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aP- iWGm 1 iw&iiEHivA's. tliVL, CITY laiVTKH %l% ' 4 ■ pjtTA2f.lt IN .4ItPAS’CK. c*l (lie ASjpij&iiB'.flf hr* Om»,1i*»Uc tv f unittt* <exi»iin^;l t; to res</va their outrages j<ai;at tin* of the (£)*A«X **** ‘ n*rrM r*r»:«* n*w Anuni^MT* a-tkaii *i* vr-’I'T *T Okf»k* «»^LF X^- 1 OmtUl l>MT*r.W TO l SEMIXOl.F. WAR. ■nirrrn »t tbe Fn/^ > - r'»NTiNtnn. 1T<V. Ch nrt( rs, I>:>»#:on South. Fort > -’oth -4r.nl, 1S1B. > 4 c*; r —[ vn>fc y«m fom Bov.•!c^R , Town, mi (he Cf.th instant. On tin- niftht of the t^ine day, 1 received tlie expected des patch from my Aid de Camp, I ira.i'r.wt Gadsden, communicating the sjcciss ot Vm expedition ; and o:i the next nav, as ►non a* the-irk of my army "ere des- ; airbed down the Snv.anevnv.-r, tube c.mveved in fire raptured « homier to . <- Marl. .. I -tor* up ti e line nf march ler that fort. J arrived at this place last «%cnii»r\ r.ortortfjns a march nt 10# miles, j„ than five .lavs; It. Gadsden had rearhed it a few hour' before me. He ctiror.nr.nca'os having fourul, amonir t-jt* v ,ai>i-r* of Affrithm:t, Ainbrister and ( vt. . , fetteir, memorials &e. all pointing »’/» the instigator* of this savairo war. aim in ,oirir rr-ar-rre inrolvir.g the British gov- ernti.ei.l in the agency. These v.ill be fervvaitled you in a detailed report, 1 pur pose communicating tc you as early as practicable. The old woman spoken of in my last eommiinitat.'on to ye.it, who promised to vise lier influence in having McQueen cap tured a:nl delivered up, lots not been beard of. Front signs disenvered 0:1 tlie oppo site shorn of the St- Maths'liver, I a:n induced to beli. e that the Indian patty is .-till in this neighborhood. A de.nrh- vieiit c. ill be ser.t out to reconnoitre the country to receive them a friends tf dis- i used to Hiirrcnd r; or iufliit merited elusti-cioonf if still hostile. 1 shall leave this in two or three days f.,r Fort Gadsden, and after making all ne- ■le-sr.rv arrangement* for the security of the positions occupied, and detaching a force *o femur the country west of the Ap- ii.iWhiro'.n, I shall proceed direct for Nashville : piv preseiice in this country can be no longer necc-sary. The Indian forces have been divided and scattered, c-it off Irom a!! communication with those vnorincirded agents of foreign nations, v h.'o have deluded them to their ruin ;— tl.ev have not the power, if the will re- i.is'n. of again amoving our frontier. ! reiikiin, &«'. ixC. ANDREW JACKSON, f., in Cumm’d'g. It, I'! ' Uivivim Smith,? • Fort Velslm..-till May, 1S18. S Si, t ictun.H to this post with my army on the evening of the 2d inst. and ■errb-ave an ocrlv opportunity ot furnish- inc vim a dotuikd report of iny operations .to tfie east of the Appalachicola river.— In the several communications addressed to vou from Hartford, hurt tscott, and this pla'ce, I have stated the condition of the army on my assuming the immediate com mand : the embarrassments occasioned from the want of provisions; the privations of mv troops on their march from the frontiers of Georgia ; and (lie circumstan ces which compelled me to move directly down the AppalacVieola river, to meet with and protect the expected supplies from Orleans. 'I l ose were received on the 43th of March, and on the next day I was prepared for ictive operations. For a detailed account of my movements, from tliaf period to this dav,' you are respect ful!, referred to the report prepared bv .inv Adjutant General, accompanied with •Capt. Hugh Young's topographical sketch of the route and distance performed.— This has been principally a vyar of move ments : the endin', cut oft from their strong holds, or del rived in the promised foreign aid, have uniformly avoided a gen eral ■engagement. Their resistance has generally b'en l. eble; and, in the partial rencounters into which they seem to have been involuntarily forced, tlie regulars, volunteers and militia, under my com mand, realised jnv expectations. Every privation, fatigue 'and exposure, was en countered with the spirit of soldiers ; and danger was met with a degree of fortitude calculated to strengthen tlie confidence 1 had reposed in theni. On the commencement of my opera tions, 1 was strongly impressed with tlie belief that this Indian war had been CTci- ted by sr.