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\ NEAPOLITAN DOCUMENTS. It ha# been insinuated by some, and expressly ssserted by others, both in this country and in Europe, that the United State* were not entitled to any indemnity from the present government of Naples, for the spoliations committed upon our commerce during the reign of Murat, be cause our government did not resist the outrage at the period it occurred; and they are further t hargeu with having permitted the claim to lie dormant during Murat’s time, from a spirit of subserviency to the power ot Murat’s master. Napoloon. To shew the falsehood of these as sertions, we present the following documents, ^fhich have been furnished usby aliiend. and are collected from an authentic source. Tliey arc the correspondence of our then consul at Naples, the only representative of this government at that place, with Murat’s minister for foreign af fairs—From these it appears that our consul, Mr. Hammett, from the commencement of'these spoliations,neverceased bis remonstrain es. and. finally on the 20th of January, I8to. formally protested, in the name of his government, aga'm-t these transactions, and demanded futi. commute and adequate reparation for the suffeX’is. J. no further application was made to King .'in rat, it was because, as general Armstrong, it c minister in France, mi a letter to .lapi'f.M s minister for foreign affairs, well observed. Itrrsc proceedings ice re considered as eiu a.:..*i.:g from France. as 'he vareui slate, and ti-ai irum tier indcmultp a.-.-, so he txficcii d. At the t r> of France, during Napoleon's time, our t!u:m- were at all times prosecuted with the indepen dence and firmness becoming a live nation af:d, while the ambassadors of the powers ol Cut ope cowered at the frowns of Bonaparte, the Ameri can always maintained the tone of a freeman. V* t refer with pride to the correspondence cl our ambassador with Napoleon's government, to shew that'-neither on this, or any other occasion i# there any foundation for the charge oi servili ty or subserviency, so impudently alledgcd oy the London Courier, and reiterated by the fac tious prints in this country.—<-i)eluicare Patriot. To the same. Naples. January 20, 1810. Alexander Hammett, consul of the 1'niteu States of America at Naples— To his excellency the marquis De Gallo, the minister of foreign relations. Entrusted with the communications of my go vernment to that of Naples, 1 have thought ii tny duty to protest, in the name of the Uni fey States, against the sales effected liere of Ameri can v essels and property which came direct, and also those that have been ser/.e-i <>a these coasts. I beg vour excellencv ive tins act. well asacknovvledge the receipt thereof. 1 liavu the honor to subscribe luyself ever, Alkx. II im -ii i r. advancement, when so, gfeat an obstacle to its growth vviil be removed. Those who have been more early settlers here, will recollect this place and 'Vashington city, to have been little better than a cornfield, with a few straggiinghou- ses intespersed here and there. While at this time, elegant and stately edifices are erecting which astonish the behol der; and the visitor wlm has seen these places before, pauf.es in amaze ment as he views the alteration and improve ment which a few short years have b. ought about. —fit i/i gt town ( ij. C.) . in ssergrr. N'oles. January 20, 1810. In consequence of flic sales effected here o- sundry Amen • ,n vessels, and their carg/»es: vessels, that have been seized on these coast-, though carrying Amei ican colors, have been de clared lawful prize, and also others that came direct. A - no change whatever lias taken place in the .... • •] • i•* of the (Hit. d R ',NK OF THE UNITE')STATES. A 1- Met received in ihiscirv dated Philadel phia. ''dlh ult. states tin* follow ing tis a correct list of the directors of the Branch Bank to be es- SA VANN AH ItEl i UBLHuN7 Tnesilay Evening, December 10, lgff, FEDERAL WISDOM! Some of the Boston editors will J, aV e it t |,. npon the same ground on which our "overtm f,„ m <W Ncpotitan . ai.Tf’ el tui lnmngementson our commerce bv- - rat, mi grit every individual who has 1 isshv the French, during the reimh'H tier Napoleon, demand "of the ■ ‘*" d equivalent. r... f h‘‘ Bou:.ion s 1 iie^sophism L pitiful. \ Mu. ted «n- ralilished in Oharle. !t Pri .'