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particular words are marked as by the writer
himself; and such, we repeat it, is a rapidly
growing opinion among the people of the
south. The time will come, when cotton plan
ters shall be many tim s more anxious for a
protective tariff than the cotton spinners ! To
the last, indeed, it is now of little importance,
except to maintain the steadiness in the home
market; for they meet the British in fair and
manly competition abroad, and undersell them
in every market which is equally free to our
fabricks and their’s.* This is “ confirmation
strong as proofs from holy writ,” that, while
they consume so large a portion of the pro
ducts of our planters, they neither demand or
receive any advance from the said planters on
the manufuctured article, over and above
what would be paid to foreigners, whether the
cotton was of American product or not: but
furnish them with cotton goods at such redu
ced prices.
The progress of the cultivation of cotton in
the United States, is, every way, wonderful.
If any person had predicted, thirty five
years ago ( that the crop of 1826 would have
amounted to 720,000 bales, or about 250 mill
millions of pounds, we should have put him
down fora madman or a fool—saying “go to
the hospital, go.” if any one had asserted only
fifteen years ago, that North-Carolina,
Tennessee, Alabama, &c. should now produce
what they do, we could not have believed
him; if it had been said only five years ago,
that Virginia would cultivate and send into the
market nearly 40,000 bales in 1826, we should
have laughed at the proposition ; and if it had
been suggested, that a crop of cotton should
be made in Maryland the last year, many would
have smiled at the “notion.” How much further
north the cultivation will go, no one will ven
ture to assert; but Maryland, Delaware New-
J rsey and Illinois and Missouri, and perhaps,
other states, may very possibly, furnish con
siderable supplies of cotton; and Arkansas and
Florida will certainly cultivate the plant as
ext nsively as it is cultivated any where, if
profitabl . The cotton producing region of
the Ib ited States thus produces a vast tract of
land —capable, in itself, if cultivated as it ea
sily may be, stiffi i -nt to supply the whole
world with that valuable commodity. Ot this,
and of the progress of its cultivation, the
planters should take most serious notice. E
gypt is pouring out new and large supplies fur
the European market, and that country and
Gre ce, and the Greek island-', are capable ii
themselves, of supplying all E rope nd pro-
bably will do it, should tin bitter be ema'’
cin.ited and have peace- Labor is much
cheaper in those countries than in our somlt
em states. Afreeru n may be hired for a lit
tle moie than the annual interest on the money
vested in the person ot a slave in this country;
and it is cost of labour and subsistence, with
the requisitions of government, that must for
ever e tabiish the comparative prices of com
modities, not confined to the production of
peculiar climates. The immense island, or
continent, of N”W Holland, also begins io fur
nish supplies—and the land on this globe fit -
te 1 to the growth of cotton, is competent to
furnish a thousand times more than its people
can consume; and besides, the cotton of many
countries (except as to the small quantity of
“sea-island” which we raise) is better than our
own. It is impossible then, that we can have
and preserve a “monopoly” in the production
or sale of this staple Our cultivation has al
ready passed beyond the proJi table demand.—
The crop of 1826,’compared with that of 1825,
shews an increase of 150,000 bales, or more
than one fourth of the whole quantity produ
ced in 1825! Can this increase continue? No;
no—no —indeed, no !
Cotton first began to be raised in 1789 or
1890, except as a garden product. In 1791,
we exported 1811,316 lbs. 1,601.000 in 1794
20,911,000 in 1801, a part of which was of
foreign growth, for it was not till 1802 that a
discrimination was made as to its origin. And
out of these small beginnings w have risen
up to the production of 250 millions of pounds
in 1826 The quantity and value of cotton ex
ported has exceedingly fluctuated, and the
remarks which are applied above to tobacco
are also applicable to it. respecting scarcity
and supply. The following items are inter
esting :
Cotton Exported.
