IN SENATE.

Friday, November 20.

THE Senate proceeded to the appointment of the standing committees of that body, and then adjourned to Monday.

Monday, November 23. The motion submitted by Mr. Sanford, for an inquiry into the expediency of amending the law so that the President's signature should not be necessary to patents for land, was taken up and agreed to.

Tuesday, Nov. 24. Several unimportant resoJutions were introduced, and a bill to provide for the removal of the library of Congress to the north wing of the capitol.

Wednesday, Nov. 25. Mr. Barbour introduced a bill to increase the salaries of certain officers of the government.

Mr. Sanford read certain resolutions of the legislature of the state of New-York assenting to the amendments to the constitution proposed by North Carolina for districting the states by an uniform rule for the election of President and Vice President.

Mr. Storer read like proceedings of the legislature of New-Hampshire in respect to a proposition made by New-Jersey to the same effect. Mr. Goldsborough introduced a resolution to erect a monument over the remains of Washington where they now lie, and the same passed to a second reading.

Mr. Williams of Tennessee offered a resolution to inquire into the expediency of increasing the pay of the army.

Thursday, Nov. 26. The President communicated a letter from the Secretary of War showing the strength and organization of the militia of the several states.

Mr. Macon submitted the following resolution for consideration:

Resolved, That the committee on naval affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of authorising the President of the United States to cause a survey to be made of the shoals of Cape Hatteras, Cape Look Out, and the Fry ing Pans, and to have such an examination made of them respectively as will ascertain the practicability of erecting a light house, lighted beacon, or buoy, on or near the extreme points of them, or either of them; and that the committee report thereon by bill or otherwise.

Friday, Nov. 27. The engrossed bill to

increase the salaries of certain officers of the government, was read the third time, and the blanks filled with 6000 dollars as the salaries of the Secretaries of State, Treasury, War, and Navy Departments, 3,500 dollars for that of the Attorney General, and 4000 dollars for that of the Postmaster General.

The bill being thus amended passed, and was sent to the House for concurrence.

Mr. Tichenor submitted the following resolu tion for consideration:

Resolved, That the committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of changing the present judicial system of the United States, so far as to provide for the gradual dimiaution of the number of the Judges who at present compose the Supreme Court; for the restricting of the functions and duties of the Judges VOL. IV.--No. 1.

of that court to the holding the sessions thereof, and the other duties incidental thereto; of establishing and organising a Circuit Court in each state of the Union, and of providing for the appointment of a competent number of Judges for holding of the said courts, and the committee reported a bill accordingly.

The resolution declaring the admission of the state of Illinois into the Union, was taken up, and ordered to a third reading.

Tuesday, Dec. 1. The resolution for the admission of Illinois into the Union was read a third time and passed.

Wednesday, Dec. 2. Mr. Dickerson, according to notice, having obtained leave, introduced a resolution proposing to amend ne constitution of the United States, so far as to make the mode of electing electors of President and Vice President of the United States, and of Representatives to Congress, uniform [by districts] throughout the Union; which was read and passed to a second reading,

Mr. Ruggles laid on the table the following resolution:

Resolved, That the committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making provision by law for clothing the army of the United States in domestic manufac tures.

The resolution offered by Mr. Tichenor was withdrawn.

Thursday, Dec. 3. A message was received from the President with the documents relative to the South American contests, prepared by the commissioners, which were ordered to lie on the table.

Friday, Dec. 4. Mr. Lacock submitted the following resolution:

"Resolved, "That the message of the President and documents relative to the Seminole war be referred to a select committee, who shall have authority if necessary to send for persons and papers.

The resolution offered yesterday to instruct the committee on military affairs to inquire into the expediency of making provision by law for clothing the ariny of the United States in domes tic manufactures, was taken up and agreed to.

Monday, Dec. 7. Mr. Daggett presented to the Senate sundry resolutions of the Legislature of Connecticut relating to the Electors of the President and Vice President.

The resolution, directing the survey of certain points on the coast of North Carolina, &c. was taken up, and being amended, on motion of Mr. Sanford, so as to require the report of the sur veys to be returned to Congress, was passed to a third reading.

