. 1
r'l
41 '
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4W
TC inches in lcnEth; .the cheek bone
broken io, "(U is supposed with the axe
belrcas h had slipped out of the axe)
-ad 2(5 or 30 stabs in various parts of Ibfe
tody with a knife: iv'Xbe : other as
found, as was supposed,. Orulus retreat
fronvthe Iaughtcr40 "rods distant on
.1.- t A' fV nearest neighbor With
about the same number of pounds as
the formed " This barbarous 'aud inbu
xnan act is ascriScd to some Indians of
inc iuui w " . o .
.i.rt.:A;.(nh one ot vfnom naa
previously purchased the spear that was
cnn. of a blacksmltE of the neighbor
hood, who will be qualified to its being
I ihc same. The murderers arc noi yci
I dhcxivered, although the pcrsevbnng vi
cilance of apartof a militia company
strove to cnect meirapii
v FALSE ALARM,
ThV following is an extract of a let
ter to the Editor of the Nat. Intelligence
from a gentleman in Tennessee, dated
b "Cairo. 27th March. 1S12.
'We hare had a fdse alarm here of the
Creek Imliant appearing in force on Brad,.
hawV creek of Klk river, and destroying
twenty fire famdies. If it has reached you.
you may contradict it t'for it is not so. tho
the militia has been in motion on that account,
The alarm alluded to was produced In the fol
lowing manner. Some badtnen were encamp
edonthe Indian land near 'Madison county
Lne, and wanted to get possession of some ca
bios near them occupied by their families ;
to effect which' they painted themseWhs, ap
proached the cabins raised the savage yell
and fired their .guns. The, occupants of ihe
cabins, belierinp they were' attacked by In
dians. made their escape as fast is they could
and spread the alarm."
Mr. Charles RudhefTer of Chesnut Hill, in
the county of Philadelphia har discovered
and f"r some time had in operatiou a selfrnov
ing machine or perpetual motion. He has
entered a caveat at the Patent Office where
be intends soon to take out a patent. Mr. R.
has tie most perfect conviction that the mo
tion of the machine will never cease so long
ai the materials of which it is composed will
last. He has exhibited it to many of his
neghbors, all of whom express their aston
ihment at the perpetuity of its motion.
, State of North-Carolinn,
Halifax County, April Term, 1812.
WE," the Grand Jury in and for the County
of Halifax. disda:m all interference in
the proceedings of ihe General Assembly, in our
characters o! Grand Jonors t but as Citizens
of the State, with all due deference to the opi
nions of others, we beg leave to submit our
on.
And whereas some have complained of an
Act ot the last General Assembly, entitled
An Act to repeal an Act passed in the year
1302, entitled An Act for dividfnj the State
into districts, for ike putpose of electing Re
presentative in Congress,' and an Act passed
1SJ3. entitled An Act directinz
the manner of appointing Ekctors to vote for
President and Vice President of the United
States ;" we have taken the same under our
consxlertior. and after examining this clause
of the Conttitotion cf be United States, viz.
ankle 2d, section 1st, clause 2d, Each State
shall appoint, in such manner as the Legists,
ture thereof may direct, a number of Electors
ejuil to the whele number of Senators and
Reprexeotatrves to which the State may be
entitled in the Congress and having before
our eyes the example of even Statess, at the
last Presidential elect. on, viz. Mas tact; use its.
Connecticut, Vermont. New Yoik, Delaware,
South "Carolina atd Georgia ; we therefore do
Resolve. 1st, That the repeal of the above
named Acts was perfectly Constitutional.
2di. Resolved. That it was necessary and
expedient ; because, had the Act of 1302 re.
rnaincd unrepealed, the election for Congress
would nave come on text At'gusr, oy wnicn
Act North Carolina wuuld have had but twelve
Kenrtsentativts in Cotjeress, but by postpon
in? the Election until afier Christmas it w.ll
have th rteen Representatives i and h-:d the
Act of 1S03 remained unrepealed, N. Carolina
vtnld have had owly fourteen votes for Presi
dent and Vice Freshens, whereas tow it will
hare fifteen vores ": therefore wc are of opinion
that North Carolina will, by this measure.
have its full weight and influence in both the
Congress and Presidential election.
