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wnm-msw i three feet water, fhill ann-jallv. in thf
month ot Januaiy, D) btfore thr Congrefs of the United Stntrs, a jult and true acceunt of their receipts and expenditures, with a ftatement of the clear profits thereof. J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of Representatives JN: MILLEDGE, President of the Senate, pro-tempore. February 16, 1809. APPflQVD, Til : JEFFERSON.
POETICAL ASYLUM, ODE FOR THE VOLUNTEERS. And fliall Imperious Britain now, Prefume to check the Eagle'? flight ! And proudly hope that we fliall bow To the Hern mandate of her lawlefs might ? Let every heart indignant glow 1 Grafp'd be the fhield ! the fword ! the fpear ! Let Europe's haughty Dr fpots know, To conquer thofe who know not fearIs far removed beyond their boafted power J Far, as Cimmerian darknefs from the noontide hour. Midft mingling ftorms of death and blood, Unawed, unmoved, our Fathers flood, Firm as the rock amid the roaring main ; D gner.te then, Iefs firm, fliall wc R-fign our Freedom, on the S;a ? Refign, without a flruggle to maintain ? Grafp'd be the fword ! the fpear the fhield t Let every heart united glow ! A band of Brothers ! take the field, Prepared to meet our ancient foe,
Ad fhould injuftice flill on us be burl'd, Piepred to fweep them from the weflern world. And canfl thou, Albian,be fo vain, As think that we (lull own the fway ? Or ever dire to hope again, That aojrht could Fietdcm's fons difmay ? A fie Euta Springs 1 Br Parolet iijprt-fs'J, Where Voclory towering fpread her Eagle vin-s, And bepm'd effulgent on thr Patriots crefl, Afc Bunker's bloody fummit, that beheld Tny tiravefl Warriors prefs the enfanguinrd fi Id ; Afk York and Saratoga that impeH'cr thy Alk virtu-jus glorious Meadj fo!e caufe of envious hte, Gnfp 1 be the fword ! the fpear! the fliL-ld i Let rvery breft with ardor burn ! A prtan Phalanx, take the firld ! A '.: Eumpr-'s lawlefs mandate fpn.n Loi from the earlieft time, 'twas Heaven's decree Thefe flatr? ih-ujld he, and be cf ricrht, folc. Of fovfieign fret.
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CBT AUTHORITY J AN ACT to !' jvir-ttr a cnmnirv f r o. ji.m.j the Ctial i.i the C:.y ol Wafii-ingtoir
( Continued from cur last. )
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Ay ACT extending the right of fuflferage in the Indiana Territory and for opurpolVs. BE it enacted by the' Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America, tn Congress assembled. That the citizens of the Indiana Tcnitory, entitled to vote for the reprtfentatives to the general aflembly thereof, ihall, at the time of electing their reprelentatives to the frtid general afTcmbly, alio elett one delegate from the faid territory to the Conurefs of the United States, who fliall pofiVfs the fame powers heretofore granted to the dele gates from the feveral territories of the United States : any thing in the ordinance for the government of the faid territory to the contrary notwithflanding. Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That the flieriffs of the feveral counties whiih now are, or may hereafter be eftibliflied in the faid territory refpectively, (lull, within forty d ays next after an election for a delegate to Congrefs, tranfmit to the fecretary of the territory a certified copy of the returns from the feveral townfhips in their counties refpectively. And it fliall be the duty of the governor, for the time being, to give to the pcrfon having the greatell number of votes, a certificate of his election. sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That fo Toon a the governor of the fid territory lhall divide the fmeinto five diflri&s, the citizens thereof, entitled to vote for rrprefentatives to the faid general aflembly, fliall, in "each of the did diltricls, eleel one mcm-
ber of the legifhtive council, who fhnll pof-
fefs the powers heretofore granted to the legiflative council in the said territory, and lhall hold their offices four years, and no longer ; any thing in the ordinance for the government of the faid territory to the contrary notwithstanding. sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the general aflVmbly of the faid territory, fli-11 hav power to apportion the repiefcn Utivs of the feveral counties therein, or which my hereafter be efUhlifhrd therein, actoiding to the number of free white malr inhabitants above the see of twentyone years, in fu( h counties ; Provided, That
there be not more th n twelve, nor !tf, than nine, of the whole numher of reprefen tatives ; any ;.t or acts to the contrary notwithstanding, on'il th-re lhjll be fix thoufand free malr w h te inn hiunts. above the ag- of twenty -onr ye jrs. in fid territory ; aftrr which time the number of reprefentatives f hall be tegulittd agreeably to the ordinance for the gov-mrnrnt thereof. J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the House of ;eprescfitathesm Jn. MlLLEDGt., President of the Senate, piotemporc. February 27, 1809. Approvd, TH: JEFFERSON.
