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Vol 111.
THE GAZETTE
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BY
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f B paper discontinued until all arrearages
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f§| ; ;, Just received
lbs. Burlington Hams
■ 6 bis. R. I. Pipen Apples
I Kegs Goshen Butter
3 bis. Newark Cider
■ 1000 bushels N. C. Corn
.jj-SB < Kegs fresh Lard
B 2000 lbs. Georgia Bacon
I 40 bundles of Hay
T Jabovc GOODS a-e offered for sale at
fsßed prices for cash.
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f|BE subscriber respectfully informs his
i !,■ friends and customers that he has ta-
JsMKhe store, together with the stock of
rjt-iuß, formerly owned by C. Dewitt, jun. |
v tße he intends keeping a general assort- ‘
y lof Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware j
- Brockery, which will be sold very low
t Bsh. PHILO HURD.
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HEI
MB hogsheads Havana Molasses
BO barrels Sugar
B 6 hogsheads do.
mS bis. loaf do.
Bp hhds; Whiskey
BO barrels do.
HftO ditto Gin
9P§O ditto Flour
p.',30 boxes Raisins
|t*s barrels prime Pork
Hg 6 pieces Bacon
BfO boxes Soap
Bl crates assorted Earthenware
Bo bundles Hay
and for sale by
B f h 3—lß C. G. JONES 8c CO.
ft Just received
|A GENERAL ASSORTMENT
OF
IBtOPEAN AND DOMESTIC
(QsDCSXps
wlB will be disposed of at wholesale or
on liberal terms, by
B C. THAYER,
Iftfatl 20—12 Camochan's Building .
B , ■ Landing,
FROM SLOOP CATUARISE,
Up bags prime Coffee
V 20 bis. Philadelphia Rye Whiskey
B •* do. Philips’ best Rye Gin
B 4 hhds. prime muscovado Sugars
, 110 bis superfine new Flour
i 14 half barrels superfine Cordials
’ Mr 6 tierces best London Porter
■SB;’ ® bales Oznabughs
1 , IS STORE
■ 2 pipes’ real Holland Gin
do. .do Cognac Brandy
A L hhds: Molasses
■'■aBIOO bushels Liverpool Salt
- caskS Cheese
* 1 cask'Patent Hoes
y I 15 boxes Soap and Candles
I 10 bis. No. 2 and 3 Mackerel
B. 25 dozen.'wjre and hair Seives
■ 500 gallons English stone Jugs
■ f * IQ cases Boots and Shoes of all de
,yß . scfiptions
, good assortment of seasonable DRY
:\B<‘ above arc offered for sale for cash, or
•plßtcceptances, at reduced prices by
■i , RUFUS R. MERRILL,
j/Bp 24—17 Harford’s Buildings.
V For sale
ffißi/ hogsheads Sugar
barrels Mackerel
_ 812 casks Porter
M C. E. PUTNAM.
M Molasses for sale.
hhds. just received, best Havana, at
a low price for cash or good town
B acceptances.
Bb 17—16 J. H. GIEKIE &. CO.
Nathan Thomas,
“ (merchant taylor)
■AVING returned to Darien, would in-
form his friends and the public in
that he has for sale at his Clothing
|Bje, on the Bay, a general assortment of
and most fashionable Goods in his
§•<* business,, together with an exten
:l assortment of ready made Clothing,
dJ'Bj'h be would thank those who are in want
article in his line to call and look.—
I'ftimc 3 ** le SSt wor bten, he flatters
ijftrfb that he can execute any Taylor
jß’* ‘that shall be called for in ‘such a
■nev as to please those who will favor
■ with their custom, y 18—3
DARIEN JS| GAZETTE.
From the National Intelligencer of March 6.
The inauguration of the President
of the United States, whose second
term of service commenced yesterday,
took place according to previous ar
rapgement. The oath of office hav
ing been administered to the PresicjeiM
by Chief Justice Marshall, he deliver
ed the Speech; which will be found in
this days s paper. JP >• .. tjSB&J
The day proved very unfavorable j
for the of spectators, them]
having {alßWfcring the lire
night, a
notwithstanding* wthlen, an immense
crowd thronged the. doofs f the Capi
tol. The number,of persona wfidtfb
tained ihe walfe off
the Chamber, (galle
ry, of course, incliMed) tould not nave
been less than two thousand. - *
There was about this
cevemony, whichfc%y truth, requires no
forni, but tlie fi>rii& of decency and
decorufirt^—but the scenb was not thq
less impressive. The President was
placed on the platform, in froht of-the
Speaker’s chair; the’ Chief. Justice
stood by his side during the delivery of
the Speech. The Associate Judges,
the President of the Senate, the Speak
er of the House of Representatives,
the Heads of Departments, and many
of our distinguished Military and Na
val Officers, were near him. Assign-
I ed to their proper places, were Mem
bers of the various foreign legations*
The seats in the interior were princi
pally occupied by a numerous collec
tion of ladies; and all. around, above
and below, were countless numbers of
people, of whom, without discrimina
tion, as many were admitted, after la
dies and privileged persons were seat
ed, as the room could accommodate.
