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S.i'v ., t MLUtXlJCK S. FULL, CITY i’RlNTKa. I'll” a, Shout—iwi'HTBf, *lx, rcH 4,3 iatati.e is a nr asci IS* 1U amv JI!H»TII1«>T. f.tr as— *Tln *TOvT ni "ftiai, -cn oru hJCUTioxs iri i 11 sr.u.v. ■ aoveurorirtni-ei'T-rriiTO conontu.— Canlintc u Ml Ujm <1c tnm to th* secretary oi *!ate. , [rrassi-sTius.) Sir: X*>tnithslanding the unfortunate events Hindi have occurred since A|iril [uM, iJiavij receiver from my court sol emn aeMtr iiiccs of tire (sincere desire of his Catco'.ic majesty, to see every ground •«f mmp'.aint and -disagreement between the United States and Spain completely removed,, and of his earnest wish to streuath n and cement a good understan ding ".mil the most cordial friendship biK.i'eiiidhe two nations, Having trails mitten l'» his inryesij’s government the whole correspondence which lately pas sed between us here, it has been examine, tvr.h t'.e mo3t pri f iund attention to al *]ie points embraced in it. A multitude of authentic papers, anJ original ilucu m-nis oi th. must unexceptionable an timrilN, on each of tne several points in v,lived in the controversy between the fO me Un.tiU Mates and ti.a „( Us J'-stholic majesty, were examined • oHcne; iiiciihtestiblv* evidence of all th right- i i;h. rto sustained liy tne crown o Cjjiii!., mid refuting, with the clearness nl -ti ulhs universally admitted, and by facts and vo'icIuts equally notorious and un questionable, the reasoning and arguments upon w nidi yout government found their 'Claims. i . it was.'.he earnest wish of his catiioli ni j slv, iii.it ilie whole dispute should b adjjs ed by i.is seci* - !ary ol st-te, 'Sir, J’i/.u mi, and Mr. Ersing; the ministr I'l.-Mipolei.tiary of tins republic, and that thev should proceed fo a filial arrange ir.«r • of dll existing differences bv means ol a definitive treaty, which should com bine, to the satisfaction of both goveru- m ntn, the.Inviolable principles »f general justice, with the equitable views of recip rocal convenience awl utility. Ilis.maje-- tv offered on bis part to do every thing that might be possible, or compatiole will, the rights arid dignity of his royal crow-, liberally to Satisfy tne desires expressed . by the United States. But Mr. Erjying •hasMerlined acceding to this adjustment although the correspondence between him end the secretary of state was still carried on with a view to that t vsult, at ttiedopar ture nf tile messenger, who was despatched M me, from Madrid, on the 21st ol July last. His majesty being apprehensive notwithstanding his wishes, that the arnica ble termination of these important affairs might suffer delay, has been pleased to .give me such instructions and orders as in a v enable me to adjust with you all pen ding differences between the two govern ments—and effect the desired arrange ment by means of a definitive treaty. For this purpose his majesty gave urders that the documents and proofs should be trans- mitt '<1 to me, which were necessary to convince the United States of the unques tionable rights of the crown of Spain to the teiritories and waters claimed by your go vernnient, as forming and integral part of Louisiana. I have received a considera ble number of the said documents and proois, and an examination ol many others was taking place in Spain, which are to be sent me. The result of this in quiry established what 1 stated to you in toy notes, during my late abode at Wash ington, and especially in that which I ad dressed to you onMlie 23d March, at tne same period, in answer to that which I re ceived from you of the 12th of the same month, upon all the points in dispute. It exhibited the incontrovertible series ol facts, from the earliest period of the dis coveries, conquest or occupation, and the successive establishments of the crown of Spain, in that part of America, to the pre scut day. It proved that Spain, long prior to any other nation, discovered Florida, that is, all the vast aod beautiful country extending from what is now termed East Florida, to the Rio Bravo, or Rio Grande del Norte, which was tuen the boundary of the kingdom of Mexico, of which she was already in peaceable possession. From the period of the discovery of this exten sive region by Ponce de Leon, in 1512, and '-.he establishment of the first act of pos session in the name of the crown of Spain, repeated and regular expeditions were tormed, composed of troops, artillery, and every thing necessary for penetrating throughout the who*e country examining al 1 its positions from the coast of the interior, and all its rivers, creeks, and bays, reduc ing the natives, or establishing trade and friendship with them, and for occupying all such places as might appear best calcu lated to bring, and preserve under the do minion til Spaiu. the said country, through out its whole extent. I stated to you, in my said notes, and I am enabled to prove it bv the most ample documents, that this »vas the object of the expeditions of Vas- quez de nyilon, in 1520, and of PanGlo de Xarvtez, in 152S. 