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debate, the question was again put—“ Shall the bill pass f” and decided as follows : YEAS-—Messrs. Brown, Daggett, Dana, Fromentin, German, Giles, Goidsborough, Gore, Horsey, Hunter, King, Lambert, Ma. son, Tait, Thompson—15. NAYS—Messrs. Anderson. Barbour, Bibb, Barry, Chase, Condit, Gaillard, Kerr Lacock, Morrow, Roberts, Robinson,Smith, Talbot, Taylor, Turner, Varnum, Wells, Wharton—19. So the Senate refused to pass the bill, (to do which, after the refusal of the President to sanction it, would have required the votes •f two thirds of ail the members present) and the bill is therefore lost. Friday, February 3. The hill making an appropriation for re* pairing or rebuilding the Public Buildings in the city of Washington, underwent n Jong discussion in the Senate, and was ordered to be engrossed for a third rending. Saturday, February 4. The bill for the relief of Saltus, Son & Co. wns read a seuoi’d time and committed to Messrs. King, Roberts and German. The bill for the regulation of the courts of Indiana, was read a second tune and refer led to Messrs. Morrow, Talbot and Cha^e. The bill to authorise the President of the United States to receive into the military service of the United States certain corps which may be raised and organized by any state to se* vc in lieu of the militia thereof, whs read a second time and committed. The bill making appropriations for the support of government, was read a second time, and committed to Messrs. Taylor, Chase and Roberts. Mr. Barbour of Va. gave novice th. t on Monday he should ask leave t > ini reduce a bill to incorporate the subscribers to the I!cnk of the United States of America. The bill for tilt- repairing or tvbuilding the public buildings in the city of Washington, was lead a third time, and the blank there in for the amount of appropriation having been filled with Jine hundred t/iounand dol lar* was passed, and sent to the House for concuri ence. The bill Irom the House *o amend the act to establish a Navy Department, by adding thereto a Board of Commissioners, was read a third time as amended, and passed by the following vote : YEAR—Messrs Barbour,Chase, Daggett, Fromentin, Gaillard, German, G;,?s, Gore, Horsey, Kerr. Masor., Mor.-mv, Tait, Tay lor, Thompson, Wharton—16. NAYS—Messrs. Bibb. Condit, I.acoek, T.ambert, Roberts, Smith, Turner, Var nurn—8. 'I he amendments yet require the concur rence of the Hoii«e. The bill for the batter regulation of the ordnance department was read a third time as amended, and pass. d. The bill Concerning Weston Jenkins nnd others, was read r third time and passed ; and the bill concerning Mat; beer Guy ar.d others, was read a third time, and re com mitted for further consideration. Monday, February 6 The b’d' for faying gold and si’ver ware end jewelry, ai d the bill for taxing lotteries, were each read a second time, and referred to the committee on the general appmnria lion bill ; to which committee were added Messrs. Daggetr and Brown The bill from tl.•*. House to amend the net lavirg a duty on Mcen-es to retailers, was read a third time and parsed. C?,The prep sition to appoint an asistant door keeper in lieu of Mr Tims, was, on ino'iun of Mr Turner, postponed to the 4th day of M trch next. On rro,'>on of Mr. Varr.it-p. thr commit tee on Military Affairs was instruct* d to cr quire into e expedir .cy of making piovi, sion l>y law for the payment of the mir' ia who have been caMed cut by the authority of any state t'.ir the defence of any part ot the United Stales against i: vasinn since the commencement of the present war, and not taken into t* e jr y of th United States ; 8c frr reimbursing anv state for any monies advanced for pav, rations, camp equipage, and other expences necessarily incurred in culling nut such militia, recording to rules and regulations prescribed bv lav for de fraying the expencesof eaU'int out the mi. litia by the • uthority of the U