.it B vcot. cashier. *n try in Europe maintained th*- a♦«Vt '.H Coar> , r; >—^he was strictly neutral: ! so lonffosher flipping was confined t'„ , lie . ! portation of aitides not contraband t! '* -Anu*ri. ^ f Jj.rA •ail.'. ' . • 1 7 f4 .,: f • 7 , M .. i 'riiUtin of Auiriivaii property hhi^ ,U «*- bnvriors—pii’/Niinons, John : Vttor I 4 • + t r *, *• X *, * 131 ue eons.<j H , John C’.Fabor. Duke Goodman. John M. I i..pkin>. I ' ‘‘ U '' at ‘°. nal l :, at > d the p, r V i.K. A- Sremmetz. Joseph Johnson, W i!i i„, { .™, ' b ,p ,r« restoration; p • i . . , * . • ’ . , ! at the commencement of tlie re* *,i„ • ' I iirpTfu f.imjfuoii v !.cvt*s, .lolm Money. r/. '".u.ioij, suri ,, \» i , vi ... - ji i i v . \ European powers as w^rniot active-in #i * »jj\>\v'iiid*. !• i.i.-:? Miiwveil. .John — - • ' r T r . , , m the mv *i tfi«* Kivii. h ir:r> erniiK-nt. so f:» .!inv> ii to 111e c x t: HO |t;i''t (•(!:; nisc I ot * Si nt ted States of ('hurii Mon Soaii.cr ’.itnoi. in eeiiii.t r C. ! l have i. Jl «i '.instances whatever ic.ia.-e them ia.vtul i»nz* As these vesf.c under lit" g rtr::!! iestv the king of , c TR \ N'SLATF.D FROM THE FRENCH. To his excellency the JIarquis I)e Gallo, min ister of foreign affairs, dfc. Naples. December 10, 1809. The number of American vessels which arriv ed in this port in virtue of the decree of his ma jesty in July lest, which assured them of the li berty of selling their cargoes, is become an ob- lect of great consequence to the interests of the United States. Your excellency w ill feel the importance that I ought to attaefi to the welfare of my country, and it is superfluous for me to re present to you how much so long an uncertainty prejudices all those whose confidence has con ducted them hither. I have too great reliance in the wisdom of this government to doubt for a moment that this afl'air will be speedily taken into consideration. The knowledge I have, above all, of your ex cellency’s enlightened notions, assures me that J ’ou will properly represent to his majesty that a onger uncertainty would be an incalculable in jury to all American individuals who have pro perty in this country. I Iiave also to observe to your excellency, that if even we were at war, (which I hope will nevertake place,) vessels bona fide arrived could not be subject to anunforseen change in politics. The importance of this affair in conjunction with my duly will serve as an apology to your excellency for the continual trouble 1 give you. I beg you will accept that apology, and with it the distinguished assurances of my very high consideration. Alexander Hammftt, Consul ufthe United Slates. into these <><!•I I c•»:I to Naples. • vit.Mioii ul his ina- id i'h ;!r. t > introduce ;o win ion * •. xporli:.f .: cdo.u: fiiiL* taiguts vi-c furnii-li- • »I Oi »i*. due t‘>i signeii. .Alexander iiaiumett. ed St: ics of America at the i he public rights of man the produce of As the I'oisti ed with cert.!’; We. the un consul m r!re ( court of Naph having been violated, and cimfidence abused, we demand, in tiie mnne of our governioent, and to acquit ourselves of tic duties ol our employment, 1st.That all the proprietors be reimbursed the amount of the articles sold. 2d, That there be returned to them all the ves sels hitherto illegally sold, as also those that re main. a., well as the goods in existence. 3d, That they be indemnified foN uli loss, da mage, ike. Of which we si raw up thisgenerai protest against all that may be the consequences of these mea sures. Alex. H ammett. Consul of Ike United Slates. To his e.vceUri ry the mrrmis lie Callo, minis ter of foreign ccff.ur.-;, i\c. Naples. February 24, 1810. The undersigned, consul of the United States of America, still finds himself, and with grief, without an answer to the live notes which he had the honor to address to his excellencv the marquis He Gallo, minister of foreign affairs, relating to the unexpected measures adopted by this government against the commerce of Ame ricana, who came here under the protection of existing treaties, and the declaration of his ma jesty issued on the 1st July iast. The consequences attending so wise a mea sure announced the most happy results for both nations. The undersigned has not seen them vanish but with pain, and being forced this davby im perious considerations, aad by the sad situation to which about three hundred individuals of his nation find themselves reduced, thinks it his du ty to regulate his conduct by positive data, (which he expects from the frank politics of this government,) as also the measures which he adopts for furnishing indispensib e subsistence to tens great fimilv. liencf forth reduced without Naples. December 1 7. 