'the latter obtained fro.n Claries 1st. of Spain and Emperor ofGermany, a solemn authority to reduce the w nile country, from the bayofSpiritu Santo, in East Florida: to liie river Palmes be arrived in'the said region with a res pectable force, and examined it from Etst to West. In this ne had been preceded by Francisco de Garay, wliu passed through it by land» frbin tne Day of Spintu Santo to Panuco. ' Hernaodo de Sato has soon aftgrirards appointed governor-general of Florida, the name thca given to the whole of this vast coantry—in- entered it with a 'powerful force, and repeated the solemn acts of taking possession of it in behalf of Spiin—he afterwards examined its exten- aive limits, and founded several settle- •ttcntt. K« Vas succeeded, in his govern- 0*. bv M:«s;nto, who ccbUBucd to ex- rr the counfrv arid extend the seI tie- meiits. These two first governors genera of Florida, traversed ntnl examined it, a I have said, from East to M cst; from the pornt, or Cape ol that Florida, now call East Florida, to the Uio Btaivo, cro-si:- (l.e Mississippi, which was then called t! Pilisaila inc! alljtheothers which empty : t it; or i. t t\c G dph **f Mexico. From t at period Spain ha* uniformly continued u. tiic dominion and possession of all that country, in which she successively found ed the province of Cohaguila, the kingdom of New-Leon, that of New->fcxicn, etc. also the province of Texas, which she has retained until the present time- It is an unquestionable fact, and of universal no toricfv, that.the whole couhtry I am now speaking of, was known from tne beginiiif by the general denomination of Florida and included all the coast, from the point of Florida, now called East Florida, to the Rio Bravo, and all the cuuntry and die waters of the interior: ol this a lull and ut.ilurm proof is afforded by the history and most respectable documents of those times. During the lapsaof two centuries, the whole of this vast country was known to tlie nation* of Europe, tinder no other name. Not only the Spaniards, but all foreigners, laid it down m tneir maps and charts under this name, ami with the same limits. I might here cite the English traveller, Du<o|o flrr "> sod »..v«r»l o«ha.s who lbu» denominate and lay down tlii beautiful region in tlieir maps and des criptiuiis, but, why should J not now dwell on what never admitted of a doubt or cjinnge, until tlie Frenchman, Delisle through ignorance, erroneous information or partial inotives, extended in his idea and map, tlie boundaries of French Louis ana to the Rio Bravo? This errot,or ex tr.iv.ig.intc, has ever since been .adopted by nil those win have had all interest in supporting the illusion, or have carelessly or unguardedly copied the g “aluitous sup position- of that geographer. But, as this is in direct contradiction to tlie History ol those early times, and the mod; unques tioilable documents which establish tin contrary, these chimerical and absurd sup positions acc-cotitled to no credit whut ever, although they had been advanced with great.gravity and ostentation. It is moreover a fact, beyoud all dis pute! that (he crown of Spain was estab lished as the lawful owner and possessor of all the aforesaid region, and that it has uniformly been preserved under her do minion tu this day, with the exception of such parts of it, as by treaties,conventions and other solemn acts, lie has transferred to foreignipowers. As the introduction of the French into part ol that region, Ins formed the ground of the claims of you government, I shall confine my remarks to them. In the course of our late corres pondence, I stated to you in my notes, the manner in which the Frenrh got a foot ing ill that part of the Spanish dominions and how they proceeded to form the colo ny to which they gave the name of Louis- iana. But, to form a just idea of the estab Iishincut of that colony, and ut its precise extent and boundaries, it is necessary to take a view of it, at three different periods first, under the direction of the govern ment of France; second, under that ol Crozat and of the French Western Com pany; and, thirdly, under the gov. of the crown of France. 