National Intelligencer from Washington, District of Columbia • 1

j. he National Intelligencer, WASHINGTON ADVERTISER. I. WASHINGTON CITY, PRINTED 11Y SAMUEL HARRISON SMITH, NEW-JERSEY AVENUE, NEAR THE CAPITOL. No.

LXII. L'IVE lion s. AN ACT Rvqulatiny ths grants of lands appropriated for the refugees from the British province of Canada and Soft. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House ef Representatives oftheUmtedStfites of America, in congress assembled, I hat the: furveyor-general be, and he is hereby directed to caufe thole fractional townfliips of of the Sixteenth, feventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth, twenty-firft and wenty-fecond ranges ot town-fhips, which join the (outnern boundary of the mil its ry lands, to be fub-divid.

Ed into containing three hundred and twenty ac cs and to return a furvey and defcriptioh ot the fame vo the fecretary of the on or be fjre the firft Monday of December next; and that the f.ud lands be, and they aie hereby fet apart and referved tor the purpoi'e of iatisfying the claims of perfons entitled to lands under the aft entitled An aft for the relief of the refugees from the Britilh provinces of Canada and isova- Scotia." Seft. 2. And be it further enacted, That the fecretary of the trealury fhall, within 'thirty davs atter the iurvey the flnll have been returned to him as aforefmd, proceed to determine, by lot, to drawn in the pretence ot the ot (tate and of war, the priority of location of the oerfons entitled to lands as aforo Taid. The perfons, thus entitled, (hall ieverally make their locations on the cond Tuefd of January next, and the patents for the lands thus located, (hall he granted in the manner directed lor military requiring any tee whatever. Seft.

3. And be it further enacted, That the following perfons, claiming lands under the aft, Ihull tively be entitled to the following.quantities of tend; that is to fay, Maria Walk cr, widow of Thomas Walker, John P. Francis Cazean, John Allait, and Seth Harding, refpeftively, two-thouland two-hundred and forty acres each Jonathan colon-l Jam LWingfton, and Parker Clark, refpeftively, one-thoufand two-hnndrcd and eighty acres each and the heirs John Dodge, one-thouland two hundred and eighty acres; Ivnn as Kml liner, Edward F- ulkner, Gay, Martin Brooks. lieutenant colonel Bradford, ah Miller. Jolhua Lamb, Atwood Fales, John Starr, William How, Ebenczer Gardner, Lewis h.

Deleldernier, John M'Gown, and Jonas C. Miuot, refpeftively, nine hundred aha fixty acres each and the heirs of Simon Chelter, nine-hundred and lixty acres Jacob Vander Heyd-n, John Livirtgllon, James Crawford, Ifaac Danks, major 15. Von Heer, lienj. Thompfon, Jofeph Bindon, Jofeph Lev it. tre, lieut.

Win. Maxw 11, J. D. Mercier, James Pr'ce, Seth Noble, Martha Bogart, relift Abraham Bogart, and formerly r-Tift of Daniel Tocker, and John Halftead, refpeftively fix-hundred and forty acres each David Jenks, Ambrofe Cole, James Cole, Adam Jobnfton, the widow and of colonel Jeremiah Duggan, Daniel Earl junior John Pafkell, Edward Chinn, Jofeph Cone, and John Torreyre, refpeftively, three-hundred and twenty acres each Samuel Fales, one-hundred and fixty acres which feveral trafts of land fliall, except the Lft, be located in hajf feftibns by the refpeftve claimants. EODOR EDO WICK, speaker of the House of Representatives.

HOMA JE FF ERSON, Vi ce President of the United States, President of the Senate February 18. a. d. 1801. JOHN ADAMS, Pr est den of the United States AN ACT.

freeing from postage all letters und pad. ets to John Adams. BE it enacted by the Senate and house of representatives of the United States of Ame rica, in congress assembled, That all letters and packets to John Adams, now pre of the United States, after the ex pirntion of bis term of office and during his life, (hall be carried by the mail, free of portage. THEODORE SEDGWICK, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS FFFERSON, Vice-President of the United states, and President of the Senate.

Approved, February 2.5, a. d. 1801. JOHN ADAMS, President of the United States. AN ACT To eftablifh the diftr ft-of Briftol, and to annex the towns of Kittery and Berwick to the diftrift of Portfmouth.

