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FROM BUENOS AYRES.
Extract of a letter dated Buenos Ayres, 26 th
August, communicated for the Maryland Cen
sor.
“The 13th day of this month were put into
close confinement Mr. Manuelde Sarratea, Juan
Pedro Aguirre, Miguel Yrigoyen, and a brother
of Dosa], with many others. It is said that Ola
ban ieta, an intimate friend of the Director Pucr
rydon, disclosed the plan formed by those per
sons of embarking the director, after taking him
by surprise while at his country seat, and send
ing him to some of the islands of Parana. All
these persons, although the most respectable in
this country, are kept in irons; but the general
opinion is, that all this proceeding is only a pre
text for ruining them. Cossio is the judge ap
pointed bygovernment for the trial, yet after
six days of the most rigorous confinement, not
one witness has been examined. The war of the
Portuguese with the Orientals, under the com
mand of general Artigas* goes on with much
rancor on both sides, and heroic bravery on the
part of the Patriots. The Portoguese are cer
tainly superior by water, but not by land; for their
military parties, if any number not exceeding
200 men; never return when they dare move from
Montevideo and Colonia. These foreign troops
pillage, without distinction, the property of the
natives of Buenos Ayres, and that of the Orien
tal Banda. The inhabitants of the province
of Cornentas returned under gen. Artigas’
authority as soon as the fears of the expedi
tion from Buenos Ayres were over. The pro
vince of Sapta Fee remains independent of Bu
enos Ayres: its governor, Vera, has been dis
missed by the people, on suspicion of connec
tion with the director, Puerydoit. Chili is per
fectly quiet, but the inhabitants are dissatisfied
with the execution of the Carreras and that of the
lawyer Rodriguez, who was shot in the act of be
big escorted to exile. Jose Miguel Carrera has
issued a manifesto from Montevideo, wherein he
complains of the execution of his broth
ers, and attributes this outrage to San Martin,
Puerrydon and O’fliggins. The Patriot army
seems to he encreasing for the expedition against
l.ima. A loan of 500,000 dollars is asked here
for this puspose. The speedy departure of this
prevents me from sending you a manifesto
I from this government, to justify the arrest of the
persons mentioned, and whose fate has been miti
gated by the unanimous clamors of the people.
It is a token of their speedy liberation.”
.Extract of another letter , communicated for the
Censor , dated Buenos Ayres, Aug. 18.
“ I fear you will be much disappointed in the
expected infofmution to be derived from the pa
pers published in this city; they generally con
tain (the Journal of congress excepted) only the
extracts froxn European and other papers, and
very little cT a domestic nature, civil and govern
rm nt appointments excepted; however, 1 will
endeavor/ to accomplish your wish, and will fa
cilitate Mom good hands such information as may
be interesting of the current events.
“ SanJ Martin has arrived in safety at Mend*, a
to ‘
ig for an
K Curacoa, NHcmbcr 21.
■ o learn by the George Washington, 4 days
P 1 Margaritta, that on the 14th inst. a despatch
. receiv ed by admiral Biion from lord Coch-
I staling that his tordohip had arrived at the
ptigos, (a small island to windward of Marga
te) with lour vessels under his command, and
Hii Gregor Mac G regor sailed from England
Hi same time with his lordship, with 3000
the Independents of Venezuela.—
: Bp h on the receipt of this news at Mar
jH^B.iscbarge of art'dlery from the
|Hh of war, followed by the ringing of
announced the welcome tidings to
Lord Cochrane's Hag slit]a
4 guns, had been struck by lightning
previous to her arrived at Tcstigos,
He foremast somewhat injured.
retort's squadron lying at Bampatar, consisted
frigate pierced for 30guns, but only mount-!
22, two brigs of 18 guns each, four schooners |
each, and about 20 sail of fcluchas of
was destined for secret expedi-
inerrt fan. mlmr
hu! “hiell Was taken
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The Mowing Is an extract of a letter from a gentle-1
man on board of the United Suites frigate Guerriere, !
which lately carried out our minister to Russia, to
a member of Congress.
Elsineur, ( DenmarkJ Aug. 31, 1818.
“The Guerrierc arrived here yesterday; pas
sage thirty-five days from Boston, and seven from!
