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EORGLl LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
Tuesday, December S.
Mr. Montxmnrrr rcpnrtwl a bill to
ml the firiit section of the act for carry-
intp effect the penal code.
The bill to alter the lit section of thr
article of the colutitution, passed 2?
3. - *
Mr. Porter, from the committee appoint
to inquire into the expediency of mak
:g additional provision for the pay of tin
:p* called into the service of the United
Itatei from the state ofrGenrgia, reported,
“That the troops already required, oi
L ich fusy be required, of the state o*
nrgia. (luring the present disturbance
n our frontier, for the service of the Uni -
States, are taken from their homes and
milies. at a time when the country beint
nerally at peace, but a small part of the
mrauntty are called upon to defend thr
hole; anti when, from the high value o'
e products of the country, the allowance
tile by the existing laws of the United
tales, cannot be considered as an a-le-
ate remuneration for their services
t$SVhen a nation is at war, every citizen
ght to be prepared to sacrifice for the
mblic good, but when that war is partial it;
s operation, so as to fall with all its hard
ihips and privations upon a few, while the
nany are peaceably pursuing their various
nd profitable avocations, by their fire sides
it is right, that a state should amply coni
nsate those who are ordered to march in
er defence.
t*TherCfofe, your committee recommend
tiie adoption of the following resolutions
“Resolved, That the governor of the
State do request of our senators and repre
sentatives in congress, to endeavor to pro
care additional pay fur the troops. callei
intp service, or winch may be required b\
H the United States duringthe present Indian
[Jj tear, from this state.
“Resolved, That the governor be, and
he is hereby authorised, (should the con
gress-refuse to make the expected provi
sion for the troops of the state) to pay from
a sum to be appropriated for that purpose.
the sum of dollars to each and every
'^non-commissioned officer or private per
['month, who may have been in the service
i of the United States from this state, during
! the continuation of the Indian disturbanc
es on our frontier.”
Thursday, December 4
The senate took up the report of the
committee to inquire into the expediency
of disposing of the newly acquired territo
ry, which was amended to read as follow*
toAViU
“That no information has been laid be
fore your .committee which, in their opiu
ion would werraut a report different from
that already submitted to the senate.”
The bill to compel the next tax collect
or of Chatham county to collect the fifty
per centum on the state tax, commonly
called the direct tax, passed.
Friday, December 5.
The. bill amendatory ot the act to carry
into effect the' penal code, and the bill
amendatory and explanatory uf the statute
of iliihitations—were severally read the
| third time and passed.
The following communication, received
( from the governor, was referred to a spe
cial- committee, consisting of Messrs.
Bl&ckshcar, Walker, Brown, Thompson
and Cleveland.
m To the J/onorabl- the Senate
O ld House of Representatives.
received by yesterday’s mail a letter
from .William A. Mcrcein, of New-York,
accompanied by a volume, entitle “Rules
anil Regulations for the Field Exercise a d
Mauecuvres of Infantry, compiled and
adapted to the organization of the Army
of the United States, etc.”
“The object of the publisher is to ascer
tain whether the legislature of this state
•will, patronize the work, which indeed ap
pears to be well executed, and worthy of
public attention.
>d also received by the same convey
ance, a letter from Nathan Starr, of Miil-
tlletuwn, Connecticut, accompanied by a
cavalry sabre of his own manufacture, stat
ing his oesirc to enter into a contract with
the government of this state, to furnish ar
ticles of this description to any amount.—
The specimen piesented appears.to be well
calculated fur the use of the cavalry of our
Country. Believing'that in time of peace
we ought to prepare for war, and at the
special request of the above mentioned
gentlemen, 1 aminduced to make’ this com
munication. accompanied by copies of the
beforeraentiouCd letters.
William Rabun.”
The senate took up the resolution from
i the house of representatives, authorising
* the governor j.o sudscribe in behalf of this
State for the additional bank stock, of the
Augusta Bank, which being read, was con
curred in.
