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Volume XJ rrHLISHEO WEEKLY, BY PHILIP C. GUI El 7 . |T23” NEW ARRANGEMENT. As experience has discovered 1o us the little attention paid o printing and :hi, and the diflicnl’ v aud expense in collecting such debts; l as a few only can be caiied liberal in paying punctually u hat they nw t justly, to the printer, we lavt , after due consideration, come to this conc'u-non, that we ouoht hot to give credit ‘ e are compe'led,'herefoie, to adopt anew pWn In cOnseqnnce of his determination, •/’ terms sltull in future be,for the paper three collars per annum# if paid in advance—four dollars, if paid within six months—and five dollars if paid only a 1 the end of ‘he year For advcrtis meats, they are to be paid in ad- Vance hiitriff tales e*r< pied which are to be paid quarterly. The above ruies shall be su icily observed, and n<> one need apply who ia n *■ ready to comp'y with them 1 erin -i of Adver u.g, 75 cents per square for the first ins- tion, and 62 4-2 centi for each continuation. Foreign Intelligence. LdiThSl FUOJIJ I UkOPE. Nrw-York, March 20. By the ship r I'zabeth. Capain Smith, arrived yfsferdav from Ha vre. the Editor of the Vdvocale has received his tiles of Pa"!* pipers, and is also indebted to the Editois of the Commercial Advertiser for the loan of the latest papers. The affairs of Spain remaiu in a very unsettled state. The decree recently issued by Krig Ferdinand respeeli ghis Ime riean tY.loiiKs will be found io this <Jav% paper The question of Cont mer< ial interests detached from that respecting the Independence of the Colonies. The Greek tausc continued to prosper.— I heir latul.ng in the Isle of Mitvlene was attended with com plete sij.m ess. A privnte letter* dated Syra, (Greece) Feh. 2d, slates that ait ex pedite has recently been sent out Against tSie Lie of Srio, Hie Greek tr oops, to tiie number of about 4000 men, lauded near the fun cess of that Island, completely routed the Turkish i roupm-and <u;:pe.led them to shut themselves up in the castle, where they are now bio kaded. A squadron of twelve vessels from *ly- t dm and fpura, aocompauied by thee fi e ships, are cruizing in ihe chancel of Ario. to prevent the en trati of succour in troops, or am- j munition, which might come from J Asia, tortile garrison in the cast'e. Several of the prin iplr 5 iols, dis tinguished by heir rn he or merit, re at ihe head of the expedition. It is worthy of remurk .hat some of them aro the sain** persons iha. were ■o', warmly opp •aed to the former •XlVdition the Simians, tr* 1822, V-.ich was so ill combi*. ( .d, The ; principal expence of the enterprise is also paid by riiese men. A park of riege artillery, v ffi lent to a ta-k ihe fortress r? oe Isla.u., was embarked at [Napoli di Romanm.arid lias arrived at its dcslK ation. Sev- . eral vessels laden with an.munition ad provisions have also sailed from > Syra for the same place. PARIS, February Iff • The following is from the Journal i]rs Ihbatsi — The five per cents, for money ex ceeded par to-day, (February 17 ) It is an event which will form an epoch in the history of our fi >a? es. Under the ancient regime ihe 5 per never ex-ceded ‘4 ; and un der Bonaparte they never rose high er than Pi. It wa* reserved for the Constitutional regime, and a loyal ist administration to see them at par. The Opposition incessantly repeat that Fiance will he overwhelmed with loans. It is true that we owe 197.000,000 of rentes ; 63 millions are anterior to the restoration and result from old debts of the State, One hundred and thirty were cre ated to liquidate the arreufs of the revolution, and the btudtns imposed upon us by the Hundred Days. Four millions have been constitu ted for the Spanish war ; aod out .f the 197.000.000 w hich form the total debt, these four mitiions are the .ly part that belongs to the King's Gov ern meat. Did the Opposition reflect duly when they exposed thetnsvlves to receive by fans u c b a reply u their dcdcioraucijs 2 The Washington News. ."PNM-ril DritPriE The following copy of the King of Spain’s Decree, of the 9th insi. relative to the American t’olunie*. ra< bed us last night by e.xpress By my preceding Decrees, I abol ished iu my ultra marine States the soi (iisaut Coostiiutional regime, aud re-established my Government there upon the footing that it exis'ed previous to March 7th, 1820, as it took place in the Peninsula. The provisions concerned only the imer oal regime. As to the commercial relations f signified to the auriiori ties by my Ordonnance of Jan. Atii, that they were to maintain ibose re latioas as they existed, with the con sent of the local chief. Having since that period heard my Council of the Indies, and my Council of Ministers, I have resolved to ordaiu as follows : 1. File direct commerce shall he maintai ed iu tny American States with foreigners, subjects of Powers in alliance and amity with Spain; am) the trading vessels of the said Powers will be allowed to traffi’ in those ports, as they are iri the ports of my European States. 