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nnirrd in person to several of the plnees ' ;, <t i n distress. On the 2!>lh lie w ent to Guelder-*, whenee most ularmieg new ? hud j 1( «e„ received. On the 27th he returned to die Hague, uml immediiitely set out again furlivyden, accompanied liv the Prince of Or,nine nod Prince Frederick. All the accounts of the disasters CHUM-d by tiie inun dations and the bursting oftlicdykes, are of llte most afflicting nature. In the. Betuwe, 72 villages are under Water. In many places entire houses qml all their inhabitants have been swept away.” RECORDER. MlLI.KDGEVtI.LE, Tcf.siiay, March St. Nothing had been done, at the. date of onr latest information, with the Florida business. In Congress there is very lit tle disposition to take up the matter— The treaty is unpopular, and if it should be returned ratified by Spain, it is doubt ed by those on the spot who have the best opportunity of judging correctly, whether the Senate will re-ratify it.— The promised Spanish Minister, (Gen. Vcves) is on his way to this country, and his arrival, which is daily expected, may bring the affair, in some way, to an issue. The Foreign News in our preceding columns is of great interest .and impor tance. The Spanish Monarchy shakes to its centre, and it will be no matter of surprise if the imbecile Ferdinand be hurled from Ins throne and immolated to the vengeance of an oppressed and enra ged people. The discontents in Ireland are also represented to be alarming. Unfavorable intelligence from England has reduced the pri,cc of Cotton here. The last Augusta papers quote the price there from 10 to 12 1-2 cents—Prime Cotton we are told will now command at tins place.12 cents. Washington, March 3. The Question settled.—We most hear tily congratulate our readers—we feli citate our fellow-citizens generally, that the Missouri question is settled—in what manner the reader will see by what Hdlows. A reference to the Proceedings of the Senate, below, will shew the course which the business took there. The House of Representatives sat till a late hour last night; and we have only time to state, that, on the question to a- grec to the amendment of the Senate to strike the restriction from the Missouri bill, the vote was Against the restriction 90 For it 90 Being a majority of four votes agaiust the restriction. Other proceedings took place, which will be reported hereafter ; the result of which is, that the hill for the admission of Missouri without restriction, and with the inhibition ofSlavery in certain terri tories, wants only the. signature oj the President to become a Lav. The few past days have been a trying lime in Congress, hut the trial has p iss- ed, and we look now only for harmony ■and conciliation on all sides.—A'at. Int. The bill for the admission of the State of Maine into the Union, from and after the 15th day of the present month, without restriction or incum brance, having passed both Houses of Congress, and received the signature of the President, has become a law. The requisition of the act of Massa chusetts, that the consent of Congress should be given on or before the 4tli instant, is therefore complied with ; •and Maine may be considered a sep arate member of the Confederacy. FROM BIfENOS-AYRES. New-york, Feb. 26. The passengers in the brig Marga ret, which lias arrived at this port in T 3 days from Buenos-ayres, have com municated the following information : Lord Cochrane had made two more unsuccessful attacks on the Spanish fleet at Callao ; the first on the 2d, and the last on the 4tli of October.— VY hen the last accounts left him, be was preparing a new mode of attack Tt was however thought that his lord- ship's views would not be realized.— If the fleet should return to Chili ag ain unsuccessful it w-ns feared the gov- ennent was so much exhausted in means and credit, they would not be able to make another outfit. Lord C. attributes bis failure to the bad con struction of bis rockets. “ The Monteneras under Cual Ra- mariz,Lopez and Carrera, and the Liu- enos-ayres army under the Director were within a few leagues of each oth er, and an engagement was daily ex pec ted. “ All communication between Buc- hos-ayres and Chili, had been cut oft by the Monteneras, who had been within a few leagues of the former city and carried oil' great numbers of cat* tie apd horses. Great discontent pre vailed m several of the provinces, and even in the city of Buenos-ayres^and a change in the government would no doubt take place in a short time—such was the