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patriotic objects of these establishments, several as venture into the streets. All this and more has the sociations are formed for the express purpose of re- city of Baltimore borne, with silent patience. It commending, encouraging, and disposing of their has trusted, and it still trusts, that the unremitted several productions. More than 1700 persons asso-discharge of all the civil functions of its officers ciated together in 1809, for the encouragement of the uninterrupted session of the grand jury and of domestic manufactures, agreeing to wear nothing the criminal court, for nearly three months; the but the produce of their own country. The Union unresisting acquiescence of the people in their judiManufacturing Company' have a capital of 1,000,000 cial decisions; the unattempted safety of the postof dollars, and give employment to more than forty office; and the perfect order and quiet which have poor families, comprising at least the number of remained unbroken, since the 28th July: will furnish 500 persons. There are two other very respectable to the world the most unequivocal evidence of the establishments for manufacturing cotton, with ano-design of its enemies, and the base effrontery with ther for wool, in the vicinity of the city; whose in- which they have fabricated the most unfounded lies, crease in manufactures, in their various branches, to suit their purposes,

has been as rapid as the growth of its population. It has suited the views of the persons above alludThe value of the interior trade to Baltimore mayed to, for many years, to represent this city as the be estimated by the annual amount of exports of" head-quarters of mobocracy"-as a place, at all domestic produce. The amount for the last year times, under the control of a mob; and hence, the exceeded four millions of dollars. Possessing so public mind was duly prepared to receive the most many natural advantages, with a population capable terrible representations of the state of society here. of appreciating them, and sufficiently enterprising For nearly seven years I have resided in Baltimore, to seize upon every occasion of improving them, it and until the destruction of the office of the Federal is by no means wonderful, that our city should have Republican in Gay-street, in June last, never saw any become an object of envy and of jealousy, and our thing like a mob, unless the futile attempt of a few citizens the theme of calumnious abuse. Many, individuals to tar and feather and impudent and miseven of the citizens of Maryland, led away by chime-erable wretch, 4 or 5 years ago, could be so termed rical fears, of the growing influence of the city in-and that was resisted an immediately suppressed the general concerns of the state, have freely parti-by the united efforts of the people. Fifteen thou cipated in the indulgence of these hostile passions. sand persons assembled to burn the gin that had And losing sight of the immense advantages they paid a tribute to England-this was zealously calpossessed, in having a market for the sale of all led a mob, though they dispersed with as much their productions, easy of access by land or water, comparative order as if they had been returning and situated, as nearly as possible in a common cen-from a church. Six thousand men met together tre, they have joined in all the virulence of invec- and formed the most splendid procession in honor tire, heaped upon our devoted city from every quar- of the 4th July, that ever was witnessed: from the ter. These unnatural and inimical feelings are chief-beginning of time to the present day, so large a body ly to be ascribed to the unwearied efforts of a certain never assembled on a similar occasion, and returned set of men, to drag into the overwhelming vortex to their homes in a more orderly manner; but this of political strife, every subject of difference of also was called a mob. Party feelings and local enepinion, however local or trivial. vy have united to the injury of Baltimore; though,

