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;n KotcmKr, I*6, Benjamin
of lkat P° rt ’ d,d " r -
co ' , united State*, filing
/*« Pre ‘ ,d r and advanc-ed year,, apd *-
V| t 0 lefign *t the end of that
* »e»- r - . L- dM receive an answer
' in December following,
frets the rren u rcVt ,l ut(onar y
X Mm . .
time to look out for a suitable
**sffto an ** <*« office ’ an i r m *
! a ft of March then following
th< time to g ,__« beyond which he
M b'
Lined., in "P'r, “"J">tpd <0
fl* 11 „ ntil ,he last of the sud March.
no appointment in March
7 mlde grid that general Lincoln did on
V* £j h ’ of Sept.mber, 1 So?, write to the
Sfideot Hating his infirmat.e. and
fi y to perform the dunes of h.a offee,
15 „ rtin requeded to be relieved from his
by the end of that
ra l’ That to this he never received any
ft*
111 That he has been continued thro’
, JJer vear, without any reifon assigned
Tfuel. continuance, in a fituatton totally
Ibie to nerform anr c.f his duties; to
T h f oi that he has not been in the thwn
TiJoften iiicejune lad. ,
’s. far the fate are to be proved, as I have
rt fn| to believe, in a court of law. The
*tt fact I have no doubt, will he made our
pertedly to the fati»fatslion of the house and
fcalion. . , ,
ti‘i- -That this office has been thus kept
ia effnft, vacant for more than two years,
for ibe purpole of 'gratifying a favorite of
the Eiecutive, Henry Dearborn, 'Secretary
u War by that appointment, and that, for
him if has been in this manner reserved.
I need not use any arguments to fliow that
thrie bids, if they be proved conditute, to
fov th« lead, a h ; gh mTdcmeanor, into which
thii houl'e ought to enquire, and to *ake
kh course thereupon as to its wisdom Hull
hrc« expedient, under the high duties im*
p fed upon it by the iohftiiution.
laniodantly impelled to this duty, by a
paragraph in a paper, the National Intelli
gencer of tliis day, which 1 now hold in rtiy
band. In this paper m. j ir general Benj i-
LinLJi, n«»* of the eliii* glories of o»*r
revulu ion—a hero the halting viiftim of war
body ail learned and scarred, With
wound)gotten in the cause of his country
tow on the brink of the grata—his laurels
K eer yet taruilhed—and though the aged |
not it decending into the toftib, yet their I
Itavssup urn to the eye a youthful green, *
nd (lied a'.l abound a celediaL fragrance.
Thishcro, the companion, the beloved friend
ofWalhington, is ftigtttatized as “ a feder
j’ift, xebom the forbearance of admtniftration bus
/,jj retain Jin <ffue in oppfuUnto fit •wi/bts of
t rtf Sable eujt of the community" I have
urn language to express my indignation.—
And I am quickened to a duty Which t had
before made Come preparation to perform.
I therefore move the following relolutions:
Replied, That the President of the Uni
led Slates be requeded to lay before this
house, a'! correlpondeuces touching the of
fers to resign, and the resignation of his of
fice, by Benjamin Lincoln el'q. late colfedtor
ts the port ot bodon and Chatleftown,
Repined, I hat a committee be appointed
•oaquire into the caufcs, which prevented
the acceptance of the resignation of Ben
jamin Lincoln, late colledtur ot the port of
S-'fLu and Charleftown, in the years 1806,
and 1807, and into the rcafons which have
oceafi .i ed a podpcfjcmen! of the appoint
ment of a fucctflbr, and that they report the
tdult ot such enquiry to the House.
The house agreed toconfider the rcfoluti-
SD>by Ycaa and Nays, 93 to 24,
Mr. Quirty moved that they should lie on
the table till to-morrow, and be printed,
t Mr. Gholfcn laid, he hoped that they
* uld i.enher lie on the table, or be printed,
c acknowledged that the present attempt
| had excited hi. adonilhment, more than any'
|U m 8 wWc h had occurred during the fcflicn.
I e could scarcely credit his hearing, when
member rose and moved to inditutc an en-
Suiry k|Uj * view to impeachment on a
fLt like this. What was the charge ?
