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by authority.
An act to continue in force “An «* to
protect the commerce <rf A*V_ 9**
and punish live crime of P‘r* c >* ami
riloto make further provnuo.. for,
punishment the crime of piracy.
IP it enacted hy the senate and Hnos
of Representatives of the Uni « B'*’*
offncv-xrsSS,
the first, second, thirl, at u ((
commerce of the U. suittaiiy ;
crime of piracy,” P«*«»
of March, one thousand ®'gi liejebt
nineteen! he. and the same
continued in force, fiom L ar
thin act, for the term of *V Z xl ,cb
from thence to thee* U^ MC “
fc ,on of i-.Moi.d Tint
Sec. 2. And he it m ine u „j the
fifth » ..
name i* hereby , » j )V tfie wiflHN
3SS?i^ss=.
basin, or bay, or m any »‘*‘- r tlimr „f
•scaebbs and flow*, comm or4 , 4<B()d|or
robbery, in « * «!'«" “?> * „J ptll y „f any
upon any sis the »• ‘P “ { h J c „f. such
ship or vessel, oi V' L ‘ ,£~e „ ~irate;
. SS2 K rt wthhe jw. be hrongh^or
SS! Cl Aml‘if
fiuy piratical cruize or eiiterpri/.e,, or being
oi lliuArcw or ship’s company, of any p
• ‘ Psbip or vessel, and on shore shall
commit robbery, such person or P™
ahull he judged a pirate, ami on con
•'ln, thereof before the Circuit court of
tin* United States, for the tlistrirt into
- which he shall be brought, or in
-l.all be found, shall sutler death: f rov cl
r'l •uni «■* »-.» J »»»%
(vs, alien dorhiiiittcd within the body of a
county, or authorize the courts of the 0
Stalls to try any such offenders, ; after
conviction or acquittance, for the same of-,
fence in « state court.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That,
if uuy citizen of the United States, being
of (he crew oi ship’s company of any for
eign ship or vessel engaged in the slave
trade, or any person whatever, being of
the crew or slop’s company of any ship or
tescel owned in whole or in part, or navi
gated for, or in behalf of, any citi/.cn or
citizens of the United Slates, shall land,
from any such ship or vessel, and, on any
foreign shore, seize any negro or mulatto,
not lit lit to service or labor by the laws of
cither of the states or territories of the
United .Slates, with intent to make such
gro or mulatto n slave, or shall decoy,
Dr forcibly bring or carry, or shall receive,
such negro or mulatto on board any such
Chip or vessel, with intent, as aforesaid,
such citizen or person shall be adjudged
a pirate, and. on conviction thereof be
fore the circuit court of the United States
for the district wherein he may be bro’t
• > or found, shall suffer death.
See. 5, And be it further enacted,
being ol the shijf s cfe(v Os e'o.upfifty* «,
uuy foreign ship or vessel, engaged In
the slave trade, or am person whatsoever
being oflhe crew or ship’s company of
Buy ship or vessel owned windy or in
paid, or navigated for, or in behalf of, any
citiaeli or citizens of the United Slates,
•hall fu-ccably confine* or detain, or aid
and abet in forcibly confining or detaining
on boaid such vessel or vessels, any ne
gro or mulatto,, not held to service by
the laws of either of the stales or territu
riea of the United States, with intent to
mane such negro or mulatto a slave, or
•bull on board any such ship or Vessel,
•offer pr attempt to sell, as a salve, any
_ negro or mulatto, not held in bondage as
aforesaid, or shall, on the high seas, or any
When* on tide water, transfer or deliver
over, to any other ship or vessel, any nc- ,
gro or mulatto, not held to service as ,
•aforesaid, w ith intent to ‘make such ne- ,
5 m or mulatto a slave, or shall land, or
diver on shore, from on board any such ,
ship or vessel, any such negro or mulatto, |
With intent to make sale of, or having
previously add, such a mulatto, us a slave
such citizen or person shall be adjudged
a pirate, and on conviction thereof, before
the circuit court oflhe United Stales, for
I lie district wherein he shall be brought
or found, shall sutler death. * '
11. Cl. VY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JOHN C.MU.ARD,
resident of the Senate pro lent.
■Washington, May 15, 18JJ. Approved.
I AMES MONUOE.
