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TUITION. |
WINGF’Fl.D Academy (in the fork* of Haro-1
ver) t ill be opened the fccoud Monday in |
January next. In this Seminary youth will be taught |
the Greek *»id Latin languages, Engliffi Grammar,
Arithmetic, Geometry, Geography and the ufe of the
Globes.
There will he two feffion* in the year, the one lo
Continue fro Ji the commencement to the HI of June,
the other from the 111 of July to the 1 Oth of Decern- j
ber. I
The price of board, tuition and walhing for each '
boy under fifteen year* of age, will be twenty-eight
pounds, and for every other thirty pound* to be paid
quarterly iu advance.
The tuition anil lodging hotife will be put in good
order for the reception of twenty pupils, and t#rn or
twelve may be accommodated with bedding at forty
ihillings each.
The greatefi attention will be paid to the health,
morals, and literary and fciemific improvement of
ihe boys.
PETF.R NELSON, and
WILLIAM NELSON, Jr.
December 14. S4w
TO NON-RESIDENTS OF KENTUCKY.!
THF. SUBSCRIBER living in the neighborhood
of Frankfort, Kentucky, having undertaken to
pay die taxes of a number of gentlemen refilling in
Virginia and eli'ewhcre, on their lands in this (late,
and finding that the remitting of money to him for !
that purpofc is attended with great difficulties, rillc .
and trouble, propofes it to thufe gentlemen and any •
others who nay find it an accommodation to them,
the following plan, to wit : That they (hall depofit
their money hi either of the hanks of Richmond, Alex
andria, .George Town or Baltimore, on or before the
fir ft d vy of May annually, and authorife forne per foil j
a: thole fever*! batiks to advife him by poft of the a- •
mount, and to whofe rredit it (ball be applied, and
iu> power him to draw for the fame, payable on fight.,
1 lie lands of non refident* arc adveriUed about tile
firfi of July, which is an expence of twenty-five cent*
on each traift. The fubferiber’s draft will command .
th.: c.iffi in this ttaie, and as foon as hi* bills are ho- '
noureti at any of the abovementioned banks, he will .
advance the money in Kentucky, deducting i'tven and .
a half percent commiSiou for his trouble, in attend
ing to and executing the hu fir. els. He will indole
duplicate receipts to thufe batik* in which tile money
is depofited, or to the proprietors of the lands, keep
ing the origin.il ir. his own poiTeffion, to corrcift any
errors which may occur m the auditors office of Ken
tucky. To thofis gemieuwy who may wiffi to pay
their taxes :n this way, and who have not a perfunal ^
acquaintance with the fublcriher, he begs leave to re
fer them to tiie Hon. John Breckenritage, the Hon.
Matthew Walton, Efquires, now in congref* at the
r.ty of Walhingtou, or to Gen. John Prefion of Mont- ;
go.nery county, and Col. James Breckenridge of Hot
tetourt county, Virginia, us to the confidence which
oiav be repoled in him.
NATHANIEL HART. I
N. B. The pofi.tge on all letters dire&ed to me J
on the above bulinefsiuuft be paid.
December 10. (eFtlMay.
Richmond, 11 th Nov. 180fi.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
HTHAT thepartnerffiipbetween William Hart !
I and Charles Soutjjoa rx of this city, Gro i
cets and Cotnnnifton Merchants, was diflblved by,
mutual confetit on the day above wrifren.—All j
debts due to the concern are to be paid to Win. Hart,
at the (bore oppofite the Hcale-Houfe, or to Ciiarle*
.■iotithgiut, at the houfe adjoining in the Crofs tirpet.
An early lett'ement is requefted, as very little itidul
jfvnce can be given.
WlLI.lAM HART,
CHARLES SOU THGATE.
WILLIAM HART
np.Gc leave to return his fincere thanks to the n»i
m.-ron. fr - tids ol the late firm of Hakt £< South
cave, at?3 to inform them that he continues the bn
f.ueis a; the fsitie Itsrul oppofite the Scaie-Houfe, at
the head of the Ktfon ; where he hoj>es, by at
trition t<> 'heir a-;co.r»ftiodatioii, to experience a con
tinuance of their favors.
He will keep a constant and general fupply of Gro
ceries, Liquors, and the various ai’icies of foreign
a:fl <lo.neftic produce ufuallv fold in grocery Ifores in
thi*cicy, which wifi be ofi’ered at the moil reafuaa
b!e prices.
EDUCATION.
