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FOURTEENTH^ONGRESS.
v 8ECON0 SESSION.
Bom ot lUrtutmnni, December 18,
, _ THB COMPENSATION SUBJECT.
Johnson, of Kv. from th« committee appointed On
(he subject, submitted a report relative to the compen
sation of the members tff congress, embracing an elabo
rate and ampTe view of the subject, accompanied by a
Oill'to repeal the present compensation law, and in lieu
(hereof to provide a daily allowance of dollars, and
dollars for every twenty miles travelling to and
from -the seat of government. (The great length of the
report prevents its publication to-day—it shall be given
a» e«riy as practicable.)
The report and bill having been read,
Mr. Johnson, of Ky. moved, that the bill be made the
order of the day for the second Monday in January.—
Mia reason for moving so distant a day, was to give time
to, many members to arrive, who had not yet reached
here,, and to avoid having the subject discussed during
the* holidays, when the house was usually- thin from the
absence allowed to members.
Mfc.H. Nelson, ofVa. objected to so distant a day,
arid moved that the bill be made the order for to-mor
row.
A short debate arose on the propriety of selecting an
early or distant day,
Mr. Nelson’s motion was advocated by himself and had any right to call f*r them at that moment.
Mr. Barbour, on the ground that the subject had been
■o much agitated and so=fiilly discussed, that it was al
ready well understood, and further time for its consid
eration was unnecessary; that the measure was carried
through rapidly at the last session, and as it required no
more time to repeal a law than to make it, further de
lay was useless.
The motion, • ule by Mr. Nelson, was opposed by
Messrs. Grosvenor, Calhoun, Robertson, Hulbert and
Pickering, who were in favor of a more distant day, be
cause between this time and January the house would he
less full; and*that viewing the subject as one of uncom
mon importance, one which was perhaps connected with
the future liberties of the country, a proper time for de
liberation was necessary; that as the house had been ac
cused of acting rashly an passing the existing law, they
might he ais properly reproached with cowardice by a
Jitstv and precipitate retraction, (See.
Mr. Gastoti, conceiving that die honor of the house
required tiiat they should on the one hand avoid unne
cessary delay, and on the other an unbecoming precipi
tancy, moved that the hill be made the order for die
■ffirat Monday of January.
J£he question being first taken on Mr. Johnson’s mo
tion for the second Monday, was earned by a large ma
jority.
THE EPERVIER.
Mr. Taylor of N. Y. offered for consideration ’lie fol
lowing resolution:
’'Resolved, That the committee oirr.aval affairs be in
structed to inquire into t tic expediency of providing by
Iasv for the settlement of the accounts of the officers
•ml crew of the United States’ brig Epervier, supposed
to have been lost at sea.
Mr. Taylor remarked, on this m tion, that all must
iv-collect with what pain and anxiety the arrival <jf this
tassel dad beep expected and hoped for, on her return
with despatches from the Mediterranean. From the
lapse of time since that period, the last ray’of hope glim
mering in the bosoms of the friends of the officers and
crew of diat vessel had become extinct, and the persons
on board had been now long given up for lost. Among
t&em there was a young man of the name of Mhelaue-
ffion W. Bostwirk, who was purser on board the vessel.
On the breaking out of the late war, said Mr. T. lie felt
a disposition to signalize himself in the service of his
rtJHntry, He entered the naval service a volunteer, and
Was placed on board the frigate Essex.. In the various
instances in what t‘-at frigate distinguished herself, Bost-
Srick bore a 'distinguidied part. Without die aid of
friends or p.xteonage, by his good conduct on every oc
casion, he 4;>on attracted the attention of the very distin
guished commander of that vessel. After the capture of
the Essex, he was on his return home, recommended and
appointed a purser in the United States’ service: . There
was committed to his charge money for recruiting for
the Epervier, and he was distinguished by the accuracy
and attention with which he discharged the duties- of his
appointment. His papers, his roonejvand all his accounts
Air. T. said, were at the bottom of die ocean. It was
due to the feelings of his friends and connections, that
their regret *t his loss should not be increased by his
Suppose these J|repte fairly at Washington, preimnsJ thepaintimg wdtfktftK a* iLprc'uU monumcril < t the
, before acSjWimittee ofcongreSfe—what woiiUfv elevated character of American genius; while the tub-
. — it. 1 ' _ " . * * — - - - . — - 1- — 1 h A m a ^ 1 ■ m n ik/. ii i, i i — fl Hir /I Ailu MATuiti.li Sk/« ilk#, , v, .i i
%ng pi
_ t _ le books of the department as a de-
udter, oif acebunt of the disaster which destroyed at
the tame time his life and hi* accounts. It was not ne
cessary, Mr. T- added, to say any thing on the subject
of extra allowance to * the heirs of those who had thus
perished, as that subject would present itself to the naval
committee. But, at any rate, it was fit that some pro-
Tiiion risnnld be made, for die adjustment of the accounts
of the deceased, which could not be settled at the navy
Apartment', without the interference cf die legislature.
