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fcnl one. The present chartered banks, lie said, emitted about Sl0,000,Q()0—the annu al exports of the state were SN,000,000— the deficiency was at present tilled up by un- rbartered bills & notes issued by the itraneii Hank of the United States, lie would pro pose to exclude both from circulation, by taxation, and supply their place with a cur rency bearing the sanction and authority of the state. For one. he wished to see the con templated bank go into operation on the terms proposed—he thought it would create a new era in the banking history id' our country, and was confident it would afford more ac commodation to the citizens of the state gen erally, than those now in operation.—From the natural iuHuencc of local considerations, he feared that the importance of the question had not been duly considered. Believing competition among hanks to be as necessary as in any thing else, and wishing to see the experiment tried, he should under the full conviction that it would be conducive to the general interest of the people of the state, give to the measure under consideration, all the support in his power, although he. would not have voted for any of the bank charters heretofore granted. SENATE. Saturday, November 01. Mr. .Voutgumery introduced a bill to be entit led An act more cT-ctualI v to provide for the the appointment of Vendue Masters in this state.” Monday, November 16. The land-lull passed the Senate in the follow ing shape ; the lower territorial acquisition i divided into three, and the upper cession into four counties, which are called Sarly, Irwin, Ap pling, Walton, Gwinnett, Habersham and Hall. f^l, ...... ■ I I 1%.ft it i,ftftf\i< .til rftlft.ftiftt I ell tit'll t* There will be, it is supposed, about TO survey or"s districts in the whole ; they are 12 1-2 and 20 miles square, but mostly of the former size. Tiie tracts ire to contain 250, and 490 acres— the latter lie in the poorest part of the territory ; all fractions less than 200 acres to lie sold, and every male person, over 18 years of age, who has resided in this state three years, entitled to draw. Two squares in each surveyor’s district to be reserved for the education of poor children and the advancement of literatur - in this state ; and for the same purpose, the residue of the proceeds arising from the sale of the fractions, after the expenses shall have been defrayed, is set apart as a permanent fund. Enrolled acts.—An act to authorise the jus tices of the inferior courts of Wilkinson anti "Wilkes co :nties respectively to levy an extra tax for the purpose of defraying the expenses of building court houses in said counties To alter and anfeml the 15th section o an act, entitled " An act to j rotcct the estates of orphans, and to make permanent provision foi the poor ” To incorporate the Sardis Academy in Jaspei county. To appoint commissioners for the better regu lation and government of flic village of Salem, ami for improving the same. Tuesday, November 24. Mr. Harris introduced a bill to layoff six Ju. dicial circuits in this state, including those al ready laid out. Mr. Harris also introduced a bill to alter and amend the 4th and 5th sections of the third ar ticle of the Constitution Friday, November 27. Mr. Brown reported a bill to be entitled “ an act, to revise and consolidate the militia laws of this state, and to repeal the cavalry laws now in force.” HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Monday. November 23. CONGRESS. terfcrfince of some of these adventurers, in in's representing the claims and titles of the Indians tn Imiil. 2itifl in nractisins: on their savage pronen- ° this (ion,no idea was entertained of hostility fa" 1 !* toTand, aiitFin practising on their savage propen- and, however justifiable the'conimandin Sp>ia i si ties, that the Seminole war is principally to be was, in consequence of the misconduo 8 *?* 1 *' traced. Men who thus connect'themselves with I Spanish officers, in entering" SoVark* ** i° f tlie savage communities, and stimulate them to war, sacola, to terminate it, by provim/in tk 1>en - ITashiugton City, November 17. Officers of the Senate.—John Halliard, Presi dent pro tempore ; Charles Cutts, Secretary ; Mountjoy Bailey, Sergeant at Arms. Officers of the House of Uepresentatives.