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THE FRIEND AND MONITOR. Three dollars fier annum .] , PUBLISHED (weekly) BY JOHN K./M. CHARLTON. [Payable half yearly. Volume I.J NOTICE! On Monday the 16th, Tuesday the 17th, and Wejnefday the 18th of January 1815. I will* attend ar Washington, in Wilkes county, to grant certificates for carriages, li cences for retailers of spirits and for eign merchandize, and licences for owners and superintendents of dis tilleries. It is particularly request ed that a punctual attendance be k given, as the time of entries is lim / ited ; and the painful nectffiry of enforcing all fines and forfeitures, would be molt cheerfully avoided. JOHN W. FREEMAN, D. C ft. W. 4th C. D. G pecembe'r 3c, 1814- 3W , LIST of LETTERS Heinhuung in the Post-Oftice, Washington, Geo. 31st December, 1814. T? F DWARD BLACK,2 ; James Bilbo, 3; Frederick Ball, William Beard, Dr. Clement Billingflea, W W. Baldwin, Mrs, Elizabeth Clements, Wm. Cornelifon, John Carter, John K. M. Charlton, Mrs. Nancy Crim, Smart Cuyler, Spen cer Carlton, Butler Cooke, 2; job Calleway, Isaac Dickin, Wm. Davidson, David Ellington, Simeon Ellington, Mrs. Sally Elliott, James Finley* Ifliam Fullin, Wm Fa vours, tnrs. Tabitha Gresham, John Graham, Dr. Gillum 2; William Gatrell, Henry & Lewis Gonald, Richard Herring, mrs. Sarah Hur ley, John Hill, mrs Harvey, Eze kiel Harris, James Hammett, Mi chael Hirtdfman, Rebecca Head, Solomon Harper, Wm. Hawkins, John C. Johnlon, Walter Jones, Wm. Johnson, David Kerr, John I Landrum, Thomas Lafley, Wm. Lavender, L. Mountcaflie, Lewis Morrel, Edward Moore, mrs. Nan cy Martin, Stephen Malone, John Noland. O. H. Prince, Mrs. Ann Pray, Bazel Pinkffbn, mrs. Eliza Pate, 2 ; Benjamin Powell, Archi iious Roby, 2; Vfichml Rudulph, MefFrs. Scott & Thotnpfon, Snelfon, Win. S. Taylor, Thomas Tramel, John Thompson, Dr. Jas. Tinfley, Mary Tucker, Peggy Wil liams, Captain H. Williams, Eliza Weaver, mrs. Mary Wilde, Rev. Thomas Williams, 3 ; mrs. Sarah Williams, Robert Watts, major Ja cob Wood, Simon Weticer, Luke Watson, JAMES WINGFIELD, ■ January 6, 1815. Post-Master. Achn mist rat or’s. Sale. Will be Solti, On Saturday the 18th of Feb ruary next, at the late refrdence of Wiiliam Leverett, dec. in Wilkes county. —All the personal propeity of fa id deceased, confiding of hor ses, cattle, sheep, hogs, household and kitchen furniture, plantation tools, &c. kc. Terms of the sale will he made known on that dav. ABRAHAM LEVERETT, ‘ January 6. 18 ; 5. adrn’r. WASHINGTON, (Ceo.f—Fßlfijf jA.UVAUT idtti, iU. I REMOVAL. \ r |’ I HE fubferiber has removed his store to the house formerly oc cupied by S B. Head, and having recently made forne additions to his STOCK OF GOODS, is now enabled4o offer to his cust omers and thee public as good an assortment of Groceries, Drv Goods & Crockery-ware, as the times will admit of, and will very thankfully acknowledge their favors. JOSEPH W. ROBINSON. Washington, 30th December. SHERIFF’S SALE. WILL BE SOLD, f On the first Tuesday in February next at the Court house in Wilkes county , between the hours of ten anu three o’clock , the following property—viz. oNE hundred acres of land, more or less, in Wilkes county, on the waters of Long creek, adjoining Joseph Adams and others ; where on Southey Littleton lived at the time of the levy, taken as the pro perty of Andrew Crayton, to fatisfy sundry executions from the Justices court—executed and returned to Thomas Wootteu former Shelia, by Reuben Favor, ccnftable, and by him returned to me as his successor in office. Conditions — Cash. JOHN DYSON, Sheriff. January 6, 1815. SHERIFF’S SALE. WILL BE SOLD, On the first Tuesday in February next at the Court-house in Wilkes j county , between the hours of ten Cf three o’clocks the following proper* ty — viz. EN negroes (to wit.) Eleanor and her two children, Seaborn and ! Matilda; Sylvia and her two chil dren, Orry and Sopha ; Milly and her three children, Eliza, Mary, and Warren ; taken as the property of William Gooifby, co fatisfy sun dry executions—pointed out by the plaintiff’s attorney. Also One bay horse, two sorrel mares, one sorrel colt, and one bay filly, one yoke of oxen and cart, and sixty or seventy barrels of Corn ; taken as the propei ty of John Brad ford, to fatisfy two executions in favor of Benjamin Wootten, againfl said Bradford and Jesse Cox— pointed out by said Cox. Also One negro boy by the name of Will, about eighteen years old ; ta ken as the property of Mefheck Turner, deceased, to fatisfv an exe cution in favor of Maquire and Lepreftre, vs. the executors of said deceased—pointed out by the exec utors. Terms — Cash. THOMAS WOOTTEN, JAS. - Hr nary b, i3i£. VIRTUE, LIBERTY* AND SCIENCE. United State? 