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(No. 3.) .
Extract of a letter Jr nth Maj. (ten.
Pinckney, to the Secretary of War
“ tort Han kins April 8, 1814.
' I have the honour of receiving,
hy mail of this day, letters of the
COtli March, &c.
" Your letler of the 17th March
containing instructions for the treaty
of peace with the Creek Indians, was
received on the Ist of this month,
ami immediately communicated to
Col. Hawkins. 1 greatly prefer the
form of a military capitulation, and
will endeavor that the business shalj
take that course, in which case the
quantum and location of the land to
he od< and as indemnity with other
details, may be left to be settled by
Commissioners to ho appointed by
the President. - ’
(*"• \> „ a
Extract of a letter from Lien, •in
ilrew Jackson to the Secretary of
War dated
“ Fort Williams, April 25, 1811.
“The Commissioners appointed
to mala 1 a treaty with the Creeks
will have little to do hut assign them
their proper limits. Those of the
friendly party, who have associated
with me, will be easily satisfied ; and
the remainder of the hostile party,
pleased that their lives were spared
them, will thankfully accept, as a
bounteous donation, any district
w hich may he allowed them for their
future settlement. W ill you per
mit me to suggest that :> line, run
ning from some point on the Geor
gia line, W. stwardlv, to .New Yan
kee. on the Tallapoosa, and thence
to the Coosa, a mile or two above
this place, would leave to the North
of it a district of country quite suffi
cient for their purposes, and perhaps
the most suitable that could he as
signed them. Provision might be
made for the dig Warrior and his
immediate adherents on the South
of the line, if that should be found
necessary for any reasons.
•‘ Such an arrangement, I am sat
isfteil, would he the best for the U.
States, and I In. lave for the Creeks ;
and such an arrangement it will re
quin; hut little negotiation to ef
fect,"
(No./).)
Extract of a letter I com the Secretary
of War to Maj. tint. Andrea: Jack
ton tinted Alay 24, 181 ).
“ In the event of your arccptance
of the appointment announced by
mv letter of the 22d instant, I have
to suggest the wish of the President
that you should proceed,without de
lav, to Fort Jackson, and eonsumate
the arrangements committed to Maj.
I ion Pinckney in relation to the hos
tile Creeks. A copy of the instruc
tion given to General Pinckney is
enclosed., ’
(No. <;)
Extract of a letter from the Secretary
nj' liar to Maj. Gen. Pinckney,
dated May 26, 1811.
“ <;<>m>r:d Jackson has been fur
nished with a copy of the instruction
which were given to \ou in relation
to the Indian treaty, ami required to
carry these arrangements into ef
fect."
(No. 7.)
Ertract nj a letter from the Secreta
ry of War to Maj. Gen. Andrew
Jackson, dated May :! 1 st , 1814.
Col. Meigs states that the Chero
kee. are interested in the arrange
ment which you are authorized to
adopt in relation to the Creeks ; and
it i- desirable that his statement
should he heard bv you in their be
half.”
(No. 8.)
Extract aj a letter from (>”n. Jack
son, to the Secretary of J> t r dated
“ Fort Jackson, July 14, 1814.
" I have summoned the Chiefs of
the Creek nation to a convention,
to be holffen at this post on the first
-of August next, for the purpose of
’terminating, if possible, pursuant to
instructions, the differences between
their nation and the United States.
Whether all the Chiefs of the hos
tile party will attend, Cannot be as
-ertained until the lapse ot that pe
riod : but the event shall he an
nounced gs early as possible.
(No. 9.)
Extract of a letter from Gen. Pinck
ney la the Secretary oJ liar da
ted
“ Charleston, Aug. 26, 1815.
“ i have the honour of enclos
ing an extract of a letter addressed
(<■ me by Col. Hawkins, and beg
leave to submit to you the propriety
ol promises held out by me to the
friendly Indians, inioy letter to Col.
