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report r.c hr Trot Ion, r.r.d Against the w.u\
which t.i b..I w.t i ntt *nd ad to support.
Tin* question vV'ih decided thus :
For the motion 53
Jig ring" it 61
The blank in the bill, for the amount «>f the
loan, was filled with the sum of sixteen millions
•f dollars,on motion of Mr. Clicvct.
.Mb. Miloor moved to amend the first section
•fthe bill, by inserting alter the clause giving
the author'd, to borrow, the w iris “ at a ntt
hot exc'e 'ing per cent, per an turn."
Mr. M. in ked in supi»ori of this, nvuion,
Kubstanliully, that too great a power had al
ways from the Commencement o thc govern
ment of this country been repos <1 in tlie Kx?
cutive ; that tiie opinion to the contrary'was a
great error ; and that tills bill, tjivi lg the Pre
sident power to borrow at unlimited interest,
placed in his hands an la's*. unprecedent
ed power. lie,also sail.
a? the resor continuum
hi
at
to the mea nres ol 1798
isle had so decisively etuirtissoi!
cation; that lie l».«j n'
Nitres of that day, amL*
was oil" lie had disuppri
ever less objectionahle than
of II I
astonished
resent day
h the pco
■ disapp ro
ll the mea
r cent loan
it was how
provisions of
vcrninent had in
the present bill, becaus^the
tliat case declared in manly and open mun
licrthe interest they would allow, whilst in tiiis
hill the am mnt of interest to he paid was hid
den front the people in the g ncral phraseology
and ut limited provisions ot the bill.
In r p'v to this, Mr L'hevi s remarked, that
ho too, like the gentleman from Pennsylvania,
had disliked many of the measures of .Mr. A
d.nus's administration, but it w*.is not to such
of those measures as lt.ive been adopted by the
present majority, that lie then objected ; lie hail j
tlwn concurred, for instance, in the measures
taken to resist the aggressions of France, but
lie certainly 'did not tkcr. fore approve of rais
ing an army to meet a foe with whom we could
not possibly come in contact, and who cnuld
not 1 ml a tnan on our shores ; that the gentle- i
man was under a misapprehension if lie suppos-;
e l ‘he law of 1798Mtsid fixed the terms of that i
Io n, because that law, like the pres, nl, pro
posed to leave it at the discretion of the Presi j
dent w’n-’, having fix 'd it, a* the gertlcman |
proposed, at 8 | er cent, could not obtain it at I
.jess ; that 'f the interest should be limited to |
any particular rate, say saven or 8 p r cent, the j
government would not now, as then, have it in !
its power to borrow for less, although lie bc
lieviil tout. if millmill d. it ini_rt»t be obtained
f<»r a trifle above asix per cent.—tint tV jp.-ntle
m in’s position tliht too much power had always
L en reposed in the Executive, was of too ge
neral a nature for.discussinn on this particular
motion, but if it were not, that it had no bear
fnjr on tl;e question; that the power now con
fided to the executive could not he aims d, and
was as little objectionab.e as that which die
President lias, on all occasions, to direct the
applications of money to b • drawn from the
Treasury, See. that this too roitfbt be called an
enormous power, hut was well known to.he a
matter of form, a mere Executive duty, he. he.
The motion of Mr. .Milnor was t\ien negativ
ed, without a division.
Mr. Tullmadgc moved to amend the bill by
adding thereto an a0icn<ltt*cijt to this elf. et :
Provided, That no part of said stock shall be
sold below nar.”
Alter some reservation* in favor of this motion, I
anil reply thereto hv Mr. Chcies, tlie motion was j
negatived without si ilivision.
Mr. Tal'niadge also made s\ motion to strike out
“ oncfnnrth of one per cent,” the comiuiss'.iih to
be allowed on ssile3 of stock, and insert "one
After some observation* in favor of the motion
by the mover, nnd reply thereto by Mr. Jtibb, the
motion was negatived by a small m -j irity.
1!lii> cornmitt •<• rose ami reported the bill, ami
the House adjourned.
Mr. Troup prose-in ! tin- memorial of Charles
Rockwell, •gent of James Diekson, of S vain.ah,
statin? that lie is owner or certa n property, recent
ly imported from (*. Britain, which comes witVn
the provisionaof the non-importation art, and which
was captured -by a private armed vessel of (lie U.
Slates, previous to its arrived in pmt, but, nr the
elute, after it bail, arrived within the jurisdiotio.. of
the U. States, and prayjng that the right which tlie
United States may possess thereto shall not la
transferred to he cantors. Referred to the cun
mittce of Wavsand Me.ms.