CHARLES SOUTHGATE
R F.SPEC [TULLY informs liis li i.-nds, ahd others
who may be interelbed in the eveiK, that oti Efcuday
fhr t!d of December next, he Attends to open a
RCHO0L, in Mr. Overton’s large brick houJe, on
the Crofs flreet leading from the head of the Rtfon
to Main-ftreet, for thepurpofe of in ft nulling a limit
ed number of pupils in Reading, Writing, Arithmetic,
Fngufh Grammar, and Book-Keeping, according to
rh.* ixuift approved methods now in ufc.
I Ie alfo purpoles to teach Pfalmo<ly,tind every other
Ip .'cies of V;..m! Mafic. Reading, V/ritirtg, Arith
r.idtir, ike. &c. will he taught from nine till twelve,
and from tao tilt five every’ day in each week.ex
centirtg Saturday and Sunday; and Vocal Mufic from
fix t:il tnne every i’urf.luy Evening, for the conveni
ence of gentlemen ; and from nine till twelve every
Saturday morning, fo» the accommodation of children
of both fi xes
is'yttTiib’.r 1 £J. (Iaw4w.)
Lo:i:fa Comity Court, O Hotter \\th, 1 n<>5.
N.vthan I). Andeifon, plaintiff."
A gainA
Win. I.ou.-y nndjaim* Pulliam and In Cb.ir.ttry,
Thos, I^ivliper, cxecoror* of Jnlm
Pulliam, dccu.ifrd, Defendants. ^
defendant Wm. Lourjr not having entered
1. HU app<-trance and given feeurity according to
tl.e n«ft of afTemldy, and tile rule? of thiacour!; and
if appearing to ihet.i'Ufu&ion of the court that he is
Hot an inhabitant of this llate. Therefore, on the mo
tion of the p! lintiff l»y hi*attorney; It is ordered and
decreed by the court, fliat be appear here on the le
emid Monday in January n-.xt and anlwer the plain
tiff* Dili t and that a cipy of this decree lie inferred i
tflfoirtt of the nuldic newfpaptr# nriuted in the city
t)( P.icjvniotni for eight weeks liicceffively and puhlilh*
H at the front door of this court houfe on fome court
day.
A Copy. Tefle,
JOHN POiNDF.XTER, C. C.
November Id. (F2m.)
McCABE & WALKER,
IVA ten & CLUCK MAKERS,
A' the ivitrr Ltuft »f>[>c,rtte Mftfrt. Carthlcs' Shr*
Ithlrmmt.
I - Iteir fefVlces to the public. From Fricl
- ' a tenn if. fn alt commands aop -rtaini g to their
b>' and the pains that will he bellowed in
tl v.iiVoh ,.f rn rr work, they hove full confidence
to ho — i . entrtllniJftee of r) » favours they may re
tfr dr. rt fit" will be taken in repairing alt Unit
•ti vnireh*<« and clocks’
De.c tike. 5f« (tf.
| TO BE RENTED,
MV If OUSE and LOT, upon Sbacboe-Hill, in an
Ary pleafoutptuotion.^—Far terms, apply tn Mr.
Samuel M'Craxv, usbo isf'ul'y antborifrJby me, t* treat
for the fame, or to tie fuij'cribrr. Polygon may be im
mediately bad. WILLIAM MANN,
rlugujfSO. (Ftf.
At a court held for King Ilf Queen county, at the
court-hjufe on Monday the 9/6 of Sept. 1805.
UfON AN INJUNCTION IN CHANCERY.
Richard Brooke, Plaint iff.
A gain ft
Wallace Johnfon Sc Muirc & Roht. Price, Dft’*.
r"T",HIS day came the plaintiff by hi* counfel,
A and the defendant*, Wallace Johnfon and Muire
not having entered their appearance and given fe
curity according to the a<fl of alTembly, in fucli cafe
.made and provided, and the rule* of this court, and
it appearing to the farisfa&ion of the court that they
dre nut inhabitants of this commonwealth. On the
motion of the plaintiff by his counfel: It i» ordered,
that the fard defendants do appear here <«n the fecund
Monday in November nest, and anfwer the hill of the
plaintiff, and that a copy of this order beforthwith
inferted in Tome public new (paper puhlifhed in the
city of Richmond for two months fucceflively, and
polled at the front door of this court-houfe.
A Copy, Tefte, ROBT. POLLARD, c. c.
O&ober II. (F 2m.)
Lout fa County Court. October 1-1/6, 1805.