Years. Pounds. Value—s
1791 189,000
1796 6,100,000
1800 17 789,000
1802 27,501,000 5,250.000
1807 66,212,000 14,332,000
1810 93,874,000 15,108,000
4 1815 82 998,000 17,529,000
( 1816 81,747,000 24.106,000
4 1819 87 997,000 21,031,000
J 1820 127.860,000 22,308,000
4 1823 173,723,000 20,445,000
1824 142,369.000 2 i,947,000
The years connected with a brace
and several other pairs of years that might be
offered from the table, sin w that quantity and
value have i.o certain relation one with the
other 87 millions of pounds, exported in 1819,
were nearly ns valuable as 127 millions in
1520; and 173 millions in 1823; produced
1,500 000 dollars less than 112 millions in
1824. these tacts certainly shew that the
foieign iemand may be exceeded—or rather
that excess quantity cannot be sold except at
a reduced price.
The whole crop oi 1826 is estimated at 720,027
bales.
1825 560,249
Increase in one year 150,778
Os the 720,000 bales, we suppose that about
175,000 will he consumed in the United States,
and that 185 millions of pounds may be left
for exportation, if the foreign market will re
ceive it; bin when the annual commercial ta
bles are published from the troa-my depart
ment, we shall be able to speak more fully on
• A Commercial letter fiom Lima, dated Oct. 1, 1526,
»\vs —“ Our unbleached 3-4 and 7-b domestics ate gain
ing ground here daily, and in oil case* piviened to Eng
lish or India cottons. They generally command a Inin -
profit at least. There have been samples ot th *m sent to
England for imitation, but whether they have succeded we
are not able to say.”
Many like 1-tiers might be quoted from other parts.
But what a volwase ot is conUuucd in the few
It&eawc b.av« girtaf
this interesting point. It is well known that
our own manufacturers were the chief purchas
ers in the early part of last season. We may
expect that they will require 400,000 bales,
in from six to ten years, unless destroyed by
some suicidal policy. When they shall reach
that quantity, about 150,000 bales, will be
made into goods for the foreign market ;
for it is just as certain to our mind as any
almost every other future event can be, that
the British manufacture of cotton must de
cline, and many people will depend upon this,
instead of that country, for their supplies of
cotton goods. Some of the reasons for this
belief we set forth in. the article published in
the Register of the 27th January, ult* Let
us however look to the present only. Can any
one fail to suppose that the domestic de
mand for one fourth of the whole quantity pro
duced, has no effect on the price ? We think
that every reflecting calculating merchant or
dealer, every one who has thought of what
belongs to scarcity and supply, production and
demand, would estimate this demand as equal
to 10, 15 or 20 per cent advance. Indeed,
the price of cotton exported in 1822, 1823 and
1824 shews this —for in these years our manu
facturers were exceededingly depressed and
many of them absolutely ruined. Stop their
mills and looms, now,"and cotton, ii worth 8
cents, would tumble dowm to 6; and the price
of cotton goods would as suddenly rise at the
same or a grcate» ratio, and thus make a dou
ble loss to the American people, and a double
gain to foreigners. No business-man will con
test the principle of this proposition —it rests
upon the natural an<l unavoidable rules of trade,
and is applicable to all sorts of commodities.
But admit that the present domestic demand
has effect to raise the price of cotton only halt
a cent per lb, or five per cent, on its value, and
this we think that the most obstinate and reso
lutely blind opponent of the lai iff will be com
polled to allow as being very reasonable: then,
if the crop be 2.50 millions of pounds, the gain
to the planters, because of this demand, is
$ 1,250.000. This item we wish especially re
collected—for it will be referred to below
These results, simple ns they are, will not
fail to excite surprise in many persons ’‘Who
would have thought it ?” But such is the re
sult of almost every investigation, or compari
son, of things at home with things abroad Let
us usefully shew this, m a case that is exactly
in point. If the importation of the U. States
amount to 75 or 80 (which may be
taken a n ivirage official value of them,) the
uool'en, co!i n, flaxen and hempen gr ud .-,
inch'bug ; i manufactured articles of these,
i . <1 for the clothing of p< rsons, anil for al!