Sundry petitions were presented and referred to
the committee of Claims. **
On motion of Mr. Poindexter, the committee of
the whole was dis -barged from the further conside
ration of tlie report of the committee of Public
January 25,
l.ands relative to t
tiou of credit on i
recommitted to tin
The bill from t
law for caliing'otit
tiiis Mouse, whs re
bill.
Mr. Milnor mot
The House res
»
•tier the provision nutnorrenq; tin* , the words
** at a rate of interest not exceeding six per cent,
per annum."
On (lie suggestion of Mr. Randolph, Mr. Milnor
no ifi d his motion so as to leave (lie rate ofintc
ver' blank.
The question on the motion was decided bj Yeas
mid Nays as follows :
YP#A8 -Messrs. Tinker, Fii^eliWi^lceeker,Dojd,
Jlrcckcnridge, Brigham. Champion, < 'h'ttcnden,
Gqoke, Davenport, F.ly, Emott, Fitch, Gold fir: y,
] lofty. Jackson, Kev, I-ewis, M'Urvde, Milnor,
Moseley, 1’rar‘on, t’itk n. Potter, ^einev, Ran
dolph, (fidgety, II nlman, Slicffey, Stnrges, Taggart,
Ti llmadife, Trnrv, Wlieatooj VVIi to, Wilson.—37,
IT AYR.-—Messrs. Alston, Anderson, AiTher,
Avery, Bito >n, Hasrctt, Bibb, Blackl.-dgp, Brown,
Harwell, Bui er, Carr, <’heves, < ochran, Clopton,
Crswlnnl, Coils, Davis, Dawson, Desha,-Dintmonr,
F.nrle, Findley, fiholson, fireen, 15. Ilnl1, O. Hall,
Harper, Hawes, III neman. .lolmso >. King, I,-rock,
] ,ow odes, lyvlc, Moor, M‘Ooy, M‘Kini, Metcalf,
Milchill, Morgan, Morrow, Nelson, Newton, Pick
ens, Piper, Pleasants, Pond, Robertson, liber, Ro
berts, 8>Lc, Sawyer^ Seaver. Sevier, Seyl.err fi.
Smith, Stow, Stroup, Taliafcrre, ’Croup, Ttvner,
Whitehill, W illiams, Winn.—C5l
So the motion was Ihst ^
Mr. Milnor then renewed the n|ptinn in the form
In which he firsFproposuif it, viz. .to insert si c per
cent, per annum.
’Cliis motion was also modified on the suggestion
•t Mr. Pitkin, by adding thereto the words "pop
m/dr quarter yearly.
And the question thereon was decided by Yeas
and Nnvs ■-* follows:
for the motion itfi
Against it 60
Mr. Tallmndge moved to amend the hill l»v add
ing to the first section the fallowing words “ Pro
vided that no such slock shall he sold under par.*’
'Che question on this motion was decided Ljr Yeas
•t>d Nays i.bfollows:
fv r the motion 44
Against it 69
M!f. P'tkin moved »-* add the following ns a se
#-'*-d section to the bill : “ ’I’hal the President of
the U. States cause to he laid before f.'ongte**,
-wnlrn twenty days after the eomrtienecment of the
nrxt session, an m rount of all monies obtained by
the sale of the cerlificMes of sto< k by virtue of the
pow er gisen him by the preceding section, together
with astatement o. tiic rate at which the same may
It >»r been sold.
A dr*’i|tm y discussion took place on this motion ;
in the course of which if was s id, in-Snpport of the
nrotion by the mover and by Mr. Unndolph ami Mr.
Gobi short >ugh, that w lit n so great a latitude of pnw
sr was given to the F.xecutive, it was proper that an
•arty,das and regul.it- account sliotdt! le rendered
•! it to Congress; that there could he no objection
to it at my day. no matter how early, because if
tbor# should pruvs to Lc n difficulty, under the pro
vision* of this b:!l, in procuring the Wsys and Means
on reasonable t'-rms, they might le otherwise pro
vided I' if by Congress, ami thus a Rtf tit public Im'II(
fit would ensue. Much stress was laid «mi tlie ne
cessity of mcO 'iitabilAy in our public officers, Ste.