general opinion when our in formant left there. “Every thing remained quiet in Chili, and an expedition of OUOO men was preparing for Peru. “ The U. States frigate Macedoni an, had sailed I mm \ alparaiso, it was supposed for Lima.” PIRATES PUNISHED. John F. beignson, Isaac Allister, John Jackson, \\ illiamMurpliv, Isaac Denny, (_ liarles \\ caver and Thomas O’Brien, all convicted of piracy, com mitted ou board the privateer La Ir resistible, with which vessel they ran away from Margarita, while their captain (Daniels) was on shore, were yesterday sentenced to death, by his honor judge Bland. They were then remanded to prison, loaded witli chains, to await the execution of their awful sentence. Two of the criminals it is said, having been forced into the commission of their crime, arc com mended to the mercy of the President. The fate of those unhappy culprits, will, it is lioped, check the progress of that barbarous and impunitive plun der, which has so long spread danger ami death upon our seas, corrupted our seamen, and dishonored our coun try.—Ball. Fed. Rep. General Jackson.—The Memorial of major General Andrew Jackson, to the Senate of the United States, was yesterday taken up and, after some de bate, ordered to be printed. No ob jection was made to receiving the Memorial, and printing the same for the uc of the Senate, but on account of the language, which some regarded as disrespectful to the Senate. The majority, however, appeared to be of a different opinion. It was not, to be sure, they said, couched in lauda tory phrase : but it was in language which the writer had a right to use— that of wounded fame and honor, more dear than any tiling to the high- minded soldier, and such as, with his opinion of the injustice done to him, General Jackson was justified in u- sing. The Debate on this occasion had the effect, which Debate very sel dom has, of uniting the opinions of those who did not at first agree ; and, in the end, the opposition to printing the Memorial was withdraw n. Tin- matter having taken this course, it does not appear to us material to pub lish the discussion which took place on this occasion, of which, intending to have published it, our lleporier iiaJ taken notes.—Nat. Int. Rear Hunt.—A week or two since, tvvc luds living in the town of Hunter, Green county, discovered- a large black bear.— They pursued him from morning until the close of the dnv, frequently no near as to Strike him ; the depth of the snow preven ting his running from nr attacking them,and they being unable from the nature of thrii weapons, to materially injure him.—O. reaching the little falls of the Cat i il, tin bear put himself info the form of a coil, and very deliberately rolled olf the precipice,, height of about 1000 feet. On the. following morning, a company started in pursuit of him, k, discovert d that he received no hurt from his retreat. F.e was traced to the high est peak of the Caukil! mountain, (Round- top) and driven into a cave, where he vr.v- shot. The quir. ters weighed 22;* lbs. aftei dressing, and his skin plenum d i) feet from the nose to the tail.—Catfkill Iteeurdcr. Washington, Feb. 28. We understand that a Bankrupt system, of a new cast, lias been di gested by a judicial character whose experience lias been not a little and will shortly be submitted to the inves- ti-ration of the friends of such a mca- The system now before Congress provides only for the cases ol involun tary bankruptcy. Those w ho are unfavorable to a to- Executive Department, Georgia, Millcdgeville, I 8(/i JUarch, 1820. The following extract of a letter from the Hon. John Quincy Adams, tal discharge of the bankrupt will havej Secretary ol’State, to this department, sure This Bill proposes— I. To incorporate the Bankrupt System into the judicial system ol the country ? to w hich it properly belongs. II. To get rid of the machinery of Commissioners anti Assignees, and substitute for them— 1. A Register of Bankruptcy, who shall be the common assignee in each district; reserving, however, to cred itors the right to take the bankrupt’s estate into their own hands when they prefer it, and obliging them to take it after a limited time. 2. An Inquest, in the nature of a special jury, before whom the conduct of the debtor shall be openly investi- ated. , , It then proceeds to make provision— 1. To secure the creditor against frauds. , ., To enforce an equal distribu tion of the bankrupt’s effects. Bankruptcy is provided for, as dis tinguished into voluntary and invol untary. The rights of a voluntary bankrupt, in