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From the National Intell igi wcrti. j
It is with pleasure we announce to
the public, that the Monument to be
crested to the memory of the Officers
-of the Navy, who fell during the dif
ferent attacks made by our fquadrou
on the city of Tripoli, in 1804, lias
arrived at Bollon, in the ‘United States
frigate Coaltitution, and that it will
shortly be landed at the Navy Yatd.
at this city.
The expense of this beautiful piece
of Sculpture, which, for grandeur of
design, elegance of execution, and foe,
far excels anv thing of the kind ever
Keen on ‘.his fide of the Atlantic, has
been defrayed out of the (lender means
ol the Officers of the Navy.
We undejftand, that the manager,
captain David Porter, intends, in be
half of his brother officers, to prelent
it to this citv, only reserving to him.
fell, the privilege of chooling the spot
where it is to Hand; and that Mr. La.
trobe has generoufiy offered his iervi
ces in putting it up.
To convey fome idea of this Monu
ment, we lunjoin a fltort, though ini
perfect defeription ;
Its base is 16 feet square, and its
height 23 feet. It is composed of the
pureit white of Carrara, with orna..
ments and inscriptions ol gilt bronze.
T. he Pedestal is highly ornamented
wi'h inlcriptioos, representative of the
actions, trophies of war, Sec. Sec. in
ha Is relief, and-supports a RafiraJ co
lumn, surmounted by the arms of the
United Sta tes. Fame Handing on one
fide ol the pedeflai with the palm and
laurel, crowns an urn, which bears
this inicription :
Hie Decor x Fun Be r-um in belle tiro,
rum Cineres.
Miftory seated at the bale; looking
back recording these events. Mercu
ry, the genius of Commerce, lament
ing the death of his protestors—a fe
male Indian repretenung the aa me of
immortality.
“On the pedestal appears the follow,
iug infciipuon, in letters of gilt bronze,
Fretted to the Memory of Captain.
Richard Somerg Lieutenants James
Caldwell, James . Decatur, Henry
Wad (worth, jofeph Ifiael, and Mid
fin pm an John H. Dorsey, who fell in
the different attacks that were made on
the city of Tripoli, in the year of our
•Lord 1804, and in the XXVIIhh
year of the independence of the Uni
ted States.
A flame of glory in fired them,
And javie has crowned their cc:u^.
Hiltory records the events —the.
Children cf Col urnbia admire —and
Commerce laments their fall
Asa /mail tribute of rejpccl to their
memory, and admiration of their valor ,
so worthy of imitation , their Brother
Officers have eretted this monument.
The iwonurn.ni has been imported
‘in 54 large cales, and weighs above
15 tons. The figures ate as large as
file, and the whole will toft 3000 do!
lais, which is to be raved at the (oL
lowing rates of fubfcripiion : Com,
manders 20 dollars, Ward Room
Officers :o dollars, and Gffuers of
the rank of Midfh turner*. See, n rioL
iars. 7he subscription is neatly com
pleted; at.d from the known Ipiiit and
generosity of our officers, we ere con
fidem it will loon be doled.
Congress of the United States
HOUSE OF REORLSENTA FIVES.
Tuesday, .Nov. 24.
Mr. Blount bom the committee to |
whom was referred so much of the
roeffage of the Prefidem of (he United
States as relates to aggrcilious, <xc. re.
ported further in part.
‘That tlic numerous aggressions and
violations of of our jurUditfion recent
| y coiaoji’tod within oik pons and tva
rets by Bmfh ships of war, whether
they ate to be. regarded as the effects
of pofinvc orders from the Briufn gov
ernment, or as pioccccling ft out lb 1C
unrell rained infolencc and rapneity in
Brittfn naval commanders which pic
vioufly produced the tnuhder of our
citizen John Pearce, and the perpetra- J
tion of many other well ttuu inhered, ‘
outrageous, and imiKUug ado, are j
| convincing proofs of the necessity of
placing our ports and harbors as fpeerli
ly as poff!hie, in a (iteration to protect
from infiilt and injury the perfoos and
property of our ci'izens living in our
seaport towns, or failing in our waters
and to preserve therein the reTpefif dpe
to the'Constituted authorities of the na
tion.
