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| frtiscondnct. '-,'.iic!i of itself led to the pro- , traction of the tfcg iciatidii for nearly two in >nths, that is till the sentiments of the court of St. Petersburg were ascertained, cannot be imputed to our government. To fcava absolutely broken 6* the negociation* till then would have been highly rash and impolitic. And after the sentiments of Alexander were known, was there a mo- ments delay in lord Lauderdale's return. alter the French government had refused to negociate on suitable principles : Upon the whole, indeed, it is manifest that our government had negociated on the enlarg- ed principles, and looked not to a short ces- | sation of hostilities, but to a well combin- ! ed, well digested pacification that should se- | cure general tranquility. It was f>r that ' reason that they rejected particular advan- tages, when not connected as far as possi- ble, with the common security of other states. The reluctance of France to afford that se- curity, took away from the value of the particular terms, and justified out govern- ment for refusing to conclude a peace, for which this would have been no adequate guarantee. FEDERAL GAZETTE. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28. The mail from Washington arrived at so late an hour, that the communication from our Stenographer cannot be all given to-day. It appears that unusual,warmth was exhibit- ed by the southern members on a long and violent debute on the Slave-Bill. This bill, in the preamble, disclaims all constitutional authority in congress over the right to slaves, and enacts, that nothing contained in the 23th section of the aforesaid law shall affect the right of persons to transport or sell slaves not imported contrary to law. An inter- esting debate took place on the resolution repealing the duty on salt, and continuing the Mediterranean fund, when, at 7 o'clock p.m. the first section was agreed to—ayes60, noes 40—and the section continuing the Mediterranean fund agreed to—ayes 46, noes 43. For sketch of proceedings, see congress head. The last accounts from Bordeaux state, that Bonaparte was about assembling an army of 1,000,000 men—600,000 of whom lie meant to leave in his rear, while he marched at the head of 400,000 to Russia, to settle his accounts with the emperor Alexander. We are indebted to the politeness of a friend, for New-Orleans papers to the 21st January, brought yesterday by the brig Friendship, captain Don. We learn from them that the liberty of the press exists there no longer—the Gazette states, that one of the editor;, James M. Bradford, had been repeatedly arrested, and that " the alarming state of public concerns, render- ing it impossible to conduct th« press with that freedom and independence which ought ever to characterize it, the editors were un- der the painful necessity of informing their pations, that until the troubles which at present agitate the public mind, are at an end, it will cease to be a political paper." «' For," say they, " we cannot deceive the world by affectation of a sa.EE press "when it does not exist." [People's briend.~^ Copies and abstracts of certain letters and official documents, presented by judge Workman to the house of representatives of the territory of Orleans, on the 13th January, 1807. To the Honorable the House of Representatives of the Territory of Orleans. Gentlemen, Having lately adopted the unusual mea- sure of adjourning the court of the county of Orleans, sine die, 1 feel it a duty incum- bent on me to justify myself on the occasion to your honorable body, and to enable you without delay, as far as lies in my power, to take such steps as your wisdom may deem ¦requisite For our relief in the extraordinary and painful situation to which we are reduc- ed. The documents herewith transmitted ¦will inform you of the illegal arrest and transportation of certain, persons by the au- thority of Brigadier-General Wilkinsen— the proceedings which have been had in consequence ; my unsuccessful application to his excellency