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iu ;loq;j, vlic.vere .unable to do isident zxth "directors of he banV-sliaU dtii Us-much" service, Was . vcrv , little above Be ven hundred non commissioned officers ' and privates V ' I am convinced there "at leat six hundred. . The Prophet had three Weeks before 450.o! tus own proper follow ers. I am induced to believe thatUie was joined in a number of lawless vagabonds who live on the Illinois river, as1 Urge trails were seen coming from that Direc tion. Indeed I shall not be surprised to fitd that some of those who preferred the 'Warmest-friendship for ua were arraved a tru nstustis certain that one of this dej criptjon came out from the town and spoke to me the night before the action. The, Putiwatamie Chief whom I mentioned t have been wounded and taken prisoner, in my letter of the Bth insr. I left on the bat tie ground, after having taken all the fear of him inAny power, j 1 requested him t inform those of hisu own tribe who had joint d the Prophet and the Kickapoos and Wineoagoos tnat it tncy wouia lmmeai ite lv abandon the Prophet and return to.thei own. tribe their past conduct would be fjr giren and that we would treat them as wi formtrly haq done, j tie assured me tha hi wnu d V o so. and, that there was vi ) doubt of their compliance. Indeed v a dd thu he was , certain that thev would put the PropHet to death. . I think upon . the whole tht there will be no farther hos tilities ; but 7oi this I sh til be enabled to give ou some m re certain information in a lew days. 1 Here follow some few observations of no material importance, and a. list of killed an I wounded, amounting to 118 A nother letter dated December 4; accom panies this deuil of the b .ttie, contain ing th representations of several Indian chiefs who had been in the engagement, . but who had deserted the' Prophet, and solicited Peace. . PUBLIC LAWS. ; fussed by the Gcnrml Assembly of North Carolina, at their Session in 1811. 1. An act to provide lor the puniahment of rsons guilty of certain offeuces there in mentioned. vi de felony to steal or rob any bank note, check, or order drawn by or on any bank, bill of exch ange, bnd promissory rot &c. It also directs that if any person shall bv means of an v counterfeit paper, or f toketi, obtain from any person am goods or property, he shall be punished by imprisonment, fine, putting in the pi!irv aa the nature of the case may require. , 2. An act more effectually to 'compel j collectors of Taxes to account tor monies bv them received in th:t capacity. Collectors of taxes to take an oath faith fully to account for all monies they may re ceive ; panel all PedUrs and retailers of ' spirituous liquors (who shall 5ot have oo 't dried licenses from the court) shall with in thirty days after paying their tax, file ' the sheriff's receipt for the same with the . Chrk of the County Court; and if they fail to comply with these requisitions they are liable o pay the tax again, and for neg lecting to pay in the first instance. 