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(Gcovfltn JHcßßcnflci\ Judiciary Severity. —A letter from Pensacola, of the 14th mat. gives an account of what the writer considers high-hand measures; but he says “ not a drop of blood was shed, even from tihe nose.” It appears that a ranse was trying between two individuals, who had mu tually chosen a Jury from the country that the judge charged them against the party for whom they returned a verdict. The next day the jurors were discharged, and on presentation of their bills, the Marshal refused to pay them,making a distinction between serving in the U. S. causes, and those of the territory. It was urged that the grai'.d jurors, similarly situated, had received their pay. 1 lie District Attorney applied for a rule against the marshal, to compel him to pay them. The judge refused, alledging that it was an extra-official interference in behalf of the jurors, who bad incurred expenses “upon a newspaper promise of payment,” and for thus during to Intercede lor the people, an attempt was made to expel the Attorney Irom the bar ; and a rule to show cause,was granted by the judge in his absence. — The next morning, the Attorney mov ed to expunge the proceeding from the records, upon several grounds ; on naming the second—that the Judge was his enemy, and incompetent to try him, and the Attorney tendered respectable affidavits to prove his par tiality, the Judge ordered him to sit down ; he did not instantly drop, and the Judge sent him to the old filthy Spanish prison, which had long been uninhabited. A respectable inhabitant accompa nied him and they vomited as they en tered. The Marshal was soon dispatched to bring him back, but he refused to return until the three hours had elaps ed, for which he was sentenced to be imprisoned, unless the sentence and order of commitment had been rescin ded, and he could see some evidence of it. The Judge ordered him to be brought by posse, —it was done. ‘The Judge then fi led the Attorney fifty dollars, for not coming quicker, and the inhab itants paid it. If this statement be true, and we have no reason to doubt it, what will the president say, whose kindness releases the merciless pirati cal “ murderer of the deep,” even from a wholesome prison. We can easily anticipate the indignance with which he will frown upon the persecutors of the’persevciing friend of the industri ous farmers of Escambia. Mobile Register. The Wonders of Fruiting !—The London Observer, of the 12th of Jan uary last, contained two sheets, giv ing an account of the trial, and execu tion. &c. of Tluirtell, for the murder nfWeare; 137,000 copies of each sheet were sold—they produced the publishers fifty five thousand five hun dred dollars, out of which they paid the government for stamp duty sixteen thousand dollars ; they used 634 reams of paper, the weight of which , was more than seven tons. If it had been printed on a press of the best costruc tion in common use, it would have been required to work for three weeks night and day. The preses of all the great newspaper establishments in London are worked by steam power, and the rapidity with which the opera tion is performed is difficult to ima gine, though the fact is notorious. Niles. Mr. Hoxie, an ingenious mechanic of Hudson, on Friday exhibited at the Tontine Coffee House, a model of machinery, by which lie is confident vessels of any size may be propelled at sea, independent of w ind or steam.— the motion of the vessel being alone required to give it effect. The ma chinery is simple, and would take up but an inconsiderable spare in avessel —in fact, the inventor savs, three or four feet in length, and the breadth of the vessel, would be amply sufficient for its operation. A rotary motion is produced by a vibrating a eight in the hold of the vessel, without the aid of a crank —an iron shaft connects the hori zontal wheel in the hold (propelled by the'pemlulum) with another on deck, which latter causes the shaft, on which arc the paddles, to torn, —and thus is the teaching put in operation. A por tion of a cargo—such articles as are heavy —might be placed as weight in the pendulum, to the amount ol some tons ; and thus may this machinery be nsed without much diminution of the quanty of cat go that would be convey ed in a vessel dependant on sails and wind for propulsion. Although this machinery might not ntirely effect the objects of the in mtor, and supercede the use of sails • think it might with advantage form art of equipment of merchant ves , It would, wc ace of opinion be found Qbtful iri ihc calwifc that succeed the most boisterous weather, —when, though not a breath of air might move the sails the rolling of the sea (which continues strong for some days after the abatement of the storm) would give sufficient power ho the machinery to propel tha vessel, ami so relieve the weary mariner in some degiee frbm one of the most disagreeable ami dis heartening situations in which he can he placed—exposed to the mercy of the waves, without being able to move ! a knot in his voyage. Some seafaring men, who viewed Mr. lloxie’s inven tion, intimated their opinion that by its use all vessels would be safe even with a lee shore for the greater the swell, the swifter would the vessel re cede from the land. This alone is an object that would warrant an experi ment by some of our wealthy mer chants or shipbuilders of the utility of Mr. lloxie’s machinery ; the gain by which, in two or three of the days that it might be Used, would, we think, ful ly compensate for the. expense atten ding its construction.