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BY AUTHORITY.
[PUBLIC ACT ]
AN ACT for ascertaining claims anil titles
to land within lift territories of Flori
da.
Be it enacted by the Semite and U h:sc
of Representatives of the United Stales
of America in Congress assembled, I list,
for the purpose of ascertaining the claims
and titles to lands within the territory of
Flo, ida, as acquired by the treaty of the
twenty second of February, one thousand
eight hundred and nineteen, there shall
he appointed, by the President of the U
nited States, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, tlircfe Commission
ers, who shall ri ceive, as compensation
for the duties enjoined hy the provisions
of this act, two thousand dollars each, to
he paid quar miy. front the Treasury ;
who shall open ait office for the adjudi
cation if claims, at P nsacola, in the
territory of W-'»t Florida, and St. Au
gustine, in Beat Florida, under the rules,
regulations, and conditions, hereinafter
prescribed.
Sec 2. And be-it-further enacted. That
jt ahull he tin duty of said Goium ssionera
to appoint u suitable nnd well qualified
Secretary, who shall record, in a well
bound hoi It, all and every their ac's and
proceedings .the claims admitted, with
those rejected, and the reason of their
Bdniismon or ri'jt.clion. He shall receive,
os a ooiripeuEaiion for his services, one
thousand two hundred and fifty dollats, to
be paid quaiterl), from the Treasury.—
Jh* ah II he. acquainted with the Spanish
language i and, before entering on a dis
charge of the do ies of his ofllc., shall
take anil subscribe an oath, before some
1 authority competent to administer it, that
he will well and truly and faithfully dis
charge the duties assigned him,and trans
late all papers that may be required of
him by the Commissioners;
bee. J. Ahd be it further enacted, That
aa'nl Commissioners, previously to outer,
htg on a-iliacliurge of the duties assigned
them, shall, before the Judge of he. Ter
ri tonal court at Pensacola, or some o
the'- aothoiity in his absence, competent
to administer it, lakc^ an oath faithfully
to discharge the duties of their offices,
And shall commence and hold their ses
* Atons on or before the first Monday of
July next, at Pensacola, and on the first
* Monday of January thereafter, at St.
Augustine; for the ascertaining and de
tet muting of all claims to land within the
said territories; notice of which shall be
given, hy said Commissioners, in some
newspaper printed at each place, or, if
- there he no newspaper, at the most pub
lie places in said cities, respectively, of
the time at which their session* wil) com
UK-nee, requiring all persons to bring for
ward their cla-ms, wi*h evidence neccssa
•ty to support them. Hie session a 1 St
Augustine shall tenuina e on the thirtieth
of June, one thousand eight hundred and
twenty-three, when said commissioners
shall forward to the Secretary of the
Treasury, to be submitted to Congress, a
■detail of all they have done, and deliver
over to tliesurv yurallllti archives,docu
me ts, and papers, that may he in thcr
poss-ai-ion.
See 4 And bo it further enacted, Thai
every person, ortho heirs or representa
tives of such persons claiming tide o
lands under any patent, grant, conces
sion, order of survey, dated previous to
~Uie twenty-fourth day of January, one I
th usand eight hundred and eighteen,
Which were valid under the Spanish go I
Veuifient, or by the law of nations, and
which aicnot rejected by the treaty red
ing th.- territory <>f Eas* an- 1 West Flo
rida to the United Slates, shall file,
before the commissioners, his, her, or
their claim, Setting forth, particularly, its
situation, and boundaries, if to he aucer
tained; with the drraigumint of title,
Where they are not the grantees, or ori
ginal claimants, which shall be recorded
by the Secretary, and who, for his said
services, shall he entitled to demand from
the claiman strn cents for each hundred
Words contained in said papers, so re
corded; he shall be entitled tu twenty
fine cents for each subpoena issued: Pro
vided. That if the amoun’ so received
ahull exceed one thousand two hundred
and fifty dollars, which is hereby declar
ed lite compensation fur Ins services, the
excess “hall be reported to the Column
srofters, and be subject io their rtisposi
lion, and said Commissioners shall pro
ceed to examine and determine on tire
validity of sai l patents, grants, conces-
Aions, and orders of survey, agreably to
the laws and ordinances heretofore exist
ing of the governments making the grants
respectively, having due regard, ir all
Spanish claims to the conditions and sti
pulations contained in the eigh’h article
of a treaty concluded at Wahsington, be
tween his Catholic Majesty and the Unit
ed States on the twenty-second of Ft.