3dly. Hetxhte-t, That we do not consder the
Rights of the People by anv means invaded,
because evety man who hitherto voted for
lectors, has the right of vot.ng for Members
of the next Genea! Assembly
4ih1y.-&W. That the Foreman of this
Grand Jury is requested to transmit a copy of
these Resolutions to the Editors of the Kegis
ter and Stat at Rzietgh. for publication.
Willis Alston Foreman.
Joseph Branch. Jas. Allsbrook, s:n.
Nith'l Judkins, James Simmons,
Absalom Broom, J. Doggett,
.Joseph Pearce, Jjmes Barnes,
Willie Bishop, William Woollen.
Edward King, W. J. Hamlin.
Nays Wm. Harwell, W. M. West,
, Henry Shaw, Robert lfey.
PLANTATION FOR SALE.
(T) EINC very desirou
13 ward, Lwlt sell
desirous td remove to tbe west-
or exchange (or Lands
in West Tennessee, the Plantation whereon I
live, in the uppet part of Halifax C unty, 23
mles from the Town ad 18 miles from Vr
renyjn.lni'iburj; and Nash Court-house, con
taining 630 Acres, Ori Great Fishing Creek,
well watered, k good soil fcr Tobacco, Wheat
a..d Corn, with good improvements, in good
order for cropping, and anfcxeellent stand for
a country store.
Also an excellent GRIST MILL on Great
rishmg Creek, a never failing stream; which
with a little repair woold make a valuable
Merchant Mill, and is in a good neighbor
hood for wheat.
Also, 100 lcres of unimproved LAND, ad-
joining me sine tract, and Acres oi prime
i.ana m the fork of Fishin? Creek Cc Shocco.
I will -sell the improved paf (with or with
out idc .miu and unimproved part) and the
whole at a very reduced price Any gentleman.
wrsaing a healthy limijy seat woold do well to
view it thenutlves; and. not enquire oP those
who have coly travelled ihe read, and of course
icen the poorest.part of the tract. - r
EDMUND JONESv
Prom's Brilzt9 Afril 3, 1812, 55.tf
.GENERAL: ORDERS.
llXAt Q AETEB8, RaXO,
rn HE President of the Vnited$tate5;io pw-.
' JLr xuance of an act of Congress, passe the
10th instant entitled An act to authortze a
detachment from the miliy of the United.
States," .has required of the. Commander in
Chief of this State that Seven Thousand men
f ofSccri included) shall be detached from the
mibtia.' tF. North Carolina, . to. be organized,
armed and equipped, and held in readiness to
march. at a moment's warning. '
In conformity to this requisition', the Com
mander in Chief hereby "orderrthat each Bri
gadier General of the Militta of this State fur.
nish his quota of the detachment, accordini
to the following apportionment. .
BXIOADI5
ATtiCtry.
3r
34
35
. 73
5
50
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
Cnatrj. Miflrmeu.
Iufmittry,
268
280
312
428
640
440
404 ?
455
281
458
453
316
254
First,
Thirteenth,
Second,
Third.
Twelfth,
Fifth,
Sixteenth :
Sixth,
Fourth,
Fourteenth
Fighth,
Seventh,
Eleventh,
Ninth,
Tenth,
Fifteen tk
.V
00
00
00
00
00
00
60
40
38
00
00
33
52
23
26
42
2J5
00
00
00
00
oq,
oo
oo
58
37
50
67
39
.38
54
37
246
350 350 380 5920
The Artillery, Cavalry and Riflemen will
be .organized as distinct Corps, unconnected
with each other or with the Infantry. Each
will form a Battalion. The Infantry will form
eight Regiments, as follows:
The detachment from the 1st and 13th Dri.
gades will form one Regiment ; from the 2d,
3d and 12th, one Regiment; from the 5ih,
one Regiment; from the 6th and 16th, one
Regiment ; from the 4th and 14th, one Regi.
mrnt , from the 8 h, one Regiment ; from the
7ih and 11th. one Reriment ; and from the
9ih, 10th and 15th, one Regiment. The pre
sent arrangement is made with the view to its
more convenient organization, by not scpa. (I
rating any pan trom tne Division to wmcn u
originally belonged. due equalization of
force may, and doubtless will, be effected,
should the detachmeot be embodied or called
into actual service.