2. V Decree ahail he issued, or a Law ena ted to regulate this com merce, anil determine (he ports in which if shall he carried on, as well in the North Sea and the Islands, as in the Pa ifin O :ean. Custom Houses shall be estahli-bed where import and export duties shall be received upon the footing ol equal i*v between the subjects of the said Pawe? s. 3. It shall likewise be determined by the regulations upon this subject, what advantages, preferences and exemption* ought to be granted to Spanish ‘mni.neree.navigation, agri cult and in an u far lures, 4 Until the two foregoing artl cles can receive their perfect execu tion, no innovation shall he made in the actual state of ihe commerce of Amri-p'*; ru*d it ha!! h? inflated as murii as possible, in other res pens, to what is the practice with regard to the Island of Cuba. The American Spaniards will see in these measures a fresh proof of my warm desires to increase their prosperity; the European Spaniards will see the firm resolution to se cure to them ihe exemptions aud preference to which they are enti tled ; i lie merchants of good faith of all countries will see the inten tion to preserve aod favour the ex bring mercantile relations, and the advantageous employment of their capita! ; and lastly the allied or Iricudly Sovercsg is aod Govern ments, will behold a public testimo ny of the value that I attach to the preservation of the harmony and good understanding that unites U3. London , Sunday Evening. Feb. 22. WAR WITH ALGIERS. The fallowing no'ifi-ation of hos tilities having oomuic.ced against the Regency of Algiers, ap peared in the Gazette of Saturday night. Admiralty Office. Fb 21.—Des patches,dated the 31st of last m >nth, aod Ist inst. have tins morning been received at this office, from the hon Captain Spencer, of his Majes ty’s ship Naiad (who had been di rected to proceed to Algiers,*o make, in **oojuaction with his Majesty’s Consul at that Regency, a remon strance against some late proceed ings of the Dey,) stating that his negoi iation bad ended unsatisfario rily, and that the Consul was obli ged lo strike the British flag, and embark on hoard his Majesty’s ship. Capt. Spencer further reports, tbaf having met an Algerine cor vette, he tell it, under his instruc tions, liis duty to attack her, and that she was laid on board, and cap tured in the most handsome manner, by his Majesty’s brig Cameiion, when Capt. Spencer had the satis faction to fiod that he had rescued 17 Spaniards, whom the Algerines was arrying into slavery. The causes ot this w arlike decla ration on our part, are, it appears, *wo tvd—vrp, the refusal on the part of the Dev, to make reparation for an insult offered to tbr British Consular flag, of what uature does WASHINGTON, (georgia) SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1824. not yet appear ; ihe other— a decla ration that he was resoled no ling er to observe <b? terms cf a treaty made with him, not to retain any Christian captives ofanyoarion in a state of slavery. Cap'nin Spen cer’s exploit, recorded ab;-ve, was the immediate coisscqierqe of the latter dete: nrioafior. Admiralty Office , Feb. ti.—This bto give notice, that He Lords Commissioners of the Admira/ly will immediately appoint covvoyg, to afford protection to ihe iryis thro 9 (he S rails of Gibraltar, aid wbbin ihe Mediterranean, until tie and ifer em-es with the regency of Algiers shall he arranged. J W. CRfkFR. Frankfort papers to the 16<h inst. arrived yesterday. The Gazette of Sol cure contains the cpy <jf h com plimentary lettei from the King of France, in reply to the ewgrafula tioo of the Swiss, on his conquest ot Spain. Anew Ordinance, pub is lied at Geneva, subjects Foreign ers lo personal appearance befoie the pohec on their arrival, and at the Alien Office, if their residence should exceed three weeks—the pen alties for non-compliance are fine and imprisonment. From the National Inteliigei cer of 27th ult, Ini'fd States and Great Britain. In the House of Commons, the 17th ult. a long speech was deliv ered l y Lord Nugent, on the con duct of his Majesty’s Ministers to wards Spain, and condemning, io the strongest teims, their calm sub mission to the French blockade of Ladiz, and the ude and provoking manner of some of the French hoar ding officers. He also condemned the withdrawal of Sir William A’- C’ourt from his post, and pointed out, in glowing colors, the degra dation to which the Fughsh govern ment