The house adjourned to Monday. Monday, Jan. 26.-Mr. Wilson, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Stewart of North Carolina, appeared, were qualified, and took their seats. Mr. Robertson, of Louisiana, from the committee on the public lands, reported a bill to continue in force an act entitled “An act relating to settlers on lands of the United States," which was twice read and committed. This produced a debate. Mr. Strother objected to the bill as indefinite, exempting all bibles, &c. which had been imported by certain societies-he wished a provision to secure the appropriation of those bibles to the purposes contemplated. Mr. Sergeant explained his views of the subject, saying that similar bills had been passed, and he thought that the contemplated appropriation of the books was secured by the character of the persons at the Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, from the military head of the institution. Mr. S. rejoined and considercommittee, reported a bill respecting the organi-ed it as the "entering wedge to more objectionable zation of the army of the United States and for measures," and maintained the right to demand other purposes; which was twice read and com- such security, as was the case when similar grants were made to others, &c. After some additional mitted: remarks, the bill was laid on the table-ayes 84, noes 62. Mr. Sergeant, from the committee to whom was referred the petition of the American Bible Society, reported (in part) a bill for the remission of duties upon stereotype plates and upon bibles and testa ments in foreign languages, imported by societies or associations, for the gratuitous distribution of the Holy Scriptures. Mr Parris of Massachusetts, from the committee on expenditures respecting the public buildings, reported the following bill. A bill to provide for erecting additional buildings for the accommodation of the respective depart ments. The house then proceeded to the consideration of the bill respecting fugitive slaves, &c. the consideration of which occupied the remainder of the day; and the committee rose before the subject was completed. Wednesday, Jan. 28. After other business The order of the day on the bill respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters," having been announced Mr. Rich, moved to commit the bill to a different committee, with a view of considering the propriety of certain amendments. After some little Be it enacted, &c. That the commissioner of the public buildings cause to be erected, under the di-discussion, the motion was negatived. rection of the president of the U. States, two buildings suitable for offices for the executive departments, to be placed north of the building's at present occupied by those departments, and on a line parallel therewith: each of said buildings to contain forty rooms of convenient size. The house then resolved itself into a committée of the whole on the bill. Sec. 2 merely makes an appropriation. The bill was twice read and committed. The house resolved itself into a committee of the whole, Mr. H. Nelson in the chair, on the bill to amend an act, entitled an act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters. The bill is one of considerable importance to the holders of slave property particularly, as going to make that law efficacious, which is at present little better than nominal. Much discussion took place sn the details of this bill, which were explained and illustrated by Mr. Pindall, of Virginia, and by several other gentle. men. Some amendments were made to the bill, the discussion of which occupied the whole of the day's sitting, and was not concluded, when the committee rose, and obtained leave to sit again. The house adjourned. Tuesday Jan. 27. On motion of Mr. Mason, of Mass. Resolved, That the claim of the state of Massachusetts for expenditures to their militia for their services during the late war, together with the documents on the files of this house, to be referred to a select committee, to consider and report there on. On motion of Mr. Burwell, Resolved, That the secretary of war be directed to lay before this house a statement of the claims of the state of Massachusetts for the expenses of calling out the militia of that state during the late war, and the reasons why those claims have not been settled by that department. The engrossed bill to remit the duties on stereotype, plates and bibles, in foreign languages, imported for the use of the American Bible Society, was read the third time, and the question stated, "Shall the bill pass?" The question was on an amendment proposed by Mr. Rich to the bill, which has for its object the preventing the transportation, in any manner, of any negro, mulatto or person of color, without having previously carried the same before some judge or justice of a court of record, and giving sufficient proof of their being slaves, and the pro[perty