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domes Wot by liis own agency, bul, like nv other states of anrient Greece ;
ihe chest of goods, is brought by the we learn from various passages in
E ower of another. The same slave, poets, their historians, ami tneir o
rought by the same Coutroul, over the that the citizens of these states
Florida line, woultl equally be imported, slaves. Rome, from the period
Then this authority toforbnl importation,
wives to Congress the right to prevent
the bringing of slaves into our country,
citherby land or water. " Migration” is
the going from one country to another.
The thrin •‘emigration,” expresses the
saint act, while it brings to mind, the
country which has been left by the emi
grant. By observing a number of exam
ples, we shall perceive that these words
are applied toluin only, w ho is a free a-
gent in changing his country. After
the revocation of the Edict of Nantz,
great numbers of Huguenots left France, Heart
expulsion of the Tarqnins to that. i i ; .
usurpation of tlie C'maars, is call
“ republic,” both in the writings «*f r
own authors (IV m whom we derive
word) and in modern productions of
nations. And who diat has read the t.i -
tory of Rome, douh's the existence of
slaves in that republic? Tlien the ex
clusion of domesti slavery is not es
sential to a I'epubii'. an form of govern
ment. lly the consent of all who have
used the term, a governinein may per
mit domestic slavery and std! be repub-
iTi’ixidufilit, bit against an organized,
K" ")> nieiit, Airimcan state, rests'‘ng
she i> lievc.s to be oppression, con-
• n Jing for what she believes to be In r
•pendence. Dot s not histm y afford
ftwirut evidence., that in enh a caii.-e
American people ti.lit v ith despot a-
■ iep. ; that tliry fannot Ik* subdued; that
• > must triumph or ire exterminated r
Do voti hi what part the southern
stintw ini in sto !i a contest r—
Are you u .at they v.ill not re
gard i m; c.itj of Missouri as their own
muse? (hat. they will not feel them-
w*lv >_•» constrained to protect Missouri in
defence til tin ir own vital interests?—
_ .dss'fis-vimi/.ir.’i of Ihe puke Jc 11 in — t pistol to h’s heart, I at length succeeded
''he inhabitants of Palis have been hor- \ in destroying hint, nfter recoivit g twen-
or ?’ruck by eu atrocious aifiasit.attou, j ty-live wounds.”—Lieut.f„lle',i \>as >o
pet pelrateil about 10 n\lock on the niglit , much hurt, as to be obliged to retire from
< f the stqd- Feb. on tin* perron of His j the service of the field. This action did
Royal I Ii. lines* the Duke de Ben i. The i not escape the notice of the Marquis of
Prince attended the Duchess to her car- Hastings, (k the Lieut. has been appoint-
riage in quitting the Opera House, she ed to a post less liable tu exertion.
Our affairs mil. Spain.—The ki
ln fit and becoming teiu.-,us ' atu whol
ly averse to l.iviiiicf before him J.osc
"hi li cannot, fail to prove offensive to mr su-uc k by eu at mm ions ar.ausit.atiou, I ty-five wounds.”—Lieut. Coilen'was so
his exalted chatacter and sovereign dig
nity.”
On (lie noth Nov. Mr. Forsyth replied
to the duke San Fernando, & said : “ tlie
official note whs prepare d and sent by
the insfi ur'ions of the government of (lie
Lulle d States, lfrepie e ntations, w hich
! am directed to make, i.ie not receiveil, circled him with hi - left arm, and thrust lowing extract of a private; letter "(V
n v further resilience near his majesty’s a poniard ff indies and a half long, in his highly respectable source, which we
dr. aily sea'cil, wlicn a person pass- j
quickly b v 11 is Royal Highness, en-
court, would be worse tliun uspIcss to my
country. As the business of the remon
strance is likely to produce* very unplea
sant consequences, I propose out cd a
inn a
have
e sub-
Are you willing, in the prosecution of! prudent, but ptuisibiy useless caution, to
t.,is incisure, to array against your an-1 desire the note of the lbtli ultimo, (the
Whatever country they adopted, wheth
er their removal hail been e fee ted
by land or water, they were called “ em
igrants.” The royalists, whoduring the
French revolution, removeel hy land to
Germany, or by water to Knglatul or A-
merica, were called “emigrants.” The
Irishtnsn, who crosses the ocean, to live
in the laml of freedom, is called an “ em
igrant.” Then the term “emigrant," (he
who migrates,) is applied to him w to,
by his own agency, changes Ids country
for another, whether he; removes hy hind
or by water. On the contrary, the Sici
lian, who is aiezed b v a corsair, carrieel
to Algiers, weighcel down with chains,&
imtniircd in a dungeon, is nut sniel to
" emigrate,” to be a Sicilian “ em
igrant” in Algiers,——He is a pri-
mner, carri xl to the land of his
> ptivity, by the power of the pirate.
