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Mr lit* cittaent of Edit Florida, tl • public *r* obviously
mrethu In (hi* cil* on ibc Iftbaltimo end riw and lb*
' puU»<td lb four uu paper contain* sows*
WlttlNltiWAT KVI.filMi, IlmiinSt, »SJJ
CTl* a *lccc< im* n'ua i r ill be foun t on
thaanre ofthe Ci y > i*mcti to pr*.cat the ft'-,:
trtq ub*. crM>/r;,atU fire arm, in the citjr. »utl
•n cttroet Im.ii the onluunw hi bout Ibc number
of sfeveathatwili be permitted loectne into the
rt'yfrost sir one pta.itaUvn from tbi# tin* until
Uc JinfJjnutry next.
Sty-rctc'e.—'The *chr. .IJrliae. ftp, Imtl.
Of •Jif-rPhtle'iipMi. from Oape Htytlun,
wrecks I on the 5 h in»t off Tip* 11* n*n|ieit, in •
beeiv gale from S N. F. —the trwsl would be
lilt—the princitul pin o! the ortro ««*e-j
though in » tfiuiiRcd Kite. The crcn end pav
lender* bW* taken off the wreck unit pr.eii
ii.fftstri'y,through the active and peratveting ex.
tft'.jtti of Ur. Were, ”te wreck mister
liv-iicraLD'Evcaaex, of thi Colombian e-nrie-.
Who Was, pwsong.-r t.i tt.e A. arri.ed in Phi a
> OeipMibt'Vt'Jfr ■it'.lic Crpc:. II; w cite- to
he Shi* way 10 PegUn-W* eammUti it.cr < *•
trSTrlirr; - . on impt.rt t:tl h.ismen from tiic C »«
Icdthhn government. Goa. 1). hi* .icciineil tho
eppainttn.-’it of Antbisii lur to it.:*- 1 . until tint
gnremn/cot iball hire fire ackn/whdge.l the
fiulepeliite.tct ef Colombia*.then It; i. to pro
ceed to the wn oY U.tuli; S»c en n \ lien,
ftirk. Tlte Domoc-.txfreisM vet lift tut girts
tt mna* flsttt.ri!.g recount ot tl.fi vxie of iff.in in
Ctjumbii, and 'Y t:.- great. .tcihgcftcc^.hg-wty.
against our proeredlag*,we led
authorised to offer »n cxpKhi
The coflcurHflf op in loot,
conduct, of grot end virtuous men in all
tgrt of the uorid. sufficiently eitshtish the
propriety of • respectful regird 10 public
tentimem, and due deference* 10 lb* con
etntntcd opinion* of any ctmsidtraWs por
tion of the community. Fa* men* an cn
’irely uninfluenced in their public or private
UnimniitJUroy the bi** of time around
them; and nhne w* believe however de
pressed by insignificance, or blasted by dil
grace, have been (band entirely insensible
to the ret.9ure, or applause of, their lellow
creatures He indeed tbtt 11 neither con
soled of. fllicte.r, by the good or ill opinion
of mihkinti is, by that very insensibility,
unfitted, In t greet degree, foe the duties of
any high and responsible dfct; since it
tabes front the people a ponR—alas! ft.
human nature it may be said, a Urge por.
tion—of their security against a corrupt and
sinister exercise ot power.
But although neither the maxims of pro*
dcncc, nor the principles ol virtue, must
cutrcnt among men, forbid a respectful at
tention to the opinions or the public, reason
must prescribe limits to in influence, and
virtue must resist all future encroachments.
dauaaaU,*t>jthe gtotiMmunUy arista.
What k It? which binds •• beck to eXM-
inmbtTtMftlfj
_ r Ml >dn|*iilai Drill kHdfrra,' • Wt _
A*. *>»««.-»As theMaat trial s*f^ 1— tt*|jfli»rt8m**jna*iiip*.» ^Thy
of title>
SMndpolity. *r.d Hbeii*l principles unpUyetl b
tl.-j ttongoish'wltfso scaion uil j*s. ch»cd .it These limit* are plared differently in rela-
¥
Poop***'
fjaastl. ..