of the person by whose authority they are so removed, under the penalty of a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars. This amendment Mr. Storrs had proposed to amend, by substituting in lieu thereof, a new section in the following words: "That if any person, without colorable claim, shall knowingly and wilfully procure or cause to be procured, any such certificate or warrant [of his property in any particular individual] with intention, under color or pretence thereof or the provision of this act, to arrest, detain or transport, ör cause to be arrested, detained, or transported, any person whatsoever, not held to labor or service as aforesaid, he or she, on conviction thereof, shall suffer imprisonment not exceeding fifteen years, or fined not exceeding five thousand dollars, or both, in the discretion of the court before whom such conviction shall be had." After debate, the amendment to the amendment was agreed to and incorporated in the bill. Mr. Fuller, then, after an ingenious speech, moved to strike out the first section of the bill, on the ground that it transcended the constitutional provisions on the subject. Mr. Strong thought the laws already in force had gone far enough in carrying those provisions into execution. Mr. Cobb replied to those two gentlemen. Messrs Hopkinson, Holmes, Clay and Baldwin, severally spoke on the bill. The motion to strike out the first section was negatived by a large majority-the committee rose and reported the bill, and the house adjourned at halfpast 4 o'clock. **_Thursday, Jan. 29.—After a variety of business, of no present importance-The house having resumed the consideration of the bill to amend the act entitled “An act respecting fugitives from jus tice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters" Mach discussion took place-finally the bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading to marrowayes 86, noes 55. A written message was received from the president of the United States during the sitting of this day, which was not read, owing to the lateness of the hour at which the proceedings on the above bill were terminated. The house adjourned at sunset. A. K. Parris, esq. of the house of representatives, from Massachusetts, has been appointed judge of the district of Maine, vice judge Sewall resigned.top Foreign Articles. FLORIDA. In the Franconian Mercury there is the following from Vienna, of the 4th October:-"A note, addressed to all the European powers, by the cabinet of St. Petersburg, in respect to the affairs of America, excites great attention, on account of the precision with which it is drawn up." Two other ships have recently sailed from England with 250 commissioned and non commissioned officers, to join the patriots. A letter received at Philadelphia from a person said to be of the highest respectability in London, says-The British government has at length agreed at the request of the allied powers of Europe, to become the mediator between Spain and her colonies. Gen. Piar, executed by the sentence of a court martial of which admiral Brion was president, for treason, &c. is said to have confessed his guilt.. The bloody Morillo attempted to purchase gen. Zaraza. He lately sent a mission to him, by means of a priest named Sutil, accompanied by a young son of Zaraza, on whom Morillo had previously conferred the rank of ensign, offering through the medium of the priest to make Zaraza a brigadier if he would go over with his troops to the standard of the king. To which proposal Zaraza made the following reply: The Georgia Journal speaks very positively of the fact, that Spain will not dispose of the Flori das to the United States except on receiving six millions of dollars for them, and making the Mississippi the boundary of her Mexican dominions. It is nonsense to talk of a transfer on such terms, It is further intimated in the same paper, that "Not until I behold my wife and unfortunate Spain supports herself in such absurd demands children, cruelly murdered by the legions of gen. under the assurance that she will not, in any event, Morillo, restored to life again, shall I desist from have to contend with us single handed-relying the noble undertaking and glorious strife in which upon England and France for allies. We cannot I am now engaged, against the tyrants of their guess what the former might do, but should be country, and the assassins of their innocent posteriglad to hear that 10,000 French troops were sent ty." Having said these words, he handed a sword to Mexico, Venezuela, &c. They would soon close to his son, who scorning the rank which was given him, merely for the sake of necessity or conveniFerdinand's accounts in those countries. ence, grasped the weapon, "with which," his father said, "you must defend the rights of your country, and avenge the death of your mother and brethren.' Many believe that the acts recently published about