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'r . . . i - - ' : I " I r Volume V. JVEWBEUJV, ;y. C. SaTUHDAY. FEBRUARY 22, (VuMuM 2o1. r:lli:i AND PUBLISHED WEEKLY, Pasteur & Watson, r s 3 P E B A5!fCJI HALF P tVABLS l! APViXCK v i i AutUovitv. V ACT concerning the disbursement of Public Money. lit tt enacte oy vie enare ana tivme rf nrpresentafices of the Unt ted States of l.-ooi and after the passing of "this act, no advance of public money shall be made in aiy c!se whatever but in all cases of con tracts for the performance of any service, or die delivery of articles of any descrip tion, for the use of the United States, pay merit shall not exceed the valueiof the ser vice rendered, or of the articles delivered previously to such payment : j Provided, That i( shall be lawful under the special direction, of the President of the United " r - States, to matcesucn aarances to trie ais bijrsin officers of the government as mav Le necessary, to the faithful and prompt discharge of their respective duties, and to ih" f ilfilment of public engagements : And jtr m'ilrd. ao,That the President of the Ln.feJ tatc?s may direct such advances, as he may deem necssary and proper, to 'ic!i persons in the military and nval ser vice as may be employed on distant sta- tim, wliere the discharge of the py and tmoltiTipnts to which they my be entitled, can lot be regularfy. effected. ec. 2. And be ttjurtner enarfert, I Hat even oiacer or ageni V.'- "c w"ru -ll wli.i shall receive public money which he ic not authorized to retain, as salary, pay, or emolument, shalF ender his accounts qwrter-yeany tome proper accounung or- fuers of the Treasury", with vouchers ne- c-$?aryto the correct and prompt settle- meat tliereof, within three months, at least after the expiration of each successive q nrter. if residentVithin the United States; auJ within six months if resident in a fo- rijn country: irnrtaea, i nai norning i.c rein contained shall be construed to res train the Secretaries ofny of the Depart ments from reouinng such returns from any officer or agent, subject to the control cf such Secretaries, as the public interest mav rrquire. tei 3. And be tt further enacted, 1 hat cvery officer or agent oktbe United States, who shall offend against the provisions of ihe preceding sections, shall, by the officer charged with the directing r.of the depart ..1.1 .1 l " nent to which such offending officer is re sponsible, be promptly reported to the Pre sident of the United States,"-and dismissed from he public service : Provided, That, in all enses, where any officer, in default as aforesaid, shall account to the satisfaction of the President for such default, he may be continued in office, any thing in the fore going provision to the contrary notwith standing. , Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That no security given to, or obligation, entered into ith, the government shll be in anj wise impaired, by the dismissing any offi- cr, or from failure of the President to dis miss any offictr coming under the provi sions of this act. . ' v . philip p. p Arbour, rjeaker of the House of Representatives DANIEL D. TOMPKINS, Vice President of the United States and n i . - . i c L. Uadiinton, Jan. 31, 182.. Approved, JAMES MONROE." N ACT to provide for the appointment of an additional Judge for the Michigan Territory, ai.J ior other purposes. - " 1 lie it enacted by the Senate and'House T'r Rturevtntuiive of the United Siateg Aiiu rica in Congress assembled, That ere sha be appointed an additional Juae , , . r; . u i" ii - :r the Michigan Territory, who shall pos- and exercise, ' within ihe Counties of Uichilimackinac, Brown and Crawford; irt- tie Terri'ory aforesaid, as said counties now defined and established, ot may be serealter defined and established, thejuris- Sction and power heretofore possessedund exercised by the Supreme Court of the said Territory, and by the County Courts of id counties respectively, vttbin theHJ . Counties, and to the exclusion of the origS jurisdiction ofthe said Supreme Court ad the jurisdiction of the said - Court, tereby established, sImII be concurrent sritli ; nY. ... u... iii r di(i t .1)11111 v .iuri : uui in nil buiui j , . i"iirr hi iw rr in pn nit. flunrdis sum .mu i - i. Lu.il allowed from-the decisiohs offhe said C . .i . ' i . Y"ui,iV courts to me iouri estauusneo oy nrs act in f t-i n mn m'nrr u 11 nmvi. 1 cJed for appeals v from said Courts to the Suprfenie-Court of said Territory : Pnm- drd, always That the Supreme Court sh ill have full power and authority to tis sue writs of error to the Court established by this act, in all civil causes, and to hear and determine the same when sitting as a Supreme Court of the Territory, according to the Constitution and laws of the United Slates, and to the statutes adopted and pub- nned oy tne Uoternor and Judges of said Territory : And, provided, also. That no thing in this act contained shall be constni- ed to give cognizance to the Court hereby established, of cases of admiralty and mar itime jurisdiction, nor of cases wherein the United States shall be plaintiffs, except as hereinafter mentioned. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That ized, , upon the reversal of a judgment of the Co'urt e8tabishVd bv this act, to render such judgment as the said Court ought have rendered or passed, except where the reversal is in favor of the plaintiff in the original suit and the debt, or damages to be assessed are uncertain ; in which case the cause shall be remanded to the county from whence it came, in order to a final determination. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That, when anv person, not being an executor or administrator, applies for a writ of er- rules and restrictions under which sales ror, such writ shall be no stay of proeed- ar'? by law, directed to be conducted, and ings in the court to which it issues, unless executions required to be returned, the plaintiff in error, his agent or attorney, 1L Arid be it further enacted, That shall give security, to be approved of by a hereafter it shall be lawful for any Sheriff judge of the said Supreme Court, which Cot oner or Constable, to sell slaves, under shall be certified on the back of such writ, process to him or them directed, with that the planuffin error shall prosecute his out giving ten days' previous notice of the writ to effect, and pay the condemnation tim f such sale. money, and all costs, or otherwise ahide U. And be it further enacted, Thit qny the judgment of the court, if he fail to make Sheriff, Coroner, Constable or Clerk and his plea good ; and no cause, except suits Master in Kquity who shall make any sale inequity, shall be removed to said Si-, contrary to this act, shall forfeit and pny prem Court from the Court hereby estab- tne snrn nf tiVO huidred dollars, to be re- iSd-iorf hut Kl o ivpit nf n-w, n "u ftvrrt hv anv norenn cuimi fnr iho comn fore provided ; and suits in equity mav be removed by appeal, in the same manner as js provided for appeals from the County Courts, to the Supreme Court. j gec 4 And oejt further enacted. That the Court established by this acc, shall ll0jj one term, in each of the counties a- foresaid, yearly, at the following times and plaCes, to wit : at Pairie du Chiei, on the serond Monday in May ; at Green Bay, on the SoCorid Monday in June ; and at Mack inac, on the third Monday in July, in each and every yearj and shall th-n and there proceed to hear and determine the pleas, process, and proceedings, depending there in, in , the same manner as the said Su preme .or County Courts might, or could have done, in case this net had not been nassed : and the Clerks of the said Countv Court, shall be Clerks of the Court, here- by estdbltshed in their respective counties, an(i sh dl be entitled to such fees for their ePrvireL ns mav he aKnwer! thpm hv laor and the officers appointed to execute the . - . J ' process of said County Courts within the said, counties, are hereby authorized and required to execute the -process of the court hereby established. Sec 5 And be it further enacted, That the said court, hereby established, shall have and possess concurrent jurisdiction with the said Supreme Court, in and over all actions arising under the acts and laws in force, or which may be enacted, for the regulating trade and intercourse with the Indians, and over all crimes and offences which may be committed within that part of tne (dian country Kin north west of Lake Michigan within the territory of ! Michigan. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the Judge to be appainted by virtue of this act, shall reside in one of the counties a foresaid, and shall receive the same salary, and payable in the same manner, as is provided and established by law for the Judges of the said Supreme Court of the territory of Michigan. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect and be in force, from and after the twentieth day of March next! Approved Jas. 30, 1823. j AN ACT in addition to "An act to continue In force An act to protect the commerce of the j -.... . - t - racy, aai, also, to make further provisions f0pliais,iff the crime of piracy." Pe ' rnacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first, second, third, and lourtii sections of an act, entitled " An act to protect the commerce of the United states, and punish the crime of piracy, passed on the third tay oi iarcn, in me year oi-our i-uru uor thousand eight hundred and nineteen, ne, and die same are hereby continued in force, in all respects, as fully as it the sa.d s.mu ra, "'VVT ? tion. in the said act. or in the a?t to waicn - ... i i i . . - ' this is ao auiiiuoii, aiiu Miiicti was oasseu , r on the nitoentn day 01 iay? in tne year 01 .