Tuesday, Dec. 8. The President laid before the Senate a report from the Secretary of the Treasury, embracing a plan for the final settlement of land claims in Louisiana and Missouri, together with the draft of a bill for that purpose which were referred to the committee of public lands.

Wednesday, Dec. 9. Mr. Johnson of Louisiana submitted the following resolution;

Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to lay before the Senate, copies of the correspondence between the go

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vernment of the United States, which has not already been communicated, and which, in his opinion, may be communicated with safety to the public interest.

The joint resolution directing certain surveys of the coast of North-Carolina, was read the third time, passed, and sent to the other house for concurrence.

Thursday, Dec. 10. The bill passed in the other house concerning the Western, District Coart of Pennsylvania was passed.

Friday, Dec. 11. Mr. Tait presented the memorial of the legislature of Alabama, petitioning for permission to form a constitution and state government, and to be admitted into the union on an equal footing with the original states, which memorial was referred to a select committee, composed of Messrs. Tait, Morrow, Williams, of Mississippi, Edwards, and Williams, of Tennessee, with instructions to bring in a bill pursuant to the prayer of the memorial.

Mr. Eppes, from the committee on finance, reported the bill from the House of Representatives, making a partial appropriation for the military service for 1819, and the bill was then read a third time, and passed by general consent. The engrossed bill to settle the account of James Wilde, was read the third time, and passed. and sent to the other House.

Mr. Faton submitted a resolution for the appointment of a committee to inquire what amend ments are necessary to the existing laws, the more effectually to prevent the importation of slaves into the United States.

Mr. King submitted the following motion for consideration:

Resolved, That the committee of finance be, and they are hereby instructed to inquire into the expediency of such alteration in the laws concerning the coasting trade, as shall authorise ships and vessels of twenty tons and upwards, licensed to trade between the different districts of the United States, to carry on such trade between the said districts, in the manner, and subjeet only to the regulations, required to be observed in carrying on trade from district to district in the same state to a district in the next adjoining state.

Tuesday, Dec. 15. The bill respecting the transportation of persons of colour, for sale, &c. was taken up and referred to Messrs. Eaton, Burrill, Smith, Macon and Horsey; the committee appointed in pursuance of the resolution adopted on this day, on motion of Mr. Eaton.

The joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution in the election of Presidential electors &c. was reported by Mr. Dickerson, from the select committee appointed on the subject, with some amendments, not affecting the principle.

Mr. Fromentin submitted the following mo

tion:

Resolved, That the committee on military affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of extending the right to a bounty in lands to the soldiers who were enlisted to serve in the company of bombardiers, sappers and miners, and in the corps of ordnance.

Wednesday, Dec. 16. Mr. Sandford laid on the table the following resolution:

Resolved, That the committee of commerce and manufactures consider and report what provisions may be proper for obtaining more accurate statements of the annual exports and im ports of the United States.

The bill for the relief of Gen. Stark was passed.

Thursday, Dec. 17. Mr. Burrill reported a bill prescribing a mode of commencing, prosecuting, and deciding controversies between two or more states, which was read.

Friday, Dec. 18. Mr. Tait, from the committee appointed on the subject, reported a bill authorise the people of the territory of Alabama to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of such state into the Union, on an equal footing with the original states; which was read.

Resolved, That the committee on the subject of the Slave Trade, be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making provision by law " to prevent the transportation of slaves, or servants: of colour, from any one state to any other part of the United States, in cases where, by the laws of such state, such transportation is prohibited." The motion of Mr. Lacock relating to the Seminole war was agreed to after some amendment.

Monday, Dec. 21. The bill to enable the people of Alabama to form a constitution, &c. was read the second time.

The President laid before the Senate a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements of the sales of the public lands.

Several bills received partial consideration, and were further postponed.

The bill to give effect to the laws of the Union, in the state of Illinois; the bill for the relief of L. and A. Dequindre, and the bill for the relief of S. H. Hooker, were severally read the third time, passed and sent to the other House.

The President laid before the Senate a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting the annual report of the Commissioner of the Revenue, respecting direct tax and internal duties.

Tuesday, Der. 22. Nothing of importance was concluded to day.

