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•w* 7 * * *V * » -a- \ From the Baltimore Patriot. EXPOSITION OF THS CORMTCT OF M*AIX TOWARM ffll UNITED STATES. It .would seem that the remembrance of facts some times soon passetb away, or that prejudice and partiality, insensibility or a weak generosity, may influence us to paliate and forgive a perverse and unrepentant aggressor, even before we have time to forget the manifold injuries he has done us. This reflection naturally arises from the perusal of certain observations and strictures that fre quently appear in our news papers, and from the point of view in which some respectable w riters have lately considered our relations with Spain, and the delicate po sition in which the revolutions of South America are likely to j *t»ce us. But let us not be surprised into er ror, led astray by their eloquence, nor mistake for a true picture the'false cha les and coloring which they ittay give to the subject, as suit- therir own taste and fancy. Let us not wave the solid an, ments of facts for a train of suppositious reasoning; nor admit that in all cases where open warfare does not exist, harmony and good understanding must necessarily prevail; nor cite treaties repeatedly violated, to impress on us the obliga tions of'respect and regard for a power that has invaria bly shewn itself unfriendly to us in the extreme. If we look back into the memorials of the past, and examine the volumes of daily records, how many pages will be found to remind us of what we have suffered from Spain; how patiently we have borne our sufferings, which have gone so long unrcdresscd, aiul how few acts of her justice or good will towards us shall we have to acknowledge. It is therefore a misapplication of words to say that there is. that there can, or of right ought to he true friendship between the T'nited States and Spain, as long as reparation and satisfaction for accumulated offences are denied tons. It will be seen that we have no debt of gratitude to discharge, no deed of kindness whatever to reciprocate, and no just reason why we should refrain from ttie e xercise of hospitality due to our South American brethren, or restrict our merchants from furnishing them with such means as our commercial re sources may enable them to afford to relieve the wants and distressess of the revolutionists. Did we not simply Spain with bread, provisions, and whatever she required, to feed, fatten and capacitate her armies to carry on her war against Napoleon? And why then should we not be allowed to render charity and assistance to the chil dren of America, to cherish them, yet in the feeble state of infancy ? Now, then, let us examine and see how fur Spain ami her different mom.rclis have claim upon our friendship. On the 15th of February, 1 fU)0, the king of Spain de clared Gibraltar in a state of blockade against our v esstis, in order, as he termed it. to make just reprisals against the enemies of his crown. Tints hr determined to obstruct our trade, the trade of neutrals in amity with him, in order to inflict punishment on his enemies. On the 19ih of February, 18u7, the king of Spam de clared, all the British Isles in a state of blockade, and decreed the capture ;'.nd confiscation of our vessels and property, on the common highway of nations, whene ver bound to or from the norts of England and her de pendencies? Was this friendly? Was it just? On the 3d of January, 1803, the king of Spain, the sov ereign of tluit religious andloval nation, which scrupuous- ly observes thefaith of treaties, and pretends never toliuve wronged us, published a decree, declaring all our vessels touching at a British port, ora port in British possession or even visited on the high seas by a British crtii er, good and valid prizes. No exemption Was made m favor of those that might involuntarily have to put into an English port by force or distress, or that might not be able to escape from being visited by a vessel of that nation no matter where. All were denationalized; all were ad judged alike law ful prizes to the captor. Tiiis last was signed by the famous Don Pedro Oeval- los, then minister, minister now, and a very leading and conspicuous one too. May we not then reasonably pre sume, that, whilst the same minister continues to enjoy confidence and favor with the present adored monarch and his people, the same spirit of hostility exists still, al though in a different shape or