it
1.
fcrent brigade in the same tiivisitigi, -hc rfi:i—v_with-
in twenty days after such noAti_<:e__, Aappeal to tlig
,;om,n«_m(1ing.ofiicei' of the division; and if the
perso A _ _ _
to belong to adiffer'ent_ division or to a diFl'erent
corps, from that to whiAch_su'ch commandipg offi-
cer belongs, he may within twenty days atter no-
tice, appeal to the‘ Captain General, or to such
person as the captain General shall appoint. And
in all cases of appeal, it shall be the duty of the
oflicer to whom the appeal is made, to Dcause
written notice to be given to be tlieoflicer impo-
sing the lfinc, who shall thereupon, stay the col-
leeiion thereof, until the appeal‘ be determined ;
arid the officer to whom the appeal is made, may
on hearing the parties, abate such fine, and If such
be not abated, the oflicer imposing the same, shall
proceed to collection. Pj'0‘Ui(lc'(l always, that all
appeals shall be in w,.iting,’aiitl the same AshallAbe
determined, and notice of such deteimtiiatioii giv-
en to the officer imposing the fine, within twenty
days after such appeal is made. _
E3 3. Be itfurtlicr enacted, That the fines incur-
red .under the twenty-fifth and fort_v-fourth sec-
tions of the act, to which this is an addition, shall
beiimposed by the commanding oliicer of the re-
giment, presided the person so fined, siiall have
the same right to excuse himsell, before such re-
ginieiital officer, and ‘to appeal to a superior oili-
tiger, as is provided in cases of_ fines imposed by
commanding ofiicers of companies. .
§ 4. Be it _ifu.r-titer enaCt(.’(l, That all fines impo-
sed by the commanding oliicer of a company,
shall be appropriated for the benefit of such com-
potty, in the same manner as is now provided, for
the appropriation of fines imposed by the com-
manding officers of regiments. Pro‘vz'r!ea', that
the surplus in such cases: if an)’ lllcfe be» Shall
be paid over to the treasurer of the town, to which
said commanding officer of company belongs.
§ 5. 31210! or itfmutlicr enacted, That all wzlrrants,
granted for the collection ofiiny fine, imposed by
virtue’ of this act, shall be directed and served, in
the ‘same mal'll!Cl' as is now provided by law.
§5., Bu it fin-if/zi_=r criactci, That so much of
the ‘26th section of the act, to which this is an ad-
dition, as respects the coi‘istitii'.iiig and assem-
ulitiga board of iitiltl oliicers and the proceeding
before them. mail so much of the 25th and 27in
sections of the same ;.ct_, as run: inconsistent here-
with, anti so much of iii». no in addition to and
.‘;\ll_(’,1'5.‘-.il=')ll of the act for fori’;ii:ig ai'it~i ':e.uii3/;'.iiig I
for immediately with stock In the VVashingti.'.~i 8:
l VV4 on Bank at par-—and I risk nothing in say-
tlz.-9 itiilizaiy force of this static, igassc-ti i\tIa_v
~:':nri 1 C». relates to the imposing of fines, and
also the «tilt and 7th sr:ctio5:; «:=Ai st :12: t'2i1".!'lt-‘-.
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.Z’:'.e.<;ir]mit t/zr: »5er1a!.".
Appzovctl June 4, 1819.
()l_.IVER W OI..C{)’lf T.
An act relating to the duties of Sheriffs.
Ba it ..»22i':ct.:rt by the S/‘Ft’/Jlt’ ancl House 0/"Refi-
7,-.,-¢»n,tazi~g'e.¢ in (lerzeira/. ..t'.l.5‘.S’(,'7).‘[)/y co7ive7zi=(/, That
the sheriffs of the several counties of this state.
he, and they are hereby authorized and directed
to perform all the duties which appert'.-.in to their
oflice, in their respective counties, until the per-
sons who may be appointed to succeed them res-
pcgtively shall liavc accepted their appointment
and shall have become qualifi‘ed' to perforin its du-
ties, by executing the bonds required bylaw, and
the provisions of this act shall extend to the per-
sons who were slrerilfs pre’v'roiis' to the present
session of the General Assembly. '
(}mt¢1'aZ ./Is.svc72zb[y, May Session, /I. D. 18-19.
