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Which was superseded by an intimation from
Jie speaker, that he should consider it a duty, it
to objection was made, to give the accused in-
irmation on this head.
The sergeant at arms was then directed to
bring his prisoner before the bar of the house—
On his appearance, the speaker directed a chair
tobc given him. and addressed him to this effect:
« John Anderson—You are no doubt aware
[that you are brought before this house in conse-
[queuce of having written and delivered to a gen
tleman. who is a member and chan man ofa com
mittee of this house, a tetter, of the contents of
which you are apprized. Before I proceed to
r 1 0 p,, S e to you any interrogatories on this subject
will apprize you that if you have any request
[to make of die house : It you wish for counsel
or any reasonable time, for vvitn sses—for any
of tluike privileges belonging to persons in simi
lar situations. the house is disposed to g ant it.
If you do not wish for tiintf. for counsel, or fie
witnessses, the speaker will then proceed to put
to you such interrogatories afi may seem proper'*'
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1818.
lath*and i.ui’o.vi an r.
Copy of a letter from M.'jtir-liencrul Caines to the Go.
vernor of tins Stale, (received on Sunday night last b,
express,) d ited « Head-Quarters, Hartford, Georgia,
January 2.i, 1818.
Sir,—In a letter just now received from Brig.
General Glascock, I am informed, that a party of
India s concealer! in thyswampuf t’cdiir creek,
'To {his the prisoner at the bar replied, in' sub-1 7 n,i [f 9 •'»«« *>» the Flint l it er, yesterday morn,
stance, although indistinctly, that in his pecul a. ".'It; "pon and killed Mr. 1 liomas Leigh,as-
situation, ha desired the assistance of counsel s waggon-master, and Samuel Loiters, ot
lip desired time until to-rMMTu\v, and t!.e onour-i ^* ,c,a!4 compandor tieurgia imlitiu.---
tunityof summoning; witue^es to testify to’the! * ,,c -muster bad been sent out with a small
character he had sustained through liv.—W! ere-T" '. v n ": n . •"" J ■ P»‘ k horses, laden
upon the sergeant at anus was directed to , ;) k, " •<>'provisions ; which, by a prompt am jmli-
tlie prisoner from the bar. I cmus «"-angcme.i on the part of Major Heard,
borne conversation took place as in the preciseT erl ‘ sccl V. ei1 ’ *'. th tl >°. ^idue of . tl,e party a, lt |
Indians: even should they join me, the loss of
dieir Chiefs may induce them to follow the ex
ample of the Warriors under Perryman, and go
over to the enemy ; and I owe it to myself and
o 'the Miblic service to apprise you, of the exis
tence <il a spirit of opposition, tending to coun
teract my efforts, having recently manifested it
self in wlmt is deemed to be the friendly part
of the Greek Nation 5 originating, as 1 have
reason to believe, with some evil disposed white
persons, actually engaged in smuggling Negrdes
into the United .States from East Florida. A
considerable number, as l am credibly informed
and believe, have been taken to the immediate
vicinity of the Creek Agency. It rests with
the Agent to detect or explain this apparent vi-
olation of the law. The movement ot the troops
d the active and general hostility of the In
dians near the Florida line, will have a strong
tendency to render this abominable traffic diffi
cult ami perilous ; lienee 1 expect to be honored
with the ill-will of every one engaged in it.
1 lmvo the honor to be, very respectfully, yoar
obedient servant,
EDMUMl P. GALVES, M.ij. Ccn’l Com’g
1JU Excellency William Rabun.
married,
In Morgan county, on the 22tli Inst. by the RevM John
Lolling*worth the llcv’tl John Sewell to Miss l-ucy Ware,
laughter of Nicholas Ware, Esq. hi Putnam conn*
v. on Thursday last; Mr. William Oslyn to M ss Eliza
S'cveni- ■--*-'ln the same county, on the Same day, Mr.
iolin Stubbs to Miss Susan Kendrick.
DIED,
In-Charleston, on the 20th nit. I)r. Joseph ltush, a valu-
hie officer of die navy daring the revolution,——In
Maryland, Gen. Bow,c, formerly Governor of that state.
—In Pans, Count Ottode Morloy. lie ucconyuavcil
Marquis de Luzerne to llie U. S. in 1777, and Was af
terward! charge des affairs
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mode of proceeding, which resulted in drawing!
up a resolution that the speaker be authorised to
[inform the accused that, tlie house comply with
his requests.
