Camden gazette and mercantile advertiser. (Camden, S.C.) 1818-1822, January 20, 1820, Image 2
IN SENATE.
I Monday, January 10.1
The Senate made progress en!
mune private Litis/' and heard sonn
reports on private claims, which Kf
qq the table. JTwo or three resolu
tions were subWtted, which also lie
on the table oaAay of course. ? The
whole will be given in detail to-mor
Vefitinto consideration of Executive
business, in which they were oocupi
i?j
House of Beprese?,^
^Numerous petitions wire
?. 4toorn% preseuted^ and Referred to |
me consideration of various commit
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^ ; Xhe. mowing message *** re
vived from the President of the
United States, by the hands of Mr.
J. J. Monroe :
f?b thfi House of J&pre*entativc$ qf
v W compliance ivitlir* resolution of
tba Houeg of Hepresentati ves, of thi*
tlth of December, 1319% requesting
me ^ to caHse lo be laid oefore tt any
, information 1 may ^sess fespecfing
fcertain executions wKicli have beea
inflicted on the army pf the * United
States since Ihe year 1815, fconfrary
tortbe laws^d regulations provided
for tbfc, govertimeut of the same," I
transmit a report from the Secretary
? of War, containing a detailed, ac
count in relation to fbo object of the
; '*?akl resolution. ** ' '? ? ^r': *
i JAMES MONROE.
Washington^ Jan. 8, 1S20.
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Accompanying tlie message was
IrawailjHed to thti CMto the report
from ttfe Wat Department, referred
to, and sundry documents ; all of
which were read itnd ordered to be
printed; - I
' i motion of Mr. Hendrick, it wasi
'solved, That the Secretary -of
treasury he instructed to lay be
this House an annual statement
Of the number of acres of land. *o}dj
'Y-- ' ' -S? '^;; T ^ J
...e monies accruing and
Wj|e monies Received from such pales ;
* of the sums due the government awl
unpaid, aiul the sales or forfeitures
fegfr irtii-payiiicnt? keieping wpffate
that part ui the statement which re
, lates to llie states of Ohio, Indiana,
? end Illinois, formerly Hie ."'North-'
? Western territory.
Mr.. Brevard, of Soutli Carolina
Lmul is VA*Att*t?A^ <(? ? ? ? i - !?
. t J?Ia A ? " *? -fc.
the jtafciary committee to enquire
into the expediency of making fur
? tber provision ]by law for giving lo
| thp jmlteial proceedings, &c. of each
afcte, tlie same effect in all the states,
as in thai in which they originated. ,
Amotion was mack, by MrfLiv^
^raore, to strike out the preamble,
and decided in the negative.
TlK h**uae Having abided on tlie,
adoption of the resolveu the votes for
*nd against it were equally divided ;
and lite Speaker voted, agaitjst M#
solely bn the grouiid of form and
Af practice, neither. of which were in
IkvoT of n*eflxiog preambles to rfeao*
, lutions of *t*}itiry. ^ '
^ So the resolution did not pass. ?
^Ou motion of Mr. Fuller, of Mta
fachusettw, it was
Be&oloedi That the committor on
Naval Affiuis bte instructs to $cm
eider t be expediency of so fat mr .'i
tying t her act, establishing a Board
of Commissionei* pf Hie Savy, as to
make the Secretary of the Navy, for
t the time l>eing, tbe presiding ?(ncvr
of that Board ; andalwof so limit
ing the tenor of the commission of the
members thereof, as to secure the ac- ;
cumulating. experience and talents of!
our Naval Commanders in that De-I
partmeqt, by a periodical rotation in
t, office.
On motion of Mr. Clarke, of Teu
"Wbkee, it was >. r
Jtesolvod, That the Secretary of
War l>e directed to report to this
House the terms on which the con
?" tract has been made for furnishing
transportation .to the tnmps ordered
dft the expeditiom to tl;e Mandan vil
lage an ihe Missouri riveV, ?iwl also 1
if any, and what other terms may
have beeu proposed for furnishing
the same, and by whom made.
