goviikno.i 1 mbmagt to iht honorable tht ctu-al autmij ../ xtrt h clwtllhtjr raring bean offir.iallv inform-d that the twohquu-s of t'ic l.t uutro ur c«n*<ku ttonajly organized k!-s«iiyto'.irm.c.'d iu buii neis it m with pleasure that i embrace uic earu««4 c;>!»oimuiiity i subinuufhf to ynir nminotiodi an ac.-.nim of my official con due fluriinir tnr co m of ihe lerii.1 tlur uc com;>mlc.l wnjnur.h ml'or.twtiou ol ii e ilate of our pub'iu aluii >, at tppcar to mcrii your attention ill me marked *,, contains the letters of thott jiltllces of ivart and officer of milt tin wiio h*ve retained ttoir commissions ainrc the rhingof the l,fcgit|a,iure ' tne rle m*i k i i cuntsint the proceed i*i of ui lcgttltturet of die stateof mary laoil kc oi a i-e-i.,i'i pr ipimcd ini-iidiiient oflh oii itu 1 ila u states respeci iuft la !■ i i ou of stives the h .- marked [*> i » upr*l«m*tit»ry a*1 p i t i ■ io u"'siiiner appointed on !>■ hall of ihjt m -, p r ttj purpose of id jiwi"ag our territorial dispute with the slate ci's.-u'b initios it il ii mallei r.f much ts-jf t iiia i nit proceedings iventuuud in tl i inner so conlri-y to our cxparetattoa tin total faifore of the nca-ociitjon induced vie to i e i.t my farther c.i.nii.ui,ra tion rit:i il.e i utlv of south-carolina on the mbipct of ou differences would be fui'lesj it now rem.iins wiih lhe i e,;ma ture oi this •', te to adopt such irttaiarct as mjife c i " latad to being to a spre.tlv con ctfcjmk-a ' ff.-t nee of so lonfj a standing sffl^sashiuio'jr'.a'i'rti of our territorial if feience?viui the state of soutb-carolina b»came a very deairabf matter as such an event mvht lead to a proper understanding with the state ot georgia with which sl,.ie also we unl'ortunaii ly i av « difference iiot matted upon the same principle as the lat ter sta : bm submitted hercjaira forsdjudi catiun.to the hi;-;b'.'st tribunal in our e-ovem ittent i have ihoiifsht it uot expedient to communicate with its executive on the sub ject the file milked d is a fetter receiver fi orri the senators of ibis sfate in the congress of ihe u states containing information in sa-hat manner the several ol ectk com mitted in their ehoage by the lad leer lature were disposed i ss also of ol er flutter immediately iii'i ting l this t ite ly uriv.'i liregrtoit von l.nl n i'if'..t<riw-d that tbey wi"-i unstu i estful in n ii endeavours to ii •■: the pen ionert of i'ii transfer red to the pension list of-the united states the harve however furnished reason » for lb failure which may be worthy of your con eide--!ion ■ you will altrj be informed that ofter re jaestrd applioetmrra to t'oiiere.s to obtain their assiiu to an ct of the i ibilure of this stnie pnsaed in the yaur jgo.l entitled en ...(,■' to mthoriae the state of tenneaate to perfect litis 3 to htrrdl rest veil lo this bute tiy the oe**hml uct a law hat passed to ihat effect ihuuirh oiuiaiy to lhe vote of nurth oatrolitia toe qppositlon wa principally forjmledon anopioioo tluii some r.f the pro visions of the law were an infringement of the act of cession and that the authority gi en to the c tate of ttnnesse to perfect ti tles sic was n6l ou lhe.conditions which the muteofn'oilb-carolina professed hersclt wil s}i 1 ig-it-should be granted to carry into effect,the law of:congret aliove mentioned the executive of the stale of tennesiee made application by a special messenger for a delivery of the hooks.and papers out of lhe secretary office contem plated jbv the before recited act passed in the yehr sos by the legislature of the state of anorlh-carolina for reasons in part as signed in my letter to the executive of the stu-e eff tennessee i thought k-proper to reittae a delivery ol litem,-hel'oae the nieet ingofthe l.e,-i-|.ii;ii'e of this state one ad vumage expected frtmi this proceduee was that the legislature of ihe slate of tenncs s«r ae.riild rtf-iin from carrying uilo opera tion the law of c(*nr»reis before possession of them oc4ld i had by which delay the legislature of ike state of north-carolina in t hsvc in opportunity to pursue ii'i'i in-.i.ures is might be i iisi.tr r-i most en vi letnieeurcineiightaofline'.!..