Saturday December 6.
leave to introduce “a
>H t»-fW*»iU<hc circulation of trash,
commonly called change bills”—{The ob
ject of this bill U to prevent the recovery
Of Ach paper, by law, after the first of next
Jarte.Tr-. . „ •
The senate took bp the report of the
committee l* inquire into the expediency
Of disposing of the newly acquired territo-
. ry—whereupon, it was moved- that “the
governor be authorized and required to
have run off as soon- as- practicable, the
whole of Aid' territory into districts of
twelve mtler square, or as nearly, so as its
o^jj^admitr-wblch motion being
House OF REPRESENTAflffcfl.
JWonday r December 1.
The house iregatited the biH to compen
sate grand and petit juror*.
The bill to compel the collection of the
direct tgx in Chatham was passed,
Tuesday, December 3.
The following communication was re
ceived from the governor, which being read
was referred to a select committee.
‘-Cimo'U—H will be r< collected,that on thr
31st of I'ctobrf, 1814. *re» luti-.n was unanimous
ly passed by both branches of the gm-Tal assem
bly of this state, requesting the governor to pur-
r'ase and. present, to the brave and gallant lieu-
-tnant c tenet Appling, of tlie United Stales’ ar-
•t.f. an elegant sword, su-tabe for an officer of his
grade, »« a testimonial of the high estimation in
ahehthe legislature of hi* native state, viewed
the solenoid achievments of thi- young and daring
her".
“After a considerable lapse of time, the .sword
w as procured, in Plididrlphia, and deposited in
’his * ffir-; but btforr 1 could base the pleasure of
undenting it. aglee.-.bly lo the .wishes of the legis-
latiire. I w -s informed that his brilliant career was
rinsed tha' Ili'ine Providence had called him
from the tent’d field to the world of spinu! The
'egisktnre will, therefore, be pleased tl» direct the
maunrr in which this memorial ot his military
fame shall be deposed of. W*. R ibu.v.”
Wednesday, 3d December.
The act to amend the 47th section of
thejudiciary system uf this state passed—
■ind the bill to establish the form of war
rants and mittimuses was negatived.
Mr. Walton reported a bill to extend the
corporate limits, increase the power and
jurisdiction of the corporation of the city
-if Augusta, amend the several acts here
tofore passed on that subject, and ap
portion the representation of the inhabit
ants in the said city in the council of the
same.
Thursday, 4th December.
Tho house resolved itself inth a commit
tee of the whole oil the bill to amend tin-
four first sections of the penal code. It
was moved to amend the report of the for
mer committee, by giving to the jury, (as
.’brinerly) instead of the court, the power
•i fixing the period of imprisonment, which
>as caried—36 to 34. That part relating
>o a belief in the Deity and his Providence,
oeing stricken out, the Speaker resumed
the chair, iSj" Mr. Stocks reported progress
and had leave to sit again..
Friday, 5th December.
The House reconsidered the Journal of
yesterday, so far as related to the rejection
f the bill to allow Clerks to appoint de
puties.
Saturday 6th December.
Mr. Rosseter, from the committee of en
olment, reported as duly euroled the fol
lowing acts, to wit:
An act to establish the mode of supply
ing vacances in the board of trustees of the
•iniversity of Georgia, and to add two ad
litional members of the board already ap
pointed;
An act giving time to -the securities uf
Win. Scott, tax collector of the county ol
Camden, to by the money due-by them to
tile state;
An act to repeal the seventh section ol
n act, passed the 12th day of December,
1813, and to regulate the road fines and
i-ibor iu the county of tilyun, so far as res
pects the Island of St. Simons and Jekyll,
ml for others purposes;
Au act to authorise the Darien volunteer
guards to .muster in their city on all day:
ippointed for battalion or other musters,
except those of geueral inspection—when
they shall appear at the general muster
ground M-Int'ish county;
An act to alter and amend an act. euti
tied, an act, to prevent boat owners and
patroous from permitting boat hands, or
tiieir negroes, from trafficking in corn or
other produce, or from carrying the same
to market on board of the boats accustom
ed to navite the Savannah river below Au
usta;
An act to compel the clerks of the supe
rior and inferior courts uf the county of
Glynn to keep their offices within one mile
ol Brunswick;
An act to alter and amend an act, to im
pose an additional tax on pedlers, and
other itinerant traders, passed 13th De
cember, 1316;
An act to legalize and make valid cer
tain acts ot the sueriff' of Jasper county,
aod his deputies;—and
An act to estaolisli the fees of the harbor
master and health officer for the port of
Darien, and allow them the same lees that
are allowed the hatbor master and health
officer ot the ports of Savanuah and St.