had been lowered. He then broke out in the following ■ Jl,c* tiw Uunsr IrrmT” UIC faand judge Mr. Appleton, the Ameri can charge d’affaires at Cadiz was preparing a protest to the Duke of Angouleme, in the matter of cer tain American vessels detained at Cadiz. Two English captains of merchant ships, who had entered Cadiz and token iu their cargoes prior to the French blockade being deriared—who were lyieg in the hatbor to the ruin of thdirowners, and saw no means of application, nor British authorities to apply to— these captains went to Mr Apple ten, the American mioitter. and intreated as a favor, (halhe would have the goodness to ineltde their nair.es in <he protest. Hele t then, was the British flag asking protec tion from the Americans against the French. As for the Americans, they were our brother* in and in feeling. He trusted that he would always think of them as he thought of them now—with the warmest interest and admiration. He hoped, at some period, to see England and America linked in the bunds of the closest interest and amity, forming a rallying point for the rights a; and liberties of the wprld; and lie trusted that ths time at which he should behold this, was not very far distant, hut he might be allowed to feel some jealousy, ‘ some slight humiiia inn, at seeing j the interest of the British Jag a- j bandoned by the British nAuister, and seeking, though from \ America, yet still protect/on from *j a foreign power. For tht effect of this inglorious policy, asregarded England, we need now loik only at the Spanish ports, and see all the commerce of the country ;ut der the control and in the hands <it France. French vessels, he was {informed, were admitted duty free tito every ! port of Spain, while heavy duties were still levied upon the ships ot G. Britain ” From the Alexandria Herald. MOST HORRIfILE. at Captain Hedges, of thi brig Ran. ; ger, arrived here 00 Monday, from Isle of May, reports the following horrible transactions: He was informed, by the captain of a British vessel who had arrived at the Lie of May, from Madeira, that a few days pray tons te hi* sail- jr.g, the sehooncr Napoleon was j brought into the latter place by a j cutter, which had been sent out for : the purpose—the c fibers of the Na ! poleon having been cruelly murder ed by three of the crew who were ‘ shipped at Savannah. The particulars are these: One of the crew, being an active fellow, was taken from before the mast by the captaiu to relieve the mate, and received into the cabin, where he as certained that there was a sum of specie on board, which fact he com municated to two other sailors (for eigners) who formed and executed their hellish designs to get the mo ney, by striking the captain to the deck (with tho cook’s axe,) whence they carried him to the windlass and there chopped off his bead with the axe and threw him overboard ! The male hearing tiie struggle on deck,came up io ascertain the cause; and soon shared the same fate ! The cook was next taken from the fore castle—-his head also severed from his body, and both thrown over board ! Another person jumped overboard aud was drowned in preference to being murdered. A passenger, who was at the time id the cabin, went to the compaoion-way aud begged the crew to spare his life. They asked if he would join. He consent ed—and his life was spared. The uiutinecrs then entered the cabin, ransacked it, touud liquor, and soon became drut*k. A small buy was left at the helm, and the passenger got on deck. The boy soon steered the vessel for the land, and when within one half or three quarters of a mile of it, the passenger lowered the boat, gained the shore, and shortly after the vessel was taken possession of by the soldiers and carried into Ma deira, with all the murderers, by or der of the authorities. The Napoleon hails from Yar moutD, iViass.-o-Laptain Hall v/as from Plymouth, Mass. He is rep resented as being an amiable man, without fatuity, aud has made one or more voyages from Alexandria. The above transactions occurred in FunchaU Roads, in the night, some day last month, while the ves* sel was becalmed. The prisoners, it was supposed, would be scut to the United States for trial j To the Editors of the Richmond En • quiver. Washingfm* Bareli 17,1824. I break a loi.g silence aod in groat haste, to inform you of the sentence of the Court Martial upon Lieut, Kennon of the Navy, which is just made known : “The Court.having duly aud ma turely considered the same, do And, that the specifications in support of the change exhibited against the ac cused are not proved—and they ad judge (hat the accused is fully ac quitted of the charge and the spe cifications thereof alleged against him.” This sentence is approved by the Secretary & sent to