The bill from the Senate for es
tablishing a Circuit Court in and for
th^jpisthctofMain^ was twice read.
Mr. Holmes wished it, as being
wholly unobjectionable, to be order?
ed at once to a third rea&ug. But
Mr. Lowndes objected, that the bill
waaof too much importance to justify
the house jfrith dispensing, ia regard
to it, with the usual furors of pro
ceeding. The bill Vas then, with
out opposition; referred to a committee
of the whole.
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.. . CAWPBN- ???
THURSDAY, JANUARY SO, 1820.
? to ill i ,
L #?' W00^* Jbulwqy* ?
, Wc.learo fromthcKcportofH^FtLtoH,
Esq. that the schettfes fur a Canal between
the Cape Fear and I'cedee* is perfectly im
practicable.? He concludes with this par
a?*ph: ^
X have .little doubt but the general
ridge between, these two rivets ifiay be
crossed at * lover Summit, thai? the one
over which -Che^cyey has been carried bv\
extending the line more toward* Rocking-.;
ham. ; Should *bis, upon examination, be
foupd to be the case^ it might bv advisably
to connect theniby a -timber rail road, sirot
U*r to that proposed to improve the n*r
rowa of the YadRih.*^
I ; $ORE> 'fONGyj&i* '
One' of ou r raost respectable Planters on
this River, (\ygierce,);h^%nd that, the
Sfi irito applied with a
Sponge or Mop, or three tiriies, is a
sOf*iV.fcn Tettieiry for the f^ve .disease. *
The following article is copied
from the New- York Evening Post :
Spanish lYeaty. ? We have in
dulged in few obser vaults on this
subject, because We were sensible
that we# were possessed of too im
petfect information to render them
any tetor fafctt crud# and idle spe
culations, W e have now, at length,
^^W^Beesede of a^ history of
%oweyer, we are not permit
ted to disclose at full length, bat
fvlticb enables us tq pronounceivith >
stronfc confidence that our disputes
with Spain will terminate speedily,
amicably, and to the entire satisfac
tion of this country \ and which, at
/he same time exempts the ting of
Spain from all censufe. In dt?e
time the whole may be laid before
|fc jyklfc, and will convince the
the cnurgft w bw^b mttExf,
ecutive Bast pursued^ hasteen emi*
nently such a one as prudence, wis
dom, and justice dictated,"
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From the Charleston Co?rief\
Dt earful tire in Sdvanlnah*
1#?y yesterday morning's Southern
\l?il we received Jhe following par
ticulars of a most destructive Ire in
Havaonab, which ha* laid one Imlf
of I hat city in ashes*
ffustuti and fi/iim Of net, >
Savannah, J'urtday Evening, Jan. 1 1.5
It in ii a state of utter distraction
that we attempt to dcsctf&e the hor
rors of the late conflagration. < One
half of Savannah is in tufas. We
know not, and cannot undertake to.
enumerate the sufferer*, or the ex
tent of our loss. Tlie tre orieina
ted in the stables back of ifclrs. I&tt's :
(warding house, and Mmn reached
the Baptist square. The Are proof
housr* of Mr, Mitnqin, and the
open square, stopped its progress in
that direction. ' The fire readied the
Hay on the corner of Barnard-street,
sweeping the house on the west cor
ner, occupied hy Col. BroOm, and
from tlicuce extending down the Bay,'
taking the brick building occupied by
us, with our Printing Establishment,
the large brick Auction Store* of
George Schley, U. SI Branch Bank,
the new hrick Auction Stores on the
corner of Bulbstreet, Pooyat's corner,
Lottery Otttee# Dickson* At Co*s.
st?tre, Hunter's brick stole, and
Jones' wooden buildings on the cor
ner ot Hahersha<>>~sti-eet, where i)*
progress will probably be arrested.
