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in the transportation of the vast produce of tit ft west-1 ern country, even those parts of the United States which which were the most remote from each other, will be further bound together by the strongest ties which mu tual interest can create. The situation of this district, it is thought, requires the attention of congress. By the constitution, the power of legislation is exclusively vested in the con gress of the United States. In the exercise of this pow or, in which the people have no participation, con gross legislate in all cases, directly, on the local con cerns of the district. As this is a departure, for a spe cial purpose, from the general principles of our system, it may merit consideration, whether an arrangement better adapted to the principles of our government, and to the particular interest of the people, may not be devised, which will neither infringe the constitution, nor affect the object which the provision in ques tion was intended to secure. The growing popu lation, already considerable, and the increasing bu siness of the district, which it is believed already interfere with the deliberations of congress on great national concerns, furnish adf’it nal moth es for re commending this subject to your consideration. When we view the great blessings with which our country lias been favored, those which we now enjoy, and the moans which we possess of handing them down, unimpaired, to our latest posterity, our attention is irresistibly drawn to the source from whence they flow. Let us then unite in offering our most grateful acknow ledgments for these blessings, to the Divine Author of all good. __ JAMES MONROE. November 17 th, 1818. DARIEN, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1818. CORRES POND ENC E. “Leonidas” is received, and shall appear in our next. BEX AUKS ET CAPTAIN WILSON, OF THE BRIO INTELLIGENCE, IN MAKING Ilf 1101 BAR. When in the proper latitude, and standing in, during hazy weather, for Doboy bar, soundings differing with those on every other part of the coast will be found.— From seven fathoms water the bar bears from by west to west northwest. In running in, seven are immediately left, and six and (ivc fathoms and ajKlf gotten, when directly the water deepens to sixJPhd a half and seven and a quarter. The soimilingsd|Rit al ternately and quickly increase and a half to a fathom. After getting into five and carrying that depth for ten or twenty minutj^ithe buoys, even in thick weather will be in sightJsearing about west northwest. Extract of a letter to a gentlemaidfh this place, dated “St. .Andrew's Pettish, S OKVovember 10, 1818. “Very sorry crons of eottogdre made generally in this state, and wretcHfcd crops. The drought continues distressingvLAlhriy neighbors, as well as myself, are driven to tljrfecessily of digging deeper an additional numbei jdWfells to water our stock daily. Many of our attle h Jre difld in the woods, for the want of food as well as 1 woods and old fields are nearly burnt through.” V The Georgjj/n (\ new public joVnal printed in Savan nah.) madas first appearance onthe 26th instant.— Mr. H not disappointed thrxpectationß of his matter, original and is surpassed by tliajnt but few newspapers in any ple, and is equal to tl wT of any in the state. We repeat, mt we before stiUpu, that his paper is a great the east uoft district and to Savannah in particular. r BANK OF DARIEN. The bill for chartering a bank in this place was read the first lime on the 17th instant. Os its final pasdfce but little doubt can be entertained, but in what are unable to say. The bill for removing the court-house to Darien, pro viding for the disposal of the present one, and for mak ing permanent the seat of public buildings here, has re ceived the proper sanction. On the 17th, Mr. Blackshear moved to appoint com missioners to examine, survey and report to the next legislature, the practicability, the distance, depth and probable expense of cutting a canal to connect the rive? Alatamaha with Turtle and Sapelo rivers. We hope that the measure may be adopted; and then the expec tation of changing nature in tiiost places, entertained by some visionary individuals will be forever decided. WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT. Darien, November 30, 1818. Cotton, sea-island, per lb 60 Flour, Phil’a, per barrel, 13 a*l.