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Foreign News, British Foreign Trade. HOUSE OF LORDS, May 26. , Lorn Litlbfooi said be should not de ceive the House, if when their table was loaded with petitions from the mercantile, the agricultural, and the manufacturing interest, he should declare that the inlet, cst of the foreign trade was alone impor tant. He therefore felt in tight, in jus tice to himself and those with whom he noted, to state why he had not proposed some more genet al enquiry It was as S'aterial to decide what they would not o as whnt they would do ; for it was quite Certain that the country would never set tle into tranquility whilst the minds of men were kept afloat; as they were at present upon this subject. He was mos anxious to tranquilize she public rutml up on it i and in order to do so, he was rca - dy to lay every document officially before the House or a Committee, if a commit tee should be thought nectssary, which might be requisite. Fit st, however, he must call upon the House to consider whnt the internal stale of the country was; and in doing so, they would be a ble to see whether the distress had grown out of a diminution or our internal c n sumption or not.—The Noble l.crd then made a comparison between the numbers of pounds of tea, coffee, tobacco, malt, and of gallons of British spirits, which had been consumed in the present year, arv l the / average number of those con sumed in the three preceding years. In •11 tlusc commodities, except the last, he »t tied that there was an increase of con sumption, and that the diminution in the Tatter had been compensated by twite th"'a promotional increase in the con sumption of foreign spirits. He would first take the articlcof ten, which, next to bread, was an article of most general use. The fairest way Would be tu take the average consumption nt the lost throe years, and compare it with the quantity consumed this year Taking tlun th years 1617, 18, and 19, he found the nv«- rage consumption to be 21,650.87 J lbs. — The consumption from she Jtfi of April, 1819, to the-sth of April, 182 u, was 22,- 332.117 )hg. multing no inconsiderable in crease in thepn sent year. In the article of coffee he found that the average con sumption for the last three years was 7,- 523,583 lbs. The consiunp'ion of the V nr ending sth April, 1820. was 7 358,856 lbs. rnnkirga small diminution * compar ed with the average of the preriiniy three s J'cers. The average consumption of to bacco during the last three years, was 11,967,71-1 lbs,' that of the year ending the sth April, was 11.175,917 lbs leaving It deficiency of 791,794 Ihs this year. Tin average cm sumption of malt during the same period v, i s 92,130,2 73 lbs. that of last tear 23,971 387 lbs giving an in crease of consumption last year of 1,841, IDO lbs. The average consumption of English, Scotch, and Irish spirits during the hist three years, taking the official va Ine, was 5,173,753/; that of Inst year was 4.801,9371, being a diminution of more than 30(1,000/. But the foregoing dimin ution was more than compensator! by the extra importation of foreign spirits lust year. TVt m these accounts, in which there could be no fallacy, it was clear, he said, m* diminution of die articles of do-, tnestic consumption had taken place, but, on the contrary, an increase, He had fol lowed this calculation in the common ar ticles of life, to which no regular return had been made out—in butter, in salt. In bricks, intiles, &c, and hud found the re suit to be the time.*-This was satisfacto ry, because it showed that whatever might be the influence of local distress, thßre was the same general consumption as there was helore it had fallen upon the country. He next adverted to the state of the foreign trade, as regarded British tnun.ufactuiv and product. He now came to another part of the question, namely, our foreign trade, and particularly that in British manufactures. Here he admitted there was a considerable falling off The ' declared value of British and Irish maim- 1 Fctun a exported in 1818, v, a548,503,76('/ 1 tu 1819 ' w as 37,939,5i.6/. leaving a dch • ucy of 11,564,2 i 4/. But it should be re collected, however, that the preceding year was one of gteat trading .effort; it would therefore b< ■ better to take the a vet-age of they.ars 1816,17, and 18. 'flic average export trade of those three years •wa545,161,756/.; h aving a deficiency of 7,300,1.00/ as compared with last year.