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tfear % Stternpt to dif crimfcate between them in the covirfe of this difcuflion, either as to indention, or amount of injury ; and more especially as that attempt irtdiredly contradicted the memo mi. Bnt, fir, as this beneficial trade which was to be carried on, has been pourtrayed in such glowing colours, let us, for the fake of ar- j gument, admit that the pretence is a just one, what security have we that it will remain so ? Are not the French Wdt-In.dia islands de clared in aft ate of blockade ? This j measure is but the execution of part j of the report the committee of j the houle of commons on the sub- * jed of their Weft-India islands, 1 made fome time last spring, and j published in this country in the futurner. Repeal your embargo ; fend out your vessels on the faith of even an honed execution of thele orders and decrees, and depend up on the magnanimity of thele great belligerents, and suddenly they will he jfflept from the face of the great deep, x/y swvVf and de crees. Sir, the magnanimity of these nations has no connexion with moral honesty. Mr. president, the last reafen of fered in favor of this resolution, may be said to be an argument in terrorem. The gentleman from Mafl'tchuletts lavs down an abftrad j piopofilion, that a perseverance in a measure .oppefed to the feelings and interest ol the people may lead to opposition and infurredion. But the gentleman from Connecticut fays that the further execution of this measure may lead to opposition. Sir, an impression of this kind may rhave been made Upon the mind of honorable gentleman. 1. mod lolemnly disbelieve the fad. This reason, fir, may be a forcible one #ith fome gentlemen, but I trust it will not be found to have weight with this house. If the mea sure is wrong in itlelf, we ought to be convinced of that fad, and then the repeal would take place; but, fir, if it is right, and if we consci entiously believe it to be so, I trust that there is firmnefs enough in this body to rejed the resolution, and that the good sense & patriot!fm of the nation will support the rejection, nwjaMP. jgp-r'^y■. w<rrv-*- tvi /'*"> ~ /r-. yr T ~ o V./ L' Vi i * *..t * ’. ——fc-*-—------—r JC?/ CP /’ f v*-: Q •*? ‘1 ?■ ■ *t -n iAUU'OC C j it ‘Of (, Li (. O. Monday, January 9. Mr. Dana observed that he wish ed to a'certain the whole number of naturalized seamen in the U. States. | He believed that in the annual re turns of seamen registered, a dis- j tirclion was made between native j and naturalized seamen. He con ceived therefore that the following < resolution would enable him to at tain his objed: Resolved, that the secretary of state be direded to lay before this house, a statement of the whole number of per lons born in foreign countries, and legally admitted citi * zens of the U. S. by naturalization, who have been registered as Amer ican seamen, and returned as such to the department of state, accord ing to the lifts transmitted by the colicaors of the customs, in purfu nnce of the law relative to the relief & protedion of American seamen. Agreed to. ! he amendments of the senate to the bill for authorifing the president of the United States to employ an additional number of seamen were taken up. [ These amendments es sentially vary the bill, making it in fact precisely the fame bill with that sent from the senate, (and now be fore a committee of the whole in this house) for authorifing and re quiring the president of the United States immediately to arm, man and fend out all the armed vessels and gun-boats of the United States.] The ftrft amendment (contain ing the principle) being under con fi derat ion, A debate arose on it which occu pied the house till they adjourned (4 o’clock) without taking the ques tion. Tutfday, January 10. The house were engaged the whole of this day, after disposing of business of minor importance, in disc the amendments of the senate to the bill authorifing the president of the United States to employ an additional number of semen and marines. The question on the firft amend ment, which requires the president to man, equip and fit out all the ar med veftels of the United States,was taken about 3 o’clock, and carried. Friday, Jan. 13. j 3 A bill from the senate amendato ry of the ad for the establishment of an uniform militia (by eftablifliing a marine militia) was referred to the committee cn our military and na val efta’oii foments. Mr. G. W. Campbell from the committee of ways and means re ported a bill for impofmg additional duties on all goods, wares and mer chandize imported fffitrtTKrUitfecbl States from any foreign port or place; which was twice read and referred to a committee of the whole. [The bill is blank as to the i amount of duty.] \ Mr. Burwell, from the commit tee appointed to enquire into the propriety of providing for a supply of lalt, reported, in part, a bi*l au thoriftng the president ol the U. S. to permit vessels to depart from the ports and harbors of the U. States lor the purpose of bringing in fait. Twice read and committed. The following letter from the secretary of the treasury was- also laid before the house: i . g. [ The letter in cur ;/?a7.] The house resolved itfelf into a committee of the whole, rar. aeon in the chair, on the amendments of the senate to the bill for employing seamen and marines. Mr. J. Montgomery moved to strike out the firft amendment of the senate (requiring the nrefident to cause to bs manned and employ i J ed all the armed vessels and gun boats of the United States) and in fer t a provision, leaving it difere tionary with the president to employ them whenever in his opinion the public service may require it. A