That tlie-comiTiitiee having maturely
considered the fubjefff, are of opinion
that the protection desired can he help
[ and molt expeditiously afforded by
j means of land batteries and gun boats,
as they have been induced to bciieve
I (Hat by a judicious combination and
< uteof these two powers,, effectual pro-
I tefitiorr can be given, even to our tnoft
’ important seaport towns, agaiufl (hips
of any foe unaccompanied by au ar
my.
That our mod important ports and
harbors, andihofe requiring the earliest
attention and the moil expensive forti
fications, are, New Orleans, Savannah,
Cbarltffon, S. C. Wilmington, N. C.
Norfolk, Baltimore, Philadelphia,
New York, New. London, New port,
R. 1. Boflon, oalem, Newburyport,
Portsmouth, N. H. and Portland.
And the ports, harbors, and places
of minor importance requiring piotec.
tion, and which may be protected by
!els expensive wot ks are St. Mary’s G.
Beauloit and George Town S. C.
Oct-acock, Albemarle Sound, James
river, and Rappahannock rivers ;
Potomac, Patuxent, : ArmSpolis arid
Eaftcrn Shore, Md, Delaware Bay and
river, Egg Harbor, N. j. Amboy,
Long I Hand, Connecticut thore, Vi
verton, R. I. New Bedford, Marble
head and Cape Ann, York, Kenney]
bunk and Saco, Kennebeek, Sheep scut
Damardcoua, Broad B3v, and St.
Georges, Penobfcot, Frenchman s bay
and Paflamaquoddy ha/.
Wherefore, your committee holding
thernlelves bound bv the tenor of the
relolution referred to them, to report
hereafter their opinion, of the expedi
ency of interdicting the waters of the
United States to foreign armed vuflels
according as cueumfiances, now un
known, may when known, seem to re.
quire, fubtuit the following relolutions
VIZ.
‘ Pefohed) that it is expedient to au 1
thortie the Piefident of the United
States to caule Inch tonifications to be
erected as, in addition to thole hereto,
fore built, wifi with the abidance ol
gon.boats, afford effcfctuai protection
to our ports and harbors, and preserve
therein the refpefci due to the conit it fi
led authorities of the nation, and that
there be, and hereby is, appropriated
out of any monies in the tieafury- not
oilier wife appropriated the l urn of
Dollars.
ReJclvcdj that it is expedient to au
shoriie the President of the United
Sra es to eauie te be built an addition
al number of gin boats not exceeding
and to arm, equip, man, fit, and
employ the fame for the prote6j.iqn ..of
oup pons aud.hatbw:*? ; and 1)1 at there
be,.and hereby is appropriated for, that
purpofeout of any monies in -the trea
luiy, not oilretwtie appropriated"the
fuin of
The report was referred to. a com
ntittee oi the whole on ‘i holiday.
Wednefilay, Nov. 2,5.
On motion of Mr. Talimadge.
Rejolved, that tire Secretary for the
Depaitmeut of War, be directed to lay
l efoteihis house, a iLuement of the re
fpefciive number ot officers, non cotn
u iffioned officers and Soldiers, corn,
poling tj e army ol the United States,
noting the numbers wanting to com.
pleat the prelent ciiabiifhmerit.
Ref dived, that the Secretary for the
Depattment of War, be direGed to
lay before this house a llatement of
ihe refpeGive mimhers of Volunteers ,
either of artillery Cavalry or Infantry*
hole Cervices-have been offered and
accepted tn pursuance of the afci eh
titled 4 * An ad auihorifing ihe Pteh.
44 dent of the United States to accept
44 ihe lei vice of a number of volunu
4< tecr companies-, not exceeding ihivfy ■*
44 ihoufand men.”
7'l)uislaV, Novemhvr 2h.
Mr. Lewis, fu.ni rhe committee to
whom rva# 1 etnn.ratttcd the bill a(iihnrfs<
mg Jic co-uivi) oi a biidgt ovrr the f’cqo- I
mre, reported ‘eomlry
the order of the day so 4 > vr-o row.