I mit a charge of mal-admiuifttaiion ? Was
* »«) charge which would authorize the
w-fepurged? Wa.it alltdged that the
Ilv W l ' C ? l ! w2or not been faith
,f'dP p rme , d ■ Nothing of this had been
J, „ But t,ie Lrefident had not appoint
|S*™ tokll the office of collcdtar.—
■..r' ', . , ttut the *ate collector had only
"I, L "f 0 " »»>'«,ncy lobe filled. 11„
ttiisn C<^or kad an undoubted right to
Hfiii .n! if 1 ‘ y tUn tklß ridiculous propo
l«ffice • 1 u 3 " 6 b<Cn com Fl!ed to fill the
W “ n)t thc Me therc
,«iam£e h tV^f ,l * l,0 “ W ° Uid reCelVe
ru.ate rejection.
V l a R^SiS- I, ' L T- J° hnr °n- W. Al-
M’Creerv R a J- G Jxtkfon, Dana,
Vies Macon, bibbjSonth
fciid^F,&^oan’Rdwl‘n«andKey
Offered wbh to'V m dtbi4te > al ‘ of whum
JJfni®'- “ °‘ be P ro P riet y of
bv o ' T*° utloD *- Ahe reafon* af
niil f to tifi "'J Werc various, butgen-
Vfcuj if * : tf,it il would be inde
bey°nd the power of this
w State, f UP^ a tbs Ptvfitlent of the Uni
arv ;„a r •j * P r ‘ vatc corrtfpoudence
**°u ld j pi>Mr'f i** 1 ’ w,thout doi “g which
Wta»b|iiv!rf„ , Ut nonc ol the fads could
jtkindjj. r , ’ tkatw crethe eflablilh
r,,«4 crim ' rge * tliey” confli
yß- f ra ddctßeanor, and it was
the Kentlemcn, no ground for
\ c °nfti.ut.ng no crime
th* ’ ' was not a niHt ter coming
’■ ich an im^ 2n L taDCC of the hrufe or
*«i bein 2 . ra P <achn ‘Cnt could be grounded;
50c <».lbtutinl > ° a Whicl ‘ the house had
-’.cr intjT* it was also a
* cb 11 Wi4 not their province
-'-ca C ‘ n t!lc P a dage of the refo
it.'®'hat hn e / havln E withdrawn his
1 ;® G Kay, the Üb,# ) wa » lak cn by
uinc y.
IN K POWDEU,
sal c at thtaOttice. J
§3- notice.
Nanal Oftice,
Baton , yon 19, ISO 9.
IN cocfequencc of the “ disability” of the
Collector of this Diftridl, and ia“ defert* of
a Deputy, the dtltict of that principle officer
have “ devolved” upon the Subscriber by
Law j and the Federal Executive has been
of course, notified that I WILL execute
thole duties with the fame confcieuce which
has directed the liuc of my “ exp'icit” du
ties under my proper commidi n—which
bears the fcal and lignatufe of WASHING
TON
1 therefore “ lofc no time 1 ' for giving this
Public Notice for all conefcrned, and cfpe
cially for thoscwlio are molt nterefied in the
Effects of the I ft, and. 3d, 6th, and Bth lec
tions of the act of the • inth of this current
month—“ to enforce & make more effe&ual
an a<£t entitled An acfb laying an EMBaA
GO on all fliips & veffeft in the ports & har
borsofthe United States, and the several
adts fupplemcmary thereto.” Which pre
sent adt, it is hoped, “ every free citizen”
does or will immediately possess, fludy, and
DULY regard, J iME LOVFI.L.
Naval Officer,
■ 1 <n> ■ ■
Weliave seen a letter from
HoUon;, of a late d te, dating,
that serious apprelienfions ate
entertained there that in 1 month
that fe&ion of the country
will be in open rebellion against
the general government ; that
the people were much enraged
at thc late additional embargo
law ; that gen. Lincoln, the
colletlor, and his deputy* had
religned their offices, and the
CufioiD House doled ; that the
naval ollicer was !o sick, as to
he unable to attend to his duty ;
that a vessel loaded with cot
ton, had (ailed from lJath, in
defiance of all authority ; that
the soldiers at the fort, after
difeharging two guns at her, re_
fuled to fire any more on their
I own Citizens; and that all was
' anxiety and alarm.