That the Cavalrv may form a Corps capa
ble oi immediate effective service, and suscep
tible of a speedy organization, as Urge a pro
portion of this species of force as practicable
will be detached from the Cavilry now enrol
led. In designating the . Rtfie corps, regard
will be had to arms and the habitude of using
them, so as to give to this portion of the de
tachment all the excellence which it is capable
of Dossessior. As to the Artillery, few ad
vantages are to be derived from the exercise of
choice. The greayer part of this Corps must
necessarily be taken from the ord.nary militia.
The BrgadieT GeneraU are charged with JJ
the organization of the companies, whose size
(having proper reference to the prescriptions
of the law) must in some degree be regulated
br circumtances of convenience. Compmy
officers w'll be nominated by the Brigadier Ge.
nerals, under whnse orde r they will provision
ally act. until authority is had from the Com
mander in Chief. Nominations for Field Offi
cers will he msde by the Major Generals, wo
will also rejort the names of all "who make a
voluntary tender of their services- ' Appoint
ments will be made lrom among the officers af
present in commission, to have the same grade
in the detachment which they now have in the
militia
When the detachment and organisation II
Sliail U4VC UCXIJ VMCWitU, Wit HIVIIYC VU'
will be extrcised under the oSicers set over
them, bet will not rema n embodied or be con
sidered in actual service, unt by subsequent
orders they shall be directed to take the hH
Correct Muster Rolls and Inspection Re
turns of the several corps will be made and
forwarded to the Adjutant General with the
least possible delay ; and, as it is practicable,
it is hoped much within the time limited by
!aw. '
The Militia of North-Carolina do not, on
the present occasion, require to be reminded
of what they owe to hoqor and to duty Their
country calls and their patriotism is confided
in. Bj order cf Hit Excellency.
Tlx Conimarder in Chief,
CALVIN JONES.
Adjutunt General.
To Journeymen Printqrs.
,
WANTED immed ately, a Journeyman
Printer, wlo ou'd work both at
Case and Press, and could come well recom
mended. To such a one liberal wages will be
given, it immeoiate application is rnaae.
Coupee tif under.
Salisbury, N C. April 25. 2w58
RALEIGH ACADEMY.
AT a Meeting of the Trustees of the Ka
leifch Academy, on the 25th April, 1812,
it was Retolvcd, that the Trustees be divided
into seven Classes, as follows, viz.
No. 1 William Hawkins, Stephen Haywood
Henry Sea well.
Win. Glendinning,
Vi!hm Shaw,
Th. Henderson,
Alexander Lucas
Redding Jones.
V. 2 Wilhatn Polk,
W. H. Haywood,
Sterling Yancey.
3Henry Potter,
No
William Hinton,
John Marshall,
David Stone,
" Sherwood Haywood,
Ko. 4 Joseph Gales
Benj. Ragsdale,
Simon Turner.''
William Hill.
Richard Smith,
ft
No. 5 Calvin Jones,
A. W. Gilchrist,
Allen Rogers,
William Peace,
William Scott
Ko. 6 Theophilus Hunter,' Southy Bond,
Nathaniel Jones. John Haywood,
Win W. SeatonT
ATx 7 William Boylan,
William Peck,
J. S. Raboteau.
John Hinton,
Beverly Daniel.'
Which said Classes are required to visit the
Academy weekly, and in rotation That is
to txt : the members composing one Class
shall consider it a duty to make a visit at the
Academy bo some day in each and every week,
during the. continuance of the two Sessions
which take place in the year ; beginning with
Class No. 1 and to on in rotation, until all the
Classes are tailed oat, and until the Sessions
shall terminate ; for the purpose cf inforpiing
themselves CuUy and satisfactorily touching all
things rt which the usefulness and prosperity
of the In jtitotUm depend.
. Wm. HILLj secretory. ,
tf
"." , :-crr, m ; nd perpetuity.we allhave iacrlfiees tomake,V7 , v : ' EAST-HX)Bll5 ' , ,
, v ' i''- kL?lTSa i'.M 'J , . measure has failed, we shouMb6 nreoaied .
