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THURSDAY MOUSING, NOV. 27, le2B.
There is no subject which presents more diffi
culty to the statesman of Geariu*, than that of
our Indian relation,. An “Indian treaty,” “anew ;
purchase ” hui for twenty years past been made
♦he stalking horse, upon which politicians have
rode into power. And to such a degree has the
appetite for “more lands” been stimulated, that
now man who expects to hold an office from
the people, or who hopes to become popular, dare3
pursue any other course than that which shall ad
minister to its gratification. In the strife of par
ties, which has so long agitated the state, lb
catch-word with both of them has been—
lands.” We have already obtained tv* 0 purchases,.
*ays the one party, and it is w alone who can ob
tain another. Stick to “Troup and the T reaty,’*
say the other party, tp the people, and we will
give you fresh lands, h e will annihilate the In
dians, say Bone aspiiapt for office ; and we wi 11
drive Mwiiiovcr the mountains, says another , and
we will divide out their lands in a lottery. The
people, in the mean time, have shouted their
“hurras” for both propositions ; and have avrorJod
their favor to hixn who appeared to be most in
Girnest.
Over and aboye this excitement in the minds of
the people, and which is kept alive by the inter
ference of demagogues, the subject is one which
presents intrinsic difficulty The Chernkees have,
within the limits #f Georgia, established an inde
pendent government, and claim to he a distinct
people. This state of things, evidently, cannot
long exist, and violent remedies have been pro
posed. The propriety of driving them out at the
point of the bayonet, has even been repeatedly
suggested in our Legislature.
In this situation of the subject, and the state of
public feeling in regard to it, it could not have
been overlooked by Gov. Forsyth ; and no one
could have been surprised at his proposition. The
measure which he recommends, if not positively
humane and benevolent in itself, approaches per
haps as near those qualities as any plan for the
disposal of the subject, which can be pointed out. J
We cannot but yet hope, however, that all diifi- ‘
cultics will be removed by a fair treaty between
the United Stales and tlie Indians, for the balance
of their lands ; and that they may consent to a
iemoval beyond the Mississippi.
TOR THE SAVANNAH MERCURY.
A SHORT SERMON,
FROM THE UF GREY DOMINIE THE DEACON.
“ Gather up the frag meats, (juu nothing he lo£t.”
Os the numerous qualities which enter into the
composition of the human character, there may
be many which may wive more eclat in the opin
ion of the world ; which may render an individual
more famous, and may build him up a greater and
more splendid name; yet there is scarcely one
which can administer more effectually to his pri
vate happiness, or more certainly extend the
means of his public JiiUUy y than the humble vir
tue, economy. ly, whatever situatiou he may he
placed, in whatever employment engaged, the
words of the text, come home to the understand
ing of man with einphasi* and force. Careful
ness of tune, of money, of words and labor, is
every where essen lal, and marks the character
.ofthe truly good man.
‘i he j rag meats of time , -bow important are
they ! and yet how many are lost! The frag
ments of u isdajn ! which lie every where scatter
ed through all the walks of life, how worthy of*
preservation, and yet how many neglect to gather
them up !
The goods of this life, when bestowed by the
benevolent hand of Providence, are deserving of a
caretul regard and a frugal use. To waste thera
through slothful neglect, is like repcilLig the
proffered favors cf heaven with ungrateful hearts,
uid to lavish them ip pompous display, .is iiisult
ing the indulgence of a kind parent.
To the man in trade, I would s& y. gather up
the fragments so that t)o thing be lost. Inspect
all the details of your business ; look well into
every item .of your accounts; and have a strict
regard to all the minutiae of your affairs. A course
&f‘his kind will preserve you free fromiembarrass
pient, and enable you to become a useful member
of the community.
Let the young men also he careful to gather up
the fragments. Let him look to the fragments of
time. Minutes are the fragments of hours : and
hours make up the sum of his existence. All
th ase employed to advantage will enable him to
rise in the world.
