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The Maryland Gazette from Annapolis, Maryland • Page 3

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nnnull UHl" vvwv.i muiuuui deitruttioii of nine gun by Sir Sidney fauadron, ort thecoaft of They Kroitn 'n 'i Lere Heeri og to inc luumwaiw yuc uncovered, ana driven on Ihore by. Sir Sidney, The French driven boats are faid to be more numerous'ori the Dutch on tlie rrcm ii wuv 'q" eCbferve'tbat new difturbances have broken out 't the Cape of Good and that government, Mr to reconcile mc luiurci grcas niunoers or. have del'erted) had tent a dilpatch to aptain general of that ifland Ptovifioris are fo force the Cape, that the Inhabitants and garrifon under allowance, The fleet on the fouthern ftation ot Ireland, con fittine oi 10 or uui, icfsiimucu lu gu iiu more tlan Cx leagues from" A In the canton of commune of great numbers have rjefttfed to tafce oath of fidelity to the new go ttrnihent. In confequence of the capture of two of 'a Lifcon packets, the one which is now in readi to fail, has a frigate td accompany her. I LADE I.

Ar December 6. i from New Orleans. VTlie Union, captain Brown, arrived yefterday morn fogfrom New Orleans. Left there the 4th of No tember, at which time the place was in po.flefiion..o"f the Spaniards. It was believed, that they would not jelinijuilh the government of the country, until the appearance of the American troops.

On their arrival i formal furrender would be made to the French from ihonkhUnited States would afterwards receive it. He procedure is conformable to Uriel propriety and the United States, by receiving it from the French, rill obviate all poffible future demurs ot the Spaniards A I December 5. On Friday the fenate, after a debate, which has continued, with intermiffion, for about three weeks, time to a definitive decifion on the amendment to the tonflitution reflecting the mode of electing a prefi ttent and vice prefident. I The queltioh was taken by "yeas and nays about 9 o'clock in the evening, as follow: Yeas 22 Nays 10. Ttas Meffrs Anderfon Bailey, Baldwin, Bradley, Bieckenridge, Brown, Cocke, Condit, Ellery, Frank Jin, Jacktbn, Logan, Maclay Nicholas, Potter, If real Smith, Samuel Smith, John Smith, Stone, Worthington, Wright.

1 jVoyj Meffrs. Adams, Butler, Dayton, Hillhoufe, Olcott, Pickering, Plumer, Tracy, Wells, White. Two thirds of the members approving, the amend went is confequently carried by a conftitutional majority. Mr. Sumter and Mr.

Armftrong were abfeht. It will be obfrved that the amendment, which fbllpws, differs confiderably from that agreed to by thevhoufe of Reprefentatives. The principle, how ttrr," of both being limilar, there can be little doubt of the concurrence ot the that houfe in the modification propofed by the Tenate. Resolved, by the Senate and House of Repre imtatives of the United States of America, in Con gress assembled, Two thirds of both houfes concurring, That in lieu of the third paragraph of the of the fecond article of the conftitution of the United States, the following be propofed as an amendment to the conflitution of the United States, which when ratified by three fourths of the legifla hjresof the feveral flates, fliall.be valid to all intents iDd purpofes, as part of the faid conftitution, to wit i The electors (hall meet in their refpective ftates, ind vote by ballot for prefident and vice prefident, Me of whom, aUeaft, (hall not be an inhabitant of tlie fame Hate with themfelves they fhall name in the ballots, the perfon voted for as prefident, and in Mincl ballots the perfon voted for as vice prefident, udthry fhall make diftinct lifts of all perfons voted lor as prefident, and of all perfous voted for as vice prefident, arid of the number of 'votes for each, which lib they fhall fign and certify, aud tranfmic fealed to ti feat of government of the United States, directed tn tfiA I rm 1 luc preuaenc oi the lenate. me preuaent ot tne "Wate fliall.

in the nrpfpnr nf th tenatt and honfR reprefentatives, open all the certificates, and the Wes (hall then be counted. The perfon baving the rtJteH number of votes for prefident, fhall be prefi nt, if fuch number be a majority of the whole Wniber of electors appointed and if1 no perfon have ich majority, then from the perfons having the higru numbers not exceeding three on the lift of thofe, Wed for as prefidfnt, the houfe ot reprefentatives choofe immediately, by ballot, the prefident. Ufll" choofinS tne prefidenf, the votes fliall be taken 7 ftatej, the reprefentation from eachftate having a quorum for this purpofe flTall confift of ember or members from two thirds of the flates, majority of all the" ftates, fhall be neceffary to choice. And if the house of representatives shall choose a president whenever the right of choice devolve upon tthem, befort the fourth day of then next following, then the vice president 01 president, us in Ae case of the death or Constitutional disability of the president. pe perfon having the greateft number of votes as Prefident, fliail die vice prefident, if fuch "per be a majority of the whole number of electors pointed, and if no perfon have a majority, then 'he two higheft numbtrs on the lift, the fenate kt tne vice prefident a pur JBuH confift two thirds of the whole number ini tfe.