more secret guise; and that the man retained in council, who had the influence, the wickedness or weakness, to recommend and lend him self to so detestable an act at that time would have the disposition, the malice, or propensity, to wrong us as much to-day, if he only had the power and opportunity? We will pass over the unprincipled robberies at St. Se bastians, lest an apology for Spain should be urged from -the circumstance that those atrocities took place under the reign of an usurper. It will be seen on a reference to the journals, that the instances of aggression on our vessels, our property and our citizens, at various times, on the ocean, in Spanish ports, on our frontiers, and even within our own territo. ry, have been numerous enough under the legitimate go vernments of Spam, whose conduct towards us lias been marked with indignities and insults heaped upon us be yond measure. Hearken to the words of Mr. Monroe, secretary of state, in his letter of the 8th of July, 1811, in reply to Mr. Foster;—“I might bring to your view a long catalogue of injuries which tlie United Slates have rfcc-tflvtd from Spain since the conclusion of their revolutionary war, ang one of which would most probably have been con sidered cause of tear, aim resented as such, by other pow ers. I will mention (wo oi move only the spoliations that were t\ niiuitlcd on their commitv *o a great amount in the last war, and the suppression of their de posit at New-Orleans just before the commencement of the preseut war, in violation of a solemn treaty : for nei ther of these injuries has any reparation or atonement been made.” Mr. Monroe replied to Mr. Foster again, on the 2d of November, as follows:—“The executive could not be lieve that the government of Spain would refuse to the United States the justice due to those accumulated inju ries, when the subject should be brought solemnly before it, by a special mission. It is known that an envnv ex traordinary was sent to Madrid in 181/5 on this subject, and that the mission did not accomplish the object in tended by it. The United States have considered the government of Spain indebted to them a greater sum than the province of East Florida can, by any fair stand ard between the parries, be estimated at. It would be highly improper for the United States, in their respect for Spain, to forget .chat they owe to their own character and to the rights of their injured citizens.” The accustomed proud anil imperious tone of the differ ent Spanish plenipotentiaries, which it will be recollected has sometimes resulted in their dismissal by our govern ment, clearly demonstrates the sentiments which have constantly actuated their court, anil the poiicv and con duct it has always beeu inclined to pursue towards this nation. During our late war a manifest partiality was evinced by Spain in favor of England, much to our prejudice. "When she was the enemy of England, we, although neutral and amicable, were made to suffer as if a partv in the contest; and aferwards, when Spain became the friend of England, we were as much .treated with dis respect, scorn and' injury, even bordering on hostility’. Ask the commanders of some of our private armed vessels what reception they sometimes met with in Span ish ports, at the very time that the vessels of our ene my would be honored and welcomed, and which often stationed thetnselves there in security, to run out upon occasion and surprise our’s, which had hardly any place of refuge from home. Appeal to the brave defenders of the frigate Essex, attackeil, overpowered, and suffered to be taken in neutral waters, in the Spanish port of Val paraiso. Enquire of those various sons of Columbia what friendship the Spaniards displayed for us before •and after their misfortunes in the Pacific Ocean. The gallant captain Porter, in his letter of the 3d of July, 18M, says:—‘’In running down the coast of Chili .aigjuikni, t fell in with a Peruvian corsair, which had on lyard twenty fonr Americans, a* prisoners, the crews of £wo whale ships she had taken on the coast of Chili.