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tSKUcfoneti were c >:au!i-?ucd bv am- { oie testimony, desci iptive of thr suffering! a n \ *teadf astness of John Anierson in the raurrof the corn try d uring the war, ?l c. Tie examination of the witnes ses had not closed when the hbu c adjourned. "Friday* Jc4*. 1 6? _; After some "other proceedings, a resolution was adopted to appoint 'a c o m m ictee ' to Vnqm re w he char any of ^he Clerts op o:her persons in the office* of government have conducted themsclvo improperly or -corruptly in the ditcharge of their dudto. CAbli :oF COF- AN DV.IISON. ; John Anderson v/aB rrmanded to v the bar of the hon e, and proceeded in the further examination of his witnesses. ? General P. B. Sorter, Wm. O'Neale and YV. P. Rathbone were then examined is witnesses in be half of the accused, whose testimo ny was to the same elfect as that given yesterday. Mr, /Williams, of North Caro lina^was then called upon by the_ accused, who put to him this -ques tion * _ tjrl^idT eWr directly ?,> indi rectly, b? any verbal fonmnication, offer yott any reward or inducement, to influence your good opinion in favor of my claim, or of any other claims ? 'Answer. You never made me any verbal offer ol the kind. ... Col. Anderson. Thacisall 1 want ed the house to know from yourjew timony. ' ' Mr. Williams. I presume, if you had made me any fuch offer, the hoilse would Itf ve. known it, with out your asking it. 1 >Mr. Wilson of Pennsylvania be ingaUo called upon, testified that Cot; A. had disclaimed, on findtng the letter had offended Mr. Wil liam*, any^jmcfrnion of offering the money to him with any other view than as a Compensation for txtia Oli furtffl questions by tlx* Sj&aker to John Anderson, it ftp peart tliat tne accused is a native of Scotland, came to this country at three years old, and is a naturalized , IgUHffifaBp , * i ;V The Speaker then said* h$ Jjpd been Instructed to pl opourid tA the j>tisoner thtf following interrogatory, tiii whtfch Col. Anderson i\u3e the : ; ' - ' >-r . Question. In writing the letter ; to lewis Williams, a member^of, this house from North Carolina jfv ! Vhioh you offer to him the gum of five hundred d6liar*, Tor serviced to performed by him in relation td cUunK for losses sustained during the lute war, vad you or had you kfwati^imenrton m induce him "to support your clainu against his own convictions of their ^usticc?.or ' to with the ? dUcUai ge of [ his legislative dtUK*> or to cftcr any 'coMtitapt to the dignity of the hou^e oPirpirscnr*- ives f Answer* t 1 c*ll God to witness to that, which is the most *acr e& appeal ten wake. I re ptctedly ** uied hi/nj that the of *as made without any wUh to influence hu o^>m\ox^ ill any d%~ jrte? Tfie arcmed thqi questioned wheuicr he had other witnesses to tv.,:niine : lie replied in thcjjtgati*C. i^Thc' SpcHker then fcijled iMn hiJd; for the dcten? e which.he Had intt ? matedk fte hfr intention to offer. '1 he l\ i oncr% then addressing i the ch<4ir, wilh ftkwrh tarftfttRfcss, in, a brief mtfVinti1, suited the same pal- . liations cit the offence with which I he stood charged* as are explained nioi* kit large in the following ad - . Jrcb*, whte* he concluded by de livering to the Clerk, by whom it v\;i$ retfC i ? *' Tk ^ <-1 An\ir.