the remainder of the squadron, make an attack on some of the principal towns or cities on the coast of South America." It appears to be an indubitable fact, that a col. English, with 2,500 British troops, has arrived in Guayana, to assist the patriots; nearly 4000 were expected, in all. Philadelphia. That beautiful building in Chesnut street, the Masonic hall, was destroyed by fire on the evening of the 9th inst. Its elegant steeple happily broke in two and fell upon the roof, without damage to the adjacent buildings. The accident is supposed to have occurred by the bursting of a chimney, in the ball room. Great oxen. The patriot brig, Gen. Arismendi, has blockaded This splendid edifice, which was an ornament of the port of Havanna, though two or three vessels of the city, cost upwards of $80,000-it was insured greater force were lying in the harbor! A fine ves-to the amount of $20,000 only. sel called the Amaranthe, finally went out to fight There are now exhibiting at Baltiher, but soon sought protection under the guns of more two oxen raised by Mr. John Barney, of Port the Moro, and returned with the loss of 2 killed Penn, in the state of Delaware, whose dimensions and 2 wounded, are as follows: Com. Jolli, with a squadron of 8 vessels, sailed from Pampatar on a secret expedition, about the 25th Jan. It has been reported that com. Aury's fleet of 7 sail, was driven ashore at Old Providence-the crews saved. The report is presumed to be incorrect. We have an official despatch from the commander of the naval forces of Chili, Encalado, giving an account of his having sailed from Valparaiso with a ship of 50 guns, another of 46, a third of 20, and a brig carrying 18; he proceeded to Talcahuana, and there captured, chiefly by stratagem, the Spanish frigate Maria Isabella of 50 guns, and 4 transports, having on board a number of troops-thus ending at a single blow, the Spanish expedition to the Pacific. This is excellent news for king Ferdinand, and we wish him joy upon it! The Maria Isabella is a new ship, of the first quality, and fitted in the best manner. CHRONICLE. Maj. gen. Brown, with col. Jones and col. Wool, staff officers of the northern division, passed through Baltimore on Monday last, from Washington city, for head quarters at Brownsville. General Jackson left Washington city on Tues day last, on his return to Tennessee. ft. inch. ft. inch. 9 05 5 54 2 6 9 05 10 6 No. 1, is considered the heaviest and fattest ox ever raised in the United States. As it is expected that they will be removed on Wednesday next, all persons desirous of seeing these curiosities must attend before that period. Usury. The legislature of Virginia have rejected a bill to repeal the laws against usury, by a vote of 116 to 46.-A similar bill has been rejected in the legislature of Massachusetts, by a vote of 113 to 5. Indians at Washington. There are at this time twelve Cherokee chiefs in this city, being a delegation from their nation for the purpose of settling It is stated, "that JouN FORSYTH, Esq. of Geor-more definitively some measures relating to an ex. gia, took formal leave of the executive, previous to his departure as minister plenipotentiary to Spain. The United States' sloop of war Hornet, capt. Reed, now at Boston, is waiting to convey Mr. Forsyth to his destination. change of lands, with a view, at the same time, to a more extensive diffusion of the means of school education for the rising generation. These chiefs, by their manners and deportment, exhibit a practical proof, to those who may have had doubts on that head, that the natives of this country only want the means of improvement to place them on an equality with the intelligent part of our citizens. The Portuguese ship Monte Allegro, a very large vessel with a valuable cargo, sent into Baltimore by a privateer under the flag of Artigas, was ordered, with her cargo, to be restored to her original owners A Southern paper says-We mention as a fact on Monday last, by the court for the district of Ma-worthy of record, that more than half a million of ryland. acres of land have been appropriated for the estabA steam boat of 400 tons has been launched at lishment and support of schools and colleges withBlakely, Alabama. The keel for another is alrea-in our lately acquired territories. A munificence, dy laid. we venture to say, unequalled in the annals of the history of any age or country. Bank of the U. S. Langdon Cheves, esq. was unanimously elected president of the bank of the United States, on Saturday last. Kentucky banks. It is again reported that all the Kentucky banks have suspended specie payments --but the report, we believe, is not true. To prevent the use of military force, as provided for by a law of the state to collect the tax levied by the legislature on the branches of the bank of the U. S. in Kentucky, an injunction has been granted by two judges of the circuit court of the United The Washington City Gazette, says, "the garrison now stationed at Detroit, we hear, with the exbe withdrawn, and to occupy a new post at the ception of a company of artillery, are ordered to falls of St. Anthony, on the Mississippi." Deported this life at Smyrna, Del. on the 19th ult. Flora Ferguson, negro, aged one hundred and thirty years; she was born in Guinea. Harrisburg, March 8. A bill has been passed by States. the senate, and is now in the house of représentaPetersburg. Another dreadful fire occurred at tives, revoking the charters of the banks at MarietPetersburg, Va. on the afternoon of the 8th inst.ta, Greencastle, Lewistown, Bellefonte, HuntingThe whole of that part called Blandford was de-don, Uniontown, Washington, Pittsburg (Farmers stroyed-about 70 houses, including the Masonic and Mechanic's,) Bedford and Beaver, in this com SUPPLEMENTARY TO NO. 3—VOLUME IV-NEW SERIES. THE PAST THE PRESENT-FOR THE FUTURE. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY H. NILES, AT $5 PER ANNUM, PAYABLE ÎN ADVANCE, A good deal of other business, chiefly preparatory, was before the senate this day. January 29. Several reports were received, and several bills! had their second reading. which was twice read and referred. The bill to continue in force the act to regulate the currency of certain foreign coins, was taken up; and Mr. Eppes, having explained the motives for certain provisions of the bill (which li mits the currency of foreign gold coins to the first of November next, and continuing the currency of certain silver coins for two years longer; was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. The bill from the other house, authorising the election of a delegate for Michigan territory, was ordered to a third reading, with one or two verbal amendments. [Passed next day.] The senate resumed the consideration of the bill to provide for sick and disabled seamen (constituting a general fund out of the nonies which have been, or shall be collected, under the several acts on this subject, and forming a board of commissioners of the secretaries of the treasury, war and navy departments, for its ad ministration, &c.) The bill provides, that from the 20th of September next, there shall be required of such seaman employed in the registered vessels of the United States, the monthly contribution of celts per month, for the general fund. The blank was filled up with forty cents, and the bili ordered to be engrossed, but on Thursday changed to thirty five, and then ordered to a third reading.] Mr. Tichenor obtained leave and introduced agreeably to no dent of the United States, by the hands of Mr. J.J Monroe, his February 3. A message in writing was received from the presi tice, a bill for the better organization of the treasury department; private secrutary, transmitting in compliance with the resolution The senate then resumed, in committee of the whole, Mr.of the senate of the 13th ult. a statement from the secretary of Macon in the chair, the consideration of the bill prescribing the the treasury, shewing the measures which have been taken to colmade of commencing, prosecuting, and deciding controversies be-eet the balances stated to be due from the several supervisors and collectors of the old direct tax of two millions, the balance tween two or more states. This bill (which is very long, embracing of course numerous due from the officers of the old internal revenue, a list of the pers provisions relating to the various process of proceruings to be ob- sous who have been interested in its collection, the sums by thena served in instituting and prosecuting before the supreme court collected, the time when, &c. which message and report were controversies between different states) continued to produce much discussion as well on its principle as its details. follows: read. Mr. Eppes from the committee, communicated a report from In the course of the discussion, Mr. Eppes moved to postpone upon merchandise and tonnage which accrued during the two the secretary of the treasury, shewing the gross amount of duties the tail indefinitely, as the best mode of getting rid of it altogether, first quarters of the years 1817 and 1818; which was read. which he desired; which motion was decided in the negative as Several bills passed through their different stages, and a part of YEAS-Messrs. Barbour, Eaton, Eppes, King, Lacock, Macon, this day's sitting was occupied in the consideration of executive business. Miller, Palmer, Roberts, Sanford, Stokes, Tait, Williams, of Ten. February 4. Mr. Ruggles, from the committee of claims, made a Wilson, 14. SAYS-Messrs. Burrill, Crittenden, Daggett, Dickerson, Golds-report unfavorable to the petition of John Anderson, of Michigan bguagh, Horsey, Johnson, Leake, Morrow, Noole, Gus, Talbot, whitst in possession of the troops of the United States during the territory, praying indemnification for property destroyed by fire Taylor, Thoinas, Van Dyke, Williams of Mass. 15. The senate then proceded in maturing the bill, but, before getding through it, the senate adjourned to Monday. February 1. Mr. Barbour submitted the following resolution, which was read and passed to a second reading. Ressived, by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress assembled, That the president of the United States be requested to employ a skilful artist to ascer is the longitude of 36° 30' north, on the west bank of Tennesee river, and from that point to cause a line to be run and marked due west, along and with the said parallel, to the Mississippi river. Further, but indefinite proceedings were had on the engrossed join: resolution respecting a proposed amendment to the coustitition of the U. S. so far as relates to the election of preside DC, The senate then resumed the consideration of the bill providing for the commencement, prosecution, and settlement of con troversies between two or more states, (by referring them to the investigation and decision of the supreme court.) After a variety of proposed amendments and considerable discation on the bill, &c. Mr. Eppes moved so to amend the bill as to confine its operatitions to the controversy hetween the states of Kentucky and Temesice; and offered sundry reasons in support of his motion. Mr. Burrill opposed the motion--if congress had a right to lestate in this case, they had in all similar cases. Mr. Eppes