1 do not deem it necesssary now to de tail, minutely, the first attempt of the French on the old Florida, in I5G2. Itis well known, that John itivaut, to whom tne conduct of the expedition wa$ commit ted, thiough the influence of Coligny, was completely routed by the Spaniards, under general Meucndez de Abyles. This gen eral having attacked the French in their tort of Carolina, 'all those who escaped the assault, were made prisoners of war: and having pursued tlieir vessels, lie, and stor my weather put an end to tire wretched remains of this French expedition. Abyls founded the castle and forts ol St. Augus tine, which tnen became the capital of all Florida, established various other posts, and enforced a respect fur tlie dominion of Spain over all the coast and territorie of tnat vast region. Tne French never again returned throe until the last attempt of the celebrated La Salle, who, towards the close of 1664, sailed from France with an expedition to discover the mouths of the Mississippi; at this period, tl»*- French nad already established themselves in the lower part of Canada. Fearful of meeting a fate like that of Rivaut, tney avoided an interlerence witii tlie countries belonging tu the crown nf Spain, and confined tlieir establishments to the coasts of the Atlantic. The sava ges, or aborigines of Canada, had a know- edge of other Indian nations inhabiting beyond the lakes, and of a very remote country, watered by a great river, which, as they said, ran neither tu the east, to the west, nor to the north, hut which might probably run to tire south, and empty into the Guiph of Mexico It was they wire, in 1660, gave the French of Canada an idea of this country and river, although ve ry limited, vague and ooscure, ami excit ed in the mind of Joliet, and inhabitant of Quebec, and of the missionary Mar quette, the project of crossing tlie lakes, and penetrating into tlie said country, to explore itnnd tne river. They realized tlieir project, embarked on lake Michigan, as cended the river Zoras to its source, after wards travelled by land, and, returning to,the entrance of the same river, navig^- ed to the westward, and, on the 2d June, 16*5; they struck tne Mississippi. They then descended this river as low as the Arkansas in 53° north latitude, but, fear ful of lulling into the hands ot tlie Span iards, they afterwards retreated to Canada, and, uu their return, passed through the country iiinabited by the Illinois, whom they ti-rnd disposed to trade with the Fiench Of that colony. This excursion produced no result what ever, and would lave been wholly fo-got-' ten at the death of Marquette, but tbe fa- i nuns La Salle, r.is etiterpi ising and icsn- 1 lute man, who bad come lo Canada with the design of exploring a passage from thence to Japan, or China, having beard ol Joliet's narrative, coucieved the project of repeating the same journey, lie em barked for France, and on his [.arrival at Paris, proposed his plan tu the prince ol Conti—p.vtron zed by him.and tliegovcrn- ment, he returned to Quebec with a com pany of thirty associate*, and tlie Cheva lier Foote, a*brave and experienced offi cer* At Quebec lie was joined by Father llcnnepm, and at the head of tins party, set out mi the journey formerly made by Joliet and Marquette. Having encounter ed extraordinary difficulties, lie employed several years in accomplishing it. On the 4th of March, 1681 he arrived al the Arkansas: in April of the follow nig year, he proceeded as low down as the mouth of the Missis,ippi* and in tire spring of 1685, lie returned to France to give an account ut his discoveries* With all due ceremony, he took possession ol tire Arkansas and the Misdasippi, in the name of the Crown of France, although it was well known, that all those countries were under the dominion of Spain* In performing this journey LaSalle did. no more than explore distant countries, and that in a clandestine and secret manner, being under the necessity uf defending himself both against the Spaniards and the English, who repeatedly tell in with and attacked him. La Salle hafingjgivenan exaggerated ac count of his diicovers in th:» part of Ame rica, was autinrized by his court to search for the moutbsof the Mississippi, and oc cupy some position on its banks. This was the object of tkemari ime expedition, with which lie sailel from France, under the command of Beaujour, for tire Guipli ol Mexico, which ire entered on the 12tli of Dec. 1684. In the notes I lately addres sed you at Washington, l stated the result of this expedition and ol the laburs of La Salle. Driven on the coast ot t|ie province of Texas, it was with difficulty this distin guished adventurer found safety in the Bay of St. Bernard; Ire crossed by the Trinity river, and constructed a redou'oi to defend himself against the Indians; uu t, not being able to defend it, ire determined on abandoning the country, itud was assas sinated by nis own party. The Indians at tacked the fort, or redoubt, in which lie had left some of Ins people, demolished it, anil massacred; them. Ol this unfortunate expedition, seven men only escaped, five of whom succeeded io reaching I lie Arkan sas, an the 20th of July, 168", and return ed to Montreal jn the May following.- Thc others found tlieir way among tht Ue- nis or Asinais Indians. 