— This w as .doubtless a very great falling off but"before they entered hitu any enquiry into the cause of it, it w as material to look ’ to wl»«t the trade of the country wns an tecedent to the last w nr, and also at the periods «>f that war, when we were in the most flourishing state. In the year 1792, one of out great cst years of trade before (he war, our exports amounted in value to 24,965,200/. —In the following years they wet e as follows ; 18(J6 - 1*35,900,000 ‘ • 18’ 7- 27,0t.0.U00 18(8 - 25,160,060 18u9 - 26,00... 000 1810 - 55,0d0,00P 1811 - 54,940.000 These w ere the ycats of the war in which Otir commerce had risen to its greatest ex tent. It was true that the average he had I taken was deficient near 11.000.U00/. dur- 1 ing the last year, but stitl our exports Were nearly as great now as thev were during the must flourishing years of the war. It next became necessary to in quire in whnt branch of our trade a fall ing off hod taken place ; some decrease ip our European trade hud undoubtedly taken place, but not to any considerable cat- nt. That deficiency did not, on any sveniHC of three rears, exccwd 1,200,000/ Otic article on which our expor s had diminished was the refined sugar. Since the ports of iht Unis,ls hsd been opened to other powers in common with ns they Supplied the in selves with that article. A fulling .iff hid also taken place last year in our continental trade to the sinminl of doo.OUU/. i but with Belaud our trade whs i'MSi »sog. The Noble Mst-qui* had »l bulea to otll’ relations With India, but it he would consider the real Canutesof onr distress, he would Hud them to be the glut of the India market sml the falling cH ui mir trade with A meric*. Thu No bi> Until provefded to detail the Ulliu > afl Wliieb lied lakrtiplsoe in uur export* (o Ahu nr 4, ■>( (oil>•!)«, gU*a, wnotions, cm Mrs, hai'dwtie, Im iwukuig, upon «u see rage of three yean,* .MU,, W amt ally IU Hvbte Mat qua ad- mitted that distress vrzs not wholly con fined to Ibis country. He (Lord Liver pool) went further. He said that it per vaded the whole of Europe, nor did it stop there; it extended itself, and was no where moire severely fell than it was at present in the United Statesof Ameri ca; and he wottld therefore ask those who ascribed the present stagnation of our trade to the effects of taxation, tithes, and poor-rates, which he was free to con fess must produce some cflVct, to com pare the national debt of America with its revenue, and then to pause before they ascribed our distress to such causes as those to which he had alluded—The cause of the suffering now felt in Ame rica was quite evident; there was no my sNyv in it; everyone might see it, it was tins—ih it whilst Europe had been at w ai ter 20 years, out of the last 25 years, A men'ea hud only been at w-ar fur two years —Hence she felt the effects of the war; but how did she feel them ? AVhy, she became the principal neutral power dur ing the greater part of that period ; nay, at one time she was the only neutral pow er—She supplied this country with arti cles Iron, the continent which it could pro cure no where else, and thus had increas ed in wealth, in agriculture, in navigation, in commerce, and in every other nation al resource, more than any other nation had ever done in the same period. She had /made in those twenty years a pro gress that under other circumstances she could not have made in 50, no, nor in 80 years, Nkw however, when the arts of peace had begun once more to flourish in Europe, America felt the effect, not of her former distress, but of her former prosperity, fihq was now retrograding, Olid must retrace the immense strides which she had made in the last twenty years, until she stood in the situation which she then occupied. [His Lordship then spoke at much length on the late act for regulating the importation of foreign corn, but as this subject forms the leading topic of the de bates on Tin sday and Wednesday, in the House of Commons, w e must here pass it over.} —The great question, however, set firth in the proposition before the House was certainly not to he decided by a mere reference to our corn laws; our manufac turers themselveshad been fostered and Carried on under a system of protection which ha • been extended further than in unv o'her country. It was true, however, that wc had arrived at anew period, and bis opinion was, that if all the laws with regard to wool were repealed, out- wool len manufactures would not he injured. The same observation might be applied' to our cotton manufacture; but with re gat’d to silk and linen, he conceived there was some gioomls for hesitation. Afree trade would put an absolute end to the former. No doubt it might be matter of regret that a si.k manufacture ever was established in this country. [Hear.