1826.1 



N n^ V E N n L A N n rAiw, K 5? . 



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Proceedings of Congress. 



SEN' ATE. — Dec. 27— Mr Holme?, from the Commit 

 tee on Fiuancp, rcpirled a Mil (o provide for the >eiz- 

 ure and sale of properly broiisfht into the 0. S. in vio- 

 lation of the revenue laws in certain cases. .\l39, a bill 

 supplementary to an act for enrolling and licensing ves- 

 sels engaged in the coasting trade and fisheries. — The 

 Military Committee was instructed to report on the ex- 

 pediency of providing by law for clothing the Militia 

 when called into the service of the U. S. — The irecrt- 

 tarv of War was directed to inform tlie !5enate if the 

 appropriations for removing ohstriictions in the Ohio 

 had been disbursed.— A statement showing the ?.ggic- 

 gate quantity of wines imported since 1300 and the 

 rates of duly paid on thini, was directed to be n.atk by 

 the Secretary of the Triasury. 



Df.c. 28 — A mo'i'in was agreed to for an inquiry in- 

 to the T( rritorial laws of FicriJa re'atiig tj wrecks. 



KOUSf;-IiF,<:. 23— MrM'Coymoved that the Com- 

 mittee on Claims be discharged from the further con- 

 sideration of IliC cLiiin of f"x-Presideiit .Monroe, and 

 that the subject be reft rrt d to a stlcft committee of 

 seven members. -A long and ardent debate ensued, in 

 which I\Ies=. M'Coy, Saunders, .M'Lane, and Dwight 

 supported the motion. It was opposed by Mr Mangum 

 of North Carolina. — A letter from Dr ^. Smith on the 

 s'lbjcct of vaccination, was referred to the Committee 

 on vaccination. Mr Storrs of N. V'. oU'erCil a resolution 

 for laying before the House a statement of the money 

 paid out of the Treasury of the United Slates lo Mr 

 Monroe, for his nliicial services, &;c. 



Di'.c. 27 — Two messages were received from the 

 President, conimtmicating the correspondence between 

 the War Department and Generals Pinckney and Jack- 

 s'n, i'c. relating to a treaty with the Creek Indians ; 

 also with -the government of Great Britain relative; to 

 suppressing the Slave Trade. — A resolution relative to 

 f;irther inquiries on the subject of Mr Mf n-oe's claims, 

 was agreed to. — '1 he Secretary of War was instructed 

 to inform what number of soldiers deserted, annually, 

 during the last years. — A motion was agreed to for iir- 

 quiring whether any deviations had taken place from 

 the course prescribed by law for securing and cillect- 

 ing duties on imj-osfs. This relates to some supposed 

 breaches of the revenue law at Philadelphia..^- \ mes- 

 sage was received from the President r'elalive to an ex- 

 ploring expedition across the continent. 



Deo. 2S — The Secretary of the Treasury 'r'ansm'tted 

 a report concerning Light Houses, by which it appear- 

 ed that ihere were established 99 light houses, a'ld 10 

 floating li;;l.t«, besiiles buoys, fcc. — A motion was made 

 for inquiring into the cause nf the tire by whit h the Li- 

 brary of Congress received damage on the 22d of De- 

 cember. 



Stale Ijegjs^afw'p., — The Legislature of Massachusetts 

 convened at Boston on the 4tlr inst. A quorum of the 

 Members having assembled at 1 1 o'clock, the Govern- 

 or's Message was laid on the table. The Message is too 

 long for our insertion ; but is ao able and inti rusting 

 document. .Alter congratulating his constituents on 

 the favourable circumstances of the country, and ac 

 knowledgiirg the goodness of the Almighty Being, as 

 manifested in the general prosperity of the common- 

 wealth, his Excellency recommends a revision of the 

 Militia Laws — the laws " defining the general powers 

 and drrties of Manufacturing Corporations." — He then 

 commurricates information relative to a gore of land in 

 ■ <fouthwick projjctiug south of the line of division be- 



tween this i-lalf and Conneclicirt, — l.ikev'i?e relalive. 