3, An act to amend the several acts of the General, Assembly of this Suite "which prevents i any: person from holding or exer cgg''Sn office or appointment under the authority of this state who holds any office S AT appointment under the authority of the United States. . I ' . , ' liows Militia Officers of the state, to accept appointments dsounder the govern . ine'it of the U States. ; 4. An act to tmake the stealing of grow ing.or standing corn, maize, cotio& and ncW, '-Larcem .' , V ffllie title of this act is a sufficient ex X pTavtation of its contents. Before, its pas k: sage trie "stealing of those articles, before : tKev were gathered by the owner,- was dtvmed in-law: merely a' trespass, tor which there was no ad quale punishment. f .5. AfractTtp fix .thageVaf which per- snnsshall be capable of disposing ot -Chat t s by 'Wilt Made capable at the -age oi or oefore Dect mberl "$13 Z redeem" all jthei paper currency now- u circulation, xn charter of the oank is to or extended jTyeary Also that the diviEen accruing upon the um reierved by the; State in the, stock; o! the bank, after deducing therefrom 4 per cent on the amount osaid stock, not paid for by the State, shall, be applied to) the redemotion of the piper currencvj The faith of the-St ite is pleogtd not to tast tne stock ot the bank 5 and a punishment it annexed to the forging or altering bank, notes. . V lp: Making further provision for th perfecting titles to land withiathe State o Tennessee.. , 11. An act to regulate the collection o Clerk's and Sheriff's fees. j 12. To regulate the proceedings on Pre -j sentmentsor indictments in" the Superior Couns of Law of this State. 1 13. To amend an act parsed at iNewbernj n the veai 1784, eutitled kk an act to em power the rountv courts of Pieasan-i Quar :e,r Sessions of the several counties in thisf state to order the laving out Publi k nMdsj niaiocsu'uwii anu aeiue ferries, ana to ppoint where Dridges shall be Ouilt and tU clear inland rivers and crerks. : , 14. An act in addition to an act passed at the 1 tst session ot the Geueral Assem .jlyj entitled an act to revive and continue in; force, an act passed a Kaieigh in the year 1803, entitled an act for establishing a m i tural ln-uranc Society against fire od buildings, goods and furniture, in this statei 15. An act to repeal an act passed in the vear 1802, entitled an act dividing the Statr! into Districts, for the purpose ol electing reDresentatives to CoDiircss. and an ac r IV parsed in the ear 1803 entitled an act di-ji reeling the manner ol appointing eiectors to vote for President and vice president of the United States. ' 16. An act further: tQ regulate- the Su-; prefme Court. . 17. An act to amend an act passed in the year 1792, entitled " an act to compel certain officers therein mentioned to pub! lish the application of the public monies! and allowances for insolvents, so far as re I gards County Trustees ; 18. An act to revive and continue inj force an act passed in the year 1803, enti-j tied fct an act to amend an act passed in the! year 8504, entitkd .m act to revive ainij continue in force the acts and clauses oli acts heretofore passed, declaring certain entries lapsed notwithstanding the purcnase moucj may havt been pid in case thev are not surveyed and returned into the Secre tar 's Otiijc, witiiin a limited time." 19. A;i act to ratify on be naif of the state of North-Carolina a proposed amend ment of the Constitution ot the United States relative to titles of nobility or hon our, presents pensions, offices or, erqolu merits from any foreign power 20. An act to authorise and power the1 Field officers , and Captains otV Militia o their respectiyeLcounties to-alter "the phce, or places lor holding Kegimental and Ba- talion "Masters. v t 21. An act to amend the 5thf section of an act passed A. D. seventeen , hundred and ninety sx entitled an act to remeuy certain inconveniences arising under the present land laws. ErizabetJyJacb , Cyprian rM