} It wi uld have bci n much more natural to import it from France, in exchange foi snipe othet con.moddya But when lie considered the extent of that trade, the artfficisl had received, and the number of persons it employed, 50,000 or 60,000, he confessed he saw no way of petting rid of it. To him it ap peared quite impracticable for the state t<> meddle with it, and that the existence of the protection was u less evil, oftire two Tlun; again, was the house aware of the effect which must necessarily be produced upon the linen manufacture of Ireland, by a removal-of all restrictions upon foreign linens/ Whenhc referred to the peculiar situation of Ireland, it was impossible not tube startled at the contemplation, if the house appointed a committee, it might be desirable to consider whether the princi ple of prohibition might not be altogether done away When he slated this, he did Hot mean to intimate that any great prac tical benefit could be derived from it to trade or manufactures, because a system of protean on must necessarily be adopted in its <dead. The substitution might, howe ver, have a good moral effect, in admitting what in fact could not be kept out. When an article was prohibited, there were ma ny persons, who by a kind of won nr<juiter deemed it necessary that they should have it on that account; from all tliis, however, no great advantage could accrue to our manufactures. As to transit duties, he agreed that there was no solid objection to the goods com ing and going tree, or at a very low im post, with a view of making his country as great an emporium as possible. An at tempt had been made a few years ago, with a view to this advantage, and had disappeared; but the ground, falaeious as it was then contended, that as the other nations only traded ihtough ns, we hIP them already in our funds. He saw no reason why the dudes and customs in gen eral should net he limited to articles of our own consumption, and why our ship ping interest should not have the advan tage of trading with other countries Another point to which the noble marquis had called their attention was the duty on timber But there were a few circum stances attending the history and origin of that protection which deserved to bo remembered; it took place in the year 1 So9,w hen’w e were entirely excluded from the continent, and after a communication had with the merchants that they were promised protection to a certain extent. To that extent the ship owners had a case, because they had embarked in the trade upon a peculiar understanding, ami not for purposes of revenue. There was, howev er, no positive assurance .given them, and a subsequent duty on the ground of reve nue was imposed in 1315, (he believed a smaller one than before;) ami with refer ence to these the ship owners hsd no claim that auuld take the question out of the cognizance of parliament. Indeed, by an understanding with the board of trade, the whole subject was laid open to parlia ment in the year 1821. Without express ing any further opinion, he deemed it •■igut to pm the house in possession of these circuiiis*iAi ces preparatory to a more nun utc investigation, rite imple marquis had next alluded to the important subject of tin-a* utetiadr.and he himself was perfect (> aware, that tbu Methuen treaty, which when Hist made, was regarded as a nimne in#nl ol human a iidoiu, .was now consid ered as contra In-lory to all sound pritui idcsui nauiiiiid policy It was a mistake, huwsrtf, to sup pi se that m riugal b> that tr,at) |j|tir*<i m, in *hc v-ent of our not adlHMluf to U on the footing of the .must favored hali ns. Ityiho second srti cl*. Portugal Jtserved to bars*lf tin. right, it w# did not giva a piim-i-iue to bar Wonts, u» refu-mg our woollens alto. fvih*i VVUnlterdl would be r gbi u> - proceed without ary reference to the . gtinulatiou was another question. First however, let them see what was the val ue of the benefit which they were actually i enjoying; and here take an opportunity of , correcting a general misrepresentation as . to the s derived from our treaty ■ with France, in 17d7. Though the dtt [• ties on French wines were lowered, yet those on Portugal wines were lowered in . the same proportion. During the five ■ years that followed, the amount of our i manufactures imported by Portugal was ■ only 50,000/, less than the amount