Lancaster Intelligencer from Lancaster, Pennsylvania • 3

harmony of design, and unity of actios, to Easih.tr ff-jrd It gives us' much plea Lancaster. Dec. 26. We submit the facts, interesting asthsy if endeavor to render ourselves worthy of sure to learn that this town, which has 'are, witnoui comment. 1 uem.

irrtts. 1 the high trust to which we are called, and of the continued approbation of our long been considered as one of tin 4 strongholds' of Federalism, has at length redeemed her character. The Republic an Candidates for Officers, at the lau Tnwn-mfcetinti'. nrr4pAr-A thpninvlinm Country, by persevering in a disinterested Qucre. Who is the Venezuelian Min istcr? We shall be obligrd by an answer.

Njt. Intel. devotion to her cause, and by cultivating care those means we possess of ad vancing the general interests. Thus Federalism in this pface has fallen Pennsylvania, 88 IN the name and By the authority To accelerate the progress of Internal Our annnual rr.ay be bad at the Editor's Bookstore, We select the proceedings of Congress from the National Intelligencer. On the 1 1th irist.

the Bill to repeal the Internal Du'ies passed in the of R. of the U. S. Yeas, 161; Nays 5 and was tent to the Seriate. Mr.

Hawley, Pastor -of St. John's Church, Washington City, has been elected Chaplain, by the Senate; and Mr. Allison, by the H. of R. uvi, uunnvi, milium snuggling to inr last, and has sunk, as we hope, never to rise again.

Amer. Mercury. of the Cimmonwi-ahh Peiiiiylva. nia, by William Findlay, Governor of the suit! Cmmmwe aii li, Improvement, and thereby unite the whole State in one common bond of in terest; to uphold, by all our energy, the Liberty and Independence of our Country; to guard the Rights of every Citizen of the Commonwealth; to maintain the legitimate sovereignty of. the State, on the one.

hand, whilst, on the other, we A PUOCL AMA I ION. Whereas the Spetkeraiid of the Senate, and the Speaker and Members the House Representatives, of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, have duly certified, th9t the said Speaker ot the Senate did, on the 15th day ot December, instant, in the chamber of the Hotii-e ot Kepre senutives, in the borough Hanisbtitg, open and publish the Returns of the late Election a Governor of the said Commonwealth, in the perform with fidelity our Federal Obliga On Monday, last, the Returns of the VII j. late Election lor Governor were opened i Pvme ior ine general aissenu- he nre- I nutlon 01 Kowieage 10 aavance, Dy salu- the pre by the Speaker of the Senate, in tary regulations, the prosperity of Agri presence of both Houses ol the Legislature, Important A letter has been received from the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue, to the Collector of this District, directing him to suspend issuing Licences for selling wines, spirituous liquors, and foreign merchandise. The Clothier-works belonging to a Mr Tolland, Massachusetts, with all the machinery and stock on hand, were destroyed by fire on the 2d inst. The loss sustained by Mr Dorman, and his Customers 13 estimated at 3000 Ntvyork Gatti FROM AMELIA ISLAND.

By the Savanna Republican, of the 4lh inst we learn, that information had b-en received from Amelia island, up to Dec 1. The substance of this information is, that Aury. on learning that the U. S. had determined to occupy the Island, had embargoed the Privateers in the harbor, under the pretence that their presence was necessary for its security, in the ab sence of himself and his Men, who were about to make an attack on St.

Augustine; but, it is supposed, with the real intention of defending it from our Troops. The embargo was, however, removed on the 29th or 30th ult. and he was making preparations to evacuate the Island, with the avowed purpose of proceeding against Augustine. In the expectation of being contornuniy to the Constitution ot the said Commonwealth i and that upon the votes, by a Teller appointed from each House, it appeared that William Findlay had a niujui ity of votes: Whereupon, the said Will'u 'fiiid-lay was declared to be duly elected Governor of the said Commonwealths and, having fhst tnken the oaths of fiice, was accordingly, on this 16ih day of December, proclaimed Governor thereof. iw, in pursuance of the power and trust to the Governor of this Commonwealth, by tha Constitution and Laws grunted and coufnled, and for preventing all failures in the ariministra tion of jus-ii ej 1, the said William Fmdlay, hava deemed it expedient to issue this Proclamation, hereby coi.

firming and continuii all appointments made, and all commissions heretofore lawfully issued, for the term ot 4 months from the date of these presents, unlets the said appointments and commissions shall be sooner su perseded and annuled. And I do further direct and enjoin, all tihlie Officers, engaged in the several Departments of the Government, to proceed with diligence and fidelity in the perfomance and execution of thtif respective stations, so as most eflrciually to pro. mote and secure the interest, peace, and safety of the Commonwealth. Given under my hand and the great seal of the Stale, at Harrisburg, the IS d.y of December, in the year of our I.i.rd, 1817, and of the Commonwealth 1 42l. WILLIAM FINDLAY.