On the entrance and exit of the Pre
sident, the music of the marine band
enlivened the scene, which was altoge
ther characterized by simple grandeur
and splendid simplicity.
It is well, considering the great
crowd which filled the avenues to the
door of the Representatives’ Chamber,
and pressed onwards for admittance,
that no accident occurred to mar the
enjoyment of those who had the plea
sure to witness this truly republican
ceremony.
INAUGURAL SPEECH.
Yesterday, at 12 o’clock, on taking
the oath to support the Constitution of
the United States, the following Speech
was delivered by Jamf.s Monroe,
President of the United States:
Fellow Citizens,
I shall not attempt to describe the
grateful emotions which the new and
very distinguished proof of the confi
dence o! my fellow-citizens, evinced
by my re-election to this high trust,
has excited in my. bosom. The ap
probation which it announces of my
conduct, in the preceding term, af
fords me a consolation which I shall
profoundly feel through life. The
general accord with which it has been
expected, adds to the great and never
ceasing obligations which it imposes.
To merit the continuance of this good
opinion, and to carry it jjvith me into j
my retirement, as the solace of advan
cing years, will be the object of my
most zealous and unceasing efforts.
Having no pretensions to the high
and commanding claims of my prede
cessors, whose names are so much
more conspicuously identified with
our revolution, and who contributed so
pre-eminently to promote its success,
I consider myself father as the instru
ment than the cause of the union
which has prevailed in the late elec
tion. In surmounting, in favor of my
humble pretentions, the difficulties
which so often produce division in like
occurrences, it is obvious that other
powerful causes, indicated the great
strength and stability of out* Union,
have essentially contributed to draw
you together. That these powerful
causes exist, and that they are perma
nent, is my fixed opinion, that they
may produce a like accord in all ques
tions, touching, however remotely, the
liberty, prosperity,, and happiness of
our country, will always be the object
of my most fervent prayers to the Su
preme Author of all good.
In a government which is founded
by the people; who possess, exclusive
ly, the sovereignty, it seems proper
that the person who may be piaqccl by
their suffrages in this high trust, .ho'ukl
declare, on commencing its duties, the
DARIEN, (georgia,) MARCH 24. 1821.
principles on which he intends to con
duct tne per
son, thus elected, has seißUthe pre
ceding term, an ops&r|uimjfois'affoi^d
ed him to review itS-nfilßsat oo< ur
renccs, and to give exp.a
ents. Tlfe.gm
fluent <■ on jjßjßfofjtnptßu'taiHl, m
and.
teogp ..uidi
had been, in a great measure, driven
from the* sea; our Atlantic and in
land frontiers were invaded in almost
every part; the waste of life alo g our
coast, and on some parts of our inland
frontiers; to the defence of which our
gallant and patriotic citizens were call
ed, was immense; in addition to which,
not less than one hundred and twenty
millions of dollars, were added, at its
end, to the public debt.
As soon as the war had terminated,
the nation, admonished by its events,
resolved to place itself in a situation \
which should be better calculated to
prevent the recurrence of a like evil;
and in case it should recur, to mitigate
its calamities. With this view, after
reducing our land force to the basis of j
a peace establishment, which has been i
further modified since, provision was
made for the construction of fortifica
tions at proper points through the
whole extent of our coast, and such an
augmentation of our naval force as
should be well adapted to both pur- j
poses. The laws making this provi
sion were passed in 1815 and 16, and !
it has been since, the constant effort of j
the executive to carry them into effect.