Florida (see page 315) were then for the first time officially known to the people. The passage of those laws was noticed in the letters of Mr. Monroe to Mr. Foster in 1811, and the posi tion clearly taken that the United States would not permit the Floridas to pass into the hands of any other power, if it could be prevented. See the correspondence in the first vol., of the Weekly Register. We are indebted to the National Intelligencer for the recollection of these things. AMELIA ISLANDŲ Mr. Moore, who was noticed in our last as adver tised by com. Aury as a pirate, &c is at Charleston, "avows his resentiment at Aury's conduct, denies the charges, and stands prepared to vindicate himself. The following communication appears in the Savannah Republican of the 11th inst Mr. M'Intosh observing, that a part of his letter of the 30th October last to Mr. Crawford is pub. lished in the National Intelligencer of the 23d ult (see WEEKLY REGISTER, page 302] among the docuinents presented to congress by the president, on the affairs of Amelia Island, conceives it a duty in *cumbent on him, in justice to the feelings of the family, and to the memory of the late sheriff of New York, Mr. Hubbard, to declare, that the in formation he received, and communicated to Mr. Crawford, of the cause of the death of this gentleman, he has since understood to be incorrect. He hopes, the public journalists, who have publishsed his letter, will insert in their papers, this tri bute to truth and humanity. *** A London paper states that there were good grounds for believing that the allied powers had come to a resolution to prevent supplies being sent to the Spanish patriots. The country possessed by the patriots appears to enjoy much peace and tranquility. Morillo seems to be hardly pressed, and it is said that an army of 12,000 patriots are about to advance on Caracas. Important news-1 us-received at Charleston, via Kingston Jam. from the kingdom of New Grenada, and Carthagena its principal sea port: Samano, lately named Vice-Roy, and residing at Santa Fe de Begota, the capital of the kingdom, officially has communicated to Montalvo, the viceroy of the said kingdom, exercising the functions of said office, until the aforesaid Samano his successor may assume the command, that it is impossible for him longer to sustain the kingdom, after having sent a division to the Plains of Casanare, which was completely destroyed by the patriots; only the commander of the same and 17 soldiers escaping-A second was immediately afterwards dispatched to said Plains, and only its chief and two drummers could escape from this still severer loss. Morillo writes that he is about to execute the officer who commanded a division, that shamefully when those of retreated from 3000 independents, his own consisted of 5000 men. In Santa Fe a woman was about to be executed, in consequence of there having been intercepted a detailed statement of the Spanish troops, which were in said place, and which she had forwarded to the patriots in Casanare. Brigadier Cupini and a lieut. col. had arrived at Carthagena; the only remains of the defeat at Margarita, and said that they were on their route for Peru-the former to take the command as General On the 6th of October ult. was taken the province of Pamplona, by the republicans, and where the Spaniards were completely defeated. This news is confirmed by a sergeant that had arrived at Carthagena, and wounded in the said action. In Carthagena they were collecting a donation, for the purchase of provisions of every description, to be in readiness in case a siege should be established by the patriots against said city. do, by and with the advice aforesaid, hereby also strictly charge and command all and every of our said subjects not to serve or enlist, or enter themselves to serve in any of the military forces or ships of war raised or set forth, or to be raised or set forth, by his Catholic majesty, and not to go beyond the seas, or embark, in order, or to the intent to serve, or or enter, or enlist themselves, to serve in such military forces or ships of war: it is nevertheless our royOn the 17th of Nov. and almost every day since al will and pleasure, that nothing herein contained that period, three placards were put up in different | shall be deemed or taken to prohibit any of our sub. parts of this city, demanding the heads of Montalvo, jects who are engaged at the time of the date of this Torres, the governor, and that of Cano, judge ad- our proclamation in serving in the military forces of vocate of said place. These placards are supposed his Catholic majesty with our leave or license, from to have been stuck up by the soldiers and subal- continuing to serve therein, provided that such terns, among whom there was a general discontent. our said subjects do not serve with the military Patrols were constantly employed in parading the forces of his Catholic majesty when employed in streets, in order to take down these placards. Spanish America: and we do Lereby, by and with Recent news from the south sea-from the same the advice aforesaid, strictly require all our said source.