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fljlM'l.D AND PUDLfSKED BY
WILMAM J. HUNCE.
Conditions, A'C.
jfq- Kor lh« CITV PAI'EK, tvvico u week, Kivi) Dollari per I
annum, payable in advance.
C(K'.VTHY PAPER, once a week, Throe Dollars per |
annum, in advance. ,
J '7*.\o paper discontinued till directions to that e(Te't are given 1
and all arrearages PAID. 1
jf y. TKB HI S. ... Five Dollars per nnnnin payable in ndt ance. ,
iy ADV KRTISE 'IICN I’S Will he inserted nt the riteol
Sitly-two and » h rlf cents, per square, for the lirsl insertion
u „ ( Vorty-three and three quarter ceuU. for each coutinuance (
jr'j- COMMUNICA HONS by Mail, must he I'ml-paut.
m> Sales of land a id negroes, by Administrators, Kxecutors 1
,r Dimrdians, nn: r -qnived, by la >v, In lie held on Hie first I ne'
lay 1 I tin- in nnil, -i / ten the Immsof ten in Die forenoon and j
in,,- • in "■•taftornMii, at Iha'DouW-Ho'nn of the county in
which the properly ,is situate.—'Voline ol these sal.-s rnnstbe
g.ven in a public •. ,I't MX 1' t' days Ire vines In the day of
ual* .
Noire off'll- Rule nl p tromr! property must be given \n like nift>
iif:r, KOKT\ «1 iyR previous to the <lny ol sal***
Notice loth- d'.hlorii ami crcilitoraof nn culntc must Ije published
for KOHTV days.
Notice that applicalion will he ir* h* i t the Court of Ordinary for
leave to sell land, must he published lor Nl\K vl'»\ | US.
UttvvftraV WviU’a .Acu\diva,
Os the Campaign of the North IHsle.ru t
Ann]/, in the year 1812. Addressed to\
the people of the United Slates,
No. XX.
That you may clearly understand the si
tuation in winch 1 was placed, with res
pect to provision, lor the army, it will lx*
necessary, that you should lie acquainted
with the country, and its resources. At
this time the population id’ the Michigan
territory, of which Detroit was the capital,
was between four and live thousand souls,
TV-ir settlements were on the Miami of
lake Erie, the river Raisin, Ecoss, Rouge,
and the Detroit river, lake St. Clair, the
river Huron, which empties into lake St.
Clair, the river St. Clair, and the island of
Michillimackanack—at thatjime much the
greatest part, indeed almost the whole, who
cultivated tlie laud, were Canadians.—
They were miserable farmers, paid little
attention to agriculture, and depended
principally on hunting, fishing, and trading
with the Indians for support.— The pro
duce of tiie territory, in the substantial ar
ticles of living, was by no means sufficient
for the subsiste ice of the inhabitants.—
They were supplied, with pork, beef, (lour,
and corn from the State ol Ohio, and the
parts of New York and Pennsylvania,
winch bonier on lake Erie—notwithstand
ing these facts are well known, I will refer
to some testimony, to satUfv those, who are
unacquainted with the territory.
Cap). Thomson Maxwull, in his evidence
on my trial, testified, “ that he had lived
thirteen years in Ohio, aod had been engag
ed every year, in driving cattle and nogs,
from thence to Detroit market; from a
thousand to fifteen hundred hugs annually,
from one hundred and fifty, to two hundred
pounds each—and from* an hundred and
idly, to two hundred head of cattle.— They
„ were- generally driven through the woods,
without any road. ’ —Col. KLiogsburv, of the
Ist United States’ regiment, testified,
" that he commanded at Detroit about two
years, and left it in 1811, and that during
the time he commanded there, there were
large droves of hogs, and fat beef cattle,
driven from Ohio, to tint market.”
A great variety of other evidence might
be adduce I to prove his fact, but 1 deem it
unnecessary.