Bv the Governor Thoj Sergeant. Secry ef the Connnonviealth, aence of the Members of the Senate and the use' of Representatives; by which it appeared, that William b'indlay hat! 66,331 votes, and Joseph Wester had 59,272 votes (majority lor Mr. Findlay 7059 a The same day, 3 petitions (1 from Philadelphia, 1 from and 1 from Cumberland county) contesting the. lection for Governor, were banded to the Speaker of the Senate, who informed the II. thereof; and on Tuesday morning an attempt was made, in both Branches pf the to prevent the Inauguration of the Governor-elect, until the trial and determination of the contested Election.

The attempt, however, proved abortive; and, about the hour of 12 o'clock, Wil liam i Findlay, the Governor-elect, was introduced, by the Joint-committee of both Houses, into the where the Speaker and Members of Senate had previously been introduced, and took and subscribed, the requisite Oaths after which he rose and delivered the following ADDRESS: TBI ENDS AND FELLOW-CITIZENS, lir entering upon the discharge of those duties, to which I have been called by the voice of the People I avail myself of the opportunity now presented, to return to them, through you, my acknowledgments for this distinguished mark of their favor and confidence. Sensible, as I am, of the ardous duties, and high responsibilities, imposed by the" Constitution and Laws on the Executive Magistrate of our State, I shall not expect to discharge them, without having occasion to rely on the continuance of that favor and confidence, and to solicit indulgence for such imperfections as may occur. An exemption from error, it were presumption to expect; but whatever can be effected by an ardent attachment to our Republican Institutions, by a zeal in the performance of duty, strengthened by those solemn sanctions which you have just witnessed, and from an entire devotion of my best abilities and untiring indus joined in a few days by 2 or 300 Troops culture, tnufactures, and Commerce, so far as they fall within the pule of State Legislation to render the administration of justice easy, expeditious, and satisfactory to establish an efficient Militia-system; to encourage those arts that aup ply and assist life to cherish, by our ex ample, the purity and beauty of the Religion of the Redeemer, the only steadfast basis of that morality on which Republics are founded and to transmit, untarnished and undiminished, to our Posterity, those sacred principles of Liberty and Equal Rights whicu we inherited from our Fathers: These are some of the labors that remain for us to perform, and that our Country has a right to expect at our hands. I rene to you, Fellow-citizens, my solemn pledge of a determination to devote myself to the public good, and afford, to the full extent of the executive powers, a ready co operation in all measures calculated to promote the Peace, Happiness, and Liberty of our WILLIAM FINDLAY. Harrisburg, Dec 16, 1817.

In Mifflin county, Dr. David Reynolds, who now holds the Prothonotary's office, and who, for the preceding 8 years, had held the offices of Register, Recorder, and Clerk of the Orphans' Court; has been called upon, in an Address signed by 5 of his Neighbors, to know his inclination respecting the office. In answer, he says, Believing that rotation in office is one of the corner-atones of Democracy, and that all Men have equal Rights and Privileges, I cannot, with these' Principles in view, become an Applicant for a re-appointment to the Office which I now hold And I sincerely hope that similar motives may operate on the minds of the different Officers throughout the State. The Legislature of Ohio assembled on the 1st inst. In the Senate, Abraham Shepherd was elected Speaker, Col.

Da vid Chambers Clerk: each firo tern Edward Sherioch Doorkeeper. In the trom the north, and 6 or 700 Hondians, he was confident of success. As many as 14 vessels had arrived from the U. for the purpose of obtaining commissions. The U.

S. brig Saranac is reported to have taken possession of a prize schooner, with 120 Negroes, attempting to run into Fernandina. Tennessee. The Resolution adonted a be sold by public vendue, On Wednesday. 7th January next, ATI o'clock in the afiernoon, at the house of.