-By a gentleman látely arrived from Guay-subjects duly to conform to our commands herein aquil and Panama, I am informed by him, in person, contained, under pain of our highest displeasure, that the army of Chili, in July last, disembarked at and the utmost forfeitures, and penalties, and pu Arica in lat. 18, 25, s. to unite themselves to the nishments, to which by law they will otherwise be powerful armies of Buenos Ayres, which had al- liable. ready entered the kingdom of Peru; and that the royalist army in said province had capitulated to the patriots-and that in consequence of this glori ous triumph, all the armies were on their their march for Lima. Cusco, the former capital of that kingdom, had already become independent, which excited great alarm in Lima, its modern capital, which it is generally believed here, must have fallen long since. The ports of Lima and Guayaquil, are strictly blockaded by the patriots,who it is said, have upwards of 80 vessels of war: among which are frigates, brigs and other smaller craft. Not a sin gle vessel has arrived from Lima to Panama since September, and it is positively believed that the immensely lucrative commerce which has been carried on between this island and the Pacific ocean, has now drawn to a close, for the independent armed vessels have even appeared in front of Panama en the 24th of October; and it is supposed that the patriot flag will float in triumph from cape Horn to the northernmost point in Venezuela, within the space of six months. Given at our court at Brighton, the 27th day of November, 1817, and in the 58th year of our reign. GOD SAVE THE KING. New York, Jan. 26.-A letter received in this city from Havana mentions that the new corvette Spanish ship- , formerly the General Scott, of about 32 guns, which recently sailed from that port manned with a Spanish crew, to convoy some merchant vessels to Porto Rico, and thence proceed to Porto Cavello, has been taken, with the whole of her convoy, by a patriot privateer!—The letter states that at the first fire from the privateer, the crew of the corvette all deserted their quarters, and she was taken by boarding. CHRONICLE. In closing the pages of this sheet, the editor is sia cerely mortified at the omission of many things in type but there is no help for it now, and he would also feel much at a loss what to take out, if he could do it. The crop of cotton turns out better than was expected. A Savannah paper of the 16th instant, says that prime cotton was sold in that city the preceeding day, for 23 cents. A proposition is before the legislature of Massachusetts to change the names of the days of the week, by fixing their legal names as at present used by the society of Friends or Quakers-firstday, second-day, &c. Why not as well also alter the names of the months? Flour. 538,271 barrels of flour were imported into Liverpool from the United States, from the 1st of Jan. to the 6th December 1817. GEORGE P. R.—Whereas there unhappily subsists a state of warfare between his Catholic majesty and divers provinces or parts of provinces in Spanish America: and whereas it has been represented to us, that many of our subjects have, without our leave or license, enlisted or entered themselves to serve in the military forces or ships of war raised or set forth, or intended to be raised or set forth, by the persons exercising or assuming to exercise the powers of government in such provinces or parts of provinces, and that divers others of our Important!-The Elector of Hesse Cassel has orsubjects are about in like manner to enter and endered that all his troops shall wear queues exactly list themselves; and whereas such practices are fifteen inches long-the sergeants are to carry highly prejudicial to and tend to endanger the measures, which they are frequently to apply, for peace and welfare of our crown and dominions: we the good of the service! do therefore, hereby, and with the advice of our privy council, strictly charge and command all and every of our natural-born subjects, of what degree or quality soever, not to serve in any such military forces or ships of war as aforesaid, and not to enlist or enter themselves to serve therein, and not to go beyond the seas or embark, in order to serve, or with intent to enter or enlist themselves to serve in such military forces or ships of war: and it is at the same time our royal will and pleasure, and we It has been decreed, that the Jews shall not hold any real estate in Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz. This is "restoration." The number of Jews in the world has been estimated at 6,598,000; two-thirds of whom are in the Mahommedan states. The daily consumption