Governor Claiborne for support, and the reasons which induced me to decline holding a court whose authority and dignity 1 had not the means to main- tain. I have the honor to be, gentlemen, With sentiments of profound respect, ¦ Your most ob't and humble serv't. JAMES WORKMAM. New-Orleans, Jan. 5. To his excellency governor Claiborne. Sin—The l«te extraordinary events which bave taken place in this territory, have led to a circumstance that now authorizes me to renew to your excellency, in a formal, offi- cial manner, the earnest request I have so frequently urged in conversation, that you would make use of the constitutional force placed i\«i*fer your command, to maintain the laws of your country, and protect its ci- tizens against the unexampled tyranny which 1 bas been exercised over them, It is notorious that the commander in «hief of the military force hers, has by his ewn authority, arrested several citizens for civil offonces. He has avowed on record that he had adopted measures to send them out of the territory ; he has openly declar- «J his determination to usurp the function* of the judiciary, by making himself the on- ly judge of tire guilt of those whom he shall suspect and he has in the same manner as- «rjed, 93- yet without r.-nui.d;ctiun? that his measures were taken nfter several c instil- lations with your excellency. Writs of habeas corpus have been issued from my court. One of them Peter V. Og- den; was brought before rue and discharged. He was however, again arrested soon after by order of gen. Wilkinson, together with an oilieer of this court, who had aided profes- sionally in procuring Mr. Ogden's release.— The general in his return to subsequent writs of habeas corpus, issued by me in their be- half, referred me to a return made by him to the superior con-:'; ; and in the further return which I ordered him to make, he has de- clared that neither of those persons was in his power, possession or custody : but he does not assert what is requisite in such ca- ses in order to exempt from the penalty of a contempt of court, that these persons were not in his power, possession or custody at the time when the writs- were served. In consequence of this deficiency, I am called upon to issue an attachment against him. Although-a common cause would not re- quire the step I am now taking, yet I deem it my duty before any decisive measures are pursued against a man who has all the regu- lar force, and in pursuance of your public or- ders, a great part of that of the territory at his disposal, to ask your excellency whe- ther you have the ability to inforce the de- crees of the court in which I preside, and if you have, whether you may deejn it expedi- ent to do it in the present instance; or whe- ther the allegation that you support these violent and unlawful measures, is well foun- ded ? Not only the conduct and powers of ge- neral Wilkinson, but various circumstanc- es peculiar to our present situation—the a- larm excited in the public mind—the des- cription and character of a large portion of the population ot this county—might render it dangerous in the highest degree to adopt the measure usual in ordinary cases of call- ing to the aid of the sheriff the posse commit- tatus, unless it were done with the assur- ance of being supported by your excellency in an efficient manner. I pray your excellency to give a precise and speedy answer to my inquiries. Should I be assured of your support, 1 shall forth- with punish as the law directs, the con- tempt that has been offered to my court; on the other hand*if your excellency shall not think it practicable or proper to afford your aid, I shall not oppose that court and its officers to the further contempt or insults of a man whom they are unable to punish or resist. I have the honor to be your excel- lency's most obedient, and most humble servant, JAMES WORKMAN. Judge of the county of Orleans. Compared and found conformable to the original letter transmitted to governor Clai- borne by Geo. T. Ross, sheriff of the county. GEO. T. ROSS. [To be continued.