Accounts fvtm Tranklm, Us of the 31? I Oct
notice the trior,1 of the tr-ding exptitltjoi'tc
Santi Fe, witch lot tbit pi ice iu •!,». inditi'et
11,... vlicj hive tr.sJe . very prcti.it-i.- trip, ir.v
ini; nought botue * >3 J*c«, Jet.ni u sad stu.'.
lOjintiiyaf Mewer md i hottskleribie sum ,t
ape;te Only ena of the party lod diet*.
I teututnatiHahn a,'Viter ?. Bit* min. l id Rich-
erdsuo, reoeetly from the ililttary Ata let.) »>
We t Point, lisd sttoarn.ed there ott tl«tr w«y
tnj >in the SlhTeginirut uf lnC*n'ry to which they
have be-, n iitynid Tun-officers reached there
throueh an iote:<*tttW routt—tl.ey aseen led in
Miieth River—fulWted the gre.a oatril to Itorhrs
ter, thence descended the Cuir.eiaee to I eke
Intarii—pursued the great chain of the north-
err, lake* M far at Green bay—thence ucended
the Fox river to the po l-ge, winch Utey crosied.
and bad their boa-itrir.-ported on w.gg.,na—de.
ecendid the Ouiicotwing n.to the Uiemrippr, and
catcnde l the latter rivet to I'nrire .hr Cbiec,
where they delivered oeirly SOU teerui >, which
they tookohf r the 5-lt 8ey'traeitt of Iutitury4*u-
do ted, prinblpally.M St Pete.*<h under the cent
stand of Cal* SneB&tg..
Fair CWSije—The number of students in this
ins'ittuion, icenpltog to the annual ciuligtie
lately printed is ns fblkwit—S.m ot clasa,7ii Ju
ntor,t£3t hophunoro, lilt FrcAira.t 8f ; tied
dept Grtdtntes and Studenu iu Divinity, 23-
tuta 1402. Medical StcdentaTl.
The Han. Jso Corrns Sutvu, formerly go?
crnnrdf thgl&tate of tloni.ecticut, has been ap
pointed totflhver the ondott, undthr Her, Pin
ana l?it.ox, 'O deliver the poem, before the piti
De** KappetftAiety uf Tate College In Septem
ber next,
A letter from Cadis of the 2&th Ocr. ,
‘'Among other reports it ufehfc that the linked'
Aihrouletaeatadthi-aptnith fiingar. nut on good
term?, and that the Duka told him that he sbonld
*nt return to Madrid until he cere his royil word
of honor, that he would give the peoplo-of Spain
what he promised them to his manifesto while in
Cado-ebe King refused—end thin rwning ilia
«hported that hta majesty is oe his way to France.
X da not vouch for the trutbof this—it is the news
vftheoaming."
* NAVtl*.
The OSGiip Peacock. CaptsinW. Cuter, Is
how enppertnr it the Navy Tarn', Gnrport. She
•ill be immediately Sped, and proceed in about
Cilia, weeks, to join the'frigate United States,
feSich will atil the last of this week, for the Paci
He Cspt Carter arrived in town on Friday last
The O S ship John Adams, Capt Dallas, bearing
(he broad pennant of Coat. Pottery anchored in
thi* harbor yesterday, from the Washington Navy
Tarn. Upon passing the frigate United Stales,
Jcitertjay morning, in Hampton Roads she fired
gsdute.
' We understand Com. Porter win arrive here
on Thursday *exMn the Steam boot Potomac,
* The ITS ship Hornet, Capt S. Camin, will, we
testa, be rakdy to Ml in * or t weeks, to join the
«nti.pintical squadron, in the West Indie*.
The (LS schr Grampus, U. Com. Gregory,will
bercadyfiosaijinn fortnight, for the ssmffsto.