S. The bill to allow drawback rf duties on spirits distilled. Hurt of certain go. da wares and merchandize manufactured wi h*n the United States, was further considered, and ordered to be engrossed fora third reading. The bill to amend the direct tax law and the furniture tax law, was rejd a third time, and re commit ed to Messrs. Giles, King and Taylor. Agreeably t«> notice, Mr. Harbour, leave being given, introduced a bill •• to incorpo. rate the subscribers to the Rank of the Un ted States of America /’ which was read and passed to a second readime [Hie principal features of this bill are *’> follows : The capital to consist of fif'y millions of ilol ars, payable twenty millions in Treasury Notes, fundable at the plea f ut 2 of the government in ^took to bear an lute rest of 6 per cent. ( fifteen rrilliuns in any Public Stork bearing 6 per cent. inte rest f five millions in sprrT ; and ten mib lions to be subscribed hy the government in Stock bearing an interest of four per cent per annum ; the government to have the capacity to borrow thirty millions of the Hank at d per cent interest; the 1) rec. tors not to be obliged to pay specie until the last payment en the stock shall he com. pleted ; and, upon th<* petition of the Direc tozs, the government may introduce any regulation which shall he thought proper tu regard to the Sg<*cie payments of the Hank ; tne st.b'Criptions to he opened on the fir^t Monday in April, at which time the first payment of one.fifth of the whole amount ol subscription shall be payable, and the remaining four^fifths in four quar ter-yearly instalments ; the Hank to go into operatic n ns soon ns twenty millions are thus paid in. The Directors for the first year are named in the bill.] The President laid before the Senate the annual report of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund. The bill to authorise the purchase of a tract of land near Plattsburg, was passed to a third reading. HOUSE OF HEP RESENT ATI VES. Tuenday, February 9. Mr Creighton presented a petition fron Oeorge Stidger, Matthew Rowland, A hr a t.air. Kraft nnd Abraham Miller, of the ■state of Ohio; which wan referred to the •ommittce on Pubic Land. Mr. Eppes of Va from the corn mi» tee of Ways and Means, reported a bill for the relief of Edward Hahnwell ; which was twice read and commuted. Mr. Brintrh-’ n of Mass. submitted for consideration the following resolution. Retolvrd, That the committee on Mili* tary Adairs be directed to enquire into the propriety and expediency of reducing the National Expence*, by abnlishin;; any of the offices in the Military or 'Var Depart* ment or bv diichargin ; and of the Military Officers of the United States, whose con tinuance in office may not be necessary for the pnblic service. Ordered to lie on the table. On motion of Mr Reaolvcd, 1'nnt the Committee anpnin ted on so much of the Hresident’s Message as relates to the classing and disciplining of the militia, be instructed to enquire into the expediency of making provision by 'aw to make all the white male persons, be tween the age of 18 and 45 years, residing on lands to which the Indian title is not ex tinguished, liable to do militia duty. On motion of Mr. Nelson, the memorial of Win. Lambert (respecting n first meridi* an) accompanied with astronomical calcn* latinos relative to the establishment of a fiist met idian for the United S*ates, togetli* er wi'h former reports thereon, were rc» ferred to a select committee, with leave to report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Kilbourn submitted for considera* tion t'.i followin ' resolution : “ lieaolv d. That the com mi'tee of Claims be instructed to enquire into the expedien cy of providing by law for the paying to the mounted volun’ecrs and dr. **ed militia wbr, have served in the North Wes'ern ar my under the command of Gens. Jackson Sc Floyd, against the Creek Indians, or to their heirs or assign-, the value of the horses by • them lost iu said serv ce, in cons-q ience of the men being dinnounted a d separated from the r horses, bv order ol their rrspec. live commanding officers, or any expedition, •r:n con equence of die ririei*s being killed, or wounded in battle, deducting from tlie o riginal value of such horses respectively, as received into the service, the amount ’of wh'ch m «y have been paid for the use there* of in any of the caves, prior 11 the loss of the same as aforesaid.’