> 50 Corn, per bushel, - - - - - - - 110 a 1 124 Sugar, Georgia, per cwt. - - - -*l2ooa 14 00 Molasses, Georgia, per gallon, 60 a 70 Rum, Darien, 4th proof) do. -.-- 1 371 a 1 43] Ditto, Jam. 1 45 a 1 50 Brandy, Cognac, per gallon, - - - - 275a 300 Whiskey, per gallon, - - 65 a7O Gin, Holland, per gallon, 1 50 a 1 75 Sugar, Muscovado, per cwt. 151 a 17 Coffee, per lb. 36 a 371 per lb. 1 40 a 45 Bacon, Georgia, cwt. ......... 20 Pork, per hi. 26 a 28 Beef, per bl. 11 a 20 Salt, per bushel, - 75 Tobacco, leaf) per cwt none Soap, per lb. 12 a 13 Candles, northern mould, 20 a 25 Ditto Georgia ditto, ...... 23 a27 Iron, per cwt. 4a 7 Steel, ditto, 12 a 16 Lead, bar, - - 10 al2 Powder, keg, 8a 10 Shot, cwt. 10 a 14 Ranging Timber, per 1000 feet, - - 800a10 00 Scantling, .... ditto - - - - - -18 00 Boards, pitch pine - - ditto - - 22 00 a23 00 Ditto, white ditto - - ditto - - 25 00 a3O 00 Staves, W. O. per 1000, 20 00 Ditto, R. O. ditto .... none Shingles, - - ditto 5 Advance on British Goods. Woollens, - 50 Cottons, ...- 45 aSO SUMMARY. THE UNITED STATES’CONGRESS met on the 16th instant. A large portion of the mem bers of both houses attended; but little or nothing, ex cept interchanging messages and appointing a few com mittees, was done. Office"s of th p Senate. —John Gaillard, president pro tempore; Charles Cutts, secretary; Mountjoy Bailey, sergeant at arms; and Henry Times, doorkeeper. Officers o f the House of Representatives. —Henry Clay, speaker; Thomas Doughtery, clerk; Thomas Dunn, sergeant at arms; Thomas Claxton, doorkeeper; and Benjamin L. rch, assistant-doorkeeper. In the senate, all committees (says the National Intel ligencer) are appointed by ballot; in the bouse of re presentatives, bv the speaker. The clerks in the offices of the two houses are. ap pointed by the secretary and clerk of each house re spectively. The officers of the senate are elected to serve dur ing pleasure; those of the house of representatives, biennially, at the commencement of the first session of each congress, to serve until the commencement of the first session of the congress ensuing. The venerable Thomas Jefferson (whose life was late ly despaired of) is, we arc gratified to learn, on the re covery. Bank of Sandusky. —By the Savannah Museum, of the 24th instant, it appears that bills purporting to be of the Bank of Sandusky, are in circulation in Savannah, and that they are spurious, no such bank existing. As the)’ may probably find their way to Darien, our citizens should be on the alert to apprehend any person who may attempt to circulate them. On the 13th instant, Mr. James Bailey while attempt ing to take a negro in Burke county (Ga.) was shot by the fellow, and expired in less than 24 hours. The mur derer is of a complexion rather dark, low in stature, well made and well dressed, rode a grey poney with saddle and spurs, and had also with, him a well finished shot gun, half stocked and steel mounted. Three or four hundred dollars’ reward, says the Savannah Muse um, is offered for apprehending and securing him in any gaol. The same paper states that the late calamitous fire in Savannah originated in accident. From a Connecticut paper it appears that the law pro hibiting travelling on Sunday in that state has not been repealed; and that the breach of said law is punished by a fine of three dollars and thirty-four cents, and costs. It is intimated in a New-Brunswick paper that the sur veyors have found Ibut the highlands, indicated as a boundary by the treaty of 1783, lie southward of St. John river, leaving the whole of that river, the settlements on the