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r»n9 the wide-spreading and far-extending oMast sesalon,but he thought it'propcr to raise progress of your useful improvements ; nil 1 uni happy to say, that th'Te will lie no tlis- anp iintmeiit. The distinguished gentlemen who liave united with me in this visit, also unite with me in this expression of approba tion. We offer you our best acknowledge ments for .your friendly invitation and cordial rc< cpti in, and we humbly implore the bless ings of the Almighty on you individually^ and collectively, and on the inhabitants it* * general of this flourishing county. Congressional iToceedings. SENATE. Wednesday, November 25. Mr. Ooldsburough introduced a resolution 'to eiect a monument over the remains of the late General George Washington, where they now lie. .Mr. Williams, of Tennessee, offered for con sideration the following resolution :—■“ Resolved. That the committee on Military A flairs lie in structed to enquire into the expediency of in creasing the pay of the officers, non-commission ed officers, musicians and privates of the army of the United States.” a committee on it, that ,'any propositions for im proving or amending the system, be referred, to it. The subject of roads and canals, ton, though not noticed in the message, was also lying over from the last session, and it was probable that other propositions of that character might be made during the session. I he subje< t of the public buildings was one which had excited some interest and some enquiry into the causes ol the disappointment of the reasonable expectations •ntertained, that they would have been in a g, eater state of forwardness than they are at iresent: a c unmittec would properly be appoint 'd to inquire into the matter. The subject ol '{evolutionary Pensions, also, incidentally no ticed only in the message, had produced some excitement in the country, and a disposition pre vailed among some to restrict, and among others to enlarge the provisions ol the law on the sub ject. This theiefore, appeared to him to deserve (he attention of the house. He thought the sub jects all of sufficient moment to justify tiie refer ence of them to committees. .Mr Pitk in, of Connecticut, objected to acting on these subjects, as proposed, on the ground that they did nut flow from the message ; and that it Imd been usual, in committee of Hie whole surv, of the 5lh of December, 1817, the perma- i and Hall, xva<? read the third time and • nent revenue was estimated a: 8^,505,000 per | Friday, ItecembnA Pl86e<l annum : and the annual expenditure, according I The senate have passed the hill t„ ( i; VB to the then existing laws, w .« stated at SOI,046,- separate rnbttha I). Napier andTI, U1I L v'^ 351 74. lly the acts of the last se-sion ol Lon. her husband. 8 o-rcss, the internal duties, estimated at 82.500,000 Saturday, Decembers. per anuuin,,were repealed* whilst the expenm- lore was augmented to nearly R25,000.000 i and llOUSIO OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wednesday, November 18. The following geutiemen compose the several Standing committees, which have been appointed by order of the House. Of Ways and Means.—Messrs. Smith of Mil. Harwell, Pitkin, Sergeant, Trimble, Crawford gnd Tnllmadge. Of Elections.—Messrs. Taylor of New-York. Ales. Smith, Merrill, Shaw, Boss, W hitman and Tarr. Of Commerce and Manufactures.—Messrs. Newton, Sfvbert,M'l,aue ol l)el. Mason ol Mass. Irving. Baldwin and Kinsey. Of Claims.—Messrs. Williams of N. C. Rich, M’Cov, S. Moore, Walker of Ky 1 'Gilbert. Of the District of Columbia.—Messrs. Her bert, Peter, Boden, Cobb, Claiborne, Colston an , Stoll,irt of Md. Of Public Lands.—Messrs. Poindexter, Camp bell. Hendricks, IVrry, Jones and Butler of L. Of the Post office and Post Ro.ids.— iessis. Livermore, Blount, Barber ot'O.no, lownsend, Sampson. Terrell and Little Of Pensions and Revolutionary Claims.— Messrs. Ithea, \V ilkiti, Buggies, VV. P. Macluy, Owen and Orr. Of Public Expend'd tires.—Messrs. Desha, Anderson of Pa. Garnet, Cushman, J, S. Smith, Hunter and Williams of Con. On tli -Judiciary.