militia system; to encourage those arts that supply and some regimental clothing. The boat thus laden, and assist life; to cherish, by our example the pu- was unfortunately detached alone for this place. It rity and beauty of the religion of the Redeemer, is due to major Muhlenburg to observe, that at the only steadfast basis of that morality on which the time he detached the boat I have reason to he republics are founded; and to transmit, untarnish-lieve he was not apprised of any recent acts of hosed, and undiminished, to our posterity, those satility having taken place in this quarter. It appears, cred principles of liberty and equal rights which however, by a letter from lient. Scott, received about we inherited from our fathers; these are some of the hour in which he was attacked, that he had been the labors that remain for us to perform, and that warned of the danger which awaited him: I must, our country has a right to expect at our hands. therefore, conclude, that he felt it to be his duty I renew to you, fellow citizens, my solemn pledge to proceed. Whether he had received from major of a determination to devote myself to the public Muhlenburg a positive order to this effect, I have good, and afford, to the full extent of the executive not yet learned. Upon the receipt of lieut. Scott's powers, a ready co-operation in all measures cal-letter, I had two boats fitted up with covers of ' culated to promote the peace, happiness and liber-plank, port holes, &c. for defence, and detached ty of our constituents. WILLIAM FINDLAY. Harrisburg, December 16, 1817. The official majority in favor of Mr. Findlay was 7,059-not 7,005 as stated in the table we published in page 192, present vol. Thomas Sergeant, esq. has been appointed secretary of state. Indian News-Official. Copy of a letter from major general Edmund P. them under capt. Clinch, with a subaltern officer and 40 men, with an order to secure the movement of lieut. Scott, and then to assist najor Muhlenburg This detachment embarked late in the evening of the 30th ult, and must have passed the scene of action (15 miles below this place) at night and 7 hours after the affair had terminated. I have not yet heard from captain Clinch. I shall immediately strengthen the detachment under major Muhlen. burg with another boat, secured against the enemy's fire. He will, therefore, move up safely by keeping near the middle of the river, which, with his vessels and force, is quite practicable. I shall, moreover, take a position, with my principal force, SIR-I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt near the junction of the rivers at the line of demar of your excellency's letter of the 20th of last month. kation between the United States and Spain, and The detachment of militia, I have no doubt will ar-shall attack any force near that place, or that may rive in due time to enable me to put an end to the attempt to intercept our vessels or supplies below. little war in this quarter, in the course of this or the The wounded men who made their escape, con. next month. cur in the opinion that they had seen upwards of 500 With a view to ascertain the strength of the hos-warriors (supposed to be hostile) at different pla tile indians in the vicinity of Fowl Town, and to re-ces on the river below the point of attack: of the connoitre the adjacent country, I a few days past force engaged they differ in opinion; but all agree detached lieut. col. Arbuckle, with 300 men. The that the number was very considerable, extending lieut. col. reports, that a party of Indians had pla-about one hundred and fifty yards along the shore, ced themselves in a swamp, out of which about 60 at the edge of a swamp, in a thick wood. warriors approached him and with a war-whoop I am assured by the friendly chiefs, that the hoscommenced a brisk fire upon the detachment. They tile warriors of the town on the Chattahoochic, have returned the fire in a spirited manner. It continu- been for some time past moving off down the river, ed not more than 15 or 20 minutes before the in- to join the Seminole, Those now remaining on dians were silenced, and forced to retire into the the river, are believed to be well disposed. One of swamp with a loss which lieut. col. Arbuckle esti-the new settlers there, however, has been recently mates at from 6 to 8 killed, and a much greater killed; but it has been already proven, that the pernumber wounded. We had one man killed, and two wounded. The enemy have since succeeded in an affair in which the real savage character has been fully exhibited. A large party formed an ambuscade on the 30th ultimo, upon the Appalachico la river, a mile below the junction of the Flint and Chattahoockie, attacked one of our