of coals in London for producing Gas, amounts to 28 chaldrons, by which 76,000 lights are supplied, each equal to the light of six candles. Certain spirited citizens of Putnam county, the first rate artists are employed on the plate, and Georgia, have given public notice that they will it will be finished as soon as it can be done in the prosecute all violations of the law to prevent the very superior style desired by the publisher and introduction of slaves into that state. One of the "Chapin Oxen" so called, was lately killed at Boston-his mea, hide and tallow weighed 1994 lbs. the engravers employed upon it. A little delay is of no importance-it is only to be wished that when it is published it shall meet the public expectation, and be suitable to its own dignity. Diseases Bills of mortality-Richmond, Va. 1817. Males 112, females 80-total 192, greatest number of deaths in July, 25; least in March, 7. Bowel complaint and teething 28; debility 46; consumption 17; various fevers 24; still born 11; accidental 10, &c. 59 of those who died were under one year, and 20 above 50 years old. Died, lately, at Sag Harbor, capt. Elisha Prior, aged 72-a soldier of the revolution, who was severely wounded in the butchery at fort Griswold. Also, on the 20th ult: on John's island, near ted. Charleston, Dr. Jacob Rush, in the 60th year of his age. He was a surgeon on board the Alliance friCom. Shaw, on retiring from the command of gate in the revolutionary war, and also served as a the frigate United States, was very handsomely in both stations by his skill and gallantry. He was lieutenant in the navy, and distinguished himself complimented by the officers for his conduct to them and he, in return, expressed the satisfaction universally beloved, and died universally regrethe had felt in the correct and orderly proceedings of the officers and ship's company, generally- Also, at Philadelphia, on the 21st inst. Dr. Casamong whom a good understanding appears to have par Wistar, aged 56-a first rate physician and constantly existed. professor of anatomy in the university of Pennsyl Banks.-About "twenty or thirty" new banks vania. He has long been famous in the medical are spoken of in the states of Kentucky and Ten- world, and was exceedingly well versed in the scinessee. There will be a dreadful end to this busi-ences generally. His decease is a public calamity. ness. Kiduapping and dealing in men. Two famous traders in men, named Bradly and Nolen, carrying a number of negroes to market, several of which are supposed to have been freemen, have been justly put to death by them, on their passage to New Orleans. Also, at Utica, N. Y. col. Benjamin Walker, a soldier of the revolution, aid de camp to Baron Steuben, and friend of Washington. GEORGETOWN, COL. This beautiful town is rapidly increasing in inhabitants. A census just taken gives us a population of 5,078 white, and 2,310 colored persons-total 7,388. Population in 1810, Geographical mistake. A writer in the "Pittsburg 4,948-increase in 7 years 2,440; or at the rate of Commonwealth," giving his "thoughts on the ac. 50 per cent. tual depression of our domestic manufactures,” attributes the depression in part to the negligence UNITED STATES BANK. Board of directors of the bank of the United By the president. William Jones Pierce Butler Philadelphia John Connelly of the custom house officers, who do not use the States for 1818: The Baltimore inspections for the quarter ending on the 31st ult. return-114,9206bs. wheat flour; 4310 half do. do. 2120bbls. rye; 298 casks of Indian;} 4031bbls. beef; 21586bls. pork; 78356b/s. herrings;] 920 large casks of domestic liquors; 4852bbls. ditto, &c. Declaration of Independence. All our readers will recollect that Mr. Binns, of Philadelphia,issued proposals in 1815 for publishing a splendid edition of the Declaration of Independence. From the delay, many, perhaps, have thought that the design was abandoned. The contrary is the case-it is prosecuted with the utmost vigor that is consistent with the desired perfection of its performance; VOL. XIII.25. Robert Ralston John Bolton, Savannah Philadelphia. Baltimore. Nathl. Prince, New York Those in italics are new members. Boxing, &c. A certain James Crib [is it the "champion of England?"] gives public notice in a Philadelphia paper that he will "box or squob any man in the city for 500 or 1000 dollars." We hope that some body may whip him, "for fun," into We are not yet refined enough to better manners. fight for money. TERRIBLE. It is asserted in the DelawareGazette, that of about eleven hundred passengers, who em.. barked on board the ship April, captain De Groot, at Amsterdam, which vessel is now lying at New. Castle, about five hundred died, many of them be. fore they departed from Europe. Such as were unable to advance the money for their passage, who survive, are still detained on board in the most deplorable condition, several of whom are children, who have lost their parents on the voy. age. THE DEITY. From the thanksgiving proclamation of the governor of Vermont.