Hawkins, of 23d of April, being com
plied with. When the letter was
written 1 conski red it to be good
policy to at; to the interest of
the United States, the leading men
of that nation who should render
< -sential service to us : and I know
of no method so cheap to the U. S.
as to assign them such lands as
might be thought a reasonable re
ward for their services, within the
limits of the conquered territory,
which the United States might re
linquish to the naiion; which, with
the addition of some honorary me
dals, &c. would, probably ■ have the
desired effect.”
(No. 10.)
Kx tract of a letter from Col. Hankins
to Gen. Pinckney, dated
“Creek Agency Aug. 16, 1814.
“The following part of the term*
offered by you to the Creeks, in
yours ofthe 23d. [April ] the Gcncr-
al [Jackson,] declared he had no
authority to accede to. ‘ You may
likewise inform them that the United
States will not forget tlieir fidelity;
hut, in the arrangements which
may be made of the lands to he
retained as indemnity, their claims
will be rejected, and such of their
Chiefs as have de>tinguishod them
selves, by their exertions and valor,
in the ccmmop cause, will also re
ceive a -remuneration in the ceded
lands, and in such manner as the
Government may direct.’ lie mark
ed his line, and demanded their ac
quicscene."
Head Quarters, Glh and 7th Districts.
Camp near the confluence of the Coo- j
sa and Tallapoosa Fivers, April •-
23 1824. )
To Col. Hawkins :
Sir : The complete success with
which it has pleased tire Almighty
to bless the arms of the U. States,
in the present war with the hostile
Creek Indians, having amply retali
ated on their infatuated people the
loss of blood sustained by the citi
zens of the United States, and hy
that part of the natives who re main
ed faithful to them; and tiu-ir inso
lence, ingratitude, and perfidy, hav
ing been severely chastised, the Go
vernment of the United States wil
ling to spare the dispersed remnant
of these miserable people, who may
be Miicri'eiy disposed to atone h r
their former misdeeds, by their fu
ture good conduct : you will be
pleased sir, to communicate to them
the following terms upon which!
peace will be granted to them.
The United States will retain so
much of the conquered territory, as
may appear to the Government there
of, to be just indemnity for the ex
penses of the war: and a retribu
tion for the injuries sustained by its
citizens, and by the friendly Creek In
dians.
The United States will retain the
right to establish military poets and
trading houses, and to make and
use such roads as they may think
necessary ; and freely to navigate
ail the rivers and water courses in
the Creek territory.
The enemy must, on ‘heir pari,
surrrender their prophets and such
other instigators of the war, as may
be designated by the Goverment of
the United States ; and they must
agree to such restrictions upon their
trade with foreign nations, as shall
be established by the Government
of the United States.
The hostile Indians, willing to sub
mit to the above terms, are to come,
into Fort Jackson, by the Northwest
side of the Alabama road ; or to Fort
Decatur, by the Federal Road, on
I fie Southeast side.
You will please, sir. to communi
cate these terms to the friendly In
dians, and to enjoin on them, in the
prosecution of the war against such
as may continue hostile, lo abstain
carefully from injuring those who
may he returning with the intention
of making their submission. You
may likewise inform them, that the.
United States will not forget their fi
delity, but, in the arrangeinents which
may be made of the lands to be retain
ed as indemnity, their claim re-/// be
respected, and such of their chiefs as
hare distinguished themselves by their
e.rcrticns and valor in (he common
cause, wiil also receive a remuneration
in the ceded lands or in such manner
as the Government may direct.
You will please, sir, to take such
measures as you may think expedi
ent, to communicate the above terms
to the hostile, party and to point out
the roads whereby they' may ap
proach the posts oflhe U. States, to
surrender themselves, which road
you will also please to designate to
the friendly party.
The calamities of the war having
reduced many of the women and
children of the nation to the utmost
distress, for want cf subsistence, the
U. States will furnish provisions for
them at the posts to which it can bo
most conveniently conveyed.
1 have the honor to be, Kc. &ic.
