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S 1'riE Tiustees of tin. fnvn of LcximrtonT-- " etinding &. shedding the market house,,na bui'dintr a town t.i'd watcn house. Ihela:i of the improvituents is in the hands of1 Oeorge iMurton, who will receive prono

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JSP

(BY AUTHORITY.)

LAW OF THE UNITED STATES.

AN act authorizing the proprietors of ediquares and lots in the city ot wallung-to- n

to have the, same subdivided and ad-

mitted to record. theit enacted bj the Senate and bouse of

Representatives of 'tie United States ofAmerica, in .Congress assembled, 1 natwhenever the propiietor of any square 01

lot in the city of Washington, shall deemit neceffary to subdivide such fquarc orlot into coiiTenient building lots, piecesorpoitions for lale, and occupancy, andalleys for their accommodation, he maycaule a plat of the lame to be made, on

,

which shall be expreffed the dimensionsand length of all the lines of such portionsas are neceffary for defining and layingoff the same on the ground, and may certify Inch iubdivilion under his hand andseal, in theprefence of two or more credible vitneiles upon the Uine plat, or on apaper or parchment attacked thereto.

Ssc. a. And be it further enacted. Thatat the requcft of the" 'Si"! proprietor,the iurveyor ot the city1 tliall examine Atwhether the lots, pieces or parcels into Awhich any square or lot may be fubdivi- -ded as aforesaid, agree in dimensions withthe whole ot the lquarc or lot to intended to be subdivided, and whether the di-

mesfions expieffed on the plat of subdivi- -

iion, be the true dimentions ot the parts io thyexprefTed ; andif upon such exwin'ition,t. n.-- n cj .u -- i. jn :llC llldll HULL 1 11C IMill IUI ICL.l,vlC HlUll LCI Ll- - upfy the same under his hand aim 'Teal, with issuch remarks as appear to him neceffarytor the turther illultration thereof, and re it,, ...,. ...1,,,rirrt f I, ,tri (, ie vn mmsH o hrtoL"vui mt .n.uv'xik.AA i.aniiiKUi 111 a uu.n, .or books to be kept by him for that pur?pose. up

thebEc. 3. And be it further enacted, J hat

wnen inch lubdiviiion ot any lquare or; tt-

lot fhatl be so examined and re- - But the s.nne obstacle does notopposethe purchafenpf any part thereof, sort Dreventinir sLvcs drunk- -

or any person interested therein, may referto the laid plat and record tordeicription,in the same manner as to fouares andlota divided lirtwern the rnnimiffioners

land original proprietors ; and the ways, al-- !lies or paffages out or expreffed onluch plat ot Iubdivilion, Ihal be and regain. .i L . ,ir, r,. . ., r j .

good The court" """"J iu""r ouu""",on, a: all times under the same police regula-- 1

tions as the alleys laid oft by the commit-j0ft- he

uoners on cimnon wi:n tne proprietors.Sec. 4. And be it further enacted.Thzl

the (urvevor said citvTftall'intr Itissai'd Uiat somelav off anv lot theiein. or anv of the

. ' . . . ' . J I.,parts into winch a lquare or lot may beiubdivided as atorelaid, he lhall mealure ,"the whole of that front of the fnnare onlwhich such lot or part lies ; and is, on 'uchimr,,. .1,- - 1 f. f ,1,1

fauare exceeds or falls fhert of the ao-e-

gate of the of the lots on that side!nfrh tlf.-r,- , ,. r.r.A,A. -t-- - "- 1- -- J - w..,v..V... , ..- -ha annortinn Inrh evr?f. nr iffinrnrv.1

among the lots or pieces on a- -greeably to tneir respective dimanrtfTO. aWhenever luch packetwallproprietor, man appear to nana on tne-- m

i . r ., r . , rjoining lot 01 any oinerperton in partjeiithan leveu inches in width thereon, tuchwall shall be considered as (landing alto- -getl-e- r on the land of such proprietorrwhonull pay to the owner ot the lot on whichthe wall may stand, a reasonable price forthe so occupied, to be decided byarbitrators or a jury, as the parties inter- -efled may agree;, but is the wall of anyi r-- "

-- j.. n J r ..! .nouic aiie-u- y erewca, cover .even .., cuesor njore in width ot the adjoining lot, it

be deemed a nartv wa . tothe regulations for building in said citv, asnromulaattd by the nrelident-o- f the Uni- -' j o... . 'i .! ' .. , , itcu ohics, anu tne grouna io occupieo,more than feyen inches in shall bepaid tor as above. Which the survey- -

- ii.-- ii - ...:.. ....1 :i. i .

the any, Madrid) of

it Jhilfbe the duty of the furveyor'totend when requested, and examine thefoundation of any house to be e -

thethe the ground, for the

ot ucnouiiair-Btotii- e line ot the I reet,

SclinVof bftweenS theadjoininp, ; and certificate of thefait shall be admitted evidence, andbinding on the parties interested.

