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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.] Our subscribers are informed, that we contracted, at 4 o’clock yester day afternoon, an engagement, the tenor of which follows ; 1 ackiiowb dge to have received the sum of fifteen hundred francs, on account ol the Mercure, for the ob ject that the journal shall not attack, from this day forward, during a year, either the administration or the house of the King, nor the person of the Visccmpt Sostheme de Larouche loucftiild. Paris, Xov. 11. 1825.—The prin cipal editor.—W e shall faithfully per form the conditions of this bargain Bomg masters ofthe sum received we have thought that our renders woiild pardon us the sacrifice of a tew pleasantries, good or bad, on ac count ofthe appropriation which we intended to make ofthis little portion of (he ministerial budget. “1, the subscriber, acknowied,.! the receipt oi’the sum of 1,500 francl from the principal editor of the 'M> J cure du 19e Siecle,” to be deposit with Messrs. Andre and Cottier, treJ surers of the Greek Committee, as j subscription in favor of the Greek! Paris Nov. 11, 1825, P. M F 1 M. G. J.. Ferneaux, sen. Preside! of the Greek committee. Th. Cl'J quot, his nephew.” 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.