On the other hand, M •. flU^cs c.\|irv*wl bis
acquiescence in the priueijile^BT ill amendment, if
*•» modified as to render it practicable use. He
contended that, as the ue\i session of Fougress
might oeenr in the co"ij) of t\ summer, if the pro
posed unuyidiiicn t wi^^.'nlopiiV], the government
would he trail d to miner an ncv'buit of the opera- |
tio is im ler that act before they were completed,
and in such stage of th" •T-in ss as might be injuri
o is to the country, as h^F>g* the effect to preve t
t’i - government from iJMping U is nt as low a
rate os ’li *y otherwise uEnM. |l was said besides,
hy M*\ Rlicvns and Mi^Vrigl»f^h:l*t they ac
knowledge I tin* i.iwossitv nryjirnp^Bnceoniit hility,
that it was preposterous to requirc^f the govern- i
inent an aeuounl of the exteutiou 'jr :y before
th" tim • limited for itwcvci titiou, Jrltieb in this case
was one year. The a mendineii^^ as said to he1 al
together lUinccnsSarv. hWc^r^ because it w as al
ways in I lie power of the flUnsc, by a specific c: II
Inr it, to obtain *iiv infM^^U’on on tlic subject of
fin mcail operations thj^fTm night proper.
In tlie I'oiirse ofsMr dis« .iss^i, .Mr. Slow, who
cnicnrre I withjfl^iiovcr* of ybe new section, in
wishing a propc^^md reush labl^accoontability, as
be s lid, b'lt no <>ilicr, moved to aVond tlic bill by
Striking out tiio wi ils i.■ Is.dir, V'l Insort'ng in
lien thereof, tlic words “ o • or before the 1st day of
bebrnsri, 1814,” or wOials to tint effect. -
1 lie question on this motion of Mr. Stow, was de
cided in the affirmative hy Yeas mid Nays:
For the motion 75
Ajrtlpst ;t 37
The qncstio i then recurred on the original a
mendment proposed bv Mr. Pitkin, as amended,
and was derided in llie utiirmuUvc by' Yeas ami
Nays, as follows:
For the amendment 100
Against it 8
Mr. Sbully moved to amend the bill, dy 111111111?: to
the end of the 2d sivtion the following chaise.
“ I’lsniiled, That 00 part ol said stork shall he sold
at more tlian ten per cent, under par.”
Me.. ShefTy spoke in support of Jiis proposition.
He ehj'ioted very sthongly to the unlimited power to 1
sell slock, and state., several calculate ms, by which
be nontended that it was proved more inexpedient
tosell the stock under par than to pay a proportion
alilv gre 1 *r i itCI CSt.
l’o. these remarks. Mr. Ohevcs anti Mr. M’Kim
very filly replied and opposed the Amendment as
not productive of any possible benefit, and implying
a distrust either of the nation, or of tho persons to
whom was confided the duty of ncgooiutiug the
Tim motion was eventually negatived, bv Yeas
and Nays.
37
r or the motion
Against it 72
Mr. It iniloliih moved to strike out the won!*
“ <> >e «j:i irtcr” of t !n-o^p>^rr .a-ent. proposed to he
Allowed :o pnrsnns j^V^h't^iuhsrrii^iinis, mid mak
ing tides of tJoj^toe^^rfftiTr^jew^i inserting a
('uniidcr; We diiv^hiini^Ak |)l:iV nnmiis motion,
Mr. R mdotydi and mr. Sictm and
Mr. Iiihh oiivosinMit. N*. H. i'ivl|rlill against it
as etteirliu;' the^tronii*®, nf thmTwisurv, and
making a W -Ud'n! ^pend^nr^mf jA'Ii# inoney for
a service which mi-'^l Mr less. Mr.
Chevesand Mr.’llibb quoted thc^^^^issed in I Sill,
or 2, i especting iv sinkiniajjy^l^^iorted hy Mr.
Randolph himself, myt liaii^^^^ol the Financial
Committee, which msn^^^WWhc same allowance;
hilt Mr. Itundolph contended that the cases were in
no wise parallel, because the former applied to
transactions in Europe respecting the old debt of
the United States, hcc. in which a greater risk was
incurred.
The m tion was at length negatived hy a large
| majority ; and 1
I The hill was ordered to he engrossed for a third
I reading.
Die House took up the amendment nf the Se
j nate to the hill for raising an additional military
, force lor one vear.
[Th.; t roqniros the concurrence of
thr Semite in r»tt appointments " Inch shall be made '
undei it, during the time tliat body shall be in ses- 1
s:o» 3
Mr. Willi ms having slated the entire concur
rence of the Military Committee in tins amend
ment,it wus adopted without a division.
January J6.
Mr. A**ch“r reported a lull authorising the
Secretary or the Trea ury to subscribe tor cer
tain shares in the < 'hesapeakc and Delaware ca
nal company in bi half of the U. States j which
was twice read and committed,
Tin intendments report, d by the naval com*
mi tee to the hill respecting pensions to per
sons on board privai armed vessels, were taken
up and agreed to ; and the bill was ordered to
tie engrossed for a third reading.
