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i.t iTavannah, and the Intcmhnc nr New-CilcAns, without the k now ledge of the court of Spain. Thefe noble Spaniards expected by this honcil manoeuvre to Lave reduced the price of pro duce brought down the river M.fTiiTippi, and to have filled their pockets at the ex pence of thoufands whom they hoped to have defrauded, though thereby tiay hazarded the peace of the two countries. It may be re membered, that the Don at I lav anna lias a monopoly grant ed him by the SpanifKcourt for the fuppiy of flour to that place, which by this plan he is thought to have purchafed at a much reduced price. If this be a true fare of the cafe, there can be no doubt but the rights of our Weftern citizens will Ipeedily be acknowledged—if not, v.e are fatisfied they will be very ipeedily aflerted, and rclblutely defended. L O U I S V I L L E, WEDNF.SDJT. Pc'ruary q, 1803. His Excellency the Gover nor has, on the fiift inflam, if fund a writ of Eleblion for a member of the Houle of Re prefentarivcs of this State, for the County of Jeffcrlbn, in the roc m of Col. Henry G. Cald well, deceafcd. We are happy in having it in our power, to inform the Re- | ■publicans of this County, that Zachariah Lamar , FJq, is a candidate. No encomium is r.eceffary to glofs the char abler of Mr. I.amar, as he is known by all who are acquainted with him, to be an htnrft nan, and firmly attached to the pi dent Admin, flration. A FIGHT OR FOOT RACE. The particulars of this ludi crous feene not being fully known, we fhall for the prelent omit an account of it howe ver, the objcbl, or caule, is well alcertained, to wit; Ektlicneer ing.—The Parfm laid good things of the C aptain, and the Captain recommit ded the Par ion. Here was the quid pro quo , and who can fay but the ar rangement was fkilful, for it is roll known, a candidate who runs up and down the County canvafling for votes, nn ft ine vitably \ erjure him Iclt when he takes his feat in the Afitmbly ; then who can blame theft gen tlemen for their mutual fupport of each other ; ir was a contri vance no doubt dictated by the uuft refined delicacy of ftnti- Jueng to filence and allay the qualms ot the Parlou’s con fidence. Married, on i hurfday lad, David I hcmas, J fq. to Mils Macarinah Hancock, both ol this County. Married, on Monday even ing, the 7th infl. Dr. 7 'hcmas JW in belli of Waftungton Coun ty, to Mils Felly V/ccd y daugh ter of Gen. Solomon Wood, of Jtftcrfon County. Died, on the i Ight of the if! of February inflanr, in ti e 47th yc ar of his age, (ohn Hr l man Smith, Licp Printer, a native of the city or Nuremberg, In Germany, and for feveral years a rcfpcdable inhabitant of the city of Augufta. Difd, at VV hite-llai), in Wafhington County, in the 33d year of his age, Mr. Josiam N. Kennedy, Merchant. 0 death i why arm with crutlty thy pozver, And [pare the idle weed, yet dip the flower! Why fly thy Jhafts in lawlefs ra rer driven , Is virtue then no more the care of Heaven. But peace , held thought,A e fliil my hurfling heart, IVe, net Kennedy, felt the fatal dart . From the Raleigh Re gift er. The following is an extract of a letter from a gentleman in TennefTee, to his friend in this city ; “ The condud of the Spanifh government, in (hutting the port of Ncw-Orleans againft American commerce, contrary to the Spanifh treaty, which provides that it fhall remain a place of depofit for A.mencan commerce for the fpace of three years, and afterwards until the Spanilli government fhall point out fome other place, equally convenient for the Americans, has greatly exafperated the peo ple of this country. The mer chants mud become bankrupts, and tie farmers get nothing for their crops. The merchants of the town of Nafhville purchafed upwards of 300,000 dollars worth of merchandize, and pro mifed to make remittances this winter in cotton. All the mer chants in the country had en tered into the like engagements —their views are all deranged by this perfidious conduct of the Spanifh government. 1 he people appear difpofed to re main quiet until they fee what the government cf the United States will do. Should the go vernment of the United States not ad promptly and dccifively, the people are determined to arm thtrnfelves, and delcend the river in their boats, and force all oppofition. Jn this projed, there will be an union of the people of TennefTee, Kentucky, the North Weftern and M.fTifTippi Territories, which will be a lerious thing in die U nited States. I do hope the United States will declare war immediately againft Spain; it they do not, they will necei fanly have an intelhne commo tion.” 1 he following refolutions have been patted by the Lemf- I lauire of Maryland ; Refclved, That this Legifla | ture highly approves of the j prompt conduct of the prefident j of the United States, relative j to demanding red refs from the | Spanifh government at New -1 Grlcans for the infradion of the I treaty of San Lorenzo Real. 1 _ Refclved, 'That the ftate of Maryland will fupport fuch n eaiuresas the honor, the dig uuv and interefts cf the United Nates may render neceffary to be aoopted by the Preiklent of the United States, or by the general government, in cafe the j ufb and honorable red refs de manded Hi all not be obtained. Mr. I auny, watchmaker, of New-York, is faid to have dif covered an improvement on the pendulum; beyond