AN ACT authorising the Secretary of
Stale to issue Letters Patent to Henry
flurdin.
lie it enacted hy the senate and house
of representatives of the United Slates of
America in congress Assembled, That the
Secretary of Stale shall be, and he is
hereby, authorise* an required to issue
Letters Patent to Henry Hurdin, for bis
improvement in the construction of a
plough, upon bis complying with the
directions of an act, entitled, ‘An act to
promote the progress of the useful arts,
mid to repeal ihe act heretofore made for
that pm pose," and an act entitled, “An
act to extend the privilege of obtaining
Patents fur useful discoveries and inven
tions to certain persons therein mention
ed, and to enlarge and define the penal
tiesjor violating the rights of patentees,”
except so faf as the soul acts, or any .part
or parts ol them, require a residence of
two ye.ra within the United State*, i„
uko manner, in all respects, as if the said
Meni) ButyUn had rvs.deJ two years with- '
»n the tiuVed btales.
- . , L H. CLAY,
Speaker of the Hou&c of KupreseiUat’ves
JOHN GAILLAUD, 1
P pcs, dem of the Senate pro tempore.
W as.ungten, May 15, IBM-Approved.
JAMES MONROE.
A »a k£y . tbc rcli: ’ f °l‘Richard 8.
Be it enacted bv the Senate and House
<* Representative, of the United States of
Amer.ca, in Congress assembled. That
« K?. b a P *' d 10 S. Hsckley, or
t° A K cnt or Attorney, dulv authoris-
cd, out of any money in the Ts «*utj
otherwise appropriated, lh •VJ dol
thousand two hundred and «iiru.'«?
STS .evenly four cent.. Wng ** •
mount of expenses l " c * " f : bWj) V
and about the detention
States in Spam. A y
'P~**^fssssr
President of the Senate pro trmpurc
Washington, May ’
„f Representatives of the United State* «d
America, in Congress assembled, ‘hat,
die Secretary of the Treasury he, and lu
ll hereby, authorised, to pay to Ambiosc
Vai ... of the town‘of Alexandria, n» * e
nfslrict of Columbia, the sum o! Um -n
thousand three hundred and seveiit J
dollars and sixty three cents be mg t
sum awarded to be paid bmi for *J*
go of the ship Olive llranch, by t[
of Uommis»' ,nep«, under the se
article of the Treaty, of the t went oj
November, one thousand seven h.| * j
and ninety four, between the Vt ted
States and Great Mr,tarn: Proxnded, Ibe e
' i, as as much money remaining of tin
til,,. \, which, by law, was appropriated for
the pav incut oflhe awards under the said
seventh article of the said treaty or to
pay such part thereof, as the find afme
suid, remaining in the Treasury will en
able. **• CI.A 1,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JOHN GAILLARD,
Preaident oflhe Senate pro tern.
Washington, May 15. 1820.—Approved
jamks monitor.
1 , 1,. ‘
I AN ACT for the relief of persons holding
confirmed indurated claims fur lauds m
f live stale of Illinois.
j He it enacted by the Senate and House
H of Representatives of the United Hlutcs o
- America in Congress assembled, I Hat an
1 veri fjJTi/dt'l'jii'ki bfMtW’ iko, ei'in
a tie I, “An act. confirming certain claims to
lands in the Illinois Territory, amiprovid
r ing for their Jocation,” passed the six
*, tcMmtli day of April, one. til on sand eight
, hundred ami fourteen, being allowed until
. lh<* first day of November, one thousand
‘ eight hum ltd and twenty to register the
same; and the said claims shall he receiva
ble in payment for public lands within
the said reserved tract, conformably with
the provisions of the saidaas,c f , and of the
act entitled, “An act making farther pro
visions for settling claims to land in the
territory of Illinois,” passed tile twenty
sixth day of April, one thousand eight
hundred and sixteen, at any time before
the first diy of November, one thousand
eight hundred and twenty
li. CJ.AY,
Speaker of the House (A Representatives.
JOHN GAILUAKI),
President of the Senate pro tempore.
Washington, May 15,1820. Approved :
' JAMES MONUOIi.