The H S «shr Shark, Ueot. Cota Stephen* of
the nme aquadroc, is ready to accompany (he
; lit? J*lS store ship Decoy, Oeiit Com.- Gam.
ih. and the sehrFox, have dropped down from
the N»vy Yard at Washington, and were at anchor
Stff Alexandria on Thun lay last.
^ t s Wtrfitfk JJtactiti \5th %tut*
dKJKSKSl«rS, 0 «K
Vessel* on that station were eboat to sail, ea a
endse round the Island, to look Tier the Pbntesi
trip as. nothing had been heard from these gentry,
effete, it wee suppoeed they tud gone into "win-
WMNatjJe-'C»er Ckwfevy TfijUlsy 'VJV
V fiWeetf Cngrtm.—Capt Bctfmaieea, snived
it Norfolk, I* dm from St.Pierres, Mart reports
tint the United State* frigate CSqfvrss, Cut. Bra-
hta. arrived there ea the 27th nfr. from Rio Janet,
ro, sad tailed on tfab SOthfcr New York, (vie (he
Mondmuam Where she intended to remora 24
Itours^-officers and *tv nil well.
ns Grrtk Geatsvw—The fint Company ofNew-
Thrk Fendiblev hare coatrihuted n handsome sum
<f rnoaay* aad their comuadlag oUcery hasgi
Vt» eleven a wards so: • donation to. bw bended
wyer to the Trsmcrev af the Greek Fund.
At tbs surfing-in PhUadelpb'ti, to consider
*ht» muasoro should ha adapted to aid tho cause
of the Greek* I it was resolved to tnwnitnme
mortal to CeqgiwsA prsMecfet the teengnitinn of
1 their iedepwwlsnee, eeatBOteepMot comaut
tun fee aohcMng eweofeMWtt' aflg>to request
the Clergy of that State to preach sermons and
fringe eoUectien fiw the fitrlfiwmlli* of the same
*t Albany,
for the Greeks.
' y
A Utter from Capt Tuuuai,ofthe ship
OrHr, arrived at Liverpool on the 11th
B e from Mew-York, uys—"W* were
hriihio 40 miles of tbit port, and 4 mites
Troth ihd itnt), when the Ute tremendous
fifervieaM cMMeaqat—it luted }p hours,
and happily we weathered at, hut could noi
have done eo> had wet ’the Oriit, been a
Pns
I *1 ready been received « Lircrpo.,i«
> • fit*. Courier,
tint, to the dtffcrci-.i departments ol govern
men*.. It is, pet haps, the correct theory ol
a representative republic, that the Iffgthla
tire power should be absolutely under the
C r.trol of the pebp-e—itu^itiions but the
r echo of (he public voie^Bla proceedings
the embodied sentiment OMhc community;
hut it is otherwise with t!ve judictel depart
ment; ever which no intelligent politician
would concede to the people en rr-ial xx-
tent of power.
A judicial officer should, ind**tj, consult
oublic opinion and be influenced by its de
cisions in relation tn ell matters within hb
discretion, as the appointment of. rules of
practice, See. because in these, the people
aru immediately interested,auk! the law has
ailed to prescribe a rule of conduct to its
•flicer—he should pause to deliberate, and
.-xamioe, before he decides against the de
i ces of an enlightened public on matters
fairly within the reach of public examina-
lion; because the deliberate and uninteres-
led opinion ot A whole people has ever been
considered is high, and only not conclusive
evidence of truth and justice; he should
frequently re-explnre the grounds ol hi-,
/pinion, by the assistance of all the lights
elicited hy public discussion; because ho is
not infallible ? and bit breast should never
be an asylum for error, against an equal
contest with reason; here, h .wever, judi
cial independence plants its standard, and
forbids alt farther approaches.
* Even here, it wilt be apparent, that the
danger is not on the aide of the people, but
of the government; lor popular favour has
ever been considered one of the choice
blesxings of life, and The hope of it a danger
ous counsellor before the throne ol reason;
he that is continually exposed to its solici
tations by the duty of reviewing an unpopu
tar opinion, can seldom bo in danger uf
erring against the decrees of the public.