— * The captain informed me, that as the allies of Great-Bri- tuin, they would capture all they should meet with, in expectation of a war between Spain and the United Ulrica.” Was this the respect which the Spaniards con- <fd$r due to the sanctity oi treaties? Captain Porter, m his letter of the 13th of July, 1814, •writatis follows:—“When I asked captain Hillvar if he it! ended *> respect the neutrality of the port, he replied— "Yoiv sur, }l$yc paid such respect to the neutrality of ■*•' “ el myself bound in honor to do the paction, ourconsul general, Mr. I’oin- rovenior.ofValparaiso, and requested that the batteries might protect the Essex. This re quest wasrefir id- There is.no doubt there was a per fect un lerstunding between them.” Tims, the Unfed States’ship Essex was captured at.anchor, within pistol shot of the Spanish shore, and the Spanish authorities mildly acquiesced in this flagrant violation of law and justice! Such are the examples of neutrality they them selves have established for our observance. Contrast their conduct with that of the United States on an analogous occasion, when the British ship Grange, in 1795, was captured bv the French frigate l,’Ambus cade, in the waters of the Delaware, and sent into Phil adelphia: the United States caused the ship to he restor ed, notwithstanding the urgent demands of the French minister to the contrary. It was s'ated in the New-York papers of the 25th June, 1813, on respectable authority from Havana, that some t me in February preceding, a British brig from Eng land, laden with drygoods, prize to the privateer Sara toga q, New-York, having but a small quantity of water on board, put into Santa Marti.a for a supply. The ves sel and cargo were there seized by the Spaniards; the prize master and. crew put into irons, and sent to Ha vana, where thev were confined at hard ah >r, barefoot and almost naked; and one of them had been severely flogged for refusing to enter on board a Spanish man of war. The brig William and Man , of Providence, bound to Cadiz, w as captured near the shore, within the Waters of Spain, by an English cruiser, sent into Gibraltar and condemned. How utl the Spanish government r* sent this breach of peiitruiilt ? Look h.ck, an i re-h-ct on the proceedings of the Span iards in Florida, during our war with Gnat-Brif in whether they did not give encouragement, succor protection to oureiiemv. Was not Woodbine, a tish officer, in the Spanish low n of St Augustine, - month of December. 1314. employed in raising : m> ry force and enlh'ing uu-n of ail sorts, while.,, biarl's | and Indians, to fight luulvr the liriti.-h stand, rd ;gdi,i [ the United States? What was ti e Spanish town of !>• j sacola? tv as it not apubt c rendezvous f r our eotnui j its houses converted nun in gadues for military stores j to feed tiie w..r against ns? The British colonel Nicholi.-; j expressly informs us in hir letter to the Harratarians, da i ted at Head Quarters, Pf-nsacol;;, the 31s* of August; j 1814: —“I have uirireil, in die F.ondas, f r the purpose j of annoying the « i.-V < lr :0i Greal-Britam h: s now in In world. I ask you Hi all hosriutits against d.eniies of Gri at-Bnl .. <•;•<.i,s, inn i ioci.-ni; ■ .on, announc es. “T am sec uul... i 'he powerful aid fa numerous British and Snar.ish squ..- r Che Indians ha\- piedy - S A VANNAH REPUBLICAN. Saturday Evening, December 7, 1816. GEORGIA LEGISLATE UE. TO THE EIllTOH. “JIJiUedgeviUe, JVovembrr 30, 1816. “The bill to reform the Penal Code of this State passed the Senate on the 26t! instant, with few amendments. It is now before the House -> r Representatives—has been twice read, and will on Momma next betaken up by the House in committee of the whole, lome difficulty is ap prehended in getting this Bill through; an effort, howev er, will be made to pitss it as amended by the Senate. Should this be the case, the Legislature ought to adjourn on or about tile 16th of the ensuing month: But in the event of many alterations being made, and Committees of Conference appointed, there is no telling when it w ill breakup, or what the fate of the Bill will be. A vital stab has been made at the “Marine and Fire Insurance Company at Savannah.” A Bill has passed the Senate -v e • by almost an unanimous vole to repeal and strike out the ,1(l j 5’h section of the actincorporatingtiiis institution, which [ v J authorises it to discount domestic hills of Exchange.— ’ - j ’’’l ong prejudices are afloat against .it Insurance Office, ’ . ! v.i.ic.1 induces me to believe that the passage of the bill * cannot be arrested in the House of Representatives. | 4^ ’• f ‘ Cu.tiii.xs Harris, Esq. has declined being an elector far President and Vice-President of the United .States— His resignation follows: — “Savannah, .November 20, 1316. “Sit:—1 perceive by the Mitlf dgeviile Journal, that 1 ■ m appointed by the Legislature, an elector for Presi dent and Vice-President of the United States—As it is most so .o .manner, not to injure ,ui tiie enemies of then ed themselves, inti the persons orproj Spanish and Eiiaai-sii I.die. rs.” General Jackso.in :i letter of 16*h November. 