Mary's:
li Inch said acts were presented to and
signed by the speaker.
The house took up the following report,
to wit;
Tne committee to whom was referred the
pe ition of Nathaniel Bacon (one of the
pemteutiary convicts) reported,
“ That on investigation, it appears from
the accompannying documents, and other
evidence, that previous to tue time of the
uufortuueate act, tor which lie is in con
finement, tne c aracter of Nathaniel Ba
con was unblemished; and that his subse
quent has been dscreet, honorable and
Virtuous. The committee deeply mourn
the melancholy late of this unhappy young
man, who, in onsequence of one rash act,
uas been deprived ol his liberty, is waist-
uig ttae bloom of his youth in the gloom of
a prison, and must bear, even to the grave,
the indelible infamy of penitentiary confine
ment: Bui they are constrained to state,
that to pardon his offence, or even to miti
gate his puuisument, is not within the con
stitutional power ot tiie legislature. To
pardou offences less than treason or mur
der, is the attribute ot the executive.—
They therefore recommend that the peti
tion of Nathaniel Bacon be transmitted to
ins excellency the governor”—and the
same being read, and considerable debate
liad theron, it was agreed to—yeas 43,
uays 19.
The Secutsst or Wu, (J. C. Cacaoes,; ar
rived in thiipuy on Tuesday.
The celebrated Cleopatra’s barge, we learn, it
l Navy Yard in this city;
FIFTR^NTU CO YGRE8S.
FIRST SESSION
In SK.NATE— December 3.
Mr KM*b.n%sh from Mifylaml, appeared and
took his » at.
Mr B irbov, from a committee appointed on
that subj-ct, reported a resolution for the admis
sion of the State of Miwissippi into the Union
which was read three stveral time , paised. and
tent to the other house for concurrence.
And the Senate adjnmmed.
Is -raa Hocsa or RarasssxTanvia—DecrmW3.
p-iur o her members att- tided, and were quali
fied. viz: -from Pennsylvania. Mr Sergeant,- from
Vir^nb, Mr Goodwyn tui*i Mrt T. At Jldon;
from South Carolina. Mr .Yr.itW
I lie Sr seals l-.id before -he l.nutr a letter from
John Gardner, chi f clerk in the General Land
Office, accompanied bv two cop'es of a map «f th
llotinty Land in the Illinois ter.itorjr, engraved for
the use of the soldiers of the late army.
On motion of Mr. Smith of Aid. the several
standing committees (19 in number) were order-
• be appointed The speaker appoints them,
and iher will be announced to-morrow
STATE OF THE PATO Y.