But it is moparticularly to the notice of ray
•fair leaders whp have been entrusted with the
management of families that 1 would recommend
a due legard to the words of ray text — gather up
the fragments.
Are you wealthy .and would you wish toexercise
the feelings of benevolence and charity ? How
much may be accomplished by gathering up the
Jragments!
lias J-. i tune denied her favors, and would you
still w ish to educate your children, raipe them
up in thew T ays of usefulness and virtue?—then
gather up the fragments : You know’ not how T
much may be accomplished by an attention to
email things. Would you wish to do justice to
all men—save your husband from dunsaudbai
liifs!—then gather up the fragments \ From how
many pangs and heart aches will it not preserve
him !
Indeed, a carefulness in the use of those means
with which i‘ro\ ulej&ce has blessed us, seems to be
an important duty ; and in the neglect of which,
the best qualities are liable to be .dimmed or sullied
It is stated in the Boston Courier that the grand
jury bad found a bill of indictment against Theo
dore Lyman, jun. esq. for a libel on >lr. Webster,
published in tiie Boston Jackson Republican of
the 2i to of October.
By a statement which has just been published
in the ‘New-ioi* shipping list, it appears that the
total amount of the” cotton crop of the Uniied
Stales, for tiie y ear ending September 30th,
is esuiuuied at 720,fVJ3 bales; same period. 1&27,
9o<,2di bales; being a deficiency t compared with
last year of ii3o,bcte bales. ‘
Baltimore, J\ov. 19.—The, Floujr market w?.s
.. stagnant yesterday, in consequence of the intelli
gence in the morning, by the Jenkins,
a*. i\evv- fork, from Liverpool. We learn that
Svme few sales were made at $9, w hich appeared
to be the asking price trom the wagons, but w e do
. not quote any particular price at present. We
have heard of no transactions in Grain. The
holders of Whiskey are firm in their puces, of 27
teats per gallon lor libels. aud2o for barrels.
Extensive Frauds A paper contains
v number of particulars, apparently furnished by
the parties concerned, of the career ot a young
man who has dealt extensively in the jewellery
trade, and some time since become insolvent. He
W as a few 7 years ago nothing more than a jour
neyman, but ingeniously managed to maintain his
credit since lie “ set up for himself,” until he had
contrived to dispose of about £50,000 worth of
I diamonds, emera\dn, rubies, and gold and silver
’ articles. About five years ago, the adventurer
! appeared as master, at tne *ve** town,
. of a shop pretty well stocked with jewellery. lor
the first two years he punctually paid all demands
, and this of course extended his credit, He hap
pened to reside in the immediate neighborhood of
a distinguished nobleman, who, he made it appear
to his acquaintances, had been greatly obliged by
his closing qp a w indow which looked in upon fm
lor.dshir’®P Presesm * ses * an( l a^s °j that his lordship S
was worthy of his rank, for the nobility
poured in upon his shop from all quarters This
extraordinary accession ot business made a more
extensive credit necessary. One diamond mer
• chant supplied him an order of jewellery to the
amount of £4,000 i another did not hesitate to
credit him for a* much more ; a third sent in dia
monds to the value of £2,500 ; and a fourth was
happv to receive an order for some splendid a?ti
des, to the amount of upwards of £SOOO. The
moment, however, he received a quantity of dia
monds or other precious stones, he immediately
broke them up, and disposed of then) at a low rate
in a different form. And all the plate he purchas
ed he put into the crucible, so that not a single
article was to be seen in the market in a shape
in which it could be recognised. This precau
tion he took, because he knew 7 there was such a
jeommuui.cation between the various persons in
the trade’ that if a diamond or oher valuable arti
cle which had been purchased by a shop-keeper,
got amongst them, the terms at which it was re
sold would he immediately ascertained, and the
scheme, of course, at once detected. Upon ope
occasion, when he was establishing an extensive
credit, a diamond merchant to whom he was in
debted Ml, sent to him for a settlement by bills.