*^ Nassau, January 10. The sch'r Little John, Hendrickson, sail- ed from Savannah for this port, on the 2Sth November, and we have remained ignorant until now of her fate. We learn by the Lovely Lass arrived yesterday from Savan- nah, that, on her outward passage, in the gulph, she fell in with a vessel which had been upset, and proved to be the Little John. She left Savannah with 3 people—the cap- tain and one man was drowned—the other (John Low) after being 48 hours o& the bot- tom of the vessel, was taken on board the Lovely Lass and landed at Savannah. January 21. Arrived yesterday, the brig Jane, Rich- mond, of Rhode-Island, with Slaves, 50 days from Cape-Mount, Africa. Also, the brig John, Mosier, 18 days from Providence, R. I. bound to Havana, detained by the private vesSvl of war Fancy. January 27. The sloop Ann, Snow, of Biddeford (Dis- trict of Maine) 30 days from Bermuda, bound to N. Carolina, put in here on Friday, being short of provisions. Vessels passed Berry islands under American colors. January 15. sch's Famous Voltaire, from Charleston for N. Orleans; Traveller, Turks- Island, for Havana ; Meteor, Baltimore, for La Vera Cruz ; Rapid, do. do. January 30. Ship Intrepid, from Norfolk, for Havana and Campeachy ; brigs William, Long-Island, for Havana ; Mary, Philadel- phia, for N. Orleans ; Two-Brothers, Balti- more. Havana ; Sally, Boston, do. ; Susan- na, Philadelphia, do. ; Hercules Courtney, Charleston, do. ; Mentor, Philadelphia, N. Orleans ; sch's Dolly, Turks-Island, Hava- na ; Sea-Horse, Philadelphia, for Mataii'iies j sloop Phoebe, Warren, for Havana. January 21. Ship Pegasus, Charleston, for Matanzies ; barque Pacific, Salem, Havana ; sch'r Hiram, Charleston, Matanzies. January 22. Brig Eliza, Charleston for N. Orleans ; sch'r Shepherdess, Turks-Island, fordo. Four schooners and a ship passed, names unknown. Norfolk, February 21. Arrived, schr. Nancy, Hall, 32 days from Turks-Island. Dec. 28, an:v-:d at an outport in Tobago, the brig Harriet May, 26 days from Boston. 2y:h, the brig Pau- lina, Furnald, from Portsmouth, arrived at the north side of Tobago, having lost the most part of her deck-load. Spoke on the 24th nit. in lat. 26, long. 73, brig Rubicon, Thomas, from Boston, for Havana, 12 days out. 2d inst. in long. 70, 30, lat. 35, 27, spoke brig Augusta, of Gloucester, 29 days days from Lisbon, short of provisions, in- tended to make the first port. 3d, long. 73, lat. 36, 20, spoke brig George, Willi- ams, 14 days from Antigua, bound to N. York, loth, in long. 72, spoke schooner freedom, Smith, 16 days from Havana, bound to Baltimore, Schr. John, Cargill, 35 days from St. "Vin- cents. Left there, on the 25th January, the brigs Ely, Camble, of and for New- York, to sail in a few days; Betsy, Oliver, of and for Kenebeck, in 10 days ; schooner Joseph, Read, of and for Somerset, in 10 days. Schooner Eliza Tice, Tice, twenty days from St. Thoraasj bavud to Fiulndel^hia. Left there on. the 26th ult. the ship Willi- am of and for Charleston, the captain sick ; sloops Maria Antonct, Bell, of and for Alexandria in 10 days ; Morning Star, Gail, of and for Bridge-Town, N. J. in 10 days. Schrs. Cornelia, Bartlet, of and foi New-York in 15 days ; Sperry, Baker, of and for do. in 15 days ; Nancy Wash- ington, Smith, for Wilmington, (N. C.) in 6 days ; B-etum, Cowing, of and for Kenibeck in 7 days ; Clorinda Padlock, Cornell, in 4 days for the city of St. Do- mingo. Brigs Charleston packet, Connell, of and for New-York in 7 days ; Mary and Nancy, York, of and for Portland in a few days ; Verona, Sheffield, of and for Sag- harbor in 4 days ; Mary, Norton, of New-York, just arrived ; Two Brothers, Foster, of Portland for Boston in a few days ; Esperauza, Golden, just arrived from St. Croix ; ship Amity, -------, just arrived from New-York ; schr. Citizen, Marlen, of and for Baltimore, the captain sick. The sch'r Succees, Corby, of Philadel- phia, sailed for Turks-Island on the 21st ult. The sloop President,------, sailed for Hava- na on the 16th ult. The ship Jane. M'ln- tosh, of Portland, sailed