hruary, one thousand eight hundred and
, nineteen; hrn at»y claim not filed previous
to the thirty-first day of May, one thou
sand eight hundred and twenty-three,
•ball be deemed and lie Id to be void and
Os none »fleet Provided nevertheless
And be it further enacted, That in all
Claims submitted to (he decision of the
Commissioners, where the same land, or
Anypait thereof, is claimed by title* ema
nating both from the British and Spanish
So> ty umems, the commissioners shah not
ecide the same, but aliali report all such
cases, with an abstrsetof the evidence,
to the Secretary of the Treasury.*
sM And be it further enacted, That .
the Commissioners shall have power to
inquire into the justice and validity of the
Claims filed with them; and shall be, and
a r e hereby, authorized to administer ,
oaths, to compel the attendance ts wit
n eases, by subpoenas issued by the Secre
tary, and the adduction of such testimo
ny as may be wanted; they shall have ac
cess to all papers and records of a public
nature relative to shy land titles within
said provinces, and to make transcrips
thereof. They shall examine into claims
arising under patent*, grants, concession*,
and orders of survey, where the survey
has been actually made previous to the
twenty-fourth January, one thousand eight
hundred and eighteen, whether they are
founded upon conditions, and how far
those conditions have been complied
with; and if derived from the British go
vernment, how far they have been consi
de:cd valid utuh-r the Spanish govern
ment; and if satisfied that said claims be
correct, and valid, shall give confirma
lion to their.; Provided, That such confir
mation shall only operate as a release of
any interest which the United Stales may
have, and shall not be considered as affect
ing the rights of third persons: and pro
vided that they shall not have power io
confirm any claim or part thereof where
the amount claimed is undefined m quan
tity, or shall ixceed one thousand acres;
* but in all such cases shall report the testi
mony,with their opinions, to the Secretary
, of the Treasury, tube laid before Con
: gress for their deteimination. Every
S witness attending under any processfrom
' the Commissioners shall be allowed one
dollars day, and one dollar for every
. twenty miles travel; to be paid bv die par-
I I v summoning him: Provided, nevertheless.
Thai the Commission, i s shall not act on,
or lake into consideration, any British
I grant, patent, warrant, or order of stir-
Ivey, but those which are bona fide claim
ed and owned by citizens ol the United
States, and which have never been com
, pensated fir by the British government.
S* c. 6 And be it furdier enacted, That
there shall be appointed, by the Pre&i
’ dent of the United Stales, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, a
surveyor, who shall possess the power
and anlhuiiiy, and i eceive the same salary,
as by law appertains to the surveyor south
of the Stale of Tennessee; but his duties
! shall not commence until the commission
ers shall have examined and decided ur
on the claims in West Florida, who shall
thereupon luinish the surveyor with a list
of those admitted, and he shall thereupon
proceed to survey the country,taking care
to have surveyed, and marked, and laid
down upon a general plan, to be kept in
his office, the metes and bounds of the
cla ms so admitted; causing the same to
he surveyed at the expense of the claim
ants, the price whereof shall be the same
as is paid for surveying the public lands;
but nq surveyor shall charge for any line
except such as may be actually run, nor
for any line not necessary to be run. He
shall appoint a suitable number ol depu-
C ties, and shall fix and determine their
fee*: Provided, • list the whole cost ot
survey shall not exceecd four dollars a
mile: Jlnil provided, also, * hut none other
* than township lines shall be run where the
land is deemed fit for cultivation, said
su vi vor shall reside at such place as the
President of the U- Stales may direct, and
shall keep his office there, and may
charge the following fees, viz: for re
' cording the plat and svrvtys of private
claims made by any of his deputies, twen
ty-five cents for each mile contained in,
the boundary of such survey, and twen
ly-five cents for any copy certified from
the books of bis office.
PHILIP P. BARBOUR-
Speaker of the House of lt< preseutatives.
JOHN UAILLAKD,
President of the Senate, pro tempore.
Washington, May 8, 1822—Approved,
JAMBS MONROE.
I IG s.
Fr m the Savuimah Republican, J)fai/ 28-
liaVesi from TiiiglaoA.
Fhe fine, fast sailing ship Emily, Cap
tain Rabcock, arrived at this port last e
vening in the short passage of 27 days
from Liverpool. By diis arrival the edi
tor of the Republican has received Lon
don papers to the evening of the 2Glh of
April and Liverpool to the 27th. The
Emily has performed her voyage in the
short time of 27 day s.
