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comitiytee be,*; le.ivc la report
herewith, as follows
The tieafurcr
Hates to the committee on fi
n *n r e, that the deficiency in the
yaroo deposit is occasioned by
the following caufes, viz. when
IT.e treafurer was appointed r
l)is (.flice in the fit ft inftance
motion was made that he fhoulcl
give bond and Security for the
yazoo deposit, it was contend
ed in the Irgiflatirc tha f if the
fiafe fvff uJ her office to be rn'ide
refpnnfhle that it woTi be acknow
ledging her own and b\
a very decided majority , the trea
f»i re i was dirc&cd lo give fecu
rirv for the flatc fund*. cnly ; by
whom the arguments on that
occasion were riled, may be well
rccoilefted by leveral gentlemen
of this committee— it his fe
cond election the lame motion
was made, and the arguments
oppofe i to it by the fame per fans
as on the former occasion, and
was by a larger tmjori'y remedi
ed. The 24th fedlion of ifu
ll} »1 tide of the conftitution
declares , that the yazoo deposit
fh 11 never be de meH par: of
the funds of this (i '/£, or he liable t
appropriation as fuch ; and until
huh monies be dr wn from the'trea
Jury, they fhol be con fid ered altoge
ther af the nfque of the per fans who
have dcpofiled the fame , and ar the
meeting of the lafl legifl .tir«,
the committee on finance dc
climd f king any notice of die
deposit, which the neafurer h id
be n verbally direfted by the
I xeeuove to tranfm t from the
books of the tre lurv, and not
inc lude it in his abftratl, which,
was accoiding done ; the (rca
fuic 1 , therefore, considering
himfclf in the f me situ 'don, as
a man who had in hts cudody
the pdvate property of mv other
man which if he ventured to
loan, when he had no been for
bid from doing fo, the owner of
the property would feel pcrfc&lv
fatisfied <f it was returned when
demanded by him; and thi>
ronftrublion of the cafe, thr
ticafurcr conceives himlelf w*»
1 ante' 1 hv the law and by fh.
conftitution, hereby dtfdaming
todifcliim an honor blc relpo -
• fibility, wh never he may be
called on by the depolitors fin
der thrfe imprelfions the treafu
icr Ventured to loan the fum de
ficient which was to have be« 1
reftored to him again before thi
period—unavoidable arcid nr
of ficknels and death have pre
vented, re Tutor not hav
ing ventuted beyond the relour
evs of own property contends
that however imprudent t <
tneahr' ma ire/ent un
prrjf.ons he deemed, that he cann .
be confidcred as having comma
ted a breach of public tru/l whci
a Drivatedcpofit is alone concern
ed ; and wherein his public lure
ties are not intcrefted.*
If he has commuted an eipv,
be has been deluded into it bv
the conftitution, and by the law,
and by the lefufd of the com
inittee of finance at the laft Icgtf
latuie, to examine , intermeddle with
* No per (on ever fuppnfed them
inter e/led in the negro jpeculation
but from the tenor of the bond they
ftgncd , they are liable jor the amount
the fum deficient.
or rr pvt upon the yazoo depofit, snd
bv the verbal dire£lio of the
Executive to remove nat depcfil
from the hooks of the treafury , and
nit include it in his nhfir aft. He
fairly acknowledges the deficien
cy, nor does he c Ccr the lecuri
ties he took for the loan ; but he
ffers to the Icgiflature immedi
f ely to give lurches for the re
rund of the deficiency within a
ertain period, whofe property
can juftify for five times the fum ;
and who, though no wife intere/ied
in the loan, have bom an honell
oncern tor the fituatio of the
ncalurer, and a convi6lion on
their minds of the integrity 0} his
infentiorls , profetted him their re
lief under his prefent prcfTmg
and nnexp»*£led circumllances
on which he forbears further to
comment. The treafurer adds,
hat he begs the legiflature not
o b- lieve that he intends by any
thing herein contained to excite
heir fuftr ges at the enfuing
eleftion—he refpe&fully refigns
cvfc y claim. He only afk , that
julhce may be done to the refti
tude of his intentions; and un
der the imperious circumllances
of his prefent firuation, he will
rHort to private avocations with
a family who at lead merit no
relentmem, and await the future
decifion of the liberal and dif
ccrnmg on hi prelent unfortu
nate, th< ugh he t:ufts unmerited
fituation.
He is very reipe&fully*
gentlemen,
Signed , John Bf. r h ie n ,
Treajurer
We, Thomas Savage Willi
am MTntofh and James Mort
lort, do hereby engage and oblige
ourlelves to he accountable ror
any deficiency which may ap.
pear in the ) azoo depofit to
amount of fen (houfand five
hundred dollars, viz. Thomas
Savage for four thouland five
hundred d* liars and jaS Mont
fort, for three thoufanrt dollars,
and Wdiam M'lntofh, for three
thoul nd dol ars Witnefs, our
hands and Teals, this 20th da)
of November, 170,9
Thomas Savage ,
Signed, William M* , ntofh i
James Monjort.
Sealed ard delivered
in the prefencc of
James Smith,
Thomas C'oilieri
( NT °- 5 )
I do folemnly Iwear that I
will truly a ; d faithfully account
for all monies, certificates, books,
papers and property which
ma\ be depolited in mv hands,
either upon my entering into
>he duties of office as treafurer,
or at any time during my conti
nuance in the fame, that I will
not upon any pretence whatever
open or luffer to be opened any
iealed bundles or parcels of mo
nies. certificates, papers, or other
property which may be put into
v poffcffion by vittuc of the
(aid office of trealutcr (unlels
exprclsly dircdled fo to do by
+ He has laid great flrefs on this
point — in So 3, the phrafe is
“ transfer" —here it is ** remove " —
the /aft is no * transfer ever was
made ; and where he “ removed ’* it
to , the gendeman hivijelf beji knows .
