conceived to exist, hau
been so much affected hv the form
in which they were presented to tin
Senate, that abandoning all cousulcr..
tions of his particular view of tin
subject, he proposed to adopt the
of the gentl man from Alabama,
which had now r become a part oi the
resolution, it was impossible that
there could exist for a moment any
objection to its adoption.* The
claimsof A1 lntosh, and his services,
it had been said, had not been dis
closed to the House. Air. B. said
he did bciieve, that those who had
taken pains to become conversant
with the history, and public opera
tions of this country, would have
known the claims and services ot
Al’lntosh without the necessity of
their being detailed by him in this
discussion. There was no individual,
who was conversant with the opera
tion in the Creek Nation, in the war
between the U. States » I Great
Britain, who did uot l<rn» twhat his
services were. Mr. Berrien said, if
lie felt them more strongly than
another, it was because he came
from a state, whose frontier was
defended from Indian ravage by that
Chief; if he expressed them stronger
than another, it was because lie knew
licit there were many mothers and
children in tiic State of Georgia
who owed their existence lo the pro
tection which his gallantry afforded
them. That a call therefore, should
he made in this House, lo give evi
dence of that fact, by the empty com-
pensation of military rank limited as
regarded the benefit to that chief
t in, but decisive as regarded the
acknowledgment of the Government
ot the Union ofthe. services render and
by him. Air. B. said, when he was
on to point out the claims of
the friends and followers of that man,
tie felt ari equal degree of surprise.
He gave up tiis life a victim te our
policy and wishes. Air. B. said he
should not enter into the question by
whom the death of Al’lntosh was
instigated; it might, if gentlemen
pleased, hi; placed on the footiig
that ho fell by a law of his nation :
Why was that law brought to operate
on him ? Because he yielded to our
wishes, declared by cmir , - ular or
ganized Agents; lie m -. a to the
u c-lies of Ins Great Furtin the Pre
sident of the U. States, m entering
into the treaty at the Indian Springs.
If he had rendered himscit obnoxious,
lie bad done it in obedience to the
will of the President of the U. Stat s,
a lie was instructed to believe that
will existed, through the regularly
constituted Agents of the U. States ;
andwas this a time to be called on
io go into evidence of his services,
or of the claims which he had esta
blished, by his death, for his friends
and followers, on thejustice of the
People of his country ? Mr B. said
this was not the only point of view
in which he presented the resolution
lo the consideration of the Senate.
It was not only an act of justice to
the friends and followers ol M’lntosh,
founded on his services, but it was
ior the effectuation of a great princi
ple of policy, which was necessary
to t lie welfare ofthe tour Suites con
tiguous to the country inhabited by
this tribe —the principle of peace,
which it was the object of this Gov
ernment to advance, and which it
was the object ofthe treaty entered
uto between the Creek iribe and the
Government, to carry into execu
tion.
Air. Branch said he had declared
before, that h was not opposed to
the investigation of these claims;
but he wished the subject referred
to the Committee on Indian Affairs
untrammelled, and leave it entin ly
with that commitLe to investigate
it. lie wished it to be referred to
them without any indication on the
part ol ttie senate as to their opiundii,
because it would be premature to.
the Senate to express an opinion
before tiiey were informed. 'Phe
claims of Mclntosh had been present
ed in the most imposing Altitude, by
the gentleman from Louisiana.—Air.
B. said lie wished to tread lightly on
the ashes of th<_ dead; but when
•hose claims w ere based on the merits
of the deceased, it became his uut v
to look to the merits of those claims.
It M’lntosh hail fallen in consequence
of yielding to the wishes ol' the Pie
sident of the U. States, the claims
set up would b, just; but if it should
appear that4>e had fallen in yielding
to his mercenary desires—if he had
fallen in yielding to any undue influe
cuce, exercised over him by the
nominal agenfs efithe U. States, but
the real agents ofthe State of Geor
gia—if he had fallen by any influence
exerted over him by the authorities
of Georgia, direct or indirect, in
violation of the will of the nation,
and the w ishos ofthe Pesident ofthe
U. States, let him look to the quarter
for whom he had made the sacrifice.
Mr. B. said he whould not consent
that the money of his people should
be taken to relieve him from tlie
sacrifices lie had made in behalf ot
any other state. Mr. B. said he
was willing to do him ample justice
—to investigate his claims on the
broad principle of substantial justice;
but be wished not to prejudge this
question, by directly or indir ctly
expressing an opinion in r> gard to
it. If the gentleman w uld quality
his motion, he would consent to u
The would not, at least he hoped the
senate would be allowed time lor
consideration. He pledged liunsen
io present th facts of the case t
the House, and sustain what he hit*,
bore advanced in relation to the con
'loot and motives of Mclntosh.