We have sicn commercial letters of
the 28th April, which stale that the cotton
market had met with no change since the
lust accounts. *
The bill to open the West India ports
w«« still before the House of Commons.
There appears to be very little doubt of
its passing that body.
Hostilities had not yet commenced be
tween Russia and Turkey. The accounts
are very contradictory as to the situation
of affairs between these two powe; s. Ihe
I ond-in Courier ofthe 26th of April states
that letters from St- Petersburg"ha I been
'•eceived, which caused the exchange and
and the 6 per cent slock to rise, both of
which arc tolerable sure indications of tin
public opinion in favor of peace. The
Morning phronicle, on the other hand
says, there is no doubt hostilities must
shortly take place.
The .Minister from the Republic of Co
lombia, at Paris, haSj it appears, required
the formal recognition of the indepen
dence of that slate, offering “ full liber
■y, safety,tolerance, and reciprocity, to all
nations whose governments shall iecog
nize that ot Colombia,” and declaring that
their ports shall remain closed against
those nations who do not admit that re
cognition.
A meeting has been held by the mer
chants, ship owners, &c. of Loudon, for
the purpose of presenting a represents
tion to government on the expediency of
permitting the ships belonging to the Re
publics of Colombia, Buenos Ayres, Chi'i,
Ac. to he admitted into British ports
; (when conning direct from their respec
live countries, and laden with tne product
, thereof) in the same manner as the ships
I of the United Slates and Brazil.
, The Liverpool Mercury warmly advo-
I cates the American Congress for recog
• nizing the independence of the South
r American provinces, and recommends En
- gland to follow the example
i Letters from Russia say. that the first
t army assembled on the Fruth, and readv
i to lakt the field, consists of 280,000 men,
, of which a large'proporiihnis-da-vairy, and
of dragoons alone, 26,000. It is said to
hire been shown by experience, that this
description of troop* has always been e
minently serviceable in tbe wars with tin
Turks—The same letters state tbe park
fit artillery to consist of 500 pieces «>f
jumnon At Kaiega, the great depot of
frms for South Russia, immense quantities
of military stores of all kinds sre collect
ed.
The Emperor of Russia has ordered no
less than 578 civil officers, employed in
the province of Siberia, to be removed,
punished, or reprimanded, for monopoly
peculation, embezzlement, and other of
fences.
Accounts from Frankfort state, that
news had been received at Odessa that
the Turkish government is fortifying Con
stantinople—Above 10,000 men are era
ployed on these works.
The Maiquis of Hastings has been ap
pointed Ambassador to Austria.
'i be Spanish Cortes were engaged on
the 14th of April ind.Scussirg ‘he futur.
commercial relations between Portugal
a d Brazil- Not one word about South
American affairs.
It is stated that the late note of the
Ue.s Effendi to the English and Austrian
Ambassadors, was a forgery to depress the
funds
Instibordi' ation anddiscontentstul man
ifest themselves in Fiance, and the ter
rors of the Bomb.>ns of revolutionary
movements, is evinced by numerous ar
rests of individuals, espionage, violation
of correspondence, concealment of Intel
ligence, and tyranny over the press
It seems that Ali Pacha is not dead, not
withstanding his head has been sent to
Constantinople, and fixed on tlu poitals
of the seraglio.
There have been some disturbances in
Mad; id. Many outrages were committed
by thu troops in garriso'i there, on the
12th April. They ran in armed detach
meats, through the principal streets, in
suiting the inhabitants, and (homing “ Rie
go forever! IKa'.h to the Servilcaoi Na
varre !’*
A private letter from Madrid, of Ist of
April slates that the. French Minister in
that Capital was preparing to audit ; and
that the Spanish Mims ertotlie Court cf
France had actually quitted Paris. 'I his
report, however, is contradicted in the
journal des Debates.
A misunderstanding is suid'to have ta
ken place between the courts ot Austria
and Naples, arising Lorn the conduct of
the hitler government towan s some ot its
disaffected subjects.
Letters fr..ni Lisbon announce that Bra
zil has declared ilse.f independent, and
that the Prince Regent has been nonuii
ated Emperor.
The last Irish papers say. >hat above se
venty stand of arms ofall kinds, have been
given up to the gentlemen of the County
of Cork where the peasantry are return
ing to their labor
The Liverpool papers notice the arri
val of the bonoiable John Randolph.
