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jeP" e emperor efthe French. \
X l 11. Ihe pnfoticts of war
taken by Fi ante and her allies,
from AuHria, and by Aultri.
fiom France, and her allies,
that have not been ic it a led,
(hall be gtvtjn up within fout
kco day * afier the exchange oi
the ratifications of the preient
treaty. I
X IV. His niajrftv the empe- j
ror of the French, king of I_ '
ta!v, ptotch'or of tie league j
of if e Khine, guatamees the in
violability of the polleifions of J
his majelfy *he emperoi of A»if
nia, king of Hungary and Bo
hernia, in ihe It ate which the)
fiiall be, in conkqucnce of the
ptefent ticaiy*
XV. Hi* majesty the empe
ror of Auflria, recognizes all
the alterations which have ta
ken place, or may fubf«-qtientl\
take place in Spain, Portugal f
and Paly. I
XVI. His in jcfly ihe empe |
ror of Auitna, defnous to co.
opeiaie in the restoration of a
maritime peace, accedes to the
prohibitory ly stein, with tefpefci
to hngland, adc pud by Fiance
and Huilia, duimg (be prtftnt
nutinne vt4. His imperial
nujesi) fit ait bieak off all miei
courie with (ircat Biiuin. and
with relpett 10 ihe Knghfii go
vernment, place himlelf in the
fiiuaiion he stood hi pieviouv
to ts e pit lent w ar.
XVII His majesty the cm
petor of the French, king of
Italy and his majejjly ihe un.
peior of Atillna, k’rg ol Hun
gary & Bohemia, fiiall obleive,
with refpec: to each other, the
fame cenmonial in regaid to
rank and oilier points of eti
queue, as Lclc ie ti c pielent
War.
XVIII. The ratification ol
the pi elem treaty (hall le ex
changed within fix dnji, oi
sooner if poflible.
nafgrfa ct i irnno, Ud.
14 1809.
J. B. A 'otnpere dt Chomfarny.
John, Prince of Lichlniiitin.
We have rauhed, and here
by ratify ihe above ueaty, in
ail and eveiy yl the anicles
theicin conta nerl ; declare ihe
lame to he adopted confirmed &
tfiabhfhtd; at . 6 t tgage that
the lame shall \ e maintained in
violable.
In confiimaiion whereof, we
haveluKio «*fiixcd om figna
tuie, w tih our own hand, being
countetJigtied and wi.b
oui unptital leal.
C»i\cii «t out in penal camp
at bebeuenbtuti. On. 15, they
A upclton
By the tn pero;.
Chain f c&ny mmilter of foteigh
allans
11 B Mmtt, minifler fecieta.
ly «>♦ State.
Certified by us.
0
r \ he aith- ehanet llor of (late.
Bug in c Ad foil on.
CONGKLSS.
IN SI N A I K.
1) c so.
J he prevent the abuse of
th« pm Urges ;tnd imnicr.iiits en
joyed by foreign nmiiucrs with
in il.f l ni tcl biatc, was it'd a
d -.id nn t r.r.d decided by YtHs
anil Nay s as loimws.
O A." bu.ssi a biadicy, Ccn*
do, (.m.ihiui. o>« 1 man, Gilts, Lot*
ii .11.. Govdu i , Giegg, I. an.r>c Ic,
Ctrl*, i Ivr it, A• <lll l., v\ .«■ oh, An. lig„,
i’utker, iVpi Ivjbir.soi., hn lit. ol
JViaiytdi u, bn.itli ol AxwYuik-*
t hi | fuiuci ao.
rv..\.—.rUasio, iiillhoukc and
i.Ckruii 6 ~ l.
il.t but v. hs passed- ...
Bout tj di*jji t*t ntahvtt,
c cu< u.uv r H.
■ iU> ' 1 at n g moved tl at
the gi.io.cu ol Uu evt,* LogUmd
| Mississippi l ard Company should '
be reltrrtd to the Committee of
Claims—
Mr 1 roitf) moved to rr|tCt the
petition. He surd that the virtue
of ihe House had induced it to
tejeci (i petition r.t ;he s;.me l< nor
heretofore, ar.d under circumstan
ces too, whir b would have render
ed an attention to it more « xcusa-
J hie than at pres« in .ud wh\ ?
I Because the nation was at peace
1 and had a full Treasury. Aud'
what. »a»d he, is rur situation at !
I present ? ! he enuntry is on the eve
I of a war & has an rxh. uetr«| Trea. 1
sury. And what is ihe amounr
of the claim made upon veu?