It was not our intention to have added any thing, heaven knows, we have no design to palliate the to what has already been said, concerning the late doings on either side, on the 27th and 28th of July. melancholy occurrences in our city; but we cannot We could name a city in which more fatal enormiforbear, in this place, to caution our distant fellow-ties have been committed, the mere act of forcing citizens, against lending a too credulous ear to the the jail excepted-nay, perhaps, we might find a pamany fabrications in daily circulation, in form of rallel case of THAT nature, in a neighboring state, by 'extracts of letters from Baltimore, &c.' Some of the which many, very many, lives were lost. We do not falsehoods thus propagated, are too ridiculous to de- wish to recriminate, or we might mention an instance serve or to require contradiction, while others, wrap-wherein five or six houses were pulled down in one ped up in dark hints and inuendoes, ingeniously night in a city remarkable for its peaceable behavior. calculated to entrap the attention of the unsuspi-Such things, in despite of every effort of common cious, have had the effect of producing impressions, prudence, always to be deplored, will sometimes hostile to truth and prejudicial to the reputation and happen in large cities-and hitherto, though Balticharacter of the city. Thus the design of the ene-more had the name of being governed by a mob, it mies of our prosperity, whether residing in Phila- was, perhaps, in reality, as quiet as any other comdelphia, or elsewhere, is partially accomplished; the mercial town of its size in the world. We feel humcredit lost to Baltimore, reverts to them. bled for the dignity of human nature, while we exThe ordinary course of justice has been represent-press a full belief, that several persons have been ed as impeded, by a fearful subjection to the will of cmployed, on day's wages, to ride through several a mob. It has been said, and unblushingly repeated parts of Maryland, but particularly through some from one end of the union to the other, that the grand adjacent counties in Pennsylvania, to detail and reinquest of the county, deterred from entering upon tail the most horrible falsehoods, for the injury of the duties of their station, had demanded and ob- Baltimore in its mercantile and political character. tained the dissolution of the court. That the re- Against such ungenerous proceedings nothing can spectable citizens of all parties had abandoned their guard us, but the good sense of the people, built upbomes with alarm, and left the city to the unre- on the true state of things, as may be ascertained by strained depredations of French and Irish ruffians. honest enquiries, which we desire every man to make That the mayor, attorney-general and brigadier-gen-for himself. eral, so far from discovering any disposition to perform the duties of their respective offices, were, in fact, the ringleaders and abettors of every riotous I have not made this remark without due consiand disorderly movement. That Baltimore was aderation. It is of such a nature as may forever renew Sodom; that the barriers of property were sin unsupported by positive testimony--but from broken down; that the post-office was closed; and what I have heard, I cannot account for the proccedthat no decent man, who valued his life, would darelings of certain persons on any other supposition.

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We shall only add, that the mayor and brigadier

general, who have been so much abused, are two of dia produce, sent into Baltimore, by the Highflyer of the most respectable and amiable men living, and al- that port. ways considered, by all parties, as capable of honor-172. Brig ALERT, a sloop of war of 20 guns, captured ing any company they pleased to associate with, by the Essex rigate. (See official account, page 41.] however exalted its pretensions to gentility might 173. Shipfrom Jamaica for London, sent be. They have been universally esteemed as men, into Cape-Ann. and never had any other than political enemies.-It is useless to say that such men are incapable of being concerned in the horrible crimes they are said to have committed. The attorney-general, better known to the people at large, may safely rest his good fame upon the public voice.

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174. Brig King George, from Liverpool for Newfoundland, aden with salt-sent into Boston by the Essex frigate. 175. Ship 14 guns and 25 men,burthen 450 tens, laden with 449 hids. sugar, 140 puncheons of rum, &c.sent into Portland, by the Revenge privateer.

176. Brig Ocean, 7 guns, 26 men; from Jamaica for Whitehaven, laden with sugar and rum-sent into New-York, by the Saratoga of that port.

The Chronicle.

1793 It appears that the POPE has been brought to Paris from Rome. He was waited upon by the duke 1805 of Cadore and some of the bishops, and seems to be 1809 treated respectfully. The object of the journey is unknown. But it is said that Bonaparte has intima1793 ted to him that Paris and not Rome,is to be consider 1797 ed as the centre of christendom.

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Lord Cathcart has left England as ambassador ex1809 traordinary to the court of Russia.-It is stated that a treaty of peace and friendship between SWEDEN and Great Britain, signed at Obrero, has actually been received at Lord Castlereagh's office.

Alexander Hamilton, secretary of the treasury from Sept. 10, 1759, [to Jan. 31, 1795. do. from Feb. 1, 1795, to Dec. 31, 1900. do. from Jan. 1, 1801, to May 6, 1801. do. from May 14, 1801, to

Oliver Wolcott,

Samuel Dexter,

Albert Gallatin,

Lord Wellington is stated to have obtained a great

Thomas Jefferson, secretary of state, from March 22, 1790, to Dec. Victory over Marmont in Spain-in which the latter lost between 10 and 12,000 men, in killed, woundfrom Jan. 1, 1794, to August 20, 1895. ed and prisoners.

Edmund Randolph,

[31, 1793.

do. from Dec. 10, 1795, to March 31, 1800. We have nothing of importance from the frontiers

do. from May 13, 1800, to Feb. 3, 1801.