The citizen on a frontier settlement, or
his African slave, seized by Indians, and
Carried to one of their remote; towns,
there to serve a capricious anil e vuel veil
man, although he passes over l.’ff, : s
not a-iid to “ migrate,” In he an emigrant:
be :ause he is carrieel into captivity by
the T’""cr of a foe. The term i*< lmver
applied to tiie A>ican, who is broil -iit as
slave to our s’liovv
Thus, from an examination cf the fun
damental principles of the cons'ifiiiiun,
and of the several clauses, which were
supposed lo have an affinity to thi- sub
ject, it appears that the power to art on
I it appertains not to the federal govern
ment ; ami that therefore it must of rte-
. cessity belong to tin* states. Hut why
■ neeel I prove what the restriction itself
conlooses? A state constitution is a sy ; i
tern of fundamental rules on those sub
jects on which a state has a light to le
gislate lor itself. Hy requiring Mi-“iui-
ri to insert in her constitution, a prohiin- 1
tinn of slavery, you will acknowledge
that this is one ol timsc subjects on which
she has u right to act for herself.
I will here observe, that as we have I
never granted to tin- federal government,
the ng.it to niak laws touching t!ie re*
: lut; m uf master and slave in the states,'
wc need not the sanction of Unngie, -,!
wc .mk not your consent, we will hold
our slaves in defiance of your |rj.ver.—
*Ve warn sou not to interfere.
i As it appears that the constitution has
I not given you the light to prohibit »la-e-
1 ry in a state, we will examine whether
you can acquire it bv a special compact
with Missouri, milking the relinqiiisli-
thoiutv me power ol one half o! lliis Ln- j remonstrance which had been returned,)
ion ? And no von recollect, that if you | tohe carefully translated by a person at-
briug on yourselves this dire context., i teclied to this legation : It will then be
your op'Kinenls will have the advantage 1 sent to your excellency for re-examina*
of lighting for their property, for their j lion, unless I should previously receive
right breast up to the hilt. On feeling the had an opportunity ot perusin'*, pi
wound he uttered a cry and fell sense- more satisfactory information out’.,
less into the arms of his servants. The jset of our relations with Spain, thaa'is
Duel.ess herself sprang out of the car- «iif,closed by the official di'cnn'e:-> or-
i iage & drew the dagger from the Duke’s the subject: sA at. /■ f
breast, whose only exclamation was, je Extract of a letter, tinted. Cadiz, j.ie'r
ii e v.e'ire. Tin* Duke was conveyed in- j IT, ft: 10.
to one of the saloons of the Opera, anil | “ We have nothing new here. Mr
the nearest surgeon sent. for. TheDuth- For-ytli has bcci pre-sing tin,
cxs never quitted the coucii of her hus
band.
nmc formal assurances on the subject iff
tiie grants, which occasion'd it, that will
justify me in withdrawing it altogether ;
an occurrence that would air rd me the
liveliest sensations of pleasure. If, on
the re-examination of this document,
your excellency’s determination should
remain the same, you will do your duty,
ami 1 shall do mine
without doing violence to language, be
apnii 'd to the slave, who is curt-ini by
Ills master from one state to another.
Tlm.fi the powers here granted, by im
plication, to Congress, are topreventthe
'•ringing of slaves, and the removal of
ol he • persons, from foreign places to the
1 .uted States. The funner power has
neither can it, J ment of it on her part, the pr ice of her
1 u ' admission into the Union. It will be
recollected, that the new ; 'ate, on Iming
admitted, i.-: made a party to the federal
•compact; and consequently, that in tiie
act ot admission there uniat not be m;v
condition inconsistent wit.i the princi
ples of (hut compact. That great com
pact makes a complete distribution of all
tv. *ti exercised; the latter sleeps, like a j political powers, en, iling a portion of
sw .rd Ln its scabbard. _ j them to tiie federal government, and se-
Some of Uie advocates of this restric*
ton eudravor to justify it,by that clause j cun a new
of the -.oil ..i'utun which authorizes Con
ietu .ke all n-edl .! rules and reg
curing the re-ndue to the states. How
to pact lit; formed on the
same subject, (political pov. ers) tiie whole
gro nid of which lias he.en covered by
al dims for die government of their ter- the federal compact? The same ohjee-
ft lories. From the rig-g. to govern
tertitary,i. it not prepos’erous to infer
the right to govern a state 1 Infant colo
nies, from a number of c.ni :rn, are deem-
<y 1 Ititaptdi,? of sili’-girvertr.rumt; dur-
frig this pjli.i ul inim ' i'v. they are un
der the giun.lianship of Congress, who
arc bund to provide for their interest,
no I vx chpn their ex enud welfare. It
*r ii-knowl^difed by all, tii .t the authori
ty of Uongreax.derivcJ from this source,
reases to exist when a territory is erect
ed it;n> a slate..' If yiv.tr authority cea
se-., where will b*. t/•? force of a regula
tion emanating from that authority ?
s!tf"iy, for their independence ? Even
though tiie advocates of this measure
may think it constitut'imr.l and proper,
ttiey should .tliatnloti a policy so perilous
to our country.