On motion of Mr. Tarioa of New-York the
house resolved itrrlf into a commi’tee of die who'e
on the state of the Union, Mr Smith of Md. be
ing called to the rhalr
The President’s Message was the subject of con
adrr.tinn. <
Mr Tsvioh moved a series of resolutions, em
bracing the following references ot various p rts
of ’he messsge:
Resolved, That «o notch of the message ot the
Presid* nt of the U States, as relates to the 9»ib
ject of Foreign Affairs, and to out commercial ' n
terconrse with British Colonial Ports, be referred
*o a select committee . ’
That so much as relatfs to military affairs: so
much as relatril <b »n improvement in the organ-
tzation and discipline of the militia; so much as
relates to naval affairs; so much as relates to the
improvement of the Indian tnbes in the arts of
civiliz'd life; so murli as relates to roads canals,
and seminaries of learning; so much as relates to
the il'ic : t introduction of slaves from Amelia i-lani J
: n’o 'he U States; so much as relates tt- th- ptthlic
buildings, and to the erection of new edifice ■ for
the accommodation of the he ds of departments
and attomev general; so much as relates to the
surviving officers and soldiers of the revolutionary
armv b- severally* referred to select committees
with leave to report by hill or otherwise
That so much as -elates to manufactures, he re*
ferred to the committee of commerce and matin
factiires; so much as relates to the subject o re
venue, and a repeal of the internal taxes; be refer
red to committee of wavs and means; so much a*
relates to ourchases of lands from the Indian
trib-s. to the committee on public lands
Th- first resolution Itavrng been read for consi
deration. Mr Otar (the Speaker) moved to amend
the same by adding to the end thereof tile follow
ing word :
“And that.the,sai'd,.committee be instructed to
enquire wlr ther any. and, if any. what provisions
of law are necessary to ensure, to the American
colonies of snain, a just observ^ce of’he duties
in-ident to the neutral relation in which the United
States stand, in the existing war between them and
Spain.’’
Mr Cut said, that his presenting, at so early a
period of the session, this subject to the consider
ation of the house, was in con«equ<-nce of certain
proceedings which he had seen represented in the
"ubltc prints as having taken place before certain
of our courts of jus'ice. Two or three cases
hear ng on 'his subject had come to his know-
ledge, which he wished to state to the house. The
first .had occirc l at Philadelphia, before the cir
cuit court nf the U. States hell in that city. The
circumstances of the case, for which however he
did not pretend to vouch, h ring received them
through the channel already indicated, were these:
i they were incorrectly stated, he was happy that a
gentleman had taken his seat this morning from
that citv, who would be able to correct him: that
nine or ten British disbanded officers had formed
in Europe the resolution to unite themsilves with
the Spanish patriots in the contest existing be
tween them and Spain; that to carry into effect
this intention, they had sailed from Europe, and
in their transit to South America had touched at
the port of Phil delphia; that, during the>r resi
dence in Philadelphia, wearing perltaps the arms
and habiliments of military men, making no dis
guise of their intention to participate in the strog-
gle, they took passage in a vessel bound to some
port ill S America; that, a knowledge of this fact
having come to the ears of the public authorities,
or, perhaps at the instigation of some agent of th«
Spanish government, a prosecution was commenc
ed against these officers, who, from their inability
*o procure bail, were confined in prison. If, said
Mr. C the circumstances attending this transaction
be correctly stated, it becomes an imperious dut>
in the house to institute the inquiry contemplated
by the amendment which I have proposed. That
this was a.< extraordinary case was demomtrateh
by the fart of the general sensation which it had
exci’ed on the subject, in the place where it had
occurred. Filled as that respectable and popu
loos city is w th men differing widely on poluicil
topics and entertaining various views of ubl c.
affairs, but one sentiment, Mr. Clay said, preveil
ed on this subject, which was favorable to thr per
sons thus arraigned. With regard to thee- ndu*.t
of die court on this occasion, he would say noth
ing: The respect w hich, whilst lie ha<Ai scat
Ibis floor, he should always show to every depart
ment of the government; the re-spec* he entertain
ed for the honorable judge who had pr sided, for
bade him from pronouncing the decision of ;hat
court court to have been unwarranted by law --
llut nefelt himself perfectly sustained in Saying
that if tiie proceeding was warranted by the exisr.
ing law, it was the imperious duty of congress to
alter the law in tins respect For, what, he asked,
was the n.u'ral obligation which one nation owed
to another en-aged in war? The essence of it is
this: ttiat the bclltger nt means of the neutral shall
not be employed in the war in favor of either of
the parties. That is the whole of the obligation
of a third party in a war between two others: it
certainly does not require of one nation to res
train the belligerent means of other nations. If
those nations choose to permit their means to be
employed in behalf ofeither party, it is their busi
ness to look to it, and not uurs- Let the conduct
of the persons prosecuted be regarded in its most
unfavorable li b ht; let h be considered as the pas
sage of troops through our count/and there was
nothing in our neutral obligations for bidding it.
