zens. tisfactorily, to all who are willing that the general government and the approbation of the people.-should stand justified, or excused, to his fellow-citi- We know that the conduct of men are too often can vassed according to their success; but had Jackson The Richmond Enquirer, speaking about the re-failed in any of his enterprizes, he would have failed marks in our paper of the 6th inst. wherein we gave like a man, and still have had the support of those it as our opinion that the charges of the committee whose interests he endeavored to sustain, against of the senate were either "untenable by proof, or to the broad destruction threatened by the "invincibe excused, as to the general himself, by the sanc-bles" of the old world, and the more crafty and tion of his superior, the president," &c.-says, more fearful depredations of the savages of the new. "We beg leave to ask Mr. Niles how any one can make out that general Jackson's extraordinary or- The documents accompanying the report of the der to general Gaines to occupy St. Augustine, is senate, together with those that belong to the vineither untenable by proof or excused by the sanction dication of the general, shall appear hereafter. It of the president? General Jackson's own letter is is desirable that the whole ground, on both sides, proof enough of the first; and the countermanding should have been presented at once; but if we had letter of the secretary at war, refuses all sort of sanc-excluded every thing else from our paper, we could tion to this unwarrantable order." This "unwarrantable order" is so small a point in the heap of censure of the committee of the senate that, diverted to what appeared more serious objects, we had not specially thought of it at all. But, as it seems to be the only point that Mr. Ritchie urges against our general observations, we shall briefly advert to it. not have done it. The British minister. A splendid ball has been given to Mr. Bagot and his lady at Georgetown, previous to their departure for England. This gentleman and his lady have afforded much satisfaction to those who have had inGeneral Jackson, considering Pensacola as the tercourse with them, by the amenity of their manhead quarters of the savage enemies of the United ners and uniform politeness-and, together, have States, captured that town, and by violence, took perhaps served their country more beneficially than possession of its fortress, the Barancas. Before he any former ministry in the U, States; for Mrs. B. has, knew the decision of his government in respect probably, done as much good to Great Britain in ento this matter, he issued a conditional order to gen. couraging the use of her manufactures, as her husGaines, directing, if evidence was obtained that the band, in his peculiar walk. Though she has been agents of Spain at St. Augustine, were exciting the reported to us a plain woman, at home, as in short, Indians to hostilities and supplying them with the such a wife as every considerate man would desire means of war, he (gen. G.) should endeavor to take to have yet abroad, and on all fitting occasions, her, possession of that place as he himself had done of nice taste has been exerted to give an impulse to Pensacola, and for the same reason the cases being fashion, and spread a desire for new things from the entirely analagous to each other, as to the right, or of the United States. It is thus that the lady is redrawing-rooms at Washington to the remotest parts pretence, to occupy either. But it seems that general Jackson kept the government well advised of his ported to us, and to her great credit, though she proceedings-for he immediately communicated a may have cost us a million a year for new and useless articles of the manufactures of her country. We copy of his order to the secretary at war, dated at Nashville the 9th of August, so that on the 1st of applaud her for it-she has done her duty as fully s September, the executive having determined on the Mr. Bagot did his-we blame only those who so eacourse it would pursue in regard to Pensacola and sily followed her leadings. We wish to the minister St. Marks, countermanded his order, as t e general and his lady a pleasant voyage home, and so happy a designed there should be an opportunity to do, if meeting of their friends there, that they may never thought most expedient, Gen. Jackson has been visit the United States but as private persons, resolve justified by the president for the occupancy of Pen-ed to reside among us-as such, they shall be hearsacola by force, because he believed it was the head-tily welcome. quarters of the Indian warfare from West Floridahow then, can he be reprehended for directing a subordinate officer to take possession of St. Augustine, if it were in like manner the head quarters of the same warfare from East Florida? If the one was right, the other cannot be wrong in the general; and the secretary of war, in countermanding his order, passes no sort of censure upon him; but presumes it to have been issued in consequence of the general's ignorance of what had been resolved upon about Pensacola. The act and the intention to act, in either case, were built upon the same principlesthere is not the slightest shade of difference