I will suggest one other topic for the
consideration cf r.v ftieniis from tiie
north. They are the guaidiatts of the
reputa'iun ol their constituents. Are !
they willing to forfeit for those cort.-li t- j
uents the esteem and affection of tiie'-iM
fellow-cit‘
from me to
suspect, that on this occasion the sacred j to this—that the I re;:
names of liberty, of
!tgii);i, r-* used to v
designs iif avarice and ambition. Rut
will not this suspicion be t : e necessary
olfspiing of your policy? Will not the
peoj.l.tcff the south il ‘S|ii e what tiny
will believe to tie the hypocrisy iff tin;
noit.ii ? V» ill they not driest unat they
will bcli.'Ti* to be the f. .indolent avarice
and ambitioti . I (lie nortli ? This mea
sure wilt ir; the parent of suspiciov, dis
cord and I; it red.
Then the proposed restriction is not
recommended by policy; it is not a i-c-
tioned i>y justice; i' is not pern.bled by
the ennsti. iii’on. I tints ahead} excit
ed, through the Union,a tremor, an agi
tation, which, 1 fear, is ominous of its t liance of Spain would It
ment very hard a'out General V 0 ., s
atnl it is at last, fin brdertoquiet Mr. F.|
The London Chronicle of January been determined llmt he shall go; but 1
, contains copious extracts from ; know positively from a per-nn, whuhaa
van [ upers. From these, it appears ! ■* from \evrs hinmelf, tlu.t he goes to
tha’ Austria is making important regula- 1 l’aris, from thence to London, ami (la t
tiotix, for the promotion of tiie commerce | lL ‘ | ,a-1 f ,() idea <>t leaving Eutop., until
18th
German
it is known what our government Aas
done, and means tu do. Tims you see,
people wait for explanations from
oftha’ country.—A very liber*tl tariffuf |
transit duties is to be carried into effect.
A canal is cutting from Vienna to l'ri- . ,
i psti\ which will unite the Danube and this court, they may wait, and the busi-
m4m — , i the Adriatic Sea ; the canal is finished t ness w ill be protracted by^^pretended tie-
1 he letters rrotn Mr, Aimms, tn nn-^ () Hungat ian frontiers. ’1 he canal j Kocmtions for ten years longer. If oiir
:it zens of the south? Far be it I swer to certain questions proposed by the I f~oin Milan to Fa via, wiiich was deter-; government will act with energy, all will
* |«» in inuate, tar be it Irommcto j conimitteeon foreign rela’iun.*, amimnt | on gnf) yean, ago, has been coin- 1 riglit. It is ridiculous to talk of Eng-
itieted ; by i*. Milan is united with the ! Itxncl a9>istingthis country; they uie on
Adriatic sea. | as bad, or, it possible, on worse terms
It appears, by recent accounts from ! ^ith Spain than ourselves. Resides,
Cape Coast Castle, that part iff the j England cannot, and feels no disposition
coastof Africa was infested by swarms of - 1° quarrel with us. hike wishes, it i«
’rates, of the very worst description, i true,to get us into a war with.Spain, but
ho frequently, not content merely v ith 1 that *** merely to get a cover cr pica for
plundering (he vessel, murdered the acknowledging the independence of S,
crews also. This happened to the Dutch' America, or forcing Spain to admit her
ship called the Drie Vriendev, in Dis- j mediation, securing to herself the cora-
cove Roads, which was boarded during | merce exclusively for SO years,
the night, when the captain, mate, and
all the crew, were inhumanly butchered,
ami th.* ship was afterwards blown up
by the marauders.
Marshal .Ninth was introduced to Lou
is A VIII, who restored to him his baton
as a Marshal of France.—Tiie King of
y !.- (-• ppOoed oil'll
■iinanity, ami re-j ing on the V’ing of Npain, like a covenant
il the unhallowed t to convey lands by an individual. He
also intimates that probably a reason why
the treaty lias not been ratified was in a
lie-ire that the L. S. should stand pled,g-1 ^rutes, of the very worst (lexer
ed not to recegni/c t!ie*iiulependeiice (ff '
the South American provinces, though
si: h a pledge li.nl been decisively infus
ed ! mgsiuce. lie gives us to understand
that some prospective views of the poli
ty cf the French and Russian govern-
ments have been obi.iined—they are fa-
virrablc to a little further exercise of our
patience. The Secretary does not t .*-
pe •; that i t the event ot a war with .Spain
any of thj European powers will inter*
fet-e—but concludes tiir.t the.'”.w-.-s! rc-
.V
in t:
dissolution. I solemnly warn its sup- ment of privateers fitted ou' &
porters to bew are « f the dangers v. Rich J the people cf
ihevivve preparing for our beloved coun
try'!