for Charleston on the 19th ult. The ship Francis-Ann, Ber- nard, and sch'r Allegany, Scheer, sailed for Philadelphia on the 25th ult. Ship Jason, Salter, to sail for Portland on the 26th ult. Sloop Morning Star, of Delaware, sailed for Savannah on the 19th ult. Sck'r Greyhound, Marsden, of Baltimore, sailed for the Acays on the same day. On the 12th inst. saw the brig Mary, of Boston, steering N. by E. be- ing then in lat. 35, 15, N. long. 75, W. Cleared, brigs Ann-Elizabeth, Skinner, Havana; Peace, Swain, do. ; Nancy, Pow- ers, W. Indies ; sch'r Union, Ancy, Bermu- da ; Eliza-Ann, Herbert, N York. From the Merchants' Coffee-House Beaks. February 26. The brig Velocity, Gardner, arrived at Berbice in 18 days passage. The brig Lucy-Ann, Black, hence to Surinam, fell to leeward, arrived at Deme- rara, and sailed from thence the 8th January for Barbados. February 27. The schr. Rewastico, Smith, hence, has arrived at Barracoa. The brig Potomack, Belt, from Balti- more to St. Jago, was captured by a French privateer and ordered to Sumana ; but the wind proving unfavorable, they carried her into Barracoa. It was calculated she would be cleared. Arrived, brig Lioness, Dove, 20 days from Charleston—Cotton & rice—Foulk & Karrick. The Lioness has been detained 11 days in the bay by adverse winds. February 28. Arrived, sloop Eliza, MLeave, 25 day from La Guayra—coffee and cocoa—Joseph Husband. Also schooner Rapid, Filby, 17 days from La Vera Cruz—logwood, &c~-R. and J.Oliver.—Left there nth instant ((schr. Governor M'Kean, of Philadelphia, to sail in 6 days—the only vessel there. The Fox, Mills, for Baltimore saied in co. ; the Meteor, Gardner, do. sailed the 2d; the Brothers, for New-York, sailed 5 or 6 days before. Also, brig Jane & Mary, Mollory, 60 days from Lisbon—salt, wine, &c.—Robert Barry. Also, brig Henry, Allen, 30 days from Point-Petre (Guad.)—sugar and coffee— Win. Pattersdh and Sons. Also, schr. Henrietta, Fearson, 28 days from Muntego-Bay (Jam.)—rum, pimento and logwood—Charles G. Boustler. Left there, 1st instant, ship Draper, Page, of Newburyport, for Orleans, in 10 days. Brig Washington, Watges, for New- York, in 10 or 12'days. The brig Argu -;, for New-York, sailed the day before. Spoke nothing on the passage. The ship Sally, of Wiscasset, from Li- verpool, is in the bay. Co?i?ress of the United States. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Friday, February 27. [Taken for the FEDERAL GAZETTE.] Mr. Randolph observed, thatabillhad passed the house yesterday, which, whatever might be the opinion of some gentlemen upon it, went to strike at the root of all property in the southern states. By that law two men may go from different parts of Accomac county (Vir) to Norfolk, with their slaves ; and one of them lose his right to such slave on arriving at that place. He contend- ed, that by depriving a man of the right to Sell his property, it ceased to be property. This power, he said, had been assumed upon a principle truly alarming to the peo- ple of the southern states—upon that sweep- ing, he had like to have said detestable clause in the constitution, that it was ne- cessary to carry the other powers into ef. feet. He would ask gentlemen from the southern states, whether they would like totest the security of their property upon the two houses of congress, after what they had seen of their disposition ? He would not be surprised, if at the next session, this en- tering wedge should be driven further and further, until congress should entirely eman- cipate slaves. He did not deny the right of congress to prevent the importation of slaves —but. he denied that they had any right to deprive an owner of his present right to an existing slave. If this law went into opera- tion, unless the owners of slaves were asleep, protests would be sent against it from every state south of the Potomac—he hoped too from Maryland. Sir, (continued Mr. R.) n 1799 at Worthy, in Great-Bti. ^"cr^-S^fe tain ; copper fastened ami cop. p^r sheathed ; stands marked in Lloyd's Books A. No. 1, (agreeably to vouchers in