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son to hope they will learn to institute republican to some degree of danger, greater or less accord. forms of government; and although it may not be ing to the spirit with which the war might be necessary or expedient for us to participate in waged. It was the duty of the government to make their contests, let us beseech the same kind Provi. the best provision against that danger, which dence that watched over us in times of difficulty might be practicable, and it was proper that the and trial, to crown their efforts with success. provision should continue while the cause existed. GABRIEL SLAUGHTER.

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Frankfort, Dec. 2, 1817.

Massachusetts Claims.

The arrangement of the United States into military districts, with a certain portion of the regular force, artillery and infantry, under an officer of the regular army, of experience and high rank, in each district with power to call for the militia as The following is the correspondence called for circumstances might require, was adopted, with by the Hon. SAMUEL DANA, in the senate of Mas-a view to afford the best protection to every part, sachusetts, while the subject of compensation to that circumstances would admit. major Peirce for his late tour to Washington was under consideration. After perusing it, the citizens will form their own opinions as to the probability of the allowance of the claim now urged by Massachusetts for payment of the militia called out during the war, but withheld from the control of the national government.

[Boston Patriot.

BOSTON, Sept. 7, 1814. SIR-The troops of the United States, which at different periods were stationed on the sea coast of this state, have been afterwards ordered to join the army on the western frontier, so that very few have remained in the state. We have therefore found it necessary, in the course of the last and present year, to call out small bodies of the militia as guards to the towns most exposed. As the danger has increased, the number of detached militia has been augmented, and I have now issued the enclosed general order for the protection of Boston and the towns and property in its neighborhood, and shall immediately issue an order of a similar kind for the security of the District of Maine.

A few weeks since, agreeably to the request of general Dearborn, I detached eleven hundred militia for three months, for the defence of our seacoast, and placed them under his command as superintendant of this military district; but such ob. jections and inconveniences have arisen from that measure, that it cannot now be repeated. The militia called out on this occasion, will be placed under the immediate command of a major-general of the militia...

I will thank you, sir, to consult with the president, and inform me whether the expenses, thus necessarily incurred for our protection, will be ultimately reimbursed to this state by the general government; and I shall be particularly obliged if you will favor me with an answer as soon as may be, as the legislature of the state will meet on the fifth of the next month.

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I am, sir, with great respect, &c.
CALEB STRONG.

Mr. Secretary MONROE.

Department of war, 17th Sept. 1814. SIR-I have had the honor to receive your excellency's letter of the 7th inst.

The attack of the enemy on Baltimore, and the probable eventual attack on other places, with the heavy duties incident thereto, pressing on this de. partment, have prevented my answering it at an earlier day.

It may be satisfactory to your excellency for me to explain the views and principles on which this government has acted, in regard to the defence of our eastern frontier.

It was anticipated soon after the commencement of the war, that while it lasted, every part of the union, especially the sea-board, would be exposed

It was presumed that the establishment of a small force of the kind stated, constituting the first elements of an army in each district, to be aided by the militia in case of emergency, would be adequate to its defence.-Such a force of infantry and artillery might repel small predatory parties, and form a rallying point for the militia, at the more exposed or important stations, in case of more formidable invasion. A regular officer of experience stationed in the district, acting under the authority and pursuing the will of the government, might digest plans for its defence; select proper points for works, and superintend the erection of them; call for supplies of ordnance, for tents and camp equipage, for small arms and other munitions of war; call for the militia; and dispose of the whole force. These duties, it was believed, could not be performed with equal advantage by the officers of the militia, who being called into service for short terms, would not have it in their power, however well qualified they might be in other respects, to digest plans, and preserve the chain of connection and system in the whole business, which seemed to be indispensable,

On great consideration this arrangement was deemed the most eligible that could be adopted under the authority of the United States. Indeed none other occurred that could be placed in competition with it. In this mode the national government acts by its proper organs, over whom it has control, and for whose engagements it is responsible.

The measures which may be adopted by a state government, for the defence of a state, must be considered as its own measures, not those of the United States. The expences attending them are chargeable to the state, and not to the United States. Your excellency will perceive that a dif ferent construction would lead into the most important, and as is believed, into the most pernicious consequences. If a state could call out the militia and subject the United States to the expense of supporting them, at its pleasure, the national authority would cease as to that important object, and the nation be charged with expenses, in the measures producing which, the national government had no agency, and over which it could have no control. This, however, though a serious objection to such a construction, is not the most weighty. By taking the defence of the state into its own hands, and out of those of the general government a policy is introduced on the tendency of which I forbear to comment. I shall remark only that if a close union of the states, and an harmonious cooperation, between them and the general govern ment, are at any time necessary for the preservation of their independence, and of those inestima ble liberties which were achieved by the valor and blood of our ancestors, that period may be considered as having arrived.

