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Legislature,
House oe Delbgates, Maryland,
Monday, November 30.
The house met. Present as on Saturday
The proceedings of Saturday were read.
Mr. Hopewell, Mr. Call is, Mr, Welsh ap-
peared in the house.
The bill annulling the marriage of Brita-
nia Marshal, of Dorcherster county, with
the message relating thereto was sent to the
senate.
Mr. Green had leave of absence.
The bill f„r the!relief of Henry Hawk-
ins Young ; the bill for the benefit of Al-
fred Jones, tind the bill to lay out a certain
road in Harford county, were severally read
the second time, passed and sent to the se-
nate.
The report on the petition of Monica
Greenwell was read the second time, the re-
solution therein contained, assented to and
sent to the senate.
A petition from Edward Welsh, of Bal-
timore county, praying a divoice, was pre-
ferred read, and referred.
Mr. Stone delivers a report on the peti-
tion of J. B. Chirac ; which was read.
The bill for the benefit" of Margaretta
Chalmers, was read the second time, pass-
ed, and sent to the senate.
Leave given to bring in a further additi-
onal supplementary act t > the act for quiet-
ing possessions, enroling conveyances, and
securing the estates of purchasers.
The following resolution was read and
agreed to.
Resolved, that on Tuesday, the first of
December next this house will proceed to
the appointment of a director to the bank
of Baltimore, on behalf of this state for the
ensuing year.
The following message was sent to the
senate.
We propose with the concurrence of your
house, to proceed on Thursday next to the
election of two directors on the part of this
state in the Union Bank of Maryland ; and
to regulate said election we have adopted
the fallowing resolution:
Resolved, That the two directors to be
appointed on the part of this state in the
Union Bank of Maryland be elected by
ballot, and the two persons having a majority
of the ballots of all the attending members
of both houses of the legislature, be declared
duly elected directors on the part of this
State in the Union Bank of Maryland.
i A memorial from the justices of the or-
phans' court of Kent county, praying that
eertain papers in said court may be recorded,
and a memorial from Elie Williams, and
others, praying the chancellor may be au-
thorised to carry into effect an agreement
made by the administrators of Robert Elliott
and Elie Williams, were preferred, read and
teferred.
Mr. Seth delivered a bill, entitled, an act
to alter and abolish all such parts of the
constitution and form of government as re-
late to the residence of voters ; which was
read.
A petition from Molly Walker, of Wor.
Chester county, praying a divorce, was pre-
ferred, read and referred.
Ordered, That the bill to alter and abolish
all such parts of the constitution and form
of government as relate to the residence of
voters, be recommitted for amendment.
The clerk of the senate delivered a bill to
make valid a deed from Isaac Dixon to John
Dashiell for part of a tract of land called
Dixon's Green, endorsed, " will pass." Or-
dered to be engrossed ; and a bill, entitled, a
supplement to an act, entitled, an act to
establish a bank, and incorporate the subscri-
bers thereto ; which was read.
A petition from sundry inhabitants of
Somerset county, praying for a road ; and a
petition from John Maloy, of Caxil county,
praying he may be allowed to follow the
business of a hawker and pedlar without
paying license, were preferred, read and
referred.
Leave given to bring in a supplement to
Se ast for the more effectual preservation of
e breed of wild deer in Somerset county.
The supplement ts the act to regulate
elections, was read the second time and
passed.
Mr. Winder delivered a bill, entitled, a
further additional supplementary act to the
act,- entitled, an act for quieting posses-
sions, enrolling conveyances, and securing
the estates of purchasers, which was read.
Mr. Kerr appeared in the house.
Adjourned. j
Tuesday, December 1.
The house met. Present as on yester-
day, except Mr. Green. The proceedings
of yesterday were read.
The further supplement to the act to re-
gulate eloctiohs, was sent to the senate.
A petition from Peggy Forbes of the city
of Baltimore, praying a divorce, a petition
from Charles S Ridgely. counter to the pe-
tition of Nathaniel Williams and others,
praying an addition to the city of Baltimore,
a petition from the officers of the third bri-
gade, suggesting several provisiors nccessa
ry in the militia system, and a petition from
William Jessnp, on behalf of the Liberty
Fire Company, in the city of Baltimore.
praying a lottery for the benefit thereof,
¦were preferred, read and referred.
Mr. Jacksonfdelivertd a bill, entitled, an
act authorising a lottery for raising a sum
of money for the purpose therein mention-
ed, which was read.
Mr. Gale, of Kent, delivered a bill, enti-
tled, an act to provide for transcribing and
recording certain records and papers in the
register's office of Kent county, which was
read.