18.4 Writes thus:—“Mr vi-.it to Pensacola was occasioned b the unprecedented conduct of tk governor, in harbm i g. aiding, andconntenuuiing the British and their red able.. j Does not this look as if lilt Spamaras made tiielnsci • es | accomplices in die- war against us? { by this appointment; and had the information been com. In the National Intelligencer ofthe 2d of January, it impossible forme to attend at Milledgeville in Decem ber, without a great professional Sacrifice (which 1 would vvillin. lv make if it was necessary) I take the earliest opportunity of laying before you, tills my resig nation- Be persuaded, sir, that 1 am truly grateful and eusible for the honor and confidence conferred on me was stated on good authority thatafo ce went trot:. Pen sacola tu scour our territory, tomuke prisoneis or un armed citizens, and to attack our forts: that Americans were detained prisoners in Pensacola, as if in a hostile country, contrary to the established laws and usages of nations: tiiat the governors-. ..to Spanish force to co-op erate with the Indians. \\ u« ttys respect for neutral rights? Was this ifv reverence which toe Spaniards pay to the solemnity of treaties? How cliff-rent was the behavior of a party of poor Mexican revolutionists! \ company of tilt.ni it is stated, of about lUO strong, arrived at New Orleans in January, 1815, solicitous to aid in ih fending our territory, to fight for the United Slates. Before the close of our w..r. we heard frequent hints that Spain had not relinquished her claims to Louisiana; that we should l ave to stirre uc.er ro her a valuable por tion ofthe t'lT.'ory of me ( mitd States—a territory to which she had long ago disposed of ail her right and title, and wuicli !i..d been guar..ntced to via by the treaty’. No doubt she indulged Hie hop- and wish unit England would wrest it from us, and Was eager to come in fora share of tin spoil. After-the repulse of tin. British before New-Orleans, their ship the Dictator, t)4, proceeded to Havana; she carried thither about 4U0 passengers, soldiers’ wives,sick, wounded and disabled soli lie; s, to relieve the enemy's municatcd which I requested, at the first meeting of tin- legislature, l should not have been held up as a candidate for eiec*or and thereby avoided the painful task of de clining the honor aiul grztificat.on of voting for the pat riotic Mr. Monboe, as President of this Great Nation. I am, 8tc. . Charles Harris.” His Excellency I). It. AfitcheU, Uc. “Major Porter has been elected by both branches of the Legislature an elector in room of Mr. Harris, re signed. “A Bill bus passed the lower house giving the exclu sive right to Daniel Hotchkiss, for ten y-ears, of running a Idle of stages, between Savannah and Milledgeville. And the -enate have concurred in the bill to* restore William Wall and Andrew Guarde to the privilege of acting as pilots tor the waters of Georgia. They have also assented to the bill which prohibits the issuing of small change bills by individuals, or institutions not in corporated; and which compels the chartered banks of camp of its incfilt i’. - s, and also to obtain a suppiv for the army that remained. Tin captain oftlu- Dictatorcon- ] this state to pay specie for their notes under five dollars, traded for, and began to t lie on board 4000 barrels of - rlour. Ana it was asserted at the same 1 line, that a brig j ’ from N\w-Providence had been permitted to take pri- tlier issuing ofthe change hills of the corporation of Sa- vatcly from the royal arsenal at Havana, 1H pieces of brass i vanuah . lt wiU> b , vontl doubt, be the means of bringing cannon,for the use tu the eneniv oi tile United States be-I • ° fore Neu -O; leans. • j sngiil money into circulation. Moreover, J/tr.ttnti, as wrll as Pensacola, bcc: me a j ««y k Bill lu.s passed both houses which authorizes five depot for A ■.. . -a h , captured ov the British be- j fore New-Orleans, as apnears from the following extract j f>ireca-rs of the “Bank of the State of Georgia” to trans- nf gviiCi. l Jacksoi' Per of 24*h February, 181o:—“ 1 lie . ,.ct the business of said Bank in the months of July, Au- flag