Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

f - i? ' CTT' ■Jif’/fSKIk : &JBKSIt SitJtiSXyw NEW-YORK, jD.’/;. 27. Captain Steele, of the fhip South-Carolina, informs us, that a few days before he jailed, a letter from the governor of the FTffilfippi territory, had been received by the government of New-Orleans, lequefting an explanation of the infringement of the Spanifh and American treaty, by depriving the Ame ricans of a place of depofit, on the Mifliflippi river; and wifh ing to be informed, whether this meafure was to be deemed tantamount to a declaration of war againft the United States. This communication was un der deliberation by tire governor and council of New-Orlcans for four days ; the fubftance of their reply was unknown, but, at the breaking up of the council, it was declared, that American vtfiels might enter and depofit their cargoes, by giving fecurity for the full value of the cargo that it fhonld not be removed, until the decifion of the Spanifh court fholikl be received. Pro perty declared to be Spanifh, was permitted an entry. Great quantities of produce brought clown the Mifliflippi; in flight built boats, had arrived at New-Orleans, and a great deal of it loft in the river, in confcqucnce of their having no place to depofit it, '1 o ftievv the hoftility and hatred of the imendant toward I the citizens of the United States, j it is lufficient to mention the ! following fa<sl—A boat loaded with cotton, having come down the Mifliflippi, by accident funk in the river ; the cotton was taken up and landed on one of the wharves, till it could be put on board the fhip South-Caro 35na. The intendant on hearing of it, gave orders for its imme diate removal, on pain of its being thrown into the dock. Cotton, at Ncw-Orleans, had fell in price. Dry goods dear and in demand. WASHINGTON, January 5. Fcr the National Intelligencer. Senate Chamber , Jan. 5, 1803. Sir, I take the liberty to inclofe you a Louifvilic paper of the m:d ultimo, and to requeft your republifhlng in jour Univerfal Gazette and National Intelli- i gmcer, the article under the 1 ouifvillc head, together with the prefentments of the grand fury of the fixtli circuit court for the diftrift of Georgia. A majority of the grand jury are old revolutionary characters. It is not my intention to enter into a particular defeription of the illiberal piece againft judge Stephens, and governor Mil ledge, in the Wathirgton Fedc ralift of Monday Jaft. I can however aver, that the citizens of Georgia generally are fatis iitcl with Mr. Milledgc’s being governor, and I leave the citi zens of the United States, to judge from the prefentments, if the citizens cf that flare are ciifiatisfitd with the charge of t he judiciary fyftem, or with the Prelklent of the United States for his rf judge Stephens, cr for any other mta in rc of Iris a: mini ft ration. If any injury accrued from the ap pointment, it would have been , felt by the citizens of Georgia. 1 he fa6t is, that Mr. Stephens fa few only excepted) is univtr ial Jy rcfpedltd as a good law yer, a pollfhed gentleman, and an hone ft man, and he lias the thanks of the grand jury for his attention to buflnefs. 1 hat Mr. Stephens was on the confifeaticn bill 1 fhall not deny, but it was . one of the firft ads of the Geor gia legiflature after the evacua tion of Savannah to take him off, and I was a member of it at the time, and know that it was la mented that he had ever been put on. 1 he amercement was a mere matter of courfe. That gentleman has flnee been an uni- j form republican and an anti- fpe- j dilator, from whence, perhaps, j the virulence againft him. 1 he confidence of his fellow-citizens in him is manik fted from his beir g repeatedly called to the mayoralty of Savannah, and the fupren e bench of that ftate, as well as to the legiflature, in all of which flations he adtd to the entire approbation of the ftate. I know not what proofs the editors of the Wafhingron Fe deralift have of Mr. Mdledge’s treafon. But I know this, that his name is on the Britifh Geor gia confifcation sd, by the name of John Milledge, rebel coun fellor ; and I know further, that Mr. Milledge was with the American army at the fiorm of Savannah in and with the advance of general Wayne’s ar my in Georgia, in the campaign of 1782, then commanded by myfeJf. I have deemed what I have here faid, but juftice to gover nor Milledge and judge Ste phens, and have no objection to your inferring it at the head of the Louifvilic article. I am Sir, with refped, Your meftobedient fervant, JAMES JACKSON. Samuel Harrifcn Smith. \_For the article and prefele ments alluded to in the above let ter, fee the Lcuijville Gazette cf the 2 id of December laft. ] CONGRESS Of the UNITED STATES. House or Representatives. Friday , Jan. 7, 1803. The galleries were cleared about half paft 11 o’clock, when the houie again refolved itself into a committee cf the whole, on the meflage of the prefidcnt of the 22c! and 30th ult. and the documents tranf nutted therewith—Mr. Varnum in the chair. Mr. Randolph’s motion made on the sth inftant with clofcd doors, was read as follows: Refolved, that this houie re ceive with great fenfibiliry the information of a difpolitico in certain officers of the Spanifh ; government at New-Orleans to | °bftn:dt the navigation of the | uver Mifliflippi, as Teemed to 1 **' e f'• Stares by the meft fo -1 kmn ftipulations. 