Mr. Steuart delivered an unfavorable re
port on the perition of Peggy Forbes, which
was twice read and concurred with.
The bill for the relief of Mary Gwinn,
was read the second time, passed and sent
to the senate.
The report on the petition of Elisha Hop-
kins, was read the second time, and the re-
solution therein contained assented to, and
Kent to the senate.
A petition from Stephen Fhyner,. of Tal-
bot county, pvayinganactof insolvency, a
petition from sundry inhabitants of Anne-
Arundel, Prince-George's and Montgomery
counties, praying; for a bridge over Patux-
ent titer at or near the mill of John Crow,
were preferred, read and referred '
Ordered, that the bill for quieting posses-
sions, and securing and confirming the es-
tates of purchasers, have a second reading
on Thtrrday the 10th inst.
The house proceeded to the second rea-
ding of the supplement to the act, entitled,
An act to encourage the establishing a hos-
pital for the relief n the question was put, That
the order for the second reading of the
said bill, passed this day, be rescinded ?
Resolved in the affirmative.
The question was then put, that the same
have a second reading on Wednesday the
9th instant ? Determined in the negative.
The question was then put on Friday
next, and resolved in the affirmative.
The house adjourned until to-morrow
morning.
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liY THIS DAY's MAlLb.
BOSTON, December 7.
Non-importation act. A memorial to con-
gress, on tile subject of the non importation
act, was no sooner struck off yesterday,
than hundreds without distinction to politi-
cal party immediately subscribed.
Arrived, brig Star, Swan, 45 days from
Cowes. Eng. gum, &c.
Brig Betsy, Barker, from Rotterdam, but
last from the Downs, 48 days, gin, &c.
On Saturday last, we experienced a se-
vere blow from E. S.E-soine apprehensions
is entertained for the safety of several ves-
sels which sailed the day before—we think
the gale was of so short duration that but
little was to be apprehended. Some damage
was done in this harbor.
NEW-YOK, Dec. xe.
AHK1VED,
The brig Mary-Ann Lawson, 17 days
from St. Pitrres, Martinique, sugar, coffee,
cocoo and cassia. Left about 2,5 sail of A-
merican vessels, amongt them were, the
brig Celia, Smith, for New-York in 8 days ;
schr. Wolcott, Allen, for do. in 10 days ;
and brig James Wells, Lee, for do. in 14
The brig Sally-Ann, Daniels, from N. York
via Antigua had arrived. In lat. 20, long.
65, 50, spoke schr. Sally, Parker, 7 days
from Barbados for Carlisle. Lat. 32, 30,
long. 70, spoke schr. Liberty, Radcliff, 21
days from Cayenne, for New-York. Fifty
miles to the southward of Sandy Hook,
spoke schr. Frances, Ryan, 16 days from
Havana, for Philadelphia.
Brig Anna, Amazeen, of Portsmouth,
N. H. in 36 days from Point Petre, (Gua.)
sugar, coffee, cotton and molasses. Nov.
22, lat. 34, 9, long. 70, spoke ship Pomo-
na, Duiilap, in 60 days from Liverpool, for
Charleston. Dec. S, in lat. 40, 10, spoke
schr. Boston, Chace, 50 days from Bonavis-
ta, for Nantucket.
Brig James Williams, Dawson, from
St. Jago de Cuba, and 20 days from Monte-
go bay, Jamaica, sugar, coffee and cotton,
hound ts Philadelphia, and put in here in
distress. Left at St. Jago. schr. Caroline,
Hinckman, of Norfolk. Left at Montego
bay, brig Nancy of Norfolk.
Schr. Hannah, P. Hard, from Fredericks-
burgh, wheat and fl ur.
Schr. Alpha, Cotnstock, 3 days from
Baltimore, flour.
Schr. Lamel, Hopkins, 60 hours from
Norfolk, flour, corn and dry goods.
Schr. Friendship, Evans, 3 days from
Baltimore, provisions lor the navy, flaxseed
and dry goods. Sp ke at anchor under
Smith's Island, the sloop director, from,
Philadelphia for Baltimore—had lost one an-
chor and cable, and her sails much torn.
Schr. Republican, Brown, 16 days from
St. Augustine, cedar, hides and oranges.
Left, schr. Commerce, of Charleston.
Below last night, the British ship Lord
Caldwell, from Antigua ; brig Eliza, Jew-
ett, 170 days from Sicily, salt; brig Sus-
sex, Guadaloupe, via Antigua; schr. Pearl,
17 days from Barracoa ; no wind.