1 Congress. ftOCSE CF JiEPIiESmfATirLS. Friday.,, Dec. 16. The hpufe resumed tire confide ratiou of the report of the commit tee of the whole on the l 111 to jna pofe duties on certain goods, wares and merchandize On ‘concurring, in the amendment to exempt fper maceti candles., from the propoled tax of ten cents per pound, there were for the motion 63 —againfl: it 50 On the question of concurring m exempting dipt candles from tax. ation, there were 83 votes in the affirmative. All the ameftd mends we as agreed to without a oi vifion. Mr, right moved to put vifhing cards in the fame ch\fk of taxation as playing cares ; agreed to, 63 to, 29. Mr. Biylies moved to amend the bill by striking out the clause for imposing a tax on tile manufacture of nails. Loft ayes 39, nays 106. Mr Bigelow moved to flrike out the tax on lea ther, which was negatived nays 97. Mr. Oakley moved to reduce the tax on leather from ten to fiye per cent, ad valorem—agreed to, 104 to 53. Air. Killbourn moved to tux ipermaceT candles three cents per pound, ayes 74. nays 51. A motion was tn : \. by >nr Shipherd to coniine the tax on paper to wri ting & letter paper—negatived. A motion by nsr. Bradbury to except in the paper tax such as ufed in priming bibles, teflaments, & com mon fchool books, was loft. Va rious other motions were made and rejected, and the bill was engrofled for a third reading. Saturday , Dec. 17. The house relumed the confede ration of the bill laying duties on houiehoid furniture, horses, carria ges, and watches, and the amend ments were agreed to. O The engrofled bill laying duties on various goods, wares & merch andize, manufactured within the U States, was read a third time and puffed, yeas 102, nays 52. Monday , Dec. 19. The bill to provide additional revenues by laying duties on house hold fqraiture, fuddle aud carriage horses, and gold & silver watches, was read a third time and paffed— yeas 102 —nays 46. The house resolved into a com mittee of the whole on the bill pro poiing an increase of the diredt tax to fix millions, or loc per cent on the iaft year’s tax. After going thro’ the bill, the committee role at a late hour. Tuesday , Dec 20. The house took up the bill lay ing a direCt tax, and after difeufling & rejecting fome amendments, and accepting others, adjourned with out caking the question of padage. Wednesday, Dec. 21. The house relumed the confede ration of the direCt tax bill. A motion was made to flrike cut the lection of the bill which pledges the eftntinuation of the bill for the pur pose of eflablilying an adequate re* ; ’ . £.NUM!I.iR 1. . venue to pay the expences of the government, the principal and io tereft of the public debt, &£. anil to 1 create an adequate finking fund* he. On this motion a very inter esting debate aroi’e, 4 in which mefirs Yancey, Calhoun, Rhea, Lowndes & Telfair, advocated the motion, •and mefirs Epppis, Ingerfol, Potter, Duval, Findlay, GfOvefnor. Haw king, Webster, Pickering, Newton and Nelson oppoled it The q6eft ion. on this motion.-was in the negative, yeas 48, flays • 105 ..d Thursday. Dec. 22. The bill laying a direCl tax, was read a third time, and after debate passed, 106 to 53. rfce house took up the trdOfcpe of the Senate announcing their, off* agreement to fome, and agreement of the amendments m3de by the house to the bill authorifing ’the President of the United States to call into service 80,000 militia. The firft of these amendments pro poses to make dne year the term for which the drafts fhail be held to service—a motion was made to recede from this amendment, which was loft. The house having refit, fed to recede from this amendment, mr Johnson moved to insist on it, which was a'greed to. The house then proceeded to insist on all its amendments, to which the Senate had Ttecrecdf and a committee of confer* free was appointed. The amendments of the Senate to the bill which passed this house fuppiementary to the 25 million & 3 million loan aCts, were taken up and agreed to. Friday, Dec 23. ‘ The house resolved itfelf into dr committee of the whole on the bill fiom the Senate to incorporate the fubferibers to the bank of the Uni ted States of America. The firft feCtion of the bill contains the lead ing principles, fubftantklly as fol lows ; the capital to confiiit of fifty millions cf dollars to be divided in to 100,000 shares of 500 dollars each— fubferiptions for 40 millions whereof to be opened on the third Monday in January next, at New. York, Boston, Philadelphia, Rich* mond, Charleston, k Pitifburg. Mr. Ciopton moved to flrike nut the firft fedtion of the bill, which was reje&ed, yeas 50, nays 71 The amendments propofe<s by the committee of ways and means to the bill were separately consider ed, and agreed to by a conderable majority. Friday , Dec 23. The Senate determined to insist on its disagreement to the amend ments of the militia draft bill, and appointed mefirs Bibb, Brown and German, a committee of conference thereon. T he bill from the house for lay ing additional taxes on fates at auc tion, postage, & retailer’s licences, as amended, was read a third time, and the amendments sent to the re late for their concurrence therein. The vote on the passage of the bill in the Senate was, for the bill —nays 7.