We wait for the mail with
anxiety, expecting further in
formation on this terious buli
nefs.
Ptttrfbitug Republican.
From thc N. Y. Daily Adv-
Ultimatum . —After repeated
remonltrdnce and all the poffi
ble prudent rneafures of our go
vernment, for Vindicating our
maritime rights, and for refior
mg the featured capital of the
tnefChantile inierefts of our
countryj by a private letter
from Washington, dated on
Wednesday last, I am inform
ed, that the executive a/e de
termined to bring our affairs
to a crisis with both belligerents.
For this purpose the collector
of this poit icceived inltrufctions
on Saturday to charter two
veflels, to be difpatcbed in ten
days, for England and Fiance.
They will carry the ultimatum !
of this government to each, and !
if thejuti equitable propofnions
are spurned at horrida bllla
will be the conlequences.
1 hefe velfels will bung home !
our ounifteis, and confute, from i
France and England.
S weeping Majorities
The following iiatement, will
convince even the feeptte of the
popularity of the meaiures ot,
the present admitiiftraiion. it
is extracted from a paper pub
lished in calied i
the S tatejman.
“As the opposition paity,
since the embargo was laid, have ,
considered the policy or impol- j
icy of that nieafore as the tejt
oj principle , I an * willing to
put it on the fame footing.
Here follows the majorities j n
Lhc feverai Rates i» the Uni on 'f
(the molt of which were gi ve n
on general tickets) which are>
or are fuppoled to e * fo r or
againit that measure. fhis
will flrew nearly the d ate par *
ties in the United Sta les *
M v ]' M aj.
J or • a&jl.
N. Hampshire, iooo
Mafiachuletts, —— 2 OOO 2000
Connetticut, 3000
Rhode ffland, 400!
Vermont. 432;
1
} New York, 10,000
! New Jerfey'i 3500 —-
' Pcnolylvania, 40,000 ——
Delaware, 400
Maryland, 50 00
Virginia,* 46,000
North Carolina, 8000
' South Corolina,{ 6000
Georgia; 8000
Ohio, 5000 ~—
Kentucky, 12,000
Tenntiiee 10 000
*55*503 10732
* Virginia permits Only her
freeholders to vote, and does
not take more than 30,000
votes at every gcnerali elect ion
She has about 80,000 per Tons
who ought to vote of whom
there is a majority of forty fix
SS. Carolina the fame in prin
ciple as Virginia.
m | ll)tJ ■j-.iirmiUji-fulai T f— r“ ' —-
AUGUSTA , Feb. 13.
ON "VVednefday (he tilt.
Mr. Quincy, in the Houle of
representatives of ihe U. States,
alter a conlidcrahle preamble
moved an lmpeachmdni of ihe
President of the United States,
on the ground of his having
continued Benjamin Lincoln in
the office of ColleDor of the
port of Bolton Sc Chaileltown,
lor nearly two years after he ex
prelled an inclination td rclign
—I he proceedings of which
are contained in the preceding
colhmns of this paper.
We also insert a notice from
the Naval Officer of Bolton,
Irom which it will appear that
the resignation of the Collector
and Deputy Collector will not
interfere in the infotfement of
the embargo law*.
By last Evening's Mail ’
New-York, Jan. 24.
Arrived at dm port, the British
Packet Princess Amalia- Moraon,
from Falmouth, via Bermuda,
h.aving left England on the of
December ; and the ship Philips,
burgh, Leffingwell, from l.tver
pool and Cork. I’he latter left
Liverpool on the 27th of Novem
ber, and Cork oh the 12th Decem
ber,
By these vessels London papers
to the 3d and Cork papers to the
Bth of December have been tc
ceivtd. Mr. Purvianee, passen
ger in the Ph ilipsburgh, is the
bearer of dispatches to our gnv
eimneiit. ,
Two British regiments of caral
ry sailed from Falmouth for Spain
on the 6th of December. On the
24th of Nov. the Lavinia sailed
j lrom England with the Spanish
deputies, and 1,500,000 dollars
011 board.
