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SAVANNAH KZRCIJRY.
. WEDNESDAY MOR.YI.YG , AUGUST 27.
The disunion politicians assert, that all laws
passed bv Congress for the protection of domestic
manufacture*, are unconstitutional, impolitic and
unjust. Let us hear what Washington and the
. sages of our country have said on this subject.
Washington, that great statesman, the father
of the Constitution, in hia speech to Congress. De
cember, 1790, expresses the following sentiment:
“The safety and interest of a free people re
quire that Congress should promote such manu
factures as tend to render them independent for
essential, particularly military, supplies. ’
Yet McDuffie says, (and Mr. McDuffie is a wise
man) that Congress has no riglrt to meddle at all
with the matter. The Journal, the Southron.&c. t
all say that McDuffie is right—consequently !
Washington must'have been a mere green-horn,
compared to hi in.
The Senate, of that period, in their reply to this
speech, say:—
“ The necessity of accelerating the establish
ment of certain useful branches of manufactures,
by the intervention of Legislative aid and pro
tection, and the protection due to agriculture.by
the creation of boards, (composed of intelligent in
dividuals) to patronize this primary pursuit of so
ciety, are subjects which will readily engage our
most serious attention.”
Yet the political economists of our day, assert
(and boys are very apt to be wiser than thcli
fathers) that the true isdom of Government
consists in letting every thing alone !
Tiie House of Representatives of 17!}0, in which
body sat a great many of the framers of the Con
stitution, in their answer to the same speech of
President Washington, say—
“We concur with you in sentiment, that agri
culture, commerce, and manufactures, are enti
tled to Legislative protection.”
Yet the Edgefield Resolutions say, that “laws
imposing protective duties are a palpable violation
of the spirit of the Constitution, and the very es
sence of tyranny.” How much better do these
good folks unders’and the principles of the Con
stitution, than those great and good men who
framed it!
Gen. Washington, in his speech to Congress, of
1796, says—
“ Congress have repeatedly , and not without suc
cess, directed their attention to the encourage
ment of manufactures. The object is of too
much importance not to ensure a continuance of
these efforts, in every way which shall appear
eligible.”
Yet the Athens Address says, (and there are
many wise men in Gotham) that “ the principle
assumed by the advocates of the Tariff, that Con
gress can, in the exercise of its powers, lay a
duty on imports for the benefit of one bianch of
industry, was never contemplated by the fra
mers of the Constitution.” How has political
knowledge increased since the days of Washing
ton !
Mr. Jefferson, in his Message to the Congress
of 1892, says, that—
“ To cultivate peace, maintain commerce, and
natfigation; to foster our fisheries, and protect
manufactures, adapted to our circumstances, &c.
are the land marks by which to guide ourselves
in all our relations.”
Yet the Georgia Journal says, (and the Jour
nal professes to be of the Jefferson school) that
the protection of manufactures will ruin the
country. How far does the political sagacity of
the Journal exceed that of Jefferson !
“ The Southern people are ruined by the Tariff .” j
Such is the cry of our disunion demagogues.—
It is reiterated at every electioneering meeting >
it is the burden of a hundred Whiskey speeches.
Bui how is the assertion borne out By the facts ?
Let the following examples testify :
Previous to the passage of the Tariff of 1824,
the Southern negroes were cloathed in English or
Welsh Plains, which cost 87£ cents to $1 per
yard. Since that perk*l, our Northern brethren
have furnished an article equally as good for 50
cents per yard!
In 1815-16, coarse Cottons sold for 25 cents per
yard. Then came the diabolical Tariff, and the
same kinds of goods were lowered to cents per
yard !
In 1319, Muscovado Sugar sold as high as 10
cents per pound. Now, in 1828, under the opera
tion of the ruinous Tariff, it sells for 9 cents !
In 1622, Coffee sold kt 23 cents per pound.—
Now, under the unconstitutional Tariff, we are
compelled to pay 15 cents for the same article.
In 1815, Cut Nails sold for 15 cents per pound
But such has been the effects of the unjust and
oppressive Tariff, that our market is well suppli- >
cd at 5 cents.
During the two or three years next preceding
the Tariff of 1624, Cotton Bagging repeatedly
rose above 35 cents. In the fall of 1622, it
was as high as 60 cents per yard ! Then came
that monster, the Tariff, and— Cotton Bagging ;
sells at 23 cents per yard !
