I
-K'-r
Ihe committee of war departmsnt, before
tnem for tome weeks past.
Mr.Leib replied that he was aware that
the subject was generally before the com?
miltee ofwayt-andraeana; but the house had
been in session four months without any" re-'
port being-made on It. HU t
.csoiuuon should be passed as an in
struction to the committee to pay a particular
and earlv attention to the subieet.
Mr. Nicnoison moveu to anenatnemu-
-5rn Ki.- aflfUno- tn it. .arifl the nffir.o of the ac
countant of the war departmen t." His rea
son for this motion was that a bill to that ef
fect was introduced into the house two years
aeo.- Mr. N. added that he was of theopin-
ion, that an infinitely, better arragtnenM
would be made at the treasury if these otnees
were abolished than if theywere retained.
Dr. Leib' acquiesced in the amendment,
and the resolutionwaa then agreed to.
The bill making provision for the applica-
ri j -
T the laying out and making public roads lead
in? from the navigable waters emptying into.
the Atlantic to the Ohio river, was - read the
third time and passed.
, Thursday, Feb. 10.
Mr. ' J. Randolph' from the . committee of
ways and means reported a bill laying a duty
of ten dollarsupon every slave imported in-
1 to the United States.
Mr. J. Randolph moved that it be made
the order of the dav for to-morrow.
Dr. Leib moved that it be made the order'
- for a more distant day."
When an adjournment was called for, an'd
carried without any question being put on the
previous motion.
" Friday, Feb. 17.
"RiUs were reported more effectually to se
cure the independence of the "'judges ot ' the
courts in the United States ; and for making
further provision for extinguishing debts due
from the United States. Referred
On motion of Mr. Dana, the committee of
Commerce and Manufactures were instruc
ted to enquire into the expediency of amend
ing the several acts fixing the compensation
A message was received from the Presi
dent of the United States, giving information
respecting the situation of'the" lands of the
, United States in the vicinity of Detroit. Re
ferred. .-''
Mr. Nicholson reported a bill supplement
ary to the act providing for-a navy peace es
tablishment. The bill provides for the- ap
pointment df sundry agents to superintend
the ships' laid up in ordinary. Referred.
Mr. Nicholson made a report on the peti
tion of Marstellar, Sec. praying for di
vorces. The report states that the commit-'
, tee had not thought it necessary to enquire
iuta the merits of the individual cases, un-
. def the conviction that a general power to
grant divorces should tie vested in some tri
bunal. Fortius purpose the report concludes
with a resolution to- invest, the circuit court
with power to allow divorces. Resolution
agreed to. Ayes 75, and referred to a select
committee. to bring in a bill.
The house resumed the consideration of
the unfinished business of "yesterday, viz.
44 what day should be made the order for the;
committee of the whole to consider the bill
laying a tax of ten dollars -upon every slave
imported intolhe United States," when after
a considerable debate, and motions made and
lost, by a vote 56 to 50, it was postponed to
the 2d Monday in March.
Saturday, Fd. it.
Ir. Eppes ottered the following resolution:
Resolvxd, IXut a committee be appointed
to enquire whether the monies .drawn from
the treasury of the United Slatw on account
of th marine corps from the Tear '99 to the
end ofih yvr leoj have been faithfully
applied to the public service in conformity
to existing laws, which was immediately ta
ken up, agreed to. and referred to Messrs.
Eppes, Sands, M'Creery, I.eib and Boyle.
On motion ofllr. Levb, the committee of
ways and means were instructed to emu I re
into the expediency of abolishing the office of
IJeut. Colonel CoiluTjandanl of the Marine
Corfs. " ,
. Mr. Moore offered a resolution instructing
the committee of Commerce and Manufac
tures to enquire into the expediency of au
thorising the President of tlc United States
to employ persons to explore such parts of
the province oi lxnstana, as he may think
proper, and report their opinion thereupon to
the tvotise. Mr. ;.Joore said it was scarcely
necessary to inuke any remarks cut the sub
ject of this resolution. The government
. . . . . Jfonday, Feb, 20.
A bill fottrecUng' Lootsiana into two ter
rijtorieS, and making' provision for the tenv -porary
V g6vernment ; thereof, 'i'.aa.,Kcejvd!'
from the Senate, and referred. . , J
MrJi Randolph saidthe howe woild re- 4
collect; that he had, on a.-former day offered a
resolution on barring any claims derived un
der any aet of the state of Georgia passed in
the year95, in relation to lands-ceded to the -United
States It was not his purpose in ri
sing at this time to trespass on the patience of
Ihe house nor did he know' in future that
he should offer any remarks additional to'
those he had already made. But he con
ceived it his duty to place the subject in such
.point of light that every eye, however dim,
inigui aisiineiiy ' sec iis true litems, rui
this purpose 'he withdrew the resolution
which he had before offered,' and moved a
more particular one, which was agreed to
and referred, .