Madawarka, and that route to Canada, in the hands of the English. Joas Portugal Calliorda has been recognized as Por tuguese vice-consul for North-Carolina, by the presi dent of the United States. Colonel Boone (according to the St. Louis Enquirer) has intimated his intention of moving higher up the Missouri, beyond the settlements now forming about him. The American Insurance Company at New-York have declared a dividend of twenty per cent for the last six months. A letter from Baltimore, dated 13th instant, says that against John Skinner, post-master at Baltimore; Mat |thew .V array, sheriff of Baltimore county; Joseph Ker rick, John Snyder, and Joseph Patterson, the grand” jury have found bills of indictment, as owners of the pirate vessel La Fortuna. By an extract of a letter, published in the National In telligencer, it seems that Sweden has sold St. Barts to some European power, supposed to be Russia; and the islanders, who had expected that the United States would have purchased the island, are much disappointed in consequence. The sale was agreed to on the 9th of June last and is to be consummated in December next. The Essex Register states, that the grand jury have found a bill against the late cashier anil chief clerk of the Essex Bank in Salem for a conspiracy to defraud the institution, and for enormous trespasses and crimes com mitted upon it. The 10th of the ensuing month has been appointed, by the governor of Ncw-Jerscy, as a day of thanksgiv ing and prayer. The legislature of Kentucky have imposed a tax of five thousand dollars on each of the branches of the United States’ Bank in that state. By a late official return of the militia of .Ohio, sixty thousand infantry, one hundred anil twenty-six artil lery, and one thousand and seventy-five cavalry, or 61,401 in all, appears to be effective force that state. A treaty of peace was signed in October last, between the Osages and the Cherokces of Arkansas. So it ap pears the art of writing lias found its way amongst them. The extent of land lately to the United States by the Qufcpaw Indians is said to be more than one hun dred miles square, of an excellent quality, and lying south of the Arkansas river, in the Missouri territory. The body of the celebrated French general, Nietier, who acompanied Bonaparte to Egypt, has been re-em tombed in France, with funeral honors, by direction of the present government —a finesse to Conciliate the military. Prices at Havana, October 14.—Assorted sugars, 174 and2l4 a 184 a 234 reals; Whites, alone, 22 a 24 reals; Browns, 181 a 19 reals; Coffee, new §2B a 31; Rice §94. Latest from England. —Advices from Liverpool, to the Ist of October, have been received via New-York. On that day, upland cotton was quoted, in Liverpool, at 18]d a 20d; New-Orleans do. 184d a 23d; sea-island do. 3s 3d a 3s 9d; do. do. stained, 2s 3d. a 2s 9d—nomi nal in consequence of heavy sales. Rice 52 a 53, and in bond 43 a 455. Staves, white oak, barrel, 12 a 17/. The king of England is said to be in good health; but perfectly blind. In a long set of rooms, which lie occu pies, at certain intervals are placed piano fortes and harpsichords, on which he frequently runs over a few notes of Handel’s oratorios, and then proceeds on his walk, in which he often stops and addressing himself to an imaginery nobleman, holds a dialogue, furnishing the answers. His wife was rather on the mend; but her daughter, Sophia, represented as dangerously ill. The old Prussian general, Blucher, was gradually recover ing; and signior Belzoni, the celebrated Roman archi tect, had paid the debt of nature at Cairo in F.gvpt. The king of Saxony had gone from Pilnitz to Lcip sic to have an interview with the Russian emperor, who, with a limited suite was on his way to Aix-la-Chapelle; at which place the congress of sovereigns was to have met on the Ist ultimo. The king of Prussia had for bidden every species of ceremony on his entry into that city, and the emperor of Austria was travelling towards it with