to alleged depredations u]>on public lands in Maine 



Informs that the commissioners appoin'cd to survey a 

 route from Boston harbour to Connecticut river, for the 

 purpose of a canal, will present a report of their pro- 

 ceedings so soon as the Engineer shall have com])lited 

 his plans and estimates — that " the practical ilily of the 

 construction of said canal will be put beyond doulit by 

 the certain demonstrations of the Engineers." .Many 

 other topic- of no less intei'est are embr'aced in Ihis able 

 and lucid document, which our limits cornpil us lo 

 omit, but this omission is the less to be regrelled on ac- 

 count of the general dilTusiorr of the errtir-e Message, 

 wliich canirot be abridgf d without injuslite to the un- 

 mutilalcd copy. 



j Applications are made to Congress for assistance to 

 j make or complete Canals in Florida, Loui.iana, Ken- 

 tucky, Indiana, and Virginia. 



T he General Government l-.as allowed Virginia her 

 I claims for money cxperded for di finsive measi:res and 

 I preparations during the late war — with Intfrfsf. 



I The Rrittish Agricultural Company has sent 2'0 

 -cotch Farmers to Coluiubi.e, A Bank is to be es'ab- 

 j lished at Caraccas. 



j The paper priutcd at St. Franclsville, \ov. 2G, savs 

 ■^ \^'e have before irs as we write, a beaulifirl ripe, reei 

 I apple, a liltle lai-ger than lire largest wild e rab, being 

 I rhe third crvp this year, from the same tree." 



1 he Massaehnsetts Clai n fr>r meney expended in the 

 late war. for the common elefence and secnri'y, has her n 

 referred by Congress to the committee on .Military .Af- 

 fairs. 



Some farmers from iV. Y. State lately went to Cana- 

 da to buy land — but meeting unfort seen didicullies 

 came back. 



It is tmdersood that Col. George CmgVian has receiv- 

 ed the ap]>oiritmeiit of Irrspector General of the army 

 of the Unittel States, vice Coi. Archer dectasfil. 



Jijtlitart/ ^^caftemif. — The Militarv .Academy,- at West 

 rniiil has 13 professors and teachers; and 10 cadets 

 actinsr as assistant proies.snrs ; the re are S.W cad<;ls. and 

 2r musiciaris. The pay and emolument, fuel, stalion- 

 ai-y. ic. amnuiil to $1 10.734 3'.'. 



By a new census the population of Upper Canada is 

 found to be 157,741. Increase in one year on'y C4<M. 



fl. AUianco of the Southern [lepriblirs. 16 



Ensayo sobr'e la .Nectsidad tie nue Fe deracion Jenera 

 tntre Ins Fslaelos hiispano .'.mericanos, y plan de su 

 Organization. Por '\Tonteagndo. Lima, IDS.'J. 

 j 9. Meni'ir of.Iosiah Qriincy, jr. i»6 



I Memoir of Jo'iah Qnincy, jr. of Massachusetts. By his 

 I son .losiah Qiiiney. 



j Crrlical Notices. — Mellen's Oele for the Celebration 



I of the battle of Cuiiker llil' — Ingerseil.'s Lrscourse bo- 



I fore Ihe Society for the comrne me-.ratiorr of (be Landing 



, ofWm Penn. — \ehims' l nnals of I'e.rtsmoulh.— Kisto- 



I ry of Ihe Uriled .'^tates. — Gadsden's Dise'ourse on the 



I occ.sfion of the decease of C harles Ceiteswenlh Pinck- 



j ney — (rHlts& S^aton's Hegisterol eiebates in Ci^ngress 



— Sewall's .Vieelical LecUire ..t the oper.irrg ol llie Mf^d- 



I ical el partment of the Coluriil ian College- — Miller's 



Discourse bcfere (be Lite rary and I'liile.sophirai Secielv 



of i\cw Jersey — "^(aples' Sj-anish Grammar — Gould's 



Edil ion of Adam's- I.alin Cranrmar. 



A'otice. Tlinse Suhscriturs to the North American 



I Review, who have nejt received the Nunrbers (XL\ I 



j and XLVil) I'nr January arrd Apri', 18i;5, arc Init rmed, 



tl.,.! new eeiillons eflbe.se numte:3 are completed. 