-.nr l.rit lnlU!ia : 7 . i - 6 T T 1 tWentV. LAW OF iORTH-CA KOL1N A. AN ACT directing the time and pjace of sel ling: land and slaved under execul ion. IH ti enacted 6y the General Asvejrhh, of the State of jSorth Car,ttinn, od it is Ik nereoy enacted by the Authority of the n That niaae oyariy Mieri ft, Coroner, Constable or by any Clerk and blaster in Equity un der any execution or decree, shall he made at the Court-liuse of t$eir respective coun ties;, and such sales sfiall be made on the srfme Monday, in eacl and everv month, on which the several Couits of Fleas and Quarter-Sessions are generally held f.ir heir respective counties always making the Monday of each County Court the onlv. sale dav in that month!: and if. on anl sale dav. as aforesaid, th whnl nf w W 7 ; . - V, VI 1 lifT piupt-ny iauen ov virtue ot an execution. cannot be sold on the same dav, the Sheriff to; Constable, or other public officer, shall he authorised to postpone the same from dav day until the whole shall be sold, on giving public notice at ihe court-house, th;it such sale will be continued on the ensuina day ; and all such sales shall commence between the hours of eeven & four o'clock on such sale day : Provided, nevertheless, That nothing herein contained shall he so construed as to alter, in anv manner, the alf to his own use, and the other hail to tne se the county in which the of- fence is committed. IV. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this net shall not apply to the counties of Warren, Currituck, Carteret and Tyrell. Y And be it further enacted, Tliat fill laws and clauses of laws coming within the purview and meaning of this act be, and th.e same are iiereby repealed. MISCELLANEOUS. From the Norfolk Dncon. For the following interesting account of the expedition of Generals TreVnalacios & Long in i.ie rrovince ot ijxfJo, we are indebted to the politeness of Coj. Christie and Cant. Austin. The account merits consideration and confidence, as pioceed ing from men who describe those events in which they have been prominent, but ill requited actors. i . . f A brief account of the Epeditin of G?n Joss Felix Trespjilocois nrvl Gn. Jn:v. Lcnr a-g-ainst the Royal Armr, i?i t'i provinces of Mexico, in jhe years 182l and 1S21. J ' Gen. Jose Felix Trespalacios (a native of the Proyince of Chawawa, in Mexico,) who had been previously engaged in the Independent service, and was authorized by the Republican Congress of Mexico, 1o organize an army in the province of Texas, arrtveu qn tne zum uecemoer, lp'ZO, at Fort llohvar, at the mouth of the Uivcr Trinidad, the UvadrQuarters of Gen. Long, who had been engaged in an expedition a rainst the Province of Texas Tresoala O i cios having produced to Gen. Long his au- thority from the Mexican Congress to as sume the command in chief, it, was given to him on the 23th of the same month, when Geii. Long, his officers and men, were sworn to support 'the Republic of Mexico,, the Mexican flag was raised in the Fortj and General Long received the commission of Lieut. Gen. from I respaja- C10S. ! . On tHe 4th of March, 1821, Lorenzo Christie arrived at Fort Bolivar: hving previously served in the expedition of the immortal Mina, he received the Commis sion of Colonel from General Trespalacios. and on the 13th March, left Fort Bolivar, in company with him fpr New Orleans, for the purpose of raising men to strength en the expedition against the Provinces. Trespalacios informed Colonel Christie on their way to New-Orleans, that he (T.) was to receive $600,000 on his arrival ; -but in this he was disappointed ; and after remaining at New Orleans until August, he returned to head quarters at the Prov ince of Texas, without hating accomplish ed any of the objects olj his journey to New Orleans. On the 18th of Aii2ust, . hearing that the port of Alvarada, in the Province of Vera Crux, Had declared in , , . v iaui vi aiiui uv.juuiiv. i tirjuamviuJi embarked tor that place, for the purpose . ,-. , . . . , - . f - rtinff hii divisioA to i the Indeuen- dent Chiels in that part of the country. dent Uhiels in that part ol ihe country i Oa his arrival at Alvarada, he was iniorm. jle.i thnt Itui hide had pussession ol the city or iAiexico, whither he iramediH5iT rejtair- ed, Hccoiiipanied by Col. Uenj.jmin R. Milan Cbpt. William Singer, and Lieut, John Cfaiborn. On his arrival at iMexico, he reported himself to Cen. lturbide and , 1 was recognised and receied the appoii s. merit ot liovernor of the .Proline? of I e as, but j did not report anv of the officers who can boost of having one hundred sub ihat accompanied him, or the party that