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JANI'ARY JULY.
Jut Mnn irv, TJ et ilondUv,
n “ Ricliiucm.l 2nd .Monday, Pulaski
” Puiasai 4ih 44 * Wilkes
Chatham AUUI’HU.
FEBRI AHV. lit .\i. •; lay, Haudulpb
l*t Monday, Ran.; • pb Pauldiii#
Paulding ** Itibb
Ilibb 2nd “ Clark
Ciark “ (.’ana
•* % CaM 3rd “ Walton
3rd “ Walton •• Crawford
• Crawford •* Karlv
Wilkea 4tla “ Cherokee
Kirlv “ Jackaoo
Cherokee 44 Emanuel
4th “ J aekion •• Upson
Men wo : er •• Meriwether
Foray ih •• Forsyth
Upson ** Dr cat ur
Decatur BETTE MQBR.
MARCH Ist Monday Pike
Iti Monday, Coweta *• Baker
41 Baker “ H uniter
Morgan •* Morgan
Mai ion •• La.iren*
” Lumpkin •• Taliaferro
Pike 44 Marion
“ Laurens •• Coweta
Bumter Lutnpkin
Taliaferro 2nd *’ Columbia
2nd *• Columbia L**e
44 Lee 44 Ureene
44 Fayette •* Madison
• • (ireene 44 Union
44 Harris Monroe
44 Madison •* Fayette
44 Union ’3rd “ Libert
*• Monroe Dooly
Gwinnett 44 Batts*
3rd Monday, Butts “ DeKalb
44 Dooly 44 Gilmer
44 Filbert 44 JUU
I> Kalb •• Talbot
44 Gilmer “ Putnam
Hall “ Stewart
*• Putnam 4th “ Newton
Talbot “ Baldwin
4th “ Bulloch j 44 (*obb
Cobb Macon
Macon 44 Harris
Harris Walker
*• Newton 44 Murray
• 4 Baldwin [ 44 Bulloch
44 Walker Washington
44 Murray OCTOBER.
Washington ,1 at Monday, Warren
Effingham, Thursday after. 44 Wilkinson
APRIL. 44 Campbell
Ist Monday, Warren Muscogee, Tuesday after
“ Sumter IHumter, 44 44
44 Walker Walker, 44 44
Wilkinson Rabun, Thursday after
Muscogee 2nd Monday, Hancock
44 Campbell 44 Camden
Rabun. Thursday after 44 Dade
Wayne, “ “ “ Henry
2ild Monday, Carroll llubersham
Dade 44 Carroll
44 Camden Harris
Habersham Montgomery
Hancock Tattnall, Thursday slier”
Henry 3rd Monday, Emanuel
44 Montgomery * 4 Chattooga
Tattnall. Thursday aftar Oglethorpe
3rd Monday, Flmanuet Franklin
44 Chattooga 44 Jones
44 Franklin “ Heard
44 Heard j Floyd
44 Glynn 4th MJnday, Scriran
“ Jones ” Lincoln
44 Oglethorpe 44 Jasper
44 Floyd u Houston
4 ih Monday. Seriven Troup
44 Lincoln “ Irwin
44 Jasper Telfair, Thursday after
Houston Bulloch, last Monday
44 Troup _ NOVEMBER.
Irwin Effingham, Friday after the
44 Mclntosh 1"i Monday
Liberty, Monday after 2nd Monday. JefTersou
Bryan, Friday after : 'rd 44 Burke
Telfair, Thursday after 4th Ith “ Thomas
Monday. Wayue, Thursday after
MAY. Lowndes, Monday after 4fh
Ist Monday, Burke Monday
• 4 Stewart Ware, Monday after
2nd Monday. Chatham Appling, Thursday after
3rd 44 .Je Her son Ith Monday, Camden,
4(h “ Thomas Glynn, Monday after
Lowndes, Monday after 4th Mclntosh, “ 44
Monday ’ Liberty, “ *
Ware, Monday after. Bryan, Friday 44
Appling, Thursday after
JUNE.
Ist Monday. JU huy.ud
i\i rorjiT*.
EA: TERN Cl MCI* IT.
Wavnr, Last Monday in December and Mav.
C'Huuien, in do in January and June.
Olvnn. 2d do in do do do
Mclntosh, 3d do in do do do
Bryan, -4 th do in do do do
Liberty, I'd do in do do do
Bulloch, l*t do in February and July.
Etflngbam, ~ri <io in do *do do
I'haihaiu, 3vi do in do do do
MIDDLE CIRCUIT.
Columbia, *i:h .Monday u January and June.
Washington, -Ith do in Januery and July.
Montgomery, Ist do in February and August.
Tattnall, i’d du in do do
Emanuel, Ist do in January and July.
Arrive:!, I'd do in do do do
Burke, i-t do in do do do
JeiTereon, 3d do in do do do
Richmond, Ist do in April and 3d Mon. Sent.
NORTHERN CIRCUIT.
Madison, i Monday in January and July.
Elbert, 3d do in do do
Oglethorpe, 4h do in do and June.
Lincoln, Ift do in February and July.
Hancock, I*t do n Feb. amfAug.
AVarren, 2d do in February and August
Wilkes, Ist do in May and Ith Sept.
‘i iti.sterrm In do in June and December.
WESTERN CIRCUIT.
Franklin, 4th Monday in January au/1 July.
Kabun, Hi .:■ in July and January.
2d do in June and December.
Ja* kiv*::, lit do in January aud July.
Clark, Ira do in October aud 2d in May.
Habersham, -1 j in July aud January.
Hall, lh do in do do
Walton, 3d do in Mav and November.
OCMt LORE CIRCUIT.
Wilkins.-*!, 2d Mon*] iy in July aud January.
Johcs 4th do in do do
Jasper. Ith do in hinuary and July.
Baldwin, 4th no in January and July.
Creene, 2d do i June and December.
Morgan, ]t do in do do
i'nMiuin, 3d do io *lo do
.-OI’THEHN CIRCUIT
Twiggy, 4*h M**n iay in March and Septeml)er.
Thomas, ! t do in January and July.
Teliai", Ist do in April aud 2d in October.
Irwin, 4th do in January and Ist in July.
Laureus, Ist do in June and December.
Pulaski, 21 do in April and October.
Appling, 3d do in June and December.
War**, 4tfc do i;i do do
FLINT CIRCUIT.
Btbb, Ist Monday in May and November.
Houston 4th do ut January and July.
Butts, 2d do in January and July.
Crawford, * \ do in May and November.
Epson, 4th do in do do
Pike, Jst do in June and December.