“No,” said he, “I have more bills out now- than I
wish to have ; but I’ll give you half the sum in 2
months, if you call on me ; and the ot her half in
two months more.” The merchant consented ;
but scarcely had one month elapsed, when he re
ceived £4OO from his debtor, and before the con
clusion of the third month, he w_as sur prised at
receiving the remainder. This w<ps- the way to
do business. The diamond merchant was not on
ly determined to follow up his success by dealing
with excellent a customer, but he was loud in
the praises of so industrious and honorable a young
man. In a conversation with his son upon the
matter, he said, “ That’s the man for us ; stick it
into him, Bob,” (meaning, no doubt, sell him as
much as you can for Ids bills. Thus encouraged,
Bob did stick it into the customer, for lie got an
order from him for about £IOOO, which w T as exe
cuted with wonderful despatch. The articles
thus supplied were either broken up and newly
cased, or melted down along with others jvliich
w ere obtained upon the same liberal tpruiai Af
ter having gone on for two years, with trie repu
tation of having supplied the aristocracy of the
country, the active and ingenious tradesman was
“smashed.” The creditor then particularly al
luded to, has since been called “ Stick it into him
Bob,” by those of the trade who gsc aped.— N. V.
Gazette.
Montreal, Oct. 20.
Melancholy Accident. —On Friday evening last,
a stranger woman iged about 30 years, who was
travelling along the banks of tbe Chateauguav
river, sought and obtained a night’s lodging in the
house of a man who resides in the town of God
manchester, about three miles below the village of
Huntingdon. £ T ext morning, about seven o’clock,
gfos we/n down to the river to bring two buckets
of water accompanied by hei host’s daughter, a
little girl of about seven years of age. To lift the
water both the females stepped in a canoe which
was fastened along the shore. The elder had dip
oed one of the buckets, which she was bringing
up nueu, wiir... <>r, side upset* the
canoe, and they wpje pnpL thrown into the riwor*
which is there abouit twenty-five feet in depth.—
The wqpvan speedily disappeared, but the girl
continued floating for some time. A neighboring
farmer, named Paschal Girard, who was riding
past, observed the melancholy scene. He instantly
turned his horse to the river in the hopes of saving
the youngest sufferer. The animal, however, was
no sooner in the water than he overset the rider,
wdio hung by the bridle for some time, but at
length, together with the horse, was drowned.—
The bodies of the females were found shortly
after, but that of the man wgs no recovered at 2
o’clock on Sat urday Igit.
Ope of tbe crew of the Macedonian, having re
ceived tl>e .wages of the late three years cruize,
w.ent, with the money, in his hand, into a store,
and paying purchased a pocket book, put the roll
of notes in his waistcoat pocket, and the book in
to that ot his round jacket. The store keeper
told him that it was the fashion to put the money
into the pocket book, but the sailor affirmed, that
he was up to the tricks of the land lubbers, and
went off. The next day he returned-to the store
exclaiming, in great glee, 1 They’ve got it—giye
me another!’ He had, indeed, lost his pocket
book, but sepured his juries.— Aurora. -
Newspapers.—- A late writer.in the Scotsman,
remarks—lt is almost superfluous to speak of the
value of newspapers as mediums of commercial
information. They are, in the most strict and
proper sense, instruments of trade. Every man,
from the highest to the lowest, has occasion to
buy £r eeli, and will <ice something in the adver
tisements, the uoiicep of markets, or the general
information about all sorts of tilings, which it is
his interest to attend to. Setting apart every
thing connected with news or literature, it may
be truly said, that to all classes a newspaper is
yaeful, and to many it is indispensable.
