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VOL. I.
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DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES.
THE SUBSCRIBERS
1 ■< • jk /
HAVE ESTABLISHED A «
CARD MANUFACTORY,
-In this city, where may be had No.
Id Cotton Cards, und Card Leaves for
MACHINES\
-. v, • / ‘ f ‘i A
Os the best quality ; which they wil
continue to sell as low as they cjl ‘
be had for from the Northern Cities.
Persons hav ng worn out cards, m#
nave new leathers w*tn wires put o.i
the n. miking them equilly as good,
and at less price Ulan new cards.—
They have also a constant supply 01
CUXPOIVDER ,
Os superior quality—manufactured
at the . 1 ‘
AUGUSTA POWDER MILLS;
i ■ ’ -',y * >; \ - ;
r Warranted of equal or greater
strength and cleanliness on burning
tnan any made in the United States.
Phis powder has been,thoroughly
med, and highly recommended by
toe most skillful sportsmen.—lts
strength will be satisfactorily shewn
by an accurate powder proof—Also
may be had of them
COPEER FOR STILLS\
t>f 60 to l 20 gallons each, with rads
r i Caps and Bottoms j with- v
SOLDER AND RIVETS
Complete—or they will have them
made up to order, on short notice—
Also a quantity of
WHITE LEAD ,
In Oil double ground* of Witherel's
Manufacture, warranted toi contain
no adulterating mixture, and pro
nounced by all who u*e it, superior
to that which is imported from Eng
land.—Also,
PHI LA DELPHI A MANUFACTURED
MILL. SAWS AND MILL SAW
FILES.
These saws were made to order, of
superior thickness and quality.—All
low for Cash, qj* approved Town
Paper.
> H. & R. THOMAS.’ ,
August a. April ,15.
] ADM iNIS T R ATOii s S ALE.
;D i ’the aO th day of May next t at the
plantation of Susanna Kolb y deceased ,
of Jackson County,
WILL BE SOLD
the personal property of said dec. .
. Consisting of a Horse, Waggon
and hind gceiy Cattle, Hogs. Sheep,
Household and Kitchen Furniture,
with'other articles too tedious to e
nu me rate. Terms made known on
the day of sale. -
N JAMES CASH',:
Administrator.
April 7th, 1814.
TAILORING. BUSINESS,
Watkinsville.
I. E. PASCHAL respectfully ac
quaints the inhabitants of Watkins
ville and its vicinity, and the public
in general, that he has commenced
the above business in .this place in
all its various branches, and that his
utmost endeavors will be exerted for
the complete carrying it on. He
will be extremely assiduous
satisfaction to those who may be
pleased to employ him ; and their
favors will be gratefully acknow
ledged. He will be at pains to pro
cure the neatest and newest fashions f
His terms will be moderate and ac
commodating.
April 7, UIV
ATHENS, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1814.
Ctngref&cnal.
THE RETALIATION REPORT.
The following important report
was on Saturday transmitted by the
President of the United Stales to
the Senate in consequence of resolu
tions adopted by that body some
weeks ago; ,
i he Secretary of State* to whom
was referred severa- resolutions
\ » *
of the Senate of tt)e 2J of Febru
ary and 9th of March iast, has the
honor to submit to the President
the following ‘
V : a; ‘ REPORT; /
‘ s *’ ; > . • ; ‘ 1 ‘\ ‘’
Although these resolutions are of
different dates and refer, to subjects
in some respects distinct in their na
ture, yet as they are connected in o
t:iers of considerable ; importance*
which bear essentially on thereon-,
duct of the two parties in the pre
sent war, it is thought, proper to
comprize them, in the same, report..
The first of those resolution,* calls
for the names of the individuals who
were selected from the- American
orisoners of war and sent to, Great
Britain for trial ; their places of re-,
•. sidence in the United States The,
times when and the courts by which
they were admitted to become citU
zens; the*regiments to which they
belong ; when and where they were
taken; with copies of any official
correspondence respecting the treat*,
meat of prisoners of war. and of a‘ny.
orders for retaliation on either side.
. The other resolutions request in
formation of the conduct of Great
Britain towards her native subjects,
taken id arms against her, and of
‘ the general practice of the nations .
of Europe relative to paturaliza
. tion, and the employment in War,
each of the subjects of the other ;,
of thei cases with their’ circum
• ancti in whic h ay civilised nation •
cts punished its native subjects ta
; ken in arms against it*’ for which
’ punishment retaliation Was inflicted i
by the nation in whos6 service they
;■ vvere taken.— And. lastly— ... v . |
; Under, what circumstances and on \
wuat grounds G. Britain has refused \
to discharge native citizens of the \
United States impressed into her
service ; and what has been her con
duct towards American seamen on
board her ships of war, at ar.d since:
the commencement of the present
war with the United States* ■
The paper marked A contains thfe
names of American prisoners who /
were sent to England for trial by
the British cominander in Canada ;
the corps to which they belong ;
of the times when, of and the places
where they were taken. Os their
places of residence in the
States; of the time and courts in
which they were admitted to become
citizens* there is no evidence ip this
r department* nor is there any to
shew whether they are
or native citizens of the U. States.