Monroe, Vd do in do do
Newton, Ith (]- in do do
Hcurv, 4th do in January and Julv.
CHATTAHOOCHEE CiliCL IT!
Stewart, Ift do in Feb. and 2d Mon. in July.
Marion, 3d d< in May ind November.
Mu. oty <*. 4th do in January ami July.
Talbot, 3d do in June and December.
Harris, 4*li do in do do
CHEROKEE CIRCUIT.
Paulding, 3d Monday in May and November.
Cass, 4th do in do do
CberoV.ee Ist do in June aud December.
Forsyth Ist do in do do
Lumpkin, 3d do in do do
Union, 4th do in do do
Chattooga, i t do m August and February.
Oilmtr Ist do in July aud January.
Murray, 2d do in do do
Walker, 3d d> in do do
Flovd, 4’Ji do in do do
Daie, i t do in June f nd De- ember.
COWETA CIRCUIT.
Fayette, 3d Monday in January and June.
Cat roll, Irt do in February and August.
Meriwethtr. 4th do in Aprd and October.
Troup, 3d do in June and January.
Cow< u, 4th do in June and D*ceinner.
PeKa'b. *1 dn in July and Jauuary
Campbell ‘-J Monday in ■Tun-’ an-i De-ember.
(Vibb. 3-1 da in do do
Heard, *ih du in Mav and November
SOUTUvVEr-TKEK CIBCUIT.
llandolyb, 2d Monday in May and November
Lee, 4rb do in do do
Karlv. 2d do in Jannery and July.
Bakei kih do in do do
nil I‘.l do in Mar:band C<7detnb'r
r,y,i ( 4th do in Jnrus and r>enbr
a, ~n la, do in February and Aogner
u • , let do in June and December.
1 MISCELLANY.
[From tin Apalachicola ('Florida (Ja:ttte.]
MY LAST VISIT TO THE FIELD OF HONOR.
It i> now nattly twenty years, since caily one sum
mer's morning, us the sun was gilding the Heavens,
I remember lolyave seen Uvo youths, apparently about
the age of *iiteen. or seventeen route driving into one
of the small villages of Georgia. The vehicle thev
rode in was a light sulltey ; consequently one was
compelled to sit in the lap of the other. The rapid
rate at which they were driving, the sweat and foain
whii h covered the noble animal, and the sprightliness
of the youths ns they alighted from the aulkey, at the
hotel, attracted my stleutlon and induced mo to ask
the proprietor who the youths were, and the cause of
their early anil rapid drive. The tavern keeper smiled,
and asked me il I was not acquainted with Adolphus,
the son of a very wealthy and respectable planter in the
adjacent county. He slateJ that this was nothing
now ; that he often in the way of frolic or pleasure,
would select someone of his young acquaintances after
j midnight, and harness one of his fathers best ani
mals in his sulkey, and drive to the village, a dis j
tancc of twenty-live nr thirty miles. liy day-light; that!
he would spend the licttcr port oft ic day among his J
friends and acquaintances for all seemed to he hi,
friends—(tnd 1 anil (relieve were such, for none spoke I
aught against him, and a residence in tnat village of
two years after that period, satisfied n.e that he had
not an enemy in the place), and ere the sun went
down, the dashing Adolphus would return to hi. fath
er's hall. His lofty bearing, his noble demeanor, hi*
sprightly and affable manne.s to each, ami all that he
met with, gained ray admiration, and induced me te
seek an introduction. Although he was many years
my junior, I felt proud of an introduction to a youth of
his noble cast of character; for to me he seemed as
die of nature’s noblemen, and needed no adventitious
oircurastanres to make him such. From the hour of
our introduction to the hour of his death, I have never
had cause ts alter my opinion of this noble youth.
Brave, generous, aad high minded, his character re
ceived a stamp which he sustained through life. I re
moved in u few years, from the vikige, to distant lands;
snd the youth grew up with increasing years, yet ere
he had attained his majoiity. he was elected to a seat
in the legislature of Ins native Slate, over some power
ful and influential candidates, who had long represen
ted the county whcic he was raised. Ilis youth re
quired a special act of the legislature, to entitle him to
the seat he had been elected to fill. This was granted
by a unanimous vote of the House. Several years
elapsed and I heard hut little ol Adolphus.
The only news I heard of him was, that he had won
the affections of the accomplished Miss of one of
the Southern States, had married, and that his vener
able sire, had wrecked ins fortune by his generosity in
endorsing too largely ; and the failure of several large (
mercantile houses to whom h ■ had extendid his name, j
Adolphus with his characteristic energies, removed to 1
another country, carrying with him his father and i
mother, and a lareo family of children; he settled with j
them on a farm and by prudence, economy, and indus- ;
try. restored his aged parents to the comparative ease j
and comfort they had been accustomed to in former j
life. In this new country, like his native Slate Adol- j
plus, became the idol and admiration of all w ho knew j
him. It was after a lapse of ten years, that I now met !
wit!: him again, in his adopted country. The full j
bloom of manhood was now settled upon his couritcn- i
nuse but be still retained that lofty bearing ; and the j
youtti that I had admired so much, ms now the head
of a family snd ilia father of children. Time had
mule but little changa in him ; the same traits ofebar
a irr. he still retsi irsl. Ass son he was kind and at
tentive t> his aged parent-; as a brother, he was affec
tionate, and an able protector; as a husband ami lath- i
j er, he ess all that should constitute the name. Frank, j
| open, generous, davoted as a friend, he was now all j
that I could have hoped such a youth would make. ;
whesr he arrived to manhaod.
Os hia chaiuvkt ristic generosity and charities, thete |
j has been so much said, that it would be superfluous, j
to numerate the various instances; but one little in-j
stance I will state, that csroe under my immediate
’ knowledge, A few days after my arrival into his j
! adopted country. I was walking with him through tha j
t street, f th* town; it was in the month of July, when j
we were met liy three sons of the Emerald Isle, whose
pale and enianciuted countenances gave evidence 111't ‘
mey 1,4.1 bri-n <<Uj-<,v* „fdisease; Uicy stopped us 1
and asked, if one of us was Mr. Adolphus; on being i
told that ha was before thorn, (to give their own style
of address as near as I can.) one of them spoke, and j
j said. -Mr. Adolphus, we have heard that you never suf- J
fared the poor to appeal to you in vain, and we have
been sick with the fever and ague the past three months
so that wo aie now out of money, and unabie to work,
1 ami we wish to go to New York until tvs can get our ,
health : and the captain charges us fifteen dollars a j
j piece, and wo have not the money, end we have no
j security to give him, and we have come to you to ask
I you to help us away, for we are sure we will die, ifwe
: remain here. No sooner had he ceased talking, than
I discovered the flush in his manly face, he turned anti
i asked ine if I had any money with me. I answered
: that I ha I not enough ; never mind was his reply, and
i requested me to walk with him ; telling tlio three to
! remain until he returned. He stepped into one of ti e
stores and requested the meichant to lend him one
hundred dollars, which he did ; I relumed with him,
when he handed the money to the speaker, and said
; here lads, is one hundred dollars, you must divide it
i equally, that will leave you something to live on until
yon can regain your health. I need not say those
! poor laborers showered their blessings upon him; he
: shook there by the hand and turned away ; his heart
i was too full ; disinterested acts like this will speak
j volumes.