If’ndiin^toii, JWureli 0.—Our Spanish
affairs, alter lying dormant fur some
months, arc suddenly revived ; the com
mittee of foreign affairs i.i the home of
J’iJ'.i' Lcrdn.— in
day, Mr. Walk w, cf
tioc that, on V. cdtirs
r.nk leave to biing in
of th? purchasers cf
of which ivv a unitei
turn world not arise against compacts in
roladon to laml or money ; because these
are not the subject of tKe federal coui-
pflet. The riirlit to prescribe this part of
- the state constitution, cr to make any
regulation toucliing slavery within a
state,has not been granted by the fede
ral compact to the general government;
it is consequently secured to the state j s
bv that compact. This new compact
Would tuke Irom the stute tlm right thus
Secured, and transfer it to the gen. ral j bion..; and tint i
ttoveriupe'it. It is (ii uiat varianc- i;h i little lur tlic welfar
i the federal compact. Which must vii
; Winch is ol tin* highest authority ? It
representatives, have to-day rccotumen- j the late purchasers
A 'nu’ij it not be a palpable contradic-1 different political engagement should ex-
tion, t<# say that .Missouri shall become i*, between at y people and the federal
(led, cr reported, a bill, authorizing the
President, if lie deemed it expedient, to
occupy the Floridae—-At the -umc Mine,
a message is sent by the President 11 the
two houses cf congress containg the la
test dispatches from Mr. Forsyth, tnfeiti
er with a further concspm.iii m e be-
Cveetj him -;i.. die Spanis!; secreb’iy, i f
ate. Mr. Forsyth coiixidars hi, ,m If
out of favor at Madrid ; itisinuxie.. that
the issue iff lii.i negoriatiun is very i!u-
JI*.icaalx, vviio c-.irc
of Npain. in c: ; x-
isoii W:n th ir inteustv, a.;i t-dv-,
i:g measure* tn h.e ;»• • " d vv h •
e«n|.lny-
anr.ed by
mnti ie;;.— Ft lies.
too Senateyester-
Alr.bauni, gave no-
’ay next, tic should
a bi!i lor -tne relief
lands : the object
stand, to authorise
Public Lunds, on
ili-. 1
n die U.
*e p;m-
.liccutig uie
ilu for
Tin
an independent st.ue, vested with the
p'nvers of golf-goverument; but that
two (ountiK
government, and that people should af
ter wards, bv admission into the Union,
y mr previous regulations, made while become a party to the federal c
she is a ten itory, sluvil totuinue to go
Yern her forever. |
Tl.e friends of the restriction have (
sought aid hum that chtuse of the con
stitution winch autho iaes Congress to
regnlate commerce between the states;
but tins too will ni ..rp.mint their hopes, j should enter into
'•up
this latter would dissolve tiie previous
engagement: because, with the consent
of the parties, it would cover the whole
subject of the former-—that is, *i;•» poli
tical relations oh the par: it.. If a m..u
ufrr i>s ailmisssioit into the Union,] has deihim! dim il
a ruptur. net ween
lir.pi-en. f);i th? 15th Oct. Mr. Forsyth .
‘ ‘ ,. , , lain (]ny ol Apt il, till'!, lie, a
M'lii a note to too Duke Nan i ernamm, t e«v«U-l wnd uu. le arplicahl.
rci i ups' ing copies of the grim Is of land
in l-bnula, t-» ’he Dnl.i ol Alcgim, the
Count Pei.non It.i.-itrn, at d Mr. A’.irgas.
f )n the a lute date, the I bike Fun Fernan
do, replied tlict Mr. lYi iyik's request
being sub 'iit'ed to dm- king, Ida majesty
The restriction wit
forbid
acts wmeh | tent with the fed-
CUBugcmentS niton:
■lv.
