fifteen per cent. on the stock owned by the state in that bank. Owing to the precarious situation of our banks, I have deferred vesting the residue of these funds, and such interest as may have accrued thereon, in bank or other stock. cular view of the distress and affliction occasioned spects, more especially as the company were makby the sickness, while it affords a commendable ing monthly calls on the state for instalments. The sum of one hundred thousand dollars of the example of an officer faithful in the discharge of his fund heretofore set apart for the establishment and duty, regardless of personal considerations. Pursuant to a resolution of the last legislature, I support of free schools; and the sum of 100,000 appointed general John M'Intosh, David Adams dollars of the fund for the improvement of the inand David Meriwether, commissioners on the part ternal navigation of this state, have been vested in of the state to proceed under the directions of the stock of the bank of Darien, for the use and benefit president of the United States, to demand satisfac- of those funds, agreeably to an act of the last legistion for property taken by the Creek and Cherokee lature, providing for the payment of instalments, as Indians, from the citizens of Georgia; and in com- they became due, on stock held by the state in the pliance with the same resolution, I applied to the said bank. These investments have paid the second president for an authority that the said commission-instalment of twenty five per cent. and the third of ers with such others as he should think proper to appoint, might treat with said tribes of Indians for territory. The subjects embraced in this resolution having been laid before congress by the presi. dent, an appropriation to defray the expenses of negociation, was made, and commissioners have Although I am of the opinion that the banking been appointed by the president to treat with the system, now in operation in the state is not calcu Creek Indians. And assurances have been given lated to advance the best interests of our fellowthat these commissioners would "be instructed to citizens, yet as it would be difficult, under exist. give notice of their appointment to the commis-ing circumstances, to apply a corrective to this syssioners of the state of Georgia, and to co-operate [tem, and as a large amount of the funds of the state with them in promoting, to the extent of their pow-is vested in the stock of our banks, I consider their ers, the interest and views of the state." The cor- embarrassed situation a subject deserving the atrespondence now communicated respecting the ob- tention of the legislature. The state, from the fair jects of the before mentioned resolution, and the and legitimate use of her bank stock, derives, anremonstrance of the last legislature, will exhibit anually, not less than from seventy to eighty thoufull, and I trust a satisfactory view of the couse pur-sand dollars. It, therefore, becomes our imperious sued by the executive. duty to protect this branch of revenue, by enabThe sum of forty thousand dollars out of the funding the banks to bear up against the encroachfor the improvement of internal navigation, has been advanced to the steam boat company, that being the portion of the capital stock for which they would have been authorized to call upon the state, if the whole of the capital had been called in. This advance was made under a special agreement entered into between the executive and the com-cured. ments and severe requisitions made on them by the United States bank. Though a measure for this purpose may have a tendency to lessen the value of our bills abroad, yet, by it, a valuable source of revenue, and a circulating medium sufficient to supply the real wants of our citizens, would be se In compliance with a resolution of the last legislature, a line has been run, commencing at the point of the Unaca road, where the line run under the superintendence of the honorable Wilson Lumpkin terminates, thence on the top of Blue Ridge, meandering the same until it intersected the one run by col. James Blair; and a map of the line so run, has been deposited in the office of the sur pany, the nature of which will be fully explained I take the liberty of suggesting the removal of by copies of the same and other documents in rela- the Darien bank to the seat of government. tion to that transaction, here with communicated. It Whether the pecuniary embarrassments of our will be seen by the agreements and documents re-fellow-citizens require a reduction of the burthens ferred to, that the company, among other stipula- of taxation, and whether the other resources for tions, have removed the restriction heretofore im- the support of government would anthorise such a posed to the state's selling her interest in the stock, measure, are questions