Mr.Xe'ib reported a ; bill to repeal the art
fixing the rank and pay of the commandiag
officer -of the corps of marines. ' 1 - s .
-The house went itUa aJeommitteejoL the -;
whole, Mr. Varnuminthe chair, on the re
port of a select committee on the bill from
the Senate, to divide the Indiana territoryin
to two separate governments. The report,
for reasons . assigned, recommends a rejec
. tion of the bill. . "
The question fceingiput on agreeing to the
report, it passed in the negative -Yeas "34. :
'. When the biH,frm the Senate,- was tead
and so amended as to designate the new ter
ritory by the name of Michegan, instead of
North Western territory ; and the committee
rose and reported the bill.
Mr. Thomas from the jomt committee -of I
the two houses, made a report specifying the !
business, .in their opinion, necessary to be
transacted the present session, and conclu
ding, with a resolution that 4t be closed the -12th
of March. Its consideration postponed
till Friday.
J)r. Mkckill reported a" bill to 'provide for
lighthouses, and buoys, &c. Referred. t
Tueidaj, F'eb.L. '
' A bill to authorise the. oou.ns of. thcv Uni
ted States to appointcommissioners to take
depositions of witnesses out of court, &ci was
read the third time and passed.
A bill to divide the -Indianaterritoiy into ,
two separate governments was read the se-
Narrow Water , treet, from Market? 40
. square Commerce street
farrow Water atreet, from Coromercel
. street towards the Eschan'gd Coffee V U
v House J
From Narrow Water steeet, on the west ? l2T
. sidaof Market square to Man p-treei )
Trom the corner of Market square om
the south side of Main street to Xm-
merte street .
Gow's Alley and Lanes back
llotliery'sLane
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12
.. ; . Total 260
By -as accurate a statement as can at pre
sent be made, the value of houses alone de
stroyed U estimated at 250,000 doUrs. " -,
.Vessels Destroyed. .-.
SITip Jackson, of Plymouth, Massachusetts.
A French Brig, pame unknown. ;
Brig Eliza, (coppered) of Charleston.
A Jlritish Sloop. .
Two schooners laden with Flour. ' "'
IJti t be kopo rhit4hexofcllatiuoatj)IwhiclL W5
h thii iv ien tn iccoot w tciaeiml : yet
from Tome ilatninf ctrcumdincri tbit have fince oi-
' j i . L - j-j i -i- f
cufiea, ii it mucn iu dc ipprcncnaca ioi im vus in
Cfodiiriet contejnpliteihe total drflruflioo ol thii lownj
but wtnul ihe vjilince and activity of the Maittracy
r ill be fuch, ai to di (cover it. Tliia obfervatioa ii
produced by the attempt made at n O'clock Utt ninbt,
to fee on. fire the ftable of Dt. Jamea Tajlor The
chump of fire wii placed at the till of tbe door, aod
h d burnt (hrcuh and cotntnunicated to (ome OJt
draw,' but wat providentially ifcoverfd" by the watch
men in time to prevent in progref feveral ol ihe
weather boarda weie burnt through end part of the
floor, and had it nfl been arretted,, aa'the wind waa,
the caft CLd of the town muR have become a bonfne.
". Petersbujig, "March 2.
'It always give us pleasure to record instan
ces of disinterested benevolence, jhe late
destructive fire at Norfolk,has been tbe means
of drawing forth that distinguished virtue in
an eminent degree In this town; "To relieve
the distrenses of our unfortunate Lellow-citi-zens
of that boroUgt'a Subscription was open
ed in this place on -Tuesday last, utid by the
Tvenmg'folrowing,near 2000 dollars were .sub
scribed, a part of which, we are informed, was
forwarded on Wednesday by the mail. 'I here
cannot be a dobt, 'buC'that other towns in
this and our sister states, will imitate so
praise.worthy an example.
cond time.
A motion was' made by .Mr.- Holland to
postpone the consideration to a distant day,
which being negatived; the bill was put on its
passage and lost 59 to 58.
The house went into a committee of the
whole on- the bill making appropriations for
the support of government which 'was gone
through.
NORrOLK,
rebruirt et.
Deplorable and Diftrcfiln
l IK Ea
or
RrcHMONnV larch 3.
