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Congress. list of the" Acta passed at the Session just termi nated, appears in the National In telligencer they are 104 in nuni berniostly of a private or local nature. The Petersburg Intclli (TPiiccr remarks: "So besffarlv a catalogue it has seldom been our lot to record; and if tho Members have any reasons to allege, why they should not be condemned as most unfaithful and unprofitable servants, we should be gratified to hear them. In the whole number of Laws, there is scarcely one of general concern to be pointed out; and indeed the only important measures introduced, were either smothered or lost through' the dis agreement of the two Houses." We have selected the following, as those only which we consider interesting to our readers: An Act to extend the time of issuing and locating Military Land Warrants to officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary army. An act to provide for the adjust ment of claims of persons entitled to indemnification under the first article of the Treaty of Ghent, and for the distribution among such claimants of the sum paid and to be paid by the Government of Great Britain, under a Conven tion between the United States and his Britannic majesty; con cluded at London on the 13th of November, 1826. An act to exempt Swedish and Norwegian vessels, and the mer chandise imported therein, from the payment of discriminating du ties of tonnage and imports, for a limited time, & for other purposes. And act making appropriations for the year 1827. An act to grant a quantity of land to the State of.Illinois for the purpose of aiding in opening a Canal to connect the waters of the Illinois, with those of Lake Mi- .- i Secondly the Woolens dutv bill. . This bill was lost by the Senate refusing to act upon it which, the majority being oppo sed to it, 'was. at so Intn n of the Session, the easiest way of ioiupui ui u, ueing uie only way in which a long and tirre consuming debate upon the sub ject could, well be avoided.. Deported Property. Langdon Cheves of Pennsylvania, James Pleasants of Virginia, and Henry Seawell of North-Carolina, have been appointed by the President Commissioners for the payment of claims for Slaves, &c. 'under the late Convention with Great Britain. Chilian. j An act to grant a quantity of land to the State of Indiana, for the purpose of aiding said State in opening a Canal to connect the waters of the Wabash river with those of Lake Eric. An act for the gradual improve ment of the Navy of the United States. Washington, March 5. The Second Session of the Nineteenth Congress was brought to' a close on Saturday last, between 4 and 5 o'clock, P.M. Two of the most important measures which have occupied the attention of the two Houses, and on which much time has been spent, wholly failed. First the bill for regulating commercial Intercourse with the British Col onics. This bill was lost by the Senate persevering in Hs disagreement to the amend ment made to the bill by the House of Representatives, from which that House as steadily refused to recede. Congress has thus refu sed to act upon the subject, which he Executive abstained from act !,ig upon because it was intended jo be submitted to Congress. It s supposed that the President, thus left with the law for his guide, will be under the necessity of issuing his proclamation, as prescribed by the law, for recip rocating the British interdict. 'State Rights. The Hon. Mar tin Van Buren, in acknowledging the receipt of the resolution of the Senate of New-York, re-appointing him a Senator in Congress, remarks as follows: "I do assure the Senate, that I am deeply sensible of the honor which has been conferred upon me: and to justify their confidence, it shall be my constant and zea lous endeavor to protect the re maining rights reserved to the States by the Federal Constitu tion; to restore those of which they have been divested by. construc tion; and to promote the interests & honor of our common country." Turn Out.Thc New-York House of Assembly have excluded James Kcnyon, who had been elected to that House, in conse quence of his being a Quaker preacher. The House of Delegates of Vir ginia has decided a second time, by a vote of 162 to 5, that Mr. Billups, (a Deacon in the Metho dist Church,) is not constitution ally eligible to a seat in the Legislature. Agriculture. The different Ag ricultural Societies of South-Carolina have formed one general State Institution, at a recent meet ing of which the following reso lutions were passed: "Resolved, That it be recom mended to every member of this Society, to use his best efforts for promoting in his respective Dis trict, the culture of some staple suited to our climate, and which may divert the attention of Plan ters from the culture of Cotton now produced in excess. "Resolved, That a premium of forty dollars be awarded to any experimentalist, who shall succeed in introducing such new. culture, on a space- of ground not less than one acre." V The new cultivations which seem to be most in favor, arc those of the vine and silk both have been tried with considerable success, and the climate of the Southern States is said to be ad mirably adapted to both. Travellers Look Out! Owing to the scarcity of Corn in this sec tion of country, no doubt many expedients will be adopted to pre vent its consumption. Ve yes terday heard of one,- which we trust, for the credit of the State and for the sake of humanity, stands alone; but we think it ought to be mentioned that travellers may be put on their guard. : A gentleman stopped at a house in an adjacent county, which prom ised "entertainment for man and beast," and requested that his horse might be fed. Before or dering him out to resume his jour ney, he went to the stable to see how he fared, and was surprised to find, that though there was a sufficiency of corn and fodder be fore him, he had eaten, nothing. He was at a loss to account for this voluntary abstinence, and on putting his hand into the trough to ascertain the cause, he found the bottom of it nicely coated with fresh tarl It was. spread on so thinly as to be imperceptible to the eye, but it is known, that the Price Current MAR. -9. Bacon, Brandy, - . . Corn, Cotton, - - V Coffee, Flour, family, Iron, - -Molasses, Rum, New-Eng. Sugar, brown, - loaf, - Tea, Young Hyson, Imperial, -Wheat, - - -Whiskey, - - per Peters'g JV.Yorh lb 7 8 8 10 gal. 75 100 bu'h . 