DAVID‘ PLA‘-NT, Sjicaher
of the House of Ric/ircsevztatives.»
.IONATHAN INGERSOLL,
}"rc-sz'dcnt of the Senate. ’
Appi-oved'M'a_v 3'1, 181'-9. _
‘ OLIVER3 VVOLCOT T.
An Act to repeal part of an act entitled‘ ‘ an act
regulating Gaols, and Gaolers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and Home of Refi-
1‘esc7ztat‘z'v:>.s- z'7z_ General ..7ssci)ibly‘co7'zv'c7z’cd, That
the twentieth section of said act be, and the same
is liereby repealed‘. A ' A A
General ./A-.se7noly, Jllay Session, A; ‘D. l8'l9.
DAVID PLANT, Slzeaker
of t/ze House of Rel/irzeserztati-tics.
JONATHAN INGERSOLL,
' President of the Senate.
Approved May 21, 18‘l9. A A
OLIVER VVO’LCO‘T'l'.
7An Act in further addition to an act entitled
‘ An act for erecting and continuing afziigu
Post, in ‘each town _i‘n-this State.’ A
I étiacterll-by t/ie S‘ajg,tz~’te and Ifozzsé of‘ Re/z.
- ,..§ '22‘ ii "Genera1.4.§s'embly coz1vc72(:d,_ That
I ‘ ' ‘ I n,ton,'near the llfeeii-rig-lilotise,
earl" of'.5.Asaitl town, there shall
I i ‘ ;A‘ ’o_r§te€llaE'_t'lie’cost of said tmgn,
E
,,.;',':’1-ratftlttitw.-r.,~‘& "'poAs_t,»AAin'the‘ Asjanre manner and
b9:'irnprovi§tI~i:fid,,t;;'- 'e,purp'oses, as other sign .
posts in the isevei'aAl";tc\vns" in this state by law
re. _ .
‘ Gencralflssenibly, Illay Set-sz'on, A. D. 1819.
' 'DAVID PLANT, Sfieaker
V A ' I Of tlie Home q/'Re/zrc.9cntative.9.
‘t 1 , , . JONATHAN INGERSOLL,.
A l, A ’Presid'cat of the Senate.
\ Approved May“35a’1'339'- A
\ ' . . . OLIVERA WoLco1"1‘.
\'\A 7 I ~ .;........¢ Q9-a',,e ®¢—-—— A
A L . -BUA1=1=Ao, June l5~.
I Stcai A. Boat.-—Oi_r Saturday‘ evening last, - the
Walk-i i-the-VVater started for Ilfackinaw, with a
cargo 0 merchandize valued‘ at $200,000‘, and
with iipilyastls. of 70 passengers, among whom
were Gen. Brown and suite.
1
it so fined shall claim in manner aforesaid,
l in the i1'ttll(l5 of the community, all which will be
. on’t. ‘
j’ A . u'xcHAivcE’-BANK, Junie 2~2.f.1819’-
A ',_FeélifiAg=t-he _sarne‘_moral obligations tpprdtect
the paper of the I/Vashington 8: VVari_'en7_Bapk, as
that of this Ba‘nk,although not under legal obliga-
tions to do so, Iliave this day hypothecated stifli-
ltlient property to pay the whole the debts of
that llank, with interest at seven per cent, per an-I
num, and have full tgonfidence in being enabled
to do so within sixty days.’ l’r£r this object I have
rcalcstate in this city, free and unencumbered. to
the valueiof near one hundred thousand dollars—-
Iani the owner of two ships, soon expected from
the South Seas, and of nine other ships, some of
which are very valuable---I have a large amount
of merchandize on hand, and debts are due me
to double the amount of the debts of said Bank,
a large proportion of which is in good endorsed
notes—thercfore every person who holds the notes.