*ron? thrf Hay it extended as far
back as Broughtou-stoet, Sweeping
almost every thing. Both the Plan
ters' and State Banks caught several
times, ami were with difficulty saved.
Andrew Lew & Go's, brick store,
,Cpl. Shad's brick stores. Gibbon's
buildings, the block of 4>rick build
ings belonging to the Presbyterian
^Ghuroh, Judi^e M'AUister's brick
house, the market, Wallen's range,
Butler & W hate's range, and iu fact
every thing between Broughton-street
and the Bay was destroyed. Many
lives, it is said^ were lost,vi>ut
cannot yet ascertain their names. It
is supposed 400 houses were burned ;
many of them were partly cleared of
th$ir contents; but the property was
generally burned in the iHfeets. It
is presented the loss camiot be much
if any less than two millions of dol
lars. Many hundred*. of families
#re literally naKfed in (he streets?
not e*en clothing was saved. Every
. printing office was" buraed down. ?
.For ourselves, with the blessing of
God, and the assistance of our
friends, we saved a considerable por
^tk>n of :our type, and our most valu
able press. The auction stores in
the city, shared a similar fate.
The-uity is still in flames, and
when it will be got under no o tie
knows. vWe have every reason to
believe that its progress will extend
;-no further. It commenced litis
morning between i and ? o'clock.
I FURTH?I\ PARTICULARS* f
I Extract qf a letter to tht Editor? Jan. 1 \ . j
I "Savannah lias been visited [his
I morning with destructive Fire.?^l
I About fom huudred* houses are con-1
I sumed, Bud Jive millions of doll a it?j
1 may not covet tbe loss*" A space of J
I one-third of a mile in length arid one- j
I seventh in -breath, closely built and]
1 in the most tbtive, part, with* a few
I exceptions, b desolated. It com-]
I menced at the Jfeptist Church]
I Square, and jis the wind was N.I
I VV . swept to Abercorii-sttecfk On]
J the east aide of Broughton*streeU
I every houa^k gone, from Jefferson J
Jthe* Epfccopftl Ctturcli in St' Julian
I street, stoppjbd the flames ? both are!
1 safe. The State Bank and Plan-]
[ ters' Bank, in Bryan-street, are pre-]
j served. Frcwi w.asbington^HoteW
I Range and Capt. Rice's, on Bay]
I street, to Ahercorn, all is lost. t x-J
I cept M r. Dicksoi i's s to r e. Dr. J one's!
r bouse was blown ap? 15 If he Branch I
j Bank and the New Custom -House.!
1 with Stores pot occupied, are burnt.]
I The vault of the Bank, built in the]
1 yard, resisted the heat, and kept se-]
I cure the papers and specie. Many!
I buildings supposed to be 8rp pfm5rf
J could not withstand the intense heat]
I ~The largest store here, or perhaps]
I in- the United States; with most of]
I its contents of dry goods, is destroy -
I ed. Tbe warehouses aud shipping]
I are safe* All the printing offices are]
I burnt. Several explosions of pow-f
I der took place* The distress is great. |
I Not a barber's or apothecary's shop,]
I a hardware, dry good, stationary,]
I crockery, or clothing store left. ? ]
I Phcenix Company, or Lon-I
I don, had insured about 8 103, (XX) j
I besides a good deal by the New-]
I York Fire Companies* Many are]
I ruined? particularly the retailers?'!