repiiel, that the gentleman's arguments, if they proved any thing, proved too much; as be himself had consented to unit the exer ese of the general power given to congress to the particular ca of disputed boundaries. late war. The following message was received from the president of the the minister of Great Britain, in behalf of certain British subjects Washington, Feb. 3. The engrossed joint resolution to amend the constitution of the United States respecting the election of electors, &c. was then taken up: after some discussion it was finally passed and sen to the jother house, by the following vote: YEAS-Messrs. Burrill, Crittenden, Dickerson, Eaton, Edwards, Fromentin, Goldsborough, Hunter, Johnson, King, Lacock, Ma con, Mellen, Morrill, Morrow, Noble, Otis, Palmer, Sanford Stokes, Storer, Talbot, Thomas, Tichenor, Van Dyke, Williams of Miss. Williams of Teun. Wilson.-28. NAYS-Messrs. Barbour, Daggett, Eppes, Forsyth, Horsey, Leake, Roberts, Ruggles, Tait, Taylor.-10. The engrossed bills for adjusting claims to lands, and for es. tablishing and offices in the district east of the island of Orleans, was read the third time, passed and sent to the other house for concurrence; and Mr. Estes motion was then carried, 18 to 16. Mr. Williams, of Tenn. moved to postpone the bill to the 5th of The bill, from the other house, to regulate passenger ships and March next, (reject it) which motion was agreed to by the follow-vessels, was read the third time, as amended by the senate, passed ing vare, and the bill rejected. and returned for concurrence in the amendments. For postponement-Messrs. Barbour, Eaton, Eppes, Forsyth, Goldsborough, King, Macoo, Mellen, Morrill, Palmer, Roberts, Raggles, Sanford, Stokes, Tait, Thomas, Tichenor, Van Dyke, Wiliams, of Ten. Wilson-20 Against postponement-Messrs. Burrill, Crittenden, Daggett, Dickerson, Edwards, Fromentin, Horsey, Hunter, Johnson, Larock, Leake, Morrow, Noble, Otis, Taibot, Taylor, Williams, of Mrs. 17. February 5. The president communicated to the senate the annual report of the state of the sinking fund; and likewis report of the secretary of war, embracing a statement of monies transferred during the late recess of congress, by authority of the president of the United States, from one specific appropriation tø another; which reports were read. Mr. Wilson, of N. J. after some prefatory remarks, introduced the following resolution. Resolved, That the committee on the militia be instructed to in The senate took up for consideration the report made by the committer of finance on the 25th ult. against any legal provisionsquire into the expediency of making some further provision by to prohibit the exportation of American coins, and agreed thereto; law for insuring annual and accurate returns of the militia of the several states and territories. and The site went into the consideration of executive business. February 2. Among the transactions which took place this day Wre the following Vol. XVI The resolution was agreed to. Mr. Tait, from the committee on naval affairs, to whom was re ferred a message of the president of the Whited States of the koch April last, transmitting a copy of the orders and regulations of the navy, reported the following resolution which was read: Resolved, That the secretary of the navy, under the direction of the president of the United States, report to the senate, in the first week of the next session, whether the rules, regulations, and instructions prepared by the board of navy commissioners, in obedience to the act of the 15th of February, 115, are conformae to existing laws, and, if there is any interference, wherein; and, if any, what legislative provision may, in the opinion of the said secretary. be necessary to give force and effect to the said rules, regulations and instructions? and, also, to report, as aforesaid, any other provision which the said secretary may deem proper for the more perfect administration of any branch of the naval service. Onotion of Mr. Forsyth. it was For the postponement-Messrs. Barbour, Burrill, Crittenden The senate being equally divided on the question, After further debate as to the amount necessary to be appropriated for the object The bill was laid over until to-morrow. Mr. Williams, of Mississippi, submitted the following resolution: Resulvel, That the cam mittee on the district of Columbia, be instructed to inquire into the expediency of amending the laws ex-nate, as early in the next session as practicable, an abstract of all istog in the county of Washington, is the district of Columbia, re gufiting the senzure and sale of persons of color, suspected to be, ruway shares. A dressage was received from the president of the United States trans sitting, in compliance with the resolution of the senate the 25th ultimo, a report from the secretary of war, respecting the rules and regulations adopted for the military academy at West Point, the number of cadets admitted into the academy, the numb who have received appointinents in the army, &c. which message and locuments were read. The bill more effectually to provide for the punishment of eertain crimes against the United States, was taken up, and, after wak rgoing some consideration, was, on motion of Mr. Forsyth, recominitted to the judiciary caminittee for further consideration. The port of the committee of claims on the petition of John Anderson, of Michigan territory, was taken up, and, og motion of Mr. Ruggies, the committee were instructed to bring in a bill for his relief. Several bilis of a private nature, passed through different stages of their progress. And adjourned to Monday. Mr. Burrill, from