In this way has “the consumer been taxed for
the benefit of the manufacturer!” Thus have the
“ people of the South been oppressed; been ground
down to dust and ashes been made the “tribu
taries of Northern monopolists,” by the “arbitra
ry,” the “ unconstitutional ” acts, the “ inferna /
machinations ” of a il tyrannical Administration !”
People'of Georgia ! —reflect upon these things.
O it latest accounts from Kentucky leave the
re: it of the election still doubtful.—From the
returns received, Metcalfe's majority is stated to
ibe upwards of 2,000.
FOR TflE SAVANNAH MERCURY.
“O, gracious duke,
Harp noton that; nor do not banish reason,
- ■ but let your reason serve
To make the truth appear , u hen it seems hid,
And hide the false, seems true.”
Shakespeare.
To setttlc a disputed point between two indivi
dual easily and speedily, it is always necessary to !
narrow down, as much as possible, the ground of ;
diffi-ienee, and ascertain, definitely, the point at
i.- sue, that, whatever legitimate argument either
t- e can turnish may be brought to bear with a
a- ci- ve efficiency. When the single point of dif
f ce is ascertained, much is accomplished—for,
oen the party which is in fault or error can be
svu.’ / made to see it, if he is willing to be convinc
. and has any claim to the character of an hon
e-t o -putant. Let every irrelevant and unimpor
-.rt topic be dismissed, and every bewildering
accompaniment be rejected, which the cunning
and sophistical opponent will drag iirto discomfit
his adversary—and it is an easy thing to decide
any question, the decision of which depends upon
facts, or upon any settled and acknowledged prin
ciples. If this expedient had been resorted to in
the great question which now divides and agitates ‘
the nation, and has marshalled into two great j
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parties, which stand against each other in the im
posing attitude ar.d with the frowning aspect of
two armed hosts, on the eve of it would
have been of eminent utility.
The real question is a single one. It is simply
this—which candidate for the Presidency is the
best qualified for that high and responsible office ?
Now, the public and private character of both are
known to all intelligent citizens. Their talents,
acquirements, and great characteristics, are iaith
fully delineated by the entire history of their lives?
which-is, for the greater part, identified with the
history of our country, and may be read of all,
without comment or perversion, on official and
attested records. These records bear a testimony
which plain men can understand, and which need
no illustration from wiley politicians and unprinci
pled demagogues. The question is a plain one—
“ Who is the best man for President ?” The data
by which to decide are furnished to the people, in
authentic public documents ; not in the uncandid
carricatures of irresponsible partizans; not in the
undeserved praise and undeserved censure which
have been alternately dealt out by mercenary
party prints; but in the lives and character ; in
the “sayings and doings” of each candidate.—
These are accessible to all, and easily understood .
and honest men, who regard justice and the oath
they have taken as freemen, will confine them
selves to this point, and openly rebuke every one
who would misguide them by false reasoning, or
perplex and bewilder them by concealing the true
question in the jargon, gibberish, and falsehood of
party. Which of the candidates is possessed of
the highest talents ? which has the most experi
ence in civil and diplomatic life ? which is the
most thoroughly versed in the history of the *un
try. and all its complicated international connex
ions ? which has the most inviolate regard for the
sovereignty of the laws of his country ? which is
the truest republican, the most peaceful, dutiful,
and patriotic citizen ? which is the most irre
proachable in moral conduct and character ? on
all questions which grow T out of the great ques
tion, which is the best man for President ? but
they are all to be answered by the same rule—the
unadorned unperverted testimony of their lives.
Now, fellow freemen, shall we suffer a few de
signing men to divert our attention from this tes
timony, by the clearness and force and point of
which we can easily determine who is our man for
President ? Shall they come over us with specious
arguments, and dupe us into compliance with
their measures, by false representations and confi
dent assertions, set off’ with an air of mock defer
ence and lowliness ? Shall tee furnish a practical
illustration of the doctrine, that the few must
think for the many, because they have too little
intelligence to think for themselves ? That doc
trine may be true of the many who are born to an
inheritance of ignorance and degradation, and
bear forever the yoke of despotism ? But such are
not we—and let us teach those who would dictate
terms to us, and palm upon us their opinions, that
they have mistaken their men—we will neither
give away nor sell our birth-right; for our fathers’
blood teas its purchase money , and they transmit
ted it to us as a sacred inheritance, and scorned be
the man who will suffer the intriguing demagogue
to pollute its sanctity, by his impious touch, or
infect it by his contaminating presence.
