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TEUM THE «*TI#»AE I«*tlI*EI»V»- J)on Luis de Tail's Memoir. A translation «'f the “ memoir upon the UMoMtions between Spam and the United States of America, which led to the treat> of 1819 ” ha* just been pnt> ished jn this ci te from the pen of Dr. Wat kina, in whose character and abilities we have a satisfactory pledge of the fidelity and accuracy of the translation. . . . We have looked over this work, m the expectation of finding it full of the sophisms of diplomacy, and very unreserved in the frankness of tin- author’s views of the Uni ted States. We have not been disappoint ed. It is both the one and the other. Os the character of our people, and their be setting foibles, he speaks with unsparing se verity, and with more freedom, we think, than sincerity. Os our institutions, and of our resources, he has given as flattering a view as could be expected from a represen tative of monarchy, who has no longer a mo tive for deceptive language, or mental re servation, in respect to us ; it being per fectly evident, from the whole tenor of the memoir, that Don Luis Ua Onis has not the least expectation of ever revisiting the U. State* in * public capacity. Os the policy of our government, he has furnished such a distorted view as suited the purpose lor which he wrote, which was by apropos sug gestions, to induce the Cortes of Spain to ratify the treaty of 1819,'he necessary as sent to which had been, and was at the date of the memoir, withheld by tlie king ot Spain. rue character of the hook is well describ ed to the following extract from the trans lator's preface: “ The reader of the following pages will soon find rea-on to pronounce them a most extraordinaiy production ; he will perceive that they contain a singular mixture of the veriest slander, and the most extravagant eulogy, of our country and countrymen, that was rvrr heaped upon them by loe or friend. The double object which the author had in view 'ed him, of necessity, into many con tnv'ictions ami absurdities. He had been accused ot sul'yiug the dignity of bis royal ina-ier, a id woiindi >g the interests ol 'lni nation, by a disgraceful treaty; and this charge naturally invo'ved the suspicion, that he had been influenced in his negotiation either by fear or partiality for the Americans. In c inhaling this two fold accusation, it was important that he should show the political and physical strength of the United States, in its utmosi magnitude ; that he should de monstrate the impossibility of defending the Spanish provinces in America from the am bitious grasp of this colusssl power; and that he should draw such a picture of the people as might lead to the inference that con'empt rather than admiration or dread, supplied him of the coloring. It will he seen, from the ingenuity with which lie lias mmageti Ins arguments, that Don Lius de Dins was a wily politician, a master of the diplomaticart ; and, however illusive some of hi* reasoning mav appear, there arc ('tong ground* to believe that the Spanish Cories were influenced by it to consent to the ratification i f his treaty, and that his main object was thus accomplished.” The memoir coinmenoes with a history of the Don's diplomatic re-ideoce in the Umted States, from the year 1809 to the year 1819 : of his arrival here, the refusal of our gu vernmen' to receive him, and his vigilance and faithful services nevertheless. It then takes a view of the territories ot the United State*; nt their population ; of the causes of the rapid Increase of population, and of the public snd individual wealth of these statra, of our relations with the Indians on our borders ; of the agricttltu e, manufacto ries, und industry of the United States ; of their commerce ; of their military force, which lie scandalously depreciates ; of the navy ; ol the national revenue; of our in ternal policy ; of one political system, and the relations of the United Slates with the different powers of the globe. The me moir then concludes with a brief account of th • negotiation, amt of the motives which induced him to close it as he did, the duke ot AUg hi’* grants in Florida to the contra ry notwithstanding. The statistical pari of the work shews that Mr. De Onis was not idle or on observing during his sojurn here, though many ot Itis statements and argu ments arc founded on erroueous or defec tive data. U remains for us to give an extract or two from the work. The first is his portrait of the people of the United States, not very fl.i leriug certainly ; yM in which, mangre its frightful daubing mid hideous colors, one can plainly discover some old trails of re