It follows from this view of the subject, that if the least danger in travelling the road from fort the force which has been put into service by your Hawkins to the Alabama, by this place and fort excellency has been required by major general Mitchell, but I would not advise travellers to use Dearborn, or received by him, and put under his the road from fort Perry to fort Gaines; or indeed command, that the expenses attending it will be any road as low down as for: Gaines, for the predefrayed by the United States. It follows likewise sent. as a necessary consequence, that if this force has I am, with high respect and esteem, your very been called into service by the authority of the obedient servant, state, independently of major general Dearborn, D B. MITCHELL, agent, I. A. and be not placed under him, as commander of the His excel. Wm. Rabun, Governor, &c. district, that the state of Massachusetts is chargeable with the expense and not the United States.Any claim which the state may have to reimburse. Talk of Tustennugee Hopoie, and Hopoie Haijo, to ment, must be judged of hereafter, by the compe. tent authority, on a full view of all the circumstances attending it. It is a question which is beyond the authority of the executive.

Your excellency will perceive that this govern

the agent of Indian affairs for the Creek nation, FORT MITCHELL, Dec. 30, 1817. the Mickasukies has returned with an answer to My friend-The messenger which was sent to that began the war. They were sitting down in our Talk. The Mickasukies say it was not them ment has no other alternative than to adhere to a peace, and the white people came on them in the system of defence which was adopted on great con sidertion, with the best view to the general wel-night and fired on them. The Mickasukies are fare, or to abandon it, and with it a principle held sacred, thereby shrinking from its duty at a moment of great peril, breaking the guards deemed necessary for the public safety, and opening the door to other consequences no less dangerous,

By these remarks it is not intended to convey the idea, that a militia officer of superior grade, regularly called into service, shall not command an officer of the regular army, of inferior grade, when acting together. No such idea is entertained by the government. The militia are relied on essentially for the defence of the country. In their hands every thing is safe. It is the object of the government to impose on them no burthens, which it may be possible to avoid; and to protect them in the discharge of their duties, in the enjoyment of all their rights.

still sitting down in their town and doing no mischief, and waiting to see if the white people will make peace with them. The people that shot at the boat and killed all the white people, were the old Red Sticks from the Upper towns, them that turned hostilities last war. The man that was sent to the Mickasukies (Hopoie Haijo) with a peace talk, met the Mickasukies at the half way ground coming with a peace talk to us. Mr. Hambley and Mr. Doyle were taken prisoners-Hopoie Haijo saw them. Tustennugee Chapco has gone to relieve them, and carry them to the fort at St.

Marks.

I have sent you this little talk now; our meeting that you appointed will soon be, and then every thing will be made strait. We hear that the army has crossed at Hartford. The Cheehaws have received two letters from the army, and they had no-body to read them, and they don't know the contents-and wish the army could be stopped until our meeting is over. (Signed) (Signed)

TUSTENNUGEE HOPOIE.
HOPOIE HAIJO.,

The various points which are attacked and menaced by the enemy, especially in this quarter, where they are waging, in considerable force, a predatory and desolating warfare, make it difficult to provide immediately for all the necessary expenditures. Any aid which the state of Massachusetts General Mitchell, in a letter to the editors of may afford to the United States to meet these expenditures, will be cheerfully received, and applied this paper, dated the 9th inst. observes "There to the payment and support of the militia of that does not appear to be any thing new in this quarstate in the service of the United States. It will beter, except the prospect of peace with the Semiproper that the money thus advanced should be deposited in some bank in Boston, that the disburse. ment of it may be made under the authority of the government of the United States as in similar cases elsewhere. Credit will be given to the state for

such advance and the amount be considered as a loan to the United States.

I have the honor to be, &c.

JAMES MONROE.

Indian News-Official.
Copy of a letter from general Mitchell, agent of Indian
affairs, to the governor of Georgia, dated Creek
Agency, 8th January, 1818.

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SIR-The messenger who was sent below to propose terms of peace to the Seminoles, has returned; and the enclosrd is the substance of his report, which I received by express.