Cleared, brig Seamen, Lasher, Algesi-
ras ; schr. Manchester, Cropsey, Guada-
loupe ; Grand Sachem, Holmes, Baltimore;
sloop Samarimis, Slocum, Charleston.
At Hell Gate.—Ship Catharine, Mar-
shall, from Leghorn, via Newport, wine,
oil, marble, drugs ; brig Phoenix, from
Oronoke, via Newport.
Two other ships and a brig—one is a
new ship from Connecticut river.
The brig Ceres, Wood, from Kingston
for New-York, has put into Savannah in
distress—-had lost one of her crew, and two
others unfit for duty.
The British ship Alexander, Wenott,
from Surrinam, for New-York, laden with
sugar, cocoa, &c. was cast away en South
Beach, Lcng-Island, on Sunday last.—Ves-
sel, cargo, captain, supercargo and one
man lost.
Mr. Hase. In a paragraph published yes-
1 teid.'iy (extracted from a Philadelphia paper-)
ng '0 the extraordinary envoy ex
pected from the British court, it was stated
that lie was only four and twenty years of
age. A gentleman who was at school with
him authorises as to say that this is a mis-
take. Ga .'v;e H. Hose is at least thirty-
eight years of agej a man of superior ta
louts, large fortune, and lias represented the
town of Southampton in see iral successive
parliaments. [tidily Jd-v.~]
Madame StM'I. has been banished by the
order ot the French emperor, to her estate
in Switzerland, for having written the ele-
gant novel of Corinne, in which, to a beauti-
ful review of the line arts in Italy, she has
given a very flattering analysis and itlutfr.a-
tion of the English character and manners.
"cciDEiiT. Last Monday night the si iop
Liberty, captain Cobb, on her passage from
Albany to this city, with a load of vvneat,
was overset h\ a sudden flaw of wind and
immediately sunk. The captain and hands
belonging to the sloop, together with lour
out of of six passengers that were on bbatd,
got into the long boat and saved themselves.
The'other two went down with the slo p.
I One of them, we understand, is a Mr. Fur
i man. of N. Jersey by trade a Tanner and
Currier, who was on his way home from
Lansin^burgh, where he had been at work ;
j the other a Mr. Crutles, a Scotchman.
I Danish Proclamation.—We have before
! us a proclamation of the King; of Denmark
! informing all Danish and Norwegian sea-
j men, who navigate in vessels of foreign nati-
ons, and all individuals of their land forces
who have deserted, that their services are
required on account of the war that has
broke out, and offering them pardon if they
will return.
PHILADELPHIA, December n.
Arrived, ship Orion, Bell, Batavia, 98
days coffee and sugar; ship Maysville.Smith,
St. Kitt'3, —, rum, &c. ; brig South Caro-
lina, Serrill, Charleston, 6, Rice & cotton ;
I sch'r Erect, Lake, Curracoa, 32, e c >a and
silt; Catharine, Miller, St. Andero jo,
ballast; sloop Farmers Branch, Bird, New-
York, tgton,tothc Editor of the Freeman's
Journal, dated fCasliington, Dec. 8, 1807.
' The house of representatives were yes-
terday several hours in conclave ou a mes-
sage Irom the president, understood, out of
d airs, to relate to our affairs with Great Bri-
tain. Nothing is suffered to transpire but
it is believed, that there is no ground for
new alarm. I know at least one member,
who had firmed an opinion, before the dis-
patches came to hand, that as matters now
stood, if we should have war, it would be our
own fault ; and I am happy to assure you,
that his opinion instead of being weakened
by the dispatches, his been completely con-
firmed."
From the respectable standing of the wri-
ter of the above, the public may rely with
confidence, on the information contained
in it. [Freeman's Journal ~^
Extract of a letter from three workmen
who are setting up a Steam Engine, in-
vented or improved by Oliver Evans, for
sawing timber on the Mississippi above
New-Orleans, dated October 27th, 1807.
" We now with pleasure inform you, that
on Sunday, 30th .August, we started two
saws. This was a high day, we had invit-
ed the inhabitants of the coast, and many
of them attended, wondering at the poyyer,
and making :i.aiiy curious observations. -
Snnie attributing the extraordinary power to
the agency of the devil, being, in their opi-
nion, beyond the power of human art.
Since the 16'th day of September, the mill
has gone steady, and we may say has saw-
ed 2000 feet every day. Another saw will
be ready to go by Christmas. We have al-
tered your plan from lour, saws to three,
and Mr. Donaldson (the owner) is much
pleased with it finding that three saws will
be as many as he can supply with logs, and
cart the boards to the river ; and we mean
to put up a small pair of stones to grind
corn. We have power plenty to drive
the whole, with less than lOOlbs. power in
the boilers. We have made the simplest
and best parallel motion that ever was made.