It is only necessary to know the charac
ter of the inhabitant® ami the situation of
the country, tube satisfied of the fact—uni
versal experience proves, that nothing hu(
necessity will induce men to toil and hard
labour. They are much better pleased
with the chase, fishing, &c. Without mak
ing any further observations on this sub
ject, I believe yuu will be convinced, after
considering how long the army hail been
among these people, and how much had
been taken Iroin them that there were, no
grounds, to calculate on any further sup
plies from their scanty stores.
I shall now endeavour to denonstrate,
from the best evidence which the nature of
the case will admit, the slate of piovisions
at Detroit, at the time of the capitulation.
Augustus Porter, Esq. of the State of
New-York, was the contractor for furnish
ing this army .—David Beard, E-q. was his
agent, and was present at Detroit.
Helore my trial, ami pending my trial, I
repeatedly requested that David Heard who
then resided in the State of New-Vurk,
might be summoned as a witness to prove the
quantity ol provisions at Detroit before, and
at the time of the capitulation. The Judge
advocate assured me, he should be summon
ed. Near the close of the trial, us he did
not appear, I wrote him a letter informing
him how important Ins testimony was, and
requested his attendance. He arrived in
Albany the day the evidence was closed,
and his certificate of the quantity of provis
ions, was admitted in evidence. It will
appear by the minutes of the trial that his
testimony, was the last before I made my
defence. This being the best evidence
which the nature of the case will admit of,
1 presume ought to controul all other evi
dence. Mr. Heard, was not only the agent,
who did all the Business at Detroit, nut 1
understood from him, had some share in the
profits of the contract. He could have no
motive, to have diminished the quantity, be
cause the United States must haie paid lm
all that was on hand at the time of the ca
pitulation.
Hy the contractor’s agent’s certificate, it
will appear that on the ninth of July, 1812,
diere was at Detroit 120,000 rations of Hour,’
.and 70,666 rations of meat; and that on the -
28th of July; there was 70,000 rations of
>ur, and 21,000 of meat. Mr. Heard has
unified that this statement was handed to
ne, containing the provisions in the contrac
'or’s store, and signed by him as will appear
»v the proceedings ot the Court Martial, on
my trial.
. «y tl ds return, it will appear, what quan
tity wa.. consumed, from the ninth, to the
28th of July, what quantify remained on
ham 1 , the 28(h of July, and by observing tfie
same rule of consumption, it will appear,
what quantity, would have been in store,
on the I6tli of August, the day of the ca
pitulation.
By Hie data here given it will appear that,
if a ration of meat had been issued, the meat
would have been exhausted on the 6th of
August, ten days before Hie capitulation.
And it during those ten days, after the meat
was exhausted, an additional quantity of
Hour had been issued, to make up the ra
tion, as was the case, the whole of the flour
would have been exhausted on the 1 Oth of
August, the day of the capitulation. It ap
pears by the return of the contracter, that
jlVoin the9lh to the 28th of July, that 5,334
' I rations of flour, more than of meat were is
sued, and that practice was continued, in
about the same proportion, until (he 16th!
.of August. There is another reason why!
so much more flour was issued than meat.
. —ln a former part of diese memoirs, 1 sta
led, that the old Indian Chiefs and Sachems
continued friendly to the United States,!
, and advised the warriors not to join the
British standard, or to take any part in the
, contest. These friendly duel's and Sa
f cherns, with the women and children, daily
came to Detroit from the villages, in a star
. ving condition. It had long been the cus
tom, and I was ordered by the govern- '
( meat, as superintendant of Indian attain, I
, on their visit to this p ist, to furnish them 1
, with provisions. At this time, I directed,
. on account of the deficiency of meat, that!
, flour alone should be issued, whic'u they
I preferred. Every effort was made to pre
, vent these visits, and nu more provisions
! were issued to them, than was necessary to
preserve li f e.
[ Perhaps it may be asked by those unac
. quainted with my situation, and the prac
tice of armies, wliy so many more rations
I were daily issued, than the number of ef
fective men, which composed the army ? 1
will give the (rue answer to an enquiry of .