• ’unily or other purposes in which such goods
are required, w ill make up 21 o F 22 millions ot
the amount. Now, it these cloths and cassi
meres, worsted and stuffs, blankets and ruggs
cotton and piece goods, printed, coloured or
white, nankeens, woollen and c tton hose, flax
en and hempen goods —worth in the whole 22
millions of dollars, be divided among the peo
ple ofthe United States, each person might
recieve almost two dollars worth of such good
in a year—some of which, however are not
consumed, being exported. Who cannot
‘draw an inference” from this?—that our peo
ple would be “clothed in nakedness,” it thev
depended on the foreign supply? The proba
ble value of such goods consumed cannat be
less in the whole, than 120 millions, which is
about ten dollars only for every person, includ
ing what is required for family and other pur
poses, never excepting cotton bagging ! ! But
such is the effect of scarcity and supply, as
before several tunes alluded to, that the small
value imported interferes with the whole
quantity consumed—and ten millions worth
thrown into the market over the amount ofthe
needful supply, will effect that supply more
than ten millions, extra, are worth in them
selves, and paralyze the whole business. “Ev
ery good rule works both ways"—if this for
eign excess in articles manufactured produces
such imposing effects on ourselves, what would
be the state of the European market for our
cotton, if we exported one fourth more than
we now do? Let cotton planters calculate it '
Again, and further to demonstrate this opera
tion, and shew the importance of activity in the
market—when the late rows arrrived as to the
transportation of British troops io Portugal,
flour momentarily advanced one dollar per
barrel. Now, wc could uot expect to send to
Portugal more than 2 or 300,000 barrels, in
the present year, under any circumstances
The difference of value have been only 300,000
dollars; but that difference might have effect
ed the whole value of the bread-stuffs in all
the I nited States—the annual consumption
of which, we are morally certain, is equal to
30.000,000 bbl-. of flour; so there would have
been a generally increas d value on every bar
rel ot flour or hushel ot grain which vet re
maned ini the United States for coi sumption,
had the rise caused by the expected demand
in Portugal been maintained, which was onlv
in the sum of 300.000! “He that runs may
read” and understand this , no proposition in
Euclid is more capable of unerring solution
And who would regret tins advance in price
to the fanners? Supposing they consume one
half of all which they produce, it would have
added several millions to the circulating medi
um ofthe country, and every man, because of
the increased facility with which he might ob
tain money, would very gladly pay his own ad
vance on the cost of a barrel of flour. The
cash would all be among ourselves—not a cent
would bt lost by it. For our own part, we are
perfectly satisfied that we can well afford to
pav 10 dollars for a barrel of fluur (that being
the common selling price,) better than five,
k. fifty cents per lb. for the cotton used in the
gouds which wc purchase better than ten un
less the appreciated prices shall grow out oi
actual scarcity in the domestic production.—
either would make money “plenty,” and, in the
general stir of it, we should pick up extra sums,
* e have since met with he following from a Lon
-1 on paper, which is not lees applicable to the relation in
England stands to our country than to France.
Mr. Macdomell in his “ treatise on Free Trade, •’ gives
a comparative statement of the expenditure of a London
mech nic, with a wife and four children, and that of a
lartstan meclunic with the same family. That of the
one he <«tim .Us at 78i. per annum, and of the latter at
Lx. 10s. Ol the excess of expenditure in the case of the
English labourer, (hz.32L ISs.) he attributesone eighth,
(or 4.. Is. 3J.) to the greater amount of taxation which is
paid diieetly, or indirectly, by the English mechanic, as
compared with the uxauoc bore by the French arujan.
GEORGIA STATESMAN, MONDAY MAY 28, 1827.
end receive extra subscribers, the extra prof
its on which would pay our own advances on
the articles named an hundred times over.
And thus it is with every person engaged in
business. Our draymen would be glad of it,
and make a large profit out of such a state of
things.
But further ; we assert, find appeal to
the documents,* that the whole value of all
the woollen, cotton, flaxen, or hempen
goods, imported, and of all the mixtures of
them, of all sorts, sizes, shapes, colors ; from
the dimensions of the finest thread to carpets
of many yards wide, has an avarage annual
value of about twenty-two millions a year.