he jects. The land is productive Jof corn,; , had lefrin fthe Province of Texas under1; coffee, etc. A large quantity of camwood the command of General Long. When j and ivory can always be procured in a irespaiacios moved from tort bolivar he; eft Central Long in command, with dis- cretionary orders to attack any post in the I country most convenient. General Long iiidrcneci irom r on Doiivar on tne 2Utn ot September, wiih a party of fifty-two raen to make an attack on the town of Labadia in the Province of Texas. His party be ing small made it necessary 'to make a se cret attack on the fort in the night. On the morning of the 14th Oct. at 4 o'clock; ne entered the tort without firing a gun. After he had gained pos'session of the Town he was informed -that a.lew days previous to his attack, Laoadla and fSti Antonio had declared themselves in favor of Independence. He immediately wrote to Martinez, the Governor of the Province, informed htm of his attack on the Fort. l and offered to surrender that and the town rt I. . . . i m. m - '('verriur, ana proceen to Mexico to report himself and his division to Gov ernment. The answer he received to this' proposal, was n armed force of 500 men; under the command of Col. ParU, who de manded that he should surrender his arms and the Fort. The General refused to jrive up his arms, but consented to restore the town and fort. Col. Paris attacked the foit, and kept up a warm fire for 36 hours, when he beat a parley, and assen ted to the pro;: osals offered by Gen. Long, who accordingly capitulated to Col. Paris and ave up the fort. In the capitulation Col. Paris agreed to furnish good nuarters ! for the party of Gen. Long in the town, an d f that he should proceed to St. Antonio, th j Capital of the Province to 'make arratige- ! ments with the Governor concerning the i party until he could j?o to the seat ofov- ernmert, .Mexico,) and report himself to Itoibide. : J his capitulation was broken immediately after Gen. Long's departure for St. Antonio; his party was confined under a sfrmi guard, and on his arrival at St Antonio he also was confined without being allowed an interviw with :he Gov ernor. On the 5th' Oct. the party was marched under guard to St. Antonio, Rnd in a few' days after set out for Mon'erey, the Capital of the four infernal provinces ! (,n GfM1' Lon",s arrival at t,,is p'?e, he "vrRS frPated ve'7 poli ely by the Cajtain General Don (Jasper Lopez, who en?er- tained him in his own house and his party l were allowed the liberty ol the town. Hng, the members begin to drop in ; those Gen. Lopez sent a full statement oC.the i-ho on stHM(,ing or select committees, conduct of .Gen. Long to G( vernment,.and ; for the pnrpose of mtinj; and consulting orders came on to Monterey for the lmme-1 - jv.,te lo0ms appropriated to that ob h3te release cf him and his party. On the - ct otnrs lo'Write letters, fold and direct following day Gen. Long proceeded to ncuments to tlieir friends ; and th re Mexico to report himself and his party to ; nmindf.r to; lounge on the sfas around the the, Na'tonal Congress. On hi? arrival J ia)j rend newspapers, or join in conversa there, he was coolly received by Trespa- tjon on the tovr -f the day. From 10 Iscios, who at that time was Governor of U0 I2 o'clock, the House of Representa the Province of Texas. Trespalacios feel ing conscious he had not done justice to the Americans who had supported him, and knowing that every thing would be ful ly represented by ien. Long, it is confi dently believed by all who were acquainted wiih the death of the General, that Trespa lacios was the cause of his being; assassina ted. A short time after the death of Gen. Lang, Trespalacios proceeded to the Prov ince of Texas. On his arrival at 'Monte- hrey, tie causeu me party wntcn came on l l: ": with Gen. Long to be arrested and confin ed on charges that they intended to assas sinate him on hi way to his Province ; ho ping thereby to have the whole party put to death. -But not being able to support his charges the, party were sent prisoners to Mexico, and there remained in confine ment until the arrival of the honorable Joel R. Poinsett in the City of Mexico, and but for the friendly interference of that, gentle man, there is no doubt but that they would have been executed, or made prisoners for life. Extract of .1 letter dated Villa de Praya St ' j Jago, Dec. 14, 1822. . " The interest evinced by almost every person, , towards the infant colony of free blacks emigrated to Africa from the United States, has induced me to enclose you a description' of the place and settlement, from an American gentleman who has of ten visited and resided at Mesurada, and it appears from all accounts to be quite cor rect, j Description of Cape Messuradrj, by a gentleman '. w ho has resided there, and has a local kuov -ldjc of the country, i Cape Mesurada, the place fixed open by the American settlers foi their colony is tolerably hinh land, and Droiects about one-fourth of a mile into the sea. On the north side of the Cape runs the river Mes- urad, in y tiertionj m " h fi are 'two suiHili islands Ibat appertain m fqe , colony. T jth ii(illtini of the C:e the land is low, as far .is half CjMouj,', about tueity five miles from Msur;d -r Froir. the summit of the Ope can be een nt a number of kingdoms, for there are nt ex many Kinps in tlie vit in iv of. Aiesuraua short time, consequently valuable to the settlement. 