respectfully recommended and that the company have "mortgaged real estate for your consideration. -sufficient to secure to the state the payment of the one hundred thousand dollars which has been paid by it, so that the state shall be secured from any final loss of said sum or any part thereof, when the concerns of the company shall be closed by the expiration of their charter, and also to secure the payment annually of interest thereon, at the rate of eight per cent. per annum; the state, in consideraof said guarantee, relinquishing any claim to fur-veyor general. ther dividend, reserving authority to require and enforce the payment of said one hundred thousand dollars and interest, if the company fail to pay up said interest when due, and within thirty days after demand made." In lieu of these terms and conditions, as expressed in the fifth article of the agreement, the legislature, at their present session, have The five hundred copies of the "Georgia Justice," the right, if they prefer it, to substitute the follow-contracted for by a joint committee of the last geing, to wit, "The company to mortgage, as before, real estate to secure the forty thousand dollars advanced, with eight per cent. interest per annum, on the one hundred thousand dollars, and the state to recetve, in common with other stockholders, the excess of the dividend, if any, over the eight per The libel in the name of Miguel De Castro, cent. so guaranteed." This agreement was made, against ninety-five African slaves illegally intronot only with a view to the removal of the restric-duced into this state, and the claim set up to the tion, but under the full belief, that the interests of same by William Bowen, have been dismissed in the state would be, by it, promoted in other re- the district court, wherein they were depending. By a resolution of the last legislature, I was au thorised to appoint two commissioners to explore the Oquafenoco Swamp. This service was assign ed to, and performed by William Cone and Wilson Conner, Esqs. who will, as directed by the resolu tion, report to the legislature. nèral assembly, having been found insufficient to furnish the officers contemplated, an additional number of two hundred and thirty-two has been procured and paid for out of the contingent fund, to supply this deficiency. it inexpedient to make the appointment. Such information as has been procured on this subject, will be seen by copies of letters herewith trans The attorney for the state in this case being of the The commissioners of the Oconee river, from the mouth of Fishing creek, in Baldwin county, to Barnett's shoals, in Clark county, having reported In compliance with a resolution of the last legis. to me that Thos. S. Reid and Thos. Terrell, Esqs. lature, I addressed a letter to the governor of South had completed the second, third, fourth and fifth Carolina, for the purpose of procuring a co-opera-sections of said river, agreeably to the provisions of tion of the two states in improving the navigation the acts of 1818 and 1819, I have drawn warrants of the Savannah river; and, although I received no on the treasurer in their favor for the sum of twenreply, I learn, through our commissioners for this ty four thousand dollars-that being the sum to river from Augusta to Petersburgh, that the board which they were entitled under the before recited of internal improvement in South Carolina will co-acts for the completion of those sections of the operate with them in effecting this important ob. river. ject. A statement of warrants drawn on the treasurer during the political year eighteen hundred and twenty, and a list of executed appointments made during the recess of the legislature, are herewith submitted. It may not be amiss to remind you that in the dis charge of other important duties, it is with you to designate eight electors to vote at the approaching election for president and vice president of the United States. In March last the surveyor-general reported that so much of the line that had been run by Dr. William Greene, between the province of East Florida and this state, was incorrect, and that it must be run anew from the junction of the Chatahootchee and Flint rivers, before the surveyors of districts, bordering upon this line, conld complete their works for drawing the lottery. In consequence of this report, I addressed a letter to the hon. Wilson Lumpkin, with a view of procuring his services as I submit to your considerations whether it would United States' commissioner, to have it run; in re-not be proper to revise the law regulating our geply, however, I was informed that he was not at neral elections, so far as to increase the pay allow. liberty to do so. Upon which I appointed colonel ed expresses bearing the returns, and to extend James C. Watson, in whose performance I had the the time for making