Daily National Intelligencer (Washington City [D.C.])
March 1, 1813
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VOL. I. WASHINGTON CITY, PUBLISHED BY GALES AND SEATON, Daily, at Ten Dollars per annum PAID IN ADVANCE. No subscription will be taken for less than twelve months. 'X? dill letters to the Editors must be post paid. SALE OF CITY LOTS FOR TAXES. WILL be exposed to public sale bn Monday the 15th March, 1813, at the Council Cham ber, the following property, or such part there of (not less than a lot) as will be necessary to satisfy the corporation of Washington city for taxes due thereon, up to*the year 1811, inclu sive, with costs and charges, unless previous ly paid to the subscriber. Amt. clue. John Benson, sq. 374, lots No. 2,3, 4—§s 10. John B. Beall, sq. 490, lot No. 2—§s 98. W m.Brogden, sq. 608,10 t No. I—§6 24. John Craig, sq. 538 lots No. 5, 6 Benedict Calvert, sq. 610,10 t No. 13—§6 99. Martha Hall, sq. 606, lot No. B—§7 01. Wm. Kain, sq. 534, lot No. 17 18 19 20 21—§23 80. Sarah Porter, sq. 258, lots No. 8 9 13 14— §23 12. Henry Thompson, sq. 290, lot No. 4 do. do. 348, do. 17 do. do. 457, do. 17— §35 31 Washington Tontine, in sq. 5, lots No. 2 4 23 24 26 do. sq. 6, lots No. 7 8 7 13 8 1 2 4 5 6 7 17 18 19 3 19 17 3 12 13 14 15 16 28 5 6 28 29 12 3 30 12 6 31 12 8 10 14 15 33 1 2 25 26 37 3 4 5 6 7 41 3 4 5-14 15 16 42 1 2 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 43 3 4 5 44 2 3 6 78 47 12 48 1 55 1 2 78 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 5 1 2 12 57 5 6 61 45 7 62 5 10 68 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 70 619 77 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 25 78 15 16 28 79 13 1415 16 80 3 4 12 81 12 6 7 8 part 21 84 7 86 14 15 20 E 87 4 5 88 101115 E 88 13 102 7 8 9 104 part 1 S 104 5 6 105 15 119 6 125 whole 126 15 16171819 141 19 20 144 6 166 14 172 3 4 7 8 10 11 200 2 226 2 247 3 4 5 15 252 2 255 67 256 4 263 2 3 19 2021 264 6 9 10 11 293 5 6 317 2 7 9 10 12 13 14 321 5 322 5 6 343 whole 344 2 45 6 374 15 16 17 18 19 20 403 1 4 5 8 9 12 404 3 4 56 7 409 6 427 7 10 11 428 2 3 4 5 6 453 8 9 10 11 1213 14 454 1819 20 21 22 23 24 457 1 490 113 14 17 517 1 23 4 5 67 89 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 518 2 6 8 529 whole 530 do. 534 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 538 1 23 410 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 568 1 23 45 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 570 6 567 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 569 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 37 38 39 40 629 2 631 8 734 2 17 18 951 5 6 8 9 10 11 12— §1,174 47 Maximilian Haysler, whole of sq. 582—§112 78 Basil Waring, sq. 603, lot No. 13—§4 88. Sale to commence at 10 o’clock A. M. Terms Cash. EZEKIEL MACDANIEL, Col. 2d Ward. Sept. 15—w6m. g-y The Laws of the District of Columbia authorise ALIENS to purchase and hold Land ed Property and every spec'es oi Ileal Estnte in the city and county of Washington in said Gist riot WARRANTED GARDEN SEEDS. THE Subscriber has for Sale at his House, on West-street, fronting Mr Washington Bowie’s Garden; A variety of Fresh and Warranted Garden Seeds. JOHN DOULASS Gardener. Feb. 26—St Daily National Intelligencer. A stout healthy Negro Man, about 30 years of age, calculated for ail kinds m laoorious work, and also one valuable LO I of ground fronting East Capitol street, and Second street east. Enquire oi the Printer. February '7 -ts Miss CHARLOTTE ANN TAYLOR FEMALE BOARDING-SCHOOL ACADEMY on Monday the 15th inst. At the House of Geri"a'. Van Ness near the Pennsylvania Avenue, next to the Genera.’ residence, where she will superintend the Edi: cation o such Young Ladies as she may bre he left that state. The above reward Wl he given io any person who may lodge th said Negro in any jail, so that the owner on a t s h m JOHN LOWRY. September 19—ts FOR SALE OR LEASE, LOTS tn every section of the cl y. Also, or sale, Lands in Pennsj Lvania, Virginia and Kentucky, and some first rate lands on the Mississippi, near Baton Rouge.—For terms en quire of JOSEPH FORREST. N -v' mbe 7 j. NOTICE IS HEREBY GiV N, To the Stockholders of the Mechanics Bank of Alexandria, That an Elec io i wii» be be; at the Court House in this town, on the second Monday of March next (Bth) mr the purpose of chousing Fifteen Directors tor the ensuing year By order of the P esidetit and Directors. Wm- PATuN, Jr. Cash. Alexandria February 5. 1813— NOTICE. WHEREAS a cer-.ain Jobs Sts vens, of Hoboken, did obta.n from the Legislature of North Carolina during their last session, a law granting to him the exclusive right to na vigate the waters in said state with Steam-boais to the manifest prejudice of Robert Fu ton, Esquire, the inventor, and of Robt. R. Living ston, Esq. his associate in the patent granted to him by the United States for sa d new and useful invention; in which patent and in ad things connected therewith the said Messrs. Livingston and Fulton are partners. And whereas the said John Stevens has by an instrument in writing under his proper signa ture and seal acknowledged formally, ful iy and unequivocally “that the said Robt. Ful ton is the inventor of new and useful Steam boats, and the first that has shewn the supe riority of water wheels over all other modes of propelling Steam beats, and demonstrated the relative proportions of the several parts.” And whereas the said Jno. Stevens had neither right, title, claim or authority from or under the said Livingston and Fulton, the true and ac tual patentees, for using and vending to others to be used within the United States, and the territories thereof, the right to navi gate with boats propelled by fire and steam and wheels f out did, unwarrantably unjust tifiably, apply for, and surreptitiously and by misrepresentation or otherwise obtain said law in order to wrest under cover thw. of from the aforesaid patentees the well earned tx just reward of their ingenuity, enterprize, labor 8c perseverance, and thus made the state sub servient (though unknowingly) to injustice which may possibly involve the patentees in te dious, troublesome and expensive suits in de fending their rights from invasion by said Stevens or any ignorant or unprincipled per sons who may be seduced to join with or up hold him in so flagitious an invasion of their rights. Ahd whereas the said law passed? as aforesaid by the state of North Carolina is not only voidab e, but absolutely void and nugatory, in as much as it is in direct hostility to the law of the United States under which the patent has been granted to the sa d Robert Fulton and Robert K Livingston, the legislating upon and granting of which is by the constitution exclusively assigned to the United States I do hereby give notice, That I wal, for and in the name of th© said patentees, prosecute all, each and every per son severally and individually who shall com bine or conspire with said John Stevens to in vade the exclusive privilege and property of said patentees or injure or subvert their inte rests in any unlawful manner at or in any piace or state from the City oj Baltimore to the Flo rida Une. JOHN D. DE LACY, Attorney pro patentees. Feb. 22— A GOOD MILLER WANTED, And good wag&s will be given. Enquire of the Editors. February 15—eodt TO ALL MY CREDITORS. I hereby give notice that it is my intention to apply to the judges of the First Judicial D»s rict of the stale of Maryland, at the session of Prince Georges county court, on the first day of next April term, for the full and entire benefit of the insolvent laws of this stale, which may be extended to persons, although they have not the assent of two-thirds of their creditors in amount, under and by virtue oi die sih section of an act of the General As scmbly of Maryland, stiled “Afurther addi tional supplement to the act entitled, An act for the relief of sundry insolvent debtors,” passed at the November session of 1812. HENRY W MAGRUDER February 18—2i--wlm. A NEGRO BOY WANTED. CASH will be given for a likely NEGRO BOY, between the ages of 16 and 20 years. Apply to the printers hereof. Feb. 23— MEHICAL ENQUIRIES AND OBSERVATIONS UPON THK DISEASES OF THE MIND. By Benjamin Rush, m. d. Professor of the Institutes and Practice of Me dicine, and of the Clinical Practice, in the University of Pennsylvania. Price §2 50. Apply at Joseph Milligan’s Bookstore, or at the Bookstore and Lottery-Office, Bridge street, Georgetown. February 17— FOR SALE A hearty stout young NEGRO man abbuT RECi IVi U .a y 1813 ordered and decreed, that Re s le .t ade as afore said oy the said Try; tees in this case be ratified nd confirmed unless cause be shewn to this Court tc the contrary on or be fore tm- Ais' Monday of Ju nex p»ov'<-!ed a copy of ihis order be published imhe :\a iemd I itell gene; r three times a weett Gr six weeks before ’he said first Monday of June next. Bv wider, vVm. BRENT Ck. ebrua y 19- eoc6w NOTICE. THE subscriber having been appointed trustee in che case oi James X. Porter, an insolvent debtor, requests ad those laving claims against said Porter, to ekh-bh mem, and all indebted to him to make immediate payment to JOSEPH ^ORRFST. Febriiirv’ 17—eop2w Maryland—Prince Georges county, tv ivit‘ Application being made to* me the subscriber in the recess of Prince Georges com ly court 5 as an associate judge of the first judicial dis trict ot Maryland, by petition iii writing of John Ball of Prince Georges county, puling for the benefit of the “Act for tie relief of sundry insolvent debtors” and the supplements thereto, on the terms mentioned in the- aid acts, a schedule of his properly and a list of his creditors on oath, as iar as he can ascer tain them being annexed to his petition, and the said John Ball having s tished me by com petent testimony that he has resided in <he state oi Maryland wo y.-ats immediately pre ceding the time of his application having a so satisfied me that he is now in confinement lor debt, and praying to be discharged therefrom. 5 do therefore order and adjudge that the said John Ball be discharged from his imprison men, and that by causing this order to be in serted in the National Intelligencer, weekly for three months successively uef re the first Monday in April next, give notice to his cre ditors to appear before Prince Georges county court on the first Moaday in April next, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said John Ball should not have the benefit of the several acts as prayed.- Given under my hand this sixth day of October 1812. DANIEL CLARKE. January 1 -w3m SELECT REVIEWS. Subscribers to this work are informed that the first number is received at W. COOPER’S Music U Bo k-store, Pennsylvania avenue, Where mav also be had, A PRINT representing the action between the frigates CONSTITUTION &CUERRIEHZ, Price One dollar plain, One dollar fifty cents, colored. 'HIKE i IHZtaS 20,000° Dollars. arc yet in the wheel of the VACCINE LOTTERY. Present price of Tickets, Esu-teen Dollars, On Monday the 11th inst. they will advance to Fifteen Dollars. A few Tickets may be had of W., Coo pee, as above. January 7— NO. 51