detachments in a boat, ascending near shore, and killed, wounded, and took the greater part of the detachment, consisting of 40 men, commanded by lieut. R. W. Scott. There were also on board the boat, killed or taken, 7 women, the wives of soldiers; six men The enclosed paper contains the substance of only escaped, four of whom were wounded. They what I have said to the chiefs who have visited me; report that the strength of the current at the point several of whom reside south of the Appalachico. of attack, bad obliged the lieut. to keep his boat The chiefs were desirous I should communicate near the shore. That the indians had formed along to them my views and wishes. I feit authorized the bank of the river, and were not discovered un-to say but little, and deemed it necessary in what til their fire commenced, in the first volley of which, I should say, to counteract the erroneous impreslieut. Scott and his most active men fell. The lieut. sions by which they have been misled by pretendand his party had been sent from this place some ed British agents. days before, to assist major Muhlenburg in ascending the river with three vessels, laden with military supplies, brought from fort Montgomery and Mobile. The major, it seems, deemed it proper to retain only about 20 men of the party, and in their place put a like number of sick, with the women, petrator of this act, together with most of the war. riors of this town (High Town) belonged to and have joined the hostile party. The friendly chief in the neighborhood, promptly dispatched a party in pursuit of the offender, who made his escape to. wards the Mickasukee town. Oniskays, and several other friendly chiefs, have tendered to me their services, with their warriors, to go against the Seminoles. I have promised to give them notice of the time that may be fixed on for my departure, and then to accept of their services. I have the honor to be, most respectfully, your obedient servant, E. P. GAINES. His Excellency Govenor Rabun. Gen. Gaines has arrived at fort Hawkins having left fort Scott the 5th instant. One object in vi siting the frontier at the present moment, was pro bably to hasten the movement of the troops from this state, who took up the line of march at 10 o'clock on Sunday. Success to them! Previous to their departure the subjoined complimentary general order, was issued, and read to them. We understand that Gen. Gaines contemplates visiting the troops at Point Petre, before he returns to the Indian nation. If so, we should presume, that fort Scott was not only secure against an attack from the savages, but that offensive operations would cease on our part, till he joins the army, when he will put an end to the little war in that quarter. 1807, 153 to 19; 1808, 15 to 36; 1809, 11 to 34; at Liverpool amounted to 5731 bales; at London United States 1814. 49,572 1815. 1816. 150,930 91,055 123,450 74,081 52,840 49,235 13,048 22,357 30,670 "Head Quarters, Fort Hawkins, Dec. 14. "The commanding general is pleased with the military aspect of the detachment of militia, under the command of Brigadier Gen. Glascock. The barrels were received at that port in 1809-extreme The import into Liverpool, only, is given. 175,556 officers and men appear qualified to meet the ene-prices 48 to 548.; 1810, 100,817, at from 54 to 68; my, with honor to themselves and benefit to their in 1811, 6110, at from 52 to 63; 1812, 12,623, at country. The Major General is happy to learn that from 63 to 95; 1813, 891, at from 66 to 78; in 1814 they are anxious to take the field, and co-operate none; 1815, 79,727, 26 to 33; 1816, 19,492, 30 to with the United States troops against the hostile 848. savages, whose hands are stained with the blood of helpless women and children. The detachment shall be indulged with an early opportunity of such a co-operation for which the United States troops are equally anxious." A correspondent at St. Stephens informs us that volunteer companies are forming there to join Gen. Gaines. Access to the Gen. is much easier from the westward. A gentleman from St. Stephens says that he met between that place and fort Hawkins, 400 wag. gons, carts and carriages! Reflector. when the average price is 678. per quarter, and Wheat and flour may be imported from Canada from the United States and other foreign places when the average is at 808. In 1814 Tobacco imported. 1,170,881 Permanent revenue, land office, sales 6.706,013 of land, fines, &c. 25,443,270 26,500,000 37,200,000 58,000,000 On literary fund 71,300,000 94,500,000 WARRANTS. 653,536 66 82,987 75 400 00 644,082 19 $1,381,206 60 1811 1815 : 1816 : : 81,000,000 Permanent revenue, &c. Greatest import in 1810-136,448,935 lbs.