semblance to those who sat for the like lo ss : •“ This peopl* however, do not appear ca pabla of raising themselves to that colossal roatness to which they aspire, nor to any . .hand listing glory. A compound of in d.viduala of various nations, they have no •;uo national character; and devoted to , mmcrcc and speculation, interest is their i ml. They carried with them lo the de v-n» of North America the corruption and i xices of the most deg-nerate people in K. ir pe ; and this corruption and these vi ets have met with no barriers in a country w'.ere all are free, and where htxiry un<l iutiuiuMe lAir»( of gold art the predominant panien* : extreme egoliim, u twice, and oth tr tin dnf pauiont, tUottntpuish die charm ter ts the Amrrico’U Their man era, in general, resemble those of the English, though hey are a w»>» accompanied with a certain rus ticity, and a provoking arrogance, tlm par ticulars them. I’he inhabit*: t* of the U. Slat - are dc eemledfur the most part from Ei.rUth /«»)<!<*, and although a mui’tuule of individuals from other nations are incor porated u* their population, the un*hmamti is a'wat s prevalent. Ihe Institution* of tlte cnuilirv. copied clueth from thus-of Eng land tne umit laws ter the administration oi justice in civil and ciimtnal case*; the sauc language, the same enthusiasm tor commerce, and the same spirit id domma turn and pride, render the two people very similar.—FSe Anglo- American looks upon cverv nation with disdain or contempt, ad miring 'he English onlv, and making it a glo ry to draw hi- origin from her. Hut their Situation at the head of the new world, with om rivals to impede or restra n their march ; an immense and varied surface nf territory ; their rapid and astonishing progress in popu la'ton, the arts and industry; the brilliant aeries of tfieir prosperity ; the powerfu success of their arms in the iate war against Great Britain ; and the respect which they fancy they have inspired in 'he principa powers of Europe, have raised their vanity to an extreme, of which it is scarcely potst ble to form an idea. They consider them superior 'o the rest of mankind, and look upon their republic ss the only estab isliiiieut upon earth, founded upon a grand aid solid basis, embellished by wisdom and destined one day to become the most sub ome colossus of human power, and the won derof the universe. It U not only in the mouth, of enthusiasts °r demagogues, who se< k lo inflame the imaginations of the mob witti seductive and exalted ideas, that this language is heard ; it resounds trim every side— The works of all the Anglo-Ameri can writers are streweil with these haughty sentiment*, these brilliant predictions, sug gested by an overweening vanity, then public monuments attest the excess of this pride and ostentatious confidence. flic house in which congress hold their sessions, they call the capital ,■ a little rivulet near it about three yards wide and a fourth deep, they denominate the Tiber. Many o( the meanest settlements have the names ol the mdst celebrated cities of Greece ami Rome. • Every thing breathes extreme affectation and vanity in the U. Slates; but the sensi ble man, who examines things w ith imparti ality and profound reflection, cannot hut foresee the ruin of these states, in the blind impetuosity of their ambition, and the ex cess of their pride.” We have the following, as a fair sample of those parts of the work in which reluctant justice is done to us ; “ Their fleet is every day receiving aug mentation, and is already upon a respectable ami brilliant footing. The Anglo-American sailors, if they do not exceed the English in skill or courage, like them possess the pro foundest knowledge of naval tactics, and great experience in every thing that' can contribute to a favorable result in naval ac tions. It is true, hitherto, they have had no action*, except of ship to ship, and with small divisions on the lakes, but in all they have manifested great skill an# great brave rr. When their navy shall be adapted for grand battles, they will no doubt allow the same superiority, of which the English now boast so much ; and will, perhaps, surpass them, excited as they will be by emulation, pride, and that fierceness of enthusiasm which a republican spirit inspires. Every thing is well organized in their marine : the vessels are of excellent, construction, perfectly titteil and armed : a rigorous discipline, due subor dination, and the best oider'are observed in them. —There is no instance ot an Anglo- American commander or officer having tal . tered in his duty, or of bis having failed to support, even in the most difficult extremi ties, the honor of Iris