But what are the artifices they use to divert us
from the real quest'on ? One is, they make inter
est for Gen. Jackson, by reproaching and vilifying
our brethren of the North, in order to weaken our
confidence in the Administration. Should we not
say to them, we will hear you as we would hon
estcr men, while you keep to the question at issuer
But when you endeavor to awaken sectional feel
ings and antipathies, which the liberal have lono
since abandoned to the pitiably narrow-minded
and ignorant, w r c will cry to you forbear, forbear;
such prejudices have nothing to do with this ques
tion. As Carolinians and Georgians we might
prefer a President from among ourselves ; but, as
Americans, a higher, nobler name, it is enough
for us that he was nurtured by American soil, and
has breathed American air Let these sectional
feelings slumber on; keep to the point, and dis
cuss the question fairly, or go prate toother men
than ourselves—we want the best man for Presi
dent—we have the means of knowing who is the
best, and need not the light of your wisdom and
genius to guide us to the truth, and can very well
dispense with your attempts at instructing us ;
which arc altogether gratuitous, not to say insult
ing.
Another artifice they adopt, is, to turn us from
the support of Gen. Jackson, by decrying milita
ry talents, and depicting the danger and ruin of
military rule ; or, else, to dazzle and allure us to
his support, by the splendor of military achieve
ment and renown. To those who do this, we will
say forbear, forbear ! that is no part of this ques
tion. We have nothing to do w ith his talents for
military command. lie is now a candidate for a
high civil office, and neither the captivating splen
dor of martial power, nor the glory of a victory
won, shall divert us from a scrutinizing and con
scientious investigation of this plain question—is
lie the best man for President ? has he higher en
dowments for a civil ruler than Mr. Adams has?
has he more of the necessary wisdom, sagacity,
and soundness of intellect, matured and corrected
by long experience in civil life, than Mr. Adams
has ? If so, we care not how great a soldier he is,
or how successful a commander he has been. Is
he the greater statesman, and the truer friend to
hia country ? And if we can honestly answer them
in the affirmative, he is our man for President.
If not, he shall never receive our support. If not,
we will never reward him for military service
rendered, by raising him to a place which a bet
ter man could better fill. If not, we will not in
jure and dishonor our country, by imposing upon
him duties which he is incompetent to discharge
in a manner creditable to himself, and safe and
honorable to his country—for the claims of our
country to allegiance and fidelity are paramount
to the claims of any man to gratitude and remu
neration. Neither the splendor of military achieve
ment shall allure us, nor the danger of military
usurpation alarm us, from holding a patient and
scrutinizing inquisition into his qualifications for a
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civil ruler and wc will hold this inquisition before
the bar of conscience, and under the sanctity of
our oath ; and we will decide in the fear of God,,
and for our own honor, and for the honor of our
country. Otlr question is, who is the best man for
President ? and we wish.to be left to settle the
without the induence of sectional pre
judices, or anv regard to the military talents of
one candidate. I repeat, our question is, who is
the greatest , the nones test man, the fittest man
for President ? and we will cry, avaunt * to every
political knave and contemptible huckster who
shall attempt to bewilder or misguide us, or in any
way interfere m our decision upon this question.
I will mention one more subject, which unfair
and unprincipled men strive to convert to party
purposes, which is no party subject, and has no
legitimate bearing upon the Presidential question
I mean the late Tariff law. They know there is
iruong us much excitement on this subject, and
they seize upon it as an electioneering instru
ment. But we, who would be just to all, should
not suffer that law to be wielded against the Admi
nistration, when we know it is not an Administra
tion law. Why in Carolina and Georgia, Anti-
Tariff States, shall we suffer these men to repre
sent Gen. Jackson as opposed to the “American
system,” of which the Tariff is a prominent fea
ture, while in Pennsylvania, a Tariff State, the
tables are turned, and Gen. Jackson is held up as
a friend to the “American system ?” Are we will
ing to be duped into a measure by falsehood P Can
we be willing to connive at injustice and double
dealing, to promote even a most favorite object ?