The resolve was agreed to.
Mr. Caldwell of Ohio, submitted for consideration the
fbllowtng resolution!
’ ‘Mesdlvod, That a committee hi appointed to. inquire
&o the expediency of autliorizinj the president to ap
point conuwiasioners to locate and mark out the road
from the Ohio fiver, opposite to Wheeling, in the state
of Virginia, through the jjfcste of C?hio, witit leave tore-
JhJFI fiyiiiff or otuTnVyje.
The resolution having been amended, on mot)on of
Mr. Taylor of N Y. so an to refer the subject to the
standing committee on die roads and canals, was agreed
. to. . *
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.
On motion of Mr. Pickens of N.C. the h mse again
resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the
stste "of the Union', to take into consideration his propo
sition to amend the constitution of the United States.
After some debate, the question was taken on tire first
part of his proposition, Hi the following words;
"For the purpose of choosing of representatives in the
congress of the United Stales, each state shall bedivided
- bjr its legislature^ into, a number of districts, eqnal to
1 the number W representatives to which the state may be
entitled". " .■
Each district shall contain as nearly as imy be, equal
^numbers, which stludl be determined' ay adding to the
whole number o a free pecsmtft including those boun l to
serv ae fora term o.f yeara,. and excluding Indians not
taxed,, thcee fifths of all cither pemoiis.
In qaclsdistrict the qualified voters shall elect one re
presentative.*’
And deckled as follows:
For th»t clause ** * - - 86
-Jtpninsjtlt • • * • - * -33
So'that more than the constitutional majority of two
„ thiadxilccidod in favor of this part of Mn Pickens* pro-
^TTlto debate- enntifntcd •on the remainder of it till nearly
4 o’clock, wlicu the committee rose and reported pro-
gress; and
The house adjourned.
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WW-^pgoiec to find that the subject of internal impreve-
. nrrn* Has been,introduced into the house of ■ represents-
- rive* toy Mfc Calhoun, ill a shape promissing to lead to
‘ rnw r^ result. If -his. proposition ftrcceeds,
winch we eaanot but hope it will, the annual sum of three
thousand dollar* wfll be permanently appropri-
... ■- -‘-••I object; a sum sufficient to accomplish touch
i as large, as tl»e treasury, hooking to a
out revenue from commerce, will at pre-
gqpb an apprun nation would at lea^t
ing wedge of a sptem of improve-
mJ —* has hitherto been slow to
X 7th iiut.
“Who did call out these troops?”
Governor Strong.
“By his own authority, or at the requisition of the
President of the -United States?”
His own authority.
“And yet if he had at first called »Po the field, the
troops the president had asked for, tiiere Vould have
been no occasion for vouf governor to have called any
himself.”
It is ascertained there would not.
"With what fice then do you lay your finger on a
constitution which you have disubt veil? Ilow can von
ask of ns to defcnJthe state, when you would den) us the
ipeans? How c ill upon us now to pay for troops, which
tve not only did nut e.id out, but which you vourselves
called out m the tcvtli of nur atithoritv? Would you have
us hold out a premium to rebellion? Go back and Tell
Massachusetts, that she h not to nrofit bv her own wrong
—that when she obeys the law, she may appeal to it for
indemnity.”—Enqui rer.
THE BOUNDAR .'*iNE.