—JV*. T. Vat. swj&iTOsr*, It is not generally known that Russia is prosecuting a war on the Eastern side of Turkey. A statement in the Russian pa peis has been read with some sur prise, that the Emperor Alexan der, to reward the bravery which several officers have shown in the actions which have taken place with the Nomade tribe beyond the Cu ban and Eagastan,has granted them various honorable distinctions.— This is the first time that this war has been heard of in Europe, which seems to have been kept a profound secret. However this be, the Cab inet of St. Petersburgh must have considered the event as of some importance, since, besides the in signia of different orders which have been given away, swords and sabres mounted with gold have been given bearing the inscription, “to valor.” The sword which Gen. Wiljaminow received was en riched with diamonds. These marks of honor, which are bestowed only on extraordina ry occasions, are not conferred by the Chapters of the Russian Or ders, but immediately by the Em peror. Liverpool, May 10. We have received advices this morn ing from Bayonne to the 2d inst. which state, that “letters from Madrid, of the 26th, speak of the levy of 56,000 men in Spain, part of whom are to be employed in attempting the re-con quest of the American possessions ; but as money is wanting, it is said that an application will be made to the Phillipine Company', which has money in its coffers.” I have seen letters from Paris of undoubted authority, in which it is stated, that the expedition from Cadiz, will sail to the Havana, where it will be re-inforced belore going to its ulti mate destination. The attack will be made upon Mexico ; depend upon it that we are on the eve ol great events in the. New World. Letters from Alexandria, dated on the sth of April, communicate intelli gence of great importance to Greece The magazines of gunpowder, &c. which the Pacha of Egypt had for some time been preparing for his expedition to the Morea, had been destroyed by fire, in which 3000 of his soldiers per ished. The loss is estimated at not less than ten millions of Spanish Dol lars ! The Captain Pacha had arriv ed Mexandria, with a part of the Turkish Fleet; but it was the opinion that this event would cripple, if not entirely prevent the operations of the Turks, during the present campaign. The advices from Africa, further confirm the defeat of Sir Charles M’- Cartliy—he has not been heard of since the battle with the Ashantees.— A rocket brigade had been ordered to Cape Coast immediately. It was ex pected that the Ashantees would at tack the English Forts, and that the friendly natives would suffer severely. The differences with Algiers were not settled. A great number of bomb vessels were fitted out to bombard the town nightly. A letter from Constantinople of April, mentions that the Pacha of Egvpt had abandoned the idea of pro ceeding for the Morea, but that his son was to proceed thither with a large force. Accounts from Gibraltar of the Ist of May, have been received, which confirm the intelligence in the Paris papers received by the Marmion, that the Dey of Algiers had determined not to receive back the British Consul resident there previous to the rupture between the two powers. Count Ilourmont, who had been superceded in the command of the Frtfilch troops i’n Spain, left Mad rid for Paris on the 20th of April last. Affairs in Portugal had assumed an aspect very unfavourable to the cause of liberty. The King who had always been favorably dispo sed towards the establishment of a free constitution,was openly oppos ed by the Queen and her son, who had caused proclamations to be ‘posted up in Lisbon to excite the people to call for a Regency. Letters from Odessa, of the 14th April, announce the intention of the Russian Cabinet to divide the Morea into Christian Provinces,to be tributary to the Porte. This project coincides perfectly with the contents of the note addressed du ring the last month to the Court of London. On the other hand, from the sentiments expressed by the Russian Cabinet unfavorable to the acknowledgement of the South American States, it is believed the Greeks would find obstacles raised to the independence of their coun try in that quarter. It is said that a great fermenta tion ekistedamong the Janissaries at Constantinople. The troops en camped at Bryuhden to proceed against Greece had been ordered to suspend their march, and hold themselves in readiness to aid in restoring tranquility in the capital of Turkey. In corroboration of this, we find in the St. James’pa per of the 11th, a letter from Pera, of which the following is an ex tract:—■“ The Ottoman Govern ment had resolved to employ the Janissaries in the intended expedi tion against Greece, but as soon as they were informed of it, they manifested their discontent so loud ly that it was necessary to give up the project. Another means was then tried ; secret instructions we r e sent to the Aga, in consequence of which he declared to the Janissa ries -that great rewards would be given to those who would make the campaign against the Greeks as vo lunteers. This appeal