Mr. George Uaverttici, Inr.k eper, in the bo rough of Lancaster, near to the Lancaster CoU tonmill, the following property, war About 25 cres of I and, more or less, the borough of L.iocstetf, and adjoining the Conestoga creek; on which are, 4 one-story brick and 2 one story double Dwellinghoukes, 2 'one-story ditto, partly of short time ago by the House ot Repre sentatives ot i ennessee, expressive 01 their disapprobation of the establish ment of any Bank, Branch of Bank, or monied Institution, within that State. not chartered by the Legislature brick and stone and partlv of frame, 1 bride passed the Senate on the 24th ult, with one-story Dyehouse, with 4 copper boilers and out opposition. Cent 19 dying vats, 1 three story stone use. u.itd as a Warping and Warehouse, one Washhouse, Calendering and Dryhouse: one Callenderinr HIGHLY IMPORTANT.

Murfreesborough (Ten) Nov. 2f. An and Singeing Machine; sundry WarpingmillB, 50 or 60 Looms with Express has just arrived in town from Also, the unexpired term ot a lease tht hns Gen. Gaines, on his way to Gen. Jackson.

7 years and 3 months to run, from Jan. 1, I8i8. for 9 one-story dwellinptfouses, 1 two story bearing information, that the Spaniards and Seminole Indians had marched a large Dwellinghouse, one brick Weavingshop 1 ne H. of Gt n. Duncan M' Arthur, was try to the public welfare, I may confident force upon Gen.

Gaines near the St. Ma story high, and a four.story stone Cotlonmill, situate on the Conestoga Creek. ly promise. With the exertion of these, I elected Speaker, Col. William Doherty, ry had surrounded his Fort, and were pushing hard at all points.

That they were vastly superior in number to our Also, all the Machinery erected in sain Cot tonmill, consisting of Picking, Carding. Dew ing, and Roving Machines; Mules, Sireulung Troops; who, without immediate ance, would fall a sacrifice to Indian barbarity. Nat. Intel. The Georgia detachment of Troops, aided by.

your wisdom, patriotism, and frcindly dispositions, a kind Providence, I humbly trust, will continue to dispense to our beloved Country those blessings, by which it has hitherto been so preeminently distinguished. I cannot but fecilitate myself, when I reflect on the auspiciousness of the period, a.t which the task of administering these duties has been assigned to me. I am cheered by the recollection, that I shall have the advantage of the example of my distinguished Predecessor, who has filled the chair of State, for the costitutional term, with signal fidelity and success. Through a period of un Clerk, both pro tent and Benjamin Pike, Doorkeeper. We have much pleasure in stating, that the Grand Jury of the District Court yesterday, by an unanimous vote, ignored the Bill which was presented to them against the British Officers, who had been by Judge Washington held to bail in the sum of g3000 each, on suspicion of having intended to assist the Patriots in South-America.

Dem. Press, Dsc 17. The documents, respecting affairs at Amelia-island and Galvt zton, were yesterday transrmted to the House of Repre to be commanded by Gen Thomas Glasscock, were to assemble at Forthawkins on the 1st of this month. We understand, by a Gentleman from that quarter, that they had already mostly assembled when he left that quarter and speepy movement may be expected, from the following intelligence, which a friend politely handed us, as this Paper was going to common national difficulty and embar Press: sentatives by the President. Consisting Skirmish with the Indians.

We un rassment, terminating at length in War, of a voluminous compilation of Corres derstand that Gen. Gaines, having arriv pondence, from Officers of Government ed on the banks of the runt rtver, sent over on the 17th a Runer to demand a and Thrustle Frames, consisting about 2800 Spindles; sundry Turning-lathes, Cuting i Fluting Engines; with all the apparatus necessary to carry on the business of Spining Cotton Yarn. The Machinery is aaid to be eqnal, if not superior, to any in tbe United States The property may be viewed, on application made to the Managers on the premises. The conditions will be made known by the Subscriber, on the day rf sale JOHN WAR, President of the Manvfacturing Company of Laremter, Dec 20. 3tS Superior Oats A SPECIMEN'.