* The resolution was amended, on motion of Mr, Mail of Leo. by in*erting after the words “ wounded In battle,” the words_ ‘‘orwhohive lost their horse or horses whilst in the service of the United States, by any unavoidable accident/” and On the adoption of the resolution as a mended, the vote, after debate, stood as follows: For the resolve Cy Against it 49 So the resolve was passed. The eng-ossed bill making nppreprin tious for the su.nport of government for the year lf.15 ; tne engrossed bill concerning (he courts ot /office in the Indian territory; and the engrossed bill tuthnrizing the Pres ident of the United States to receive into the service certain v .lumeer corps, which Hiny bo 1 a Ltd and organized by any stst^, in lieu of the detachments of the militia thereof, were severely read a third time, passed and sent to the Senate for their cor.1 cur'coce. Tne bill supplementary to the act con* fi-ning certain claims to land in ttie Illi* oois ter; itor>, and the bill for taxing lo le ries, passed through Committees of the whole, were severclly amended, and older ed to be engrossed for a third reading. And the tiouve adjourned. l'riilaij February, 3. Mr. Findley of Pa. presented the petition of sundry inhabitants of the county of West moreland. in Pennsylvania, praying that the widow and children of Hie iHre Robert Campbell, wl-.o was ‘ci'le-l in the military service of the (Jotted State*, may receive an annuity ol ihe Pub ic Treasury._defer red to the committee on Militarv Affairs. Mr. liaston presented the petition of i)a vid Delaunay, prating indemnification lor three horses lost in the public service by him, whilst acting in the capacity of Adju tant and Inspector General of the Militia ot Missouri; which was referred to the com mittee of Cliims. Mr Rhea from the committee on the P 'St Office and Post R.,a«ls ; reported a bill to ah ter and i-stabli h certain Post R ads ; winch Was twice read an I committed. Ihe Speaker laid before the house a lef« ter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the duties and drawbacks on goods imported into and ex ported lrom the- Uni’ed States, during the years 1811, 181J and 1813; which was read. I I’.e House resumed tire Consideration oi lie bill fur tax ng lotteries ; and it was or' tiered to be engrossed fora third reading. The engrossed hill for the relief of Saltus, Son fie Co. was read a third time aad pass* ed. I he engrossed hill to amend and extend the provisions -*f the act of the !6>h Anril, entitled “ An act confirming certain claim* |o hnds in the Illinois -errilorv, and provitl. ing for th~ir location," was read a third time aud passed. * ilie bill'o provide ftdditrnnl r v-miei for defraying die expence* of government and maintaining tlie pub hr, credit by laying a duty on nl! go»d v»d silver plate jewdtt ry and paste.work in the hands of the ini' mifacMirpr, passed through a cnmmit'ee ol the whole, Mr. Nelson in the chair, and •vas, wohout o’jctinu, ordered to be en. groped lor a third reading on to-morrow, VIRGINIA MILITARY LAND CLAIMS. The house resolved itself into a commit' »re of the whole. Mr. Stanford in the chair, on the report of the committee of Claims on the pc itionof Sarah Easton and Dorothy S»orer, Representative* of Co|. Robert II. Ta-rison, of Virginia, deceased, who pray for permission to locate a land warrant granted t<» them by the state of Virginia in cons:d"r.a‘ion of the R vobttiooary services of the deceased on the Public Lands a por 'ion of which rightfully belongs, as it