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James Monroe,

Levi Lincoln,(acting as) do. from March 5, 1301, to May 1, 1531. of Russia, A rupture of the treaty betwet the Y do. from May 2, 1801, to March 3, 1809. Russians and the Turks, is spoken of-the Gard do. from March 6, 1909, to March 31, 1811. Seignor refusing to cede an inch of his territory, as

do. from April 1, 1811, to

Henry Knox, s. cretary of wai, from July 1, 1795, to Dec. 31, 1794. was provided in the preliminaries. The Russians, do. from January 1, 1795, to Dec. 9, 1795. it is intimated, have received advices from the crown do. from Jan. 27, 1696, to May 31, 1800.

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do. from June 1, 1800, to Dec. 31, 1800, prince of Sweden, for the regulation of the campaign do. from March 5, 1891, to Feb. 16, 1809.-which is, to avoid a general battle, to retreat and harrass the enemy, cut off his supplies, and lay waste the country they pass over.

do. from March 7, 1809, to —

Benjamin Stoddert, secretary of the navy, from May 21, 1793, to [March 31, 1801. do. from July 15, 1801, to March 5, 1809. do. from March 6, 1809, to —

Robert Smith,

Paul Hamilton,

American Prizes.

The Russian ships in the Tagus, surrendered to the English by the convention of Cintra, have been restored agreeably to that treaty. They consist of nine vessels of from 60 to 80 guns, and one frigate. The prince Regent, it is said, has requested the Princess, his wife, to be less frequent and less parti164. Ship Elizabeth, 10 guns, 12 pounders, from cular in her visits to her DAUGHTER. Jamaica for England, laden with 323 hhds. sugar,

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Every branch of the government of Vermont is some tierces and bbls. of do. with a quantity of coffee republican, by greatly increased majorities.-The and ginger, &c. sent into Charleston by the Sarah-election is just over.

Ann of Baltimore, after a smart action, in which four Lamentable accident.-The powder manufactory of men were wounded on board the ship, and two on William Lorman, Esq. on Thursday afternoon, took board the privateer. fire and exploded with a tremendous crash which was

165. Schr. James, from Porto-Rico for Martinique, heard and felt by several persons in town--a distance in ballast, sent into Baltimore by the Dolphin of that of five miles. The fire was discovered by the workport. The Dolphin had destroyed several droggers.men, time enough to admit of their escaping with166. Brig Pursuit, from Poole for St. Andrews, out injury. We understand Mr. Lorman had a consent into Portland by the Rapid privateer.

167. Brig Tay, from Dundee for Pictou, N. B. sent into do. by do.

168. Ship Britania, 6 guns, 350 tons, a new vessel in ballast, from Portsmouth, E. for Haliis, sent mito -, by the Thrasher privateer.

siderable quantity of powder on hand, to supply a contract made with the government; and that his loss is estimated at $50,000.

The French forces on the frontiers of Russia is sail to be composed of 100,000 Poles-120,000 troops of the confederation of the Rhine-250,000 French169. Brig Howe, 6 guns, in ballast, from Penzance 50,000 Kalians-90,000 Austrians, and 30,000 Pit:for Pictou,sent into Portland by the Dart, of that port. Sans-Toral 640,000 men. The Russians are grea`170. Brig Elizabeth, of Liverpool, 165 tons, Ladenly inferior in poliit of numbers; but may amount 19 with coal and sal, sent into Newport, R. I. by the 253,500.

Decatur privateer.

At the extra session of the legislature of South 171. Ship Jamaica, of Liverpool, from JamaicCarolina, which rose a few days, a res - ution was bound home, burthen 365 tons, carrying 7 guns and munimously adopted approbatery of the measures of 21 men, richly laden with sugar and other West In-the general government.

No. 4 OF VOL. IL]

BALTIMORE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1812.

Hec olim meminisse juvabit.—VIRGIL,

[WHOLE NO. 56.

Printed and published by H. NILES, South-st. next door to the Merchants' Coffee House, at § 5 per annum.

Secret Journal

The question was then taken, that the said bill do pass?
And resolved in the affirmative.

Orderded, That the title be" An act authorising the President

OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SO FAR AS RE- to take possession of a tract of country sing south of the Mississip

LATES TO FLORIDIAN AFFAIRS.

Friday, June 19, 1812.-On motion of Mr. Troup,

Resolvesi, That the committee to whom was referred so much of the President's assage at the commencement of the session, as relates to Spanish American colonies, be instructed to inquire into the expoticney of authorising the president of the United States to wccupy East and West Florida, without delay. And then the doors wore opened.