1809. I have the honor to remit to vour excellency a detailed note of American vessels that have arrived in this port, with the respective epo, * of their arrival, and a specification of the arti cles with which they are laden. I flatter myself that I know too well how high ly vour excellency values the prosper! m - of your country, and that good faith which alone can make it flourish, to doubt that you will be pleas ed to represent to his majesty the king ol’the Two Sicilies the painful situation the American? are in, who have come hither in Consequence of an invitation, which assured them a liberal com merce with this kingdom. I beg your excellencv to be ass :red of the sentiments of high consideration with which 1 have the honor to be, Ac. &c. Alex. H AMMETT. resource, as well as without credit, in thi ’Unis matter is positively urgent, and he beg ins excellency the minister for fmcign affairs, to take it into Ins serious consideration, as ai.-o the means of transporting them to their < ouufrv. I he undersigned has the honor to rein-rate m hr- excellency tiie marquis l)e Gallo the reanect of fis high consideration. Airy :? : < mv i ! Ins mif^sty J'. Hammett, The minister for foreign effai, lhe /. rag of the Two Sicilies consul of the United Stales < Naples, j.'.-reh 9. i s in. £:r—I have not failed, -.fi , |.> lender an ar- coiuit to Ins majesty of the reiterated demands that you have made to me in favor ufthe Ameri can vessels and subjects now remaining in the ports ofiiis states. 1 lie king has not seen, with out sorrow, the small conformity which is found between your solicitations and the principles To his excellency the Marquis De Gallo, minis ter of foreign affairs, c^r. A‘c. Ncpl *es, January 5, 1810. Sir—;I have just learned that the government has ordered the sale of several American vessels for the benefit of the exchequer: as I am unac quainted with the fnottves, I beg your excellency will be so good as to inform me of them. I sieze this opportunity to reiterate to your excellency the assurance of iny very high consid eration. Alex. Hammett. To his excellency the Marquis Jde. Gallo, minis ter of foreign affairs, <fc. Naples, January Iff, IS 10. The undersigned, consul of the United States, had the honor of addressing a note to his excel lency the marquis De Gallo, minister of foreign affairs, under date of the 13th insl . to which he refer# himself. He finds himself this day under the necessity of expressing to him his grief con cerning the fate of the Americans, whom confi dence had conducted to this country, and who, by an unexpected train of Measures, which the government Hus u^inoted u^mnst their propci find themselves reduced, without resource or credit. Fully relying, however, on the provi dent loyalty of his majesty the king of the Two Sicilies, and on his government.,the undersigned flatters himself it will have foreseen the case stated, and provided the proper remedies, as well as the means pf their re-embarkation for their country. He cpnfidently wait# fora fa- ro rable answer to this note, as well as to the for* m'-'r. lie prays hi# excellency the minister of fo- . **i^» affairs will acceptthe assurances of his high oBsideration. Alex. Hwmicett. lopted by the governmentoftiie United States, and manifested in its resolutions contained in its act ol the first of March last vear against tin* commerce of France ami the states attached to the political system of the French empire; after i llicit you ought not to be surprised at the ri- ...... *■}... I-I 1 ... I * .. 1 r I* gorous measures the king has seen himself oblig 'd to take against the vessels of vour nation, viiicli, besides, are loaded with prohibited mer chandise. As for the Americans composing the crews >f the confiscated vessels, his majesty lias given •rders to iiis minister of marine to procure them in embarkation to return to America, t flatter nysell that the changes which your government maybe enabled to make in its resolutions, inav lead his majesty to measures more conformable to his wishes, and to the sentiments of friend ship and good under.