-.ne unprincipled foreign or pri vate agents. The outlaws of tlie old Red Flick party bail been severely convinced, and the Seminole* wi re too weak in num brr*: to believe -that they could possibly alone maintain a war, with even partial success, against the U. States. Firml convinced# therefore, that succor oau Been procured from some quarter, or that they had been deluded into a belief that Ame rica dare not violate the neutrality ot Spain bv penetrating to their towns, I earlv determined to ascertain these facts, aml so to direct mv movements as to un deceive the Indians. After the destruction of the Mickasnkean villages, I marched direct for Sv. Marks. The corrcs|Kindence between mvself and the Spanish command ant. in which 1 demanded the occupancy of that fortress with an American garrison, wccompanv this. It had been reported to me. direct from the Governor of Pensaco la, that the Indians and negroes unfriend ly to tlie Tinted States hall demamled of the commandant of St. Marks a -.apply of ammunition, munition* ol war,&r-threat- cuing, in the event of a ubn-compliance, to take possession uif the fort. The Spanish commandant acknowledged the defence less state of his fortress and his inability to defend it: an.l the Governor of Pensa cola erpressod similar apprehensions. Tlie Spanish agents throughout the Florida* hid uniformly disavowed liavin» any con- jieiion with the Indians, and acknowledg- Ciiitcd.States. Indeed, tliey declared tliat the Seminole Indjans w ere v-iei'. cil as aJ.kc hostile to"the. Spahjsli "gitvermiient, amf that the. will remained,- tltoughdhe power was wantutg, to inffic’t merited chastise- meht pn this lawless tiibe. It was, there fore, tii be supposed that the American army,-impelled, by the immutable laws of -scil'-defetice, to penetrate the territories of his Catholic majesty, to fight bis battles, and etron to relieve from a cruel bondage some of bis own subjects, would have be; a received as allies, hcilt-d as deliverers, ami every facility afforded to them to ter minate speedily and successfully tliis sa vage war. Fort St. Marks could not be maintained bv tlie Spanish force garrison ing it. The Indians and negrow viewed it In-.an asylum if driven from the towns, and were 'preparing to occupy it, in this event It war. necessary to anticipate their movements, independent of the po sition (s ing deemed essential, as a dep t on which the success of mir future opera tions measurably depended. In the spirit of friendship, f. therefore, demamled its surrender to the army of the United states until the close of the Seminole war. The Spanish commandant required time to re licet; it was granted; alula ncgticiation ensued, and u:i effort was made to protract it to an unwarrantable length. In the conversations between my Aul-de-Camp Lt. Gadsden, anil the Spanish comttiana- arit, circumstances transpired convincing him of a disposition to favor the Indians, ami having taken an active part in aiding arid aheting them in this war. I hesitated, therefore, no longer; and, as I could not be received in friendship, J entered tlie fort bv violence. Two light companions of the rt'li regiment of ir fantry, and one of the -ith, under the command of Maj. Twiggs, were ordered to advance, lower tlie Spanish colors, and hoist the star- spangled banner on the ramparts of fort Ft. Marks. The order was executed promptly; no resistance attempted on the part of the .Spanish garrison. The duplicity of the Spanish command ant, in professing friendship towards tlie United States virile he was actually aid ing and supplying her 6avage enemies, throw ing operithegates of his garrison to their free access, appropriating the King's stores to their use, issuing ammunition and munitions of war to them, ami knowingly purchasing of them proneriy plundered From tlie citizens of the United States, is clearly evinced by the documents accom panying my correspondence. In Fort St. Marks, as an inmate in tlie family of the Spanish commandant, an Englishman by the name of Arhuthnot wasfound.Unablesatisfactorily to explain the object of bis visiting this country, and there being a combination of circum stances to justify a suspicion that his views were not honest, he was ordered in close coiiui'ement. The capture of his schooner near the mouth of Suwaney river, by my Aul-de-Camp, Lt. Gadsden, and papers found on board, unveiled his cor rupt transactions, as well as those of Capt Ainbrister, late of the British colonial marine corps, Bowlegs’ Town. These individuals were tried, under my orders bv a special Court of select officers, legally convicted as exciters of this savage and negro war, le gally condemned and most justly'punish cd for their iniquities. The proceedings of the court martial in this case, with the volume oi' testimony justifying their con demnation, presents srenes of wickedness, corruption and barbarity, at which the heart sickens, an.l in which, in this en lightened age, it ought scarcely to be be lieved that a Christian nation would havi participated ; and yet the British govern meat is involved in*thc agency. If Arbuth not and Ainbrister are not convicted as the authorized agents of Great Britain, there is no room to doubt but that govern mrnt bad a knowledge of their assumed character, and was vvell advised of the measures which they had adopted to cx cite the negroes ami indians in East Flo rida to war against the United States. I hope the execution of these two unprin cipled villains > iii prove an awful exam pie to the world, and convince the govern raetit of Great Britain, as well as her s'll-. jects, that certain, if slow, retribution awaits those unchristian wretches, who, bv false promise®, delude and excite all Indian tribes to all the horrid deeds of savage war. Previous to my leaving Fort Gadsden I had occasion to address a cominunica tinn to the Governor of Pensacola, on the subject of permitting supplies to pass up the Escambia river to Fort Craw font. This letter, with another from St. Marks on the subject of some Uuited States’cloathing, shipped in a vessel in tlie employ of the Spanish government, to that iiost*, I now enclose, with his replv. The Governor of Pensacola’s refusal of my demand, cannot but be viewed as evincing ail hostile feel ing on his part, particularly in connexio with some circumstances reported to me from the most unquestionable authority, lt lias been staled, that the Indians at war with the United States, have free access into Pensacola ; that they are kept advis ed, from that quarter, of all our move ments ; that they are supplied from thence with ammunition and munitions of war; and that they are now collecting in a large bodv, to the amount of 4 or Sin; warriors, in tliat city. That inroads from thence have been* lately made on the Alabama; in one of w hich IS settlers fell by the To mahawk. These statements compell me to make a movement to the west of the Appalachicola, and, >hou!d they prove cor rect, Pensacola must be occupied with an American force—the Governor treated according to his deserts, or as policy may dictate. 1 shall leave strong garrisons in Forts St. Marks, Gadsden, and Scott, and in Pensacola, should it become necessary to pos?-c : s it. It becomes my duty to state it, as my confirmed opinion, that, so long as Spain has not tlie power or will to en force the treaties by w hich she is solemnly ■bound to preserve, tlie Indians, within her Inlxarj. atf peace with tlie United States, „ ..." **# : i.;. amr flouflierrt nil sriuinty can be given to our southern frontier, without occupying a cordon ol Dost* along thu sea shore. The moment lie America;, arrtiy retires from Florida, amf the war hatchet will be again rawed,-and the same scenes of indiscriminate massa cre, with which our frontier settlers have been visited, will be repeated. So long as tiie Indians within the territory of Spa n are exposed to the delusions of false pro phets and poison of foreign intrigue; so on™- aa the'v can receive ammunition, inu- nitions of war, &c,from pretended traders and Spanish commandants, it will be im- inssiblc to restrain their outrages. 1 ne turning of tlie tow ns, destroying of their stock anil provisions, will produce but temporary embarrassments, llc-supplied by Spanish authorities, they may concen trate and disperse at will, and keep up a lasting predatory warfare against the fron tiers of the United States, as expensive to our government,asbarrassingto ourtroons. The’savages, therefore, taust be made de pendent on us, and cannot be kept at ptacc, without being persuaded of the cer tainty of chastisement being inflicted on the commission of the least offence. I trust, therefore that the measures which have been pursued will meet with the ap- pyobation of tlie President of the United Stales. They have been adopted in pur suance of your instructions, and under a firm'conviction, that they alnne were cal culated to ensure. " peace, and security, to the southern frontier of Georgia.’^ The army will move on the 7th from hence, crossing the Appalachicola river, at the Ochesee Bluff, about 40 miles above ANDREW JACKSON. Maj. Gtn. Comm'd'g. Hon. J. e. Cituors, Serrrtarjt of II nr. [tscLosrnr.s.] Head Quarters, Division of the South,? Fort Giutsilcn, 24th March, ISIS. S. Sir—j have ordered a supply of provis ions to be sent from New-Orleans, via Pensacola, to Fort Crawford, on the Ca- neuchoi This route h s been adopted as the most speedy one of provisioning one of my^garrisons, which must be maintain ed during the present conflict against our mutual enemies, the Seminole Ipdians; and I cannot but express a hope that no attempt will be made to interrupt the free passage of mv transports to tliat post. I am not disposed to enter into any chntro- versv with you on the rights which our government may claim to the free naviga tion of such wjater courses as head within her limits, but flow through tlie territory of his Catholic Majesty; preferring to lea*(v4hc.so'subjects to be settled by those legally authorised. But, as it is necessa ry for me to make use of the Escambia river in passing up provisions.to tlie gar rison at Fort Crawford, I wish it to be distinctly understood, that any attempt to interrupt the passage of transports cannot he viewed in any other light than as an hostile art on your part. I will not permit myself for a moment to believe that you