AN" ACT freeing from pottage all letters and packets to Thorns J fferfon. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States c America in Congress assembled, That ill Irtters and packets to Thom-is J fP rffin, r ow IVfi Jent of the U'ited States, iftrr the exni-uion of hts term of olRct and d'jrirhis life, fli ll be cairied by the mail, tree tf p)itigcJ. B. V RN'UM, Speaker cf the House vf Krpresentathcs. JN ; MILL EDGE, President cf the Senate, pro. tempore. Fchr.i" :8 1 AfPKOVD. TH; JEFFERSNON.
feveral tras of land, in the Miflifuppi ter ritory, the titles to which have been dt lived under iSpamlh cLins and whith have been difallowed by the hoards cf comrnifiioiurs enfl and wefl of Pearl river, on fufpicion oi the grants, wxrrnnts or ordt rs of furvty, on whiih the claims are git'imded, being antedated or otherwife fraudulent, and which aretmhracrd in the report of the faid boards of commiflioners, laid before Coni'refs, agreeable to thr third iVftion of
an al, entitled An acl fupplcmentary b-t. L lie it enacted by the Senate & House
to the ac"t entitled an aft regul-.ting the j of Representatives of the United States of
grants of lanti, and providing for the uiipo.
regifler of the lan? cfficf, we,l of pcari jj. ver, in the Mifiiilipf-i territory. J. B. VAR.nUSt, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JNo: MIL LEDGE. President of the Senate, pro-temnore. February 28, 1809. Appkcvd, TH: JEFFERSON. AN ACT for tlv relief of Daniel Cotton.
id of bv the
fl of the lands of the United States,
imtrica ' in Ccrgress assembled, That the
proper accounting officers of the treafnry
fouth of the lLite of Tennefler," fh.dl be, j be, nd tht-y are hereby authoriftd and di-
and t lie lame are nercoy airectca io oe loia, rtcieu 10 iei.ue inc accouut ot Daniel Cot
in the fame manner, at the f.rne price, and on the fame terms and conditions, as
ton, and allow him for tr)r detf tuion and ufe of his fliip, called the Anna Maria, from
have been, or may be by law provided for the twenty. thiid day of JDeceinLer, in the the fale of the other public dv.d$ in the fisid J year ol'our Lord cue thouf-nd eight bunterritory ; and any perfon or perfons claim- drtd, when file wls aireftcd by the Bey of ing under a Spanifli grant, warrant or or- Tunis until the twenty-third day of May der cf furvey as aforclaid, lhall be entitled j following, when fie difchargrd l.er Tunif-
to uuutute, in the highrit court ol law of . i n cargo at Merlciilrs, allow nig hnn while
equity in the faid territory, his or their fuit or adion for the recovery of the tracl or
tracts fo claimed as aforcfaid : Provided,
in port the ufual rate of demurrage, and whiie on the voyage the ufual rate of
J freight, agreeably lo the burthen of the faid
fuch claimant or claimants fn dl inftitute lh:p and after dduAing from the whole his or their fuic or a&ion within the term ! fom allowed for fuch detention, demurrage of one year from and after the tract or j and freight, five thoufand dollars paid to tracts fo claimed fliall have been fold by j the mallrr of faid fhip by William Eaton, the United States, or in cafe the fame is . then coufulforthc United States at Tunis, now inhabited and cultivated, in virtue of they pay the balance with intercft to faid a pre-emption right, within one year from D niel Cotton out of any monies in the and after the palling of , this act ; and if, treafury not otherwife appropriated
any perfon or pfous claiming lauds a? a- j J. B. VARNUM,
forefaid. fliall fail or neglect to commence
or infiitute his or their fuit or action, in the manner and within the time prefcribed by this fection, or lhall be non-fuited, or diftontinue the finte, his or their right to commence fuch fuit or action, in any court whatfoever, fhall be forever barred and foreclofed. Sec. 2. And be it further ordained, That if the ptrlon or e;i,ns claiming under fuvh grant, warraut or order of furvcv,
j. i r i r u r- o "rc.hdent of the United States be, and he is
ion fh dl be pending, that the trrct of land
Speaker of the House of Representative
JN. MILLEDGE, President of the Senate pro-tenipore. February 28, 18o9. Approved, TH : JEFFERSON. AN ACT for the relief of certain Alibama and Wyandott Indians. BEr enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of
Simcrtca, tn L.n.ti press assembled '1 hat th-
O ---w .ww mm m a w
j hereby authorifrd to caufe to be furveyed
th,,,;,, rn-rGA 4...,. r..-. i -y proper raeies ana oounas.