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CONGRESS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. DEBATE ON THE BILL for the regulation of Seamen on board the Public Vessels and in the Mer chant service of the United States. (continued.] Mr. PICKENS —Mr. Chairman, with the indulgence of the committee, I will in a few words present you with my views upon this question. The highest argument with me in fa vor of the bill, is in the intrinsic justice of the principle it contains, and its con sistency with our own professions on the subject of impressment. This will ap pear evident from a fair view of the point of difference between us and our enemy on this subject. What is that poiut It is this—our government has ever contended that its nag should pro tect the seamen employed under it. G. Britain asserts the right of seizing and impressing from on board our vessels her own sui jects. Our position is sup ported by two conclusive reasons: Ist. As the flag represents the sovereignty ®f the nation to which it belongs, any violence on those over whom it waves is through it an act of war on the nation al sever- ignty, and incompatible with a state of dignified peace. 2d. '1 he pow er of making impressments from our vessels, is from its very nature liable to constant and serious abuse, which our experience has too strongly proved in the thousands of our citizv.no, native as well us naptraliz d. who have been seiz ed as British sui jects, and are now com pelled to fight against their country. This reason m g s its JI m®r. forcibly as respects Britain and America, whose inhabitants Lave the sune langu g and manners, than it does between any other countries of the world, most of which have striking peculiarities from which their seamen may be distinguished. What* ver propriety, therefore, there might have been in former times in the exercise of the power which England styles her ancient and accustomed practice of impressment f as relates to othrk, occupied nearly 8 hours in a series of the most cogent and connected arguments, during no moment of which period was the attention of the Court or audience suspended. What peculiarly distinguished this gentleman’s reasoning was, that he urged no position or doctrines which he did not support by the production of some principle of the law of nations, or some decision founded on that iaw. It cannot be expected that we should, from memory, precisely state the whole of Mr. W.’s very ingenious and truly legal disquisition, which extorted the most respectful approbation of the Bench, and the admiration of the audito ry. As a preliminary ground, he clearly es tablished, that the statutory forfeitures of Con gress had no bearing on the case, excepting so far forth as a binding municipal regulation was auxiliary to the provisions of international law. His main proposition was, The obtaining from an authorized agent of Great Britain, paying for sailing under, and exhibiting upon the high seas, as protection for the voyage, a British License of pass and trade, by an American citizen, without the permission of his own government, the two countries being at war, are in themselves cause of capture and condem nation, as priza of war.” To support this pro position, a variety of grounds were taken, among which were—That Licenses were factitious, and not a part of the law of nations but the crea tures I of prerogative, and that confined to municipal regulation, or 2. of compact, or 3. of parliamentary provision That the licenses in question were against the nature and law of war, as they put in the power of particular in dividuals o rel .x or abate the rigor of the war against the obligation of allegiance and that the stipulations of such licenses could not be nforced by any known law. That the obte t.on and possession of those licenses to pass and supply, and the sailing under them, knowing of th war, was a trading with the enemy, in dependent of the port of destination and of the right of property which may be the subject of trade That the case of a license to trade to a citizen or subject from his own sovereign, was distinct from that of a license to a ciiizcn or or subject of one of Jie belligerents from th. enemy, without the sanction of his own govern ment and so would be the supposed case of the neutral, for no question like the present could arise between the neutral citizen or sub ject and his own nation, as that nation would not be a par'y to the war; and the description of rights here involved Would not in that case be in question. i The question,” said Mr. Woodward, whether the property be American or British, matters not, provided the indirect or direct trading with the enemy be established. If you use your property so as commercially to benefit and carry into effect the prescribed and stipulated commercial views of the enemy, m d under a formal licensg of protection or supply, this is as much trading with the enemy, as if the subject of the trade were the property of the enemy, and the destination an enemy port In the latter case you trade direct —in the form or indirect. If a different doctrine prevailed, na tional right would be sacrificed at the shrine of the meanest artifice.” But,” continued Mr. W. “if you pay the enemy, for such license, th case is still stronger, as the transit of the medium of commerce stamps a commercial character upon the transaction, and in this light alone converts it into a supply.” “As to the local ity in the inception of this transaction,” Mr. W. said, “it is the known legal rule of construe tion, th t the d deterious charac er is communi cated to the ship, the cargo, and the voyage, for which the transaction is intended to provide, and which are described on the face of the licenses.” In the close of this very able and luminous brief, Mr. Woodward observed, “much, as to the interpretation and application of the rules of the law of nations, will depend upon the character of the war in which we are engaged. The war of the U. States with G. Britain (he proceeded) is a war between two maritime and commercial nations,. in support of an indepen dent commerce. The rules of decision which have applied the law of nations to the conduct of the citizens of ea h belligerent, have always been so construed and applied as to effectuate the notorious reasons and policy of the war. This is not a theory, but has been emphatically pro nounced by the deci-ions to which I have re ferred and it will be found by those decisions, that the principles of the law of nations have always been, under legal discretion, restrained or enlarged so as to effectuate and not intercept the notorious and avowed policy of the war. And more particularly has this principle been enforced upon questions arising upon the con ductof a citizen of one of the belligerents with his own nation which is the present case.— To trade with or hold a commercial intercourse, whether by person or property, with the ene my, without the license of one’s own govern ment, is proven, by all the writers upon the law of nations, and ail decisions touching this point, as adverse to the policy of a war waged for the purposes of commerce—that it amounts to a misdemeanor, and is cause of confiscation and condemnation. Suppose our citizens be permitted thus to obtain, pay for, and act up on those licences They would be in the prac tice of all the evils and derangements which the law of war is intended to prevent. They would facilitate treacherous correspondence, informa tion and supplies to the enemy—tbe very evils assigned for the prohibition of all commercial in tercourse; or, in the language of Sir William Scott, (in the case of the Jonge Pietre) “all communication, direct or indirect, without the license of government,” with the enemy. The anomaly of a citizen at peace and his nation at war, would emphatically exist: nay—the ab surdity of that citizen making his p ace and his fortune by tbe disposition of the nemy, ob tained adversely to that of his own government. Il is also easy to perceive, that by those licens es it would be in the power of the enemy to de stroy or counteract the internal commercia’ policy and relations of the states, or politically to distract the Union, by concentrating the rade into some particular state, or casting i into the hands of a particular party. It is the language of a finished civilian, that there is no such thing as a war for arms and a peace for commerce.” “If we silently permit our citizens to tra verse the ocean under such licences of pass and supply from the enemy, (Mr. W. added) it ha, been airwady proven, that by the basest cohu sion between American citizens and the British government, we enable the enemy io uke by stealth a portion of our national sovereignty and if this high principle of national honor thus bear the touch, it would be'better to sur render the whole. In a commercial war, which is always preventive and lestnctive, by such licences of pass and supply, the enemy would assume the right of regulating the commerce and directing the capital of our own citizens. The independence a, d integrity of one of the belligerents would be lo< i. die independence and prospects of its citizens or subjects upon the authority or courtesy of the other. The civic relation, the national pride, and toe boast ed morals of our countrymen would be corrupt ed or destroyed by the delef ri.ms influence oi foreign gain; ana that distinguishing and re pellant point of. character which marks the American citizen, both at home and abroad, and which now stamps our national