had no sa tisfactory result, only twenty or thirty individuals having stepped forward in the hope of getting a great sum of money. British JSavy and Ship Building. —The London M mthly Magazine for May, received by Wilder and Campbell, contains an article from John Burridge, on “ Naval Dry Rot,” in which we find a statement that will astonish everv one. It is asserted that all the British Navy has been consu med since the peace except seventy one ships, or, in other words, that nine hundred and sixty-nine vessels were broken up, sold, and condemned, &c. between 1814 and 1820. The same writer observes that the decline of British ship building is mon strously alarming. In the year 1818, he states, there were 1059 ships built, of 104,366 tons ; and in 1822, only 7 ships built, of 62,534 tons—not much above one-half the tonnage ac tually built four years before. The number of merchantment and tonnage employed however, is about the same as itwa9 four years ago, which proves that ship building in the colonies must have been greatly extended. AT. Y. Statesman. The police regulations at Madrid, for the celebration of Passion-week.are rather curious. No carriages w ere to appear, under a penalty ol 50 ducats. No persons, of w hat rank soever, were to appear in public, giving themselves the discipline, that is, scourging them selves on the naked backs, or with their hands crossed, or in the dress of penitents, on Good Friday, under a penalty of ten years imprisonment and 500 ducats to nobles: and of 200 lash es and ten years on board the galleys to the commonality, The prohibition i9 a strange one, ami it is still more extraordinary that so heavy a punish ment should be deemed necessary to enforce it. From JLexico. —Mexico is repre sented as being perfectly tranquil, and the eyes of the nation were di rected to Gen. Bravo, as the most suitable person from his lenown re publican principles, to he nominated as Supreme Dictator. [These Span ish Ameriaan Dictators have thus far shown themselves to be but sorry republicans.] Gen. Filisola has been appointed Captain Gene ral of the province of Mexico, and Gen. St. Anna has been intrusted with a high command on the coast a me asure tending highly to the safety of the nation. Gen. Victo ria remains commander in chief of the Province of Vera Cruz, with a large bod) of troops at his com mand. News was received at Alvarado on the 14 in May, that Merida (the Capitol of Yucatan) had joined the Mexican Confederacy and peace with Campeachy. This court had given much satisfaction. The court of Yucatan, as well as the Capt. Generalship of the province was embraced in the Command of Gen. Santa Anna. The return of Iturbide is thought possible, but highly improbable, and in any event ihe consequences are not appre hended by the nation at large* Lord Cochrane is said now to be on his way to England. The determina tion has been hastened by the Brazil ian Emperor’s withholding the prize money due to the brave tars who so gallantly cleared the coast of his ene mies. West Indies. —The thirty three West India Islands contain an ag gregate of 105,000 square miles ; 450,000 whites ; 1,600,000 mulat toes and blacks; 2,050,000 total population. Fifteen of these Is lands belong to Britain, five to France three to Spain, three to Denmark lour to the Dutch, one to Sweden, one to the Columbians one independent. Jamaica papers of the 2d inst. are re ceived at Charleston. They contain the result of a recent expedition to the Isle of Pines, by the British vessels Huzzar, Icarus and Speedwell, in which a piratical felucca of three guns a schooner, a felucca rigged boat, a thirty-six feet row boat and three large piratical canoes, were destroyed. Os the Pirates, seven were shot and five taken prisoners. The remainder of the Pirates were expected to be taken, as they were pursued by Capt. Graham, of the Icarus. Previously to their capture the villians had suc ceeded in taking a gig belonging to the Janus, with a lieutenant, one mid shipman, and six men—the two offi cers and four of the men they ‘put to death. Pepe, the first, and Sebastiana, the second captain of the piratical fe lucca are both dead—the former from his wounds, hunger and fatigue ; the latter (who cut the throat of Lieut. Layton,) was shot by one of the Hus sar’s marines. Two others of the fe lucca’s crew are killed, and four are taken. A crew of Pirates in a felucca rig ged boat, have recently captured the sloop Endeavor, from Jamaica, tur ning among the Keys, and murdered with circumstances of cold blooded cruelty, her crew, consisting of four persons, with the exception of one man, who swam to the shore. An English trader, named Dolphey, an inhabitant of the island of Jamaica was three times to be shot, near Man cinella, Cuba, and rescued by the in trepidity of a young Catalonian who paid 500 dollars for his ransom. Descent upon Cuba, —The Mobile Register, of the Ist. States that the Colombians have landed troop 9 on the south side of Cuba, in number about four hundred. Otjier accounts rep resent, that a force of about 2000 is destined for another point. How far the Spaniards may be prepared to fa vor this enterprise, we are unable to conjecture, but should not be surpris ed if an immediate change in the go vernment of that Island should be ef fected by some means. Slave trade in Cuba. —lt is stated in the Jamaica Advertiser, upon information derived from a respec table source, M that the slave trade flourishes in full vigor in Cuba.