Tlig foreign Journals are full of accounts
of preparstions for tiie reception of the
King of England, in various pans ot the
Continent.
DISASTROUS f
The Packet Ship Albion which sailed
from New-York on the Ist of April l >st,
for Liverpool, was lost on the 23d of April,
on ihe coast of Ireland, near the old head
ot Kinsale- The following is a list of pas
sengers who went out in the Albi'ui.
Messrs Chahen and Graves, of Paris ;
Mr. Le Mercier, of New Orleans: Mrs
Gamier & Son, and Mrs. Pye, of Ne.u-
York ; Miss Powell, of Canada ; Major
Gough, of the Br Aimv; Wm. Proctor.
Wm H. Dwight and G. VV. Baynnr, ot
New-York ; Philotine Delpia and Victor
Molissent, of Paris; G H. Clark and lady,
of Albany ; Colone 1 Prevost; A. M Fish
er, of Yale College ; G. Hill; John Gorre,
N- Carolina; Wm. Ovcrliart, of Pennsyl
vania, and two geatlenien fiumthe north
ward,
All the passengers perished but one,
and of the ciew only six were saved.
These clung to the quarter deck which
was washed ashore under an immense
high cliff, and were preserved by the ex
ertions of the people present. Capt. Wil
liams is among the drowned We copy
the following particulars from the Liver
pool Mercury, relating to this distressing
and Melancholy occurrence
Londoh, April
In the House of Commons last nigh..
Sir John Newport brought forward his
promised motion on the State of I-eland
The debate on tins important subject was
highly interesting and will beyond a doubt
le productive of the most beneficial ef
fects. he causes of the present melan
choly state of the Sister Kingdom, were
ably depicted by the Hon Mover, who at
the conclusion of his speech, moved a
siring of resolutions for a full enquiry into
the siate of Ireland, with a view to he
adoption of a system of remedial measures
Mr. Goulburn assured tiie House that tbe
whole subject was undergoing the most
serious consideration of Government; he
moved the previous question. Mr. Rice
addressed the House at considerable
length and w r as followed by Mr Charles
Giast in a most eloquent argumentative
and statesmanlike speech, in winch he
stated the causes of the present state of
society,iu Ireland, under the heads of the
tithe system, the police, the magistracy',
and education Mr. F.llis, of Dublin,
made a few observations k announced his
belief that the present disturbances were,
without any excepdon carried on exclu
sively by the Catholics of Ireland.
Mr Plunkett in strongterms repelledthe
charge. Mr. Peel shortly addressed the
House and Sir John Newport replied He
said that after the explanations which had
been giv. n, and the responsibility which
bad been undertaken by several Members
of bis Majesty’s Government, and more es
pecially the pledge given by bis Right
Hon. Friend (Mr. Plunkett) to institute
some inquiry, be should not fed himself
warranted in pressing the question to a
division.
Russia and Turkey.
Amongst the numerous contradictory re
ports relatiie to these countries, J?*r s
papers of Saturday contains two which de
serve record for their improbability'.
One is, that Ali Pechaisnot really dead,
thoughdvis head, it was said, bad bean sent
to Constantinople, but that lie hul cun
ningly escaped to Mahon —an old soldier,
decorated with a magnificicnt turban, hav
ing been decapitated in mistake for Ali!
The other is, that Lord Berresford, who
it is said had been residing at Rennes, had
set out for Brest to embark to England,
where he was to take command of 20,000
men, how to be employed we «re apt told.
The following, from the Courier argues a
pacific measures between Turks and Hus- r
sians--but,ihc only confirmation ol it on a
which we wou.d rely, would be either
ihe concession of the former to the wishes
of the latter, or the withdrawing by Al
exander of his numerous troops from
their present menacing positions. “ Des
patches have been received from Vienna
of the 11th iiist- which announce the de- (
arture of M. de Talischeff from that city
The precise object of his mission, it may
be supposed, had not transpired; but e
nough was known to create the most con
fident belief that his return to St. Pctcis
burgh was connected with pacific proposi
lions This was ihe general persuasion io
Vienna, and is strongly expressed insev
i-ral of the letters from tliai capital. 1 lie
same confidence in the ultimate mainten
ance oi peace, is conveyedin letie s wiuc..
arrived yesterday from St. Pelersburgh.—
Under the auspices of the mediating pow
ers, concessions will be mutually made for
the attainment of that most deshab.e ob.
ject '1 bosi- on the part cf Turkey may
be wrong Iroin her feais or her necessi
ties; but, on the part of Russia, we be
lieve they will proceed from asinceie dt>
sire which is felt by the emperor Alexan
der not t» derange the harmony of a sys
tem, in the construction of w hich he so
zealously co-'-perated.