flag: an officer who should conduct liimsell in any other manner, would not only be punished with severity, but It s name would be forever loaded with infamy, and abandoned to public execration. These are the principles which make an ar tnv or a n»vy formidable ; without them, no matter how many soldiers or ships a state may have, it must not flatter itself that it has an army ora navy ; it may spend immense sums to support these two bodies, which are the pillars of national defence, but it will ex perience nothing but disasters, defeats, ami losses, when the necessity for employing them shall arrive.” We conclude with the following extracts, the perusal of which made us feel unusually serious, vihy, we leave the reader to explain. “ I cannot conclude my observations upon the country and population of the United States without saying something of the In dians, or aboriginals, still remain-ug in them. A consult rab'e number of the Iroquois are yet to be met within the state of New-York and in the estertt part ol Long Island ; but tin y are all miserable wretches, in nothfng resembling their ancestors, whose character is said to have been so bold, warlike and ferocious. lii the states of Tennessee and I Mississippi, the nation or tribe of Clierokees i exist, in Georgia, the Creek*, in Mississippi, the Cltickasaws and Choctaws; in the state of Indiana and territory of Michigan, a few savage hordes of the nation or tribe ot Chip pewav s are to be found; and others to occupy various points, to the north cast of Illinois and east of Lake Michigan. They are all wretch ed, and gradually becoming extinct. Their whole number will amoii it at most to 50' or 60.000. Those who live within the Span ish dominions, contiguous to the United States, comprise various trbe*, some of them sufficiently numerous, but they are gradually diminishing, snd abandoning the country to the Americans, •* Although the federal government boasts of the tenderness and pliilanthropliy with which it treats them, it cannot but be ob served, that what ever may be its disposi tion to cherish sentiments eo becoming to the present age, ami all free countries uke that of America, the fact is, that the Indians are daily despoiled of their lands by pur chases, for the most part fraudulent, or by treaties but little equitable, as well as by force of arms. It frequently happens, that the settlers established on the frontier or near the lands of the Indians, make incur sions into them, and rob them of theii cattle, and of every thing upon which they can lay their hands. They complain to the gov ernors ami authorities of their re-pective states or territory, and in many casus to the federal government; but justice is not al ways done to them, nor any satisfaction giv en. A series of these outrages a length wea ries their patience, and, when they find a fit opportunity, they take vengeance into their I own hands, attack those who enter theii grounds to lav them waste or drive off their ! cattle, and either murder them or some ; times pursue them beyond the frontier, com mitting reprisal upon the American posses sions, with the ferocity belonging to their nature. When either of these events hap pens, the cry of alarm ami indignation re sounds through >ut the whole United S afr . 1 and tne government sends an army to cha- I tise the Indians. “ Such is the motive or apparent cans of the deadly and exterminating wars whies have been hitherto waged against these u happy beings.— The government alnavs en tt lists the conduct of them to impetuous gen era!*, who, suffering themselves to be ca ned away hv a passion for war, even to ti overwhelming in ruin these almost defenct less amt wretched a >. rigmals, pursue the' with fire and sword, burn their miserab cabins, and put to destruction all who ai not s- 1 fortunate as to escape to distant fores or inaccessible mountain*. “ At the end ot the campaign, a treaty entered into with ihe untortunate victim who have survive,hhe extermination of the tribe ; and n tin* the gi eater and better par t of their land is adjudged to the United Stat who arc thu* successively getting rid of thes neighbors, and possessing themselves of th countries which they occupy,” On the whole, none can read this tract o 152 pages w u hwut amusement, and few with -1 •ut instruction. FROM THE NF.W-YORK ADEFRTIfjF.R. We have received several short extracts from the Journal of an American, who was at Naples in the month of January last, and as terwardson his way from Home to Florence, passed through the detachment of Austrian forces on their way to the Neapolitan do minions. While at Naples, he had oppor tunity to witness the shew of