which I sent to the enemy's fleet, returned a tew I daysago, bringing a letter of assurance from admiral I 8" st > brytenibir and October, provided that they shall Cochrane, dial l.,c American prisoners, sent to the 11a- j j ( e unanimous—so that no note can be discounted unless vana, shall he it turn'd rs soon as practicable.” ’ Another recent xample of the love which Spain lu-ars I r!iC " hole five shall agree. It also prohibits any pejson our citizens, and of lit reape d whim, sue sue a s iev their j f r <>ni being a Director in the Slate Bank who has a part- rights, will be found m 'ho arbitrary arrest ox Mr. M .tic. 1 a respectable American, who. it is believed,is still stiff,r- j ner, and who is a Director in the Planters’ Bank, or any established in the State.— individuals who are now Di" Bank of the State of Georgia.” I have time of an election here, is in fact, a »im e , )f ^ confusion. The persons and property of lnd : supposed to be, or really opposed to either of the didates, are endangered: for the friends u „d adl , <>f them, assembling in overwhelming crowds, prw ,T te street, a9 the savage bc-asU do the wildcrn^ with lawless force, committing the most daring out^ Ail this is done in open day-light, in the face ofUie civfl'..' thonty, ahd in defiance of the Uw^hich vainly bo ^ . afformngequal protection toevery one. I had often h of the disorderly scenes which accompanied Engl*;, ^ tu»ns; but those which passed before me, exceed in violence and riot, every thing j lla(1 pictured f ‘ ed mind, and beggars description. Even before it w JS p over, many w indows were broken, and the adherents " the two candidates parading the streets with distin-mi l - ^ emblems of red and green ribbons intlieir hats intD S ** ton holes and to their watches, insulted and as'saultl't ^ other. During this disgraceful scene, business wus^ suspended. What to me, and to ever; AmenV, ' I.. i , . . . * can, was equal- U novel and surprising*, was to witness the open and ? cided interest which the females of the ", . . ’"giier amt the lower classes, but more especially the former, tonkin • 1 hey also declared their sentiments bv wearing i^ > shawls or scarfs, or red ribbons and waving them f ^ their windows; or doing the same things with g rfcCn , evince their attachment to Lcyland. The infeeu-, n e ’ ? communicated itself to the boys, who also, with dj ry , ragged clothes, battered flags and discordant music u ‘ still more discordant shouts, were parading the . in every part of the town, crying, “Canning forc-vw” or “Lcyland for ever,” as circumstances unconnre'id w„h reason, or uninfluenced by judgment, promoted them to do one or the other. I savv - a mot(ev and ' gurly group go from house to house, enquiring of what party the owner or tenant was: if hi , sentiments hap. pened to be in unison with their',, they would perhaps greet him with shouts of applause; but if they were in opposition to these discreet (h,passionate judges,- a show- er of stones and abusive language would be the immed,- ate salutation. The election closed and then another scene supervened,, which, if I had not known what it was, 1 should have taken for an assemblage of all tire rabble in the town to witness the ludicrous tricks of some mountebanks. It was such a collect on as you have heard described in the history of peeping Tom of Coventry. “I w ill not detain you longer by detailing other parti, culars, which, while they disgrace the governme-.t and the voters in them, have fully convinced me, that lire freedom of election here, is worse than a farce; for ii ij supported and conducted by the vilest means, with the most lavish expenditure of money, and with a sacrifice of truth ami delicacy.” U rcsjicctauic Aniuril.m. M HO Jl IS UeilUVUCl, is SUil Stint!