-landing which the king de- Mres to be enabled to cultivate with the United States of America. Meanwhile please to accept the assurance of my very distinguished consideration. The marquis De Gallo. It will be gratifying to our townsmen to learn, that the mud machine, constructed under the superintendence of Mr. Everett, of Massachu setts, has commenced its operation, and surpas ses even our most sanguine expectations. Already for the space of three hundred voids ten feet ater has been added to the original depth, and before the spring we shall have the whole bar so effectually removed, that the larg est shipping a>ill be able to visit our wharves without danger o.f grounding. Our town has increased almost beyond a parallel, notwith standing the check this bar necessarily put on our commerce. How rapid will no*r be its The Pml. d.-lplua papers s gciiiit. esq. ..'lie of the dir. j liie dales, !u-> hue: betrd of direct pur;} e.r of oi b i p.ii.i.:fidolla i.i Thai city. 1! Lancaster, to i-.afi : >i —ih. ■ tn announcing sor of Joaquin Joze A . a-u; a! of the kingdom :> mention that he had ad interim oniv.—National Intelligencer, 29//i ult. On the authority of the Philadelphia papers, we stated that Chilieotlie lui«l been fixed on for the e-ta dishment of the Ohio branch of the Uni ted State,' bank. We learn that the northern papers were incorrect in this particular, and that Cincinnati is the place selected by the directors of the principal hank. An amendment to the constitution has been proposed in the legislature of Massachusetts, in the following words. It has the reference, no doubt, to the congressional compensation law: j -ion of France compronitted their neut",**! ,n . Va ~ raeterh-, either furnishing ilie rov.il „ , C ‘ a ' tales, that John Air-! "‘l* S! >Pi*»; C3 »r; sutler.ng it. ,rooR. H(/)< 7 tors of the Bank of ff"' thus her t . j tdl assumed the posture of belligerent ” , am, ‘ the victims ot a iu,t lefidiation , -n- i »* ere restitution admitted in 1 • lie* ociating ne sum c! ten millions * . . , . , , * 1 ■*ht ln *« r *i i*i> iii hi. . *»l* to penf .-Oil III I anpuiuted by th* '*ndou. lor tie •ii be- I ul bv acoinser i cial hoUs»* ken bis j ars..fce ill the iverpool in a lew days. ■ days ago, ihe recognition z .jo:;, esq as consul gener- Fort'ig.'!, we omitted eived that appiHutuient stance. Bv who to *.vl;,ii iini’ asor ami t.o* Piriune oi ■Nolaw varying the compensation for the ser vice- s »f senator and representatives in congress, shall take effect, until an elec tion of represen tatives shall have intervened.”—ib There arrived in thi> city yesterday morning led by general M-Intosh. and by major Daniel Hughes. United States’ Factor, eight chiefs and warriors deputed by : lie head men of the M usco gee or Creek nation, on a visit to the 1:e»i<leiu ot the United States. Of the object of their vis it we are uninformed; but theyare, we learn, in vested with full powers to treat on all points re lating to their nation. This deputation is com posed of file principal officers who enrolled ear ly in the Creek war, and who, under MMntosh. co-operated with major general Jackson during tiie whole war, and latterly with their leader inarcucd against the Negro Fort on Apalachico la, which they united with colonel Clinch in the destruction of.—ib. 30th ult. An Albany paper expresses a doubt whether. Mr Adams, will be recalled from London, appointed be Mr. Monroe secretary of slate. It suggests that Mr. Clay will receive that appointment.—Jluhimore I’ul.iol, 26:U ult. FT UOPB.W* SCKAFS. Liimion, October 24. Commercial letters from France arc s-*d to mention that ilie- ministers of Louis XV11I. had resolved to make afresh attempt tonegociate for the sovereignty of St. Domingo, in consequence of which nfcw commissioners have sailed in a private manner from a small port in the neighborhood of llrcst, in an unarmed vessel. They go direct to l*etion’s dominions, and a. is understood that tluir tone will not he so high as that of their pr-dcces- sors. Letters from I'onirrania, d t’ed 2.