BE it enacted by the Senate and use of Representatives of the United tatcs of America, in Congress assembled, That from and after the 31ft day of March next the towns of Bri(Vol, Warren and Birrington, in tlie ftate of Rode-Ifland, and Providence plantations, and all the fhores and waters around the fame, within the following limits, viz. a line beginning at the middle of the bay between Mount Hope and common fence point, running fouthwefterly through the middle of Briftol ferry, and continuing l'uch courfe until it ftrikes a point of equal diftance from Rhode-lfland, to Prudence Illand, from thence on a itraight line to the wellevnmoft part of Ndhant point, and from thence to the weftern thore of Bullock's peint, (hall be a diflrici, to be called the dilrrift of Briltol, of Which the port of Briltol, fhall be the fole port of entry, and a colleftor for faid dif-rift (hall be appointed to reticle at Briflol and Warren and Barrington lhall be ports delivery only, and the lurveyor wholhali appointed to re fide at each of the ports of Briftol and Warren, lhali be furVeyor for the port of Barrington. Seft. 2. And be it further enacted, That faid port of Briftol lhall alfo be a port of entry, for all (hips or vefiels arriving from the Cape of Good Hope or place beyond the fame.

Seft. 3. And be it further enacted, That from and after the faid thirty full day of March next, the towns of Kittery and Berwick in the, ftate of MalLtchui'eUs, Avail be annexed to the diitrift of Portfmouth in New-H unpfliire, as ports of only nrovided that nothing herein coiitaiivd (hall be conftnved to prevent the matter or commander of any (hip or veifel, merchandize on deftined for either of the faid places, from making an entry at his option with the colleftor of the diftr ift of York, and obtaining permits for the delivery thereof as heretofore. THEODORE SEDGWICK, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS JEFFERSON, Vice-president of the United Stales, and President cf the Senate.

Approved, 25th February, a. n. 1801. JOHN ADAMS, President of the United Slates. Robert Greenhow.

Merchant in Williamsburg, Virginia. BEING (icflrouato withdraw in a great mea fure from the further purluit of ufinel's, offers for fale the whole of vvtll Itnown Ge. ncral and Valuable Aflbrtment of amounting probable at their prime coft, to Eight or i'en 1 houfand pounds fterling. of which an idea may be formed by referring to a printed lift depoiitedin this wifhing to divide the Stock applications by letters po(? paid will be by im reeeivc 1 as to the puruhafc ot the whole ot it eeh. t.Ap i he fold at Public Vendue for Cajb.

On fifth day, the 36th of this Inflant, called March, the following GOODS, viz. One 2 horfe market Waggon with the harlefs, one ft.rong good cart and geeritig for litto, one Cow with Calf, one Sow, r. good Cutting box and Sundry houfehold Furniture. Alfo a new enelofed frame 16 12 with a (lied Adjoining. The Sfcte to bepn at 10 o'clock where attendance will be given by JOSEPFI TAYLOR.

Living in the Twenty Buildings, City of Vafhington. i March "3. WEDNESDAY MARCH 25th, 1801. WASHINGTON CUT. Wednesday, March 25, 1801.

A Letter from JosL Bah LOW, to his Friend in Washington. PARIS, January 2, iSOI. My dear Sir, Mr. and my ft If have received your fliort letter of 25tli Odober, with the Hips of Newipapers enclofed. It was very fatisfadory as far as it went, indeed, as far as you could go at that time but you muft by this time have great deal mote to lay.

You muft have feen rica with an enquiring eye, the eye of an accurate obferver who knew it before the late changes that the royalizing frenzy has made in it, and who muft have been anlHous to know it aft rwards. You are endowed with a keen difctrnment and a generalizing judgment, which will enable you to give me that country as it is, intide and and I with you to do it. Take your pen ajid delcribe to me your own views of things as they ftrike you on your own examination, compared with what they were beforeyou left the country, with what they luve been fince during the interval of rage, and with what thev are to be in a few years to come I mean the political and moral temper and fpirit of the people It is in vain that I alk this from any other than you. A man who has been aWent fome years and returns, has a more comparing eye. I wilh too, that you would give me an ea of the ipiiit of Mr Jefferfu's can do it with me whether he purfiie thej lame fyfteir with his predcceft'ors relative to foreign relations? Whether he will conceive have gone on tco far in the channel of precedent, copying after eld monarchies to run the riik of a than Whethei he will wifli to encieale the del.t or 'fU'ji it.