AN ACT in addition to an art, entitled,
“An act making Appropriations for the
support of the government, fin* U K
year one thousand eight hundred and
He it (fhacred by Hie Senate and House
of Representative* of the United Slates
of America, in Congress assembled, Thai
the following sums Ireland the same is
hereby appropriated, that is to say;
For compensation granted by law to the
members of the Senate and House of
Representatives, in addition to Uie appro
pri.ition heretofore made for that object,
twenty three thousand three hundred ami
forty dollars.
For re-building the public wharf, and
repairing the public warehouses, on su,
ten Island, fifteen thousand dollars
For graduating the Capii ol Square, put
ting the grounds in order, and planting
tea within the same, two thousand dui
lars.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
the several appropriations hereinbefore
made, shall be paid out of any money in
tin: Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted That
Uie arrearages of the Department of Wat.
from the first clay of July, one thousand
eight hundred and fifteen, to the first of
July one thousand eight hundred ami sev
entern, he paid out oflhe- sum of one hun
dred and tit'.y thousand dollars already an.
propriatecl for arrearages ~riorto the first
of July, ona thousand tight hundred and
fifteen; any thing in the act c-ntitl d,
act in addition to live several acts fur the
establishment and regulation of the Treas.
ury, War, and Navy Departments,” pass,
ed tile lirsl day of May, one thousand
eight hundred and twenty,, to the con
trary notwithstanding. if CLAY,
Speaker of£tbe House of Representatives.
J UN gaILI.ARI),
President ol the Senate, pro tempore.
Washington, May 15. 183;). Approved:
* JAMES MONROE.
AN ACT to proii Jefor the building an
addilirn to the custom house now erect
ingin the city of New Orleans for the
use of Ihe District Court of the United
States for the state of Louisiana.
He it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled. That
the Secretary of the Treasury cause t-* he
built an addition to the custom boos, no v
erecting in the city of New Orleans,
wl ‘>ch shall contain rooms suitable for the
use of the District Court of the United
Mates tin* the state of Louisiana ; and
that so much of the appropriation for the
erection of custom houses and public
warehouses, as shall he sufficient for that
purpose, be, and the same is hereby de
clared to be. applicable to that object.
See 3 And be it further enacted. That
as soon ait lie said building shall be com
plcted, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall be authorised and required to cause
to bo sold, at public sale, upon such terms
and in such manner, as he shall judge to
be expedient, the house an J lot in which
the District Court is now held, and to
cause the amount for which they shall be
sold to be paid into the Treasury of the
United States. H. CLAY,
Speaker ol the House of Representatives
p • 1 . r ; ,OHN gaillard.
President of the Senate pro tempore.
w “bington, Mi *y 15,1820.—Approved:
JAMES MONROE.
AN ACT for the relief of the re J *
* prcwmtalires of Conrad La * b l l ®f‘
Uc it enacted by tlic Senate and Ho«*e
,r America in Congress assembled, Tl .
ur person authorized to tnmwct tbc h *
,u ss of the late supervisor of the Ktst
„c the state of Pennsylvania, be snd
.e is hereby, authorized and greeted 1
vise the accounts of Conrad La m, nc
•eased! late a collector of Internal Duties
tliestate aforesaid, and o ftul, ‘ JJ‘ t
settle the same, admitting, -on sufficient
vl ence all legal or equitable credits „
tot heretofore allowed or rejected y r
<;O S T?.' And he it further cn-cted. That a
, the Administrator of the amu Comad f
I aub, deceased, shal 1 be d*»»absfled with
lIC settlement and decision of /
son authorized to transact the bifincss oV
ilitf supervisor aforesaiO, he may, within
three months after such decision, appeal ,
IVorc'the same, upon such itemsui '
count as he shall spcc'ally designaU.,
stating, iu writing, bis ohjfecUdr.s to >-
decision on tiie same, to ihe accounting ,
officers of the treasury department i ami,.
Upon such appeal being.UU" T Juh
seined to the treasury depJPlraent, with
m the lime aforesaid, itshal be law till to
the accounting officers of that Depart
ment to audit and settle till same, accord
ring to the rules prescribecfiy this act, and
in such manner as the the case
may require. ......
Sec. 5 And be it furtho enacted, : .wt
I if, upon the settlement ofihe accounts as
, aforesaid, of the said Lop-ad La»h, de
ceased, it shall appear thrt he is entitled
. to further credits than lave heretofore
been received, it shall ba lawful for t w
Secretary of the Trcas.ty to allow lilt
‘ same, and credit his account therewith.