Turkey.— news from Constantino
ple received at Belgrade on the 28tu
March was of the 2(Jtli- Every thing was
in the greatest fermentation, had an msur
rectionol tiie Janissaries had exerted still
greater consternation among the inhabi
tants. The Sultan, in consequence ol the
preparations for wai, which is continued
with the greatest activity, had also order
ed a press of sailors, which was alrea>l\
carried with great rigor, and without ics
■ ect to persons. Some or as of die Jams
saries, who hud been ordered for the sea
service, have positively refused; their
threats and vociferations soon exerted the
fury of the other ortas and they proceed
ed to acts of violence towards their ofli
cers. The new Aga of the Janissaries,
la cly appointed by the Sultan was the first
victim of tin ir rage. His predecessor,
who was discharged on account of the- dis
orders which look place on the arrival of
the liCid cf A‘i Pacha, was immediately
reinstated in that important post The
Janissaries, after having murdered their
chief, dispersed about the streets of Con
s antinople, and gave loose, without re
straint, to their hatred of the Christians.
All they met in the streets, of whatever
nation ; were massacred. Constantinople
is now as light at night ns in the day-time,
on account of the fires ofbivouacls, whicli
fill the city and the environs. This great
city resembles a vast camp, and the hopes
of njaking war upon the accursed Ghanos
(the Russians) and of enriching them
selves by pillage, excites in all Musselmen
extraordinary joy and enthusiasm Their
religions zeal, which has been ra her less
vehement for some years p-st, has now
resumed all ils impetuosity, and the peo
ple are more fanatical than ever.
The most contradictory accounts are cir
culated respecting the Creek and Turkish
fleets. Some letters still continue toal
li m tluil there has been a naval action in
v. liich the Greeks were victors Others
assert tha nothing is yet decided ; lastly,
there are letters whicli pretend that "the
Turkish fleet has returned to the Archipe
lago. AVe expect, wi'h impatience, the
news from * ; t. Pelersburgh, It is so;-
posed that the manifesto of R.iss'- " idsoon
appear.
Prom the Savannah Georgian.
Sir Hudson Lowe has been created a
Knight Commander of the honorable ord -r
of the Baih No doubt foi his generous
and humane conduct at S' Helena
The Courier of the 20lh April contains
the Report in full of the Committee on
Foreign \ flairs, recommending the recog
nition of the South American governments.
The editor remarks only, “ The report is
of considerable length, but worthy of pe
rusal ” The report adverse to the repeal
of ihe American restriction laws is also
promised.
In Holland, petitions have been present
ed to States General from the landowners
fir relief to tbe agricultural interest. The
distress is attributed, as in England, to an
over-abundance.
The Danish government hare ffiven fur
ther contradiction to the accounts of a ces
sion of territory to Great Britain It is
added that the inhabitants have a great an
tipathy to tiie English, and that even some
individuals f hat nation have been insult
ed in the s rc-ts
At the King’s Levee on the 19.1 i, Ills
Majesty received the compliments of the
foreign ministers; and among the rest the
American. W De Brodun. M D was
pi sented to offer his Medical on
Coughs and Prevention against I) dine.
In the Spanish Cortes on the 4th April,
the representation of Rlego renouncing
the pension of 80,000 rea's assigned to
him by a firmer Cortes css read, and a
resolution that as the grant was a testimo
ny of national gratituse it could not be
returned-
The proprietors of the John Bull news
paper have been found guilty, a-1 a ver
dict of 500 pounds damages given against
them for a libel on Mr. A deiman Wailh
man, whom they had charged with receiv
ing stolen goods.
Tbe veteran singer InCledon, took his
final leave of the stage at the English Ope
ra House on the 19th April. The house
was filled to suffocation
Ii was affirmed at Frankfort, that the
King of England and the Archdutchess
Maria Louisa were expected to be in Vien
na towards the end of the month of May
What will the political gossips say to this ?
Is another royal marriage on the tapis ?
In Ireland outrages continued to be
committed, but not to any considerable
extent.