About this time the piercing screams of mothers,
and the cries of helpless children, were heard in the
i laud ; the scalping knife and tomahawk of the blood
! thirsty ravage told the tale of woe, arid every morrow
brought frr.-h intelligence of a tale of l-lood. Araused
! with the general indignation of the whole country,
i Adolphus left hia family, to volunteer to expose him*
j self in the tented field at the hi ad of a brave band, for
the defence and pi ntretien of the country ; it win here
amidst the hardships of the field, and the strife ol arnis
i that the soldier is apt lo form tlis-c attachments and
iiilimsries, that arc often hut illy lepatd ; and lieic
I Adolphus formed an intimacy and attachment with a
new Inend, whose name 1 must now stale to be Red
, nun. The term of aeivice being expired Adolphus
returned to his peaceful home, and with him ranie his
new friend; the kind greeting of his alfeetionatc fatni- ;
ly, made doubly welcome his friend ; his parents, re
: lations, and entire family, vied w ith each other, to see
who could pay him most attention, indeed he w as now
1 made the magnet of their circle; no party to he given, 1
but must be given in honor olhis new friend ; no visit
|to he paid, hut li must accompany them. Was lie
in need of money.) the purse of Adolphus was stretch
’ ed wide to supply the wants did he want oilier, and
, that office in the sift of the people, (for indeed this was
his greatest ambition.) Adolphus would he sfen leav- [
i mg his home, riding (tom one end ol the country to the 1
other, selling forth in warm and animated language
I the clniins of hi* new friend; and spending his money
ond lime, w ilh a ficedom which ever i hararlrrised his
i generous soul, for the surety of his fiend's election.
I must here ri mark that the only coolness that ever
’ existed brtvrcrri Adolphus and myself, was in conse
quence nf my refusing to support his friend's election : I
l nccr having had the confidence in him that others
had ; bowevei, this broach of feeling was soon restored
bv his manly acknowledgement that lie was wrong, to
I deny me the right of my ow n opinion , hut his new
friend, altar being disappointed in the election to one
office, sought another, which lie obtained through ihr
| influence of Adolphus, and to his exertions alone, could
he attribute his success. His election now secure, he
mingled in the crowds if the mighty men of the land ; I
! and a change came over the spirit of his politics; and j
those who were his Irienda, he now considered no lon
ger such. In fact he began to look upon them as ene
mies, and among that number was his friend Adol
'•pirns; for it was evident, he no longer sought his
society ; but avoided it. And as politics raged, in this
our [caceful land all seonfed to forget former friend
ship. The new lights in politics, now spred dissen
tiwn eveiy wheie, snd dissolved those hoods of friend !
, ship that had so Icng existed. Redman forgo* ‘he ob
ligations hn wss under to hi. forrm r friend, and now
sought with greediness ,i quarrel with li s lu st friend,
whose exertions had raised hint to the it in n lie then |
’ occupied. And cre a few thort months had passed,
1 the secret poison that had lam etill ia tho breast of
Redman, uow hurst forth in si! its v mi; and from
neglect to indifference ; from indifference to insult;
“nd then the fatal challenge to the field of honor. Toe
manly pride of Adolphus would not suffer him to hear
it any longer; although his friends advised him not
t> accept the outrageous oiler to combat. His sense
of chivalry, induced hi in to accept; although he assu
red me, a few days previous to the meeting, that he
ad ever been Redman's best and n.i, aken friend;
that Redman had misconceived him, or wished to put
him out of the wav. Tha tile is soon told. They
met in the adjoining State; the weapons used were
>auger*, or u Urge species of rifle ; the distance stated,
was twenty paces ; they stood back to hack; at the
w and they were to wheel, to cock their gun., uni lire.
Adolphus wheeled, and m cocking h a gun, it went
off, at an angle of about torty five clegiees in I lie air.
He brought bis g .n to the shoulder, and stood erect,
when Redman, tieding all danger past, deliberately
shot him down. The bull piercing the heart, passing
entirely through him ; he never spoke, lie sn pped a
few paces and fell upon his lice, Great God why was
this suffered; to see that manly form now stretched
upon the cold earth, whilst the crimson stream ol life
flowed from that noble heart, until it cessed to heal I
: and this done by the hands of the very man his noble
heart had ra sed to the station he now nceupies. Could
I he not have saved him when he had him in hi, power?
The law, of honor may justify the act, hut humanity ;
j and the law sos friendship, revolts at this inhuman ad
j vantage-I never wept but once, for the loss of my fel
low man ; hut when centered in one being so much
|as God’s noblest work, fell, i could not epress my
feelings, for I had known him for many years ; from j
boyhood to the end of his life; he sustained nil that’
could constitute a man; and the nob let work ofGod.i
Thou art gone, Adolphus, and u widow and helpless j
orphans hourly mourn thy loss in silence. May lie
who tempers the wind to the shorn lamb, guide and 1
prole t them through life. Thou canst not return to
comfort them, or thy aged parents; hut they will go
to thee. Long hours ot giief my friend Inis felt for thy
loss ; hut thou will ever live in his memory until we
meet in another world. May thy spiiit rest in the bo
som of thy Redeemer and God. LOVETT.
FOREIGN.
From the Baltimore American.
LATER FROM ENGLAND.
The packet ship England, at New York from Liv
erpool, sailed on the 9ih December, being five cays la
ter than the previous accounts.
The llwee leading matters of intelligence are—the
capture of the city and island of Chusan, on the
Eastern coast if China, by the British fleer ; the ad
justment of the Syrian question, by the submission of
the Each? ot Egypt to the terms of ihe Allies; and
the defeat of Dhost Mahomed by the British loices in
AffginuisUn.
The news from China is down to the 4th ol August,
with luter dines from all parts of India.
The debates in the French Chamb . of Deputies on
l the Ministerial Address, in reply to the speech of ihe
King, at the commencement of the session, have been
followed by the adoption of the address by a large ma
jority —thus securing the predv-minauce of the peace
party in (he councils of the nation.