Isle of Wight, where wc anchored three day on
account of the ill health of the female part of our
company. Our ship excited the curiosity of the
English to a degree beyond my ability to de
scribe. From morning till night our decks were
covered with visitors, among whom were all the
nobility of the island, and a great many from
London and Ireland, who usually resort to the
island at this season of the year for their health.—
It might be supposed that the Franklin had satis
fied their desire to see an American man of war,
but it seems to have had the contrary effect. I
believe about every person of distinction in the
port, civil and military, made us a visit; and
admirals or post captains, to conceal their curi
osity from us, came as strangers, and left us in
cog.—one of these, whom we afterwards recog
nized on shore, finding himself detected, very fa
miliarly entered into a description of the excel
lencies and defects he had noticed in the ship,
but finally concluded with the frank acknowledg
ment that she was the best frigate he ever saw.
“It was very amusing to witness the itching
desire of the people to learn our origin, the part
of England whence our ancestors emigrated,
their endeavors to trace our kindred of the same
name, their regrets that nations so closely allied
should have been at war, Sec. See. but not a word
about impressing seaman.
“The Isle of Wight is about 5 leagues from
the main land, is very fertile, and thickly settled,
but contains no objects of curiosity except some
remains of antiquity. Among these is a castle
in the center of the island, in which Charles I.
was taken, and the window is now open through
! which he attempted an escape, a short time be
j fore he was taken to London to be executed.
! The most rare object in the castle is a well 260
feet deep. There is a church near it built in
the 11th century.
“Mr, Campbell .has some little business with
the Court of Denmark, which detains us a day
or two, after which we proceed to Petersburg.
“Elsinem is a large sea-port town well fortifi
ed, and was the residence, you well know, of
Shakspeare’s Hamlet. The castle of that
Prince, now in ruins, is about 3 miles from the
shore.”
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A correspondent who has seen Williams* mo
tion to reduce the army, and who was contempo
raneously reminded of the defective organization
of the militia of the United States, suggests that
the latter should, in the order of things, be made
efficient, before the former is made inefficient.
Perhaps our correspondent is right. We hope,
w hatever happens, that the present session will
not pass over without an attempt to give unifor
mity to the organization of the militia, and to im
part to it a character of energy and precision.—
Nat. Intel. Dec. 11.
The pirates who arrived in the United
Ulocy of war Hornet, were indicted by
Boston, on the r~lh inst. and
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eumstaiu t ■ we a,, indue* and to bedew, t
be found in a decided opposition to the
by the whites and half breeds in the
This, they no doubt think their w isest policy; and,
lindeed, viewing them as cultivators of the soil,
pind closely approximating to the habits of civil
ized life, we cannot blame them for wishing to
remain w here they are—wc are persuaded, how
ever, that the bulk of the nation are willing to
sell—and if the government will pursue the right
measures the time is not very distant. The fact
is, we cannot do w ithout the counntry, and must
have it at some firice. We arc gratified to hear
that the treaty is left open—that the Indians ex
press the highest approbation of the liberal offers
of the government, and will, no doubt, eventual
ly accede to them.
THE MILITIA.
In pursuance of a resolution of the senate, at
its last session, requiring from the department of
war statements of the strength and organization
of the militia of the United States, and of the
militia laws of the several states, a report has
been transmitted to that body, by Mr. secretary
Calhoun, from the adjutant general of the Unit
ed States. We are sorry to find, from the re
port, that the returns arc generally very defec
tive k w here returns are received, but that in sonm
cases ho “returns at all lum: been
war department; although letten^^^^ ress ‘
cd, specially requestiiww:ctu#m J To dc made, and
the request was lime to those
w ho had failed to attend
From Vermont, from Delaware, fronwP**m4£ia,
from Tennessee, from Indiana, from Mississip
pi, and from Michigan and Alabama terri
tories, mo returns have been received. From
Maryland and South Carolina, returns have been
received of the militia laws, but not of the strength
of the militia; from Virginia, the strength of the
militia has been returned, but not the militia laws.
From Louisiana, Illinois, and Missouri, the effec
tive strength, but not the organization of the mi-
AUi is returned. “Letters have been received,”
I says the adjutant and iktpector general, “from!
“the adjutants general of South-Carolina, Mary
land, Mississippi, and Delaware, stating that it
“is not in their power to report the organization
“and strength of the militia of their states, con
formably to the resolution. The adjutant gen
“eral of Virginia reports, that their militia laws
“are so distributed through the several acts of as
sembly, that a digest cannot readily be made.”
From such defectMK materials, it is obvious
that much valuable iTOrmation cannot be glean
ed. Wc have official evidence, indeed, that the
militia system is wretchedly defective; but that
wc knew too well before.