—Messrs. H. Nelson of Va. Hopkinson, Edwards, Beecher, Storrs, Quarle- and Moseley. Of Private Land Claims.—Messrs. Robertson, Pindall, Hogg, Hubbard, Bayley, U. Mo,ire and II. Smith. Of Enrolled Dills.— Messrs. W. Wilson ami Speed. Of Ilevisal and unfinished business.—Messrs. Tax lor‘of New-Yoik. Hale and Whiteside. On the memorial of I Cm. Lambert, respecting the establishment of a First Meridian for the Li- Miteil States.— Messrs. Nelsutt, Folger, Seybert, Craw ford and Bateman On the memorial of the survivingr Officers and Enltliers of the Revolutionary army.—Messr Johnson ol Ky. Sunkins, Mercer, Hopkinson and Spence^. The House resolved itself into a committee ol' the whole, Mr. H. Nelson *n the Chair, on the State of the Union ; and took into consideration the Mpssage of the President of the Uuited States, yo te;day received. Mr. Taylor, of New-York, moved sundry rc- the^state of the Union,on the President’s mes- ,1817. that of the ensuing jtear is estimated at not less than S24,545,219 76. , The apparent deficit produced jy these acts, and liv the application of more than 82,500,000 to the payment of the interest and redemption ol the principal of the public debt, beyond the annu al appropriations of RIO,000,000 lor tint object, has been supplied by the receipts into |.ie trea- surv oh account of tlic Arrearage of th- dnect lax and internal duties, and by the balance id more than R6,000,000, which was in the treasury on the 1st day of January, 1813. These temporal y sources olsupply being nearly exhausted, the expenditure of the year 1819 must principally depend upon the receipts into the ti ea- -nry from tin* permanent revenue dm ing that \ eai. As was anticipated in the last annual report, the reaction produced by the excessive importations of foreign merchandize, during the years 1815 ,nd lsTd, acquired its greatest force ill tliejrcar Mr. Powell introduced a kill to* » u ,| inri . commissioners ol the river Altama! ™ canals. Mr. Harris introduced a bill to * fit to cut |», infe tax The bill to be cntife.1 an act to divide tU funds set apart by the several acts of tlm.i !. prxvp. iatm- money for the improvement «f,5 navigation ol the Savano^» r . (o its head waters sage, not to introduce any propositions foreign to the message. He thought the practice a good one, and did not wish to depart from it without strong reason. He therefore moved that these propositions lie on the table. Mr Taylor said, that, being in committee of the whole on the state of the Union, every thing relating to the public concerns was fully before them. He did not think it important that his motion should originate in committee, but he protested against being limited, in committee ot the whole on the state of the Union, although the message had been referred to i(. to the range ol subjects embraced in that document. Tuesday, November 24. Mr. Hopkinson, under the instruction of the Judiciary committee, reported a bill to establish in un foi’ii system of Bankruptcy throughout the United Sta'es. In introducing this bill, Mr. II remarked, that the bill was in form the same which he had the honor to introduce to the con sideration of Congress at their last session. It was not his intention, he said, to fatigue the House by a long argument at present; but lie had thought it his duty to bring the subject once more before Congress, and have a vote taken on ii—because the necessities of the people demanded it, and in hope that, during the recess of Congress, the o- pinions of some gentlemen might have changed, from reflection, or from information derived from others, of the pressing occasion for such a law.— Mr. II. hoped that gentlemen would not turn from this question with alarm, but that there xv uld be a fair expression of the opinion of Con gress on the subject. Mr. Spencer, of New-York, moved that the committee appointed at the la-t -essiuu, to en quire into the Judicial conduct of the Judges of me District Courts of New-York and Georgia, be discharged fi urn the further consideration of -o much id toe business a* relates to Win. Ste phens, of Georgia, ill consequence of his resigna tion ol the ulliie of District Judge, by which toe objects of that inquiry had keen accomplished. EXTRACT FROM TI1E TREASURY REPORT. Revenue.