arts wife cof jUjrdecai IVXarka Ghavrlote Raphael,; daughter' of Solomon Raphael, - Adeline Bkusman, daughter of Mrs. Bausmahl . " - "1- Ann Craig, daughter of Mrs. Adam , Craig. ' I '' Nuttal, a carpenter, Piesaut, a i mulatto woman belonging to vMr. William Rose , Nancy Pattet spn woman of colour, suppo sed to have' perished Madison ward. Abraham B. . Venable, President of the Bank. j . . William Soiithgtte, son of Wright, rfenj nnin Bbtts Wife, Arianna, Hujnter, Mary Whidbck, Julianna Harvey, Mrs. Heron, Mrs. Girardin and Child. Mrs. Robert Greenhovv, lrs. Moss. Barack Judnh's Child, Mrs. Lcsslie, hdward Wanton, a Youth, George .Dixon, a Youth, William Brown, Mrs; P itterson, John Welch, a stranger, Nephew to sir A. Piggott, late irom England M irgaret Copland, Margaret Anderson, M.try Clav, Lucy GuathmeV) Louiso Mayo, Mrs. Getard, Mrs. Gibson, Congress, and an acil Miss Green, Mrs. Man Davis, fhomas Fi aaivr, a youth, iane Wade, a young wiman, Mrs. Wm: Cook and daughter. Hhz.ibeth Stevenson, s. Convert and child, Pbey Griffin, FaVnv GofT, a woman of colour, Befcev Johnson, a woman of colour. Phikdelphia, missing. MONRO L WARD. UlOillilVlUC IJl lAkUll, Mrs. Vilizabeth Page, Mrs. Verrod, James Waldbn, , Mis Hiiot from New-Kent Mr dtllego, is 3 Cop vers, Lieiitehlt J. mes Gibbon, Mrs. Trljmas Wilson, Miss Matin Nelson, Miss Mai' Page, Mrs. Lalest, M r. Aim ai ne M ar shall, of Wythe coun VirgnAa NJiH-VORK, Dec. 24. London 1 papers per life PrnfiV; art jpftk ..'.1 ' J. ' ' i v. .1 ---"".vn wuu uetaus 01 ; tne , mc vemetits of tK mtes m Spain and Portugal. Previous to the arrival of Mr. Ru$Scjji in England, he went to Hollar d insthe- Vonstitution irig-ateto arrange some bAu ; ness wun me uutcn proprietors ot Ame rican stock. He returned to Prance and thence to England where, says a London p iper, he is to replace iVlr. Pinknev Ambassador from the United State'; iVir. K. reacneu iondon 00 V "CtTath ulu . From the Ne&t-rork (jiJtte. extra ct Liperf.ool A &t e;nbcr " The orders in tjouncil .ire, becou, almost daily less-popular. Some, ot those who -Viost warmly supported -them lure h ve completely changed their sriuimvins. The Ki gisvery ill :; but i have given o ver cileulating on his deth, having b. so often deceived he is, however, really very ill. We Have Vet h pes of the i;njtcc wlitn his claims are t?keu . if." We have Lond-t -p.,ptrs to 'Novea.hef 20 The defeat of (lie French b C;. a. 5 J : 1 1 i " 1 1 ; j 1 t is uctaiicu in men JL.n -'on p m. utic luiu uecn some serious nuis at tingnam, origm.tting Irom tn, intn.du-. 01 u new stocking iraine. Tlu P' h e iC geat had been vvrv ii! o an inflamed m. le. a i ne m inter nau set in cai lv in the b:;;Me where colonials was rapidly ris;. Sfc sia goods falling. Ail the cargoes 01 t),c vessels seized at Carishum, bw?ien. w sa ordered to ot sold itidisci i nin ,teb. . IV. Ehz.t Packet, lor Bermuda a.rd u- Y rl- saneo from Falmoutn I I th ult. i he A merican sciir. i'roian. that win sun I- 1. 1. 1 ' V V ier the Citadel, P4) mouth,' in uaie, was up Nov. Hit, by some tinning ,bontst and brougin into Plymouth cngu stoii- d. Mr. Kussell, our charge des Atf ars at Paris arrived .it -Portsmouth, Nov. 10, in thv Cousiitutton Irigate, which vessel had gone 10 bo .v es to wait for orders. FROM IkELANI). fcrom theowuers ot tne shsj) Aurill-i. we P 'lK 's Not-' 6. To amend an act entitled An act re- papers d tile 6lK t f considered as personal 4ut'e--r- T . W . I II l llC 1 I L VLUUU iUl uu lllbU. VI. 1 the ctvit list ana couungajvfiwrijciuuf ? vepimentor.the year IM, . 