Do we wish our candidate to ride into office
on so poor and uncomely a least as the Tariff’?—
Shall we not say to all who would wield this in
strument, lay it aside—we have no objection to
hear you talk of the Tariff, or of the qualifications
of the two candidates for the Presidency, while
you talk wittingly and honestly ; no longer will
we hear you. \\ e know that both candidates are
friends of the Tariff, from principle, and we know,
too, that neither of them will renounce those prin
ciples to please a party ; if either of them would
abandon his principles to the dictation of a party,
we would put him below the lowest, instead of
raising him to the highest office in the land. We
know, too, the question is to be decided upon other
grounds ; and we say,come upon this ground, and
leave the Tariff behind you ; or, else, go seek the
victims of your pitiful finesse and guilty machina
tions somewhere else. Our enquiry is, which is
the best man for And we look only to
the character and conduct; the political wisdom
and sagacity; tlio real integrity and trustworthi
ness, and the moral excellence and purity of the
two candidates, to answer the question for us.—
And we shall deem every attempt to drive us from
this simple question, as an unwarrantable interfer
ence, and an insulting reflection upon the sound
ness of our judgment, the purity of our principles,
and the genuineness of our patriotism.
CAROLINIAN.
FROM INDIANA.
The Indiana Brookville Repository of Saturday
August 9th, received last night, contains the fol
lowing :
Indiana Election. —During the whole canvass
for offices in this country, and so far as ave have
learned throughout this congressional district, and
the state generally, which closed on Monday last,
by an expression at the polls, of the will of the
people, great exertions have been made, and espe
cially by the leaders of the Jackson party, to
draw the line of demarcation on the Presidential
question; hut to what extent, and with what suc
cess, we shall omit to notice till our next, when
we shall spread them before the public. In the
mean time we wiiljust observe, that as it respects
the members of the fc?tate Legislature in this
eopnty, and county officers, the uhole Administra
tion ticket succeeded, and from the best informa
tion of which we are now in possession, the Ad
ministration candidate for Congress is elected by
a considerable majority, over his Jackson compe
titor ; we must wait, however, until we receive
official returns from the several counties in this
district before we can speak with certainty on the
Mr. Moore, one of tiic three candidates
for governor, received a majority of votes in this
county. \Ve understand, however, from report,
in several counties north of this, James B. Ray,
present governor, received lar<rc majorities over
his competitors. We have heard but from two or
tiiree counties however.
A letter from Cincinnati, dated 9th August,
says, Indiana, it is said, has gone for the adminis
tration by a handsome majority. — Balt, paper.
j Genoa, (Illinois) July 10.—The influx of popu
lation into the mining country has been for the
last six months almost beyond human calculation.
The miners are already extended over a territory
of a hundred miles square, and still progressing
onward. The desire of wealth, carries them thro’
dangers and difficulties which appear to be entirely
insurmountable, until proved otherwise by incon
trovertible experiment. The wandering excur
sions of the enterptising miners in search of min
eral have excited considerable indignation on the
part of the Winnebagoes, and threatened, for some
time past, to result in open hostilities. But it is
believed that they will remain peaceable until the
treaty, if soon held ; at which time they manifest
a strong disposition to sell their possessions in this
neighborhood to the United States. It is, there
fore, hoped that the commissioners will not delay,
but proceed immediately to hold the treaty in con
templation, and thus prevent any further difficul
ties with the Indians, and facilitate the enterpris
ing miner in improving the country. If the treaty
is soon held, it may save the government the ex
pense of another Indian war. As things are at
present, the miners, unacquainted with the legal
bounds, wall continue to trespass on Indian lands
until serious consequences will inevitably be the
result.— Miners’ Journal.
Indiana. —The Election in this State for Repre
sentatives to Congress, Governor, and Members
of the State Legislature, took place on the first
Monday in this month. We have heard but from
cne county, (Jefferson) in which Mr. Jennings, its
present Representative in Congress, received 657
votes, and J. 11. Thompson,his oponent,s7o votes.
The votes for Governor were for James B. Ray,
(now the Governor) 028; for I. T. Canby, 506;
for H. 11. Moore, 350. For Lieut. Governor,
Milton Stapp had a large majority of votes over
A. C. Pepper, his opponent. The Editor of the
Republican, who furnishes these facts, adds, that,
if this election be considered a test at all of the dis
position of the People towards the General Go
vernment, “it is certainly greatly in favor of the
Administration.”— National Intelligencer.
*
Missouri. —Thg elqsjf.'.on fora Representative to
Congress, and members of the State Legislature,
took place in this state in the first week of the
present month. We have heard only frotn the
first day’s election at St. Louis, and that only in
general terms, importing that Mr: Pettis obtained
a large majority of votes over Mr. Bates, the sit
ting member, who was a candidate for re-elec
tion.—lb.