export i td to France, and equal to the whole ex ported to Spain. Portugal and the Bra • /ils now presented to ns a growing and ■ increasing trade of four millions sterling: i and he stated the circumstance, not with • a view of resisting the noble Marquis’s proposition, Wat in order to shew what were the difficulties that interposed them selves between the general principles it embraced and the practical application of them. The I s’ point alluded to by the nn()|e marquis Was the trade of the Fast Indies: that question Was to be looked at in two points of view, and in one of them, the carrying trade, be agreed w'ith the noble marquis; as to the other, the increas ed demand for our manufactures, h- much doubted whether the benefit anticipated would be" derived from it. There was at present a very extensive demand for our manufactures on the continent of India, proving the great advantage of our mate rials and machinery, over cheap manual labor.- for throughout the whole of India, llritirffr muslins were to' be bought at half [ the price of those fabricated in the coun try. He had now gone through the sev i eral points touched upon by the noble 1 marquis, and h<* had not the Slightest re luctance in consenting to the committee 1 entering into a full investigation of their bearings i The Earl of Lauderdale began by com • plimenting the noble earl and the noble j marquis on the able mannerin which they . had conducted this important discussion. Me concurred in a great deal of what had t falh n from both, but especially in what i had bnen said by the noble earl on the subject of the corn laws, nothing could be more prejudice to the agricultural inte rests than the annual revival and agitation of that question. After a few words from Lords Rllenho rough and Gnltburpe,the question was put and carried. America anti France. TIUSSI.STED FOH TIIF, W. TORK EV. POST. Extract from the Constitutiemel, June 24. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES. Mr; Cniimer Perier— In addressing yon now, gendemun, my intention is not for the present to support or oppose the pro posals for the budget of the navy, but. merely to awaken the attention of the chamber and bf the government to an e vent which is intimately connected with the question now uml< r consideration.— [Profound silence.] An important decis ion of the government of the United States has just been made known. Should this decision, which I consider as authfn . tic, be confirmed, it doubtless will have a moat serious influence on our commercial relations, and will prove highly pre judicial I to the Interest of the merchants and ship, .pers of our seaport towns It appear* certain that the American government | hai laid a tonnage duty of gtk on French, vessels entering its ports. This duly a raounts to about 100 francs per ton.— Such a dqty, gentlemen, is equivalent to a real prohibition; it is not only destructive of all future means of commercial inter course with the United States, b«t r also, it exposes (o inevitable -ruin the owners of shipments commenced, mat e or on their way to the United States. The loss es which may result from this tpessurc ought tobe attributed to those who have not made all their exertions to avert a storm which was necessarily to burst up on us, owing to tfie want of foresight that presided in the establishment of our rela tions with the several maratime trading power*, audio those who have not design ed to imitate the example of England, who has just adopted the system of reci procity in most of her relations with the United State*. The Americans have long since remonstrated against the great dis parity of our custom house system towards them, and against the charges of every de scription to which their vessels are sub jected in our port* It is asserted, that the American government, to prove its desire of preserving profitable and amica ble relations with Prance, has made the ..most conciliatory proposals, ard endeav oured -to establish reciprocal coudi'ions for the commerce and navigation of both na Hons, representing it was impossible that a fiee and enlightened government should submit any longerto see its interests suf fer by u series ot obnoxious duties, which it had the prudence and good sense not to try on French vessels. It aopears that these pacific negociations have not led to any result, and that the Americans, tired to see no satisfactory answer given to their claims, have adopted the painful res olution which I have communicated. My intention, gentlemen, is not to attempt