THOMAS PINCKNEY.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS,
President ofthe l. States of America,
To ail an.i singular to ukotn these pre
sents shall come, Greeting :
Wheels a Treaty between the U
States of America and the K a/as
Nation of Indians, wa made and
concluded on the third day of June.
1825, at St. Louis, in the State of
Missouri, by William Clark, Com
missioner on the part of the United
States, and certain Chiefs and War
riors of the said Nation: which
Treaty is in the words following, to
wit:
Articles of a Treaty made and con
cluded at the City of St. Louis,
in the State of Missouri, between
Win. Clark, Superintendent of In
dian Affairs, Commissioner on the
part ofthe U. States of America,
and the undersigned Chiefs, Head-
Men, and Warriors of the Kanzas
Nation of Indians, duly authorised
and empowered by said Nation.
Art. Ist. The Kanzas do hereby
cede to the U. States all the lands ly
ing within the Slate of Missouri, to
which the said nation have title or
claim ; and do further relinquish and
cede to the U. States, all other lands
which they now occupy, or to which
they have title or claim, lying West
ofthe said State of Missouri, and
within the following boundaries; be
ginning at the entrance of Kanzas
river into the Missouri river : from
thence North to the North-West cor
ner of the State of Missouri ; from
thence Westwardly to the Nodewa
river. 30 miles from its entrance into
the Missouri ; from thence to the
entrance of the big Nemaha vv river
into the Missouri, and with that river
to its source: from thence to the
source of the Kanzas river, leaving
the old village of the Pania Repub
lic to the West : from thence on the
ridge dividing the waters ol the
Kanzas river from those of the Ar
kansas, to the Western boundary of
the State line of Missouri, and w ith
that line, 30 miles, lo the place of
beginning.
Art. 2d. From the cession afore
said, the following reservation for
the use of the Kanzas nation of In
dians shall be made, of a tract of
land, to begin twenty leagues up the
Kanzas river, and to include their
village on that river; extending \\ est
thirty miles in width, through the
lands ceded in the first article, to be
surv eyed and marked under the di
rection of the President, and to such
extent as he may deem necessary,
and at the expense of the U. States.
The agents for the Kanzas, and the
persons attached to the agency, and
such teachers and instructors as the
President shall authorise to reside
near the Kanzas, shall occupy dur
ing his pleasure, such lands as may
be necessary for them within this
reservation.
Art. 3d. In consideration of the
cession ol land and relinquishment of
claims, made in the first articles, the
United States agree to pay to the
Kanzas nation of Indians $3500 per
annum, for twenty successive years,
at their villages, or at tl<e entrance
ol the Kanzas river, either in money
merchandise, provisions, or domes
tic animals, at the option of the
aforesaid Nation; and v.hen the
said annuities, c-r any part thereof, is
paid in merchandise, it shall be de
livered to them at the first cost of
the goods in St. I.ouis, free of trans
portation.
Art. 4th. The U. States, immedi
ately upon the ratification of this
convention, or as soon thereafter as
may he, shall cause to be furnished
to the Kanzas Nation, 300 head ol
rattle, 300 hogs, 500 domestic fowls,
3 yoke of oxen, and 2 carts, with
such implements of agriculture as
the Superintendent of Indian affairs
may think necessary ; and shall em
ploy such persons to aid and instruct
them in their agriculture, as the Pre
sident of the U. States may deem ex
pedient ; and shall provide and sup
port n blacksmith lor them.
Art. sth. Out of the lands herein
ceded by the Kanzas Nation to tlm
U. States, the Commissioner afore
said, in behalf of the said U. States,
doth further covenant and agree,
that 36 sections of good lands, on
the Big Blue river, shall be laid out
undi r the direction of the President
of the U. States, and sold for the
purpose of raising a fund, to be ap
plied, under the direction of the Pre
sident, to the support of schools for
the education of the Kanzas children
w ithin their Nation.