thole of 1 Ter ri Ton. i e Paine, or any other arcift, by which common time pieces may be fo regulated as not to vary more than i cr 3 minums in twelve months. If this information be corrtdl, America will be honored, while ait is benefited, by Mr. Fan ny's invention. The follow mg is extracted from the annual report of the Secretary of the Treafurv, of the 16th ult. and will Ihew the hap py fituation and profpedl: of our finances, as briefly dated in the Prefident’s me flag e ; and mud excite the moft plead ig fen ra tions in every friend to his country, notwithftandifg all the carpings and declamations of the enemies of our worthy re publican ad miniff ration. <r Although it had been an ticipated that the receipts in the treafury, on account of duties on merchandize and tonnage could nor, for the prefect,year, be affedled bv the reiteration of peace in Europe ; yet the | furn a flu ally paid has exceeded the moll farguinc expectations. Twelve millions two hundred and eighty thbufand dollars C J ✓ have been received during the o courlc of the year ending on the 30th day of September lad ; a fum larger, by two millions of dollars, than the amount receiv ed from the fame duties during the prcceeding or any otheryear , and which exceeds, by twelve hundred thoufand dollars, the aggregate heretofore coilefled, in any one year, on account of both the imp eft and the internal duties repealed by an a6l or iall feffion.” “ From prefent appearances, the whole of the permanent re venues of the United Mates may therefore be reafonably com puted at ten millions of dollars, of which fum feven millions three hundred thoufand dollars are appropriated for the pay ment of the principal andinterefl of the public deity and two millions feven hundred thoufand dollars are applicable to the cur rent expences of government.” (C The balance ot Ipecie in the treafury which, on the lii ft day of Oflober 1801, amount ed fu 2,948,718 dollars and 73 cents, had increafed on the flrit Oflobcr 1802, to the fum of 4>539> 6 75,. clollars ,57. cents, making a difference in favor of the treafury of 1,590,956 dob and 84 cents, which laft luni added to the above mentioned payment of 4,152,869 dollars and 66 cents, made out of the treafury an account of the prin cipal of the public debt, makes an afhial difference in favor of the United States of more than jive millions /even hundred and forty thoufand dollars jßle. On new year’s day, a group of merry black fiddlers, accord ing to cuftom, went round and played at different houfes ; a mong others, they came to the ! o:cl of one of cur firll X.:' , I; in tnis city, who, fincc the re volution, has re allied a fplcntM fortune linger the Protection of the juft and equitable laws of the United States. We would na turally and reafonably cape ft loyalty and attachment to tha government and country from luch men, whatever their for mer prejudices and prediledions might have been. When fo reigners become citizens, and take cheoath ofiidelity to the re public, renouncing ail allegiance to foreign powers and poten tates, imperially to the king of Great Britain. We Ihouldhbpe and bed.eve that they’were fin cere, and felt themfclves bound in honor and confcience to aft up to the fpirit and letter of the mod lolemn engagement. Buc we much fear that this is not al ways the call* with thofe even, who make fo much noife about religion and morality. lifter tlie fiddlers played fome merry times at the door of the Citizen we here allude to, he came to the window, and de fied them to play God Save the King- The patriotic leader cf the band refled on his bow, and aimed what king. The loyal Citizen antwered King George. On hearing this, the African gave the fignal, wheeled abouc to the r ght, and ftruck up Yan kee Doodle, and afterwards the lory's March , leaving Kin* George's man to his bottle and medication. We cannot clofe this article without applauding the patrio** trim and republican fpirit of the black mufician, who pofiibly may have been born a Have in the land of freedom, and chough living by the difeordant found of a ciazy fiddle, yet felt that he was an dimeric an. ■ Verily, ve rily, T fay unto ye, naturalized Federalifis, that there is more honejiy and loyalty in this one black man , than in all the I'oriet in the United Stares. American Patriot, It muft be confefled that eve ry republican in America hia caufc to be proud of lf*s country, and plume himfejf on iris politi cal luperioncy over all other nations ; but there are two fub jedts particularly, which place the American without competi tion, beyond every other people to wit: the freedom of his prels, and the immaculate character of the Executive of the United States. In firft place, to the honor of Democracy, no people on earth except thole of America, could endure Inch freedom of the prefs as there is now eftablifheJ in the United States. All lub jedts and all characters are thrown open to difeuffion, and this freedom, though it has de generated into licentioulnels, is yet cheriflied by that republican fpirit, which is always jealous of is rights, and had rather endure the venemous attacks of its ene mies, than clip the wings of ks freedom. it is well known that the anti republicans have availed them ft Ives of this freedom, w h cn they could not bear in a monar chial flare, to batter the edr .ee of American liberty, and bi g