Monday, June 22.-On motion made and leave given,

pi territory and of the state of Georgia, and for other purgos s."
Mr. Mitchill and Mr. Troup were appointed a committee to ear-
ry the said bill to the senate, and inform them that this house have
therein.
passed the same in confidence, and request their concurrence
The doors were then opened.

Friday, June 26.-A motion was made by Mr. Randolph, that the injunction of secrecy imposed by this house on the bil, entitled "An act authorising the President to take possession of a tract of country lying south of the Missisippi territory and of the state of

off."

Mr. Mitehill, from the committee appointed on the part of the Georgia, and for other purposes," cogether with the injunction of President's message at the commencement of the session, which re-secrecy imposed upon the proceedings on the said bid, be taken And on the question that the house do now proceed to the consihites to the Spanish American colonies, presented a bill authoris ing the President of the United States to take possession of a tract It was determined in the negative. of country lying south of the Mississippi territory and of the state duration of the said motion. of Georgia, and for other purposes, which was read the first timeWheu

A question was taken, whether the subject matter of the said bill required secrecy,

And passed in the affirmative-Yeas 71, nays 44.

A motion was then made by Mr. Ridgely, that the house do Resolve, That the President of the United States be requested, come to the following resolution: if in his opinion it be compatible with the public interest, to lay be

The yeas and nays being demanded by one-fifth of the members fore this house, confidentially or otherwise, full information of all

present,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are

the proceedings that have been had under and by virtue of the ant of congress, entitled "Afi act to enable the President of the United Messrs. Anderson, Archer, Avery, Bard, Bassett, Bibb, Brown, States, under certain contingencies, to take possession of the coBurwell, Butler, Calhoun, Carr, Cheves, Cochran, Clopton, Condit,y lying east of the river Perdido, and south of the state of thes Crawford, Davis, Dawson, Desha, Dinsmoor, Earle, Findley, Frankgia and the Mississippi territory, and for other purposes," and o fin, Gholson, Goodwyn, Green, Grundy, B. Hall, O. Hall, Harper, copies of all instructions that may have been issued by the eseeuuve And on the question, that the house do now proceed to the cons Hayes, Hully, Hyueinan, Johnson, Kent, Lacock, Lowndes, Lyle, branch of this government under the said act. sideration of the said resolution, Matwell, Moore. MrCoy, Mitchill, Morgan, Morrow, Nelson, New, Newton, Ormsby, Pickens, Piper, Pleasants, Pond, Ringgold, Rhica, Roane, Roberts, Sage, Seaver, Sevier, Seybert, Sheffey, Smile, G. South, J. Suit, Strong, Taliaferro, Troup, Turner, Whitehill, Winn, Wright-71.

Those who voted in the negative, are

Messrs. Baker, Bigelow, Bleecker, Boyd, Breckenridge, BrigFram, Champion, Chittenden, Cooke, Davenport, Ely, Emott, Fitch, Gold, Goldsborough, Gray, Jackson, Key, Law, Lewis, Macon, Me calf, Milnor, Moseley, Newbold, Pearson, Pitkin, Potter, Randolph, Reed. Richardson, Ridgely, Rodman, Sammons, Stanford, Sturges, Taggart, Tracy, Van Cortlandt, Wheaton, White, Williams, Widgery, Wilson-44.

The said bill was then read the second time, and committed to
Committee of the whole house to-morrow.
And the doors were then opened.

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Thursday, June 25.-The house resolved itself into a committee of the whole house, on the bill authorising the President to take possession of a tract of country lying south of the Mississippi ternitary and the state of Georgia, and for other purposes; and after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Lewis n ported, that the committee had, according to order, had the said bill under consideration, and made an amendment thereto, which he delivered in at the clerk's table, where it was again rend, and eaneurred in by the house.

The question was then taken that the said bill be engrossed and read the third time,

And passed in the affirmative-yeas 70, nays 48.

It passed in the affirmative-yeas 78, nays 38.

The yeas and nays being demanded by one-fifth of the members present,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are

Messrs. Archer, Avery, Bacon, Baker, Bibb, Bigelow, Blackedge, Bleecker, Boyd, Breck Bridg, Brigham, Burwell, Cou Champion, Cheves, Chittenden, Cochran, Cooke, Davis, Dias moor, Emott, Fisk, Franklin, Gold, Goldsborough, Gray, Hall, Hawes, Hufty, Johnson, Kent, Key, King, Lacock, Law, Leve ill, Morrow, Moseley, Newbold, Newton, Pearson, Pickens, Piper, Lewis, Lowndes, Macon, Maxwell, M Bryde, M.Kim, Milka, Mitch Pitkin, Pleasants, Potter, Quincy, Randolph, Richardson, Ride Ty, Rodman, Sammons, Seybert, Shetty, Smilie, Stanford. Start, Stow, Strong, Sturges, Taggart, Taliaferro, Tracy, Troup, Van Cortlandt, Wheaton, White, Wilson-78.