them, except where vacancies utmost confidence. The line was commenced by are to be filled; which being cases of emergency, him at the junction of those rivers, and run the dis-the time now allowed might answer. Permit me tance of one hundred and eighteen miles, to a point also to suggest the propriety of imposing adequate some distance beyond the line dividing the coun- penalties on presiding magistrates neglecting their ties of Irwin and Appling. This enabled the sur-duty. veyors to complete the surveying of the before From a report made by two magistrates, it apmentioned districts. pears that no election was held on the day of last On the twenty-fourth day of June last, the sur-general election in the county of Bryan. Enterveyor-general having reported to this department, taining doubts as to the authority of the executive that the surveying was in a state of readiness, to to order an election in this case. I submit it to the commence preparations for drawing the lottery, the legislature. commissioners were convened on the sixth day of July for the purpose of making the necessary preparations for the drawing, which commenced on the first day of September, is now in progress, and will no doubt be completed with all possible despatch. It will be necessary that provision be made to defray the expenses of drawing the lottery. From the report which will be made to the legis lature by the inspectors of the penitentiary, you will learn the situation of that institution. That harmony may prevail in your deliberations, and that our labors may be found to promote the public good, is the ardent wish of your fellow citiJOHN CLARK. zen, Slave Trade. FROM THE BOSTON DAILY ADVERTISER. The fund provided to defray the expenses of surveying the late acquired territory, having fallen short, I have drawn on the fund for the improve. ment of the internal navigation of this state, for the sum of nine thousand nine hundred and thirty At the circuit court of the United States, now in dollars and twenty-seven cents, to discharge these session in this town, before his honor judge Story, expenses; and as I am informed by the surveyor the associate judge, and his honor judge Davis, the general, there will be due the surveyor of the district judge, came on for trial, on Thursday morn tenth district of Irwin county, the sum of three ing last, two indictments, viz: one against Joseph thousand nine hundred and thirteen dollars, it Findley Smith, late of Baltimore, in the district of will rest with the legislature to reimburse this fund, Maryland; the other against Adolph Lacoste, lately and to provide for the payment of the last men-residing in the city of New-York, wherein they tioned sum. By an act passed at the last session of the legisJature, it was made the duty of the executive to appoint a fit and proper person as topographical and civil engineer for the state. But after much time taken up in enquiring for a suitable person, the season of the year had so far advanced, as to render it doubtful whether any essential service could be performed by him, before the meeting of the legislature, and the law creating this office not having fixed on a salary, and having provided for the election of the officer on the tenth day of the present month, by the general assembly, I deemed were charged respectively, with violations of the act of congress of April, 1818, prohibiting the slave trade. These trials continued until Saturday evening, and resulted in the conviction of both prisoners; the jury having been prompt in their return of verdicts to that effect. The prosecutions were conducted on the part of the United States, by George Blake, Esq. district attorney, and the defence by J. T. Austin, and Stephen Hooper, Esquires. It appeared in the course of the evidence, that Smith was the master, and probably owner in part of one of the offending vessels, to wit: the schoon- deliver the letter enclosed to Don Francisco Mat- The following documents are translations of papers found on captain Lacoste, and produced on the trial. We publish them for the purpose of showing the course of the trade in which he was engaged. 3d. You will remain at Porto Rico only so long as is absolutely necessary to change the flag, and you will instal the Spaniard who is on board as Span ish captain; but it is understood between us that he shall have only the title of it, for the command of the schooner belongs to you until your arrival at Trinidad, in Cuba. The Spaniard will be only capi tan de papel, (nominal captain). 