number fliall "eteffary to a But no perfon conilitution L.l 1 OR DecemberT. r9nt, PaACB Morocco. He ha lrnd at this Friday lafU "lh ht th important intelligence i the viuuon or tenet hrtun the the Ifle our Brtiice. to reprelent the Utuation of the Cape to i vmiea Mates ana emperor of Morocco. During the negotiation tr.irates wer hinJ down In thc PurPofe of battering it otfj taP the batteries tngate, were fo ftationed that only 15 could be a Upotl them This 'peace has been effeaed wuhout paying one cent for tribute, or as the price thereof.

The brig feized at Mogadore has been eftored. The emperor was himfeif at Tangier, with an army of twenty thoufand men. In the John Adams arrived at this place on Saturday, William Smith, our late minifter to Por tugaV 1 Nat. Intel. December 8.

AG From the prefident of the United States, encUng rundry papers relative to the amicable adjuftment of differences between the U. States and the erii peror of Morocco. Read and referred to Meffrs. Ebftis, Con y.ucipie ana December 5th, 1803. fo are the merchants, and you are not to difturb the peace between us and them.

What has happenee with their, and our veffels has only been an affair a re jti ttru i. t. mong tne veueis, out the laid nation continues re fpedted as they were with us and under all fecority and equally fo their veffels. Wheretore we hereby order, that all thole of our 1 "UHlSl UCHCC OI Zne tlieilfl lin thi w. h3 mn TiifAi i i i wur ocrion wnir.n tinri a ni we order that von tir.r.,1 i ir their concerns, and we order that you: do well with their veffels and with 'their mercliantsi Peace be with you all." i'sol rmad'V the 18' uh '0atobci PnA of thc foregoing was tranflated from the Arabic to Spanifh, by Dr.

Manuel De Baccai and from Spanifh to Englilh, by" (nd) JAMES SIMPSON; Certified at 17th Oct. 1803," W1 December 10. i he following fummary of foreign advices is copied Irom Charlefton paper of the '25th ultimo, received by yeflerday 's mail. The fhip John and Frances, Baasi' arrived this morning, In 43 days from Boiirdeaux. Left that port on the 10th October and the' Cordovan on the 12th.

We have been favoured by capt. Baas French news papers to thc 8th. Afthis period no events of any importance had occurred. The adive note of preparation for the in vafion of England refounded through every depart ment of the republic; and it was fuppofed that 10,000 boats were nearly completed Buonaparte had arrived at BrufTels, to haften by his prefence, the rallying on ana no doubts were entertained but that he would place himfeif at the head bf the J.r i ai tne neaa oi in. To the senate and 'r tt nMNn ucmer tnis wouia take place the pre.

United Xiitrr run w.m.vw. VCdr a ni A rinn UMiUr iijul I. A. I I hye the fatisfaftion to inform you that the act of hoftihty mentioned in'nly meffage of the 4th' of November," to have been by a cniifer of the emperor of Morocco on a veffel of the States, has been disavowed by the emperor. All dif ferences in confequence thereof have been amicably adjufted) and the treaty of 1786, between this coun try and that has been recognized and confirmed by the emperor, each party reftorihg to the other what had been detained or taken I enclofe the emperor's orders given on this occafion.

The conduct of our officers generally, who have had a part in thefe tranfactions, has. merited entire approbation. The temperate and correct courfe pur fued by bur conful, Mr. Simpfon the promptitude and energy ot commodore Preble the efficacious cooperation of captains Rogers and Campbell of the returning fquadron the proper decifion of captain Bainbridge that a veffel which had committed an open holtility was of right to be detained for inquiry and confideration and the general zeal of the other officers and menj1 are honourable facts, which I make known with pleafure. And to thefe I add, what indeed tranfacted in another terprife of captain Rogers in deftroying) on the coaft of Tripoli, a corvette ot that power of 22 guns.

I recommend to the confideration of congiefs a juft indemnification for the interefts of the captors of the Mifhonda and Mirboha, yielded by them for the public accommodation. TH: JEFFERSON. December 5, 1803. (TRANSLATION. Praije be given to God alone.

May God be propitious to our matter Mahomet and to his family. Imperial Seal." Know all thofe who fhall fee this noble writing all our governors thofe encharged with our affairs arid captains ot "our veffels that the American nation are ftill as they were in peace and friendfhip with our perfon exalted by God. Their veffels are fafe both at fea and in port, and Uliuttiutu, Jll was inc upi niqn of many, well informed men, that the policy of Buonaparte would direct him to protraft for fome time his. contemplated operations, "with a view of damping the military ardour which' at prefent pervades the people of England. The French forces already rr 1.