The advantage of these fortifica- ■
lions, and of an augmented naval force,
in the extent contemplated, in point of;
economy, has been fully illustrated by j
a Report of the Board of Engineers!
and Naval Commissioners, lately com
municated to Congress, by which it
appears, that in an invasion by twenty
thousand men, with a correspondent na
val force, in a campaign of six months
0n1y,,, the whole expense of the con
struction of the works would be de
frayed by the difference in the sum ne
cessary to maintain the force which
would be adequate to our defence with
the aid of those works, and that which
would be incurred without them.—
The reason of this difference is obvi
ous. If fortifications are judiciously
placed on our inlets, as distant
from our cities as circumstances will
permit, they will form the only points
of attack, and the enemy will be de
| tained there by a small regular force,
a sufficient time to enable our militia
to collect, and repair to that on which
the attack is made. A force adequate
to the enemy, collected at that single
point, with suitable preparation for
such others as might be menaced, is
all that would be required. But if
there were no fortifications, then the
enemy might go where he pleased;
and, changing his position, and sailing
Irom place to place, our force must be
called out and spread in vast numbers
along the whole coast, and on both
sides of every bay and river, as high
up in each as it might be navigable for
ships of war. By these ‘fortifications,
supported by our navy, to which they
would afford like support, we should
present to other powers an armed force
front from St. Croix to the Sabine,
which would protect, in the event of
war, our whole coast and interior from
invasion—and even in in the wars of
other powers in which we were neu
tral, they would be found eminently
useful, as, by keeping their public
ships at a distance from our cities,
peace and order to them would be pre
served, and the government be protect
ed from insult.
It need scarcely be remarked that
these measures have been resorted to
in a spirit of hostility to other powers.
Such a disposition does not exist to-*
wards any power. Peace and good
will have been, and wiil hereafter be,
cuhjyated with ail, and by the most
fait'iMil regard to justice. They have ‘
been dictated by a love of peace, ;f
economy, an earnest desire to save
the lives of our fellow citizens from
that destruction, and our country from
that devastation, which are inseparable
from war, wheffit finds us unprepared
■Dr it. It is telieved, and experience
Bfc.A^ w tW twW|fiite&h .a preparation is
expetulnt that can be. resorted ]
considerable progßß
|Tready been made in these vnea- j
sures of defence, and that they will be \
completed in a few years, considering |
the great extent and importance of the ‘
object, if the plan be zealously and
steadily persevered in,
■ .The conduct of the government,
in what relates to foreign powers, is al
ways an object of the highest import
ance to tne nation. Itsagriculture.com-
I merce, manufactures, fisheries, reve
nue, in short, its peace, may all be af
j it. Attention is, therefore,
due to this subject.
j ;
At the period adverted to, the pow- I
ers of Europe, after having been en- ;
gaged iivfong and destructive wars
with eatfh other, had concluded a peace,
which happily stills exists. Our peace
with the ’ power with whom we had ‘
been engaged, had also been conclud- 1
ed. The war between Spain and the i
Colonies in South America, which had ;
commenced many years before, was 1
then the only conflict that remained
unsettled. This being a contest be
tween different parts of the same cum
! munity, in which other powers had not
! interfered, was not affected by their ac
j commodations.
This contest was considered, at an
I early stage, by my predecessors, a ci
i vil war, in which the parties were en
! titled to equal lights in our ports.—
! This decision, the first made by any
i power, being formed on gneai consi
deration of the comparative strength,’
! and resources of the parties, the length j
| of time and successful opposition made j
i by the Colonies, and of ail other civ
ic umstances on which it ought to de- :
! pend, was in strict accord with the law
!of nations. Congress has invariably
, acted on this principle, having made I
| no change in our relations with either j
| party. Our attitude has, therefore, |
j been that of neutrality between them, ’
j which has been maintained by the gov
! ernrqent with the strictest impartiality.!
No aid has been afforded to either, nor
has any privilege been enjoyed byMhe
one, which has not been equally open
to the other party; and every exertion j
has been made in its power, to enforce
the execution of the laws prohibiting
illegal equipments, with equal rigor
against both.
By this equality between the parties,
their public vessels have been receiv-!
ed into our ports on the same footing;!
they have enjoyed an equal right to j
purchase and export arms, munitions of!
war, and every other supply—the ex
portation of all articles whatever be- ,
ing permitted under laws which were >
passed long before the commencement j
of the contest; our citizens have ’
traded equally with both, and their
commerce with each has been alike
protected by the Government.
Respecting the attitude which it
may be proper for the United States |
to maintain hereafter between the par- 1
ties, I have no hesitation in stating it as j
my opinion, that the neutrality hereto-1
fore observed, should still be adhered *
to. From the change in the govern
ment of Spain, and the negotiation
now depending, invited by the Cortes,
and accepted by the Colonies, it may
be presumed that their differences will
be settled on the terms proposed by
the Colonies. Should the war be con
tinued, the United States, regarding its
occurrences, will always have it in their
power to adopt siich res
pecting it as their honor and interest
may require.