Sec. -1 And be it furiheienaclct., slut
the legal and equitable ajowance to he
made, shall not eJcceed the balance rlncii
, is due to the United Stater, nor soull any
, allowance, so ascertained be passtd to
I h s credit, unless the aihjiiiist.utor ' shall
forthwith pay such remaning bahnfce, if
. any, as shall, upon sail settlement he
", found to be due and owiig from ih\ said
II Conrad Laub.
1 11. CLAY,/
’I - • -' : ” Wulrf m'Tsen^t.ves
, President of the Senate praternpore.
- Washington, May 15, 1820 —Approved.
-: JAMES MOMIOE.
AM ACT to authorise the Gov rnor of I!-
linois to obtain certain Attracts of
Lauds iromcertain Public Oiicvs.
He it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the Uifled Slates
*»f America in Congress assembled, I’hat
it shall be t lie duly of the Register ol the
United States’ land office at Vuicenues, in
the state of Indiana, to furnish to the Go
vernor of tiie state of Illinois, when he
shall apply for the same a complete ab
stract of all the lands which have been
purchased at that office, or \yhicli may
hereafter be purchased, which lie within
the state of Illinois, designating the name
of each purchaser, and the time of mak
ing the purchase! for which he shall be
, entitled to receive, from such applicant,
at the rale of ten cents tor each separate
entry, a copy whereof is required: Pro
rided, however, That fill the expense in
curred by virtue of this act, shall be de
frayed by said stale.
Sec, 2. And be it further enacted, Tbit
it shall be the duly of the Secretary of
gWTnnr-rnr sum stale, to *<;a»fee"a“c6m
plele abstract to be made rut, for the use
d said state, ol all the military bounty
lands which have been p; tcr.tcd to tl)e
soldiers of the late army, lying within the
same, designating the name of each pa
tentee. *
11. CLAY,
opeukar ofJne House (if Representatives
JOHN GAILAKD,
President ofllie Senate pio tern.
Washington, May 15, 1820—Approved.
JAMES MONROE.
LADIES'
® m SQ
Mrs. SANDWICH,
tn
W'jJESPECTFULLY informs her friends
ami tiie public, that her Summer Scheme
commences at the SAND HILLS, on Mon
day next.
1 lie diderent Branches of a polite and
useful Education are taught—comprehen
■hng, together with the usual Elements
of an English Jiduttuti.m, (b« French Rttu
yuaye, .Music, and Plain anti Ornamental ,
.\edle Hulk.
Ur - Tiie situation is considered as health
tui and pleasant, as any in the up coun- ,
try. * 1
June 22 ts !
I
_
. HI. Subscriber can aqcummodate- a
lew Ladies and Cicutlcinvu with
BOAUD LODGING,
At this Healthy place, .luring the Summer
Month*, upon the following Reasonable
1 ems:—
I’-oard & Lodging per d»y S 1 50a >
Hy the Week : : ; ; 1 2s f "*
l!y the Month : ; ; . lOU \
Children and Servants half price. *
ransiciit custom perineal : 50
» 5 .l A
Morse Keeping pc r Nig!* ’ : SO > I
Morse Feed : : ; ° . jjJ •’
vvutvma
Os all kinds—At customary prices.
I further assure those Ladle* and fcen
llcincu who choose to call, that there shall
he wo disorder allo wed in the House, and
e'ery species of GAMING is str.etlv pro
mbtled, and every attention shall he paid
to his guests, to make every thing as a
gi eeabie as his situation will permit.
N. Durkce^
June 20 J2t
LulVoche WaVstm,
CONTINUE THE
Factorage fc? Commission
.... BUSINESS IN SAVANNAH,
Where all orders will be promptly attend
July- 7 -ts
jhronicle.
A\s6’CftTA.
Thursday jdfaiinf, June 29, 1829.
4t\\ of- •
THE Committee cf Arrangement an
nounce to the Citizens of Augusta, that
on Tuesday>e '4th of JULY, an Oration
will in commemoration ol
our-National Independence, at the Epis
copal Church, ’precisely at 12 o’clock, y
X W. BIRD, Esq -—previous to wluc.i,
the Declaration of Independence will be
read by SAMUEL A. DAILEY, Esq
The Mayo*-, Members of Council, Vo*
luntocr Companies, Officers of the Arrry,
Citizens, &'c. are invited to attend at the
Mansion-House, at | past 10 o’clock, for
the purpose of forming a procession. _
Persons w ishing tp celebrate the day by
u public dinner, are informed that a sub
scription list for this purpose is left at the
bar of the Mansion-House. They are in
vited to conic forward and Subscribe im
mediately.
