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Law, Intelligence. sruato lumt o.jaao eolonisig, rannind towards tbem in dismay, A tuVNorth-Weu North , Compioy, were embarked as p?U- , i i7 1? i fPr7 1 ,.;" r - WBr " unuerr a miliary escort, inuijeir own ea- -' v-v" ' -tVyi'T noes for Montreal. sWhile they were on Lake quay vs. the hagle Insurance CmimAU p Niltin?i now holrfiiitrlieFnrit It la horvar Jirrtf ft CO the distance of.B.hout half mlU fmrnVrt . 1 r 4 j -: ii. - . iL. ..:.: i. . i .. 1. " 1 tj .i V.n Van. ikaA n :JtMatMn u!Sn:l Tlnnlnaa. cnm nurinni a ...... i. - w a. n (si) waul ' ". iiiis iuici cauus auu imuvi' a Jr ;T; VM" uui cuac& were kCII tant cause, brought for the reeovcryof $h,DQg ju,t behind anoint ofr.oods',u4A'aTery.'it- inanrAil mnAii ik Iiaiioa fAHmaVIv Aniini a1 a a lift llHTftP A rirrlAlh " I tlA Yit nnal xK " 4.-. ' s ' 4 1 . "' xr -. ma Jl 1m : ...i . l" i, : oy nrts in Aiajj ioio. uet u,ul'11 p-T Mai, auu uirtxicu one oi ,- iPTtep.seiup was iraoo, in procuring wie oojise""" ,"yj ''h iu iud guycrnmeni oouie lor a :ft8 b set on firer by " the negro ofthftjaiiijinall piece i of ordnance which was there. Al- , w ttt. Hie canso eoasnmeu tour days, as alter nos' imineuiaieiy alter, tne departure of the Bouch said Tern or ; Xlongaml patient intestJgatioVwas committed person, the body of cava I rj X' ' ti the Jury or Tuesday last, who, after retiring vemor and bis party, and of ' iV(Hn .tli?.ir aboiit ten minutes, returned with a ' ter,y Rpedy and successful verdict ferine defendants. rro'tn tlte rnufc of the 4aintiff, as one ot the j'tda;e;of tl.e,court-of eommon pleas, & his high s y;Vl ilieal standing in the democratic party of the , .xlate te , which he helong, as welt as from the Pani in'diskiite and the nature of tTie defence, do faue tor a lonsr time, it evep, Ijrs eicited ai , greater (legree'f interest." Afterlhe te'stiinony l by the counsel employed in the defence'-, that .i'ie jtniquilQuS fraud had been so clearly estab lished,, that they proposed to submit the cause to .'..ihe jury without observation or '' areruui'i'nt; but this beH!f(!eciriftby the plaiatiff's eoqnsrl, and the judge intimating a wish that he facts should be gammed up, Mr. Einmet, one of the eoulisel f fr the 4efendant8r and" fr. Colden, one of the eoansiel for the plaintiff, discharged that duly on v the repeetive swles in a mahn,er uncommonly a--Ve and eloquent. The jadge in his ebarge to the , jury in which he recapitulated the principal estinyr with a strong intimation of t,hc pre pomleranee of his own' opinion, took occasion ? to Titjiervej that the whole community was deep ly interested in a .case of this sort, because, if t)rt i against fir3 were tiot protested by the laws, froin frauds, it would have a most injurious teni ue C.v, as it would breau up and destroy all similar institutions. We uliderslaid, that a rep,rt of the case is preparing fur the press .flrd-asthe whvle or the testimony will then be given in detail, (and we trust the excellent ebarge of the judge will not be omittedf)we are thu brief in our statement. . ('oUiisel for nhiinliftL-Hrinplfrrlirut'. CAtifpn. D. B. Ogden. Counsel for defends ntB"vd, ;'Wdls, 'Emmet. V '. ' .V. V Ev. Font. Mckeniie, and eight other persons were drown oil. TK. x at York the v were examined ! and thence sent ii iuunireai, . wncre incy were oouuu, o,ver lor iriau - . ing 8toatoataapo tJfc walP Legislative Procebdiiigs. the body of cavalry perceiving the go-1 LEGISLATURE OF NORFH CAROLS id 1m party, and ot course frpapp;r a . . k lubucBsiui LHriinnHi inn in innir expedition, rode up to them' at a trallon. and. to prevent their escape, formed around them a - HOUSE OF COMMONS - f Fri'Jav Dec. 20. The following bill among others was receiv en v the Senate, read the first time and governor attemnd. t.5Z Z I ?B,MV v,z A bl,i .BS lurther prov.