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aT* co wn3^V r ; n chief imme
.|v issued owWra so s e*n m
(i!.';n„ a detach mcnt of die militia
im-2* h'>u:s. 275 men were
collected on cue bank oi the river
icsclv to receive marching orders-
before sun-set oil Wed
nesdsv, the detachment embark
ti under the command of Col.
I’erdinanc! L. Claiborne, and as
cended by water, to ttie mouth
of Cole’s creek, where he was
i lined by a considerable body o!
the Jefferson county militia.
7 he detachment was here met
be Major Shields and capt. Poin -
dexter, aids-de-camp to the Go
vernor, who at the moment the
detachment embarked, received
orders to proceed in haste to col.
Barr’s encampment, and to an
nounce to him the movement of
our troops, and to invite his sur
render. An Armistice was sign
ed by the parties, and col. Burr
agreed to meet the Governor the
nrxt day at Mr. Calvit’s, near
col. Claiborne’s encampment, &
to-be attended by col, Fitzpatrick
of JcT-r.on county. Me arrived
at the mouth ot the creek about
two o’clock, parsed an hour m
-amp. and accompanied by seve-
K.l officers of ttie Jefferson* troop
cfhorse, was conducted to die
appointed place. He surrendered
himseii a prisoner at discretion,
and a detachment ot troops as
cended to the mouth of Bayou
Pierre, to take possession ot uis
arms and other military* stores-
On Sunday the commander in
chief an'ved at Col C’s encam p-
anti addressed the deui'-U
----ment in handsome urms—it-.er
which tlie troops were immedi
ately embarked on board meir
boats, and returned to inis piece
in the evening, all in good health.
CO v MU NIC AT ION.
The executive of the Missis.,
tippi territory, in order to ascer
tain the views of col. Burr, on
the I.7th in r. depuied Mess-s.
Shields and Poindexter, to visit
the quarters of that gentleman,
near the mouth of B tyou Pierre,
and to hull a conversation with
him on the subject. On the l(kh
an amicable agreement was en
■tmd iuto between ihe partis * n
■the following words, viz.
1“ The hon. Cowles Mead, acting
I es Governor of th* Mississippi
I Territory, with a view to re
I store public tranquillity, propos-
B es to Aaron Burr, as follows :
I “ That an interv ew shall take
■place between them, at the house
ltd Thomas Calvit, on Cole’s
■creek at two o’clock to-morrow.
I “I he said Cowles Mead
■pledges himself to protect the
■said Aaron Burr, during his stay
■in the territory and th.u he shall
■" e returned to his present posi
pon in ,i suitable m mner, as soon
■alter the interview as he may
■please—that in the mean time,
Vnere shall be no restraint on nis
■person, no violence or molesta
■hon to his boats or people, and
■That the military of the district
■wall not until tire return of the
■taid A. Burr approach nearer to
■bis present quatters than the
■ttouth of Cole’s c* eek.
■ A. Burr on his part, engages
■ hat in the mean time, no violence
B*tinj;jry shall be offered bv any
people to the inhabitants
■° *he Mississippi Territory,-
B* u d that they shah keep the peace
Bard not infringe any law ot the
■baited otbtes, or either of its
■territories. s
■ ,e 1 antes above named, nm
■*Ua‘‘y pledge th eir honor for the
■’"florinhq i-c of this agreement.
SUB o
1,. ‘ COWLES MEAD, by
K' 1 ®* Shields,
PISDEXTER,
■
■ : g r >ed in presence cf Thomas
B| 11
R| January IS 1307.”
H fa conformity w ith the above
■s’setnent, uie proposed inter
■'tw took place, which resulted
■ n a voluntary submission on the
■att of col. Burr, to the civil au*
■ f| or.ty ot the territory, and also
■ s urrender of whatever military
■PJiaratus might be found on
ihe boats under his (litre-
A commutes was immedi
■“v sppointed to in-.ke the ue
cessnrv exam nation, and reoort
forthwith to (lie governor, tin
number ind det* ription of such
milium* stores as the- mignt di ,-
cover on board s ti*! bo its.