4
FRIDAY.) SI AY X; 1812.
II) -' ' - - .. --. it. V
r-?- The. Editors being -desirous. ofyCOM
lectinr tbe many ahialL sums which are duel
them tor.tne negisn,, 'o.ujuvc ciMPiyycu
Mr. nia IVtitaker to4ake journey for this
purpose to' abme of the 'Western Counties,
and another person will be dispatchedhort
ly to the Southern and Eastern Counties.
o , " -' & "" '
It will be obsened, from the resolu-'
tions of the Grand Jury of the "lateV Su
Derior Court of Halifax, that the Jurors
of that County do not agree with their
fellow.labourers in the same character
in some other counties respecting, th
Electoral Law ol last session, i ney
believe the Law to be not only constitu
t;nl hut fxbeiient : and we have little
doubt, wheivthe subject comes to be ttio
roughly investigated, this will be the ge
neral sentiment oi tne peopie f ".c"
ther the arguments brought forwanl in
the Register in favour of the course
pursued by the Legislature, or those
produced by certain Grand Juries j and
the Minerva, against-it, possess most
weight, we leave to the decision of the
public; and also, whether the RrgUtcr
or the Minerva are best enuueu to mc
elegant ephhet applied to the Editors
ot the tormer in tne last ivimctva, ui
" Spouteis of Political Poison." - 'v
In consequence of, .public notice to
that effect, JJooks lor rezeiving puD
scriptions for the residue of the Sock,
apportioned to them by the act etab
lishino- the State Bank of North-Caroli
na, were opened at all the Branches (ex-
cent Tarborough which was Filled when
the Books were tirst openea; on tne, i em
stant. Wc lcafn that all the shares
ere immediately taken at Salisbury &
Fayetteville ; and though we have not
yet heard from the other Branches, wc
have little doubt the whole is by this
time subscribed for. j
We are favored with the following
letter from one of our Members in Con
gress. ;
Jf'atMng-ton City. 20th April, 1812.
"At the present portentous and alarming
crisis I can easily imagine that considerable
.nv;i pxiMi imnnc- the creat mass of the
American people, in relation to our foreign
affairs, and as to the probable result bf the
diflerences which have unfortunately so long
disturbed that friendly intercourse between
tfiis countrv and the belligerent powers of
Burope; permit me to give you a hasty
sketch of my views relative thereto.
Letters "have been received in this city,
from Mr Barlow our Minister at Paris, which
afford us information of a highly flattering
and interesting nature, ad which seems to
leave no doubt that all our disputes with
France are in a fair train for amicable adjust
ment He states in a letter of the 14th of
February that he was about to conclude a
good commercial treaty ; also another treaty
relative to our southern boundary-this let
ter came under cover of another dated the
3d of March in which he says he detains the
ship Horr.et a few davs to bring out'the trea-
tv. With England our utsnuies are more se-
rious. and little omo hope is entertained of j
5 termination short ot war. ;t apiears mat
the Prince Ueeent will, at the expence and
discrace of renouncing his former sentiments,
pursue the same blind course of policy to-
I - . t r . . K 1 ' 1 1
wards the Uniteu htaies, mai maricea me
f4otsteps of the old party in power ; ! there
fore we have nothing to expect from him.
'r I : .. '. th. ntt'ituAf Silt" tlfWHTti-
ment has been compelled to adopt after all
hope of success from further nejfociation was
lost, together with the inflexible hostility of
the British government, it would now seem
that we have nothing1 to expect but War or
Submission.
The Embarjro for 90 days is a temporary
i and precautionary measure, adopted as a pre
. . 1 . zr . i i .:
Uicie to a more cnicicm. uu cucicn ao
tcm for the defence of our rights and injured
national honor:. It will expire on that memo
rable 4th day of July' when-Congress must
be in session. Was I to conjecture the course
that will be taken, it would be to grant letters
f Marque and Itepriital, permit the Merchants
to arm, and unless the belligerents should do
us justice. (of which we have no expectation
as to Great Britain) so soon as the army can
be raised and organized, declare Tar, and
march to Canada. However an opinion pre
vails that it would be politic to resort tothis
system before the expiration of the, Erabar.
go this may depend upon circumstances.