*- UV-1, a.;u "Siw in ti. ij. nuwi III V mg a cruel and unju t confinement in the prison «f L th< . rH; nk that is> or nlav be Cadiz, torn from lus family, iin^ratetulty (icspriltd of * property this him by the government, and deprived of Tiiis law will turn out some in what is dearer ihaii all, his liberty. How <iiu the Span ish author! ! y treat -the renioi.sti'.mces of cur consul, Mr. Cut!.cart, </ii the subject of that unwarrantable outrage on the person of :.n American citizen? Tilt- blood of every i’reenu»n must boil with indignation when he reflects on the treacherous conduct ofthe Span ish military governor of Cart hagena, after the capture of that place. False colors were display ed to em.ee our vessels to enter the port after the besieged had fallen and the blockade ceased, and our citizens with their property some with their lit t le all it stake, were perfidiously th cov ed in, to experience no! only the mortification of 1 leave pecuniary losses bv seizure and confiscation, but to un dergo the vilest personal degredation. ignominy, impris- "xri'eie and torture. Deatu, more merciful to some of them, tii.ui ’die pitiless monster of iniqmtv, by w hom they had been kidnapped, relieved their pangs and torments which proved too excruciating for the frailness of human nature to surmount. An unprovoked attack has lately been made bv a Span ish squadron online United States’ship Firebrand, of infe rior force. The neutral flag of our country could not ensure protection toils citizens, even on board a nation al vessel Consider what has always been the poiicv of Spain —her mean colonial system—her unsurpation of exclu sive right to the navigation of an immense portion of the w avers that border our continent, seas that are- the com mon property of all nations; and she will never renounce those absurd pretensions as tong as she is able to maintain her empire in these countries. But when the standard of liberty and independence shall once rise and prevail over the face of South Ameri ca; when light and reason shall break through the dark ness of ignorance and superstition; as the progress of civilization and republ.cunism shall advance; as humane and liberal institutions succeed to those of priesthood and despotism, the world at large will be highly benefit ed by the happy change, and the interests of the United States in particular: we shall become more powerful and more independent of Europe, as governments are estab lished among our neighbouring people on principles of justice and equality, in harmony and unison with our own; and a new and vast field will be opened for the commer cial -enterprise of our industrious citizens. We cannot therefore but heartily rejoice at every success of the revo lutionists, and ardently desire that their noble efforts may speedily terminate in the glorious triumph of their holy Cause. SlUNET. The Art of Penmanship. The subscriber informs the citizens of Savannah, that lie has just arrived in this place for the purpose of teach ing Nathan Towns Analytical System of Penmanship. He professes to make an illiterate person in that art, write a plain intelligible band in eighteen days, and those who have been advanced in that art, may expect a greater improvement. For further information, call on the sub scriber at colonel Craig’s taveftl, on the Hay, deer- A X4<5 rectors in tht beard some men, who arc capable of judging, give it as jheir opinion, that tu - law is unconstitutional, concurring that the Legislature ho\ c nrt right to interfere with char ters at all. As for myself, I am not lawyer enough to Hazard an opinion on this subject. “The Bill to alter the Constitution of State, relative to the mode of electing the Governor, w. s called up to-d.Tv debated on, and was lost. It went to place the election of the Governor, in the hands of the people by general ticket. I am sorry it did not pass, for I think the manner in which the Executive is no w chosen is rather aristocratic too much so for the Republican State of Georgia. “It appears, from a report laid before the House, that the Penitentiary has already cost fifty-six thousand dol lars; and twenty-five thousand dollars more are required to complete it—besides./our thousand dollars for contin gent expcnccs making in all eightv-five thousand dollars. The Bill vesting the election of Clerk of the Market in the Mayor and Aldermen of Savannah, which passed the Senate last week, has been lost in the House of Represen- tives. I believe I have given you all the news worth communicating.” ENGLISH ELECTION. Extract of a letter from an American gentleman in Liver pool, to a friend in the United States, dated June 16, 1816.- “I will detail to you an event which I have witnessed during the past, and part of the present week, on an oc casion which should call forth the sober and reflecting energies of a people who call themselves free and en’ lightened: l mean an election to a seat in parliament.