The returns made to the department of war,
loose as they are, exhibit the following result:
Massachusetts, * 70,736
New-llampshifc, 25,794
Rhode-Island, , * 8,350
Connecticut, S’ t 20,573
Vermont, yno return
New-York, \ / 112,586
Nevv-Jersey, ) y 35,169
f 118,018
Delaware, \ / no return
Maryland, 1 > no return
North-CiaclJfi, 50,387
South-Car®, no return
Georgia^/no return
Kentucky, 52,745
Ohio/ 61,938
TcunessceX > no return
Louisiana, 9,894
Jhdiana, > V no return
Mississippi, { \ no return
Illinois, v \ 2,123
Missouri territory, ** 6,502
Michigan terriitay, no returns
Alabama territq*’, no returns
From such data aCthe above facts present, the
militia of the states Aom which the returns are
wanting; may be estimated at 150,000; Nvhich,
with the returns that are received, will make the
total upwards of We are quite su*bif
Ihe returns were awWecise as (hev
tmU the numbers enisled in the be
foumLcon,siderably a ujXmKP—jVat.
STERN BA^KS.
Extract of a lelter froki a gentleman in\)hxo , to
his eorees/iondefn'in Pmloddjihia, dated Nov.
12, 1818. V
“You will no doujjLhaVe heard,
to hand, the of
the part of banksjCWugh not per
haps, thatJiCy owcjyJie U bank
g7S(),OOQjr Sir, it islßrictly true, and Faunot be
demedffjTthe hypotheftted junto, witjj
sctoUtrs. The bankmat Cincinnati, vflT “The
M|ami Exporting ConXaiay,” “Farmers and Me-’
chahves,” and have all
made a ‘Stand. The ■moral govertiment in sel
ling land in the Ohio, had given direc
tions to the IcHjd-ofliccV) r*f
all
-f;
; ‘1 ‘ i!u: i rum h bank,
at present —io that
COTvpletely suspended, so far as respects
orations of that bank. Every body seems to jew
tify the conduct of the directors of the
banks, and it is very probable those of Chilicofl
will soon follow their example—in fact,
no doubt, if the branch there attempts to maH
a press upon the state banks, it will be done! j
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New- York, December 15.
A letter from Curacoa, dated November 20,
says—“A fleet of small vessels sailed from here
a forprtght ago, under convoy of a Dutch brig of
them the Dutch schooner Harmo
ny. The day after their depahme, they fell in
with two Independent cut off’
and captured two Spanish vessels, nlew up a
Spanish >rt'med brig, took possession oftfceHar
monvydiid sent her up to Margarita. AV etere
of the fate of the remainder
but are led to believe they
ThelSrttJi frigate EurydJce has
of the robbeT**, and our adopt all
possible mcasur(uTJlßkt|sjrrthe schooner, and to
receive ample ssmsfactiduTor t|iis violation of our
flag. T+it privateers belong to’ Baltimore, and
tlgcfr owners arc merchants there.”
CAUTION.
There arc in circulation ten dollar bank notes,
said to be of the state bank of New-York, dated
1815. The Stranger’s Guide of 1818, in enume
rating the banks of New-York, makes no men
tion of such a bank. —Char Times.
IMPORTANT.
Extract of a letter from an official source at Washington,
to a gentleman in JYorfolk', dated Tuesday, Decem
ber 8.
“1 add this to my letter of yesterday, to inform you,
that the commercial treaty made between this Coun
try and England, by Messrs. (dallaUa and Hush, has
been received here. Rv It we are restored to the right
of fishing, as established by the treaty of 1783; and
our western boundaries are extended to th® 1 .K: ic
Ocean, miming as far north as lat. 41}, in vy.ueh the
mouth and course of tire Columbia River are included.
Our boundary in that dhcetion, was the Mississippi,
previous to this arrangement.
The West-liulia trade, they would not allow us,
but we should be well satisfied to carry two points out
of three —may it always be the case*. 1 his ime Licence
is certain.”
FROM RIO JANEIRO.
Rv the arrival of the brig James Murdoch, at New-
York, advices from Rio Janeiro to the 4?h of October
have been received. A passenger in her states, that
Artigas, with 800 troops, had been successful in several
late skirmishes with the Portuguese; and about the Ist
of September, distant about three leagues from the
Portuguese lines at Monte Viedo, he had an engagement
with them, in which he took 200 horses, and from fifty
to sixty prisoners, and lost but one ma . News had just
reached Monte Viedo from Chili,'that the patriots had
had several engagements on the coast of Chili, and had
been successful in every instance.