Whether he will carry tin ipirit of ebmplailanct or reconciliation far as to ei iploy men well as the fame means wth his laf Whether will preach the doctrine of Mr. A that com" rtic'rce has made America wliut it is." That' commerce is the foundation cf all our wealth and happinefs, and the chief objed Ihu ought to engage the folic it ulc of governmei.t—«or whether he will noti think he ought to turn more ofhis attention to he native arid internal Sources of improvement, to the cncourageyient of agriculture, to roads, canals, ufef.d arts and domeltic manufadmes? Whether he ima gines, that the fyftem of education' is the eft poiiible fyftem for that coua-j try, or whether lie will not think it luf Ceptible of great improvement, anct con-' ceive is a part ofhis duty as a Philofopl.er' and a Prehdent, having better ideas thole who have gone bfcfore him or thol who come immediately after him, to lyftematize thofe ideas and bring them into vogue for the, benefit of mankind? He laboured at this to fume advantage when governor Virginia, and 1 fiiould hope lk. might do inu.iitely more as prei'ideiit of the United states. I ought to con Cider this occaiiou ps abfohrtely vuojUt for hull and for America. The field is mnnenlehgreat but few, very few pevfoils tl.ink of thefe things, ihoiriands would think of them, and labour at them, if they were I a going, and the imptdfc given, then by one great man, and a groat man inpow'er.

on thefe ohjeds, talk of ihem to your friends, talk of tliV-m if ffible to Mr. Jeffcrfonj and write me the refult of our difcoveries. Tell him if you can, that the eyes ol all good men in Europe are fixed in him as tire father, in certain fenfe, ci Ids country, the father of our future true political, (Economical and moral improvement. 1 dwell on this iubjed with peculiar inxiety, becauie America, though young every day growing old in wrong habits md prejudices, which have not yet becoim inveterate, but will become fo loon if corrededv It depends on this generation perhaps on that one man to fay, whether, America Hi all rife fo resl greatncfs and true glory, (a lair example to be copied by other nations), or whether fhall retrogade and dwindle into the ape of every error that has hitherto degraded and tormented the human Speak particularly of 5 Pulton's fyftem of fmall canals with inclined planes talk of it as a fyftem, as it embraces the of revenue, political economy, interior commerce, arts, and agriculture. In fpeaking there of Fulton, mention, his invention for fub-marine navigation.

His great objedts are First, To overturn the whole fyftem of military navies and fet commerce Second, To improve the domeftic ftate of the nation by his fyftem of fmall canals, which fhall take place generally of great roads, and cut eff nine-tenths of the expense of interior transportation. Pie is confidered here as one of the greateft mechanical genuifes of the age but what' adds gready to his merit is, the aftiduitp and talent with which he applies all discoveries to real public utility and national improvement. 1 have fet you, my dear fir, a great tafk. I fhall not be angry with you if you do not perform it half but I know you will delight in promoting fuch objefts as as pclLble, and in giving me as much information on them as you conveniently can. ou fee at laft, pence with the Emperor is at hand.

Moieau during his 25 lays campaign drove the prince's army 70 leagues, took 25,000 prifeners, 150 cannon in the field, all their principal magazines, and got within 17 leagues of Vienna. It was time to lor another armiftice and a peace. The late attempt againft Buonaparte's lito was a very ferious one. Many perions are arrefted, but I fear the true authors are not jet discovered, or at lcaft takei) Up Ihe I iers Ccnsoltae to day are near 50. our's truly JOEL lor the Nation I iteli.icenclh* In a preceding number the inexpediency jof congratulatory addrefics to the Chief Magiftnite was proved by ahftradt rcaioning, Ihe grounds therein aflignjd coniiriered as completely the iubjtcl may, pcrhsps, be exhibited in a more p.pular attitude, by making libtra! from the replies of I Adams, whicit are viewed as preceidehfis on the prcfent occafion.

rom them it will clearly appear how the chief magiltrate not only 'committed his perioral dignity, but alio the character of the government and the of tlie nation and it will further ap-t that the delirium of the moment extolled as patriotic and wffe ftjtiments, whole only tendency was to infufe malevolent re(entments into the breaft of one citizen kg; in ft another, and to throw at the greateft poffible didar.ee every hope of reconciliation with Trance. Extract from a reply of Mr. Adams to the corporation of 1 denouncing those who differedfrom him ih political I cpitlioris. At a time, hen all the old republics of Europe are crumbling into duft, and other? iorrmng whofc deftiuies are dubious wfcc the monarchies of the eld world aie.fome of them, fallen, and powers trembling to their foundations; 'When our own infant Republic has fcarce'y had tine to cement its ftrength or decide its own orm when thefe agitations of the hum; fpecies have aifefted our people, and prcduced a fpirit of party which females not to go ttl.l lengths of profligacy, falfehood and malignity, in defaming c-ur government: your approbation and confidence are to fne a great Confutation." Extract from a reply to the citizens of York (Ptnn.) containing the avcval of sentiments respecting a foreign nation, Paid In Advance,.