65 70 60 lb 8 10 9 10 17 19 13 76 bbl 600 750 525 600 ton 105 112 $90 105 gal 35 40 27 35 42 45 35 39 lb 8J 12 7 10 - ' 18 25 17 18 - 100 112 75 100 - 150 175 110 133 bu'l 90 100 92 95 gal. 40 45 '33 37 JYorth-Carolina Bank Notes. At Petersburg, 2$ to 3 discount At New-York, 3 discount. . s To All whom it may Concern. rjlHE Subscribers having been appoint ed by the late JVm. Drake. dee'd, iorse has such great antipathy toiExecutors of bis last will and testament, this substance, that he will touch' fby give notice, that they intend ap- nothing impregnated with it. Raleigh Register. Atrocious Murder. Mr. John Clifton, of this county, was shock ingly murdered on Friday evening last, by one of his own negroes, it is believed. The instrument used thr in perpetrating this horrid deed Office for payment. was an axe, with which the skull plying to the. next Courtof Pleas, and Quarter Sessions, to be held for the County of Edgecombe in May next, to have said Will proved and recorded. LE VI DRAKE. PETER EVANS. JOHN GARRETT. Edgecombe County, March 13, 1S27. j7The Raleigh Star will insert the above ee times, and forward the account to this of the deceased was split open.! Be-SaU of Land? When the negro suspected' was arrested, he made a bold attempt! W 7n . u 7. SOLD, on Thursday, the" i i ! c r i ' 19th of April, it fair, if not, the to despatch himself On being ncxt fair d a ' required to give up any weapon; " m r . ' , which might be in his possession,) leven and Twelve Hundred he drew but a knife, and attempt-1, AfVRFiS TF T.A'NH ed to cut his own throat, on which "r JjAJ3IJ, he made a considerable gash; but Lying on Hockey Sivamp, his knife was taken away, the' Halifax county, n. c wound bound up, and he brought There were originally two separate tracts to this city and committed to in.il. of this Land the one known by the T?,ih;rh Sfnl iPARHAM. TRACT, the other by the LOWE TRACT; they both abound With a PTPflt Vflripfv nf nnvnr foiUnrr Georgia. The MiHedgeville' springs, oure'mountain air. and a irreft Recorder of the 26th ult. says: variety of soil. On the Lowe Tract, "The instruction from the Secre-j there is a branch between two and three taryofWarto the Creek Indian h?ndrcd yards wide; and three-fourths A crnnt rttnivnH rnmcr Mm to I f 3 ,mle 111 lenSlh which UP0n trial haS J. . .w .w wmj, trom eight to ten barrels of Corn per on the -same tract is the celebrated to bargain with the Chiefs of the tribe for the strip of land in dis pute, will, we hope, be the means of terminating speedily every mat tor of dispute between the State and General Government in re gard ' to the Treaty of Indian Spring and that concluded at Washington. How much it is t be regretted, that, the President, after having determined on a course so prudent and safe, should in less .than a Week, send to both Houses of Congress, a message of such style and character as to de serve the reprehension of every considerate man!" Great Fire in Norfolk. We learn from the Norfolk Herald, that a most awful conflagration commenced in that place on Fri day morning, 9th inst. in a wheel: wright shop on Main-street, a few paces east of Church-street, which destroyed 78 houses and tene ments, including the Lancasterian School, Christ Church, and the elegant mansion of Walter Her ron, Esq. at Flume's, half a mile at least from the original seat of the fire. The property destroyed is estimated at about 872,000 40,000 of vhich was insured 'at different offices. DIED, In this county, on Wednesday, the 7th inst. after a lingering illness, Wil liam Drake, aged 77 years. acre; Blue marsh, containing from one hun dred to an hundred and twenty acres of made soil, or vegetable mould, from three to four feet deep, as is shewn by the cutting of a Canal andditch last fall, by Mr. Jelks, who owns part of the marsh he has completely drained both tracts the tract now to be sold will re quire but little labor to prepare it for cultivation, as heretofore the water in winter and spring covered the 'land so as to prevent the growth of. any thing but vegetable matter. WILL BE SOLD AT TIIE SAME TIME, Three Negro Men, Abram, Moorellarry&JackHarry. All of the above property was sold by virtue of Deeds jvTrust executed by Thos. Bustin, t(T b Grant, to secure the payment oNwiain debts therein contained; and bought in by myself to prevent a "sacrifice; but will positively be sold on the day mentioned above one third cash will be required, the ba lance in two annual payments. The Lowe Tract lies near Farmwell Grove Academy; to those who are disposed to move up the country for the benefit of their health, and the education of their children, a fine opportunity is now of fered, and a great bargain may be ex pected. The Sale will take, place at Thos. Bustin's house, on the Parham Tract, between eleven and twelve o' clock. Those who live at a distance, and may wish to view the Land, had better come to my house on the day be fore. James Grant. -12 March, 1827. 30-3 Blank Warrants for sale.
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