From the Milledgeville Journo'.
REPORT
Os the State Commissioners to the Executive, relative
to the Boundary between this State and the Creek
Indians.
William Rabun, governor, etc. of the State of Georgia.
Sin —The honorable Wilson Lumpkin, United States*
commissioner for determining the lines of the Creek
lands, treated for b v general Mitchell in January of the
present year, having notified us, that he should leave
MilledgeviUe on the 20th ult. for the purpose of visit
ing the southern tract, and designating the boundary
between that part of the state and the Indians, we ac
companied him to Fort-I law kins. The route by Fort-
Hawk ins was adopted, that he might obtain necessary
explanation from the agent, arrange the attendance of
the Indian commissioners, an interpreter and a military
escort. These dispositions being effected, we left Fert-
Hawkins for Hartford, which place we reached on
Monday, 23d ult. and were there detained until Friday,
the Indian deputation not presenting themselves to ac
company ns before that time. Receiving no intelli
gence from our escort, it was resolved to pursue our
course down the Ocmulgee without them, leaving direc
tions for them to follow us, Wc crossed the river about
twenty-seven nnlcs below Hartford, piloted by major
Cothran, a gentleman minutely acquainted with the
country we were about investigating. Progressing
about eight miles further down, brought us to a creek,
which the Indians had been accustomed to call tlio
Al-ca-sak-a-li-kie, and on which the whites, who explor
ed the country some years back, appear to have des
stowed the name of Bighouse creek. T his stream,
its position, bearings, length and direction of its
prongs, and indeed in most of its localities and natural
circumstances, presents a striking corn spondence with
||||e signification of its Indian name,* tl.emap forward
the war department, and wi h the agent’s dcs-
considermle crock, above ISlackshea, ’j
road,” versawith the United States*
commissioner, particularly, in bis com.
munication to the exectjtigfr of Georgia, under date
February 3d, 1818. these coincidences, and
an accumulation of from the most re
spectable sources that this creek, had been commonly
myifflffned by the Indians'as Aiie Al-ca-sak-a-U-kic, lett
in our own mind’s of this being the identical
crock contemplated in the treat)’, yet it was judged
eligible to accompany the Indian commissioners to the
one, which they were instructed to designate, on thi
present occasion. They at length conducted us to a
water course, about five miles below Placl shear’s
presenting more the appearance of a gully, or
H>anch, than a considerable creek, and bearing so umch
thejuyer, that a line passing by its head vnustin
from ten to twelve miles bc.oiv
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■jlv rejected,
oh coucern
irned to tho
lich we pre
. a friendly
:aiselves to
ur proceed
dings of the
measuring
:ct line, pro
pter the ne
vas run and
i-sak-a-li-kie
ast, the dis
thc river
t this point,
that the In
proteetion,
provisions
forty miles
irospect of
imissioners,
ne attempt
id, until ho
ire its coni
i ne measure, presents no impediment to the pro
ceedings of the legislature respecting the land com
promised, us part of the line is determined and the situ
ation of the ivhole, can be exhibited on the map with
sufficient accuracy.
We have the honor to be, with high esteem, your
excellence’s most obedient, etc.
Wh. Green, _ . .
Hez. Lucky, 5 state comvnmonere.
* Al-ca-sa-ka-li-kie signifies, we are informed, “a ket.
tic boiling in a crcck”—and the creek called by the
whites, Bighousk, has several springs, rising from lime
stone cavities, nearly circular, which emitting torrent>k
of gas, present a striking resemblance to a large kettle
in a state of ebullition.
The trusfbiaiof
at the Church cn^M^HtflilfcDAy^LNiT—to which meet
ing the. are invited to attend, as
business of hud before them. The
will designated by of
To Merchants.
A young man, who can give good recommendations,
wishes for a situation as CLEItK in a store. Has been
in a store about tw o years. line addressed to N. N.
and left akikjsoffice, or of Mr. Anson Kim
berly, will meet With attention., dec 28 —*■ m—lo
VCOU.YTIfI^CIIOOL.
A. LIBERAL salary per annum will be given to any
gentleman capable, in every respect, to take charge of
a small country school. Application to be made by the
Brunswick mail to William Bcrrie, esq. Little Satilla
Neck,