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| LEGISLATURE OF MARYLAND. House of Delegates. MoMDtflT; Nov. 9. Mr. John E. Spencer. Mr. William Sud- jer and Mr. John Brown, delegates fir Queen-Ai.ne's county, Mr. Robert J. King arid Mr George W. Jackson*, delegates for Somerset county, Mr. Upton Bruse, a dele- gate for Allegany county, tdr. Thomas Gar- diner and Mr. James Hopewell, delegates for Saint-Mary'sconnty, Mr. Joseph Ennalls, a delagate for Dorchester county, Mr. Za- tl ck Sturgis and Mr. John Dashiell, Rele- gates for Worcester county, and Mr. ThQ- , mas Ayres, a delegate for Harford county, appeared, qualified, and took their seats. The following resolution was read. Whereas great public inconvenience may hereafter result Irom the loose imperfect manner in which the records, votes and The honourable Robert Wright, Esquire, j having been elected Governor of the State 1 of Maryland, we haveappcintedM'r. JohirE, 1 Spencer and Mr. St ne, jointly with such gentlemen as shall be named by your house, | to wait upon the governor elect, and re-. quest his attendance in the Senate room to qualify according to the constitution and . form of government. Mr. C. Dorsey delivered a bill, entitled, An act authorising Joseph Green late sheriff1 Collector ot Charles county, to complete his , collection ; which was read. Leave given to bring in a further supple- ment to the act for the amendment of the i 13 x 'I HIS I) vY's MAILS. The clerk of the Senate delivered the bill to settle and ascertain the salary of the mem- bers, of the council, endorsed, " will pass." Ordarrd to be engrossed. And the follow- ing message : We have received your message of this 1 proceedings, of the legislature of the state date> and have a pomted Mr. M'Elderry & of Maryland, from the year 1777 to the Mr. Shriver on the part , f th, Senate, to year 1805, at present remain, and as it is . .r {he tlemen named by „ h(we ,0 highly necessary that the property ot the ct- wa|t n th(. g„vernor elect> aud 5t tizens of this state should rest upon a firmer basis than a loose collection of papers, sub- ject, from their exposed situation, to be des- troyed by accident or design ; and as in ei- ther case no record of their contents is left I be offered in evidence, if everthey should be required; therefore resolved, That —— be a committee to examine the state of the records, v tes and proceedings, of the se- veral legislatures of Maryland, fr m the year 1778 to the year 1804, inclusive, •with the liberty of sending for any persons or papers capaple of affording information on the subject of their inquiry, and to report to this house, as s-on as may be convenient, the result of their investigation. The bill to settle and ascertain the salary of the members of the council for the ensu- ing year, was read the second time, passed, and sent to the senate. ¦ Thef Mowing resoluti'-n was aead : Resolved, That the treasurer oi the wes- tern shore advance to Frederick Green, prin- ter to the state, the sum ot six hundred dollars, in part of the salary which may be allowed h'tri on the civil list. The clerk of the senate delivered the fol- lowing message : With the concurrence of your house, we propose to proceed, at 12 o'clock this day, to the election of a governor agreeably to the constitution and form of government.-. The honourable R bert Wright is put in nomination by the Senate, and we have ap- pointed Mr. Somerville and Mr. Gibson, on the part of the Senate, to join such gentle- men as may be appointed by you to count the ballots,and report thereon. Which was read. A petition from Samuel Sergeant, of Bal- timore county, praying for a divorce, was Inferred, read, and releried. Mr. T. Dorsey delivered an unfavourable report on the petition of Samuel Sergeant; which was twice read, and concurred with. A message was sent to the Senate in the following ' ords ; We have received your message, propos- ing to go into an election for governor this day at 1 a o'clock, and assent thereto. We have put no other gentleman in nomination in addition te Robert Wright, Esquire. Mr. L'ttle and Mr. Clement Dorsey are appoin- ted on the partofthis house, to join the gen- tlemen named by you to count the ballots. A petition from sundry inhabitants ot Harford county, prayiug commissioners may be appointed to review and lay out a public road, and a petition from William Howell, and others »f Caxil county, praying the confirmation of the will of Arthur M-D.ide. an alien, were preferred, read, and