Wednesday Dec. 23. Mr. Williams. of Missisippi, submitted for consideration the following resolution:

Resolved, That the committee on Public Lands be instructed to inquire into the expediency of granting by law to the state of Missisippi, certain portions of the public lands for the seat of government, and for the support of seminaries of learning within the said state.

The bill prescribing the mode of settling controversies between two or more states, was read a second time.

The bill authorising the people of Alabama to form a constitution, &c. the two bills from the House of Representatives, for the relief of the widows and orphans of the militia, with some bills of minor importanee were postponed to Monday and Tuesday next; and the bill for the more convenient organization of the Courts of the United States, &c. was postponed to the first Monday of January.

House of Representatives.

The House met and appointed its several standing committees. A petition from Matthew Lyon was read and referred. The House adjourned to the 23d.

Monday, Nov. 23. A code of jurisprudence for the District of Columbia, was referred to a select committee.

A bill to admit the state of Illinois into the union, was read a third time and passed. Tuesday, Nov. 24. The committee to whom

the petition of Matthew Lyon was referred, reported that the petition ought not to be granted. Mr. Hopkinson, under the instruction of the judiciary committee, reported a bill to establish an uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States; and it was read and committed. Mr. Johnson reported a bill to authorize the election of a delegate from the Michigan Territory to Congress, which was twice read and committed.

The House then proceeded to the orders of the day lying over from the last session, and a bill to erect a separate judicial district west of the Alleghany mountains in the state of Virginia, was read a third time.

Wednesday, Nov. 25. Mr. Spencer, of NewYork, offered for consideration the following resolution:

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to inspect the books, and examine into the proceedings of the Bank of the United States, and to report whether the provisions of its charter have been violated or not, and particularly to report whether the instalments of the capital stock of the said bank have been paid in gold and silver coin, and in the funded debt of the United States; or whether they were in any instance, and to what amount, paid by the proceeds of the notes of stockholders discounted for the purpose; and also to report the names of those persons who now own, or who have owned any part of the capital stock of the said bank, and the amount of discounts, if any, to such persons respectively, and when made; and also to report whether the said bank, or any of its offices of discount and deposit, have refused to pay the notes of the bank in specie on demand; and have refused to receive in payment of debts due to them, or either of them, the notes of the bank; and whether the bank, or any of its offices of discount, or any of their officers or agents, have sold drafts upon other offices or upon the bank, at an advance, and have received a premium for such drafts; also the amount of the notes issued payable at Philadelphia, and at each office of discount, respectively; and the amount of capital assigned to each office; together with the amount of the public deposits made at the bank and at each office, and an account of the transfers thereof; and the total amount of bills and notes discounted by the bank and its several offices since its organization. That the said committee have leave to meet in the city of Philadelphia, and to remain there as long as may be necessary; that they shall Kave power to send for persons and papers, and to employ the requisite clerks, the expense of which shall be audited and allowed by the committee of accounts, and paid out of the contingent fund of this House. Which was laid on the table and printed.

The bill for establishing a separate judicial Gistrict in Virginia was read a third time and passed.

A bill to appoint an additional number of Clerks in the war department was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading

The bill to prevent the discontinuance of suits in the western district court of Pennsylvania, in consequence of the court not having been held at the time appointed by law, (because the Judge's commission was not received in time) passed through a committee of the whole, Mr. Desha in the chair, and was ordered to be enFossed for a third reading.

Washington, Nov. 23.

The message was read and referred Friday, Nov. 27. The daim of Beaumachais' heirs was debated in the House to-day, and the committee obtained leave to sit agani.

Saturday, Nov. 23. Mr. Spencer's resolu tion respecting the bank, was taken up and amended so as to read as follows:

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to inspect the books and examine into the proceedings of the Bank of the United States, to report thereon, and to report whether the provisions of its charter have been violated or not; that the said committee have leave to meet in the city of Philadelphia, and remain there as long as may be necessary; that they shall have power to send for persons and papers, and to employ the requisite clerks; the expense of which shall be audited and allowed by the committee of aecounts, and paid out of the contingent fund of this House.

Tuesday, Dec. 1. The bill for granting a pension of 60 dollars per month, to General Stark, was read a third time, and passed without a division.