1 presume that i hive fully proved to you, in my foruiei notes, that this shipwreck ol La Salle on tire coast of Texas, and Ins entry into tin. Bay ot St. Bernard, and adjacent cuuntiy can give no right to France to that oay and county, they being already under the do minion of the crown uf Spam. Tu fact, what right could France have to extend herseit, h um her remote colony of Canada, to those territuries? But France oniy au thorized La Saile to search lor the mouths, of the Mississippi, doubtless in the belief that this river was not within the Spanish possessions. I'also stated to you, that the must effectual ipeaasures' were instantly taken by* the vice roy of Mexico ami the Spanish government, to drive the French from any position they might have o;co pied in the Guiph of Mexico, or in the in terior. This was one of the special objects of'tlie successive expeditions of Alonzo ,fc 'Leon, Doinit^i Teran, anil Gregorio Sa finas—I say that this was one of the objects of these expeditions, because they were likewise charged with forming different establish men Is id the province ol 1 exas or of the Aaina.il?,‘and securing the whole coast from any, incursion nf foreigners.— They executed the object of their mission —so that the French- made>.u further at- t.-nvpTs from tiiufcxime.to the expedition of Iberville, in I69jj> .the period when the French first established themselves on the Guiph ol Mexico-, Iberville; an experienc ed Seamen,'who had distinguished himself by his fortunate expedition to Hudson’s Bay, in 1697, appeared off Pensacola with his squadron; but, discovering that the Spamrds were occupied in fortifying that place, he shaped his course for the river Mobile. He entered it on the 2d of Fe bruary of the same year, and took posses sion of Massacre Island, wliicu lie called Dauphin Island. On the 2d of March, 1699, he entered the Mississippi and as cended as high as the Bluff’s; he there re ceived a letter from tic Chevalier Fonti, by which he ascertained that this was real- iy the Mississippi, and that the Indian na tions which he had communicated with showed a very favotable disposition to trade with the French He then returned to Mobile, and, leaviig that place in the charge of Sauvole and Bienville, proceed ed to France to give ai account of liis ex pedition. The court of Spain, having been already informed of thsse enterprises, de termined to expel the French for ever from those positions, and frou all the Guiph of Mexico; but, this beingabout to be execu ted, the death of Charlts the 2d occurred, and the duke of Atijou succeeded to the crown, under the name of Philip 5th.— Spain being then embarrassed with the war of succession, and united by a close friendship with France, overlooked the establishment at Mobile. In January 1700, Iberville returned there, but made no pro gress in his projects, from the want of means and the badness of the climate.— This feeble colony cotinued to languish, Without any prospect ol realizing the ex travagant expectations at first formed by the French. Louis I4th, setting little value on it, conferred the entire property of it on Crozat, in 1712. It is unnecessa ry now to point out tlie errors and absurdi ties contained in the grant of Louis 14th to'Crozat, as I have already stated them to you in detail: I shall, therefore, only have to speak ot the secoud period—that of the' establishment of thU colony, and show its progress. La Motte-Coadillac being ap pointed governor, and Duclois inteodant. uf this famous establishment, they formed, with Cri-zat, a supreme tribunal for all ci vil and criminal cases. It was at that time tnat the excursion of the Frenchman, St. Dennis, into the interior of New Spain took place, in which he passed *!noug va rious 4tdian nations, from the Mississippi to tire Ri.i Grande. In mv former communications, I stated what appeared to be necessary on the character and movements ol this celebra ted adventurer. I shall only add here, that, although his apparent object was the es tablishment of a traffic with tlie people ol New Spain, yet it merely served to co ver tlie design of exploring the Spanish ter ritories, and of extending the settlements of hi* countrymen therein. As \ooti as his views were discovered, measures were ta ken in Mexico to caunteracttnem, ijj'vigo r- ous orders issued by the court (or the same purpose. It was this incident which pro duced the vigorous measures of the vice roy of Mexico, the duke of Linares, and the dispatch of tlie troopsand missionaries to the province of Texa», forming the fifth expedition uf the Spaniards to that pro- ?ince; a fact which selves as a complete rc- futat.on of all that lias been advanced by DupiatzJ^*other French writers Alonz ide Leon informed the Spanishgovcrr.ua, Alar con, Iroin Texas on the 21st of May, 1717, that lie hud just founded two establish ments there, one of them within ten leagues of Natchifoos, and that he was about to proceed to the Caudoehes in con sequence of having received information that the French were endeavoring to make a settlement there, and that there were al ready ten men of his nation among the Natchitous. The chief object in forming this Spanish settlement was to observe and check the French; and it was soon al ter increased by the construction ol a tort called San Miguel de los Adaes, which was garrisoned by a competent force. St. Dennis promoted