— The nett revenue arising from du ties upon imports and tonnage, internal duties, direct tax, public lauds, postage anil iuciiiental r ceipts, during the year 1816. amounted to 836,743,574 07, viz :—cu toms, 27.569,769 71 ; internal duties, 4,396,133 25 ; direct tax, 2,785,- 343 20; public land-, exclusive of Mississippi stuck, 1.754,487 38; postage and incidental receipts, 230,840 53. And that which accrued solutions, for reference of the different parts of j *V«"n the same sources during the year 1&17, a- the Message to the following effect: | '"minted to 24,387,993, xiz customs, 17,347,- I. That so much as relates to tit" subject of j -*40 89 ; internal duties uml direct tax, 4.512,287 Foreign Affairs, and to the Independence of the ; public lauds, exclusive ol Mis' issippi stock, South American Stales, be referred to a select 7 ; postage and incidental receipts, 31 It is presumed that the revenue which shall ac crue during the present year from imports and tonnage, may he considered as the average amount xvhichNvill be annually received liom tout source of the revenue. It is ascertained <hat the bonds taken for secur ing duties, which were outstanding on the 50th day of September last, exceeded g23,000,0u0 ; and the receipts into the treasury, Irom that source Aif revenue, during the year 1819, is estimated at g-21,000.000 ; public lauds, 1,500,000; direct tax and internal ilulies, 750,00O ; bank dividend* at 6 per cent. 420.000 ; list payment of bonus, dm* bv the bank nl the United States, 5000,000; ;■ istageaml incidental receipt-,50,000 -amount ing together to 24.220,000, xvlncli, added to the lyiT.ince in the treasury on the 1-t day of January, 1819, estimated at 2.112,408 54, makes tne ag gregate .imoiii.it of 26,232,408 59. Tiie probable autho; i-ed demands nil the trea sury, duiing the year 1319, are i stimatect to a- .iiiiunt to 24,515,219 76. viz:—civil, diplomatic a : * I miscellaneous expenses 1,619,836 31 ; mili tary department, including toe liid'an depart ment. permanent ludi,.*, annuities, military anil revnlutinnarv pensions, and arming tne militia 8.556,252 85 ; navy department) including 1.000. 000 for the gradual increase of tne navy 3,802. 486 70 : pmlic buildings and for discharging tne demands ol the contractors lor making the Cum berland road 326.044; public debt 10,000,000; for buil 'ingnustom houses and public warehouses at AV.w-Orican- and oilier ports 100,000; winch being deducted from the amount estimated to be received into the treasury, including the balance on the fir-Tt dav of January, 1819, leaves a bal ance in the treasury nil the first day ol January, 1820, of 1,717,188 83. In presenting this estimate of receipts for tne year 1810, it is necessary to premise, that the ,um to be received from the customs is le.-s than what, from the amount of the outstanding bonds would, under ordinary circumstance-, be receiv ed. The amount ol the sales id public lauds j during the last year,and the -um due at this time by the purchasers, would justify a mucli higner estimate of the receipts from that important branch ot revenue, if the most serious ditii mlty in making payments, was lint known to exist. The excessive issues ot the banks, during the suspension i f specie payments and the great ex portation of the precious metals to the East In dies during the present year, have produced a pressure upon them, which has rendered it ne cessary to conti act their discounts, lor the pur pose of withdrawing from circulation a large proportion of their notes. This operation, so oppressive to their debtors, but indispensibly necessary to the existence of specie payments m ior court of Pulaski countyto lx xy 'an ext^ to divide tie this state. tement u f Ue ivas read the ihinV'tl'iaeT' 1 * HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday. Deo inker 1. K On motion of Mr. Shorter, a committee * appointed to reporta bill to establish a noUi) terry at the confluence < fthe Savannah and B, Jj rivers, and also, a public ferrv at the uincr di of Petersburg!!, on-the Savannah river. ' " Wednesday, December 2. On motion of Mr. Lewis, a committee waian pointed to report a bill authorising il !C tru-t'cesff the Warrcnton Academy, to raise tivn thnu^d committee. 