the judiciary committee, reported so ne amendments to the bill to provide for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Several other pills were reported and read; among them one for the relief of John Anderson. Mr. Morrill, of New ila pshire, submitted the following reso Resolved, by the senate, that the president of the United States be requested to strik from the rolls of the army and navy, the names of all such offic. rs thereof, as were directly or indirectly, concerned iti comaseiling, aiding, or abetting the late duel between Armstead T. Mason and J. M. McCarty, citizens of Virginia. This motion lies on the table. The bill authorizing the payment of a sum of money to the officers and erews of gua boats 149 and 154, was taken up; and on the question of ordering it to a third reading, it was negativedand the bill of cours rajcted, bonds for duties on merchandize imported into the United States, which shall have become payable and remain unpaid on the 30th of September next; exhibiting in such abstract the date of each bond and the time when it became payable; its amount, the names of its obligors, distinguishing principals from sureties, and the district of the customs in which taken; together with such infor mation as will show how much or what paris of such bonds are irrecoverable and lost to the United States. Feb. 11.-A message was received from the president of the U. S. by Mr. J. J. Monro, of the same purport and tenor, and accom. panied by copies of the saine document, as were transmitted to the house of representatives a few days ago, respecting applications from the minister of Prussia and the Hauscatie towns for reciprocal advantages in trade, &c. which were read and referred to the committee of foreign relations. The senate resumed the consideration of the bill for the erection of an equestrian statue of the late general George Washington, in the capital square. Mr. Otis, moved to postpone the bill to the 5th day of March, (to reject it) which motion was decided in the negative, by yeas and nays, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Barbour, Burrill, Crittenden Dickerson, Eppes, Lacock. Lake, Macon, Morrow, Noble, Otis, Roberts, Tait, Taylor, Wilson-15. NAYS-Messrs. Daggett, Eaton, Forsyth, Fromentin, Goldsborough, Horsey, Huster, Johnson, King, Men, Morril, Sanford, Stokes, Storer, Talbot, Tichenor, Van Dyke, Williams, of Tenn.-18. On motion of Mr. Daggett, the bill was amended, by adding a proviso, that, if the president should find that the monument would cost more than 150,000 dollars, the sum appropriated, he should not proceed to execute the act, but make a report of the estimated cost to the next session of eungress. The question was then taken on ordering the bill, as amended, to be engrossed and read a third time, and decided affirmatively, by yeas and nays, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Barboerr, Burrill, Crittenden, Daggett. Dickerson, Fromentin, Goldsborough, Horsey, Hunter, Jolinson, King, Leake, Melen, Morrill, Otis, Sanford, Stokes Storer, Talbot, Thomas, Tichenor, Van Dyke, Williams, of Ten.--23. February 9. Several bills passed through different stages. The senate resumed the consideration of the motion submitted yesterday by Mr. Morril, to request the president to dismiss cer NAYS-Messrs. Eaton, Edwards, Eppes, Forsyth, Lacock, Matain officers from service; it was, after some discussion, withdrawnoon, Morrow, Palmer, Roberts, Ruggles, Tait, Taylor, Williams, by the mover, who substituted the following, which was agreed to: of Miss. Wilson,--14. Resolved, That the committee on the judiciary be instructed to The National Intelligencer observes,-“We have already noenquire into the expediency of providing by law for the punish-ticed the proceedings in the senate on the subject of the Washment of all persons concerned in duelling within the district of ington monument. It is proper to state, that the motion made Coumbia. by Mr. Otis, to reject the bill for the erection of the equestrian sta The engrossed bills to authorize the president to purchase the tue, was accompanied by a notice of his intention to substitute lands reserved by the act of 1817 to certain Creek chiefs and wara proposition in the following words. There being now in force riots; to provide a grant of land for the seat of government of the two resolutions of congress, Mr. Otis said, one for a statue and state of Mississippi, and for the support of a seminary of learning; one for a monninent; and no correct information as to the relawere severaly read the third time, passed, and sent to the house tive expense and means of executing either, he was of opinion, of representatives for concurrence. that, by limiting the discretion of the president to one object, and to a precise sum, a year might be lost, at the expiration of which, congress would be d. stitute of estimates and plans that would, if obtained, facilitate further proceedings] The senate resumed the consideration of the bill to extend for a further time of five years, the pensions heretofore granted to the widows and orphans of the officers and soldiers who died or were killed in the late war with Great Britain. Much debate took place on the merits of this bill; in the course of which, Mr. Lacock moved that it be postponed to the 5th of March next, (to reject the bill;) which motion was decided in the affirmative as follows: The proposed substitute. "And be it further enacted, That if the president of the United States shall ascertain, that the sum hereby appropriated shall not be sufficient to pay the expense of procuring said statue, confor matly to said