At Liverpool, Cotton was about stationary, and dur
ing the week ending Dec. 4th the sales amounted to
25,590 bales, 4,800 of which was Upland at 5 a Gjd,
6,000 Mobile, Alabama and Tennessee at a 9J.
The export of goods for America had greatly incieas
ed, and there vvas a brisk trade.
There has been another dreadful explosion at Acre,
on the coast of Syria, by which about 280 persons Inst
their lives, including a number of British seamen and
soldiers,
Correspondent of the Couricr and Enquirer.
Lomio.v, December 7th, 140.
Tha steamship President having diappeared fjr a
time from the stdtion between England and N. Y. and
no other steam vessel being in train for some ensuing
week—the American merchants in London are gi ner
aily attending more icguiarly to the time of the depar
ture of the sailing packets—and accordingly 1 send
you a summary of the intelligence rec ived here dur
ing three days which have elapsed since the dep.rture
of the Acadia steamship,
I’lie debates in the Fiench Chamber of Deputies
ended on Saturday last in a majority of 82 in fnvorof
the present administration—which i con-ii't <-d a
crushing blow to the warlike proceedings arisin out of
ihe recent follies of Mous. Thiers.
The overland mail aimed this morning f tin
East Indies, China, and \ t— bringing a g,t at mass
of important mlorinalion Horn ml those , arts ot he
i world. The foimul submission of Mehemct Ail to the
I conditions of the Five Powers is announced in despatch
! cs from Admiral Napier—the Pacha consenting to the
| entire evacuation of Syria, the lestoration f the Tur
kish fleet, and the possession ol the sovreigmy ol
Egypt for his life.
i From China the overland mail has brought des-
I patches to the 4th of August, to the flierl that the
i capital of the Island of Chusan had been captu ed by
j the English fleet, without mateitul resistance on the
i part of the Chinese, or considerable 10.-s n either side.
Fite general tenor of the accounts from China i-. how
ever, that the government of the Celestial Empiie was
preparing an obstinate resistance ol the passive and s
criplion—the population appearing to l e w ith the gov
ernment against the loretgners, and there is every ap
pearance of a protracted and finally very uncertain
result, Irum tins distant and very ill-advised, ill ar
ranged, and, in England’, unpopular foreign w ar.
From the North of India the same mail tilings ac
counts dial Lfhost Mahomet is again m arms, and in
con-iderahle force. From anodi r quarter of in ia
there is inlclligen c that the King of Siam has espou -
ed the cause ol the Chinese, ami threatened extirpa
tion of all the Europeans in his dominions, if the Chi
nese junks in his waters should he attempted to he at
tai ..... It is tiicrrmre by dip American merchants lo
he rm rc-Uud that the proceedings of the English gov
cilinn i t si,ou ds; pear to he inteiiupting t. e Hade, not
only ol China, ou, in all ttie cash in seas.
Ul olhei foreign intelligence there is nothing nioie
important than the airtv il ut the ltd t'onle lilgale, ul
llic hathuur of Cherburg, with the remains ot Napo
leon Buonaparte. An interesting account has been
published of the exhumation of the body, from which
it shows that the toa'.urcs of the face were unchanged
as though thecorpsehad been only under ground for
the (leriod of a few days. The coflin is lo lie taken
up the tScine to Paris, hut neither the time nor the
particulars of the programme ol the body in the Jios
pitaldes Invalides has yet licen announced.
The Queen of England has entirely recovered from
htr recent confinement ami t..e young Process is also
reported to lie doing well. In const however,
ot the disappointment in not having produced a
Prince, the Queen la repotted to he not disposed to al
\ low of any very important public manifestations in
consequence of tho event.
In uaonetury affairs tlieic is no alteration within thr
last three diys—hut the forci n excliatigis remain la
vorablc towards England, and there is now almost a
total cessation ul the exportation ot specie, with the
commencement of smalt importations of gold. The
English funds have been advancing slightly ; hut the
business is certainly not extensive ; nor in any of the
| English or foreign securities or the stock muket. is
, thsie the prospect of more than a continuation ot the
present improved rates, until the opening of the en
suing year, when a large amount ol dividends will he
paid on the largest ot the English funds.
The American securities are all sustained, at the
former quotations; the shares of the Bank of ilia Uni
ted Slates—the priaripal sales ul jLI-1.
The North America arrived at Liverpool yesterday
with letters to the ltllli ultimo, containing the official
account ui the election ol Crucial Hamsun to the
Presidency of ths halted Stales. The North Ameii
can brings no intelligence of the ariivul out of the
Uiilish Qu,'cn or the t.idedonia, though there certain
ly is no reason for apprehension—the winds having
liecn westerly and unfavorable lor some weeks | asl,
OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE CAPTURE OF
CHUSAN.
Brigade llead.ijuarkn, Citv nf ling hue hern , i
July 18th, lt-40. 5
To His Excslllnci Tilt Right Hon. Earn. Ant-
LAND, (J. C. 8., liuv bMNtIH-tifcNLRAL OF INDIA, 4.C.
My Lord—l have the honor to acquaint your I nid
’ ship that mi the 4 til inst. Her nisj, sty’s ships Wel
lesley, Conway and Aligutor (to the tornicr of which
I had tiau.feircd brigade head quarters, in compliance
with tile wishes of Sir Cordon Un-mer.) with toe troop
ship Rattlesnake and two transport-, arrived in the
anchorage ot Chm-an harbor, the ships of war takin ;
up a position in front of a hilt, upon which tic re was
a large temple or jus.-- house,
In the evening a summons was sent to the Anairul,
who was tt*G Governor of liie L’uu&an group of udaUwa
calling upon him to surrender the Inland, and solciting
him to do so that blood might not Ik? shed in u • ! **
opposition.
The officers bearing the summer,* returned wi h tin
Chinese Admiral to the Wellesley, accompanied by
two mandarins, and. although they ark no pledged
their incapacity to resist, they attempted b evasions
and requests to obtain time, and left the ship without
arty ealiafactoiy result, but perfectly utiderstun big
that if ..tibmisiion was not made before daylight next
day, hostilities must commence.