- 1... -I.. ;:, r: r. . w : 8,on t0 the governor of I his stale and for the J ;.v;iki. ? ir7. ".t i Jud5es of tbe superior courts pt law and courts veS -ItS l?SUi? S"Ur ff" a bill which passed its ?:fT' LP readiL, to.reSulate attornies- fees in the r"; Vn i "'p-rs service, oi ; eo(Jrt8 of ,aw ar)(, e it ith; tbis slate. theLname of Bouehe, rode np t the ?over,,or, The report of theommittee on Inland Nav what d. vn,, t riVY1:'1 .'b onsinS , l ' i 'a rvey gj yvioemarie, uroaiau and ram ico I it u,W,ft . .. w ir, T K r ? .! ' J sou"rts ftt,d Uf aeoojt inlet. Uead and con , , p; W, 1, 11 v fl rfed with Ihe resolution nasse.1 ftnlrst lor answered, "go to your Fort ' kt Ytfu" Hinp- " ' " rciui icu ooucne nare uesirnvei our iort. V0UT 'rr, i i ii 1 ,;- . . V.. ' : the bill sunnlemental tn an act t nriTirt S;Sf? W "rTdre,'n fTrnr the "ulation of small promissory noteor due Semple, laying b hand pon Bouehe's bridle AiJNf pagsC(, itg lhir(1 an'd , t j. , uayoji le , me so r; ttonehe sprung rom Received frxm the senate the renort P.!,P . . . . . . . coneur-j rea- A afo X , ITS9 fi Tk ' ,c?mIf "VnI8- committee on inland navigation, recommending nlof !e Pa"Se f a bill concerning the naviga n h?r fotn f T1 ,lei Piar fW' ' kl,,ed' An" ti0B r river. Read the first time and pas other succeeded by which the governor was.j i 1 foreign intelligence.. V. rROMTHB BOSTON DAILY ADVERTISER, DEO. 13. We commenced nme lime jiio a brief ae. enurit of the disputes tbat hare taken place be- : fw.pen. the Earl of Selkirk's colony, and the - N rth-Wesl Company & of the destruction of a party of Selkirk's inen with Governor Semple at their head. .Ati dvniRt nf thp Karl nf SpI. - kirk give5 a very different-account of this trans aciiuti. - iic lxioves iai in me winier a targe force wa9 collecfed,' by requisitions upon the rarious posts ot the Norm- west trom Cumber land House to the 'Upper STskatehewan, under the eommand of iAIexunder M'Donell, at the Jorth-West port on the river Qui Jippelle ; that about the 12th of Mav. fift v men of tbiff party attacked a party of twenty-two men of me nuason u ay company, wuo were proceed iiig dqvn the river in 5 boats and 23 packs of furs and 600 bags of pimecan, made them pris oners, and seized their property. M'Bonell aftenvards marched for the lied River, and in his way detached a party of 23 men, who' took "possession vof the Uudspn's-Bay Compauy's . port at Brandon House, and seized their gno 's, provisions, and furs. The narrative then pro ceeds as follows:- , V About the 16th of Jun the expedition rea wounded, who called out to his men in iLpa words, do what you can to take care of your selves." . The greater part of them, instead of providing lor their own safetv. at rn ',.. tionately gathered round him, to learn what in jury he had recited. While they were collect ed together-itf the centre the surrounding pv. airy poured a volley of musketry upon them, which killed several and wonnded the greater number of them, a few shots only were return ed bv Wllich Lilt OIK" nf (ho naaitihinfa va ML led. The 'cavalry gaiopped towards the oiir vivors, who look of' their hats and called for mercy. But tins' address for nierev was inmlf to the servants of the North-West Company, and at their hands was inrniediately reeeived, what