I know no' what is Cvpectcd of
vou at this time ; but four years
a«-o ten millions of dollars was
r~
the estimated amount of it. And j
are yoti prepared to grant 10 these i
men a donation (for it tan be con
sider dun no oilier light) of even
three multi ns of dollaisf It 'ou
have (lire* millions of snip us uio
! n. \ in die 'I m asuiv, throw it into
Ihe ocecn, give it to the b* ggar
J who besi* ges the door of the l aft
* tol, to the r« volutionarv sclditrs
who daily ask for bread—or put
it in your o'trn pockets as a reward
tor your public set vices- but in
tin* name <d justice do not think
of putting your baud in the 'l tea
Miry to pay the hire rind wages ol
corruption. As much as 1 hate i
to my litart this con upturn, ant'
as murh as I have viewed with
horror us triumph over the virtue
of my country, 1 have furculon
hetn cuntrlit to see this pur ion
lie on the table. But now thi
case is altered ; the tune is p* o
per, and i In pc that the vinu«
and nndet.standing of the flutist. I
will induce it to ague to its t.Ui- j
n»* diale r> jrcuon.
Mr. Bacon said he was not pre- j
p;i»ed i.ur was it hi* wt-h 10 reply’ j
to the,'floqut ni declainaiipn and
pointed tit nunciat ion pi enounced 1
by the gentleman lroin Ucorgia. j
Ile would only say that the peti
tion wa* preferred by a respecta
ble portion of litiztus and ougb; ;
to be referred. It en.biactd tin
claim of not only a rtsptctabh
hut of a notnerouft pottion of lh* j
people of the state Which he re
, . .1 i.u ts** f, j.u rot
hiinselt a constituent who was in.
tciestrd to the amount of a cent
in the claim. It wa» a subject ol
£rcai magnitude as any ever
presented to the House, end in his j
opinion extremely iiiitrthtii g to
to the internet policy and initicsts !
of this country. It ua* a claim
sanctioned by high authority, by
persons ol the moat respectable
standing in the government.
Should a claim ol (his amount,
which had more than once a.lrac.
ted the notice of the. Legislature
of Massachusetts, not be referred ? I
In this House. th« re were not less
man forty or fifty members to
whom the subject was new and
who ought lo be made* acquainted j
n ;lh it hi fore they decided on it. j
W ere they st (lit uni!) versed in it !
to enable them to determine at !
once that this claim was so unjust
that they would immediately diet
the dour on it? ft appealed to
l ine that the house could not he
ptepaud to adopt the tootiua of
the gentleman firm inoigta,
whose sensibilities wcieso iiiguq
excited.
The Sjrukcr decided that the 1
mutton tu rtjcr a peuton had pre- |
sett nee of the mutton to ujtcl it,
because it had been fust made.
December Id
Mr 1 1.oup called for the con-
Mociauuii cl tl.c motion made.by
Inin un 1 litiay last lur piami.g fur
the usr ol the lltinse certain pa.
pcTs relic ive cc ibt (. laiui.
A.i I acin moved to amend it
>0 as iu it eluue tlie iuliowir.g pa
jirrs : the act ul tut* Legislature of
Ocuigia passed on the 1 h day ol
Jnncoiy , i",ys, giaiiling u> sur Uiy
k- c • II: pa I ic b at.u iUk.l Vld.afs t c I talll
lands ifureiti Utstnbid ; itle tuts-
S.*gc ul die Presidenl ol the Lulled
Nau s communicated to this liouse
cut the 17-1,1 eu.y ul i cbiuary , l"r‘>* •
..u act ut Vet passed the 7ih
«>ay ul l,Vft, lot au aiiiiCabic
sCi .t utv tlt o, liUilts wctii lit*, stale '
ut l^cu:giie, a**d aiidiui amg the es- j
t»hiisl.uie.m mi a gt v« inuic 1,1 m uk
tins Issq pi icJmuty, and an act
bOpptCMli Utol 1U iI.V las; mcliiloiiccj
**e., passeu tire lyih «iay ol %j„,
i&oe i anu lire* nj un ul Hie com.
u.iiicc ul ciaiuia ur. the ii,'. mot iui 11
jtttitdrv citizen* of ibf state of Mas- |
\ai hosttts and other*,, purchaser* j
under i}>e Georgia and Mi sis-ippi
made to if) is House c*n
tie lgih dav of Jam ary, 1805.
