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tish government w*uM hazard the es
taolishment of m-*t;nihict-V“3 :n this
country, by adopting such a measure.
He bttievfd this non-interc* urscsystem
would >!«*m.»ra!'ize the nati >n is it held
out a bounty to perjury. II xpresscd
himself in favor ot .vsr ov t mbnrgo.
Mr W. Ai.s ton spoke in favor of
the bill. He said every argument used
ainst the section proposed to be strii k
cn out, would equally apply to th* a
mendment. They both held out the
tame inducements to perjury and smug
gling. He thought ii extremely proba
ble that if this proposal was agreed to,
Gre&t-Bnuin would lay countervailing
duties.
After some further discussion, the
question w,«» taken on striking out the
fourth section, and lost—Yeas 47-
Nays 56.
Mr. J. Montgomery then offered a
new section, to prohibit the subjects of
Great-Britain and France, who maybe
naturalized in foreign countries, from
importing goods ini# the United Suite*
—Lost.
After which the committee rose, re
pw rted progress, and obtained Icpve to l
eit again.
And ihen the house adjourned, (4
o’clock.)
Saturday February 18.
The house again went into commit
tee of the whsle on the non-intercourse
bill. •
Mr. Cloptpn moved to strike #ut
iht 12t h section. This section declares
that the embargo shall be repealed on
the 4\ of March uext.
•lr. C. spoke in f.tvor of the motion.
He was oppooed to repealing the cm- I
\ I :., with ut adopting some more el- ]
i■ u * iuhv.itute than tjte on* proposed !
by . ' and he believed that the
tv* ■; r::v of the people of this country
"• of A satne opinion. He spoke
. r hour and a half, after which
the ition was taken on the motion, j
An J ’ w* \ • -yess 86—nays 6S.
ir. -s.--'hR rved, that as he
■■■•- died >•» repeat! ihe embargo iu toto, !
and ftt this N n* ntercourse sub- 1
sbv-v a simple of a’compiicat- !
ud v/item, he moved to strike out of;
tut first line ot the 12th section the |
word- p s<i*HHicb of” (the embargo 1
laws si ah be .fcpealed, Ecc.)
Mi. \ AUNUM (Spt r) spoke in fa
vor of tins motion. He said, that what- ;
• r ’\iijfit the country mlgiii ri'aVe’j
derived ii< •it the embargo, its utility .j.
had Ttirelf ceased. He acknowledged
th* too many ev isions of it had taken
pi- v to he Eastward* but he denied
rv ion* w=re entirely confined to
that i .of the country. He referred
Ti t; v ->rly to the numerous evasions
•oulhward in the article of cot
• tie iiitd no doubt but it would be
i v bellei for this natirtn to be at
-u c iotinue ti'.e embargo. The
part of the community Were tir
• . seeing their neighbors heap up
.-**, while th'-y themselves could find
r market for tneir produce. -The pa
t ipusm *f tins country had quietly cn
• lured pov ui >ns which lie did not bc
i'. v. \en tiic strong government of
Gr at-Brit tui could hav# enforced by
ail their navies a'nd armies.
Monday, Feh, vary 20.
T it* house proceeded to consider the
amendments repo’ted on Saturday last
from tire co tmi t tee of the whole house,
to the hi?’ using the emivurgo, und
to mt -.- -.immercia) intercourse bc
tw.e.i Ui. .u Stiles and Gtvat-Britatn
:m Fr.t , and their dependencies ;
and the - ne being read at the Clerk’s
tunic, iv , agreed to by the li*use.
tip ; >tiou of Mr. Masters, tnc said
t.• Ii an amendments were then ordered
v lie <:i) the tiblc.
Fur ho is ; resolved itself into a com
;r: tee of the whole buiise oil tlie bill
cerning invalid pensioners ; arid as- .
■ void • lime spent therein Mr. Speck- i
su-.ned the chair, and Mr. Cults re
po d thebi I 'with sunury amendments I
v • were read at the clerk’s Üblc ]
• agreed to by the house. Several <
*.r rtinendment were then made to the <
3rd bill, when it was ordered to be en- I
grossed and read n third time to-mor- .
row.
The house proceeded to consider the
bill for raising the embargo, and to in
terdict commercial intercourse between i
the United .States and Greal-Britain, I
and France, and their dependencies, as t
amended by the committe# of the 1
whole house ; whereupon, t
A motion ws*s made Mr. Randolph i
to strike out the words so mack of" in I
the Ist line of the 12th section. t
Mr. Bibb then moved to strike out t
she whole of the said 12th section <
which motion being under debate. t
Mr. Winn proposed to postpone the 1
fartrnr consideration ot the bill until i
Thursday next, which was Negatived, ;
The house then adjourned at 4 o’clock. i
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL.
Saturday. March 11.
RIAD, cn Thursday caning
last, by the Rev. John Garvin, Mr. Ja
cob Texnerr, to Mitt Pollt Moose,
all of this JUace.
Extract of c letter from Savannah , to a
mercantile house in this place, dated
the 6th inst.