Well —by the census of 1820 there were, say
8,000,000 of the people and 10,000,000 persons
in the United States. We shall, however, use
the latter number to avoid the shadow of of
fence on any accout whatever. The whole pop
ulation of the cotton growing states and dis
tricts, (without reference to the amount of per
sons employed in the cultivatian of the plant,)
may be thus roughly shewn:
One eighth of Virginia 133,000
One fourth of N. Carolina 160,000
Al! South Carolina 490,000
All Georgia 340,000
All Alabama 127,000
All Louisiana 153,000
All M ississippi 75,000
Half Tennessee 221,000
1,699,000
“Al! told” 1,700,000 persons, or 1,000,000
of the people of the United States. Now let
us suppose that the duties levied on the goods,
above described are really (yes really) paid to
the amount of thirty per cant, on the reported
cost, and it will appear that the whole revenue
divided from them may be 6,600,000 dollars ;
and then, if we admit the 1,700,000 persons to
pay their full and equitable share of the whole,
(which is admitted only for the sake of the ar
gument, for slaves are not made to contribute
through their masters, as free men do,) we
have 1,122,000 dollars paid by the cotton
growing states and districts, on all the goods
above described! and if we allow that one
fourth of the duties collected is more for the
protection ofour minufactures than the gene
r.ii revenue of the goverment, the amount will
3 280,500 dollars a year, one fourth only of
the increased value on cotton because ofthe
tariff, at the exceedingly moderate rate sup
posesed above, and one fifth only ot wl at Lou
isana directly an I cert amly obtain on her sugar,
through the tariff-—‘ the iccursed tariff” —or
m eighth part of th duties paid on that arti
cle imported and consumed by the people cf
the United States, which is about $2,280,000
and would be $3,600,000 were not the sugar
ofthe state just named duty free! Whois not
surprised at these results? The suj ct might
be further pursued, and we shall probably here
after publish a statement to shew the pera
tion ofthe new tariff, and the extra amount ap
parently paid under it, on all sorts of articles.
It will amount to a small sum, indeed; but the
reality is, taking all the articles together, that
those which have been protected are cheaper
because of that protection. So much for the
law which an “ honorable gent eman” in his
place in congress, swore “ by Heaven, Georgia
would never submit to.”
(To be concluded in our next.)
• Rcferrining to those of 1823 —the year preceding the
adoption of the present tariff.
FOREIGN. ~
Letter from Dr. Howe to a gentleman in this vicinity,
twenty-five days later than that which was published
last week.
Steat-ship Kateria, Syr a , Dec. 18 1826.
Sir—My last was front Samos, dated Nov.
22. This vessel having been left there, to
cruise about for some days, after performing
this, without falling in with any enemy, re
turned here, on the 15th, and 1 am now able
to inform you of many things, of which I was
then ignorant, or which have occurred since
Athens holds out and will hold out ; the rainy
season has commenced, and must every day
make the situation of the enemy worse. The
garrison are well supplied with all necessaries,
and we are under no apprehension for the
place. Cutuckis Pasha met with a severe
loss the other day, man aflair with Karraskai
kas. This commander as I informed you. had
changed his plan from that of openly attack
ing the enemy upon the plain of Athens, to
that of cutting off his supplies from a dis
tance. He had taken a post for this purpose,
w hen a body of 1500 Turks, sent out by Cu
tuckis, bad advanced almost to Salona. He
followed them up, attacked them in a defile,
kdled eight hundred and forced the r main
der to shut themselves up m a Venetian cha
teau, almost without provisions; and he non
holds them in blockade.
Ibrahim Pasha remains, with his remnant of
an army, at Tripohzz a, entirely inactive, and
probably very weak ; though I learn with
sorrow, that twenty transport vessels, laden
with provisions and supplies, have arrived
safely at Navarin. No troops however, have
been brought him, and this confirms, what has
been lor a long time suspected, that the Pasha
ot Egypt is hardly in a state to support the
troops he now has in the Morea much less to
send fresh ones.
i'ne expedition of Colletti to Euboea has
failed , hoping to find the Turks off their
guard, he landed and attacked them. But it
appears he was perfectly prepared for and ex
pected ; they fought, the Turks beat them
back and drove them on board their ships.