to frighten you, but I must say, that should the government think fit to apply a suita ble remedy to such a state of tilings, it might result in serious evils and difficult to repair. It Is, however, but justice to say, that, if, in this circumstance, some reproaches may be attached to thb French administration, the responsibility which may result from its false measures, ought to weigh also «n a number of respectable persons who have been consulted on this subject, and who, in expressing to gov emu,enl their opinions, have not felt wil ling to be impressed with the idea that if a few unenlightened merchants wish for a monopoly, the general interest of trade requires liberty, and |especinJly that gov erumeut and nations demand now, (and will still more insist upon it in future.) that (he firs’ condition of the mutual ex change of commodities between them, he founded on the equality and reciprocity of the arrangement* they may think fit to adopt, and in order to prove how much reason aud sound ides* euntinua to pre vail over the prejudice* which, till now, have governed the commercial world, I will mention the motion m -de not lung line* in Hurlismnit, by the ciiuf of one of th* dial home* in tVigUnd, respecting the «o much bosaitd of prohibitory *)»t«ui ol that country The nuiiisu-r of the uary we* telling u* jolt now, (hat in unity in he ati one, we uugld to ham * *«,*) Xu, no doubt a* ; ought to he strung, hut ve ought also to be just; and wa should feel a persuasion, that, in the negociation alluded to, gov ernment will notiose sight of this maxim, • and will attempt every means, compatible wiih our political rank, of re-establishing our commercial relations with a people which so many recollections and interests make it a duty for us to cement more than ever. (Murmurs of approbation on the !efp) ' „ , . . The Minuter of Foreign Relation* wi]l not attempt 'here to establish a dis cusionon the principles and on the facts just now stated. This question would be *o important, that before acting upon it, mo*e certain and positive doucumen's than those hithert* obtained s should ba required. I will not even venture 3 postive opinion on the question now raisro, ind will merely state, that some time since negociations had been'commenced betwen the'Americans and France; m> predecessor has caused them to be com municated to the French Chamber ot Commerce. The council of manufactures and commerce has been assembled; put its deliberat'ons have given no additional facilities for the progress of these ne guciations. Government, anxious to leave nothing untried, has consulted all the ohambers of commerce of France; an.an swer from all of them has not yet been received ; b M t the opin.on of those which have reached government are different However it may be, such a question is not of a nature to be discussed in this house, and no person has a right to say that in this occuraence such or such a measure ought to be pursued. Mr. de Vittrle, in opposition to Mr. Caaimer Perier, said, that the Chamber had no right to scrutinize or to blame any act or relation of government with fo reign governments, and although there might be something true in the repprt, he •could notbeleive (hat the American gov ernment had taken so hasty a step, but contended, chat should this be the fact, the French government ougth to pursue a retaliatory system, the result of which would shew which of the two nations would be most affected by the cessation of intercourse. Mr. Casijner Perier rose and after a few remarks in reply to the minis er of foreign affairs, said, that he (had not, as wa* inti mated, condemned government in an absolute manner, since he had declared that the responsibility of Hie evils which the present state of the relations between France and the United Stales ought to weigh, in a great measure, on those per sons who had been consulted; h* said this subject was not foreign to the chamber, and' that his observations were founded on his duty and his constitutional rights. The Minute-. ■ of Foreign .HfTairs contend, ed, that the chamber had no right to dis cuss or encroach on the views of the goven ment; the right of making treaties.beiofig ing, by the constitution, to the king alone (And the louse adjourned,) A letter dutedParis, 26*.h June, received by die James Monroe, from a gentleman entitled to the greatest confidence, states, that, Mr. Gallatin had a long interview with Mr. Pasquier, (minister of foreign affairs,) on the 24th; the result of which was not known. But that it was