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,n.M)ay received from " e f „,,e two bill, »!lo of great one to alleviate the jn ’ P di'ion of debtors, and the ‘“tier providing lor the payment relate debt. The l.irnter ° rmilar to the one which I in * f 'Lcd at the extra lelfion it. « with this provtlo, that lhall pay one Sdof the judgment prevtons o entering fceurtty, Ac Thy hit w ill piobably undergo foute ! dnisatedal alteration tn our life Ihe latter bill appropri. Jtes the money ariftng l.om the [ale of fractional futveys to the dilcharge of the outllandtng evidence, of debt agamlt the ftaic-that part called audited certificates and warrants of an ticipation, at one eighth of their nominal value, all others at their nominal value, and warrants for land at thirty one and one quarter cents per acre this bill I believe will pafc without alter ation* The Impeachment againtt the fraflion felling commissioners, is now going on, Mr. Joucs is at this moment {peaking, he con. dudes on their part, he will be followed by Col. Carnes, who will conclude on our fide. The fentenee of the court will pro. bably be pronounced on Mon day next. It appears to be the general j filb & intention of both bran ches to adjourn on Saturday next. Mijfrs. Starnes & Co. If you will please to give the following ieinai ks, a place in the Mirror of the Times, you will, no doubt, amuse the curious, and furmfh matter of [peculation for the Philofopbi ul part of your readers, lam, Gentlemen, refpeOfully, your humble servant, J- c. Last Monday morning, a - half pall five, a young man of character in this place, vWe varacily may be relied w>;-Was presented by nature viih a mod extraordinary Phe nominon, at the didance of near I five miles wed of this place, ilc r,^n g pensively along * a t an eafv pace, his «>es were fuddcnly struck with »n unulual light; his horse al leapt fiom under hirn ; overcome with fear he dood embiing, when he lifted up 18 c }es, he beheld a pillar of !i h not apparently fortv pliant, extending from Heavens , 0 , he Earth, of . i l* ”) I,lutes continuance, j burlling on each fide of j ’ " ilch gradu al and ladly Jr middle re g'*ons, which * ° on af ter succeeded by ’cports, refentbling the 'Se°f heavy A ruler y a. Tit a " Ce ° f a >"''«• k, rr cewas icen ’ " ear ' lb®, B r n ]. panin g it;kelon N g ■ fc. /[ f n ” damaged pow r mg night we If \r tvtnd from lire ■ acco ®pan,ed w„h a I*®" drelllr mu H have lit indeed, „ F „n ■ .v l To‘’, a " ho ’ ’V® wind ■ toUiv c b* lan<l! Soine |'-t, Itom'sk'' P r °gnoltica. ■ ®on, (j f . above Phenom. |. -a- ul events, to our ■ -pexed Count, v. Mr potfekt-' ’! no,hi "« 9 ra,n > notwith* j (landing, the two lad are more frequently experienced. It would leem, either that there were more than one of the a bove Phenomenon, nearly at ihe fame time, or that (Ins ap perance afeended from the earth in the near vicinity of a large Savannah, where it was seen by my informant, and nearly’ about the fame time by main others, flying with great rapidi ty in aN. E. direMion. This I propose, for information from ihe learned; as it appears to be a matter of doubt among! Philolophers, whether water { spouts afeend or defeend ? J. c. Barnivellt S. C■ Dec. 15. mmmmmmmmmmmMMmmmmmm ■ m w m m wrmmmammmm AUGUSTA, Dec. 19. , We have received by a gentle I man jud from Millcdgeville, 1 a deciiion of the trial of tin I fraction felling commiilioners, I which are as follow ; I Obadiah Echols was found 1 guilty of the iff, id, 3d, 6b, 1 71b & 3th of the old articles of I Impeachment, and of the id, I 2 d and 3d in the new. I Reddick Simms was found I guilty of ihe id, 2d, 6th 7th I and Bth of the old articles, and I the id, 2d and of the new. I Francis Flournoy was fouudjj guilty of the 6th, 7th and' Bth9 of ihe old articles, and of die I 2d and 3d of the new. 8 Sentence of the Court . I That Obadiah Echols should I he difinifled from any office lie may now hold, and he lu ieai ter prohibited from hoidiflg any office of honor, dull or profit, under this date, or any county thereof, during his natuial life. That Reddick Simms should be difmiffied from any office he may now hold, and be hereafter prohibited from holding any office of honor, trud or profit under this Stale, or any coun« ty thereof during thirty yeaes* 1 hat Francis t lournoy should he difmifled from any office he may now hold, and be hereafter prohibiied from holding any office of honor, trust or profit under this State or any county thereof, during twenty years. That they, Obadiah Echols, Reddick Simms and Francis Flournoy pay eighteen hundred dollars for colt incurred on the prosecution ; and they (land committed until the fame is paid. Accordingly they were aii put under guard the fame evening. The Eleftors met on the 7th inst. and proceeded to the elec tion of President and Vice Pre sident, and on counting out the votes it appeared that Janies Mad i son had a unanimous vote for President and George Clinton the fame for Vice Pre' (idem. TO CORIIEb I‘ON Dp:tfTS. ’ We return our thanks to Mr C. for his Communica tion, and are grateful