I Extract-*** T. W. B a cots R* 7. tame date\
"You will be surprised, my dear]
I Sir, to hear that a great part of this
I city is now in ashes. A fire'commenc
I ed about i o'clock this morning, in a
I wooden livery stable, which baa
I consumed the best built portion of
I the city, and more than one half \ I
ram cMifdent, of that part in which
I business is carried on. The wind
j was high, and the flames spread with
I such rapidity, that persons were able
1 to save very little ? in fact, a great
I roanv Jiave lost every thing , they
I poftseksed* The amount of proper
I ty destroyed is 'immense; greater
I than on any similar occasion: far
I although in 1796 four fifths of the
I town were destroyed, yet the value
I of the buildings and their contents
I at tfiat period, was nothing like one
I half, 1 understand, of those no to
I consumed* You may form eome
idea of the rapid jftogress of the J
fire, when I inform you, that iht
work of destruction was nearly fin4
ished by sunrise. The President
and Cashier of tire U. S. Bank,
which is a heap of ruins, had only
time to save the Bank paper, the <
discounted and collection notes, and
a part Of the gold. The rest of the
gold, tire ^silver, and all their hooks
they were obliged to leave in the
vault, and it was the general opinion,
that all that was * comliustitde was
gone, but every thing it appears is
safe. ? Mr.% Hunter, the Cashier,
tells me that he has just been in the
vaultjxtbe walls of which are four
feet thick, and that nothing is in
jured. ;/
<^The large establishment of An
drew Low & Co, it) which was pro
perty to an immense amount; the
stored near the Market called < Gil^
bon's range'; ;a rang# of elegaut
new stores belonging to the Presby
terian Church; a new Customhouse,
which was hi a stMe of forwardness )
and a number of fine brick stored
which, have been erected withki a
vear or tWn, arid were thought to Ire
ore proof, are all consumed. The
amount of the loss it is impossible at
present to form any estimate o? !
The Phoenix Company of London
ai^ insurers on property destroyed to
the amount of 8170,000. The Com
pany here suffers no doubt severely,
as well as some of the Companies :
with us or at the North*.
u Had the fire crossed Broughto^
street, of which there was at one
time^Gvery probability, there is too
sayJrig^where it would jiaye stopped,
as then~ no house in the city Could;
have l>een considered safe. *The
Bank of the>State of Georgia-*-tho
Episcopal Church, and the Planters* -
Bank, took fire several times, hut
were saved by great exertions.-*
These two Banks bavins; removed
$very thing, the tL 8. Bank l*itg
burnt, and the city being in such a
dreadful state, will prevent, I pre
sume, any tiling being done in the
understand, and several {Arsons aire
much hurt.
'?Andrew Low & flo, imrnt out,
loss estimated at 400,006 and more ;
Low, Wallace & Co. do. loss very
great; Lloyd & Morrison's build
ings: Judge M'Allfotet** house ;
Judge Jones- s do.} Jolni Hunter's
buildings; W. T. William^ Book-,
Store." and everv-Diie the Print-:
2ss^tss$fira:
ami most or the retail do. ; tire m
snranca-^fiBceir-4ffasB?rt
mery & ffo'r. store? all burnt; urn
Grand Lodge Boom is gone, and
fell the papers, &c. as well as those
of Union Lodge.'* <
**6ll Tttfe ALABAMA WfiPtJBUCAT*. Jl
?Military Hoad. ? Bv the politeness
of Lieut* JLy man who is direct from
the Military road, no* opening
from Tennessee rivfr to Lake Pon
chartrain, we are enal^d to inform
our readers of the parens of this
important * national undertaking.-?
The troops engaged on the upper
end of the road have crossed the
TotnbeekV>ee river, 123 miles South
of thfr Tennessee, and have estab
lished a ferry on the former/ On^
The lower end, {he troops have* ail- )
v/i need about 40* miles of pearl
fiver, and the two parties are now
about 140 miles from each other.-**
By far l)p most difficult part of the
work is completed, and it is expect
ed they will finish the whftUi with*
great ease during the present winter.:
This road when finished will s)iort-'
en i the distance to New-Orleans
alibut 300 miles, and by facilitating
the eatefcourae with that great em
porium of our produce, will mate
rially advance the interest of the
whole western country. The com
pletion of ittiia important work will
D* viewed with the liveliest interest
by the citizens of New-Orleans, as
the communication by mail betweeo
that place and the seat of govern
ment will be neatly facilitated. By
an ad of the late CJongresa tfce Post
Master Oeneral was authorized to
4enda mail from this placq
isonviUe so soon as that road should
he completed. In that event the N.