division of the question was called for, so as to take it firft on striking out the words in the amend ment of the senate. On this motion a defuTtory de bate of three or four hours took place, in which me firs. J. G. Jack son, G. W. Campbell, Sloan, Smi- ; lie, Southard, Bacon, Gardner, Ghoifon, Dawson, Newton, Lloyd, ; Mofely, Love, Lyon and Van Dyke , partook. ! The motion to strike out was car ried 58 to 42 ; and the motion to insert negatived, 55 to 47. It was under flood that tnis vote destroyed the firft amendment in committee of the whole ; but tnat the house might disagree to the re port of the committee. The question was taiccn separate • ly on each of the other amendments from the senate (for adding to the number of midshipmen, corporals, seamen & marines:) and carried by majorities ot four, five and fix votes. The committee then rose and re ported to the house their disagree ment to the firft amendment of the senate, and their agreement to the remainder. And the heuie adjourn ed. Saturday, January 14. The documents from the senate on the fubjed of the naval establish ment, were ordered to be printed. 1 he house agreed now to take up the report of the committee of the j whole of yesterday on the amend ments from the senate, 43 to 29. Mr. Nicholas moved to postpone the consideration of the fubjed till 1 Monday, that the documents might be printed —s 4to 31. The house resolved itfelf into a t committee of the whole, on the bill for the relief of sick, disabled and diftrefted feamen—mr. Dcfha in the chair. 1 he blank for the sum to be ap propriated for the purpoie, was fill ed with 200 000 dollars, 68 rifling in the affirmative. 1 he committee rose and reported the bill. 1 he question on inferring 200,000 •dollars, was taken by yeas & nays, iand carried—yeas 69. 1'• - • ; M O N I TO R. ’ l ‘ . ,•* / * • •’ t ‘ Saturday, February 4. i The legislature of North Caroli na have pa fled an ad forbidding levies being made under judgments for debt until December 1809 The ad requires defendants to give freehold security for the amount of judgment and fix percent interest. A bill is before the legislature of Virginia, to flay levies until ninety days after the railing of the embar go- -1 t Michael Leib is chosen senator of the U. S. for Pennsylvania, in the room of Samuel Maclay, refigried, for the remainder of the prefect feflion. Richard Brent, efq. is chosen a Senator of the U. States, from the state of Virginia, to supply the place of Mr. Moore. Yesterday four ships chartered by government to convey troops to New-Orleans, dropped down the bay for Annapolis, to avoid being detained by the ice. Ail the troops have not yet arrived, but are mo mently expeded. They will em bark at Annapolis for their port of destination. Baltimore pap. Jan. 9. The Parisian belies wear no ear rings in the morning, or have them so small as not to be perceived. In the evening, except in very full dress they wear ear-rings of a cir cumference, resembling a serpent in a circle with an apple in its jnouth, so tka* in looking cn a well sketched naked belie* cue fees at the fame time, the women the serpent, and the apple ; and cannot avoid exclaiming— 4 I heia Parisian dames are the first zvwien cf the world . mnsrUri* ******** SHERIFF'S SALE. WILL BE SOLD, On the first Tuesday in March next, between the hours of ten and three o'clock, at the Court house in IVilkes county , the following property , viz . rp HREE hundred acres of land (be the fame more or less) situate in the county of Wilkes, on the waters of Newford creek, adjoin ing Stribbling and others, it being the fame tiad whereon William Overftreet now lives, and occupied by the said William, with the im provements thereon ; taken by vir tue of an execution against the said William. Also Three hundred acres of land, (be rhe fame more or less) situate in the county of Wilkes, on the waters of Rocky creek, adjoining Benjamin Sherwood and others, the lame trad or parcel of land now occupied by John Darricott, efq. and taken by virtue of an ex ecution against said John Darricott and others, and pointed out by the said John Da rricott. Johnson Wellborn, fl.fT, Feb. 3, 1809. 1 j 1- ---- -- -- - - - _ mi iiim __ m m | Executive Department Georgia, Milledgevillcy jtiH. 4* 1809. . , Ordered,. . } That the Ad to appropriate -the funds heretofore set apart for the redemption of the public debt, pafled the 22d December last, be published in the Milledgeville In telligencer, Georgia Argus, Lou ifvillee Gazette, Augusta Chroni cle, Savannah Intelligencer, The Monitor and Georgia Express; for | the information of the citizens of this state. Audi , JAMES BOZEMAN, Secretary, f ■ : t . viw^nH ApT ii.'! J.\ U x 7% asp 5 rpr i ate the fa ads h ere to l ore set a fart for the rt~ demption of the public debt, WHEREAS by an Ad of rhe General Afiembiy pafled the 25th | of June 1806, entitled an Ad to I dispose of and distribute the late j ftflicn of Lands obtained from the Creek Nation by the United States in a treaty concluded at the City J j of Wafiiington the 14th day of November 1805 ; it is among o ! iher thingss enaded, “ That the Fradional parts of Surveys which may be created by the natural or artificial boundaries of said Ter ritory, {hall beset apart for the redemption of the Public Debt un der the diredion of a future legif latmed* And whereas the aforefaid fund is now becoming produdive, and a considerable part of the monies due and owing to the state for such Fradional Surveys, have and will speedily become due ; and the Legislature having failed to make such arrangement cf the said fund as to enable the proper officers to carry the intentions cf the afore faid ad into effect.