Those who voted in the negative, are

Messrs. Anderson, Brown, Butler, Carr, M. Clay, Clopton, Con. dit, Crawford, Dawson, Desha, Earl, Findley, Gholson, Green, Grundy, Harper, Hynemau, Little, Lyle, Moori, M'Coy, Mor, in, Nelson, New, Ormsby, Ringgold, Ria, Roane, Rolaris, Sage, Seaver, Sevier, Shaw, J. Smith, Turner, Whitehill, Widgery, Wright. The question was then taken, that the said resolution do pass? And was resolved in the affirmative-yeas 58, nays 51.

The yeas and nays being demanded by one-fifth of the members present,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are

The yeas and nays being demanded by one-fifth of the members Bleecker, Breckenridge, Brigham, Burw 11, Calhoun, Champion, present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are

Those who voted in the negative, are

Messrs. Archer, Bacon, Baker, Bibb, Bigelow, Blackledge, Cheves, Chittenden, Cochran, Cooke, Davenport, Ely, Emott, Fitch, Franklin, Gold, Goldsborough, Haw: s, Jackson, Key, King, Messrs. Anderson, Archer, Bassett, Bibb, Blackledge, Brown. But-Law, Lewis, Lowndes, Maxwell, M'Bryde, Mil or, Morrow, Moseler, Calhoun, Carr, Clay, Cochran, Clopton, Condit, Crawford, Cutts. Jey, Newboll, Newton, Pearson, Pitkin, Pleasants, Potter, Quincy, Davis, Dawson, Desha, Dinsmoor, Findley, Fisk, Frunklin, Ghol-Randolph, Ridgely, Rodman, Sammons, Seybert, Shefey, Stonord, son, Goodwyn, Green, Grundy, B. Hall, O. Hall, Harper, Hyne Stuart, Sturges, Taggart, Taliaferro, Tracy, Van Cortlandt, Wnearaan, Johnson, Kent, King, Lacock, Little, Lyle, Macon, Maxwellton, White, Wilson--58. Moore, M.Coy, MKim, Mitchill, Morgan, Morrow, Nelson, New,] Messrs. Anderson, Boyd, Brown, Butler, M. Clay, Clopton, Con Newton, Ornisby, Pickens, Piper, Ringgold, Rhea, Roane, Roverts, Sage, Seaver, Sevier, Shaw, Smile, G. Smith, J. Smith, Strong, dit, Crawford, Cutts, Davis, Dawson, Dinsteor, Earl, Findley, Fisk, Taliaferro, Troup, Turner, Whitehill, Williams, Widger), Winn, Gholson, Goodwyn, Green, B. Hall, O. Hall, Harper, Hyneman, Johusou, Keut, Lacock, Little, Lyle, Macon, Moore, M'Coy, Mer Wright.-70. gan, Nelson, Or ashy, Pickens, Piper, Ringgold, Rhee, Roane, KoThose who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Bacon, Baker, Bigelow, Bleecker, Breckenridge, Brig-Berts, Seaver, Sevier, Shaw. Sailie, J. Smith, Strong, Troup, Turnban, Burwell, Champion, Cheves, Chittenden, Cooke, Davenport, er, Whitehill, Williams, Widgery, Wright~51. Ely, Emott, Fitch, Gold, Goldsborough, Gray, Hawes, Hufty, JackSon, Key. Law, Lewis, Lowndles, M Bryde, Minor, Mosely, Pear45. Pitkin, Pleasants, Potter, Quincy, Randolph, Richardson, Ridgely. Rodman, Sammons, Seybert, Sheffey, Stanford, Stuart, Sturges, Taggart, Van Cortlandt, Wheaton, White, Wilson-48. Ordered, That the said bill be read the third time to-day. The said bill was engrossed and read the third time according-fo: the United States, reported, that the committee had performed -When

A motion was made by Mr. Ridgely, that the same bo postponed until Monday next.