-"The being of a God is written as with a sunbeam on the face of nature, The heavens bear the impress of his fingers, and earth the footsteps of his power; the rise and fall of kings and kingdoms, empires and republics, nations and individuals, are but his smiles and his frowns. On those we live, at these we die.The sacred scriptures are a display of his perfections, the signet of his sovereignty, and history of his love. Hence, to dispute his existence, comTo refuse him revepletes the climax of folly. rence and honor is the height of presumption. To withhold from him obedience and affection, is the extreme of ingratitude." In the senate of Pennsylvania, Dec. 11. Mr. Reed, of Westmoreland, from the committee of educa cation, made report, which was read as follows, to AGRICULTURE. The Democratic Press says-We are gratified to hear that the Philadelphia Agricul-wit: tural Society have come to a determination to pur- In a government where the public are the foun. chase a piece of land and cultivate it on the most tain of all power, a general diffusion of knowledge improved principles of agriculture as a Pattern is essential to a proper and permanent exercise of Farm, where the young shall be instructed, and the it, The benign influence of religion, which forms more experienced be shewn the advantages of all the basis of every good government, if unsupport. the various improvements in agriculture. We un-ed by an improvement of the noble faculties of mind derstand that at the society's dinner yesterday the with which the Creator has endowed the creature, sum of 2,000 dollars was subscribed for the above purpose. Successful and novel speculation. We have it from good authority, that a gentleman in New York shipped 15,000 bbls. of apples to Europe last fall; and that they sold at Liverpool at an average price of three guineas per bbl.-Alb. Argus, will be but partially felt in society. And those moral principles which dictate the reciprocal duties of individuals, grow in strength, in the same ratio with the progress of learning and civilization. The system of representative government pre. supposes an ability in the constituent to direct and control his agent, from which it is anticipated that LAW INTELLIGENCE. At the term of the supreme the desire of the people may be always effectuated court now sitting at Albany the great case of Gris-through their representatives. But if through inwold vs. Waddington, was determined in favor of attention or for want of competent intelligence, the the latter. It was the unanimous opinion of the people are unable to judge of the measures best court, that a state of war between two countries, calculated to promote their happiness and prosperidissolves all partnerships previously subsisting be-ty, the spirit of representation is lost.-And although tween individuals belonging respectively to each the form may be preserved, yet an inability in the This is a leading case, and involves property to the amount of more than a hundred thousand dollars. [N. Y. Ev. Post. public to sanction or disapprove the measures of their agents, converts them from representatives to aristocrats, and thus the vital principles of our St. Louis, Dec. 13-We have received informa- constitution virtually become obsolete. How es. tion from Lawrence county, that the attack on the sentially important is it therefore for the repreOsages by the confederate Indians has been more sentative to suggest, and the constituent to embrace decisive than those conflicts which usually take every reasonable means of intellectual improve. place in their warfare. The Osages had removed ment. The wise framers of the constitution of this from the neighborhood of Earhart's Saline towards commonwealth were aware of its importance, and their villages, where their Parthian mode of fighterjoined it on the legislature to "provide for the ing could have more effect. They were, however, establishment of schools throughout the state, and driven off the plain, leaving on the ground a num-in such manner that the poor might be taught gra ber of dead and wounded and several horses. It tis," and that "the arts and sciences should be prois not stated that the Cherokees and their allies Intend to follow up the blow." COLONIZATION SOCIETY. Tha society for colonizing the free people of color, held its anniversary on the 1st inst. at Washington city, when the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: noted in one or more seminaries of learning,"The general dissemination of useful learning, is of more interest to the state than the promotion of "arts and sciences;" yet the latter has imperious claims to liberal attention. The extent of the permanent revenue of the state points this out as a fit time to encourage, through |