The friendly chiefs and warriors are to meet me at this place on the 11th instant, and I have great hopes that our differences with the Seminoles can, with their assistance, be adjusted.

noles."

[Georgia Journal.

From the army.

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An express arrived at the executive office yesterday, with the following despatch from general

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Hartford, Georgia, Jan. 8th, 1818, SIR-I received on my way to this place the 5th inst. from lieut. col. Arbuckle, reports of the state of his command up to the 21st December-by which I learn that the detachment with transports under maj. Muhlenburg had been attacked about thirty miles below fort Scott by a force of Indians and blacks, estimated at from 8 to 1200-that the firing had continued from both sides of the rive from the 15th to the 19th Dec. and that our loss amounted to 2 killed and 13 wounded-the loss of the enemy not known. The vessels were so forti. fied with bulwarks as to sec as to secure our troops from the enemy's shot, except when carrying out the anchors to warp, or working with the rigging.

The loss of a vessel is not apprehended; nor will I understand that much apprehension prevails the delay be likely to produce any serious conse about the safety with which travellers can pass quences to our troops above-their supplies being through the nation. It is my opinion there is not sufficient for sometime beyond the period at which

others I have ordered, and have reason to believe

We understand it is the intention of the go. are on the way, are expected to arrive; and which vernor to comply with the above requisition as far will be taken up the river in keel boats, secured as may be in his power. Four companies of rifle. against the enemy's shot. men cannot be furnished, because it is believed

A small work commanded by captain M'Intosh, there are not so many in the state; and there is no 12 miles above fort Scott, had been attacked and likelihood, at this inclement season, of their volunsurrounded for several days, by a large party; but teering. Form the defects of our militia laws, with although the captain's force amounted to no more regard to the election of officers, it will be imposthan forty, he maintained his work without the sible to organize the infantry, and march them to the loss of a man. The Indians finding themselves un-place of rendezvous by the first of next month.able to make any impression upon the work or The troops called for, we are informed, will be tagarrison, and having suffered from our shot, retired. ken from Byne's, Bell's (of Oglethorpe) and GlasCaptain M'Intosh's command has since been with-cock's brigades. [Georgia Journal. drawn.

CONGRESS.

SENATE.

A friendly chief, Wm. Perryman, having raised a considerable party of warriors on the Chatahochie, for the purpose of protecting the friendly traders below the line,and of aiding our troops, was attacked January 29.—After other business, the senate by the hostile party and is supposed to have fallen, proceeded, as in committee of the whole, to the with Messrs. Hambly and Doyle. It is reported, consideration of the bill to provide for the survivthat most of the party were forced (perhaps willinging officers, soldiers, &c. of the revolution. ly to join the enemy.

I have received information that a party of Indians entered the settlement near Trader's Hill a few days past, killed a woman, whose name I have not learned, and took off some three or four negroes.

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Mr. King took a comprehensive view of the prin cipal features of the bill, stated his objections to the provision it proposed for seamen, militia, &c. and concluded by moving, that the bill be recommitted and the committee be instructed to amend the same, so as to confine its provisions to a grant of I had previously ordered a detachment of artille- half pay for life to the surviving officers of the ry, with two companies of the militia, drawn from revolutionary army on the continental establishmaj. gen. Floyd's division, to take a post at Trader's ment, who served for three years, or until the end Hill, for the defence of that settlement. I have of the war, including those who were entitled, unreason to believe the artillery arrived at the hillder a resolve of congress, to half pay for life; the about the time the murder was committed, and the half pay to be so granted, to be ascertained by the militia soon after, and that the Indians were pur-rank according to which the accounts of the resued. spective officers were finally settled.

The motion was not decided upon when the senate adjourned.

The residue of the militia taken from maj. gen. Mr. Barbour followed, and, after arguing at some Floyd's division (five companies) are ordered to length to shew the impossibility of providing for this place, for the purpose of reinforcing gen. all included in the bill, and the impracticability of Glascock's command, excepting one company, discriminating between the different classes prowhich will be posted near the Big Bend of Ocmul-vided for, moved an indefinite postponement of gée. the bill. The detachment under brigadier gen. Glascock, delayed by rainy weather, bad roads, and want of punctuality in the contractor's department, will January, 30.-A message was received from the not be able to form a junction with the U. States' president of the United States, communicating to troops at Fort Scott before the 24th of the present the senate, in compliance with their request of the month; and as a great part of the detachment will 22d instant, a report from the secretary of war re probably be disposed to return home soon after the lative to the manner in which the troops now opeend of the month, there is reason to apprehend the rating against the Seminole Indians, have been subtime will be too limited to make such an impres-sisted, whether by contract, or otherwise, and if sion upon the savages, (which one decisive victory would effect) as to put an end to the war; and leave them convinced, that their future safety will de pend alone upon the strict observance of peace on their part.

they have been regularly furnished.