must be presumed tl;e afViqned meas ure or their compassion a spj Qermination m raruiiy cuiainiiies. I ne :i ,iXe, or Jbe hall, in able and IIing plae eu iu laiiiog repose, inose wmxm patoWerror i i i . . i . na renuereu clamorous, uile only wjxsuaiei through the exertioosof a Canadian to whom he had been intimately known, and t were proTideuUally saved by escaping to a cat jiw, two mure cy swimming, in tumult, to the other side of the river. . the Governor, capt. Rogers, R. fi, Mr. A lexr. M'Leod, Mr. James W hite, surg-oi, .Mr. J. P. Wilkinson, private secretary to the Gov ernor, Lieut. Holt, of the SwAdifih navy, and fifteen others were killed. The bodies'of.'ihe slain. to gratify the savage rancour of the mobifr rsl L. I I ' . 1 i ... . who ii au muruerea tnem. werelett nnhnripHf beasts and birds , to c.tze and ft'ant nnnn srrtall number of the native Indians, who had lingered in the nei?hhnrhoni1. imnn lie r i ins uretifiiui eaiasiroptie yisited, the snot, and cuivreuiii commit a lew oi the bodies to a grave. But their aDiirehensions nf ihe Uuent of the visitors, prevented their removins mwrr iuuu a. pari oi me dead j tbe others re mained exposed upon the ground where they Geo. Lee Davidson was chosen Ttrinttlir General of the 7th brigade of militia. Saturday, Dec. 21. Marmaducke M. Jeffrevs was elected enlnnel and Isac Lane first major of cavalry of the 17th Dossed their thiru'reaHinoa . 11(1 m to be eiKrroed.;: tr Joha Carson was chosen ofulie ibth brigade. .7 ;- SKETCH OF MR. nn ; . ""ivy's w .J On, the Penitentjarv bilL: . to strike out " FdycttevilW Jl"H yWr Vrew, , Wt that the hous3 was one of eriat 5... J. 1 fi tancc. Knowing; as he i&,mH landed upon the decisidn.vhfchtb called . unon to makn. t. ... 1. e?( his fecJings sensibly excited upon J! b w.-.w a var afl V 1 ICI I nor " of private jntcr.ir, if such banished from that . ?l dav. all WOllt'fl liniM ; ;it' l mmation to .sacrifice wjn?, t;l;. a"j , ', ne rrnu ocen opposed to the iwb., " . u upon the table, from nrinHr.u 1 H hut since tiie house had ,ii'-,i.T.N Khniild , a in;tar.n.. .. : , wait '""",t,0,Jeaad"no'lift-, as Jo the place most profi I- menu. sir. sniil -.. ' t w" y -v. mvi 1110 ntiM 1.1 Anil fi'nrr fli ? 1,11V, ? ivii Willi. 11 1 rtkii i Mbject I hope to shew that there selecting Raleigh as the scite of brisade ttltion far sti'nnwr than i - . m - . 0 J?""" ""IT; "i (1 to,fFayetteville,-Iti9stran Mr. Speaker. - that this iW: m.At q the state, should be viewed wtik : 1 any ' sister town. N Yet, 1 regret M L 1 Fayetteville has long with C eye the erowinc imiSDeritvNir R 1. ' equally well known that llic citizetVof ulacc and tto rovxt f,.,,.,., u. , reported a bill to provide a revenue for tbe civil! ' , " . " :, , IMJ' .s,r'.H gently i- . - w' 1 n mm . 1 fit v .iir. 1 m o 1 nt-n 1. ,.a ii 11st and conlinsent charees of eovernment forll V- . ' 'V'"':1"'" n,,tl tnisoi the year 18tr, which was read the first limeJ5. f, ""T V!5 ,L Th moment passed and sent to the Senate. j,ve tnein 'e Penitentiary, that moment Keceived from the Senate the renort of the! I.1 Ine nrsl u,0(;k an(1 tackle to the S committee on o much of his excellency's mes- uonse' 1 ,,e public o(hce? in tliis place hi sage- as reiates 10 ruonc instruction,"'whTchtucc". ci:icu ai a OiiSKicraUe evpsnjj. was read, and concurred rnd ordered to hefJjeSs'att'e' 1 liac hoiicti had btean in .xt-in rtr ii -.. . 1" e Vs.. ... 1 '.. r. 0" 11 iivu. l1 ricciicni report 'see in pag of the Minerva. i he resolution relative to the establishment o! a branch of the United States' bank at thn r n 1 1 ,-..1 . . .!