Sec. '6. And be further euacted, That"surveyor fliall'be authorifed to

irQS) t'ie persons for whom he fliall perform the by this act, thesees following, that is to fiy : For exam.- -

the plat calculations of anyof a square or lot an

halt lor each the lots or portionsintojwhich it may tie subdivided ; Provided,that no more fliall be paid for the lots inone square than one fifty cents ;for examining any buildintr tivinccertificate required the fifththis and recoraingthe same one dollarand htty cents ; tor recording any

any lots,tor trantenpts lrom recoids, tor iearch-esinh- is

the same sees thatheretofore been paid to the clerk of the

; Provided, that they do not inany cale the see hereby allowedexamination.

Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, Thatall of . thedivifion of squares andlots heretofore made between public

original which are au-

thorifed by this act, be kept in theoffice fef surveyor of city ; and alltranfevipts therefrom, certifiedlhall be equally valid with certifi-ed tranferipts from the keeper of the of-

fice for recording deeds for the conveyanceof land the Washington.

Sec. And be it further Thatthe president of the

States shall it neceffary subdividesquare or belonging to United

within the eity of Washington,which mavnot have been reserved for

purposes, into convenient building lots,pieces portions for sale and occupancy,and fur their accommodation, lie may

cause a plat to be made by the furveyor'tlie other. We have no doubt whatever,of the city in the manner prescribed therefore, that is sir John- - Moore has notthe hrft this act, Which plat mall jrcffeatel by the same route by which hebe recorded by the said surveyor, and thecan;ej ,hat we fliall eie long hear of hisnroviiioiis 01 ins an mi,. w u w V,cldivifion having been attacked ; and howeots, pieces and parcels ground contain- - . . of Br.t.fh

i foch nlat as fullv as to subdivisions ver 'eh our opinion va

certified! antowards our from

laid

ot

of

made by individual proprietors.Sec. 9. And be it further enacted,

surveyor of the city of Walhington,before entering Upon the discharge of theduties required of him by this act, flialltake an oath or affirmation before the may-or of the city of Washington, that he willFaithfully and impartially perform the du-

ties before required of him.J. B.VARNUM,

Speaker of the House of RepresentnthjejGEO : CLINTON, Vice president JfUnited States, president of the Senile.

January 12,1809.4 "Approved,

TH; JEFFERSON.

(For the Kentucky Gazette.JBaneful Whiskey ihoucurstbyheavcn'sdccree,How ill exchang'd is temperance for thee !

How do thy potions, with insidious joy,Diffuse their pleasures only to destroy !

Drunkards by thee, to greatness grown,Boast' of a florid not their own.

eery draught large R: large they grow,bloated of rank unwieldy woe ;

'Till their strength andoery part un-

sound,Down down they sink, and spread a ruin round

The suicides daily perpetrated by our worbut unfortunate feUow citizens, jvho have not

resolution to forbear from burningtheniselveswith ardent spirits, excite our regret j but it

evil we do not well know how to remedy-- As

there are but sew blessings without alloyis one of the evils of our boasted liberty, that

'i.oTnon Torino le rfeh'SinPf..... tllll nrpPlTll- -,- v,"k - " inv. "- - .....v u lu... . ..v.,. . , . ,, . .n- - mo m cnt ,nc i i nfiinn fn i.ttrtirnniiiiiriTTif

parents, wives, children, character, tceathgratification oj evcrj other appetite ana pas- -

ion, ana I'je itsetj,jor me pleasure atintinti i, .,:rfft,v ,,! .....

Unness. Citizens of Le.inijton, how many ofyou are there who do not sutler by uieincoricty

'of your servants in ne(rliu:ence, de- -

'sertion, Kamblinir, &c. ?

)"u to learn that there are twenty whiskeya"a st.orc.9 where whiskey is retailed in tew.