character upon the fears and the admiration of the world, would be found at the feet of our ene my or lost in the mazes of British corrup tion.” This cause commenced on Thursday and con tinued until Monday afternoon, when the At torney-General Burrill, and Mr. Boss of New port, as counsel for the claimants, (Clark and Wheelwright of Newburyport) having closed a very elaborate and ingenious argument on their part, Mr. Robins, U. States district attorney, was about commencing what we have no doubt would have been a finished plea in behalf of the libellants, when the court superseded an argu ment on his part, by pronouncing a very strong and able judgment, condemning the ship and cargo to the captors. It was remarked that the judge’s opinions were in complete coincidence with the doctrines and arguments so powerfully enforced. WASHINGTON CITY. MCj\' DAY, MAUCH 1. The bill vesting the power of retalia tion in the President of the U. States, his passed the II use of Representatives with amendments, which require the concurrence of the Senate. Ihe bill regulating the employment of foreign seamen in the armed vessels md merchant service of the U. States, has passed the Senate with amendments which require the concurrence of the House. It is understood that nominations were on Saturday made by the Presi dent to the Senate, of persons to fill the Major-Generalships recently authoriz ed. None of the nominations, we be lieve, have yet been acted on. The following correspondence be tween Com. Bainbridge and the Navy Department, exhibits his character and th .t of Capt. Lawrence and our worthy Consul, Mr. Hill, in a light so honorable md so well calculated to exalt the na ional character, that we are happy in the opportunity of giving it publicity. ofies of Letters from Lieut. General Hislop to Commodore Bainlu and his Answers. GEN. HISLOP TO COM BAINBRIDGE. 67. Salvador, Jan. 3, 1813,. Dear Sir, I am justly penetrated with the full est sense of your very handsome and kind treatment, ever since the fate of war placed me in your power, and I oeg once more to renew to you my sincerest acknowledgements for the same. Your acquiescence with my request in granting me nay parole, with the offi cers of my staff, added to the obligation I had previously experienced, claims from me this additional tribute of my thanks- Muy I now finally flatter my self, that in the further extension of your generous and humane feelings, in the al leviations of the misfortunes of war, that you will have the goodness to fulfil the only wish and request I am now most anxious to see completed, by enlarging on their parole (on the same conditions you have acceded to with respect to my self) all tne officers of the Java still on board your ship—a favor 1 shall never cease duly to appreciate by your ac quiescence thereto. I have the honor to subscribe myself, dear sir, your much obliged and very obedient servant. (Signed) T. HISLOP. Commodore Bainrridge. ANSWER OE COM. BAINBRIDGE. U. Slates’ Frigate Constitution, St. Salvador, 3d January, 1813. Dear Sir, I have received your letter of this date, conveying sentiments of your feel ings for my treatment towards you since the fate ol war placed you in my power. The kind expressions which you have been pleased to use, are justly appre ciated by me, and far overbalance those common civilities shewn by me, and which are always due to prisoners. I regret that the lumbered state of my ship prevented nle from making you as comfortable on board as I sincerely wished to have done. I have complied with your last request, respecting pa roiling all tnc officers of the J ,v.u In doing so, your desire, in addition to my disposition to ameliorate as much as possible the situation ol tiiose officers, considerably influenced me. Permit me to tender you (notwith standing ourresp. ctive countries are at war) assurances of sincere esteem and nig-- r. sped, and to assure you that I sh.nl feel at all times mgnly giat fi d in nemng of or from you. With lerwnt wishes lor the recovery of the gallant Capt. Lambert, 1 have the honor to subscribe myself, very respectfully. Ike. (Signed) VVm BAINBRIDGE. Lieut. Cen. Hislop. of the British Army. GEN HISLOP TO COM BAINBRIDGE. 6-. suivador^ 4d.. January, 1813. Dear Sir, Anow me once more to express my sincerest acknowledgments fur tins l«st instance ol your kmd attention to my wishes, by having complied with
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Cy request in behalf of the officers of the Java. Lieut. Chads delivered to tne your very polite and obliging letter, and be assured that I shall feel no less gratification at all times to hear of and from you, than that which you are so good as to express you will derive in re ceiving information respecting myself. May I request now that you will be SO good, as to cause to be looked for a small chest, containing articles of plate, more valuable tome on account of having been presented to me by the colony of Demarara, where I command cd for several ycais. I have the honor to be, Sec. (Signed) T. HISLOP. Commodore Bainbridge. Lieut. Chads presents his compli ments to Com. Bainbridge, and is ex tremely sorry to inform him, Captain Lambert died a short time since. St S.lvadore, Monday, 11 o'clock COM. BAINBRIDGE TO LIEUT. CHADS. Jan. 4,1813. Commodore Bainbridge has learnt with real sorrow the death of cap tain Lambert. Though a political ne my, he could not but greatly resp t him for the brave defence he m J with his ship and Com. B. takes this occ ision to observe in justice to Lieut. Chads, who fought the Java after capt L. was wounded, that he did every thing for the defence of that ship, which a brave and skilful officer could do, and that further resistance would have been a wanton effusion of human blood. COM. BAINBRIDGE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY U. S. Frigate Constitution. Sir —I have the honor of enclos ing to you a copy of the corrcspon dence which p. ssed betwe n Hui ry Hill, esquire, consul for the Unites States at St Salv idore and myself s ■well as copies of the communication which the Governor of St, S .Ivudon made to Mr. Hill in compi Ant ^gains' the squadron under my command.— Having the whole of the correspon dence before you, you will be enabh cl to form am accurate opinion on the sub ject, and in doing so, 1 feel confident ti; t you will see no cause of censure in th-, conduct of my squadron thuscompLm ed of. lam conscious th it I f It. am hope I shall ever feel the greatest dis position to respect the rights of neu trals yet at the s me time, I trust wr shall exact our rig ts as a belligerent when acting in that character for as a neutral nation we had no rights left us I have the honor, sir. to be with the meanest respect, your ob’t s want, Wm. BAINBRIDGE. Hon. Secretary of me Navy, Washington. MR HILL TO COMMODORE BAINBRIDGE. Consulate f the U. States of America, St. Salvador?, 23d Dec 1813. Dear Sir 1 aave the honor to enclose herewith a translation of a letter just received from his excellency the Gov^rnoi T this city nd pro vince, with my answer thereto, by which you will perceive the pretended fears of his excel lency regarding your squadron, and the inter pretation he puts upon the act of the Hornet iti appearing oft this port yesterday evening. It may be well to avoid as much as possible any motive for exciting the tears of these people, or for mortifying their pride, so intimate ly connected with the English interest and ho nor, whilst at the same time I have no idea that on this or any other account we should omit any thing that is fair or honorable in en deavoring to annoy and distress the enemy s commerce on thh coast or elsewhere, noi sub mit to the denial of any right, which as a bel ligerent we are entitled to on neutfd Remaining, dear Sir, your v. ry re^Cstful and obedient servant, HENRY HILL, Consul. Gom. Win Bainbridge, Commander of the ships of war of the U. S. on the coast of Brazils. f TRANSLATION, j It is with the greatest surprize I have ascer tained the U. S. snip Hornet, lately received in this port in a manner the most amicable and analogous to the principles of neutrality adopt ed between the government of Brazils and the U. States, makes part of a naval force which is employedin cruizing upon this coast and at„thc mouth of this harbor, from which has arisen the utmost inquietude to the public and gene ral commerce of the subjects of his Royal Highness, the Prince Regent, our Lord, and the evil intention of these forces bei> g confirm ed by the strange event which has just hap pened in the afternoon or to-day, that ship hav ing sailed in and out of this port without any obvious motive, which being without the least doubt a proceeding really hostile, and so much the more aggravating, inasmuch as it is contra ry to what you voluntarily told me was the des tinati n of that ship. You are notified that I shall lose no time m acquainting his Royal Highness of this strange proceeding^ in a maim r the most circumstan tial, soliciting from his infallible justice the necessary orders to take from it that just sa tisfaction and vengeance, which nations have settled between themselves as due to an infrac tion of neutrality reciprocally stipulated. Dios guarde vous, Bahia, 22 d December, 1812- (Signed) CONDE DOS AKCOS. MR HILL’S REPLY. Consulate of th" U.S. of America, St. Salvador, 22d Dec 1812. Sir— In acknowledging the receipt of the letter which I had the honor y esterday evening to re c ivefrom your excellency, I can but express my surprize, that there should exist the least cause of alarm or inquietude, except on the part of the British nn rch nts in this city, m consequence of the supposition or fact of an American squadron in these seas, or from the appi arancc m and off this port of the U S. snip of war Hornet, and more particularly that the approach of this ship to the mouth of the harbor yes erday afternoon with her colors nj ing (being already k .own as a national ship o* th' U 8.) should be called by your excellenc y a hostile act, or construed into a branch of the neutrality of this port, especially when the ob ject r' this ship must be well endersu ud, from he circumstance of a British si >p war of equal oi superior force iyn shelter d within the harbor. Had any aggression hare been committed by the Hornet or any other vessel of the United States, on the Portuguese commerce, or any insult to the sovereignty or real violation of the declared neu rality of this country have been offered, it certainly would be a matter of extr. me regret, and have afford ed just cause of indignation and alarm, since hitherto the most perfect peace, harmony and good understanding has existed between the two countries, and I am happy to have it in my power to assure your Excellency, that whilst the United Slates will expect the free enjoy ment of their belbgerent rights in the neutral territory of the dominions of Portugal, on their p rt her neutrality is duly appreciated, and that the ship Hornet (and I presume all other vessels of the U. States) has the most po sitive orders “not in the least to violate the most strict neutrali y, or by any act to inter rupt the friendly understanding and amicable disposition and relation, which happily subsists between his Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal and the government of the United States.” 