generally beleivedno retaliatory measure would bo adopted by the French government. The above was received by a.French house in this city yesterday from their correspondent in Paris, via! Liverpool— To the politeness of one of the fiwn we are indebted for the translation* - ipAiSr On a full examination of our Spanish papers, we do not find any thing in them of interest, that we nave not already seen, with the exception of the following, which exhibits in vivid contrast, patriotism, and Its ‘‘kindrid vice.” FREYHE’S CORRESPONDENCE WITH QUIROBA. Gen Head Quarters, Seville, Jan. 15 Sr. Don Akthont NnaooA : The authority which 1 am n*w exercis ing, my true affection towards the person of the King my master, and my particular friendship for you, sir, when f admired you as an officer in his Majesty's army, prompt me to address you, to prevent ills, which, at the moment, may yet be none; when after being inevitable, will be of conse quence fatal to yourself If one moment of political frenzy could make you forget his Majesty’s and your own interests 1 wish to facilitate to you the means to re store to yon the sovereign’s favor, and that opinion you have lost with the na’ion. By the choice of those risen, of whom you are at the hear!, you are not ignorant, sir, ofthe meanstomake unsuccessful the va lor and determination of the officers of an army. A forced march, leaving uncover ed by advanced forces the passage of these, a sudden, well-timed panic, or your own retreat at some critical moment, will be sufficient to deliver them up to the king’s arms, rnd put an end to weighty ca-. lamilies. As respects to your fate, sir, I offer all my mediating interposition with his Majesty, not only tor your free pardon, but as well that, in the royal revenue or otherwise, you receive an appointment equal to yonr grade. I cannot doubt, sir, but you will return to yourself, and that without hesitation you will embrace my proposition. PREYRE. ANSWER. Gen Head Quarters, St. Fernando, Jan. 18th, 1820 General.—You have doubtless forgot ten when writing me your insidious letter, that vou were addressing the Chief of the /rec Spaniards, andwho, fifteen days since, bad sworn, to the universe. Death or Liberty. I have read your letter : the *tnmp of weakness and malice, and a hist fop your self it is with difficulty you will expunge: in every line I »ee deception, perfidy, and weakness, snd, finally, all the batequali ties the characteristic of your govern ment and of it* subject*, You have ilar. ed to indicate the mean* to sell tho*e cifi zen* who boldly confided to me their live*, (heir liberty, mid (list of the mother country. lam horror-itrttek that inch j. dea* are fullered by a Spaniard. Th,. |»eifubnu*ii#*n of tin- most uugiaieful of men cauuoi have reception in (he fiis* free citiaen of our countriesi certain $ *ulfi. eitriit motive tn abhor him. lint, *» yuo have taken up the pen to insult i« , | «dn, ill return, «ene you ( and, in the name of Iks father* us (ha auninry and of good Mpamird*, I solemnly foiguv you i sud, (to th) itll, pin you all W/lulu* M*, ih» , ) immediately when .the .gotefmnent to which you are perjured are re-uruted, \ that jour services may be recompensed ; and for this favor I require only that you I devote yourself to our country, and {five , up the command of an army that ’tis only j a Swiss would accept of General, I sa ' lute you; be convinced of this truth ; and , know that my small army is confident that . he who suffers for hberty is immortalized. QUIROGA. \ . " i CHRONICLE. J ' MjeYsxa. I , Tuesday Moairise, Aubust 22, 1820. * The City Council of Savannah have re* 1 ported thirty-eight deaths in that city, from ; the Ist to'the 15lh August, inclusive— * thirty-five of which vere by fever. | COMMUNICATED. Concert and Recitation. The exhibition announced for Wednes ’ day evening next, at the Planters’ Hotel, j will, no doubt afford an amusing and ra tional entertainment to the citizens of An t gusta. Mrs. Hakn+m, we understand is distinguished for her vocal powers. The ’ comic powers of our old favorite Bkowx, , are too well known to need recommenda tion. The pieces selected are well calcu lated t o inspire a healthful degree of cheer ‘ fulness, and dissipate that spirit of ennui, . of which this season of the year is so pro ductive. ' 25. 