10 d on everV hundred-acres of land, anfj a v 1 1 ' tied Vn act to redeem' the Papi: CuK iha tSanlt bv tne name ana tiue 01 tna te Bank ot-iNortn-barGnna, ; passea in .is KicirMOND, December 31. With sensations peculiarly distressing we have to announcsi one of the most dread ful accidents that ever occurred in AmeriV :a. Oa Thursday night last the TheatH ot this place, attended bv an uncommon; audience, took fire ; artd in a few minute was -completely enveloped in flames The! rapidity. with which tjhe flames spread, was so great, that many became ivictims to thej devouring element, ere they could escape from their boxesThose that were in the! pitt and gallery, or the greater nart.of jdtem escaped owing chiefly to the construction of the Theatre. Many were either thrownj or jumped out the windows from the floors of the first7 and second)1 bpxesfor the; crowd pressedtvwith such" violence, that tihe weaker were Compelled to yield to su4 perior forceirrr-The cries of those whom the flames had overtaken were such as to rsoft:enhie-:,m6st obdurate heart a few to rescue either a wife mother, .father ,sis4 ter 'ir efationK'f boldly plunged into, the flames,' :arid ere they ; could) reach their: ob jectyere Tcrushei Jtb death by the falling of timberjor felL, thro suffocation. JVI a hyrtewefcTescued,;but so' miserably burnt thaobpestarefTenteVtained of their reco.i vervr-Such a scene was qe ver witne t sedi :The siibioined list-of those who have beeri I rnissed,v is referred to...wTtivdf amply cpn-f vey tne griei wnicn pejvaaes airnic nmonu. Iii common. w:th all ourtiearu , melt vat thefecollectiori bf triat dreadful' nigh t.-i 'Tjs too full Let tears, lelievethem f ! r 0 ;V State -shall receive ftillt dividends ( - e 250,000 of th s tock. of the . Unk to 'the- use of fh state , and riot r butlout bi those dividends. 4 per c 1 whote isim reserved ' shall , be t A LIST. OF $ -.; Vdad ad missing. bopnja, .iroum, ,eciaas ;ters,ot ;Ur. irouiDi h.ive -received Cork ult. whicn :ontain the following : c'vav, Nov. 6. The Regent It is aiu, -an.: cert in degree ol coidulencc'is atLaehea 10 ihtj re port tkat his Ho al Highness the Key r.t incrtivs, a s on us the rcStnctKHj! ar.; i moveduv which he his beei. su i wivhete i and su uncoudtutiOiialK bmnd, tj ta'ce i-'rs , Htu.md, Laodc'i I lcr, k nd 1 mdsdownc, iau bis Councils u reum i.-ru -VV'.. hea!c -s First Lord ot the I i ea suv, ana io make .Mr. dieine. h:'s eh.ui ceiiwj (1 liie KxlIh qii; r. JLni rki; e, nis said, is uj Ot i ;rd thuoce'sm j N.r. iiiieridmii is again ,10 have t e i)a . n. of L,ancstet, vice ir. Ptriev.d, an ; to be maue me i ..vy r.t . nnaur, as Orior- -. -i he Atimiraitv is to be ret ined .v r, Yorke, who is a favorite ot the Kor.tl Fa miiv , axait is rumored th .t Un a H.-rd-wkkc is once more to assu.iiv: tiio L' 1 Lieutenancy ol this couuirv , nitii Mr. becret ry Cook. The reader ili perc. ivo that by this arr.mgenunt the pou t jim !...,. ily ol the Greenvdles is totailv txc iu-l d. The rArince will not torgivc Lird (irt i vide, ior having voted u proeeeb by I instead ot by aadi csS. It is in ;e n co h c tion ot tlu public that th dhw, ; "mu 'irie.-J and connections of hi L.'.,?d:-rjp tamed thescale in f;vor ot Adfnui$iu t.-.-u in the 1.1 . .. . 