-nut i-sre ii nitedky the i ess ion act ; in i'm spreu tfon however we h«ve beta ehaappointsd phc legislature of the rtat ef temtweve have pissiil laws on the subject which will ihortl b*incompleatqpcration under these ii ■ instiiiiees il beri'iiira extremely cntes ttonabli . whether ■ farther detention of tlie 1 ok i bci . will answer anv valuable pui pose init the subject to yettt serious eortt deration in li confidence that inch meant will bo adopted nt are eommsnaurat with the interest of ihe state the b.'e marked j contelns an anthemi ceted topy ol a law patted 1 j tie i etriala tme of ihe state of tenneitec during its list sestlun the provision of which are in tended to terry into crteet the isw of con i nui!i"i'./.i.i termcisec to inue giants he patted the i8ih of april 18 "'., c**m pan tit withe letter from the eommltaidncrs i'i it-t niuts appointed pursuant to s i i law miking further application lor the ib i.i i of lha book and'papers out uf the secretary ofli •*. the urveni y of ihe case ■ lair.i i vi.-in earlical slientiohyaa delay might i in de leiiom drficaltte ■* the legislature at their last session by mtoloti .',, directed the ] xecutive to appoint counsel for the puipuse ol te ener ig tht amount of a lodgment obtained attain i john armstrong de leased late entry taker'of western lan.ls hitlici to 1 have nut tl ought u expedient to employ mich a per son ii.-i g j iwillln : io incur expenee imi out tiit no-,'it of reimbursement upon rtaminiin;the r>*cretar oases 1 roiintl that four gratitt had.issued in the name f j hri av.iisii.iu r coiiuiiim • in t e whole l*,l acres ol in i 1 itnmediitr-ly utvite o mr matthew l "" is of ihi stair of tennessee who i in ,-.,,(., i wit il.e administrator ol hisestata rr ; isin-iiij informed whether those lands ii-ii still the property of ihe es tate o .! .! ., ti-rmtrorag tleceased or not stl 1 if uo now they hive been disp-isrd of to thit letter i bet received no answer but from iaformat ton obtained indirectly 1 have reason to h '. v thatth whole oftties land n.ive i alienated longaince frofci hi r^l^te it i lutpectcd mat john ann bi.,11 dei eased taa jointly iui»j'»»i—i ss-i-i others in li cnteril r of i lar^e tpiajr.ily of itnd in the state of ivnneasec bin at yet f have not iccn able io procure the tiidei.ee of the fact my private secretary will lay before joji il.e book ■•' ntamtng i ■ public lettei written to and from the lixecu it foi lhe present year t ', ber with the j urn.ils ol congrel and an b at the laws as have in"-n received from ihe several iitaics during th recess lla%iti rniahed my communication per mi roe dnik-nien in call your attention e iu.-r.iiiy ioi::iiks objects the prapir manage dieat of wliich are calculated to secure o'.ir liberties our personal hsppiness nd the r.».-a!ih en.j respectability of the state on the subject r kducuti-.n littje can be laid hat not been uid already l>y my pre deccsaorfc but i will t..kc the liberty to ob svrvc thut in a government constituted e o«r where th i'cop are eve:j thing whei c tii jy arc the fountain f l powef ii be comi 1 infinitely important that they be nif ficieir.ly nliithtcned to realize their intere.i r.iul t comprehend the best means of i v.i ■ ■<: thrni indeed it may be iifiiiincd wan ti nth that unless they be informed the durationol theirliberties v.ill be preeariouti their enemies will i«du<;»the.m from the pur iruit of their true iiilere»ts or thejr own pi-r juduet load them into fatal lungers if thit he true and no intrlii'.f