'It gives us grent pleasuie, to observe, that
in the cotuse of n few hours only, upwards of
3,000 dollars were subscribed by theirihabit
snts of'thiscity and "Manchester, and iinme
diately transmitted to our distressed fellow
cltreens'of. Norfolk. ' .
'WASHINGTON CITY, March 1.
ON WedneCday eight, .boot !? 6'clock, thc-i.'
habitant, were loafed from beir bcdi with the repejteNl
oy of FIRE! hxh petcecd lltuing (root the
wre boufe o: Mi, Uulp, on MmwelJ't whiil, and
which raged and I ptead with fuch laty, that the only
cxeitiona which co'.d e tnaJe by the activity ol ike ci.
mine to eritft ill pr. giHi, wi lh blowiag up ol fe
veial houlet. oi it i piobaklt aot hoofe in Die Bo
tough would hive e leaped doflioctioo. Ii kaa laid
warte the rroi lommerctal part of the town, haviag to
tally delruyed every kui'dieg o Camsbell'a wherl,
Maaweli'i, Maifdti'a. Roihery'a, Cvmmerre Strett,
Warrtn-l and Woodfidt'a barvta, end pragrelT J
the Market quaie t the Main (trrct, end comi anted iu
tavagtaalorg the Maia-areet to Mr. wniteliead'i new
huilaiog , ifducing every bouie la Wide and Litile
wtier-ttreeii. Were it not for the exertiona of a lew
bo alully lefifted the flirnaa, and pi vented Mr.
Tayloi'iware koufe adjoieing AVood&de'a wharf from
Itkirg tire, ihe bcle ot ihe vaieao.e bilduigi onTows
ruiatt rauR have been rata wine.
Sam ifi weie Utt. aod anaay perfona badly woo
v)d by the btowUg op of ike keeiea. Tk anatkeu
bolc wae parilv cat dowo, which prevented coirmu.
cetioo of theQi.Tiee to ike North fide ol the Main
Ireet, which Uckily cfcap. d. Upward! of tS-a kou'et
re totally destroyed, and the clmatc ol gerer.l lofa,
i ,oo t moderate ekulHi fuppoled to acted one mil. -lion
of de lers Nombcia 4 lighter owing to tUti be
ing oveiloded, end ahe tit1 beiag remaikably low,
wtic burnt in tbrdocke Several veffela at the wheive
took fire, and fnme in th'u ft drifted to P mfmovth,
wkea it communicated and deftioyed fomc oihctr
Inaetd at one peiiodit appeared an II PoilfmotiUl wa
on ft e.
The nging of the flititi, ihtcolaaaai ol fmokr, the
blowing op ot h-wiita, the r.iay n gM, the ptopcity
tt pofed lot (alcty ta the Irecta, ike eric ol tUle who
weie fetted by their little property Ihtliernt oely by.
the cao y ol heaven be fkipa m Ire dnhieg ia tke
birbour, I'.jffUr with tbe probability cf ibe whole
towa bail gatbioyrd, evliifnied altogether Mike tea.
feaaadtothl eyr, aa ahil aad dreadhal pitta--',
ThooUiKt inud b.vtbaea drpuvad ol lei log ple,
tail waa tke mnft popooaa p.rt ol the Boroagn.
VV'hK adda to the above tacleadioly MiritlvV,'ie
that s fnow aad vciy lever fro! came oa beioie mity
iiimii'i itmuy cowio IN iheiui lot then wear!
ws iMit III poiseSMon or a pMnl geographical It d lunki, We at happy ioUmo Urn the Coryouuo
ticcnption oi inimana wnitn it was very I "r
.1 1. 1- .1. .. . i ii. I, Ni
tictu juic mai iv arruuiu oeat, linanuiCII BS
its hunts were Hot completely dei'rgiiatcd in
the articles tf ccssioa and as Ihe time might
mil, jiernapt, in uisunt, wnen itsnounoatics
iw.iy be a suHjcctof negK'uiionbttw cen the
former owners f the protmee and thc .L'ni
tnlMatt. '
I'he rcolntiim wasarrrd to Ayes
Dr. Mil hill from the committee of Com-
mrrr e and Alsimbcturei, made a report on
tlu- MiU ectof laying tUtiesfor the fttip'ior.
f l.i',hi llutie. The report is accoinpa.