Thus ends the expedition of Colletti; from
which 1 had hoped something, for he is decid
edly a man of talent, and his plan was a good
one; but he was miserably supplied with
funds, and too crippled in means, to enable a
general to execute a design with secrecy and
despatch. His failure will much diminish his
influence, which until now, has been very
great, especially over the Roumeliotes Col
letti is a man hard to fathom ; that he has
talents, none can doubt: else how, without
money, without family influence, witnout any
striking military successes, could he have I
risen from the place of simple physician, to
ti e enjoyment of an extraordinary influence, {
which he has kept undiminished from the very
commencement of the revolution ?
The regular troop, now diminished to a
small number, are at Methina ; entirely de
prived of the means of supporting this body,
Government would have been obliged to aban
don it, had it not been for French philanthropy;
their committee having placed at the disposal
of Col. Favier, thirty thousand francs per
month. The conduct of the French people
towards Greece has been really noble and gen
erous ; neither have the Germans nor Swiss
been behind. The safety of the country now,
as in the days of Themistocles, lies in her
wooden walls. /Mistress of the sea, she is se
cure upon the This leads me to
mention the arrival of the frigate Built in A
merica, and which has diffused joy among the
Greeks. I learn that Miaulis has gone on
board and taken her to jEgina, where the na
tional Assembly is now sitting. How she
will be disposed of I know not yet ; the gen
eral wish is. that she may be commanded and
manned by Americans* —but this seems hard
ly probable. Government have received let
ters from Cochrane,-dated Marseilles, where
he is making arrangements with the European
committees, for the purchase of a large cor
vette of thirty two guns, built for the Pasha of
Egypt, but which he has not the means of pay
ing foj. Lord Cochrane’s expedition is the
sheet-anchor of Greece, hope brightens now
into certainty. Something will be done in the’
spring ; the Greeks have already two of the
most powerful vessels that swim, in their ser
vice ; I speak of this one, t and the sixty-four
gunship. More will probably arrive this win
ter; and if they have been able, with their
little fleet of merchant brigs, to meet with the
Turkish line of battle ships, what may not be
hoped from an equal force.—Give us the sea,
and Turkey may pour in upon us as many
hordes aS ever did Persia, aud Greece will be
as little harmed by them. .
In my next 1 hope to give you an account of
’the operations of the National Assembly,
which have just been convened at jEgina
Meanwhile, I remain,
Yours Sine rely
S. G HOWE.
* The appearance of our sqadron in the Archipelago,
impressed upon the people a high idea of our navy. Thu
j Greeks speak in rapture of the North-Carolina. Sam
; old hydriote sailors, speaking of her. said “we never
knew what a ship was, before we went on board of her
i and we have seen the ships of every nation in the w orld.’
j Whatever may heve been the policy of the government,
in sending so large a force up th; Mediter anetin
it has had at least the effect to heighten the reputation o’'
our country in Europe. I see much of the naval officers
of all nations, and can say tha’ where our officers are
best known, they are most esteemed, I reinember, the
other day, to have heard some Br .tisb officers say, “Well,
to tell the truth and shame the devil,” I see nothing in tin
Yankee ships or men, inferior to ours. Then they ar
really gentlemen ! strange as it may appear,jf I hid not
known them to be Jonathans, 1 should have taken them
for John Bulls 1!”
From the Richmond Whig.
England-— The foreign news will command
the attention of the reader —there has been
none so important since the battle of Water
loo. The charge of ministry—the elevation
of Canning and Hu-kisson to the first places,
to the government of the Empire—both ofob
score if not unknown parentage, proves that
England is closely approximated in fact of the
commonwealth—that the influence of the com
mons has completely prevailed over that ot
the Nobility, proves more than this—that
the situation ofEngland is so critical-iier trade
so much embarrassed, her manufacturers in
so suffering a condition, and her finances by
consequence, so much diminished, that the
prejudices of the throne itself, were obliged to
yield to the force of circumstances, and con
sent to the elevation of ’.be popular favorite
Mr. Canning, to th* Premiership. George
Canning the illegit irate son of a strolling.ic
tresss, is King ofEngland in effect—the King
de jure and de no mine, is George Guelph.
