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~ r . ftraitl the lib?rfv of the , .*«, Fellow-citizens, look well t , your true intcrefts, look well f 0 the chara£ler and condu£l of thofe men with whom thefe meafares have originated. Can vou believe that man to be wor thy y our hiffrage, who will oppofe that great principle, the liberty o? the prefs, and whofe political conduft in general, leads to an augmentation of public taxes, and thedeftruftion of that republican principle, without which no free ftate can ; on (T exift. Recoiled that your political evils are to be removed through the channels of new ele&ions; be firm the efore at vour poll at the entiling elc&ion, and republicanifm will be com pletely triumphant. The monarchy of England has been a continual drawback upon the political improvement of nations, it is a curfe and a fcourge, which for a. long time pad, has thwarted the benevo lent* defigns of philanthropic men ; and the world never will have peace till this hydra ofdef potifm is no more. HAMBURGH. « This town, become fincc the commencement of the pre fent war, the greateft emporium of commerce, has encreafed of late in population and riches, 'in proportion to its extended trade. It is now one of the moll confiderable towns in Germany, and reckons one hundred and thirty thoufand inhabitants. “ In the courfe of laftycar, the number of vefleJs that enter ed itsportwas 2148, ofwhich only three c?me from Cadiz, 117 from Amftetdam, 198 from London, 80 from Hull and Mew-Caflle,5 1 from Bourdeaux, 1 from Ruflia, 2 from China, and 119 from the United States of America.** " The fpoilsofScringapatam, the capital of the late Tippoo Sultan, taken by the Englilh, fays a Bolton paper, will re* ward the joldiers toils It is Lid Cen. Harris will (hare half a million Oerling, An enfign’s proportion will be above fixty thoufand dollars, and a private loldiersnear five thoufand,*’ National Magazine. f Suhjcribers to the National Mdg izine, are refptHJully informed la t a few copies arejujl received , C} fl rea( fy to be delivered at this ®li ire * where fuhfcripiions dor the will be received . April t g % A few coplei of Lcnpr al Wafhington’s WILL, a y he had at this Office, Price 25 ccnU. . fpnl 29. Twenty Dollars Reward. _ v y'dnffdny the 23d inftant, Tcter -• aljttr, ahr>m 17 years of age, ab vl.ntation of William , ' 5 ’ 171 Wsflii’igrcn county, and car- ,‘ , r y t'otlf, faddle and bridle, with „ , and v ncklcs ; ne is a bay N. , P i ,u Lands high, 6 or 7 > nn 'ilrb.c brand, trots and can- V ‘ ! reward of twenty dollars i ‘ £ ’ *n for delivering the faid Wal horfe, to the Subfcrsber. JAMES MOULTRIE. 2 9> 1800. j SIXTH CONGRESS OP TUP. UNITED STATES. House op Representatives, Wednefday , April 23. The houfe in committee of the whole refumed the ccnflacration of the report of the /debt committee, to whom was referred the amendment of trie fenate to the bill fupplnncntal to the aH f or an amicable fetilement of limits with the fate oj Georgia, and for the efahlijhment oj a go vernment in the Mifffippi territory, hlr Morris in the chair—and Mr. Jones s motion to fluke out the lat ter part ct the febhov , being un er conjidiration , Mr. Harper, ca'led for a diviflon of the queflion , when that part which authorizes the corn m ffu ners to fettle thofe claims to the Georgia lands , which had bten granted by one , and revoked by a fuhfequent legijlature , being fuflin cider, Mr . Gallatin oppofed it , on tne ground that it had not come re gularly before the Houfe—that the claimants had never applied for re hej and deprecated the manner in which it was introduced , as there could be but two votes, on the mofl important mcajure that ever came before the houfe. He was fo 1 lowed by Mr. MarJhalL again)} the mo tion, and Mejfrs. Randolph and Nicholas in favour of it Mr. Rutledge alfo fpoke in favour of the motion , and Mr, Jones againfl it. The queflion was then' taken , and i<iis motion for finking out agreed to.