. this kind. <
It vvill appear by the foregoing memoirs,
that the officers and soldieis trom Michilla- '
, mackanack had arrived at Detroit, prison I
ei s on parole, and they had no other means
ol subsistence, but to receive rations. !
It likewise appears, that a large number j
of old Indian Chiefs and Sachems, daily
visited our camp, and were fed from the 1
public stores by order of the Government, I
I as 1 before stated. 1
It was now the middle of August, and a
large number of sick were to be provided '
, tor, and there being no medical stores it was
neceasary to issue meat and flour, for their '
| subsistence. 1
r A number of women, are attached to all '
1 armies, and it is a general custom to furnish
them with provisions. All the officers are 1
entitled to extra rations, from twelve to two. '
I All the quarter-musters’department, sucii '
t as waggoners, pack-horse men, boatmen, &c. '
are entitled to rations. I think this statement!
will satisfy any enquiries on this subject. I
Although every possible effort was made
, by the administration to prove, that the state i
of the provisions, was no reason for the cap- I
halation ; yet, on a careful examination of
ail the evidecce on my trial, I can find no-|i
thing which ought to have any weight in I ■
any degree to controul, or vary the state- 1
ment, here made. It has been said by Cols.
M’Arthur and Cass, and other witnesses, '
that they never heard any complaints of *
the want of provision Brevet-Major Wnist- i
ler is the only witness, who has given any s
testimony on this subject worthy of notice.
His testimony is in the words -following : 1
” 1 went, some days before the army re- I
crossed, with a Mr. Heard, the deputy con- »
tractor, to a store which held the provisions I
of the army, and saw, and helped to count I
between 2 and 3t)o ban els of Ilnur, 48 bar <
rels ot pork, and 16 or 17 barrels of salt
beef.” From this testimony of the Brevet
Major, it is impossible to determine, the
quantity, if any, whicli was in the store on
the 16th ol August. And tor this conclu- s
sive reason, that lie does not ascertain the
day, that he was in the store, and it is im- t
possible to ascertain it, from any thing he t
said. He said,“some d. ys before the ar- x
my re-crossed the river.” It might have |
been three or four days before, or it might
have been fifteen or twenty. It is untor- 1 !
lunate for me, that he did not recollect the'
day, because had it been only three or four'!]
days before the army re crossed the liver,'u
the quantity, by his testimony, would not]
have been so great, as it appears to be by],,
the returns of the deputy contractor. This
can easily be ascertained and reduced to' c
mathematical demonstration, from the data],
here given.
I feel confident, that I am not blinded q;
by prejudice in believing, that every per
son, who will read this statement, and the!*
evidence, by which it is proved to be true,! j,
will be satisfied, that the state of the Piovi- ,
sions in the store, and the impossibility ofi .
obtaining a supply, from any other q i u tcr,;
presented very powerful reasons, u.r the* .
measines, which 1 adopteil on the I6ih ol
August.
In my next number, ! shall pres- nt toif
you my lelluw citizens, documents, from the| u
records of the government, to prove the as
sistance, and co-operation, which the ad
ministration instructed General Dearborn
the ae«ior officer of the army, to afford me
and to convince you, by the most conclu
sive testimony, that in violation of his or
decs, instead of affording any assistance
and co-operation, he adopted measures
which were among the fatal causes of the
disasters, which the army under my com
mand suffered.
ADVICE~OF~AN OLD COURTIER.
'lhe last lines of a Courtier's W ; JL—
son. you will never make your for
tun*, if you do not inviolably fix on one
plan. 1 his plan you will find in the histo
ry of my life. May you be as happy, aneJ
more wise, than I have been.
“ Every day is noi alike at court; do not
therefore -ssume to-day the same face, the
same air, the same charactei you had yes
terday. ' J
'! B e virtuous, at least at heart ; capaci
ty is often disgraced, but virtue never is,
and never can be in disgrace.
