Milledgeville intelligencer. ([Milledgeville, Ga.]) 1806-1816, November 22, 1808, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextMliLEEDGEVILLE INTELLIGENCES; No. CXX1V.] TUESDAY No.vzmbzx. 22, 1800. (JLiLo —-- —- [Vol. i/Z u»). iteHua PUBL'ISIJCn BV M'MILL AN, *fJaAKKLIK-STRr.ET, AT 3 DOL LARS PER ANNUM. Washington cttv, Nvj 8, 1808. Jfhisdajqxt 12 o’clock, thr Pre- lidcnc of the United Sra.es communicated, by Mr. Coic-s, his Secretary, the following :\GE to both Houles of Cciigrefi. ’To the SetiefeauJ liaise <fRrp>>e. ieuUfivcs if the Untied Sfifes. IT would have been a Tourer, fellow-citizens, of. much grur:- iicaticn, if our laft co.nmunie.i- tions from Europe had.cnanleJ me to inform you, that the beii- perent nations, whole ciifrcgard t)f neutral rights has been lb da- llructivc to our corntnerce, had "become awakened to the duty and true policy or revoking their unrighteous edicts Thu ti means might .be omitred r o ;jr i- cucc this falurary elic 't, I loft no time ir. a . ailing-m.felf o! the sfk curhoiiung a i'ui-.viifton, in ■whole or in part, ot rite fevcral embargo'h *3.—Our miniftos ct London, and. Faff?. were in- fliuctcd to explain to the respec tive governments there, our dif- pnfitiori to e::ercifc*the authori- in fuch manner as. would with draw the pretext on which the /, C**., ’ Wpijieu'.wua f V»4 iO « founded, and open the way . for renewal of that commercial in- tcrcourfe, which it was alleged «>n all (idee, had been reluctant ly o'lflrutfled. As each of rhofe governments had pledged its teadinefi to concur in renoun cing a mcafurc wnich reached its- idverfiry through the lncor.refr- ablc rights of neutrals only, and as the mczfi tre had been affu/neJ bv each a-a rcrahaffon fir an tiiferted ar-quief:tnce m the ag- orelficns of the other, it was reafonably cxp'vle 1 tint the jc- cafion wou’d have been feiicd by both for evincing the fincc- rity of their profcllions, and T»r reftoring to the commerce of the United States its legitimate fiec- dom. The inftru tior.i to our minifies wi n refpe i t » the dif ferent fcclligc ents, were nccef- tirily modified w ith reference to their different circunTtances, 6c \to the condition annexed b\ la v, tc the e.xceetbe power ct fuf penfion requiring a degree of fe- curity to our commerce whicn would not refulc from a repeal ©f the decrees ot France.—In- ftcad of a pledge therefore o( a fufpenfion of the embargo, a: to her in cafe of fuch repeal, it was ©refumeJ that a fulfi-ient in ducement might be lound in ei ther conffdcrations, and parti cularly in the change produced by 4 compliance with our jutt demands by one belligerent, and a tcfufal by the other, in the re lations between this othet and the United States.—To Grcat- Britcin, v.hofe power on the o- ccan is lb afeendant, it w-.deem ed r.ot tneonfiftenC with that condition, to Itatc explicitly, that on refeinding her orders in relation to the United Stages, c^cir trade woiiljifccopcnce with her, and remain (hut to her ene my, in cafe of his failure to rc- leind hff decrees alfo. From France no an fiver hit been re ceived, nor any indication that, the requifite change in hes.de cree is contemplated.—The.fa vorable reception of the prdpo- fition 'o Great-Britain war the ids n be dnibted, as her order? of council hid not only been re ferred for ihe:r vindication roan .tcquiefccnee on .the part of the United Snvrs.na longer to be pretsndeJ, bu as the arrange ment propofed, whil 4 'l it rei*.li ed the illegal decrees oi. France, involved moreover fublljntially, 'he preci«>advantages profelfed- ly aimed at hv he British or ders, . The arrangement has ne- verthclcfs been rejected. • ... This candid and liberal ex- per’inirm havi g thuv tailed, and no ot u »e> event ha- occurred on which a.fufpenfion of the. embargo :»> exeruci e ,wa3 author,fed, it acecTar.ly remains in ih * extent oMmp.diy given to ir. We hav-* rht :.i::jf.v;rion, however, to cfiv.t that.ifi. -e-' turn for the p - t ons impofed by the mcafite, ?nd vvhich.our fellow-citizen* in general have borne with patrionfm, ii has had the important effi-ti ot laving our manners and our vaft mer- ' cantilc property, a" well .as of aflfording 'ime for prufecuting the dclcnfive and. pro.tfional mcafu.ci called for by rheocra- (ion.. Ii. has rVinunffrated to : •* - :.Dn and firmnefs which govern our councils, and to our citizens the needlity of uniting in fupport of the laws and rrghts of .their countrj ; and has hu> longfruf- irated thofeubirp^ions andIpo- ‘ lia.ions wnich, it refilled nvoh- ed war, if fuhniitrcd tojacnfic-* cd a vi al principle of our na- tio rm'<. ■ e : ib.’n. c. Under a ronunuance of the beiligereni ni ; ifii.c-*, which in lit fiance f i.i v> whicn confe- cr ttc *!ie right!' of riCUtrgJs o» verforea 1 the ocean with dan- ger, it will r* ft with the wil- dom of Cong re Is to decide on the courfc bell idaptedtofuch a (late of tiling'* and bring ing with hem. as they do, from every part ol the union, the feoffments of our condiments, my confidence is firengthened that in forming this decifi'on* they will, with an unerring re gard to the effential rights and interelis of the nation weigh and compare the painful alter natives out of which a choice is to be made. -Nor Ihould I do jufiice to the virtues which cn other occafions have mark ed the charader ofour fellow- ciffzens, if I did not cherifii an equal confidence, that the alternative chofen, whatever it may be, will be maintained with all fhe fortitude and pa- triotifim which the crifis ought to infpire. The documents containing the correfpondences cn the fubje^l of the foreign edids againfl our commerce, with the iuftrudbes givea tq car lA mlnificrc at London ami Path, ; |, arc new laid before you • t«- The communications, made V f o Contiref« nr ..heir laft leflipn, Itxplained the polturc in which yf the clole of .the difcuffions re il lative to the str&ck by a Dwrilh 7 (hip o' v ar c.d ihc trigate Che- 1 fapeake, left a fubjcJl on which ■ the nation had manifefted fo ho norable a Tcntlbility. i . E*»cry view, of ;wh-v had. patfed c.utiio- rifeda hclitftha; immediateUcps .would be lakcn by tbc- Bntifh ^rcv.-rnme.’t fi>r rcd r effing , a fwrong,. wmcli, the more it was ifivdligated, appeared the mere clearly to require ivhaf had nqr been provided for iri the fpecial - million.. It is found that .no • lieps have been taken fur the ' purpofe. • On the cor.riary it will be fecn, in the documents ..’laid before you. that the inad- miffibic preliminary, which ob- • firuCtcd the adjufttr.cnr, i* ftiik j-adhered toj and m »ieovcr that it is now brought into connec tion with the diftinCr and irrc- • lativc cafe of the orders in *oun- ‘ -|eil, The infiruiff tons which had t been given to our miniilci at London, with'a view to facili tate, if ncceffaryi rne reparation claimed, by the United vStates, arc included in ihc documents communicated. •. ... Our relations with the other pott’crs of* Eur«ope have unde r - , tfjOqe.no material t hinges fincc : your lad. ftllion. The itnpor- i J’anr, Pi'j>ocrau<>n; with Sj aip, : wh’ci* na»i been alternately .im pended md relumed, nccellari-' I ly experience a paufe, un.tcr the ! extraordii.ary. and interesting 1 c.ufis which di(t:nguiflics her ; internal firuatior.. I , With/he Barbary powers wc continue in harmony, with the 'exception of an unjuffinable proceeding of the dey of Al giers towards our conful to that regency. Its charader and cir- cumftancc are r.ow laid before you, and will enable you to de cide how far ir may either now or hereafter call tor any mea- lurcs net within the limits of the e ecutive authority’ With our Indian neighbours, the public peace has been Ilea. di ! y maintained., Some in fian ces of Individual wrong hive, as at other times, taken place, bat in no wife implicating the will ot 'he nation. Beyond the Miffiffippi the Ioways, ihc Sacs a;id the Alibnma?, have deliver ed up foi trial and pufnfiirticnr, individuals hem among them- fclvc3 accufcd of murdcringci- tizcns ot the United States.