*??ut t>r ih-h.ir>>f IW 1 1 i'mnu'. ??l ? !;t n Inr an ult*i;ed iMrtng* \i r m '? t ?vs pri >Mc?r?;s. m ui'.uck upon tis f ? > y, 1 1 1 ' v , nr\l Uic'.i- .not .\\!o Iti linj^ of , i ! tis it u> express ihts tifecrf# rtr* | 1 o?u.??, u?u lu lov iUc i t.vA I -tMied oiiXt' n^? ?<, i..i* | iicf? I o t t??k t t*><lv and to 1 o^vc an expnhdii '? <?l ihr n?<? ''Vo. .v.\.? i> ? ver ?led n?) cm- ten l.*1 That 1 hav~ K-jen louiw! m '.he r atiks.nl nn? cnun* t y'fc defence i s, is '*nown 10 m3i.\ ; und 1 1 ? I fc.;ve vysliiilfd a chat su ef, unblemished bv any act which shxiid cruuscm my c?.U?vrvd cheffr^ *** bcen amp.v provtn'.o vou, by rn^n, whose i cjoovl opinions are the irrealcst boon or | TrrcTii* The commencement ot liie ia^e war lound ijic environed (>y ail the conil'uKs ot life; uiessed w.ih a sufii J. ncy ofpro ?)t rv lo enable tftc to whip tace ot di-tn*ss the falling tear, and to f! titer myself Ihit want was not tu a time me be loi k tlw return ot peace* The faitacy of i my hopes has 'jeen too cicarly detuoiiafr*-' I ltd, by the revues ot the war oh ihc bor | dcru of Kaisin. (my residence*) and the .">tnn;<.iou ot ati the p;o;Hrny wnich my industry in*d anict*>td. Alter having seen the street* of l*r,mchio\Vn o^er^iow n with grass: si^-.ed tihaVaiVmgly over the a*ho of my own and my ReigltJjoi's hd.ises, and witnessed ibeii necessities } reduced w sus vain In * by means of wild ammalt. rats,) whose very smell is repulsive lo the S'Olll taii.y ha. led the beneficence ' nf my government in the enadmetuj^Lllic law, 'dually called the property act, afid. ^ m the moiul) ot January, 1817, I took leave oT my It lends anil ? low sntlurers, and re paired lo this city to in mage ti>eir claims* ?U)n my ai rival* I found that the :u;t undfcr winch thev txpec'ed relief had been swS i penuctf, arid 1 was. to reed to ?*eU?i n wnii rrtiTsr tin Wt^i^riTKT thtorRvaiion; '.ears ot disap pointment -.u IT used the countenances of e*? cry one ? my neart ay mpathised with theirs, and 1 then determined to |>; ?secnie their claims to ? mailt. With ? ;i;?? v.ew, i h id been in thU city nmit than a month / i over-anxious to accomplish my object, ex ajted wiih the tmuess which had attended r suiiit ot the claims, and convinced that the committee ol claims was overwhelm, 'i wuh business, my inexpette .ee in icsrler.cr to sUlive- proGoeam^s .nducid me lo vtip? pose tiiai,-i'> - mstire dirspaulh J lni^lu wnnounmpropi ety approach t?*ect? ir???an ot il;ut con miitrt. Witii 4 pvoposal lo c in-.! pcn ai ? ntuj tor ?? exna rouble. '? That i ^liave unesj. j^r .ssly orte j, I am nod my only coiwaU;iou ts, tliat cirtr ir no crime, wbenU in ot ihe h a t not of the heart. IlaU I ar.t^ti with les? pree pitat'.o'i. a*d Oonsuitttd the view i ot o' h^rfci 1 nhoain not at tins time find myvelt in ihe disagree* at>le dttem mji ihal I an\. 