[The report states, that the troops are regularly subsisted by contract; that the forces now operat ing against the Seminole Indians, are within the district, the contract for which commenced on the I have therefore to request the favor of your ex- 15th of June last; that the department of war, anticellency, to furnish an additional detachment of cipating an increased demand for rations, in that militia, to consist of four battalions of infantry, quarter, made early and liberal advances of money. with four companies of riflemen, to assemble at to the contractor, to enable him to give prompt this place on the first of the next month, prepared obedience to the requisition of the commanding for a three month's tour of duty, in the service of general; that requisitions were made for deposits in advance, under the terms of the contract, at I shall make arrangements for the necessary sup-the several posts on the frontier of Georgia, and plies to be in readiness at this place in due time, in the adjacent territories; that, by the last official for arming, equipping, and subsisting the detach-reports these requisitions were not complied with,

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and the commandant had detailed officers to supply the deficiency by purchase; that the con tractor reports,, that he has sent an ample sup. ply of rations to Fort Scott, from New Orleans, and that they were shipped on the 5th ult, that this supply is intended to be conveyed up the Apalachicola river, and it is believed may have arrived at its destination before this period, in which event the purchases ordered by the general will cease

Accompanying the report, is a correspondence, shewing the extent of the failure, and the evils ap prehended from an anticipated one, and embracing all the information possessed by the war department on the subject.]

The message and report were read and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Wilson submitted the following resolution: Resolved, That the president of the United States be requested to cause to be laid before the senate, a statement of all the arms and accoutrements, which have been manufactured at the different armories of the United States, with the cost of each stand, and the number delivered to each state, respectively, under the act for arming the whole body of the militia.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Friday, Jan. 30-The speaker communicated to the house, the report of the commissioner of claims, on the facts of certain cases laid before him.

Mr. Ogle, from the committee to whom the subject was referred, reported a bill for the relief of maj. gen. Arthur St. Clair; which was twice read and committed.

The speaker laid before the house a letter of the secretary of the navy, transmitting, in obedience to a resolution of the house, copies of proceedings of certain naval courts martial, by which capt, Oh. ver H. Perry, and capt. Jolin Heath, of the marines, were tried.

The message yesterday received, from the presi dent of the United States, by Mr. J. J. Monroe, was read as follows.

The resolution respecting the Massachusetts claims, for militia services, was postponed to Mon-To the house of representatives of the United States. day next, and

In compliance with a resolution of the house of The senate closed its doors for executive busi-representatives, of the 221 of December last, reness, until about the usual hour of adjournment. questing information relative to the imprisonment and detention in confinement, of Richard W. Meade, a citizen of the United States; I now transmit to the house a report from the secretary of state, containing the information requested.

February 2-The resolution for appointing a committee on the Massachusetts claims, was on motion of Mr. Otis further postponed to this day week.

On motion of Mr. Campbell, the committee of fi nance were discharged from the further consideration of the message of the president, respecting the claim of the heirs of Caron de Beaumarchais and it was referred to a select committee, consisting of Messrs. King, Mason, Campbell, Barbour, and Dagget.

Washington, Jan. 29, 1818.

JAMES MONROE.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

The secretary of state, to whom was referred the resolution of the house of representatives of the Mr. Campbell offered instructions from the legis- 23d of December last, requesting the president to lature of the state of Tennessee to their senators, cause to be laid before the house, any information to use their exertions to procure the passage of an he may be able to communicate, relative to the im amendment to the constitution of the United States, prisonment, and detention in confinement of Richrelative to the compensation of members of con- ard W. Meade, a citizen of the United States, has gress; and moved that they be received and read the honor of submitting to the president the accomBut, on motion, the further consideration thereof panying papers, received at the department, on was posponed until to-morraw. that subject; with a letter addressed to the minis. [This is a matter on which the practice of the se-ter of Spain, residing here, since the resolution nate is not settled; the propriety of receiving such of the house, and the answer received from him... instructions formally by the senate, and entering JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. them on record, having been a subject of contestation heretofore, and never conclusively decided.] MR. ADAMS TO MR. ONIS,

The senate resumed the consideration of the mi- Dan Louis de Onis, envoy extraordinary, and minister

litary appropriation bill, and agreed thereto, with! several amendments; one of which appropriates 20,000 dollars for brevet extra pay to brevet officers on separate commands.