“ Integrity of heart, and justness of un
derstanding, are the greatest obstacles to
politeness: Ncverthless, my son, injpiove
lyour heart and understanding. Conceal
iyour talents under the veil of a happy me
jdioenty. If you have understanding you
will pass for a cunning, sly, and dangerous
(person, and perhaps for a man of a bad
: heart. If you are a fool, you will be jud«-
I . in c a pable of transacting any affair ; with
wit, you will be hated : without wit, vmi
will he despised. Be therefore neither a Lol
nor a wit.
D your talents transpire, you are un
done ; let the great man never he seen or
guessed in you. Why is the polidcle sys
tem ot many councils defective and uniform?
ecause those in power are attentive in
i training up only successors that are like
i themselves, whose likeness is their mislor
j tune.
j ‘ Aspire to the first employments, but do
not aim at being a favorite. That is ac
quired with difficulty, preserved with anx
iety and lost with d spaii . The disgrace
j would [>e supportab e, could one comfort
lumseli in the bosom a friend.
L>:t not the first faults <iis mrage you ;
[ hoi- the hrst .misfortunes deject you. In
>outh all faults are -essons, and ah misfor
tunes mc resources.
' U 'not dispi-e (he sue .-ssful ; but ne
ver contribute to the cefei.ee that is paid
him. 1
Talents, wealth, and emp'oyments,
give preiendons to esteem ; but virtue alone
gives a right to it.
“ ti . ct eßte «»*! but do not be eager to
spread your reputation : The more it is dif
fused, the more problematicle it becomes ;
notlung is so prejudicial to one’s fortune a,
o one*# honor and refutation into
question.
l ake care of falling into the madness
0 Projects ; Never form any yourself and
make your advantage of those that are intro
duced by others.
If you are obliged to choose, keep fair
lather with a fool than a man of sense. At
court, stupidity is more mischievous than
m.n.ce. Nothing is more ingenious than an
exusp rated fool.
Never make yourself enemies and es
pecmlly timorous enemies.
Ai court, merit rises by cringing, and
incapacity by impudence. Cringe, there
foie, wiih a little impudence.
“ Be always on your guard against a per
son whom you know guilty of a known villa
ny. 1 lie ueart of a man can no more be
changed than his complexion.
I" whatever situation you are, behave
with infinite circumspection towards every
thing that is only a courtier. Ido not know 1
any thing more dangerous than an idle per
son who desires to make himself formidable. '
* G<) not 'b’sire to be promoted before you
become a man of consequence. Persuade
the public that whilst you can set no bounds !
on your services, you can without difficulty !
unit your ambition. May you, my son, be
hap; y, and a man of honor, an esteemed'
courtier, and an estimable citizen.”
DE PALAJOS. |
hrmn the Albany Democrat. \
ECONOMICAL and safe travelling.
Steam low boat*, and a passage to New-York in 24 hours lor a
Dollar—huzza .'
A new era has commenced in our steam- I
boat history. This morning arrived opposite
to tins city the steamboat Henry Eckfonl,
with two large boats in tow from New-York. I
They were only partially loaded, and made ;
their passage in 23 hours, and passed thro’ .
the lock into the basin : it will probably re
quire, on the average, 24 hours, or one-fourth
more time, to make a passage with loaded
boats, than steam passage boats.
These boats are substantially built in the i
manner of Albany Sloops, each 80 tons bur- s
then, and in all respects like them,carrying 1
chant cables and windlasses, with the excep- i
tion of masts, and will draw about five feet i
water fully loaded. They contain two cabins i
tor passengers at a dollar a head. Sis boats i
are newly constructed on the same plan; i
the steamboat will take up two, which are I
left to load, the same day she takes down (
iwo loaded, and returns from New-York to i
Aliiany, so as to tie all the time in motion.