of said Bank may rest perfectly satisfied that he
will after a very short delay, receive the whole
of his money. To accomplish this desirable ob-
ject, it has become necessary for me to repair to
Sandy-Hill,aiid also to suspend the business of the
Exchange Bank fora few weeks. The ‘Wash-
ington 8c A‘/Yal‘l‘€I1 Batik has not at any period
since its e§""_’Ahljslinie1it been einbari-asset]; on
"has, at all times, punctually re-
deemed its'paper; therefore, the piesent alarm
is wlic_ilAIA ' to be ascribed to falshoods and misre-
'e Bank‘ had in circulation. Near four
since I observed the gathering of the
A‘ercial storm, which is now raging, and
liavéibeen ever since curtailing my business, not
doubting my ability to weather it. At that peri-
od I put stop to the Emission of Exchange Bank
Notes at all distant places, except a few at New-
Oileans, where my agent holds sufiicient funds
to roileein all that he has put outin that quarter,
and those pi'evii.-usly put out in the southern
states have long since been forced back by the
course of exchange, anal redeemed. Since the
first of May, ultimo, i have not issued one tenth
of the amount of Excliangc Bunk Notes that 1
had is,-i_ietl at all other periods in the same lengtli
of time. since the establishment oftlie Bank, and
.1 the rctiirii of Bills the last seven weeks has been
; so llllllltfllsc that there is not ti large amount left
i sl:oi~tly piiid in money with interest from this day,
I know this stock to be good, although it
at this iinir: be converted into money. I
'7. - ‘»L;l"3 to c‘.S,s'tl‘.‘(. the. public that Ihave done all
.;i . lA\-’)':;'3ll,’i_l.C for man to do, and thatif they
lid 2.‘. l'».1'1’.l'fi~‘ ‘tho aimiiiiit of money I have raised
~li:;tl for thi: !‘CLlC1‘ill‘H.l01”i ofnotcsunexpect-
ll; s in in, they could. not but be surprised at
. ] i:.~-torniaiicc lll times like the present. I have
r. - tensively eiigagtztl in business in this city
5, during that time once before I was re-
" 1 -. .7 the painful necessity of suspending niy"
f.,..._,iiit- 'is---I had the satisfaction of rcsuminib‘
. i.. it.’ we short space of three moiiihs, and ofp
_ _ "av; 3...; Izzy‘ ihen r:reilitoi's twenty shillings on '
the puuhtl, with seven per cent interest for the
delav. which Itliiiik I have a right to claim from
the public as a pledge of what tlieyar-e to ex-
p::<:i; in the present case. I intend making at -
range menis very soon with a number-of Grocers,
Biiiclieis. B.".kci's, and others to receive the Notes
of the \Vasltiiigtoii Sc VV-arren‘ Bank, at per. in
[)‘lymt:.lll for every article they inziy have for sale,
thinkiizg it the best means in my power ofaccom~
modating the lli)l(.lt.'l‘S. Money will be lodged in
the I"i'aitl.'liii Bank iicxt week to pay the balan-
ces (Hit: the customers of the Exchange Bank on
deposits. JACOB BARIiEPt.
FROM THE Bt')ST()N KELEIDOSCOPE.
Scarcity of C(l.S'.’1.-—-One cause of the many
complaints on this s'.ibject may be found out, per-
haps, by perusing the following anecdote.
Before hny Banks were known in England, or
ere paper money of any kind was in vogue, there
was in Connecticut a cry of ‘ hard times’-—‘ no
money to be got’—‘ let’s petition to the governor
and legislature to make paper money.’ One of
-the greatest advocates for this scheme called on
the governor, when the following dialogue ensu-
Cd’.
. ’ Governor—-\Vell, friend, what is your l)l.lSll1l.‘SS
with me 3
.lon'athan—\Vhy, may it please your /zoum-‘s
cxcellcricy, the times are hard, and money scarce,
and some on us talk of petitioning to have paper
money made, so that everybody may have eiiougii
Gov._But friend, there is considerable money
in the province now, gold, silver and copper,
which you know is of more solid value than any
paper whatever. I have a small sum on hziiid,
and if you are in want, and have any thing valua-
ble to sell, I will be a purchaser, at a fair price,
and relieve you from your t:ml.)fll‘l‘a5S1'l)t:Dt.
Joti.—O dear, your honor, l’ve nothing to sell
and scarce any thing to keep.
Gov.---\/Vell, you look strong and healthy, and
I presume are willing to work for a living. I
will give you employ, and pay you in solid
coin. A '
Joii.—-VVliy, I work sometimes, but really I
can't say Ilike it.