GEORGIA STATESMAN, TUESDAY, 31 AY 16, 18*20.
the committee on Indian Affairs to
consider ofthe expediency of making
some further provision for friends
and followers of Mclntosh. It the
resolution should this general
form, the committee would consider
iheuiselves as untrammelled, .as not
being in possession of any indication
ofthe wishes ofthe Senataregarding
it; hut if it were ref. rred to the com
mittee to inquire into the expediency
of doing certain spectfic acts, it wa
an indication ofthe Senate that those
acts ought to be done.
Mr. Berrien said, if gentlemen
wmuld only agreed among themselves
as to the form which should be adop
ted to give effect to the principle,
he should be content; but be thought
that something more that what w a
proposed by the gentleman from
Massachusetts would he necessary,
not only to provide for the friends
and followers of Mclntosh, hut also
to facilitate their emigration beyond
jhc Mississippi.
CONGRESS.
Friday, April 28.
In the Senate, yesterday, the hills
for the relief of William Tharp ; for
the relief of James Gibson, of Indi
ana ; tb establish and alter c rtain
Post Roads ; for the relief of John
Smitfi, T and Wilson P Hunt : ami
for the relief of James ltoss, were or
dered to a third reading. The sev
eral hills ordered to a third reading
en Wednesday, were yesterday pass
ed, and sent to the House of Repre
sentatives. The bill making appro
priation for Ministers to the Con
gress at Panama, was reported, w ith
out amendment, by the Committee
on Finance. Mr. Berrien offered
an amendment to the bill, in the
shape of a provisio, similar to that
offered by Mr McLane, in the House
of Representatives. Mr. Branciie’s
resolution was again discussed by
Mr. R andulph and Mr. Branch ;
w hen Mr. Bell, with a view to put
an end to further debate, moved to
to lay it on the table, which was car
ried—ayes 23, nucs 21.
In the House of Representatives,
yesterday,- after the other routine
buisiness, Air. Owen of Alabama,
modified the resolution which he ot
tered some days since, on the report
of the Committee o: Claims, in the
case of Francis Larche, and the res
olution was agreed to. The resolu
tion of the committe appointed to
arrange the business to be acted on
into uve classes. No. 1, contains
private bills which received the auc
tion ox committees —81 in number.
No. 2 contains public bills, which re
quire immediatedscision—47 in uum
oer. No. 3 contains private bills of
t i lesa urgent diameter, which have
passed the S nate, t> in number.
No. 4 contains public bills similar in
their character —12 in number.
No. 5 contains all the public bills
and adverse reports of Committees
w hich are not ol a wry urgent char
acter ; of these, the bills are 26, and
the reports 22 m number.
The House was afterwards occu
pied in the discussion, ot the amend
ments on the bill making provision
.or tiie surviving officers of the war
oi the Revolution : but the wnole of
«.he amendments wail not acted on.
A motion was made by Mr. Mitch
ell, of Tennessee, to postpone the
turthcr consideration of the bill till
the Ist of July ; but the motion was
negatived. Ayes 40, noes 124. |
Tuesday, May 2.
In the Senate yesterday, bills for
th relief of the heirs ot Gen. Aloses
llazcn, for the relief ol’ Alack and
Conant, and for extending the time
for locating Virginia Military Land
Warrants, were passed and sent to
the House of Representatives. A
resolution was submitted by Air.
Harrison, Chairman of the Alilitary
Committee, instructingth.it Commit
tee to mquirt into the state of the
public works at Old Point Comfort,
nd a billw as introduced by Air. Row
an, to limit and restrain the jurisdic
tion of the Courts of tne Unit and
States in certain cases. A bill was
also inlroduc dby Mr. Benton, to
aid certain Indians of tin- Creek na
tion in their removal to tire west or
the Mississippi. Air. Huvoe the
Chairman of the Select Committee
on the subject of the establishment
of an uniform system of Bankruptcy,
delivered his sentiments in support
of that hill, until the nsual hour
adjournment.