the cases specified, are extended to ali persons ; the liability of an involuntary bankrupt confine- to merchants and traders. But an involuntary bankrupt may entitle him self to the rights of the other, by the subsequent fairness of his conduct. It then concludes with a confirma tion of all the discharges under state laws up to the passage of the act, wher ever they have been obtaiued without fraud or concealment. only to alter one line,in order to sub stitute a Letter of License or exemp tion from suit l'or a term of years. Nat. Int. From the Connecticut Courant. IMPORT A NT D ECISION. A friend has handed us the follow ing brief report of a ease lately decid ed in the Superior court for the coun ty of Litchfield, by which it will be seen, that that most important of all relations, the marriage compact, so far as it respects a very considerable and respectable portion of our popu lation, has been literally torn to its foundation: Toirnof Goshen vs. Toxen of Stoningtan. This case came to trial at the late circuit of tlie Superior court at Litch field, hold by the Hon. Chief Justice Hostncr. It was an action of assump sit for the support of a female pauper. The plaintiffs claimed that her settle ment was in the town of Stonington, w hich was the principal question on the trial. The reputed husband w as admitted to be an inhabitant of Sto- nington, but the defendants denied the legality of her marriage. It ap pears that the nuptials were solemniz ed by the Rev. Mr. Christie, in the town of Cornwall, in Litchfield coun ty. It was proved by the plaintiffs that the Rev. Mr. Christie was a cler gyman of the Methodist church, a re gularly ordained minister of tiie gos pel, a located preacher within certain limits, embracing the northern part of Litchfield county and a small part of tiie county of Hartford, and that lie dwelt in the town of Cornwall. On hearing counsel, his honor the chief justice decided, that by law, he was not a settled minister, had no right to solemnise marriage, an-1 that this mar riage, consequently, w as utterly void to all intents and purposes. The jury thereupon returned a verdict for the defendants, pursuant to the direction of the judge. From the London Courier. DECLARATION Of His Majesty George the Fourth, in Council. “ I have directed that you should be assembled here in order that l may discharge the painful duty of nnnounc- uiff t-i you the* death ol" the King, my beloved father. “It is impossible forme adequate ly to express the state of my feelings upon tins melancholy occasion; iiui I have the consolation ofkiiowiiu, (hat die severe calamity wilh which his majesty lias been afflicted for so mam years, lias never erased from J,l:c minds of his subjects the impressions created by h.s many virtues; and his example will, 1 a u persuaded, live forever in tiie grateful remembrance of hi.- country. “Called upon, in consequence of His majesty’s indisposition, to exercise the prerogatives of the.crown on his behu.fi it was die first wish of my heart to he allowed to restore into his hands the powers with which I w as entrusted. It inis pleased Almight God to deter.nine otherwise; and I have not been insensible to the advan- s which I have derived from ad ministering, in my dear father’s name, the government of tiiis realm. The support which 1 have re- eived from Parliament and the coun try, in times the most eventful, and under the most arduous circumstan ces, could alone inspire me with that confidence which my present station demands. “.The experience of the past w ill, I trust, satisfy all classes of my my peu- le that it will ever lie my most anx ious endeavor to promote their pros perity and happiness, and to maintain unimpaired, tiie religion, laws, and li berties of the kingdom.” The oath of allegiance to the new king had been administered in Parlia ment. The total of the Bank Capital in the several State?, District? and Territories of the United States, as far as known at the Treasury, it appears from Mr. Sec retary Cra vford’s Report, was, in 1017, upwards of Ninety Millions of Dollars : to which being added live capital of the Bank of the United States. (^35,000,000) makes a grand total of One Hundred and Twenty-five Millions.