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fences which hftvc been iiiCUfNu by thefe moans. Mr. C fill'd that the obfervetiom he ii.nl marie as to the e-cpfmcc of this equipment, refled upon the fiuppofuion that we are-not to have war. In tide fuppoucion the gen* tie man from Virginia acquicfces at lea ft to a particular extent. If the nation fhould Unfortunately be in volved in war—it ought to be pro- fiecuted with vigor, as well oiFenfive- ly as defeirfi /cly. Hie energies & Tefourccs of the nation ought to be put i:i a hate of requifitioa ; but until this event fhould happen, lie was oppofed to meafures wfiicli ex- li-.vifled the treafurv without adding to the real and fubftantial defence •of the nation. The final rucfllon on the paflage of t!;e bill was taken on the 23d of January— Tliofe who- voted in favor of the bill are, Me.frs. Bayard, Bradley, Brent, Champlin, Franklin, Gill.ird, German, Giles, Gilman, Goodrich, Gregg, HillhtJufe, Leib, Lloyd, Meigs, Parker, Pickering, Pope, Reed, Robinfon, Smith, (Md.) Smith (N. V.) Sumter, Tail, and Whitcfide-—25 Tliofe who voted ngainft the bill are, MefTrs. Anderfon, Campbell, C indit, Crawford, Lambert, and Tu i'ii ex—G. February• 2(1. TORPEDOES. Mr Bradley, from the committee app-inted to confideron the propri ety of employing the torpedo or fub- m trine explofion for the defence of tlie port's and harbors of,the United {rates, made a repruT^riiat the com mittee were unanimaufly of opinion, that a fum ought to be appropriated for the purpofe of making experi ments in relation thereto •, & in pur- fuance of this opinion a bill was re ported by the committee “making •An appropriation for the purpofe therein mentioned “ The bill was read and puffed to a fecoud reading. Ftbruary 28 The Vice Prefidcnt being ablent, the Senate proceeded to the elctSIioti of i prefidcnt pro tern asthccmifli- fiuii provide;; and Mr. Gaillard was accordingly appointed. The ffcnnte refumed’thc con-fidera- tion of 'the 1 bill 'making an appropri- snion for die purpofe therein men tioned (for experiments in relation to tiie torpedo invention ) On motion of Mr. Bayard to poft-7 y -ie the further confideration of the bili-to-ihe firft Monday in Decem ber next, the votes flood as follow : For the notion, MefTrs. Bayard, Campbell, Champlin, German, Gil- man, Goodrich, Hillhoufe, Horfcy, 1.1m d Pickering, Reed, Smith of N. Y.—12 igrd’ifi the motion, I*Tc firs Ander- fort, BmcUy, Brent, Condit, Craw- f l Franklin, Gaillard, Giles, Gregg, Lambert Leib, Matihcwfon, Meigs, Robinfon, Smith of Md. fhuntcr, 'Bait, Turner, W-hitefidc— 10. Mr. Anderson moved to recom mit the bill to a felecf committee, bud that tbc commiitee be inflruEt- r ! ro afeertsm t.t the navy-depart ment -whether any and v.hr.t experi ments iiaVe been made of the torpe- doe. and whether ifwltvhf.be nfeful •to make any and what experiments, T.nd what fnm ol money will be ne eds try to make the fame. Mr. Sir.it,b (Md ) called for a di- viliov., ami it was taken on the quel- tien of recommitment as follows: For the mot. ft, f.Ieffrs. Anderfon, Bayard, Campbell, Champlin, Ger man, Gilman, Goodrich,Hillhoufe, Tim fey, Lloyd, Matthcwfon, Pick- 'efing, Reed, Smith of Md. Smith ox N. Y —15. Aieiitid the motion, MefTrs.Bradley, Brent, Condi', Crawford, Franklin, G.iillx d, Oiler., Gregg, Lambert, Lmb. Robinfon, Sumter, Tait, Ter mer, Whitcfide—15. The .Senate being equally divided, the queflion was loll. Ar.d die Senate adjourned with out taking any further qucltion on the bill. March 1. TORPEDOES. The Senate relumed the confider- -a'ion of the bill making an appropria tion for the purpofes therein men tion'd. C i th.o queflion “ Shall the bill he ('ngroiTuu and read a third time ?” r j hr,u were For tie bill-—Me fils Bradley Con* dit, Crawford, Franklin Gaillard Giles, Orejrg, I.rrrubsr t ,L clb ,Meigs, Pope, Robiion, Sumter, l’ait, Tur ner, Whitcfide—16. Aeainjl the hill—MeiTrs. Anderfon, Bayard, Campbell, Champlin, Gar- man, Gilman, GtJ&diich, Hillhoufe, Iloriey, Loyd, Parker, Pickering, Reed, Smith of N. Y.