. Experience leaches that the most trodden
path lb popularity is by dishonest compli
ance with public prejudice. It is however
a. fateful road; the error* of the people ire
generally vincible became they are almost
always produced by * mistaken view of the
facts, in which each man relies on his
neighbours, who though as ignorant as
himself of the true state or the question, he
supposes tn bein possession of every thing
necessary to regulate the judgment t but
when the whole case is brought within the
reach of public examination, by those who
are interested to do so, the public- mind al
most infallibly settles down on the basis of
truth and reason: and the pour wretch who
has bartered his conscience for suffrages
like these is left to console himself with the
scom of ell good men and the bitter memo
ry of his crime and folly.
While therefore we have been unwilling,
from prudence as well ae conscientious mo
lives, to surrender our opinion to any thing
but conviction kand although we are deter
mined not to suffer the opinions of others
to rale our decisions, ur overpower our re*
solves, wo deem it a duty, at once to' our
selves, to the government, and to the people,
to place the question within the means or
J tublic examination. In doing so wo are
nfluoneed principally by the consideration
that next to the duly of doing public justice
is that of giving public satis!action; but we
need not disguise that wc also regard the
approbation of the community as ah honor
for which the purest patriot may contend;
as it is the richest reward lor public servo
ces.
The decision, and as far a* we are in
brined, the only one, that be* given rise to
public dissatisfaction, aiosc upon the ques
tion whether the law required the evidence
of claims to be rce rt-'ed. Before wc can
determine on the merits ufthts question it
ts evidently, necessary to appeal, to the law
itself, which contains the following provia
ion, “every person, or the heirs and rapre
tentative* of such person, claiming titles to
Itnds under any patent, grant, concession,
or order of survey, dated previously to the
Sith of January 1818, Which Were vi ~
under the Spanish government; or by
law of nations, snd which are not rejects,
by the Treaty ceding the Tbaritory of East
end West Florida to the United States,
shall fify before the commissioner* his her
or their claim, setting forth partlcubiljt, it*
situation and boundaries, if to bwlscentin-
ed, with tbedersignment of title where they
are not the grantees or original claimants
which ahtll be recoided by the secretary
anti who for bis service* shall be en titled to
(htttlieseL .
ed with the word* “which shall be recorded
by theeeerctary.'* How if we inquire whit
the deraignment el thlei* we tre answered
that denigmaent means proof or evidence
—the denlgnment of title therefore meant
tlin proof or evidence of title—ao that tiro
proof or evidence of title is one ofthe things
which the lew say* “shall be recorded by
the secretary."
If we apply this construction to the ori
gins! sentence by changing the word de
rsignment lot the words proof or evidence
the conclusion will he comparatively easy
Every claimant it required “to file before
the commissioners his claim setting forth
particularly its situation and boundaries
with the proof or evidence of title which
shall be recorded by the secretary."—
Here we think no mind etn refuse its as
sent to the proposition, that, the proof or
evidence, is one ofthe things required to
be recorded.
But it is said the claim alooc is to be
recorded, because the statute declares (hat
it shall set forth the baundaries and dcraign.
meut(to wit the proof or evidence} of title.
Grant it so. The claim is to be recorded
and the proof or evidence is a necessary
pact of the claim;'we think it unnecessary
to extend the conclusion.
Here we confidently believe we. might
safely leave the question to the intelligence
ofthe people, but having the following
documents in our possession, and the pro
pt-r owner’s kind permission to use them
at our discretion, we offer them tn the pub
lie; premising only that General Harnandcz
had received a Imer complaining of the
expense attending the exhibition of land
clslnts in this country, whereupon he sent
the first ofthe following communications,
and received the second in reply t
“ it’erf iafttn, .UbrcA 1823.