-in 1813 -50,966,000. Greatest import from the United States in 1810, year) 253,963 bales. — other places (same From 1802 to 1807, inclusive of both, the quan307,210 tity received from the United States had about a proportion to the whole imported as 100 is to 125. The following shews the rate of the succeeding years American. other sorts. Balance in favor of the revenue 646,238.33 575,267 34 1,221,505 67 159,700 93 A letter was received by the legislature from the governor, enclosing the following report on the literary fund. with peculiar satisfaction, congratulate the general The president and directors of the literary fund, assembly on the prospect that the wise and beneficent views of their patriotic predecessors, in laying the foundation of a system of public education, may be realised more speedily than was at first anticipated. In obedience to the duty required of them by law, and to a resolution of the house of delegates, they now report to the legislature the present state of the fund entrusted to their management; from which they hope it will be evident that the president and directors have not been inattentive to the important interests confided to them, but have faithfully and diligently nursed the fund, from the The extreme prices of all the sorts of cotton is promises in a short time to attain the strength of feebleness of infancy to the vigor of youth, until it given for 12 years-those of the "uplands" will, full maturity. It now remains for the representaperhaps, afford the best general idea of the whole:tives of the people to determine, what measure shall Uplands, in 1805, 16 to 25d. 1806, 15 to 213; be adopted to render it completely adequate, and 1810 1811 1812 1813 1814 1815 1816 203,051 166,077 166,252 203,355 apply it, by a judicious plan, to the objects of its institution. As to the Kentucky. A bill has passed the senate to appropriate $40,000 annually, of the state's dividend for bank stock, to improve the navigation of Kentucky, Green, Salt and Licking rivers. follows in the house of representatives. The president and directors, however, think it their duty to remark, that, in some particulars, the laws now in force, in relation to a part of the sour. ces from which the literary fund is derived, require amendment. They therefore respectfully suggest, that provisions ought to be made to suppress the sales, within this commonwealth, of tickets belongYEAS-Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Allen, Anderson, ing to schemes of lotteries not authorized by the le- Barbour, Barr, Baylor, Bibb, Butler, Cassidy, Chew, gislature thereof, or by the president and directors Clarke, Davis, Dawson, Donaldson, Dulaney, W. of the literary fund; and that more effectual regu-Glenn, Haynes, Hickman, Hopson, J. Hunter, W. S. Emerson, Field, Fleming, Fletcher,Gholson, Givens, lations are necessary to ensure the collection, and payment into the treasury, of fines, penalties and Hunter, Jameson, C. Johnson, J. Johnson, J. T. forfeitures accruing to the said fund. Johnson, Lackey, Lane, Metcalfe, Mitchell, O'Banfirst of these points, it is sufficient to say that they non, Parker, Parsons, Patton, Payne, John Porter, concur in the view which has been taken of that Todd, Tribble, Trigg, Turner, W. Wall, G. Wall, Reid, Roberts, Sanford, Sharpe, South, Shortridge, subject by the revisors of the laws. In relation to the second point, the board has been informed, that Ward, White and Wier-56. very generally throughout the state, when execu- Beall, Cocke, Coffey, Cotton, Cunningham, Duncan, NAYS-Messrs. Adair, Barrett, Bates, Bayne, tions for fines are issued, and prove ineffectual, in J.Emmerson, Gaither, Hart, Jewell, Knight, Letcher, consequence of the removal of the defendant from Marshall, Mercer, Joseph Porter, Robinson, Rowan, the county, or his contriving to keep his property Shacklett, Shackleford, Spillman, Smith, Thomson, out of the way of the sheriff, no farther steps are Underwood, C. Walker, Wickliffe and Woods-30. ever taken to enforce payment, but the amount is lost to the commonwealth, though with proper exertions, it might be recovered. It is proper, also, to mention that a number of small fines, (amounting collectively, to a large sum,) imposed by single magistrates, are received and never accounted for by constables; no method being provided by law to bring those officers to account, and to compel The disbursements during the year, including the payment into the treasury of fines received by $59,800 invested in bank stock, amount to $199,516 them. To devise proper remedies, for preventing-leaving a balance of $57,439 75 in the treasury, such losses to the fund, is respectfully submitted on the 10th Nov. 1817. to the wisdom of the general assembly. FINANCE OF THE STATE. The