in their character; and how it is, that the act really committed may be excused, while the act designed to be done is condemned, we cannot tell. We think that we have made out' the case believed to be so difficult by the editor of the Enquirer. The fact is that ninety nine hundredths of the people believe that general Jackson acted on every occasion for the good of his country, and success universally crowned his efforts. He has suffered more hardships and encountered higher responsibilities, than any man living in the United States, to serve us-and has his reward in the sanction of his Inventions and Improvements. In this department of our Register, we are proud to record an improvement, by Williamson and Mayfield, ingenious machenists of Baltimore, on the PATENT LAMP. This improvement, which has been examined and approved by men of science, is the more valuable, as its simplicity tends in the most agreeable way, to aid and facilitate the national and domestic retrenchments so essential in the present state of trade. The patent lamp is well known to prudent house and storekeepers. Its great security against many ofthe chances of fire, deservedly places it among the preservatives of property; while its neatness recommends it to the patronage of a judicious public. Many have been the melancholy results of carelessness, by accidental conflagrations from candles, where the use of patent lamps might have saved large amounts of property. Hence the efforts of genius to produce the best and cheapest forms of lamps; and hence the distinguished patronage conferred on those in present use. Better than these are now to be found in the recent improvements by William son and Mayfield of Baltimore. An act granting to Mehitabel Cole the lands therein mentioned. An act for the relief of maj. gen. John Stark. Preble, and the officers aud crew of the brig Syren. An act for the relief of the legal representatives of Alexander Montgomery deceased, The Argand lamp, in its most improved form, has | always carried with it several inconveniences. The spiral screw, heretofore cut on the cylender, the discovery of which was considered a great triumph over the rack and pinion, now gives place to a per-money among the representatives of com. Edward pendicular wire screw, infinitely superior and much cheaper, not liable to be easily impaired; but when in want of repair, presenting nothing intricate or complicated, as the whole machinery of this lamp is presented at once to view, and adapted to the commonest comprehension. The thumb screw is put in motion by turning a small knob and raises or falls the wick without uncertainty or difficulty. They have also applied, in a most efficacious and beautiful manner, the principle of the roller, by thumb, to the cheap and common Agitable lamp, used in families; the surprizing facility of which operation, its neatness and certainty, is very superior to the old mode of raising by a pin, &c. An act to authorize the president and managers of the Rockville and Washington turnpike road company of the state of Maryland, to extend and make their turnpike road to and from the boundary of the city of Washington, in the district of Columbia, through to the said district of the line thereof. An act authorizing the election of a delegate from the Michigan territory, to the congress of the U. States, and extending the right of suffrage to the citizens of the said territory. An act for the relief of Sampson S. King. The lamp now offered, is not only preferable for its simplicity, security against frequent want of mending, and perfect freedom from uncleanness; but it has another strong clann en universal patron-partment of war. age, in the fact that it can be afforded for about one half the price of the patent lamp now in use. List of Acts Passed at the second session of the 15th congress, ending on the 3d of March, 1819. An act for the relief of Thomas Hall Jervey. An act for the relief of Wm. B. Lewis. An act to alter the time of holding the circuit court, in the southern district of N. York, and for other purposes. An act for the relief of Dr. Mottron Ball. An act making appropriations for the support of government, for the year 1819. An act to establish a separate territorial govern An act concerning the heirs and legatees of Tho-ment in the southern part of the territory of Mismas Turner, deceased. An act making provision for the claim of M. Poiry. An act allowing further time to complete the issuing and locating of military land warrants. An act making provision for the claim of M. de Vienne, An act for the relief of Benjamin Pool. An act providing additional penalties for false entries for the benefit of drawback, or bounty on exportation, An act directing the payment of certain bills drawn by general Armstrong in favor of William Morgan. An act for the relief of Henry Davis. An act for the relief of Adam Kinsly, Thomas French, and Chas. S. Leonard. An act to establish a judicial district in Virginia, west of the Alleghany mountain. An act to incorporate the medical society of the District of Columbia. An act for the relief of Samuel H. Hooker. An act to incorporate the provident association of clerks in the civil department of the government of the United States, in the