1 . Uon. It-is true ne -voted igai.ist th re strrctiousV as wen as igOil u.0ce tor so ions; al am, a tiicir. r 1 t -vt iv m by hk pacific. In yesterday Gazette, for want of time, we g ive but a veVv concise and hasty sketch ot the news frVm our London papers, which are in datA from London to the 20: h of last month inclusive. In the New York Gazette of Ah is day, news, more in detail, will be iouVd, besides the follow ing sum nary. A fleet of 300 sa," under convoy, saile : down the British Channel oh the lTtii ult. On the 10th ult. Voosif'erable damage was done by fire, to tqe Kxchequtr Cham ber Edinburgh Vh& fire .began at A M. and was got undeb) 9. lhe restrictions upon the Kegencv, savs a Loudon paper, will (expire on the 18th ot February; beinffs sU weeku alter the . . v 1 i . meeting ot Parliament on the 7th ot ja nuary: 1 ' C The James Cartel for France, sailed from Plymouth, NoViiI2v rith a number of American gerttlemen, and French pri soners, amongst honi"was Baron Fife. The late accbunsjn England;, still held Uentatidu of wnig and popalar ')rincipl -s. up tne idea 01 a war between France and As to Mr.. Cooke beino made S r n v. udjiit v - linfimntmmf'ni te tnti It. m r..( ir a.'- ' urn Meetings ot the London merchants, as readeii ho we er. niv relv cm it. rhi- ths well as 01 Liverpool, ccc. were about to rGreenvilles will Oei ex od d. be held, to prepare petitions for the repeal of the Orders, in Council. Io. remove them would, no doubt be England's best policy.! 1 he stocking weavers In Nottingham, .he pi i ic? 'fie: IS but .giving hu .sanction to join, ne -virtually aiaca tnv ui.m.s 1 me Aiitiisi:- r. As to the Lashpi.-t . tiie A4 minibiFau' ..ui iu uic proposra u, we own we can give it little credit. We rather think, high is the per ndl ch .ncter of Lord Haidwi.ke ids iiw A fiigm ss would chose some mOTt immediate r i)re LATEST FKOm PORTUGAL. Captain Bowditbh, who arrived at Ho?- tononMo .day from Lisbon, s iilc lJfo n th.it DLce on the 1th 01 .November J.e M. I and other places, m their riotous nroceed- undt ritood there had been a battel on ings, have .committed various depreda-I the frdatiers, and that the British a:nd P nous. i ucu - career was arresieu oy mm- i tugi,ieie naa gaiueu a victory, making w tarv force- - nrisocers. mcludioer about SO omcers. a- bir Edwards Fellew was blockading moniiwhonjHvere three General. Ca-tam Toulon with ial of the line and 2,frt- j B.bfpugt-paper. to". Nov. 16, but they .ue, late a yie x u ui vctooer, int contain no memicJtoi any new oattte date, of his fast. despatches Thenemv-I cent I brief article kinder the head of Por- i .1 - '" - ! . 'I f " o - .... .... . naa tnere iv sail or tne line ready tor sea. talegTe, Uctober 31, which is published in -".The London Orfartte rnntain! tVi "oti- I .j T.llirvn nunnr f LVrir i -t tulation of thefdrt at Madagascar; on the I I ' X. I Lisbon. Nov. 2. 26tn of iVlay, 16 the British arms. We hear from Seville on the 31st of Oct. - The physicians of the -King we.fe examir thatthe French general Oudinot, : h?d ar ned at Windsor, pn thtrtfi ult. bvageu- rived' there with a part ot his division. ci ai iisatutui : v v vtu vuuiicu : ai-1 irom tne camn or (Ot. riorjuc. nt fj vj-i f . - - - . . - y- ' I 1 i i . a ter,whicK, their' Lordships wentvtb the tarl and beinc reprehended b (M' castie, anu neia acounciiwun thVueeri. sonje part.ot his Conduct, he liTmcaiaw. wvmm uftUKii vyjiM , i. v; 'tr-x. - ' "w w imiy iiupicr ,vcnci iiasuicti mere oi i"3 " f j - r-dlarasein wisu xne-rriice.Kctfent.1 J he French Gen, Girard, en cross- ?h Jacobs : .4,: :t ' -VTV ; :1 ;Wj?rmcip Uicoutcutsrthe thdTiguk' forpiaccmia. wis atwekei W r
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