4th. At your arrival at Porto Rico, you will discharge your crew, excepting those who shall wish to pursue the voyage, and then you will make the necessary arrangements with those who shall be disposed to remain with you according to my in 5th. When despatched at Porto Rico, agreeably to the usages of that place, you will pursue your voyage toward the point agreed upon, and you will manage so as to obtain there a supercargo, in ex. change for the merchandise which you have on board the Science, and which I consider much more considerable than is necessary for a single cargo; for I know of expeditions of the same kind, which have doubled the number that you can carry, have; this for your government. In case, then, that there should remain to you some merchandise (which I much hope) after having obtained a handsome and heavy cargo, you will bring it back to Trinidad, in Cuba, and it will serve for a second voyage. 6th. On your arrival at Trinidad, in Cuba, you will find there my brother, Don Pedro Malibran, by whom you will let yourself be entirely directed, since he is the owner of the schooner Dichosa and of her cargo. NEW YORK, 31st Dec. 1819. Mr. Francisco Mattheu, St. Johns, in Porto Rico: Dear Sir: In consequence of the orders that I have received from my brother, Don Pedro Mali.and which had not more merchandise than you bran, of Trinity, in Cuba, I consign to you the American schooner Science, captain A. Lacoste, with a cargo of sundry articles, as per bill of lading and invoice, amounting to $2,896 59. Be so good immediately after the arrival of the Science, to effect the sale of her as well as of her cargo, in the name of Don Pedro Malibran, inhabitant of the port of Trinidad, in Cuba. You know that my brother was born in Cádiz, and is acknowledged at Trinidad, in Cuba, as a Spaniard; consequently, I imagine that tirere, will be no difficulty to make him owner of the schooner Science, and of her cargo. In effecting 7th. Beside the general invoice of the cargo on this change, I request you to give her the name of board of the Science, I forward to you in a small La Dichosa, and to cause Don Juan Termison, to be box marked F. G. 48 watches of English manufac acknowledged as her captain, who goes on board ture, double cased, which I authorise you to exfor the purpose of filling the office of capitan de pa- change at the places where you are to take your carpel, (nominal captain). Captain Lacoste has my go, either for goid dust or før elephants' teeth of a orders to pursue his voyage and repair afterwards handsome quality. You must consider that those to Trinidad, in Cuba. I rely on your attentions for watches cost $10 each, and you must regulate youraccomplishing the end of my desires, and I must self consequently, to make an exchange of them, Jecommend to you the greatest speed, wishing that which may be advantageous to me. For this small Dichosa may be detained in your port but very few object, as well as for the transaction of all this days. You will have the goodness to make the dis-operation, I refer myself absolutely to you, well bursements which shall be necessary for this effect, and with the greatest economy, and you will debit them to me in our account current. persuaded as I am, that you can correspond to the confidence which I repose in you-I doubt not but you deserve it. 8th. I cannot recommend to you too much the choice of the cargo which you go to seek, and I beg of you to give all your attention to it, and to act agreeably to my separate instructions, relative to the manner of trading in the countries where you are going. These instructions are given by a very experienced person, and it is important to follow them as much as will be possible for you. 9th. You will take care, in concert with your consignee at Porto Rico, to return me the register of the Science by the first opportunity for New-York, as well as the certificate proving the landing of merchandise entitled to drawback-to this end I forward two copies of it to the consignee. 10th. Here follows the conditions of the voyage I think you which you are gong to undertake. must have reason to be satisfied with them; as for myself I subscribe to them willingly. I allow $45 per month, to be reckoned from the day on which you have taken the command of the Science until your arrival, and during your stay at Porto Rico; until your arrival at Trinidad, in Cuba, with the Dichosa, $60 per month, with a privilege of four heads, which I authorise you to buy with a part of the cargo at your disposal; moreover three dollars per head delivered at Trinidad, in Cuba. 11th. There shall be allowed to the Spanish captain (Juan Martin) $50 per month as soon as he shall take the title of captain of the Dichosa, and until his arrival at Trinity, in Cuba; moreover, $2 per head on the number of persons delivered to Don Pedro Malibran. 12th. There shall also be allowed to the mate (Haight) $40, to be reckoned from the day on which the Science shall become Spanish property, moreover $2 per head as aforementioned for the Spanish captain. 13th. As for the rest of the crew who shall have embarked at Porto Rico, you must govern yourself according to the usages of the place for similar voyages. 