"' "" ' -- " " " """"'; ' p i.""""'these people who thus deal with your ne- -

when apprised ot the evil, will grant licenceswitll lf facilitv than heretofore as the design

law is that none shall retail spirits, otheritlian those who actually Keep all the essentialsfor travellers i.nd cxnresslv forbids keep- -

respectable citizens have consented to accept of' . .rr. ; rr, ',tne omcc 01 magistrate. 1 nenexen.

support uiem 111 cuiimmig b"'""S "J

. UKJ.iujsi isit.ns.London PaPers le'ved a' the office of

tlie Aurora J-

Londen JVOV. 25. , - ,

vv e arc K"cveu iu lc, ni.i. """- -

ment yesterday icceived intelligence ofmost alarming nature from bpain. 1 he

,",. cu. ur:nrr- - tt, i,n.lanrJinIo. ar". ",'- - ....,i- - ...- - -- ...,fnnf nm ,.. nn th.'.i:ne of march

0. ',,"f sir Davld B"rd's army, that on 'the18th they had baited in consequences

mat xne nortnern opainui drmy,under the command of general Blake,had been totally that the French

poffeffion of Burgosj,nrrrn, ranA nrri,.. ,n VallaHnlin..- - ...h .- -

Th COIlftquenccs of which was, .that, , a c1 r , . ,

. - r y rparing to sail fiom Corunna, andactually weighing anchor, were recal.pdi... . -. i . : . ;.i.. .i i.uy uuji, iu icm.au, as ivcj "ju, ftwanted to brim off British It,s added, but this is too probably

-coniec- -

.

lY and their march t0 -

,T, v riffroes be citizens ? county

whenever of the of tinlinir houses. ofyour

f

frontsfnnare.

thatiiont

iettion

herein

ValIa

on admeafuremertL, Ye Lady Pcllow lest Gorunna on theof a house previouflyrTaedbjji9t,. ad arrived at Falmouth on the 22d

ground

ha ar.cordino

width,fact

indolence,

ui iiidu i.ci win anu icriuy, anu pui onurtf, that the French were pullnng tor-reco- rd

at request and expence of var(J a coumn t0 which theyforth with be masters. It; , aj h.u f..-.- r.. .j Tk,.'TO'lii

or wallsrected, when same fliall' be level withjvancing from - Lisbon under sir Jqhn

ftreeor surface ofabout

Jndlot his

it

lervices required

inina andtwelve and

ot

dollar andand

by sectionact,

divifi- -on, or luuQiviuou lquare, or

office,

county

records

and or

him,evidence

countyenacted,

whenever Uniteddeem

any lotStates

pub-lic

alleys

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pilfcrinfr, riotintr,sips

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d0'"1 is a proot ot it, that their intentionis to intercept cut on the army ad.

Moore, first column of which had

the FrcncI, W(,re at Valladolid

V c direa road i, not more

purpoie 01 aujuiiing tne line 01 trje iroiit,arrivf.d at Salamanca the time that

dfv,C

as

the receive

cents

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have

exceed for

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and

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at'Salatnanca, sir David 'BaiyPat Liigos,and the French at Valladvli'd'

" these circumftaifcH. confidrrable

thein the ot

particularly refDectiinr army, whichis considered being in imminentjeopardy, and those even who are themolt inclined to delpond or the causethe not a little alarmed,about the actual situation of the British.We have at this moment an army offrom 35 to 40,000 men in Spain, but the

corps this army, it is to be seared,will not be able to effect a junction. Burgos was the point at which it was fixedthat they were tb meet, but Burgos isnow in poffeffion of the French, and evensupposing that John Moore shouldturn to the lest at Salamanca, a,nd endeavor to eliablilh a communication withsir David Baird by Zamora and ,Bene-vent- o,

we afraid that such an attemptmay be defeated by the enemy.--So- me

persons fuppofc that the French will ad- -

to Madrid, and it is notiniBgjuBle, provided fufficientlv

mch teems but littlelon to doubty) that they may send forwarda detachment to take poffeffioncapital ; but it is not at all likely ttiatthey will leaving the Engiifharmy upon their right flank, without-J- i

luthcicnt torce to make head against it.Besides, it is a much more important ob-

ject for Bonaparte, in the present ftarreof.rt 1 j - -

tne contelt, to defeat the lirjtilh army,tnan it is to gain poUeliion ot Madrid, par- -ticularly as this- - will follow of courfeupon

lour, it can hardly be expected, that in thepreferit inftahce, it will be sufficient to

oveicome, not only the enemy s torce, nutall the diladvantages of its situation. Itis very well known that our troops have- -

no magazines that they find great dimculty in procuring food and this circum -

stance has rendered it neceffary to nnrchthe army in small columns, at conhdera-bl- e

intervals, so that it has been feid.-tlia- t

between the van and the rear, riweVillbe a distance of not less than'0 daysmarch. Were our armies; therefore, inthefc circumstances to be attacked, the en-

emy would have to contend, not with a

concentrated force 20 or '22,000 men,but with detached bodies 2 or 3000,which could cut off in detail. Thecavalry, too separated fiom the infan-

try ; general Hope having proceeded withthe former by the great road leading fromBadajos to Madrid. In short, the Bri- -

tifh force which, had it jwHtedwouldhave formed a refpectablA arnrys so

aivineq, as to render eacn crmnoirKeDieopponent to the enemy.