3m—Under an impminon thst I mi.y not
hsve m,de til the cxpl-nstion which I ought, to
conrince you of the propriety of relieving the in-
hshitstits of ihe Tenvoty which I hive the hen-
■ir U>represent f-otn the exocnv" imposed upon
them in the ix’iitiition of their title, or proofs of
properly to land rommisttoiterq I t«ke the li
berty to" lay the eneloved letter to your peruul,
which when convenient please to return to civ
“ I am penueded Sir, thst you will not allow a
few individuals Who ore p>id by the government
for 'heir terriers, to be benefited tt the expen>e
of the whole community. Tbb people have made
us the gturdi ins of their riehis nmt it it our duty
to protect them. I have the honor to be
With much respect,
your most ob't servant.
JOSEPH M. HERNANDEZ,"
"Hon. Christoper Hxnkin Chuirmsn of the
Committee on public Isnds ”
"fiaif/inyton, fVS 1 1823
"Sts—If you will have the goodness to exs
min; the hnd lawn printed under the direction
>f Congre*9,you will Hnd whst in, been required
Y the claim,ntt to Isn I in every section of the U
States. The ect of the list session ccMempla'r-l
requiring from the cluimantt only sueh fees for
recording the evidences of claims at would be ,
compvnutiot, to the secretary ofthe bosrd. In nil
esiev twelve md s half cents have been required
tor recording e*er, hundred words Florida «t
c. pted. See Itndlsws page 23J, uto claims err-
bracing all the titles in Ohio, todium. Illinois, an.;
Michigan. See ptge 255 u to Mississippi. See
psge 280 as to all claims in the tract >.f country
not? within the state, of Lousians and Uiwottri ami
the Territory of Arktnt-n,. See page 292 In re.
ladon to chum, in that p trtion of FI trida a tached
to the states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alaba.
ms.
We perhaps could not with propriety extend in
exception to cltunants in Plonda which we hare
not extended to any other eltimsntt anti especi*
alb which hu not been extended to similar claim/
in Florida west ofthe Perdido.
Very respectfully, yours Ac.
CHRISTOPHER IUSSIS
non. Jotirx M. lisnxAvnrs,
Delegate from Florida"
While the letter of Gen. Hernandez e.
vincc* the erer watchful vigilance, and ptr
severing zeal, uf e faithful representative
of the people, the reply of Mr. Rur.kin ( is
no less worthy of parlicuUr attention, lor
its bearing on the present question., He
declares in language too unequivocal to be
misconstrued that the act which-we have
been considering does contemplate requir
ing of claimants to pay for having their
claims recorded and refuses to report any
alteration ol the law, because the requisi ■
tion is justified by the uniform enactments
ofthe Government; which we now beg
leave to show to the public i after premis
ing for their better understanding that tor
mcrly the register and teceiver constituted
the board of land commissioners end the
former was required to officiate as secreta
ry in receiving claims which be performed
by deputiea'who were paid for their ser
vices by act of Congress An act was pass
ed the 25th March 1804 which contains
the following provision i—“every person
claiming lands within any ofthe three tracts
of land described in the preceding section
(vix: the tracts constituting the land districts
of Vincennes, Kasktskia and Detroit) 'by
virtue of any legal grant, made by the
French Government, prior to the treaty of
Paris, ofthe tenth of February, 176$, or of
any legal grant made by the British Go
vernment, subsequent to the said treaty,
and prior to the Treaty of peace between
the United States and Great Britain of the
3d September 1783, ur c. any resolution,
or act.ol Congress, subsequent to the said
treaty of peace; shall, on or before te
1st of January 1805, deliver to the re
gister ot the land office, within whose
district the land may Be, • notice in writing,
I stating the nature and extent of his claims,
together with a plan ofthe tract or tracts
claimed; and may also, on or before thhl
day, deliver to the laid register for the puff
pose ol being recorded, every grant, order
of aurvey, deed, conveyance, hr other writ-
teo evidence of hit claim i tad the tame
»h*llbe recorded by the acid register, in
S qr expectation ol the demand front the claimants ten cents for
*« going oq shot*. Acco«mi.of (hafoea tfl» hundred woeda contained in said pa* 1
10 sail ol vessels in this disastrous.,;*^, pm so recorded. Something here is e vi-
**“ 3 ** fJ - dacUy’tMOirtd to be spited upon -
book* of the secretary* at !*• cost of
btcome fold and fsrever te
fewred."