Mr J j*©UP bad no i.bpctioh to
include it* Ins motion all the papers
n>*-nr« n.d by the g* ntlrman from ’
Massachusetts hut the first. The
I House t< uid nut g* t at the act
there alluded to, berait-e tf:»* vtr *
I toe of the people <>t Georgia had
! induced tin in solemnly to consign .
it to the Haines, ¥* nothing r< in.on* j
ed hut ns a-hen, from wliuh i r could
i not. Pi uetnx ilk* , trvitre. |i had
In en coiumitit d in the fl i'm*s •>« .. |
cause it was an unc* n>tilmioiud ,
act of an Uuc<>nsi|itrioiiii| Lrg'sla- !
lure ; a It gislatnre unconstitutional
because corrupted, an act uncon. j
stitiiitoual bccaiisc resulting from !
i and uMgihat.ng in frautf. H j
ed the House whether they would i
sanction the corrupt act of the le
gislature oi Georgia, when in the
most Mil* (tin manner the people of
1 G. OI<»u had COllMglltd It In rb'lV 1' |
«'ti ? Utness lor ilu. pit pose of in* |
suit ui tile siaie t 1 Gnugia, tiie
j House would not in au\ «u.inner
saijct.on such an act. It would tit
j ill t Hv cl to legislate lor tile state of
i Georgia, winch tins Mouse had no
right lo tin.
Mr Bacon said that ti e fraud oi
I the transaction had been alleged
| against the pennon referred last
wet k, <ts a inasoii why it sliotdd not
lie co.isiden d. |i was impossible
l o gci U l aioiiect undt r standing
°* ‘h< ciicuii'siaiict s am tiding tiic
graat, unless the House bad the act
•n Ha possc.'.sioo. How wr uld it In
inaui. io appear that the JL.cgi.-da
lu,c had aettd coTtiptly, r x »pi
ds an, uiid ihe uann-s of tin. incm
bt is t oocto ling oi u were |.rodn_
. c* U ? tit Jki.tw not how the gt n_
tlt inah "Woiud prove the corrupt ton
v. hich he had jiltdgr d himself to
ptove without that aci—anti Mr if.
a “ ni he was desirous of 'affording e-
I vtry convenience to the geeihniaii
lit lire task hr liad uiidt rtakcii. As
j to the act having bi«-n burnt, Mr H.
I snid lit was much mist..ken or Ik
had hc».n copies oi k in tits: piinteo
documents, in the Clerk’* Library.
! 1 nc House, Us order u g it io || C
piloted, would noi express any
‘ n n.on on the Validity of the act.
; Mr 1 Roup observt.u that, as tnucii
i of the «u ut 1Y95 as was iictcssaiv
J lor the pnrpcse .eluded to by the
gentleman Hum Massachusetts was
! recorded m ,| lt ail of 17 <J6, and s 0
much he had no objection to have
] printed, as it was is mailer , f r ,>
| cord, as io tktw naii.es of the cor
rupt till.n.bers liny Were aiso on
rctoid.
Mr Bacon r> plii-tl that as much
I of the act of i7*J5 as was necessary
| lor ti.c piiij i) <■ of P c lest linin g
Legislature had he* u published in
ihe act of 1726 ; it was not to b*
supposed, w uhiMii imputing to iha.
I igtslature any improper nuuivt
ttiai any more of ii would I ave lx tn
publi*hed in the act. Hut he was
dcsuuus ui siting ihe whutc ul ihe
atr
Air lilEb mnaikrd, to shew that
11119 act was not tin record, that a
M at or two rilici the passage ot the
nst lading act, curiam geiiilcmen
liail been appoint!U to puhiisli a
digest oi ilu- laws of ihe ot
Georgia, I Ixy happened to be
. in favor of the Yazoo claim, and
insisted upon him rung m ilir work
tl*e act ot i7hs. I lie people of
Groigia would not permit u, and
tlie hook ill winch this an w.i s j,,. i
scried was declaim by ihe hgisla I
lure not io b c a digest of the laws
ot Georgia.
Mr Livermore made scnif fur
ther observations of ihe same tenor
as those of Air bacon, and Mr,
1 roup replied.
W fitii the question was taken on
' including the paper objected u> b-. i
Mr 1 roup, it was negatived 53
i io 46.
And Mr. 'lroup accepted the
| oifur papers as a pan ol his mou.
| on, the whole was agreed io, A7
lo 2a* |
Dec* nib* r I g,
l oßfcltiN, lULAiION'*.