In tiic llonse of Representatives
yesterday, the Bill to provide lor the
surviving officers of the revolution
ary army was again under consid >
ration, and a£ain the House adjourn
ed without coming to any decision
ontheßill. Annexed to om report
ofthe proceedings w ill be found a
copy ol the Bill in its attended state
as it stood at the close of vesteraay ’s
proceedings. A motion was made
to lay the bill on the table, but this
motion was negatived by a vote of
nearly two to one. the Ayes and
Noes being called. Several private
bills which passed through Comirii}-
tee on Saturday, were yesterday
read a third time and passed. A
Bill was reported by Mr, Al’Lane
from the Committee on Ways and I
Means, making appropriations for I
mileage, &c. ot Senators and meni
>ers ofCongress ; and another bib
troni the same Committee was repor- j
,t Ibv.Mr l>wmnt. i.ruvi.i' -r i,,f :nl. i
Wednesday, May 3.
In the Senate yesterday, hillstfcr
the relief ofW. and J. Montgomery,
for the relief of Walker K. Armis
tead, and for the regulation ot the
salaries of certain officers in the In
dian Department, were passed to a
third reading. About two hours
were passed in secret session, and
the remainder of the day was occu
pied in the consideration ofthe Pan
ama appropriation Bill, tog; ther with
the amendment by Mr Ber
rien. Mr. Bcrried4fid Mr Randolph
spoke in favor or the amendment,
and Mr. Holmes against it, when the
question was taken on it, and it was
rejected. Ayes 19- Nays 24. The
bill was then ordered to be engross
ed for its third reading.
In the House of Representatives
yesterday, the bill lo provide for the
siirv v ing officers ofthe army of the
revolution, was, after an unsuccess
lid motion to lay it on the table,
committed with instructions, on mo
th nol Mr. Estill, of Virginia. The
bill may he considered as lost, at
least for the present session. The
House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the Louisville and
Portland Canal, and Illinois Canal
bills. The former was subsequently
ordered to a third reading to-day,
and the other was recommended.
Thursday, May 4.
The bill making appropriation for
the Panama Mission, was passed bv
a vote of 23 to 19. The amend
ment to the Judiciary Bill was ad
hered to by a vote of 29 to 12. The
discussion on the Bankrupt bill was
resumed,and Air. Randolph occupied
the floor til! the hour of adjourn
ment.
In the House of Representatives
yesterday, the bill for appropriating
$ 100,000 to compensate Susan De
catur, widow of Captain S. Decatur,
and others, the representatives of
those officers who were concerned
in the cutting-out the frigate Phila
delphia, at Tripoli, was discussed in
committee of the whoie ; and after
being reported to the house, was
laid on the table Several other
private bills were subsequently take
en up and pa T sed through committe
and ordered for a third reading to
day. Mr. Strong of New York, made
an effeort, in pursuance of notice he
gave last week, to call up a bill re
lative to school lands in the differ
ent States, but the motion was not
sustained, not owing to any hostility
to the biil itself, but to the lateness
ofthe season, the necessity of going
through the bills in the order in which
they have been reported by the se
lect committee, and tl»o t.>«t that
this bill involves new principles,
which might possibly lead to a dis
cussion.
We have understood that Air.
King, in consequence of his ill health
has determined to resign liis mission
to England, and to ask leave to re
turn to44re United States.
We have also understood that his
request has been acceded to, and
that he is expected to take his de
parture from England during the next
month.— Nut. Journal.
The United States Corvette, John
Adams, Capt. Wilkinson, which sail
ed from Hampton Roads on the 23d
of March, arrived at Havana, April
sth, and departed thence on the 11th
for Carthagena, to land Col. Wil
liams, our Minister to Guatemala,
and Air. Scott, who is the bearer of
despatches for Air. Anderson, Uuited
States minister at Santa Fe de Bo
gota.
The United States ship Constel
lation, Capt. Woolsey, sailed from
Havana 13th April, for Pensacola.
Havana dates to the 13th April
are received at Charleston. The
President’s Message, relative to the
Panama Mission, lia*d been received
there with the greates pleasure, the
people considering it a guarante of
their tranquility and freedom from
invasion. The Spanish squadron
under Admiral Laborde, (reported
to have been entrappp and at Cartha
g«iia,)- was -at St. Jago de Cuba, at
the latest dates, and had been joined
by the 74 gun ship Gernero, from
Cadiz.
The government of Cubif is said
to be a little straitened tor the ways
and means. Various expedients have
been proposed lor raising the wind ;
but it seems tt. he admitted, that a
perr.ianant breeze can only be kept
up by a general contribution, or di
rect tax.— ib.