is con. tended to Virginia for the satisfaction ol claim* of this character. [ The circumstances of this case are near !y these : Col Harrison was one of the best end most approved officers of the continent at army until after the siege of Yorktown in the Revolutionary war, in the capacity o| Aid and Secretary to General Washington, whose Rep#c<m|»t mver did not until 181.1, obtain fro a the ft ate of Virginia a grant ol land in conaideiation of his jervices which grant, however, mvlnv to the cession nfh« snrtbjr Virginia to the U. S>ates witW sufficient reservation for the satisfaction of n.l.tarv c'aims (though such reservation va-5 intended) is of no present use to th~m — and they therefore prav oermisvnn to locate ';Vr?r"t on any unaopropriated lands ° . e V n,iet^ S*ates, .aa<l also pnv cootpen « sation from the United Spates for the ser v'oes of their deceased father. The co n mttee to whom the petition was referred, report, that this case cannot he distingnish -d from a mass nr other cUirm, barre l hr the statute of limitation, and therefore ought not to nc rhis report was war mV.- and e1no.i«»n*’v opposed hvo ,,. Sm-th n« V V. M - la^sv, . VTKe-6 VIr' Ne,w af V*- & 'tr M Kes nf Kv. and advocated bv Messrs. dnwea of Ten. Wright of MJ. and Chapped The deha e on the r«*p*'r* spread ov<»r ♦he who»e field 0r th-* equitable rieht or the stste of \ irsjinls to rdnim of the 'J. Stages the location of her mi!ita-v land warrants on the lands 0f the ,eeine that ye onW •'F all the’states had acceote 1 the invitation of the gea-ral gavommen* tn c-de to them all her poh’ic land, reserving onIv a proportion the-eof for the satisfaction o? claims and donations for militarv servir-,,, w i rh portion has been too small for that ohj»ct. Those who opposed the report ad. vacated this right t 'hos» who supported the ~ '?? ‘|“J,i'id the legal or equitable claim ?! ,C,C’ln,a% f?t’,er r°3ics intermingle*! in le dente, arismg in a degree from state reeling, but not from anv denial of the me 7^ ° ' • Garrison, except bv the asser" t-on tha*t .ere were pe-sonsin 0‘h-rs’a‘es of eq.ia. mei-if, to whom orfo whose renrseo tatives no compensation had been grange or t eir military sendee ’comparable to*hat proposed »o i,e too generouslv bestowed to the representatives of r.ol. Unrrison. io n-e t^rence tn the satisfaction of o*her c'ai vj. ants or revoluiionarv services, whose clai n« vvere rigorously barred bv the statute oi limitations (), tho other baud, the 1 >ca tion of the land warrant gra-itr 1 t>v Virg’ma, was claimed as a right growing out of ihr cession bv Virginia tn the g-ne-al gov-rn. m- nt, with a reservation of o o-Mb trad ?/ an ! rvv' ,ch had proved ipsu'ficicnt) foi r ^t.c«on of her military and land war ., J ,le ‘ resulted in a disagreement to ,, es * ut'on reporta;] by the committee of Aiid lleyolutinnarv CUi ns, and the ad^prmn of the Following in lim, of it: 'Rctahjcd, I'hat so much of the stir] ne. >Mon as prays compensation for the extra oi,.,n irx and vubjttb’e revolutionary servi.. oes of toe ancestors of the petitioners, be Till* 1 i 1 ■ -la* Sn thereof as or ivs >Ht a law mav pass, nnthorizing them to loc-ce on the lands of the Unbed States, a !uteL,r *5,<5"e^ tf> them by the s*ate Virginia, for the se-vicea aforesaid, is rroxovnUrani ouo-bt to be ms resol we having been reported to the h .'ise. thev adjourned without coming to n decision 'hereon. 8 ntwspoitr vriov op tup. n vils. TheR'T?itfl' ^ the Pa’* OKce^i p„, Z ln ° mT,rre r'rerr"1 •’”** P"" thru,', me'n°r,rlt*' "'sritfainf again*/ , • "ate‘ ortran»fi9rt,n'r the naif „n the M„b. b* T a":1 ! ir r’!t’,,re fhe Pott Matter Cm eral re .at tag th-retn, report ™al t',1ev1 ,uv? h'", th“ same un-’er conside LnM 'r' - Tr' i? "r fTrPV n3,?