The passage of troops through a neutral country
according to his impressions, was a question de
pending on the particular interest, quiet or re
pose of the country traversed, and might be granted
or refused, at its discretion, without in any degree
affecting the obligations of the neu ral to either of
the parties engaged in the controversy But surely,
Mr. C. said, this «as not a case of the passage of
troops: the persons apprehended not being in suffi
cient number, not organized or equipped in such a
manner as, under any construcuon, to constitute
a military corps. On this case he would detain
the house no longer, he said; for he was satisfied
tli.y could not but agree with him, if the law jus
tified the proceeding t^at had taken place, that
law ought to be immediately amended. Other
cases had occurred in. which it appeared to him it
became the congress to interpose its authority.—
Persons sailing uuder the flag of the provinces had
been arraigned in our courts, and tried for piracy;
in one case, after having been arraigned, tried and
acquitted of piracy, the same individuals, on the
instigation of a Spanish officer or agent, had been
again arraigned for the same offence. The gen
tlemen from Massachusetts would correct hun if
he was wrong; for thecas: had* occurred in the
town of Boston. We admit the flag of these colo
nies into our ports, said Mr- C-; we profess to be
neutrals but, if our laws pronounce, that, the mo
ment the property and iiersons under that flag en
ter our ports, they shall be seized, the one cuum-
ed by the Spanish minister or consul as the pro
property of Spain, and the other prosecuted as
pirates, that law ought to be altered if- we mean
' I njjiff ssioiM. I have brought
will find juUice; that, however treated elsewhere,
on this floor will be found-a guardian interest at
tending U> our i>eiformance of the just obliga
tions of neutrality Hitherto, he said, whateve*
might have been our intentions, our acts had best*
.It on die other side. From tbe proclamation o
181 f, issued to terminate an expedition supposed
to be organizing in Louisiana, an expedition exist
ing only in the mind nf tbe Chevalier de Oni-*
lown to the late act—whether the measure was a
proper one or not lie did uot say; his cunfidenC-,
in the ex- eative led him to suppose it was adopt
ed on sufficient grounds—down to the order fi r
-oppressing, as it was Called, the estnbl slimctrs si
Amelia Island and Galveztown—al< the acts of th<
government had been on one side; they all bore
against the colonies, against the cause in which the
patrio’s of South-America were arduously tngag
ed. It became us, lie said, to look to the otlie
side, hones'ly intending neutrality, as he believed
we did. Let us recoil ct the condition of the pa
laiots; no minister here to spur on our govern
ment, as was said in an interesting and it appear
ed to him a very candid work recently published
in this country, respecting the progress of tin
Soutli-Ainerican revolution—no minister here to
be rewarded by noble honors in consequence of
the influence he is supposed to possess with the
American government. No: their unfortunate
case, Mr C. said, was what our's had been in the
years 1778 and 1779—their mini-ten, like our
Franklins ana Jays a 1 Uiat day, were skulking
about Europe, imploring inexorable legitimacy
one kind look—some aid t6 terminate a war affl cl
ing to hummi'y Nay, their situation was worse
than our’s: for we had ne great and magnanimous
ally to recognize us, but no nation had stepped
forward to acknowledge any of these provinces.