Mr. Poindexter, from the committee on the public lands, reported a bill to prohibit the Chactaw tribe of Indians from setting or hunting on the lands of the United States west of the Mississippi; which was twice read and committed.

Messrs. Spencer, Lowndes, M'Lane, Bryan, and Tyler, were announced as the committee of inquiry into the conduct of the Bank of the United States.

Wednesday, Dec. 2 Nothing of importance was transacted to-day.

Thursday, Dec. 3. On motion of Mr. Poindexter, the Secretary of the Treasury was directed to lay before Ane House of Representatives a statement of the sales of public lands in the Alabama territory, at public and private sale, specifying the date of such sales, and the period at which the last payment will becoure due, and also, the aggregate amount of money paid to the receiver of publie możeys at

Huntsville, in said territory; and the description of bank paper, if any, which is receivable there, in payment for the public lands. Friday, Dec. 4. Mr. Smith, of Maryland, from the committee of ways and means, reported a bill making a partial appropriation for the military service of the year 1819, and to make good a deficit in the appropriations for holding treaties with the Indians; which was twice read and committed.

Monday, Dec. 7. Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, from the military committee, reported a bill concerning widows and orphans (providing for five years half pay to the widows and orphans of such soldiers as died after their return home, of disease contracted in the army) which bill was twice read and committed.

On motion of Mr. Pleasants, it was Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to cause to be laid before the House of Representatives the proceedings which have been had under the act entitled "an act for the gradual increase of the navy of the United States," specifying the number of ships which have been put on the stocks, and of what class, and the quantity and kind of materials which have been procured in compliance with the provisions of said act; and also the sums of money which have been paid out of the fund created by said act, and for what objects; and likewise the contracts which have been entered into in execution of the said act, on which moneys may not yet have been advanced.

Tuesday, Dec. 8. Mr. Smith, of Maryland, from the committee of ways and means, reported a bill to reduce the duties on certain wines, and to declare free of duty books printed in foreign languages; which was twice read and committed.

The Speaker laid before the House a report from the Secretary of War, of "a system providing for the abolition of the existing Indian trading establishment of the United States, and providing for the opening of the trade with the Indians, to individuals, under suitable regulations," made in obedience to a resolution of this House of the 4th of April last; which was referred to the committee on Indian affairs.

The House then, on motion of Mr. Harrison, resolved itself into a committee of the whole, Mr. Wilkin in the chair, on the bill concerning invalids, conferring on the Secretary of War the power of placing invalids of the revolution on the pension roll, in the same manner that he is now authorized to place on the pension list invalids of subsequent wars.

The bill was explained by Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, on whose motion it received some amendments, rendered necessary by acts passed since the bill was framed at the last session, and was afterwards reported to the House, by whom the amendments were concurred in, and the bill ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

Wednesday, Dec. 9. The House resumed the consideration of the bill allowing half-pay pensions of five years to the widows and orphans of those soldiers enlisted for twelve months, for eighteen months, and of the militia who died, within four months after their return home, of sickness contracted while in service.

The question on engrossing the bill and order ing it to a third reading, was decided in the affirmative-87 to 63.

Thursday, Dec. 10. The engrossed bill con

Monday, Dec. 14. transacted to-day.

Nothing of importance was

Tuesday, Dec. 15. The engrossed bill authorising the extension of the pensions to the widows and orphans of the militia who died in service during the late war, for five years longer, was passed and sent to the Senate.

Wednesday, Dec. 16. The bill to regulate passenger-ships came next in order, and was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

Thursday, Dec. 17. The Speaker also laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting, in pursuance of a resolution of the House, a particular statement of the expenditures of sundry appropriations to reward officers and crews for the capture of ves sels from the enemy during the late war; which was ordered to be printed.

On motion of Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, Resolved, That the committee of ways and means be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing by law for lost treasury notes.

The engrossed bill to regulate passenger-ships and vessels; the engrossed bill directing the payment of certain bills drawn by Gen. Armstrong, in favour of William Morgan; and the engrossed bill for the relief of Dr. Maturin Ball, were severally read a third time, passed, and sent to the Senate for concurrence.