Mi. Jit.ce//, iiom U.c committee
on so OtucU ol the Message ot the
Bits. Unit of the U. inates as re-
Uies io our foieign helaimns,
1 1 poriccl a bill rt.-pecuog die com.
mercial inicicouise between ihe
Liuirti .> a cs and Grcal briiam
and i'taiiwc i and loi ouitr purpo. 1
ses
L Lite Ist section prohibiis ad
P'.boe Ves vis Oeluuglug o C>i*.a !
Britain or f • »-om entering
11/e baibors ol 'he l mrerl N'aifs,
«« hjrct lo certain specified exet p.
tiont.
Th- 2nd section prescribes the
poni-hnient of iho-e w ho shall aid
th*- infraction *>f this provision.
The J«1 section prohibits all 1
vessils > ailing under ihe flag ot I
Great Brpaif! or France ; or ow
n* d in whole or in pan h\ any cii
•z n of eirher, from entering the
harbors of the U. Sum s.
The 4th section prr.h bits »he I
importation into the Utn;ttl Siaies
of goods from Great Britain or
I Inland, and France, and liicu
- colonies ; or of goods from any
! foreign port which are the growth
produce or manufacture of Great
| Britain o» F»ance ; unless in vc»*
- s* 1 -owned w holly by citizens of
j the U. >tate» f
Ihe above provisions to take
immediate effect. ,
flu s:h section prohibits after
du 15 1 ti of April next *he ittipor
-1 taiiou of gOMU from (£ r eat llri*
! lain and France ami iheir colonies
uriUs imported d.r*.ctly there*-
from.
Ihe6h, 7 h and gth sections
affix penalties to the infractioU ot
tf.e-*e p*OVlsi»hs.
I he 2:h serti/in authorises the
President in case t ther Prance
or Gieat Britain shall so revoke or
modify her ctl'tis, as that they
, shall it-a*e to violate iht neutral
| cc-inniette of the United States, to
dciiaie the same by proclama
tion, of wlnch the prohibitions of
this act on the commerce of the
nation so doing shall cease.
The i lth Mction repeals the act
to amend and continue in force
cei tain pat ts of tile at r entitled an
•ui to imeidiu the commercial in
teicouise bttwctn the United
.''tiocs and Great Britain & fiance
and their dependencies & for other
purposes.
Ihe 12. h section limits this act
to the end of the next session of
Congees
1 he bill was rtad a second time,
referred to a committee of the
whole, and made the older of the
day for Friday next.
Mr Macon , from the committee
appoint*:tku> prepare Si report rules
ana ordtis for the government
of the House, reported the same.
Ift-lered to the lommitte of the
w hoi*- House to which was refer
ted Mr, b icon’s motion on the
euljeci of order.
Collector's office, Norfolk Dec. 13 th
l*o9,
Sir
Observing that Mr. Jackson,
the late iintisli Minister had
lodged a fo-n.al complaint wi'h
ihe government for an insult of
fered by the citizens of Hampton
io an officer belonging die Fiigate
Alricame, and magnifying this in
s ilt into a demand for passports
of salciv for himself anti family,
I conceived it my dn*y to make
S immediate application to the Col
lector of Hampton, w-.th a request
that Itc would have me fact* rcla*
tive to this ttansjciion fully in
vestigated and certified. J have
this morning received from him
the inclosed documents, which!
hasten to transmit to you.
1 have the honor to be, sir,
with very high respect,
Yout obedient s*-rvaut,
LA KLIN SMITH,
i The lion. Robert Smith, secretary
ij scute, Washington.
: To Davul lire die Esq, Collector of
the Tort of Hampton,
Hampton, IHi HtcAUfJO
Sir,
I received your note of the llth
distant respecting the conduct of
the British cfhccis from the Afri-
Cuiic frigate when in Hampton.