We learn, that John Ogilvy, esq. of Montreal, his ma
jesty’s commissioner tor ascertaining the b undury tine
betwixt the American territory and that of his majesty,
from St Regis upwards, has returned to Montreal, after
meetingat Albany, in conformity with the treaty of Ghent,
with general Porter, the commissioner in behalf of the
United States.
An interchange of their respective powers, we are in
formed, took place, and the necessary ai’raneetucnts wen-
made, to commence their operations at .St. Regis, on the
10th of May next, in mu el lately after tire breaking up of the
ice in the'St. Lawrence.
Tire line to be run, is of great extent, and immense
importance to both parties. The distance, in a Strait line
it not much short of 1500 miles; and by follo wing the
water communication, as agreed upon bythp treaties, it
far exceeds two thousand. Many valuable islands, now
claimed by each party, will be finally awarded to the re
spective governments, to which tluv, bv treaty, belong;
and the settlers, on either side of the line, will no longer
remain in doubt, to whom alhgiance is due.-—
Guiette, .Von. 28.
lime nature of the scope, by dailv reniintU
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thev utge? The whoU- tiegor.iation may be piit into xput
shell—the course of argument would be sometliing like ] beni of Congress of the virtues of their vi
thefollowingr
Upon what ground, sir, do you claim reimbursement ?
Reply—Upon that of the constitution. The United
Steles are bound to provide for the general defence,
that is, of all the state*—and these ekpenees of which
we speak, were incurred for the defence of Massachu
setts.
“True, gentlemen, we admit that the United States are
bound to defend you: but, you must also confess that a;-
far as they can, they are to be judges how this is to be
done—we say m fur at they can, because if any new
case of danger occurs which they liave not foreseen; if
an enemy comes suddenly upon you, before you have
time to consult the United States, you must defend your
selves, and we are equally bound to pay for inis expence
as if we had ordered it beforehand—this point you must
confess to be too clear to require any proof. We are
then bound to defend you, but if we know of the dan-
S ir, we must do it in our own way. You have a right to
e defence; but we have a right to the means of making
it for VOU—the principle then being so plain, all we have
to do,is to see the facie. Were these troops then called
out by the United States?”
No.
"What! did they call out no troops for your defence?”
They did—but governor Strong would not let tbt
troops go out—he (lid not think that the United State-
inlcrs tor Wheat, from England, coukl not be, policy of crowned heads, but thev have
*““*!«• »*■»«<*
rmed, that ve-sSels were loading with grwSUMo . . e }' r,va 's or enetnies, Thus, tne restricts.,.
_ tlie ntem-
r r . - ; . IT .rable ances
tors, Vould constantly tend to 'strengthen tlie sense of
their obligation to maintain inviolate tlie sacred princi
ples on which our independence is founded. These sen
timents, we trust, are iu unison with those of our fellow-
citizens in every section of rite anion,
The republicans of Massachusetts have nominated
and agreed to support major-general Hknrt Dearbors,
rs a candidate for GoVqpor of that state at the next elec
tion; the hon. Wrti.rAV Gitar having declined that honor.
General William Kino is to be supported as the repub
lican candidate for Lieutenant-Governor.— CharUttun
City Gazette.
English papers to the 30th October have reached Nor
folk, bv the Indian Chief, 37 days'ram London. No po
litical news. There had been no reduction in the prices
of grain and tiour. The Times, of the 29th October,
states, that the quantily of CORN in the king’s ware
houses is not above 200,000 quarters at the utmost; and
that by the time the British ports come to be open to
receive cOm, those ports from which it should come,
will be blocked up by the ice. By tlie last mail from
Holland, it appeared, that flie prices o*’ grain were also
rising on the continent; Una letters from Hamburg stated,
that the orders
executed
briskness
ever, informed, that vessels were loading wilhgi
star, for the English ports as soon as they abrftikl be
opened. J ■■ * ■
Belvnir Castle, the splendid mansion** tlie duke of
Rutland, near Grantham, in Lincolnshire, was destroyed
by fire on the 2.5 h d* October., -it was only insured at
40,0 01. The paintings alpnc were said to be worth twice
iii.u sum—iu.
FROM PORT-AU-PRINCE.