The bill in the other house contained an appropriation of 35,000 for the same object; which was there struck out of the bill, and is now reinstated in part by the senate.]

plenipotentiary, from Spain.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, 26th Dec. 1817. SIR-I am directed by the president of the United States, to invite your immediate attention, and to urge that of your government, to the case of Richard W. Meade, a citizen of the United States, who has been confined since the 2d of May, 1815,

The bill, as amended, was ordered to be read a in the prison Santa Catalina, at Cadiz.

time.

Resolved, That the committee on military affairs be instructed to enquire into the expediency of repealing or altering the law passed in 1812, estabfishing brevet rank in the army of the United States.

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It has been repeatedly represented to your goDiggett submitted for consideration the follow-vernment by the minister of the United States at ing resolution: Madrid, that the imprisonment of this person, was under a sentence of a tribunals at Cadiz, condemn. ing him pay a second time, a sum of money, which, by virtue of a prior decree of the same tribunal, he had already paid into the royal treasury. This fact has never been denied or contested by your government. It has been proved to them by the attestations and certificates of their own officers. It was to have been presumed that, upon the first moment that such a fact was authentically present. ed to your government, an order would instantly have issued from it for the discharge of Mr. Meade Resolved, That the committee on military affairs from his imprisonment. The president regrets be instructed to enquire into the expediency of es-that after so many and such urgent representations tablishing by law the salaries of Indian agent and in his behalf by the minister of the United States assistant agents. at Madrid, it should yet be necessary to address The revolutionary patriot, bill was postponed to this call upon the most common principle of jus Thursday, tice to you I am instructed by him to say, that

February 3-The military appropriation bill was read a third time, passed, and returned to the house of representatives for concurrence in the amend. ments,

Mr. Campbell submitted for consideration the Following motion.

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JOHN Q. ADAMS.
House Bus

30 MR. ONIS TO MR.. ADAMS.

[TRANSLATION] Mor state.

A debate followed. Mr. Adams, of Mass. thought that the constitution would not support certain features in the bill in favor of the owners of slaves. Mr. Anderson, of Ky. supported the bill, and replied to the objections urged against it. Mr Liver more, of N. H. opposed and Mr. Mason, of Mass. defended the bill-Messrs. Holmes, Rhea and Storrs spoke on the same side. Mr Witman, of Mass. generally approved of the bill, but was opposed to ome of its provisions. Mr. Williams, of Con. then withman mad seed dǝide spoke against it-when

YEAS-Messrs. Abbot, Anderson, Ken. Austin, Baldwin, Bassett.

The chevalier de Onis, to the secretary of s SIR-I received your note dated the 26th of The question on the passage of the bill was taken this month, in which, by order of the president, you communicate to me what appears to have taken and decided in the affirmative, as follows: place in Spain in the case of a law suit against Bayly, Bellinger, Bloomfield, Bryan, Burwell, Campbell, Cobb, Richard W. Meade, a citizen of these states, in or- Colston, Cook, Crawford, Desha, Drake, Earle, Edwards, Ervin,S.C. der that I should make the necessary representa-Floyd, Forney, Forsyth, Garnett, Hall, Del. Hall, N. C. Hasbrouck, Herbert, Herkimer, Hogg, Holmes, Mass. Hubbard, Johnson, Va. tions on this subject to the king my master, and Johnson, Ken. Lewis, Little, Lowndes, M Lane, M'Coy, Marchand, Marr, Mason, Mass. Mercer, Middleton, Moore, Mumford, H. Nelson, solicit his release from confinement. Nesbitt, New, Newton, Ogden, Owen, Palmer, Patterson, Peter, Pindall, Pleasants, Poindexter, Quarles, Reed, Rhea, Ringgold, K bertson, Ken. Robertson, Lou. Ruggles, Sampson, Settle, Slocumb, S. Smith, Bal. Smith, J. S. Smith, Speed, Spencer, Stewart, N. C. Storrs, Strother, Stuart, Tompkins, Trimble, Tucker, S. C. Tyler, Walker, N. C. Widiams, N. C. Wilson, Mass.-84.