Art. 6th. From the lands above
•ceded to the I . States, there shall
be made the following reservations,
of one utile square, for each of the
hail breeds of the Kanzas Nation,
viz : For Adel and Clement, the two
children of Clement; lor Josette,
Julie, Pelagic, and Victoire, the four
children of Louis Gonvil; for Marie
and -Lafleche, the two children of
Babtiste of Gonvil; for Laventure,
the son of Francis Laventure; for
Elizabeth and Pierre Carbonau, the
children of Pierre Brisa ; for Louis
.loitcas ; for Basil Joncas ; for James
Joncas; for Elizabeth Datcherute,
daughter of Babtiste Datcherute:
for Joseph Butler ; for William Rod
gers ; for Joseph Cote ; for the four
ehildr. n os Cicili Compare, each one
mile square; and one for Joseph
James, to be located on the North
side of the Kanzas river, in the or
der above named, commencing at the
line of (he Kanzas reservation, and
extending down tlie Kanzas river for
quantity.
Art. 7th. With the view f quiet
ing all animositk: w hich may at pre
sent exist between a part of the
••vhiie citizens of Missouri and the
Kanzas Nation, in consequence of
the lawless depredations ofthe lat
ter, the U. States do further agree
to pay to their own citizens, the full
value of such property as they can
legally prove to have been stolen or
destroyed since the year 1815. Pro
vided, the sum so to be paid by the
l States shall not exceed the sum
of S3OO.
Art. Bth. And whereas the Kan
zas are indebted to Francis G. Cho
teau, for credits given (hem in trade,
which they are unable to pay, and
which they have particularly request
ed to have included and settled in
the present Treaty; it is, therefore,
agreed on, by and between the par
ties to these presents, that the sum
ot $5tK3, towards the liquidation uL
said debt, shall be paid bv the Unit*
cd States to the said Francois G.
Choteau.
Art. 9th. There shall be selected
at this place, such merchandize as
may be desired, amounting to S2OOO,
to be delivered at the Kanzas river,
with as little delay as possible ; and
there shall be paid to the deputa
lion now here, $2,000 in merchan
dize and horses, the receipt of which
is hereby acknowledged ; w hich, to
gether with the amount agreed on in
the 3d and 4th articles, and the pro
visions made in the other articles of
(his Treaty, shall be considered as a
full compensation for the cession
herein made.
Art. 10th. Le-t the friendship
which is now established betweenthe
U. States and the said Indian Nation
should be interrupted by the miscon
duct of individuals, it i3 hereby
agreed, that for injuries done by in
dividuals, no private revenge or re
taliation shall take place, but instead
(hereof, complaints shall l*e made bv
the party injured, to the other by the
said nation, to the Superintendent,
or other person appointed by the
President to the Chiefs of the said
nation. And it shall be the duty of
the said Chiefs, upon complaints be
ing made as aforesaid, to deliver up
the person or persons against w horn
the complaint is made, to the end
that he or they may be punished
agreeably to the laws of the State
or Territory where the offence may
have been committed; and in like
manner, if any robbery, violence or
murder, shall be committed on anv
Indian or Indians belonging to said
nation, die person or persons so of
fending shall be tried, and if found
guilty, shall be punished in like man
ner as if the injury had been done
a while nan" And it is agreed,
that the Chi« < ■ the Kanz- shall,
to the utmost ol tlieir power, exert
themselves to recover horses or oth
er property which may he stolen
from any citizen or citizens of the
U. States, by any individual or indi
viduals of the Nation; and the pro
perty so recovered shall be forth
with delivered to (lie Superintend
ent, or other person authorized to
receive it, that it may be restored tc
its proper ow ner; anu in cases where
the exertions of the Chi Is shall he
ineffectual in recovering the proper
ty 6fore said; il sufficient proof can
be adduced that such property Was
actually ‘•tolen, by any Indian or In
dians belonging to the said nation,
the Superintendent or other officer
may deduct from the annuity of the
said nation a sum equal to the value
oi the propi itv which lias been sto
len. And the i States hereby guar
antee, to any Indian or Indians, a full
indemnification for any horses or
other property which maybe stolen
from them by any of their citizens:
Provided, that the property so stolen
cannot be recovered, and that suffi
cient proof is produced that it was
actually stolen by a citizen of the U.