I truly deprecate War and the evils al-
wavs incident to such a state ot things ; and
therefore have uniformly been one among the
number who were in favor of such measures
as would, in my opinion, preserve the nation
in peace, so long as there was any hope of an
adjustment of differences through! the me
dium of negociation f but when we have no
longer any thing to expect from that source
when the pacific, and conciliatory policy of
jour government for years past, instead of
leading to an amicable termination 'Of differ
ences and to a due respect being paid to our
rights,' have only had a tendency to invite
grea'ter aggression and outrage when, to
stand still, would paralize all the energies of
the nation, and to rycede, would eventually
tend to the destruction, colonization and o
verthrow of the government when belliger;
ents, eeking the destruction of each other,
combine to destroy tbe rights of neutrals
when .ivarice and Pride are at issue with the
Rights of Mm when our property is plun
rdered, our'citizens impressed and enslaved
on board the British ships ot war when e
very American vessel bound to any foreign
Dort. other than a Jlntisn port, or tnose oi
her allies, are seized by British cruizer, and
the right to trade with every other natmn de
nied to us when, in . fact, the dismember
ment of the Union is threatened, by not only
foreign foes, but internal traitors, acting and
cooperating with the British party in this
country and on our borders ; it is hot ainie
lor us to remain idle spectators of passing e
vents The establishment pi our happy and
inimitable government was atchieved by the
sacrjfice of much; blood and treasure upon I
the altar ox liberty ; ana lor its preservauon i
M
io remark -uuwr we are uue to ourseives.j
we' shall Uvenohinff to fear, thereenil .Satt I'
of the British party.fecret z&h&ti&W
tones, tothecomrnbt
Itmustbe obyious to every artialrand
rcecunj mma, tnar our verpment pas stu
diously endeavored to avoid, the vortexintp
WKU .h. Ktt:- ....
which the belligerents have as studiously erin-
aexvored to plunge'us ? arid, that if we should
be driven into war. it' rnust' be seen 'that it
was trom necessity;- and not from choice.
4 Can any American any friend to liberty,
to his country's jrights and national honor,, a-
gree that this croverrtment should lonjrer sup
plicate,' plead, and beg1 for a redress of the I
wrongs and insults offered by theJ belliffer.
ents to this nation ? If not, what course
short of war or submission, is left for lis to
laVp. Sn flip avant that (ha Anon virtlati.tn rl ,
rights dear and essentially, conne;cted -With
yjthe independence of the nation' should le I
persisted inj eitler by one Or both of those
nations r
General Joseph Riddick has announced
hiniself as a Candkiate-for Congress at the
netct election for the Edentori' District : but
adds, " Let it be known, that I am only a
Candidate for the pure and impartial choice
of the people, and that I entertain a hope,
tlmtno one of my fellow citizens will, in any
manner, prostitute the uncorrupted privilege
ot a good Republican, by giving me his vote,
when he conceives another Candidate ought
to have it, as I wish to have the sentiments
of my Constituents in my favor, or not be
called their Representative.
The President of the United States
has, by message, recommended to Con
gress the appointment of two subordi
nate officers in the War Department, as
JJcputies to the Head of that Orhcethe!
important andextensive duties of which J
as now arranged, have become too burj
thensome and laborious to be perfoi med
by any individual.
From the information that has reach
ed us from different quarters, there h
the strongest reason to believe -that the
LOAN to be opened on the,: first day oi
the next month will be instantly filled
Indeed we shall not be surprised, if douf
ble the amount wanted by the govern
ment is subsci ibed for on the first day
JVht. Int.
In the Senate of the United States
resolution has passed to a third reading,
by a vote of 1 8 to 1 3, for a recess of Con
gress, to commence on the 29th insl .
The date of its termination is nbt fixed ;
but it is supposed the recess will be pro
posed for about ,30 days1. Jn the House
of Kepresentatives the House will be
nearly equally divided in the vote on this
question- , lb
It will be seen in the following co
lumn that theH. of Rep. have decided
against the proposition for a recess
A sketch of the Debate in Secret Ses
sion, on the Embargo. Law, has appear
ed in the Federal prints, and is copied
into several Republican prints. We
would follow their example, but that we
have reason to believe, and we have au
thority to state, that the report is partial,
unfair, and full of misrepresentation.