Lieut. Kenno'a to-day at Norfolk. But at the same time he has orders to go out in the Peacock to the Paoifio aud join the frigate United States—is told that some parts of his defence 7, re not ap proved—and that it is not the iuten tion of the Depart men't to order the arrest and trial of Com. Porter upon the charges preferred by Lieut. Keu non against him ! > The proceedings of the late trial will not be published,—Kennon will obtain no redress for his multiplied wrongs and great expenses—the Guvernment will hear none of the farts connected with the murder of Liiut . Cocke at Porto Rico ! and the fit st act of the new Secretary is to tell young officers to submit implicit ly to tbeindignities and abuse of their commanders io any shape, ar and to sanction the monstrous principle as serted some time ago by a certain officer, “that laws were not made for Post Captains ” / / Os the great sensation occasioned by this aet of the Secretary, you shall hear more aaon- AIRiLND i LIEUTEJTdXT U. KEXXOX, As (he conductors of a free press> we abjure every thing that wears even tho semblance of oppression• and therefore feel ourselves call< *1 upon to pubtirii the following ierici as an act of justice to Lieut. Ken non, and in discharge of what wo consider a duty to the public. Sousa may infer that the author intends to censure the conduct of the Court in not expressing an opinion Upon the conduct of the prosecutor of Lieot. K. but in this wo do not concur, believing that the writer eould noE have thought it their province so io do.—Neither are we apprised that is was the duty of the Secretary of the Navy to express an opinion upon the demerits of the prosecutor, fur ther than became necessary in an. nounring the acquittal of Lieut. K We have too muoh confidem e iu those who administer our Govern ment, o believe for a moment, iuiv Lieut. Kenuon will be denied tin right of arraigning his proseet tor, should he he so disposed, bt of this we are confident, that then is an omnipotence in public opinion that will compel the publication ot the proceedings in the trial, sb u!d the accused jc.quireit—maugre the disposition may exist at Washington to withheld them. The N*vv is not less a favorite than an effective branch of the pub lic service, and the reputation of e very officer in it materially oon ; eerns them—it is their earnest de sire (we speak for this section oC country) to see the evidence against thisoffi er, and we trust there will not be found any one toquestion their ; right, so long a9 the Government is called a Republic.—Xorf blli beacon Extract of a letter to the Editors of* the beacon, dated Richmond. 19th March, 1824. “ I have this moment returned! from Washington, and knowing tho interest you and your readers fak© in the sentence of the Court Martial lately held upon Lieut. Kennon, £ take great pleasure in informing you that it was just made known a# I left the city, and that it “full# acquits ” that worthy officer upo© every charge and specification, Uu> Court declaring that they are “ not proved “I understood this would be mad* known to Lieut. K and that he weuld be ordei-rd r g® out passenger in the Peacock* from your port to resume tho situation he held on hoard the fri-% gate United Htafes, previous to hi* arrest. The Secretary consider* this a sufficient recompense for all Lieui K“ monN wrong..! and expenses! The ■ ourt pronouao® no censure upon his Prosecutor, nop does the secretary deem it propet? for him to bestow any mark of re* prehension for a libellous and anon* ymous at* ark upon a subordinate of* finer, tUe charges against whom a select Court* after “duly and ma turely considering the same,” de clare are i( not proved”! / “Withholding the sentence from Lieut. K. until the eve of the Pea cock's sailing, completely deprive* him of the right he has, io a copy of the proceedings for publinatioo* and I was assured, at the Depart ment, that nothing but the sentence would be sent to the Press from that Quarter l “My authority justifies the most implicit reliance upon these facts, and I impart them to you with e qual ot’ofideoce in their truth. “Io a course like this, and will* reference to one of the most aggra vated insults to which a youog offi cer was ever subjected, I am sorry to say. but one opinion prevails w*tli regard to the new Secretary ] Might against Right must now he consider ed as the doctrine of the Navy Dc* partment! “I trust there will not be a voic® in the country that will not be rais ed against such svsceinatic oppies sion, nor a Press that will n*#t free riy be employed to give it* denuncia tion rise most ample circulation sail effect.—Let the friends of the Navy look Cos 1 his in reason.” Extract of a letter to the Elditor qf the Herald , dated [Ni 15.