States. And the said Nation of
Kanzas engage, on the requisition or
demand of the President of the U.
States, or of the Superintendent, to
deliver up any white man resident
amongst them.
Art. 11. It is further agreed cn, by
and between the parties to these pre
sents, that the U. States shall forev
er enjoy the right to navigate finely
all water-course s or navigable streams
within the limits oi the tract of coun
try lu rein reserved to the Kanzas
Nation ; and that the said Kanzas
Nation shall never sell, relinquish,
or in any manner dispose of, the
lands herein reserved, to any other
nation, person or persons whatever,
without the permission of the IT.
States for the purpose first had and
obtained. And shall ever remain
under the protection ofthe U. States,
and m friendship with them.
Art. 12. T he Treaty shall take ef
iect, and be obligatory on the con
tracting parties, as soon as the sam<
shall be ratified by the Fre-ident, bv
ana with the consent and advice of
the Senate of the U. States.
In testimony whereof, the said William
Clarh', Commission! r a* aforesaid, and
(he Deputation, Chiefs, Head-Men, and
V arviors of the Kanzas Nation of In
dians, as aforesaid, have hereunto S( .t
their hands and seals, this third day of
Jjne, in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and twenty-live, and of the In
ch per.denee of the United .States .of
America the forty-ninth year.
WILLIAM CLARK.
Nom-pa-wa-rah, or the White Plume, his
x mark.
Ky-he-ga-wa-ti-nin-liti, his mark, or the
Fuli Chief.
Ky-he-ga-wa-che-he, his x mark, or the
Chief of great valor.
Ky-hc-gu-shin-ga. his x mark, or the Lit
tle Chief.
Ke-bah-ra-hu, his x mark.
Mf-chit-chin-ga, his x mark, or the Little
'\ hitr Bear.
Hu-ru-ah-te, his x mark, or the Real Ea
gle.
Ca-she-se-gra, his x mark, or the track
that sees far.
Wa-can-da-tun-ga, his x mark, or the Great
Doctor.
O-pa-she-ga, his x mark, or the Cooper.
Cha-ho-nush, his x mark.
Mu-hc-ton-gu, his x mark, or the Ameri
can.
WITNESSES PRESENT t
R. Wash, Secretary.
\\ . R Alexander, Sub-Indian Agent.
John F. A. Sanford.
G. C. Sibley, U, States’Commissi'.'' r.
Baronet Vasquez, U. States’ S. Agent.
Russel Farnhom.
Jno. K. Walker.
Juo. Simonds,jr.
Sanderson Robert.
L. T. Houore, U. S. Insptr.
E William Milbum.
r Baptist Duchemt, Interpreter forKanzag.
Paul Louise*, his x mark, Osage Inter
preter.
Noel Dashnay, Interpreter.
Ant. Lc Claire, Interpreter.
Now, therefore, be it known, that I, John
Qcincy Adams, President of the United
States of America, having seen and ronski
crod the said Treaty, do, in pursuance ofthe
advice and consent of the Senate, as express
ed by their Resolution of (he twenty-tuth in
r-oab accept, ratify, and confirm the sa 3 e,
,uid every clause thereof.
In testimony whereof, 1 hare caused the seal
of the United States to be hereunto affixed,
having signed the same with my hands.
Done at the City of Washington, this thir
tieth day of December, one thousand eight
hundred and twenty-five, and of the Fnde
jiendence of the United States the fiftieth.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
By the President:
H. CLAY, Secretary of State.
[ Translated for the National Journal.]
CENTRAL AMERICA.
The Constitution of this Republic
defines the limits of its territory, and
prescribes its form of government
and religio \
Art. 5. The territory of the Re
public is the same as the ancient
kingdom of Guatemala, with the
exception, for the present, of the
Province of Chiapas.