sOaahe Mai March l»OJ they further
—rti1 “that panone claiming land,
in d'her of anil districts, titlicr un
der legal grants derived ^iom the
French or British Governments, or by vir
tue of actus! possession sod improvement
or for any other account whatever, may
until the Erst day of November next givr
notice tn writing to the register of the land
office df their claim* md hear the evidence
ofthe same recorded in the manner and on
payment ofthe feet provided by the set to
which this act is a supplement and the right
of sny person neglecting to give sueh
noiice in writing of his claim and to have
the evidence ol the same recorded shall be
come void end forever be barred ”
In 1805 an act pasted directing a board
to be organised in the Territory of Mis
ttttippi which contains the following pro
vision, “every person claiming lands by
virtue of sr.y British grant, or of the three
Erst sections of this act, or of the articles of
agreement snd cession between thr U. S
and the State of Georgia; shall before the
1st day of May in the year one thousand
eight hundred and four, deliver to the reg
later of the land office, within whnse dis
trict the land may be, a notice in writing,
stating the nature and extent of tils claims,
together with a plat of the tract or tracts
claimed; and shall also on nr before that
day, deliver to the said register, for the
purpose of being recorded, every grant; or
der of survey, deed, conveyance or other
written evidence of his claim; and the same
shall be recorded by the said register, in
books to be kept for that purpose, on re
ceiving from the parties, at the rate or 12)
cents lor every hundred words, contained
in such written evidence; and if such per-
son shall neglect to deliver such nonce in
writing of bis claim, together with a plat as
aforesaid, or cause to be recorded such
written evidence of the same, all lus right
so far as the same is derived from the above
mentioned articles of agreement, nr from
the three first sectioni of this act shall be
come void, and forever be barred; nor shall
any grant, Older or survey, deed, con>cy-
snee or other written evidence which shall
not be recorded as above directed ever af
ter be considered or admitted ns evidence
in any court in the V Slates, against any
grant derived from the U. States."
On the 2nd of March 1805, an act passed
organizing several boards lor thd Territory
of Orleans and Louisiana and containing
the following provision, “Evety person
claiming lands in the above mentioned ter
ritories by virtue of any legal French, ur
Spanish grant, made and completed before
the 1st day ofOctobcr 1800, and during th<-
time of the Government which made such
gram had the actual possession nr the Tor.
riiory, may and every pcr*sott claiming lands
in the said Territories by virtue ol tit- iw<;
first sections of this act or by virtue or any
grantor incomplete title bearing date sub
sequent to the 1st day of October eighteen
'•undred shall, before the first day oi March.
1806 deliver to the register of the land of
fice, or recorder offend titles, within whose
district thq fend may be, a notice in writing
stating the nature and extent of his qfein.s,
together with a plat of the tracts claimed,
ml shall on or before that day deliver to
the said register or recorder for the purp. -c
of being recorded every grant, order of so:-
vey, deed, conveyance, or other written
evidence of bis claim snd the same shall be
recorded by the register or recorder, nr by
the translator herein alter mentioned, lit
looks to be kept by them for that purposV
>n receiving from the parties at the rate ol
twelve and u half cents for every hundred
words contained in such written evidence of
their claim.’ 1
These provisions were renewed from year
to year, with various but unessential modi
fications until t?>e business of Ute commis
sion closed in 1809
We regret the necessity for loading our
communication with so heavy a mass of do
cumental matter, but we have deemed it
our duty to extract thus copiously from the
land laws of the U. States, not only for the
purpose of explaining the views ofthe land
Committee, and giving to the Hon. Mr.