Mr. Condi yn presented the petition of cer
tain milb rs and owners yf mills in or n< ar Pe
tersburg, Virginia, remonstrating against the
oppression of the law ex'.eiuling Oliver bvans’s
patent.—Referred: 4 *
LOAN FOR 1B13.
The engrossed hiy authorising a loan not ex
ceeding sixt en millions of do tars, for the
service of the year 1813, was read a third time
as follows :
A bill authorising a loan fora sum not exceed
ing six’ en million of dollars.
Be it enacted, Z-’c. That the President of the
U. 3 he, and lie is hereby authorise l 'o borrow,
on the credit of the U S. a sum not t xcecdin;
sixteen millions of dollars, to be applied, in ad
nitron to the moneys How iu the Treasi ry, or
which tnay be receivt (l f|H.in other sources, to
defray any of the expert s which have been,
er, during.the preset session of Congress mat
Le authorised by law, and for which appro
priations havt heen, or, during the present a *■
sioti of Congress, may be made by law ; t'rovi
ded, That no ci guganu r.t nor contract shall btv
entered into, which shall precindrt e U.St ocs
from reimbursing any sum, or imi », thus bor
rowed at any time after the expir. but pf twelve
years from the first dily of January next: Jnt it
i* hereby further drctan ti, I hat it shall he deem
ed a good execution of the said power to borrow
for the I'rshU tit ofJJ^^flfTTPl+^ntcv to cause
to be sold th
cares ot s ock i
cd by virtue
Se»\ 2. An
Pm sident ol
laid before C
bi nary 18 '4>,!
may be in se
obtained by
hv virtue ot t|
ing si ction, ti
rate at which the
See 3. And be*it
Secretary of the Trei
f the r.cr'ifi
be burro w
That the
anscto be
iday in Fe
fs Congress
the monies
ales of stock
>v the preced
;ment of the
e heen sold
further enacted, I hat the
«ury Ik-, and he is bin by
aut horised to employ, with approbation of the
President of the United States, an »g« nt,or a
gents, forthe purpose of obtaining subscriptions
to tht loan authorised by this act, or of selling
any part of the stock created by virtue thereof.
A commission not exceeding one <pi:irtcr of
one per cent, on the amount that sold, or lor
which subscriptions shall have been thus oh
tained, may/by the Secretary of the Treasury,
be allowed to such agent, or agents, and a sum
not excee ing forty thousand dollars, to he paid
out of any monies in the Treasury not other
wise appropriated, is hereby appropriated for
paying the amount of such commission, or
cuminisaions, as nay be thus allowed, and also
f.r defray ing the cj pen res of printing and issu
ing the subscription certificates, and certifi
cates ofstock, and other expences incident to
the receiving of subscriptions, and completing
the loan authorised by this act.
-cc. 4, And be it further enacted, That so
much of the Kinds cons'nnting the annual ap
propriai ion of eight millions of dollars, for the
payment of the principal and intei*» at of the
public debt of Ilia United States, as nuy be
wanted for thr purport, aA< r satisfying* tlie
‘tints necessary for tl^- payment of the interest,
and stic!i part of I hj^ principal of the said debt,
as the United stat^kre iw pledged annually
to pay or reimburstWis hereby pledged and ap
propriated for t c f\vmcnt%d the interest and
| lor the reim^irsenu^t of tMcprincipal of the
stock which be-cr^^'vl virtue of tliis
act : it shall acoordingli^W tlu^uty oftliecom
ntissioners of tlie sinking fund, to cause to he
•pplied and paid out of the said fund, yearly, I
such sum and sums, as may he annually wanted
to discharge the interest accruing on tlie said j
stock, and to reimburse the principal as tlie j
same shall become due, and -cay be discharged
>n conformity with the terms of the loan; and
•hey are further authorised to apply from time, '
to time, such sum, or sums, out of the said loud,
:is they may think proper, towards redeem'ng
by purchase, and at a price not above par, tlie
principal of tlie said stock, or any part thereof.
And th * faith of the United States is licicby
pledged to establish sufficient revenues for mak
ing up any deficiency that may hereafter fake
place in the funds hereby appropriated for pay
ing the said interest, and principal sums, or*
ny of them, in manner aforesaid.
See. .5, ami be it further enacted. That it shall
he lawful for any of the bunks in tlie District of
Uolumhia, to lend any ^irt of the sum authoris
ed to be boiT.iwedJiy\rtuc of this act, any
thing in any of th<4Pv*nwters.nf incorporation
to the contrary notwitlisUmding.