Such disparity between the parties. Sir. C. said,
demanded a just attention to the interests ot the
party which was unrepresented: and it the facts
which he had mentioned, and others which had
come to his knowledge, were correct, they loud
ly demanded,the interposition of congress, lie
trusted the house would give the subject their ai -
teution. and shew that here, in this place, the ob
ligations of neu-rality would be strictly regarded
in r* -pect to Spanish America.
Mr. SeuoeasT rose, in consequence of the gen
tleman hav ing appealed to him, not to enter into
any iiscu-sion of the question presented by the
amendment, uut to speak of the facts which were
within hi- knowledge. The statement made by.
t.ie speaker was substantially correct: it was alsi
correct that the c.rcumstance had occasioned Con
siderable sensation among ail parties in the city ot
Philadelphia. Mr. S. recapitulated the principal
Facts, adding, that the vessel in which these persons
embaf-ed was laden with munitions of war. As res
liectcddte views and intentions of the persons ap-
pre-liended, Mr- S. said, he believed they uad nei
ther any intention nor any idea of violating the
-aw's oi the United States, and that their conduct
had been perfectly decorous and correct. The
Court liad thought 'hey had offended against the
act of congress • f the last se ssion; or were so far
at least of mat opinion, that they thought it neces-
iarv lo detain them. The bail demanded was no
high; but they were not able to procure it, am
were, therefore committed to gaol. It was b< -
cause of the correct deportment of these persons,
that the sentiment in the,r favor liatl been so gen.
eral—but no complaint was made i f the court, fur
which the same respect was entertained with which
the speaker himself liad regarded it. He had men
tioned these facts only, that the house might, when
the- lime came tor acting on it, be aware of the
construction put on the existing law, so far as any
had been given.
Tne amendment moved by Mr. Clay to the first
resolution was agreed to without opposion.
The committee of the whole rose and reported
their adoption of the several resolutions moved oy
Taylor, with the amendment, which the house
agreed to, nem con. and the comuuiiees were or
dered to be appoiultd accordingly.
And the house adjourned.
From the Philadelphia Freeman’i Journal4th met.
LA l'ES 1 Fit DM EJVtiLAAb.
By the British ship i homit»,capt. Hutch
inson, at rived at this port in 42 days from
.Liverpool, the editors of the bra man
Journal have received Luuduii papers l-
the lbth and Liverpool papers to the loth
October, for winch they are indebted to the
politeness ol Air. Samuel dpuckman, to
whom the ship is consigned
Upon a slight perusal ot these papers,
their coutenls do not appear to be very im
portant, The Earl ot Talbot had arrived
,n Dubliu, and was sworn m as lord licu-
i nautol Ireland. Alderman C. Smith,
ministerialist, nas been ciiosea lord mayor
of London. A letter from Hamburg, oi
aept-mber 30, states that on the preceding
Sunday, tile tow of Meustadt, in Holstein,
was nearly destroyed by tire. The price
of copper has again risen 141 per toii, luak-
,ug an advance ol Ml. per ceut, within u
snort period. On the 22d September at o
o’clock, iu tne morning, a smart suock of an
earthquake was felt at Augouleine, - in
f iance. The Russian imper.ai consul at
ilauiburgh on the 30th September officially
communicated to the captains of Kusslau
ships, the important intelligence, “that In:
majesty the emperor, in concert with the
allied powers, lias alieaoy resolved on tne
tne most effectual measures to put an enn
to the piracies of the Barbary powers.”—
A cabinet council was held iu London on
tne 1 ltiiOctober on tne arrival of dispatch
es from St. Tetersburgh; and the London
Globe of the 13th, contains and extract
from a letter received at Lloyd’s from tbe
agent at Revel, which, states, mat “order
nave been received lor the Russian Meet at
this port, consisting of six sail of the liue,
and some frigates, to be gut ready lor sea
immediately.” ’The same paper says
“new wheat fell this day eight shillings be
low the price of last week; and old wheat
about three shillings.” American flour at
Liverpool, October 14, as stated in the
Courier of the loth 52 a 54s, Letters
from rit. Petersburgli state, that immense
quantities of hemp, flax, and tallow, could
nutbesliipped on accouut uf the scarcity of
vessels. Two or three hundred ships,
mostly British, had passed tiie bound for
the higher ports of Baltic; they would no
doubt be immediately loaded. Two
tnree failures to a considerable amount had
nccurrred: they w ere Russian houses. The
Paris papers were chiefly filled with the
trials of the assassins of f ualdez, the con
spirators uf the Black Pin.