Rankin’s letter its full latitude of construe
lion, but to satisfy the public mind, that the
provision, we have been examining, is not
the capricious exaction of arbitrary power,
but the deliberate policy which lus guided
the councils ofthe nation thro* three diffc
rent administration* and more than twenty
years of legislations- We are indeed aware
that some of those unhappy beings who
seem never to pause irom the contempla
tion of their own sufferings, hot to Indulge
a hope of inflicting injuries upon others,
have represented the Commissioners as de
manding of the people of Florida what the
Government had never required ol the in
habitants of any other Territory; to vindi
cate ourselves, we leave the evidence with,
the public, anticipating their decision that
ignorance or knowledge on this subject,
ought to have imposed silence or enjoined
truth." J
These are the lights hy which tffipjfeve
been guided to our conclusion, and by which
we have re examined the question with all
the solicitude, due to the'remonstrances of
the people. We may still be wrong. The
• of self love dispose the lights and
4a)tys jel'-ii* our cfofct twee wt,-*,; ,
tl.' ir rtflia for derision. 'T 1 '
But if other circiuaiuneea bad **iu,a
the act of congress, requiring thwufe j
claims submitted to the decision of the tooT
•nisafonen, where the same fend or any
hereof it’d timed by title* emanetiaa hats
frutn the British snd Spanish gmcrnnittiu.
the conimicatooers shall not decide the tan*
but shall report all such case* with an c,
• tract of the evidence to the Seereuty cl
the Treasury," precluded sny discretion os
the subject, since it was obviously jap,*,
•ible before the time for presenting claim
bad -dipacd, to determine wh« SpsnUs
grant* were or wete not interfered „ ltb ^
English titles, and >•! consequence, wtet-uU
not decide on any claim without incutrinri
risk ol violating a commandment of the
few
With sentiments of much personal its.
pect, we subscribe ourselves
your ob’t set v’ts,
DAVISTLOyD.
W W. BLAIR.
St Auguttinc, Dec. 11, 1823.
the tjy ssme.aH t
*bc jjderi»8i fra
every argument
addressed to the understanding; no man can
be trusted, or should trust himselfi with
the decision or a question in which his feel
mgs ire interested. We leave it to the
intelligence of the public.
But .before** part with the subject of
the memoria^re beg leave to declare the
reasons ol oamlefey in proceeding to final
„ adjodicatlona.
book* to be kept for that purpose, oq re- . The two secretaries in the employment
cetvmg from the parties at the rate ct lfi* of the Board have been laboriously and
cents, for every bandied word* coaulned
in such written evidence of their claim; and
if such person shall neglect to deliver such
qotice, In writing M bis cMm, or td cause
» be recorded, inch written evident* of
ill his right, so tar at the same
W
|58ggg|mS
«*•*» offend, to aaceniwortMymsfeg ■*■*,**(«*
C/.arUston Market, Dec. 22—COTTONS—
Thr succession f bad KCf-unts from ib*ool
ileprt*,*. the market, /.ml uba 0 f ui.bmE
hste been very limited - 14 .’em, for prime, ■ frw
super! r lots still common,) 14). At these prices
but little hu bei-n done, purchasers ire rtlitchmt
I rgr supplies are expected, snd fears are enter,
b ine I that the foreign market will go below the
feat quotations. Sen Island, tre entirely nomicsL
HIDE—There b« been no ch.nge ir nricTb ,.'
at... -h t ;t .r? m ..,
HOW l OF SAVANNAH.
. XT arrival* ri*ce ur last.
C&EABED,
Ship Ttfitoh, Dickson, Liverpool,
Johi*stnr., Iiills li CO#
Brig Fuithe*, nrwllej-.Nc* y. rk,
1 Vuti.
Cfr»r*4 for thi‘ port, *t -V e * York, 13th imt,
■bipCIiffird ^
'Schf Vary, A; < vrf. tailed fr«n» Por n»oti' v .N
B,for-hi®pur«,tf ; •*
PRESERVES, fc,
A N inv. toe / r ,t| 'er J . Cr .mb- rri< . Coin-
V ces, in am .tl jars 'or stile by
JOHN KEU.V,
ttronghton street, nett door to Mr. Ureach’*,
dec 24 c*'2ta
Por Sale.