Jolhua Morris, PkiiKiif. ")
Againft '
Rtifh Nun, & Stephen Per- f
kins Defendant*. J
I^HE defendant Ruth Nutt not having entered
his appearance, and given (ecurity according to
law, ind the rules of this court ; and it appearing to
the fatisfa&ion of the court, that he is not tin inhabi
tant of this flate. Therefore, on the motion of the
plaintiff hy his attorney ; It isordered and decreed by
the court, that he appear here on the fecond Mon
day in January nest, and anfwer the plaintiffs bill;
and that z copy of this order he forthwith iuferted in
fume of the newtpapers, printed in the city of Rich
mond, for eight weeks fucceflively, and puhlifhed at
the front door of this court lioufe on lomc court day.
A Copy. Telle,
JOHN POINDEXTER, c. l. c.
November 15. (F2m.)
PRIVATE ACADEMY.
HALf.ER Til// open bit Seminary in
I J Richmond, on tbs Fir/l Jay of January, 1H(V5.—
**"rfe *f tyrvtiion will eammerrct every morning,
(Sunday , excepted), at 9 o'clock, and continue 'till one';
ar.Jfram 3 'till 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Theft are the
boor, appointed for pub: is tuition, which will comprehend r
the folkrunng branches of learning, viz. : folia, Greek,'
inghyi Syntax, Rhetoric, Rudiment, of Tuflc, Comfoji- \
dr.tbmetif, Book Keeping, Geography, Civil and
Natural Kifcry. Heathen Mythnln<y, Morality, a red
the,'branches of Math matus which are m-.fi apoiicable
to real uf, in life. Alfo Philology, Logic, fame purl, of
n Vi!’ P radical Pbi7ofopby tvbicb com fire bends
PoUtual EscHomy, t* , Theft branches of 'learning
foallke taught fyjicmatieally to the refpcSive clujfet.
The charge for big public tuition will b: 16 'dollar, per
quar ter ; Itftdes fve ddlyrs entrance money for eachJcho
\ l ’r' "lbo mufa be fn!‘r -Jor or before the f,fi Jay ,f janu
| cry next, as during the ed/uiny courfe of ftudy,’which will j
' Wf** fn,eral months, no fabelar will be admit*. 4 into \
| this inflitsition. On account of the inevitable arrangements, !
I nf- H. is to conform pretifely to she alt oaf num- j
her of bit pupils, not only in eng.iftf ,» proportionate I
number of njfifiing teacher,, but alfo in affi-nin* to each I
chf, a correlative courfe of Jludy—which might become
abortive by admitting new members in the intermediate
eeotifr cf his in/truflitms.
Lie following branches of learning will be taught only
at particular defire, and at thofr hour, which arfa not in
cluded above. An extra charge will bs made for fuch
private tuition.
for the L,Surer on Natural Philofophy and Chemif
/M, with experiment, and the ufo of ,ie philofophical ap
paratus, 20 dollars per quarter, ea :h f.bntar.’
For leading the French language, 10 dolls, per quarter.
It “inn 16
Spanifo 16 do.
Only children of patents refolding in Richmond, will be
admitted as Day Scholars ; all others, whoft parents te
pde at any d.yonce, mufl live in tlse buildinwof this htSi
tuticn. " J
, IIh e’’arS.‘ far Boarding. Lodging, Candle and Fire,
the foe, fa tuition not in lad. if nuilt be dollar, p.r
quarter, to be paid in advance, as nsfiomury ia all infiitv
tioni of tsit nature. Lush baarder mufl furnijh himfelf
with hit own bed. J
But any perfui without entering thi, inflitution ir the
quahly of a regular Jhsdent, may at any time be permitted
toj.in a cl.if, in the private tuition, for tie pimpfo ,f
turning any particular branch of fsienu or language, in
•nohub the cl.fi /hall be ut private hours engaged; "pro
vided, the refoeilivefees be paid in advance.
f.y Dr. Holler s plan of education and difcipline ie left
for the kfi-eflion of the rcfocflive parents and guardian,,
With the F..tf\r of the Enquirer.
Ric hmend, Dee. J (j. Tig’S tf
HATS, SHOES, ti1c.
fubfcriber ha, received a food affbrtment
A of 1 Cars, Shoes and haff*r!§ trimmings.
tn*1 1 iCnt;°n Shirting and frith Linen*, Stevenfon*
Bleach by the piece. For fale by tt. f. BURR.
Second door above the Tvagh? Tavern.
November 29. (oawGw.)
FOR SALE,
fty the fubfcriber next door above tb: Sell Tavern.