— Mr. Canning was opposed by Mr. Leyland, or rather the friends of the latter opposed him to the former. The poll remained open about a week, and closed in favor of the former gentleman. On the occasion, I cannot say any thing my self, which is not highly disgraceful to the peo ple concerned. I have seen elections in various parts of the United States, but never have seep such turbulence, gross violence, mean artifices and base depravity; openly, and with shamelesseffrontery committed by those who ate called freemen, with their fyo*t of accomplices. The We have been requested to announce C. W. Cub- well, as a candidate to fill the vacancy m council, occa sioned by the resignation of John Bolton. ■ Ol/SE OF HKPKESEPfTATIVF.ft. 'J tics day, 19/4 November. Mr. Ryan called up a resolution lie had laid on tL table, and the same being read and amended, was agree? to, and is as follows: IVhereas, the gratitude of the republic is due to those who died in the service of their country during tfie «a: —And -whereas, that gratitude cannot be better evinced than bv extending the fostering care of government to ttieir widows amt orphans— Be it therefore resolved by the senate and house of rep resentatives of the stale of Georgia, in general assemhn, mi", tiiat temporary relief ought to be granted to all wifim...’ orphans and parents requiring pecuniary assistance fir present support—whose husbands, fathers or child, on whom they were dependent for maintenance, n.av have died in the sc: vjee of their country, while engaged in die i late w-r, as volunteers or drafted militia from this state: I —And that ail persons, so situated; lay before the com- 1 mittee on petitions, the evidence on which their repli cation for relief is founded, whose duty it shall be t* report there an. If ednesdtiy, 20th .b'ovsr.iber. The ‘allowing resolution, introduced by Mr. Lanier was adop*ed: Hesolved hy the S nnte and house of representatives oftk state of Georgia in gene-al assembly met, tiiat the Justices of the Inferior courts of the several counties in this sUe. be authorised and required to ascertain, in their res itC- 1 ive counties, the number and circumstances of the fami lies of those unfortunate men whose lives were sacrificed in the late war with Great-Britain and the Indian tribes— and report to the next General Assembly for their con sideration. The following statement of the funds of the Ocone-i navigation association, was communicated by the acc-- five. Statement of the property in the hands of the commission - ers of the Oconee navigation association, r;; Nine liegroiuen at jgodU each, 5,iM 100 shares in the State Bank, 10,000 Cash in the hands of colonel Robinson, to purchase a negro, 600 Tools, Sec. about 100 The first cost of the amount of property in hand, ' 5^103 To enable the commissioners to preserve their bank stock, and pay the bslance of the sub stance, tiiis additional sum is required, 6,5-00 & The amount already appropriated, 10,000 09 Amount appropriated will then be 16,jc0 00 The amount of fund will then be ns follows, viz: g Negroes, bauk stock, cash and tools as above, 16,1001« Premium upon the stock not less than 25 per cent which on 310,000, 2,500 ft 18,600 Oj 16.300 ft) 2,350 9i 603 09 Deduct the sum appropriated. Deduct from this sum the value of one ne gro drowned, 81,700 ft) By the above statement it clearly appears, that « otu ^ standing the unfortunate loss of one of the negroes, property in hand is at this time of more value by sevente - hundred dollars than the amount of the sum a PP.)I > y'j*j ! ed; and at the same time, the service has, to a consider 0* extent, been performed, which was contemplated “) legislature when the appropriation was made; and tt •* lieved that the obstructions in the river Oconee completely removed by the application of the annua P cee Js, without diminishing the capital. The great ot>^ therefore of improving the navigation of the uam. be effected by the judicious arrangements of the ^ Sioners, without costing the state onecent more, use of the interest on the sum of sixteen thousand hundred dollars. . The commissioners however are willing, ° ^ ture will enable them, to extend their opera ; n . Alatamaha, and indeed they deem such an „«!- dispensible, because some parts of t.iat riverp ^ lv as much'difficulty in the passage of boats, ^ nee; and the improvement of the one, wttiio . - will leave the object incomplete. To do this, <308 | ed, that an appropriation of glCI,000 m place ^ before mentioned, ought to be made—'‘bich _ Z., was referred to the committee on the state o Ixc.-mdUiUedgeoiUe Journal, 17tk ull-