possession ol the present owner.) She bad lately gone thro' a thorough repair as u> th« hull, and is allowed by j&tlges to be as sl,j>. statural a vessel as can be built. Tee Ship H'o.RO, burthen 500 hiids. built in 1799, at Saltcoats in Scotland, and is finished in a superior manner, with paten! pumps &c ; 13 marked likewise, in Lloyd's Books A. No 1. Inventories of the materials belonging to each ship, may he viewed or> board, and at the vendue warehouse at the corner of Second S*. Frederick-streets, previous to the sale. THOMAS CHASE, Auct'r. February £8. _¦______,____ ____ Gooding, Hutchins Es" Co. WANT TO CfTAXTKS, JE3N Three VESSELS,, of 1000 MWiMV nb!s each, to load within tha > Chesapeake, for a port in tha "•tesa^l&B United States.- February 28,__________________<-o».jl _ Cotton, ike. Received per brig Lioness, from, Charleston, S. C\ 15 bales prime Upland Coltou. And on hand, London Bottled Patter, in casks, of excel. lent quality, L, P. Madeira Wine, in pipes, Muscovado Sugar, in hhds. A few hluls Maryland aud Virginia Tobac- co, Sic. For sale by JAMES BRUNDIGE, 101, Bowly's wharf. February 28.______________________eorit J; * iaica Hum. A few puncheons 4th proof Jamaisa Rum, will be landed on Monday, from on board the sloop Patty, captain Bevan, at Smith's wharf, and will be sold low, if applied for immedi- ately. GEORGE HOFFMAN. February 28. d?t Isaac Phillips <3 Co." Have for sale on accommodating terms, Navy Prime and Cari'o Pork, Navy and Cargo Beef, Half bbls. Mess Pork and Mess Beef, put up particularly for family use. Salt petered Hams, in nice order'for fami- ly use, or exportation, First quality Hu:;S Lard, in small keg-», Neats Tongues, in do. 200 bbls. Herrings of superior quality i» tight bbls. 30 half do. do. do. do. Second quality Bin tor, Rounds Beef, in tub3. Also, A few thousand Mai'ble Flags. February 3£________¦______ei>3\» Uaibins, Almoncjs, Table Salt, ike. The subscribers Tiavejust recciced am/for tali at No. fi4, Ma.hH.et sikeft, 6000 wt. !'"u1 sotV shell Ahnonus, 500 boxes Muscatel.*nd Bloem Raisins, intitled to drawback, and in good shipping order, llO.i baskets fine T^fible Salt, 10 hhds. New-England Rum, 1500 wt. fresh B01 deaux Prunes, very fine, 100 bv'xcs Spanish CL^'-i JACOB & Vm. NORRIS. On hand, Madeira Wine, in hhds. and quarter cask* ; fine old Rum, in hhds. lii long pipes Of gen- uine old Cogniac Brandy, fit for immediate use j 10 pipes Bordeaux do. fresh M.ace and Cassia Cinamon, in small bales ; Goshen. Cheese, in boxes and casks ; East-India (white) Sugar, in bags-; London Mustard, in boxes ; 25 quarter casts Sherry Wine ; Cherry Bounce, in barrels ; 5t} kegs small twist Tobacco, old and suitable for retailing ; Sweet Oil, in boxes of 30 flasks and 12 bot- tles each i 100 boxes mould and 50 boxes dipt Candles. February 28.________________ 2aw6t Gardeners Attend ! To be rented on pleasing; terms, a well en- closed GARDEN, a short distance from St. Mary's college, containing nearly three acres of highly cultivated ground, enriched by a great variety of the best Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Ike. This property has on it, for the accommo- dation of the renter, a c imfortable two-story dwelling house, and store, fronting on Hooks'* town turnpike road, a pump within a few pa- ces of the door, and a never failing spring of excellent water. Application to be made to Mary Lacombe, at her academy, No. 16, South Calvert-slreet, or to the Rev. Mr Tessier at the Seminary. February 28.______________SW&S^t To be Rented, THAT excellent and well known stand, Towsrn's TAVERN, now in the tenure of Solomon Sclmnick. There is a meadow and some upland land, belonging to it. PosseesU on will be given on the 4th of April next. Apply to the subscriber, living on the we. mises. REBECCA TOWSON. February 26. s_t<^ Phoenix Fire Office. Specific Goods, identified by minks and numbers, or otherwise sufficiently described, maybe Insured in tillsofilce at a'sh'wt'er pe- riod than a year, to the amount ;.i &4v,0u0, on u single risk. L. STfiWAftT, Agertt JTshuwiv 21,' ^_3>, |