S EVFRAf. tracts cl La.t>! drawn in the list
lotlrry, will be sold an very rcav.'irihV terms.
F-.r luHijr particulars, apply at ihiaOffise.
Mackerel,
Q Itr.' n No 3 -J,e';ereh fending from
Jd Jd'Cj *h*p PAllas and Car 6:t!e hv
- R. WILLIAMS*
dec 24 ’ 1 24? • , ■ .
Livcrjiotl Orrund Salt.
M K5 l iverpon. C.r -ttr-! SVi\ rtr-
Aj - /\y -...tflng- f/urttudtv - -'h. ii t recclf-
tl tur sale bv J it ItEliBtt.' £h'C0.
the 24
243
K7* The Members of the Gml
laslgeofGrttri;'?required tomr ‘note 1 *t
Graatl Ixiilgc li./omTHIS EVENING at Ta’u.ri-
Uy order of the U V Grand Slamr,
W P IIEF R3, Grand Stc'ry.
■tec 24 c24K
Jlttcntion Venciblea !
A PPRARon ion* Partdf. Ground on TttU'tf*
DAY, the 8il» :®tniu»ry ucxi, by lOt’cVcV,
A \). corr.pldc^y uniformed, with 13 «
blankCfc.'r.tlcfe*, tn fire a while in honor*)! im
day—-lit wbAih time and f>lace®n clectiwd will
eld for tn Knrign for stid Compsny.*' t
Hy order of Capt. Hux-mi, ^ ^ . .
; MJJ.LSy W
dee 24 248
Ordinance.
4 N Ordinanc; tu p'revet.t Shooting a'lth lire
arm, in the City of Sartnttah, and to pumsa
the efiunee of setting off squibs, arackers, or a
ther combustible matter and far ether virpoKi.
Where*,- murh danger la appteltendcd ftoa
the discharge of mitts, pistols, equR>» or otlte
itwtranirnta, wherein t!ie-..rf flic of gun powder *
UFed, within the limit, of the city ol Savannah &T
iconilderrte persons aNnott every evening.
Sec. 1, De it therefore ordained bylhto M»JM
and Aldermen of tho-ery of Savaaluth, m Ootui-
cil atvemhled, and tt fe hereby ettliuti.4. hj ,ae
authority ofthe «me—That trom atul * |ICT J*!*
ing or tbia ordinnncffitt shall he the duty of t»
Uanhal of the city aforesaid, ard ConsttbW
thereof to loforeragaitman and every white pd-
son found • ithln the limit, of Ihe aaid city d*
tarcing, or Mtempling to discharge *ny PJ
, istol or other fire arms, crackers or atty «•*“
combuatible preparation, and that the
informed agidntt be punished « herein otter *•
tinned, if a free white peraoe to be fined »*
sum not exceeding R30. .
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained bv eethwjy j*
forraaid, thst il soy person of color, be fmM >
offending as afnrraaid, auch person of cranetta
receive corporal punishment nnt exceed at t**
lashes, to be Inflicted by the officer pretest
le Council, Dec. 15,1817. ’
Extract frota the onflnaoe*,
M. MVKRSt c ^*
madowt ot every mental perspective, end TtieCIty Ceestahtev are hereby teqtiroU?
give weight or lightness to every.srgument inforce tbs above Ordiaanee.
dec Id
F. U. STONY,
Extract qf an Ordinance. '
SCT. 19 Be it farther eedaibed that
sSter-a’SsijiaE:^
permitted to come wkiun U
the lame day or olgbti and
greea befeejring to the “
«ren or found within th
or night flam ike
if January *r* *
mu.bAmikkm
iimtuffiinl 1
daataefth*
than t*»*J