1 shnutd have acted more consistem wuli mv s if; What- 1 ever Jm. r.ibi;,iu:e my rcipiwSt ? ; ? ,?;*.-vsy ntay < at>^iunev i can wivhitU'.h uv> .v?. in my iOii?d wu?a ^Hs?rc !??? >u,.-c .. \ w n.m I act should h-ov*; m .* < ,a ? ? ? ! ineir inct eaavd <t-a ?itude tt>r * t "tv "umpTv; | t?ultf who which iheir clut iib .h> ],?ve I been acted upon. N - I It l>- denied, th it, n >cr htihft assU.ieu thai my own jiluimH w<ai !:1 be ul 1 nad less.CJns6 to tlVn k Pt oblwin ?!jtj by corruption the payment ol claims wuigh latinos: knew the ju?iic.<f ofe -ingress could UtK ttifnse tit the ih*P-uiili. f? .!?, tviuall 1 wished f >r, a I I cou.U ^.?iu a??v* 1 think 'nat. b e worUt ui?d th'* 1 ; ? >* t* n*? al>k bony, \vtll that at he benefit. of tnc relief \vr>?j!u be in pr??p >r\ion u* the ti-.na wl?;c!i Wiouid in ?rF -rdmi^ n ; al least, that in this view it won * :vr ap preciated l>y lho.su who h<tve yet fresh <n their rcroUcctiun thut a husband, a vile a f&ihei / a child, a br /thcT, or sisltT. aas tomahawk** d, shoi, or burnt alive by the . $uv,^e enemy, titer hearts mhununiy .fcorn Irom ihur bodies, nod xvlnht yet &ut>U?;>v< w?th the tr irfW hr-iM, were triu.n pliant!)' exhibited to their weeping eyes, ljttt it be recollected that they ha?e witne* ed?*whlls* wKT?^? fn^ without slfiier, und ajill'ist tinclotlf It), the he m-i ending srtnc', | dead bodies e*|K>$td to the vot actons ?s|>f>c* Imesof tha s^nie, and ih?-*e ><tiimals eu^er* * ly contending for a lefj an ann Lest this ptrturi may be supposed to hu CX.t^gera* led, t a vine* ilie corosHpmH&nre which klook place butw*?n the tmn. A. 1W VVowd* ' W?ri| and Oetiuial I'rofctbr* in the year I tJ 1*1 and shortly after t'ne event oecnred. Let it be known ti?<l i?hm, if not all, the Articles they could rolUtt from the ruins of their houses, wen* tfcfifcrhntsly* rvost | ^ener.iusly, Mp|>rci|>? * in the pmciwuc tut prtvmeH of war, Wf thc purpose' of i ks;;reeiii n^ i h e rn from ibe Hleo:!y tomahftfrk} that these purchases wvrei made ufkftei suc h cncumsuntt* as nut tr? < rttitle them to reimbursement under the *? Ay. relating to the ransom of American captives of the Uttf war j" and let it a?s<f b*: known tli.it such art Ilia airtiettrs* such the meriu of the claimant I represent ? and 1 feel con fident that th* cIovmIh of indignation which, lor u moment, threatened to burst o*?r my fro?tyhea<t? will l?e dM'H-tlcd by iha benign . induence of phihinttiropry? *an infiu?mce Which tiaseve^ and I tritotevcr wit>t cUar* iittci ise my enndu^t#. ? - ' hat i tkhuuiri be an4lmi% to aff>r<l a prompt SxJ la the suJTcrin^s of my fel 4o^cit?aenn Will not be Wondered at, whell it u known that th^y intended rvery kind ness and proteetioi! ^0 my faoiily, (liom^ whom I \*?s ^ep?rot*il shtrinff want of the wdi) ami at a time When the Indians vf t re .? ? .iH.omed to dancs flefcire the doOr of my .lohse, r.aM'm^ ?p:*i my ^ifw to come out 4 d seierl her l?u?b)nd\ sc#lp. Helping Upon tli^ m?xitn, th^i ?