°"'‘l impor 5 " V m timc of''rf>r, that no de lay should attend th- transportation o'‘ the mai . nev deem it in-xpedirnt tn interfere * ,PFC,,f’nt a’ ranpments of the nost oflic? ifiwin» ’ ; and, therefore submit the fid lowing r '^cilatirn • Ketolved. That it is inexpedient to tyrant the prayer of the petitioners. h General Pott Office, January 16, 1815. Sir—The Postmaster C -neral. to whom wa referred sundry m-mor .Is vrsinit the usage o °,v>mnf ti,e mails on th« oaboath, h M the honor to report the follow ,neT ’•icts «ki)tl oh<'?rv ttioiH: The nsa^e of transporting the mails on the it •»’ 'i o'* vith t,,c constitution ofthf T l,°* : a Prohibition of that usage will be first consul-red. T he m iil passes every dsv in tli~ we«k from Portmnuth, N if to Wtnnh, io Oeorgia, and rrom wiscasset, in Main-, to Schoodic Falls without rest on the Sahh.th, And the sanv praetce Prevai’s on the gr.rat route from Wash inRTton city to O iio, Kentucky, and the Mis ■louri territory. and from that c:tv to Tenues se«. Mississippi tentnry, and New Orleans ( i< uo-n Charleston, S. O40 Tennessee an I Kentucky ; and on several other jy-eat chains o. communication. If the maii was not tc move on Sunday, or "p«t mentioned r »ute, it wordJ bs delayed ro(m three to four days in passing from 001 feme of the rou e to the other. Fron Washington city to St. Louis, M. T, the mai w°u|d he delayed taro clays. From Washing ton city to New.Orleans the mail would b • de layed'hre • days. From X-iw-Orleaos to Boa ton it would be delnved from four to five davs and, treneralfy, the mails would, on nil avarage be retarded equal to one seventh part ofthi tun-now employe I, if the mails do not riovi on the Babbit h. On the smaller cross routes, the transports f of the mail has been avoided on the Sabbath except when necessary to prevent gn:st delay* and to preserve connexions with difTeren routes. In relation to opening the mail* on the Sab bath, it m >y be noticed, that the ninth secti on of the •• Act regulating the Post Office es tablishment,** makes it the duty of the Post masters to attend to the dut ies of his office " every dny” on which a mail shall arrive at his office, and at "all reasonable hours*’ on e very day of the weak. When the mail is con* veved cm the Sabbath, it most he opened and exchanged at the offices which it may reach in the course of the day j this operation at the smaller offices, occupies not more than ten or twelve minutes, in some of the larger offices it occupies one hour ; and, it is believed, does not very greatly interfere with religious exer cises, as to Postmasters, The practice of *' delivering** letters’and, newspapers on the Sabbath, is of recent origin and directed l>y the shore quoted section comm -ncing in 1S13. Prior to that period no Pastmaster (except the Postmaster at Wash ing on city) was required t»deliver letters and. newspapers on the Sabbath. The ** reatona hie hourt” were tn be determined by the Post master General, who established the following regulations now existing ; “ At Post offices where the mail arrives on Sunday, the office is to In* k®pt open, for the delivery of letters, See) for fine hour after the arrival and assort ing of the mail j but in case that would inter fere with the hours of public worship, then the office is to be kept open for one hour aftei *h* usual time of dissolving the meeting, For that nurnovi.” Alio, if the mail arrive* at an odtce too late for the delivery of letter*, on ^jtitr hv the Postmaster is instructed to deliver them on Sunday morning, at such early hour, as not to intrench upon the hours devoted to relirdom exercise. If these regula tions are not strictly attended to. it must be imputable to the urgency of applicants, au.1 the com-daissnce of Postmasters. After the preceding statement, it is, to be observe l, that public policy, pure ninralivt, on 1 its lellM religion, combine in favor of a dtt.