—Nat. hit. Newport, (R. I.) Feb. 19. The Hon. Win. Ellery, Ci ik ctorof tiie Customs for this District, and one of the signers of i!ip Declaration of In dependence, departed this life oil Tues day last, in the 93d year of his age Appointed by Washington to the otlice which he held in his native place, the extreme fidelity and correctness with which he fulfilled its various duties towards the Government, carried him through the four successive adminis trations. to the day of his death. with the enclosure, are furnished for publication for the purpose of prevent ing the procuring of other affidavits from base and unprincipled individu als, as in the cate of the affidavit of one James Thompson, convicted felon, and a fugitive from the Now-York Penitentiary, recently procured by General D. B. Mitchell, Agent of In dian affairs, w ho knew the baseness of Thompson's character—and at the same time furnished him with a license to trade with the Indians; whether the license is the price given for the affi davit, or not, I will not pretend to say; certain it is, however, the object in taking Thompson’s affidavit is to in validate the statement ofMr. Moore, a rnnn, 1 repeat, of fair character, and which can be established by the testi mony of as respectable citizens as any in the state. His conduct in this business is far from being censurable, except indeed, he should have taken the original let ters instead of copies; he having llie authority of General Mitchell, dele gated by C’apt. YVm. S. Mitchell, bis son, to search the desk of the general. Well disposed citizonswill not with hold important facts that may tend to a complete developemcnt of this ne farious transaction, and thus wipe oft’ a foul stain from the character of our state. JOHN CLARK. Department of State, Washington, 1st March, 1829. Sir—1 have had the honor of re ceiving your Excellency’s letters of die 19th and 20th January last, with their enclosures, consisting of copies of resolutions of the Legislature of the Mate of Georgia, approved on the 8th of December, 1818; of other resolu tions of the same Legislature approv ed on the 18tli of December, 1819, and of sundry papers relating; to cer tain allegations, charging Gen. D. B. Mitchell, Agent of the United States to die Crock Indians, with having participated, or been accessary to the unlaw lul introduction of African slaves into (he United States. These papers, conformable to your desire, were immediately laid before the President of the United States, by whose direction l have now the honor of enclosing a copy of a letter from the .Secretary of War, written to Gen. Mitchell, apprizing him of the charges which implicate Iris conduct, and of the necessity that they should under go such an investigation as may as certain the fuels concerning them. By that letter you w ilt perceive the reasons open which the President lias thought it not advisable to conuiiu- r.iyate to Congress the documents transmitted with your letter; and i am directed to request of you the transmission to this department of any additional evidence which you may think necessary to authenticate the facts. With regard to the resolutions of the Legislature, respecting the Afri cans stated to have been unlawfully brought into the Port of Savannah, I am directed to assure, you, that the existence of these resolutions was un known to the President, and at this department, until they were received with your letter; that the President duly appreciates the spirit ol patriot ism of the Legislature of Georgia, manifested in their adoption, and will he happy to give to them every effect w ithin the pow ers of the Executive of the Union. In relation to the subject of your letter of 19th January,* and the reso lutions of the Legislature to which it refers, I shalljiave the honor ol mak ing you a further communication here after. I am, with great respect, sir, your Excellency’s most obedient and very humble servant. (Signed) JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. IBs Excellency John Clark, Governor of the State oj Georgia. public agent, of a character so serious, while it calls for a thorough investi gation, ought not to receive, till the truth of the charges is satisfactorily ascertained, that sanction which it would be supposed to receive, l»v com municating it to Congress. With the view to ascertain the truth of the charges, and to give you an opportu nity of vindicating your character, the copy of the document is transmit ted to you; and n reasonable time will be allow ed to you to collect testimony and present such explanations of your conduct ns you may judge necessary to your defence, in the meantime, no opinion will be formed in relation to the charges against you, and anv tes timony and explanation which you may furnish, will receive a full and candid investigation, with a sincere hope, tlmt one who has received so many