— The custom house officers receive very small salaries, and make up the deficiency by accepting bribes. Indeed the Governors themselves are not entirely free from the charge of corruption. A vessel lately discharged a cargo of slaves in a creek not very far from St. Ja go de Cuba, and for conniving at this infracation of the law, certain Dons received a doubloon for each slave landed. Smuggling of all kinds is carried on in the different Cuban Ports, and it is notorious that hundreds of slaves are import ed into that Island every year.” Extracted from Uuebeck papers. Disastrous Sh ipw recks. —The vessels which have arrived yester day and this morning have experi enced the most boisterous weather that has been known for many years past. A captain who has been nearly thirty years at sea, says that he does not recollect ever belore having had such a rough passage as the present. One ves sel did not experience an hour’s lair wind before entering the river. The Alexander experienced a very stormy passage, and saw ma ny vessels much damaged. On the Ist ol May saw a wreck to leeward, and bore down upon her, she proved to be the Argo of Glas foiv with the loss of masts, bow sprits, and boat*.; saw m oil board—in lat. 46, lon. 38^' 11 the Crown bound to Mi rami took on board Capt. Smith w female and boy, and three’ e * a wrecked in the Brig from Liverpool to Montreal ’ very valuable general cargo ■ ■* supposed of nearly 20,0 00 l ‘p, U Cumberland sailed on the 31 April,and a hurricane, lat 4 i 5.r, seamen oierC the Crown. ‘ a The ship Brothers, in W;*. 38 W. fell in with the hull of t ship Argo, Capt. Murray of “J from Greenock to Miramichie succeeded in saving the Cam 1 ‘ his brother, Mr. Gilmore and tw nephews; one boy and about 50(xy in specie. The Minerva of G! as ’ gow took some part of the era” and the Brig Sarah of Maryp 0rt ’ the remainder. The mate,’ tW() men, and one boy were washed overboard from the Argo, at the time she was dismasted. The Scotia, Capt. Isaack Davis sailed from the Bay of Honduras on the Ist of April. On the 29th a heavy sea fell on board the Sco. tin, carried away her cut water and stem, and rendered her a complete wreck ; all hands were immedi ately employed at the pumps, but their efforts were, soon found to be unavailing,as she soon became . ter-logged and.unmanageable. la order to avoid the fury of the waves which now made a fair breach over the decks, the captain his wife and. the crew, in all seventeen, wert obliged to seek for shelter on the tops, into which they succeeded ia carrying a quantity of provisions; here they had not remained long when the storm increasing, theves* sel upset, precipitating all into the sea ; the captain and his wife were washed from their hold and lost, the remainder, by great exertion, made their way to the hull which shortly after righted from the par ting of thomasts, when they gain* ed the quarter-deck, where thev remained, enduring every hardship to which their melancholy situation exposed them for five days, du ring this time their number was. reduced to ten, some were washed overboard and others died through their sufferings. On the 3d of May thw wreck was fallen in with by the Saguenay ; every exertion was used by the master and crew of that vessel, to relieve them from their perilous state, but owing to the severity of the weather and the iminent danger of their own ves sel’s falling on board the wreck, they could only succeed in rescuing four, the mate and three of toe hands. When the Saguenay parted from the wreck only two men re mained. Last year a rattle Snake was killed on Bullard’s Plains, in the parish el Feliciana, which had not less than one hundred and thirty-seven rattles. If the generally received opinion, that the number of rattles denote the of this species of the serpentine race be correct, the Snake must have been as many years old as it had rattles.— ‘Hie oldest inhabitants of that sectiia of our State, had never previously seee one with more than forty rattles. The longevity of the rattle Snake probab'f depends on the nature of the soil and climate in which the creature sojourns T he rattle Snake alluded to was per haps entitled to a pre-emption right from the Land Commissioners at St. Helena court house, as the first settle*’ of Bullard’s Plains. Louisiana Mttrtttn Spontaneous Cwnbustion. —The late destruction of a Manufactory near Germantown, Penn, was caus ed by spontaneous combustion in waste wool. Though but twenty to fifty pounds had accumulated yet it produced a most dense smoke and a gas which took fire like gun powder. The building was instan taneously in a blaze, and not *> n article could be saved. The oil s used in the vraste wool were ol> vc and spermaceti—each kind ban been so repeatedly used belore without any injury, that do dange f was apprehended. Repeated e** periments that have been made prove that linseed oil will regular ly ignite with waste wool in tw nl ) four hours. Colton sails and leather bottom* will, in a short time, be substituted u hemp and copper. We have seen a most satisfactory evidence the change. Economy and durum 1 >; are certainly in favor, of cotton and *- thor, if correct conclusions have drawn from recentexperimont** N i • Gax ’