1 Inis .Mr. Sullivan’s dreams are already
realized, on this subject, to their lull extent; i
although exposed to ridicule, and even per il
seen i ion, the common laeof all projectors:!
we c.iii now say, a- is usual.y said ~i these
occasions— ffho could have thought it t \
i- Superficial projectors are often wild and
I- visionary, and make themselves ridiculous; «
i, yet men of genius and learning project or i
b, rather calculate causes and effects, in the
i- march of a peculiar cast of mind, in un
trodden paths, throwing themselves in the
e gap of public opinion, and placing their re
!B potations at hazard. Such men deserve at
e least the respectful and patient attention'ot
i. a magnanimous community. Now I will ,
hazard a prediction, that, within the short
space of five years, not a mast will be seen
within the borders of this State, on our ri
vers and lakes, belonging to a citizen there
_ of.
It would be easy to enlarge upon this arti
e cle in demonstrations of the fact, but, as it ,
will require a small stretch of forecast to
d demonstrate that position, I shall rest the ,
subject to every man’s reflection. As it has
it often been predicted that a passage from
e New-York to Albany would, at some peri-
I'd, be reduced to one dollar—we should not
be surprized that a period will also arrive ]
. when they will go fur nothing and a good
dinner in the bargain.
There can be no doubt that steam tow
. boats will be immediately introduced on
0 Eake Champlain which is equally adapted to ,
e B, at cheap mode of transportation as the ,
1 Hudson River, and 'hat Iron can then be (
.[delivered from Port Kent to New-York, for j
j three dollars a ton, which, added to the tariff,)
s and the extraordinary demand and high j)
j price of Iron, and the peculiar excellence of )
. of the Peru Iron ; those beds will be more
( precious to this State than mines of Silver. ,
r <
* J
, Nkw-York, April 30. 1
FROM FRANCE.
The packet ship Edward Quesnel, from c
( Havre, has brought letters from (hat place J
ol the Istinst. and Paris papers to the 31st ?
March. Their contents are unimportant.
, I l' e accounts from Constantinople are*
t -contradictory. In one it is said that Iran- c
quill) ty had been restored ;in another, that c
. ll > alarm and disquietude was so general a
J **s* induce the Grand Seignor to remove 11
jhis treasures from the capital. Intelligence I
jhad reached the Turkish government that
jthe Gieeks had got possession of the out- *
Ii works of Patras. There can be no doubt !
I that the gairison capitulated on the Gth of 1
February. The emperor Alexander, was 11
’ expected in Bessarabia in the month of A- 8
pril, to review his troops on the frontiers of "
Turkey. 0
’ It was again reported that Russia contin- *=
. l,e( l opposed to allowing the Greeks to form 1
’ a constitution tor tin mselvcs, and, contrary °
| to the wishes of Great Britain, had renew- ”
ed the proposal to ch-m»e «. sovereign foi this
gallant people among the princes of Eu- '
' lo P e * \
A number of families in Spain were a- i
bout.to embark sot England and France, to ,
avoid tlie oppressive measures of the govern- * l
went. According to report, 6 regiments
of infantry, 2 of cavalry, and 2 bittallions
ot artillery, were to leave Corunna, Saragos
sa, and Vittorio, on the Ist of April, on their f
return to France. It is also said that two p
Swiss regiments at Madrid were to return.(
An account was published in the Madrid' 3
Gazette, said to have been derived from **
Capt. Smith, of the schooner General Jack- f,
son, at St. Sebastians, from Baltimore, that
Bolivar was surrounded in Peru by 20,000
Royalist troops. Capt. S. afterwards pub- “
liclv denied that he ever communicated any
such report. Spain was infested in many u
places by bauds of robbers, who committed! Mt
great excesses. ' L t
The Pope had declined the honor of "
crowning the king of France, unless Charles
agreed to restore the ancient city of Avig-| *
nun to the Church. The Rothchilds arc'' 1 *
said to have negotiated for the monopoly of of
salt in France. The Marquis de Bon nay,
Peer of France, and governor of tlie castle ,
of Fontainbleau, recently died in France. 'u
A large Monkey was performing in one of * p j
the theatres to crowded houses. Jacko was
engaged to support a principal character in
melo-drama. He also performed tragedy,:
in which “ he saves the lives of the son and nu
wife of his master, besides his footman, and
is finally killed amidst the tears and sensi
bilities of the audience.” The theatre at
Weimar was burnt down on the 21st March.! 1 11* 1
The village near Dole had been destroyedi ni
by fire ; lit) houses were burnt. The Ne- s *
apoliian government bad published a de- P*
cree of amnesty, with a few political excep-
tions. ai
From the Paris Journal dcs Debats, Ma rch 21. C«
The state of Europe is remarkable. A 1(1
short time ago, a word from England shook j t!