New-York, Ik-oemlier l6.
We learn from captain Uenfielil, of the brig Sarali, that
the lull st news at Port-au-Pr nrc, From the Spanish Maine,
represented tlie contest of the patriots to be very suc
cessful. A vessel had arrived tlu-re for the purpose of
taking over gehsfal Holiv..r, who was to resume a com
mand in the patriot army. The French frigate, which
brought a minister to treat with Petion nm^ Christophc,
sailed for Jamaica oji the 13th of November.
Translated from a Cart-an Prince Gaze'te, received by
the Surah, raliiaiu flenfieiil.
Notice.—The secretary general of his excellencV the
president of ILyti, has the honor to inform the merchants
of the r public, that by official despatches from the em-
perorof Vus'.iiu,ihrou h Iwscliarge de affaires, dated the
15th of last August, at Trieste, that the ports of kusLria
are open to the-Haytian flag; and that the Austrian em
peror is anx-ous to promote a mutual intercourse between
the two nations.
Persons desirous of availing themselves of this infor
mation, may be fully -atislied, hy viewing the .official des-
patches, and receiving all die necessary documents for an
intercourse with Germany. ,
Office of the Secretary General, Port-au-Prince, 5th
Aove/nber, 1816, loth year oj the Republic.
. B. IxeiitAC.
Important—Wc have been politely favored with the
following extract ol a letter from a respectable gentle-
man in the Choctaw nation to his friend in this place,
dated
"Choctaw Trading House, Oct. 25, 1816.
“The way is at length opened to Mobile. Yesterday
r treaty was signed by which the Choctaws relinquish
their claim to ail lauds east ofShe l’ombigby Ilunmille
Republican.
As an evidence of the continued emigration of persons
to the Alabama, a gentleman directly from that countrv,
informs us that as be came in, he met in nine days travel
ling,. 141 waggons, 102 carts, 10 stages, 14 gigs, 2 coach
es, 20 droves of* cattle, 27 droves of hogs, and 2 droves
of sheep; these were, all bound for the Alabama, and
most of them for the neighborhood of fort Claiborne—
and they were ail met between a place called the Burnt
Corn Spring, thirty miles this ride of the Alabama and
tort Hawkins, which distance our informant was nine days
in travelling—and he observes that with the waggons
and carts there were generally pretty large families—he
supposes from the number of persons altogether, he
should be within bounds, to average twenty persons to
a waggon and ten to a cart; this, including those who
were on horseback lie supposes would be within bounds,
kr,d if so, the whole number of persons met would be
three thousand'eight hundred and forty. Our informant
from his knowledge-of the country is of opinion tiiat the
i * rent of emigration is such, tlrit considerable incon
venience will be experienced Hy the new-settlers for want
of provisions, as he- thinks the crops have not been equal
to such an increased population, and he supposes a few
cargoes-of rice from the southern poi-rs to that quarter
might afford an acceptable relief.—Augusta Herald, 19th
instant.
THE JEM'S IN MARYLAND.
By the consi itntion and laws of this state, those of oitr
fellow citizews who profess the Jewish religion, cannot
hold any offioe of profit or trust; .neither can they, as we
understand, practise law, nor serve as commissioned offi
cers of militia. It iii well known, that although there
are but few Jews in the state, those few are generally
intelligent, valuable, and respectable citizens; (hey pay
their full proportion of taxes for the support of govern
ment; they are compelled to perform mili'ary service,
as other citizens; their interest in the defence, prosperi
ty and welfare of the commonwealth is as great, in pro
portion to their numbers, as that of any other class of
fieople; in fine,they discharge all the civil and political
duties which, as men and citizens, they one to fhe state,
as correctly, fully and uprightly as any other sect. As
to their religious creed, that is a matter between their
Creator and themselves; a matter for which no human
tribunal, law, dr constitution has any right to inflict on
them any sort of disability or punishuicm whatever; and
the line of distinction which our laws and con.ititution
have drawn between Christians and Jcwh, in reference to
their social, civil and political character, is one of the
few absurd and oppressive inequalities, which prejudic
ed and “vain man, clothed in a little authority,” Uas in
corporated, and permitted to remain, in our code.