would commit, an act so contrary to the interests of the King, vonr master. His Catholic Majesty, as wVll as the govern ment of the United States, are alike inter ested in chastising a savage foe, who has _ 1 ilic friendly Indians of the neighborhood, from continuing to ex perience them. I have hitherto received no answer, and, consequently, roar ex cellency. who knows how limited are the powers of a subordinate officer, cannot be surprised that l should make known to you, tliat, although my mode of thinking exac-lv corresponds with yours, as to the dislodging of the negroes*from the fort, the occupying of it with Spanish troops, or destroying it, and delivenngthe negroes who mav be collected, to their lawful own ers, I shall not be able to act trtitil I re ceive the orders of ir.y Captaiu General, and the assistance necessary to enable me to undertake the enterprise with a moral certainty of accomplishing the end. I am persuaded that the determipation of the said chief cannot be long delayed; and, sho-ld it authorize me to act, yom excel lency mav rest assured and persuaded, that ! will not lose an instant in adopting, takeif as a prisoner near too | on ^ %varref l with impunity against his subjects,-i\s well as the citizens of this Republic*; and 1 feel persuaded that eve ry aid which you can give to promote this object, will be cheerfully tendered. ANDREW JACKSON, Maj. Gen. Comm’d? Don Jose Massot, Governor of 1‘entacola. TTIAXfiLATKn COPT. Most excellent Sir—On the 24th of the present month, Capt. Amelung, of the 1st IT. Stat'es’-reghiient, nut irito my hands our excellency’s letter dated at Washington, Mississippi territory, on the .23d of April last; in which, after apprizing me that your government had given it in charge to you to inform me that the fort, of the ne groes, erected during the last war with Great Britain, near the junction of the Chatahouche and Flint livers, had been reinforced, and was now occupied by more than two hundred and fifty negroes, many, of whom were seduced from tlie service of their masters, (who are citizens of the United States), and that all of them are well armed, provisioned, and disciplined —you make many wise reflections with respect to the serious injuries which may result from tolerating such an. establish ment, not only to those in the immediate neighborhood of it, by destroying the peace of the nation, but .likewise to the good un derstanding which happily exists between our respective governments. You enter info an investigation, to shew what the Spanish authorities ought to do to put an end to an evil of so serious a nature, in a mode prescribed by those principles of good faith which are the foundation of friendly neighborhood among nations. You distinctly state what this government ought immediately to do; in failure of which, your government will be obliged to do it', to ensure die safety of the inhab itants of the United States ; and you con clude bv requesting me to state in my answer*to vour letter, whether the said Fort had been constructed by the Spanish government, and whether the negroes who composed its garrison were deemed sub jects of His Catholic Majesty, and if the Fort w as not built bv Spanish authority, to state by whose authority, and by whose order it was built. In answer to your excellency, I will state, with the veracity which comports with the character of an honorable officer, in which class I rank myself, that, having ■arrived at the place nearly at the close of the month of March prece'ding, and being informed of wliatvour excellency has com municated to me, w ith this difference, that the Fort, instead of being where you place it, is to be found on the eastern bank of the Appalachicola, at about fifteen miles from its mouth or entrance into the sea, I lost no time in proposing to my Captain General the measures which appeared to me proper, as well for securing the inha bitants of the country under mv command, on mv part, tlie most efficacious measures for cutting up bv tlie root an evil which is felt to die full*extent stated in your let ter, bv the inhabitants of this province, who are subjects of my sovereign, and whose prosperity and tranquility it is my dutv to preserve and protect. M’ith this explanation, your before nain ed letter may be considered fully answer ed, as it gives you to understand, that, thinking as you» excellency thinks, with respect to the necessity ol destroying tne negroes: the Fort of Appalachicola occu niell bv them, was not constructed by or der of* the Spanish government and t mt the negroes, although in part belonging to inhabitants of this province, and as ration al beings may be subjects of the King, my master, are deemed by me insurgents or rebels against the authority not only of His Catholic Majesty, but also of the pro prietors, from whose service they have withdrawn themselves; some seduced by the English