The accounts of military opera
tions in Spain are cunfusedT Os
those, however, received, the
I following is a comprehensive
1 bketch.
On the 2(] of December the fol
lowing bulletin was published at
j London,
“ L appears by dispatches re
j ceived from Corunna, dated the
22d, and from San Vinterne de la
; Barquera, dated thelQihult. that
j the account of Gen, Blake being
defeated is confinned. We was
engaged in continual actions lrorn
j the 4th till the 13th. On the lltli
: the Austrians having been worsted
in the left, the French got posses
sion of a height which covered the
road on which they retratcd, and
they were thrown into great con
. fusion, and General Blake retired
to Hcynoso , but a French column
appearing upon this road lrom
I Burgos, he retreated by Solo to
| San Vincente dc U Barquera*
There upon the 17th, he had col
lected near 2t)/X>o of his troops,
and the Marquis de la Humana
had taken the command, and they
would soon be in a state of advance
| again.
Tile following letter dated, Port#- j
1 mouth, December I , gives a mate- ;
ment of subsequent events.
“ Phisalteruoon, at 3 o’clock,
the Bonne Cdoyenne sloop of i
war* arrived from Corunna, from 1
whence rhe sailed on if-aturdav
last, hrlnging accounts from gen
eral Blake’s arm) tip to the 24th
ultimo.
k ‘ Ihe dispatches she has bro’t
will be found to relate to several
most dreadful battles between the
armies of Marshal Ncy and Gen.
Blake. Ihe marquis Humana* 3
troops (from the Bakic) by advan
cing too far a head of gen. Blake’s
mmy, were severely defeated j
°ne of the regiments of Catalonia
,la * been cut to pieces.
The fighting on both sides
was most obstinate and desperate.
* be marquis of Homaua’s cavalry
r.a* preserved. In the last at
tack, Blake repulsed the French
with considerably loss. He is now
at Lima, about 40 miles north of
St. Andcro, with 25,000 men.—
I he communication betwren him
and the centre army, under Cas
tanos, la cut off, the Freach army
being between them, whose head
quarters are at Vlladolid. There
are many fears for the safety of
the centre army, she Prince of
Peace 3 party Jn Spain is very
strong, and the patriotic cause
looks desponding. Mir David
Baird Was at Astorgi, with his
a 'my, and Sir John iVToote at Sal.
amanca. i hey have not been en
gaged.
In addition to the above, sav* a
London paper ; we have to state,
that this day an officer from Opor
to arrived in Downing-atreet, with
despatches. He came over in (he
Bonne Citoyenne. He touched
at Corunna on his passage home,
and sailed again from that place
on the morning of the 26th ultimo.
At that time no news of impor
tance had been received there of
a subsequent date, to that which
w e yesterday communicated.—
After quitting Corunna, the Bonne
tt-iVdi m fell in with the Miner,
va frigate, which had been crui
zing to the eastward die captain
of which stated, that he had re
ceived intelligence that the French
had attacked the maiquis de la
Humana, and general Bi.,ke in the
strong positions which he had
taken at St. Vincents de. la B.ir
qurft,, the battle was most obstin
ately contested, but at length the
1 rehch Were defeated with very
great loss, and the »Spani. u h army
were, in consequence of this suc
cess, about to advace.
Ihcieis no intelligence from
the Spanish armes of the centre
1 and liu - r >g b t, except that contain
ct! in the following article :
LomLn, December 4. Our in.
formation as to gen. Blake’s force
(now commanded by the marquis
de la Homans) may be deemed
official, as far as it goes, being de
lived (rorn a statement which capt.
I hompkon of the Bonne Citoyeti
ne, received from capt. Hawkins,
of the Minerva. That relative to
the central army rests upon the au
thority of private communications
from Mardrid, which is furnished
by a Spanish gentleman of great
respectability now resident in that
capital. In this correspondence,
which will he read with much in
terest, and will be found the first
accounts of operations of the Span
ish army of the centre. These, it
appears, have been attended with
complete success ; the passage of
the h.bro has been forced at three
points, and the strong French posi
tion of Canarroso, with the heights
around in taken. The final result
of thu general action is not yet
known. 'I he postscript of the
last letter from Madrid informs us
that the fighting continued on the
13th when a courier, who brought
the intlligence, the substance of
which wc hare stated, left the ar
my .