— I t. March 5. COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE, j A meffige was received from the Houfe of Reprefentatives informing the Senate of their difagreement to the amendments of the Senate to the bill concerning commercial inter- courfe with G. Britain- and Prance and their dependencies, and for other purpofes. A motion was made by Mr. Leib to poflpone the confideration of the bill, Sic. to this day fortnight and loll. A motion was then made by Mr.! Leib to poftpene the confideration of the fubjeft to this day week. On this motion there were For pcjlponenivtit—Me firs. Bayard, Brent, Campbell, Champlin, Ger man, Gregg Leib, Robinfon; Smith of Md. Whitefidc—10. Again/! pojlponcment—MefTrs. An derfon, Bradley, Condit, Crawford, Franklin, Gaillard, Gilman, Good rich,''Hillhoufe, Horfey, Lambert, Lloyd, Meigs, Parker. Pick‘ring, Fope Reed, Smith of N. Y. Sump ter, Tait, Turner—21. An adjournment poflponed the queflion till to-morrow. March 6. The Senate refumed the confider ation of the mefllige from the Houfe of Reprefentatives, Bating their dif- agreement to the Senate’s amend ments to th<-bill concerning com mercial intcrcourfe, &c. The queflion pending when the Houfe adjourned yeflerday was on adherence to their amendments to the bill. The queflion was taken to irtjijl, and carried without a divifion. Mr. Ar.deefen then moved to ap point a committee of conference to confer on the luhjcdl with fuch com mittee as fhoukl be appointed by the Houfe of Reprefentatives--—Agreed to. MefTrs. Anderfon, Leib and Smith ef Md. were accordingly appointed on the pare of the Seriate. iMarch 8. Mr. Bradley prefented a 'bill for the prefervation of peace and main tenance of the authority of the U. States, in the ports, harbors and wa ters under their jurifdidlion, which was pafled to a fecoud reading. Mr. Leib fubmitted the following refolutions for confideration : Rrfolved, That the Prefident of the United States be required to inllrudl our niinifler at the court of Great Britain, to demand of the Eritilh government an immediate' compli ance with tlie arrangement made by their minifler, Mr. Elkine, with this government, compiifing atone ment for the attack upon tile frigate Chefapcake, aiid a relinquilhment of the orders in council: and that on failure to execute that arrangement, our tniniflev be directed forthwith to return to the United States. 1 Reftdiied, That the • Prefident of the United States be required to in- llrudt our minifler at the court of G. Britain, to demand of the -Britilh government an immediate releafe of j all Americans impreffed into the ! Britifn fervice, and that on failure or I refufal to make fuch releafe, our | minifler be directed forthwith to the United States. Refclvcd, That on failure or refufal of the government of Great Britain, after demand made by oar minifler, to carry into effect the arrangement of Mr. Erfkine, the Britilh minifler, or on the refufal or failure to releafe all American citizens, impvefled into tlie Britilh fervice, tlie Prefident of the United States be authorifed to iil'ue letters of mnrque and reprifal againll the fiiips and vefi’els belong ing to the government and fubjedts of G. Britain. principle, but going mere info de tail, confiding « feven fedions. j [Thefe fedtions avthorife mer- 1 chant vefTels owned folely by Ame-1 rican citizetisand not carrying con- \ traband produce, hound to any port or place not aduaily -invefted with which intercourfe fkall be pro hibited by the decrees and orders of tlie belligerent powers, to arm and eppofe by force every attempt to reftrain or divert them 'from their deltvnation^ and provide the details of the fyftcm. They alfo provide that the Prefi dent of the LTnited States fiiall under certain regulations, be authorifed to employ thn public armed vefTels of the United States in proteding from capture under the decrees and orders of G. Britain or' Trance the mer chant-vefTels of the United States] After debate, part of the motion relating to convoy being declared out of order, becaufe already specially before another committee of the whole— A motion v/as rnade-by Mr. F.ppcs to commit the amendments of tlie Senate & -the Tedious of his amend ment which were in order, to a fe ted committee-; and carried by Yeas and'Nays 77 to'4-0. A - motion "was then made to dif- charge the committee of the whole