treasurer's report, including, $57,030 35 remaining in the treasury on the 10th Nov. 1816, presents an aggregate of receipts for the year, of $256,955 75. The ordinary disbursements of the year amounted State of the literary fund on the 10 day of December to $95,802 0i. 1817. "The treasurer, in obedience to an act of the ge1,286 82 neral assembly, entitled an act concerning the au13,818 18 ditor of public accounts and the treasurer, approv 600 00 ed the 11th December, submits the following report: That from the 16th Nov. 1816, to the 29th Nov. 1817, inclusive, there has been received on loan $20,000 00 $688,505 00 The cash in the treasury (of which Amount of the fund $903,808 31 The 8621,000 Virginia stock will From sundry sheriffs within the date aforesaid Making a sum total Within the period above mentioned, there has been paid at the treasury in discharge of the late territorial debt, 4,251 091 24,251 091 $4,144 00 5,331 63 In payment of the officers of the executive department 2,000 00 43,470 00 222 37 In defraying the contingent expen- In defraying the expenses of the Leaving in the treasury the 29th Nov. 1817 a balance of Since which period to the 8th Dec. there has been paid at the treasury the sum of Leaving a balance on the 8th Dec. 1817, in the treasury of Since the 29th of Nov. as aforesaid there has been paid into the treasury by sundry sheriffs for the years 1814, 1815, 1816 and 1817 Leaving in the hands of the treasurer on the 8th of Dec. 1817, the to tal sum of To the preceding however, that the important affair may be viewed in all its bearings, we add the 3,270176 following from a London paper-"With respect to the other collateral branches of the family, there are one child, five grand children, and four great grand children of the dutchess of Brunswick, and two 3,983 37 grand children of the queen of Denmark, his majesty's sisters, to whom the crown will devolve on failure of lineal descendants from our native princes." $7,254 13 DANIEL C. LANE, Treasurer of state. Respectfully submitted, Foreign Articles. ENGLAND, &c. London dates of Nov. 16. The papers are filled with details of the "fatal event," the "overwhelming calamity"-with as much fuss and as much folly as the accouchment was provided for. Every little thing is swelled into an important matter:-thus, when she was taken ill the archbishop of Canterbury, bishop of London, &c. &c. were summoned-When she was delivered of a still-born child, prince Leopold exclaimed We little thought last week, when we laughed at "Thank God! thank God! the princess is safe!" the stupid pomp and silly regulations that had been [What husband would not have done the same?} adopted in England in preparation for the lying in Then a description of the dead baby-"it was perof the princess Charlotte, that we should now have fect, and one of the finest infants ever brought into to record her death. She was delivered of a still- the world!"-Then that she was composed, though born male child on the evening of the 5th of No-much exhausted-that the archbishop and bishop vember, and expired at half past 2, on the morning went home, the medical attendants remaining. On of the 6th. The event was announced by a bulletin to the lord mayor of London, and the Courier says it has "blasted a nation's hope," &c. She was the only legitimate child of the prince regent, and was born on the 7th of January 1796--and was in the The duke of York, precious 22nd year of her age. Frederick, is now presumptive heir of the British throne, but neither be, nor any of his numerous brothers and sisters have a legitimate child! her getting worse, expresses were despatched to carry the sad tidings-and that she died at half past two o'clock. Then commences the lugubrious accounts-the alack's and alas's would fill a little volume. "Had the offspring survived it might have soothed our sorrows!" Then prince Leopold is pitied, but he is "as well as can be expected!" and, by virtue of his marriage contract, will relieve the laborers of Great Britain of the pretty little sum of The editor of the Boston Daily Advertiser, who $222,000 (50,000%) per annum, as long as he lives, appears entirely to understand the whole of the if they are wise enough to pay it, for the great ser matter, gives us the following account of the con- vices that he has rendered the nation. The regent is dition of the family of the Guelphs-"The prin- condoled with-he got sick, was "blooded," and cess Charlotte of Wales, the news of whose death then got better. The great bell of St. Paul's was is given in this paper, was born January 7, 1796, tolled. Then a Jeremiah that the sons and daughand married May 2, 1815. Her death must be a ters of "our present monarch are without lawful severe