marks nfpublic favor as yourself, may appear still to deserve confidence. The testimony which you may trans mit, w ill be taken under oath before persons properly qualified to adminis ter the same; nnd the credibility of such witnesses whose general character may not-he know n, w ill be supported by the affidavits of persons of known respectability. You w ill-furnish this department, as soon as practicable, w ith a list of the names and residence of the w itnesses.?, whose testimony you intend to take, w ith a statement of the points you expect to prove by them respectively’. Governor Clark has been requested to furnish such additional evidence ns he may judge accessary to substan tiate the charges. I have the honor to be, your obe dient servant, (Signed) J. C. CALIIOUN. General L). II. Mitchell, Indian Agent, fr. r HF. Steam Boat having arriv< i with two Tow Boats, freight is i load them"hack. Any that buffers*. rurk can betake jonNfcW. LUCAS. March 81. WATCHES, JEWELLERY, And SILVER SPOONS. SubscrU W YviHvAtvYe V vie vs V'uvyuhA AT >1 II. LEDGEV1LLE. Sugar, Muscovado, - - - 13 to 16 Do. Loaf, ------ .27 to 3D Du. Lump, 24 to 28 Coffee, - - - ----- 29 to 32 Whiskey, 60 to 70 N. E. Rum, 60 to 70 Jamaica ditto,- - - I 50 to 1 75 Con. Bnndy, - - - - 2 50 to 300 Holland Gin, - - - - 1 50to 1 75 Iron, Swedes, 7 1-2 to ft 1-2 Castings - -- -- - - - 9 to 10 Share Moulds, - - - - 9 In 10 COTTON 10 to J 2 Freight to Darien - - - I 00 per cwt. Arrived Steam-Boat Samuel Howard, Capt. Tallin age, with freighting boats No. 1 ami !) in tow, 13 dais passage from Darien, with Salt to J, Alston, k. Ploughs to Goodall &z V: ashburn—left Darien on ihi- evening-ofthe 1st inst. and nrrhed at the forks (ofthe Oconee and Ocmidgee) on the nioruing of tho 6th ; left thereon the afternoon ofthe same day, ami arri ved at Dublin the evening ofthe lutli — rein lined at Dublin part of four days, du ring the violence ofthe fresh, and arriv ed at the boat-yard here on the ICtli at noon. Ciqit. TaTItnnge reports, that a great many trees have fallen in from the banks, which very much obstruct the passage ; he lias not otherwise experienced any difficulty, except from floating trees, in the begining of the ■'fresh. a from citizens NEGROES FOR SALE. r HF. Sul iscribt-r ofiV rs for sale, two very likely Negro HOYS. Git AC Y THOMAS. March 21—6 * Respecting property taken fr of this stale by the Creek Indians. Copy of alctterfrom the Secretary of War to General I). Ji. Mitchell, Agent for Indian j]fairs. Department of \V All, 213 th February, 1920. Sm—By the direction of the Pre sident, I transmit to you a copy of a document which accompanied a let ter from Governor Clark, to the Se cretary of State, by which you w ill perceive, that the charges against you for a supposed connexion with cer tain persons engaged in introducing African slaves, have assumed a char acter so specific as to time, place and persons, as to require an early and thorough im estigatiou. It is the wish of Governor Clark, that the document should be laid be fore the House of Representatives, un der a resolution of that body, calling for information, as to the illicit intro duction of Africans into the United [States; but it is the opinion ofthe l President that a charge against a .Test ri-celvcd, and for sale R Iihi-'s Shop, \V aicAves ftWVl'T Sold nt tiie low taken at par. March 2t — 6 yi turns. and <t rates, and Bridge Bills T. HE ID. Kooks and Stationary A rthur ginn u edwin curtis having entered into copartnership, the hminess in future will be conducted under the firm of GINN fc CURTIS, who offer lor sal.-, at the stand occupied bv Arthur Ginn, (near the Darien Branch Bank, on Wayne street) a general assortment of Books and Stationary, at the New-York nnd Phila delphia prices. Among Ujpge. recently re ceived, are the following: Laws United States, 5 veils. 1 new edition Utility's Criminal Law, 4 vols. Do. Pleadings, 8 nils. .lacub’u Law Dictionary Baylio’a Digested Index, 3 vols. Dnrnford and East’s Reports, it vols. Crunch's do. 9 vols, Boxnnquet and Buller’s do. 5 vols. (’aimibeH’s do. 2 vols. Cain's do. 9 yols. Madduck’s Chancery, 2 voh. Moore’s Index, -2 vols. * Black stone's Commentaries, 4 rots. Constitution United States. Heybcrt’s Statistical Annals of the United States. White’s Letters on England, 2 vols. Munions of General Greene, by Caldwell, plates. Peter's Letter* to his kinsfolks. Grimshow's United Stales. Ivaidme, d vols. Book Binding. Ginn tf Curtis respectfully inform their friends and the public in general, that they have, in connection with the. Bookselling Business, established a Bindery, and pledge themselves to execute binding i.i its various brain lies, v ith neatness and despatch. N. B. Blank Books made, to order, nt the shortest notice. Orders from the country will lie nrotjlptly executed. Libraries and V-adeinies supplied on the most liberal terms —Catalogues furnished gi-atis. gj?" persons indelrted to .Arthur Ginn, »r<j requested to call and piy the sanj-' ; those' having accounts against him will please present them. March *1 R aibtr It AN r(M^ale,iWmtshels CORN, which r will S.