from the further confideration of the bill rrfpeding convoy, reported by Mr. Burwell. This motion was carried by Yeas and Mays 77 to 42. And the bill was committed to the fame committee to whom was juft now committed the amendments of the Senate-with'Mr. Eppe’s amend ment thereto. March 5. CONV6Y and arming. Air. Eppes, from the committee (compoft-d of MefTrs. Eppes, White- hill, Montgomery, Mumford, Dana, Deflia, Cutts, Winn and W. Al<lon) to whom were referred the amend ments from - the Senate, to the bill concerning commercial intercourfe, Sic. and Mr. *Eppef’s amendments thereto, together with the bill (re- Milnarin th3 chair, cn the bill r.u- 1 thorifing a detachment as the militia of the U. S. The committee then rofc and re ported the bill to the Houfe—.And the houfe adjourned. March 8. The Houfe were engaged nearly the whole of the day in the difeuf- fion of the bill authorifmg a detach ment of the militia of the U. S. A motion to ftrike out fo much of the bill as authorifes the employ ment •without the jurifdiFlion ef the U. States, if neceiTary for tlie public fervice, of volunteers engaging un der the provifions of this a£t, nega tived, 75 to 4-2. The bill was not gone through before the Houfe adjourned FOR SALK. A HOUSE and half acre Lot, fitu- ated cn Wayne Street near the Market, at prefent occupied by Dr. Wiifon—Alio a Houfe and half acre'lot, joining the above —Tor terms apply to MefTrs. liill to’Pocce of Augulta, or to A. M. Devcrcux. MilledgeviHe, 15th March, IS 10. One Hundred Dollars -Reward. Strayed or flolen from the plantation of Capt. Samuel Tinf- ley the latter end of luff month, A ROAN HORSE 11 years old, between 14 and 1.5 hands high, ftrong made, with thick mane and tail,-trots and paces but goes roughly, he b branded but the brands’Hot re- coilefted—If ftrayed,^ ’liberal reward will be given on his be ing delivered to the -fubferiber living near the mouth of Little WILL BE SOLD, on r.- * Tuflay in March next, agree- able to an order of the Infers >r Court of Hancock county, in the Town of Sparta, the following Trails of Land: 250 acres, Hancock county, on the waters of Shoulderbone. 287 1-2 acres, Wafliingtoti county, on the waters of Bufla. loe. Lot Nf>. 232 in the 25th dif. tritl of Wi.'kinfon , Sold for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of J. D. Swinney, dec. Ransom Swinney, Adm’iv C5* The l'ale of the above pro. perty is poftponed until the fiift Tuefday in April next. March 20, 1810. GEORGIA, bianco.k county. Wherea* Robert Rivers, Guardian, to the orphan* of Barnes Cdatke, dec. and for William Ilicks an orphan, has applied to me for letters of dif. million. Thefe are therefore to cite & admonifla all perfons whom it may concern to be and appear next court of ordinary to be. held in and for faid county to fhew caufe if any they can why laid letter fhould not be granted. Given under my liand this 9th day of March, 1810, John Chamle s, for Myles Greene, c. c. o. For Sale, JVhrJesale^ and Retail, At Dr. Wilson’s Shop next door to the Eagle Tavern, a general assortment op ’MEDICINES, River, and ifftolen the above ; : PAll-NT MEDICINES, HOUSE OF REPRESENTA TIVES. February 27. COMMERCIAL IN I'ERCOURsE. The houfe rvl'umed the coniidc- ration of the amendments of the Senate to the bill concerning-com merced intercourfe with G. Britain and France and for other purpofes. Mr. Eppes withdrew his amend, men*- propofed on yeflcrday, and olfored anotl t*r, involving the lame HINES HOLT. 810. GEORGIA, Randolph county. Whereas C- Robufon and Greenburry Vickers has applied to me for letters cf adminiffra- tion on the elfate of John Ro. binfon late of this county dec. — I hcfe are therefore to cite & •admonifh all and lingular the kindred and creditors of faid dec. to be and appear at my of fice within the time preferibed by law, to fnew caiife if any they have why faid letters fhould not be granted. Given under my hand this 3d day of Feb. 1810. John Collier, c. c. o. ported by Mr. Burwell) concerning; rew ard On conviftioa of the efinvoy, Txc. reported in part the fol- , . liiff lowing -bill q j A bill authorlfing the Prefident to „ , employ the public armed veflels ot 1 ’ the United States, in protecting by