District of Columbia. An act making appropriations for the military service of the United States, for eighteen hundred and nineteen. An act for the relief of Danl. Renner, and N. H. Heath. An act to authorize the payment, in certain cases, on account of treasury notes which have been lost or destroyed. An act for the relief of William Barton, An act concerning the western district court of Pennsylvania. An act making a partial appropriation for the military service of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, and to make good a deficit in the appropriation for holding treaties with the Indians. souri. An act for the relief of Robert M'Call and Mathew H. Jonett, An act regulating passenger ships and vessels. An act supplementary to the act, entitled an act to provide for the prompt settlement of public ac counts. An act to extend the jurisdiction of the circuit courts of the United States, to cases arising under, the law relating to patents. An act providing for the correction of errors in making entries of land at the land offices. An act to continue in force an act regulating the currency within the United States, of the gold coins of Great Britain, France, Portugal and Spain, and the crowns of France, and five franc pieces. An act making provisions for the civilization of Indian tribes adjoining the frontier settlements. An act for the relief of Nathaniel G. Birdseye and Daniel Booth. An act granting a donation of land to the state of Illinois, for the seat of government of said state. An act to designate the boundaries of districts, and establish land offices for the disposal of public lands, not heretofore offered for sale, in the states of Ohio and Indiana. An act in addition to "an act concerning tonnage, and discriminating duties in certain cases." An act for the relief of Harold Smyth. An act for the relief of Daniel Moss. An act for the relief of Joseph Wheaton. An act to regulate the duties on certain wines. An act making appropriations for the public buildings, &c. An act for the relief of Minis and Henry, and others. An act for the relief of the Connecticut Asylum for teaching the deaf and dumb. An act for the relief of Henry Bateman. Boston and Chesapeake bay, and on lakes Ontario] and Erie, &c. An act to enable the president to take possession of East and West Florida, &c. An act for the relief of John Rice Jones. An act to continue in force for a further term the act, entitled, an act for establishing trading houses with the Indian tribes, and for other purposes. An act to repeal part of an act passed on the 27th day of February, 1813, entitled "an act in addition to an act regulating the post office establishment." An act to protect the commerce of the United An act to settle the claims of land and establish land offices east of the island of New Orleans. An act to enfore those provisions of the act enti-States, and punish the crime of piracy. tled "an act to incorporate the subscribers to the bank of the United States, which relate to the right of voting for directors. An act making appropriations for the support of the navy of the U. States, for the year eighteen hundred and nineteen. An act authorising the postmaster general to con tract, as in other cases, for carrying the mail in steam boats, between New Orleans, in the state of Louisiana and Louisville, in the state of Kentucky. An act to incorporate a company to build a bridge over the Eastern Branch of the Potomac, between Eleventh and Twelfth streets, east, in the city of Washington. An act explanatory of an act, entitled, "an act for the final adjustment of land titles in the state of Louisiana, and territory of Missouri.” An act concerning invalid pensions. An act for the relief of Hannah King and others. An act for the relief of George M. Brooke and Edmund P. Kennedy. An act to enable the people of the Alabama territory to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of such state into the union, on an equal footing with the original states. An act for the relief of John B. Timberlake. AN Laws of the United States. ACT to enforce those provisions of the act entitled "an act to incorporate the subscribers to the bank of the United States," which relate to the right of voting for directors, and for other purpo ses. Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress asbank of the United States hereafter to be held, under and by virtue of the "act to incorporate the subscribers to the bank of the United States," whene sembled, That in all elections of directors of the ver any person shall offer to the judges of such election more than thirty votes in the whole, including those offered in his own right, and those offered by him as attorney, proxy, or agent, for any An act to regulate the pay of the army when employed on fatigue duty. An act confirming the claim of Alexander Ma-others, the said judges of the elections, or any one of them, are hereby authorized and required to adcomb to a tract of land in the territory of Michigan. minister to the said person, so offering to vote, the An act supplementary to the act concerning the following path or aiĥimation, viz. coasting trade. An act to authorise William Prout to institute a bill in equity before the circuit court of the district