Very well. Then supposing governiueiit
should make never so much money, and you
have neither property nor labor to givein ex-
cliaiige for it, you wo'uld have no way of procu-
ring it, but by stealing -
. Jon -—-I .2-uAro=w‘, Mr Governor, come to think
on’t, I guessyou’i'e above /tat/‘ right.
A ./I comment on the 'I'£meVs.-A merchant in Phil-
adelphia,- lately received an entire cargo of man-
ufactures from’ Scotland, of which the material
was originally sand. After deliberating on some
merchandize to send’ back, he could discover
nothing which could pay the duties and charges,
and therefore purchased .9/iccie. Our country,
therefore, gives 8/zecic for sand .’--Tl'ie cargo con-
sisted of glass bottles.
I 1£.i't2'iict _/i'01'n' till.‘ iniinites ilgfilt/'z'eA G'¢A:1m'izI ./Isseiiz- "
bly of the Pr2'sAbyt¢ji_‘iéi7t C’/zztrc/2,’ '2}; the A United
S'tntcs,.at their last Session, in 2/16‘ city of Phila-
delpliia. ' 1
‘ The General Assembly, viewing with deep
interest the present state of our country and more
especially the commercial embarrassments which
press upon every part of th'eAUiiiied States, and
the spirit of corrt'ipt and mischievous speculation
_which is probably to be regarded as both a cause
and Aeliect of these embari-assments, feel it to be
their duty to take this notice of this unhappy
state ofthings, and to express their opinion Aofthe
proper remedy. —
The Assembly, then, are persuaded that the e-
vils so general in their prevalence, and so severe
in their pressure, primarily on the commercial
and manufacturing portions of the community,
but, in a considerable degree on all, owe their or-
igin in a great measure to that spirit of cupidity,
of adventurous and unjustifiable speclation, of
extravagance and luxury, which so unhappily
prevails in our country ; and also in no small de-
gree, to the want of that kind of education which
is calculated to prepare youth for solid usefulness
in the church,'and in civil society. The Assem-
bly, therefore are firmly persuaded, that the ef-
fectual remedy for these evils, under God, is to
be found only in a recurrence to those principles
and duties of our Holy Religion, which are not
less conducive to the temporal welfare of man,
than to their eternal happiness: and they have
no hope that general prosperity can be restored
to ‘our’ country, until there is a return to the hab-
its of industry, temperance, moderation, econo-
my and general virtue, which our common chris-
tianity inculcates.
Under this impression, the Assembly would
earnestly exhort the churches and people under
their care, to. take into due»con‘sideration the o-
pinions above expressed; to" cultivate in them-
selvcs,and to endeavor to promote in others, those
simple, frugal and regular pursuits, which can-
not fail to exert a most benign influence on the
best interests of society; and to train up their
children in those principles and habits which will
prepare them at orice to be useful members of
the church and useful citizens. They would es-
pecially, intreat those individuals and families he-
longing to their communion, whom God has been
pleased to favor with temporal \realth,ito consid-
er the peculiar importance of their setting an ed-
ifying example; so that their whole influence
maytibe employed to discourage fashionable vices
and amusements, and to promote the simplicity
and purity of’ christian practice. And the As-
sembly would also earnestly exhort all the Min-
isters in their communion to make these senti-
ments a subject of frequent and serious address
to the people of their respective pastoral charg-
es, and to endeavor, by all the means in their
power to impress on the minds of their hearers,
iheall-important truth, that the religion of Jesus
Christ, in its vital power and practical influence,
is the best friend of civil society, as well as es-
sen‘-.ial to the eternal well being of man.
. Published by order of the Assembly.
XVILLIAM NEIL, Stated Clerk.
Philadelphia, June 9th, 1819.
_ ——-~n:t--:‘.'e-ib~—-
NORFOLK, June 21.
S/ianis/2 JVcws.—Our intelligence from Gibral-
tar, per the Shephcrdess, arrived at New-Haven,
is to the 28th of April :—'l'he King of Spain,
some time in that month, called his council to-
gether to advise with them on the subject of his
revolted colonies and desired them all to express
their sentiments without any reserve : according-
ly 2?. of the members recommended a compro-
inise with the revolutionists—-which so cxapera-
ted the King. that notwithstanding he urged them
to give their opinions freely, he immediately
dismissed them from his service! A majority of
the Council were in favor of prosecuting the
war.