14th. On your arrival at Porto Rico, you must I, the undersigned, translator of languages, do Boston, 27th October, 1820. Foreign Articles. GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. London papers of the 9th October. Stocks-London, October 8, 3 per cent. consols. 67 3-8; American 6 per cents. 103 1-2 to 105. A running horse lately died in England, for which the owner was offered a few days before upwards of fifteen thousand dollars. Thirty-four persons were sentenced to death at the October sessions, of the Old Bailey. countries from which they came, from the year Y's. Of France Of Spain. Canaries. Portugal. fire. I. 3 55 1 4 889 1 19 121 2 421631 2 21 897 3 15 0 291 641 5 35 0 15 An account of the net amount of the revenue of the united kingdom, from the 5th of April, 1820, to the 5th of July, 1820, separating Ireland from England. Customs, GREAT BRITAIN. 840,773 4 24 5,633,474 00 1,581,445 19 3 Surplus annual duties, Excise duties continued, per 56 Duties annually granted to pay 3,136,694 3 23 423,894 12 0f 5,517 14 03 11,621,599 12 9 616,922.0.0 1,038,074 0.7ệ 2,195 17 0 10,047 0 14 1.13,288,838 10 63 Note. The exchequer is only enabled to make a return of the revenue of Great Britain. WM. ROSE HAWORTH. Exchequer, the 22d day of July, 1820. II. An account of the net produce of the revenue of Ireland, as paid into the exchequer there, from the 5th of April, 1820, to the 5th of July, 1820, (in British currency.) Customs, Excise, Assessed taxes, Stamps, Lord Holland, in the house of lords, appears to have called the attention of their lordships to the political situation of the continent of Europe, which, he observes, had assumed a warlike and threatening aspect, dangerous to the liberties of those countries that had lately asserted their national rights. He concluded by requesting minis. ters to state, if they had any official communica- Post-office, Miscellaneous, tion with the Austrian government on the subject, and what was its import. In reply, lord Liverpool said that it was no part of the policy of the British government, at this time, and under present cir, cumstances, to interfere with the internal government of other states, and that no engagements to that effect existed. This he stated with the reservation, that he would not fetter the discretion of the government, by saying what course might hereafter be pursued. No new letters of credence had been forwarded to the British minister at Naples--and it appears, that the ministers from the new Neapolitan government, were not to be accredited in England or France. An account of the importation of wines, of all descriptions, into Great Britain, distinguishing the 293,827 273 398,772 0 7 108,345 8 0 106,111 6 83 13,846 3 1 29,725 19 03 Total, 1.950,628 0 14 S. R. LUSHINGTON, Whitehall, Treasury Chambers, 26th July, 1820. Charge. The deficiency of the consolidated fund at the 5th of July, 1820, amounted to 19,273,706 1 7 And was made good by the making out of exchequer bills to that amount. WM. ROSE HAWORTH. Exchequer, the 22d day of July, 1820. THE QUEEN. Twenty Italian witnesses, in favor of the queen, arrived at Dover. They were cheered by the people on the beach-the sailors jumped into the sea, and brought them ashore in their arms. They were paraded through the streets, preceded by a band of music, &c. the queen, and falsify the testimony of the witnesses against her," The following is a brief abstract of some of the things deposed by some of the witnesses: Earl Guildford frequently paid his respects to the queen in different parts of Italy, and dined with her. He never observed any improper familiarity between her and Bergami-and said that the manners of the latter were inoffensive, as were also those of the countess of Oldi. Lord Glenbervie deposed to the same amount-he frequently saw Bergami with the queen, to whom he always behaved with the reThe counsel on the part of the queen complain spect of a servant-had seen at the queen's table that government have interposed their authority to many highly respectable persons, some of whom prevent the witnesses in her favor from leaving the he named. Lady Charlotte Lindsay gave a long continent. The chamberlain of the grand duke of testimony, and was carefully cross-examined. She Baden, who could invalidate the testimony of Bar-entered the service of the queen in 1808 and left bara Krantz, the maid at the inn at Carlsruhe, it in 1814, when the queen went abroad, as her lady was expressly ordered not to come. General Pino, of the bedchamber; returned to her service in also, would have attended, but was checked by the 1815, and finally left it in 1817. Never saw any Austrian government. Lord Liverpool, however, impropriety of conduct between the queen and declared his perfect willingness to do any thing in Bergami-the latter always behaved