resolutions, he shall be, and hereby is, authorized and requested to procure suitable plans or models of an equestrian statute, and of a marcle monument, with appropriate emblems and inscriptions, in honor of general George Washington, confor YEAS-Messrs. Burrill, Daggett, Dickerson, Eaton, Eppes, Forsyth. Goldsborough, Horsey, Lacock, Leake, Macon, Mellen, Morril, Morrow, Ous, Reb rts, Ruggles, Storer, Tichenor, Van Dyke, Wil-mably to the several resolutions of congress now in force, together lians, of Miss. Wilson-22. NAYS-Messrs. Barbour, Crittenden, Fromentin, Noble, Palmer, Tschate adjourned. February 10. After other business The senate resumed the consideration of the bill "concerning the widows of the militis" (granting five years' pension to the widows of such of the militia as died within four months after their r turn home, of disease contracted in sɛrvice;) and On motion of Mr. Lacock, the bill was postponed a day beyond the session, and of course rejected. The senate then resumed the consideration of the bill providing for the ercetion of an equestrias statue of general Washington, in pursuance of the resolution of the congress of 1783. Considerable discussion took place on this subject; in the course of which Mr. Wilson moved to postpone the bill to the 5th of Maren. (to reject it) with a view of then moving for estimates of expense, &c. to be reported to the senate at the next session: which motion was decided by yeas and nays as follows: with estimates of their respective cost, and such other information respecting the best means of causing the same to be executed and erected, as it may be in his power to obtain, and to transmit the result of his enquiries to congress at their next session." The bill from the other house, directing the payment of certain drafts drawn by general Armstrong, in favor of Wm. Morgan, was read the third time and passed, and returned to the other house. The senate resumed the consideration of the bill "supplementary to the acts concerning the coasting trade." [This bill provides, 1st. That for the more convenient regula. tion of the coasting trade, the sea coast and navigable rivers of the United States be divided into four great districts, the first to include all the districts on the sea coast and navigable rivers, between the eastern limits of the United States, and the western limits of Rhode Island; the second to include all the districts be tween the western limits of Rhode Island and the southeru limits of Virginia; the third to include all the districts between the southern limits of Virginia and the southern limits of Georgia; and the fourth, to include all the districts between the river Perdido and the western limits of the United States: 2d. That every ship or vessel of the burden of twenty tous, or upwards, licensed to trade For postponement 13 21 The bill was then passed, and sent to the house of representa tives for coteurrence. The engrossed bill, supplementary to the act concerning the coasting trade, was read the third time, passed and seat to the house of representatives for concurrence. Adjourned to Monday. The president communicated the general account of the trea Ster of the United States, from January to July of the last year, and the secounts of the war and may y deparum nts, fron. Getober 1817, to October, 1818, together with the reports thereon; which 99 Mr. Eaton moved that the further consideration of the motion b postponed to a day beyond the session. Upon these propositions a good d al of debate took place, which turned principally on the propri ty of discharging the committee from the further consid ration of the subject ref rred to them, or of prosecuting the enquiry. question being at length taken on Mr. Ecton's motion for postponement-in effect to lay the subject to sleep, it was decided in the negativ, by yas and nays as follows: YEAS. Messrs. Crittenden, Dickerson, Eaton, Edwards, Fromentin, Johnson, Kiag, Lake, Morrow, Oris, Ruggies, Sanford, Stokes. Storer. Williams of Miss. Wilson-15. NAYS.-Messrs. Barbour, Burrill, Daggett, Eppes, Gaillard, Goldsborough, Horsey, Henter, Lacock, Macon Mellen, Noble, Palmer. Roberts, Tait, Talbot, Taylor, Thomas, Tichenor, Van Dyke, Willians of Teun.-21. Mr. Lacock's motion was then agreed to; and Mr Ebpes was appointed to supply the place of Mr. Forsyth referred so much of the message of the president of the United February 15. Mr. Lopes, from the committee of finance, to United States of America in congress assembled, That for the purBe it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the whom the subject had been referred, reported a bill further suppose of providing against the further decline and final esti sesion plementary to the art to regulate the collection of duties on im- of the Indian tribes adjoining to the frontier settlements of the ports and tonnage. of civilization, the president of the United States shall be. and United States, and for introducing among them the habits and arts he is hereby authorized in every case where he shall judge the juprovement in the habits and conditions of such Indians prac ticable, and that the means of instruction can introduced with their own consent, to employ capable persons of good moral character, to instruct them in the mode of agriculture suited to their situation; and for teaching their children in reading, writing and arithmetic, and for performing such other duties as may be enjoined according to such instructions and rules as the president may give and prescribe for the regulation of their conduct in the discharge of their duties. were read. Severd bills, chiefly of a private