1 AMERICA AND PRANCE. The most interesting feature, to «», of I the late news from Europe, is the excite-' ’ ment produced in France by the passage ? of an act imposing new tonnage duties on 3 French vessels. From the friendly feel s. ingofthis country to Fiance, that act * was passed reluctantly, and / will be cheer fully suspended, according to the provis ' ion it contains authorizing that course, II when the government of France shall ' think fit to reciprocate with us the libe. 11 rality of ovrr Commercial Regulations 1 The measure seems to have produced 1 there as much sensation as if it had been 1 unexpected. But what else could they 3 ' have looked for? Our Minister to that w country had been long enough entreating * them to listen to reason, and Jong enough > put offby evasive answers. The subjoin 1 ed extract of a letter from him to the Se cretary of State, communicated to Con • gress at the last session, shews the ground *. on which our law was passed, and, it rk ‘ presumed, in the end, France will not dis ■ dain to be as wise as England, and, by a ‘ relaxation of her system, avail herself of the opportunity, now offered to her, of 1 placing herself in our ports on the footing i. of the most favored nations ;,, JVhtional lutelligencer. i Extract of a letter from Mr. Gallatin to i the Secretary of State, dated Paris, Jan f uary 20, 1820. j “I have now the honor to enclose the copy of Mr. Pasquies’ long promised an i sweronthe subject of our commercial r relations, which was not received till al ter I had closed my last despatch to you. t lam confirmed in the opinion, that noth ing will be done here until we shall have done justice to ourselves by our own me?- sures. The ministry is, I think, well dis posed: but they will not act hi opposition to the remonstrances of the shipping inter i est, and of the chambers of commerce, i which have been consulted. That ofPa , ris is averse to our proposals. Indeed, t Mr. Pasqmer informed me, that that of 1 Bordeaux alone had given an opinion f„- vcrable to them.” THE ARMY. We learn from a source entitled to cred it that i r the present prospects of peace do not change before the next meeting of , Congress, an attempt will be made at an early day in the session to reduce the ar my of the U. States to the same force of the peace establishment (found fully com petent for all the purposes'of the coun try) in Mr. Jeffersons time. Tnis or some measure of reduction would have been adopted at the last session, had not seve ral members become a little alarmed at the prospect of a rupture with Spain and sug gested the prapriety of a postponement [ of the subject to the next session, pledg ing themselves then to support the bill. In time of peace the policy of our institu tions is at war wiih a standing army; it is a , moth Consuming the revenue of the coun try without renderingwny equivalent ser vice iti return; it is a dangerous germe in [• a republic, as all history testifies. Let . theres ire, the caustic be applied before I corruption pervadesthe whole—while the , Senate ean act it should, lest the time should come that it receive law from its servants.— Nashville CfUrion. , Nashville, August 1. Yesterday the l.egis ature of this state adjourned its extra session of five weeks ■ and one day, having passed about one hundred and sixty acts, mostly of a' pri vate nature. The captions appear in this days paper. Among those of a general character, growing out of the excellent message of the Governor at the commence ment of the session, is a State Bank, en tirely btttomed ou the Suite funds, and in tended in the sequel to the profit of the ■ state. . In addition to this law, there is an acts authorizing the redemption in two years 1 of all lands and negroes sold under execu tion, on paying the Purchaser ten per cent on the money he may have advan 7 ced; the same act also prohibits officers selling under execution some few house hold and family articles—personal pm -1 pet ty sold before next December, mayal • so he redeemed in like manner aS ae grecs or real estate. The Indians. \ correspondent of the Albany Stales man, in giving an account of the cole i bration of the 4th of July on the borders r of the Great Western Canal, makes the i following remarks • * * * * ** Among other things I tfllich dillflit »H> tllft liHlli* , her of Indiana who adanth d the relohrs • lpn> J should IliiiikAhst there were hr I iween >m» end two hundred p>«sem , some of them diesssd in the gundy ms i fUtumul Umiu lube* They stood |«*tng .in mute admiration at the -.... tinually bursting d pon th tw sight. Here they saw pie crowding in like a tore-v r . ry quarter. The Great ti or in other words, a river of miles in length opened i n a T H by the bands of the white m Yew as their eyes could reach >nd «| boats and skiffs; the sv A j a , and glistening in the snn- tl several bands filling the ."