It cannot be traced on any bock in
the trea/ury .
an oirler of the governor or by
a legillative aft or order) but
ihat I will keep and preferve the
fame unopened and unimpaired
—and I do further (wear that I
will when required cither by the
authority of the executive or by
the aft, or order of the legifta
lure, deliver up allf or any part
of fuch monies, certificates,
books, papers, and other pro
perty whatever as may be depo
rted in my pofttffion as treafurcr,
in conformity to any (uch aft or
order—that I will at all times
during my continuance in office,
make and receive all payments
or deliveries of money, certifi
cates or other property whatever,
which may he neceftary in con
formity to executive afts, and to
warrants drawn, or to be drawn
by the governor, prefident of the
fenate, or fpeaker of the houfe
of reprefentatives for the pay of
the general aftembK —-and I do
further fwear that I w jjl j n all
relpeQs in the faid office of trea
lurcr, conduft and demean my
felf with fidelity punftuality
and integrity. So help r^ e God.
[ O H N B E R R E N .
Link oj the Houfe of Repre/entatives
Office , April 30. 1800.
I do cert’fy that the aforegoing
and annexed are true copies
taken from the fr'es of this office,
G. I . Lampkin, for
Hines Holt, Clerk.
f Has this been done 9 no ! neat
ly 10,000 dolls, deficient at this day
hut as the gentleman has laid /uch
g> eat fl> efs on the * sacred obligation
of the oath he had taken," 1 Jhall
forbear further comment .
LOUISVILLE,
Tuesday , s.-j/tmier q, iBco
- — —
The lateft European papers
give details of the immenfc and
decifive viftories of Conful
Buonaparte’s army of Pcferye
in latly. Other official ac
counts fay the army of the
Rhine, under the command of
gen. Moreau, were equally fuc
cefsful over the Auftrians under
gen. Krav, in which the latter
loft 12 ,000 men I
The refult of French fucceftes
in Italy and Germany, are con
fidcred as a furety of peace.
Carnot, it was reported in Pa
ris, July 9, was to be fent to
Vienna on a miffion.
Admiral De Winter has ar
rived at Paris from Holland,
Buonaparte arrived at Paris
the ill July.
The French entered Genoa
the 24th J une, Maftena com
mands the army of Italy, with
which the army of Referve is
now blended, fincc the return of
Buonaparte to Paris.
NEW YORK. Augufl 18.
The following important articles
are received by the brig Ama
zon, 35 days from St. S'haflians t
and the Jhip Liberty , Captain
Woodham . 36 days from Liver
pool.
A gentleman paftenger in the
brig Am zon, which arrived
here yefterday from St. Sebaf
tians, has favoured us with a file
of Paris papers up to the 12th
Meftidor (July I.}—Four days
I before this gent Ti-p-in j •/>
Sebaflians, he received tw 0
ters from Bourdeaux, dated p *
i(t of July,
mentioning the r *
ceipt of feveral letters f, orn
ris, to the following pu*port •
. " 7 hai afu/penfm of the
nation between our
and ihofe of trance had actually
taken place—in (ovftqurnct of the
French re fifing to indemnify m L
the veffels captured , un 'eh we would
agree to renew the treaty of
or make one Jimilar to it." ‘ ‘
The papers wc have received
bv this gentleman contAj n th e
latefl news that has been recciv
ed from Europe They an
nounce the arrival of Buona
parte at Paris, after completely
reconquering Italy. They an
nounce the furrender of Genoa
to the French again on the 2 4th
June; the reftitution of the
cannon, ammnnitirn and vetted
taken by the iT.nglifh on their
departure from the port. Thefe
papers alfo recite another bloo
dy battle in Egypt, in which
Kleber entirely deftroved the
Turkifh army. A great viftory
obtained on the Rhine by the
hrcrch. The articles of aimif
tice between Melas and Buona
parte ; a variety of other im
port nt intelligence, which wc
(hall continue to detail,
translations .
Constantinople. May 2 6.
Wc have at laft received the
details of the unfortunate affair
of the Grand Vizier The in
ftruflions of vice-admiral Keith,
altho’ they thwarted the execu
tion of the convention, did not
entirely put a flop to further ne
gotiation. The commander in
chief of the Turks, and general
IGebcr, appeared to agree, and
in the expetlafion that the court
of London would adopt its fhtt
determination, they had already
concerted fomeprovifionalmea
fures, but a difficulty occurred
which put a flop to their ad
vancements. The Grand Vizier,
already matter of Jalaba, Catie
ba, Belbeis and Darnietta, pait
of the Delta and High Egypf,
which had been evacuated in
confequence of the convention,
demanded alfo the poflefllon of
the fort of Cairo. Gen Kleber,
unwilling to furrender the only
fortifred place he held behdes
Alexandria, he fignifred his in
tention to the Grand Vizier, and
to his army by the following
letter:
11. Q. Cairo , 27 Ventofe , March 17.
Kleber, Conunioder in chief, to l-e
Army,
Soldiers ,
Here follows the letter direct
ed to me, bv the commander in
chief of the Britifh fleet in the
Mediterranean :
“ On board his Britannic majtfiy*
Jhip, Queen Charlotte , January
8, 1800,
Sra,
I give you notice that I ha vC
received his majefty’s pofitivfl
orders not to canfcnt to any ca
pitulation with the army y oU
command in Egypt and Syria,
unlcfs they lay down their arms,
furrender as prisoners of war
and abandon all the {hippie
and warlike (lores in the city
Alexandria to the allied powers.
That in cafe of a capitulation '