* to ?:rr ; ts hmn9>%? to fortitva divin**," I throw mystH u|*>ti' t!ie i>?il ??v;enc^ *'ftl??s hohor able jiody, and tut mH^rttktumUy of the honorable v?ei?tl*fn o> whose feelings f h:>v? hatt the iwisforuinne to wownd. II my i ?ei\ic#s bost auciui.^ '? indnl^eT^ce, po , :nv it* tii-Q. c f it >' l?v ??*'?? !v ii?jv. 1 st.uul |.cre prep*v*fd unncei <*i! | ! ihe ? -ous'-qucrcts rj 1* an e t ror commitlvd without aiiy sini/.ef ii,U;nliou Jn < oiu fe;v?rt , ! hi'o?t he pe*b;itted to \ rtmaik that, during conB:>cmci?t, fro n j whicn 1 have fm^xitne I n adopt ?ny itirai tfrc* to extrrct**e tny^eK^ the only feelings of p.un wh^ch \i\wt ! 9 1 access to' 1 my hreaV, were it.n*e product <i bv t!.t knowledge that an r:p;moii w is ptevalcui that, prcguniintc on the inisinriuncs ?>f im fellow suftVrers I hid bought up tfieii claims at h very rednced icy* ? if i l? t ?? ? bo<]y would l>ermit, I would, under the 1 solemnity of an oath <:a)l upon (jtul tu bear testimony that tht* opinion i> mi nout b is ^ - JOtIS a\di;us^n.'? Jan. 1818. The prisoner, being; asked if he had any thing further to saVj and answering in the negativ-, was ta* ken from the b.ir : and the hoi^e I proceeded to deliberate on the i course now proper to be pursued. Mr. Forsyth off -red ior consicter I ation a motion in substance lik r chat f which was ultimately adopted, bur l which proposed Wednesday next | as:he day on which Joh i Anderson | should be brought to the b?r. A variety of propositions sng ; gestions, and remarks, were nvtae I cm this occasion, which it wouid be I difficult, if i: were important, accu > rateiy to report.. I One motion on which the yea*; and nays were taken, is worthy ot particular notice. It was made bv Mr lAjindcxter, to strike out of that* ! passage which charged John AndcM spn ot being guiiry 01 a conieu^Jf' agiirut the -privileges of the house, t lie words <l the" p i i v i ICT.;. ? e s " u f,x> thus denying the house 10 have any ( nvik-ges not contered on them oy j tne constitution. ? This motion was negatived, l cS to 54. ( T . be i '(J /it I J, Ur'd. ) !,? ? p Mil in ? ? ? SJT'JX J.1A'. J I .. -f.-xtra ci 'fa truer, di trti Fern u mi i rut , Ju h - 7 nary IJi 7. ~ 7 j 14 Actual preparuuui.* arp making for (itnctal Auiy'i pfcyty to leave (his. The pn i> iwey whl nm >*hi eff unfftr | uUc?..i or twenty I'uys. There will be a j b [ore? of ?hip* iihd men. %l Two dc'a<-h ?>?t iuh oi United Sates u< <?(>V stationed ?n'c now embarnuigf ( \. j jmn ihe LaiiUQ^l. Dai'ie*w lo iwutcb u* ' oust the locluiii at Kofi -Scott ; 1 think j tntic .nil nuiy be a for celeli h* re a " inform.*, ion wai ru .eivetl here yeiter*' , <]..y, tbai several families have been imir* nerctl by ihe Indians* not more than loriy np 'ht Si. * I %* boi ni^ht uiiiviM herty an officer I from Jt. Aw^untliie, NMtl? dc&patrne* tvr I colonel Imnkliead . Mtppnied a reply to u hat ) >>e arc mtorm^d, were **cot oh A few tlays ! *tnce? winch vf^rc f cCcivtd h?? e from ! m^toiu" | Vharts*i\*n /'u.. /V; v* the Urfi u />/,V r>f Vcnrxurta, Arconntat ironi Coiar.n.i, atutc lUai Cie-n. r??>lkvt?r iio?? beef* elected j;?