lor the complement he has paid us: at the fame time we mud in juf* nee to ourselves, observe that our paper was lent to him in consequence of his name being subjoined to a lid handed us by a young Gentleman who had politely offered to procure f fubferiptions in Carolina. We should be l, v a continuation of Mr. C's cor. refpcndence, and whether lie details the Phenonoma of |M inre or comments on the al pefcl of our political horizon, we will give to l»is lernaiks the attention they delcive. W e have receivn a piece figi.cd 44 r i he Spelt at 01” but beg leave to decline inferring it ; the fubjeCt which has em ployed this gentleman’s pen is now 'rather antiquated, every dais of men are well acquainted with its merits and the repetition of a topic already so fully dit cuffed would be ufeiefs as well as tiresome. Moral, Literary. Poetical or Philofopiwcal Com* ' munica lions, if well written will always be -well inned, but political events mult be leized and (canned as they pi ft, die our oblervations lole more in t novelty than they gam in pro I pnety. Afetsrs Starnes K Co. Please to insert the following, 5c [ oblige a poor fallow wiio has the j uiistoriune to be troubled with . N°ti—\V e flial! always be gUd to hear fu.m (hitingenious Correspondent, »nd will welcome I>i* elfufioDi whether 1 ' Dream*” or rtver.es, to the column* of the Mirror We hope lie will not “hang hit lyre upon the Willow#,” but continue to cultivate a taleut vyh.ch generally accompanies and is rtf'en the foundation of a taite for every fpecie* of elegant literature. i-DIl. By last Evening’s Mail. Washington City, Dec. 5. r l lie two decisions made in Con. gress are important, in every point of light in w hich they can be con templated. In the Senate it has been determined by a majority of twenty-five to six, not to repeal the embargo; and in the House it has been determined by a major ity ot eighty four to twenty one, •o prohibit the admission of Bii I tish and I* rench public or private • vessels into the ports of the LJ. S. or tire importation ol goods, wares 01 merchandise, the growth, pro duce, or manufacture of the do minion* of tire said powers ; and as preliminary to, or consequent on, this determination, it has been likewise decided that the “ United States cannot, wimout a sacrihce of their rights, honor and inde pendence, submit to the laie edicts ol b. lir 1 tain and l 1 ranee and that “ measures ought to bo immediately taken lo r placing the country in a more complete state of defence.” These votes decide unequivo cally the disposition of the govern inent in all its branches, and prove its determination to maintain the ground it has already taken, or to occupy such higher ground as cir cumstances may require. The vote of the Senate shews that notwithstanding the torrent of detraction which has flowed for a year past against the embargo, the policy which originally dicta ted it is still approved by fourteen states out of seventeen ; and the vote ol the House shews that the t epi esentatives of the people, so far ti ora being appalled by the cri sis, have acquired new confidence in the measures ot resistance adop ted by the government. This is abundantly proved by the relative votes on this occasion, and on the imposition of the embargo, which in the Senate v»as passed by a vote ot 26 to 6, and in the House by a vote of 82 to 44. '1 he importance of the Congres sional proceedings prevents our dilating on this subject ; but we venture to predict that these voles, I with the overwhelming ’ mpritv given to Mr. Madison, will l>e found to he the harbingers of a great unanimity that has been ex perienced since the era of the new government. Messrs. Varnuni, Cutts, S\i j ver, linker, Green, Cook, Deane, J Ilsiey and Bacon, being a majority ! ol the Representatives from the f eof Massachusetts in Gongress, have made a replv to the resolu tions ami instructions of the Luis, lath re of that state on the subject of the embargo laws. 'ldle ian ouage of the reply is perspicuous, toe tacts indisputable, the argil • 1 nents logical, and the sentiments patriotic; such as the nation hud right to expect fro n the uncon taminated citizens of a state so dis tinguished in the revolution for inflexibility ot virtue, weight of talent and energy 0 f conduct, Jf I ««v thing can arrest the spirit of j so busily cn g.iged m that state in propagatiag inLehoods, this performance will I have this effect, ft proves the re- I solutions to be as incorrect in point’ I of tact, and logical inference, as I they are notoriously destitute of I patriotism. We hope, hereafter, I to hud room for this performance. I On the 25th ult. a motion I made in the assembly of New-Jer- I ser, to instruct their Senators and ■ ieque»t their Representative* to I use their endeavors to procure a V repeal of the acts laying an ein- I burgo, anil rejected—Ayes 17 I Mays 22. I When resolutions were agreed I to > expressing a full confidence in I the administration ; an abhorrence I of the aggressions committed on l our sovereignty, and declaring, y that whether they were “ called Ton to endure privations resulting sfrom the embargo, nou-iiitereour.se, or war,” they would “ prefer ei' tiler, or all, to the disgraceful! and degrading condition of tri bute.” FOREIGN RELATIONS. T he house again resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the report of the committee of Foreign Relations. MTs. Johnson, Clopton, Ran dolph, Troup, Masters and Lyon successively occupied the floor lib half past 3 o’clock. No gentleman lias, in the course of this debate, intimated an inten lion to vote against the first reso lution. December t. The house in committee of the whole on the report of the com mittee on our foreign relations— Mr. BurwelJ, a „p ttc h of an hour and an half supported the re somtion and the report of the com mittee generally, i he third resolution) for placing the country in a more complete state of d< fence) having been read. Mr. Kan4olpU fai«J he Inppofcd that this wa» a relolution to which there might pro bably b« but tittle oppoiition ; hut at the fame time be lor one lh u u!tl Ime to know wnat were the details wish it The Chairman alked .f the gentleman from Virginia wiii.ed to hear the report read ? r Mr. Rantfo'ph, Very far from it, fir. Mr. Nichoia* fjid, as the chairman of the committee wa* not prtlcnr, and he felt at all times difpofcu to give any information in l>u power, he would itate wh-t he knew on the lubjedt. The fituatiou of the U. S. being at this titno critical, and as it was pollible it not piobabic that war would en luc, Mr. N. said it liad been hi t opinion and that of the lelc'-T committee, that we lhuuld be prepared for it. $ It had been doubted by the com mittee \jhetliex this subject came propetly within their province ; but it had been the opinion of the majority that it would be proper for them to express their senti ments on the subject , with an idea that if the House should con. cur, the resolution might be re. sered to another commi ttee, whose business it would be to procure such details bom the departments as would enable tnem to make the proper arrangements for carrying the wish or the House into effect. I he resolution was agreed to nan con, / Charleston, December 10. On Wednesday last, John Dray ton, esij. W as elected Governor of this S^ ia te ;&. Langdon Cheyes k sc General. f Dcctmber IJ. learn by the Spanish ship j Maris, that the dm before she left Havaon s, news rcaobul that place that the city of St. Domingo, had been taken by the Spaniard*, and that Gen. Ferrend, t | !e Fsench commandant had shot himself in. consequence. It Was also stated that the Gov. of C i>l>a had receiv. etl a f.nm Gen. Chr't it o-' pbe, importing that he would «ur. | render that part of the island of j St. Domingo, which ho po sesses, , to the odieers of Ferdinand Vi[ provided he should think proper to I take possession of it in the name | of that JC:ng. &C]T IDE Students of the Richmond County Academy w.ll be publicly examined on 1' rid ay next, commencing pre„ cifcly ai 10 o,clock in the room* ing. I he parents and guardians of the Students and thole 'Citizens who feel an iutered in the life, rary improvement of the jjliog generatipn, the hope' of out country, are relpcclfuljy invi ted to attend. V The Truflees will please meet in their room at half past 9 o’clock of laid-morning. ' 6, \ der °f thc Prudent. THOIVI AN li ARK E ’CT, ci y k,• December xy. On MON DAT the 26 th d\i f 0 r December ,nst. Will be l tt J d at %uVt e - t year. I tIK Georgia sule the KER , ’ °PP os 'tc Augusta.—Also, at the same time, wIU be Leased fur hu»r years, the Lot No—, ncur ‘he Methodist MdetingA louse By order of the President ' of the Board of Trustees of r T * h *li l ? hmond Academy, THOMAS BARRETT, c. b. t. December 10. Thespian 1 heatre. THE Thespi n Society respet fully inform the public that the 1 heatre will be opened on Tues day the 20th inaf when will he per formed, (with n:w Scenery, Ma chiney, Dresses he-) the mach ad mired DRAMA, CALLED THE Man of Fortitude OKTHK. Knight’s Adveture. Dmale Captive (being her first up. peurance in JugustaiJ Mrs. Murray. Previous to the play a PRO LOG UE will hi spoken. After which will be added the Laughable FARCE OF Miss in her Teens. In the course of the evening’s performance will be presented some new Scenery never before exhibited, consisting of an elegant viewofSTASE STREET. ROS 'I ON, and a handsom* PRISON SCENE. p i he Societyhaving experi enced much inconvenience from persons coming behind the scenes, think proper to inform the public that in future no person whatever will be permitted to intrude on the performers. *** Doors to open at half past hve, curtain to rise precisely at half past vis. Tickets to be had at Mrs Longstreets and at the Theatre. December 17 * TO rent! THF. Lower tenement on Mr. Samuel Scott’s lot, occupi. ed the lalt year by Johnfontfc Richards, is to let, and immedi* ate poHellion given—For terms apply to SAMUELS. STARNES. 06t. 24. TO RENT\ A STORK in the central part ot Broad street—Enquire •! the Primers. October n. Blanks ol an kinds cxecuttu m the fltcvitctl notice at this OHie,