It is pot .enough, in a,ny country, that human in
dustry produces or imports every commodity
which the moral and physical wants of man call
for. An apparatus is required A° make it univer
sally known where, and on what, terms, such com
modities are to bo found, to bring those w r ho have
and those w ho w ant, the buyers and sellers togeth
er—and this apparatus is the advertising press
What a large show window is to a single retail
shop, the ad re tising press is to a w hole cit or a
whole country; it exhibits the contents of IIsT
scores and warehouses at the fireside of every pri
vate citizen, it supplies him with a thousand
facts which he could not retain in his memory , it ;
informs him of new inventions, new) arrangements,
new’ articles, of a thousand accommodations—in
short, to his happiness or aid him in his
business ot w hich he might otherwise never hear
at all, or hear when it wfos too late, and at the ex
pense of much trouble.” * ‘
Masonry. —We have before us Col. Knaj-p’s
“ Genius of Masonry, or a Defence of the Order.”
This able and interesting production thus beauti
fully concludes:—
Masonry teaches us to practice charity, to
protect chastity, to respect the ties of blood and
friendship, and : to adopt the principles and to re
verence the saorkinqpts of religion. Its com
mantis are iui’ne still smalt voice of reason, fear
lessly, to face the proud in defence of the .humble :
kindly assist the teeble ; guide the blind ; iced the
hungry ; clothe the naked ; raise up tlie trodden
down ;be a father.to the orphan ; guard the altar ;
protect the government; encourage wife deni—
love man ; adore God ; implore llis tnercv,_and
hope for happiness and immortality. These are
the commandments of masonry. Thus far w 7 c
can speak; but for those who are not yet satisfied
and wish to know more without passing through
the guarded gates ot knowledge, our address to
them must be the same that w r as made of old to
the .prophet Esdras, ‘ Number me the things that
are not yet come; gather me together the drops
that are gcattered abroad; make me the flowers
green that ary withered ; open me the places
that are closed, and bring me forth the winds, that
in them are shut up; show me the image of a
voice, and then I will declare the things thou la
borest to know’.”— New-York Gazette. 0
Canal Navigation. —The Blackslone Ganal is
qow filled for use, and the boats have commenced
running their regular trips. 0p the Bth instant a
fleet boats arrived here from Providence,
deeply laden, and returned on the 10th. Another
boat is expected to-day, and several others in the
course of the week, so tljat those who have freight
down can be accommodated, almost any day. —
The opening of navigation fias already caused
in the business of the town,
and its effects will become more and more appar
ent, not only here, but in the country around.
[ Worcester Spy.
Tfie traders of Boston, Charlestown and Rox
bury, have formed an association which promises
to be of much use to themselves, and perhaps of
general advantage. It is for mutual protection
against shop lifting and store breaking. A yearly
contribution of from 1 to $5, by fa.ch member,
will enable the association to offer a larger reward
for the detection of petty thieves, than an indi
vidual would be likely to give; and as the detec
tion of the offender would thus be rendered much
more probable than it is in the present individual
inorje of prosecution, offences would be corres
pondently diminished. A book is kept at a con
stable’s office, in which is to be registered the list
of goods as soon as they are missed.
About one o’clock, on Saturday, a fire broke out
in a carpenter’s shop, near Poplar lane. It was
some time before the Engines could be set to
work, and considerable damage was done to the
adjoining buildings.
Between two and three o’clock, on Sunday
morning, a file was discovered issuing from the
Brewery of the Messrs. Abbots, in Pear-street,
near Dock. It was found that the grain in the
process of malting, had taken fire. This was de
stroyed, but further injury prevented.— Aurora
loth last.
London Travelling. —So enorrrmns is the num
ber of Yehicles passing over the new London
bridge, that the owners of property in its vicinity
begin seriously to think of throwing an arch over
Thames street, for the accommodation of a por
tion of the travellers. From an estimate of the
number of wagons, carts, coaches, <&c. taken bv
actual observations during two days, it is found
that the average number of wagons passing daily
into the city from the borough, is 2301); and the
number of coaches, 767. The number of wagons
passing from the city , daily, is 2458 ; and of
coaches, 773—making in all, the incredible total
of 6308 vehicles crossing that bridge !