nature, were progressed in. [The vice president of the United States, retired from his chair as president of the senate, and Mr. Barbour, of Va. was duly elected as president pro temi. as already stated in the last vol. and the seer tary was requested to notify the president of the U. States thereof.] February 15. Mr. Macon, from the committee on foreign rela tions, to whom the subject had been referred, reported a bell in addition to the act concerning tonnage and discriminating duties in certain eases, which was read. Mr. Stokes, from the committee on the post office and post mads, to whom had been referred an enquiry into the expediency of anthroi ing the postmaster general to employ an arined guard, for the protection of such mails as he might deem proper, made a report, declaring such authority inexpedient; which report was read. The senate resumed the consideration of the amendments of the house of representatives to the bill to increas-Ithe salaries of tertain officers of government. [Proposing to increase the salarics of the judges of the supreme court and those of the assistant post master general.] Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the annual sum of dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of carving into effect the provisions of this net; and an account of the expenditure of the money, and proce dings in execution of the foregoing provisions, shall be annually laid before cougr ss. February 22. Mr. Tait from the committee to whom had been referred the bill from the other house, authorizing a constitution and state government, &c. in the Missouri territory, reported the same with amendments, which were read. [The amendment re commend d by the committer is to strike out the clause which prohibits slavery in the new state.] The senate resumed the consideration of the report of the post office committee relative to authorizing a guard for the nail, and coneurved with the committee in their res dution, that it is inex Mr. Talbot, moved to refer the amendments to a select commit-pedient to authorize the postmaster general to employ an armed tre, with instructions to make provision in the bill for increasing the salaries of the judges of the district courts of the United States. Much discussion took place on this motion; after which it was negatived, by yeas and nays, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Crittenden, Dickerson, Edwards, Eppes, Gail. hard, Lacock, Macon, Noble, Palmer. Ruggles, Stokes .Talbot, Taylor, Thomas, Williams, of Miss. Wilson.-15. NAYS-Messrs. Barbour, Burrill, Daggett, Eaton, Fromentin, Goldsborough, Hors y, Hunter, Johnson, King, Lake, Mellen, Morril, Otis, Roberts, Sauford, Storer, Tait, Tichenor, Van Dyke, Williams, of Tep.-21. The question was then taken on concurring in the amendments of the house of representatives; and decided is the affirmative, by? yeas and nays, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Barbour, Burrill, Daggett. Fromentin, Gaillard, Gohisborough, Horsey, Hunter, Johnson, King, Lake, Mellen, is, Ruggles, Sanford, Storer, Tait, Thomas, lichenor, Van Dkye, Williams, of Tenn.-21. NAYS.-Messrs. Crittenden, Dickerson, Eaton, Edwards, Eppes, Lacock, Macon, Morril, Morrow, Noble, Palaier, Roberts, Stokes,, Talbot, Taylor, Williatas of Miss. Wilson-17. A number of bills passed through the different readings, or were pa-sed-none of them appear to be generally important. February 17. The president communiented a letter from the hen. John Forsyth, announcing the resignation of his seat in the zenate of the United States. Several bills, on private efaims were passed, &c. and many were read. Mr. Larock moved that a member be added to the committee appointed on the subject of the Seminole war, in the place of M, parth, who had resigned his seat in thes mate. guard for the protection of the unils. The senate took up the bill for the better organization of the military academy; and On motion of Mr. Williams of Tenn. the bill was postponed to the 5th of March. The bill to repeal part of the act of 1813, respecting the post office establishment; and the bill authorising the postmaster general to contract for transporting the mails in stenu boats, were severally considered in committee of the whole, and ordred to a third reading.. Mr. Burrill, from the joint committee appointed to enquire what business it is necessary to act on during the present session, made a report. The nate resumed the considération of the bill respecting the transportation of persons of color for sale, or to us held to labor. Some debit arose on this bill, in which it was advocated by Messrs Burrili, Eaton, and Wilson, and opposed by Missis Macon and Fromentin; in the course of which the last as set atleman for the purpose of destroying it, moved to postpone the bill indefinitely. This question was decided in the negative, by the following vote: YEAS-Messrs. Fromentin, Gaillard, Johnson, Macua, Tait, Talbot, Williams, o Miss.