. This paper contains also a copy of
, the orders of both governments for
retaliation, and of the A correspon
dence between their respective Com
missaries. concerning the treatment
of prisoners.
The paper marked B states vari
ous grounds on which the British <■
government has refused to deliver
-up American seamen, impressed in
to the British service, on the. appli
cation of the agent of the U. S. re
gularly authorised to demand them;
with the correspondence relating to
the same. It communicates also such
information as this department has
been.able to. obtain of the conduct
of the British government towards
American seamen on board British
ships of war, at. and since the com
mencement of the present war, A
niong the causes assigned for their
detention, the following are the most
deserving of notice—
1. That they had no documents,
or tba#|heir documents are irregu
lar. * W’
3. That they were released from
prison in Gc ttenburg.
3. That they were exchanged as
British subjects.
: 4. Were said to be impostors.
I STo have married in England.
€. Did not answer the description
given of them in their protections.
7. Had attempted to desert.
8. Were sent into the service for
Smuggling. >
9* We re.not to h£ found ea board
the ship suited*
10. Had voluntarily enured the
’ British service. , 4
11. Were natives offoreign coun
tries, Prussia, Sweden, Italy, See.
It is probable that some of the
seamen whose discharges were de
; manded. may not have been native \
citizens of the 17. S. but very pre
; sumable that the greater part were.
But that is the ground in few instan
• ces In urging that some hadou pro
tections or that their protections were
i irregular; that others had been ex
\ changed as British prisoners; were
impostors; attempted to desert; did
j not answer the protections, given
them; were natives of Prussia,
Sweden, Btc. it is fairly to be infered
that the public authority in England
to . whom this duty is assigned,
sought rather to evade the app.i t
• tion, than justify the refusal T.ie
i pretext that some were nat«ve.v of
j Prussia, Sweden. See. deserves par
ticular attention On this ci remit
l stance < the Secretary willremark
! only, that in extending impressment .
! in American vessels, to persons who
1 could not be mistaken , for, . Brittstv
; subjects, and refusing tt> surrender
1 them, on application) to. the volun
teer service from Which tiley were
&&en ; it is evident, that the recov
ery pf Beit is n seamen has not been
. the sole ooject of the practice. ....
! i ay the, report .of. tae American
ccr.d of prisoners in England
it appeals that a considerable, num
ber of our se amen had nee» transfer
red from British ; ships of war to
prisons ; that their exchange for Bri
tish sea uea taicja m battle was .de
manded, in tbe rirst instance, but
that that claim seems to have been
* * », s
since waved.r . It might ; have nee i
expected tnat the,, Bqiisit - govern
ment, at being satiihed t iai tne.se
mten or that any of them were A-<
inencan citizens, would have libera
ted and sent tnem ho ne at, .la >w i
charge., They, are,- however,
he Id “prisoners in connnemeau . That,
many of .them, if not all, are native
citizens, cannot be doubted, for had
the proof not been irresistible, it
cannotjne presumed, while. x so many
others are detained on hoard British
snips of afar, that- these would have
been exempted from that service.—*
That many are still detained pn board.