nt man will deny it hcr.v ilecj'ly intcrcsiiii uccoinas the eiicuiiy whether the cititcim of this sialc ave sufi cit-utly trdigliicned t know aii value lteir own riclits ; to discern and to provide against invasions of them ; to distinguish between oppression and tbe-ueewsary oserrite of law fill authority lo'diacwminate-th piiit of lilil-itv.fiui.i that i iltatmiousdess to < ieri6h the one aiu void rjm-.qther xbe enquiry is tf vast cqwequtneo aiu worthy of your sc i riout consideration the natural situation nf the state bring utffavoraole to commerce it is pf ihe reat i est importance thai liberal piovision should ; b made for internal improvement particu laily for the estfbiiihnsehi of rock 1 public road anil tbe detention of our inland navi gation nothing tan he more congenial to lli sptr of a republican government than the application of resources derived from.all to the benefit of all in fact there is uch an intimate connection between public and private interest that it is impossible to pro mote the one without advancing the other the security of property and the punish ment of criir.es will properly come under your consideration ar.d will prove to'be an object of the first magnitude in your de liberations on this subject it will be necessary to make the enquiry whether the rights of property under the existing laws are a dequately secured if they be it would be the height of folly to alter the present state of things but if not it becomes your indispensable outy to devise such a k item admiral louis who sailed from plymouth lome time ago tor the purpose f inlercepilhx admiral villatifntt'i tqumiron tin the sup position that it mat returning to l-lurcne has nrrived at falmouth where be will remain till he is joined by ihe expedition which is expected to tail every day capt donelly late of the narcissus now of the ardent of 64 rum ii appcinttd to convoy the troopt deitined for south ameri , c i we understand that there is iri lie a fiigaieand the fiiha bomb vessel added t % bomb ve 1 or twoj ■ , m 1 by kv i havo i vailed inyuli o?th opportujiitj t t 0 you itapuriratbuf i n .: ■' r ki.ns on siii.ic cii 1 pfotji in n au i si sunk uioqh.f ibe n.tuv 1 tare y u to j uir leeliiiji wiitri vv i ■ l ,. uf an t l cl,r.m.t mt t l:i but vl>'en luq biimhaavm you will l^acofhar ucauc lion op of the espe-jitiuni now i ng but ia fortbr spamiii wain w <• uiuler j i],at t)ie sdili u.c tu s;nl both re^irueuti art to l;u oil llllt l ici . siptti^bfr sq f.rejjli arrett oj ,'.; ( j.ji vkul captaiu wljii f | qf ilic i.c«n(itr has rerurnatl t :. tl c amc ficnn mulii'il uuil ari.ii im klrat %..,$ ; „■„ | a l.'uinf'.l.ual i»iil:i't'li*ti-!y i,,.w i i ., hii|i ji fiiin up the auii.,r3i \- , •.!, v i ipa^.f ao niiitu pfuae ay i i nvtns ■... truiii f ilu.vi prci.ce(li[i l.i.;!i hare g •■ • pn.ur.huiu\s;in:-.i i ■• i « i , wii bu i«ili:!ji:.b;y tlcttni uc.l it i kaiil liiat hff iivike nf bettf.qi its ; !■.•. i rvcfilci i'i,,,n t;,o i.ii!:i t m c ii'-.l rij uii r«cq a arnt t ti -; r i i <; t -».: c u ojt.t bi.'j i !■■ i 1 t kpiuh&r.jiipptoju ■ ■< ir lei ' . lim in t tii r rlii hokft ■ . \'\ e re exf.'i ly la ij annoinice the lef ai.l u)lu . i.l-r :: i i |. hii'j i'leet , .^ ■■..,■. i .• "•: : ; '.'' '« ' : . '. v a r .;,.,( , ,' i .. < :. arrji 1 in thc'cluilihtl ■ ■ • i.-m'.y d ttlc at(fm i 0 ' ' ■ ...:., ii c si k «'. lipw •-.'<■>. ;|. a v s i ![.•/.■ i . 1 . ' •- „• <; fpnorfc tom l:i«b»i i v ' i • '■:'.'■■. ',-;., x w ilh siv s;nl rl >.- i l ■ : . .• : . nj i ii!'i-.ik »•< i.i • ■■■ luvrt u a v.jt in.ir ucl.'.i.l lai'lr u |, ,,.,.. |. u , ; !,_, ,,. |. ; 1 ih-wriom ilic l rn*a .; v „ . i'd ul lipping tli.m one po tu^ucm khlp of uic i:i i f,-1 had i , . ... : .. at length sf'er so m*hy dcuysi ami cr i'fv ip1 r tslcr o.-.'.m 1 , e r ■;■,!.!. fof y\c)\y has sairw t tailed oft w«dnc .'