Mr. Herrick moved to amend the motion.so as
[that the accused be furnished previously with a
[copy of the wiitlon interrogatories to be put
| to aim.
To this Mr. Forsyth objected, because it wotiid
[be inconsistent with the object of this exatnina-
Ibe inconsistent with the object of this examina-
[tion. The object was to ascertain whether the
lacciised admitted or denied the offence imputed
[to him. If he denied it. it would be for the house
[to substantiate it: if he admitted it, it was fur
the house to proportion its decision thereon to the
[ magnitude of the offence.
Mr. Herrick withdrew his first mo*ior,, air.1
|moved that the accused be furnished with a copy
the etter which was' the ground of this pro-
hordes. Gen. Glascock immediately ordered opt
a detachment under Maj. Morgan, in pursuit of
the Indians.
By a letter from Col. Arbuckle of the lSlh in
stant, i learn, that the Indians were to assemble
near the month of Flint river, on the 21st, for the
purpose of concerting measures for the destruc
tion of the inhabitants on the Cliatahouchie, and
the reduction of Fort Scott. The latter thev
calculated upon starving out. Fort Gaines, it
was apprehended, would be attacked. One of
the inhabitants (Mr. Weaver,) had been killed
near the Fort; a house had been burnt, and some
other property destroyed.
The det-y-hioeut and vessels under Maj. Muh
lenberg, with military, stores, arrived at Fort
Scott without any material toss, other than that
mentioned in my lost, although incessant’y an
noyed by a very large force from each shore, from
the 15th to the 25th of December.
A supply of
eroding: to which was Sided, on suggestion of; provisions, ordered in November fast, had nut
Mr. Rich, a copy of the statement of Mr. Wil- reachci! tlie Appu aeh.cola at the date of Col. Ar-
liains accompanying the letter. j buckle 8 letter f (the 8tii inst ) the troops were
Thus amended, the resolution according these r' el V', lt l,,ut meat, but had engaged near one
privileges to the accused, was agreed to » supply upon tlie Chittalioocliie, part ot
I prisoner being remanded to the bar of the house,!), . l 11,rt *’ aines u,1< I'- 1 '. •' strong guard oi>
—the speaker addressed him nearly as follows : j1 1L 1 lll> •_ 'be supply ol Hour at port Scott.
“John Anderson; I am directed 10 inform [T
you that, pursuant to your request, you are at 1 .. . . ,
lihertv to engage such counsel as you may think ; I 1 . 1 " 11al lL v ie arrival of sixty thousand ra-
fit; that the clerk of the house will furnish you! 1 ' 011 * ‘j' 111 '^"-Orleans is daily expected ; and
with such subpeenas for witnesses as you may e f C , n SI . 10U ' l hii> supply tail, I have nut a doubt
think proper, and that you will also be furnished of v . iv ,"'r f^'npetent supply sent down the Hint
with a copy 0.1 which tlie proceedings are found-1 ?■ . Ll, ' l i? ! T cl ‘ ,a > tm,e 10 P revc<it tlle t,00 P :
ed, and ot the statement of an honorable mem
ber of this house which acunnpani' d it. I am
further directed to infirm you that to-morrow at
one o'clock is the time assigned for further pro-
[cetdings iti this case.”
And then the-ergbant at arms withdrew from
[the bar with his prisoner.
Friday, January 9.
Previous to the hour assigned for thfir appear-
lanre of John Anderson at t;.e bar of the house—
[Mr. Spein er of N. Y. offered for consideration
[the following preamble and resolutions ;
I “ Tlie house of representatives, entertaining
[great doubts of its possessing the competent
I power to punidi John Anderson for his contempt
of the house, and his outrage upon one of its
members :
Resolved, that the attorney general of the U-
wifed States be directed to institute such proceed-
[ ings against the said John A nderson for his said
I offence as may be agreeable to the laws of the U.
States and ol the district of Columbia.
Resolved, that thee nunittee of the judiciary
I be instructed to enquire into the expediency of
providing by law for the punishment of any con
tempt of the Senate or H m-e ol Representatives
of tlie United States, and of any breach of tile
privileges of either house.”
Saturday, January 10.
