The New Hampshire Gazette

LOUISVILLE, Dec. 23.

Circuit Court of the United States.

On Wednesday, the 14th inst. the

Circuit Court of the United States,

was opened in this Town, by the Honourable

Wm. Stephens, Judge of

this district, which has been sitting

since. There being no matters of a

criminal nature, to continue the Grand

Jury, they were discharged on Saturday,

after delivering the following

presentments:-

We, the Grand Jury of the Sixth

Circuit Court of the United States.

for the District of Georgia, cannot omit

expressing our satisfaction, that no

matter has presented itself requiring

official censure, which affords the pleasing

inference of a growing improvement

and reformation in morality and

good order.

While we view with sensibility, the

outstretched arm of desolating war abroad,

nerved by ambition and self

pride of a few tyrants we must felicitate

our fellow citizens that those calamities

are averted from us by Divine

Providence, and we feel ourselves duly

impressed with gratitude and thankfulness

to the Author of all good, that

through him, we have a national head,

by whose wisdom, temperance and fortitude,

we have escaped oppression and

the horrors of war: and take this opportunity

of calling on our fellow citizens

to bear in mind the precipice

they escaped; and to be watchful in

their suffrages, that the disguised and

insidious endeavours of the common

enemy prevail not, in obtaining places

of trust.

The glorious and transcendent acquisition

of the Louisiana Territory

effected by means so wise, equitable

and just, will be a monument of never

dying honor to our Chief Magistrate,

who combines the energy of a Ruler,

the wisdom of a Sage, and the affection

of a Parent.

With deference we tender his honour

Judge Stephens, our respects and

with pleasure offer this public expression

of the high consideration we feel

for his assiduity and prompt attention

in the discharge of the duties of his

station, and recommend this our presentment

to be published.

JARRED Irwin, Foreman, (Formerly

Governor of the State, and now a Brigadier

General.)