1 , f The situation of the towri must be heal- hy, as the Cape is not hih enough tu at tract the clouds, but it is sufficiently lofty to rarify the air, in addition to which is the regular land and sea-breeze, the land breeze lasting until V2 o'clock. There are a great number of cool, fresh water springs, on and near the Cape, which ;are a valuable- acquisition to a colony. ,"; The natives are very superstitious1 ipep- . pie. They believe in their Gryons; which j are sold to them by their doctors: they aI- : ways have them about their ersons ; thy ; are made of different articles, according to I the fancy of the doctor. Small pieces of horn, with a composition enclosed by, the doctor, they affirm prevents death. "Within fifteen miles of Cape Metirada. is the Itio St. Paul, valuable for the quantity of ivory and camwood which comes down from the country. It is said there is a communica tion between the rivers Mesurnda and St. jPaul, r.-rncb if correct is certainly favora ble to this settlement. The anchorage in Mesurada Bay is Safe, 'from 7 to 13 fathnms, s.n bottom. ()n the bar, at the entrance of Mesurada Hiv hr, in the channel, in the rainy season, is 22 fathoms; inside of the river, from 4 to; 6 fatlmms'rise and fall, 7 fet. The curiosities of this place consist of ut one nat stone or rock, called by the 'natives the Devil's Rock,- which appears ro have heen separated b. some. 'cohV til- ion of the earth. It is perpendirutar and ftbout 40 feet lullb ; here they sacrifice a white fowl to the uvil to make slave hips Arrive. They have inmiiuerahle quantities bf devil's tindis, which are held sacred, and used only for sacrifices and jjrand pal avers. ; ; ; ' , j I Were the society to send out agents to govern the Colony, Haviit'j: a local kiiowli edge of the rouhfry. the ( hi would le"the r)iost flourishing colony on the coast, in a. short time. I I From the w-York StatesTnan. Extract of a httrr fr im Washington, da ) f(d Jnuuary 21. 1 1 On an ordinary day, a spectator in Con- ' nrrp hsill xv i t nt'cM the follmviiitr nrr?r if , ijv 10 o'clock in the morn- tives is a kind. of political exchange, where the inti llience received by letters and pa- ' pers from diflVreiit parts of the United States is freely circulated and diffused thro' ' the wh !e mass, unless it be some,secrt pollticarnews, winch in that case is whis pered oily to a circle of friends. A few minutes before twelve, the char lain m; kes his appearance, t.ikef the spea ker's desk, and oilers up a concise prayer. He does not alwi.ys attract the attention of the whole of his audience. If. a member. happens to be folding and sealing a pack age, bf deeply engaged in the midst; of 'a newspaper paragraph, he keeps his seat . with his hat on, and service proceeds with- out his assistance and cognizance. Sueli instances are, however, rare, and a great degree of decorum is commonly observed. By the time the religious exercise is finish ed, most of the members have arrived, and the galleriesvare filled wiih ladies and gen tlemen, as spectators. I Ptecisely at 12 o'clock," the Speai er fakes his seat and calls the House to order t-rthat is to say, announces the fart that it is time for business ;' for there is the same disorder after he; takes the chair as before, the members all sitting or walking witb their hats on, and attending 'to theif own concerns. As soon as the Speaker has ta ken his seat, tbe:mace consisting of a green Wand surmounted by a golden eagle, is placed on his right and the star-spangled banner is hoisted on the dome of the Capi tol, as a signal to persons at a distance that ihe House is in session, 'and' also to show perhaps that Congress fights under Amer- ican colours. The wind is sometimes' so nigh as to compel them to strike their flag before the action has ended ; and from this circumstance, ct u cold or muddy dayi vl i member at a distance, presumes Cvtigf ess IS has adjourned. i.A want bf punctuality-b hot, however, a! common faulty and you sel dom &ee a vacant stat in Ihe nousc ' . ' )- ! 't ! 1 ; i A 1 f i 1 1 4 ( - i' Apr roved J a. 3tf, 1823. 1 " T' 1 I ' f -I 1 -I
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