The Baron Francis de Maltitz, late Russian
Charge d’Affaires to this government, with his
family, left this city, on Saturday, for New-York,
to embark for Europe, after a residence, here of
seven years. During this residence, he has en
joyed, in a high degree, the esteem of this com
munity, due to him for his urbane and correct
deportment. With a highly cultivated inquiring
mind, and a thorough knowledge of our language, j
he studied our institutions to advantage; and, by j
mixing very generally in society, he appeared to
understand our national character. The general
expression of regret at his departure, in which we
beg leave to join, with our best wishes tor his hap
piness, must be gratifying to him. — lb.
The United States’ sloop of war St. Lons was
launched from the Navy \ard, in this city, about
12 o'clock, on Saturday last. Though the new
fashion of building ships under cover deprives a
launch of full halt’ of its interest, by concealing
from the spectators the first motion of the vessel
on the stocks, and its g adual acceleration .yet the
scene was regarded with much interest by a num
ber of spectators, whom short notice had attracted
to witness it. — lb.
Kentucky Election. —A letter from a respecta
ble mercantile house in Wheeling, dated 14tri inst.
to another in this city, says, “ A steam-boat ha.3
just arrived here, which brings intelligence from
below, that leaves no doubt of Metcalfe's election
by a majority of at least 4.UU0.”
The same loiter also adds, that in Indiana, Ray
is re-elected Governor, and Test and Jennings, for
Congress; the third is not heard from. A large
majority of tlie Assembly are for the administra
tion. — Balt. Chron 19 th inst.
The schooner Joseph, Captain John Brocks,
lying at McClure's dock, was robbed on Friday
night last. The captain and mate were onshore,
and the vessel left in charge of two hands. It
appears that the robbers, on boarding the vessel,
proceeded forward and fastened down the forecas
tle, and then forced the locks from the cabin,
which they entered, and took therefrom, the Cap
tain and Mate’s chest containg their cloathes and
the vessel s papers ; they also took the schooner s
boat. On Saturday morning, the chests were
found at Oliver's wharf, near the Old St°am Mill,
broken open and part of the cloathes taken away.
The boat was also found near the diaw bridge,
made fast to a pilot boat, the locks of which had
also been forced. Fortunately for the Captain,
his pocket book, containing money, and his watch,
which were in the cabin, escaped the notice of
the depredators.— Balt. Chron. I6thinst.
Alarming Distress ! —lt appears by an Alabama
paper, that, in that sdate, there is a most deplora
ble scarcity of young ladies. It is stated that
every respectable female, whether native or stran
ger, is, as soon as possible, summoned to the court
of Hymen. To each young lady there are one
hundred young gen'^men! Here then is an effi
cient demand for the article of young women in
Alabama; and notwithstanding the immense com
petition, protection is required for the damsels.—
This is a singular state of things which must be
put to rights by the operation of the American
system.— ,\'eic- York Commercial Advt
Vieicsof the United States —Emigration. —The
world has not witnessed an emigration like that
taking place to America, so extensive in its range,
so immeasurable in its consequences, since the dis
persion of mankind ; or, perhaps, since the bar
barians broke into the Empire, when the hunter
or pastoral w r arrior exchanged the lake of the
eagles, or the dark mountains, fojr the vineyards
and olive-yards of the Romans. As attraction in
the material world is ever withdrawing the parti
cles of matter from what is old and effete, and
combining them into newer and more beautiful
forms ; so a moral influence is withdrawing their
subjects from the old and w r orn-out governments
of Europe, and hurrying them across the Atlantic,
to participate in the renovated youth of the new
republics in the west; an influence which, like
that of nature, is universal, and without pause or
relaxation, and hordes of emigrants are continual
ly swarming oft’, as ceaseless in their passage and
crowded and unreturning, as the travellers to
eternity Even those who are forced to remain
behind feel a melancholy restlessness, like a bird
whose wing is crippled at the season of migra
tion, and look forward to America as to the land
of the departed, where every one lias some near
relative or dear friend gone before him. A voice
like tiiat heard before the final ruin of Jerusalem,
seems to whisper to those who have ears to hear—
“ Let us depart hence.” —[Douglass on the Ad
vancemcnt of Sociity .]