Dinner will he on the table at 4 o’clock.
Tickets for admission will be had at the
Uar of the Mansion-House,
Poisoning of Food.— We have copied
from the Commercial Advertiser, an inte
resting article on this subject. Among
the many causes of disease, which sweeps
its thousands to an untimely grave in Eu
rope, the poisoning or adulteration ot
food, may be classed as one of the most
fearful and heinous magnitude. As yet,
this mercenary and murderous traffic pre
vails, we (relieve, hut inconsiderably, if al
all, in this country, Amfwe devoutly
hope that neither the corruption of socie
ty, or the necessity of the times, will evCi
present the slightest inducement to so
shameful, so monstrous a departure from
justice and humanity
We lake this opportunity of
that the Commercial Advertiser lias receiv
ed an able auxiliary in Mr. Slone. —He has
considerably advanced the commercial, po
litic;;!, and literary character of that useful
paper.
Several letters (says the New-York
Commercial Advertiser) have been pub
lished in this city, copied from London
papers, purporting to have been written
by lays, to his wife and children. A gen
tleman who came out in the Criterion,
from London, informs us. that those let
ters are all forgeries. After (he letters
were published, our informant conversed
with the wife of lugs, who declared that
her husband had not written a line to her,
since his confinement in the prison.
~001, for Venezuela, on the 27!h April.—
He was accompanied by 30 partizan offi
curs, destined to ai„ the Soulh-Americans,
Dupont’s Powder Mills.
Retract of a letter from .Messrs. Dupont
de Nimoars, & Co. dated fVHir.imrton, /;.
June 15, at ha'f past 5 o'clock, P. Jl[
“ The principle cf the general safety r{
our works, on their present plan, is now
placed beyond a doubt, by an accident,
which happened within this half hour, at
one of our pounding mills. It blew up,
but left even a part of its machinery unin
jured A small frame building for expe
riments in sifting, which was next the
pounding mill, went up with it. Our loss
is not more than from 3 or 400 dollar? •
and we add with great gratification, that
no person is hurt. In two weeks the mill
will be restored; and (he other pounding
mill being in full operation, no disappoint
incut will occur in the punctual execution
of your qrdu s lor powder.”— Prank. Guz.
Detroit, May 26.—Last Wednesday
Gov. Cass left tins place on an exploring
to.iv to Lake Superior, See. Me-is ac coni’-
pained by Captain Douglass, of the corns
ofEng.ii.ers, Lieut. Mackav, of the corps
or Artillery. Dr. Walcott, of the Indian
Department, Mr. Schoolcraft, mineralo
gist, ami three young-gentlemen, who are
citizens ol this place. The canoes (three
m number) are prop-lied bv twenty six
men with paddles, of whom ten are In.
dnuts of the Chippewa nation, ten votrn*.
eurs, or Frenchmen accustomed to "the
Indian trade, and six U. S. soldiers A
handsome U S. flag is placed in the stern
ot each canoe, The canoes are about 30
feel in length, and made of excellent
bncli bark Wc are informed thatla-irer
canoes will be taken at Mackinac, where
an additional number of troops will be at
lached to the expedition.
The departure of the expedition afford,
cd a pleasing, and to the strangers in this
place, a novel spectacle, the canoe*
were prope led against a strong wind and
current, with astonishing rapidity; the von
ngeurs regulating the strokes'of their
paddles by one of their animated row
aongs and the Lidians encouraging etch
other by shouts of exultation. On leav
Se bv th t l C ° ,,Si,lerat,e exert; °" " as
puce by th» voyageurs and Indians
,n order to take the load, and a £[!
r l , b ,? gt race was witnessed, in which
ZpXS&t&Z&S*
peculiar advantages, will be noted an d
Uie.r latitude correctly design” cd
condition and feelintrs nfiK V-- 1
W enquired u'tt?S ‘
c w lancls in the immediate vicinitv „r 1
vSS £
jcc... a strict examination will h*m„i. f (
Xr^r ,ns i
ganee,where pare copper is said lobe '
lound m considerable 4uantiti c r i
Uis believed that all the objects o fUie ;
V 1
w ni not be occompHshed be t
:
tier, we hesitate not to **y. that ,
of ibe expedition will »*■»'
short of the calculations of the most *j°' j
Domical legislator in our n
■
C ‘s , st Sunday the officer! and two dc
foments '/the 3d Infantry, winch re
cenllv arrived hero in «he steam boat.