I extraordinary Oats, raised on the furm of Mr William Noble, in Sadsbury township, Lancaster county, has been left at Diciton's Bookstore, for public inspection. The Seed, we learn, was obtained from the President of the Agricultural Society, at Philadelphia the Grain is unusually large and vy, and, we think, merits the attention of Farm ers If application be made soon, Mr Noble will spare a few bushels Dec 20. j. Turnpike Notice. TfTl in the Gap and Newport Turnpike Company, are informed, an Election wil) be held at Chatham, on Monday, the 5th of January next, for the purpose of electing a President, 12 Managers, and a Trea.

surer, to serve the ensuing vear JAMES KELTON, TeuV Dec. 20. 2 Last Notice. ALL persons indebted to the estate of Doe tor Arthur May, deceased, are requested to make immediate payment; and all those having demands against said estate, are requested to -present the same, legally attested, for settle Talk with the Chief of the Indians on the opposite side and recived for Answer, That he did not want any Talk from the General that himself had no Talk for him that the east side of Flint river was his, from the Powers above, and the powers below, and he would defend it. In consequence ot this Answer, 'the Gen.

on the evening of the 20th, ordered over Major Twiggs, with a detachment of 200 or 250 Men, to surround the Indi an's town, and take them Prisoners, if possible. Tbe Indians, however, fired upon the Party, without doing any execu tins State has iulnllea her duty to the Nation, free from the influence of sectional prejudice and local jealousy while, in her interior, the march of improvement lias been both steady and rapid. In the mean time, the General Government has been so wisely conducted, as to have advanced the interests, and eminently secured the confidence, of its Citizens. It is at peace at home and abroad, and its character respected by all nations. These results furnish new proofs of the efficiency of a Republican Government.

on the popular will, and administered by Agents of the People's choice, it has ceased to be a matter of experiment and has proved itself competent to the demands of Peace, and the exigencies of War; to the preservation of the general weal, and to the diffusion of private happiness. Thanks to the wisdom, the patriotism, and the valor of our Ancestors, it is not left to, us, Fellow citizens, to purchase our Liberties at the price of our blood. To them, under the guidance of the Great Arbiter of nations, we are indebted for manifold blessings; yet there remains to us a wide field of usefulness, demanding the employment of our best faculties. Pennsylvania, as well'lrom her locality, as from her population at resources, forms an important Member t.f the Union and measures thence derive a powerlul ji.flur nee. It becomes us, then, in a spi-.

rit of conciliation ana forbearance, with and others in the neighborhood of those depots, the Papers were not read, but ordered to be printed. They shall be laid before our Readers as early as practicable. They afford, in a more authentic shape, judging from a hasty glance at them, information of nearly the same character as that already received by the Public through the medium ot the Newspapers. Nat. Intel.

Suffocation. On the night of the 4th inst. a Son of Peter. Moses, in Tyrone township, and a Man, named Snider, took a pot, or kettle, and put some charcoal in it, with fire, to prevent the frost from damageing a room that had been lately plastered. The Men made themselves a bed on the floor to sleep, which proved to be their last sleep; for, in the morning, Moses was dead, and Snider had only some signs of life left, and expired shortly alter.

Cumberland Reg. A Post-route is established between this town and Alexandria, Huntingdon county. The mail leaves here every Thursday, and, by the way of Greenwood. M'Elavy's, and Petersburg, reaches Alexandria every Friday, On Saturday it returns, through Huntingdon and Ivishaccquillas valley. Ntrw Postoffices will be opened at G'fcnwood, Irmis' Store, Petersburg, and Horrell's Juniata Gaz ment, to Exrrt.

HENRY SLAYMAKER.7 DR. A. CARPENTER, Die. 20 tion: The fire was returned, 5 Indians killed, and 3 or 4 Prisoners made. Augutta Herald, Dec.

2 We are informed, by good authority, that the Venezuelan Minister, after perusing the 'President's Message, immediately dispatched an Express to his Colleague, Don Pedro Gual, the Deputy from Newgranada and Mtxico, and to General Aury, at Amelia-island, advising them lof the contemplated hostilities against that place. It is added, that he has directed Aury to defend the place to the last, unless attacked by a very superior force in which case to enter a solemn protest, in the Name of the South-American Governments, capitulate, and surrender themselves Pri.itners of War The Subscriber offers for sale, fk A BLACK BOY, who nal 16 years to serve Also, an excelent BLACK WOMAN, "A who is a complete house-servant, and ho has 11 years to serve; and her 2 Children; one a Boy 3 years old, and a Girl 6 nv nths old 5 both to serve until li; and to sold with the Mother. WM. C. FRAZER.

Dec, I'.