American Mechanics. —The praise bestowed on
American mechanics, in the. annexed paragraph
from the Paris Journal du Commerce , is not un
deserved. We have no personal knowledge of
the talents or productions of the individual named
as the best manufacturer of piano fortes and or
gans ; but we apprehend tiiat lie is not very far
in advance of many others who manufacture the
same instruments. The most superb piano-forte
ue ever saw, was in the store of Mr. P. Thomp
son at Washington, in February last, manufactu
red, we believe, in Baltimore. If we are not
deceived by imperfect recollection, the medal of
the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia was, two
years ago, awarded to a house in this city, for the
best piano-forte. Goodrich sand Appleton’s or
gans, made in Boston, are celebrated through the
union for superior excellence — Boston Courier.
“ The Americans, within late years, have made
an astonishing progress in almost every art; but
more particularly in the mechanical ones. They
have in these branches reached a high perfection,
which is to be attributed principally to the consid
erable number of European artists, who daily are
establishing themselves in the populous towns of
the United States, as also to the patriotism and
correct discernment of the Americans themselves,
who take delight in encouraging their various
manufactures, but only patronize that which is
good ; the surest way of arriving at perfection.—
To give an instance of their progress in the me
chanical arts, we will notice, among others, that
ot making musical instruments, such as pianos,
organs, *Sv.c. We have had an opportunity of see
ing various specimens' made in different parts of
the United States, but have more particularly ad
mired those of Mr. E. N. IScherr, of Philadelphia,
who, by connoisseurs, is leeognized as the best
manufacturer in that country. It must be ac
knowledged that these pianos would do credit to
the most distinguished artists of Europe, the me
chanism is highly lnnshed throughout, and joins,
to an elegant exterior, a sound extremely soft’
melodious and soneious. We have learned with
pleasure, that this artist, after having made the
tour of Europe, has, in a great measure, formed
his taste in this city, the centre of arts and scien
ces. But to return to our subject, it is not alone
in this Branch that the Americans distinguish
themselves ; it. is, as we have observed abo. e, in
almost all the mechanical arts—and we have no
doubt whatever, that their taste for the sciences
and fine arts will increase in the seme proportion,
and soon place them upon a level with the most
polished nations of Europe.
t A metcen members of the Bar of Essex county,
N. J. have recently subscribed a pledge to “ ab
stain from the use of ardent spirits, in all cases,
except for medical purposes and to exert, their
best influence to repress the practice in others.- -
The Morristown Bar, it is said, have formed a i
similar resolution.
A letter from the western part of New-Ilamp
shire, dated August sth, says, that from the warm
and seasonable weather which they had experien
ced through the summer, there was never such a
prospect tor abundant crops in that state as at that
time.
At Marseilles the mate of a vessel quarrelled
with the captain and murdered him He then set
fire to a cask of powder, the explosion of which
killed him and two officers of health, who were on
board.
On the 30th ult. near Medina, Ohio, in a storm,
a tiee was blown down, and fell upon a stage, kil
hng three ot the horses, while the driver and pas
sengers received no injury but from the fright.
| From the Boston Gazette.
! Extract of al< t*Cr from on b„ sr ,j
U. S. schoonei Porpoise, In tween the \i"*
rea and Serigo, dated, ’ io *
, . f ~" A M "y 1823.
A ft w days after we anchored
Smyrna, i went ashore as usual, to see 1
the place looks. I found it very d Jr
the streets nanow and almost
shaded—l supposed there are many pi ar *
in it that the suu has not shone u on f *
the last ten years, the houses being g 0 Ve ° r
close that the sun cannot penetrate h.* o
streets The buildings are gener<|| v /
wood, low, and’ meanly bu It, ahhj.,/
i there are some houses which bear I}'*
marks of civilization, but th- y are like • 8
ees visits “retv and fat between’*—]
Barracks, however, for the Army, < , ' a
pcaior to any thing oft: e kind, that I tV .’
saw, being very convenient, and bearj-1
some marks of elegance about them, r
went to the burial ground, where the t 0j):
stones and cypress trees are thicker ?h
J have ever seen or heard if. The O J,
! way to distinguish what individual j*
ried there, is by the imitation of ihe ! u j
dresses of the different nations,
is carved on the t< pof the stone, a
Turban fora Turk, and the other ht-j
dresses of the Jews, and Ameiicans,
Gi ei ks Although the English, Fri*i i€ |,
and Greeks, are at war with the Tu h
yet he ships of the two former, are i^, v
lying at Smyrna, and hoist their fiatis,
tne Greeks are nearly as thick as the Turks
I do not know the reason of its beii g ; .p
lowed, but ti is so On the I-Lh, weight
anchor and went to Vouria, 20 miles <jj s .
t int, lor ihe purpose of taking in our via.