Ihe fatal consequences ot our detractions and cabals now begin to fliew theni- -

selves ; and all thole men who, from thebeginning, augured ill of the Spanirfrr n ff ilirM Km rl tr c rn thir so nrvki 1 1kiituiVfii vd uii inwn tuv y j

that their predictions have beensavored by the intrigues, errors andcrimes'ofourown councils. .The occasionthat presented itself so favourably to our

aims, while the despot was drawn to thenorth Germany, and obliged to spendseveral most valuable months in negocia-tion- s

for his peilonal security in the northand east frontier of his empire, has brentotally lost ; and the resources the na-

tion have been frittered away in a manner that sills the heart with grief and

It is not in the spirit prtynor from any motive of opposition to aparticular set of men, that we deplore theprelent molt calamitous posture ot our aff

airs. Let any man look back on the oper-ations of this campaign, or rather, on thewhole series of military ofe'rations sincetheprefent ministers came into"Ciffice, andlay wtietner energies oi tne r.ngiiinpeople have not been most scandalouslyana molt lamentably waited.

The able writers of the Edinburgh Review have put the matter in a very ftnking point of view. " We demand thereason," say they, "of lockingtrpTotfritmyin the south-we- ft corner of Portugal,when the great battle was sighting m thllnorth-ea- st extremity of Spain : We ask,why so silly a mealure was thought of asturning away our force to conquer an armyneceffarily in our power, should our alliesbe successful, and the conquest of whichwas worth nothing should our allies bebeaten? "We ask, what justification canbe offered for so deftardly a conduct as

the hazardous part the contefl,the flruggle with the enemy's main bodyfor the poor temptation of attacking aninferior and insulted body his men, andmaking sure of beating them, as a mifera-bl- e

kind of hedge in case real gamethe game of our alies, should be lost ?"It cannot now said that they were un-

willing to receive us ; for firrthurWellesley confeffes he received a letterfrom sir Thomas Dyer, intimating tothim,that the Junta of Ovicdo wished him todebark at St. Andero, to join the patriotarmy there, the real seat of the war.

SENATE U. S, Feb. 8.

Mr. Giles submitted the following ref- -olutionsfor consideration : k

. Resolved, That the several laws layingan embargo on all ships and vcffels in theports and harbors ot the U. States be repealed -- the;tbofM.rehnext,eep.

by law for prohibiting all commercial in- -tercourfe with those nations and theirpendencies, and the importation of any ar-ticle into the U. States th cmiu.li n.n.

them.Mr. Giees alfofubmitted the following

motion for consideration :Resolved, That provision out to be made

by law for interdicting all foreign mailedships from the waters ofthe United Sales.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.Monday, Feb. 6.

The following resolutions were of-fered by Mr. Durell'on Saturday, andreferred to the committee of thewhole on Mr. Nicholas's resolution :

Resolved, That the United Stateswill consider any capture and condem-nation of merchant velTels of the d

States, owned wholly by a jjti-ise- n

or citizens thereof, and engagedin lawful commerce, by an armed ei"-f- el

sailing under a belligerent slag;.andacling by and under authority of y-der- s,

decrees or edicts, violating thelawful commence of the UnitedStates.as a declaration of war on the part ofmac government to which laid belige-rent slag fliall belong, and in whosecourts such condemnation fliall behad. '. c.

Resolved, That the PrefidentXo tthe United States, on being fatistorily informed of such capture a- -

condemnation as aforesaid. hp rpmipf.ted, forthwith, to recall from such

tnan uu leagues, aco on tne 1 Jtn .. .,... a, mcir uc-- it

is understood, th'StJir John was Pendencies; and that provision be made

Inapprehensions are entertained refpefting;duce or manufacture of eitl&r of saidthe result of the contest Spain, but!nations, or of dominiolts of either

ournow as

ofSpaniaids, are

two of

sir

are

vancgjjtraightthey are

there rea- -

of he

advance,

ofof

heare

been

uiuiiibforgetting

of

of

of

tne

of

of

our

be

de

beligerent state, by and under whoseauthority such capture and condem-

nation fliall' be made, such residentminister or ministers of th UnitedStates as may reside at the govern-ment thereof.

Wednesday, Feb. 8.NATIONAL ELECTION.