TTAWENTY hogihend, entailing Molaflw, .33 nun
i cheon, Northern Rum, 30 boxes Raifnn,, "0
. barrel* tanner’* Oil, 10 or. cafV, Sh»rfy U'ir.e 10
l<H.. <io. Malaga do. lOoowl. Sml Leather,'' MO piece*
1 c-oW," ?nd 60 ,rfo* v'h’b? Flatillm ; an invoice of
Sib: Velvet Waiftcoat Pattern,, a few piece, of lin
1P»‘f"«8h«t, Candle,, 2,3,4, 4 to lOcut. nail,,
Pi terd Steel, Pepper, Shoe,, Cotton Card*, FF
flnn Powder, Sheet Iron, Sheet Lead, half pint Turn
liter*, Caging Rod,, writing and wrapping Parer.
i ^ , HENRY HOVEY.
i Dcmherl7'< gt>
HOUSTON’S newly invented PATENT ME*
1 Al.LIC HONE, may be had at Mr. Oeo.
Or> enhow’s (lore, onpofire the Eagle Tavern. The
u Sty of rhi, machine for fetting Razors and other
jindrument, which require a fine edge, render* it an
■ ohjci t worthy ttie attention of every individual who
, may have orcafion for it* ufe.
December 12. tf#
i TJIJRR MILL STONES, or all size.*; and
! * ' I’I.ATSTIR OF PARIS, *f an excellent quality,
j mnsjia. AiuivAt., nr
WILI fAM DAVIDSON,
near the Marker,
j ft"-*- _feptf.l
FOR (11RK, ib)c rnsu'.ng year :
\ BLACKSMITH, p*rhap, inferior to none ir.
* Virginia. He Iia, been brought up to execute
the iron work of tlie carri-ge making biifinef,. En~
qn re of Wm. B PaOE, Sho koe HiU.
( Doceiiilier 14. epCic
F.LLIS Sc ALLAN
Earsi jujt rricivttl Ly t&s Ships PsMetirtfs and Gctrgt
/>“">• f.ivtrpnol, ami SuJtlA from leaden,
A SUITABLE and* well fiddled aiiormietit ol
FALL GOODS.—Aniongft which ire r
DulFel and Point Blanker*
Role blanket* fi'nm #>-4 to 11-4
Napped Cotton*
Ke- iey, white and coloured
Plains do. do.
Yarn and Piaid Hofe
Nail* from Sd to 30d
Crofan window giai* 10 by >,11 by 9 and 12 Ly 10
Putty and Give
Boiled Linfeed Oil in Jars
FI iglilh White Lead ground in oil
-Yellow Ochre
-Spaniih Brown
-Vtrdigreafi? in pots
I Bellow?, AnviL, Vices and Smith* hammers
Liverpool Filled Salt
London Superfine Cloths and CafEmcrea, (ingle and
| double Mill'd
Patent Wcollcn Cords
Velvet*, Hunter* and Conflitution Cords, Gordurty,
and Thiclfctt*
Ladte* London Kid and Morocco Shoes and Root*
■ ■ - ‘ f»dk, Cotton and Worfttd Hole
-Silk Bath Inftip do.
■ ■ White Angola Hofe, very fine
Gentlemen’* Silk, Cotton, and Worlied Hofe
...Angolaa and Lamb* Wool
---Lamb. Wool Half Hofe
Real Italian Sarcenets plain and checked
-Chamhray Mullins
Plain ar.d Tamboured Jaconet Muffins
Colotiade, Piquet, 5c Laced CoJnnade & Cambric do.
Coloured Cambric* and Calicoes
Elegant Silk Shawls, do. Cambric do.
Unified* ar<l Kidriemtuillera Carpets -and Carpetting
Gentlemen's Heal Beaver, Fafhiouable llais
-—Patent do.
Ladies Trimmed dm
Rich Black Molefkiu
Rich figured do.
Guns and PiOols
Elegant Fowling Piece*
Si ine Twine
d-S and lo 4 Diaper and Dnmaflt do.
8 4, 10-4, 10*IS Damafic and Diaper Tahlc Clitths
Iriili Linens and 5-4 Irilh Sheeting.
Which will Le fold on moderate term*.
O&ober 2£. tf.
A NEff TAVERN.
T> EUBEN BL'RNLEV rerpetfirdly inform* the
public, fbst he has opened a Houfe of Enter
tainment in that commodious new building w«ft of
foe Coijrt-houle. Atfscluitl to the prvnitfe* is a ih-w
ilimc liable inferior to none in the fine; and that he
is in every rcfpe.fi, well provided for the accomnio- I
dation of genteel company.