preparation that was made by the inhabitants for the de fence of their constitution, and the indepen dence of their country. It would seem that they must have had a sad want of the true zeal of patriotism, and of that spirit »nd en ergy which are calculated to resist with force and elFect such an outrageous attack upon the liberties of their country, to render it so apparent to a stranger, who had been but a sliort time in their capital, and was imper fectly acquainted with their language. The tact mentioned of the large English and French naval force, at that time, in the bay Os Naples, has not been mentioned in any account of the state of things there that we have met with ; of course we are not ac quainted with the object of their assembling at that particular juncture. Ii seems hardly possible that it should have been entirely ac cidental. When I arrived at Naples, the Constitu tion had been proclaimed, and the King had just sailed for Leghorn, leaving the Prince Ferdinand Regent. I presume no mere tra veller, during a short stay in that city, ever was disposed to give a very favourable opin ion ol the character of the people from such opportunities as he may be supposed likely to enjoy forjudging of it. The lower class es invariably appear to him miserably poor and dishonest, and the higher extremely immoral. It would be difficult for an Ame rican, who had seen only his own country, to imagine their apparent want of all the qualities that he would consider absolutely necessary to make a tolerable state ot socie ty. No one would hesitate to say, that they must he ignorant of what is meant by the freedom for which they were apparently preparing to contend, nor to declare, that if the Spanish Constitution could avail to make Neapolitans freemen in sentiment, it must contain something magical in its com position. It is perhaps Worth the experi ment, and as the nation seem prepared to defend to the last the ground they have ta ken, let them g<> on ; and if they succeed, and ever actually come to the enjoyment of i the blessings of a free people, no nation on the earth need to despair of success in fol lowing their example. No nation could ever undertake it under more discouraging circumstances —for at this time England was expected by the Neapolitans to join all Europe against them, and fifteen or twenty English and French ships of the line and frigates were at anchor in the bay ot Na ples. These ships, though they came in one or two at a time —and no particular ob ject was stated (or their assembling here— could not be supp> sed to have come by mere accident, particularly at such a critical junc ture. The National Guard which had just been organ zed, appeared very well at a review and hailed tlie Regent with loud vivas as he rode through the lines. His brother, l*rmce Leopold, and the families of them both, were in the procession. Leopold married a daughter of the Emperor of Austria, and was with some reason regarded as being un friendly to the revolution, lie was obliged, however, to be present, anti to hear the sol diers and the crowds cry 1 Lung live the Prince and the Constitution !' while they were stimulated to it by men running along behind the lines, so as to keep pace with the coaches, crying viva f viva f as they ran. The Guard afterwards marched along before the Palace, saluting the I’r.nce, who stood in the glass gallery. The soldiers ap. peareJ very well on this occasion, except that they seemed too finely dressed for a new body of men raised in haste for the de fence of the country itself On all other oc casions too they were talkative and noisy. The Trattorias or public eating-lmu-.es were often crowded with them and there their manners were quite disgusting to every one who had hoped to find them ready to draw their swords with cool determined resolu lion, for they were wasting their strength in talking about war. On the way to Rome, I found with stir prise tnc passes through the different ranges of mountains near Fomli quite unoccupied, although at that time an Austrian army was said to be on its march. In one place, par ticularly, where a small battery, which had been erected at some lormer time, and Iro n the nature of the ground might sweep'.he road down a gentle hill for a mile and a half, was now undergoing some repair, for two men were turning over the stones, and seem ed to be preparing it to mount a couple of cannon. ITte celebrated piss of Terracino is extremely well calculated for defence, the road Having been cut along the side of a high, impassable mountain, wasnedby the sea; yet no preparations were making for its defence. Though the Neapolitans are not very po pular