Boston Bulletin.
Latest from Bolivia. —Wo have before us the
Gaceta de Colombia of Bogota, of September the
14th and 21st, which has been furnished us by a
friend They bring the news that Gen. Gomor
ra, with his Peruvian troops, under the authority
of his government, has compelled the government
of Bolivia to agree to terms of his dictation.—
Under a declaration that he was called by the Bo
livian people, he undertook to deliver them from
an oppressive government, and after a gradual
and nearly bloodless capture of the principal towns
and ths desertion to his party of numbers of Bo
livian officers and soldiers, he has overcome all
resistance, and appears to content himself with
the accomplishment of his professed object.
Pielinainaries of a treaty of peace were signed
at Piqnisa, on the 6th of July, by Gen. Gamarra
and Gen. Urdinea. (who was invested with extra
ordinarv powers by Sucre.) They were subse
quently ratified, and are, in as foubws;
In 15 day? the General on both sides should set
kvt to leave the country, and remain out of it on
half pay until the national assembly should con
vene, when it should be determined whether they
were to continue in the service of arum. The
Grenadier and Hussar squadrons of Colombia
were to march to Arica, whence transports w r erc
to tako them home. Bolivia to pay the expense
The constituent Congress of Bolivia then in ro
cess, was to be convokpd for August Ist at Chu
quisaea, to receive Sucre’s resignation, to name
a piovisionsry government, and to call imme
diately a national assembly, to revise modify or
retain the constitution
This assembly was also to nominate a president,
and determine when the Peruvian army should
leave the country. That army was, in the inte
rim, fy occupy the department of Potosi—and on
the meeting* of Congress to move for Pax and
Qnuo ; and as it evacuated the departments they
were L> occupied by Bolivian troops. The
two republics were immediately to jG-esfyldish
their communications by means of diplomatic
agents. It was forbidden to each of the parties
to form relations with Brazil, until she should es
tablish peace with La Plata. Oblivion of all past
personal arts in officers and soldiers was agroed
on.— N. Y. D. Adp. s
Cadiz. —lt is gratifying to moet with
any accounts of exertion made in the Pen
insula, tor tbe good of any class of society
amidst the wide moral and intellectual
waste, the misery and poverty, which the
policy of Ferdinanck*h is spread over that
Unfortunate country The Aoates of JO
vanuaji contains remarks on the last an
ti tl report of the Society of
Cadiz, from jyhicii wefearu ihe following
particulars^
The Director read a memorial, in which
veto presented Jhe results of an examina
tion held of a Lancasterran School for
poor boys; an instituiioa whose existence
we yvtn'e ignorant of. Statements were
made which pro ved ihat the .department of
.American productions, particularly Jndigo,
Cochineal and .Yerba. The class of in
dustry had procured a favoured influence
on the arts, having directed its attention
both to the state of tjie prison, and to the
introduction of gaslighling. The Educa
tion department had alsu laboured with
public advantage
Beside the 2,Q‘) boys .before Mentioned,
the society defrayed the expense of educa
ting 100 poor girls, under the care of a
society ol ladies; which has also a project
for the rista lishment of something like a ,
Magdalen institution.
Important Invention. —lt is announced
in a late fori igu journal, that professor Al
friini ofMilan has recently discovered a mode
<;f protecting the human body from the ac
tion of fire. .This contrivance which is re
presented, to be particularly useful for fire
men, consists of a combination of coats of
mail with amiantus , a substance possessing
14 adhesive caloric qualities 1 in a high de
gree. Several experiments of the efficacy
of this apparatus have been made by the in
ventor, wbo has repeatedly plunged iuto the
flumes, clad in these habiliments, and per
suaded others to do the same one of whom
walked thirty successive times through a
chamber enveloped in fixe and smoke. Fire
men thus clothed, it is assested, enabled
to endure.beat, otherwise insupportable, for
ibe continued space of five minutes<—nor are
they at all incommoded with the dress, be
ing perfectly at liberty to move and act as
though clad in garments of tbe ordinary de
scription. The professor has also ascertain
ed that metalic network possesses the prop
erty both of obstructing the progress of the
flames, and even of extinguishing them.
fiostoii Bulletin .