It is surely a Source of felicity
to every philanthropic mind, that
the laws and constitution of the
United States are maintain- i in
volute, without the catastrophe
ol a civil contest.
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTA
TIVES.
Thursday Feb. 5.
Mr. Sc ancon offered the fol
lowing refoUition
Resolved , That a committee
be appointed to enquire into
the expediency of making pro
vision by law to authorize the
President of the United States
to caule to be erected in luit
able places on the margin of
the ocean at his otferetion, not
exceeding arsenals & docks
(or the ccornmodation and
Ipeedy lepaiiiog of public
armed Hups and veiiels that
may be rendered unfit (or ler,
vice by gales of wind, or in
aclion with the enemies of the
United States, and that they
have leave to repot t by bill
or other wife.
The question was iinmcdu
ate.y taken without debate, and
the rcloluti >n difagreecl to.
Monday , Feb. 9.
Mr. Early , from the com
mittee of Commerce and Man
ufactures, prelented a bill an
thorifmg veflels from places
beyond the Cap? of Good
Hope to epte r at Fiymouih ;
and establishing a port oi de
livery at Auguda, in the dis
trict of Maine, whicl was refer*
ed to a committee of the wnole
on Wednesday.
Mr. Lattimore presented a
memorial from the grand ju
ro: in the county of VVafhing
ton and territory of Mississippi,
praying for an exemption from
taxes during the continuance
of the vexations expetienced
from the obftrucied navigati
on of the (Mobile, for donati
ons of land in certain calcs of
pre eruption rights, and for
aid in the eflablifhvnent of
schools ; which was referred to
the committee on public lands.
O 1 motion of Mr. Parke ,
Resolved, That a committee
be appointed to enquire whe
ther any, and if any, what al
terations ought to be made in
the laws fixing the salaries of
the fecretarie.s and judges of
the Indiana, Louisiana, and
Michigan territories, and that
they have leave to repoit by
bill or otherwise.
Referred 10 MefTirs. Parke,
Morrow of Ohio, Sandford,
J. N’elfon, and T'ift.
The Houle resolved itfelfiu
to a committee of the whole—
Mr. Varnum in thevhair —on
the hill prohibiting the impor
tation ol fJaves into the United
States.
The provision, punching
the importation of (laves with
imprisonment, was ftrickcnout,
and the punishment of death
fubffituted.
The committee having pas
sed on to the seventh feCtion, it
w read as follows :
“ That all such neg-oes, mu’
lattoes, or perlons ot colour,
as may be forfeit and by virtue
of this a&, fliall, at the ex
pence of the United States, be
conveyed to such place 01 p!a
ce:- in the Uni’ed State.'-, as inc
President thereof may direct,
and there be indentuted asap
prentices ot fetva.its, or other
wife emi loyed, as the T.di
dent may judge mofl henefici*
al for them, and mol! fafe for
the Um ed States; Provided.
That no such iug>o, mulatto,
or person of cole., fliall he in
dcntuied or employed as afore
laid, except in lame slate or
territory, in which flavety is
not permitted, or in which pro
vihon is now made lor a gra
dual abolitionof flavcry; nor
in any slate, in which such per
sons are neat permitted by law
to he indentured or employed
as aforefaid ; and if any such
negro, mulatto, or person of
color, when (o indentured or
employed, fhal! be under the
age of years, the term of
such indenture or employment
fhal! not extend beyond the
age of twenty-one years; and
if above the age of
years, the term (hall not exceed
vears.”
Mr. Early moved to flrike
out all the words of the fsetion
from die word aB, Sc to insert
in lieu tbereofThe following;
Shall be by tbe tnarfhal of the
diffriel orterritori having cus r
tody of the fame he delivered
over to such officer of the
slate or territorial government
as may by any law of the slate
or territory be direffed to re
ceive them, to be disposed of
as by any such law may be
pros ided.
This motion was warmly ad
vocated by MefTrs. Early, Ma
rion, J. Clay, Holland, D. R.
Williams, and Alflon ; and
strenuously opposed by Meffts.