-ys.'sSii;.-*
U-v and Lieut. Ager, ol the corps of Ai
t’dlerv, with 52 line looking rociu.ts of
(ha* corps. which we understand wul be
stationed at this post
j Zcinrt >f a Utter received at Charleston,
duU ‘ l> "itmuA, 12th June.
.« Since my Inst, pt* the Robert IMlto t,
we have had material changes. Jhe Con
stitution bus arrived in its uffipial form,
but did not excite as much intcrei* as
might have been expected, business o.
a!! d>-serrations is unusually dud ; arm .Ms
from .fl»e States are becoming q-nte iW,
which will probably cause American p 1(1 -
. diiclions to bear good prices a short lime
hence. The Planters in this l-mind are in
great distress ; their produce is low, ana
oa purchasers ;—son.e Sugar Planters
have already (ailed, and more may be ex
. nected to follow soon.—Vessels are ' cry
scarce, in fuel, no good ones can be ob
tained at pn Sent f six pounds steioing pel
ton, is readily given on Charter to Enropf,
1 and probably 'in a short time hence, will
. be higher, as most of the rich Sugar Plan
ters ai;e shipping their piodtice them
- selves, as they can find no purchasers for
s it at home. We have had a long-spell of
wet weather, Jk, expect much sick ness will
follow : it has not been near so sicklv for
ls some time past, as was expected, from
t the fevers commencing so early this spring
. —As assassinations are again becoming
L ’ frequent, few nights in a week passes,
‘ but on the morning following, dead bodies
it me exhibited to the public for the puv-
W v ..r ~Wia’.«C..cj olui-. rt v t<> inter them—
but among thejen tlif re a r e very few fo
reigtierSr I have only known nise or two
r instances in which drunken sailors have
f) br>cu picked np Pice is worth about
; Flour, 15 to Id ; White Sugar, 8;
" Brown 4; Muscovado, 4; Coffee, 2J—-It
i. expected Sugars will be still lower by
August next. We have had an unusual
* mmber of Africans vessels arrived lately,
* iff one day there were about 1000 Slaves
s entered here.”
THE OHIO.
The N- York American, says“lt is.a
libel on our citizens to assert that there
existed, or could exist, any mortification
!c among them, arising from the ship of the
i- line having a name with four letters in
n stead of seven.—Every consideration f.(
i sound policy and regard to the navy, un
i- ite in favor of the name of OHIO, even
i, had it been designedly given in prefer
ence tothe name of any Atlantic Slam
s It nil! serve to identify the pride andputri
d otism of our ivestern brethren retch the gtor; ,
.1 and protection of the navy, and will estah
•, lish its support in the common serltinjent--
of the whole nation —We trust tha
chance will make a better'distribution cr
imnu.e litim ifi plUyMcd for UJ liiVv, ivilf!
_ that the next in* will fail on’ the Missis
i sippi or Missouri, and that the sonorom
i, names of our noble rivers will distingue,
the magnificent monuments of our nava
skill and power.”
* The Edinburg Reviewers stated, in the
extracts to which we gave place on Tues
day, that the “ American 74 gun ships arc
f as big as our (English) first rates.” It
' certainly is not the case. The National
, Intelligencer says positively the Ohio wI •
I mount, hut 86 gurts Now; some of the
, English first rates carry as high «s 100,
■ 110, or even 120, and perhaps some ves
* sels higher.
Richmond Compiler.
Political Sketches.
Great Britain — America—Cuba.