—Hen ry Clav, Speaker ; Thomas Dougherty, Clerk ; Thomas Dunn, Sergeant at Arms. This day, at 12 o’clock, the President of the United States transmitted to both Houses of Con gress, by bis Secretary, Mr. J. J. Muint.e, the following Message : * Fellow-Citizens of the Senate, and of the House of Uepresentatives: The auspicious circumstances under which you will commence the duties of the present session, will lighten the burthen inseparable from the high trust committed to vou. The fruits of the earth haveheen unusally abundant j commerce has; ■ | iave - b eJn anticipated, as Spain must have! it. questiori, with the'.langen insepariiTfr nourished) the revenue has exceeded the moM, known that, in ceding it, she would, in effect, and, regarding the losses we have tavorableianticipation, and peace and amity aiei CM j e w | |at |, a j become of little value to her, and 1 which indemnity has been so Ion which is always attended on their part, with acts of barbarity the most shocking, deserve to be viewed in li worse light than the savages. They would certainly have no claim to an immunity from the punisnment, which, according to the rules of warfare practised by the savages, might justly be inflicted on the savages, themselves. II the embarrassments ol Spain prevented her from making an indemnity to our citizens, tor so ami their associates, thaUlfey shlmld Jjj tec toil, even there, yet. the amicable existing between the United States J could not be altered by that act alone n P! " D > dcring the restitution of the posts, those M"V #r were preserved. I’o a change of them, ti, '" M the Executive redeemed incompetent^'" ■ -ed it: Congress only. '' u l by this measure, so promptly taken ,|, long a time,"from her treasury, for their losses by | pect was shew n to the government of.Snaj" 6 •;.* spoliation, autl otherwise, it was always in her J misconduct of her officer-, has tint been 1 power to have provided it, by the cession ot this, to her. She was enabled to review,' territory. Of this, her government lias been ic-l her relations with the United States' .. "pn ted ' ri, n candor, peatedlv apprized, and the cession was ti.e morej situation, particularly in respect to the ter-jt '"in it j “stained, fa. preserved with foreign nations, on conditions just j ^JYike wiL ieL he,'self IVum ihe'Yoip'ur- j the LuiLTYe W suffered ihl?~"** ami honorable to our country. For these inosti-; ^ ^Vd by the treaty of 1795, ry, ami her mean, of redress? .liable blessings, we cannot hot bcgratelu to that , „ ^ wm]irnwhm i n[s ,-es meting it. If enabled to take, with honor, the course h , “T Providence which watches over the destinies ol ||fi LTnitel| Slate j, (V o„, consideration ol these J, ulated to do justice to the United StataiS nations. ....... ,. embarrassments, declined pressing their claims promote her own welfare. ’ lU " As the term limited for the operation of the j jn a spirit „» hostility , the motives ought, at Copies of the instructions to the comm.nr commercial convention with Great Britain will i ( , , i..,,/’ „„:..,„.i i.„ ,u . „f i,:.'. i commandin* expire early in the month of July next, and it! was deemed important that there should be no I interval, • during which that portion of our com- >• i-i i. .. ,, ! r".i . , , , . y> "vreoiDg* ’ n . . * . mDu Sfatpii all mi imiiin tv if»r lih(‘ til thf* rtilit* niaut'.al. m #n.»l ..t least, to have been duly appreciated by the gov- general ; of his correspondence with the St "* j eminent of Spain. It is well known to her gov-j t.iry of War, explaining his motives, anil jusijf*" t ' eminent, that other powers have made to the U-j ing his conduct, with a copy of the prnciedi/ , . , , '*1 niteil States an imlemnitv for like losses, sustain-; of the courts martial, in the trial of *! merce, which was provided or bv that enliven- , . . . ,, - < ■ . , . . .. ! - 1 . . . e s i ed by their citizens at the same epoch. and Ambristie; and ot toe corrre.pondenie h» 'J There is, nevertheless, a limit, beyond which, tween the Secretary of State and the Mifti«t» i»u gu,i iiiiiieiiis, hi u\ me this spirit of amity and forbearance can, in no j Plenipotentiary of Spain, hear this e(iverim..«i sss, the Minister ol the Unit-!. * . . , . 1 i, , !. S ,,v yninient! ’ • , . . , instance, be ustihed. II it was proper to rely ami or the Mmister P empotentiarv tl»i T .r ii, was instructed early in the ' . ’ . . J .... .