After these remarks, it is almost superfluous for us to
sav, that our paper will cheerfully lend all its support
towards persuading and urging, the ljgtefetiire to place
the Jews upon an equality with uthei^^^Bs, in relation
to their civil and poetical rights and^^^Henrs; and wc
believe that a memorial to tlie generat^BRnbly, having
that just object in view, would be signed by every li!>e-
ral and intelligent man of every denomination, and would
have tlie desired dlcct.—Baltimore Patriot, I4./1 inst.
SAVAJtNAH REPUBLIC,AJs*.
Saturday Evening, Dec. 28, 18^
T. hC teP ,ature ofSouth Carolina adjonm ,
on the 19th instant. Jot) ni*]
LIBERTY oFTHE PRESS.
In no country where the liberty of then
is abridged can man enjoy hi* rational J??
legea. The sources of correct informal 1 '
ing shut against discussion, his infere Qce , ae ‘
drawn from uncertain or erroneous rf nr(1 are
tions of things. Hence, bis mind rtc^ nta "
pressions etjualiy uudeterminate ando^ '"-
ed; he imbibes one absurdity after an tl t^“ nd '
til, it maybe said, be loses his reasoning 1 !'
ties and becomes a mere machine in the Wj
of tyranny. To ajtain this object, in their-
dominions, has always been the undevi;
r
sent i
sngagCJtv
error, in^i
the office of
I have dost authorised
im to Washington to claiid of the secrete*
'or In ease his power is defective, of congress,
t dFriwexpencet she Sustained during the
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
GzmtVA, (tv. t.) December 4.
It is rumored, ami we sincerely hope on good grounds
that a distinguished American painter, intends, at the*
present session of congress, to make an offer to furnish
that honorable body with a superb Printing of the De-
f claration oftndependt-nce The desien of the artist, we
understand, is to represent the President, Members, and
Secretary «f the illustrious Congress of 1776, as in ses
sion, and in the act of signing the Great Charter of our
Liberties. We cannot bring ourselves to doubt, in oase
SOUTH AMERICA.
Krtrac' of n letter received ye terrliy hy a sincere friend
to the sucerd cause of humanity.
“By letters which 1 have just received from the gov
ernment of Buenos Aires, 1 am happy to find the polit
ical state of that beautiful country seems to wear even a
more favorable aspect than when I left it. San Martin,
general ot the troops in Mendoza, was already f.r advan
ced in his preparations for tlie invasion of Chili the pre
sent spring. The patriot army of Peru (which I enabled
them to equip) was on its march, abundantly provided
with every necessary; so tiiat 1 ain now more sanguine
than eve.r that tlie whole of the provinces north and south
of the line will be soon liberated from the blaspiieinous
and debasing despotism of the wretched Ferdinand.”—
.National Register.
TLrtract of a letter from Pans.
“The late accounts from South-America, which have
appe.ire,. in the French papers, make considerable sen
sation here. They have given rise to a report of Joseph
Honaparte’sbrother being called to the throne of Mexi
co. The success of Humbert and hij companions, who
are represented as the leaders there of a numerous army,
produce a general wish in the French officers on half
nay to emigrate to that country. Tlie editors of all the
French papers have in consequence, received orders to
moke no further insertions relutingto the events in South
America .—Dublin paper.
The following is an extract of a letter received by a
respectable gentleman in this town, dated
Buenos Ayres. September 12.
“There will be a great rejoicing here in a few days on
account of the independence of these United Provinces,
which lias been recently declared in great state; but thc
minds of tne Patriots are so unsettled, that it is uncertain
how long if will be ere another revolution takes place—
there is no danger, however, of its coming into the
hands of Old Spain again. This market is in a most
horrid state, and glutted with every kind of product
and merchandize, European, Indian, and from the United
Stales. Even the most staple articles will scarce.}' bring
costs and charges; and no profit whatever will arise from
the returns.”—Pfewburyport Herald.
The French general Braver and his son, have sailed
from Baltimore for Buenos Ayres. It i-, said, general
Lavaysse will follow him. General Letiebiirt-Deanouettes
is, we believe, in Louisiana.