* observance of the Sabbath Revert helest, a mtioo owes to its-lf an exercise of the means adaot^d to its own preservation, and fer the cantiousuoc nf thos* verv hi swings which 1-rv fro n such observance, an l the nation •an* sometime* onerato, by a f*iu of its agents,, i’rn on the Sabbath. and such nhseration, may a* in th-* tim-* ofwir, l> "ome iodisncns.ihle : so that the mnnv mav enjoy an uninterrupted exe"cise of religion in quietude and la.fi ty— Tn the oresent sta’e of the nation, it may be sunnosed oeoenarv, >/n'ly, to convey govern" men*n1 o decs, instructions regulations, and to eommtinieate and receive information.-—If this ila’d v carriage of the wail he, as relates to the safety Of th* nation, a matter of necessity it nl« s» bec-m-s a work of tno-cy- When peace shall arrive, the'necessitv will great y dimmish, an l it will bs, at a*l times, a pleasure to this Dena-tmant to p-ev*nt any profanation of the ‘tshharh, as fa" as relates to Its otRcial duty, or its oUeial authority. Tb*preco liar s*atemrntof fac*s and obser vations am submitted, wi*h much respect for the memorialists, and with great defference to yourselves an 1 Jtho Honorable the House of Representatives. 'V RETURN .T. MEIGS, jr. The ffmorihle the ^fieaher of the TToute of Representatives. «*> ... ,i ■■ VIRUT VI V VRfMJS mcmioyn. FEn«uj vtv 11, Pi fi ro flie Palron* of the Virginia Argus. T*'ie Subscriber, having undertaken to com.loot the fVtire publication of the Ar~ gys, fee's't incumbent on hi o, at entering noon the discharge oF his EVitn-ial duties, t-tsiva few words to the P»trons of the Establishment, respecting the outline of the Ciurte he pronoses to pursue. Recurring to the uniformly respectable character of the Paper, un ler the man agement of its late estimable Proprietor, the subscriber ole ines himself to the Friends of the Establishment, that there shall bs no departure from the Republican and cor* rect prncip'es which, for so many years, ha1vecharacterised *he Virginia Argus And not mt***elv for the sake of consistency wi»h its former principles, but from the Subscriber’s personal feelings and movie *ions the future character of the Argus will be <l ci'tedly republican, and what a mounts to ’he same thing, unequivocally frien lly to the present Administration of the General Government. The expression of his approbation, and the promise of his sup port, the Subscriber is sensible can be no great boon : but it is gratuitous and pure with respect to himself, and congenial, he is persuaded, with the political scn« timents of a great portion of the Sub scribers to the Argus. No half* way course, no *• faint praise,” no dubious expression of applause, therefore, ' in relation to public measures which have die we’fare of our Country, or the preser vation of our right* for their object, will ever proceed from the subscriber’s pen — Mis t.ilen’s may be inconsiderable, and his capscitv limited ; h it his patriotism is sin cere, and bis wishes to promote the pood of his Country are unbounded. He hopes, then, to compensate for any deficiency in noiat of ability, by the abundance of his zeal and the persevering exertions of his industry Professionally conversant with the practical labor and systematic per* formuoce of typographical duties, he may safely promise to the Patrons of the estab - lishment over which he presides, a regula. ruy, neatness, and, h« trusts, accuracy of execution in that department whic i cannot fail to giv3 satisfaction in whatever relates to the technical concerns of the Office. Wishing not to trespass on the patience of the Public, the subscriber will not at pre sent s iy more, than that he commits his own, and the fortunes of the Argus, to their liberality and benevolence. PHILIP DU VAL. NRW-OKLEANS. Th? wftiiderful, and 09 it has been justly tcrm»(l the almost incredible victory gained by our Western Militia Hnder Jackson, oyer the veteran and disciplined troops of the Enemy at New-Orleans, is a subject not only for popular rejoicing, hut of devout and solemn thanksgiv ing to the Supreme, Omniscient Disposer of human events. Never was the finger of Hea* v> n more visibly interpos-d for our preservation an l success, than at the siege of New-Orleans. Jackson may he bold, judicious, firm