— — - - — . ,.,v ^ (impact, these cn-
hd VC no commercial dune ter. Suppose | gageircnts wmdij be rendered vmd bv
that you sell a square of your land in I (.Heir repugnance to the contv tution. Il
Missouri, toaci/tzen of Kentucky, who , (he constitution lias pow. r to st t uside
bas never engigetl in one commercial these priar engagements : if its auihori-
speculation, wio has never purchased, ty invalid
and who intends never to sell a slave,
in v:
til:'
but who has iiherited slaves from Ins I contradictory
ii’is Dies-., subsequent engage
ments, has it not rrjuiil virtue t.< de-ti or
fa.her. A fanner from h s infancy, he
resolves to remove into the new state,
jcments,
neither prior nor siibnt'iiucnt;
in one sense, simultaneous will
th -re to devote himself to agricultural i have the effrontery to thrust tl
IaLj.h.i \\ l.^ri lia iti»i.itriia at tl... it . . - ! ^ i .1. i*lt I* t l
IncM are
- ini h nre,
.i: which
labors. \A ii«a he arrives at the bunk
Of the Missimippi, can you arrest hi»
slaves, underitlie pretext that he is en
gaged in counierce ? If the federal go
vernruejit uity give to the cunstitution
an internrsutior* so contrary to the plain
an! inaispi'F’-ble meaning uf its Inn
go age, it nnsr lo.-v the toi.fiJ.enci* ot tin*
jc*..... Agaii't its i*surj>atii-ris • n; states
wid elect b*i riots more farmiJablo than
wri'ten imuuu.ents.
Cun wvfind auUn-vity for the restric
tion in that Eitide of the consii'udion
v hi- ii guarantees to (*aeh >ff' the :..au;s a
republican turmof gover.iin^nt? Lotus
supp-.
for
into the bill which makes the new .-late
a party to the constitution? Is an incon
sistency lesi daring because you may
see tin* two inconsistent objects xt one
glance? Is a violation of tiie constitu
tion less off-nsivebecause it iuipudentlv
seats itself at the side of the constitu
tion which it violates? By no special
compiler, by no language which you can
use in n i-iero bill, is it possible for you
to alter die constitution, or to limit its
operation. Even though the consent of
rciuctan- Missouri should be extorted,
this restriction would have no force;—
the constitution would “purge off the
moment that i!.i* article is , baser nuttier,” and would reign uncon
trolled within its proper sphere over
Mis*o iri, ns over Massachusetts, Penn
not already invalid,
sue this course.
design d to s cure io cne s;at. • repub
lti.au government,in which there shall
b: no domestic slavery. This guarantee i svlvatna or Georgia,
e xtern!, loull of the states in the Union, j consent to the restriction
and would impure on us the obligation,
not only to prevent dotreatic davery in
the new, but also to eradicate it from the
original states. If this be the nature of
tiie guarantee,tt is u-ur duty to require
(be southern states to emancipate their
*lavex. If. they refuse to comply, it will
then be our duty, armed with the su
preme power of the Union, to subdue
the refractory vlfwe-holders.aud to raise
live slaves to an equnlitv with their mas
ters; and thus to esiabFsh, according to
this interpretation of the constitution, a
republican form ol government among
tlie n. But this is nut the meaning of
the coiis.'tuuun, as the advocates of the
restriction well know ; and (hat sacred
k xtruneut in i uses on u, no such peri
ls** s oniiyatdo!,. In ititerprefiug n piece
of writing, wlien tiie construction of
the sentence is plain, arid the disputed
Wn d is not defin' d in any oilier (>art of
th.-1.i..ament, vvi at must he our rule?
Tl.aa.ti e that we idopted on a former
Occ. don: we inut< ascertain the mean
ing of rue word In Re couiiO'-u u>-.*. Xne
lyoa! “ republic” is in question, It is
i- not pos-thle lur
it iri i*r lean tit:"-
at is e r {■• :. i’. n .nuy, as he con -
i his vv■.;*•.? ainrie in the matter of
granls, i , in addition to their pub-
iicitj, the most.ftuii-.en-it;certificate that
can i— cr^!-t tub'.; eiveii. On the 10th
Oct. Mr. i ; , rsvji, in :i no.c to tiie Duke
Nan Feniaiidn ; “ I i.m not av.are that
the royal word has hern given in
this biisiu.-xs, (die grants,) iv would now
request to he informed where it would
he found,ifl v.ire confident it could be
done, without offending the royal digni
ty so refined and cthenal as tube above
t-'ic comprelieuxion of an American min-
i,ter.”
On tho 16th Oct. Mr. Forsyth sent a
remonstrance to the Duke Sun Fernan
do, i dative to the unratified treaty, in
which he begins l*v obxc. ving: “ It is
not with the vain hope of; roducing any
effect upon the opinions of t!\ix govein-
me:it, that l refer again to tiiis suLject,
(the treaty,) r determination being deli-
berate!:/ made, and comporting, its jour
excellency says, with the honor ol tiie
king, it w ;ll no doubt be adhered to.—
Time and experience are tbe c-ivieetois
of the erroisiff states and Air.'Inn “ ; fA
die hour w iil c< me, w i-.en me
Should Mi.-'xouri ] imp-utience of this dcteitninatiou will be
ion, and be rcceiv-1 sumciently spi.jren?," ike. \c.
fi Vm* flu' Li»
credit, in surrender tl;cm L
Sta'e.,, in cotixt'q'ini.ceol
sage ol a bill in t:-e Senate.