The Portuguese Tariff is to be reform
ed conformably to the Treaty of Com
merce wi:h Great Britain.
The Buenos Avrtan corvette Heroine,
of 2o guns and 134 men, has been captur
ed by the Portuguese frigate Perola, and
ca»rif'd into Lisbon.
GUMM^CIA^
MARKETS.
Savaxxah, May 29.
% TON.—Since our last report con»
slderable business has been done in Up
lands, which have gone off principally at
14 a
though limited, has been commensurate
with (he stock, which is light-vit is jelling
at all prices, from 24 a 30, and sometimes 1
upwards when the qualities and marks ,■
are appproved. _ *
Georgian. I
Markets of the last Week.
Charleston, May 27.T822, •
COTTONS—There has been a good
deal done in Upland Cotton the past
week; the great bulk ot the sates was
made at aooui 15 cents* Some superior
lots have brought 16 and very fine 16.!.?»
inferior Cottons are sold as low as 12 a 13
The number of vessels now in port keeps
the market active. Sea-Isluuds are in
little request and partial sales are made
at the old prices of 24 to 30 very fine
at some cents above that quotation
RICE—A prime parcel of Rice brought
S 3 and 18 cents on Saturday. Superior
qualities would reaiil) commanded 3 and
an eighth. Ihe average prices are from
2 50 to 275 for inferior to good. .
FLOUR- Smalt sales for consumption
are making at 7 25 a 7 07 1-2 —there is no
demand for export.
CORN varies, as to quality, from 87 1 2
to 94. The sales are steady bm not large
NAVAL S !ORES— Tar, Wilmington,
1 50 a 1 75 ; Georgetown, 1 37 ; Turpen
tine, Wilmington soft, 2 30 a 2 75; George
town, do. 2 25; Pitch, 11-2; Rosin, 1 12
a 1 75.
LUMBER —Pitch pine Boards, 15 a 16 ;
clear white do. 25 a 27.
SPIUI l 'S.—Jiruudy, I 60 a 175; IVhis
kse, 33 in hods. utKi 34 n> bids ; Gin,9 o
evs; I Rum, 1 i 2 a 1 18; -V England do
40 a 42,
COFFEE —Sak s at 29 cents for middl
lug; very little prime in the market is of
fered for the current pi ices—Prims green
would readily bring SO a 31
SUGAR—The demand f>r Sugar has de
creased, and prices of inferior qualities
have gone down Fine Muscovudues are
scarce and would bring 11 to 12 ; second
quality is 81 2 9 12; Havana brown 8 a
9: fine whiles, 15 a 16.
MOLASSES —in very little request;
large suits could not be made but at a sa
crifice. Havana may bt quoted at 29 to
30 in small quantities; Orleans 27
1-2 scarce
S ’ LT —A cargo sale of Liverpool was
made early in the week at 42 cents—fur
a northern market. The imports have
been very heavy lately—Turks Island,
none afloat 6;),
IRON—In limited demand at 4 50 a 4
75.
The demand for Seasonable Dry Goods
continues very limited—the amount of
sales during the season is lull 50 per cent
short of those made during the Spring of
1821. Mercury.
From the Savannah Republican, May 29.
BY THE SHIP EMILY.
C CIRCULAR J
Liverpool, April 27.
The demand for cotton this week, has
been good, and the sales amounting to
9750 bales, have been ail to the dealers
and consumers, except about poo up
lands taken for export i.f * ,,e Continent
Owing howev*- l ° the heavy imports,
holders have .been more desirous to sell,
& the market may be considered an ’-Btb
lower wee k. W'e quote ordinary iq,-
l-.nis Baߣ 1; fair 8| a 9.1, good fair a
9i«l, good 9|d; line 10d; very choice
lOjd. Sea-islands, ordinary and stained
9 a 12£d; middling Is Ida Is 2sd; good
Is 3d .< la sd; fine Is 6d als 100. The
import here this year, up to yesterday, is
140,000 bales, and the sales in Hie same
time, amount to 148,000. The quantity
however that appears to have been accu
inulating in the ports of the United
Stales, and the consequent prospect of
considerable supplies coming forward have
certainly lessened the expectation of any
material a Ivance here, and holders ap
pear more willing to sell of late. We
may perhaps have no change of moment
for the pr< s-.ait, until a belter idea can be
formed as to the extent of the imports (or
the season Should the crons have been
larger than we were led to believe some
months ago, it will cln ck the advance
that might otherwise have been looked
for. MAURY LATHAM & Co.