^ N. B. Very liberal wages will h» given for a good
Cook—a male would he preferred.
Charjotiet'viiic, Nov. 22. epSm
JOHNSON hf REAT,
JeraLle*i, b'u.rrR-Smm b* Gtr.njtftj,
A few doors above the Bell-Tavern, Richmond :
O E l'UR 14 the public in general their thunk*, for
>. V the liberal encouragement they have received,
and with confidence of giving general fati*fa&ion,
they hope for a continuance of it.
They have now on hand, a hundfome nffortmem
of work, confining of the following articles, vig ._
Table, Defect and Tea .Spoons; Soup, Toddy, Sauce
ar.d M-jftard Ladle.; Salt BfcoveH; Sugar Tongs;
lo.nh and Far Picks; Pencil Cafes; Pincurtiion
[('hain* and Reams; Sciflar Chains; Silver Thim
bles ; 1 ottoife Snell and Pearl-hit-died Penknives.
Miniatures drawn and let upon the fhorteft notice ;
Mourning and Fancy Cockers ; Kings ditto; Brace
lets ditto; Bread Pins of various Fixes and fjiapes,
mouthing and fancy; Goid, Silver, Pearland Conk
Sleeve Button*; Gold and Hair Watch Chains ; gold
Sea.s and Krys of different fizes and fhapes ; an ele
gant affortment of fulhioralile 'I'oitoife Shel’l Combs,
ornamented, of various fizts and frapes, juft from
Philadelphia; Fair-Rings of the moft falhionable form*
and flzes; Hold and Gold Mounted Jett Necklaces;
Ladies and (r-ntls nco j hforoc~o Pocket Books ;
Gentlemen . Parte Knee Backlcs—A many other ar
ticle* too tedious to enumerate—all of which they of
fer «m the mod reafonahla terms.
Perfons wilting to pnrehafi* by the quantity, will
be a lowed 3 rrafonable credit by giving approved
fecutity in the city. Orders will he ftri.ftly attended
to, and difeharged with difpjtrh, fcv the ftibfcribrrs.
JOHNSON b' REAT.
N. B. The htghsft price giver, for Old Ghld and
^"vcr' Nov. 19. rptf
---:-.1—■■, ,_r
0; C'i> ;fi*irurnf.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Thursday, December 10.
Debate on Mr. B. JuirlTs re/blution relativ• to
Mr. EATON.
In rornrrittre ofthe whole— >.
Mr. GREGG in the chair.
The chairman red the rcfohtfion as follows :
RrfolvrA hy the Senate and Houfr of Hop re
tentative* of the United States in Congrefs af.
Jem bled, That the Prefident of the IF. States
be requellcd to pretent a fwnr<l, in the name of
C o».jrefs, t > William Eaton, F.fquire, as a tef
timorTy of (he high frnfe entertained of his gal
lantry af*^ f*or>d condu^I in ieadiAe a f.nslt band
or our c:ourt»rvmen and other* through the de
Art of Lyhia on «i expedition ,-gainft Tripoli,
in conjunction with i]r ex-ftartiaw of that re
perev ; defeating the Tripolitan army at IK'nie,
with the afllftance of a Ana{! part of the nnvgt
f >r< e of the United States, «nd contributing
thevdl.y to a fncceAful termination ofthe war,
and : he refioratlon of onr captive fellow citizens
to Id*rty and their country.
Mr. P.idwrm. movei' to amend thr rrfotqti*
on by Ariking out the word “ Cwcml," and hy
infertir.a in lieu thereof the word* “ a medal of
gold with proper device*."
Mr. J. City ttifbed the gentleman from Maf
uehuAtts would let the word fw«rd ftand in
t.ie refolittiOn. It was only on extraordinary
oc&afiona, he believed, that a medal was award
cd. He was very wjMing to vote for prefentir.g
1 fwovd on this orralun. But if a medal was
I .fitted upon, he (fiyuld he compelled t» vo*e
f he rrfoinlioti.
Mr. FlHot requeued that tb* re fain? ion paf.
'>(1 flf* !s,ft It* fill rtf, native to com(Tid(foff
» r-Mf. fn.d the officer* and marines under hi*
'om.. and, mijjht be read.
The r'-i rlu.ion was accordingly real, which
order."J a n.rd i! to he fciuek, and a fword tube
j;iven fo each of the officer*.