“ By accounts just receivad from
Charleston, w* leaf* that a rumor was
then in circulation (on Saturday) of the
ship Union having arrived in the Che
sapeake with dispatches from Mr. Pink
ney and Gen. Armstrong, and stales,
that their orders and decrees (France
and F.ngland) was, or were to be repeal
ed immediately. In consequence of
this rumor in that place, cotton had got
in demand at 15 cents, and rice three
dollars.—The source from which we
obtained this intormstion is unques
tionable.
‘‘ Cotton at 14 cents, cash, and 14 f
at sirfty days.”
Colonel Ware Hampton is promo
ted to the rank of Brigadier-General in
the army of the United States. Times.
Gem Joseph Wilkinson, of Mary
land, is appointed Governor of the Mia
sisippi Territory, in the room of Robert
Williams resigned.
From the Mirror of the Timtt, Extra.
j The bill for repealing /he embargo
and other purposes has passed the Sen
ate, 2) to It.
This bill differs in some important re
spects from that pending before the
House of Representatives, and contains
the following important provision:
Sec. 11. -And be it further
i That the President be, and he is hereby
; authorized, in case cither France or G.
Britain shall revoke or modify hereuicts,
as they sii?.ll ccuse to violate the neutral
| commerce of tile United States, to de
■ clare the- same by proclamation ; after
i which the trad* of the U. States, sus
pended by this act, and by the act iay
! ing on embargo on uli ships and vesse s
in the ports and harbors of the U. States
: mid die several acts supplementary
thereto,may be renewed with the nation |
so doing : And to cause to be issued un
der suitable pledges , and precautions, let
ters of marout end reprisal, against the
nation thereafter continuing in force its
i unlawful edicts , against the commerce of
the United States.
That part in italics !:■;*s been stricken j
out in thcc Housz of iftprssentatives—
ayes 72.
The Washington Monitor of the 21st
lilt, says that no dispatches have been
received by government, si ha* been
suggested in some of the gazettes; nor
has any information been received at
the department of state relative to the
arrival of the Union.
COMMUNICATION.
We are informed, that since his Ex
cellency Governor Dkayton has been
in the Executive Chair, lie issued the !
necessary orders for having a mortar
battert erected at White Point, which :
has since been undertaken and com- •
plet.d, under the direction of Colonel'
Daniel Stevens, of the Artillery ;
and is now ready for service— and fr m
its eligible position, it is presumed is a
work of defence that will, in agreut mca
sure, command the harbor of Charles
ton. TIMES.
The Havanna Mcnsegeroof the 31st
January states, that by the ariival of
the brigantine Nuestra Senors de Been,
which left Cadiz on the 30th of Novem
ber, the account was received that a
plague had broke out at Pampelons, in
consequence of. the immense number
of wounded French soldiers arrived
there, by which dreadful disease from
50 to 60 perish daily. jb.
COMMUNICATION.
Whenever we find the Manufacto
ries of our Country increasing, it must
He an object of Satisfaction, riot only as
they will shortly he materially wanted,
hut as it likewise gives an opportunity
of rewarding mtrij and entci prize. We
understand there is a Manufactory of
LOAF SUGAR, now establishing in
thisCi'y ; wnich, if pursued with indus
try, will not only prove an essential, but
a iteC' ssary article to Charleston. It
will likewise furnish to the Northern
States, an example of the Manufacto
ries of the S' ulhcrn, and evince that we
are equsll; earnest to serve the com
mon weal. City Gaz.
Patriotism oj the Ladies. —Lancaster, (
which could always justly boast of its]
amiable nnd industrious fair, acquircfl
new honoi from their exertions at tlB
present peru 1 national calamity. ißj
promoting domes' ic manufactures B
this awful crisis in the public sen®
ment, the ladies of Lancaster justly dflj
serves the smiles of the patriot and tlB
applause of their country. More flB
and cotton have already been spun ■P'
this borough, than ever was known iiß
season. Some of the linen is equal 1
fineness, nnd far superior in quality
the Irish holland, vVhich sells in iK
stores at nine shillings a yard. Spinnirß
parties havebecome fashionable in sonE
of the higher circles ; and rank, f<)3
tune, youth and beauty, receives udtffl
tional lustre from the “ twirling of a sMt
tafl." —Lancaster Journal. WM
Attempts are making, (says a Z.B!
don /lafirrj and we hope will be attenH
ed with success, to introduce into tH|
West-Indies, the palm, in India callH
the ©joo; this beautiful, stately, aH
valuable plant, produces each year B
an average six leaves, and from tig
base of the leaf, about ten or twelß
ounces of black fibres, resembling horse
hair, grow and embrace the trunk of
the tree—these fibres, which tie de
tached without injuring the plant*, are
Very strong, and are employed in mak
ing cordage. An agreeable wme is ex
tiected lrom this Palm, as also sugar,
and an ardent spirit; and when It ar
rives to maturity, its sap is one of the
v arieties of the sago meal, and is used
by the natives as food.. -The cultiva
tion of Mahogany, in I„di«, J,aa been
attended with great success. Two
plants, (the first known in India) were
»ent out by the Court of Directors to
the Botanic Garden at Calcutta ; from
these two, upwards of a thousand plants
have been reared, and they succeed so
well, as to promise in a few years to be
a valuable acquisition to the country.