The Senate and Houfsof Repre- -

entatives met in convention, to ex- -

mine the vote for President andflyice -Prefiden?. The following is the

official result.President.

Jamei Madison I2SCharles C. Pinckney 47George Clinton 6 53.

Majority for Madison 6at.

George Clinton "3Rufus King 47John Langdon 9James Madison 3James Monroe 3- - -- 6s

Majority for Clinton0-5i- v

One of the votes of Kentucky SvaA

loll by the sickness of an elector.Mr. Milledge the frclicient pro

tern, ofthe Senate, declared JAMESMADISON eletted President, andGEORGE CLINTON elected Vice-- -

President of the United States, for J.- r .u .U-..- J J... rlour vears iruui mc ihhu uiy .n 1 nMarch next.

The Senate then withdrew.Thursday, February 10.

The house were engaged, some part ofthis day, in propositions to amend the jour-

nal, by noticing thereon the circumstanceof a vote of an elector of president and7

vice prefidet, for the ftateif Kentucky,which was not given in, aifcFcf-tourf- notcounted. ""4k, "s4

Amotion was made by JVIr.ilacon forinserting upon the Journals the letter ofMathew Walton, (the elector who did notvote) which was addreffed to the other elec-

tors ofthe state, and by them transmittedto the senate, which was negatived.

A resolution of Mr. J G. Jackson, tc?amend the journal by dating the circuni-ftan- cc

in question upon it, was also lost.Mr. Taylor moved that the commit-te- e

of the whole should be discharged fromthe consideration of the bill to prohibit the

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importation of all goods, wares and mer-chandize, from the ports of Great BritainFrance and their dependencies, and a res-

olution submitted by Mr. Rhea upon thesame subject.

Mr. Taylor slated that his object wasto have the bill recommitted. The subjedt:of exportations to Great Britain and Francenot being contemplated by the bill, herwished to have it amended so r.s to include--

provision for the prevention of exporta-tion to those countries and their dependen-cies. ,

The committee was accordingly dis-charged.

Mr. Taylor then moved to refer thebill and the resolution to the committee oE 4the whole, which has under considerationthe resolutions for the repeal of the em-

bargo, Sec.Aster a little conversation, the question-wa-

taken on the proposed reference, and,lost ayes 43, noes 56,

On motion of Mr. W. Alflon, the billand resolution on the fubjtdt of

was recommitted to the committeeof foreign relations.

Mr. W. Alston then moved to d's-- A

charge the committee of the whole fromMfthe consideration of the resolution forthe repeal of the embargo, &c, submit-ted by Messrs Bacon and Nicholas-Aste- r

some debate, the question was ta.ken on this motion 6y ayes and noei, andcarried, 65 to 55.

Mr. Randolph enquired whether, is thrmotion to refer was lost, the subjects wouldnot be before the house. The Speakersaid it would. Mr. R. then asked lor thsayes and noes on the question to refer..They were oidered by the house.

Mr, Bacon had to the prop-ortion of Mr. Nicholas for the repeal ofthe embargo, on which Vhe committee otthe whole had expreffed an opinion, goingto a feledt committee with inflructions trbringin a bill in pursuance of thatopinion.But as he had alio submitted a resolution,permitting veffels to arm for defensive-purpose-

on which the house had expreff-ed no opinion, he hoped these differentmatters would not be all mixed together,,but that the question would be taken fepa-rate- ly

on the motion to refer.The question of reference was difcuffedi

by MefTrs. Taylor, W. Alftbn, QuinceyGardener, Milnor and Holland. At O

o'clock, the question on the first memberof the propolition, as divided on Mr. Ba-

con's rail, was taken audcarried Ayes 5536.

NAVIGATION LAWS.The house then refolvid itself into a .

committee of the whole, --13 to 30, Mr.Dcflia in the chair, on the bifl reported bymr. Dana, concerning afibciations for thesecurity of navigation.

The bill provides, " That in caseswheiein the armament of merchant veffelsfor defence may be allowed by cmyjiw ofthe United States, it fliall be lawful forcr--

tizens ofthe U. States to igree, that yip.ships or veffels by them owned fliall ait 'iyconcert and be afTociated for mutual

and protection in any voyage orvoyages not contrary to law ard duringany time or times which may be designatedby inftrutnent in writing duly pxecuted bythe owners or their authorifed agents. Thestipulations of the parties contained insuch inftrutnent may extend to the equipment and torce of the veffeis respectively,the relative authority of the masters or

ommanders," the appointment of placeiand times of rendezvous and sailing, theregulation of signals, the direction of thegeneral course cf viie voyage or voraget

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