. y in funrtransports undert invoy of yic ad miral duckworth ihthe poyai georgt and n five p m wt beiwecti th ram he%d aniltlie 1).■<!!:,.ni with a f.iir v»um from the nortliv,nr and was exp-.-ttn to be clear of the clihiind yesterday mwning the trans portsvilh tin 4 7lh ami •- li regiment wurkc.i out ii ii.n«-ho'is i'ooi anu we be lieve tailed or r#liiioinh xiiirre it is sail they arc to renuesvouijc until icr troops ar riyti frhen they *,! all all i.>^et!:er the alias arrived at pfjfmouih on wednetda from spitli«aet the fury wiui the trans ports nnd i«re-«h^m ere hourly e*pected the atlas will aa.l w.\h thern as otn u the nrri * ' j'ea sai nf transport which t»i!rd f:rni the isle of wi^ht on sunday lji»t put bar it to port imuit !> yesterday having been recoiled the town km imini!.»ted yesterday with rumours it as aid that a ntcsstngrr had urriv>.-(i from paris with the ir.trili^crcc of the difierciicvs between 1 ranee end piu h.tvi'tnlnun adjust?,1 it wan t.aid tic ti c ile o'ifiemiccs letwjeeti this ccuntiy n>d pi;wsia liiiil also ijven sett{tc ; apt i was in ferred that l-'.rti laudtrualt't rtesvrciaiion wo\iui tti-iuinait favourably as a proof that government were pf that opinion it »<, as rtcil ilista telegraph ordri hid ojm lha sailing of t'ie oxpidltion thsts rumciirs had some effect upon l!i funss nomesaen^fer has arrived iron pars iirra mr smith and we have alv^ifiv shewn whirt credit is due to the rumour i>f the tailing f uie expedition haviiif been four teimm i.nl it u no dou'.ited whmher buonaparte i a left paris tbe memjvgttf smith is said to h»ve brought the ii-tlli;;cnrc bu<.njp»it we.ktiow was expected ot the hague l»»t wednesday the n^vy list just published enumerator the following officers viz admiral of the fleet . i admirals of ihe red - » 31 admiraueftlie while 15 admiralsofthe filue f vice-admirals of the iletl . if viee-admiranof the vhit - s vice-admirals of the imue - 18 iuar-a<liiiir;»hcl'the red - if kear-adnnrals of il-.e w'hiie - 10 l<ear-ailiniral»of tlie liluc • mt l'ost.captains • .. . - f>72 ocmmm.ilen ... 4^4 lieutenants ... 2555 sir george prorcrt who ha&bccn sent for to town it is said mill go with six reginicula to the west-indies on a pai ticular servif c sudden orders have been bent after the * battalions of the german legion which late ly sailed from portsmouth not to proceed 0 ireland fjrgixlatun nf xorih-tntrdina m'ivn\t v'>vcmsrr t most if itir niciiiiiri'i ii>.'uri'i 7 itv1 haing jir^ih-.-il tlic hu-ruti niv-ie ehntcu of u<11st ta } ii i of ite a lhair kpte ktff^'tlcncnil t stukos vi liiv ; ami m 1 vr r william in itihtttnt chrlii ni ritrtlm murphy mid m«rrit uihiarhj dace l.i.v]itrrs vb commtms ma lc rii^irc f general li»h'i mo'.ru m their speaker ; j'i!m huiit kttfi ru-ru and maj r ltefider*oni assis tant chrrka thomas pound and i'uta l.unii dtn 1 ibr-keepersi t*ttc t-*i lluiit ihsn app lint v commit tees :,) draw rules oi lt rnr.i.u knd after 111 fiii'iiuoif each oilirr by meamfsiof heir bar jni i'yri;v.:il a rsteatu/n au i luii i^au lf transact public buaintmsj a ijounicii unut to mutuiv morning koo'elooli j of laws aa witf seromplish he object by s cufinf t every nun ilic fruits of his own in il'nti y in a msmnef ihat nhull be easy proiiiut and l-rjitt fv;>rn»ive i'l.i publta mind has for nome lime been cmilmctaw iffmaud l>y the conleni;il&ted rhin>''i of tor jwliciavj nstenii in couse ticiilc i in ypanad population of oilr stnlc ol ilie inlliitlice i.l cunimerce and the gradual inrief.xol wtnllli and of the inevi table vicissitudes pf human affair it i re sonable 10 txpwit lli.it our coile of jurisprn dsmm rr(|uirem»oi!iheation but in ejecting sny biui jiion permit me to caution you « t'.iniht umpofir mptdlentii for 1 tlay will wenkeu ruiln-r than mrstagihen the arm si justice i batcvcr hnperfaetimia nr fburid u !,«• intriwi.ven iii ti.i tiiistinr systafa iu juridiis ur builheruonie rau«e tbtm lo he aaaended with a msptotail thou^li ie»dy band uml direct all our views 10 permtttenl mcastltcs vo;i mutt nitsldlt ihit you are placed in tha letpontii iiiutiln pfframinf laws for posterity siiu not for yuurielvesi »• lonp 1 vim hsve my most an'etit v/nh thai yi-ur clelibtrmiiins may he cotijicteu i|h luc u mo»t harmony and thr m^n j.