The speaker Laid bef re the house the following
letter and enclosure, yesterday received by him
from John Anderson :
“ Sir,—Unwilling to be deprived, by any cir
cumstances whatever of an opportunity to ex
plain to tlie honorable house of representatives
the motives which have‘actuated my recent con
duct, I beg leave to announce my wish to wave,
with that object, any constitutional or other ques
tion which may have arisen. I enclose a letter
which 1 had the honor this morning to prepare for
tlie consideration of the house.
1 am, sir, with profound respect,
w JOHN ANDERSON.
Hon. Ilenry Clay.
Washington, Jan. 9,1818.
Sir—Considering the honorable body before
whose bar I am shortly to appear, as the guardian
ol those rights which, as a citizen, I possess, and
lelving upon the generous feelings of its mem
bers I ha e been induced to forego the privi
lege extended to me of employing counsel, lest
it might be supposed that I was inclined to shel
ter myself by legal exceptions. As the novelty
of my situation may, however, tend, to surround
me with embarrassment, it is ray wish, should
the rule of proceeding adopted by the house not
oppose the course, that such questions as I have
reduced to writing, be propounded to"the respec
tive witnesses by the Clerk, and that he should
read the explanation and apology which 1 have
to make. * JOHN ANDERSON.
To the hon. Henry Clay.
Ihe letter having been read, Mr. Forsyth
moved that tho resolutions under consideration
be laid on the table, that House might pro
ceed to the examination of the accused person.
A brief debate took place on this motion in
which Messrs. Forsyth, Pitkin, Spencer, Harri
son, Hop,boson, Poindexter,Desha, Rich, Pindal!
ana Beecher, participated. Motion disagreed to.
from suffering.
1 have been thus,particular In communicating
to you excellency the state of our supplies, as
well as the movements of the enemy, from an im
pression, that a knowledge of tlie^e subjects
would be acceptable to you, and beneficial to the
state over which you preside—as well as from a
wish to dra.v trom you. a free communication of
From the Army,—The detachment of militia
under General Glascock is stationed on the east
side of Flint river, 42 miles from Hartford, and
about r<> miles from Fort Scott. A fort i- build-
in’; on the scite of Fort Early, to be called Bloom
field. Boats are^btiilding at the Agency, fo
tlx: purpose of carrying provisions dow n tlie ri-
ver. We understand General Gaines has appli
ed to the Governor for a loan of ten lliousand dol
lars. for the purchase of supplies, &c. The Ge
oerul has, we learn from an unquestionable source
ample authority to “ follow Ihe Indians over the
line, and attack them within Florid’, unless they
shelter themselves under the Spanish post.”
Eldred Simkins, Esquire, a lawyer of consi
derable eminence, has been elected a Represen
tative in Congress from the state of South-Caro-
lina, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resig
nation of Mr. Calhoun.
Tlie House of Reppesentatives lias found it
self. almost without knowing it, and certainly
without the advantage of having anticipated it,
engagei in the discussion of a question of great
magnitude, regarding their own powers ami the
rights of the citizen, as involved in tlie case of
Col. Anderson. The debate of yesterday, left
on our minds the impression of great respect for
the talents now composing the representative bo
dy—it was, in fact, a continued display of abili
ty and eloquence. The debate is not terminated,
though it appears to us so much light was shed
upon the question yesterday, that it w ill, not be
much further prolonged. 1 lie questions debated
art*, first', the legality of tlie warrant issued in
tlie first instance, and secondly, the power of
the house to pursue with punishment (and of
course its power to recognize) any contempt
•committed beyond tlie walls of the house. On
these questions, there is so great diversity of opi
nion, ao to reader it a matter of doubt how the
matter will be decided.—Mat. Intelligencer.
Accounts from South-America (via Kingston,
Jam.) of December 8, have been received at
300 ACRES OF LAND FOR SALE,
V ND immediate'possession given: the tract
lies within 4 miles ofMilledgeville.aud ad
joins Messrs. Barrow and Borland, on which
there is 140 acres cleared-*-70 of which is prime
cotton land—There is a comfortaljle hewed ! o<j
dwelling house with two rooms: agin house and
cotton machine with the running gear complete :
also, a grainery with a good threshing machine,
propelled by the wheels of the cotton gin. One
fourth part of the purchase money will be requir
ed in hand, tlie balance in three equal annual
payments. I can furnish the purchaser with cum
on the premises.
BOLLING HALL.
January 20,1818.
NOTICE.