Our boilers are complete in every respect,
and we have made some improvement in the
furnace ; our engine Could not have been
made better ; nothing of the kind ever went
better; every part of the work is well exe-
cuted. Mr. Donaldson said the other day,
that '• if he had his wish he did not know
how it could be made better." When we
get all going the mill will clear Mr. Donald-
son one hundred and twenty dollars per day.
We now work with 561b. power in our
boilers. This you may publish in Philadel-
phia and set our names to it, if you choose.
John Lewis. Millwright,
Mark Slachhruse Steam Engineer.
Mahlon Rogers, Blacksmith.
Observations by the Inventor.
We see by this extract, that the engine
works well, and dees not get out of order.
They saw 2000 feet of boards in 12 hours,
with only 561b. to the inch power of steam
in the boilers* Now they may at pleasure,
whenever it becomes necessary, by a small
addition of fuel, raise the power to 1501b.
with safely ; when the engine will be able
to saw 6000 feet in 12 hours. The work-
ing cylinder of this engine is 9 inches diam-
eter, with a three feet stroke of the piston,
36 revolutions of the crank per minute.—
This is the only engine yet discovered, and
in use, that will ever prove highly useful in
navigating the Mississippi, or such other
streams a airist ihe current ; and I dare veil-,
ture to pronounce, that there is no other
known principle in nature left to effect this
great object, by the power of steam.
CHARLESTON, Nov. 30.
The ship Commerce ; 14 days from Bos-
ton, was c uning in last evening. There
was another ship in the offing bound in.
Nov. 10, capt. Dent of the Hornet, spoke
a biig from New London, bound to Barba-
docs. 12th, spoke a schooner 17 days
from Portsmouth, N. H. bound to Domini-
ca. 17th. sp ke schr. Regulator, from St.
Bartholomews bound to N. York, 8 days
out. — 19th. spoke a ship oil a whaling voy-
age, bound to Nantucket.—25th. spoke a
schooner from New-York, bound to Savan-
nah.
Decembef 2.
Captain Cottin of the brig Eliza, which
arrived from Congo on Monday last, reports
that fifteen days ago he was boarded by the
Lilly, British sloop of war, 20 days from
England tor Antigua, and treated with mark-
ed politeness. 'They informed captain C.
that there bad been a very great probability of
a •war with Great-Britain and the United
St tes, but that it bath been amicnbly arran-
ged, otherwise he iiould have been a good
prize. The seamen's protections were not ask-
ed for, nor the smallest trouble given. The
Lilly heretofore has rendered herself conspi-
cious in her conduct towards the Ameri-
cans.
Dec. 3.—Arrived ship Agnes, Bonce,
Philadelphia, 8 days ; Minerva, Burdic.k,
N. Y»ik, 7; brigs Sally, Traver, New-
port, R. I. ; Cumberland, Fellows, Bos-
ton, 1,6; schr. Commerce, Churnsides, St.
Augustine, 3;-Mars, Hatch, Middletown,
Connecticut, 14 ; Fair Play, Hatch, Fal-
mouth,, (Masss) 17; Hope, Green, Gold
Coast, (Africa) 62; Betsey, Bennet, New-
New-York, 12; Sylvia* Licoin, Phi lad.
18 ; and sloop Nancy, Simpson. New-
YorK, 9 days.
NORFOLK, Dec. 4.
An occurrence of yesterday has excited
some interest, arising from the recollection
of a recent circumstance ; we shall state to
our readers the particulars of the occurrence
of yesterday, as they have been related to us,
and as we believe to be correct.
A French seaman, belonging to the French
ship VImpeteux, the ship that was destroyed
by the British on this coas:, had some time
since entered at Baltimore, on board one of
the gUn-boats in the service of the U. States.
Yesterday he deserted and got on board the
tender of the French ship D'Patriot, declar.
ing his wish to return into the service of his
country. The officer commanding the gun-
boat discovered, and demanded the seaman,
who the French officer refused to deliver
him. Some discussion was had, when the
American officer departed, under an expec-
tation, or a promise that the man should not
be removed until the affair could be repre-
sented to commodore Decatur. While the
officer was on board the Chesapeake, wait-
ing the orders of commodore Decatur, and
for a letter which he was then writing to
the French commander, the Patriot's boat
passed with the seaman in question on board,
upon which orders were issued by the c m-
modore, to man one of the Chesapeake's
boats, and pursue the French boat, with or-
ders to his officer to endeavour to pievail on
the French officer to return and come along-
side the Chesapeake, but to bring the de-
serter back at ail events. Upon the b at's
getting alongside, some altercation ensued,
partly, we understand, by accident, & with-
out design to injure or offend.