referred. Mr. Steuart delivered an unfavourable re- port on the petition of Susanna Beamer ; which was iwice read and concurred with. A petition from sundry inhabitants of Harford e unty, praying commissioners may be app inted to review a road, was prefer- read, read and referred. ' Mr. T. Dorsey delivered a bill, entitled, An act to ratify and confv,rn the marriage ar- ticles of Ely Dorsey of Ely, of Frederick county, and Araminta his wile ; which was read. The clerk of the senate delivered a com- munication from the executive, enclosing reports of the armourers of tins state; also a letter from the governor cf New Jersey, . with a resolution of the general assembly of that state, declining to assent to an a- inendment to the constitution of the United States ; also a letter from the governor ot the state of Delaware, enclosing resolutions of the legislature of that state approving of said amendment ; which weie read. Ordered, that so much of the f< regoing oommuuication as relates to arms and am- munition be referred to the committee ap- pointed to biing in a bill 10 regulate and de- ciplcne the militia of this state. Ordeied That the communications from the governors' of New-Jersey and Delaware, he referred to Mr. Bruce, Mr. Kerr, Mr. T. Dorsey, Mr. J. T. Spencer and Mr. W. H. Broun, to consider and report thereon. A niera rial from snndry stockholders of the Farmer's Bank of Maryland, and others, citizens of Frederick County, praying an act may pass authorising said Bank to extend a branch to Frederick-town, and a memorial irom the president and directors of said bank ning in said prayer, were preferred, read, and referred. The house having qualified ageeeably to the constitution and form of government, proceeded to the choice of a governor, and upon examining the ballots it appeared, that R bert Wright, Esquire, had a majority of votes. Ke was accordingly declared gover- nor of tlie State. The following message was sen* to the ^te: pon the governor elect, aud request his attendance in the Senate room to quali- fy according to the constitution and form of government. Which was read. Mr. Glenn and Mr. Dorsey from the Se- nate, acquaint the speaker that the gover- nor elect is attending in the Senate room, and the Senate requests his attendance, with the members, in the senate room, to see the governor qualified. The Speaker, attended by the members, went to the Senate room, and saw the go- vernor qualified, and returned and resumed the chair. Adjourned. Tuesdav, November 10. Mr. David Schneby, a delegate from Washington county, appeared, qualified, and took his seat. The following message was sent to the Senate : We propose to proceed, at 12 o'elock, to the election of a council to the governor. Reverdy Ghiselin, James Butcher, Lewis Duvall, James Nabb, Archibald Dorsey and Thomas W. Hal), are put in nomination by this house. We have appointed Mr. Kerr and Mr. tlopewell to join any gentlemen named by your house to examine the bal- lots, and report thereon. Mr. Henry delivered the bill authorising Thomas J. Pattison, sheriff and collector et Dorchester c .unty, to complete his collec- tion, as amended ; which was read, passed, and sent to the Senate. A petition from JnHa Cooke, of the city of Baltimore, praying a divorce, a petition trcm Thomas Dilworth, of F ederick coun- ty, praying that his title to property acquir- ed by him while an alien may be be con- firmed, a petition from sundiy inhabitants of Harford county praying that a road lead- ing from Deer creek to Belleair may be im- proved, and a peiition irom sundry inhabi- tants of Hartord county, praying for a pub- lic road, were severally preferred, read, and referred. The speaker laid before the honse a report from the auditor in fav ,ur of William Amos, senior ; which was read and referred. On motion, the question was put That leave be given to bring in a bill, entitled An act to establish a chancery court on the eastern shore of this state, and to repeal such parts of the constitution and form of government as may be incompatible with the same ? Resolved in the affirmative, yeas 33 nays 29. A petition from Littleton Dennis Teackle and Benjamin Stoddert, praying a lottery may be authorised for the benefit of Annacos- rta biidge, and a petition from Robert C. Stone, and others, praying compensation Lr money paid by their lather for land pur- chased of the state, to i*hich he never ob- tained a title, were preferred, read, and re- ferred. Mr. T. Dorsi y delivered a bill, entitled, A further