W ILL be sold on the third Saturday of Fc^
bruary next, at the late resilience ot Jo
seph Scott of Morgan county, deceased, all the
surplus property of his estate—con.-.isting of hors
es, cows, sheep, corn and fodder.—Terms made
known on the day of sale.
BENJ. C. SCOTT,j
ROBERT SHARP,)
January 1, 1818.
Exc’rs.
NOTICE.
4 LL persons indebted to the said estate are
. a.required to come forward and make immedi
ate payment; anil all who have any claims are re
quested to present them duly authenticated w ith
in the Fine prescribed by law, or they will be
barred of a recovery.
IiENJ. C. SCOTT,? p .
ROBERT SHARP, S E " iis "
January i, 1818.
your views an I wishes, upon whatever relates to Charleston. “ Samano, lately named viceroy of
e pub.ic service, connected with my command. New-Greneda. and residing at Santa Fe deBo-
1 hpve seen m the newspapers, with equal sur-1 K „t<>, the capital of the kingdom, officially lias
prise aud indignation, the attempt&jhat have beep 1 communicated to Montalvo, the viceroy of the
made to lull the public mind into a belief, that! sa id kingdom, exercising the functions of said of-
the hostile Indians desire peace, and are willing.fi ce , until the aforesaid Samano, bis successor,
to lay down their arms! Sir, there will be f:o miy assume the command 5 that it is impossible
F ca< r r e u , . t '! 7 ,se ,ndlill ‘-’. severely chastised. f or him longer to sustain the kingdom, after liav-
, e V VP * wife required to surrender the of-| {ngr sent a divisi in to the plains of Casftnare,
which was completely destroyed by the patriots,
fenders ! It was deliberately resolved in a large
Council of toe Seminules and “ Red Sticks” at
Mickusukee, that the offenders should heither be
punished nor surrendered.
Some of their Chiefs have triumphantly as
serted, that we cannot beat them ! that we never
have beaten them, except when we had •* lied
People to help us.*’ It is not extraordinary they
should entertain these opinions—they know lit
tle or nothing of the strength or resources of
our country—-and whatever information they
have derived from their white friends (British
Officers and Traders) could have no tendency
to give them favorable impressions towards us.
They must be beaten before we can reasonably
calculate upon peace.
It is well known that seven of our citizenr,
were killed by those Indians in tlie two years
immediately succeeding the late war with
England. I'heir Chiefs admitted this, anil that
among tlie number was a woman and two chil
dren (Mrs. Garrett of this state.)
The principal Chief, Chapichimico, in notify
ing the Warriors of the resolution of the Chiefs
in Council, added that, “ the day never should
come when lie would give up or punish a red
man tor killing a white man.” These facts have
beeti communicated to me by Indians, and
through interpreters who I believe to be men of
truth-ni-r have I n doubt but these facts were well
known to these philanthrophic writers of Peace,
who have had the sagacity to discover, that hos
tilities were commenced by the troops under my
command, on the 2-JtK of November last—and
that we are the aggressors.
It is not an act of war, according to this doc
trine, to massacre and scalp seven unoffending
persons, and among them a woman and Her in
fants ! \Vhat huinber then, I would ask, the
massacre of which, would constitute an act ol
war ? Sir, my own humble impressions upon
this subject are, that the wanton massacre of an
infant not yet able to lisp the enviable declara
tion of “ I am an American Citizen,” should be
as promptly avenged, as if fifty, or fifty ihou-
sand citizens had been thus massacred. When
reparation is refused by the Nation (whether red
or white, civilized or savage) to whom the of
fenders belong—the Nation itself becomes ac
countable, and should be chastised for the out
rage.
I have little confidence in the expectation of
obtaining any considerable aid from the friendly
only the commander of the same and seven sol
diers escaping. A second one was immediately
afterwards despatched to said plains, and only
its chief and two drumm-u’s could escape from
this loss. Morillo writes that he is about to exe
cute the officer who commanded a division that
shamefully retreated from 300 independents,
when those of his oh u consisted of 5000 men.”
GEORGIA, MORGAN COUNTY.
B EFORE me, Moses Sharp, a magistrate for
this county, personally appeared Samuel
Sharp, of said county, who being duly sworn,
saitli, that lie had in his possession a due bill
signed by Joseph Scott, late of this county dec’d.
for two hundred and twelve dollars, and that
the said due bill is lost or mislaid so that it can
not be found at present.