>% of \tt h He l?ttd n piociaom'to'n to the avmy> mi 'the I 7 ?. f fc Oct. /ti forming of h ivn>j* d m .?cy by l,?co; I'iar a^aniM the Nepoblic, wim *r.dor* 'lin^W executed toy hn trcctih^ry* ^oir?e u Uciidns, frpm tlic N* Vorl Cum. Adt?.r rtv:i, Mn r Extract cf a Irtttr. St. ThorrtaX* ( . '\ngiwiur.O Nov 8, 1817. %* W* have lately , tm.de oufseivis ^nat ter* of ihe fhrutincr of (,iuay ?n?) of the nav r^ttiion op th?f Orotior.o; ol a gri^t pvn t cr| the provinces yf Cumunj, U*?icc)ona, Owfi ftcas, tWinas. und Cis^nnif. e cOin. mmi^l alt the Ploloi. We arc ma*teri of ulj the horses and cattle ; aitd hafe sUiTi cient foic e?, both infantry and cavalry, to pntify Al the provnee* before life ?fid of ibe year* v< ? - v, ' < JiM tract of a Utter front /?. ]P% Stic knty, /?*</? Indian a%cht at Fort Wuynt* \V* haVe ju\t concluded u fre xtjr At Fort Mcig&oi great pecuniary awl political importance to the United State*. It lays op^u foi*?ettlcrtteht eleven thousand aquafe itiHur of tn? liiicat country I ever saw. It extend* on the wi-.it wHtifrmr* miloa of the naviftJtble water* of the Wahafcfc, Xinl east to Lata Erie. ThlseOttnuy we m.cd not fear the ftUiaftceft of tlwi British Hid Indian*.'* i ? .mi in m ? *i.i ATTENTION! Election for Eri^udirr General of the rikfhU Bt v^de of South-C?rntuM ?Mi!Uta> will TO^heid at C*TmI<*n, on Tuesday the 24th of March next* t**fill the vacancy oc casioned by the resignation of Brigadier 4*enoral Ji 4. Fiuir. All Oftklet* belong* ing.totUe Sixth Jtogirvtent of Cr.vtfky are notified to attorn! irA ?ive their vote*. . JMeut. I'vl. Wn/Ni*OM) 0*j>v. Ion* M'Ua* ar*d Joux Cau1 xx, will act "Ma** n:i gc?x? vcV J Ibj ctdcr of Col. Jam cm (7. S/xatin. a. Honor.s,^ fi(/i AV^' ( (rt-uJrtf. f-atn-lcn, Jtn Jlj iQlid V4 ti I , k C'tl j a %? rs lil .'VVR, i* t.aucaster, a ,Cwluie fjr U %vOS5.? >* Brigadier llruerel, to supply ?? ' ?-iii*'y.?xx**u."wl by the rc?v*nat':oa *. v*<.a. 1 vlsi. ian 1 7 ? ) I i o-f* Wt arc ? N't >risr<j .to an nounce L.i,*ut. Col. J "/JIN B.MILLfeti. ot lla' 22<\ Regiment o. l as a Camli cite 0>r the coruuiUson _ ^ "Prigadiec erai of t itr eighth Briga iu the place oi" Liri?*aiUvr General Faust. rt _ January j? ? 5 a DOLLARS Rt iVARD. Runaway nxnn the subs -*^bers ori the Pianist. Three Ne^ro mei m I the follow ing description : ? liOH* i to Win. Hearse ? is al>ont 5 feei * t* _QT 10 in cites high between 37 and 40 \ c'rsof iuj^, on one o! ins hands he nas lost a ? JPart ol his fuller as far as tue nail, and ha; ? * scar on on his forehead ? he ca.ne U ? n North Carolina can read and write and therefore may attempt to pass in his own i KTW wri ting. _ . . . A L IC A\ 1 >e 1 on?in?[ to G eor^c K frliland is About 5 iVet v> or to inches high> i^om 2.> to 30 years ot caavead print, an d ftuam mers a little in his ? pea king : ? it is \ut>po Sidashe abscomlcd at the sani^ tinisf that hc'ha* t tken the same course. G K 0 1< G K ? be Joi*? ing to : M alfcStew ^*oye, is about 6 ieet ttigh 25 or30>yeaa,s of r4"e, rather slim bold spoken of a black cotv. pkxion. The above negroes all Ivit their Owners on the saum day and it v is likely to supi?