4Ve [Bermuda Gazette] copy the fol
lowing paragraph from a respectable Lon
don paper. We have laid it before om
readers for several reasons; first; them,,
portanceoftheinfoimation respecting the
island of Cuba, which, it sl ates, is to be
come a British possession—-secondly, b - I
cause it cproborates oi,v own opinion as
to the probable views of the United States
and the power which the acquisition of die
Flondas must give that Republic over our
VVest Indian Islands—and thirdly, because
the opinion that is there exnre.ssed. as to
the jealous hatred with which the mara
time and commercial preponderance of
England is viewed by every power of
Europe, we believe to be stric t cor
rect, as well as that of their willingness
to connive at the aggrandizement of A
menca, in order to counterpoise the treat,
.mss of England. We will only siy fur
ther, that the more we reflect on our
own situation, compared with that of the
Lnited States and the palpable ambition
‘ .< o.ijects of that nation, the more cause
we see to entertain apprehensions of fi,.
turn events, and to hop- that something
f. V " ,e to enable Great Britain to
set at defiance the machinations of tin
world, and to assert, on nil occasions, 'he
nglits and honor of the Empire.
“ W e have heard, and from authority up
oa which w e are inclined to relv, that Mr
government did not accede to the cession
ot the Fior.clas without a determination,
secret or expressed, to render that ter
ritory in the jfands of iis now occupants, I
umoxicus to us. by bringing the IslaiU
<>t Cuba under British dominion. A war
would be one of the most unfortunate ;
events for this country in its present con- f
dition: but there is an alternative still more '
disastrous, the establishment of a gigantic '
preponderance of American power, which >
womd prove, ultimately, fatal to our co- I
lonial commerce and possessions, b’tianish '*
authority in the neiy w-orld lias already one r
toot in the grave, and the message of Mr i
Monroe is the forerunner of its approach- c
ing dissolution. In that even’, will the ’
Americans rest content with the ucquisi ■
Florida.? No * wilt also a
of?he » l ‘ ba ; and WUh lhe co «currenc,, n
* the great powers of-Europe. There "
rolonbi n n^ alCU t °‘ OUr and «
be Se dE? n c eranCe ’ which !t would o
o- the delight of every power of Europe q
to destroy. When Bonapfcrte warned t.,
rouse the continent aga.nsi England, tl.ff
wMithe charm by which he evoked r]
Anglican feeling. If Cuba slurjE
become British possession, the change c.
lie whole, would prove advantageous -T
The accession of the Fioridasto the Unit
rd States, would not only be
by our having Cuba, but England wink
nave established a solid footing for hers !■
mstead of having the support of the bsi
mice resting upon the feeble and precari
ons hold of Spain. One thing js )
think, pretty obvious—that Cub;, must uV
timately he,cnme either British or Ameri
can, with the advantage of one o fth 0
most spacious, commodious, and best ( ; e
fended harbors in the world, and its v 5
rions and valuable, but neglected cap
biliUes of produce.”
From the Commercial Jdverliisr.
Poinoid ig of Food /—We inserted u
evening a c< mmunication from an
live and v-.,hiable con espondent, nn n"
subject *tf deep intei-f.t to every citiJ I
T-viJS* 'be ydiliteral:■*. or poisonim, ri
food—a practice which has become ■!,
mi ugly extensive in Engh-ud, and whi-J*
it seeing has inunoinsi.ar.ee, least r
adopted in this city For how loi.J a
riod this wicked imposition hns bvvn .
tised upon our citizens, cannot now he j
certamed; nor do we know hnv nr'.,
different kinds of food, or drink, h,,i
been *ln Iterated. Our corresponded
we have the" fullest confidence, wifi
deceive usr bread has doubtless been c !
rupted—and he promises further upy
lions.
A very valuable and useful work lnoj
tins subject, has lately been published jj
England, and we perceive is advert
■ for sale in this city. It is entitled <q
[ Treatise on\ Adulterations of Food y
‘ Uu’i ury T*oison«; exhibiting the Fraudu
lent Sophistications of Bread, Beer Wire
Spirituous Liquors, B'ea, CofTe-e, f’hee« c
1 Pepper, Mustard, See. he And roe tLcil
; of detecting them. By Frederick Ac
r cum.” W'e have not perused the work it
> s-df; but a late number of the f.