P flic Lands i.i future io he
cash uily. I'l.e hnd speculators have
already i; ken he larm.
i . Ciaz, l-ItIt •March.
IN SENATE, /’i idty,.March 10.
'i:>e Senate commenced to-dav, in
amid etu-ROh*’, to consider of tnc l5:tnk-
Inil, mid made some prop css :n ii.
f.illuwing ii-jioriuiii lesiiutious
v. -> ,a:d mi Uie table by Mr. Kui -, oi
a 1 nrk.
/»'. *. V- if, That from .inil after the t
n ';ui;ilion» anil prouston*ot l!>.’ Hi t, on!i i. •
** A.i mt conct-t'iung navigation,” p» •e<‘. -n t, .-
and In ,ehy ,rc,. x
ie ai'plicalilc to tl\c i ci ny - r
ialiimt (f 11- rmnrla , t Uie iV.i ;dc”'u e or fiahn-
n;.i Ulunff*. and tn all nil,- r colonii a, ivi.unls,
phi e-*, urn.cr tiie (lonuni.iu of (.real iiruaip, i;.
tiie U i d Indic«, w liii 1, are n.-i i.-wi ini.ii. jeil
w11hin F.ic v. yulvitions ur.il provisions of the act
aforesaid.
Jieia'veil, That, from n ff after )lie do
fooilr, wares, or rn- I'l liardizc, »b' II be imp >r' d
into tile I'uiti d 8t.de., from il-e province o
V.iv Bftiriivviek, the province ot .Via Semi:-,
t!u- island of \i vvf-midland, or its d..-piciidencii s :
the cof'-ny or island of Bermuda ; the Provi-
detir** ol liabsnm Islands, or ary of them; or
fron ' ny nttier proiiner. island,orpidce,un
der tiie d' minion o| (ircat Britidu, in (lie West
i Indies, except such goods, wares, and merchan
dize only, as are truly ol the growth, manufac
ture, or pi-Kluce of die province, colony, i-hod,
er plan, ii-.-in wldeh the sain, has been direct
ly inipor'ed into the United Slates ; ami tin.* all
UT-.ids, wares, ar.d nn ri handw-, proliiSiC. il to
oe imported intolhe tlmled Stan s as aforesaid,
except as nli-resr.id, which, af'.or the said
sluvil be imported, or .Uterunted to l.a imported,
into the United Sla'is, ronttirv to the proii-
simis of this act, shall he liable to seizure, an 1
forfeited to the United States
eil into Ihe Union, and x.iiiilil she then! On ihe J'dih Nov. the duke Nan Per
exercise her constitutional power of Ie- 1 nandureplied to Mr. Forsyth :
gisla'ing for herxelt on tlti., unliject, she
Would violate no engagement which is
extreme ct-nceni
from vour not? of the
:ly to dr
D-.'.h nl
Petersburg, (Va.) Feb, 23.—At pre
sent, the attention of the people here is
entirely engrossed by an insurrection of
the blacks. Several attempts have been
made to lire our town ; and many per
sons, Imtli white and black, have been
arrested. An armed guard patrole our
streets, and I trust its authority will lie
sufficient to suppress ary tiling of an
improper nature.
February it).—The inhabitants of
this town are in a state of considerable
■oi or * aiann.i's 1 mentioned in my lest. The
night bet ore last, the second best tavern
io this place, a very large and spacious
buiilling, was consumed by this most
destructive elemei t, fire ; applied, as is
Our country has but one line of
conduct to pursue—to do justice to
themselves, and not meddle, directly
or indirect I v, eiiher with England of
France. • * * »
“ We have nothing to do with Euro-
pean politics, and ought never to allow
France lias granted n pardon to General! them to meddle in our affairs. All
Li.valette. (things here continue to remain in the
Sir Joseph Banks, in consequence of j same state off’ confusion; and though
he very depressed ,iate of the ngricultu-1 Lozano Ton-ess is not in the Ministiy,
i . ■ ■' lie has as much or moki: influence tiian
ever.” —
Liverpool, Feb. i.—'1’he supplies (/
cotton continue to be abundant, having
amounted tais week to upwards of 1 (ioou
bags; the effect of which has operated
sensibly upon the sales of the w eek, the
general impression being that the mar*
ket currency viill be furtnerdepreciuied.
an opinion, however, which some of the
intelligent part of the trade think i« not
warranted, either by present circum
stances or our future prospects. The
accession to the general stoi k has been
principally in American descriptions,
which have in consequence declined n-
gain this week tjd. per lb.