- c . ,•* i . , o. . , , . , . meiis Itetl... attention ..f the BritiJ, 0 " il " ,lcablc negotiation tor an indemnity lor ted Mates, at Madrid, with the government d ... government of losses, it would not have been so to have permit-j Spain will be laid before Congress. engage-1 The civil w ar, which lias so long prevailed fa. tion, should not be regulated, either by arrange ment between the two governments, or by the! authority of Congress, ed States at. London, last summer, to invite the attention of the British I! government to the subject, with a view to that!. , w mi i . , • . ,, • , . i . i . ted the innmlitv ol Spain to lulhl her ohiect. He was instructed to propose, also, that , , . J . ■ ! i. r : i. ... , . r.‘ "■» w the negotiation which it was wished to open might! f ml to su ' t ' 1 ',' 1 h f au , tl,,,r,t J . t,,e *’*«>"-, **'*«•*“’ l-ounces ... South An, er ^ extend to die general commerce of the two cun- 1 *° bc P e, : verte,l » b - v ‘ 0, . c '«" u, " rs ! “*»' continues without anv prospect of it, ^ tries, and to every other interest ami unsettled a. n '> savages, to purposes so destrue ,ve to the .te m.nat.oi, 1 he ..do, mat,on ,espmin 8 4 difference between them ; particularly those re-. |lv « s » l our lellow citizens, ami the highest in-, condition of tnose count,,es, which I,asoeencj luting to impressment, the fisheries, and bounda-l ****** tl ' l ‘ 1 ,,,twl 1 ,,e Ji'S 1 * 1 wl f se “-! 'ected by the (. on,miss,oners, recently retarf lies, in the Lie that an arrangement might | )t |‘lefcnce never ceases. It is among the most sa-, from thence, will be laic belore Co,,grew, made, on principles ofreciprocaradvuntagerwl,id. c ;.' e ! l . ? «' ,d a [ ,k ® "ccessary to nations and to m-| ,es of heir reports, w.tl. such other infam.J, might cooiprehend, and provide, in a satisfactory ' lr Uul ’ 1 wl 'f 1 th « r th f 'f made b - v I a< f baR * e «" rece,ved flon ‘ agents of tbelV manner, for all these high concerns. I have thV !^ ,a T l hen J c,f \ nr b / t l,0 . se wl '° abus f e . Iw . r P n *' er ' ""^1 ^‘cs. satisfaction to state, that the proposal was receiv-i ^ " b, '8 at "!" ,s "‘I 1 t,e ,KSS * •'« •'■vaders; It appears from these commun, rations, thattfa ed by the British government in U,e spirit which j N,a,, 1 ' 1 ha(l a .’7' , *«' 1 a P°P alar a "' 1 ' “V ! eminent of Buenos Ayres declared itself fa prompted it, ami that a negotiation has been l>e‘ted title, under which hey might appruacl,, dependent in July 1816, having previously tw . pened at London, embracing all these objects.— On full consideration of the great extent and magnitude of the trust, it was thought proper to commit it to not less than two ol our distinguish ed citizens, and in consequence, the Envoy Ex traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States at Paris, lias been associated with our Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo tentiary at London ; to both of whom corres ponding instructions have been given ; and they are now engaged in the discharge of its duties It is proper to add, that to prevent any incon'e- nietice resulting from the delay incident to a ne- otiation on so many important subjects, it was agreed, before entering on it, that the existing convention should be continued for a term not less than eight years. Our relations with Spain remain nearly in the state in which they were at the close of the last session. The convention of 1802, providing for the adjustment of a certain portion of the claims of our citizens for injuries sustained by spolia tion, and so long suspended by the Spanish go vernment, has at length been ratified by it ; but no arrangement has yet been made for the pay ment of another portion of iike claims, not less extensive or well founded, or for other classes of claims, or for the settlement of boundaries.— These subjects have again been brought under consideration in both countries, but no agreement has been entered into respecting tliepi. tn the mean lime events have occurred, which cleariy prove the ill effect of the policy which that go vernment lias so long pursued, on the friendly re- As their object was distinctly j ciseil the power of an independent governmeot. tv imposed on the Executive, by though in the name of the king of Spain f™ and wound us seen, and the duty imposeil on tne executive, uy though in the name ol the king of Spain, fan an existing law. was profoundly felt, that mask j the year 1810: that, the Banda Oriental Enlrt was not permitted to protect them. It was tlio’t' Reus, and Paraguay, with the city of Santa Fee incumbent on the U. States to suppress the estab-1 all of which are also independent, are unconnect- iishment, and it was accordingly done. The com- j ed with the present government of lluenns