Two Captains in the Spanish Navy, (Briga-
diers of Marine) have been broke for refusing to
take comman-d of two 74’s destined for Lima-—
and the King says that all shall be broke who re-
fuse ‘in this critical state of his kingdom to do
their duty.
Since the arrival of the last frigate from Vera
Iruz with money (though it was all private prop-
erty) the expedition at Cadiz has made some pro-
gress. About 40 English transports have ar-
rived from England, to take troops, (under pri-
vate contract) which with the Russians, Danes,
Swedes and French before employed, will make
the armada a confedei-acy of all the Holy Allies
———'l‘his does not look like neutrality-though it
was whispered that the English had ordered their
cruizers to capture all vessels under their flag
having troops, Stc. on board to be employed a-
gainst the Patriots.
The San Telino, San Fernando and Alexan-
der 1st (74’s) and Diana frigate (44) were expect-
ed to sail from Cadiz to Lima about the sixth
of May, but would carry no ti'oops—-we shall
not be surprised to hear that the cause of this
was—-becatise the troops would not. go. _
It is stated that the King continued to grant
exclusive licenses to trade, as a means of raising
money—-to import the produce of his colonies
into the kingdom in foreign bottoms on paying
the same duties as are paid by national vessels‘-
to import flour into the Havana in foreign bot-
toms upon paying half the present duty ; which,
with the enormous forced loans whenever money
arrives from the Indies, and two lotteries per
month, constitute almost the whole system ofA‘i-
nance from which the resources of the empire
are derived——whilst in several parts of it,/bodies
of armed banditti occupy the counti'yi,il}llmd€l"
ing all they meet, murdering many: and 1“ Sollfe.
instances have, in parties of 200 strong, laid
towns under contributions.
‘We further learn, that Mr. VVilliam D. Rob-
inson, who was formally demanded by the Gov-
ernor of Cadiz, still enjoyed his refuge at Gib-
raliar, as the Governor of that place bad man-
ifested no disposition to authorise his being ar-
rested in conformity to this extraordinary man-
date.
Ldlcst from ’ South» ;/1mcrz'c'a.'—-L'ette'y I I
jenos Ayres ofthe‘ 30th of March, féceived
at New-Yam. ' The U. S. frigate llfiicedonian
arfivfld at Valparaiso‘ on the 12th January. Lord
Cochrane’s squadron had been spoken -off Lima,
An arrival ‘at Philadelphia from Porto Bello,
melltlollslllat reports had reached-' there from
Panama, that Lord Cochrane had madéian attack
upon Lima, and was beaten off.
Great exertions were making at 1\/Iargapetga to
complete the expedition preparing for the Maine,
and which it was intended should attack the north
simultaneous» with a general movement on the
south, from the plains of the Oronoke. I.
It is said Brion’s squadroncf 20 sail, has been
greatly damaged in a gale. A
“ The VVashington Gazette "gives us the‘ partic.
_ulars of two brilliant‘ affairs which have Iatelv
distinguished the arms of the Patriots upon the
head waters of the Oronoke. One of these was
a chivalric exploit of the Gen. Paez, with a body
of 150 volunteers, mostly officers. This corps
crossed the river in front of Morillo’s army, and
challenged the foe. Morillo, as was amicipated,
ordered large detachments to defile to the right
and left, surrouml this daring band, and cut ofl‘
their retreat. As soon as the movement was suf-'
ficiently made, Paez and his corps advanced with
lance upon the Spanish line, pierced to the rear,
returned, and repeated these charges until they
had killed or wounded 500 of the royalists, and
made good their retreat, ere the foe had recover-
ed from his astonishment, with the loss only of4-
men.-—.41bany flrgus. .
‘ The Patriot privateer schr. La Constantia,
Capt. Northrop, boarded the schr. Commerce, of
Boston, near Havana, on the 28th of May_ A”
Capt» N- asked for was two planks to repair his
‘I
gun carriages—for he had had an engagement_. V
with a Spanish sloop of war and lost three of his ,
oh‘-icers, (among them Lt. Peck, of New-Haven“
and Lt. Mackay, of New-York,) and 12 men.