—Ayes 54- —Nays 39. 7 he committee then roft, and the Houfe adjourned, Friday . April 25. The houfe rejumed the. con fidera tion of the report of the committee of the whole on the amendments of the jtnaie to the billfupplemehtal to the aH for an amicable fetilement of hwts with the fate of Georgia, andfor the eflahhfhmeniof a govern ment in the Miffiflppi territory ; when Mr fptaker having been called on to decide whether the gentleman from Majffachvfelts (Mr. Sew all) had a right to vote upon the queflion before 'the houfe , after explaining the ride , and the cafes to which it evidently applied , declared that it could not even he made a queflion of order , avd that the gentleman had an undoubted right to vote Mr. Sewall then fait, from mo tives of delicacy , and to avoid that ccnfure, which , influenced by parly J'pint, he might incur in ex ere iflag his legal right [hr he never enter tained a doubt on the fuhjecl) he would decline giving his vote upon the queflion. Immediately after Mr. S. had withdrawn from the houfe , the quef tion was taken on agreeing with the committee in their refolution of non concurrence to that part of the new flHion propofed by the fenate , which authorijes the comm f loners to fettle individual claims , and carried in the affiimotive, to wit:—Ayes 46 —Noes 34. Sebhon X, And be it further cna&ed, That it fhall be lawful for the commiff oners appointed, or who may hereafter be appointed , on the part of the United States , in pursuance of the all, entitled , •* An aH for an amicable fetilement of limit > with the fate of G'crgia , and authorizing ire eflabltfoment of a government in the Miffifppi terri tory f or any two of thnn, hnaly to [Allehy tJiihlht car:-' miff oners, r vhich have been or may he, appointed by t l e fate of Georgia, any ciaims mentioned in /aid aft, and to receive, in behalf of the bailed Stales, a crj/ion of any lands therein mentioned, or of the junf- thereof , cn Inch terms as to then /had appear reafonable : and at i°» that tne /aid com mi ff oners cn tne pail of the United States, or any two of them, after fuch /elide- Thent w:th the date of Georgia /had be made, be authorized to fettle by compromife with the parties infer e/h d any claims which are or /hall be made by /tillers or any other per - Jons ivhafoevcr to any parts of the ah) e/aid lands which may he relm • qui/hed by the fate of Georgia: 1 roviaed, that the fettlement with Georgia and the claimants a/orrjaid, Jhall be made and complied before the f ourth day of March, one thou • /and eight hundred and three: and piowidcd a!To, that the [aid con miffiotiers fiall not contra ft for the payment of any money from the trea/un of the United States, other than (he proceeds of the fame lands, except jor extinguifling Indian right on any lands referved by Georgia , Mdl. Day Sc Hbly, IN your fait paper, I [jw a maliciouo fia crr.ent, with faUc afiert on», fign r d by Ahnrr Hammond, who for* got to mention hia extraordinary mean neli in mok;ng an rx'ravagant charge of twenty one dollar* for the labour of a negro for one mPnth ; a!fo in charging me tor fire-wood, which I have paid the money for on the dchv.