In compliance with the wishes of the president, and yours, sir, I shall, with great pleasure, make this request in favor of Mr. Meade, although I am not informed of the details of the suit instituted against him, nor of those which have produced his confinement..

Confiding in the just intentions of the king, and his high consideration for the United States, I must hope that his majesty will attend efficaciously to this request, and use his authority in having justice promptly done to Mr. Meade, that the laws may be observed with the strictest impartiality, and no motive or pretext left to doubt of the IMMACULATE* (accendra) purity which has ever been acknowledged as the particular attribute of the Spanish magistracy. I renew my respects to you, sir, and pray God to preserve you many years. LUIS DE ONIS.

Washington city, Dec. 29, 1817. On motion of Mr. Smith, of Md. Resolved, That the president of the United States be requested to cause to be laid before the house such information as he may possess, (and which may be communicated without injury to the public interest) relative to the claims of the merchants of the United States, for their property seized and confiscated under the authority of the king of Naples.

NAYS.-Messrs. Adams, Allen, Mass. Allen, Vt. Anderson, Pen. Ball, Barber, O. Bateman, Bercher, Bennett, Boden, Boss, Claggett, Comstock, Crafts, Culbreth, Cushman, Folger, Fuller, Gage, Hale, Hendricks, Herrick, Hiester, Hitchcock, Hopkinson, Hunter, Huntingdon, Ingham, Irving, N.Y. Kinsey, Kirtland, Lawyer, Livermore, W. Maclay. Wm. P. Maclay, Merrill, Morton, Murray, Ogle, Orr, Parrott, Pawling, Pitkin, Rice, Rich, Richards, Savage, Scudder Sergeant, Seybert, Shaw, Sherwood, Silsbee, Spangler, Strong, Tah dover, Whiteside, Whitman, Williams, Con. Williams, N.Y. Wilkin, madge, Tarr, Taylor, Terry, Townsend, Upham, Wallace, WenWilson, Pen.-69. So the bill was passed and sent to the senate for concurrence; and the house adjourned to Monday. Monday, Feb. 2. A report was received from the secretary of war, in compliance with a resolution of this house, upon the subject of land warrants is. sued and extra pay allowed since the third of March last, under the act granting bounties in land, &c. to certain Canadian volunteers.

A letter was received from the secretary of the treasury, transmitting two statements, the first shewing the quantity of land in each district in which the public lands have been exposed to sale, the quantity which has been sold, and the quantity which remains for sale; secondly, the emoluments of the receivers and registers of the land office for four years preceeding 1st October, 1817; which Lowndes, from the committee of ways and was referred to the committee on public lands. Mr. Bassett submitted to the house a bill for or means, made a report on the petition of the pew bolders of the monumental church in Richmond,ganizing and classing the militia, &c. to be taken unfavorable thereto; which was read.

[This petition asks for the remission of the amount of duties which have become payable to the treasury on the importation of an organ for the said church from abroad.]

Mr Tyler moved to reverse the report of the committee.

This produced a lively debate. The committee it seems, reported against the petition because such an organ might have been obtained in the United States. Finally, the motion for a reverse of the report was negatived, and the report agreed to. The house then resumed the consideration of the bill providing for the recovery of fugitive slaves, and the question having been announced to be on the passage of the bill

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up upon the consideration of the bill reported du ring this session on the same subject by Mr. Harvison; which was ordered to ie on the table.

The house then by a small majority resolved it self into a committee of the whole, Mr. Desha, in the chair, on the bill for the relief of gen. Arthur St. Clair.

This bill gave rise to a discussion which occupied the committee until sun set, in the course of which the motives of the act of 1810, for the reliet of gen. St. Clair, the act of limitations, the merits of the petitioner, the justice of his claim &c. were all brought into view as well as the proprie. ty of various amendments offered to the bill.

A motion made by Mr Forsyth, to amend the bill by directing the accounting officers of the treasury to adjust the claim of gen. St. Clair, and allow to make notes on official him the principal and interest of whatever amount papers-but "immaculate," as applied to Ferdi-may appear to be due, any law to the contrary notnand the ungrateful-whose follies or crimes has withstanding, was under consideration, when the made him the laughing-stock or subject of hate, of committee rose, and obtained leave to sit again, the world, is really too much to pass, even from De after which the house adjourned. Otis, unmarked. We have, therefore, printed it ED. REG. in capitals,

Tuesday, Feb. 3.-Mr. Mills, from Massachusetts, appeared, was qualified, and took his seat.

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