On the morning of the filth the hill and thorc were
crowded with a large body ot Iron; s. and from the
mast-head* of the ships, ttie c ity wa* seen at the dis
tume of a mile t om the beach, the w ills of which
were also lined with troops. On temple-hill,
the lunding-phn c or wharf, and a round tower adja
cent, there were 24 guns ot small cabbie, independ
ent of a number of war junk*, and IVom their proceed
in.* it up) eared that residence was to be offered. A*
both wind ami tide were against the transpoits, and
only 21 0 men. im hiding marines were in the harbor, j
I availed myself of the time offered *o reconnoitre the
the beach beyond Temple-hill with a view o( landing
at some distance from the batteries, hut winch I aban- j
doned. us if opposed there, the lti| ping must have i
opened their fire on the different baiterns, and the re-j
suit have been the same with respect to the loss of life 1
as of opening on the batteries at once ; beside which j
it was not considered expedient to take from the ships !
j of war, under the prospect o| uc ion, so many hands
I as were required to man the boats.
About 3 o’clock •M. Her Majesty’s ships Cruiser
and A Igcrine got iut<. position, ami as the transports
were then e ntering the harbour, the signal was given
for landing in rotation, as boats could he supplied, in
the following order.
Ist Division —The 18th Koval Irish. Royal Marines
two nine-pounders, and the 26th Kenim-ui.
2d Division—Volunteer Corps and 49th Regiment,
and . detachment of Sappers and miners.
On the 18ih and Royal Marines quitting their .-hips
and boats the waving of digs and healing of gongs
and drums, gave further intimation of tha decidedly
hostile intentions on the part of the Chinese.
As previously arranged with his Excellency Sir C.
Bremer, Commander in-chief,a gun ’vasfired trom the
Wellesley, utter the lfttli and Royal Marines were in
the boats, w ith a vew of ascertaining whether reals
lance was intended. The gun was fired at the round
lower most correctly, and no individual injured there
by. As the w hole of the guns on shore were man
ned. a return lire was immediately given from them,
and a number of war junks, which brought a tire upon
the batteries and junks from the whole t f ti c ships!
of war, but of very short duration, the guns and hills j
being abandoned and suburbs evacuated in a very few •
n mutes.
The beach and what fend Temple-hill being cleared j
the troops landed without opposition and I immediate- ‘
Iv took possession of the hill, from which a good view j
of the city is obtained, at the distance of about 1,500 j
yaids. As soon as the landing ot the 26th Regiment j
was completer!, I pushed forward advanced posts from i
the 18th ami 26th Regiments to within 500 yards of j
the walls ol the city, winch, although in a dilapidated !
state, arc extremely formidable and difficult of access, j
being surrounded on three sties with a deep canal of I
about 25 feet wide, an a continued Oat of inundated
paddy land.
Having consulted with Lieut. Col. Montgomerie,C. ■
C.of the Madras artillery, and ('apt. Pear-c, the sen
ior officer of the Engineers, 1 decided upon breaching
the walls of the city near the west gate, and throwing •
shells into the west angle, so that in the p\cnt of the
ordnance being inadequate to breach the point already i
specified, the northwest angle, which I meant to at
torn; t by escalade, might be more easily carried from
the fire kepi upon that point having weakened the de
fence. On the advance post taking up this position, a
fire was opened upon them from the walls of the city,
and kept up at intervals till near midnight.
A few shots, not exceeding eight or nine, were fired
from our battery, which tended to silence l’heir firing
without doing any injury. Whilst 1 whs voting t a in
several shots were fired without any other (b et than
proving that the Chinese were utterly ignorant of
gunnery.
The second division, consisting of the Madras Sap
peiß and Miners. Bengal Voluntreis and 49th Regi
ment, were landed without delay, and having taken
p their position*, thr* w out advanced posts to the
front, the latlci corps protested “he left of ttie suburbs.
Early on the morning of the 6th. 1 was happy to
find fiom the g.i at exertions of Lieutenant Colonil
Montgomerie, that curing the night bo bad. in addi
tion to the two nine-pounders landed with the troops,
got into position six other guns of the -ame siz**, two
howizers and two mortars, making a total of 10
guns, in a position within four hundred yards of the
wall*.—From the stillness of the city. 1 apprehended
a change had taken place the>v. and I waited for day*
light before issuing orders fur offensive operations; on
ti e first dawn the flags were seen on the walls, as they
were the preceding evening ; hut as the iight ineieas
ed there did not appear a single per on where there had
fen thousands the pretrdng ev li g which gave
reason to suppose that the city was evacuated, and 1
sent forward Lieutenant-Colonel Montgoii.e; ic Maj-*r
Mountain, Deputy Adjutent-Grneial, and thipmin
Pcarse, Field Engineer, with a small escort, to rerun
nnitre as closely as possible the state of the wo ks. and
endeavor to ascertain whether the city was abandoned
or not.
These officers passed the canal (the bridge over
which lead been broken up) by throwing spars across,
andwhh captain Belhuiie, of the Conway, who had
now joined them, scaled the w alls by means of a ladder
found amongst the buildings outside. One or two un
armed Chinese, who appeared above the gate, hung a
placard over the wall, and refused by signs to admit
them, but offered no other opposition
The gate was found strongly nariicnded within by
Urge sacks of grain, .and by the time that n few planks
had l een throw n over the canal a company of the 49th.
which I had sent for, took possession of the principal
gate ot the city of Ting-hae-heen, upon which the
Btitish flag was hoi.-ted.
A return of the ordnance captured on shore h; here
with transmitted ; that onboard the war junks was
considerable, luu of which I have not a return.
The loss of the Chinese is estimated at about 25
killed; the number wounded I cannot lee.rn, hut it
must be very small, from round shot having been filed.
The admiral is said to be among the latter. I am hap
py to sav to Her Majesty’s troops escaped without loss
of any description, and are prepared for any further
services required.
The city of Ting-nae-hecn is extensive, the walls
being about six miles in circumference* they are
built of granite and brick of inferior quality, anil with
the exception ot a bill, when* tin* defences are unusu
ally high, there is a deep ditch o’ canal about 25 feet
wide round the wall, at the distance of a few yards
There are numerous bastions in the works and with
good troops, in its present state, the city is capable of
making a good defence.
The despatch will be delivered to yo r Lordship by j
the lion. Captain Osborn,to whom l beg to refer you
for further particulars respecting the islaud of Giiusun
and our positions here.
I have the honor to hr, Ac.
GEORGE BUKKILL. Brigadier,
Commanding the Eastern Force.
After the capture of the place, the lower classes of
the Chinese commenced plundeiing the houses of the
richer inhabitants, and curried on their work of spolia
tion tor some lime before they were detected.
CANTON.
With respect to the blockading squadron off Can
ton, the Singapore Fret* Pres* Extra and I’ostcript of
the 1 Ith of September states from its correspondence : |
—“Six men-of-w ar proceeded to the Bogue yesterday
morning (the 3d of August) early, and bv this time
have doubtless succeeded in reducing the batteries and
clearing the passage up to Canton. * * • YVe
have ju*t discovered that the men-of-war which went
up the river yesterday are in sight, making for Macao.