187 That so much as relates to Military Affairs, h ' 5 ascertained that tne gross amount of du- aiul so much as relates to the proceedings of the I l ' os "" merchandize aud tonnage, which have ac- Cnurts Martial on the trial uf Arbuthnot and Am- Cl '"ed during the three first quai ters ol the pre- bristie, and to the conduct of the war with the j se,lt J cai '» exceeds SJ21,01)0,000, and that the Seminole Indians,be refered to a select committee. I sa 'es ul ti.e public lauds, during the same period 3. That so much as i elates to the n \y and to j gi'catiy exceed, Ootii in quantity and value, those 'the Naval Depots, be referred to a select coin- i fj ,e cones pond ing quarters at the last y ear. mittee. I 1 he payments into tne treasury duiing tiie 4. That so much as relates to the cession* „f three lii si quarters ql the year, are estimated to territory from the Indians, be referred to the i a mou "t to bl7.107.b62 26, viz:—customs, 13,- couunittee of Public Lauds. 401,409 65; internal revenue and direct tax, 5. That so much as relates to the civilization I 995,5, 4 36 ; public lands, exclusive of Mis-issip- •uf the Indian tribes, be refeired to the same 11*' *6*ck, 1,8, 5.731 20 ; interest upon bank divi- cnmniitlee. xlends, 525,000; postage and incidental receipts, 6. That so much as relates to the subject of 49,438 19; repay nieuts into the treasury, 322,- Manufactures, be referred to the committee olK'***.*^ : —And the payments into the treasury Commerce and Manufactures. daring tile fourth quarter of the year, from the 7. That so much as relates to the unlawful in- 1 silme sources, are estimated at 5,000,000, making Traduction of slaves into the United States, be die total amount estimat* d, to be received into the treasury, during the year 1818, citizens of Oglethorpe county. ^ Thursday, December; Enrolled acts.—An net to amend-uml H .|,' the -everal acts heretofore passed in relation u the town and common of Wright-lioroudi, A bill to alter and amend parti.f the first as tion of an act pa-.-ed on the Hull of December 1817, and to apportion the road labor influent ty of Glynn, so far as relates to the Island.^ St. Simons and Jckyl. A bill to incorporate the Eatontnn Acadeav Library Society in Putnam county. A bill to increase the salaries [5*1 nercent.lt tue public officers-jf this state. ■ A bill to alter and amend an act entitled k act to levy an extra tax for the nujiport of govern!' ment, for tne political year of 1816, passed in tue I6tn December, 1815. A bdl to alter and amend an act, passed ou tk» '9th of December, 1816, entitled “An act It prevent the circulation of notes emitted bnij, chartered banks,” aud for other purposes. ’ A bill to autli .rise the trustees of t| le R, 1a „ Cathodic church in Augusta, and the trusteexii each anil every other church in said cite, torfut oufa part ot the lot convoyed to them fur rtlr gums purposes. A bill to authorise the trustees of (lie Marin Academy, in 1'xxiggs county, to fill suchvaw! ties as may have, or hereafter happen in the bout ot trustees ol the said academy. A bill to authorise the justices of the inferior court of Burke county to levy an earn Us. Saturday, December 5. The bill defining t ie .id litional commission*of executors, ml uiinstrators, guardians and trastery wits rea I the third time anil pas-eil. Mr. T. I. Moore reported a bill to repeal thx net passed on the I6tli of December, 1811, and tiie act passed on the 19th of December, 1816,00 tne subject uf the Penal Code of this state, aid to amend Hie act passed the 20th of December, 1817, entitled *• An act to amend the Penal C«l» of tiii- state,*' which was received aud read ti* first lime. Mr. Welch reported a bill for tiie iinprovemcat of the navigation of Briar creek. Mr. Fell reported a bill to amend an acf,!• regulate tne pilotage of vessels t* and from tho soveial ports of this state, passed Die. 6, 1799. Mr Tattnall reported a bill to incorpnratc till stockholders of the Savannah theatre. FOREIGN 1 . London, September 23.