the settlement o several Frenchmen among the Natchitous for the"” purpose of serving as an int. rtueiii ary point in his journeys to the Rib Grande He called this settlement San Miguel, and this gave rise to the error of Cliaiupigny vlio has confounded this paltry establish mem with that of the Adaes. That which was formed by tlie French can not be considered of any importance until May, 1717, when the governor, o' Mobile first sent a commandant, with party of ten men,as a garrison; at which time the Spanish futt of the Adaes was already built. Such was the origin of th French settlement and fort at N'atchitoc lies, the only acquisition made by tne col ony of Biioxi, or Mobil , in the neighbor hood of tlie Rib Roxn; (Red River) under Crozat or the western company. In 1718 t'le coin pan v laid the foundation of New Orieon , to which the general guveriin; of the eolony was transferred in 1722, and the settlement of Biloxi abandoned In June, 1725, Bienville endeavored to take possession ol the Bay of St. Josephs bu t being opposed by Salmas, the Spanish governor of Pensacola, he disisted from his attempt- Thus, the colony went on without making any progress, until the French company, tired out with the dis asters and losses it had suffered in the wars with the neighboring Indians, and convinced ol tlie inutility ol that establish ment, surrendered their privilege to the <Town in 1733 or 1734, which lorms the l„8t period of that colony. I have made no mention of the French settlements in the Arkansas and the If linois, as they were formed by people from Canada, and tolerated uy Spain merely as places occupied lor tire purpose of trading with the Indian#; because, from the reasons I have touched on, it is evi dent that France could have no right to occupy them but through the permission or toleration of Spain. Louis the 14th had declared tu his Catholic majesty’s government, that he occupied Mobile and other places in that region solely with a view to aid Spain in case of a war with the English; and having requestud permission ot his Catholic majesty to keep atorce at Mobile fur that purpose, it was refused by the advice oC the council ut the Indies. The situation of the French colony did not improve under the immediate admiu istration of tlie government; part uf it was ceded by Itis Catholic majesty to En gland in 1763, and the other part, that is the city and island of New-Orleans, was as you know, ceded and delivered to Spain in 1769. That colony was considerably improved in the hands uf Spain, by the establishment of several new settlements. It was retroceded, together with them, to France in 1800, by virtue of a treaty in which it was stipulated that Spain re troceded it with tlie same extent it had when in the possession of France, and which it had at the conclusion of that trea ty, in the hands of his Catholic majesty.— 1 consider all that I have already stated to you on this point as repeated here; and I shall only add, that although tlie secret convention for the cession af Louisiana to Spain was concluded in 1763, the two high contracting parties reserved to them selves the right ol afterwards agreeing or the suitable time for its delivery to Spain, in consequence.of w hich France continu ed in povsession of it until 1769.' As this act is undisputed, and completed and realized the cession, it is clear that it could not comprehend the territories ced ed six years before to Great Britain. As a further pioof, we have to adduce the Royal Ccdula of his Catholic majesty is sued at Barcelona, aud communicated to the French government, in which his ma jesty declares, that he retrocedes Louisia na with the. same extent it had when he received it from France, which declara tion serves as an addition to the treaty ol St. Ildefonso, and was conformed to by the French government, w.ho made use of the said Royal Oedula of liis Catholic ma jesty in taking possession of the province thus rctrocedeu, without any other claim or demand on tlieir part. In the simple epitome which I have pre sented ol the principle and progress of the Frencli sifflrmrtits in this part dl* the Auieiiean continent, 1 have only touched on the capital points, such as are sufficient to remove all grounds of the present dis pute. I am ready to prove, in the most ample manner, all that I have advanced, by a multitude of indisputable documents, which I will produce, if necessary, the moment it may be agreeable to you, anil you will inform me of your wish to con front them with whet i have stated. All the errors which have been disseinisateil in the narratives and.maps of tlie French authors, and other foreigners who have committed Midi enormous deviations through ignorance, interest, or the influ ence of national prejudice, will thrn’be corrected, and t|ie fact established beyond all doubt, that France never possessed any thing to the left of the Mississippi; anil that, to the right, she held tire post of Natchitoches, Natcluz, Arkansas, and