The Catholic Question. —The following
paragraph trom the Liverpool Chronicle,
confirms the rumors which have heretofore
reached us, of the intention of the Minis
try to-adjust the Catholic Questiou at the
approaching session ot Parliament.
“Report s iys that the Cabinet aie eng
gaged in framing the bill, f r the emanci
pation of ihe Catholics \V e hope, this
report may he true, for we are convinced
that everv day’s news will confirm
the opinions which we have often express
ed on the necessity of yielding the pist
claims of our patboiic brethren. 4, e trust
too, that the measure now in course of
preparation, may be a lull and complete
one, for no one other would release us
from the agitation of the question. The
Catholics might, gome years ago, have ac
cepted v/ith gratitude, somethings short of
absolute and unqualified emancipation —
but that day has passed; the whole popula
tion of Catholic Ireland is deeply impres
sed with the justice of their claims, & no
thing short of justic e will satisfy them. In
the mean time, we rejoice to perceive that
troops are pourjng iuto the North of Ire
land, for we feel assured that the tranquil
ity of that kingdom is more endangered by
the intemperance and blood thirsty vio
lence of the Brunswick Ciubs, than from
any other cause. What does the Bishop of
Down mean, by permitting one of his cler
gy to retain tfie power of administering the
sacrernent, after attending a wish for the
shedding of human blood?
The following speech at the Cheshire
Whig Club celebration by Earl Grosven
or also bears directly upon this ques
iion :
Earl Grosvenor said he was commis
sioned by the Royal Duke, (Sussex) who
had recently been bis quest, to express to
the Club, his Royal Highness regret, that
the nature of his engagements did not per
mit trim the pleasure of being present on
his occasion at the s;mie time begging to
assure the Club of his entire approbation of
the principles upon whiefi it vyas founded.
These sentiments his Royal Highness had,
moreover, expressed in a letter to the
Chairman. The noble Earl then spoke
lor upwards of three quarters of au hour,
in the course of which he touched upon al
nmsi every topic of foreign and domestic
policy of the country, and explained at
large the principles upon which the club
was founded. These were Iris lordship
said, not the principles of a party, or a fac
tion, but the eternal and immutable princi
ples of truth and justice. Qn the
ot finance, his lordshiti said, ihat some good
effects had accrued from the Finance Com
mittee, and among these was a more fa
vorable budget than would otherwise have
been produced and a better understanding
of that much mystified business a sinking
fund. Upon tnis point he entirely con
curred with Lord Grenville, that any other
sinking fund than jvbat accrued from the
real surplus revenue of the country was a;
delusion. With regard to th-v Catholic
question, bis lordship expressed his opin
ion, that ministers were really disposed to
set it at rest, in the only way in which it
could eyet be done, in the ensuing season
of Parliament. At this conclusion he bad
arrived, not only from the speech of Duke *
of Wellington, in the House of Peers, but
from the miraculous conversion of Mr.
Dawson and the obstinate silence of Mr.