i.-pil mth itifal dncumen's, and conclude
vUh a rp.hifniit ad-ity of -40 cents a'
u-ttbe I.UIun f.fu,, U'lteU entering the
I f the L'ttUcd. j'.cs for the mi;ipott of
l.it,M tli tar. '
The ii- .c t' '. !i tl-tf 1 1-!. ,f fotri
Iti 'le? ( ,li. w', I.-ot. ;! uVint; pro-,
SiVt frr pcra'itlat'itaMcd'.V kil'lWM VTUI'lll'"
tuciui' dtiit'iihc ntolutioifiry war. Af
tcr ?4il i-imrtiltiif's lcin iiuJn (tic ft
lli-r HHJi.lt TjUy 1 u JH'('trd J TiH'tt-4)'
IHM.
eve allot ltd moav lor iKa iBmaiu ..iui &l ti
Ntvdy luflrtera, who will recive affUlaace oa aDtlica.
new at ihe Pice ol loha Niv.lo. Elq lUaabillato
Ihi tffrtt ippeariaf ia aiUiaol pV of the towa
iho'ckappy beiaga ikeiefore, wham TlovidcM Kaa
kk fled with ifnia(, ktt now a fta oppor aaity to
cik.bil their bvalf ate, by addieg their iikaralnf to
ikat ol tbf Cftiporate Body aod we bv nodeabtbat
tbe fame will bechrethlly re etved at tke above aUvci,
d with ij -I lat alUa dill bated.
A tUtontM of Ujutts turn Jivu.
Maxwell's hart
C'amubtU's do.
Itolhciy's do.
Mtisdru's do. '
lo mine ret? street do.
WiexUitlc's do. both sides
Wart en's do. "
oh(Ii .lt tr Wide Water stttvrt, from
C ampbt U s w. to Coiumcrce-st.
North side of Wide Water-st. from
Maiket w. to Commerce t.
Srmili dinl Niutli side of Wide Water.
Mrtet tu Warren's ttharf
t'Hiiiiiuixc-Muit. from Wide Water?
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- REPUBLIC AN NOMINATIONS,
OF PhKSIDIN'T AND VlCE-pKKSlbKNT.
At a meeting of one hundred and ten Re-
'publican members of the Senate and House
of Representativesof the United States, held
at the Capitol in Washington, on the evening
'Of the 35th of February 1604.
Stmhieh J, BADLFr,-oi the Senate, was
unanimously called to the crJik.
After a very able discussion of the impor
tance of elccting the most proper charac
ters Tor the next presidential election,
THOMAS JEFFERSON, was unanimous-"
ly nominated for the next PRF.S1UENT
and the ballotsbeing taken, GFORGE CUK- ,
'ION, governor of New York, washy a very ,
large majontv, nominated for the next VICE
PRESIDF.NT. A respectable committee consisting of a
member from each state, was appointed to
make proper arrangements. ""
WILMINGTON, N.C.
" TUESDAY, MARCH 15,1804.
MARRIED On Sunday evenine last, Mr.
RosrtT UoHHRy to Miss Akn Wabd. Mr.
-Auk Apow-to Miss Susaw WtuiAMr.-
and Mr. Samvkl Lake to Mrs. Dvcs Pa
ri in. . , .'
AVe hear with regret, that by reason of bad
health, Alfred Moore, Etq.xr this state, has
been induced to resign his office of Associate
Justice ci the Supreme Court of the United
States. We Ismcnt that the community are
to be deprived of the future service of so able,
independent and upright a Judge RARef.
The following States have ratified the a
mendment to the Constitution of the United
states, proposed by Congress, to wit New.
York, Vermont, New.Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Maryland. Virginia, North-Carolina, Ken.
tucky, and Ohio, The Sutei or Man.
tbusctta aud Delaware have rejected t.
It is said that Charles C. Pincknev ami
Rufus King, will be the federal candidates tor
President and Vica-Presidcnt of the United
outcs.
,. :;The City Council of Charleston" h;'vC rN
solved to raise a fund by subscription lor ihe
relief of , the French Immigrants liom the
.-, West-Indies, who have, lately arrived tlure
in distress. . . .
Jl It appears by recent accounts from Louisi
ana, that fraudulenjsurveys and sales, are
making of lurge tracts of lands in that coun.
try by Spanish officers who st up claims to H
which they have, intact, no foundation.
A fire has lately taknpJace'at the village
of Utica, inthc State of New-York, whir h tit .
. stroyed'property to the amount of 1 5,000 do.
lai'3; and anothei at New-llaveh which has
been equally serious, ,
"A dwelling-houst; in the city- of Hudson,
N. Y. the property of Joseph Clark, was late
ly consumed by five, together with a . e.ojisid
erable part ol the household furniture.
Forge and Anchor shop in Willihorough was
also burnt down. . Two men lost their lives
by !.thi fatal accident.