I British slops of war may be fairly
j iiiferre yeven without other evidence,
! from the indiscriminate manner ot
| British impressment; from the dis
: taiit service in which the men uius
impressed are often, necessarily em
ployed, depriving tneir irienus of an v
j opportunity to ‘co.mnumcdie., , witty
; the hi* and from toe inconside, at)le
number discharged, comp area with
that! <yhicii , Iras been demandedf
j without relying altogether on the re-,
j ports heretofore made to Congress by
\ this Department, the letter ox,Co/a
--; modore Kodgers, hereunto annexed,
affords data trbm which an estimate
: may be formed’ Ufa this point, the
• correspondence between Gen. Tay
j lor and the captain 61 the British
J ship the Dragon, and Commodore
Decatur and the commander Capel,
deserve also particular attention. If
the British government would order
\a strict search to be made through
the British navy, for American sea-,
men, it would then be seen how ma
ny of our native citizens have parti
cipated in the lot ot the untortu
nate men mentioned in the corres
pondence referred t 6. , ,
The contrastthese documents pre
sent, in the pretensions and conduct
of Great Britain, with the pretensions
and’ conduct of the United States,
cannot fail to make a deep impression
in favor of the latter. The British
Government impresses into a Navy
native citizens of the U. States, and
compels them to serve in it, and id
many instances even to fight against
their country, while it arrests as
traitors and menaces with death per-;
sons suspected to be native British
subjects, for having fought under
our standard against British forces,
although they had voluntarily enter
ed into our army, after having emi
grated to the United Slates and in- j
corporated. themselvdl into the A
merican society.. The Umtedßlates
on the other hafcf, have forced no
persons info them service* nor have
they-sought, nor are they disposed
to punish any, who, after having tree-*
iy emigrated to any part of the
British dominions and settled there,
may have entered voluntarily into
the British army* pfe
The remaining enquiries relate
to objects other than the immediate
jccuduU of Lie Ui UM> gt
war. They demand inf > motion of
the conduct of Great Britain, and of
other powers in past times, witmnit
limitation in the retrospect, in cii*‘
cumstances bearing on the question
of retaliation. The information
required relates to the following
ppints } “: : v >
1. The conduct of Great Britain
and the other nations of Europe, as
to naturalization, and the employ-*
ment in war,-each of the subjects of
the other. . ~» . •
* 2. As to the punishment of their
native subjects taken in.arm* against
them, in the service of othei powers*
3. Examples of retaliation by the
latter in such cases. , •
a'Thehe enquiries necessarily inv Ive
an extensive research into the history
and jurisprudence, of .thus-nations of
Europe-. For so .Important a k
the other duties of the Secretary of
State, have, altogether disqualified
him since the call, was made*.. Ihw
. approaching, close of .the session does
: not leave him line for more than tho
! following observations.
l Boat all the nations of Europe na«v
turulize foreigners; $ ~ > , .
v u i hat they kit 6mplofy in. their servi*
es the subjects of each, other, and
frequently against their native coun
tries, even when not regularly uatur*.
all zed ). v>* * > ■ <>* * * ■.'•■.) 1 «
.: , 1 hat they all allow their own sißv*
jects to emigrate to coun
tries ;\l : ....... v ‘ f ,.‘ . u
i That although exatopies may ba,
found Ot the punishment of tlieir na
tive, subjects, taken id arm? • against
them, the examples are.fe,w* and hav*
either been marked by. peculiar cir*
; cumstahees taking , them out of tno
; controverted principle, or. nave pro*
cecded from the {passions oi’ policy
off he occasion, , Even in - prosecu
tions and convic.jons having the lat
ter origin, tiie final act of puiusntoent
has. with little exception been- pre-*
vented by a sense of equity an | iiu*
man tty or a dread of retaliation, lx
is confidently believed that no in*
stance can bt found, in which the al*.
lodged purpose of ttie enemy against
the.twenty three prisoners in ques
tion, under all. Jthe circumsuu.ee*
! (.which belong to their cusc> even
though.any of them may, not huv*
. been regularly naturalized, are coun
tenanced by the proceedings ol any
European nation : , >. t
That if no instances occu? of yg*
taliation in the lew cases requiring it,
or in aiiy qit them by the governments
employing such persons it has been,
as is presumed, because the punish
ment which had been indicted by th*
native country, A might be accounted
for on some principle other th m it*
denial ol right of.emigration and
naturalization.. Had the government
employ ing the persons, so punished
by their native country, retaliated,
in such cases, it.might have incurred
the reproach either of countenancing ,
acknowledged crimes, or . of follow
ing the examples of the other party
in acts of cruelty, and exciting nor* %
ror, rather than of fulfill ng its pledge
to innocent, persons in support of
rights fairly obtained, and sanction
ed by the general opinion and prao* ,
• tice of all the nations of Europe, an
cient and modern. ‘
Ait which is respectfully submit*
’ ■* ***^/
[Signed] Jas.; MONROE. ‘
Departmeut of State, April 14, 13i4.
PoitrsMc»TJ4, N. 11. April J3.
M \; the enemy*
We understand, assurances of sue!*
a nature as to leave but littlfc doubt
of the eftemy of-shortly at- *
tacking thjs place, have been
ed in town* ? The fortification on
Pierce's Island are repairing, aiid ev- ,J
ery exertion making to render this r
place impregnable to any force that
may be sent against it The citizens .
will not give up the ship, and, no
doubt exist?, should an attack h*
made, the enemy will get chasl’acd
for his temerity. . y
The probability of a visit fromttffr
enemy, cn our maritime fron- er*
it indispensably
that officers and soldiers pf the, mili
tia, in the first division, should hold
themselves in readiness to march on
the shortest notice, to any point
which the enemy may invude* Ins
preparations for the reception o{ %
hostile fleet and army in Portsmouth
harbor, will in a feW days be suifi*
ciently complete (With the aid oi a
prompt and effective to re*
pel any invasioiGthe enemy may
ject. The officers
gades, ana mpumtjfl
uii, will, w..MW^j
N j XiF.