; ter; and on the 17. h, received intelligent
torn an English man of W r brig andi itct
h orn the Inland of Hydra, that tbeie was*
plague existing in that Island. A short
lime before the Porpoise came into tin*
Arcipelago the Lexington gave chase to*
Piratical brig, and ran her so dose into the
shore that she c uIJ not follow, am] S eu
iier boats on board, w hen she hied on them,
at the same tm.e telling them that ihty
were Pirates , an that they did not
That as to tlie larger vessels, they could
out run them, and, as to the smaller ones
they feared none ol them. You may de
pend upon it, >.ve shall have some hot work
here before we teiurn, for that is a very
impudent fellow, and if we come in contact
with him we shall take him—he mounts
10 brass guns, and has 80 men, where is
we mount 12 guns, acd all perhaps larger
than any of his ”
A French Merchantman, with a
amount ol Specie, from \ era Cruz, was
risen on by her crew, who, having murder
ed the Captain, Officers and Passengers,
ran the ship ashore near Cape Corientes.
Two of the crew arrived at St Jaeode
Cuba, when, in consequence of their quar
reling abort the distribution of ibe spoil,
one ol (hem (who is n<nv in confinement at
Si. dago) ms rme l of all the circumstances,
the other made his escape on board at*
American brig, sailing at the time for PW
adelphia. The Governor at St. Jago, nad
written to the Unfed States, fur the pur
pose of procuring his arrest
IV. Y. Com. Ad. Aug. 14
New Orleans, July 28.
Boiler Burst .—The towboat Porpoisp,
while in the act of coming to at the lower
landing in Iront of Mr. Marigny’s, this
morning, burst one of iiei boilers and se
verely scalded and drowned several men.
A black man belonpingto the boat was mis
sing, also several Spaniards who bad ju4
went on board, while leaving the Levee a
bove the market, for the purpose of assist
ing to take in wood. . Two negroes were
very seriously scolded—one is not expected
to live. One ot the crew was slightly
scalded. The steam escaped front the for
ward flew of the thud boiler from the star
board, or right hand side and the hands bf
ing mostly on the bows, were thrown or in
stantly sprang overboard, and with the ex
ception of those above named, succeeded m
gelt ng safe ashore,as iheb< at was within a
few yards ot the levee when the accident
occurred.
We are informed that the boilers at the
time of the accident, were full of waTer so
that it was not the result ot iuatteution.or
carelessness. j
AY e are informed that a violent assault I
was made on Wednesday upon the persoal
of Colonel Gamble ori the Marine Cur;s|
situated at the Navy Yatd Brooklyn. As I
lie was walking from his house to the Nary I
\ ail, he was met by a person whofliJ(®l
did not at first recognize; hut who proved I
to be Lieut, t loyd of Georgia, late ot F|
S. Marines. The latter addressed Col. b.*|
saying that he had long wished foraiiop'l
portuniiy ot meeting him, and struck hi* l l
wiih a whip which he had in his hand, Cot■
G. was encumbered with an umbrella; b'- ! l
immediately closed with the assailant, ad 1
a violent contest ensued. Lieut. F. b‘l
tall and very heavy man, and places co™
stderable value on Lis strength anti p r *fl
wess After several blows had been gi vcn ß
by both parties, Col. G. stumbled and 16 ■
Lieut-F falling upon him. Other persoo s l
now interposed and the affair went nofur-|
tlier. - Col. G. was slightly injured on
left temple, and received another uiflWl
bruise on.his face. Lieut. Floyd was cot-ji
siderably injured. He immediately
on the interposition of other individud'iß
and we believe has not been
since. I
To the numerous class of persons to W
both in a private and public capacity,
Gamble is well know—and he is f‘ vt,ra .®
known to almost every prominent
ual in the military and naval service of j*l
country—it will be matter of surprise
an officer so uniformly correct and
plary in iiis conduct and so peculiarly fj*
miable in all bis private relations, sb^ 1 ■
have been the object of an attack as ■
pected as it was violent. We have I
fore been at some pains to ascertain 511 I