Mr. Elliot faij that the oble.fUon of the gen
tleman from Prnnfylvania, (Mr. J. Clay) to the
amendment ottered by the gerffcniau from Maf
lacb.ufetts, (Mr. BMwrfll) fuhftitutinggold me*
rial in the room of a fwrord, appeared to bo
founded on the idea that .1 medal would be a
meed dlfproportionej to the importance of the
fervices, or the official rank of the gentleman
who was the object of the refolutir n ; in other
words, that it would be too great a reward. I
did not, fo id Mr. E. anticipate the objection
from any quarter of the Woufe, anil regret ex
tremely that it has arifen. From the peculiar
chararfler with which the gentleman who is in
tended to he honored by the refolution, was (
inverted by the government, it becomes a point
of nofma I delicacy, and even of fomedifficul-:
tv, to debate the queftion at all. We are in- j
deed told in the Prcfident’s meflage, that the
important fervices of our gallant countryman
undoubtedly contributed fo the imprelTion '
which produced peace with Tripoli. It was
proper for the Preii lent to fay this and fay no
more ; but in order to enable us to pay a pro- 1
per tribute on our part to merit fo co'ifpicuous,
it becomes. necelTar" tonvail nurfehreB of infor
mation derived from unofficial fources. In eve
ty thing which we can do upon this fubjeft we
are anticipated by the loud voice of fame, and i
this rnnfideratipq has induced me f<-*netiines to
doubt the propriety of doing any thing whatc
V4'r. It has, however, alway* hreu deemed
policy, and even doty in free governments, to
diftinguilh by national honors thofc citizen* who
have nerformed important national fervices. It
isperfeftly underftood that onr brave country
commanded, in edii^imftloQ with the cx
Bafliaw of Tripoli, a forre fu&icientlv refpefta
ble to be confidercd as an armv, and of courfe
that the ponular appellation of General Eaton
rtad been conferred noon good gn> m;ls-. In
that rtixinc point of view in which the fubjesft
will be fern by liber d minds, inadeq acr of
force-and. means, compared vv:fh the greatnefs
ol the obje<5T and the even*, will give greater
honor to the atr.hicvint? oF the enterprise. If
,*1’ w" °,,!T,,t to bellow a mark of
dminfl'on fuitable for a general officer nr an
officer of diftinginfiied rank to accept. Shall
we refnfe a med.il, the appropriate reward of
the hr.ave Preble, and offer a fword, which was
sivc.n tothr f'lbordimte naval officers, when the
fervices of Preble, however meritorious, and
greatly meritorious they were, failed of effe.ft
ing the ohjeft which the. world believes that
baton has arcompHihed ? llv the modern no
tions «:f martial etiquette and honor, a fword is
the .aonropriate token of diftindtion and reward
for officers of fubordinate rank. It is believed
that a Ample and eoncife vote of thanks, by the
reprefentatives of a free people, i-- the nohlcft
meed of exalted merit and pntriotifm
An army, compofed in part of Americans,
*ut chiefly of the difeendants of the ancient
I Grecians, Egyptians and Arabians, in other
words, an army, colieeled from the four quar
ters of the globe, anti led by an American com
mander toconqnefc dnd glory, is a phenomenon
in military hiftory, calculated to attract the at
tention.ot the world, not only by its novelty,
but by its real influence and eonfequence. It
ought, to he confidercd too that this army, not
withftanding the Angularity of its organization
and chara^Ier, and the fmallnefs of its numbers
and its means, acled in a caufe which might be
thought to affetft, at leaf! in fome remote de
gree, the generd intereft of mankind. Since
the deft motion of Cato and bis little fenate at
TJtir.a, the banrtcr of freedom ha 1 never waved
in that defert and barbarous quuttr of the
globe ; and be who carried it fo nobly, in the
language of the refolution, through the drfert
of Lybin, and placed it fo triumphantly upon
the African Ihorc of the Mediterr;5knn,deferves'
to he honorably diftinguiftied by that country
and that government, to which the enterprise
has added luftre. I repeat it, Mr. Chairman,
wc can do nothing in which we are not antici
pated by fame. Fame has already devoted to
the name which we arc laboring to celebrate,
the m’snnmentnm acrep-rerntuj, the imperifh.i
hie column of glory, which is the juft reward of
patriotp only, and which impartial hiftory de
nies to the mere conquerors and robbers of
mankind.