Art. 6. The confederacy now con
sists of five States; Costa-Rica, Ni
caragua, Fonduras, Salvador, -and
Guatemala.] The Province of Chi
apas will be admitted a State of the
Union w henever it shall freely deter
mine to join the confederation.
Art. 7. The demarcation of State
boundaries shall be made hy law r ,
with the necesssary date.
OK THE GOVERNMENT AND RELIGION.
Art. 8. The government of the
Republic is popular, representative,
federal.
Art. 9. The Repubiick is denom
inated, the Confederation of Central
America.
Art. 10. Each of the States com
posing the Republic is free and inde
pendent in its government and in
ternal administration. All power
belongs to them which is not granted
by the Constitution to the federal
authorities
Art. 11, The religion of the Re
public is the Roman Catholic Aposto
lic ; to the exclusion of the public
exercise of every other.
OF CITIZENS.
Art. 13. Every mar. is free in the
Republic. He that obeys its laws
cannot be a slave ; nor shall be a
citizen who traffics in slaves.
REPUBLIC BOLIVAR.
Among the late acts ofthe constit
uent assembly of this Republic, wt
find the following :
Upper Peru publishes to the whole
continent, that it recognizes the
Liberator of Colombia and Peru, as
its parent and best protector from
disorder, anarchy, and every attack
against the nation.
The Liberator shall exercise the
supreme executive power ofthe Re
public, whilst within its limits ; and
when beyond them, he shall be hon
ored as its protector and president.
’] he 6th day of August, being that
of the victory of Junin in Peru, shall
he annually celebrated in the Repub
lic.
Atter his death, the birth-day of
the Li Iterator shall also he cole-'
brated.
The portrait of the Liberator shall
be placed in all the court-houses,
cabildos, universities, colleges, schools
and houses of public instruction, that
the memory of the Country may be
preserved, and emulation of his ex
alted virtues excited.
In every capital town of depart
ments, an equestrian statue of the
Liberator shall be erected upon a
column.
The Grand—Marshal Ayacucho,
(General Sucre 1 ,) shall direct a med
al to he engraved and presented to
the Liberator, after the following di
rections : It shall be sel round with
brilliants ;on the observe,the heights
of Potosi are to be r, presented, with
the Liberator at tlie extremity of a
ladder formed of guns, swords, can
nons, &c. in the attitude of placing
upon the summit oftbese heights tln
cap of liberty ; on the reverse, with
in a WTcnthof olive and laurel, there
will he this inscription— l.a Rcpubli
ca Bolivar a gradedda at Herqe, cvyo
no more lltva.
1 lie Capital of the Republic shall
be be called Sucre.
One million of dollars shall he
placed at the disposition of the Lib
erator, for distribution among the
united liberating army that conquer
ed at Junin and Ayrcueho.
*n the Half’ of Sessions at Chuqui
saca.
t The prov ince of Chiapas, since
the adoption ofthe constitution, has
solemnly consented, and been for
mally admitted into the Union of the
l niicd JMexican States. —Editor.
A Press sold for the benefit of the
Greeks!
[Translated from the Mcrcnre tin 19e Sicele.]
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day afternoon, an engagement, the
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from this day forward, during a year,
either the administration or the
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cipal editor.—W e shall faithfully per
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tew pleasantries, good or bad, on ac
count ofthe appropriation which we
intended to make ofthis little portion
of (he ministerial budget.
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cure du 19e Siecle,” to be deposit
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surers of the Greek Committee, as j
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Paris Nov. 11, 1825, P. M F 1
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Russia. — St. Petersburg, Oct. 8 J
’1 he fair at Nishnei-Novogorod J
ove. Among the articles sold, ;,!
