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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. 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