'1 l*e question having be^t slated on Uic pas
sage of tlie bill—
Mr. CJold and Mr. I'itkin each spoke at great
length in opposition to the bill.
The question was then taken on tlie passage
of the bill, and decided as follows :
\ F, \s —Messrs. A ston, Anderson, Archer,
•\very uncon uaru. Uusset, UiliO, IJIaeUleUyv,
Brown, Burundi, Under, Calhoun, C.irr, heves,
Cochran, Ciopton, Con lit, Crawford, Cutts, Da
vis, Dawson, U slia, Uinstnoor, Earle, Findley,
Franklin, Gliolson, Goodwvn, Green, Grundy,
it Hall, O. 11 r.H, Harper, Hawes, Johnson, Kent.
K n;j, L.icock, Little, Lyle, Moore, M’Cov, M’
Kiin, Mi'chill^Ini-gnii, Morrow, Nelson, New,
X> Avion, Oi'inl^UJs. I’iper, Pleasants,
Pond, Uinirgold, AUtsnn, ltea, Roberts,
Sage, Sawyer, S>-v^^^K^hcrt, Shaw, Ci. Smith,
J. Smith, Stow, Strmfc. Taliaferro, Troup, Tur
ner, Wh.tehill, WidgFK^Wright—72.
N VYS— Messrs. Itak^r, Bigelow, Itleerker,
Boyd, itreckenridge. Brigham,Champion,Chit
ten, Cook, Davenport, Ely, Kmott, Fitch, Gold,
CoHsborough, Gray, Hnfty, Jackson, Lewis,
M’Uryde, Milnor, Mosely, Pitkin, Potter,Quin
cy, Randolph, It, e«l, Ridgjely, Sammons, Sltef
ly, S.uart, Si urges, TlTallmadge, Tail
man, Aheaton, White^R il#on—38
So tin- bill was passed tkiul sent to the Sen
ate for concurrence.
On motion of Mr. Oheves^Le House resolved
itself into a committee of thi^khole on the bill,
reported by die committee of Bkvs and .Means,
• anthnriidng ihe issuing of'l’nM^ry Notes for
j the seri%t-of threat 1U13.”
[The autJmn^^thc I'resident of the U.
i States to c\nv?M} Treasury n^Tes to
toe amount^JKrc n of dollars ; an i also,
if lie shall djBm it cAedmnt, to issiij^i further
mount no^Ae lingVe ni^ions ^dollars ;
provide d^he ■mount^isuM iirffler th^ latter
provisos shallop deenieM|i(r litld tovhe in
part otijphe loanBt sixteen millions of dqUars
authorised by WRi bill passed this day. Tile
notes to bear interest at the rate of five and two
filths per cent pc annum, to be redeemed one
) year after the day oil which they are respec
; lively issued. |
I lie bill having been read through l>y sec
tions, and n«. objection having-been made t here
to^tlie committee rose and reported tlic bill.
1 ne bill vas^ordcred to be engrossed for a
third i ading \vvhojJ%a division
And the House &djon%k-d
T lie bill tor huiidiiV a frigate at Philadel
phia. to be called tli<^LPercn#y/i><r/ii*, and a 20
gon whip a» the fort of Prasqu’A^le, to be called
the Pretgu' I tie,—the lalPr^La! ready by the
1st July, md the ormer by^^rfirst oT Decem
ber next, and to be offered to the United Slates,
has pass' d the House of Representatives of
Pennsylvania, and been sent to the Senate for
concurrence.
Virginia Legislature.
DELEGATES.
uary 23, 1813.
'cl; burn,
ns of the Committee
ihc of the Militia, here
on the taj>je, together with the
by him proposed as a stsbsti
re taken up, and considered:—
{(■solutions were amende.!, on
Mr Mercer’s “notion, tiv inserting the words
twenty-three,” in the blank in the first rcso
” and “ ten,” in the
lution; ancl-thc words
ts,” in the blank in
liitino ; the wor
blanks in the sec
“ one dollar and fi
the foil ih Ri-so ut
The sa cl substitute Whs, .also, amended, on
motions severally nmlwiy Mr. Mercer, and
Mr. Wu'kins (of Prince 'tedwarri,^ hv striking
but, in the second Resolution, the words, “ on
the day of d on the
day of in,'"—'in% inserting, in liem
thereof, the words, “ in the spring and fall of."