Smilie, Sloan, Bedinger, and
Goldfborpugh.
Tuesday, February 10.
A meflage was received
fiom the President, furnish
ing the information requdted
by the Mouse on the fubjcct of
gun-, boats.
After the tranfaflion of a
good deal of minor bufineis,
the lloufe again resolved itfell
into a committee of the whole
Mr. Varnum in the chair ;
on the bill prohibiting the im’
portation of Haves into the U.
States.
Considerable progress was
made in the difeuflion of the
provilions of the btli, w’hen the
comrnittee rose and obtained
leave to fit again.
CHARLESTON, Feb. 21.
Capt. Perry, arrived - this
morning, informs us that the
Britiih Governor of Trinidad
has prohibited the importation
of Sait Provisions, and the ex
portation ol Sugar, from that
tfiand, in neutral velfds.
FOR SALE ,
BY THE SUBSCRIBER,
THAI’ well .situated HOUSE
and LOT No. 37, Wash
ington Ward. Also, hia House
j and Lot in Franklin Ward, No.
7. One half of the Wharf and
j Buildings on Lot No. 11, in said
Ward, adjoining Caig’s to the
east, and Richard Wayne’s to the
wes f . One undivided moiety of
the Beaverdam Mill 7’ract —2600
acres of land on Black creek,
BulJoch county. 287 1-2 acres
on the Alatamahn Anew fi
nished H mse, and Lot No. 1, in
Milledgevilie, renting at present
for 200 dollars.
If the above property is not
sold at Private Sale before the
fust Tuesdav in March, it will,
on .hat da., he sold at PUBLIC
SALE.
Conditions Cash, or Notes
on Liverpool or London.
riENRY PUTNAM-
Sav Teh. 10, 1807. 20 It
N. B. I will also sell one fourth
part of Lot No. , at present
occupied bv Mrs- Anti M‘Cica
by.
PATRIOT.
SAVANNAH, Feb. 26. 1807.
* ——cbs—-- -
COMMUNICATION.
It is irnlv astonishing when we
view* the rapid progress ofpopula
lion in this county. At the iasi
election for members to represent
us in the state legislature the votes
amounted to 530, and the dec*
tioo was a contested one. I have,
within the course of <1 few days
past, questioned, parr-ularlv, t
very candidate for the Superior
and Inferior Courts (or the friends
of every uncut them), respecting
tile number of votes thev were
certain ot, and find on summing
up, rhete are 16! 1 Stop! a
Voter has this moment informed
me of his arrival in town, whose
vote will make 1612. Now let
Burr assail us even with his “ Fi
ery Steeds of IV or.’’
A Friend to Population.
The Duke of Richmond died
at bis re it at Goodwood on tlie
29th of December* He is sue
ceedetf by I>l, Lenox of the
Guards, who some years since
fought a duel with the Duke of
York. Col. Lenox man ied one
of the daughters of the Duke of
G yidon.
MARRIED, on Sunday Evening
la the Rev. Mr. Koilock, Mr.
Tofts, Merchant, to
Miss >u.sannah Wereage, both
of this cuy.
AUCTION.
On Wednesday the 4th of March
next,
WILL BE SOLD,
Before my Store , Market square,
in lots to suit purchasers,
ONE hundred acres excellent
OAK & HICKORY LAND,
situate within three miles ol Ihe
city, and near the Turnpike road,
well covered with Ship ‘1 iinber is
Fire wood.
Conditions made known at the
time of sale.
Sale to commence at 10
o’clock.
N. M‘LEOD, AucCr.
Feb. 26. 30 2t
Mr. Joseph Butler ,
Prom South- Carolina.
this method to inform
JL the Gentlemen who have
Lands on the waters of Savannah,
that he wishes to engage in the
Rice Planting Business:
And his experience in Banking,
Draining and Planting, he hopes
will merit their encouragement.
g'T’ A line left at Mr. Clark’s
Boarding House, Market-street,
will be atteuded to.