Aj« hi nation in Florida,lor the unlawful purposes sta- ■ res: that Chili lias declared itself independent ted, the arts perpetrated by that combination, and : and is closely connected with Buenos Avres; above all, the incitement of the imlians, to massacre that Venezuela bus also declared itself indt. our fellow-citizens,of every age,and of both sexes, | pendent, and now maintains the conflict with merited a like tre.itoient, anil received it. In various success ; and that the remaining parts of pursuing these savages to an imaginary line, in [ South America, except Monte Video, and such n» the w oods, it would have been the height of folly f tlier portions of the eastern bank of the La Pla to have suffered that line to protect them. Had j ta as are held by Portugal, are still in tiie posses- that been done, the war could never cease. E- sion of Spain, or, in a certain degree, under her veil if the territory bad been, exclusively, that of j influence. Spain, and her power complete over it, we had a I By a circular note addre;sed bv the Minister! right, by the law of nations, to follow the enemy | of Spain to the allied powers, with whom they' on it, and to subdue him there. But, the territu-; are respectively accredited, it appears that the ry belonged, in a certain sense, at least, to the j allies have undertaken to mediate between Spain savage enemy who inhabited it; the power of; and the South American provinces, and (lut the Spain had ceased to exist over it, and protection | manner and extent of their interposition would Mr. Branham reported a bill to amend the 9th ! a, .' 0 '' Si «'f the two countries, which it is presumed, ■Section of the 3rd article of the Constitution. 't' s a l least "f as much importance to M pa in, as On motion of Mr. Branham, a committee was 11° the United States, to maintain. A state ot appointed to report a bill to alter and amend the I t,,in « s has existed in the Floridas, the tendency 12th section of the 1st article of the Constitu-j *'/ which lli,s been obvious to all who have paid tion of tliis state On motion of Mr. Wootnn, a committee was appointed to report a bill to compensate Jus tices of the Inferior Court. Mr. Wellborn laid on the table a resolution for the appointment of a joint committee to take into consideration the propriety or impropriety of calling a convention to amend consolidate or new model the Constitution of the State of Georgia. Tuesday. November 24. On motion of Mr.T. 1. Moore a committee ■was appointed to report a bill to increase the the slightest attention to the progress of attiiirs in that quarter. Throughout the whole of those provinces to which the Spanisn title extends, the government of Spain lias scarcely been felt. Its authority has been confined almost exclusive! to the walls of Pensacola and St. Augustine within which only small garrisons have been maintaine*'. Adventurers from every country fugitives from justice and absconding slaves, have found an asylum there. Several tribes of Indians strong in tiie number of their warriors, remarka ble for their ferocity, and wlmge settlements ex tend to our limits, inhabit those provinces— powers of tiie commissioners of the town of These different hordes of people connected to- Greensborough. On motion of Mr. Gilmer, a committee was ap pointed to report a bill for the r-'lief of criminals confined in prison, and for other purposes. Enrolled acts—An act more effectually to se cure to the good citizens ot this state in their titles to their lands on the several streams and water courses in the same. I o authorise the Justices of the Inferior Court of Jas <a ountv tn levy an extra tax. fVednesday, November 25. Mr. Blair laid on the table a resolution request ing the governor to appoint a commissioner or commissioners to run the line according to the gether, disregarding, on the one side, the autho rity of Spain, and protected, on the other, by an imaginary line, which separates Florida from the United States, have violated onrlaws prohibiting the introduction of slaves, have practised various frauds on our revenue, and committed every kind of outrage on our peaceable citizens, which their proximity to us enabled them to perpetrate. The invasion of Amelia island, last year, by a small band of adventurers, not exceeding one hundred and fifty in number, who wrested it from the in considerable Spanish force stationed there and held it several months, during which a single ef fort only was made to recover it, which