1 i.ar, aaherirg to that hu mane and wife policy which ought ever to characterize a free people, and by which the Uni ted Stares have always piofefT ed to be governeel ; willing at ’ the fame time, ro aferibe this ! bi cach of compadl to the unau- j thorifed mifcondudl of certain individuals, rather than to a want of good faith on the part of Ids catholic majefty ; and relying wkh perfect confidence on the vigilance and whilom of the ex ecutive, they will wait the ifiue of fuch me:hires as that depart ment of the government have purfued for averting the rights and vindicating the inju ries of the United States : Holding it to be their duty, at the fame time, to exprefs their unalterable determination to maintain the boundaries, and the rights of navigation and commerce through the river Mifliflippi, as eflabhfhed by exiftuig treaties. On which a debate of confi derabie duration enfued ; during which various proportions to amend were offered, feme ver bal, and others implicating principle, all of which were finally rejected, except the in troduction of tHe word as in the firft fedbon of the motion. The committee role and re ported that they had come to the foregoing refolucion. On which the debate wits re fumed. The firft feftion of the mo tion was agreed to. On the fecond fedtion being read, A motion was made to amend it by ftriking out the word vin- J O dicativg , and infening the word, redrejjmg in the room thereof.— Unagreed to. IV] r. Grifwold moved to ftrihe out the following words : tc And relying with perfect confidence on the vigilance and wifdom of the executive, they will wait the ifiue of fuch mea fures as that department of the government fnail have purfued lor afiertir g the rights and vin dicating the injuiies of the Uni ted States.” Which was loft. Yeas 30 — Nays 53. The fecond feClion was then agreed to ; when the houfc re confidered their vote of agree ment. Mr. Grifwold then called for a divifion of the queftion on the fecond fedfion, by firft taking the qudlien on the following parr. c; That adhering to that hu mane and wife policy which ought ever to characterize a free people, and by which the Uni ted States have always profefled to be governed ; willing, at the fame time, to aferibe this breach of compafc to the unauthorifed mifcondudl of certain individu als, rather than to a v/ant of good faith on the part of his catholic majefty.” This divifion was objected to as not in order. The fpeaker decided that it was in order. On which Mr. Taliaferro appealed to the honfe, who de cided that it was in order. The laid member of the lec tion was agreed to unanimoufly. The third member of the fecond fiction being read, as I follows : <c Holding it to be their du ty, at the fame time, to exertfs thfir unalterable determination to maintain the boundaries, and the rights of navigation ar.U commerce through the river MiflifTippi, as edablifhed by cxiding treaties.” Mr. Grifwold moved to Or ike out the words te exifting trea ties/’ and infer: the" word “ treaty,” with a view to refer to our treaty with Spain exclu-' fively. Pal Fed in the negative. Ihe faid third member wa* then unanimoufly agreed to. The queftion was then taken on agreeing to the whole of t;hc fecond feCtion of the morion, and carried.—Yeas 50 —Noes 2 5- . Refolvcd, that the injunction of fecrecy, fo far as relates to the foregoing refolution and the proceedings of the houfe on the meffage from the prefident of the 22d and 30th, he taken off. When the houfe adjourned about 5 o’clock. Monday, January 10, 1803. Mr. Mitchell moved that the committee of commerce- and manufactures be inftruCted to enquire into the expediency of eftabli thing a port of entry a I or near the mouth of Biach River, New-York. Carried. A bill was received from the fenate and read, providing for the ereClion of monuments to generals Woofler, Harkimer, Davidfon, and Striven, under refolutions of the old congrefs.. Referred to the committee appointed on a refolution for ereClinga monument to general Harkimer. Mr. Euflis moved the fol lowing refolution. Refolvcd, that a monument be ereCted to the memory of general Jofeph Warner, Haiti on Bunker’s Hill, and that the fum of be appropriate ed thereto. Referred to the above com mittee, Mr. Gregg faid he wifned to fubmita refolution to the confi deration of the houfe, on a fub , jeCt that muft be aChed on dur ing the prefenc fefiion. The aCt eflabiifhing a mint will ex pire on the 4th day of March next. A refolution now lies on the table for abolilhing that in dituclon entirely. He was not prepared to vote in favour ot that refolution, neither did he feel himfelf at perfeCt liberty on the information he now pc flHT ed, to vote for a longer conti nuance of the law. The e fia blifhment it was true had been expenfive, but he cxpeCled that under proper management it might be rendered ufeiul. Ihe direClor in his annual report made to congrefs at the lad teb fion, dated that the lots on v/hic i the mint now dands were not diffidently extenfive, and that the machinery v/as nearly worn out. He faid he knew thef* lots, and he believed that on ac count of the convenience > their fituacion, they might be difpofed of to good advantag - perhaps for alum diffident to j pnrehafe as much ground i would be necefifary in a no: j filiation, and alio to erect 1 table buildings for the pu“p- e. If tins could he done, th ~