*lh ult. state that the crops had been all secured; that the wheat was a good crop, and in higher condition than last year,- that rich crop, barley tolerable, and pea: : \ c Was a llicr Scam Loniion, October 25. We are happy to state that there ire no accounts to day of new disturbances of any sort. There is not one word of truth in th*: statements of a morning paper yes terday, of riots h:t\ mg broken out in Staffordshire, ami at .Swansea and Hi.con. All is quiet in that country and in (Hailuirganshive; and a Lettei from a magi sty. te near Newport, dated the* 23d, takes no notice of any ring u> a nation p act* and perpetual stimulant L ;» \\ar. bur cause, or trie nature of *■’> ii* * 'V Ix'ti'r u ini the piirriple . i. *tioa obtain re: , ; » instead of Ci: fJ Vv till I ll V ; *i inatter iifit; .1 ■ i : prft ocatiuii. *(um the moment Her troops ent red tiieir operations must be runside to her own ruin, and the <>.>!- ...: <• .• P* tained for the injuries ;1 would bo t:>e v. hole . ...c.-v », campaign, a pi inciple is in* on:i ati- oi Civil society. Tiie toleration ol sue hie witii tiie Ovi'lenee <"■ territory, <-*d as tending (,,1 ' v saiisfactioii ob- iad been subjected to iiSu oi \ '1C country win* paid so dearlv lor its vi i lie ories over espousintr injustice would seek for re* en"-e tiie same ii legal method bv wiiiUi tiie enemy |, a j brought it to the brink of destruction, and'thus a system of a retaliation be laid width could Ut cease in the annihilation of one of the partied AV ith the exception of Spain, no nation in tu! rope has a right to demand any remuneration lor the destruction of property occasioned bv the a rmies of France; for they forced her into’hos- filities. Spain, however', may lawfully c ! a j m reparation lor all the damages she h.i*. siistaineil since the imprisonment of her virtuous princes at Bayonne, because they have been occasioned by the ambition of the chieftain of France.— And on this principle our government insist* for the restitution of American property, forcibly and unwarrantabl y sequestered by the late mon arch of Naples. B it justice ami equity when asserted by a rc- pubiicanexecutive areaiwaysrepresentedb;fed eral ists as .arrogance or folly. National weal seems to be. in the eves of a Boston Cossac. ab horrent outrage; and still the psalm-whining gen tleman is possessed of all the knowledge, equity sound poli tics, genius and patriotism in'the coun try?—Oh! admirable consistence! h GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. TO THE EDITOR. Milledgeville, December 3. 181(i. Yesterday the electors on the part of this sta*" for President and Vice President for the United States, inet i*i this place a oil gave io tliei - vote*. MONROE and TOMPKINS bad an unanimous vote. The bill to prohibit the Sn- vannait Marine and fire Insurance Company from discounting domestic bills of Exchange lias passed the House of Representatives auf only wants the Governor's signature to become a law. A resolution requiring the adjutant general t*> consolidate and abbreviate the militia laws lias been introduced and .adopted. The bill to re form the Penal Code, has gone through the com mittee of the who!**; and is now before the iaiu-e undergoing discus-ion—It will probably be read a third time and passed on Saturday next.— Should tiffs be the case, the Legislature will ad journ on the 14th instant. The follow ing me morial and remonstrance was laid before the se nate by Mr. Charlton, and unanimously agreed to. It relates to the extinguishment of the In dian title to certain lands within the limits e.’ Georgia: tiling unpleasant having happened in Monmouthshire.— The depot at Brecon is in a state of tiie most perfect se curity. The stalC of the Carmarthenshire militia, which had. with the greatest alacrity, made a fo*red march to render assistance, if necessary, had been ordered back, to Carmarthen.— Court* . Lnvi.ox, October 26. A letter from Dover, dated October 25, (yesterday,) says, ‘-six transports arrived this day from Calais, with about 960 discharged men and invalids from our ar my in France. “Sailed this day, L’Antigone, French packet, and his majesty’s packet the Chichester, with mail and passen gers, amongst whom were lieutenant general lord Hill, and other olHc.ers.’