The Ship William Penn was to
have sailed from Baltimore yester
iv, tor Rotterdam, carrying out, as
passengert'-, Christopher Hughes,
Esq. our Charge des Affaires to
the Netherlands, and his family.
A letter received at Norfolk, from
the United, S. ship Constellation,
represent* the crew of the Hornet
as being much afflicted with the
smell pox. Forty five of them have
the disease.
George Washington P. Clstis,
is engaged in a work to be entitled
“ Recollections of Washington "
Sav. Georgian.
than 50 days on the south side of the
island, between Antonio and the
East end ofthe island of Pines. The
ship has been much admired by all
who vssited her : and she has lost
but one man since she left the Uni
ted States, by death —he had fora
long time suffered under a pulmona
ry complaint.
A French slave ship lately arrived
at Porto-Rico, and sold her slaves to
the planters for notes payable at a
future day. The notes were offered
at 50 per cent, discount, which led
to a suspicion that there was some
thing wrong. The master sold his
notes, and w'ent with his ship to St.
Thomas In the mean time the truth
came out, and the officers and crew
were arrested, and were to be exe
cuted. It appears they had mur
dered the original officers, wi h the
exception of the second mate, on
the voyage from Africa, and when
in sight of Porto-Rico, they murder
ed the second mate, and then ap
pointed new officers.
VALUABLE SPEECH.
The following is, perhaps the
most valuable speech that has been
delivered during the present session
of Congress. If it has any fair anil
full rival, it is in that of one of about
the same length, delivered by gen.
Herrick, of Maine, on amendments
to the constitution, which shall be
registered.
On the 15th inst. when the ques
tion relative to the adjournment of
Congress, waabefore the house of
Representatives, Air. Wright of Ohio
said —
“ I am no physician, regular bred
or quack, but I w ill propose a rem
edy for the difficulty which seems t<
press upon gentlemen, w hich I think
w ill be found efficacious, Let us
meet an hour earlier in the morning
and devote the hour thus gained, t<
petitions and original propositions •
that done apply onrselves to onr
work, seriously to our usual time for
adjournment, and then continue in
session an hour later in the evening,
and devote that l our to the delivery
of speeches on subjects which have
ceased to be interesting, and upon
which every member of the house
has made up his mind ; and which
are not intended to produce effect
here, or throw light upon the subjects
discussed. If I am told that gen
men will not attend at so early an
hour, I answer, those will attend
who have any business to do, and
it is only these who generally give
their attendance the first hour ofthe
m m, ir i mu again told, vve
shall not secure the attendance of a
quorum the last hour of such a session,
i answer again, neither the house nor
the nation w 11 lose any thing by that.
What do you now daily witness?
When gentlemen rise to deliver
speeches, of the haracter I have
mentioned, the members generally
rise also—not to listen tothe speaker,
or his reasoning, but to get out of
your door, away from it, to engage in
business or amusement, elsewhere
and you are, almost d’aily, left with
out a quorum. Members have a right
to speak, but we have a right to have
such speeches at an hour when none
are expected to listen but these that
please. The speeches will have all
the effect they were intended to
have—they can be printed, and pub
lished through the country."
The Petersburg Republican makes
the following remarks upon the elec
tion of Gen, Taylor, of Norfolk, to
the Virginia Legislature. The pa
per is opposed to the administra
tion.
“ Ocn Ro. B. Taylor has been e
lected a member of the Virginia Le
gislature, from the county of Nor
folk. He was brought toward for
the express purpose of opposing Mr.
Giles, whose election from Amelia
County appears not to be doubted.
Although it was announced in the
Norf Ik papers on the morning of
the election, that the General would
not consent to be considered as ei
ther pledged to, or in upposi ion to,
any set of men or measures, the fact
canqot be concealed, that lie goes o
the assembly ,as an -administration
man ; that his splendid talents will
be enlisted on the side of the pow
. rs that be ; and that he is to be the
Ajax of the opposition in the Virgin
ia Legislature.
Extract of a letter from Gen. Lafayette, to J.
S. Skinner, Editor of the ,‘lmeriuan Far
mer, of BaUnnore.
“La Grange, Jan 20, 1826.
“ It is not an easy task for me to
submit to the wide material separa
tion which now exists between me
and my American friends while my
mind is constantly with them ; and
the regret for the loss of tlie society,
! mingled with an ardent sympathy
S ia their public and personal concerns.