lit Ko ne, they found some friends to t.ie steps thsy had taken, if any conclusion might be so-med from the dissatisfied looks with which many read the Pope’s proclaina turn in which be declared that lie ha I given | leave to the Austrian army to pass through the states of the Church. A report was once circulated which gained some credit, that insurrections had been made in three places at onse; audit was admitted that there were many Carbonari, not these alone, but liroughout all Italy, and even among the Austrians themselves. It is understood, hat a vessel was kept for some time at Civi i Vtcehia, at the mouth of the fiber, to re cite the Pope, if he should judge it dan gerous to remain in his own dominions, and one evening when an alarm was spread that ie Neapolitans had already crossed the mundane*, and were advancing towards .tome, there is no d übt that his horses . ere led out to convey him thither without ss of time. On the 26th of February, I left Rome and ravelled very leisurely seven days on the oad to Florence through Terni. file whole a ay was crowded w ith a division of the Aus nan army, then on their march. It was ne cessary only to have a passport signed by the j Austrian ambassador at Rome, to travel a nong litem without any other interruption inn was occasionally caused hy the road mg filled with soldiers or wagons, and no iher inconvenience than crowded inns, and 1 i scarcity of provisions. The soldiers were out, strong, uardy looking men, and were veil disciplined. In many respects they irmed a striking contrast to the Italians.— ieir dresses, though good, were very plain, nth barely enough of military ornaments to hstinguish the officers from each other. The ddiers bad little else to denote their pro esMon beside '.heir arms, as if their repu'a * tii’Ti were not to depend on cocked--* and bright button*. In this part of Italy there are many small walled towns, through a vast number of which the great road passes.— They are almost without exception very Wretched, the houses being eXTemely old, and crowded close together in narrow oirty streets. A new bouse is not to be seen j and every thing shows that the inhabitants leao the same miserable life, without any variety, from age to age. In common circumstances, nothing can appear more dismal than a walkthrough an Italian village. The few inhabitants you s* e are beggars, cr some thing not much better; the houses, which are usually of two stories, have no glass in their small inconvenient windows, and but a tew pieces of ancient furniture in their pro portionally small and not less inconvenient rooms. In some places are to be seen large expensive buildings, but they are much bel ter calculated to give impressions of the wealth than the taste of their builders, and make the poverty and misery ot every thing else more striking. At that time, however, the appearance of things was much changed. We hardly pass ed through a single town which was not lull of Austrian soldiers. The officers were quartered in the inns and the most commo uiuus private houses, while the soldiers were crammed into large unoccupied buildings, and many were ottenobliged to encamp out side the walls. Small shops w ere opened to supply them with bread, cheese, sausages, and wine, yet such numbers had already poured in, and such crowds were yet to come, that a famine seemed the inevitable ConSe- j quence. I never witnessed a single instance i of riot, nay not even a dispute, on any occa- j sion, though we were among them six days, ; and saw them under all circumstances. — 1 Their sentinels were aiways posted at the . gates of the towns which they occupied, and our passports were shewn to them. The inns were crowded with officers, and the sta bles with their horses and servants: but eve ry thing was still during the night, and the innkeepers said they were well paid. When ever we met bodies ot soldiers on the march, or their long lines of heavy baggage and am munition of wagons, we found ttie officers disposed to accommodate us as much as possi- j ble ; and smail numbers of men, and even , single (jnes, whom I occasionally saw while . walking among the mountains, often wished j me good morning, or good evening, in their ! rougii language. Some had their wives a- I long with them, who were to be seen walk ing with their husbands in good w eather, or mounted on a wag.m or a horse when it rained, muffled in their large gray great coals with canteens slung over their shoul ders, and perhaps with the face of a little | German child peeping out through the folds. How the Austrians regarded the war in ; which they were about to engage, I had no > opportunity to