Acd the question being taken,
It was detenoined in the usgrave.
VOL. IM.

Mr. Ridgely and Mr. Ringgold were appointed a committee to Put the said resolution to the president."

The doors were then opened.

Wednesday, July 1, 1812.-Mr. Ridgely from the committee ap pointed on the 25th ultimo, to present a resolution to the President

that service, and that the President answered that a due attention should be paid to the subject.

A message, in writing, was then received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Coles, his secretary, who delivered m tha sane and withdrew.

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trol our commerce, so as to reduce it to a complete [Here follow the documents inserted in the Weekly Register subserviency to British views and interests. If it be No. 54, page 19] true that a free commerce be a necessary appendage Fride, July 3, 1812.-A message was received from the senate to our national independence, and (next to the right by Mr. Smith, of Maryland, and Mr. Leib, a committee appointed

for the purpose of notifying the house that the state Int! rected of self-government) one of its most precious fruits; the bill, ended an net authorising the president to take posses there can be no doubt that in the present conjuncsion of a tract of country lying south of the Mississippi territory ture, it is due to the character and essential to the and of the state of Georgia, and for other purposes," A motion was then made by Mr. Randolph, that the injunction interests of this union, to exert its strength for the of servery be removed from the bill sent from this honse and re-establishment of its maritime and commercial rights. jected by the senate, entitled “an act authorising the president to take possession of a tract of country iying south of the Mississippi territory and of the state of Georgia, and for other purposes." And on the question, that the house do now proceed to the consi

deration of the said motion.

It was determined in the negative-Ycas 22, Nays 58.
The yeas and nays being demanded by one-fifth of the members

present,

"Nor need we entertain any apprehension for the final result of the contest; the growing resources of our country, and the gallant spirit of our countrymen, afford ample pledges of its successful issue.Already our legions, by a just retaliation for the violation of our rights on the ocean, are preparing to carry the republican banner into the heart of the enemy's continental possession. Meanwhile let us beware lest the war be restored on our shores; the situation of our state, whose extensive coast becomes Messrs. Anderson, Bacon, Blackledge, Brown, Butler, Calhoun, an exposed frontier, should rouse our vigilance; the Carr, Cheves, Clopton, Condit, Crawford, Cutts, Dawson, Desha, Dinsinoor, Earle, Findley, Fisk, Franklin, Gholson, Goodwyn, general government has spared no expense in placing Green, Griumy, B. Hall, O. Hall, Harper, Hufty, Hyneman, Kent, the posts in its possession in an adequate state of deKing, Lacock, Little, Lowndes, Ly, Coy, M Kim, Morgar, New fence; but after all it has done, or will be able to do, ton, Pickens, Piper, Picasants, Richardsen, Ringgold, Rhsa, Roare,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are
Messrs. Archer, Baker, Biob, Bleecker, Breckenridge, Cooke,
Goldsborough, Hawes, Lewis, Macon, Nelson, Pearson, Randolph,
Sammons, Shelley, Stanford, Stuart, Sturges, Taggart, Van Cort
lant, Wheaton, Williams.

Those who voted in the negative, are

Roberts, Sevier, Seyle it Shaw, Staine, J. Smith, Strong, Talliaferro, much must be left to our own energies, which should Troup, Turner, White ball, Widgery, Wright. be exerted to extend complete protection to all our

Monday, July 6, 1812.-On motion of Mr. Bibb,

Resolved, That the injunction of secrecy so for as concerns "an Coast against predatory incursions and due preparaact to enable the president of the United States, under certain con- tion should be made at every point for repelling tingencies, to take possession of the country lying east of the river attack. Feride, and south of the state of Georgia and the Mississippi) territory, and for other purposes," passed on the twelfth of January, "Since the declaration of war, regarding the neour the Jusand eight hundred and eleven, and a bill authorising cessity of the case as sufficient justification; I have the president to take possession of a tract of country lying south ordered a small distribution of arms to the effective of the Mississippi territory and of the state of Georgia, and for other purposes," p. ssed the 26th of June last, and the proceedings thereon, companies of militia, whose stations are on the most respectively, be removed: and also so faraer lates to the following exposed points of our coast. I have also authorised letters: two from the secretary of state to gen. G. Matthews, one dated the 26th of January,ne thousand eight hundred and eleven, the mounting of some cannon, the purchase of a few and the other the fourth of April, one thousand eight hundeed and commissary's stores, small contract for equipments, twelve; and two from Mr. Monroe to general D. B. Mitchill, one and the making up of some tents for the detachment dated the tenth of April, the other the twenty-seventh of May, one thousand eught hundred and twelve. in actual service; the amount of all which will be laid before you.