convoy •merchant vefTels owned wholly by citizens 6f the U. States', in voyages to ports or places with which intercourfe is prohibited by tlie decrees or orders of the govern ments or Great Britain and France. The bill was twice read and re ferred to a committee of the whole Houfe. navigation bill. Mr. Eppes alfo reported the difa greement of tlie committee to the amendments of the Senate to the bill concerning commercial intercourfe, &c. The Houfe refufed. by a majority of 20 to agree to (trike out the 3d, 4 h, 5th, fith, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and ISth fetlions. The queflion was then Rated on concurring with the committee in their di('agreement to the remainder of the Senate’s amendments, vis linking cut the 12th fediion (limit ing the bill to the end of the next feffion.) The queflion was taken on agree-, ing to ftrike out this fedlion, and loll, one hundred and fourteen mem bers voting to retain the Cettion, and not one to 11 tike it out. So the bill is rein need tc the Senate, prerifely in the fame form in which it fujl 001,11 from this Houfe. , March 9. CONVeV ANT) ARMING. The houfe fpent fomc time in committee of the whole on the bill yefterday reported by Mr. Eppes. No queflion was taken on it. The committee rofc and obtained leave to fit again. COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE. A meflage was received from the Senate informing the Houfe that they infilled on their amendments to the bill concerning commercial i-nteTcourfe, &c. Mr. W. Allloh moved that the Houfe infill on their difagreement to the amendments of the Senate. After feme defultory debate, The Houfe agreed to inf ft, 73 to 42 ; and alfo agreed to appoint a committee of conference. March 7. MILITIA, VOLUNTEERS, &C. The Houfe again refolved i'fc’f into a committee of the whole. Iu.. TAINTS, DYE-STUFFS, and other ar ticles in the DrugLinf, They will be fold-on as good terms as they can be -purchafed in the State for Cash or the ufual Credit to punflual cullomers. To the Phyfician, Merchant and otiier dealers in the Drug Line near Milledgeville the -convenience of having a (hop thus near them, fhould point out at ieaft the proprie ty of afeertaining how far they can be ferved on tlie terms herepropofed. ... Among the assortment are... GEORGI A, Futnarn county. Whereas Nancy Germany & Leonard M. Peek have applied to me for letters of admindtra- tion on the efface of Robert Germany, dec. Thefe are therefore to cite Sc admonifh all and finguiar the kindred and creditors of faid dec. to be and appear ai our next Court of Ordinary to be held in and for faid county, to fhew caufe if any they have why faid letters fhould not be grant ed. Given under my hand, this 5th March, 1 810. C.'Pendleton, C. C 0. TAKE NO I ICE. FOREWARN all perfons from harboring my wife Lent’ Amos, or trading with her, as I am determined not to pay any of her contracts. James Amos. Feb. 25, 1810. 5)11 Arnatto, Logwood, Madder, Blue Vitriol, Drop Lake, Dutch Pink, Flake White, Fig Blue, Ivory Black, Lythargp, Patent Y ellow, Prufiran Blue, Verdegreafe, White Lead, Red Lead, King’s Yellow, Nankeen Dye, Acqua Fords, Oil of Vitriol, Alum, Copperas, Quick Silver, Caflor Oil, Sweet Oil, Opium, Jalap, Calomel, Rhubarb, Magnefia, Peruvian Bark, Arrow Root, Camphor, Spanilli Flics, Cinnabar, Cochineal. Saffron, Emery, Nutmegs, Britilh Oil, Lee’s Pills, Smelling Bottles, Spirits of 1'uipeu- tine, Opodeldoc, E{fence of Pepper Mint, Tooth Bru flies, Tooth Powder, Lip Salve, Sugar Candy, Sealing Was, ■ Wafers, &c. 3( 7' THE higheft cafli price gi ven forBees-Wax,Black Snake Root, and Seneka, or Rattle Snake Root; Milledgeville, 19th Feb. 4-7-tf For Stile, TRaCT of ccr This Evening at early candle light, Divine Ser- vice will be performed in the Mtthodift Meeting Houfe. J** On Saturday & Sunday next, there will be a two days Meeting in Milledge- 1 D; N° 204 in the fork of Little River and the Oconee, Putnam county; this land b excellent and in the heft fetilement in the county, joining Col. Iverfon, Major Napper and Mr. Gage, tlie water of the beft quality and abundant—For terms apply to Major Elijah Clarke, at torney at law, Milledgeville. F, CLEMENTS Aug. P.9, 2 809 , t:,