Extract» oj Letters.
Lit- rp :ol, October 13.—The demand for cotton
L a little more extensive. Flour dull, 5ba 33c.
London, October 11.—American new six percents
loS.
Liverpool, October 13 —The advices from Lon
don to-day, of a tall of 6 a 10s. per quarter *-f
wheat, will depress our market* still mo-e.—(Im
ports will certainly close tbe 13th Nov.
Live-pool, October 11.—Upland 30 a 22 Jd.—
Flour 31 a 34s. little or n • demand. Rye flour
39 a 30a. Rice 34 a 38 fid. Tar 16 a 17, in de-
Turpeufine 13 a 18. stead;; Quercitron
bark 19 a 34 aa quality. Tobacco, tbe demand
regular for the trade, James’ river Ral'4 a 3.—
Kentucky 3j a 6y.
Norfolk, December 4.
ial e .coji.^: e s9
mail- The commifeidner*' left* Ih'eSr '* *
ings at the steamboat hotel tit 11 ^o’clock,
and proceeded to the ship in a piiot-bbhL'
•; Hampton-boat which crossed the Roads
it 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon, report* •
that she was then at anchor near Sgawell’a
j'uiot, but having a fresli-brceze from west
•north west it is supposed she went to afe*. *
last night. < ;
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By the rchooner Only Daughter, from New-ON
-raiia, we learn, that dn United Strtes’"briy Boxer
(lost on Uifc36ffi October) nin onshore tbrowgR's
mistake, about 10 o’clock at night, and. that'oft* :>
heaving her off. -he fell to pieces, bang very rot- .
ten — Jh'ea.York {hiper, 3d instant. c -
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Price of prothun at Charleston, December 10. y
Cotton, sea island 50 a 51; do upland 33 a 3a; do- -
sadtee 47 a 48; steady. Bice 5 3-8, brisk. Fioii*
KHimond, Baltimore and Camden 10J11; Phils*
lelplii* 11. Com, scarce and in demand 1 25.—.
A small parcel of prime sea-island cotton, sold
yesterday for 53 cents.
Prices at Citmdc ', {S C.J Dccember.5- ." ,
Cotton, upland -'8 a 39; rice, prime cwt. 7 a 8j’
flour fine Camden bf H a 12.
We are indebted to tbe politeneas.ofa commer-.
rial friend for the following information attachea *
to an Havana price-Current, of the 21st Nov. 1817V
.Idnr .lty Dmg—On aU foreign vessels, 5$ bitu£
per ton. . v- !l . ' .
Tonnage Duty—On American vessels 14| bitts,'
and on all other flags, same as tbe Spanish flag
pays in tl eir respective ports.
Property —Imported, mu*t be accompanied by' -
a Spanish counstil’scertificate, attached to invoice*
without which, 10 per cent is exacted on account-;,
of invoice.
And on additional duty of 14 percent has been *.
laid on imports and exports from 76th August,'
excepting lumlier, which has been augmented 10$
percent.—Southern Pat.
SAVANNAH REPUBLIC AN.
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Saturday Evening, December 13, 1817.
By the ship Maly Augusta, we have received
New-York papers to the 4th inst. No news.
uatiiijf fpjs.
The troops from this state were still at Fort
Hawkins, on the 7lh instant, being unable, it is
said, to march, from the want of provisions and the
means of transportation. Eight dollars a day have
been offered fur waggons, but they cannot be pro
cured. Tranquility has been restored to that past
of the frontier, which, from its exposed situation
to the incursions .of the hostile savages, experi
enced a temporary alarm.