Peel at the late dinner at Manchester; for,
notwithstanding the palpable attempts to
draw the right honorable gentleman out at
that dinner, he wculd speak of the confec
tionary, oi the fancy ball, of the new
streets, and of all the changes that had ta
ken place in that good old town ojf Man
chester since his boyish days, hut not a
v ord of politics.—brighter.—The noble
earl rhen said, that he conceived the time
was now come, when their just rights must
be conceded to the Catholics; and after be ,
had given bis support to a former adminis
tration, and .because it was every thing that
he could wish, but because it was the best
and the most liberal that under the circum
stances could be übt jncd,. he should never
support a ministry who did not make Cath
olic Emancipation a cabinet question.—His
lordship next adverted to the .letters of the
Duke of Newcastle and I-ord Kenyon, de
claring it to be his opinion, that the very
violence of those productions was calcula
ted to defeat the view's and objects of the
noble writers, and toccorer\ r er them with the
ridicule and contempt of the sober arid
drinking part of the people of England.—
The nobie duke in particular proved him
self to be a downright Radical; laughter—
for he appealed, tot idem vervis, from prin
ces, and prelates, and parliament to the
people, teeing <bem that they had been
betrayed and deserted by tjie natural and
constituted guardians of their liberties.—
Cheers and laughter. His lordship then
complimented Lord ‘V, Paget, on his late
manly speech at Carnarvon, and conclu
ded by proposing.
Success and general spread to the true
principles of \Vhigisrn.
The people,—from whom the King de
rives his right.
May our Rulers bear in constant remem
brance the example of .1828.
Kabeas.Coipus and Trial by Jury.
The liberties of £uroie iu spite eff tbe
Holy Alliance,
The Free Mates of South America
’I he Chairman (Mr. E. X). Davenport,
M. P.) in returning thanks for his health
being drunk, addressed the meeting at great
length, in the course of which, he touched
upon almost every respect to Catinflic
Emancipation, his confidence in the gov
ernment was very much like that of Hots
pur in the discretion of bis wife, who would
not reveal a secret, because he did not
know it. ( Laugji^ ll The government
must concede Catholic Emancipation, be
cause the time was come when it could no
longer be withheld, as was the case with the
Repeal oflhe test and corporation acts.—
/Applause.) With respect to the letters of
the.-Duke of Newcastle and Lord Kenvon
the responsive voice of the Brunswick
Clubs, he said.lhf madness and folly of the
former had defeated their own objp efs
the voice of the latter would never m
fv up | ;i| i
above an audible ’whisper, for they jjT
neither brains to guide, nor means u, T
port them; they had no O Conner anc -
ient: (applause;; but if the Brunei,s
ers should rear their heads in thj s p ;ir( h ’
the country, Counter liberal Clubs w \ ‘
spring up to oppose them, and soon redu
them to their native insignificance, f or ,i
were a little below contempt. He
The essential form of Liberty; the f*ji
fair and free representation of the p t “ *
irt the Commons House of Parliament ** v
Neapolitan attack upon Tripoli.
Tripoli, Sept 3 —lu a leuei preetdin
this I informed you of the precarious
tion in which ive were placed by the th re
of war on all sides. I believe I told y 0„
had escaped a scouring from the Sive ( j\k
squadron then at anchor in the roadster
hut that I felt persuaded the summer \ V(I
not pass away without a visitation of jj,
nature.
On the 22d of August the squadron 0 f
Naples hove in sight, consisting oftj, 1(
trigates of the largest class two corveit<?
one gun brie, one schooner, four bomb vcsl
sels, aud eight gun boats, under the C oaj!
nitiDO of the Baron Szj Carrafa. On (j, ‘
failurp of an attempt at mediation, the j\
politan colors at their consulate mere struck*
as a declaration of hostility which was fop
lowed up on tlio part pf the squadron bv a *
attaeji in the afternoon of the 23d .A
when they sent us a few flights of shell/
soipp of which fell iu the streets, and through
the houses in the town. The fire ws ,e
turned from the batteries, and continued f O J
about two hours In the mean time ife
Christians had fl< and to the shipping, T( e
town was chiefly occupied by die uiilitarv
and the country by 40,000 Arabs, threaten!
mg such vengeance on the Christian as the?