-7. NAYS--Messrs. Barbour, Burrill, Crittenden, Digg tt, Eaton, Eppes, Hunter, King, Lacock, Leaks, Mtlen, Morril, Noble, Otis, Paliner, Roberts, Roggles, Sanfor 1. Stuides, Storer, Taylor, Thomas, Tichen r, Van Dyke, Wilson-25. The bill was then ordered to he ́engrossed for a third reading, The senate restined, as in em nitiée, Mr. Daggett in th-elir, the coosid ration of the bill making appropriations for the sup port of government forth current year. Various amendrents were repond by the committee of tina re making appropriations for objects authorized since the passage of the bill in the house, and to conform the provisions of the bill to salaries increased, &c. One of the amendments reported, was making a fisher appropriation of 76,614 dollars for the ceatre building of the capital. it was ordered to be read a third time, but was subsequently postponed to Tuesday, in order to let the vessel to be launched on Monday receive the name intended for her before the resolution takes effect. The bills to regulate the duties on certain wines, and to enforce The amendments were not gone through, when the bill was certain parts of the charter of the bank of the United States, hid over until to-toorrow; and the senate went into the considera-were read a second time and committed to the committle ou tion of executive business; after which, it adjourned. finance. February 23. Mr. Daggett, from the committee on foreign re The bill from the other house, to authorize the people of the Tations, reported the bill to protect the commierer of the United Missouri, to form a constitution &c. was resumed; and, with the States from piracy, with sundry amendments, which were consi-various motions relative to it, gave rise to a long and animated dered and agreed to by the senate, and the bill ordered to be | debate. engrossed for a third reading. The hill in addition to the act concerning tonnage and discriminaring duties; and the bill to continue in force for a further time the aet for establishing trading houses with the Indian tribes -severally used through committees of the whole, were amended, and evler to he read a third time. The bill from the house of representatives authorizing the transportation of the mails in steam boats, was read the third time, passed, and returned to the other house. The engrossed bill to repeal a part of the act concerning the post office department, pass in 1813; and the engrossed bill resecting the transportation of persons of color for ior to be held to labor, were severally read the third time, passed, and sent to the other house. Theseuate resumed the consideration of the bill making appropriations for the support of government for the current year, Together with the amendments reported by the committee of 6nauce thereto. The amendment making a further appropriation for the centre building of the capitol, was disagreed to. One of the amendments reported by the committee was to make the sums heretofore advanced by the United States, and now appropriat d for the Cumberland turnpike, reimbursable out of the fund reserved for laying out and making roads to the state of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, by virtue of the several acts for th admission of said states into the U ion;" in other words, to make the reserved funds of Indiana and Illinois, responsible for these advances, as well as that of the state of Ohio, The question on concurring in this amendment, was decided in the affirmative by yeas and nays, as follows: YEAS-M ssrs. Barrill, Daggett, Eaton, Eppes, Gaillard, Goldsborough, Horsey, Johanson, King, Latock, Lake, Mellen, Morrill,Otis, Palmer, Roberts, Sanford, Tait, Tichenor, Van Dyke, Williams of Miss. Wilson-22. NAYS.-Messrs. Barbour. Crittenden, Edwards, Fromentin, Macon, Morrow, Noble, Raggles, Stokes, Talbot, Taylor, Thomas Wiliams of Ten.-13. The remaining amendments were agreed to, and, with the bill, ordered to be read a third time. The joint resolution, directing the ascertainment of the 36th deere 30 minutes of north latitude, on the west bank of Tennes. river, was taken up and ordered to be engrossed and was Subsequently read the third time, passed and sent to the other house. The bill for the better organization of the treasury department, pass d through a committee of the whole, and was ordered to a third reading, and the senate adjourned. | On the question to agree to a proposition to strike out the restriction against the introduction or toleration of slavery in said new stats, a division of the question was called for, and the ques tion was taken on striking out the latter clause of said restric tions, as follows: "And that all children of slaves, born within the said state. after the admission thereof into the Union, shall be free but may be held to service until the age of twenty five years." And decided, Yens-22-Nays—16. So it was agreed to strike out the clause. The question was then taken to strike out the first clanse of said restriction, in the words following: "And provided also, that the further introduction of slavery or involuntary servitude be prohibited except for the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shal have been duly convicted:" and decided-yeas-22-nays-10. So it was decided to strike out this clause also: when, before fi nally acting on the hill, the senate adjourned. March 1. The engrosed bill to grant a donation of land for the set of government of Illinois; and the engrossed bill making provision for the civilization of the Indian tribes adjoining the fromier settlements, were severally read the third time, passed, and sent to the other house for concurrence. The senate resumed the consideration of the bill to revive the powers of the commissioners for ascertaining and deciding on land titles in the district of Detroit, at Green Bay, and Prairie du Chien in the territory of Michigan; aul, having gone through the bill, the question was taken on ordering it to be engrossed for a third reading, and decided in the affirmative, as follows YEAS-Messrs. Barbonr, Burrill, Crittenden, Daggett, Dana, Dickerson, Gaillard, Lacock, Morrow, Noble, Roberts, Ruggles, Sad Tait, Taylor, Thomas, Williams of Tenn. Wilson.