Had been.out 3 months, and taken two prizes;
One of which (a Spanish Giiineamen) with 45
slaves, was in company, and manned altogether g
with Englishmen and Americans. . .
One of M7'Gregor’s fugitive transports, from
Porto Bello, put into Cumberland Sound, East
Florida, May 31st, for water. M’Gregor esca-
pot} on board the ship Monarch, of London. Ev-
ery vessel took such course as a wish for safety
suggested.
lisnm.——\Vliile benevolent individuals in Eu-
rope and America, are with commendable zeal
sending missionaries to christianize thepeople of
India, the British government are with character'-
istic policy bent on enslaving and exter-minating
the race. The following is just received, by an
arrival in this city, and exhibits at once the hero-
,ic devotion of the natives, and the unfeeling ra-, .,
pacity of their invaders —--Columbian.
The war in India is carried on with great slaugh-
ter. In storming the Fort of Nowah, by the
British troops, tlieA.gai'i'i. - «. I .:.. ’ "
50_0 men, cliAieAHy_ArA:,: 3 A4, _ A
surrender, aitd all att ' 1 . . A , AA
fruitless) were the greater . ._ . .
sword—346 bodies having been buried after the
assault, and 100 being prisoners, of whom 80 are"
grievously wounded.
In another affair, 200 of the rebels, as they
are termed, were put tothe sword.
The strong fortressof Rarne has capitolated
to the British, after a long siege. The garrison
consisted of 120 men. VVe may now consider,
says the’Bombay Courier of. February ‘27th, tlgu: »
whole line of Coast from Cape Comorin to Jigat
as either in our possession or under our control.
Major Duncan has commenced the campaign
against the adherents of Appa Sahib, having sur-
prised a considerable body of them, chiefly Arabs
.o-
.t_-
.A‘' ' :2,
and Goands, andAdispersed them with great loss.
———-j—‘:l2-G?-:::-@"'——-‘~
YELLO VV STONE EXPEDITION.
LETTERS FROM COL. James JOHNSON.
Steam Boat Exjicdition, gfi’ Belle 1"oIzlainc, 201/:
May, 1819.
Dunn Sm, I have but a few minutes to inform
you that we arrived here day before yesterday.
W'e have now experienced some of the difficulties
of the Missouri.
In entering its month we run agromrd on a
sand bar,but so well are we fixed ior such cases,
that in 30 minutes we were afloat again. Soon
after one of the snags or planters caught on a part
of the guards which stopped the boat; but Capt.
Craig, being quick in resources to avoid damages,
was soon clear of it. v j
VVe then soon came to a point of rapid water
—here we heat back. VVe made several efforts
to get over but failed. Capt. Craig then run out
his warp and we soon went. over the difliculty. I
find that it will not do to load as heavy as{I ex-
pected in this river. I :3 ' A - »
My confidence in success is not in the least
shaken—-I do believeiwe shall succeecl—I find
'we are well preparedto meet (lifiicultics._ It was
expensive to make these arrangements ; but,Sir,
I see their necessity. I CXpLC_l very shortly to
recei-re orders to move up the Missouri. I long
to be on my march, every day is precious--The
Miss0ul‘l has not comnieuced its annual rise ; but
is in good order for navigation. '
The"Jolinson and Jcfl'erson are still behind, but
I hourlyexpect their arrival. Iexpcct every
day the government boat comn-ianded by Major
Long will be here. I hope in her will come
Gen. Jessup and Col. -Atkinson.-—-Then we go to
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work.
P. S. Since writing you this day, I have learn- -
ed that the Johnson is now between this and St.
Louis, and will be hereto-morrow. The Jeffer-
son is about 100 miles below St. Louis ; but has
been so unfortunate as to l)l'6'slk P311 of he!‘ ma-
chinery, which will detain her a’ short time.-
The Calhoun will be here very shortly. I hope
the Jefferson will be at head quaArtersAas soon as
the troops are ready-—-the sixth regiment is in
the rear.’ Your Friend,
‘A JAMES JOHNSON.
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Norwalk Chronicler