might be enabled to inflict with muskets
and knives On the 24‘h and 25th, the
operations of war were suspended by stior*
gales of w ind, from which the refugees oq
board the merchant vessels suffered somucli
that many chose to land at the English
garden, and incur, as they imagined, a pre,
carious protection against the ferocjpusA
rabs, rather than be subject ip sea-sickness
and the hazard of tempests
Qn the 25th, 27th and 28th, a series of
actions was fought at a very great distance
which lasted about four hours each dav,—
The Tripolitan line of defence, consisting
ot the batteries fl mfied fiy fifteen gun boais
returned a fire of rocke's, shells and shots,
with such good interest, that although the
Neapolitans invariably kept a great Distance,
some of their boats were struck, as were
also some of those of the Bashaw, but with
out injury to the rrew. n these actions
396 shells were thrown, of which not above
10 reached trie town after I lie fistday.—
About 50 or 60 rockets were fired, ami up
wards of 4000 cannon shot, by the Neapo
litans, who, instead of taking up a close at
tacking position near tfie batteries which
it was expected they would have done,
merely put one frigate and $ brig under
weigh, which were opposed by a sin-11
schooner and a brig of fD guns, whom
changed broadsides at a distance, and wik
out effect Finally, when we rose on'be
morning us the 29th, in expectation of wit
nessing a renewed effort, we were astonish*
ed to find the Admiral under weigh, at it
great distance, with bis gun and mortar
boats in tow. Already fihe enemy not
having been heard of since; the Bashaw hat
litted out his corsairs, to swoop upon lh6
mercantile flag of Naples; arid his bighuosi
declares that he will not ior.i;e peace with
out .eing paid 500,000 dolla s, and rectiv
tug indemnification for the expenses of ihe
war, together wiih an annual tribute ol 10,*
00(j dollars. The consternation among the
Christians was great indeed; hut much to
the credit of this wretched government,al*
thought CO,OOO men were under arms, 110
injury was offered ox insult given
The Neapolitans suffered, how greatly
we known not, but we could see some of
their gun boats in a sinking state towed cut
of action. The Tripolitans wanted but a
good cause to merit the commeudatiouof
Europe for the bravery and skilljof their de
fence. What is surprising is that they did
riot suffer the loss of a man, except four,
who were killed by tiie bursting of a mori
tar, and the charging of a gnu without stop
ping the vent.
The Wandered Wean. A s nguUr
interesting occurrence took place in
street last week. A respectable worn
who resides there, having left her chil
an infant of tivo years of age, to play
the door till she attended to some liouselnda
duties, went when she was disengaged
look for her charge. The urchin c
barely crawl, and she expected to find it
the door cheek. There, however, it
not, and the nothe;, in considerable
called on several neighbours, to irqoi rt
they had seen her child. No one hadsoJ
it; and, as a considerable time had
elapsed in making fruitless inquiries* j 1 *
anxiety and tears of die poor J vvoi an
came proportionally augmented F- r£ft
can only judge of her feelings w hen no i[ a< *
of her child coffld be found. The n fl
hours kindly assisted in making stric 1
quisition in eveiyr well, pig-stye, Itenn'-j
or out-of-the-way corner, for the
; wean. He was, however, no where 10
| found, and, as a last resource, resolved’
the bo4l should be sent through the U _
fn the mean time the mother, * n a ’ ’j
bordering on destruction, vieni into her
| bouse to rummage again every hek 1
‘bunker, bed and cupboard.
, employed one of her sympathising
I happened to cast her eyes to ihee f jb c^
| neighbouring house, and there t' ll ' 1 j
. ni ise and horror, discovered the h* 1 ‘
j perched on a ladder, and w ithin a f< j’
of its very top, apparently quite de ‘t-
with its slate of exaltation. A
o.ured to induce the ambitious mite O’
down; bu; no, it shook its head and > ‘
She then tried ogo up the ladder, 1
way up, her head grew gid/Jy. and TANARUS;”