1 have the honor to remain, with due respect and consideration, your Excellency’s most ob dient servant. (Signed) HENRY HIT L, Consul. To his Excellency, the Count Dos Arcos, Capt. Geh. and Gov. of the province city of St. Salvadorc, &c. &c. &c. MR. HILL TO THE GOVERNOR. Consulate of the U. S of Am rica, St. Salvadors, 3d Jan. 1813. SIR—I have the satisfaction to par impaie to your excellency that Com. Bainbridge having become acquainted through me of the interest manifested by' your excellency for the libera tion of Lt. G n. Hislop and his staff, has re solved to take upon himself the responsibility of paroling those officers here, as well as th Commander of the late British frigate Java, on board which they were captured, and Captain Marshall, a supernumerary m vine officer in the service of his Britannic M jesty—taken al so by the Commander on board that frigate. In this act of liberality on the part of Com Boinbri ige, your excellency will only perceive rhe friendly and g’enerous spirit by width he is actuated, in desiring io correspond as far as in his power with the wishes of your excel lency, and to mitigate the evil arising out of the event of war, from the misfortunes of indi viduals, whom a brave Commander will never recognize as the enemies of his country, in the character of prisoners of war. 1 have the honor to remain, with sentiments of respect and consideration, your excellency’s most ob’t servant, (Signed) HENRY HILL, Consul THE REPLY. The Count Dos Arcos presents his compli ments to Mr. Hill, requesting him to mak known io Commodore. Bainbridge his very sin cere acknowledgments for the beneficence which he has had 'he goodness to shew toward Lieutenant-Gi. neral Hislop and the other officer passengers in. the Java —profiting of this occa sion to renew to Mr. Hill the sentiment of his consideration and esteem. Palace, Mi Jan. 1813. COMMODORE BAINBRIDGE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. U. S Frigate Constitution. Sir— I have the honor of enclosing to you a copy of a correspondence. wMich passed between the Am rican and Bri tish Consuls at St S Ivadore, relativ to a chalkrur off red b> captain L.w r-nee, commander of the United States’ ship Hornet, and rt fused by C .pt in Green, commander of his B M. ship Bonne Citoyenne, a vessel in size and fur. e greater th n the Horn; t. C .ptam Green’s ex use I have no doubt wH! be viewed by those who sec it in its pro per light. He certainly was not war ranted in qm stioning the sacred pledge I made to him The confidence I had in the gall nt commander, th> br .ve of fii.ers and ervw of the Honr t, (all of whom exhibited the most ardent desire for the contest) induced me to take the responsibility of the pledge, from which I certainly should never h^ve swerved and tin stiongest proof 1 can give of that confidence, is leaving the Hornet four days together off the harbor in which the Bonne Citoyenne laid, and from which she could discover that the Constitution was not within 40 miles of it; therefore at any period capt. Green could have been certain of contending with her alone fin dly, to prevent his having the le. st poss.ble excus-, I went into the harbor of St. Salvador and laid three days, where he could have de tained me 24 hours on application to the Governor these three days the Hornet rem aned off the harbour, and the Bonne Citoyenne continued safely at anchor. On my leaving the coast of Brazils, I left captain Lawrence to watch her, and have no doubt should he fall in with her, that the result will be honorable to his country and self. Having stated to you, sir, mere facts, 1 now beg leave to observe, that I consider the refusal of captain Green to meet the Hornet, as a victory gained by the latter vessel. Our enemy (who are brave) in the vic tories which we have obtained over them have attributed them to our hav ing superior force, when in fact the difference of force has not been som parablc with the superiority of effect done by us; but in the present instance they have not the least shade of such colouring, for the Bonne Citoyenne is a larger vessel and gre ter force in guns and mew than the Hornet, but the high s,ate of discipline and excellent order which the Hornet is in, makes me feel confident of a t vorable result in the issue of an action between them. Permit me, sir, to take this opportuni ty of expressing to you the great satis faction I have received from Captain Lawrence’s conduct in every instance s nee being under my command, and I respectfully recommend him particu larly to your notice as a most meritori ous officer. I have tne honor, sir, to be, witn the re.-ust respect, your obedient hum in. servant. Wm B \INBRaDGE. Hon. Seen ta'y of the Navy City Washington, MR. HILL TO THE BRITISH CONSUL. Consu ate of the U. S. of America, St. Salvadors, 23th Dec. 1813. SIR-—The following is an ex ract from a let ter, received yesterday from Capt. Lawrence of he U. States §hip Hornet, now off this port. When I last saw you, I stated to you my wish •o meet the Bonne Citoyenne, and authorised you to make my wishes known to Capt. Green. I now request you to state to him, that I will meet him whenever he may be pleased to come out, and pledge my honor that the Constitution nor any other Amrican vessels shall interfere.” Commodore Bainbridge of the Constitution frigate, confirms to me the request of Captain L .wrence, in these words if Capt. Green ishes to try equal force, I pledge my honor to give him an opportunity by being out of the way, or not interfering.” In communicating these sentiments to you, sir, of Com. Bainbridge and Capt. Lawrence, with a request that you will p irticipate them to Capt. Green of his Britannic Majesty’s ship Bonne Ci oyenne, now in this port, I trust you will perceive no motive on their part or on mine, that does not result from national hostili ty, and the honor of our respective countries— or hat ought in any respect to weaken the bonds or diminish the regard of private or soci al duties—and that you will believe I have, ac cording to my sincere wish and best judgement, in c 'ovevi >g through you to Capt. Green the re qiiesqofCapt. Lawrence, been gyid d by those fe lings f delicacy on this occasion and regard f r the meritorious character of Capt. Green, with which the slight acquaintance formed here with that gentleman has inspired me. I am sir, very respectfully, your most obedi ent servant. (Sign d) HENRY HILL, Consul. To Frederick Linderman, Bis Britannic Majesty's Consul, Bahia. TATI. HILL TO CAFT. LAURENCE. Consulate of the U. States of America, St. Salvador?, 29th Dec. 1812. Dear Sir—Since writing my letter of this evening, which, will be handed you with this by Capt. Davis, I have received an answer from Mr. Linderman, the British Consul, communi cating Capt. Green’s reception of your chal lenge, which I transcribe. “Fort de St. Pedro, 29th Dec. 1812. Sir—l transmitted your letter of yesterday to Capt- P. B. Green, to whom the substance is directed, and having received his reply, I herewith ihsert it verbatim I hasten to ac knowledge the favor of your communication, made to me this morning, from Mr. Hill, Con sul of the U. S. of America, on the subject of a challenge stated to have been offered through Mr. Hill by Captain Lawrence, of the U. States’ sloop of war Hornet, to iny.«elf, as Commander of H. B. M. ship Bonne Citoyenne, anchored in this port, pledging his honor, as well as that ofCom. Bainbridge, that no advantage shall be iaken by the Constitution or any other Ameri can vessel whatever on the occasion. I am convinced, sir, if such a rencontre was to take place, the result could not be long dubious, and would terminate favorably to the ship which I have the honor to command; but lam equally convinced that Com. Bainbridge could not swerve so much from the paramount duty he owes to his country, as to become an inac ive spectator, and see a ship belonging to the very squadron under his orders fall into the hands of an enemy—this reason operates pow .