of Columbia, against the commissioner of the public buildings, and to direct a defence therein. An act supplemental to the act, entitled, "an act further to amend the charter of the city of Washington." An act to increase the salaries of certain officers of government. An act to provide for the removal of the library of congress to the north wing of the capitol. An act for the relief of John Clark. An act authorising the president of the United States to purchase the lands reserved by the act of the third of March, 1817, to certain chiefs, warriors, or other Indians of the Creek nation. An act providing for a grant of land for the seat of government in the state of Mississippi, and for the support of a seminary of learning within the said state. An act to extend the jurisdiction of the circuit courts of the United States, to cases arising under the law relating to patents. do solemnly swear, (or affirm, as the case may be,) that I have no interest, directly or indirectly, in the shares upon which I shall vote at this election, as attorney for others; that those shares are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, truly and in good faith, owned by the persons in whose names they now stand; and that, in voting at this elec tion, I shall not in any manner violate the first fundamental article of the "act to incorporate the sub scribers to the bank of the United States." And the said judges of elections, or any one of them, shall be authorized and empowered, in their discretion, or at the instance of any stockholder of the bank, to administer the said oath or affirmation to any person offering to vote at any such election. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That no person shall be entitled to vote at any such election, as attorney, proxy, or agent, for any other person, CC partnership, or body politic, without a power for that purpose being duly executed, in the presence of a witness, and filed in the bank, and on which power shall be endorsed the oath or affirmation of the person, or one of the copartners, or of the head, or some one of the officers of the body politic granting such power, in the words following: I, -—, do solemnly swear, (or affirm, as the case may be,) that An act to authorise the secretary of war, to ap-Iam (or that the copartnership consisting of myself point an additional agent for paying pensioners of and --, are, or that the corporation known by the -- is, as the case may be) truly and in An act in addition to the acts prohibiting the slave trade. the United States in the state of Tennessee. oners. thers. name of. An act regulating the payment of invalid-pensi-good faith, the owner (or owners, as the case may An act for the relief of B. and P. Jourdan, bro-be) of the shares in the capital stock of the bank of the United States, specified in the within power of attorney, and of no other shares, that no other person has any interest in the said shares, directly or indirectly, except as stated in the said power; and that no other power has been given to any person, which is now in force, to vote for me (or for the copartnership aforesaid, or for the body politic aforesaid, as the case may be) at any election of directors An act further to suspend, for a limited time, the sale or forfeiture of lands for failure in completing the payment thereon. An act respecting the location of certain sections of lands to be granted for the seat of government in the state of Indiana. of the said bank;" which oath or affimation may be taken before a notary public, judge, or justice of peace, and shall be certified by him. vessel or boat,or any vessel or boat the crews whereof shall be armed, and which shall have attempted or committed any piratical aggression, search,restraint, depredation, or seizure, upon any vessel of the U. States, or of the citizens thereof, or upon any other vessel; and also to retake any vessel of the United States, or its citizens, which may have been unlawfully captured upon the high seas. Sec. 3, And be it further enacted, That if the judges of any election of directors, to be held as aforesaid, shall permit any person to give more than thirty votes in the whole, at any such election, without the said person's having taken the aforesaid oath or affirmation, or shall suffer any person whatever to vote Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the comas attorney, agent, or proxy, for any other person, or mander and crew of any merchant vessel of the U, for any copartnership, or body politic, without a States, owned wholly, or in part, by a citizen therepower for that purpose, as prescribed in the fore- of, may oppose and defend, against any aggression, going section, with the oath or affimation and cer- restraint, search, depredation or scizure, which shall tificate aforesaid, such of the said judges as shall be attempted upon such vessel, or upon any other consent thereto shall severally be deemed guilty of vessel owned as aforesaid, by the commander or crew a misdemeanor, and, on due conviction thereof, of any armed vessel whatsoever, not being a public shall be subject to a fine not exceeding two thousand armed vessel of some nation in amity with the United dollars, or to imprisonment not exceeding one year, States; and also may subdue and capture the same; at the discretion of the court before which such con- and may also retake any vessel, owned as aforesaid, viction shall be had. And if any person shall wilful-which may have been captured by the commander ly and absolutely swear or affirm falsely, in taking or crew of any such armed vessel, and send the same any oath or affirmation prescribed by this act, such into any port of the United States. person, so offending, shall, upon due conviction thereof, be subject to the pains and penalties which are by law prescribed for the punishment of wilful and corrupt perjury. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That if any person shall, directly or indirectly, give any sum or sums of money, or any other bribe, present, or reward, or any promise, contract, obligation, or security, for the payment or delivery of any money, present, or reward, or any thing to obtain or procure the opinion, vote, or interest, of the president of the bank of the United States, or either of the directors thereof, or the president or a director of either of the branches of the said bank, in any election, question, matter, or thing, which shall come before the said president and directors for decision, in relation to the interest and management of the business of the said bank, and shall be thereof convicted; such person or persons, so giving, promising, contracting, or securing to be given, paid, or delivered, any sum or sums of money, present, reward, or other bribe, as aforesaid; and the president or director who shall, in any wise, accept or receive the same, on conviction thereof, shall be fined and imprisoned at the discretion of the court, and shall forever be disqualified to hold any office of trust or profit under the said corporation, and shall, also, forever be disqualified to hold any office fof honor trust, or profit, under the United States. H. CLAY, Speaker of the house of representatives, Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That whenever any vessel or boat, from which any piratical aggression, search, restraint, depredation or seizure, shall have been first attempted or made, shall be captured and brought into any port of the United States, the same shall and may be adjudged and condemned to their use, and that of the captors, after due process and trial, in any court having admiralty jurisdiction, and which shall be holden for the district into which such captured vessel shall be brought, and the same court shall thereupon order a sale and distribution thereof accordingly, and at their discretion. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That if any person or persons whatsoever, shall, on the high seas, commit the crime of piracy, as defined by the law of nations, and such offender or offenders shall afterwards be brought into, or found in, the UnitedStates, every such offender or offenders shall, upon conviction thereof before the circuit court of the United States, for the district into which he or they may be brought, or in which he or they shall be found, be punished with death. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That this act shall be in force until the end of the next session of congress. H. CLAY, Speaker of the house of representatives, March 3d, 1819-Approved, 39 AN ACT in addition to "An act concerning tonnage and discriminating duties in certain cases.' Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America, in congress asAN ACT to protect the commerce of the United sembled, That the act passed on the twentieth of States and to punish the crime of piracy. April, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, enBe it enacted by the senate and house of representa- titled, "An act concerning tonnage and discrimitives of the United States of America, in congress as-nating duties in certain cases," be, and the same sembled, That the president of the United States be, hereby is, extended, in all its provisions and limitaand hereby is, authorized and requested to employ tions, to the vessels of Prussia, of the city of Hamso many of the public armed vessels as, in his judg-burg, and of the city of Bremen. ment, the service may require, with suitable instruc- Sec. 2. And be it futher enacted, That the act, pastions to the commanders thereof, in protecting the sed on the third of March, one thousand eight hunmerchant vessels of she United States, and their dred and fifteen, entitled "An act to repeal so much crews, from piratical aggressions and depredations. of the several acts imposing duties on the tonnage Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the presi-on [of'] ships and vessels of the United States, and dent of the United States be, and hereby is, autho-between goods imported into the United States in rized to instruct the commanders of public asmed foreign vessels and vessels of the United States," yessels of the United States to subdue, seize, take and also the act to which this is an addition, together and send into any port of the U, States, any armed with this act, shall cease and expire on the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-ceiver of public monies for lands of the United four. Tench Ringgold, of the District of Columbia, to