-18. NAYS-Messrs. Eaton, Edwards, King, Leake, Macon, Storer. −6. The senate then resumed the consideration of the bill from the other house, to establish a separate territorial government in the Arkanew country. Mr. Burrill moved to recommit the bill, with instructions so to amend it, "that the further introduction of slavery or involuntary servitude within the said territory, except for the punishment of crimes, be prohibited;" which motion was decided in the ne gative, by the following vote For the motion-Messrs. Burrill, Daggett, Dana. Dickerson, King, Lacork, Mellen, Noble, Roberts, Ruggles, Sanford, Storer, Tichenor Wilson.-14. Against the motion-Messrs. Barbour. Crittenden, Eaton, Edwards, Eppes, Fromentin, Gaillard, Goldsborough, Johnson, Leake, Macon, Morrow, Stokes, Tait. Talbot, Taylor, Thomas, So the motion was negatived, and the bill was passed and returned to the house of representatives. February 24. Mr. Lacock, from the select committee appoint-Williams of Miss. Williams of Ten-19. ed on that subject, made a report on the transactions of the Semi- | hole war, the conduct of the commanding general, &e. aecompanied by sondry documents-all which were ordered to lie on the table, and five hundred additional copies ordered to be printed, by a vote of 33 to 3. The general appropriation bill for 1819 was read the third time, as amended, passed and returned to the house for concurrence in the amendment. Six bills were received from the house of representatives, received the usual readings, and were severally referred. The senate receded from their amendment to the general ap 'propriation bill, which had been disagreed to by the house of representatives, and returned the bill. The bill authorising a state government in the Missouri territory was taken up, and having been further amended, was or dered to a third reading. The engrosed bill in addition to the act concerning tonnage and discriminating duties; the engrossa bill to continue in force for a further time the act to establish trading houses with the In di in tribes; the engrossed bill to protect the commerce of the U-were reported without amendment nited States; and the engrossed bill for the better organization of the treasury department, were severally read the third time, pass ed and sent to the house for conenrence. Sundry bills heretofore received from the house and referred, Mr. King, presented the memorial of the Chamber of Commerce of New-York, representing the great evils which would arise from ar peal of the charter of the bank of the United States. The bi! providing for the correction of errors in making enoffice, and the salary of the superintendant, (which was filled up with 2000 dollars) and several private bills were taken up," and having heen considered, were ordered to a third reading respectively; and the senate adjourned. The president communicated a report from the secretary of the treasury exhibiting the emoluments of the collectors of the custries of land at the land offices; the bill relative to the patent toms, which was read; and the senate resumed the consideration of executive business; after which they adjourned. February 25. Agreeably to notice given, Mr. Thomas, having obtained leave, introduced a hill granting a donation of land to, Illinois for a seat of government for said state; which was read. The bill explanatory of the act for the final adjustment of land titles in Louisiana and territory of Missouri; and the bill cancerDing invalid pensioners, severally passed through committees of the whole, were amended, and ordered to a third reading, Th bills which were yesterday ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, were read a third un accordingly, passed and sent to the other house for concurrence. The bill authorizing the purchase of fire engines for the pro tection of the public buildings; and the bill supplementary to the art to prohibit the importation of slaves, were severally considered enamittee of the whole, and subsequently ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, and the senate adjourned. February 26. The bill granting a tract of land to the state of Clinois for the seat of government of the state; the bill making provision for the civilization of certain Indians: the bit! to establish aseparate territorial government in the territory of Missouri, were considered and ordered to a third reading. March 2. The joint resolution from the house, directing the mode of naming the public vessels was agreed to The bill providing for a state government in the Missouri ter. it ry and the admission thereof into the union, was received from the house of representatives, with a message that the house disagreed to that amendment of the senate thereto, which struck out the prohibitory clause concerning the toleration of slavery in said state; whereupon. On motion of Mr. Tait, the senate resolved to adhere to their said amendment. The bill from the house of representatives, in addition to the acts prohibiting the slave trade, was twice read by unanimous consent and referred to the select committee appointed on this subject. Mr. Eaton, from the said committee, subsequently reported the said hill with an amendment; [proposing to strike out the 6th section thereof, inserted in the other house, on motion of Mr. Pindall, to make the offence of smuggling slaves from Africa punishable with death.]. The Missouri state bill was discussed, but not finally acted on. February 27. The resolution declaring the manner in which the vessels comporing the navy of the United States shall be namd was considered; and no amendment having been made thereto,' in the amendment. The amendment was agreed to, and the bill was read a third time, passed, and sent to the house of representatives for concurrence |