^i.-t.1 spiit tti be assured tli n all y mt en dvavourstq pro^nntc tnc nudlic food and ur n«rnl welfare you r.iay tl 1 >'■•• op my ie pectful am zeafoui 1 o-opcrttinn i iiavt she honor t.j lie mll ln^li con»ijcr lion anid rcspee crii ifii'trii v'dir irn t c!ed't k'att al.nxaxdr.r f.im-h >:-;, to foreign intelligence extract $ fa itl'rr from z.iatrf:ot tiled s.p if it k 6 rfcctytfifttm i /,•/,; . fj kit " a'linxed i kaon jju l iic%s currcot iq vhichl b z yo ir ici.rieii t we l^vf twining more rtiperliag the 11 ■.; ri,i-;i t.r pi jre willi lri:;r bin tii.,1 \\,* y are m j con tinu.td ; more w su.%]>cli to fnswer some pi lit'cal purpmi than 10 imjeuktion pf their ik illfhkf.ur'il o ii mllil..i !. r u fic;i i is generally biutjyil i',r diflvrences with 1'ius im « 1 b 1 i1 !,. c ii'i.v : ij : «(!. r vti.rii t re i.w iva i.1 v i rat t4t dunisiik for cireal ivi in ( :.* 1 oufac turer are iiirir t piritsi in consr jvi.lc of thergpiuic rf lluriio a)i ativtp.luif ri to ar ininifiur extent iie prrp|u*iny pr^outh an.eiirii and we anticipate » brisk trcti there t!m winter fpw^da «»!" il iriy ve cl now loading herje mil in i-onc'im fir i'.riioi ayren it i,a i...1 njauaial in ti enceon cur cotton nwjtft v .• wpeql eaily irnpnrta of u mtl hieh pay w^l r there is scarcely » m.d butf of l.ai itstnp lion in this market p/icti cwrtnt srfteptlftr 75 vhe*t ii a i2s roili ! k,ur slip«n(uia 41 a 45s bbl 1 in 42 a is at prcjie.iit in femaod l,r wtpecttd to br lower a thi produce of uii v.i l\.!-;vl!,t is uin.nilant ui.i there nre cdrtsiderablti quantities of i;rain sbippin^'in the pcuisian ports ibr creuwlin tnill cotton tslnr ordi»«ry lid a cs !'<• i d»i -■ 3d a 2 id fine 2s a is iij t i:inii i,-.i*eil so ills naw-or i in ii-,.ni , i-maiid l'{-uiiu is very t *: 1 c aku fiiulii kuulcd run.anxt.i'ina nov p by this moniinr'a mail we lave r.ctiveii ourfilcimf juib^ov i.iv rpool mid london papers bro'irhiby the ah.jj new tiu'ule arii vetl at nr.-«.yoik—from w!i;clv>vf have maile i as rojiiomtxiincts for this day's 1!i-.gi4t:ih h our time and limits would admit among our london papers we find the tim courier and ewiiiii slur f tf.e 26t!i ' septembtr bein later than any noticed in the new-york prints receisril on the conti nen»^-ti-eir contens are decicle^ly indicative i ofwar—a rumour had prevailed in london on the 25th that the diflerence between france and prussia was compromised and that lord lnudei'dvle's negnciulion was in a tiain of r>acii"icniiljuvment it wsis eveasta-1 ted that the expedition which were ready to snil from l°ni>und had been countermanded ; the»e reports wrre however contradicted on the ssthi and by.the fevtqinjr printa of that day it appears that the rumour was a stock-1 jobbing finesse—no messenger having ani ved from the continent ami the expeditions having sailed from different ports as stated in our london details of the 26th it was believed in london that a messenger had been dispatched for the recal of lord lautferduk london sept as extract tf a utter from,ajqvi lalidi/iipmjn to hiiffionr his h«jesty,'s hip penelope nffconcar neau near l'orif.nt sept 17 1806 " bony'ssbip the veteran is inconcsir neau it j»a»rnau creek mid rtt low vrat'.t the entrance is complstcly surrounded with racks sol'ist it'ih imjiossible for us to usirny her with our present force tbe attack bri is therefore dispatched to tlie fleet with the information as nothing can be done without