A petition fronn Capt. D. Porter, stating
dm he bd, on acco itit of a Jiinnfor of thr
<>Hirer* of the United st:'t i6 navv, nnj-ort
t and from IralVa monument to be erected to
‘he mtniorv of tliose of .heir brother offi
rers who fell in the different attacks on
and prayir.E: that he may be re
leased from paying the dudes thereon
Referred to the committee of ways and
means.
The house resumed the considersdop
of• the report of the committee of the
whole house, on the Bill extending the
right of suflTrage to the Mississippi terri
tory. Mr. Bibb ofL-red the following
amendment to the last section of the bib—
“ provided that this act shall not take
effect until the consent of the Legislature
of Ueorgia thereto shall have been signifi
ed.” On this motion a very lortg and dis
missive debate ensu-d, rather directed to
the nients of the bill, and the right of
Congress to pass it, than to the propriety
of the proposed amendment. At the
question on the amendment was taken by
veas and nays and lost—-Ayes 86 —Noes
55.
7’he bill was ordered to be eng r ossed
and have a third reading to-morrow.
Mr. J. Clay presented the petition of a
committee of sundry merchants of Phila
delphia whofove been sufferer s under the
construction of the laws imposing duties
on merchandize, &c, on Account of not
having given their bonds within tea day3
placing for relief.
Mr. J. Clay hoped the reading of the
petition would be dispensed with, it being
great length.
Mr. D. R. Williams called tor its read
ing.
The rending having commenced, Mr.
Ely moved for an adjournment—Out of
order” was heard in different pares oi the
house.
Mr. Ely considered a motion for ad-
I journment always in or lei.
’ Mr. Alston thought it could not be in
order when a paper was reading.
Mr. Cook hoped the gentleman from
South Carolina, would withdraw his call
for reading, a? it was disagreeable to so
many members at that time.
Mr, D. R. Williams would not be inti
midated out of artfTight which he possess,
ed as a member of < hat house.
Mr. Cook moved that the reading of the
petition be postponed.
The Speaker said a question could not J
be taken on that motion, as every member
had. by the rules of the house, a light to
have a paper read.
Mr. Fisk read tha r ule of the house, sta
ling that a question should be iakt-11 when
the reading of a paper was called for.
The speaker said that rule was always
construed to extend only to papers on the
files of the house.
Mr. Quincy said if that was the rule of
ihe house, it would lead to bad conse
quences* A petition might be presented
containing a direct insult to this house.
6’hould any one member insist on its being
read, under this interpretation ol the rule,
the house would be obliged to sit and
hear itself abused.
After some fai ther remarks from half a
dozen members at a time which was pretty
much the case through the whole oi this
dispute, the Speaker decided the motion
for adjournment to be in order.— lhe
question of adjournment was pul and car* .
1 ied- After some time the speaker reduc
ed the house to a-sufficient degree oi or
der to declare the adjournment.
SENATE.
Thursday, November 2s.
Yefferday Mr. Adams from a com
mittee appointed on a part of the Pie
fidem’s me flag?, reported to the Se I
nate a bill for the preservation of peace j
and maintenance of the authority of
the United Slates in the ports, harbors
and waters under their iunldi&ion,
which received a fit ft reading.
The bill is very long and contains
numerous important details- The out
lines are ;ys follows :
It authoriies the Prefirlent to permit
or inie.idiG, at his difcretiou, the en- ■
trance of our harbors to aii armed
vessels belonging to a foreign power,
and by force to repel and move them
from the fame, except in certain Ipeci
fied cases, in which cales the laid vef.
feis aie to conform to rules preferibed
by the Executive.
It further, in confequedce of the late
conduct of the Bruiih, prohibits the
emiance of any Britilh armed vcffel
into the harbors or waters of the Uni
ted State# except when driven in by
ft refs of weatfiei, or when charged!
wi;h difpaiches; provided that when’
ever reparation shall be made, to the
fatisfaGion of the Preiident, for the
I outrages commuted upon ihs national
fovereigmy it ffiali be lawful for ih-
PiefiHent jq. renioVe the interdiDion.