A colony of French emigrants has been established at
Rio Janeiro.-—Boston Patriot.
The editor of the New-York National Advocate states
that • tlu Jewish congregations in London, Amsterdam,
Leghorn, and other places in Europe, keep up a constant
enrre:poiulenc* with their brethren residing in the vicini
ty of die Hoi} Land; and it is not long since a commu
nication was received in New-York from the Jews in
Hebron near Jerusalem ”
Lord Selkirk has completely demolished, the North
Western fur trading company: it appears that numerous
shares of the company had fallen into the hands of per
sons residing in the United States, whose influence in
tlie company was supposed to have drawn a great por
tion of the fur trade into.the United Sta'es. Hu lordship
has made short work of it—after shooting about twenty
of die North Wesl Company’s servants, iie has sent the
principals in irons to Quebec; at the last accounts from
tlie northwest, his lordship had established hii beu&yuar-
te> s in one of the captured posts of die North West Com
pany, near Lake Superior.—Aurora.
WESLEYAN METHODISTS.
Number of members under the care of the British and
Irish conferrees, 241,319—of these, in Great Britain
191,680; in Ireland, 38,542; in France, 35; in Nova Scotia,
1,824; in tlie West Indies, 13,938. Number of members
in America 211,165; ot these 167,978 are whites; 43,187
coloured. Total number ot members in the Mcdiodist
Societies throught the world, 452,484.
their rivals or enemies. Thus, the rtetricfoT
laid on the French press, during the rei*n!f
Napoleon, (ui niched a perpetual theme for tL
spleen of English ministerial journalists wnil* I
their own fellow-subjects were incutriu* ii *
pnsomnent and fines for its infractions, aad f
like manner, is its present degradation i Dt L.
distracted nation treated by tlie political nnT
biers of the Netherlands, who are th^X
.subjected to the same inhibitions, liu j n /
country have the evils, emanating from thes\ lv ^
ry of tiie press, been more extensively felt, nor it
no period created more d-testation, than at the
present, in Fiance. Little doubt can be enter-
tained that its population would gladly exchange I
their present illiberal dynasty for anv other.— I,
This antipathy to despotism has figured to their r
imagination an extention of liberty under a
Najarietta II, or a Duke ol Orleans, or the Kinj '1
of Holland. The matrimonial alliance be twee fj
the son of the latter and Russia has served n«a L
little to brighten their hopes for a return ofhapj. I
erdays. \\ hether this expectation will ever t a
realized is 1 seked up as yet in the deepest recesses I
of royal treachery; but one thing is certain—tin; f
nothing like the. liberty of the press will ever <
be extended to France by a sovereign of Dutch
extraction. The house of Orange lias everbeen
as fond of absolute sway as that of Btamlet- !
burg, Austria, or Bourbon. The following law,
proposed by the king of the Netherlands, to hit
chambers,‘on the 10th of September last, for, y >
punishing “insults through the medium of th.-A
proas to foreign governments and sovereignsfv
indicates any thing other than he would suffer'
his own subjects to question the extent of his j
prerogative or investigate his measures, with i
imvuniti/t
“His majesty, therefore, proposesalawby which.firt, ?
all those who m their publications, insult tlie personal fj
character of foreign sovereigns and princes recognized!
by his majesty, and on terms of friendship, with him,
who sltiiH quest km tlie legality of their governtneSt
or throw odium on die acts of their govtmurtfc?
shall be punished for the first offence, by a fine dt 5d
florins, or in default of payment, six months imprtso:
ment and on a repetition of the offence, by an impriait
ment of from one to three years. 2. The- printers, St
are to be liable to u e some penalties, unless thev pvt
up tlie author, so tiiat he may convicted and t-unished
The printers besides loose dieir license for the first time
for three, and afterwards for six years, with confiscatioi
of all the copies of the prohibited work. 3. It shall be n«
excuse that the articles complained of are taken, extract
td, or translated from other papers or works.”