* Letters from Lausanne state, that assassinations multi ply in Italy in a frightful manner; travellers are stopped 15 or 20 leagues from Simplon. Three English families have lately made sad experience of it; one of them had a courier killed, others have been robbed and plundered, and tied to trees in open day; so that the English who intended to pass the winter in Italy, have almost all re turned to Lausanne. Pams, October 22. Charles Slonier, ex-adjutant of engineers, condemned to die for being an accomplice in a plot for obtaining possession of the castle ot Vincennes, after poisoning the gani>on, v as to have been executed yesterday. He was brought from the Ricetre, to the Conciergerie, at half past 9 o’clock. Still ignorant of the rejection of his ap peal to the court of Cassation, he was quite at his ease, and thought only of undergoing an examination: but when the gaoler tubl him he must prepare for death, lie broke out into violent transports “What,” said he, “must I die! die to day! I have been deceived; l expect- ed a pardon.” T&c Abbe Moutez, chaplain, then offer ed him the consolation of religion, but he was incapable of listening. He asked urgently for M. Touret, his ad vocate, whose arrival appeared to calm him. “If I make discoveries, (said be,) may I hope for pardon?” At Iasi about 4 o’clock, when the executioners entered his cell he said—“let some magistrate have the goodness to hear me; 1 am ready to speak.” Soon after, M. Dupaty, a counsellor of the royal court, came down to a room of the prison into winch Moilier was brought. From the window of this mom, which looksinto the court of the prison, Monier perceived the fatal cart, at which he shuddered with atfiright. Monier remained about three quarters of an bcur with M Dupaty, and the discover ies be made seemed so important, that the Chancellor was made acquainted with them, who sent an order to stay tiie execution, all dhe preparations for Which, Were ntsoe in tbeflsti; de f Jr*ve. -* .,** Jtfillrdg-eviUr, fieorpo, Tlrrerr.A— I Sit). 7fi his exrrVtncy the President of the United S The Memorial and Remonstrance of the M-n .ie and House of Representatives ofthe State of Georgia, ui Gen eral Assembly met. “ Vour memorialists beg leave to address his excellent the President of the F nit ed States, and lo l.y before ii". their views on a subject highly interesting to the people of this state and entitled to the serious attention of the national government. This subject, to which your me morialists respectfully solicit the attention of your excr lency, is the stipulation in the articles of agrt * merit an., cession entered into on the 24th of April, ldt)2, hctnani the commissioners of Georgia, and cmninis ioners of the United States, in which the United States have pledged themselves to extinguish the Indian title to all lands w th in the limits of Georgia. The citizens of Georgia, satis fied with this stipulation of the compact, and reposing great confidence in the disposition of the genera! govern ment to fulfil every engagement of the United states, and particularly this, fluttered themselves with the hope, that the treaty of General .tackson would have obtainea a further cession of territory, and established a line with a much greater respect for the interests of Georgia, than that treaty has evinced. No crisis ever presented sueh prospects of an advantageous extinguishment of Indian title as the period of the treaty referred to. A icut*. chas’isement had been inflicted on the Creeks, theirpo** er was broken, tiieir arrogance subdued, and it oniv be came necessary under theae circumstances, to ha*e <J*- maiuled and obtained an accession to such term* as tt> c United States, looking to their compact with Georgia, might have thought proper to have dictated. These cir cumstances were not permitted, however, to have their appropriate weight of influence, and, therefore, the fl ' tizens of Georgia have found themselves mortified and dis appointed in all the expectations they have formed o the results of this treaty. In adverting to the boundan of the treaty, it will be readily perceived, that the great objects which should always have been in view ' ^ extension of settlement and security of frontier—M been greatly, if not totally neglected. , Your memorialists, referring to the molt appr maps of the Creek nation, think these facts c.*>ri. tablished, that the course from the Cha-ta-hoo-chte: ru ning due east, “to a point which shall intersect tn now dividing the lands claimed by the Creek nationtro^ those claimed by the state of Georgia, w*U *, river Oakmulgee on the left, and strike the • „ short distance, or not far below the fori former y \ cif“Fort James’,” and Consequently leave the Ind ^"^ unextinguished to the narrow but important slip _ ^ n . L - Jh-tanAS Oll/I nPtlk’ftll tile D * for the whole distance along and between the *“| coor ^ the river Oakmulgee. Now it appears l0 ) ar 1 , cnc Ui*ts, *nd after piwper cpnsideratlon your • l •I