1 i i aucmuicu upon tue coaits, were luppoled to amount to 200,000 men." An embargo had been laid upon all veffels in the pdrt of Havre, and it was expected to be extended to every port in France. Spain had taken ho part in the war. It wis faid fhe had agreed to pay France annually 25,000,000 Of dollars and Great Britain the Mike fum, to pte ferve her neutrality. The French papers ftate, that the northern powers were favourably difpofed towa'rds France. By virtue of a writ of venditioni exponas to me di opt the general court, weftern fliore, flate oi ividryianu, win oe JjULD, on Monday the Tix teenth day of January next, at the rtaduhoufe, in.

the city or Annapolis, for cafli, 1 Hi. lollowing property, to wit: Two hundred acres of land, called HASrison's Survey, lying arbund John W. Burgefs's mill dam; the above taken as the property of Samuel Harrifon, to fatisfy (a debt due Eleanor Hal), executrix of John Hall, ufe of Nicholas Harwood. Alfo, At the falrie time and place will be fold, by virtue of a writ of venditioni exponas, out of Anne Arun del county court, part Ridgelt's Rakge, containing two hundred 'and thirty.nine acres, more or lets taken as the property of Samuel Welch, at the fuit of Jacob Levy, furviving partner of Levy, Goodwin, and Loor, and fundry other warrant executions. HENRY HOWARD, Late iheriff.

December 6, 1 803. NOTICE. Will be SOLD, for cafli, on the thirtieth inftant, at the dwelling of Thomas Wootton, deceafed, ALL that piece or parcel of LAND, being part of a tract of land called Covkl's Cove, lvinir on tne norcn uae or soutn nver, contain Now know ye, that the Almighty Having recon. 1 a 1 A ,5 pJow know ye, mat to Aimigniy wvmg rcton American i iic iae win oegin ac 1 1 o'clock, it tair, it not the firft fair day following. WILLIAM WOOTTON.

N. B. Thomas Wootton, Richard Wootton, John' I wootton Arthur Wootton, Elizabeth Wootton, and frovernors. thole encharo pd With th rnmmanH tt nnr mvieit. flotn Inintlv ncrrr tn foil fho iKau ports and captains of our veffels who fhall fee this writing, that they act in all refpeflj for tlie fulfilment of this order and that they do not deviate therefrom thofe who fhall contravene it will be punifhed with a fevere pbnifhment.

This order was given on the 2 1 ft Chemadi, the fe cond in the year 1718, (9 th October, 1803) and at laft we are in peace and friendfhip' with the faid American nation, as our father (to whom God be merciful) was according to the former treaty. The original of the foregoing was tranflated from Arabic to Spanifh by Dr. Manuel De Baccas, and from Spanifh to Englifh, by (Signed) JAMES SIMPSON. Certified at Tangier, 1 5th Oct. 1803.

(TRANSLATION.) Praife be to the only God. May God be propitious to our mafter Mahomet and his family. Imperial Seal." Our Servant, the governor Bea Abdel Sadak; and all officers of our port of Mogadore May God af fift you Peace with the mercy and bleffing of God be with you. 4 December 10, 1803. W.

To be SOLD, at the fubferiber's plantation, near Annapolis, on Saturday the 31ft of December, at 1 1 o'clock, for ready money, TWELVE plough 'horfes, and thirty head of very fine young ewes. CHARLES WALLACE. December 14, 1803. THIS is to give notice, that the fubferiber hath obtained from the orphans court of Anne Arundel county, letters teftamentary on the eftate ALLEN QtJYNN, late of the city of Annapolis, deceafed. All perfons therefore who have claims againft the faid eftate are requefted to bring them in, legally authenticated, and thofe who are in any man ner indebted thereto, either npon bond, note, or opea account, are defired to make payment to JOHN KILTY, Executor.

Anne Arundel county, Decembea 13, 1803. DO certify, that William Tucker has this fmall bay jl. uruujjm, uciorc nic, ireipauir ciled what had happened with the nation STUD, about 12 hands higbywitha becaufe of the' acts of the veffels, and that we are on his left fhoulder. now as we were before with them in peace and friend 4 Htrii day brought before me, a trefpadng iniff rr v. fhip as fettled with our father, to whom God be mer cifuUTake care Take care that none ot you do any thiDg againft them or Ihcw tbcra arrydifrcfpect rarge knot The owner of the above nor fe is requefted to come.

prove property, pay charges, and take him away "WILLIAM TUCKER, Middle Neck..

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