Shortly after the general peace, a
band of adventurers took advantage of
this conflict, and of the facility which
it afforded, to-/establish a system of
buccaneering in the neighboring seas,
to the great annoyance of the com
merce of the United States; and, as j
was represented, of that of other pow
ers. Os this spirit, and of its injurious
bearing on the United States, strong
proofs were afforded by the establish
ment at Amelia Island, and the pur
poses to which it was made instrument
al, by this baud, iu 1817', and by the
, occurrences which took place in other
j parts of Florida, in 1818, the details
‘of whi’ h, in both instances, are too
’ well known to requite to be now reci
ted. I am satisfied, had a less deci
sive courae been adopted, that the
worst consequences Would have re
sulted from it. We have seen that
these checks, decisive as they were,
were not sufficient to crush that pirati
cal spirit. Many culprits, brought
vrithitj our limits, have been condemn*
Led to suffer death, the punishment due
[ttelhat atrocious crime. The deci
f Spins-pf upright and enlightened tribu*
hals, Ml equally on all, whose crimes
| subject them, by a fair interpretation
‘of tne law, to its censure. It bpiangA.
’ to the Executive not to suffer the exe
cutions, under these decisions, to
cend the great purpose for
ishment is necessary. The full benefit
of example being secured, policy, as
well as humanity, equally forbius that
that they should be carried fuither.—^ *
, I have acted on this principle, pardon*
> ing those who have been apparently
i led astray by ignoran e of the ciimi*
i nalitv of the acts they had committed,
; and suffering the law to take effect on
those only, in whose favor no ext>. nua’
ting circumstances urged.
Great confidence is entertained, that
thc late Treaty with Spain, which haa
‘been ratified by botii parties, and tne
i ratifications whereof have been tx*
| changed, has placed tne relations o£
the two counu ies on a basis of perma*
’ nent friendship. The provision made by
: it for such of our citizens as have claims
on Spain, of the character described,
: will, it is presumed, be very satisfactory
! to them; and the boundary which is es
tablished between tne territories of the
parties, wesiw ird of the Mississippi,
heretofore in dispute, has, it is thought,
been settled on conditions just and ad
vantageous to botn. But to the acqui
! sition of Fiorida, too much importance
cannot be at*acned. It secuies to the
United States a territory important in
itself, and whose importance is much
i increased by its bearing on many of
fthe highest interests oi the Union.—lt
i opens to Several of the neighboring
| States, a free passage to the Ocean,
! through the Province ceded, by seve
■ ral rivers having ther sources high up
: within their limits. It secures us against
j all future annoyance from powerful In*
I dian tribes. It gives us several excel*
’ lent harbors in the Gulf of Mexico,
for ships of war of the largest size*—
i It covers, by its position in the Golf,
the Missisippi, and other great waters
within our extended limits, and thereby
enables the United States to afford
complete protection to the vast and
very valuable productions of our west
ern country, which find a market
through those streams.
By a Treaty with the British govern
ment, bearing date on the twentieth of
I October, one thousand eight hundred
! and eighteen, the Convention reguia
j ting the commerce between the Uni
-1 ted Slates and. Great-Britain, conclu
ded on the third of July, one thousand
, eight hundred and fifteen, which was
, about expiring; was revived and con
; tinuod for the term of ten years, from
I the time of its expiration. By that
■ Treaty, also, the differences which
! had arisen under the Treaty of Ghent,
respecting the right claimed by the
United States for their citizens, to take;
and cure fish on the coast of His Bri*
1 tannic Majesty’s dominions in America,
: with other differences on important in-/’
j terests, were adjusted to the satisfac
-1 tion of both parties.
[No agreement has yet bpen entered
into respecting the commerce between
the United States and the British do
minions in the West-Indies, and on this
Continent. The restraints imposed .bn
that commerce by Great-Biitain, and
reciprocated by the United. States, on
a principle of defence, continue still in
force. . ‘
n The negociation with France for
the regulation of the Commercial Re
lations between the two countries, .-
which, in the course of the last sum
mer, had been commenced at Paris,
has since been tranferreej. to this city,
and will be pursued, on the part of the
United States, in the spirit of concilia
tion, and with an earnest desire that it
may terminate in an* arrangement sa
tifactory to both im. tiea.
Our relatious with the Barbary Row
ers are preserved in the same state,
and by the same means that were em
ployed when I o£me into office. A
early §is 1801, it was found necessary
to send a squadron in the Mediterra-
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