supplement to an act, entitled An act for the relict of sundry insolvent debtors ; whirh was read. Mr. Sieuart delivered an unfavourable re- port on the petition of Julia Cocke ; which was twice read and concured with. A petition from Samuel Burnes, of Dor- chester county, praying to be divorced, was preferred, read, and referred. Mr. Biggs delivered a bill, entitled, An act for the support oi Elias Thompson and Mary Thompson j which was read. The following message wbo received from 1 the senate : We a,, ree to go into an election of a coun- cil to the governor at the hour mentioned in your message, and have appointed Mr. Glenn and Mr. Gibson to join the gentle- men named by your house to examine the ballot boxes. No person is put in nomina- tion by the senate in addition to those men- tioned in your message. Which was read. The house having qualified, proceeded to the choice of a council to the governor, and upon examined the ballots it appeared, that James Butcher, JLewis Duvall, Tho- mas W. Hall, Reverdy Ghiselin and James Nabb, had a majority of votea ; they were accordingly declared the council to the go- vernor. Mr. Mitchell delivered a favorable report on the petition of Archibald Gordon; which was read. Mr. Davis delivered a bill, entitled, An act to lay out a cerrain road in Harford county ; which was read. Adjourned. FOR SAl.E AT THIS OFFICE, GOuD Printing Ink, In «m»li Kegs. November 18* d BOSTON, Nov. 14. Arriiisd, ship Gov. Strong, Cleveland, Cronstadt. Left, Sept. 14, ships James, Ski'iner, and Pigou, for Philadelphia ; Othello, Kempton, Brutus, Goodrich Su- san, Delano ; and Rodney, Ropes, all of New-York ; brig Amazon, 47, days from Philadelphia, and several eastern vessels. The ship Uriah, Coffin, Marseilles, 66 I days. Left, among others ( aiting the de- cision of our dispute with England) ship Sydney, of Philadelphia, Brunswick, and brig Aristides, of Ne'v-York ; Ann, Wa- inan, loading for New-York. Sept. 7,4, Cape Spartel E. S. E. 21 leagues, spike ship Buna, from N. York. Oct. 25, lat. 43, long. 58, spoke ship Bellona, Stone, 77 days from the Mediterranean for New- York. The schr. Sally, West, 28 days from Trinidad. Left, Hamlet, and Pallas, of New-York. Oct. 26, lat. 24, long. 8i spoke brig Camillus, of New-York, trom New-Orleans for Havana. NEW-YORK, Nov. 17. Arrived, sh>p Concordia, Johns'-n, 79 daysfrim St. Petersburgh, and 52 from El- sineur, hemp, iron, and manufactured goods, Oct. 27, lat. 43,4, long. 54, ship Augusta, Potter, from Philad. for Amsterdam. Nov. 9 lat. 39, io, long. 70, spoke brig Canton, 36 hours from N. York, for the Mediterra- nean sea. Brig Ohio, Rust, 36 days from King- ston, rum pimento, and specie. Schr. Jefferson, Carlton, 3 days from Nor- folk, flour and flax seed. Sloop Catharine- Ann, of Staten Island-. yvas driven ashore at Lynhaven Bay, during the late gale. Down in the Sound, ;hip Levant, Perry, 57 days from Liverpool, c »al, crates and dry goods. Oct. 28, lat. 43 spoke ship Ro- berts, of Portsmouth, 67 days from Amster- dam for N. York.—30th, lat. 41, spoke ship Sarah, for New-York, 43 days from Greenock. Nov. 7, lat. 40, 37, spoke ship Western Trader, from Liverpool for Phila- delphia. Ship Defiance, Sisson, from Bristol, En- gland, hardware, &c. Oct. 28, lat. 40, long. 64, spoke barque Moses from Salem fr Surrinam. Brig Olivia- Leffingwell, 34 days from P. Petre, Guad. sugar, ctfee and cotton. Schr. Laura, Burgiss 50 days from Ma- laga, wine and fruit. In lat. 29, long. 30, spoke ship Rebecca, from the River of Plate for Bristol, England. Btlow last night—3 ships. Cleared, ship Numa Bunker, Jamaica. Lloyd's Lilt. Sept. 16. The Elizabeth, Clackner, from Amsterdam to Baltimore, is a shore & bilged on Yarmouth beach. At Graves end, the Lucy Inglee, from N. York. Sailed the Union, Barker from St. Micha- els and Virginia. At Liverpool, the Cis- terion, Colborn, Kennebeck At White- haven, Ceres, Davison, trom America. At Workington, the Martin, Irving, do. At Dub'in, the Julia, Dagget, Virginia. Gravesend, sailed the Eliza-Ann, Williams, for Philadelphia. At Liverpool the Charles, Atwell, from Savannah. Clyde, sailed the Sarah, Dennett, for N. York. Limerick, sailed the William, Osborne, for Philadelphia. At Antwerp, the Thomas, Wilson, from New Orleans. At Nantz, the two-Maries, and Midas, both from New- Y- rk ; and the Ceres, Brown, from New- Orleans. At Cherb rough, the Victory, Hopkins, from Ne -York ; and the Apol- lo, from Portsmouth. Strong complaints are made in English prints of the