The member who reported it ought i:o
have given to Republican members tMei
same opportunit)tnatwas given to fede
ralists, to appear in their own colors, atjd
riot have exhibited their speeches in tne
mutilated and garbled state in which
they appear. lb
FORGERY. -
The New-York Evening Post of April
14. contains an article extracted from
the Montreal Courant, purporting to he I
a cop)- ot a letter irom jonNf xIenry,
(the A gent to whom we are indebted for
a devulopcment of British Infernalisrp)
to his friend in Canada, dated at New
York, March 6, 1812. This article isjso
palpable and gross a forgery, a manoeu
vre so contemptible as not to be worth a
remark, but to awaken our vigilance and
put us on our guard agramst the mces
sant intrigues of the British government
ann its satellites, ana ineir unremuiea
attempts to sow dissention throughout
this country Hem y's disclosures had
paralised. the British interest in this
country so greatlythat a desperate re
medy becamericcissary, anrf forger3f is
I resorted to, to weaken their forcea;1 fit
aeent tor the Durposes ot tnose who nad
sacrilegiously dared to lay their profane
hands on the holy ark of our Union. Ib.
A letter to the Editor of the Charleston Ci-
m 1 - v s a. 1-a,-L
ty Gazette, dated Washington, April 15, say s,
has surprized and alarmed you. Indeed the
attempt toa repeat the non-importation . was
well calculated to alarm the most sanguine,
in their confidence of the ultimate correctness
and energy" of Congress. lt would seehi its
advocaies are sick of their project, there! be
ing an understanding that the postponement
of the bill to Monday next, was intended as
an easy tmode of letting off certain gentlepaen
not less respected ; for Aheir honesty and pa
triotisirr, than for their talents. . ,Itis believed
the bill will nbVjbel ag;ain Called fdr? Perhaps
the motion for an adjournment may also be
considered as .indicative of a similar secret
disposition. Great efforts will undoubtedly
be made to effect iuch a belief; "?f ?V?J; U
U am now perfectly satisfiedi if the views
of the Cabinet preil. C0ngre9;U.nQt?ad-
mm before itthaUhave DE CEJREfrWJlR
against Great Brtiamot wnicto A ttave.mucn
less doubt now, than Lhavefhaavat any other
neriod of the? session. You need not bef gury .
prized if ir should so happen that at the rnp.
ment ween tne HruisnjL.aoinei are raost con
fident of our Inability to carry a irar question;
that question shall our ft upon tliem ictthout oioe
Previous additional tnmcatioiu II we t nave
war, that wui te tae tacv;
." ine seeming 'aispostion wnicii is evircea
ty certain Jate votes in'' the House of Repre
sentatives to back out," I have no doubt
vr- lUnl f
Hilvi midelfpredn fbr?evWf. ;
olir Exefctitie bas, been involved in
1 1 DePni:.v hvHhi ill t'.tJ J muca
W,ex,V' XvW timed and prematnre
step r and the safety of the! southern frontier
of our state exposed to- imminent daner--
-The Governor, sensible hi thi nn;inni ; f
' -r 7 WUJ tlllAw
tion oftCojSrnilhViarid hi partyatuPicolat. i;
buuiuuiucv ui luau lauu jiruups m tnai quar
determined to tall for about a thousand Vo
lunteers to hold themselves in readiness la.
considerations and the frequency and impir
talce of the publicdisiiatcbei receivM'at the
Executive office have; Nwe -tinderstand, in
duced his Excelleney to postprie bXi visiUti
Ms just retuWedtrom :reviwihiedir...
sions of Generals M7ntosEinatw?gsf ahd
we .,. believe .nothm. sbortof; oio'ftfessin;'
.4ic iwu Hwieni divisions oi our.miuua. ( tic
I ,iv- wuum.iurc prcvemeo niip-n"oni pro ,
ceeding with the whole. Georgia JottHiut.
' The trustees of the late Bank of the United- ;.
States on the 14th ult. declared.a dividend pfJ
seventy per cent of tbe capital stock,, payable -
on or after the 1st of June next A" .'?