-I to suit purchasers, if taken 1'roin ■&■€']» \ >A'JgF.ORGE LF.EVES. Baldwin Crf'ijrr. M»n-\ l-» l l ’90 Will be Sold ON the'3d duy of May next, at the house ofthe Subscriber in Millcdgeville, the work ing Tools and other Articles, belonging to tin- estate iff Arthur Dnnnelly, dec. Terms will lie mu le known on the day of sale. AUGUSTUS J. BROWN, Adm’r. March 21—n Wanted for one month, ft o\* VeWows, For whom a liberal hire will be paid Ap ply to GEO. It. CLAYTON. March 20—6 STATE OF GEORGIA. liy His F.xcellency John Ci.ap.k, Gov ernor uml Commander tu Chief of the Army and Navy of this State, and if the .Militia the ref. A PROCLAMATION. Whkaras, I have received official Infor mation from the Sheriff of Tw iggs county in this state, that ori the Sdjday of March insU who was.com- yiluty mi a charge 'scape therefrom : Ight proper to issue this iim, hereby offering a reward ofTiru Humtnd Dollars to any person nr persons who may apprehend the said John Hughs, and him safely di liver into the cus tody of die Sheriff or Jailor of tiie county of Twiggs aforesaid: And I do moreover here by charge and require all officers, civil and military, within this state, to he vigilant in endeavoring to apprehend the said John Hughs, if to he found iri this state, in order that he may undergo a trial for the crime of which he is charged. Gir kn under my hand, and the great seal of the state at the State- house in Millcdgeville, this 18th day oT March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, and of the Independence ofthe Unit ed States of America the for ty-fourth. JOHN CLARK. By the G or bn nr, An.x. H ammonp, SiFni of State. . .107“ is a man of middle stature, fair complexion, fair hair and blue eyes,tw of bis under foreteeth out, and part of one of bis ears off.] Marel) 21—0 TO KENT, A DWELLING HOUSE, calculated for a small family, in a pleasant part of the lown. Enquire, of the Printers. March 21. SALS for putting the Public. Wells and Pumps in repair, and keep ing them in repair for the present year, will lie received by the InUmdant, until Saturday next. 13 v order of the Board, FRANCIS JETER, Secretary. March 91. Saw-Gin Business. THE Subscriber respectfully informs tha public, that he lias made a choice collection, of materials, and is now ready to make en gagements for tile approaching season ; he will continue the much improved method of facing the ribs with steel, which makes them last much longer, and gin infinitely belter.—- The. Subscriber deems it unnecessary to say any tiling in favor of his gins, ns their per formance is the best voucher tlmt can be given; suffice it to say, that they are war ranted to perform equal to the expectation of the purchaser. Those who wish to pur chase bad better apply eluly, so that they may i»e suited as to the size. All orders attended to with punctuality. His shop is opposite to Capt. JarrHtt’s spring, AUG. J. BROWN. March 21. st Iron, Rice, Share Moulds, and Earthenware. Daily expected by the boat Cotton Plant, 10.000 lbs. New Crop RICE 11.000 do. IRON 1,000 do. SHARE MOULDS 0 n-ates Cockery Ware, assorted Which will he sold low, if application is made to the consignee. T. WILEY. MUledgeville, March 18, 1820—C N OW in Baldwin County Jail, a Bright Mulatto Fellow, five leet nine or ten inches high, says his name is JOHN, and that he belongs to William Dickson, of Orangeburg District, South-Carolina. FREDERICK SANFORD, Jailor. March 21. NV\\ Qeoi'gia Justice. SUBSCRIBERS to the above wort who delay to call for their Books may probably fail to get them, as the copies on hand will soon be disposed of. They can be had nt this Office and at both the Rookstores in MiUulgeviUe. Also at Mr. Hobby’s Bookstore in Augusta and Mr. Williams’s in Savannah—at the Post Offices in Clinton, Sparta, Powet- ton and Waynesborough—of Roger Gam. hie, esq. in Louisville, and of Robert Robey, esq. in Monticello. Copies will also be sent to other places, if couvqf- ance cun be had. i February 12, I82QU