disappointment to the British nation, as it issue," and fears expressed that they may again renders it extremely uncertain who will be the be compelled to import some Dutchman for a king. successor of the prince regent, to the throne. It is After which is an account how the old queen was remarkable that although the twelve eldes: chil-affected, and that that virtuous man, the duke of dren of the present king are all living, viz. seven Clarence, was almost deprived of utterance when sons and five daughters, the youngest of whom is he heard the news! more than forty years old, not one of them has a legitimate child living. The succession goes, on the death of the prince regent, to the duke of York, who is married to a daughter of the late king of Prussia. This princess has never had any children, and is now 50 years old. The two next sons of the king, the dukes of Clarence and Kent, have never been married. The duke of Cumberland is married but has no children. Then how the body of the princess was embalmed by several knighted doc tors, and her internal parts deposited in an urnand how she is to be buried. The whole is concluded by the order for a general mourning, in which each article of dress is described with the detail of a millener's errant girl, by the lord chamberlain. One paper gives us a list of no less than one kundred and twenty three persons who may pretend to The duke of Sussex was married in 1793 and had the throne of Great Britain in right of blood! The a son and a daughter, but his marriage was not ac three "nearest the throne, being married and havcording to the forms required by law, and has been ing children," are the king of Wirtemburg, his declared void, and his children are of course ille-brother Paul, and the wife and child of Jerome Bogitimate. The duke of Cambridge is not married, naparte!-and the English seem already terrified at and although the youngest of the king's sons is 43 years old. The eldest of the daughters of George III. is a widow. The dutchess of Gloucester was married in 1816, and neither have any children. The three other daughters have never been married. The king has one nephew only, who is 41 years of age, and one niece who is 44, and is unmarried. There is one consequence of the death of the the idea that a Bonaparte may be their "legitimate" master. They seem even now to be calling upon parliament to fix the succession, if the home-stock should remain without lawful issue; which is anticipated. Few of them are too old, as to the number of their years, to have children; but they have generally lived so fast that they are very old in constitution. Yet it is hinted that the regent may be divorced from his wandering wife and take another. There is much edification in the picture of monarchy presented in the preceding abstracts; and for this purpose, only, have we lumbered our pages with them. trated, in a great degree, my hopes. The sufferings of my people have afflicted my heart. I have how. ever beheld with emotion, that almost every where they have endured them with a degree of touching fortitude; and if, in some places, they have broken out into seditious acts, order was soon re-establish. We shall not say that we rejoice at the death of ed. In order to mitigate the misfortunes of that this young woman; but millions die every year that period, I have found it necessary to make great efare as much entitled to our regret. What was she forts, and extraordinary pecuniary sacrifices. The to us-what had she done to claim the sympathyfof details will be presented to you, and the zeal with the world?-Yet it seems to go very hard with some which you are animated for the public good, will our neighbors. Certain of our newspapers have four not permit me to doubt that these unforeseen exor five columns of the chit-chat stuff condensed in penses will have your sanction. The harvest of the preceding [to shew its nature]-one editor says this year is more satisfactory; but on the other that the congress news is postponed to make room hand, some local calamities, and the blights which for it! another calls it the "distressing event.”” and have fallen upon the vineyards excite my paternal solitude for privations which, without your co-ope a third the "melancholy occurrence," &c. ration, I cannot relieve. How wretched must be the state of a nation, when its hopes of tranquility,-nay, perhaps, of the preservation of its government, is made so much to depend on the life of a poor girl! "I have ordered that the budget of the current charges should be charged to you. If the expenses resulting from treaties, and from the deplorable The same British papers that are so dolorous war they have terminated, will not permit any im about the death of