failed, true meaning ami intent of the treaty made with j c ! ea,-| y proves how completely extinct the Spa- the Cherokee nation of Indians. nisli authority had become : ns the conduct of On motion of Mr. Stocks a' committee was those adventurers, while in possession of the isl- nppointed to prepare and report a bill to devise | ;uu *> a * distinctly shews the pernicious purposes the best ami most effectual -means of improv- K or ' v,licl ‘ their combination bad been formed, ing tne navigation of the Oconee river, from tie ! This country had, in fact, become the theatre tnoutli of Fishing creek, in the county of Bald-j of ever ? s P ec 'es lawless adventure. With win, to J. Barnett’s shoals in Clarke county ( liu,e P"P"lation of its own, the .Spanish authori- Thursday. November 26. J ty almost extinct, and the colonial governments On motion of Mr. M. Fort, a committee was jn a state of revolution, haying no pretension to appointed to prepare ami report a bill, more par ticularly to define and ascertain the causes of challenge tn Jurors in capital and other cases, in which the law allows a challenge for cause in this state. Thursday, November 27. On motion ot Mr. Allen, a committee was an- I a.. a. „ L*ll a.. . • i ... JMiiuted to report a bill to raise by lottery, five thousand dollars, for the use and benefit of the Madison Academy. CHEKSE. F Jj MIIRTY casks Goshen Cheese of the first JL quality, just received and for sale by the $nbscriber, l\ II. Stouter.burgh. November 23. it, and sufficiently employed in their own con corns, it was in a great measure derelict, and the object of cupidity, to every adventurer. A sys tem of buccanneering was rapidly organizing o- ver it, which menaced, in its consequences, the liwful commerce of every nation, and particu larly of the United States ; while it presented a temptation to every people, on whose seduction its success principally depended. In regard to the United States, the pernicious effect of this uhluwful combination, was not confined to the o- eean. The Indian tribes have constituted the effective force in Florida. With these tribes, the adveotnrers had formed, at an early period a connection, with a view to avail themselves ol that force, to promote their own projects of accu mulation and aggrandizement. It is to the in- was sought, under her title, by those who had committed on our citizens, hostilities which she was bound by treaty to have prevented, but had not the power to prevent. To have stopped at that line, would have given new encouragement to these savages, and new vigor to the whole combination existing there, .in the prosecution of all its pernicious purposes. In suppressing the establishment at Amelia Island no unfriendliness was manifested towards .'Spain, becan e the post was taaen fiom a force which lied wrested it from her. The measure, it is true, was not adopted in concert with the Spanish government, or those in authority under it ; because, in transactions connected with the war in which Spain anil her colonies are engag ed, it was thought proper, in doing justice to the United States, to maintain a strict impartiality towards both the belligerant parties, without con sulting or acting in concert with either. It gives me pleasure to state,that the governments of Bue nos Ayres and Venezuela, whose names were assumed,have explicitly disclaimed all participa tion in those measures, and even the knowledge ol them, until communicated bv this government, and have also expressed their satisfaction that a course of proceeding had been suppressed, which if justly imputable to them, would dishonor theircause. In authorizing Major General Jackson to oil ier Florida, in pursuit of the Seminoles, care was taken, not to encroach on the rights of Spain. I regret to have to add, that, in executing this or der, facts were disclosed, respecting the conduct of the officers of Spain, in authority there, in en couraging the war, furnishing munitions of war and other supplies, to carry it on, and in other acts, not less marked, which evinced their parti cipation in the hostile purposes of that combina tion, and justified the confidence, with which it inspired the savages, that, bv those officers they would be protected. A conduct so incompatible with the friendly relations existing between the two countries, particularly with the positive obli gation of the 5tb article of the treaty of 1795. by which Spain was bound to restrain, even bv force, those savages, from acts of hostility