The question then incurred, on agreeing to
the ssid four T{< solutiMs, bo Amended) as a
substitute for the said rektj Resolutions, and
the said four Rcsolutionv^s : mended, were,
on questions severally put thereupon, agreed to
by ihe House, as folio
1. lie solved, ns the t _
»ee, that a radical reform, ...w ..
present Militia System, would be ' dangerous
and highly inexpedient —
put thereupon, agreed to
ows •. \/r
• opini. i%of.tUis Commit
oriTj^tif time, in tiir
2. Hut Petolved, also, that tlie Militia Ofli
rers, in future, ought to he assembled, (as
heretofore) for training or drilling, in the
addition to the rr| ittalion mils •
tees now in use j i pointed and
rigid Derformanci v officers and
men, be enforced [equate sanc
tions.
3. Pctolved, t e be directed
to contract for KiHcs affnuallv, in ad
turns tot »nd detads from that office —
WANTKI
a sobci
one who ran
coivc liberal
Spring and Fall o
exercise
that eacli Militia i
cised and inspeett
vear, and remain at
Vacli meeting :—and
pfce mustered, exer
w times, in
I'cb. 1.
St.
VIKG!XI V VRGTS.
R 1 C II M O .Y 1) :
MONDAY, FElIKUAltY I, 1*1.1.
I Willi the ir
<>f Foreign Kel
presentativcs o
of tiie Mill ivlatik
men to be empln
sets, [both of which
Argils] tt’e presume
tiie present session of
f.tlie Committee
Jie I'ouse of lie
tiie adoption
script ion of sea
jierican ves
in the next
important business of
gross " ill end.
Jt appears to us th.it the provisions of the
bill, as we nt present understand it, will meet
with considerable opposition. The latitude of
<1< bate "ill, no doubt, be very considerable :
Mut we must hope that our friends in Congress
will, as much as possible, avoid the topi'- of
the right o*^ expatriation^a right about which
men msiy talk toivvc^p^^^^umt coining to any
useful conclusion, ^
l'iie sticking point of the bill in question will
be, we predict, the employment of naturalized
citizens on board vessels of the United States.
A great deal may be said, pro anil c*« on the
subject.
Before we present to our readers any remarks
upon it, (and we shall assuredly present some
hereafier,) we visit to mate distinctly our opi
nion in one resp ^t^—t bat no peace ought
to be made with CJreht IHitain until the subject
ol impreSsm nt is properly and finally adjusted.
!.<•' our sentiments, as to the preferable mode
o( adjustment, be wh it they may, to this one
opinion we shall cling throughout.
AV ith regard to the report which accompa
nies the Mill, if it is less logical it is a so less
inflated th in some other stale papers we have
seen. It is certainly deficient in clear net j, a
quality very essential in performances of this
description. But reasoning and rhetoric are
uoi me eiiiot tilings we want at tins time. 11
is sufficiently manifest to every l>o:ly that wc
have all the riffht and all the wrong too, of the
question. Money, men, and union, are the on
!y and great desi derate. The orator who shut I
he most successful producing1 these, will
deserve most of hi
We caution the lau£%crs to be a little more
prudent on the head of French defeats. If
they shall have mistaken an advised retreat for
a forced one, the majority of grins may be a
guinst them in a month or two.
How different is the conduct of the republi -
cans from tnat of 'he federalists. When the
fIritis)i are worsted by the French, the former
merely state the fact and reflect upon the pro
bable consequences to the United States : Hut
when the Fr. nch are supposed to he beaten by
the British or their allies, the federalists exult,
not because America gains any tiling, but be
cause Great nritain is victorious. Pray, is this
devotion to Britain ? or what is it ?
Those vlio draw a parallel of the invasion of
Russia by Charles XII. and Uonapartc, Jk thence
infer the total discomfiture of the latter, shew
their Ignorance of histou*. Charles failed in
his object only nbc^ue li"^'ould proceed to take
u > his winter-rpim^ks in V Urkraine—where
as Bonaparte has s^nvn hiimelf, more prudent,
by falling back upomhis sujqUies.
]>v Lust Kv<
Nfw-Yorr, Jan. 22.
VERY LATE FROM PORTUGAL.
Yesterday arriv« <1 at this port, the brig Ce
res, Watges, from Lisbon, which place she left
10th Dec. By this arrival, we learn verbally,
that the allied armv, under Lord Wellington,
had returned to their strong hold near Lisbon.
Capt. Watges has favored the editors oi'the
Mercantile Advertiser, with Lisbon papers to
3d of Decemb r.
The paper of the third states, that gen. I’aget
had been taken prisoner, near Ciudad Rodrigo.
He was surprised in going front one of his co
lumns to another.
Flour at Lisbon, was $ 20 1-2.