 ' Ueprinis of Ibe OW .SVri'cj have also been executed, 

 ; ard full sets, both of Ihe Old and the Jv'. lo $■ ries, can 

 I now be Supplied ; and a'so single copies of any number 

 : (roni the beginning t i" the work. 



VERY FINE COW- For Sale, a cow from the breed 

 of Mr Williams of Korlhboio' — expected to calve in 

 FVbruary next. Lriquire at Ibis ottice. t.ilO 



ir'KiCLS Oi' COcATia l^leOIJLCl;, &,c. 

 [Corrected ever-^ i hur'sday evening.] 



JUPT prrblished by Cummin?s. Hill'ard & Co. the 

 .Norrli .American Ueview for January, 18^6. 

 CONTENTS. 

 L American PI ilosophical Transactions 1 



Transnciions oflbe American Philosophical Scciely, for 

 promeitirg usel'ul Knowledge. 



9. Hillhe^use's Hadad 13 



Hadad, a Drarnalic Poem, py .Tames .A. Ililihouse. 



3. Greenleaf's Keports 27 

 Reports of Cases, ar'gued and determined in Ihe Su- 

 preme Juiliciai Court of the State of JIaiae. By Simon 

 Greenleaf. 



4. Demosthenes 34 

 Demoslhenis Opera, ad Oplinrorum Librorum Fidem 

 accurate? Edit;*. 



5 Indians of North .America. f>3 



1 .Manner* and Customs of several Indian Tribes, loca- 

 ted west of the Missi.-Jsippi, inclue'ing some Accourrt of 

 the Soil. Climate, and vegetable I'roductii-)n' ; and the 

 Intlian Materia .Mcdica ; to which is prefixed the Histo- 

 ry of tb.e .Author's Life, during a Residence of several 

 Years among them. By John D. Hunter. 

 2. Historical Note*! respecting the Indir-ns of Xorth 

 Aureri'a, with Remarks on the Attempts made to con- 

 vert anel civilise them. By John Halkett, Esq. 



6. Harlan's Faur.a Americana 120 

 Fauna Americana; being a Description nf the Mam- 

 miferous Animals inhabiting North .America. Ey Rich- 

 ard Harlan. 



7. Claims for French Spoliations 136 

 Report of the Committee of Foreign Relations, of the 



House of Rf presenlatives of Ihe United States, (o 

 which were refe rred the Memorials of certain Merchants 

 praying Relief for Lojtes sustained by French Spolia- 

 tions, 1824. 



APPLES, best, 



A.SHKS, pot, 1ft sorf, - - - 

 pearl do. - - - - 



BEANS, white, 



LEEF, mess, 2110 lbs. new, - 



car-go, iVo 1, new, - - 



'• No 2, new, - - 



PUTTER., inspect. No. 1. new, 



CIJEESE, new mill:, - - - - 



TirinVca milk, - - - 



FLAX 



FL.AX SEKb) 



hi. (.11 'I!. Hallin.ore-, Howard St 

 Genesee, _ - _ 



Rve. best, - - - 



CRAIX,r.}e ■ 



(.'oru - - - _ - 



Barley - . - - 



Oats '- - . - - 



HOG.S' LARD, Ut sort, new, - 



ilOP-^, No 1, Inspection - - 



LLML. 



OIL, Linseed. Phil, and Northern 

 PLAISTI'.R P.ARIS retails at 

 POPiK, Bone Middlings, new, 

 navy, mess, do. 

 Cargo, No 1, t.\o. - - 

 SEEDS, Hci-d'. Glass, - 



Clover - - - - - 

 AVOOL, Merino, fuUblood,wash 

 elo do unwashed 



do 3-4 washed 



do 1-2 do 



Native - - - do 



Pulled, Lamb'.', Ist sort 

 do Spinning, 1st sort 



PROriSIO.y MARKET. 

 BEEI'', 1 est pieces - - - - 

 PORK, fresh, best pieces, - . 



" whole hogs, - . - 



VEAL, 



MUTTON, 



POULTRY, ...... 



BUTTER, keg & tub, - 



lump, best, - . - 



EGGS, 



MEAL, Rye, retail, - . - - 



Indian, do. - . - - 



POTATOES, .... 



CIDER, liquor, .... 



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