Feb. 26. SO ts
Five Dollars Reward,
ABSENTED herself from the
Subscriber, on Thursday e.
veiling, the 19th inst, a Negro
Weneli named SARAH, about 18
vears of age, black complexion,
African burn, speaks no English,
and it is not probable she can tell
her owner’s name, She was
bought from Messrs. Dickson Sc
Johnson about live months since.
Any person delivering her to the
Subscriber, or lodging her in Sa
vannah Gaol, shall receive the a
bove Reward. Masters of vessels
and othes, are cautioned against
harbouring or earn ing her nfl.
” PETER MILLER.
Feb. 26. 30 3t
Sheriff's Sale.
W ILL BE SOLD,
On the first Tuesday in April
next, at the court house in the
county of Camden, he tween the
hours ot 10 and 3 o'clock,
A NEGRO MAN named Sam,
to sii’i'iy an execution in
favour ot John L,. K. Ho.zendorf
against R-.bert Powers. Conditi
ons Gash.
D. G. JONES s. c.
Feb. 2*. A-J
Ne:v China , Del/ih and ‘
> / ;// or ils h ire }Fare,
The Subtleriher has Just imported ,
from Liverpool, & offers for
sale, at Ills Store, vert door to
the corner of D canton street
V the Ban a small, but
Elegant Assortment
OF
China De!ph t-f Staf
fordshire WARE.
Among which ere the following
ARTICLES, VIZ.
Pea Sets, of China, complete
A great variety of Cffinim y and
Table Ornaments, of Silver
Lustre,
China and Enamell’d Ware, of the
latest fashion,
Blue printed Breakfast and Tea
Sets
| Plates, Twiflers, Muffins, Ewers
I and Basons,
1 Blue and Green Edged Ware of
all kinds,
With a variety of other articles
too tedious to enumerate. The
whole of which will be sold on
moderate terms, for Cash or Cot
ton.
EDWARD COURTNEY.
Feb. 26. 3t> if
FOR NEW-YORK,
rTK The Brig GERES,
Vh, Captain Wood. For
freight apply to the
Captain on board,#r
J. CAIG & R. Mi l CHELL.
Evb. 26 30
NOTICE.
NOW in Camden county Jail,
a negro Girl, about five (eet
3or 4 inches hgh, says she rs
French, bus speaks I nghsh——
(..tills herself SILV ) , and says she
belongs to Mr. James Smith of
Savannah and was brought iff to
this place by a Frenchman.
D. G, J ON ES*
Feb. 26 ‘ 30
jpr Mr. E OBELLI LIA
BLE SHAM is declared a Can
didate for Clerk of the Sp-pcii.
or and Inferior Courts, and is
recommended 10 the Elettors
of Chatham Cot;n>y.
A VOTER.
Feb. 26 30 t e.
To the EleFtors of Chatham
County.
I take the liberty ol announcing
myself to you as a Candidate for
the offices of Clerk of the Superior
i & Inferior Courts of this county.
Amidst the great number of Can
didates, I hope my pretensions
may not be thought presumptu
ous; particularly as it is well
known, that. I have served in that
Office for one year past, w ith di
ligence and fidelity.
BEN. SHEFTALL.
Feb. 23.
I beg leave through tlie me
dium of your ufeful paper to
announce to the public that,
TH ()M ASF. WI LLI AM S
Esq. is a candidate at the en
fumg Election for the Clerk’s
: office of the Superior and In
j ferior Courts of Chatham
county. 11 is talents, abilities,
integrity, principle*., and i*.e
ceffities, are known to tins
comm unity.
A CITIZEN.
THE SUBSCRIBER.’
Announces Innrst ls to the
Electors of Chatham County, as
a Candidate for tbe Office of
Clerk of the Superior and Inferi
or Courts.
JOB T. ROLLER.
February 16 27
tN 0 r / 1. 1.
Nine months after elute, appl*-
union will be made tK> she J*
nlerior conit of Effiiiohs* p
ty to. Lave to v U ;i
and 1 r said county, <
IOC acres, lying 011 *
j Iw.ui for the be iit.iL
j and ci ditors.
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