-ry. It waa done otiiy to over balance my account, w ich wne jultiy due for money lent and advanced him, I valued peace aud qu'ctnefg fo high, n* to confcnt to allow f tn ail hia uogt ncroua charge*, rather than hr drawn into a qnarrell with a perfon I wne once blind enough to think a gentleman, but finer had found hirn qiu’e the reverb. lie was mean enough to lay the farm- ftatemcnf, which appear ed in your lift paper, before the grand juty of Jrffcrfon county, laft April court— And the Grand Jury finding no bill, i he V per is biting the file ftill. J. G. POSNER. May 20. COLLECTOR’S SALE. Will he fold, on SATURDAY, the 31 f infant, at the Mniket Houfe, in the tewn of LouiJviLLe , at the ujual hour, SIX NEGROES, To wit: Billy t Tom, Lucy, Henry, Green and Cherry. Taken as the property of Nathan Powell, for taxes due on one E 0 Table and other proper ty returned to me in default by the receiver of tax returns for the county oj Jejferfon, for the year 1799. Tax due , 640 dollars . Garland Hardwich/ r. c. y. c. May 6lh t 1800. COLLECTOR’S SALE. WILL BE SOLD, At the Coiut Houfe, in Wafhington county, at the ufml homrs, on the fir [I MONDAY in June next, ONE thou/and Acres of Pine I and, in the name of Dahal Hunter, in /aid county , cn Hoyd’s creek. Taken default for the taxes for the years 17Q7 and 1798, Tax due 77 cents, Sam. Robifon, t, c. w. c. November 13, 1799. BLANK DEEDS For Sale at this Office. AM ODE, On the Vanity cf Riches, IF the t-cifm’d go'd could give Man a longer term fo live, I’d employ ir.y utmoft enre, Still to keep, and dill to (pare j And ' when death approach’d w- uld fay, I ake thy fee and walk away.’ But fince riches cannot fare. Mortals from the gloomy grave* hy fhou d I mylclf deceive, \ aiulv figh and vainly grieve ? 1 Va h will finely he my lot, Whether I am rich or no?. Give me freely while i live Generous wines, in plenty give. Soothing joy* my life to cheer, Beauty kind, and frit*rJn fincere. Happy ! could I ever find, tilends fincere, and beauty kiud. ANECDOTES. An Irifliirtan concludes a ffft« ter lately wiitten ton commercial ronelpondent, by adviling him not to (peculate in kings, lords, or biftiops; lor, by St. Patrick, adds he, they arc all failin'* ar ticles ! Two Tailors near Manchcflcr, were ohferved hy (bine gentle men, a few days fince, to be hu~ (y in aflifling an afs over the wall of a pound, where he w.ts confined. On nfking the rea lon. the tars, with true humani ty and chara&cr, fnadn the fol lowing repl)—Why, looker, mailer, we (aw this hne animal aground, without victuals, dye (tc ; and fo rm mclmatc and I agreed 10 cut his c .b!c, and give him his liberty, becaufe wc have known before now what it is to bo at (lioit allowance I COLLECTOR’S SALES. WILL RE SOLD, C?i the freond SA TURDA Vin ~W ly mxt , the Fl 1 LOWJLG PROPERTY * tv wV . 400 Acre* pine land in J flerfon county 00 Big Crrrk joining J Eph Al'en, granted to Robert Allen, g ; v n in by Jofeph Alien a*agent Wiliam Allen i takern in default for the fa.vc* for the year 1799. ■ ?I t l uc fo’ty-three and three quarter (entn. 2Ctt Acre* 2d qu h y I?nd in Biuke rouniy, on Ko»ky Cr ek. ju n rg D x* on, granted to Ko'.crts ; taken ra the prop rty of John M'Cul’er*, in default for the taxes for the year 1799. Tat due ore dollar fourteen cents. 1200 Aciea 3d quality land in Jark* Ton county, on Currey Crc<k, j uii g Johu Corum, granted to Wdliaqa Gib hor.9 ; taken it the property of John Morciand, in defau’t for the ta ; es for the year 1799. Ta v due five dollars ftvrnty-nine cents. . too Acres pnt land in JcffeTcn county, waters of Big Creek, jo mng Wdlia Howard, grated to Walnp; taken 23 the property of I hotra? Bailey, in default for the taxes for the year 1799. Ta* due *orty nine ren's. One houfe and lot in ihc town of L/ uifv He ; ta-en as the property of Wiihim Evan*, in drbult for the tares for the y H ar 1799. Tz x due one dollar aud ten cen's. 5087 At res p’ns land in Montgomery county, Oconee river, joining Flournoy* granted to Mitchell Harvey ; taken as the property of Robert Flournoy, ia default for the tav for the year 1799. Taw due for’y-nine dolhrsfourteen rtu 0. Garland Hardwich* T.C. J. C. May yh itz,o. just rfxeivedT" And may he had at this Office^ A few copies of The Profpcft Before Vs, A political publication. By JAMES T, CALLENDER/ April 29*