<%e have taken the same cotniMN The jUo< reward will In; given and all expeu ;???*? psid if lod^ud in or cut of the state. ? jtl.e .n>v]ep%f the above m-prces will scind word hy letter or otherwise to any of th^ hvfh.s*c libers \i\ liavnweli Distiirt. William Keavse, George Ktvkl tnd, Matthew Move. ftarmvcll Distrfc,\&t v/on^T. Ja Tuuty 31 ^ 91?5 *2 o ? OOkl A RS RE VV A K I V liost the laal week on th$ road, beta-ten Saiviets-Crcvk and Cumdeu or in Camden, a final I Pocket- Hook contain i.ijj i)ne iiimdred and 'iVentjuDoU.irs ki iiank XoteK, (io^;oi>un;vti?K}a iK>t r<?colfe^ettt - exueptoi^e fifty Dollar JJiH of the iiank ccivc tiie abuve rowaixl by depoiiting the vanu.ntthe PoatOttiec u Caindth. ? Jv.ni?.iy 31. ?94 NO l K:E. ? The subscriber has f?>i sale a Light Tvfo 1 1 ors *-W iggon : ? a likely Horse, which w ili be sold low for cash. ~ W . JL? Whiiiin^lwin. Jant^r.vy r> 1 r * ? 94 -- ... ? N otice. ./WiU be Hold, the ^ecoml Saturday in February, at tfoc house of Llias Ford? llm Jloit? \rtmld XjooJ* and Chuttrii of Mary Kurd, Into of Camden Deceased. J kmc* Caliban. January 31* . -? , v. W4? *5 letters. Jirwnining i*t the J*o*t+OJfite tht Lancaster (^.^url-lloiikfiy S. C.3l*f be<c1nber% 1 8 if. Col. Howden, John Bailey, William Bas k ins, Nathaniel tiralgv Abraham Diiren, Nancy JJuvir, Isom Hai^er Ntil Johnston, John Gi?)rden,J?nies Ktolebrtfw* John Lang;, Wiii'uui MuU*n, Joacph Moore, John ivI'Msuvos, J.;unci? M'Atoctf Jesse Moor^ 'ijjc.pl! 1'fttltrson, Isaiah Thompson, J; Stewart P. M. , January .71 ? ,94-? ft ICT* A fr*. I,ANCr IuK Y hhviHt* com - tm*uce/l, \vlll coountfe the Enercisqs of her Stjiool in the house lately occupied hv Mr*. M'K own* - The rate* of hot tuition ark sr? i formerly? -vU . ' ; ?;' jjj ;? ?, 'ttevuUh^, Writing 5c Arithmetic per Qr. I Grammar and Cui&grapfiy* 6 ? ? Any higher brnn< hes, 10 ? ,, 1 FT tavi^Ut plain needje work, {here will he an Kddition of one dollar to each of the above prices, and if ornamental) two. Janna'*y i 9CV#*tf . I. . ' ? w . ..> , I ? ? * ti' ? ? II |1?? no riciv The subscriber will dispose of the LOT In Town, oppoaite to Joshua Reynolds. The extent and situation of aaid 1-ot render iterpial if not superior to uaiy in Cauidcn.; Wyatt Surk, ? Jatfuary 24 2 r, \T* ' ' # " 'S; MATHlS, Cn orrfer,4o close a Consignment, hi Selln^ off for leu* than \ coti the ipulermcn tinned * GOODS, AflTVJIJft, IlafWfrtetti Sere* Plates* Mellows Pipes, Beak Iron, Jac k Plains, Trying Plains* Brick TroVcls Ct?ffc? Mills, t ryinfc P?i*, <irkl Irons Sad h-onst CltKskK Shov*is, Sheet Iron,' Irorf Weight*, ftheep Shears*' Butcher Kn ?***, Tfaca ChaltiSt Caain^ Knives; Blond llws Spjilcs, A*c?, Broed Axes, SUinfHtfg Hatchets, Spike Kails, Iron ftodso** Dolt Iron, iUtr b??vcs and d'ivtrs ioiher articl^fci lit-* " v* ' * ?|. i 1 TwnJj -t.if- ?Mljfc.i'i. .ifti. : ? ?'? < .. AT-.L thoiciiHk*^^ to iV?e late roncern of ti, ? Co.- icohdtietfcd by Mr. 'Vm. (-I'Cain, ??rc fe^|tt<-s?ed to calTon the SnbSwfibtr as sj?ctCti;y w? iM?>silr:e *<*H? imsi thfc same. H^fy A'.bou. Junu-vJ IT. r 1