Mr. Smilif’s firfl word* were not heard. lie
then remarked that it adder! to the value of an
honor conferred, to have it be ft owed by an u
tnnimous vote. It was not, however, his pm
pofr to truuhle the Houfe with a fpeech. Ho
ft) on Id confine himfelf to making one or two re
marks. He confidered it corrnfl that honors
conferred fhould he apportioned to merit. It
was not fo important, whether tlie man, on
whom they were beftowed, was the comman
der.of an army, or whether he tilled an i; ferior
ft.i'i.jn. Whatever his Hatton nvght he, he
tvho conduced himfelf well in the fervice r'f
his country wa»entitled to her thanks. Mr.
Smilie fa id he would next examine the advan
tages which the fcrvices of Mr. Eaton had gain
ed to his country ; and fee whether they were
equal fo thnfe which we had derived from the
fer ices of other great men. From his imprefti
on he thought they had l«*en highly advantage
ous, and equally fo with thrrfe rendered by
commodore Preble, and his brave aflociates,
whofe cnndufl he highly approved. He he
beved that the expedition of Mr. Katon had
greatly contributed to a peace ; and if thin were
to, he did not know a more elfential fervice hr
could have rendered. F<?r thefe reafons he was
favor or awarding a mcJr.l, in preference to
a fword.
Mr. Quincy hoped the Iloitfe would heftow
a medal inftead of a fword. H • would fay (hat
on fuch an creation a medal was more proper
than a fword. When the refolution was offer
ed h- had a fnlid objection to it, which had
in meafure been removed by the propofed
amendnucnt. A fword was not an appropriate re
ward for th'fervice rendered on this occ.tfioh. It
was a reward fof**’our, & mere valour. In this rafe
heconftdered the v'lour difpMyed as a very fmall
part of the diftinfltr.n of Mr. Haton. He wifh
ed ‘bat the motion had Vm fuhmitted to a fr
Irft committee, that not only the natuo* of the
compliment, hut Ukrtvife ftft form of the ex
preflion might have been br'*<r adapted to
what he conceived to Ivr the charv5>er of the
fervice rendered. He did not think the »'ircum
ftanc.rs fr.\ted in the refolution were tho*? which
were the nloft appropriate. He did not conft
der the leading a fmall band through the
dr<**rt of Lybia { the deferring the Tripo
litan army at Dcrne { the coitribn'iug
to a peace and the liberation of our country -
men, as chan£teriftic of the fervice* ren
dered. The peculiar character of thofe Cer
vices was this; that Mr. Eaton br ing a private
citireu, and called upon by no odicial Hat ion
or duty, had fhegreatmis cf mind *o plana
foheme by whi'dr <!».* dethronement of an t»Cnr
per, the reiteration of the lawful heir, ai|d t,ig
rcleafe of our captive countrymen were to have
been effected. A conception of this kind be
' longed only to great and fupen’or mincfs ; and
t wliat wnsfufficicnt to fill the minds of mo A
: men, the machinery for cfiefling this plan, was
to him but of a fecondary nature. He believed
it would be for the reputation of the United
States to give fame feledl and appropriate re.
ward, fuch as a man like Eaton ought to re
ceive, and fuch as it would be to the honor of
our country to give.
The qudtion was thrn taken on Mr. BMtvclI’s
amendment, which was carried by a conlidcra
bfe majori ty.
j Mr. Jacxsov faid he entertained a Mcrh fenfe
• ot the extraordinary merit of the officer who
was the objett of the resolution under con (Mi
ration, and was of opinion that the Houfc
fhnuid exprefs their highefl fentiment of appro
bation. To do this, he thought the phrafeo
Iog7 of the refutation ought to be changed ) )
conformity to the ideas of the gentleman firoin
MalFtchufetts. He V7n)ild, therefore, with this
view move that the committee Ibould rife, with
the intention of moving in the Houfi- the refer
ence of tile refolution to a felcd committee fin
fuch alteration.
The quedion was taken on the rifing of the
committee—Ayes 52—Nnci 51.
Mr. Qujvcv fuegeflcd the propriety of fub
itituting Barra in the room of Lvbia, as the lat
ter was an antiquated word, not to be found in
modern mans.
Mr- BiOwell obferwed that be was net te
nacions of the particular form ot I he expirffion.
If that fug?efled hy his colleague was dec . <nl
mod correct he had no olijeflion to it. He
would, however, remark that the word Lvbia
was taken fro n an expreffi.m uPM by Mr. £ >.
ten in one of his •etters. It was certai ily .1
word ufed in m i.l:' n times, although it uiit'ht
not be in genrr d ufc.