-..vr(,, u,, ii-nrre '.wit lOiiSIQeri city ot Raleigh, was read the third time, and importance of the decision it is about to J negatived, by yeas and nays, 50 votes being (Here Mr. D. adverted to the circular torsand 60 against the. proposition. many individuals havinsr tna'do lar ml , Mondm Decs.- es oi proiierty. in Raleigh, relying on tbe . Jveccivcd Xwm Oie senate a bill to incorpo- of the Legislature to continue the seat of; rate the Pamlico- Steam Boat Company, which eminent, svtth the other 'public oTi ts hi prouu ot tne canita o the state 1.. willing to relinquish the advantages well kiiiivu ujiun a siigiit pretext. Mr. Speak uu iiujjutHat this liouHi will co;;si ched a plaae called roria?- d i P urits. i .he 'IM,..!. i. .1. , . 1 . n .. - ,. ..i.8.nurojcucYui me person wiio was t Tu- t ri "rf ht sParfd' capitulatioa of the fort was negofi- R?d River, the intended scene of boi. e oper- ated, oahe promise of Grant that the people at.ons. They ha td at Portawr Praincs 9hould bfljafely eseorte'd, on their way to Hud y rly. w days, during which Un.e the,bags soft's B& The number' ot men remaining was of Pimecan were brought ashore, and so arran- not muchf greater than of those who had been ged as to t.rrn a rampart, which was guarded lin, am, the fort, where the wives and child by wo bra,, swivels pari of thearms taken frei, of those who were killed were bewail,,, from the settlement the jear before. .; ieir sg, and all were in the greatest ran.r- untne isotjuue, the commanderin chief ; nation, was found in the reaf,., x if. " r " " , . ITT Hie property was given up to the- conquerors. sury notes, was read the first time v(T I eld I he wretched colonists, men. wnmn; n...l i,;i ' -.i . l,V;4'u c dren, atnounting to near 200 souls. imni fVr iK i . "77", i ..- . rr.. . ' . rff Jl- I jie report of the committee in f,vnr nf iu mv.viucu wiu provisions, were emnarked ior -, , A vt Hudson's Bay, VIcDo, soon after arrived a coiiatitutional amendment proposed by Mas the . Red River, and about the same time Areln- s'lc,lUsi Us' (resp. cting increase of congress " f J J " nu iin.mvu UliaillllKHlS t ti . ... . detached a b-idy of about 70 horsemen, under the or.lersofGrant, Las.ejcpf, Fraer, Hoole, nd Thomas M'Kay, with directions to attack 4nd destroy the colony, and remained himself with the rest of his force and ail the properly un-r his care at Portage des Prairjes. Cuth-hert-H' ivntnow assumed 'the chief command of this d 'lachment, which was, accompanied by two carts of provisions, and proceeded 011 horse hftck thro' the plain & meadows of this delight ful r. gion, (hertofore represented by the N01 th AVest Company as . incapable of affording sub sistance) until about 3 o'clock in the afternoon 01 toe l9thot June, when tbev reached the co Received from the senate the resolution di recting the covernor tonrocure two full-lenp-Hr portraits of the late Geyi. Geo. Washington to ue suspended in tne senate and commons halls, which was concurred in and returned. Received from the senate a resolution re ported by the committee on Inland navigation, requiring the Treasurer to subscribe, on be half of the state, for one hundred and fiftv shares on the books of the Cape Fear Navi gation Company, which resolution passed its first reading and was returned. A letter was received from thn .. . a . . transmitting particulars respecting the con- tract with bigntor uanova (ot Koine) for a statue of Washington, to cost S3 10,000. On motion of Mr. Badger? Resolutions were passed authorising his cxcellenCv to erive