Colonel Edward Nicolls, Ma jor Woodbine, and their agents, and others from their inclination to run off But as your excellency manifests a particular i.e- sire, tliat, in case the fort was not erected hv Spanish authority, I should state by w'hose order it was erected, I have no difficulty in satisfying your curiosity by informing you, that I have understood, ever since my arrival at this place, that the said fort, and another near the conflu ence of the Chatnhouchee and Flint Riv ers, (which it appears no longer exists) w ere built by the order of the before nam ed Col. Nicolls. I will not assure you, he did it under authority from his govern® ment, but I can say, he proceeded to place artillery, munitions anil provisions in it, bv the arrangement of Vice Admiral Mal colm, and tliat, when Col. Nicolls, and the troops of his detachment, after the conclu sion of the expedition against Louisiana, withdrew from that point, he left orders with tlie negroes totally contrary to the incontestible right of sovereignty, which the king, my master, exercises, from the iire ofthe 31stdegrec of North latitude, to the South. My predecessors in the govern ment have given an account of all these actions to the authorities on whom they depended, that tlie satisfaction which the violation required might be demanded by those on whom this duty devolves. I think I have answered your excellen cy’s letter satisfactorily, and in. terms which cannot leave a doubt of the sinceri ty of my intentions in favor of the com mon cause of the American and Spanish inhabitants, and that my present inaction does not proceed from a want of inclina tion. I likewise flatter myself, that, until my Captain General decides, no steps will be taken by the government of the United States or by your excellency, which may be prejudicial to the sovereignty ot the king, my master, in the district of Ap palachicola, which is a dependency of this government. And finally I conclude, by by assuring your excellency, that it will afford me particular satisfaction, to have opportunities of evincing my desire, not only to contribute, so far as depends on me, to the cementing of the good under standing which subsists between our re spective governments, but, also to prove to your excellency the high opinion I en tertain of your virtues and military ta lents. God preserve your excellency many years. MAURICIO DE ZUNIGA. Pensacola, 2Hth March, 1818. His F.xccllcncv A. Jackson. [to iib cnxriNrKD ] From tlie above it appears^— * ’_ . 1. That,M the wild coint of Great Btib ttin and*of Portugal areof thei same quail- ty with'those of tlie United States, their intrinsic value will-be at the rate of 10Q' .. cents for 2,’ grains, as regulated by law. ^ 2. That the intrinsic value of the gold . coins of France, willbe at the rate oflOO cents 27 351-P91 grains, or one dollar in 34.5 > worse than their legal value. S. That the intrinsic value of the gold coins of Spain, will be at the rate of 100 cents for 2S 76-133 groins, or one dollar in 393 worse than tiieir.legal value. 4. That tlie intrinsic value of tlie silver French crowns, will be at the rate of 117 8-10 rents per ounce, or 2-10 of a cent in the ounce, better than their legal value.. 5. That the intrinsic, value of the silver * five franc pieces of France, will be at the rate of 116 4-10 cents, nearly, per ounce, or 4-10 of a cent, nearly, per -ounce, bet ter than their legal value. It may, however, sir, be observed, that,* from long experience of the assayer of the mint, it is found that the quality of foreign coins, especially of silver, is somewhat va riable, as will appear by comparing the above report with those of former years: their respective values, therefore, as regu lated by the law of 1816, are probably as near their average intrinsic value, as can well be ascertained. I have the honor to be, sir, with great, respect, vour most obedient servant, /. ' ROBERT PATTERSON. The Honorable Wm. 11. Crairford, Secretary of the Treasury. FOREIGN COINS. REPORT TO CONGRESS OF ASSAYS. Treasury Department, December 8th, 1813. Sir: In obedience to the act, entitled «An act regulating the currency within the United States, of the gold coin'of Great Britain, France, Portugal, and Spain, and the crowns of France, and five franc pie ces,’ passed the 09th of April, 1816,1 have the honor to transmit herew ith a report of the Director of the Mint, giving the result of sundry assays, made in pursuance of instructions from this department. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir, vour obedient servant, ‘ . WM. H. CRAWFORD. The Honorable the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Mint of the United States, 5th December, 1818. Sir: Agreeably to the general directions contained in your letter of the 40th Janu ary last, I have caused assays to be made of the several species of foreign gold and silver coins, made current in the United States, by an act of Congress, passed tlie 29th April, 1816. The result of the assaver’s report, is as follows: • •• Co-. Grt. Gold coins of G. Britain, made of 2 pie ces (guineas) 22 0 Di’to 3 pieces (sovenfj,us) 22 0 Dittoof Portugal, 5 ditto, barely 22 0 Ditto of France, 5 ditto (XX franc*) 21 3 3-8 Ditto of Spain, 5 ditto 20 31-0 Oi. Diet, Grt. from* the damage, loss, and injuries w'hichp silrer of Fnince> made of thev have suffered, and still suffer, from 5 pieces (crowns) to 48 18 this establishment, as to prevent the Arne- Ditto 5 pieces (V francs) 10 16 oo Congress'-of the United Stales. ■ IN SENATE : fTedncsday, December 16. M-. Sanford Uiil ou the table the follow- n'; motion: I. esolced. That the cummittee of com me i ce ml uianufactuies consider and report wliat provisions may be proper for obtain- morcaccurate st-t-menls of the annual exports and ui/po* Is of f e United St.tej^ Mr. Lacock submitted the following: Resolved, That the president of the Uuited States be requested to lay before the senate, copies of the correspondence! between the government of the United .States and the government of Spain rela tive to the Seminole war, and the 'execu tion of Arhuthnot ai d Ainbrister; and also opies of the correspondence between the government of the United Statos'-aml gen- r -.l Andrew Jackson, on the subject of the lestruction of tlie Cliehaw village and the conduct ol captain Wright on tliat occa sion; together with copies of the corres pondence of this government frith govern- >r Ration, of Georgia, o*v that subject; or such parts thereof, as, i u the opinion of the president, may be communicated with safety to the government. Toe resolution* ott'.-red yesterday by \5r. Stokes and by Mr. Fr»meutin, were severally considered and agreed to The bills from the miter house, giving to the representatives of commodore Preble, and the crew of the brig Syren, certain prize money; and for granting five years’ a!f pay pension to the widows of inilitia men who died within four mouths after heir return home, of sickness contracted ivi.ile in prrvice; were severally read tlie second time, and referred. Mr. E|>p"s laid before the senate a letter communicated to tlo* committee of finance, by the secretary of the treasury transmit ting duties which accrued tipuii imports 1 a >d tonnage during the two hrst quarters of the years 1817 and 1818. The senate proceeded again to the con sideration of tiie bill (or the relief ot gen-f eral Stark, an amendment having been heretofore agreed to, on motion of Mr. Tichenoir, to change the cainiuenccment of the pension from the 4th of July, 1817: to the 16th of Augo-t, (the anniversary oi the battle of Beonii glou, in which genera Stark so greatly signalized himself,) aud 1 The question was taken, alter some de bate, on ordering the bill to a third read ing, and decided in the affirmative, as fol lows,—yeas 29; nays 6. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. i Mr Williams, of Noi th-Carolinu, made \ an unfavorable report on the petition of Richard Fi isliy, who prays coinpensatier for a house destroyed.by the British army in Kent conntyY jJiU,which was read, am referred to a committee of the whole. Mr W. also matte an unfavorable repor on the petition of Herman B. Potter, Gil ui.in Foisum.jr. and others, of tlie state o Ncw-York, petitioners of the class of tin Niagara . claims, for property ilea troyed by the enemy doting the late waq and it w as ordered to lie on the table, Mr.' Poindexter, from the committee at public lands, reported a bill to extend the2f bounty in land to soldiers of the revolu tionary army who were oh furlough at the close of tits wai;aud tlie bill was read and committed. air P. also reported a bill making a do- ' nation of land to the state of Illinois, tor die scat of government nf that state; which was read and committed. ‘ Mr Johnson, ol Kentucky, reported a bill pn.idling for the paymeut for proper- - tv lost or destroyed during the late Semi nole war; and also a bill fur tiie relief of Harvey Wakefield; which was read and committed, fr On motion cf Mr Poindexter, the se cretary of the treasury was requested to lay before the house a statement of the tracts of land reserved for the establish ment of towns in the Alabama territory, a statement of the prices at which they have b'Cn sold, etc. Mr CUgett, ot N. H. after a few ex- 1 ■ pl analary remarks, offe.»d the following for consideration: T * Resolved, That it is expedient to au thorise the secretary nf the treasury to de signate and setapart-~~ townships# each .if six miles square, in jthe state ofllliubU, east of the military bounty lands, each Al ternate sectioi* whereof to be settled by emigrants from Ireland, and sold to them at two dollars per acre, to be paid J»y Hired- instalments, a* follows,wit: one third '■* part thereof at theej’dof four yearf, one 'JBm' ' • VK-.