Insurrection in fit. Jagn-de-Cubn.—
f’apt. Doane, of the sloop Roxana, from
Havana, states that an insurrection a-
mong Ute black population, had taken
place n( St. Jago-de-Uuba, (he account
of which reached Havana about ten dava
before ho sailed. 'I'he Governor of Ha
vana had fitted out an expedition con
sisting of two transport ships, under
convoy of a sloop-of-war, which tailed
for S'. Jugoon the 3d, and Uapt. D. fell
in with thua on theoth off Cape Flori
da. Uapt. 1). did not understand tl-e
strength of the force which had euihail -
ed iu Uie expedition, nor did lie under
stand whether the insurrection was con
sidered very alarming; hut thinks i* waa
not, from the tardiness with vtliiih the
expedition was fitted out.
We learn with great pleasure, (-h-s
the National Intelligencer, of the luih
tilt.) that Captain Macdonouciii lias
been appointed to command the line of
battle ship now building at Nfw-Vorl ,
when she shall be in a state lo receive,
her commander. Captain Macilonnug!i
having become sensible that the course
pursued by the court martini, of which
lie was a member, and which led to tin-
officers composing said court being or
dered home, was incorrect, with that
magnanimity, which bespeaks a great
mind, acknowledged his error to th.
chief of the Navy department, v ho has
taken the earliest opportuniiy of res
toring the gallant officer to tl.e servic .
This appointment will of course afford
additional pleasure, when it is rcc -liet-
ted (hat it is made without impairing
that subordination, which is so essential
to our naval service.
the
ral interest, has given directions to his
agent, to make sm h reductions of rent
as may enable his numerous tenantry to
meet the emergencies of the times ; re
marking, “that opulence would afford
him no enjoyments, could he believe
that the comforts of his tenants and
dependantsunderwent any diminution.”
A most furious insurrection is stated
to have broken out in Smyrna. Much
blood l as been shed on tiieoicasion.The
palace of the Pacha w as stormed, and he
himself escaped with groat difficulty.
The Preside it’s Message lias been
published in most of the London papers,
and was rornrilod as an able stale pap
er. In remarking upon it the Editor of
the Courier saj, ;—« It i*> satisfactory to
learn from thi<- document, that Ihe Uni-
‘etl States’ government is actively and
-iorordvco-operating in putting down
live -lave-trade.”
An attempt l as boon made by Cob-
b tt.to „> up a dinner in London,at the
Crown iii.'i Ant hor Tavern, to celebrate
th*- m. in .y of Thomas Paine, but was
frustrated. The proprietor of the ta
vern refused to suffer his house to be
in ed on such an occasion.
The papers speak of the revival of
tfnlc in al! in? inaJiulacturing districts
throughout the kingdom.
We ; from Captain Hathaway,
from Rotterdam, that he had seen a Lon
don paper, of the 8tii of February, an
nouncing the restoration of the health of
George tiie IVtli—that 72 villages were
under water, in consequence ol the giv
ing way of the dikes on the breaking up
of the ice—that it was reported Ferdi
nand had eiiher gone oft, or had been
massacred.
Extraordinary conflict.—-Extract of
a letter from Lieut. Collett, in the Com
pany’s service, in the Presidency of Bom-
hay, to his sister in England ; it exhibits
evidence of unshaken courage and intel
lectual readiness, scarcely to be equal
led :—“ ln the beginning of May, 1819,
our army, from hot winds and bad wea
ther, became so sickly, that we were or
dered into quarters. * On the 6th May,
we passed through a forest, and encamp
ed on its skirts, near a small v illage; the
head of which entreated us to destroy
a large tiger, which hail killed seven of j
his men, was in the daily habit of steal
ing his cattle, and had that morning!