Orleaus mail from Washington city,
will pass through this place, and hy
that means if no other we shall pro
bably receive two or three mails
each week from the East. The'
whole distance saved in this route can
not be less than 400 miles? our own
endeavors to obtain a greater ftccom
modalitm in the mails for this portion
6f country have hitherto been alto
getfiertfiiavailins; but when connected
with a more fx tensive object they ;
mi *y per Imps succeed. j[j
? ? ?
We understand that the collection
of the internal revenues being so far
completed as to justify the diScontin^
uance of the office ot Commissioner,
of the Kevenne, the President ol
the United States lias determined, irv
compliance with law, that it be dis~^
continued, and its ? remaining duties]
have been transferred to. Uie office <
the Fifth Auditor of the rr? f yiry.
JVht. Int.
JUissouri.*? The. extent of (he pro
posed state of Missouri is Vequently
asked. According to the bill repot t
ed at the last session, it was allowed
a front ?54 miles on the Mississippi,
with the Missouri river nearly in the
centre, and an average depth of about
800 miles. The St. Louis Enquirer
sayi, " after you $et hark H) or 50
miles from the Mississippi, the naked
and arid plains set in, and the coun
try is uninhabited, except -upon the
boidrrot creeks ant) fivers.**^ *
^Tfte Kfew-Yorfe Legislature has
met? -Johto (3. Spencer the Caiuto
Hum candidate has heen elected
speaker 6t the^House of Assembly.
rhe federalists unitnl in the choice .
?He Tecehredv (H> votes. Peter
Shnfrpe was the republican candidate
and received 50 votes'^/wfcr^decided
rejWMicans w^re alisenU The speech
of <3pvernoir~ Clinton is too long for j
immediate insertion.
?llPTfiw '
n the Kentucky _l>?tlatm'<vJVTv
IMniel Wave to Wing
Ina l>ill to declare void nil sales un
der execnti?ot.iiV favor of Hie Presi
dent, Directors aMl company of tho
Uuited^llprBnnk ?hl make, it *
?Penitentiary offence to purchase at >
Murder^ On' the cvtfningpof the
27th ult. (says the Newborn Centi*, '
Wl) Needljam Simmons, a wealthy
farmer of Jone9 county* being in a
state of intoxication* killed his wife.
The; following arft iUeL particulnvg.
as furnished by one. of his neighbors I
Mrs. Simmons, having pmr to l>ed,
and being disturbed by the noise pf
her btislMAd, who was driiikinc Ttt .
an adjoining weft, threatened* if hto
did not desist, nnd come to bed,
that she would throw his. rum out of
doors* She got up, went imotifo
room, and it is supposed executed
her threap when she returned to
bed. A few minutes afterwards,
Mr. S. discharged bis gun through
the door, which was shut, and
lodged its contents in the right shoul
der and aide of the deceased. Mrs.
8. had but time to reach'tha, hall,
set dowi^by the fire, and say to her
daughter, " Mary, your father has
kitaa your mother"? wfcn she in
stintly expired. *?'
, The Jury of Inquest brought in a
.verdict of U wilful murder,"
Mr. Simmons having absented
himself, we have been requested to
Kblish the following description p(
t person, that he tn*y be appre
hended and I irougl^ i<f trial. He is
between 40 and 0 Q jiars of age, 0
feet 8 or 10 inches nigh, is bald and
grey, and has a very red foce.
. i, 'ii ?< .v" "
A pamphlet haslalely beefTpHb* ~
lished in London, 'w )#* thtgUlotf- \
ing title: ? "On the ^esswTbf the
ffloridas to America,
s/ty of acguiringihe islstl
ba by Great flritaiir#.
Ratenbury, I j
A pamphlet has been f ^ . .
Europe, recommending to (I
to form a ccjjpnjytii the