•fully on my mind for not exposing the Bonne Citoyenne to a risk upon terms so manifestly disadvantageous, as those proposed by Com. Bainbridge—indeed nothing would give m more satisfaction than complying with the wishes of Capt. Lawrence, and I earnestly hope ’hat chance wid ass. d him an opportunity of meeting >he Bonne Citoyenne, under different circumstances, to enable him to distinguish himself in the manner he is now so desirous of doing. I further assure, that my ship will at all times he prepared, wherever she may be, to repel any attack made against her, and I shall als’ act offensively whenever Pshal! judge pro per to do so.” You h ive here, sir, Capt. Green’s senti ments, and, with Com. Bainbridge, will form such opinion of them as they m-rit. On send mg off the supplies required by the Commo dore, I shall write you more fully, and shall be full in my communications to him also, which I pray you will mention to him, and accept the renewed assurances of real esteem, With which I remain your most ob’t servt. (Signed) HENRY HILL, Consul. James Lawrence, Esq. Commander of the U. S. ship Hornet. CONGRESS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Saturday, February 27. Mr. Q uincy from the select commit tee appointed on the subject, in pursu ance of a motion made by himself, made the following report: The Committee appointed to enquire into the principles and practice adopted by the Treasury Department, in relation to the revenue laws, and to the mitigating or remitting the fines, penalties and forfeitures accruing under the same, having, in pursuance of that appoint ment, had an interview with the Secretary of ttie Treasury, and examined such papers as they deemed necessary for the due execution of their trust, addressed to him a letter marked A. and received from him in reply the letter marked B. with the accompanying document— all which are annexed to this Report. It appears to your Committee, as far as they are enabled to judge, that the remitting and mitigating powers, exercised by the Trea sury Department, have been used in a m .nner liberal and just. Your Committee have not deemed it their duty, from the terms of their authority, to enter into the consideration of the expediency of relieving the Treasury Depart ment from the burden of exercising th s dis cretion. In some commercial communities a similar discretion is invested in a board of commissioners, whose numerous members form a check upon each other, and the pu licity of whose proceedings preserve their decisions un der the scrutiny of the public eye, and the wholesome c ntrolof public opinion. Your Committee report to the House the annexed papers as the result of their enqui ry.” The report was read and ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Dawson, from the select commit tee on the subject, made a report in relation to making alterations in the Representative Chamber for the pur pose of ventilating the same, Sec. and al so intreduced a bill making an appro priation for that purpose, which was twice read and committed: FOREIGN LICENCE BILL. The House resumed the considera tion of the bill prohibiting the use of foreign licences on board vessels of the United States., The first amendment made in com mittee ol the whole having been taken up— On motion of Mr. Cheves, the fur ther consideration of the bill was order ed to lie on the table, for the purpose of taking up certain appropriation bills the pass, ge of which was indispens >bly necessary The hill making appropriations for the support of the naval establishm nt for 1813, was passed through a commit tee of the whole, Mr. Bassett in the chair, and the bill making like appro priations for the military establishment, passsed through a committee, Mr. Daw son in the chair and both were order ed to be engrossed for a third reading. The House then resumed the foreign licence bill; which having been further amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. The report of the committee of Fo reign Relations proposing amendments to the biH vesting in the President ol the U S the power ol retaliation in cer tain cases, passed through a committee of the whole, Mr. Macon in the chair, and was agreed to by the House. On the question of ordering the bill to a third reading, considerable debate took place. Al< ssrs. Quincy, Scybert, Calhoun, Wright, Grundy, Rhea and Goldsborough took p .rtin it. The ol j ctions to the bill were not to the principle of retaliation, but arose from the opinion that such a power al ready existed, from usage and from the nature of things, and was insep liable from sovereignty The amendments were ordered to be engrossed, and with the bill to ba read a third time. EXPORTATION IN FOREIGN BOTTOMS The House resolved itself into a committee of the whole, Mr. Alston in the chair, on the bill prohibiting the exportation of certain articles therein mentioned in foreign bottoms. Mr. Calhoun spoke at some length in explanation of the object of the bill. Mr. Quincy made some observations in reply, and moved to amend the bill by adding thereto the following amend ment, as the contingency on which th< bill should have effect: wfienever it shall appear to the satisfaction of the President of the U. States, and he sh 11 declare by proclamation, that any Go vernor or Lt. Governor of any British W India Island shall have exercised the authority and issued any license un der the authority given by the Prince Regent’s Order in Council, dated 26th October, 1812” After some debate, this motion was negatived, by a large majority. Mr. Quincy moved to add to the articles proposed to be prohibited from being exported, the following“and also wheat, dour, rice, tobacco, cotton, indigo, tar, pitch, rosin and turpentine.” This motion having been seconded by Mr. Williams— After some observations from Mr. Cutts in its favor, it was carried, by a vote of 46 to 25. Mr. Goldsborough then moved an amendment going to restrict tiie prohi bition of exportations to the British West India islands and south America possessions. But before this motion was decided on, the committee rose, reported pro gress and obtained leave to set again. The bill from the Senate better pro viding for the supply of the army of the U. S, was twice read and referred to the committee on military affairs. A motion was made by Mr. Johnson, that the House when it adjourn, ad journ to to-morrow (Sunday). For the motion 30 Against it 45 So the motion was lost. The bill giving to the President of the U. S. the power of retaliation in cer tain cases therein mentioned, was read a third time. A motion was made by Mr. Quincy to adjourn—Lost, 5 6 to 16. The bill was then passed by the fol lowing vote YEAS.—Messrs. Alston, Anderson, Archer Bard, Barnett, Bassett, Bibb, Blackledge, Butler, Calhoun, Carr, Cheves, Cochran, Clop ton, Cutts, Davenport, Dawson, Desha, Dins moor, Earle, Franklin, Gholson, Goodwyn, Green, Grundy, B. Hall, O. Hail, Harper, Hyneman, Kennedy, King, Little, Lowndes, Moore, M‘Coy, Mitchill, Morgan, Morrow, Nelson, Newton, Ormsby, Pickens,Piper, Plea sants, Rhea, Roane, Roberts, R bertson, Seybert, Shaw, Taliaferro, Turner, Whitehill, Williams, Wright—s 6. NAYS.—Messrs Bigelow, Brigham, Cham pion, Chittenden, Emo t, Filch, Grosvenor, Law, Lewis, Mosely, Potter, Quincy, Reed, Rodman, Shelly, Stanford, White—l 7. And the House adjourned at 6 o’clock. The amendment to the constitution, proposed from North Carolina, and agreed to by the Senate is, we fear, not likely to pass the House at the present session, on account of the great pres sure cf indispensable business. Mr. Pickens called for its consideration the other day; but the house refused to take it up. Errata —ln a few of our last papers, two errors escaped. 1. It was slated that a bill prohibit ing the use of foreign licenses passed the House of Bepresentstiv s a day or two ago it should have been a year or two. 2. Mr Grosvenor, it was said, spoke against indefinite postponement of the bill, it should have been, for it. (By Authority.) AN ACT Regulating pensions to persons on board pri vate armed ships. R E it enach d by the Senate and. House of Rt fir sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the two per centum reserved in the h nds of the collectors and consuls by the act of June, eighteen hundred and twelve, emitled “An act concerning letters of m;.rque priz s and piize goods shall be paid to 'he J re sury, under the ike regulations provided for other public money, and shall onsti tute a fund for the purposes provided for by the seventeenth section 01 the be fore mentioned act Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Navy be au thorized and requir'd to pLce on the pension list under the like re gulations, and restrictions, as are used in relation to the n. vy of the United States, any of ficer, seaman or marine, who, on board of any private armed s', ip or vessels bearing a commission of L. tter ofinarque, shall have been, in any engag. ment with the enemy, wounded or otherwise ciisa bh d allowing to the captain a sum not exceeding twenty dollars per month to lieutenants «nd sailing-master a sum not exceeding twelve dollars each per month to marine offn (r, boatsw in, gunner, carpenter, m st. r’s mate and pr’ze-masters, a sum not exceeding tea dollars each per month to all othet officers a sum not exceeding eight dol lars pi r month, for the highest rate of dis bilily, and so in proportion and to a seaman, or acting as a marine, the sum of six dollars per month, for the highest rate of disability, and so in proportion which several pensions shall be paid, by direction of the Seer, tary of the Navy, out of the fund above provided, and from no other. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the ommanding officer of every vessel having a commission, or letters ol marque and reprisal, shall enter in his journal the name and rank of any officer, and the name of any seaman, who, i uring his cruize, shall have been wounded or disabled as aforesaid, dcs scribmg the manner and extent, as far as practicable, ol such wound or disabi* lity. Sec 4. And be it further enacted, That every collector shall transmit quarterly to the Secretary of the Navy, a transcript of such journals as may have been reported to him, so far as it gives a list of the officers and crew, and the description of wounds and disabili ties, the better to enable the Secretary to decide on claims for pensions. H. CLAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives Wm. H. CRAW FORD, President of the Senate, pro tempore APPROVED, Fehruaay 13, 1813. JAMES MADISON. EARTHEN WARE. Philadelphia, February 21. MERCHANTS residing in Washington, who deal in Ear hen Ware f are informed that the foilwing ariicles are manu'aetured, and now ready for delivery (from the Washmg.'