We have accounts from Fort Hawkins, via Mil-
iedgeville, six days later than was published in die
Republican of last evening, which state, that a fo
raging “party of ten or twelve men from Fort
Scott lud been cut off, and that a constant and
iremenJous firing was heard during the night in
he direction of Fort Scott This is supposed to
have been an attack upon the breast-work thrown
up by colonel Arbuckle, at Four-Mile creek. A
Mr. Bernards, from low down on Flint river, says
one of the settlers in the neighborhood Fort
Gaines has been recently murdered by the Indians*
On account of the disturbances about there, and
on tliat rout, the express dispatched from litis
..lace has gone by way of Fort Mitchell, (higher
up the Chatahouchy) and is not expected here
before the last of the week A direct express,
bow ever, is expected from general Gaines, which
will doubtless give a decisive tone and direction -
to affairs. Some of the friendly Creeks, expected
i<> co-i perate with the army, have collected at
Fort Mitchell, under the command of their dis-
i inguished warrior M Inlosb, some of whom, it is
.aid, will proceed direct for Fort Scott, and some
join at the agency. Major Muhlenburg Who
“•ailed in a schooner wi’h about fifty men, andcon-
adefable public and private property, from Fort
Montgomery, (upon the Alabama,) for Fort Scott,
mar two month* ago, and lias not been heard of
-ince. It is supposed he has been lost at sea, or
ascending tbe Apalacha.”
STATE LEGISLATURE.
The legislature of Georgia, is yet in session; but
notlting of importance has been done. A bill to
compensate Justices of the Inferior Court, passed
the house of representatives, who were on the 8th
instant, in committee on the amendments to the .
I’enai Code. On Thursday last; the expediency ofV
i siabbdiing Free-Schoois, and oi improving the in4
i.tud navigation of the state, was to have been dis-
ussed. How powerful and imperative are the
motives for clearing our rivers, cutting roads and e
canals, tor the benefit of the merchant, the manu
facturer, the agriculturalist, indeed of every clasa
of our citizens —lack at England, Holland, Vetuce,
Russia, Ac.—roads and canal*, and unobstruct
ed rivers (says a writer) may be compared to
he viens of the human body, imparting health,
strength and intellect to the whole system. The
establishment of schools in our state is also deserv
ing ot great attention, tile benefits which would
result from them, must be obvious to every person
of reflection. »
FROM ENGLAND.
We present accounts up to the 15th * if October; (j*
to-day, from Liverpool, and 13th from London, A
which it is state*, that the dema-id for cotton was*
advancing, and that Hour was dull. The ports
were to have been closed on the 15th day of
November last. Air. Curran, the eloquent Irish
Barrister, had three attacks of palsy at bis lodg
ings at Urompton near London. His recovery was
wholly despaired of. The London Courier gives
a very flattering report of the revenue for the last
quarter- Our readers are referred to the few items
we have given.
Pr.ees of Prodace This D y.
Cotton, S a Island,
Upland,
Rica.
Fuicn, (Philadelphia)
Ditto. (Augusta)
Coax,
54 cts.
33 a 334
S5 50
II 50 a 12
8 a 9 50
1 a 1 25
Cotton was selling in Augusta, on the 10 inst.
at 33 a 31 cents. . ..
Citizens look out! —Last night, a little after 7
o’clock, an attempt was made to set fire to the
store of Williamson A De Villers It was, how
ever, discovered and extinguished before any da
mage was done. Had it been at a late hour of the
night when 6ie. alarm was given, all the buildiags
on the wharf muit have been consumed; and in
calculable injury done, as -the fire would have ex
tended to the slapping in our harbon indeed, the
calamity of 1796 would have been renewed, and'
many u ho are now in the enjoyment of affluenoe,
competency and comforts, reduced to indknnce