and indela tigshle—and w? believe him to be incomparable in these respects—but tht issue of the late en gagement announces the superinlendance and direction of a wisdom and power much supe rior to the ingenuity of man, and the ablest de vices of Generalship—-and we ought to consi der the astonishing went of the battle, not so much the result of human agency, as the just and awful dreree of that Pnwrr, in whose hands are the fate of nations and the destinies of the universe. The official account of this brilliant •” -js, was received by the mail of Wednesday <-ht last, and on the following evening, the different Volunteer Gorps of this City assembled on the Capitol Square ; where,from the mouth of the cannon they proclaimed the joy of their hearts Mr. Thomas Walton, foreman of the ship joiners at the IT. 3. Navy-Yard in Brooklin, or Friday evening last owned a subscription foi voluntary joiner’s work on a new Frigate foi Commodore Decatur, contemplated to be built i t this city i and we have the pleasure ol sU ting that upwards of four hundred days worl were subscribed on the same evening. Mer. Adv. yanuary 3$. F/re—About 2 o’clock on Saturday morning the extensive Morocco Manufactory in Ferry street, belonging to Messrs. Mtinell and Sla ter, was destoyed by fire. An adjoining build ing was also consumed ; and were it not fo the unremitted exertions of the Firemen, man others must have been destroyed. We under stan I, that the Factory batffbeen insured in th Eagle Office at 20,009 dollars ; but that the pt licy expired a few days ago, and had not bee I renewed. The lots sustained by the fire is ei limned at from 1.2 to 15,000 dollsrj. Wiittrtoixn, fN.yj January If, Sactett'i Harbor — 1'he keels ol lwo largo vessels are laid at S tokens Harbor ; we under* stand that one is 182 and the other 184 fret , one of which is building under the superintend dance of Mr. tickford and the other under the superintendence of Mr. Brown, ship Wrights. CtiiLicoTHK, (Q.) January 14. On Saturday Inst Major Genet *1 Gaines arrived at Newport Ky. on his way to N, Orleans ; rn Monday a depuration from the Citizens of Cincinnati)! waited on him with an invitation to accept a public dinner, which on the account of the critical state of •.(Fairs below, and a sense of public duty he declined. Previous to his departure lie for warded to the gentlemen who waited ua hint the follow.ng note. To Major Torrence. AJajor binder non, Cafi tun Oliver, and Cu/itum M*Furlund. G ESTLRMF.N, Permit me to nsk the favor of you to ofTer to the citizens’of Cincinnati, my best thanks for their polite invitation, communi cated through you, to a publ c dinner. I re* gret that h will not be in my power, con*» sistently with my public duties to attend, but shall nevertheless bear in mind a great, ful sense of this pleasing testimonial of t:ie munificence and regard with wh cb the peon pie of Cincinnati have honored me. Though personally a stranger to Cincm* nati, I have long viewed its local advan tages—its rapid growth aud its high /<ro*, jiectivc distinction among the thousand great cities of our national interior, and wc^t;—. with a degree of pleasure bordering, per haps, not a littie, on national prejudice or national pride—but it is still a pleasure : for in this enudtry we behold th<* healthful heart and robust stamina of United ,ilmeri. cu—a heart and stamina that will forever i remap sj» e.dcd from the pa isle tic touch, with which British ships, foreign inter course, and foreign inilueuce, corrupt and I deaden some of tne exposed extremities ao gilie sea coavt. And should die l ratio rous aristocracy of one extremity or the in* surgent mobacracy of another liueaten to tear assunder our national union, then will the importance of this great interior body—• this sheet anchor of our federal bark, be universally seen and felt. It will speak in a language of brotherly love, but in atone strong as the mountain storm, the America* Refuiblic shall be /ireserved ! Your obedient servant, EDMUND P. GAIXE8. I MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE. The wise men of the Massachusetts I,-ps laturemet on the 13th ult. We never have wit nessed, within om* recollection, so iutle nmice taken of the sittings of this body as appears of tlie present. It is now ascertained 10 be a fa< t that they art not only a factious but lifeless ho ly, that is they have shewn all possible disr position to postrate the National Governrr.c*n{ and sever themselves from the Union, but they have neither the nerve nor the courage :o do it. No body of nvn now look towards them far ny great effort, either against the National Go vernment or against the enemy, who are now in qniet possession of one third of the terri o y IVIassaclissettfl. Vet we find the solemn oath which* governor Strong took when he a as sworn into office,4 to protect the State, “ to encounter repel, resist, expel, and pursue, by Force of arms, to kill, slay and destroy, if necessary, and conquer by all fitting ways, all and every such person and persons who shall at any time, in a hostile manner, attempt of enterprise the destruction, invasion or detriment or annoyh of’this commonwealth.” Ont would suppose that any man that would taxe sucb an oath, and act as Governor Strong has done, would not feell very well about'the conscience- This is a fit subject of enquire for the Republicans in bath Houses. They must fasten the h’ame of the shameful events in Maine, very close upon the back of Coven or Caleb—ami let him shoulder it off on his advi* sers if he can.—Tankee. Twenty Dollars Reward. nSCONDEO on the 6th or Tth October last, a Negro Woman, named MILLY, of dark complexion, middling stature, and slender made. Her clothing cannot be described, as she took a variety with her. 1 have reason to auppose she is harboured about town. Tlv* abov* reward will be (riven for appre hending md delivering her to me in Richmond, or for such information as will lead to her ap4 prehension. N. U. Persons found harbou'ing the abort descried woman will be dealt with ^ the law directs. February 11, 1815. WILLIAM COWAN. \ ‘ tf VIRGINIA : AT Ruin hoUen in the Clerk* t Ojjice of the Su perior Court of Chancery for the Richmond District, the 30th day of January, 1815. James Morrison, : : : : f'fo against Robert Campb-H, Robert Gordon, and Isnoett his wife, and James Currie, which said James and Jamielt, arc heirs at lawuf J,m s Currie., deceased, as well as tlia ueirs and h’g’.tl re* presentatives of Will am Currie, deceased, Robert Hicks Nathaniel 3. D.tiUm, and Sa ly his wife, formerly Sally Hicks, John Hicks, an infant Son of John Hicka, deceased, which said Robert, Sally, and Johi), are heirs o' tin* said John Hicks, doec*srd, A. Kirkpatrick, surviving executor of David Duncan, deceas - ed, Wiliiam G. Pendleton, R -gister of ;nc Land Office oi Virginia, and James W -Irh, and Samuel Duncan, D.vid Duncan, Mnrga* rett Duncan, Polly Duncan, and Peg** D in can, children and heirs at la>v of D vi<J l ujn can, deceased. : s » : D ft*. TUP, Defendants A. Kirkpa’rick. .Linos Welch,iNathaniel 8. Dallam, and fishy his wife, and Samuel Duncan, David Dumajt, ,vl.<r» garct* Duncan, Polly Duncan, and P-ggy Dun can, children and heirs at law of David Dun can, deceased, not having cn er d their a, pear • anco and gtv n security according to the Acl o* Assembly and the Rules of this C<u.t, and it. appearing by satisfactory evid nc» , tha* tl^ey are not inhabitant* of this country ; It it qr • dered, That the aaid Defendants do sppcir her.: ' on the first day of the next term and inivi r th«j bill of the plaintiff; and that a copy of this or , der be forthwi*h inserted in sonic newspaper published in the City of Richmond, for tr/o months successively and posted at the from • door of the ttapitol, in tlte said City. \ executed with neatness wud n disjmtch at the office of tkf *1 Virginia. Aroi/s. a oorr—teste, WILLIAM W. HKNNINC, C.C, February 11. *6 or