di rections respecting the altitude," &c. of said statue, and to draw warrants on the treasury for all expenses incurred.' A number of private and local hills passed their third readings. Tuesdaii. Dec. ?i. The bill from Urn senate, authorising a fur- iony at Red River. name of the River of Blood bald .Vooman M'Lcod at the; head of about a hundred men. M'Leod sent after the colonists, detained the,ir-Hearly two days, "and selected from 1 then, five men who he held as prisoners, pm iu iruus, an sent 10 ion. William. TLis fort is on Lake Superior, 800 miles easierly from lied River Here xM'Leoil and a part of hTs men arrived soon after hi t5rf nri.,,',,. ' l"1 : H'u remarked upon the iniury would be sustained, more or Icasi.b? thecft zens of that town, in the event of ilw reimr of those bulldinrs.,) I cannot Mr. SdmH . , , - - 1 continued Mr. D. reflect iinan this uW .... . 1 " r without havine: my feelmes scnsiblv cxrim I cannot but anticipate, shpuld the events nave mentioned occur (and there is a gri prooaouiiy OI them should the amem mcii: thejbill onjyour table be reiet ted.) the mostdi usirous consequences to this now 11 mm place. Sir, deep is the ffloom which musthai upon this town if you thus suffer hrr to b rava&ed. Soon wotild she, resemble anc in' Babylon. Strangers walking where Iw once stoodvill contemplate the dreary pfts- peci wan a stgij; while these n nv gay tiironr cd streets vinHaiutd, perhaps, with fleer 01 int; wolt : ( m D tuen'pivKeedfd t) tat: a comparative vievv of tlav atlvantazes inre lation to a Penitentiary, as afforded by tbe m liective towns of Faveitm ille and Raleid) Tho city of Raleigh, sir,' said Mr. D hit mv estimation "iirnfp.palwp. nn iLToiint (inst greater s dubrlty of the air. :one wiilii ny that thisism imnortani 'considcritiw '1'llP . fitlMioltvrfr jf itntinn fill!)! kintl in a healthy place in alike called U xne aietates (h -liumanuy -and policy. . The town of Raleisrh is f. he isrefcrrcd asbt- Jl'tk public offices within it :' all nyK admit tN vantage of havinff an" institution of tli'" M immpi-IIntotv' in it, i and" executive authority" this is rftM',! plain to need insisiiiir uii'n. -Our an-'.e m choose this as the seat of governttieiif. llflVP il'liaiiion'tnl lim iilii'n iiit'l iJi'V'pri dfiW i it 1. 1 1 1 -g nit i.'kii w"iu and .valuable huihliiujs.' h;v held oui f Inimediately on arrivios at the first habila- .tions, they commenced their operations by ta Wng the jettlers prisoners ; whei a man, sta tioned as a watchman on an elevated part of the fort Pt government bouse, callecl Fort Donglass, gave an iiitiination to the governor of thearri val of this hostile force. The governor then endeavored to reconnoit re themyvithVspy'-glass, and distinctly perceiving a number, of men on horseback, and hoping by his appearance with a guard, as wellasr by his authority, to pre vent any injury to the eolonists, if the strang ers were hostile! inclined, called oat in pres ence of some who are yet living to attest the" uui ui me mcis reiatea. We must go dnd meet those people, let twenty men follow me." Between twenty and thirty of the persons who were in the government House, instantly took acvompaoieri ftini. He was much v bel6vedandchis people alwaynhoweuch vperreet willmgne, to execute his wishes that -he rather found it necessary to repress than to excit their arifnr in hia rv;u ti... l j , - - x iitry aa on ly Dmeeedpfl CnmA hnmlpul ...I . , - r .wuhich joius, wi.ea inev the ; with a nart nf the nr,riv- f...; ,V :! T "' tu"1 I'rcss revocaUon of River. A " i v 'Si;.W'PrteU by. Mr. Badger from a select In the mean ti.B T.n.,i e.ivr.'t. i :i,.P .. ! commitU'C,. was postponed indefinite v. . -.