I consider it su incumbent duty,
beii.g thus otheiady called upon,
i to give such anaraiiva of facts as
may tend «o a complete exposition
lof tnc conduct ol one of rh e bn.
ush officers, the effeu of which has
I picvun.c,given rise to ihisoider.
i lie day previous tu the sail
“gol tnc All itauc frigate from
Hampton Hoads to Annapolis,
conveying ihe late British
lff » 4 ,cw ul that slop’s officer*
w*«c on shore at lumpum.—
Uctuiuing home 1 was informed
by the cuizt us that during my
•bs*-iit-c one of the officers had u*
<*vtiy drsrtqxctful maouer, t n*
Ult “ u ‘> and seen
shortly afterward, rerurtAnP P e Cl I
pitately. Ihe officer imint-al
out io me, I a, costed hi* In , k J
presence of the n hr r officer, n „ r .‘l
wfolloijM.. “ You have (,kr-, ,h e |
l,b *=rty Sir, to offer an inp/ovckjil
ins oil by emen n( r * v fouse\„J|
disrespectful manner. H'ha, ~i t J
your motives for „,ch
I he * igh;* of the citizens h t , e /'J
held »acr< d and i*o man t s > C (T»-■
ed to infringe them with imp ulli ■
tV. You S'r, have hern perir. ittdß
with 'he re*t of the ffficcra to wa tk|
in our strrmuntrol'-strd 1 M l
strange ermstdering the poliu C »ll
situation of the tim-s, , h3l uo ■
should be among iht* first to ,usual
the ckizena of Hampton. I
Fhe t Acer am mpied to rxrenu-1
ate that offence by **) ing that 1,.1
did not mean a n insulf. | a ft tr .|
wards left him and the other of.l
fictrs tn company, With severe! ci.l
tizens who were expressing theirl
indignation at hi, conduct* 1
bhortlv alter the return of the fri.l
gaic to Bamp on Ra.«U, I rerriv.l
ed seveial verbal message, front I
the same officer, requesting p cr .l
mission to make me a personal I
apology for h.s recent conduct.-,!
1 returned him this a „ SWe , I
“ that the citizens of Hampton |
consider the indignity offered I
to me a, a general insult, ant l fb ,. |
if he wished to apologue to ,h rtn |
also through me, I H j, fi willing w |
hear what he had to say on ? bll J
si bjett. A» cordingly this rfficerl
wa a introduced to me at my office!
by the ncme of Jackson, and after|
acknowledging that he did enter!
mj house, made the apology re ft
quiied ; he then observed that|
he was fearful upon a future i n -|
invest .gaiiou ol these subject, that|
he might sustain much mjuiy a> |
hr had reason to expect a pubUck!
triai on his return to England. I
iu oider to correct misrepre-|
sedation, i must here remark that!
dunng the continuance of Mr.l
Jackson in my house he was nut I
seen by any of my family, except I
servants.
1 am Sir,
niih respect, vour obr. servant,!
HOUKRT aKMJSTEAD.|
J.tiz> Cfuviy ic wit.
I do hereby certify that Kober I
a rmislead appeared before me I
Charles Jenmng,, o n c 0 f com!|
monwealth’s jnsuces of p eat e fori
the said county, and made oath|
to the truth of the within state-1
G ‘ vc " und *r tny hand this I
12th day of Dec. 1809.
CHARLES JemnINGS,J p. I
Not long after a commotion in]
tlie town of Hampton in conse- 1
quence or the inclj scrc ,i on G f an
officer whose name Waa Jackson,
belonging to the ship A f r i c a*me’
in entering in a V try disrespect
tul manner the private dwelling of
Mr. liobeit Armistead, a citizen
of Hampton, 4 happened on board
the said ship ; Mr. Jackson, the
officer before alluded to, observed
to me, that he was desirous of an
’DtroductiOß to Mr, Armistead,
(whose private sanctua.y has thus
been violated) for the purpose of
explaining his fault by an apology.
Soou akti the aforesaid conversa
tion with Mr. Jackson, the officer
alluded to, came on shore, & pur.
->uani to his wish 1 introduced him
to Mr. Armistead, whose forgive
ness in my presence he asked as
well as the forgiveness through
him of the citizens of the town —
after which conference with Mr.
Armistead, the aloresaid officer
accompanied me into the couo.
try toa Milita-mustcr, where altsr
rt-gaihng himself with the persons
attending the said muster, lie ex
pressed ihe greatest satisfaction
at trie civ ti and hospitable manner
in which lie had been eutertamed
Kic'MAitU H. Smith-
Richard H. buiitu pcrsoually ap
peared before me, Charles Jen*
mugs, a justice of the peace for the
town of i.ampton and county of
Elizabeth City, and made oath to
the withia certificate. Given un
der my hand tins xith day ol Dec,
lboy.
CHARLES JENNINGS,J. *. -I
I
The Grand jury of New*
Cattle county, (Del) have pre,
tented James a. tiayard and
Nicholas Van Dike, lor ne
glecting to attend in congrett
Nat. InuJ.