it to its center —now it is alarmed by the J
silence ot Russia. The alliance of crowned
heads,which the revolutions of Spain had ce- e<
mented, seems to dissolve before those pow- Sl
erful opposing interests which follow subdued sl
j revolutions. The independence of Greece, the
independence of Brazil, the independence ol
all the world, is the subject of debate in the fit
Councils of Kings, & may soon be contested
on the Held ol battle. Different interests & cs
the different Powers seem, after a truce of I"
I ten years, preparing for a new contest. The st
Universe is in Labour; what will it bring ev
tortb? The future will soon show. We |,e
have not hitherto endeavoured to prv int<
'its mysteries. It is enough to recollect i
Lm-.l Liverpool lately said peace will not k
be eternal. Due tiling is plain, that eve f v ps
State is fortifying its frontiers or strength*
ening its institutions, to enable it to influ
ence the decisions of fortune.
Havre, April 1.
Referring to our last of the 25th ult. we,
now submit to your perusal our monthly
statement of the cotton trade in this place,
by which you will notice that the stock of
all sorts is reduced to 9931 bales. The
quantity in the interior must also be triflings
the dealers in consequence of the high prfv
ces, having bought sparingly and only for
immediate wants. The accounts from Eng
land continue favorable, and yesterday again,
about 1200 bales Louisiana were purchased
at 37 to 40s, and added by the English
speculators to their present stock, so that
they now are in possession of full two-thirds
of the cottons in the market, and remain
masters of the field. The easterly winds
prevent arrivals. The vessels expected,
will come in all at once, and may have a
momentary effect on the prices, but cannot
be of long duration, as the quantities expec
ted are smaller than usual.
We now quote uplands at 35. i a 37»
Louisiana, 38 to 42; sea islands, sf.
Owing to the failure in Paris of a large
dealer in ashes, who had almost 1200 bbls.
which were forced on the market, they are
on the decline. Pots have been 4Sf 25c. }
pearls. 43f 50c. Rice has been considera
bly inquired for, and all that has arrived has
been sold at36fand more would, no doubt,
bring the same price.
Coffee, St. Domingo, 25? in bond. Ha
vana sugar, brown, 40 a42f; white*, 50 a
55f.
FROM LIVERPOOL.
Owing to the late hour at which the let*
ters by the Sakina, from Liverpool yester
day reached the Post Office, we were not
able to give any private information as to
maikets. Since then it has been ascertained
that cottons were in active demand at in
creased prices, (for particulars whereof we
refer to our commercial record) ami that
grain was dull from the report that the corn
laws were to be repealed, or essentially mo
dified. If, as our correspondent communi*.
cates the report, Mr. Curwen, the great
champion of the country gentlemen and
agricultural monoply, is to introduce any
motion for such a,purpose, it will certainly
prevail; for it is not to be doubted a mo
ment, that a ministry entertaining such
sound and rational views on all questions of
political economy as the present one in
Great Britain, has only been deterred from
moving itself in this business, by apprehen
sion of being deserted by the country gentle
men. The repeal of these unreasonable and
oppressive laws, is indeed alone wanting to
give security and effect to the vast steps al*
ready made in that country towards shaking
off the shackles of old and rivetted systems
of restrict ion. Nor are the friends of free
trade idle ; petitions have been sent in from
various commercial and ftianufacturing dis
tricts, soliciting a repeal of the corn laws.