—Ills maje-ty is |*e fectly blind, and occupies a long suit of room!, through which lie is almost continuallystrollin;. must be continued, until gold and silver shall = _ . form a just proportion f the circulating cui ren- Several piano-fortes and harp-ienrds are placed cv, In passing through this mile d, punctuality at certain intervals, and the monarch frequeatlf in the discharge of debts, both to ituli' iduals and -tops at them, runs over a few mites of llairlel'l to tiie government, will be considerably impair-1 Oratorio's and proceeds on bis walk, lie dine* ml, and well founded appielieiisions are eutei- eliieilj on cold meats, and frequently euR stand* ■referred to a se] ct committee. 8. 'That so much as relates to tin 1 subject of Revenue, be referred tu the committee of Ways and Means. 9. That so much as relates to the District of Columbia, be referred to tiie committee for said District. 10. 'That the said committees have leave to re port thereon by bill or otherwise. These resolutions were severally agreed to without opposition or remark. Mr. Taylor also submitted, at the same time, four other resolutions, to this effect: 1. That a committee be appointed to consider and report on the subject of the organization and discipline of the militia. .167,862 26, which, added to the balance in the treasury on the 1st day ot January last, exclusive of R8,809.872 10 in tieasury notes, amounting to 6,179,883 38, makes the aggregate amount of 28,347,745 64. The Public Debt.— The public debt, which was contracted before the. year 1812, and which was unredeemed on the 1st day of October, 1817, a- moitulcd to 31,835,788 29; by the same state ment, it appears that ti e funded debt, contracted subsequent to the 1-t day of January, 1S12, a- mounted to 68,071,953 14, making together the aggregate amount of 99.907,721 43. 'The public debt whic 1 was unredeemed on tlielst ofJamiarv, 1818, amount to 99,107,346 95 ; from the first of January to the 30tli September, 1818, inclusive. tained, that, until it is passed, payments, in some of the Laud Districts, will be greatly diminished . 'The extent to which the payments into the Treasury, during the year 1819, will he affected hv the general pressure upon the community, which has been described, and which is the ine vitable consequence »t the over trading of the banks, aud the exportation of specie to the East indies, aggravated by the temporary failure of the ordinary supply of the precious metals from the Spanish American mines, cannot at this time be correctly appreciated. Should it exceed what has been contemplated in this report, the appro priations must be diminished, the revenue en- larged by new imposition-, or temporary loans au thorised to meet the deficiency. As the expend iture of the v ar 1820 will be greatly reduced hv the irredeemable quality of the public debt, after the redemption of the remaining moiety of Louisiana stock, which may be effected on the 21st day of October, 1819, a resort to ttmpora- Inatis, or to the issue of Treasury notes, t • the amount of the deficiency, should anv occur, i-believed to be preferable to the imposition ol new taxes, xvhich would not be required after that year. AVAL II. CR VAA'FORD. Treasury Department, A’ov. 21. 2. That a committee be appointed on the sub- j there was, liv funding treasury notes and 3 per ject.of Internal Improvement cent, stock, i-sued, added to the public debt, the 3. I Hat a committee be appointed on the aub-1 amount of 73.795 49. The treasury notes which je i ol the Public Buildings. litre yet in circulation, are estimated at 297,596. 