BI .OCR A1) H^ll-AF, V
Last eveningvfi^pilot
from Sandy-Honky^nd the'
that all y< sterdWy, rln ee shi
within 16 miVs of
January 23.
fORK KF.SUMED.
t Ulysses came tip
i!ots informed us,
of war anti a srlir
ly-llook, which
they supposed to be^te sqiHdron under the
command of Sir John IMrlase Warren.
Fa a s^ort, J.inuary 13.
By the return of M<j Bod ley from the lert
wing of the N. W army, we learn that general
Winchester marched on the 26th idt. for the
Kapidsof the Miami. We also learn by the
same gentleman, that Winchester’s men b id
received an abundance of all kinds of necessary
provisions; anti there was no doubt but it would
now be regularly supplied.
„ Washington City, Jan. 30.
A most interesting Report was yesterday
introduced into the House of Representa
tive- by the committee of Foreign Relations
prefatory to a Bill, of high import to the
Relations of this country v ith Foreign Na
tions, anti to its permanent interests. ’Fa
king the Report and the Bill together, as
they ought to be received, the one resulting
from the other, they present questions high
ly interest lug and momentous.
The injuries rereivi^k from the enemy are
distinctly set tovlfi, nnn pledge emphati
cally given, that no ii£htVriil ever he sur
rendered by our government. At the same
time that the bill Contemplates a measure
which will place the demands and the cause
of the U. States on the highest mid most un
questionable ground, depriving G. Britain of
all pretext, for persisting in her unjust and
iniquitous »ystent ofimpressment, it distinct
ly appears, that n>t only native Americans
but neutralized Citizens will be fully protect
ed in the enjoyment of the privileges of this
free government, and that every nerve will
be strained in their support.
We shall in our next present to our rea
ders the bill which has been reported, re
commending to them meanwhile to give
an attentive consideration to the Report,
which appears to us to have taken truly A
uierican ground, and to call for an union of
all good im:n in its support. These are our
first iinprc-siotison this subject, which we
doubt not will be conl'wicd by more mature
reflection.
We arc .'iwart^TTffTnWirrr^iM meet with
opposition’ in Congress atM the 'Nation, from
nmny individuals of grea^ respect ability &
honor; but we hojle, that when the details
of the bill shall have lx*cn investigated and
receive such modification as a majority shall
think proper.it will receive nearly tfte *u
n-Yntmous vote of Congress and thC" general
approbation of the nation.
A most important hi>L has passed to a
third reading in the HoviW of Rcprcsenta
tires, for the . lassifiiaI'nMto! lilt Militia of
tTte U. State#,
Nat, hit.
t* 4 «>»- • t”» ♦ •. t i.
iv\LC,'<HJKT V\WH\I..
■ml tli.it a :r< tier >1 r ■ r • j
the J5?h t
Handier;
o be c<”
’If'
W • i
will :**»
FcliHiar
W. IItill. 4»ld til
■of (be be lowing
President—J|ru ll\rfi
Members—Ifr/^^ff y^K^Blo
Brig. Gen':/ P. H
Brig. Gen. FI Bur beck
Cut G. Izard, Arti’i-ry
Col. A. Macomb, • ;
Col. J Burn, Ca;i t- ;•
Col. y. Si mo nit. In antry.
Col- y. King*berry, Iufantrtf.
Col. T. Parker, Infantry
Cnl. II. Brady. Infantiy
CoI Jlr. It.IVinler, Infantry
Col. P. P. Schuyler, Infantry
tple'i
Supernumeraries—Lieut
^tsicne.vo
Lieu. col.
•<** IV
o mi <
A
* IP Scott,Artillery
Chryttie, Inf an'J
Dennit, Infantry
fudge Advocate—A. y. Dallas, V.S’j.
IPi understand that Horace Birney, K*<J'. is
to be the counsel of get:. Hull. —Jurora.
; 1 fenry
mg at
barrels, F *r. terms up,
i‘t Craddock's Wharf)
HO
tcnooxEit
it lotte,
nedy, Master, now ly«
etts, burthen about '*6(1
to the master on bvurd^
RT PLEASANTS.
tf.
Feb. 1st
Half a Cent lie ward
RAN-AWAY from the subscriber, living ig
Cumberland dountv. mv Son
tl«*orge N. Carson ;
be has trrey eyes, fair hair, ami rudy complex
ion, about live feet si£ incites high, bad on
"'ben lie went awaj^^Kbie Broadrlo !i Coal,
plated bn tuos^iom|^^Bn(l(iublc Wove V i rgin i a
Cloth mixed, covered with an
Oil Cloth ; bis nair.efti^js Mat, age I 16 years
Me lias Enlisted v.M the United States* Army
twice, and I have him (ili, being a minor.