*ki thunder; and the shouts i .of many thousands rendinell —aU these things were i. v j!J he S to astonish the poor them to think that a Hid of d *4 spirit was changing the iaceo 7H try which was lately , ,#a H , must confess, that the sight Indian cast a cloud thts *» fora moment darkened the«u ery that imparted so „ p ' end d«, Here, said Jto myself, ™' lch l*«j of powerful tribes ami na *® the re »U wi„„d ,W afrow, p„S"J, e 'S of the wilderness, and , Mn “ i 1 war over these very once met the foe, and enemies in the pride p ' ed . victory ! Here they o ni-» i ! ' 4h * ders of the great Spirit in shrunk from tire L]„ ■ " s Here they once rapid eloquence of nJuJe a Co ' J ] their councils of War and VH the majesty of thei r TVI down to worship th e ,£ fi of But here, alas ! .ape a )i ,i , What a comment on the f H moral universe wh at a picture ff*j3 instability. Thei r power i s wi God in his anger wdthers , 1 the fields, and their numbed Y i . a, the Windsof heavent^td , m harvest time. Here 1 weak, humbled, and despised, the rejoicings of tile white men i n 3 som of their own country, where t J nage feast of their giardfathers | have been celebrated. All this ml right. The tide of civilization from the east to the west with ce J power, and civilized natiirris tribes must s*and in s’lence an a hfS ness arid behold its progress. No jS be lifted to arrest it—no barrier J posed to stop its course. A fevj years and even these vestiges of M tribes will be extinct, as their footij are. followed by the pressing purs'll civilization, to the rocky mountains,* over the extended spine of the AixiJ ♦heshore of the great Western oj None will he left to wail over the del lions of revolution, and the very ciiiil which they shammed their hadcl smoked thecalamut. will be emiiil the remains of antiquity by the sell ing eye of the philosopher. | Indian War. I Extract of a letter dated Chariton; jJ tiffin June 22. I An Indian campaign is now stall commence. For some tirge the sr J this quarter have been very «ndJ Several horses were stolen aivpekjß since, near the boundary line up |H souri—the Indians were fcdlowed, cfl kern, and it is said one of them val the others escaped. We are tolifl that they came to a house on Chiiil ver ivhere they stole several horafl ! ed a dog and stuck its head urtriH in the yard—the man of the hoiuetiH sent, and the woman and ehildreiH nuch frightened. A party is noviiH (unauthorised bt anv legal pov*er)fH mined to follow the savages and he horses ifthey can, and if not ij tise them well for their cnniiittiW T apprehend serious cnnsemuncfiJH is not some chock given tn 'heentrß —we have a defence!' ss frontier ofH miles which will be exposed to crS inroads from the savaires, ami inant® lies will abandon the country skiM war become general. H ——o sis- <SP w • ■ mow the AXti.r.cTic jiiiiAtijß The Military . West Point. I The corps of .cadets will, it marched frtrm tlieif cantnnmfn'i Point, southwardly, as fur ns Ph in the course of the present object of such excursions is tr> embrvo soldiers an cppcrtunilv ing acquainted with the f -Cf try. to exhibit to them, difficulties of conducting a safety* and expedition and he surmounting ihcimn'chm- w. ally oppose the progress ct an also to strengthen and ref" s t felt by s he community for t institution, by bringing into ate view of a large portion n the fine body of the nation is rearing toi •- •* ■■ guard and pr tection. . A similar march was tru t p mcr of the last year as hr *- Y'B sie and Hudson; the corr.? into a battalion. ciinsi*’‘ r ~ n 1 panicis and counting ,n 31 , and ninety-six ofTrcrs s”" P.'' following extracts from of the Chiefs, thong-1 (eristics of n very vounf'I show the manner of tht ; r ‘‘ M| good will with which the,' ' ■ sally received, and th« ana»y, gratitude excited by h op--“ • The cadets embarked ar clock (August 111 I '' f 'V.K f H’lbHfi the purpose of wbertll": finding at the Cold. determined they march The wind yj the dav excessively v- - • ed the short time ihe> - water, extremeiv di»..‘ a camped in a small •; n(t beyond the Spring, « ■ , r , lO'indry, erected i" 1 ’ where they rc tirua r , night, ill order In >» 1 W p* epara’ ions, » lh I wugona and arr oy ' , ; # l>ni|( six ••’•dock i» miaul. ofr.dJ ‘h""'- « lilte'l tile cV!'t*i H (elltion Unit ' • wnuld *'l ol iI "I, * nrrci*' J, a» •ml 1 us nnni i foe 11 * ~ufr iim ' Ui ,.. ;■»? r *ll ik. ai rs** I*'** 1 *'** ■