So prompt have 1 been in recovering
pleasing habits, and ,o much attach
ed I feel to my new-, as well as my
old connections in the United State-,
that it seems to me quite strange
to tiiink this winter will pass with
out meeting any of you, cither at
Baltimore or Washington. I an.
cagerlv W; ing lor the papers and
letters from my friends, and bey.
No. 22.
Extract from the prtsentmtnls ofthe Grand
Jury of Columbia County. —The following ex
tract has so much good wholesome, republi
can common sense in it that we cannot
refrain from toying it before our readers.
With regard to the act ofthe las'
legislature laying off our state into
Congressional Districts, about which
«o much has been said and written; the
grand jury would barely remark,
that its beneficial influence is felt
and experienced by more than two
thirds of the states composing our
union, and can see no good reason
why it should not produce the same
good consequence to the people of
our own state : they believe it a
measure dictated by reason and ex
perience and recommend that the
provisions ofthe act be carried into
effect by the people of this state at
the next general election according
to the true intent and meaning there
of
LOUISIANA.
The New-Orlea spapers, received
by the mail of the 25th of April, state
that the Mexican Government has
scmbled 700 troops at Nacogdotch
es, and upon the Sabine river, on the
frontier of Louisiana This move
ment shows how important that sec
tion of country is considered by
Mexico; and, as a priftlent nation,
she is determined to provide for its
defence from any attack in that way.
That frontier is of great importance
to the Union, and, no doubt, will re
ceive the immediate attention of our
own government. All that is neces
sary for us to do, at present, is to
facilitate an easy communication with
our frontier, on the west of Louisi
ana. This can only be done by im
proving the navigation and opening
a water communication, so as to be
able to transport troops. &c. at any
moment that they may be wanted.
This subject has already occupied
the attention of Congress, through
the representations of Mr. Brent of
Louisiana, as will be seen by the re
port of the committee on Roads and
Canals, which we publish below, and
to which we call the attention ofthe
public.
By the appearance of things we are
inclined to believe that the bill be
fore the House of Representatives
of the United States, for adjusting
the equitable claims of the Revolu
tionary officers for compensation for
services and losses will be carried
through the present session. It is a
case which ought not to be postpon
ed. A great proportion of the in
dividuals interested in it have reach
ed the ordinary period of human life,
and procrastination may be extreme
hardship injustice to them. Should
iin. uni pass, and become a law, the
circumstances of many highly res
pectable men who served their coun
try through that arduous conflict,
under the severest sufferings, and
with distinguished reputation, will
be made comparatively easy, and
their few remaining years be render
ed comfortable and happy.
[K V. Daily Ad.
1 here was a report at Havana on
the 6th April, that commodore La
horde had suffered himself to be en
trapt by the Colombians at Cartha
gena (by their effecting a disposition
lo surrender into his hands) —that
he had sailed into the port, expect
ing its surrender—and that the whole
Spanish fleet under his command
was compelled to surrender to the
batteries at discretion Laborde,
however, is represented as a very
cautious man ; and the whole story
requires confirmation.
A letter from Havana slates, that
there arc now from 8 to 10,000
iroops on the island, in fine order,
and the people appear to be satisfied
with the government.
Bolivar is expected at Colombia,
with tin remainder ot his army from
Peru—lt is said, that he is subse
quently destined for Carthagena.
Rotterdam Feb. 14.—The frig
ate Reigersbergen and the corvette
Pollux have arrived here after a
long voyage, having sailed from here
Aug 23d, 1821. After having
touched at the coast of Guinea, and
lauded at Buenos Ayres, where they
weie wen received by the authori
ties, they sailed to Valparaiso, and
front thence to a port in the neigh
bourhood of Lima, where Bolivar
gave them friendly reception. On
the 10th ot April, they began their
voyage across the Pacific Occean
and reached on the 15th of May the
Island of Nukahiva. On the 14th
of June, they discovered a flat Is
land; inhabited by copper coloured
men, 7 10 South latitude and 177 33
6, East longitude from Greenwich,
to which theyguve the name ofthe
Netherland’s Island. On the Ist of
A they reached the Molucca
Islands.
The 2d of Feb. a veteran sailor,
Peter de Zecuw, celebrated at Alas
pik his hundreth birth day.—To hon
or the old seaman, the ships in the
narbour raised their flags. This
gave so much pleasure to the hardy
old man that he could not resist his
a. lination to take a look at them ;
and with his pipe in his mouth, being
accompanied by a large party ol bis
friends, he repaired to the place,
lie was so much animated at the
ight that he expressed his wish lie
were again at the helm of a
nip at sea giving out bis orders.
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