learn. They looked, how- ! ever, as if they had never formed an onin- j ion concerning it, and appeared as if they would give themselves little trouble on such ! a subject, but seemed prepared by habit to | obey their officers, whatever commands they should issue. I never heard, as 1 recollect, a single officer or soldier speak of Naples or Neapolitans ; and indeed they all spoke very little, except that the officers would sometimes throw off their habitual tacitur nity when the day's march was over, and they found themselves collected at a eomlor table supper table. FROM THE CONNECTICUT MIRROR. There is now living or. the Island of Wao hoo in the Pacific Ocean a black man named Anthony Allen, from Schenectady in the State of New-York. We have thought th following account of him, which ive copy from the manuscript journal of Mrs. Bingham, would be interesting to those whose atten tion is turned to the subject of the Mission to the Sandwich Islands. It shows that the inhabitants of those islands, possessing a pro ductive soil and one of the finest climates or the globe, only need the benefits of civiliza tion and the consolations of religion, to make them independent and happy. “Yesterday we made our visit at Mr. A1 len's. He has a native wife and two pretty children, the eldest of whom he has taught its letters.—He has been very kind in send ing us potatoes, squashes, &c.—every morn ing two bottles of goats milk, and as often as once in two weeks a goat or kid neatly dress ed, besides many other articles of food. Ill lives so far from us that we cannot benefi his family as we wish. I’he distance is abou two miles. To avoid walking in the heat we made ourselves ready by ten, locked u. our houses and set off. A multitude had as sembled by the time we were at the gate to attend us. Our little hand cart which w<.- brougbt from Boston, the only wheels on the Island, served asa carriage for those to whom the w«lk might prove too great. It was a easy matter to get it drawn by the natives, shifting stage as often as we pleased. Whe we arrived at Mr. A’s. territories (which were a large inclosure surrounded by a high fence of polos, put into the ground after th native style) we found him at his gate, wad ing to give us a polite and cordial reception Within the enclosure were his dwelling, eat \ ing, and conking houses, besides others foi ! his numerous train of attendants. Tiler was also a well, a garden of squashes and in one part a fold containing a cow, sever.* sheep, and three hundred goats. —After set 1 ting upon his table decanters, glasses, am wine and brandy for our refreshment, h, begged to be excused while he could go and prepare dinner. Hi 3 wife, a pleasant look ing na’ive, kept hem place in a little roo adjoining upon her mats with her little ones We could talk with her but little, but in structed her in sewing and made her a gown She remained upon her mats while we went to dinner. The table was set in the Ameri can style : the first course was what we call pot or sea pie, well prepared ; that reinov ed, boiled pork, and f owls, cokl meat and far row-cakes ; then baked pig, afterwards, pud ding, ending with wine and melons. This I was not missionary fare. All was neatly i cooked and in order. We endeavored to j make the afternoon as profitable as vre j i could. He expected to have had his chil- j . dren baptized, but Mr. H. had sent him * ■ letter upon the subject the night before, and j now by conversing with him alotie, satisfied : his mind that something move was necessary j before his children cnuld be thus given up to j j God. At the close of the afternoon, v,*e had served up to us in china cups, good coffee and fried cakes. We then, with a present of pork in our little cart, set off for home. Our walk home was pleasant. The company ; out-travelled us and left Mr. U. and myself J quite behind and alone. While on the plain f back of the village, a large company of na- ! tives approached, us. At the first moment, j womanish fear said, there is a heathen hand approaching us, ami *ve arc s; i alone. When the train reached us, we found it was headed by Capt. Joe, a native, who commands one ot the king’s schooner’i. He came up with eagerness to Mr. B. whom he seems to love, and shaking hands very hearti ly says, “ How do you do, sir? 1 am very happy to see you, sir—such a good moon I was going to take a walk, sir.’’