I he two original trees were lust year
four feet in circumference, and several
ot the others two or three feet.
_ Lowdom, December 10.
i he following is an account ol the to
tal aupliep (sent and ordered) of the des
cription under-mentioned for the Span
ish armies, as transmitted by the Chan
cellor of the Exchequer to the Lord
Mayor, nnd read at the City Meeting
yesterday, by Mr. Kowcroft:
Suit* of Clothing for 91,400 men') 241,400
Cloth for l . 110,000 do. j mfii.
Great Com for 60,0(10')
Cloth for Great Coat* S 0,00( J 100,000
Shift* 35,000
. bheeung 100,000 yard*.
c * l *co " 882,000 do.
T'ueu 113,000 do.
Shoe*—a* many ns can he procured.
Os the above article* the following have
Ween actually forwarded to Spain, at difl'erent
time*:
Uniform* complete for 58,600 men.
Cloth for do. 50,000 do.
Linen and Calie* 200,000 yard*.
Great Coata 38,750
Shirta 23,000
Shoe* 73,000 pair.
Saturday last, the 4lh of March, the
day of Mr. Madison’s inauguration to
the Presidential chair was ushered in
with the discharge of cannon; at 11
o'clock the Volunteer Companies of Ar
\ lillcry hangers and Indrftendcnt Blues.
paraded on their respective parade
grounds, and at twelve fired a federal
! salute. A society of gentlemen term
| ed the Junta, dined at Messrs. Calffrey
8c Bubtin’s—l he day was closed with
a spltnded ball attended by a large and
respectable concou r ße of ladies. The
following uri the toasts drank by the
gentlemen composing the Junta.
1. The day we celebrate, it attests
! the triumpu of principle.
2. James Msdiaon, President—l2l
to 47.
3. Thornes Jefferson—The wisdom
of his measures «r« enrolled, and will
serve as lessons to fntuie rulers; as
maxims of justice and impartiality.
4. The Congress of the United
States, the guardians of dur rights, sad.
the conservators of our honor.
5. The Senators and Representatives
of this State in Congress* they speak
the sentiments of the people—they are
our choice.
6. The United Stale*— inseparable.
7. Ihe Embargo—it has been our
sbield, and will continue a thorn in
the side of our enemies, until we buckle
on the oEgis of War.
8. Our Sister States of Virginia and
South-Cnrolina, iyer foremost in the
cause of their country.
9. The New-England States, may
they yet prove to the world that the no
ble spirit which actuated them in ’76
has not absndoned them.
10. The Ocean, the high way of na
tions, may no American be found base
I •nough to navigate it by p«rmis#»on
1 foreign
years, 22 of which lie rttided in this
tlisti let— Pendleton Mntenger.
ASSIZE OF BK t AD, iUCUITA
Dor March, 1809. ’
1 h« price of Superfine Hour being five
and a half dollar* per barrel,
7tc 12 \ cent* loa; 1 and JJ4 or
mutt weigh 3/A. I 714*
hr.WKL VV, HmstuT, Clerk.
An Overseer Wanted
ONE that can come well rcr
commenned will meet with libe
ral encouragement.*—-One with a
small family will be preferred.
Thoupso* Waxi.
March 4, 1809. , 85
Strayed.
FROM the Subicribcr on Tuesday
Evening the ft Ist instant, a
Dark Bay Mare.
about eight year* old, fourteen hands
high and shod all roouci—n« particular
mark* recollected- Any pt raon finding
! Bi; ' d mare, and giving information so
that ah* may be obtained, or return her
to roe, shall be liberally rewarded, and
all reasonable rxpens*-* paid.
fcFNJAMIN HALL.
Augusta, February 25, lie*. 84
NOTICE.
ALL person* indebted to the estate
of Thomas Crilcher, late of Co*
lumbia county deceaaed, are requested
to make payment; and all those who
have claim* against the said t»tate to
render them in term# of the law in auch
casea made and provided, to
E.B. Jenkins, Adm'r*
March 19, 1609
Life of Gen. Jackson ,
Judck Chabltoit, has de
posited with us the “ FIRST
PART” of his life of Gut eh a j.
Jack io k, with instructions, to
give it a separate publication.—
The appearance of the “Second
Paet” which embraces a His
tory of the Yazoo Sale, will be
pend upon the liberality which
the public may beedow va* ths
First Part.
I)ecctnb«r 34.
Mr. Willi aj/ E, Baikls,
at Augusta, is authorised to re
ceive subscriptions to “ 77/e Rt.
publican , and Savannah Evening
Ledger ,” (published three times
a week, in Savannah, at SIX
DOLLARS per annum) and col
lect such sums as arc due the e»
tablishment.
EVERITT V EVANS
Savannah Oct. 1,
CASH given for clean Co*o
and Linen Rags, at diis
StplemWr It