24,000 chests . f tea: 2,014,000 fuJ
of various species; Buchariu sMN
to the value of a million of ruWl
Russian iron, 1,200,000 poods.—TJ
trade of the provinces on the Blail
sea, especially the Crimea, has be!
lose flourishing.— Niles’ Register. 1
Very late from England. j
The British ship Hannah, GiUHrl
in 38 days from Liverpool, arrival
in the effing yesterday, having sailfl
on the 2d nit.—Some loose paprfl
us late as the Ist ult. were brou»|
up to town by a passenger, but til
letter bag not coming up, tve did n|
obtain our regular files. I
1 here appears to have been no pi
litical news of importance at tl|
t imt ot her sailing; the British Stocl
were much depressed, and prival
confidence considerably impaired.-|
The Cotton Market was also in |
depressed state, as will Ik; seen il
the extracts of letters given belol
The Liverpool Courier, ofthe 30t|
Nov. Says, speaking ofthe prese|
views ofthe Pope, that “headmirl
tl:e suppression of the Inquisition |
Spain; and has announced his i|
tention, unless Ferdinand will rc-cil
rjuer Spanish America, to recognil
the Bishop of the new States ail
continue his spiritutal relations <1
wards them.’’ ]
“ Nov. 26.—The demand for cbl
ton by private contract, has betfl
limited throughout (be week, arl
sales could only !.. effected at red*
ced prices, ’i he public sales yestril
day went, however, better than til
general expectation, although ordil
ary and middling qualities sold A I
Li per 11). below the sale of thouM
m-t. hut for good kinds there ml
more competition, and very little |
at am m prices. The Demararas wcrl
fully id. per lb. lower,
“The market on the whole n 1
he considered [d. per lb. lower J
American cotton, but with little <J
no alteration on Brazils and otb
kinds. *
“Thetotal sales are 12,204 had
including those by auction, of whirl
2,000 are taken )br export, and th;
remainder for the trade.” i
ANOTHER EIRE.
Charleston, S. Cl Jan. 16.
t ten o clock last night we wen
again alarmed *> the ringing of bells
fire had commenced in the kittli
e» of a house on the West side o
Meeting-street, between Wentwortl
and Society streets, belonging to Mr
Richard Brenan, and occupied bv Mr
i aul C. Gibbs. It soon communion
ted to the dwelling-house and ton
house and kitchen in the rear, Iron!
ing on \\ entliworth-street, nndoccii
pied, as we understand, by Mr* Cork
ran. and owned by Mr. tt. V,\ Cog
dcil; all of which were consurne<l.
I lie wind was blowing fresh at Wed.
ami nothing but the width of Meet
ing-strcct prevented its passing over,
in which case the destruction mils
have been most extensive. The
brick house belonging to Mr. Jobs
Magiutli, to the North, and the brul
hom-e on (he corner of Wentlmortk
-tree’ to the South, served to arrest
the fames in these directions.
The exertions of the different Fire
Companies were great; particularly
the / tgilant, whose services are in
valuably en these trying occasions
The want of hooks and ladders win
sensibly felt.
We are sorry to add, that in an at
tempt to blow up one of the build
ings, several persons were more ot
less injured ; and one is reported to
have hecn killed; but we were una
ble last nig lit to ascertain the correct
ness of this report
W e could not learn with certainty
how the tire originated, but there is
too much reason to fear that it was
by design. — Courier.
Charleston, S. C. Jan. 17.
rostcript. —Two attempts were
made so fire the city last evening
The first occured about half past £
o’clock, on the premises of Mr. Mar
tin, in Blackbird Alley-—combustibles
had been placed under the Puntrv ad'
joining the house, and a large hole
was burnt, before it was discovered
A man was seen to run from the spot
at the moment the fire w as discover
ed. The second attempt was made
about half past 9 o’clock, in a stable
in the rear ofthe house, occupied by
Mrs. Thomas, in Society-street, a
few door- only from the scene of con
flagration of the preceding night
In this instance, also, one or two niea
are said to have been observed leav
ing the premises at the instant the
lire was discovered.
'I hese attempts, and a bright light
w hich was observed in the course of
the evening, arising, as reported,
from the burning of woods ir. the vi
cinity ofthe Neck, kept the citizens
in such a state of excitement and »-
hum, that great numbers of them
continued p.itrohngthe city the gnat
c«t part of the night.— Courier.