Corunna, Nov. 23. The sad
accounts we received some time
ago from Biscay, have been since I
followed up with a succeesion of
melancholy intelligence. There j
is not the least doubt, that the cue
my have cut off the communication >
with Madrid, as the Mail from
thence, due the 21st has not come
in. . ■
The Supreme Junta of govern
ment has published an edict, by
which leave ha# been giveu to all
Jesuits to return to Spam.
Madrid, Nov, 19.—The artr.y
of ivuremaJura was attacked near
BuryO#, on the luth in#!. t;:.
Hth it was again availed, In,. ....
both davs the) gave the eibcm. .
warm reception.
On the 13'th, they were enga. .
by# prodigious number ot
hy which t!ie French infantry ....
supported, anti the Spaniard" »t
being provided wish cat .•
thought ;t prudent under the".: t .
cumsiantcs to retire to Arund. .
MARRIED on Sunday C'
injfJ the sih inst* by A iio’s K
sell esq. Air, Asa Garret 1
Mi 3B CiUttiTY Holcomd, d.i
ter of the ltev. James iioico...
ail of this city*
Lost
ON Saturday morning >
a New Ark Fost note for t1 ■
ty dollars, number not ie;
letted, drawn in favor of,
en dor fed by Thomas 6c }< >.
Moore, dated nth Jan. iß<
and payable thirty days ai ”
date. Any person finding t!
above note by lending it to ilu*
(lore of T. 6c J. Moore, fhai,
receive a reward of five DoL
lor j,
JOHN HOLLIDAY. .
February 13.
GEORGIA, Contnbia County
tTTHERfc*S SUSANNAH PEEK ap
y V plies to.me fi-r letters of adminiftn
tlon on the cflate and cffc&s of tOUN
PEEK jun’r dec.
t * HtSC are therefor*; to rite and admon
alt and fmgular the kindled and creditor*
of the said deceafcd, to be and appear at
niy office, within the time preferibed by
law, to fliew cause (if any they have) why
said letters should not be granted.
Given under my hand at office, this roll.
February lßoy.
A. CRAWFORD, Cl’k.
i !■■■■—.—. ■■
(’BORGIA, CJuml'i* Ctunty.
TTTHiREAS ELIZABETH JONES ap*
!Vv plies to me for letters of adminiftra.
Uon on the estate and elFoin of THOMAS
JONES dec.
These therefore to cite and admonilL
all and lingular the kindred and creditors ot
uni decealed, to lie end appear at my offtrt.
witMn the time preferibed by law, to fluvt
canle (if any they have) why laid Uttaur,
flioiild not he granted-
Given under my hand at office, this loif.
day of February 1809.
A ‘ CRAWFORD, CL’K.
Ddticing School,
Mr. COLMESNIL,’
Respectfully informs the,lnhabi
tants of Augusta, and its vicinity,
that be intends to teach I>AN-
C/NGohe quarter njpre, which
w 'll close his School for this sea
son He begs, those parents who
wish to give that genteel accorn-.
plishm.ent to their. Children, to
send them to his .School with all
the confidence he Hatters himself
to deserve, by the attention ant*
pains he takes for the progress of
his Pupils.
gpjr* Subscription will be open
from this until the 25th of Feb.—
no Scholar will be admitted lor
less than a Quarter.
Feb. 26 31 * 30
The Richmond
jockey club races
Will commence oa the <W Thurs- ,
day in February (the 26th instA
at William MTyre’s , Esq. on
the Savannah Road, four miles
from Augusta, free for any
horse, mare or gelding—The
purses and distances as follow—
First day’s running, three mile
heats, for a- urse of % 200.
Second day’s running, two mile
heats, for a purse of g 150.
j bird day’s running, Sweep.
* ~,ke» » m,l e heats, for the entrance
money and overplus, supposed to
I be worth about two hundred dolls.
i The Weights and regulations the
| same a* the Augusta Jockey Club
) liaces, excepting that no winning
horse shall start more than one
day during the races.
% order of the Club,
February ts.
Llanks of every description
executed at the ihorielt nonce,
with nea mess and dilpatch,' at
\ this Office,