Friday, Dec. 18. The Speaker laid before the House the memorial of the Legislature of Missouri, praying that the people of that territory may be authorized to form a constitution and state government, and be admitted into the union.

The bill relating to the claim of Massachusetts for her militia during the war, was called over among the orders of the day, and at the request of its advocates; was passed over.

Monday, Dec. 21. Mr. Campbell, from a select committee, reported a bill to provide for

taking the fourth census or enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States; which was twice read and committed.

The verbal amendment made by the Senate to the bill granting a pension to Maj. Gen. John Stark, was agreed to.

Mr. Robertson from the select committee appointed on that subject, reported a bill establishing a separate territorial government for the southern part of the territory of Missouri; which was twice read and committed.

Tuesday, Dec. 22. No business of importance was transacted to-day.

Wednesday, Dec, 23. Mr. Smith also reported a bill to increase the duty on cotton imported into the United States, and to prohibit the allowance of drawback on the exportation of gunpowder; which was twice read.

Mr. Smith also reported a bill to authorize payment in certain cases, on account of Treasury Notes which have been lost or destroyed; which was twice read and committed

NEW-HAMPSHIRE.

MOSES BREWER, Isaac Lawrence, and George Lancey, who had been confined in gaol, at Amherst, for debt and prison expenses, (the first named for nearly four years, the second nearly three years, and the last more than a year) have been discharged by Gen. Pierce, the newly ap pointed sheriff of Hillsborough county, he assuming the responsibility of paying the several debts and prison charges.

MASSACHUSETTS.

Mr. Thomas Oliver, late of Boston, merchant, deceased, bequeathed his whole estate, real and personal, to the Trustees of the Massachusetts General Hospital, reserving the usufruct to his wife during her life, and excepting out of it two small legacies, both amounting to 500 dollars. His estate is estimated at 25,000 dollars.

The Directors of the Bank of the United States have appointed the following gentlemen to the direction of the Boston Branch for the year ensuing, viz Messrs. William Gray, Nathaniel Silsbee, Barney Smith, Amos Binney, George Blake, Gardner Greene, Samuel Hammond, Thomas K. Jones, John Wells, Henry Dearborn, William Eustis, David Sears, N. P. Russell. The Hon. William Gray, has been re-elected President.

On the 30th of November, 1818, the Penobscot and Kennebeck were entirely free from ice, and on the morning of the 1st of December they were both entirely closed; during the day the ice descended the Penobscot and continued running all day.

Milledgeville, was a Georgia militiaman in the service of the United States, during the late Seminolean war. While stationed at Fort Gadsden on the Appalachicola, he one morning went fishing, and in attemping to return missed his way, and was several days lost in the surrounding wilderness. after wandering about in various directions, he was espied and captured by a party of hostile Indians, headed by the well known prophet Francis, who had an elegant uniform, a fine brace of pistols, and British commission of brigadier general, which be exultingly showed to the prisoner. Having obtained the satisfaction they wanted respecting the strength and position of the American army they began to prepare for the intended sacrifice. M'Krimmon was placed at a stake, and the ruthless savages, having shaved his head and stripped his body to a state of nudity, formed themselves into a circle and danced around him several hours yelling all the while most horribly. The youngest daughter of the prophet (who is about 15 years of age, and represented by the officers of the army, we have conversed with, to be a woman very superior to her associates,) was sad and silent the whole time-she participated not in the general joy but was evidently, even to the affrighted prisoner, much pained at the savage scene she was compelled to witness. When the fatal tomahawk was raised to terminate for ever the mortal existence of the unfortunate M'Krimmon, at the critical and awful moment, MOLLY FRANCIS, like an angel of mercy, plaeed herself between it and death, resolutely bidding the astonished executioner, if he thirsted for human blood, to shed hers; being determined, she said, not to survive the prisoner's death. A momentary pause was produced by this unexpected occurrence, and she took advantage of this circumstance to implore the pity of her ferocious father, who finally yielded to her wishes, with the intention, however, it is believed, of murdering them both if he could not sell M'Krimmon to the Spaniards, which was luckily effected a few days after at St. Marks, for seven gallons and a half of rum.

As long as he remained a prisoner; his