The do were then opened.

Legislature of South-Carolina.

"In consequence of a representation made to the general government that the state had not provided the means of arming and equipping the quota she An extra session of the legislature of South-Carolina was called on to furnish, as required by law, Leceiv was convened to provide for the accommodation ed an order for some arms and equipments, the greatof the militia, and other important purposes. The er portion of which has been delivered out to that following is an extract from the communication of part of the detachment now in actual service. governor Middleton, delivered on the 24th ult. at "It affords me satisfaction to state that our quota Columbia: of 5000 men was organized with expedition and is “Our federal and state constitutions have vested composed principally of volunteers. In many cases the power of declaring war exclusively in the general the draft was resorted to only to decide who should government, and have given it special control over have the privilege of being accepted as part of the every description of force necess ry for carrying it quota: in some instances, officers who could not obon Wet the pirit of our polity and the extent of our tain commands have volunteered as privates. The territory require, when war is declared to exist by military ardor of our citizens has every where evinthe constituted authorities of the nation, the state go-ced itself by a readiness to serve the country: nor vernments should yield a faithful and entire co-ope-has their patriotism been shaken by the sufferings of ration in all such measures as may have a tendency the camp, the hardships and fatigues of which (more to insure a successful progress and termination to trying than the dangers of battle) are born by them the contest in which the union is engaged; and all without a murmur. Since June last they have been its members are bound by the most sacred obligation exposed with very insufficient accommodation, to to furnish every aid in their power, as well to miti- the most inclement season that has been known for gate the evils of wag to our own citizens, as to make years past. To detail their suffering here would be it efficinal against the enemy. unnecessary; a representation from the officers sta"Such would be our obvious duty, did we even tioned at Haddril's Point is herewith transmitted ;doubt or disapprove the policy of the war. It is only Your wisdom will best dictate in what form rehef by a vigorous prosecution of it, that it can be brought shall be afforded to our patriotic defenders."

Poland.

to an honorable and advantageous termination; opposition to the measures of the government, if effecthas, must paralise its eflorts, and tend to produce defeat and disgrace, and to blast the further hopes RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF POLAND. and pro, pects of our country--It originates in the inGRAND DUCHY OF WARSAW. flexibe hostility of a government, which although WARSAW, June 22.-The following are some of the defeated in its plan of establishing an absolute domi- details respecting the opening and first operations of rion over our continent by the war of our revolution, the Diet:

yet imas of late years vainly believed that by means of On the 26th, the Senators, the Ministers, the Counits great naval superiority, it may shackle and con- cil of State, the Nuncios, the Deputies, his excellen

ey the archbishop of Malines, ambassador of his majesty the emperor Napoleon, assembled at the palace

Canada.

in the halls appropriated for this purpose, and thence The following historical and geographical sketch of

charmbers.