Whatever cause the American people may
have for disliking Mr. Canning—a cause m
some degree, removed by his subsequent apol
ogy on the. Liverpool Hustings, and though
their is no sufficient evidence, that the change
of ministry, will lead to a change ofthe Eng
lish colonial policy—yet as the friends Jfpop
ular rights, and as the cm mics of Aristocracy,
the people of the United States have great
cause of congratulation at the elevation of Mr
Canning, His triumph is the triumph of the
people of England over the titled feiv, whose
merit lies in their blood— ofthe Whigs ovec
the Tories-r—of the popular branch of the con
stitution over the Aristocratic—of the latant
Republicanism w Inch always existed in Eng
land, which brought Charles 1. to the block,
i It is not an ill founded hope, that the triumph
of Mr. Canning will lead to the speedy eman
cipation ofthe Catholics, and the restoration
iof oppressed jind generous Ireland, to himu.n
right- and that the temporising policy of his
Predecessor mil be exchanged for a firm and
decided interference in behalf of Greece. In
short, we hope a more glorious day has dawn
ed upon Engined and the world
The following extract of a letter front Con
stantinople (says the Boston Messenger) shows
with what ease a Turkish court of inquiry can
settle a doubtful question.
“ On Friday last, the 23d. the Grand Seign
ior having gone toperform his noonday prayers
at the Mosque of the Bombardiers, two vessels
ot war, anchored in flic neighborhood, saluted
him as he passed. A ball, discharged from
one ofthe cannon, happened to wound one of
the rowers ot the boat which followed imme
diately behind that of the Sultan. The event
gave rise to many conjectures. It is rot
known whether it was the result of accident
or of a criminal intention. The captain ofthe
vessel has been strangled with all his crew.”
From France —The Greek steam vessel
Perseverance had attacked the port of Pireus,
and compelled the enemy to retire. This ad
vantage is very important, as it opens a com
munication with the Acropolis.
The National Assembly had quitted yEgina
for Orandi, as being a place more central for
the deputies Miaulis had gone in the frigate
“ Greece,” with some other vessels and four
fire ships, to annoy the Turks in their contem
plated attack on Samos.
The Constitutional of the 3d, states that the
Greeks having with a force of 3000 men, ob
tained possession of the Pireus, so annoyed
the Sleraskier, who was seeking to starve out
the garrison of the Acropolis, that leaving 1000 I
men to watch ths citadel, he marched with all |
his remainingftffc- to attack the new comers.
A decisive battle was fought, and aided by a
Sortie under Cdl. Fabvier, from the Acropolis,
the entrenchments of the Turkish camp were
carried, their forces routed and slaughtered.
The steam boat Perseverance is said to bav©
rendered the Greeks great assistance in the
battle.— Times.
From the Augusta Chronicle.
Charleston, May 15.
We received no paper of Tuesday, by the
ship President, (theday she she sailed) but
a friend has favored us with the following Im
portant News, taken from the New-York Ga
zette of the Bth inst: — Courier.
By the ship Dalhousie Castle. Captain Wai*
ton, which left Liverpool on the 16th of last
month, we have received Liverpool papers of
that date which contain advices from London
to the 15th.
Mr. Canning had accepted the office of
First Commissioner of his Majesty’s Treasury;
or in other words is now Prime Minister of
England. In consequence of which the follow
ing seven members of the Cabinet have re*
signed.
The Lord Chancellor Eldon,
The Duke of Wellington,
Lord Sidmoutb,
Lord Bathurst,
Lord Westmoreland,
Lord Bexley,
Mr. Peel,
Lord Lowther, son of Lord Lonsdale, alsp
resigned as one of the Lords of the Treas
ury.
It was understood that Mr. Canning was in
possesion of the King’s cordial support, and
that the resignation of the retiring members
had been received without hesitation. Lord
Bexley had signified his wish to reeal his re
signation.