What it means none can say. The Chinese have
blocked up the passage with chains ami stones.” The
six men-nf-war alluded to, adds the S/gvaptrr Free
Press are the Druid, Nimrod, Larne, Hyairnth and
Columbine with the steamer Enter pise.
Much dissatisfaction prevails at the ve’y inefficient
manner hi which the blockade is said to he maintain
ed. It seems that such junks as arc taken laden with
salt arc restoied, but the cargo detained, cs the article
forms one of the Government monopolies, while rice
and other grain pa** free, the Macao pa sag being
left open, and the exports from Macao rennin innn>
Jested, apparently with an understanding lo that tilk< t.
Tlkj force is also consulted too small.
Ali th* foreigner# rfuwuns at Cautwo,
two Americans, two Swiss, one Dutchman and one
Ih'ftujiit se, had bt cn ordered to leave the city. All
the lctn a 1 wt e, ab.ando cd. The inner pa.-s ge was
. •ft tn by tin* ut t.io Chinese would
ii .a. >.v in. •. *. tej to come down, nor inanulac-
L*. V• g ,o u < i>.
Mi. A e.h.m stl - Mmhuut, Adelaide and Web
1 ti.um hal been :eh.i cd.
I’ ram ci lau -n paper•
Tin; iitSMAIN* OF Nahoi.KON.
V\ e hav id.'ea \ published me report ot the Prince
liejoinv lie, dec* bnu in par 1 , the removal ol the great
Eiiij eior * Irmly f.,in it- grave in St. Helena, on board
jthefngatc B lie Pould. Additional particulars ol in
terest are given in the subjoined icport of Count Ro
han Chahot and Guptuin Alexander, the French and
English Commissioner* appointed to superintend tile
; exoaiiiation.
After mentioning the persons who entered within
, the enclosure, t ,e tej ort proceeds as billows:
j *yV e luve reiu ved the iron raffing dial surround
ed ihe torn!), together with toe strong layer of stone
jon which it was lived and the coveting ol the tomb
i 11 feet 6 inches by 8 feet 1 inch, composed of t.iree
’ slabs, set in a second edging ot nu onry, was then re
| moved. Tiii* was done by Indf.pust one. V\ e then
j found a retain;ular wall forming the tour side* o u
: vault l l feet deep, and 8 fe. t by 4 feet 8 tin he* in the
■ jiea. This vault was tilled with earth to within 6 in
ches of the top. Alter having dug into this c.i th for
fi feet 10 inches, we found a lavtr ol Roman cement
adhering firmly all over the s.ni ne, an i herm tically
fastened to the sides of the wall*. By three o’clock,
this layer having luen completely hare, the commis
sioners descended into the tomb, anil verified that it
was perfectly itiact aid without any injury in any part.
Tin* layei of cement having been ut through, it was
found t cover another layer, .en inche- thick, in him
of stone fastened together w ith non Mancl eons. which
we were not able to gel removed until after four hour*
and a hall woik. The extreme difficulty of this oper
ation decided the English commissioners on cutting a
trench on the left of the \uult, and on knocking down
the wall in order to anive at the coffin, in case of the
upper off* ring too strong a resistance for farther efforts,
which were made si mid tun ously to pierce through it.
But the layer having been entirely removed by about
ight o'clock, tlic works of the lateral trench were
abandoned. Immediately under the layer thus demol
ished we found a stiong slab, fi feel 7j inches. 3 feet
wide and 5 inches thick, forming the covet ng >1 the
inteiioi s .rcophagus containing the coffin. This slab,
perfectly sound, was surrounded by an edging o! blocks
of stone, and Roman cement strongly f.snncd to the
wall of the vault. This last piece of masonry having
been carefully removed, and two holts bavin, been fix
ed on the club, every hing was ready by hmf pastn ne
for opening the sarcophagus. Dr. GunUrd then puri
fied the tomb by sprinkling chlorate of lime about it,
and the slid), by o.der of the Elijah commissioner,
was in -el by means of a cram , and lodged on the edge
of the tomb.
As soon ra the coffin whs visible, all pie-ent uncov
ered their beaus, and li.e Ahhc Lh gyc.eau sprinkled
holy water, and recited the De I'rofumhs. Thu com
missioners then and sceuded to inspect the coffin, which
they found well pr. served, 1 ut a small portion of the
lower part, which, although it was a strong slab that
rested on blocks of stone, was sligh ly decayed. Borne
sanitary precautions having been again taken by the
•ugeon, an ex press was sent oil'to 11 Excellency the
Governor, to inform him *<f the prog teas of the opera- !
lion, and the coffin was drawn up by h o sand cord -, ‘
and carefuily Iran-ported ben ath a tent raised lor ns
reception. At this moment the aim rer leeeivtd the
body accftuhug to he rites us ths* Cathol.c chu.eh
The commihsi oier* dun i t eeted •• sarcopti .g s
which wa> < ertifi(‘t! to iein a ;■; _.er state of ptestfrva
tion,ai-dentirety ‘d : , e n .n
of the burial. i’owurd 11, the Fuivn r j
ad assured hi . t hi e • ncy ivein
had 1 i r.-c . the tq.emiig ■ li c c .
Idv to the irrangeineuts im*. , we removed with prv- •
r lotion the first coffin, in v ie.eh we bound a c ffin in
lea i m go and p:eserv:i n, whitii we placed in that
wh'ch bail been s ut from France. His Ex* elleucy the
Governor, accompanied by his stall'. Lieutenant Mid- |
rllemore, his aid-de-camp and secretary, ami lapt.un !
Barnes, major of the plate, entered the tent to be pre- j
sent a; the opening of the inner coffins.
i he upper part of the le.iden coffin was then cut
and raised with the greates piecaiuion ; wiihiu it was
found a collin of wood, n very good stale, and corres
ponding to the descriptions and recolle* lions of the
persons piesent who had a s sled at the burial. The
lid of Ihe third coffin having been raise*!, there was
found a lining of tin slightly oxydised. which also hav
ing been cut through and raised, allowed us to see a
sin el of while satin; this sheet *\as raised with the
greatest precaution bv tt.e hands of doctor only, and
tne entire body of Napol on appea cd. ‘i’he features
had Mjffeie*l so |itt e as *o I e iinmcdiatelx recognized.