s Literary Gazette, contains a hdefreviej
ol it, together ■ with copious extracts-
ThcSe extracts* bringing the poijrcj
- ingredients used in this infamous W
' ness into one point of view, present trill
: a frightful picture of imposition andvi
1 lainy It rs ton serious for a joke (h
’ London Editor remarks, to see that in s
I most every thing wliich we eat mdrirl
'J we aie compelled to swallow swindlin
■ if not poison—that all the items of hihn
politan, and many of country consunp
s tion, are deteriorated, deprived of nuiti
cions propertu s, or tendered obnoxog
to humanity, by the vile arts and mercilct
sophistications of lh« ir sellers So gent
II rat seems the corruption, and so fatal tin
tendency of most of the corrupting mate
11 rials, that we can no longer w onderKtli
' prevalence of painful disorders, width
. tiriefriess of existence, (on an average) ii
! spite of the great increase of media
knowledge, and f'c amazing improve
1 ment in the healing science, which fein
.■ •tish our era. No skill cats prevent!*
•fleets of daily poisoning; and no man J
• rolong his life neyond a short stam'dß
'< where every meal ought to be followciifl
is counteracting medicine. HadSlubl
-pcare written now in London, hesiinl
would have altered the exclamation I
Jaqttes— 1
“ A» I do live by food I met n fontß
for to be german to the ma ' er, hesbnsH
”Asl do die by fiod I met a riot.” fl
In short, Mr AcCnm acts the pad of9H
onvsius witli us; only the horse hairtß
which he suspends the sword overf®
- heads allows the pni nt graduallv tn etfl
the flesh, and we do not escape, likeiß
t modes, with the simple fright; vet I
but justice to acknowledge, that innlir.B
- every case he furnishes ns with te<H
whereby we can ascertain the n.itnrfH
, o’tr danger; and no man conli! (lotT"H
towards enabling us to mitigate orestsß
from it. m
Advising our renders to abstain fnH
perusing the annexed synopsis tiila"B
they have dined, that they rrav have -aB
more meal in comfort, we proceed '»‘B
various heads under which theni'horuß
ges his dread arrav. But not hari»?w*H
to quote at length, we rffuct condenKi®
closely as possible. fj
The practice of soph"stinti!t!r l 'tc ,I Bj
rious articles of food, in Engined, i*
I applied to almost every coTUt.oiiit''
can be classed among the jk
luxuries of life; atid to such
has tile system arrived, that the Bl
artle'etr, every where found,arc a
so skillfully as to beffl.' the discr
of.the most evp,-i ienei d judges. A' P 9
the number of substances used in
tic economy, which are now' ven '"I j
ally sophisticated, are tea. coff'E •’ 'Mj
beer, wjffN, spirituous llqtiovs, si>..| B B
peppe4fßßWftga<% mustard, cream, 9';- ! [ 19
er articßs of subrirtence ! 9 8
Accmn says, it would he diflficilt <O . ! ’ I 'B|
tion a single article of food, vvlnchu '■*
met w : th in an adulterated stal*':•*.■*'*
are scarcely ever produced gmutn-
Some of the row,pounds fntplry.’ji • '■B
comparatively harmless, tvliib* rihttf' 9B
highly deleleriors. Os the
are the manufacture of' f etit-ous p 'B*
the adulterations <f irms'.ar,!, ' ( 19
cream, ?ic Os the ! aftpe, tee tiira ■■■ ‘Mj
rations of beer, bread, wine s . s > r
liquors, pickles, salad oil. Tec _
There abe oarticnlarcliem st' tik n •.
it a regular trade to supply dm?; ", ■■»
rious preparations of •■ ari i'e t ' • .
these pursuits have assn tied *'• ’ u
and method of a regular trade .. /BB
they may severally claim to ■’- / .
gttished as/in art and mystery;
workmen employed in them f
wholly ignorant of tlte nature of ,;1 ,
stances which pass through tretr
and of the purposes to wh'ch
timately applied—the ta<i: :, t P' ..HS
ing ingredients being tatruVs - ■■
individual, while the com I ), ’ 4 ) . r --
preparation ofthem, is ‘
or, and forms a distinct part «
ness. t ~B
User, Porter c?i t .4V. —Toe eV
coculas India's (a tmtsonruis hrt'.' ;
rloyedts impart aa intoxicatme
Another stihs'anee, composed
a licorice juice, is used to ecocn-.y,
malt and lions. Another
used. Called bittern compos* ! (
ed sulphate of iron, (copperas) __
of coculus indictis hern os,
quassia, and Spanish licortf* ■