-n Pof tery) at the Warehouse in Market, near Schulki 1 6th street, Pin adelph a, v z Coffee Pots, red. bine and yellow; Tea Pots Sugars, Creams; Puchers a great, variety;* Chambers, Peppers, Saits, Mustards, Salts^ Mustards, Shapes, Ban'ns, Ewers, Bowk? Cups and Saucers, Jellies, Mugs, Toys* Egg Cups, Garden Pots, Butter Tubs. But ter Bouts, Goblets, i umblers, Jars, Wine Coolers, Baking Dishes, large Plates, Break fast Plates, Relish Plates, Oval Dishes, Milk Pans, Pori er Mugs, Tureens. Candlesticks, Funnels, &c. &c. Orders amounting to SSO, two and a half per cent, deduction. Orders amounting to and upwards, five per cent, deduction. Order addressed to John Mulhwny, directed as above, will meet with due attention. March I—2m FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD, ANAWAY from the subscriber living in Montgomery coun y, Maryland, near Conrad’s Ferry, a bright Mulatto Negro Man named DICK, supposed to be 5 feet 4or 5 inches high, bis nose is disfigured by a scar on it, and he has a remarkable scar on one of his hands, which has producedra contraction in some of his fingers. He is an arch fellow, and whenever apprehended will try to make his escape. As he carried off various clothing it is deemed unnecessary to give a description of what Ice had on. The above reward will be given to any person who apprehends the said fellow and secures him so that the subscriber gets him again, and all reasonable charges will be paid .f brought home. JOSHUA CHILTON. March 1 "tw YOUNG P kIMAS rEIL Will be Sold at Public Auction on the Third day of March. h DIRK BROWN STUD HORSE, The property of Thomas Nevit taken by writ of fi. fa to satisfy a debt due to George Burns obtained against Thomas Nevitt. Sale to com mence at 3 o’clock. Yeung Paymaster was got by the imported horse Paymaster, noted for his running foal getting; his feats may be seen on the day of sale. This elegant horse maybe seep at Davis’s Ho tel in the city of M ashington or at Carnes’ Livery, and will shew for h mself Any one wishing to see his pedigree may see it at any time by applying to Thomas Nevitt of* GEO. BURNS. N. L. QUEEN, Auct. Feb. 2G—3t the name of Isaac Pettit was inserted in thia advertisement on Saturday last, n mislake, it ought to have been Thomas Nevitt, as now notified. “PUBLIC SALE. ON Monday the 9th instant at 11 o’clock, The balance of the Stock in Trade cf JAMES W JOHNSTON. Opposite Mr. John Davis’s Tavern, Pennsylva nia Avenue. which will be sold without reserve. N. L. QUEEN, Auct. Feb. 2C-—2l
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NOTICE. WHEREAS by an act o' Congress passed on :he eighth day of February, one thousa ,d eight hundred and thirteen, the President of the United States is authorised to orrow, on the credit of .he Uni'ed States, a sum not ex ceeding sixteen millions of dollars, so howe ver, that no engagement or contract, “hall b® entered into, which shad preclude the United Sunes from reimbursing ary sum or sums thus borrowed, at any time a‘ter the expiration of twelve years from 'he firs: day of January, one thousand eight hundred and fourteen. And wiureas by the said ct, so muvh of the funds constituting he annual appropriation of eight millions of dollars, for the payment of the principal and interest of the public debt of die United States, as may be wanted for that purpose, after satisfying the sums neces sary tor the payment of the interest and such part of the principal of said deb; as the Unit es S ates are now pledged annually to pay and reimburse, is pledged and app. opr ated for the payment of the interest, and for the reim burs. ment of the principal of the stock now to be created, and the faith of the United States F pledged to establish sufficient revenues for making tin any deficiency that may hereafter take place in the funds now appropriated for paying the •uteres, and principal as aforesaid And where as the President of the United States did, by an act or commission under his ha d, dated the seventeenth day of February, one thousand eight, hundred and thirteen, au thorise and empower the Secretary of the Tn a ivy to borrow, on behalf the United States, a sum not exceeding in the whole six teen millions of dollars, and to make the ne ccssmy con racts for the same, pursuant to the ac of Congress above red 1 ed Now therefore, the undersigned, Secre tary of the Treasury, in pursuance of the act of Congress, and the authority from the Pre sident of the United States above mentioned, doth hereby', on behalf of the United States, contract and engage in manner following, to Wit 1. Books for receiving subscriptions to a loan of sixteen millions of dollars, for the use of the United States, shall be opened on the twelfth day of March next, At Portsmmouth N H— At the New Hamp shire Union Bank. At Salem, Mats. —At the iMerchenf’s Bank. .at Boston, Mass. —At the State Bank. Al .Providence, Ji I. —At the Roger Williams* Bank. Ai the city 0/ J\ew York —At the Manhattan Company and the Mechanics’ Bank At Albany —Al the New York State Bank and the Mechanic’s and Farmer’s Bank Ai Philadelphia —At the Bank of Pennsylvan’a, the Farmer’s and Mechanic’s Bank and the Phil. delph>a Bank At Baltimore —At the Bank of Baltimore, the Commercial and Farmer’s Bank, and the Union Bank of Maryland. At the City of Washington —At the Bank of Washington, and the Office of the Bank of Colum da At Richmond, Va. —At the Bank of Virginia, At Charleston, A C —At the State Bank, and ttie Planter’s Mechanic’s Bank. And at any other incorporated bank in any of the above named cities or towns, which shall open books for receiving subscriptions as aforesaid, and give public notice thereof. Which books shall continue open for receiv ing subset-ptions during the ordinary hours of transacting busmess at the said banks, on Friday the twelfth and Saturday the hirieenth day of March next If more than sixteen mil liens of dollars in the whole, shall be sub scribe J, the surplus shall be deducted in pro portion to the sums subscribed in each place respectively, by a reduction of the subscrip tions exceeding four thousand dollars. But no reduction shall be made, of the subser ptions made by any persons or bodies corporate, holders (at the time of subscribing) of stock issued under theact ofMarch 14, 1812; call ed six per cent, stock oi 1812 unless the aggregate of their subscriptions should exceed sixteen millions of dollars; in which case the surplus shall be deducted by a reduction of the proportionally highest subscriptions. If a. y subscription shall be thus reduced, the amount of such reduction shall be forthwith reurned to he subscriber from whom such reduction shall have been made. 2 No subscriptions will be received for a sum less than one hundred dollars, nor for a fractional part of a hundred dohars. 3. For every hundred dollars which may be subscribed, there shall be paid at the time of subscribing, twelve dollars and fifty cents, and a I ke sum of twelve dollars and fifty cents on the first day of each of the ensuing months of April, May, June, July, August, September and October, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, respectively. Each subscriber, at the time of paying any of the above instal ments, after the first, may pay all or any num ber of the subsequent instalments, and will be entitled to receive interest at the rate of six per centum per annum on the amount thus paid, from the time of actual payment. 4. On the failure of payment of any instal ment of the sums subscribed, according to the tenor of the third article, the next preceding instalment of twelve dollars and fifty cents, which shall have been paid for every hundred dollars subscribed, shad be forfeited to the United Slates. 5. Each subsequent instalment must be paid at the same bank at which the original subscrip tion was made, and where the first instalment was paid. 6 The cashiers of the respective banks where subscript::ons are received, shad, within twenty days alter the time of subscribing, give certificates stating the sums subscribed and payment made, and on which the payments of the subsequent instalments, when made, shall be respectively endorsed which certificates shall be assignable by endorsement and delive ry ct the parties in whose favor they may be issued, until the completion of the payments required by the tenor of the third article. 7. After the completion of the payments aforesaid, the proprietors of the certificates of the cashiers, on which such payments have been completed, on surrendering the same at the loan office of the state in which the sub scrsp'.ion and payments shall have been made, shall be entitled to receive from the commis sioner of loans, certificates of funded capi tau s i ock for the amount thus subscribed and paid, bearing an interest of six per centum per annum from the time when the said instal ments shall have been paid respectively, and payable quarter yearly at the several loan of fices, or at the treasury of the U. States, where the same may stand credited And shall, more over, receive from the commissioner of loans, a certificate entitling such proprietor to an an nuity or annual sum, payable quarter-yearly, for thirteen years, commencing on the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, of one dollar on every hundred dol lais thus subscribed and paid; which certifi cates of annuity' shall constitute a separate and distinct stock, and may be sold, assigned and transferred to and from the books of the trea sury, or of the several loan offices, separately and distmct.y from the aforesaid funded capital s.x per cent, slock. And the said funded capi tal stcck, and the said annuities shall be trans- j ferable by their respective proprietors in person, or by their attornies duly constituted, in rhe same manner as the presentfunded debt of the United States, and in pursuance of the rules which have been, or which may be estab lished relative to the transfer of the said debt. 8. After the payment of the fifth instalment, such of the proprietors of the certificates of thee shiers, of two hundred dollars and up wards, as may then be desirous of funding same, may. on presenting them at the loan office of the state in which the subscription and payments shall have been made, receive f om the commissioner of loans, certificates of funded capital six per cent, stock, for the amount of the four first instalments, or one moiety of the sum expressed in the certificates of the cashiers and also certificates for one moiety of the thirteen years’ annuity of one dollar on the hundred dollars subsc i’ d. But no certificate of funded capital six t cent stock including a fractional part of a hundred dollars, or certificate of annuity including a fractional part of a dollar, wrl be issued. 