the princess Charlotte, as mere mediate diminution of the taxes voted in preceding commo, place things, have accounts of the execu- sessions, I have at least the satisfaction of thinking, tion of certain persons at Derby for high treason--that the economy I have prescribed, will preclude i. e. while the prince of Coburg was rioting on the necessity of an augmentation, and that a vote of about 100,000). a year of their money, they would credit, inferior to that of the last session will suf not starve quietly, as good subjects ought to have fice for all the wants of the year. done. One of these had an amiable and beloved wife and daughter. They were hung, after which their heads were chopped off and held up by the hair to the view of the populace. Wheat and four were on the rise in England. The new wheats were found inferior in yield and short in quantity-yet it was probable, as the average price, for five weeks, had not amounted to 80s. on the 15th of Nov, that the ports would be shut, except to importations from the British Ame rican colonies-to be opened again in February. The prices of wheat and four were as follows:Wheat, foreign, 11s. 6d. to 16s. per 70lbs. English, 12 to 168.; Irish 88. 6d. to 12s. Flour, American, 62 a 638. per bbl. American 6 per cent, stocks, 105. The London Traveller of the 7th Nov. states "with deep regret, that the fever still continues to spread its ravages in Ireland. From Cork and Derry, the reports are particularly alarming. The hospitals are crowded and the exterior patients numerous in all ranks, the most respectable not excepted. SPEECH OF LOUIS XVIII. Pronounced at the opening of the session on the 5th Nov. 1817. "The conventions which I signed in 1815, presented results which could not then be foreseen, have rendered a new negociation necessary. Every thing leads, me to hope, that its issue will be favorable, and that conditions far above our means, will be succeeded by others more conformable to equity, to moderation, and to the possibility of sacrifices, which my people support with a constancy that can add nothing to my love for them, but which give them new claims to my gratitude, and to the esteem of all nations. "Thus, as I had the happiness of announcing to you in the course of last session, the expenses arising from the army of occupation are diminished a fifth, and the period is not far distant, when we may be permitted to hope, thanks to the wisdom and energy of my government, to the love and con. fidence of my people, and to the friendship of my allies, that those expenses will entirely cease; and that our country will resume among nations the rank and renown due to the valor of Frenchmen, and their noble character in adversity. "To attain this end, I shall more than ever require an unanimity between the people and the throne; that vigor, without which authority is powerless. In proportion as that authority is strong. will be diminished the necessity of its becoming austere. The manner in which the depositories of "GENTLEMEN—At the opening of the last session my power have used, what the laws have entrusted I spoke to you of the hopes inspired by the mar- to them, justifies my confidence. However, I feel riage of the duke de Berry. Though providence great satisfaction in announcing to you, that I do has too suddenly withdrawn the gift it bestowed, yet we behold in it the assurance of the future accomplishment of our wishes. not consider it requisite to continue the prevotal courts beyond the term fixed for their existence by the law which created them. "I have digested, conformably to the charter, a "The treaty with the holy see, which I mentioned last year, has since been concluded. I have desir-law for recruiting. I wish that no privileges should ed my ministers, in communicating it to you, to be sought; that the spirit and dispositions of that propose the project of a law, necessary to give the charter, our true compass, which calls all Frenchlegislative sanction to such of its conditions as men indiscriminately to offices and employment, may be susceptible of it, and to make it in unison should not be illusory, and that the soldier should with the charter, the laws of the kingdom, and find no other limit to his honorable career, than those privileges of the Gallican church, the pre- those of his talents and services. If the execution cious inheritance of our fathers, of which St. Louis of this salutary law should demand an augmentaand all his successors were no less jealous than of tion in the budget of the war minister, you, as the interpreters of the sentiment of my people, will not the happiness of their subjects. The harvest of 1816, by its deficiencies, frus-hesitate to sanction augmentations which secure to |