And if Mr. Curwen and other agriculturists
nave been satisfied of the expediency of such
i measure, it can hardly fail.
We are not aware, however, of any im
mediate pecuniary benefit to be derived to
this country from a repeal of the corn laws—-
seeing (hat agricultural produce is about as
ow in Europe as here. Portland, France,
the Netherlands, not to advert to the gram
mes of Egypt, can all furnish the British
market as cheaply as we could, and their
greater proximity will give them theadvan*
age of early information and prompt supply.
LI VERPOOL, March 5>9, Evening.
The sales of Cotton in this market the last three days i>re as*-
at tained this evening to have amounted to *29366 bale* of all
i>rt»—ol which 15,2*21 were American, viz:
IJOB3 Uplands—233 at 1 1 7-8, 13d a 13, 875 at 13 1-2, 175
3 5-8. 1278 at 13 3-4, 65 at 13 7-8. 1311 ai 14, 85, at 14 1-8, 741 at
4 1-4, 2319 at 1 I 1-2, 287 -.t 14 5-8, 983 at 14 3-4, 1117 ut 15 71*
I 15 1-1, 898 at 15 1-2, HO at 15 3-4, 372 at 16.
1649 Orle ms—3ft at 13 7-8 20 at 14. 39 ut 14 1-2,287 ut 15,110
I 15 1-1, 03 at 15 3-8. 94 at 15 j-2. 258 ut 15 3-4, 317 at 16, 134
t Id 1-4. 17 i at 16 1-2. 53 at 16 3 4, 50 at 13
1415 IV nnessces—l3o at 13 7-0, 150 at 14, 30 at 14 1-4, 50 14
-U, 359 at 14 1-2. 227 at 14 3-4, 40 at |4 7-8, 234 at 15, 170 at 16
-2, 25 at 15 3-4.
30 White Sea Islands—lo at 3s, 20 at 3s 3d :64 Stained do. 16
204.
Which if the former estimates were correct made the business
f to-day from 5000 to 7000 bag's at a further advance of about I-4d
i Uplands, Orleans and Tennessee*, and 1-2 in Brazils. I7d is
*id to have been refused to-day for Uplands.
The sales here during the Inst six days have been unprecedent
dly la‘ije, ex •ceding* 60,000 bags of .ill sorts which in quantity
i nearly if not quite 3-4lhs of all the Cotton in this port, and
Deculators are now more sangjine than ever that prices must yet
dvance considerably. 3
Other articles of Amoricnn Produce are very dull of sale and
rices remain without alteration.
P. S. 8 o'clock , P. M. — Since the arrival of the evening’s mail
•om Manchester, several thousand bags of Cotton have been
>ld at a further advance of 1-2 per lb. upon the prices ol tbifl
lorning.
Nkw-York, May 2.
WRECK—The ship reported in Samr
lay s paper, as being ashore eight miles
mrth of Barnegat, proves to be the packet
hip FRANKLIN, Capt. Munro, from this
>ort for Charleston. She got ashore last
tVedresday night in the fog. Passengers*
nd crew saved ; vessel gone to pieces and
;argo drifted to sea, most of which will b«
ost. Several small vessels were fishing for
he cargo, some of which had been picked up.
Arrived sloop Delaware, Painter, 5 days
i-om Cape Henlopen. On Saturday, pick
d up a bale of Hour mats marked T. H S.
upposed to have floated from the above
hip. r Gazette
STEAM-BOAT DISASTERS.
The steam-Boat Olivet Ellsworth, on her
'assage I coin Hartford, during a thick fog
n Thursday night, struck on a rock, which
aused het to leak so badly, that she was
rudently put ashore. The leak was soon
topped. She arrived here on Saturday
veiling, and will proceed to-morrow on her
egular trips. [/Mrf.
From New-Orleans. —By the ship WiU
mi, in the unprecedented passage of to
avs from New-Orleans, we have received
apers to the evening of the 19th ult.