undue and unwarrantable lean- ing discovered by our administration to- wards France, her mortal enemy. They say that protection and accommodation were yielded to France, her mortal enemy. They say that protection and accommodation were yielded to the French ships of war La Cy- belle and Patriot in the Chesapeake, while a proclamation was issued interdicting the English ships of war from our waters, and making it penal to afford them supplies. The answer we once thought obvious and conclusive, namely that it was the British ships that first violated our rights by deman- ding of our national ships to deliver up their deserters ; now it uufortunately comes out that the French have more than once done the same thing without incurring any such consequences. The following cases are mentioned in point : When the Hornet sloop of war went to L'Orient, we had five French sailors on board who had been naturalised, and who had been in our service for several years, A French officer came on board the Hor- net and seized these men by force (then under the^protection of our flag,) and carri- ed them off. Not one wcrd has been heard of this outrage. ¦ And when the U. States' frigate Consti- tution, H. G. Campbell, commander lay in Cadiz Bay, the French admiral Rosily, hearing that there was a French sailor on board by the name of Nicholas Verhage, sent on board and demanded him, and he was delivered up. This man was not even a deserter fr»m any French ship, for he had never served in any French armed vessel, pub- lic or private, but he had voluntarily enlisted si'me years before, on board the U Stales' frigate Essex, while she lav at Malaga. In proof of this fact is produced the following CERTIFICATE. " Consulate cf the U. S. at Cadiz. " I do hereby certify, that the bearer here- of, Nicholas Verhage, v, as serving on board of the U. S. ship Constitution, H. G. Campbell, esq. commander, and -*hile in this bay, was delivered up in consequence of orders from the Fre ich admiral Mons. Ro- sily. <• JAMES M-C'\NNON Con. agent." Supposing these tacts to be correctly stat- ed, we confess it seems to cut up the only ground the administration had left to stand upon. Let them pause then, if it is yet not too late, and reflect on the prospect before us. [N. Y. Ev. Post.] A Dose fir French Tories. The information, received this day by the way of Boston, That Bonaparte has ordered his decre? to be rigorously enforced against the inericans in common with all other neutrals, will, we fear, choak a certain great personage in the United States. No .man of sense and ri flection, however, can be surprised at it. We cautioned American mer Hants against Messrs. Armstrong and Jefferson's interpretation of this decree, as long ago as last March, and we have repeat- ' ed the caution several times since. We then said that these men were " crying pfoate •when there tu is nopi-ace." And it was on- ly last Saturday week, that we took occa- sion to warn our commercial friends against the insidious language held out in the mes- sage in regard to this very subject. We told them tiiat when Mr. Jefferson atsured congress that he had reason to indulge hopes that Spain would conform her decree against neutrals, " in its construction and applica- tion in relation to the United States" to the construction and application by France, he was standing on very slippery ground which j would most certainly deceive him and all ' who trusted in tiim. It now appears that at that very moment France and Spain were i capturing every one of our vessels they ! could come across, and that too, under an interpretation of the decree of Bonaparte himself. « - s the decree (says Bonaparte) contains no Exceptions, there shall be'none ' in its apfilicqti n. " There is reason to hope (says the message) that Spain will I conform her decrees to Fiance, in its appli- cation. " PHILADELPHIA, November 18. Arrived, schr. Leander, Atkins, Havanna, 16 clays, sugars aud hides. Cleared, brig Eliza, Gray, Havanna ; sloop Julian, Ingram, Norfolk. FEDERAL GAZETTE. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19. November 3, lat. 43, long- 62, spoke ship Friendship, 19 days from Gibraltar, for Sa- lem ; parted from the Hornet off the W. Islands, for America. 