SAMUEL SHARP,*
Sworn to before me this 15 th of January, ISIS.
MOSES SH ARP. J. P.
N. B. All persons are hereby cautioned a-
irainst trading for or having any thine to do -with
said duu bill SAMUEL SHARP.
NOTICE.
^TINE MONTHS afterdate application will
1 > be made to the honorable the inferior court
of Morgan county, when sitting for ordinary pur
poses, for leave to sell one half lot of land. No.
242., fourth 'district, lying in said county, it being
the real estate of Fanny Rogers, deceased, for
the benefit of tlie heirs of said deceased.
DRURY ROGERS, ad mV.
January 17, 1818.
Dll. CHARLES J. PAINE,
’KFFERS hia professional services to the inlia*
Jr bit a nts of Milledgeville and its Vicinity. He
resides at Mrs. Jenkins’.
January 12.
Tlie editor of the Boston Daily Advertiser,
who appears entirely to understand the whole of
the matter, gives us the following account of the
condition of tlie family of the Guelphs—“The
DR. JAMES GLENN,
ENDKRS his professional sei rices to the ci-
tizens of Milledgeville ami its vicinity. Ap
plications made at Mr. Rousseau's will be attend
ed to. January IS.
T
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, GEO.
. Milledgeville, \7th January, 1818.
^7 HERE AS by a resolution of tlie legisla-
Y Y ture of this state passed the 20th Decern-
. , ber last, tlie governor is required to direct the
princess C harlotte of Wales, the news of whose proper officers to proceed without delay, to the
death is given in this paper, was born January 7, collection of all monies due this state oh account
179o, nnd married May 2, 1815. Her heath
must be a severe disappointment to the British
nation, as it renders extremely uncertain who
will be the successor of the prince regent, to the
throne. It is remarkable that although the twelve
eldest children of the present king are all living,
viz. seven sons and five daughters, the youngest
of whom is more than forty years old, not one of
them has a legitimate child living. The succes
sion goes, on the death of the prince regent, to
the duke of York, who is married to a daughter
of the late king of Prussia. This princess has
never had any children, and is now 50 vears old.
The two next sons of the king, the dukes of Cla
rence and Kent, have never been married.—
The duke of Cumberland is married but lias no
children.
The duke of Sussex was married in 1793 anil
had a son and a dugliter, but his marriage was
not according to the forms required by law, and
has been declared void, and his children arc of
course illegitimate. The duke of Cambrid
of Fractional Surveys or Town Lots in Mil
ledgeville—it is
Ordered, that notice of tlie same be given by
public advertisement, in order that all persons
may make their arrangements accordingly, as
immediately aftep tlie first day of March next,
the proper qfficer^ will be directed to proceed a-
gainst all such as are then in arrears.
Attest, ♦ E. WOOD, secretary.
not married, and although the youngest of the
king’s sons is 43 years old. The eldest of the
daughters of George III. is a widow. The dutch-
ess of Gloueester was married in 1816, and nei
ther have any children. The three other daugh
ters have never been married. Tlie king has
one nephew only, who is 41 years old, and one
niece who is 44, and is unmarried.
There is one consequence of the death of the
princess Charlotte, 01 some political importance.
The succession to the crown of the kingdom of
Hanover, which cannot go to a female, will pro
bably remain united with that of the kingdom of
G. Britain.’
LAW.
T HE subscriber tenders bis professional ser
vices t> the citizens of the Ocinulgee cirJ
cuit, the county of Hancock in the Western cir
cuit, anti the public in general. His office is
kept in Monticello, Jasper county, where life al
ways will be found when noton the circuit.*
He has for sale five hundred arces of good up
LAND,lying in the county of Jackson on the Fe
deral road, which may be lied bn accommodating
terms, by applying to Martin Kolb or John Boyle;
esqs. of Jackson county—Thomas Oliver of El-
beit county, or to tlie subscriber.
F. BALDWIN.
January 17, 1818.
RUNAWAY NEGROES.
B ROUGHT to Baldwin goal on the l!jth inst.
a negro man, by tlie name of Sam, belong
ing to Bennett Terrell of Wilkinson county, al
so a negro woman, by the name of Amy, who
belongs to Randolph Jackson, ; the ow ners are
requested to come forwmd, pay expenses, aud
take them away.
F. SANFORD, Coaler.
January ip.