9. After the last day of December, in the year one thousand eight hundred and twentf five, and after reansonable notice to the credi tors, which shall be given by an advertisement in some public newspaper, printed at the seat of the government of the United States, the said capita! six per cent stock shall be redeem able at the pleasure of the United States, by the reimbursement of the whole sum which may at that time stand credited to any proprie tor on the books of the treasury or of the loan offices respectively. And the payments of the said annuities for thirteen years, shall cease and determine on th first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, when the certificates of the came shall be surren dered up and cancelled 10. So much of the funds constituting the annua! appropriation of eight millions of dol lars for the payment of the principal and inter est of the public debt of the United States, as may be necessary for the regular payment of the interest and for the reimbursement of the principal of the stock, and for the regular payment of the annuities to be created under this contract, together with the f ith of the United States for its due fulfilment, are hereby pledged in pursuance of, and according to the terms and conditions of the act of Congress herein before recited. Given under my hand and the seal of the Treasury of the United Sta es. at W-sh l s ingion, ‘h-a twentieth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and thir teen. ALBERT GALLATIN, Secretary of the Treasury February 24—00d9t Department of State, February 23, 1813. j .ALIEN Enemies residing or being within, orty miles of tide water, are required forth with to apply to the Marshals of the states or territories in which they respectively are, for passports to retire to such places beyond that distance from tidewater as may be designated by the marshals. This regulation, however, is not to be put in force without special notice against such alien enemies not engaged in com merce as were settled previously to the decla ration of war in their present abode or are there pursuing some regular and lawful occupation unconnected with commerce, and who obtain, monthly, from the marshal of the district in which they reside, permission to remain where they are. CC/* Printers authorised to publish the laws of the U. S. are requested to insert the pre ceding notice three times in their respective apers. DIS t RUT OF COLUMBIA, to wt Upon the petition of r'aah Crookshank and Charles Glover, administrators of the es tate of J ohn Crookshank, deceased, to the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, sit ting for the county of Washington as a court of Chancery on the eleventh day of January, in the year eighteen hundred and thirteen, stating among other things that the said John Crookshank died intestate in the year 1893. leaving the petitioner, Sarah Crookshank, his widow, and Ann, Charles, John and Richard Crookshank, his surviving children, who are infants under the age of 21 years that in Fe bruary 1795, the said deceased purchased of a certain Thomas Afflick, all that part of Lot N>. 40, in Georgetown, beginning for said part at the end of 99 feet on the first line of said lot, then running easterly parallel to Fall’s street 93 feet 2 inches to the third line of said lot, then by and with said third line norther ly, 33 feet, then' westerly to the beginning, for the sum of sixteen hundred dollars; that the said Afflick gave his bond of conveyance and took from the said deceased his bond for the amount of the purchase money that the said Afflick died in the year 1797, leaving no heir or legal representative authorised by law to convey a good and sufficient title to the premises aforesaid. That the said Crookshank paid to the said Afflick, in his life time, the sum of ^968, part of the purchase money a foresaid, and that the balance thereof hath been paid to the administrators of the said Afflick, since his death; and that the sa-d Crookshank, in February 1795, bargained with and sold to James Melvin, of George town, part of the above described part of Lot No. 40, for the sum of $640, (part of which only has been paid) and that no legal title can be made therefor The petitioners therefore pray that a trustee or other person my be ap. pointed by the said court, in order that such titles and conveyances may be made and exe cuted as are necessary in the premises, and authorised by the laws in such cases provided It is therefore ordered, that notification of the same be given to Walter Jones, Esq. At torney of the United Stales for the district of Columbia, and notice of the prayer of the said petition be published three successive weeks in one of the newspapers of this dis trict. And that the said District Attorney be directed to shew cause why his appearance should not be entered to the said petition at the next session of this court, on the first Monday in June next, and why the several conveyances prayed in and by the said peti tion should not be made in pursuance of the prayer of the said petition. By order Wm. BRENT, Clk. Feb. 23 3w JUST RECEIVED And for sale by Joseph Milligan, Bookseller, Georgetown, POKTICJLL VAGARIES, In which is included BROAD GRINS, By Gborge Colman, the Younger. Price 62 1-2 Cents. THE PORTRAIT, A iJe Delivered before the Washington Benevolent Society of Newburypoat, on the evening of October 27th, 1812. THE ABSENTEE, A Tale by Miss Edgeworth, price One Dollar January 28— VALUABLE LANDS FOR SALE. THE subscriber being appointed Commis sioner tor the sale of the LANDS of which William W. Berry died possessed, will offer at Public Sale on the 2d Saturday in March next, at the shop of Henson Marshall, near the premises, a parcel of said Lands, con taining about 150 acres—the said parcel of Land lies in Prince Georges county, on the road leading from the lower bridge over the Eas tern Branch to Upper Marlborough, and about 3 miles from said bridge. The said Land is nearly ad in wood, well watered, and the sod well adapted to the production of Wheat Clo ver, &c A more particular description of the Land is deemed unnecessary, it will be shewn to any person desirous of purchasing, by the subscriber, A survey of the Land will be made and the precise quantity ascertained previous to the day of sale. The terms are, that upon the sale being confirmed by the Or phans Court of Prince Georges county, the purchase money will be required and an un questionable title given by ARCHIBALD VAN HORN, Commissioner. February 16—2awts VALUABLE REAL AND PE SONAL PROPERTY FOR SALE. ON Monday the 15th day of March next, the subscriber will offer at Public Sales, at his present residence, six miles from Hagers-town and three from Williams Port, all his proper ty both real and personal. The personal pro perty consists of about 26 Negroes of the following descriptions, viz eight young men and lads, five of them about tweniy years of age, two about fifteen, and one thirteen—-and two of these are excellent waggoners and one a blacksmith—one valuable (arm hand about 30 years of age, and one who is a first rate hand with oxen, about forty-five—a most valuable man about thirty two, who will be sold wi h his wife and three children, one a boy of five, a boy of one, and a girl of three years of age —a valuable farm hand and his wife, a firs rate cook will be sold together—a valuable young woman a house servant, about sixteen —a woman about twenty, a good spinner and accustomed to house work, and in the field with two children, a boy of 4 and a girl 2 yrs ol age—a valuable house servant about thirty, with a fine boy about two years of age, a boy about ten years of age, an excellent hand with cattle, a boy abou five and a girl about eight years of age, both likely and smart children. Upwards of .wo hundred head of cattle, con sisting of twenty fat bullocks, five or six of which will weigh about a thousand pounds— hundred and twenty steers from 3 to 5 yrs o d thirty ml h cows, some of them of the Tees water breed, and most of them will have cawe, ihis spring—forty young steers and heifers from one to two years old and a valuable yoke o. oxen five or 6 years old -one hundred and twenty sheep, consisting of forty-five file wethers, and he rest ewes, that have or soon wdl have lambs Two hundred hea lof hogs —sis yof them fit for pork. Forty head of horses, am. ng which are four complete six horse teams and the rest plough and riding h .rses Four waggons, one of them who broad wheels, an Ox cart and a Horse cart Farming utensils of very description—House hold and kft hen Fu. mture, &c &c. Nine mon hs’ credit will be given, the purchasers giving notes with approved endorsers, nogotia* able in the Hagers-town Bank. The saie will commence at ten o’clock in the morning, and continue from day to day until all is sold. N. B It .s probable that there also will be sold the Stills and a l the apparatus attached to a large distillery, with about two hundred and twenty five acres of grain in the ground, chiefly fohow. LAND. On the day and at the place aforesaid, at two o’clock in the afternoon, the subcriber will also ofler at public sale, a valuable Tract of Lund, lying in Washington county, Maryland, situate on Potomac river, four mites below Will amsport and about ten miles from 'a gers town, containing eight hundred and forty and a half acres, under a good fence; a. oui 600 acres are clear, and the lest heavily timbered —oi the clear land 150 may be converted into waler meadew, and the upland is peculiarly a dapted to clover and small gra n, and derives as much benefit from the use of p aister as the land in the neighborhood of Middletown. On the premises there are, a good Stone Dwel ling House two stones high,- with wmgs at each end. A stone spring-house, k large stone Destiilery in complete operation sufficient to run 45 gallons whiskey per day with ease, a chopping mill and malt kiln, under the same roof. The stills and ail the apparatus belong ing to the same, w.U be disposed of with the land. A merchant Mill and a Saw Mill, on a small but constant spring of water. These buildings have been ail lately erected, and on the Potomac river, besides a number of other houses on different parts of the tract that would suit small families. On the land there are four bold springs, that can be carri ed almost round the tract, by which means the land may be divided into small fields, with running water in each, and may also be bro’t to the mills abovementioned, besides a great many smaller springs that break out from the river bank—about three-fourths of the tract is bounded by the Potomac river, where n., fence will ever be necessary. It is aiso supposed that a most valuable seat for a merchant mill, or any other extensive water works may be had on the land by taking the water from the river, and this circumstance will be actually ascertained previous to the day of sale, a plat of the land will be exhibited at the same time There ale 130 tallow acres wheat and thirty acres rye, well put in, which will be sold with the land; and also a large quantity of plank ana scantling procured with a view to other im provements. This tract of land possessing so many natur al advantages, and so many useful improve ments will be offered in the first instance in one entire lot—and ir not sold in that way, it will then be offered in four lots, and each will have a due proportion of water and timber, and the bounds and quantity of each lot Will be as certained previous to the day of sate. The terms of sale wil be, one fourth of the purchase money to be paid on the first day of April next, o ron the first day of April 1814,|as the purchasl er may choose, the residue in four equal an nual payments without interest—Possession will be given when the first payment is made, Ind an indisputable title conveyed when the other paymeni s are satisfactorily secured. The purchaser must, however, be prepared to pav or secure to be paid, Six Thousand Dollars on the day of sale, which is to be forfeited if the terms of saie are not fully complied with. JOSEPH SPKIGG. Washington county, Md. February 15th, 1813. 