a- gainst the United States, could not fail to ex cite surprise. The commanding general was convinced that he ! should tail in his object, that he should in effect tccomplish nothing, if he did not deprive those savages of the resource on which they calculated, and of the protection on which they had relied in making the war. As all the documents relating to this occurrence will be laid before Congress, it is not necessary to enter into further detail. Although the reasons which induced Major Ge neral Jackson to take these posts were duly ap preciated, there was, nevertheless, no hesitation in deciding on the course which it became the government to pursue. As there was reason to believe that the commanders of these posts had violated their instructions, there was no disposi tion to impute to their government a conduct so unprovoked and hostile. An order was in con sequence issued to the general in command there, to deliver the posts ; Pensacola, unconditionally, to any person duly authorized to receive it; and St. Marks, which is in the heart of the Indian country, on the arrival of a competent force, to defend it against those savagesndthqirassociatcs. be settled by a Congress, which was to have met •it Aix-la-Chapelle in September last. From the general policy and course of proceeding otarr- ed by the allied powers in regard to thiscuntut, it is interred that they will confine their interpo- sition to 'lie expression of their sentiments; ab- .-taining from tiie application of force- I state thin impression, that force will not be applied, with the greater satisfaction, because it is aconite more consistent with justice, and likewise author izes a hope that the calamities of war will be coo-' fined to the parties only, arid will be of shorter duration. From the view taken of this subject, founded on all the information that we have been able to obtain, there is good cause to be satisfied with tiie course heretofore pursued by tin United States, in regard to this contest, anil tn conclude, that it i» proper to adhere to it, especially in the present state of affairs. 1 have great satisfaction in stating, that our re lations with France, Russia, and other powefit continue on the most friendly basis. In our domestic concerns tve have ample cause of satisfaction. The receipts into the the trea- surv, during the three first quarters of the year, have exceeded seventeen millions of dollars. After satisfying all demands which have beel made under existing appropriations, inclurling the final extinc#mof the uld six per cent stuck, the redemption of a moiety of the Louisia™ debt, it is estimated that there will remain intb* treasury, on the first day of January neat, mot* than two millions of dollars. It is ascertained tlmt the gross revenue wkk" has acci ued from the customs during the same(X* riod amounts to twenty-one millions ol dollars, and that the revenue of the whole year may b* estimated at not less than twenty—ix millions— The sale of the public lands during the year j 11 * also gieutly exceeded, both in quantity and pnoe« that of any former year ; « :d there is just vea* son to expect a progressive improvement in B* source of revenue. It is gratifying to know, that, although the ao* nual expenditure has been increased, by al1 of the last session of Congress, providing l° r revolutionary pensions, to an amount alriittn qual to the proceeds of the internal duties, win* were then repealed, the revenue for the ensn 11 ^ year will be propoi tionably augmented, and whilst the public expenditure will probably*!- main stationary, eacli successive year will to the national resources, by the ordinary crease of population, and by the gradual tie**' opement of our latent sources of national prosp*' i i ty. The strict execution of the revenue suiting principally from the salutary provisto of the act of the 20th of April last, amew in? the several collection laws, lias, it is presme « secured to domestic manufactures all the r* 1 that can be derived from the duties, which been imposed upon foreign merchandize,form protection. Under the influence ol this rw* several branches of this important national in cst have assumed greater activity, and, a I ac Iwinnal llvnf nlllAru Ullll (IT’MI ill aI I V it is hoped that others will gradually revive, timatelv ‘ umph over every obstacle, yet the ^ pedien rnitted Th- umpo over every uuihuh.i ;-. l, i" granting further protection * s “ /our consideration. (surcs of defence; authorized W f * _ —-