anumerousretinue and splendid equipage of nine carriages, each drawn by six horses. Castlereagh and Wellington were also journeying to the same spot; and to render the assemblage complete, two boxers had left England to exhibit their prowess at the congress, and instruct such of the high allied sovereigns :ls might he disposed to study the science of pugilism. Besides fis ticuffs, the English editors intimate, that the mighty convocation will turn its attention to the army of occupa tion in France; the disputes of Spain with Portugal, with the United States, and with her own colonies; the affairs of Germany; and to a complaint lodged by Den mark against Sweden for having failed to comply with the treaty of Kiel. . Tranquility prevailed in France, and Louis had re sumed his usual course of ceremonies and masses. The vintage had commenced, and abundance was anticipated. The marriage of marshal Macdonald with the widow of general Moreau was asserted in a private letter from Paris as certain. Colonel MacGregor bad arrived from Dublin at Belfast, and was expected to sail, in a short time, with a strong armament, composed of the disbanded military of England, for New Grenada, to join the patriot cause. Lord Cochrane had left England, in an armed steam vessel, ostensibly for Chili; but the London Courier is apprehensive lest he visit St. Helena, where, by beat ing off the two cutters stationed near the landing place on the windward side of the island, he may, it is said, effect a landing, and rescue Bonaparte. * The same print is also suspicious that Lallemand’s establishment in the province of Texas, on the Trinity river, may pro bably supply resources long since contemplated. A squadron of Russian frigates, on its way to Cadiz, was lying wind-bound at Spithead on the 27*’ h of Sep- de&mcd for the Spanish service. The United States’sloop war Hornet, had arrived, from the Baltic, at Cowes, and*'sailed thence for Ame rica September 28. Admiral Freemantle had been appointed command er-in-chief of the English naval forces in the Medi terranean. Si r Thomas I lardy had taken the command of a guard ship at Plymouth. ” jeHHMtthrr of the Btc sir James Lucas Yeo (George had from a lieutenancy been promoted to thHpHw commander in the English navy. Tne Isabella and the Alexander, discovery ships, were left jnAavis’s, straits lat. 75 34, on the 2d of August. By Last Night's •Mail. The 18th and 19th instant, were spent by congress in making arrangements for the more active business of the session. GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. With the exception of the bill to incoporate a bank at Darien, which has passed the senate and is now lie lore the other branch of the legislature, all applica tions for charters have been rejected by a large majori ty. The salary lull, increasing the pay of public otli rers generally fifty per cent, has passed the house of representatives, with scarcely a dissenting voice. The land-bill, which in the various stages of its progress lias excited some animated discussion, passed the senate yesterday in the following shape: The lower territorial acquisition is divided into three, and the upper cession, into tour counties—winch are called Early, Irwin, Ap pling, Walton, Gwinnett, Habersham and Hall, (after Lyman Hall, a distinguished patriot of the revolution) There will be, it is supposed, about seventy survey or’s districts in the whole; they are twelve and a half and twenty miles square, but mostly of the former size—• the tracts are to contain two hundred and fifty and four hundred and ninety acres—the latter lie in the poorest part ot the territory—all fractions less than two hun dred acres to be sold, and every male person over 18 ) ears of age who has resided in the state three \ ears, entitled to a draw—two squares in each surveyor’s dis trict to be reserved for the education of poor children and the advancement of literature in this state; and for the same purpose, the residue of the proceeds arising from the sale of the fractions, after the expenses shall have been defrayed, is set apart as a permanent tund. Except in some immaterial points, the bill is a literal transcript of the land lottery law of 1806. Whether it will receive the sanction of the house of repre sentatives as it stands, or be amended, is uncertain. The naming of the counties gave rise to an incident, highly honorable to the memory of the late Peter Lui ly. It was indeed a tribute to departed worth.