The dwelling-house of Col. C.eorgeRuflin,
in Prihge-Geoigegunty, ('ir.) was consu-
med by tire on the 3d inst. with some vWV
ble household furniture. -''-
Several attempts have lately 1een made to
set fire to the city of Charleston, and the -town
of Petersburg.
The following distressing account of the
loss of the brig Harriot, of New-York, wa
received by the editor of the Baltimore Ttl
efcraphe, through the medium of tl post-of-fite,
for publiciition-:
. . NiK-Vtrk, Jan. 24, 1804.
1 " Dn the 5th inst. the brig Harriot left this
city for Baltimore, and on the 15th we i'cceiv
. ed the intelligence of her loss. On botrd of
her were'Strpansengers for IJaltimorc, all of
whom were lost. She was obse.-ved by the
sch'r Hope, but the storm being; so violent
bhc could yield her no assistance. .
FOREIGN. The ship Aurora arrived late.
ly at Halifax, N. S. in 29 days from Gree
nock. She arrived there in the evening, and
landed the captain and one of the passengers r
in the mean-while a severe gale jof wind came
-on, and the vessel wis drove to Bea. The
. captain informed that when he left Greenock
(which was the latter end of December the
Invasion of England had not been attempted,""
nor.had any "political event ot consequence
taken place in Europe during the month.
The twelve Judges of England assembled
in the Exchequer Chamber, London," on
Saturday the 1 9th 'November, to hear argu
ments in support ot the objections taken by
counsel in the case of Robert Astlett, who
had been convicted of embezzling the pre-.
; ptrty of the bank of England. The point of
-discussion was, wheLhcr the Exchequer bills
stolen, being invalid in themselves, could be
considered as trcuritics and effects of Ihe
bank of England within the statute of the 15th
of George II. ? The point was most lumin
ously argued by Mr. Erskine and Mr.Garrow,
but their Lordships judgment stands over.
Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson, commander in
chief of the British squadron in the Mediter
ranean, has declared the ports of Genoa and
Spezzia in a s:ate of blockade -and given
notice that all neutral vrsu-ls attempting to
enter those ports, cr found on the toast be
tween Leghorn and Cape Dcllc Mi lie, will
be stopped by his Majesty's squadron, and
sent in for adjudication.
ft
if;
tnat article : May it please your Majesty t
it may be enacted by his excellency Jt
Halkctt, Esq. Captain General andCflycc
ia Chief, the Council and Assembly of y
kaa at. .
The legislature of NcwJencv. en ih 1 ttk
ilt. passed i law for the gradual abolition
slavery.. It enacts that ever? chiLI ri
j a slave after the 4th day of July not ihaU
be free, but shall remain the aexvaM of te
owner oi the mother, in the same manner as
kuch child had been bound to aenke by
the overseers of the poor," raalei au.t.l the ate
oiaj, and km alts until theageof 21.
On the 10th ult. that Immense pile, e
New-Aork Theatre, was brought under the
The following interesting article is taken
from Ncw-Providencc papers received at
Philadelphia. '
Bahama Islasds.
An aet Jor encouraging the importation cfCvrti.
Whereas, it now appear that the last crop
of corn, has in genral failed throughout these
Islands; and as it is therefore expedient to
Kraut encouragement for the importation of
tnat anicie i iviay it please vour Maiestv that
John
crjior
our
Majesty's Bahama Islands, that all Corn or
, Maize In any quantity not less than live him-
dred bushels, which shall be imported into
1he Islands from ports or places without
the limits of the same between the 10th of
February and 31st day of December next,
shall be admitted free of the payment of any
duty whatever, any thing contained in ar.y
act passed in thepresent session, or in ,ny
former session of the Gcaeral Assembl y nou
withstanding. s
And be it further enacted by the mth'
aforesaid, that it shall and may be awf x
any merchant or other penon, lt , , 1 ,
withirv the period abotementi.ontd. 7o shhi
and expert any Salt, the p-rodur r .i 5
IskntMree of.ny duty V -
pbised Hi this present ction 1 1 1
mer aesskmofVbe Gen,ra T: or."? W for
ship or vessel in whic'a any 7 w1, wl
Com or M.ire shall in htr """J
been so imported. ' thcn h,rc
Passed the House of k... t
10. 1804. AssimWy, January
J. IIALKETT.
did H""""'" friend U
aA A '
ntUmi
mart,
Itlli
.... rce wal I,.-.. .
u
called L Ptk' tober'
b ms, foP ,hs, uilX rm thctue tn
btutl up to Maiailrccl J