5 A plat of the aforesaid land, designating the clear and wood land, together with the numerous springs and water courses, and shew ing how the same may be advantageously diverted to different parts of the tract, will be left at Mr. Bayly’s tavern in Hagers-town, and another at Mr. Sackett’s in Williams Port, on the Monday preceding the nay of saie, or as much sooner as may be found practicable, Feb. 15—18 BALTIMORE HOSPITAL LOTTERY, SECOND CLASS, Which commence dru-wing on the 39th of January. SCHEME. 1 prize of 30,000 is 10,000 2 20,000 40,000 6 10,000 60,000 3 5,000 15,000 10 1,000 10,000 10 100 tickets each 11,500 20 500 10,000 30 200 6,000 50 100 5,000 100 50 5,000 750 20 15,000 1,500 15 22,50 u 10,000 12 120,000 12,483 Tizes, 22,518 B a iks, not near two to a Prize. 35,000 Tickets at ^lO i 8 $350,000 Five hundred Tickets to be draws each day of drawing. Stationary Prizes as f 'olloww First drawn No. entitled to ^SOOO First 7,500 blanks, each 12 Next I.oo® do. 15 Nept 500 do. 20 First drawn No. 21st day 10,000 do. 234 10,,000 do. 25 h lo.uu'u do. 27 h 10,000 do. 29th 10.000 do. 31st 10,000 do 33d day (the tickets re served for prizes excepted) entitled to 100 tickets, viz. from No 9,001 io 9‘loo First drawn No. on the 34th day, 100 tickets, viz, from No. 10,001 to 10,100 (prize-tick ets excepted do. 35th day 11,001 to 11,100 do. do. 36th 12,001 12.100 do. do. 37th 13,001 13,100 do. do 38th 14,001 14 100 do. do. 39th 15,004 15,100 do. do. 40th 16 001 16,100 do. do. 41st 17.001 17,100 do. do 42d 18,001 18,100 do. do 4.5 th g2Q,000 do. 48th 5,030 do 55th 30,000 All Cash prizes subject to a deduction of fif teen per cent. MANAGERS. James Hindziygrl, James Calhoun, Stewart Brown, John Walraven, Nicholas Brice, James Bosley, Edme Ducatel, P. Chatard, Colin Mackenzie, James Smith. Tickets may be had of JOSEPH IVIILLIGAN, Bookseller, Georg town. (CT 'Prize Ti kets in other Lotteries re ceived in p yment of Tickets Let ers post paid punctual!' attended to Georget'-wn, Feb 15 RECENT ADDITIONS TO THE UNION CIR C ULATING LIBRARY. Milesian Chief, 2 volumes Santo Sebastiano, 3 vols 2 copies Thmgs by their right names Calamities of Authors, 2 vols Supposed Daughter, 3 vols Good men of modern date 2 vols Erskine’s Speeches Life of the Rt Hon. Spencer Perceval Marian, 2 vols Father and Daughter Absentee, 2 copies Robert and Adela, 2 vols Richard Cour de Lion, 2 vols Sailors friendship Frederick Latimer Ambrose and Eleanor Willoughby Ormond Monk, 2 vols Dorval Marianne Middleton, 2 vols Henry Somerville Schooi for Widows, 2 vols Coquette or Eliza Wharton Rosalind de Tracy, 2 vols Edgar Huntley, 3 vols Gaudentia d; Lucca Natural Daughter, 2 vols Voluntary Exile, 2 vols Scottish Adventurers Vivian and Emily CouJanges, 2 vols. Traits of Nature, 2 vois Malvina, 4 vols School Mistress, 2 vols Gentlemans Magazine, 4 vote I says, says I Self indulgence Peter Pind .r, 2 vols Count de Santerre, 2 vote Lord Fitzhenry, 2 vols Sparman’s Voyages, 2 vols Priumph of fortitude, 2 vols Picture, 3 vois Dussiedorf, 3 vote Sydney and Eugene, 2 vols Taevanion, 2 vois Agnes de Courci, 2 vols Rosenberg’s essays, 2 vols Emily of Lucerne, 2 vols Zaida Leiters to a wife Younger brother, 2 vols Lucinda Osborn, 2 vols Lueof Samuel Simpkins, 2 vols Zoriada Wonderful story teller Fanny Seymour Amelia Sir George Ellison, 2 vols What has been Lucy Osmond Lee s Memoirs of the war in the southern de partment of the United States, 2 vols Foundling of Belgrade Laura Juliaandthe Baron Waniey Penson, 3 vote Storm Relapse, 2 vols Spoiled Child, 2 vols Beggar Girl Ethelwma, 3 vols Castle of Otranto Lussmgton Abbey, 2 vols Married life, 2 vols Temper, 2 vois Anne oi Brittany The Asylum, 2 vols Bath and London, 4 vols lerms of Subscription. Oue year g 5 oq Six months 3 00 Three months 2 00 One month 1 00 Catalogues are now in the Press and will Shortly be ready to deliver to subscribers. February 13— NEW BOOKS. R. C. WeighTjian has received, Stoddard’s Sketches of Louisiana Chitty’s Law of Nations Advice to officers of the army, and to the Secretary of War, satirical. Chesterfield Travestic Colman’s Poetical Vagaries Bakhtiar Nameh a Persian story D’lsraeli’s Calamities of Authors Things by their right names, a Novel Erskines’s miscellaneous speeches the Absentee, by Miss Edgeworth Vivian and Emilie de Coulanges, by Do. Temper, a Novel by Mrs. Opie Davy's Elements of Chemical Philosophy- Elegant Prayer Books Portraiture of Methodism Santo Sebastiano, a Novel Marian do. Married Life do. Trails of Nature, a novel, by Miss Burney Scottish Adventurers, a Novel Memoirs of Prince Eugene Duane’s Military Library, Military Dictionary Hand Bock for Infantry do. for Riflemen Medsh’s Map of the Seat of War Perceval’s administration Byron’s Poems British Spy Lord Lyttleton’s Letters Good men of Modern date, a Novel, &c. &c. R. C. W. has also received a collection of Family Bibles, of various prices. February 16— VALUABLE SEATS FOR xMILLS,’ Or Manufactories that require a force of Water. THE Upper Appomattox Company have from their Canal, in and near Petersburg, Vir g nia, upwards of one hundred feet fall of wa ter, divided into 12, 14 and 20 feet falls. They l ave also the necessary Land for the scite of Mills and manufacturing houses, which they wish to let or dispose of. The subscribers, who are managers for the Company, propose tc meet at Petersburg on the Second Monday in April next, for the purpose of disposing of the water It is expected that on the day fol lowing, at 12 o’clock, the managers will meet at the Bason, and let some si nations to the highest bidder. The terms on which the mana gers would wish to dispose of the scites, may he more particularly known after the first of March nex’, by application to Daniel E Alien, clerk for the Company, residing at Petersburg. The subscribers are disposed to give every en couragement in their power to manufactories of cotton and wool, particularly the carding and spinning of wool and the ful'ing of wool len cloth. There is already erected at the locks a Saw Mill and a small Grist Mill, which we propose to lease for one or more years, and which will be very convenient to those who may be about to erect buildings at the locks, or on the ccual. To those who are una quainted with the situation, th® subscribers believe they may say, there is none more eligable in the country j s tuate at the head of tide water, at the market for ku extensive back country, as well on the river Appomattox, as to the south and west of Petersburg and affording to this country a market 20 miles nearer than Richmond, the only rival The subscribers further state, that for the want of a sufficient number of mills at Peters burg, a large quantity of wheat is carried from the south side of Appomattox to Richmond, although the roads are much worse and the dist ance further iban to Petersburg. And as to the convenience in making shipments of flour, it is believed that Petersburg has every advantage which is possessed by Richmond. JOHN GRAMMER, EDWARD MUMFORD, RICHD N. VENABLE, EDWARD DILLON, THOMAS A. MORTON. February 17 PROPOSALS By PRIOR DUNNING, Ao. 111, Water St, New- York, For publishing A MAP of the PROVINCE of UPPER CANADA, Describing all the new Settlements, Townships Forts, Villages, Ue. With the adjacent country from QUEBEC TO LAKE HURON, Compiled from original Surveys made by or der of Governor Simcoe, by David W Smith, Esq. Surveyor General of Canada' with additions and corrections from Hol land’s Map of Lower Canada, and other late surveys: CONDITIONS. The Map is now engraving on two plates, measuring 40 by 23 inches, will be printed on two sheets of royal paper, and completed in the month of December next. The price to subscribers in sheets, §2 50 Colored 3 Mounted, &c. or in a case 4 COMhe price will be raised to non-subscri« bers. CERTIFICATE. We the subscribers are acquainted with the Map ot Canada now publishing by Prior and Dunning, and are dearly of opinion that it is greatly superior to any other Map of that, sec tion ot country. John Armstrong, Jacob Morton, Theodorus Bailey, John Bullus. New York, October 29, 18i2. f Subscriptions received by Joseph Milli. gau, Bookseller, Georgetown. January 5 RICHARD PARROTT CO. Offer for tale at their Warehouse on Water street, for cash, or approved pap^r. 31 hogsheads West India and Orleans Sugar 14 do. Molasses 6 pipes 4th proof French Brandy A few puncheons best West India Runs Madeira London particular Teneriffe Sherry, Port, Malaga and WINES. Sicily Madeira J 41 bags Green and White Coffee 22 chests Imperial, Hyson, Young Hy aO n» Hyo son Skin and Souchong TEAS. 1 10 bales Pimento 30 barrels Tanners Oil 50 boxes Pickied Herrings 18G0 lb. Pepper A few cases Sweet Oil Spermacetis, Mould and Dipt’d Caadla* 250 Ploughshare Moulds 0 tens fiat and square Bar Iron a2(O wt Seine Twine 20 quintals Seine Corks 40 dozen Plough Lines and Cordage of description 2000 bushels Lisbon Salt 8 boxes Ru sia Steel. Georgetown, February 19—