— On the question to fill the first blank, his name was proposed 0) several—as many more in ilifferent parts ot tiie house, instantly exclaimed they would vote for it, it it were the richest and best county, and not other wise. On being assured it was the best, [embracing tile fork ot Flint and Uliatahouchie rivers] with one voice it received the name of EARLY!— Georgia Jour nal, 24th instant. A gentleman now on a tour in the Alabama territory, in a letter to the editor of the Miiledgeville Reflector, says “1 have just understood by an officer direct from Fort Gadsden, that a party of Indians lately tired on and wounded several .soldiers who were fisliing at night near St. Marks.” T ,J CAUTION. Counterfeit twenty dollar bills, of the Planters’ bank, are in circulation. The engraving, numbering, date and signatures are badly imitated, can easily be detect ed on inspection, but would deceive persons not in the habit of observing bills particularly. The date of the bill stopped, is December 14,1815, letter B. J. MARSHALL, Cashier. Savannah, November 28, 1818. Such an uninterrupted continuance of dry weather as lias been experienced here during the last summer and present fall, has not probably occured for many previ ous seasons, and we believe that to a large proportion of the southern country this remark would correctly a PPty> tis wed as to our own immediate neighborhood. A gentleman from Wilkes county with whom we were conversing a day or two past, observed that where he resided, there had not been as much rain since April last, as he had seen fall in some former seasons in a sin gle hour.—And we believe that since last August the ground lias scarcely received moisture enough to mel low it sufficiently for ploughing. One consequence of this extended drought has been such a low river t hat it has been, and still remains, almost impossible to trans port merchandise, particularly heavy goods from Savan nah to this place, and a considerable proportion of the dry goods, received here for some weeks past, have been brought up by land, at an expense not altogether calculated to please and benefit their owners. The steam-boats have for some time discontinued their trips up the river, and their freighting boats when they made out to get up, have come with very moderate cargoes, and with still more more moderate progress. The effect of this state of things is visible in the business of this place, which at this season of the year, was never before per haps less brisk.— Augusta Herald, 21th instant. The United States’ brig of war Euterprize, lieutenant Kearney, arrived at Charleston on the 26th instant, in 14 days from the Balize, and brought New-Orleans pa pers to the Bth. Louisiana cotton (says the Charleston Courier) is quoted at 30 cents; Tennessee do. 25 cents, but little at market,‘“and sales heavy. Commodore Shaw and captain Kearney, of the navy, arrived in Hampton roads on the 17th instant. “t’lie legislature of South-Carolina met, at Columbia, on the 23d instant. The Boston papers mention, that an insurrection hail recently broken out among the students in Hartford University, hut that it had been effectually put down. Most of the leaders were sent home to their parents, but it was supposed that they would be re-admitted after the expiration of a few days. A serious disturbance lately broke out among the Spanish troops at Corunna, in consequence of receiv ing no pay for more than a year. A forced loan was made on the inhabitants, and the soldiers having receiv ed part of their pay, returned to their duty. * [From a New-Jlaven paper.