11th, spoke sloop Baltimore, from Bristol for vfriCA, Ships Latona, MCiea, from Liverpool; and the Mercury, Swaiue, from Lisbon, have arrived at Wiscasaet. The Swift, captain Tabef, arrived at this port last evening, which left Liverpool on the 29th September, brings dispatches from Mr, Muuroe, for the secretary of state. Capt. T, informs, that on the 3d insl. in lat. 42, 40, long. 62, spoke ship Friend slrip. Williams, of Salem from Leghorn, via Gibraiter, out 19 days, who informed him that all the Uivifed States vessels had left the Streights, that he had spoken the United S.ates brig Hornet, and parted with hei off the Western-Island.-. Capt. Taber ta\s there is no danger ot a war between the U. S and Gieat Britain. (N- Y.Paper.) [£/* We have been informed that a iijis- senger pa^eci through Baltimore tins morn- ing with the dispatches.3 The intelligence received from France via boston, and published in this day's Re- gister, is peculiarly interesting at the mo- ment, when the legislature of the union is deliberating ou our inflations with,foieign powers ; and when the result of its delibe- rations must involve the decision of peace or war. It is within the recollection of every one that the decrae of the emperor Napoleon, of November 21st, 1806, declaring the Bi i- tish Islands and then dependencies in a state of blockade, was the first annuncia- tion of the most extraordinary principle ever raised by a belligerent against the rights cf neutral nations—A principle So extraordinary, called for the immediate re- sistance of every neutral power ; and it be- came peculiarly incumbent on the executive of the United Stales, to whose superin- tendance our foreign relations aie immediate- ly confided to have withstood this gigantic stride of belligerent pretension. It was a fit occasion to have exemplified our claims, and to have evinced our impartiality to- wards Great Britain and France To have met the declaration of such a principle at the threshold was the true and only et- factual mean of preventing the practice 1111 de; it by either ot those'powers Was this the conduct pursued by Mr. Jefferson—-was the occasion seized to evidence a strict im partiality, and a dignified resistance to such encroachment ? Where are the indignant re monstrances of our government against such moi.stious despotism ? Was not the whole representation on the subji-ct, culiiined to a " Jepense'" and a u/e crcis," ;' an opinion and a belief neither formal nor coticlns-ive, between Mr Armstrong and Mr. Decies, who declared himself unauthorized and in- competent to say any thing on the subject. And ha* not the neglect of this important duty, this derefiction of our best interests, induced the British to practise under the principle, which France tirst declared, and which she now determines to enforce against us ? and, are we not plunged into our pre- sent deep, and almost inextricable embar- rassment, by this weak, this wicked deser- tion of duty—on the port of those, to whom it was specially confided ? Let the legislature, examine the facts in the manner which its duty prescribes, and the people will be correctly informed whe- t-lier the detect has been in the constitution- al powers, " or the odmim'stKation" of them ! How much confidence must it have re- quired, to state the suffering of our com- merce in the Mediterranean, in the embit- tered manner in which it was given to con- gress against one of the belligerents^ when the very cause ol swni»Uint? was hjstued by the total neglect of the administration to remonstrate against, and fiimly to withstand the principle (declared by the other belli- gerent) on which that practice was ground- ed ' We hesitate not to say, that such neg-lect or partiality, we care not by what name it is called, tends to the disgrace and ruin of any nation, where it prevails. Whether ihe declaration of France, " that she will enforce the principles of her decreu against the United States," will have any tendency to correct the executive partiality, we pretend not to say - That it will have its due influence on the public opinion, and the decisions of the legislature, we trust and believe. {Jackio-n .i) COMMUNICATION. In the report of the committee, appointed by those persons who met at the Pantheon, for the purpose of taking into consideration the supposed misconduct of certain civil officers, a charge is made against Judgft Dorsey, founded in absolute falsehood.