Any person or pen^L delivering him the sai.fc
(i. N Carson to ij^Bshall receive the ulxiva
reward, and fartheraTl ami every'person o i cr
sonsare forewarned harboring him, uml tha
different Recruiting Officers from Enlisting
him, as they muv expect to be dealt with ;i«
the law may direct.
GEO. CARSON.
Springfield, Feb. 1. 4w.
\\7 ^BE SOLO, by virtue of a deed o^
trust,entered into by Samuel Foster, tat
secure the payment of certain sums of monev
to Taliaferro Hunter, on Friday tlie 2nd day of4
April next, if fair, if not, the next fair day, at
the mansion house, upon the premises, for rea
dy money, so much of
J wo L l'iicts .01 Lnuri,
lying in South Faroltam P >rish anti Essex cwiin
ty, to wit:—One tenement, tract ami parcel »-,f
containing three hundred and twenty*
nine acres, ar\d an half acre, be the same more
or less, being the saute Land which was con
veyed ’o Taliaferro Hunter by John A. Beale,
and Vppltiahis Wife, by dejkl dated the 20tli
April, 1807.— And also, of other Tenement:
and Tract of Land, con
acres, and one fourth of a
more or less—which Land
the said Hunter by John
his Wife, and arc the sain
which were conveyed hv
Eliza .Mary his Wjfc,
ter by deed, he ar il
ry» 1811—as shall h<
fy the cant indent r|
the sunt of five hilt
six shillings and
thereon, from the 1st
Felt. 1.
ninjj twenty seven
icre —Ik* the snuus
’as also convened to
M< ah . and Appltia
wo Tr ets of Land,
i i ei t o Hunter and
to the said Samuel Fos
date tIAdst day of Jantuw
'ufRcien^notay and satis*
nf ^mfecdr, and also
_Jtd pounds
;hrwpencc'^vi^Ti inlet cat
yv <v- .l:tnu:irv,Tei i.
OS. C IlOOMES,
dieting Trustee.
8w.
The Safe of part of the Estate of TheoJorick
B. Me Robert, dec'll- by his Arfrninisrator
ON' M -nda the 22nd day of Feb. n. xt, if
fair, if not, the next fair day, at the late
dwelling house of Theodorick n McHobert,
near Prinr- Edward ourthou.se, will he offer
ed for sale to the highest bidder, '2 or 15 VA
LUABLE SLAVES, and ^the perishah'e Es
tate of the dec’d, (thaq
Sheep Hogs, Corn, 1ft
Furniture
All sale9 under j520
hove that sum, will he oj
the ptirch.ser givingbon|
rity, to carry interest fror
tuallv paid Those who
counts with, or claims against the Estate, are
requested to make them known to the subscri*
her.
WM.L. MORTON, Adm’b.
of Th eA ft. Me Robert.
Prince Edward, 1 t ’'•F
ns) Horses, Cattle,
tehold and Kitchen
he for cash, all a*
12 months credit,
|nd approved seen*
flic date il not pure*
have unsettled tic
r^O III'"/ KENTF.D for onc^year, or leaned,
for a 1 inger Urm, an
ICK-IIOUMK,
well filled with clean Ice, together with two or
three acres of ground, well adapt. «1 or a Mark
et Garden : A House suitable fora s in gle per
son, or a -t nail fainilj b_- bad wait tho
premia's
This property possPSa
01**1 lv attached to prop]
ami affords a desirable
of respectability.
JAMES UK VNDF.lt
Manchester, 28th Jan. 1815. 2\v.
TO IIK Ml UK!) OUT,
Two Ne^ro (iiris,
tint have hern A^d to the care of rhihlrea
and the business (Mu famfcv—and of {food cha
racters. v m J. II.
advantages not gen
tv of th«* same kuul,
uatioh for a Gardener
N(»TH5K —rli*rWfinril» »ml Houses, ami
the Field eonwruous, retaining between
eight atid nine acreawd fine rich ground, hereto
fore advertis'd as h.'fonging to the estate of
James !.yl<, dec’d. will (except the Ued House)
he set up lor rent, to the Imdicft bidder,on Sa»
Mirds.y tiie 3 >th current, on tli
the two Tenements
for t wo or three sin
the small Tenement!
two on the large
Field will he rented
The subscriber ha
Korun, outlie firs! floor of l he
the > ross s'rce , l< ading fro.pj
to the river.
remises: On
nises suitable
z.—Ono on
street, a»ul
uses and t ha
I' U 1
.\itally errtu(cl
i n a
he Artfut Oft f.