\ Sea Serpents again.i— By the arrival offtfce sloop Ann-Muria, captain Stedham, at Bradford, we learn, that on his passage from Charleston to New-York, in lat. 36, lon. 75, he saw five Sea-Serpents: the longest he judg-1 eil to be 130 feet long; that his mate shot a ball through I the head of the largest; theu ater was colored with blood, I and lie presumes the shot killed him; he was so near I that could have jumped on him from the taff rail. 1 The crew and passengers are ready to make oath to the I above facts. JIK. jtiarmclonao) PORT OF DARIEN. arriver. Brig Intelligence, Wilson, 65 days from Liverpool— with a full cargo of dry goods—to ila.ll, Cooke & Cos. owners. Passengers, Mr. and Mrs. Young and two chil dren and Miss Cregg, The Intelligence was off Doboy j in 7 fathoms water on Sunday, the 15th instant, but ow ing to thick weather could not come in. On Thursday, the 19th, off Cumberland island, saw the wreck of a* pi lot boat schooner, mast head out of water, had a sinalLi main-topmast with the remnant of a white (lag Oil Little St. Simons, saw a brig at anchor UtjMtmSß water. i • , r. and the master. it; r i! II . X v t>o * . it m ,iill,• M- mil, mi b 0.,: I, \ l’ \i da\ s ago, (d^fIHHBH ‘ t ; 1 I. ‘ll . H “’"’ I ‘ Nil.’ ■ , , \ V i 1 ,^BHHBBHH .fl Passengers, M V ■ 1 ■ . i -li', Ocmnlgee boat Eliza, from captain yard, Telfair county, 8 days—to Mivut 8, The In ig Orleans, Smith, cleared” out at BostonHjlS the 9th instant, for Darien. AUCTION THIS DAY, the • o’.l , ! ttr ■t’ :■■■■ >rt\lill.n Oly/lK 1 1 a^BHHH mine Emu# miv Conditiong^asli. Rme to commence at l lmHuk. BB||||||i “I'O'h'l^Bl (' ‘****>^Jit'ncrolenl -S'. iri.faJSSsSW < il. I \ a ill !"• 7 o’clock, ;U Mr. J. VOVM'^^S nov o”- - w||gn . /. \ • . / /’ /’ It EA-'ficjMtKM TO tin* printing wanted at li.c I) \RIK\ GAZEUT.. \ 1 ■ ‘'iil'.ii’ c. . id, u ,di credeii**sSJKl&sJssi2 Chdij/ El a ins. I(anft‘pt^m^ss^m nn nun: i vm.i kimt, iiium my UU.I., GOOKE is. CO. have just opened, a large of White Negro PLAINS Blue do. do. London dullil 111. \\ K I'.TS, and Common ml FLANNELS H v, lilt!i il. . v ill ,-a 11 !•> tli pin., or ate terms. ‘_ 1 “ ■ .1 nov 30 6 Corn and l!rr J’- wRE R| (Vivod I>\ the sloop 1 rl.'gr.q.li, and feflHH|| mm bushels sound Corn 50 barrels prime Beef Slra|i||£S 1000 bushels Salt 50 hogsheads of Porter 60 boxes Herring I. SASPORT^^H nov 30——6 Corn and Beef. mshels northern flint Corn I 25 half barrels mess Beef 9 for sale by ANSON KIMBERLY. ■ nov 30 -- —c 6 B Boot and Shoe •Manufactory. 1 THE undersigned, lately from the state of .Vlassachuß setts, have opened a boot and shoe manufactory,l (one door east of Mr. Wm. B. llolzendorf’s Hotel)! where they offer for for sale a general assortment of] articles in their line; and will execute all orders or. theJ shortest notice for boots or shoes of any description! and of the best materials. B TERRY, DAVIS & CC,.B nov 30 cT 6 B Notice. ‘ ‘ Tl tF, intending to Imjdwrent from Ilil|B| a few a northern sta'nß J appointed Dam John G. to transact Ins ImsitfPss. Sheriff's sale. On the first Tuesday in February II if! he ..-old Its the (’ourt-i on ,v in ft,l . eon my, u-siiut iiom ■ >,/ lij and J o'rfock, the following Cl VI E and her son Joe, levied on as the ‘Green B. Tillman, under a foreclosure I.", from said Green B. Tillman to V\ illian, JAMES I’ELOT, n^WB nov 30 -6 BB Sheriff's sale. B On the first Tuesda) in January III! • hi to/d ill the t'oiirt-'ion.i, m ‘hit; <v< iit o, i„ ; ii'iiittl hours of 10 and 3 o’c !<n ‘, the following 4 TRAC Pof I .and containing 613 :u res fl situate on the waters of Sapelo me 1 , M'lnt - t\, hounded , :st u ardl \ In land of Mrs. ‘lev :v IB south by land belonging to Mrs Barba: • M'in'ußßH v cMwarclly by land belonging to the ( state >f )B|||l|| M’Ko) , levied on as the pr-.pcri v of the is! C !>■ r< ng'cs, to satisf) fui e\ee U <ion in flu or ‘fIBBH m.i v /"hll V. allote, udm'r.l. \ C. D- ‘. JAMES nov 30- 6 .\ 4 ‘ ire h, U run ‘iii, . fmm