The French officer, we enderstaml, a-
greed to return to the Chesapeake. After-
wards some correspondence took place be-
tween commodore Decatur, and the com-
mander of the Prtriot, the contents of which
we are not informed of. We understand
that both officers adhered, the one in refus-
ing, and the other insisting, the result ho v-
ever is, that the man wa; taken and carried
on board the Chesapeake, where he now
remains until the pleasure of government
shall be known.
Such is a concise state of the facts, as
relate to this unpleasant business, upon
which we mean to offer no remarks, except
to repeat what we have done upon another
occasion, that the employment of foreign
seamen, particularly deserters, will general-
ly be productive of mischief: and it is to
be lamented that the officers cotntnanding,
are not invested by government with pow-
er to act according to the justice of the case
when they are satisfied.
Accounts of this affair went off by the
mail to the navy department, and the French
minister.
[Ledger.^
Arrived, Eremen barque Patriot Gronning,
Probst, .105 days from London, ballast, in
distress, having cairied away in a gale on
the 28th Sept. the foremast, main and miz-
eu topmasts, together with the sails and
digging. Spoke Nov. 31, in lat. 33, 16,
long. 71, 26, schr. Experiment, Rogers, of
and bound to Baltimore, in great distress,
very leaky, and lost the most of his sails,
had been 40 days at sea, did not understand
where she was from ; was endeavoring to
get imo Bermuda.
Brig Thomas, Wallace, 69 days from Ja-
maica, bound to Philadelphia, in distress ;
very leaky and lost the greater part of her
sails.
Schooner Jane, Bayd, 4 days from New-
York.
Schooner Independent, Brinkley, 28 days
frcm Charleston.
In Hampton Roads, bound to Baltimore,
schr. Eliza, Husband, 15 days from Barra-
coa.
The ship Eliza-Ann, 66 days from Liver-
ptM.1) bound to City-Point, anchored in
Hampton Roads this forenoon.
The brig Nancies, Barclay; of and from
this port has arrived at St. Ann's nay, Ja-
maica.
The schr. Ruby, Murray, of and from
Charleston, to the south side of Cuba, was
lost on the i2th of October, on the north
end of Gieat Heneaga, crew and part of
the cargo -saved. The boat was dispatched
to Cuba, with about r700 dollars Worth of
property, but was fallen in with by a French
privateer who plundered all the property,
and treated the people in the boat with
great barbarity. They reached Barracoa in
great discress.
RICHMOND, December 8.
Yesterday being the day appointed by law
for the meeting of the general assembly of
tlieCom'monwealth, & a quorum of the house
of delegates having assembled, they procee l-
ed to chose a Speaker, when Hugh Nelson,
esq. was appointed.
GREENOCK. October 28.
Shitiwreck.— The brig George, arrived en
Tuesday se'night in Limerick river.
New York, on her passage most providenti-
ally fell in with the Golden Rule, of Wis-
casset, from which the following most
afflicting account has been received : —
>' Theship Golden Rule, capt. Austin sail-
ed from Wiscasset with a cargo of timber ou
the 8th of September. On the 291I1 of the
same month, she experienced a severe gale
frome S. E. and at 8 o'clock, A. M. we
discovered she had sprung aleak, and had
had four feet water in her hild ; at 9 o'clock
it had increased to 8 feet, notwithstanding ¦
we had two pumps going, and were thro -
ing her deck load over board, which we
were enabled to do very sJowiy. from the
sea driving the planks above deck and
wounding the ere*. About 10 o'clock t. e
water had increased to twelve feet, and the
gale had evidently encrsascd ; the crew, and
all on boardj'vere quite exhausted, and going
into tin caboin, we found she was falling
fast. The main and miaen masts were
cut away to prevent her from upsetting, and
she was quite clear ol deck load. At li
o'clock she was full up to her main deck,
and all her bulk heads were knocked aȣJ.
It now occurred to us to endeavour to save
some bread, and Mr. Andrew lioyd, the:
first mate, with great resolution, went info
the cabbm and was enabled to get out some
bread and 2 bottles rum, but so rapidly did
she fiil, from the timber of her cargo
ing, that he was forced to break through
the sky-light to save himself.
Our small stock of provisions witfi bow
put into (he binnacle, as a secure place. It
had been there but a few minutes, when a
tremendous sea struck us and carried Sway:
the binnacle. We had now little hope left;
the wheel was broke, and |