wounded his son. Another officer and ]
myself agreedtt) attempt the destruction The Council Bluffs, to which place
ol this monster. \\ e immediately or- ] it appeal's the Missouri Expedition is to
dereil seven elephants,and went in quest be limited, are so called bom a Council
gives
•cia or
id?., s
of the animal, which we found sleepin
under a hush. The noise of the ele
phants awoke him, when he made a furi-
totifi<ienlly supposed, by the hand of an ! ous charge on us, and my elephant re-
I’Vcondiaty.—And last night, another at- j ceived him on her shoulder; the other
Nimuid she pur-! which” seem wholly incompatible with j temj t, in spite ol the most vigilant ex- ■ six turned about and ran off, notwith- _
1 -wild she, in-1 the principles pi u!V»sed by ynia iRjvcin-! ertiuns, vva& made ; but I am happy to I s'anding the exertions of their riders, J nearly two hundred miles beyond tt
being held there with the Ind'an* by
Lewis and Clarke, some years ago. They
arc about four hundred and seventy
miles above the mouth of the Missouri
River, winch last is about fifteen uni*,
above tiie town of St. Louis, and are
(since 1 am
'.y unpivee
add, without success, to sei on fin* the j aou I-ft mp in tin* above situation- 1 had i ruinciest present American settlement
lower pact of the town. If the tiling had : seen many tigers, and keen at the killin; 1
suited by your design to ket p her in per- j ment, and expi es. cd m term
petual pupillage,exasperated by yout ft- 1 compelled to say so,) cqua
tempt to destroy her proper- y in slaves, dented and repugnant to the delicacy & ^ been discovered only live minutes inter, ot them, but never so large n rne as this. | Mail Tlclbery.— On the night of the C'tff
and alarmed at th? future cotisequen-1 attention which are peculiar to, ami
ccs of this policy, resolve to tinow oft' invariably nbsemd in all iliph n
vour yoke, to expel your offi. ers, and to communication!'. 1 should have
form a republican government iur her-
i If, what will then be your remedy :— 1
in tin* veiy high consideration wiiich I
owe to the American governmei.;, in the
are ■ (a- the wil d v as high,) no one can tell | 1 he elephant shook him off. [ then (iced | ult. the mail was robbed anout 2 mtlcjy
iatie where it would have stopped. A black : two ball,, and the tiger fell—but again ! from Nevv-Haveu, on the N. Ion. r^ad.
woman bus been take.n into custody, and recovering himself, lie made a spring j The thief has since been apprehended <>i
Do you promise yout selves the pleasure ( due respect I entertain for you, and ts-
and honor of a, kmivvledgmg vour er- j pecially in try duty as the j riucipal se-
, and retracing your »t“p8 r t’lie gen-, cretury of hi, majesty the king, ley lord,
lor
tleman
Irotu
tngyour
Fennsv iv;
(Mr.
oj«?»*y
hy cr lumunicntuig to him the
geant) has said, tnat a Union is nut worth j ol a note, which attacks the liot.i r of his
preserving w huh cannot enforce its lav s. j majesty, without tending in the len-t to
lie has suggested a course utterly incon
sistent wiili cm character of u.cekoess.
the strongest circumstantial evidence is j at me. I escaped him, and he seized
at hand against her.
The inhabitants of our town as cm
may suspect, are in ro (tn iabh: rondi
tinn ; for no (j.t* sleeps at tiiglii but
fire arms,and w ithout exptuing to
(iie elephant by her hind '<*g ; then re
ceivinga kick from ln'i.aiul anoihct ball
i- j from me, he let go his holt, and fell a tc-
n I cond time. Thinking lnfwas by this time
I disabled, 1 veiy unfortunately dismoun-
rou.sed, citlier to stop the pn»grejs of the i ted, intending to put an end to his exis-
devouringelement,or to quel! ii^uirec-1 lence with my pistols—when the mon-
elm itlate the subject in question. It is lion. Indeed, the moment tire is called,' ster, who was only crouching to make
thcrelore with the greatest etneeni, that an armed force commences pa!lo| icg j another spring, made it at this mopient,
gentleness, and love i f |.race, winch lie it becomes my indispcnsible duty to re- up and down the streets, and nevei Iri!:-
md caught me in his mouth, but it plea
tiu'.og to 1 turn to you such a note, with Uie assur- until all danger is at an er.d— and wo be | ed God to give me strength and i.re-
a coutse iasii, violent, auce tha. 1 will, with as greet pleasure, to the negro who is caught out, or in any ] scnce of mind. 1 immediately fired tn-
.vve to nromptilude, and eagerness, submit to inisiienu aiior. It is supposed that th.* j m I is Ixsly, and finding that had little
iit idu- Ids tiiiiiesi v t uicommuricatiun, as vi u w oman now in jail, will meet Ui< fate sbi* [ ell’ert, using all m forte, happily iliscn-
. *.a,ged my arm. and then directing my
tell so i*.jcli
Pern .*ylvaiiia
atnl full of ff; ngi.r. Vou will ha'
enforce youi law, not agatn-i ’iniiv
qnifjrtn'.y ipplicfltv Alliens, ami tuma-1 als, not against ordinary collac'.iowi of ui.“) iiudivsB tome, wliicj^Rit* t ouccned so justly deserves'.
lodged iu New-Havcn jail.
The Committee, in the Frnalc oC
New-York, on Governor Tompkins* ac
count, have awarded a balance due to
him, ol eleven thousand ei^ht Imnffravi
dollars ami fifty cents—and condemned
tiie conduct of Mclntire the comptroller.
Movement if troops.—The ship Or
leans and brig Feliciana, sailed fre n
Iteedy-Island on Natui J. y, 11 *h ul imo.
Tliey have on board between -1 a .d bit*)
Untied States’ tro.qis, with military
stores, Ac. which are to ue lauded at
Appdacliicola.