in the com this respect which the counsel could reasonably mon way of a servant: never saw the parties walkdesire. ing arm-in-arm. She had frequent business in the Addresses to the queen were daily presented queen's bed room-had not witnessed any thing from all quarters, one from a meeting of the Catho-improper there: was not induced to leave the serlic body, held at London-all which she answers vice by any impropriety of conduct on the part of with her usual force and spirit. The public mind the queen-who appeared to speak of Bergami as appears to be more agitated about her case than of her other servants. She entered the queen's heretofore, and the ministerial papers severely de-bed chamber without knocking, but did not recol precate the signs of the times. An officer of the lect that she had attended there unless sent for. army, at Birmingham, had been cashiered for toast-Lord Llandaff had frequently visited the queen in ing the queen, which greatly exasperated the peo-company with his wife-the society at her house ple was highly respectable-had seen Bergami fre. The "Times," of Oct. 9th, says-"Confidently as quently, his behavior was always proper. Had ofwe anticipated the triumph of the queen, we could ten been in the queen's bed chamber, to visit her, hardly have expected to bring matters to so glorias was not uncommon in Italy-he had visited ladies ous a crisis as they have now arrived. Her enemies are now at last beginning to look to themselves and their own security." The countess of Oldi is among the witnesses who have arrived in London, in favor of the queen. in the morning, in that country, before they had risen from their beds,-ladies of unimpeached character and conduct. He never saw any thing in the conduct of the queen that was disgraceful. The hon. Keppel Craven was next called he was The trial. We have very voluminous details of the queen's chamberlain in 1814 and introduced the proceedings. "The trial had advanced to the Bergami to her service, who was recommended 27th day, and sixteen witnesses were examined very highly. The queen was visited by the royal on the part of the queen. Among these were col. family at Naples-remembered the masked ball St. Leger, the earl of Guilford, lord Glenbervie, she gave there -her dresses were not indecent; lady Charlotte Lindsay, lord Llandaff, the hon. Kep-never observed any improper familiarity with Berpel Graven, Sir William Gell, William Charrington, gami-the countess of Oldi was not a person of velformerly a midshipman, valet to Sir William Gell; gar manners. He had cautioned the queen that John Whitcomb, valet to Mr. Craven; Dr. Henry there was a spy over her conduct, that no outward Holland, Charles Mills, Esq. and licut. John Flynn, appearance might be misconstrued. The manners an officer in the British navy, and the real com- of Bergami, while a courier, were neither servile nor mander of the polacre in which her majesty made fawning, and on his elevation they were those of a her Oriental voyage. These persons had all been gentleman-they were always correct. When the in official situations about her majesty, or had been queen walked, Bergami sometimes walked beinmates of her house. Their testimony exculpates hind her, as servants generally do. Sir Wm. Gell was the queen, proves the affability of her manners to next sworn-he then was the queen's chamberlain, her domestics generally, the innocency of her con- and had been in her service ever since a month beduct, the respectful behavior of Bergami on all fore she left England: he had also recommended Beroccasions, and his being a gentleman. Bergami gami to her, who was spoken of and treated in the was engaged for the queen's service by the hon. kindest manner by the marquis Gizelieghri, who, on Keppel Craven, on the strong recommendation of meeting him, had kissed him.* Never saw any thing the marquis Gizelieghti, who expressed himself to improper or indecorous between the queen and be much interested in the welfare of Bergami and him. The countess of Oldi was a very modest lady. his family. Another witness, John Jacob Sicard, Bergami sometimes dined at the table with the who had been twenty-one years in the service of queen, but always by request-believed it was not the queen, deposed, that it was himself who had uncommon for male servants in Italy to enter the arranged the bed chamber of Bergami to be near bed chambers of their mistresses: he spoke of the that of the queen, without consulting her, for pro-dance about which so much has been said-it was tection; and the hon. Keppel Craven deposed, common, and, he believed, "was practised from that he had warned the queen at Naples, of spies being about her in that city. Altogether, the tes- *This is a common practice, when two male timony of these witnesses completely exculpate friends meet, in many parts of Europe. ED, Rs. |