The Liverpool Mercury of the 26th
giv> s th,- following prices, viz :
Cotton. —Bowed G orgia, 8 a 10jd; N
Orleans Bjd a Is; VV. India 8 a9^l; Bar
badoes 9 a 9|d ; Detrtarara 91 a Is ; Per
nambuco Hi u la ; Maranham 10J a lid ;
Bahia Id a lid; Sea Islands good to floe
Is .i I a Is 101; ordinary to middling lUd a
I2i I ; Surat 6$ a8 .; Bengal 5} a 7d.
Tobacco —James River, leaf, 2J a 7d :
stemmed 3 a 7d ; Ken. and Geo leaf 2a 4d
—vft ifcWßyMif win mm Mrmsa». -amt -an* mk>» .
THE BARE CUJiliWi
From the Western Carolinian.
tlw Indian Princess.
“ F u fl many a gem of purest ray serene,
The liark unfathom’d caves of ocean bear;
Full many a flower is bom to blush un
seen.
And waste its sweetness in the desert air.”
In th i vicissitudes of human life, it
seems to be tbe prerogative of no one to
be suppremely blest or perhaps none to
be completely miserable. A succession
of prosperity and adversity, of sunshine
and sorrow, is the inheritance of all, and
constitutes the picture of human life. -
We find sometimes when the bitter blasts
of adversity assail, misfortune with her
attendant tiam of evils may follow, and
wretchedness and despair implant a sor
row in tiie heart which no art can south
and which for a time may baffle the efforts
of friendships to remove. Yet amidst
the gloom and darkness of despair, a
ray of light, a gleam of pleasure will
break in upon the sufferer, to whisper
peace to his mind, and lull to sleep the
tumult of his bosom. Yet I believe there
are some strokes of calamity that fix an
impression on the heart which neither time
nor art can remove, and which make us
feel the impo'ance of consolation. Trte
truth of this belie*" is strongly confirmed
by an affecting little story which I heard
during an excursion to the south, in the
lalj of 1821: It was the story of Emily ,
the hapless Indian maid, and her-tragical
fate. The circumstances are well known in
the country where they happened; 1 shall
but give them in the manner in w liich they
were related.
Emily was the descendant of the great
M'Cilvray, king of the Creeks u ,, J
was that daring and
Chief, the prophet Francis; 0 - a-, r, I
better known in the British- Bmic ,.
gadier General Hillis-ha-ad-ro the h. I
pid leader of the Seminole i.~v 0 .1
years her life had been a, dream of nil
sure, and “ hope with fairy gleam' ,l
chantment threw o’er distant d ; .vs ’’ kJ
strange and unexpected are ofieminl
the vissitudesof iinman life. Th e . 1
of war, which hud tor sometime ’k
lowering to tiie wes', now burst forth T'
torrent—a distingHinhed American J
cer, high in command, about this \]„
perhaps with more spirit than prudent
made a sudden attack on an Indian t „„'
upon the Georgia frontier. This s, e ,J
to be a signal for general hos tifi
torch of war was now lighted up an J
the Creeks and Semimdes, irumWr !
rapine, the tomaha* k and scalping w
followed in its desolating train. °A> I |
critical moment an appeal was made tail
bravery avid patriotism of the Georgiy
a detachment under Gen. Glascock
media ely ordered out, and march k
scene of action,- it was in the eferly
of 1818. Fired by military pride c
sense of duty,) on n» U**», a vouiigw
of worth and •talents, generously v£
leered his service to liis country, aids
paired with the army, as a gentlemsjv
lunteer, to Ihc enemy's country,
Ueturning from a scouting |'.aitv»
sliort lime afterwards, Ins
defeated anffdispcrsad,’ and in die I,,’’
and confusion of fight, he was' sep.-liy
from his party and became ,en ang-led u
morass, where lie was found and CHi-.g!
pi iscner before their leader. lUllis-U;:
jo received hint with a degree of sail
exultation that was expressive of lib*
racier. Uecent disaster.had added at*
fold force to ids vindictive and cruelb
, position, and he determined to disc'll
his vengeance upon die unhappy
now in his possession, to the farljjtii
extreme of human suffering.