By a letter from an annonymous correspondent c
eorgetown, we are informed that it is probable a //**
Department of State will be created by congress, and ti;
report said Richard Rush, esq. would be appointed st
cretary for tiiat department. We know not what degrt
of credit is due to this information; but we give it as w
receive it, only remarking that should an office lorhosi
■.Hairs be instituted, we know of few citizens whose pit
riotism, industry, ability or virtue would enable them tt
preside over it, with more honor to themselves or bend
to i heir country, than Mr. Rush. An amiable, honorable
iiigli-minded man; the accomplished scholar and the pc
iislied gentleman; studious in the close;, able with the pci
eloquent in debate; a firm friend, faithful to hit country, j
unwavering in tlie support of its rights; Mr. Hess »iii al
ways he use r ul and respectable in whatever station he
may occupy in the councils of the nation.—Balumrt Pat.
riot, 17th inst. f
vice R G. Haqter — tfie' offer should be made,-that both Houses of Congress
election has not taken will eagerly sscctat it, and proceed with promptness to
of that state for authorise the rfefcessary engagements for commencing
and finishing the;work in a style suitable to the gran
deur of its object, and the dignity of the nation. H^w
gratifying would it be to the lofty feelings of an Ameri
can citizen; to see the copy of such a painting suspend
ed over the sent of the President of the Senate, and
another copy over that of tlie Speaker, jf the House of
Representatives! This interesting exhibition could not
fail to produce the happiest effects. The elegance of
From the Prince of fValeo Island Gaxette, of June 22.
Wo observe by the Madras papers, that die embassy
to China was expected shortly at that presidency. Should
this prove correct, we may look forward to the honor of
seeing lord Amherst here, on Iris way to Canton.
By the arrival of the Puce nix from Java, we learn that
the Dutch fleet had at lengU; arrived at Bptuvia from the
Cape, consisting of three line of Rattle ships, and some
smaller vessels; having on board the governor general
UarOff Von Capel, and staff.
Tne troops, amounting to about twp thousand men,
had been landed, and quartered at {Cornells, but no au
thority had yet reached Java for delivering up the territo
ries to the Dutch, although hourly expected: We
that considerable liiknctl pfevaite
concerned to bear that <
Batavia, at tUe time the PtxeiMX quitted it, m had
antiiapated, from the unuaijal quantities of .
deluged the town during tbelate stsiiftC"
On Saturday last (says the Petersburg Intelligence A
the most splendid and brilliant entertoinnunt ever »n P
nessed in Virginia w as given by the city of Richmond tej
general Scott—Tro.vas Wilsov, esq. tlie Mi.'or of th* ]
city, presided—general Scott sat upon ii* right, anc
governor Fmastox upon his left
Charlt.stos, December 51.
Laxodov Chkvks, esq. was, on the 17th instant, ele«‘-
ed, without opposition, by the legislature of tuis Hate, t
judge, in the room of judge Smith.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in St. Frmatviik, a
West- Florida, dated November 17■
“ On the night of the 11th, the ice formed « wat **»
in a barrel, one inch in thickness—the «ug« can ?^Jj r j
the uplands are entirely destroyed, and I am st j 10 'T' - j
apprehensive for the crops on the coast, and ri tne ■ j
tackapas.”—Kentucky Gazette.
From the Democratic Press.
Madam Toledo, consort of the general, did oe *•*
honor of culling, to inform me the general had rtq .
ed her to pay the money he had borrowed of me- <
wish tlie remedy to be co-ox‘ensive with the ‘ n .Tj r - v ' ,_
cal tiiat part of my publication w hich charge* the j
ral with being a swindler. John C- Mere a *
Philadelphia, December 13, 1816.
ViTTSBDM, December 7. m ,
About twenty members of the new French e ^
society, who were scon here these few days P^Vly;,
harked on Sunday morning last, to explore a , I
tract of Laid, foT tlie culture of the sugar, the cott > ^ J
the vine. Among them were a number of genu
high rank and distinction, both civil and mihtar). ..
is with pleasure that we announce that the greats
ship and harmony existed among them.
Blooded Vorit<*
.k w well *t®.
Nbw-York, December 14
We understand, that tlie brig True B
which sailed this morning for yroler»l* B
and, lias a crew of one hundred andjifty men. ^ ^ i
crew for so short a voyage: At any' rat ®’
very little hazard of being captured by any « “
privateer,— Commercial Advertiser.
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