proceeded along the corridors to the collegiate church | Canada, and our western frontiers, we copy from of St. Johns, in order to pray to the God of Armies, the Essex Register published in Salem, (Mass.) for his assistance m the grand work which was to be the object of the deliberations of the Diet. His Quebec was established er ly in the seventeenth excellency the president of the council of ministers, century, and at the time of the landing at Plymonth M. Potocki, was stationed near the throne, surrounded in it about 50 persons, including men, women ed by the ministers; the senators placed themselves and children. In the year in which the Massachus in the stlls of the canons, the Nuncios and the De-setts settlers came it was surrendered to the crown paties on the benches of the church. His excellen-of England, but in two years it was restored to ey the archbishop of Melmes, accompanied by the France. At the time of its restoration, Quebech.d secretary and the auditors of the legation, was intro-a few mean houses near the fort, a few cabins were in duced by his excellency the prefect of Warsaw, and Montreal, and in several other places on the St. Lawtook lus place between the throne and the senators,rence for the fishery, and these were the whole set-. on the right of the altar. A crowd of spectators tlements of Canada. At the restoration of Charles filled the church, in the midst of which the veterans II. to the crown of England, the French were ambiand the cadets of the school of artillery and engiin America, and during the republic had repeated tious to comprehend the nature of their possessions neers, were ranged in line. His excellency the senator Gwrowski, bishop of Crakow, celebrated mass. negociation with New-England. In 1560 they visi The counsellor of state Woloniez, distinguished for ted both Hudson's bay, and Lake Superior, and scon bis talents as an orator, pronounced from the pulpit after the Canada company, finding the English in a discourse, which made a most lively impression the possession of the Dutch settlements upon Hudupon the whole assembly. After Divine service, the son river, gave up their rights to the king. The senators and the nuncios, with the deputies, returned forts then between the two settlements were estato their respective chambers. His excellency the blished, and a new division of the settlement begun, French ambassador, was conducted, with the whole into Canada. Port Royal and Arcadie, and the two of his suite, to the principal room of the senators last soon fell into the hands of the English. It was soon after this event in 1671, the Hurons did attempt to settle at Michilimacanac, according to Charlevoix; The Marshal of the Diet invited the chamber of not upon the island on which the fort now stands, Nuncios to follow him, with a view to assemble in but upon a point of the continent advancing souththe senators' chamber. As soon as they arrived there ward, opposite to another which projects northward. his excellency M. Potocki, called prince Czartorins- After this settlement the course of the Mississippi ki to administer the outh to him near the throne, and was discovered from Canada, by pessing down Mipresent to him a marshal's staff. When these forms chigan into the Mississippi, in lat. 42, in June 1673, were gone through, prince Potocki proclaimed-In and at this time the junction of the Missouri and the name of the King, Duke of Warsaw, I give to the Mississippi was discovered. After this discove prince Czartorinski permission to speak.”"- -Thery in a few years the claims of the French were for speech of this respectable prince was heard with all a fourth time restored to them, and in a few years the interest which it deserved. Many of the prin- the fort of Nigara was built. From Niagara, cipal members then spoke in succession. After the Charlevoix passed lake Ere to open a communication harangue of his excellency the minister of the trea-between the mouth of the St. Lawrence and the sury, the marshal of the Diet announced to the as-mouth of the Mississippi. He crossed Long Point, sembly, that he had received in his capacity of mar-upon a portage of 60 paces, and went to Detroit.--shal of the Diet, a requisition, signed by a certain From the entrance of Detroit to the isle of St. Clair, number of the inhabitants of that part of Poland he reckons five leagues, and in passing to lake Huron which had passed under the dominion of Russia.- he found the strait about 32 leagues long, and His excellency the Secretary of the senate, read this above the island the strait opens and forms a lake address, the substance of which was, that in the bearing the name of the island, about six leagues happy circumstances in which Poland found herself tong, and in some places as wide. After leaving at present placed, they besought the Diet in the name the straits, as he then reckoned sixty leagues, he of their countrymen who were groaning under the came to Michilimacanac, which he places between yoke of Russia, to use its mediation with Napoleon the three lakes Hudson, Michigan and Superior.--the Great, who had already delivered one part of Between Huron and lake Superior, he says there is Poland, to condescend to release them also from this a strait of 22 leagues embarrassed with rapids, odious yoke. which do not prevent the passing canoes. He then represents Michilimacanac as an island at the extre Several senators delivered their sentiments upon mity of lake Huron about 4 miles in circuit, to be this address. His excellency the senator Wibyck seen many leagues, and which bad then given a proposed to appoint a deputation, for the purpose of name to all the country around it. Two other deliberating and presenting a project upon this sub-islands lav south of it, and one of them is 5-leagues ject. The president of the council of ministers de-long, and the other smaller. Easter island is upon clared, that the government entertained the same the left, after having entered lake Michigan, which sentiments as the senate, respecting this address, had he entered to continue his passage to the Mississippi, nominated, in the king's name, the Members of this and as we have followed him thus far, we may con deputation, whom he chose from the senate, the tinue with him through his course, noticing only council of state, that of the ministers of the chamber such things as may be necessary to discover his of nuncios. In order to give these ministers time route to the modern traveller. enough to accomplish the business with which they

were charged, the president of the council of minis- The river St. Joseph enters Michigan in a southters adjourned the sitting to the 28th of June, and it ern course being navigable 90 leagues up, and the was in that sitting that the re-establishment of the fort is up the river at half this distance upon, an Kingdom of Poland was decreed.

island in 44 and an half degrees north. Six leagues above the fort on the St. Joseph, he passed above a

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