‘The < iffi reni objects d< posited in the c*)ffin were ic
m irked m the e .act positions where they had been plu -
and ; the hair!* were singuluily wt !l preserved ; tin? uni
form, the mders. the hut, but little • hanged ; the whole
person, in fact, a * lr.ed t- mdirate a icci ut inhuma
tion. The body remained exposed to the air lor only,
at most. ilu two minutes nec>s*;y for the surgeon to
tiike tit* 1 mea dies j re.-ci ihed by i is iiistiuctioiis, id or
der to pi* serve j: from ail 1 : t. er alteration.
The icport concludes with an account *f the funer
al proces-ton t Jam s Town, which does tint diffe. in
any *-sential point fr m what we have aiu-ady given.
The next document is the order •*! the day from the
Prir.cc ti- Jo nviile to his crew-, diiecting the vari*)iis
points ol nuv.ff etiquette to he oliseive.l during the cer
emonial *4 embatka>ion and afterward.
The l ist, an une of llie m >sl interesting of the doe
umerits, i> the proce-s veihnl of the opening of the * >f
tins, iha ri up by Dr. Guillaid, surge.n-major of the
Belle Poule. This rep*rt, after relating the precautions
mentioned above, which,were taken in ope ning the lids
of the several coffins, continues us follow*:
“ Something white, which appeared to have heroine
detached from the liniii*, covered, as if wiihjthm
gauze. a 1 ! that ’hecrffio contained, ‘i'he cranium and
forehead, vvhtcii adheted to the satin, writ par
ticularly stained with it, hut wry little was seen on the
lower part id the face, on the hands, or on the Inca.—
The body of the E peror was in an easy position, a~
when it was placed in the coffin, the upper m ml). r
were laid at length, the left arm and hand resting on
the left thigh, the lower limbs were slightly bent. The
head a little raised, rested on a cushion The volum
inous skull, the high and broad forehead, presented
themselves, covered with hard and yellow teguments
r losely adhering to them. Such appeared also the cou
loi-r of the orbits, the upper < dges of which one fur
nished with the eyebrows. Under the eyelids were
still to be distinguished the nccular globes, which hail
lost very littl id their volume or form. The eyelids
were completely closed, adhered to the subjacent parts,
and were hard under the pressure of the linger. Some
eyelashes were to lie seen on ih ir edges. The hones
ol the nose, and the tegument which covered them,
•were well preserved, the tubes and nostrils alone had
suffered. The cheeks were full, Ihe teguments ol
this pait of the face were lemaikable for their soilness
to the touch and their whiteness. Those of die chili
were slightly blue, a tint they i ad borrowed from the !
heard, which had grown after death. The chin used j
had undergone no change, and still preserved the peett- I
liar type of the face of Napoleon,
“The thill lips were purled, and three of the in :is
ive teeth, very white, appeued under the upper lip,
which was a little nosed toward the left. The hands
were perfect, not having undcigniie the least change.
Although the joints weie mil, the skill preserved that
i peculia color which is only to be found m the living
i man. I'lie nails of the timers were long uud adlie
lent, and very white. Idle legs were in hoots; l ul,
in cot,sequence ol the opening of the seams, the la.-l
four tors were out on each side ddie skin ot these
toes was of a dead white, and furnished with nails.t
d'lie anterior regmi of (tie thorax was much depressed
in the middle, and the si esol the tredy hard ami sunk.
All die members covered by the ch tlime appeared to
have preserved their shapes. 1 pressed the Id’ arm.
which I found to be hard and diminished in thickness.
As to the clothes, they appeared with their colo.n, so
that the tinifoint of the horse chas-.eiirs ot the old guard
was io he reregnaed by the dar* green of die coat and
its bright red lacings. The grand cordon ol the legion
of honor ues m rims the w aislrout and the while breech
es were arlly rove led by tie hit, w hit h was placed on
die thighs. Thi*i'| auletls the star, and otherdecoia
hulls flinched to the hi cast, hat lost liicir hnhisutv.
and turned black The gold crown, ol the cioss ol ol
fiver id ihe Legion of Honor had alone pnseivcd Us
polish. Vaaes af silver appeared between the legs, one
I bleu ‘j uri eagle, which lais aL• vc kb <4.*
they were found entire, and closed. As there were ad
hesions between Iheae vases and the parts they touch
ed, 1 uncovered them a little, the King’s commissioner
not thinking it right that they should be removed for
the purpose of a closer examination.”
The process verbal . alter a remark that the above de
tails, til >ugh they might have been fuller, are sufficient
to piove a state of preservation of Ihe body m *re com
plete ihan the circumstances of the hulqhm uiai iithu
maiion wsrrsßtrd ‘n expectation of, p.Seeds aa tbU
lows :
• This is not t!u* place t” inquiie into the causes
which have to this extent arre.-ted the progress of de
composition ; 1 ut there is no doubt tha ! tle ex heme
solidity of the masonry ot the tmnb, and the c ue taken
m making ari l sol.trr.ng iliecolliuh in met 11, have pow
erfully coiit'ihund to i..s re-ult. However t Li may
1 he, l feared the effect of the atmosphere upon the re
j mains, and was convinced that the best me ms ol j.re
j serving them still longer was to exclude tin in lnm it*
j action. 1 eagerly complied w ith the di-ere the
‘ King’s commissioner, that the coffin should he iinme
! diately closed. I restored the wadded satin to its pllce,
1 after having slightly steeped 11 in creosote, and then
caused all the wooden cas s to he do ely fastened as
, posable ami those of metal to he hermetrn ally solder
ed. The remains of Napoleon are now in six coffins—
one of tin. n second ot mail gany, a third of lead, a
fourth also of lead, separated from tint within M \ tJ
saw-dust and wedges of wood—the fifth, the sarcopha
gus f ebony —and the sixth, the outer c.*-e of oak.”
The reinterment of the remains of the Emperor was
to take place on the 16th of December. The escort
was to consist of 30,000 men.
According to f alignani the whole of the National
Guard were to he under arms. The ceremony was to
he conducted with great pomp. The requiem of Mo
sart was to be sung in the Church de* Invulides. with
150 instrumental and 160 chorus singers Grisi. Da
moreau. Peroani, Garcia, Knbini. Lahlanche. Tamhu
rini, and all the great singers in Paris to take part.
The Bello Poule frigate with the remain* of Napo
leon, h f the roadsted of (Therhourgon the 6th nit: to
j> n the steamer Normandie, accompanied bv the oth
er steamer* Velnce and Courier. On the 10th. the
cortege will enter the Sritie, t<, pror< ed to ('ourhevoie.”
Flic Ministerial journal announces that the ccicniony
*>f the translation of the remains of Napoleon w ill pos
itively take place on Tuesday the Isih inst.