tlifc Illinois, solely.by the permission or toler ation of Srpain, as 1 before slated. This settlements at Opelusas, Avoyelles ttuA Atacapas, were not yet tormed in 1762; as is admitted and affirmed by Mr. Bussu* of the French navy, who did nut leaY* Louisiana until that year, and ho alters wards published Ins voyage* to the \\ est* Indies: nor were there any* commandants of these settlements appointed by. tke go vernment, except under the dnmiiiron of Spam. La Fouioue, which is situated much neater to Ncw-Oileans, was cay be gun to be occupied by tlie Fiench in 1763. Villcinonp, a Frenchman, established him self on the river Ouachita, oi tire Buck ri ver, (Rio Negro) during tire second peri od of Louisiana, by occupying a small valley; but this private settlement was not kept up, but afterwards abauduoed. What took place at the Arkansas, Illinois, and the Missouri, could give France no right whatever to to lire* posts which slit* hap pened tu establish and retain, and wh.clt were not claimed by Spain* All the test could not be considered as an integral part of French Louisiana until tire period ol the cession to England, and ot the restitution and delivery <o Spain. It is therefore easy to aseei tain and determine what was tire extent of Louisiana in the possession of the French,, aud what were its exact boundaries. Moreover, although the hypo thesis be admitted, that she had, or might have, some right to other parts of this vast country, she tian.sferr’eit it to England by toe cession sire* made ol it in 1766. And when Spain acquired from England the territory ceded to tlie latter, she tncluded therein this right, such as tl might be.— Having retroceded to France, in 1800, on ly what she hud received from he r , it i* evident that she -could- not restore to her this pretended right*. Undor whatever aspect, therefore, we view live question, the rights hitherto sustained by lire* go vernment nl Itis Catholic majesty in the present di-pute remain unquestionable. 1 allude tu them merely to-give you the most satisfactory proofs of this tiutii, and to establish, in respect to the uti posside tis. or state of possession of 1763 and 1769, the basis which it is indispensable to lay down for the general and definitive settlement of all pending differences be tween the two governments. In that ba sis, will likewise be comprehended all tlie augmentation with which Spain delivered Louisiana to France, and all that Dy trea ties, or other lawful acts, has been ceded to the United States. His majesty, carrying liis particular consideration fur the United States, and his sincere desire to meet the wishes of your government, as far as is compatible with the rights and dignity uf his crown, las authorised me to remove the principal difficulties, and to offer the government of this republic the liberal proposals which I have the honor to enclose in a separate paper. If these proposals should, as I hope, ap pear admissible and satisfactory to your qvernment, all the rest which if will be cquiMie to change or add, to perfect the definitive adjustment between, the two powers, cannot fail to follow ol course, and lie easy to arrange. Finally, if .there should arise any difficulty or doubt in the mind of the president upon any one of them, which 1 can remove or clear up, I shall be happy to be made acquainted with it, and most cheerfully- do, for that pur pose, whatever may be within the limits bf iny powers and.instructions. 1 conceive that what I how propose is best calculated to conciliate all the different views and claims, and to adjust all pending differ* ences upon just and liberal principles; it being evident, moreover, that the advan tages arc wholly in favor of the United States. In concluding this note, I beg leave to repeat, that if, before we agree on what is requisite to effect the desired arrange ment, and with a view to proceed to.it with a more perfect conviction of the un questionable rights of each one of the two powers,you should think itadviseable that we should modify and correct'any points stated in the present note, by tk>»produc* tion anil examination of the documentary proofs which I hate offered, lam ready to submit them the moment I receive such intimation from you. In the mead time, I repeat the assur* i ance ol my respect, and pray God to pre serve you many years. Luts de O.vis, H'ushivgtsn, Octlber 24lA, 1818. [TO BE CONTIXCEl) ] CHILDREN’S BASKET WAGGONS: ' 25, just received from Augusta—for saleby G. F. 6f Oliver Palmes. Porfc. 50C barrels prime Poit, city New-York ir.spfll. linn Ftrtaleby P. STANTON, jan 12 x 9 Tcfke Notice. Tbe Justices’ Court which was to hava been held at the office of William C. Barton yesterday is unavoidably postponed till the next term in course, which will be-the second Monday in Feb ruary next—then those concerned will give' tlieir attendance at the court-house, in Savannah, : ukere the subscribers’court will iu future beheld. .. . jan 12 **■ 9 W C. BAgTON/J f