On foch veflel refuting to depart,
(he fhsrll be deemed to have made a
hoftfie invasion of the territory of th r *
LL.ited States and shall be proceeded
ugainft as an enemy, and may he feiz
> and, and brough’. in and forfeited, and
ffial! accrue wholly to the captors.
A’* pacific intcrcourfe with such
vessels is forbidden.
The Pefidem is authorised to “us-”
the land forces and militia to feiz*
(rich vcffel.
He is also empowered to rofufe oc
million to any vcffel belonging to th*.-
fubjebis ol the nation whose a rutted
vcffel fhail so remain in the harbor
of the U. S.
It empowers anv person or per for
to burn, fink or destroy any loco ve !
I els, for which a bounty of dol
lars is offered on each gun of fai 4
vessel.
It auxKarifcs the Prefidem, tp arrr
this atl imo efteiff, to fit out a!i the
armed vessels of the U. S.
AN ACT,
To incorporate ihe Planter's Bank of the
State of Georgia
Sec. I. Be it enabled by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State of
Georgia in General assembly met , and
H is hereby eri acted by the authority of ike
fame) That a Bank {frail be eftabiifhed
at Savannah, the capital Hock whereof
shall be one million of dollars, divided
into ten tboufand ffiares, of one hun
red dollars each ; but the cire&ors, of
a majority of them, muy at any time
after the establishment of the Laid Bank;
increase the said Hock to any amount
not exceeding three millions of dollars;
and that fubferiptions towards consti
tuting the said Bank, (hall on the (ml
day of February next, be opened, at
the city of Savannah, nnder the fuper
intendeuce of Charles Harris, Wiiliarr*
B. Bulloch, and George Scott, com*
missioners for two thou (and four hutu
dred ffiares; at the city of Augusta,
under the iuperintendence of Thomas
j Cunmming, John Catlett and Freeman
Walker, for eleven hundred ffiares;
at Columbia Court house, under the
luperintendence of Gary Davis, Wil
liam Low and Thadeus Beil, for two
hundred and fifty ffiares; at the town
of Waffiingtoh in Wilks county un
der the fuperimendence of Felix H.
Gilbert, James Corbet and Dr. Gilbert
Hay, for one thousand shares at Athens:
under the superintendence of William
Malone, Hope Hull, and Stephen;
Thomas, for five hundred ffiares; a ?
Darien, under the superintendence of
James Nephew, Norman M 4 Dona Id
and William Dunham, commiffioners
for eight hundred ffiares; at Lexing
ton, under the superintendence of So -
lomon A. Hopkins. Thomas W. Cobb
and Robert Freeman, for four hun
dred shares ; at Peterfburgh, under the
superintendence of Le Roy** Pope e
Thomas Bibb and John Watkins, for
Gx hundred shares ; at Green (borough
under the superintendence of George
Clingam, Thomas W. Gtimes ami
James Cunningham, for two hundred
shares; at Milledgevillc, under the ifi
perintendence of Zachatiah Lamar,
A. M. Devereux and Jett Thotnav
for five hundred shares; at the town
of Sparta, under the fuperirxterd
enceof John Lucas, Janies H. Jone.fi
and Oliver Skinner, for five hundred
shares; at St. Mary’s, under the super
intendence of Henry Sadler, Johri
Ross and David G. Jones, for five*
hundred shares; at Tattnall Court!
house, under the luperintendence of
James Perry, Martin Harden and Jo
seph P. Blackman, for fifty ffiares; at
Brunswick under the fuperintendener?
Leighton Wilson, S. Barnettand J.ameA
Hamilton, for two hundred shares ; at;
Jacklonfboiough, under the fuperjn
teridence of William Blair, George
Williamson and Thomas Branan, fear
one hund ,and (hares; at Louisville, nn
der the superintendence of David M*
Cormick, Walter Robinson and
John Powel, for two hundred shares
at Waynefborough, under the fuperiru
tendence of Alexander Carter, Samuel
Sutrgcs and William Urquhart, for
two hundred ffiares. And a majority
of the laid com mi ffiu tiers at the places