As to the general queflion Mr. Bidweij ho.
ped, that as fame gentlemen thought the ref>
lution went too far, while others thought it did
not go Far enough, ami as the general fenii
mrn» was th it fomething ought to be "done by
the Houfe, it would he contidercd that a midd*
eourfc between the two extremes was the fit.
tefl, ami that there would be fufficient magna
nimity to give an unanimous vote in favor of the
refolution. For himfejf, he was willing to have
it varied foas to make it conform to the general
fenfe ot the committee, for thepurpofe of in.
filing unanimity.
Mr. Quincy faid he was not particularly te
nacious of tlie form ofexpreflion ulld. Hr had
only rifen to flate hi$ knowledge a* far as it
went. Ljbia was a word iti life, a none olilfi.
cal men, among poets, but oot among men
of bufiueis.
* he qucftion was put on ftibftitutinjr Eire*
in the room of LjHa, and pafled in the negative
by a confidernhie majority.
The refolution, a9 amended, wa3thon agreed
to without a divifion,
Tiie committee rofe and reported it to the
lloufe, who immediately took it into oonfider
ation.
I he amendment for fubftitutin? “ a void me
dal with proper devices,” in the room of “a
fw'ord,” being under confideraiinn.
Mr. J. Clay faid as the committee of the
whole had reported their agreement to the a.
ment, and as a defire had been rxprrfT, d that
there might be an unanimous vote on the me*
cafinn, he wiflied more information on t"e f;ro
jedt than he poflefled before he could atf up .n
it. After having obtained this he might very
nrobablv vote for the amendment. He there
fore, moved a reference of tin refolution to a
feiea committee, who might obtain *he infor
mation required from the fecretnry uf the na
vy.
Mr. Ji’ lefon obferved that the names of other
gentlemen, who were before the wall, of Di me,
had been announced in the nevvfpap< is, as hav
ing aflifted in the atebievements that were the
object of the refobttion under confideralion. It
was not 1 noroper to enquire whether they
ought not t »be aflbeiated in the honours award*
ed by Congrefs. To in Cure, therefore, unanii
mity, and beftmv proper praife, he hoped the
com fe pointed out by the gentleman from Penn*
fylvania would be purfued.
The motion to riferthe refolution to a feledl
committee was carried—Ayes 6ft ; and MeflVs,
Rid well, J.Ciay, Thompfor, of fj. H. Mafters,
Gray, Archer, and C.tfejr, appointed a commit*
tee.
Fair*AY, December 14.
The Sneak* r laid before the Iiutife a letter
from tiu* Secretary of the navy on the petition
of Cornelius Brookes, referred to him, advlfing
tbc Houfe that no documents ixilt in the navy
department relative to hi*: claim.
Whereupon, on the motion of Mr. J. C,
Smith,
Ki’foli'ctl, That the petition of Cornelius
Brookes ought not to hr granted.
The Speaker alfo laid before the Honfe a let
ter from the Secretary of the treaOiry, t ran finite
ting a report and eftunatc of appropriations re
quired for the enfuing year, together with a
ftatement of the receipts and expendittlv-s of
the United States for the year preceding Octo
ber l, 180/1.
Referred to the Committee of Ways an*l
Means.
Mr. /. C. Smith, from the C >mna?ttee of
Claims, made a report adverfeto the petition ctf
Richard C. Beale.
Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. fonrs prefented a petition from the juf
t?ces ot the peace in King Ornrgr Cotnty Vir
ginia, rjprefenting that they hive no ftamhr.i
Weight*# that they experience gre*t inconveni
ence from the vant of'them, and nnying (’on
prefs to legifliN generally on the fubjeft of
weights and meafntV*.
Referred to a felrc^ Committee.
Mr. Thomas, from the commi'fce appointed
on the report of (he commirtoners under the
aift f*r the relief <»f the refugees from t'-e Britilb
provinces of Canada and Nova. £?: tia, vrpnrte.-t
* bill fuppiermntarv to the »rt emit led *n aft
regulating the grants of hnd appronriat d t»
the rcfitcresfrom the Britith prnvi- ceSof Cans*
da and Novi-Sr.mia, whi^h was referred to a
committee of the whole on Monday,
i This bilI appropriates fpe-ific quantifies t f
land tocert»:n individuals named t her* In.
Mr. Crowninfhieid, from the Committee of
Commerce and Manufactures, to whom seas
vefterdav referred the pot*tiO*» tela'ive to a
*v'Tel at Norfolk, reported a hill for the relief
of ’F'.eoderick Armliead, which was referred t<>
a com n.tt^e of the whole to-day.
The bfy .lUthorifct the collator at Norfolk