be marshal in and for said district. States at Chillicothe, in the state of Ohio. Robert Swartwout, of New-York, to be navy agent of the United States at New York. Joseph G. Swift, of New York, to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of New York. William Woodbridge, of the Michigan territory, to be secretary in and for said territory. Richard S. Briscoe, whose commission as justice of the peace for the county of Washington, in the next, to be a justice of the peace of the same for five district of Columbia, will expire on the 30th Dec. years ensuing. Frederick Bates, whose commission as secretary of the Missouri Territory, will expire on the 4th of February next, to be secretary of the same for four William Dickinson, of Maryland, to be an apprais-years ensuing. er of goods, wares, or merchandize for the port of Baltimore. William Haslett, of Maryland, to be an appraiser of goods, wares, or merchandize, for the port of Baltimore. Ichabod Pratt, of New York, to be an appraiser of goods, wares, or merchandize, for the port of New York. Abraham R. Lawrence, of New York, to be appraiser of goods, wares, or merchandize, for the port of New York. William Little, of Massachusetts, to be an appraiser of goods, wares, or merchandize, for the port of Boston. Isaac Waters, of Massachusetts to be an appraiser of goods, wares, or merchandize, for the port of Boston. Samuel Ross, of Pennsylvania, to be an appraiser of goods, wares, or merchandize for the port of Philadelphia. Thomas Stewart, of Pennsylvania, to be an appraiser of goods, wares, or merchandize, for the port of Philadelphia. Daniel Lane, of Massachusetts, to be collector for the District of Belfast, and inspector of the revenue for the port of Belfast. Edward Mortimer, of South Carolina, to be an appraiser of goods, wares, or merchandize, for the port of Charleston. John B. C. Lucas, whose commission has expired, to be one of the judges in and over the Missouri Territory. William G. Parish, of North Carolina, to be collector of direct taxes and internal duties for the 6th collection district of N. Carolina. Christian Spangler, of Ohio, to be collector of direct taxes and internal duties for the 5th collection district of Ohio. George Boyd, of the District of Columbia, to be an Indian agent at Michilimakinac. Alexander Netherclift, of Georgia, to be collector and inspector of the revenue for the district of Hardwick. Ebenezer Dale of Massachusetts, to be inspector of the revenue for the port of Gloucester. Andrew Moore, whose commission as marshal of the district of Virginia, will expire on the 14th Dec. next, to be marshal of the same for four years ensuing. David Erskine, of Stockholm, to be consul of the U. States for the port of Stockholm. Charles Carroll, of New York, to be register of the land office for the district of Howard county, in the Missouri territory. David Parish, of Pennsylvania, to be consul of the United States for the port of Antwerp. Robert B. Cranston, of Rhode Island, to be collector of direct taxes and internal duties for the Andrew Smilie, of South Carolina, to be an apprais-first collection district of Rhode Island. er of goods, wares, or merchandize, for the port of Charleston. John B. Esseltyn, of New York, to be collector and inspector of the revenue, for the port of Cape Vincent. Charles Pinkney, of Maryland, to be secretary of legation of the United States of America at the court of his imperial majesty the emperor of all the Russias. Alexander H. Everett, of Massachusetts to be charge des affairs of the United States of America at the court of his majesty the king of the Netherlands. Henry Hill, of New York, to be consul of the U. States for the port of Rio de Janeiro. John O. Sullivan, of New York, to be consul of the United States for the Island of Teneriffe. James H. Blake, of the District, to be register of wills in and for the county of Washington, in the district of Columbia. Henry Crabb, of Tennessee, to be attorney of the United States in and for the district of West Ten nessee. John Sanders, of Massachusetts, to be inspector of the revenue of the port of Salem. Alexander Bourne, of the state of Ohio, to be re Francisco Xavier de Ealo, of Bilboa, to be consul of the United States for the port of Bilboa, in the kingdom of Spain. Michael M' Clary, whose commission as marshal of the district of New Hampshire will expire on the 16th of January next, to be marshal of the same for four years ensuing. John Childress, whose commission as marshal of the district of West Tennessee will expire on the 9th of January next, to be marshal of the same for four years ensuing. Thomas G. Thornton, whose commission as marshal of the district of Maine will expire on the 9th of January next, to be marshal of the same for four years ensuing. Samuel L. Winston, to be register of the land office, west of Pearl River. James Hepburn and Robert M. Wetman, to be appraisers of the port of New Orleans. Charles S. Jones, of Virginia, to be collector of direct taxes and internal duties, for the 23d collection district of Virginia. James Claypold, to be collector for the port of Chester, in the state of Maryland and inspector of the revenue for the same. John McNeal, of Maryland, to be collector of di |