-L - ...ft. jm i u 'jriivii tt. iiiiiiNtMl wiikj ---- " . "cuncsaay, uw.ij. , Mr. Hovlan, lrom the committen. im ih-At ly .was likewise concurred in hv the comiVmna The bill from the senate, reported by the committee 'on Inland Navigation, for opening a communication -between the Yadkin and Cape-Fear river, passed its first reading in this hotisp and V!ia i-pfiu'iipfl - . - ! mifHn lJHIUJllli,". tllilllilK A he bilL concerning express revocation of ducemonts tolnuiviiiiials to settle here "amlff nils reported hv Mr. Had the hud 2 - ill yjwi tmd'i a'l tliat p done ? And tliisiw ithout any iiiinietlwerr' mote-. prospect"" of benefit to" the '.wtat?1 ;,r; Sneakt-W I trust . in God thnt this Rs;ctn will act more uisi'lv. proceeding from Montreal, to tbe scene of these iperauons., Willi a narfv nf 4n on , . . , ' , i j .'V " iou iiiuii, . , i . : principally discharged saldiefs of tho army,, re- liai t ol t,,e governor s message Which relates gularlyftfliecred and armed. The men left La to tnpu'ruase of Cherokee lands within the Chine in May and bis Lordship followed in! ,ims of ths state, reported the following re June, byway of York in.Upper Couuda. He solutioji : Resolved, That his excellency the heard ol the Massacre on his way, governor of this state be requested to aiinoint lioru beikirk, with h,s party of followers in two commissioners, to treat for the purchase of llhufA t CT" &rriYdTr FtjaU'the lands within thclimits of thLtate, b,- the fort. He was riot snni.P 1 1 8a '-be acertatned that the stfrt at Ihe.tort of any hostile intention, and life men, about 400 ,ri number werb peaceably pursuing their Scvi'rnl riiini(.'n..a t l on, . "V . -v--ru- mjviu ;?eiKirK sent two othcers in disguise, arrested Mr. McGili vray, and had him houghlUoJhis quarters.. Two o t h e t- ceo tl e m e n who mm ,iil ov. i . 1 . . . .. .. ' m,iii in trio- selves as bail-for McGiliyray were also arrest ed. Immediatelv after. nnrt i.:. -.j slup.jinen,got possession of the fort, and for- viuijr lie 111 i. , " . ' .- ,f ' . On the 18th; eight of ther partners of the I pirf.T Ralciirli trf Fayettovilie b& nui ii!iiiTU mai im an v;i uui .- " . (in . this instance at 'least) aro greater i' X ..... .... ' . .1 I ...! II iCf' former than those held outiri tun,-- ,tf In Favetteville. sir. the Pciiitcutia'J v Oa in ..Fayetteville, sir, the I'ciiirciaw'j must be csustnirted entirely f brif't- Indians are willing to dispose of the afoinXid j lands : and that Ilia pvplIrfior U . . ' . "u-govtTnor be authorised to draw oji the-Public-Treasurer, for such monies, as may be necessary to carry the said purposes into effect. Read the first ime, passed and sent to the senatI -The bill to direct, the; disposal of negroes, mulattoer, and persons of colour imported in to this state, &c passed its third reading in The bill resting tlic exclusive right of run- I no rocii.in i lac mri oi im mile oi i""'-' thptttlipp lian: fitlm nnP . . . . . ". i ....il in rock ol the ;ve.iy hest kind s '"'.'"rrj dance, and that two on tlic pjtwi" f bejieve none will denv that huiMs struct.c:d 'of stone "Ifave a ptiint of security, to those filD- V, ' ' t' Hiini oi -security, to tnose uiau--"----. have dally instances of culprits brcaKi orisons inn r. with Jn-irk -ihiuij.--. .... t one pjflirirjlisrnEJIirt saitf he had heArd njfgf d htt of W r. ;. gumcnt in hvov'M the toyn
The Raleigh Minerva (Raleigh, N.C.)
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