Young it was a stranger tofu
he was brave to an excess; yethe.tw
shuddered with an involuntary fediv,
honor, at the prospect before him, j
contrasted his former enviable utaira
his present miserable condition, ft
i 'ea of his mother,
broken, neglected and forsaken, jit«
ing doom to the grave—his help!e>lit
sisters too, forlorn, destitute and k
tected, all ruslied at once upon'hi
traded mind;— liis soul sickened: ad
the man died within him. To die, tm,
, Uie dawn of his manhood;—to be cuif
1 in the vivacity and vigor of life, front'.
pleasures of the world, before lie lad
j tasted its sweets, was a cruel, kb;
thought;—But to die, iinpivpncd i,
was, “ las bhtsliitig sins” thick upon !i
—to be tortured, racked, and ccirsm
by the hellisli,insatiate fury ofmercilesi
vages; Oh! it was refinement upon cruel
—the very idea of it was tenfold addin
to the common pangs of ordinary tin
The shouts of the savage multitude ar«
edhim at length from his gloomy rcS
lion; for his hour was even now cent
For a moment he felt the most cxqti
pang of which the human heart ui
eeptible;~a moment more, and all
utci rtri«,| feelings of his soul had I
into aca m and silent 111 vt,wpence
he approached the stake, as a-iamb k
the slaughter. At this all important
ment a female, young, beautiful and
parcntly of superior birth, now approf
ed—“ a shew of mercy on her count)
mice there was, and an air of irmocw
m her look.” lie had observed her 1
fore; a glimpse of her nowanconscios
excited an emotion in his breast, hektt
not of what;—a gleam of hope del)
through his soul; —he entirely fixett
gaze upon her as lus last, feeble hop- 1
, hope.—“ Angel she was that did preset
him;” for just at that important c;ia
when his fate was suspended itpot
thread, and his life “the poor pe
sioner of a single moment.” Emily, i
the pure spirit of Christian mercy, tire
herself before her father, and in all t!
eloquence of sorrow begged and limb
ed him to spare the life of the unlnpa
youth. She told him in the pure strain«
artless love, that the young officer«
dear to her; that she had loved him lira
the first, &. would continue to do so uni
the great Spirit bore her hence. Sites*'
his image was entwined around herhea
his life was her life:—in mercy to hers?
she implored her father to spans his b/l
or involve them *n one common ruin. J
appeal like this was even too great -I
savage (o withstand.—Francis, as I fl
said before, was stern, vindictive ai d■
el; be was obstinate and selfish, imi-B
ble in bis purpose, and persecuting (jP
to the fartlierest extremity in his e--
lies.- vet be was not entirely destitut
tin fine feelings of a father, For ot
an.l perhaps the only time in his life,
suffered bis purpose to be shaken. 1
bid Ins I'.inly rise; he told her to I
him, he- was Iters —do what site wo,,
witli him.—hut lie told her to it in c nit
slie was the descendant of King M‘d'
ray, t lie dangh-erof Gen- Hd is ha-da.
Mie conflict of feeling which p rva '
the death of our young hero at this t
ment it would be in vain to describe, t"
made a letble effort (for his setups " f
overcome with flte sudden
express his gratitude to liis noble i.’ l J
tri-ss; but rdie heeded him not Fe»da
of a recurrence of her father’s
sanguinary disposition, she told him
gone—delay might be fatal—
again come, when he would vt
to speak; till then she tol l him w lin ®
sometimes of Kmily, the Indian road,
was a needless caution, for young
was generous as he was brave.
the conduct of a safe guide lie
himself next morning in the Aiw’j.
camp, to die astonishment of the "W
army. .
About this time the war was p l ' o
ed with vigour on th« one side,
sisted with firmness and address 1(1
other, by the consummate abffitie*
ente.rprize of Francis. Under his l
tion the Seminole war hid been
ried on with .infinite address; anti so
as he continued their leader, it s "*
out a formidable app. arace; out m 11J
fell die hope and the pride <*i the Sn*
tribe. The fate of 'his Chief is
known, for savage as he was, it
deep impression in the public mind. 1 Jpl
who did not condemn lb-- act as 311 1 J J
v»tion upon the usages of war, a; o■ t
violation of the laws of nations, J
liged to lament the. stern policy v.'tvf' 1 ’ «
tated such u measure. By ihe
of one man, Uambly, the jcelebrab Vm
mlnole trader, and the corns tvattce n
officers of the American flotilla r •,*'
was decoyed by the shew oi Kng‘- 1J