— Or this fide the Mifliifippi the Creeks arc exorting thcmfelvcs to arrefi ott'enders of the fame kind, and the Chodtaws have manifefted their reading and defire for amicable and juft ar rangements refpccting depreda tions committed by difordcrly perfons of their tribe. And generally from a convi'-lioh tha. we confider them as a part of ourfelvcs, and chcrilh with fin- cerity their rights and interefts, the attachment cf the Indian tribes is gaining firer.gth daily, is extending from the nearer to the more remote, and will am ply require us for the jufiice and fftcndliitp practifcd ard- , < jjkco# houfo -TWCTMasy«iy«Mra»aaTaa^*Taag«at>y^g«BBB3 hold manufacture are advancing among rhem, more ir.pidly with, the four hern than nouh« rn tribes, from circ.umfiar.ci s of foil and climarc, anJ one of the rwo; great great diviCor.s of the Cherokee nation have now un der confiderarion zt fniicu the citizenfiiip.ol the Un tcd S-;:ue» # and to be identified with us »n laws Snd government in luch pfogrefiivc mapper as v»e (lull think beff. _ } .,In confcqucnce ofrheappro priations cf the laff ieiTicn .,f Ccngrefs for the fecurny of cur feapcrc towns and harbor, fuch works of defence have been e- rec:cd as fiemed to be called for by the fituation oi the fevc- rat places, their relativeimpon* ranee, and the icale of Cxpcnce indicated by the amount ot ;hc apprCpnarion Thefe works .Will chiefiy.be fimfiied in ihe ccurleut ’he pTctcn: fc.ifon,ejt- cepi a? New Voik and Nciv- Oi leans, where rnofi was tube cone: a:.d a!' hough a grear pro portion has oecn expended on the lorrr.cr place, yt lon e fur ther icwj> will tc iu: rrntccd to Cc.ngrels for rendering it.« (ccu- r;t> entirely adequate againib naval enseiprizc. A v^’w of w hat has been done at .the* fvve- rai place?, and oi what U j)ro- pofed to be clone, (hail be com- municatcd as loon as the lev era 1 reports arc received. , Of the gun beats authorized by the act ot December 1 aft, it has bevii il o.-'giii li.veua y tr» build only oiie hundi^d and three in the prefem year. Thrle. with thole bclcre podefied, crc fufH’t (or the harbors and wrfers mofi expolcd, a d thu refidue w til require iittlc time fer their ccnfirucuon when ie fliall be deemed hccellary Under the a'ct cl tfif* lafi f^f- tion for railing an additional rm- Iitary forte, lb many officers were immediately appointed as were ncccfiary tor carrying on thc-bufind of rectum g, and in proportion as it advanced, ethers have been adued. Wc have reafon to believe thtir iuc- cels has been latWaccoiy, al though fuch trtuins have not yet been received amenable me to^j'cfcnt you a fiaitment ol the numbers cngigcd- I have not thought it neceC* faty, in tbe cctirie ot the lalt fcafon, ta call far any general' detachments of inihua or o? volunteers, under the laws paffed for that purpole. For the enfuing feafon, however, they will require to fee in rea- dinefs, fliould their fervice be wanted. Some Imail and Ipe* cial detachments have been necfITary to maintain the laws _of embargo, on that portion of cur northern frontierwhicll offered peculiar facilities foe evalien.— Put thele were re placed as i on asitcoi ld bo done, by w dies of new re* emits. B the aid of ihtfe, and cf the aimed veffels call ed into fervice in o;her quar* ers the fpirit of di 'obedience i d ihufe, which mamfeficej iiicii’ early aad wuh ibnfibl^