prior to the twcntyventl, d,y of OdolU 1 1. ? "'d.' ""d"Z
,irip fhMnT.nr? h.ArA : ," w -ires, out oi me lanas or
then, ai d in that cafe, the fame Hull be
certain traits
AN ACT for the d.hVfal of
of land in tiie Mibfiippj Territory, claimed under Spu-ilh grants, reportrd by the hnd co i in. lit rr a antedated, nd to roi Gmii thr tLirns of Alexander l!iis rd Dn'i I H,rf.. j!. BE it enacted by the Sem ite and House f Represent Aixa if th- Umttd States tj America tn Congress as::in.Ud That the
deemed and held to be good and valid, to all intents and pupofes, any thing in this ad to the contrary notwithftanding ; But in cafe the chimant or claimants lhall fil to prove the tract or tracts of land fo claimed, to havebfMi actually furveyed prior to the twenty-ft venth day of October, one thoul.uid feven hundred and ninety. five, or
in cair the idme linll appear to be other
wife fraudulent or illegal, the grant, war-
rant or order ot lurvey, granted by the Spa
a
ni!h government, as atorefaid, by virtue of
wnirn luih tract or tracts ot Dud nay he
rlaiiiird. iiiall be, and the i me is hereby
aeciared null and void, to all intents and purpof. s, ap.d fliall not be re;.d in rvidrnc
againfi at.y clim or certificate of pre-cup-
uon, cunvta Irom the United States. See. 3. And be it further enacted, That it f;i,l! be lawful, i i the trial of fuch fuit or action, for riiher p;;rty to introduce parole evidrnce for the purpoie of fupp rting or invalid iting the grant, warrant or ordrr of furvry as aforeffid ; and the judgment, fentrnce or decrre of thr f ,id higheft court f law or equity, in thecafc aforef iid, flrall he final and cont lufjvr between the pirtirs, and may be pleaded in bar to any fubfequct iuit or action brought in the fame or any oth-r court, for thr rec- very of the famr land or any pai t thereof. 5rc. 4. hid be ii farther er.acted Th?A Abraham E!is b- and ie i- herol)y enfir m. ed in a tinct of Dnd grar.tid t y die Brinflj government of Wei: Flotida'to Sttph-. Jordan, conliinir- :JiC qui-tiry o? twr.
i iinurg acr s
snc t)f in,
;-r (i n-yu i crerk. accIm to th
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on th?
if ft i
"is jr hud trae t r i a r..
f rth m the pi at th-r-of nj.d- v the fnrvey. or grn-rl of faul province of Weft Florida
nd th .t thr amount of
money -vhuh t
niu Luis may nave been compelled
mom's
vvefl of
to tiie rrceiv-r of pcA
Pearl river, i.he NDliilnnp territory. fnr i-iJ tract of Dnd, he refund to hiu by tiie receiver af ncfjj J. s-c. 5 And be it further enaetcd, That I)mel harrra! he ar.d he is herrhy con. firmed in hu t;:le in frr fima- tr,
c i i i . . r
ianu wi;er-on he re h r.
qmntiry of five hur-dred
g.cclly to a plat thereof tied with
inmg tbe
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the United States, lying in the territory of
urirans, and weft ot the river Mifliffippi, and by leafe veft the faid tract oflandina
certain tribe ot Alibama Indians and their defcrnd-uits, for the term of fifty years; Provided nevertheless, That it fliall not be lawful for the faid tribe of Indians to tranffer orilign their interell in the faid landt and every fuit, trensfer, or aflignroent, fliall be r.ull and void: Ami provided also, That if the f.id tribe of Indians fliall remove no n the faid tract of lard, their interefl in, and to, the Lme fliall thenceforth teafe and determine. Srr. 2. And be it further enacted, That there fliall be defignated, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treafury, two traftsofland in the Michigan territory, one including the village called Browd's town, and the other the village called Maguaa in the pofLflion of the Wyandott tribe of Indians, containing in the whole not more thn five thoufand acres; which two traas o! land -(hall be referved for the ufi- of thr Did Wy andotts, and their defendants, and be fecured to them in the fame manner, and on the fame terms and conditions as is provided in rrDtion to the Alibama Indiaiii, by the fiift fection of this act. J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the Ha se of Representatives. JN: MILLEDGE, President of the. Senate, pro-tempore. February 23, 1809. Apphovd, TH : JEFFERSOL '
NOTICE. intend to apply to tt.r- next November; term of thr court cf Cornmn Plrac (f
'.hecour.ty of Knox, and Indiana Tenitorv. toeilahhlh ,i frr.y on White riv r bthj'v mouth of IVidt-. rrtrk, at a pDce kt.owia f y the name of the n V ford. ' William Coleman.
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