4. I hat a committee be appointed to enquire | h appears that the whole ol the awards made bv whether any amendment should lie necessary to the commissioners appointed under the severa the act ut the last session granting pensions to -revolutionary sunivo. s. Mr. Paylor remarked, on these rpsolves, that it xv uld he seen (hey embraced subjects not re ferred to in the President’s message ; but lie bc- liexeil it to be entirely consistent w ith parliamen tary practice, in the committee of tiie whole on the state of the Union, to present tor consid eration any or all the important subjects likely to come bcfoie Congress during the session. A- acts for indemnifying certain claimants of public lands, amount to 4,282,151 12; of which sum there has been received at the office of the com missioner of the general land office, the sum of 1.026.684, leaving outstanding at tiie date of the -everal returns from the land districts, the sum of 3,259,467. It is proper to observe, however, that exten sive sales have been made in the Alubama territo ry, in the months of September, October and nmug these subjects, lie thought, were those-cm- November, of which no returns have yet Ijeen re in'Ceil in these resolutions. Among them, lliati ceived. of the orgar izati oi anil di-ciidine of the militia Of the estimates of the. Public Revenue anil ex- wa- unquestionably of immense importance* the penditure for the year 1819. sunyect was indeed among the uutiuishsd busiuesa! Iu tiie auuual report of the state of the trea Georgia Legislature. SENATE. Saturday, November 28. Mr. Montgomery reported a bill to be entitled an act to authorise certain commissioners to sell and dispose of the fractional parts of surveys in the counties of Early, Irv in A| pling, AA'alton, Gwinnett, Hall and II ibersnam. Monday, November 30. The Senate lime passed a bill to secure to John Coats the exclusive right of running a line of sta ge - * f' jm Darien to A/il'edgeville for ten > cars. On motion ot Mr. Lockhart, a committee was appointed to report a bill to regulate the fees on all grants for the lately acquired lands from the Creek and Cherokee Indians. Tuesday, December 1. The bill to organize the counties of AValton. Gxvinnett, Hall and Habersham, a:to add a part ol Jackson county tn each of the cuntie- ol AAalton, Gwinnett and Hull, and a part of brans!!!! county to the counties, of Habersham ^ ceremonies and masse!-. ing. He has a silk plaid dress, and will some* times stop and address liim-ndf In a liable (Jan ■ >r lord, thus holding a colloquy and furnishing their answers, lie suffers his beard to grow W or three nays. His hair i-perfectly xvhitft lie is quite cheerful in bis conduct and cunwf* turn, cats very heartily and enjoys a good bndilj health. September 28.—Recent letters frmn M*ln% state that serious disturbances have broken wt ill the garrison at Corunna. The soldiers aim had received no pay for marc than a year, in- xvere destitute of every necessary, plunder** the markets, and were on the point of pill*? 11 ! the ware houses and shops, totally xlis-egavding tin; orde.s of the officers. A forced hsa ril made on some of the richest of tin* inbjbitaats, and the troops having received part of tlicirpiji returned to duty. Account* from C'Wiib*?®* confirm out former rumors of ili-ailection i“ .Norway, xvhich, however, in no manner affeettne security uf the king of Sweden. _ A formidable and alarming insurrection i** 11 to have broken nut among the peasantry uf"® way—Numerous bands were coilecting m M "i • ms parts of the country, spreading terror alarm among all classes. A larg- party bad *, tacked Christiana, the place of the royal denre, hot were repulsed.—The subjects of 6*' plaint on the part of the populace are, the irreat independence of the Senate ; and IM®“ conduct and corruption of the officers of B n,er ment appointed by the King. n A London Ministerial Journal recoin the following prescription fitrthc Liver comp 11 with which Bonaparte is said to be oW' 0 '.. “ Unobserved exercise, especially at ,,,£ > assisted escape to an American vessel- iiected landing in France. A procession is. A lew of eight hundred thousand m-' a march to Berlin and Vienna, in be,mu " peace of Europe ! After taking—tin’s* P the patient will fiudhimsoil considerably . Let him next prohibit English snips " • ports of the continent,and English nxanu u from all the markets. His cure xvdl the, ^ plete, ami his health may be Susts'nfd o • iloges composed of accounts of kn&Iisn j md English ieform.” . F l , c ei The greatest tranquility prevailed J n '■ f ind the King has resumed Ins usual «