The tiarn and Stables of Micajalj M'Gee, '(
Esq. of Chatiiam county, were destroyed by v';
Fire on the 31st March. Besides the loss of .
the buildings, we are sorry-to statethat Mr.
M'Gee has, by this accident, lost two horses
about 4000 wt. of tobacco a quantity of rye
and wheat, two crops of flax, and a consider
able amount of farming utensils, &c. '
M JURIED, . . .", -
In Chatham County, on the 21st. ult by.
the Rev. Wm. Brantly, Mr. Brooks BranUy,
to Miss Sarah Allen Brooks. ' . .
' ' DIED, : " v
A few days ago, in Wayne county, Keed
ham Whitfield, Esqr. one of the Councillors
of State. - ': ' ! .
HOUSE -OF. REPRESENTATIVESj U. S.
, Saturday, rfpril25.- -r ! , -'.f(S
Mr. Roberts offered a resolution toV
the following effect i?wocr,: That the
committee of Waysf and Means bed-v
rectd to report a bill, Hyith as little dcr,
lay as pos.sibre, - making: an . addjtioh of
100 per cent, on t.he rates of iduiy oft all
foreign goods, vares arid merchandize
imported irjto the : ;
Mr. Bacon .ntade explanations to shew
why the committee of ways ahd!mean
had not reported on, the subjects of taxa
lion referred to them. K 1
As this was an important subject, Mr.
Johnson moved that; the resolution be
postponed till Monday; Carried.
The House went into a conimittee of
the whole on the bill making additional
support for the army of the U States.
This bill abolishes punishment by whip
pine:. : J j: - ' r '''.'-, -:
. Mn .Wright moved to amend the 7tli
section which authorises the appoint-'
ment. of 2 naajor and 4 brigadier gene
rals, by inserting to hold rank in the ar
my of the Ui States aicordingUo the con-
stitution so that on no pretext they
should command the militia.1' "T
The bill was ordered to its third read
ing immediately, 51. 46.
;The Speaker Shall the bill pass ?
A division was called fotvvhen the house
appeared equally divided, 50 to 50.
The chair decided in favor of the bill. ;
Messrs. Quinc, ?itkih and others'
called for a second count. The ayes
and noes were then -called for, ps the
most certain mode of proceeding in the
opiniorvjof the Speaker. , The question
was tnen taken and lost ! 56 to 55.1
r The house then proceeded to const;
der the report ot the ben ate oh he sub
ject of an adjournrrieDt, which recom-,
mends that it should take place on the
29tb&stlicv cdhtinu ""till thet8th f f
LJune. IvrTic, business ; necessarv to be -
uone was-reponen wnicn tnougn neces- -sary
was not of an important nature ex;n
cept the bill which has lately originated '
in the Senate authorising the arming of
merchantmen in certain cases. j Lpst,
58 to 57. .--tC - s " i ' 'v
Mr. Koberts after making a full ex- r
planatibn of his. motives ' offered a resci-
i lution to the follpwing effect as au a-
menament ; .:
Resolvea That the.m
and the Secretary of .the Senate be instructed . .
in tjie setumentipf the accounts ofdie mem-
bers therepfndt to'allow
sation either of milcig4i.r daUy. pay during
the time forhich the,- twpT Hoiises stapd . -bereby
aSjourned ; .' , i "- - 1 '.- '
.Afteti;go4eal of conversation on
IVlr. JBIackledge moved an indefinite
postponemeVit of .bpth reolutions and
called for the ayes and noes, which were 1
taken and the motion carried in the af-
firnative, 62 to 55 ' '
A
l;The ottft$M'Call, charged . with.-,
robbing- the 4 State Treasury of Virginia in
October last of about gf7,000, look place- at
Richmond last week.' He was cohvtcteu and
sentenced to five jears imprisonment iri the
Penitentiary j but his Codnsel. have moved
for a new trial on the ground that one of the
Juror a absented himself From tjie Jury5 room- .
.during a temporary adjourmnent of the Curt
twhUst the trial was Ipeiidiagi and also that
the Examining uourt naa sent, nim ror.ir.iai -on
the broad, ground of felony, wjiiletlie in
dicti4ent specified larceny: These questios.
are referred to the General Court which.
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