*^-* When the person who gave this " infortn*. tion" to the committee, was directed to take the necessity oath preparatory to the . initiation, he expressed great unwillingness to be sworn lest he should be looked upon as an infarmer ; and requested peino-.ion to withdraw for a few minutes. Jar the purpose of seeing seme of the persons concerned irt \ the riot, aud not as stated, for the purpose oi' \ " consulting counsel," of which no muo ! whatever was made by the witness. The Judge replied, that if he was tint asy lest hsi be accused of being an infuJtWfet, the sum- mons which was served upoft him would be his justification, and handed the summons to the witness, which he but into Bis pocket, and his objections seemed to be removed. The witness upon being again directed to put his hand upon the hook, expressed fur- ther scruples, sayiiig he was unwilling to be examined generally, but had no objection to answer particular questions, at the same time disclaiming all connection with the rioters, against whom he was to testify. The Judge assured him that no improper question should be put to him, upon which he consented cheerfully to be sworn, and requested that all persons in the room might be sent out but the Judge and himself. The Judge told him that he had no objection to all the per- sons, except one, being removed ; which was done, and the witness gave what he stated to be all his knowledge upon the subject. The request that all witnesses might ba removed, appeared at the time to he a strange one. The object now satHt'.ictonly explains? itself, and a false .'.tateimnt is given to the public,* with a view to destroy the reputa- tion of the Judge, and it becomes the duty of such as have within their power th« means, to confound guilt and do justice to innocence. It is therefore explicitly stated, that the' charge made against Judge Dorsey, in the Report of the Committee, is utterly untrue ; and whenever it shall be necessary, will' be proved to be unworthy belief. * [The following is an extract from tin; " Report of the Committee./' to v correspondent alludes :] u On the day which followed the affair, ht4 [Judge DorseyjJ summoned Leone I a witness who was himself one of the pai and altho' as lie has staled, he required only five minutes delay to consult counsel on his sanation, the Judge compelled him to an. immediate disclosure of the names of his companions." Bell's Weekly Messenger, pership SwiH sayu, " Reports without number were yes- terday circulated in the city that the neyocia- tion with America asbrokenoff; that Mr. Monroe had suddenly set out from London ; and ihat we were consequently to be involv- ed in war with the U. S. We believo there is no foundation whatever for any cf these rumours. In the first place no answer to the dispatches from America has ytt been delivered to Mr. Munrce by our government. In the second place even had he receiv- ed it, and that it was unsatisfactory, still Mr. Muntoe will not immediately leave this countiy. The aus.1. er, of what nature soever it will be sent back by the Rever that brought the American dispatches ; - Mr. Munroe will remain here until the dih ferences between the t o governments are finally adjusted. Then and then only, Mr. Pinckney will succeed him as minister from the United Slates." from the Mediterranean.—Capt. Willi- ams, arrivi d at Salem, from Leghorn, con- firms the account oi the capture of that city. by the French ; of their laying an embe*g , which continued until the 16th September, when it was tAen off—He informs, that Lord Paget, the English minister wasiu-. gociatmg at Constantinople, with a prospe fe of success ; being backed by Collmgwo with 16 sail ot the line ; who had tai the island of Tenedos, (recently restored the Turks by Russia) with 6 or 7 sail of the line—that a French army of 60,000 men, which had been on the march to Napi- supposed to be utimately destined again Sicily, had halted; and this halt was at. biued at Legh rn to appearances un able to the French in other parts of Europe , The discontents at St. Petersburgh, it wan expected, would produce a change there favour of the war party ; and it was cc I dently believed that England would still be able again >o combine both Austria and R;. sia against France, to which the powerful diversion she bad made at Constantino;, would probably contribute. Such was tlie view of affairs at Leghorn, the 1st oi" r. tober. On Saturday last, the follow'. was presented to General Wilkirisoh :— Gen. James Wilkinson, Sir, The undersigned, on behalf cf the 1st Company of the ^(./b Regiment, Baltimore U~ nion Volunteers, Fan Guard Volunteers,.Tifid Baltimore Independent Rifle Caiapany, attach-' ed to the 39th Regiment*of Maryland Mili- tia, (Lieut. Col. James Monher comnnv,,. beg leave respectfully, to present this evi*< dene* of their attacWhent tg you, W«* ;n- - |