—-Then bid ding us good night, and telling us he should come and see us in the morning, he ieft u*. He is a pleasant youth, very active, speaks English very well, and has a most kind dis position, and 1 fondly hope his name may yet come into missionary communications, as a sharer in the blessings sent him and his nation.” Daring attempt to Murder. The editor oi the Newark (N. J.) Eagle says—“ A cold blooded and daring attempt upon the life of Mr Henry Kingsland, a res pectable citizen of Belleville, was made on W ednesday last, by his son-in-law, George Campbell, late a merchant in Mew-York, The circumstances as related to us, are near ly these — Mr. Kii.gsland, considering the in temperate habits ol his son-in-law, and about to make a disposition ot his property by will, had expressed his determination of placing that portion of it intended for Camp bell’s wife, out oflhe control of her p.-ofli gate husband. Campbell, dissatisfied with tins arrangement, immediately threatened to take Ins father-in-law's life, (doubtless in order to prevent the execution of the will) and according on Wednesday afternoon se creted himself in a thicket near the meadow ; where Mr. Kingsland was giving directions 1 to his workmen, intending, when he should I pass that way, to shoot him.—ln a tew min utes Mr. K. started lor his house, and as hp? i passed the thicket, Campbell fired, but w ith out effect : having a double barrelled gun, he advanced within about 5 paces ot Mr. Kingsland, and discharged the contents of the barrel, which entered the left arm a. bout i inches below the shoulder joint. A number of physicians were immediately sent for, and the arm was amputated at the shoulder joint, by Hr. Lee, ot this town, as sisted by Drs. John Ward of Newark, S. 1 Ward oi Ilelleviile and CollaXof Acquacka | nonk, Mr. K. is about 77 years ot age, and j we are informed by Hr. Lee, is as comforlu i blc as could be expected under existing cir ! cu.i.stances. Campbell has been arrested and is now cm.fined in the jail at HackenJ sack. We forbear remark.” Involuntary Loyalty. On Tuesday took piace ai toe Oid London I Tavern, the Anniversary Uirmer of the Na tional School Society . The Duke of York ! was in the chair supported by the Arch ; bishop ot Canterbury, the Bishops ot Lon -1 don and L.tandaif, Sir Claudius Hunter, Sir 1 Charles flower, Bic. Bic. The health of the I King was given and drank with appropr.ate ! warmth ; and the p.audits had scarcely ceas j e-.l when the toast-master announced, in a i togcl voice, as the next health, “ the Queen and the rest of the Kuyal Family.” Who shali describe the most admired disorder which ensued. Horror sat on almost every face—exclamation of honor buist from al most every tongue. At length u'grave man (Mr. Oliver Hatch) arose to still the troubled waves, —He could imagine no better mode of repairing the cruel outrage just commit ted on their ears by so dreadful a sound as the Queen, tlian by proposing iliat the com pany should again drink the health of the King, and with lour times tour. The sug gestion was complied with ; but the *torm was not yet quelled, till S-r Charles F.outer Ini upon the happy exped.ent of turning the toast-master out of the room. The luck less wight was forthwith ejected, and tran quility was restored ; but the nin th ot the evening was gone, and each guest seemed v. look upon the rest wan suspicion, as if enquiring " which of you had done this ?” It may be proper to add that tile toast-mas ter protests that he uttered nothing but what tvas set down for him : perhaps chance, who iikes now and then to play an amusing trick, had put into his hand a list of toasts intended for another occasion, London Paper. SSiMhDdaa THE Subscriber respectfully in forms bis friends and the Citi zens of Augusta, generally, that Inis St HOOL is now open (over Mr. J. Houghton’s Shoe-Stcre, four doors above the Market, South side Broody Hreet,) where lie will teach Beari ng, Writing, Arithmetic, English Urammer, Geography tjj'e. Terms made known ou application at the School Room. John P. Green. July tr. a NOTICE. I’’ 1 HE Citizens ou the tipper part of Broad Street, are notified, that the extra tax assessed on them by a Jury oflhe May ms Court, for the purpose of opening and extending ilrnari Mreet—will lie forthwith col lected igreeably to an order of Cotttt eii of the -Ith August, instant, exe cutions will issue on the t6ih instant, .against all who are in arrears for CITY-TAXES. A. Bugg, City Tax Collector. August 7 at 11 Dissolution. 'PHE Ci partneiship hitherto ex- X. isting in this place, under the 1 firm ol McKenzie Benn' ch & Com- I paiiy, is this day dissolved by mu ual ! consent. McK I’.N/.tE and Bskncch, j will attend to ail unsettled busiuess of that concei n. Thomas McDowall, McKenzie 6c Bennoch. Jturusta, July 23, 1321 7 Tot Sole, CHEAP for cash, an excellent Horse, rides well and is uuex eelled in Harness.—Enquire of the Editor, * ],•!, ft r»