Various lists of members for the new ad
ministration were in circulation. Tije Duke r
_»f Clarence had been appointed at the head of
the Board of admiralty, all the members of
which, except Viscount Melville, would re
nnin. It was rumored that the Marquis of
Anglesea would succeed the Duke of Well
ngton, all of whose subordinate officers, ex
ceeding forty, it is said, would retire with
him. Other reports assigned the Chancery io
to Sir J Copley or Mr. Brougham, and that
the Marquis of Lansdown would take a part in
the administration.
Certain of his Majesty’s household had also
resigned, viz: the Duke ot Montrose, Lord
Chamberlain: Marquis of Graham, vice do.;
Duke of Bedford, Master of the Horse. The
Courier considers this an extraordinary at
tempt to fetter the King’s choice.
Mr. Huskisson was spoken of as the suc
cessor of Mr. Peel; Mr Robinson of Earl
Bathurst; Lord Granville of Mr Canning; and.
Viscount Dudlby, Lord of the Privy Seal.
The Corn Duties Bill was passed in the
House of Commons on the 12th of April.
One hundred American vessels entered at
Liverpool between fith January and sth
April.
House of Commons. 5 o'clock, 12th April.—•
Mr Wynn. President of the India Board,
moved that a writ of election issue to the bo
rough of Newport. to elect a member in the
room ofthe Hon Geo. Canning, who had ac
cepted the place of the first Lord of the
Treasury: [Great Cheering from all parts of
the House,] Mr. Wynn then moved an ad
journment to the Ist of May, in order to’afford"
rime to Mr Canning to form a new cabinet.—
Mr. Tierney objected, saying that tone enough,
h .d been taken to form a new cabinet, and as
it was understood that seven of the old mem
bers had rwnatrat/ and nobody knew when
they would return, it was not worth while to
wait. The adjournment,* however was car
ried.
Greeks.—A second vessel with supplies is
to sail from Philadelphia for Greece, on the
25th inst '
From tiie Savannah Georgian,
Brazilian outrage upon American Citizen*—
Yesterday we gave an account, very general
ly, of the facts which recently occurred be
tween the Brazilian government and the Am r
ican authorities, in connection with the cap
ture and abandonment of the brig Spark com
manded by Captain ('lark of this port A
gentleman who is intimately acquainted with
the whole affair has given us’ further particu
lars of Uris transaction. The fact of the case
are these:—The brig Spark formerly belong
ed to the U. S Navy. When she sailed last
year for the south, she was owned wholly by
Captain Clark who equipped her with a view
of carrying out to Rio Janeiro and offering her
for sale to the Brazilian government. A num
ber of guns was part of her cargo, but they
were stowed away in the hold as ballast, unt;J
she reached Rio. Here they were broughe
on deck and mounted.- The authorities of J
Rio looked at the brig but declined purchas
ing. They offered, how ever, to buy the guns
but Captain Clarlfdeclmcd selling them with
out the vessel.
Soon after this refusal was given, an Im pc-,
rial decree was issu d, declaring that no arm
'd foreign merchant ships should be permit#
to mount more than a certain number ot gunx
on deck. This order was intended entirely tq
reach the Spark, for although there was a pre*
tence made to enforce it on other vessels, no>
thing took place to give any other construc
tion to the order. The captain ofthe Spark*
although it was very injurious to him, landed
all bis guns except four, which he retained fo<
his own protection. This was allowed by
United States laws relative to pirates. Capt.
Clark submitting to these things, then procur-,
ed a regular clearance at the Custom House
of Hio Janeiro,"and’prepared to sail for Monte*-,
video, which he did on Sunday, the 11th of
March. On the same . day he was captured
by steam boat, sent out on purpose, as men
tioned yesterday.
The Spark Wjas carried back, and her offi
cer made application to the American Charge
d Affairs respecting the Aflair. The Dr*-. I
zillian minister of Marine in. reply to the A
inerica Cbarged’Affairs, said he had ”griev,-.B
ous suspicions” that Capt Glsgti and thq brig j|
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