A letter dated 2d inst., from Cherbourg, says:
“ All the crew of the Belle Poule have suffered their
beards 10 grow in sign of mourning.”
The Havre Journal indicates the various points alone
the coast, at which the population are to be assembled,
an l from which salutes are ti he fired ns the funeral
flotilla passes. The population of Havre are to cover
the (dap de hi Heave, when the vessels first come in
sight.
Eight col-ssal statues erecting on the Pont ue la
Concorde are part of the decorations for the translation
■ f th- remains of Napoleon. They represent Prudence
cugth. Agriculture, Art, Justice. War, Commerce,
am! Eloquence. The four pedestals at the corner of
the bridge will he curb decorated w ith a column 43
feet high, emmovnted by an eagle, C feet in height,
with wings and splayed and hearing Joaian thunderbolts.
‘I he Messatger contradicts the rumor that Prior*
i.iuis Napoleon will be liberated after the ceremony,
and affirms that the matter has neither been determin
ed on, nor even considered.
| [Th* ceremonies of t e Funeral of Napoleon tor.*.
; place, in a most splendid and imposing manner, on the
13th of December la\ of which we have lengthy ac
counts in the New-York papers. We deem them suf
fi ieni|y interesting to our readers—as the l ,t t i uto
we mis have t > render, to this
•• Greatest, nor the wo.st of men”—
, : > give adeta.led account • them next week 1
DOMESTIC^
IMPORTAN 1* CORRESPONI
ING Ol THE t \Vo i N
Mb. Fox t. .*.l i. ; ;si..
Wash 1 MIT *, De . \3, i fii • .
j Bin. —I am informed by Lis Exc !!**ucy 1 h Lieu
tenant Governor of lb** Prosime of Upper (‘anruls,
that Mr. Alexaru’.ei McLeod, a Bridi-h -übject, and
( late deputy shcrifl'uft 0 N lagaru district m {’ pper Tan-
I ; la, was ;u at Lewi t*m, in the tStau- of New
j York, <m the I2rh ot last inontii, on a pn.seuded
cha ye of mu der and ar*m, as having heni cng iged
! i:i the capture and de-tiuctro.j of ttie piratical r.team
! boat “ Car* line,” in the. month of December 1837.
j After a tedious and vexatious examination, Mr. Me
* Leod was committed for trial, and be is now impilsun-
owed in Lockport jail.
if el it my doty io cill upon the Government of
the United Slates to take prompt and cUcchiai s eps
fir the liberation of Mr McLeod, il is well known
that the destruction of die steamboat •* Caioliite” was
a public act ol pc sous in her Majesty's service, obey
ing the order of their superior lulloui us. Tuat art,
iheielorc, ac,ending Io tlie u-ages ot n torn*. can cnlv
b ■ trie suhj ct ofd -cussion h tween the two National
Lvuvr:inneiits; it <annuljustly he made the ground of
I ual procc. . mg:, m the l, oiled Mates against the in
dividuals contented, who vvcie hound to obey (lie so-’
tlioritiis appointed by their own Government.
I may uud, tuat 1 believe il is quite 11 itorious that
Mr. McLeod was not one of the p.ntv engaged in the
destruction of the steamboat ••Caroline;” and that
the pretended charge, upon which he has been nnpris
oned, rests only upon ihe j crjured testimony nfceitaiu
Canadian out laws arid their abettors, who, untoitti
nately tor the peace of that neigbb ulioud. arc still per
mitted by toe a .thorilies of the Mate ol New Yoik to
ilfest the Ca ad lit frontier,
T c question, however, of w ct: cr Mr, McLeod was
or was not concerned in the destruction nt tne •• Caro
| line.” is beside the | u:p se of die piescnl communica
tion. ‘I ltat act was the public act ol persons obeying
tile constituted authorities of her Majesty's P oviucc.
The N'ationa I Goveinmenl of the United States thought
themselves called upon to lemonstrate against il ; and
a renmnstrnice which the President did accordingly
address toiler Majesty's Government is still, I believe,
a pending subject tit diplomatic discussion between Iter
Majesty’s Government ami the Un.teil El ites Legation
a Loudon. I feel, therefore justified in expecting that
toe President’s Government will see the justice and
the necessity of causing the presi nt immediate n lease
of Mr. Mou ‘Oil, as well as of taking such slops as may
be requisite for preventing otlieisol her Majestv's sub
jects trout being persecuted or molested in t.te United
•talcs in a similar manner for the futuic.
1, appears that Mr. Melsend was arrested on the I2t!t
tilt; that, after the ■ xainiiiatiou ol witness, s, lie was
finally committed tor 11 ini on the lath, and placed in
confinement in the jail ot larckport, awaiting the assi
zes, which will he held there in February next. A*
the case is naturally occasioning n great and pros of ex
citement and indignation within the llritish frontier,
I earnestly h pe that it may lie to your power to give
me uu early and satisfactory answer to the pics, nt rep
resentation
I avail uiyscll of this occasion to renew to you the,
assurance ol iny distinguished consideration.
H. . Fat.
Hay. John Fohsytb, Ac.
Mtt. F OIISTTH TO Mil. Fox.
UCPSIITMKNT or Bt*TK, 5
WxsuiyuToy, Dec. *6, 1810. j>
Hia. — I have the honor to acknowledge, unit have
laid l td oe the President, your letter of the 13lli inst ,
touching heurrist Hud imprisonment of Altiandcr
Mcl.iod.a Hrilisli subject, and late deputy sheriff
the Niagara Uisliict, in Upper Uanodn, on u iliarge of
murder un,l arson, as having been engaged in the cap
ture and ilestiu lion of the steamboat Caroline, in ‘be
month ol lJec„ 1837 ; in respect to which you state
that you feel it your duty to cull upon the Government
id the l hilcd Plate* to take prompt and tIU-tlual step*
foi the libeiation ofMr. McLeod, and to pi event other*
of the subjects of bar Majesty tbc Qi.cen of tire* l
Hritain horn living perse*'ulcd oi molested in asiwiU 1 ’
manner for tbc lulure.
This demand, with the grounds upon which d**
made, las been duly considend by ihe Prcsideut. with
a sincere desue to give to it such a leply a* “'h t’ o *
only manifest a prop* r regard for the character * n “
righis id ti e United Slates, but, at the same time, Ut
loprc-cive the aniicaMc relr on i which, so advent*
piously for both, subsist* between ilus crtintff
England. Ol the reality of this disposition, nud 11
the uniformity wi h which it lias Itcn e*mod tu*'’
many dclivate mid difficult question* which lm vl