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From the New-York Gazette, May 2t).
Messrs. Lang , Turner & Co. —l hand you
some of the last Buenos Ayres Gazettes that had
arrived at Monte \ idco previous to my leaving
that place.* Letters from Buenos Ay res, as late i
as ihe 9ih of February had reached Monte Vi- j
deo, stating that considerable alarm existed at !
that place, in consequence of a pretty strong force ,
of Montaneras, under the command of Androse
to, one of Arligas’ generals. They had already ,
advanced to within 18 leagues of that city, and,
by posting themselves on the principal roads lead
ing from it, had in a great measure cut off their
communication with the interior, and of course,
v itii their army on the west side of the continent.
It was the prevailing opinion at Monte Video,
that general Artigas would endeavor to make him
self master of Buenos Ayres. But, should that,
city make a spirited use of the means it possesses
to repel such an enterprise, it may very well be
doubted whether he has the power to effect it.-
His force being almost entirely cavalry, seems
illy calculated to storms forts or batter store-i
houses. But though the description of troops!
may be inadequate to the immediate reduction
of the city, it is peculiarly adapted for harassing
the Buenos Ayreans, and, under a leader of the ,
activity and enterprize of Artigas, will doubtless ,
do them serious injury.
He can in a great degree destroy their trade
with the country, and render very precarious, if
not impracticable, their intercourse with their 1
army. j
The Portuguese remain in quiet possession of .
Monte Video; for, as they seldom venture far be- 1
yornl their lines, which are in sight of the city,
nothing more than some slight skirmishing uad
recently occurred between them and Artigas,
whose offensive measures consist chiefly in driv
ing the herds of cattle from the coast into the in
terior, and prohibiting the introduction of bides
or jerked beef on pain of death. By this prohi-1
bilion he has caused a great scarcity of hides at
Monte Video and cut of!’ a principal source ot
revenue to the Portuguese, on the export of that i
article.
Letters from Chili as late as the 1 sth of De- ;
cernber, had readied Buenos Ayres, staling that
lord Cochrane had arrived at Valparaiso, and ta
ken command of the Chilesc squadron—that it
was his intention to proceed immediately to sea,
to intercept the reinforcement which was about
to sail from Lima, with an expectation of joining
the last expedition from Spain.
General San Martin nad joined his army in the
neighborhood of Valparaiso. His movements
since the tattle of Maipa, afford little interest.
Your’sr&c. S.
•Later papers have reached us.
Extract to the editor of the Baltimore Patriot, dated
Havana, May 3, 1319.
“Dear Sir—l have this day seen in a Kingston
(Jamaica) paper of the 21st lilt, a detailed ac
count brought there by the British brig of war
Parthian, of the capture of Puerto Belio on the
7th, by sir Gregor MacGregor, with about
300 troops and six or seven sail of vessels.—
There appears to have been little or no resistance,
and a government had already been established
satisfactory to the citizens generally, under a
general Lopez. The opinion generally preva
lent at Puerto Bello, was, that Chagres would
also fall into the hands of the independents; and
that sir Gregor was in expectation of news from
lord Cochrane on the other side of the isthmus,
with a considerable fleet to encourage a move
ment to Panama.”
From the National Intelligencer.
The Boston Centinel has thrown out some
hints (in the subjoined paragraph) respecting the
treaty recently concluded with Spain, but not yet
ratified} which, as they are in part apparently
founded on suggestions made in this paper, it
may be proper to notice,
1. It is hinted that the cabinet (that is the ex
ecutive) have hopes that the treaty will not be
ratified by the king of Spain. This, we have
reason to believe, is a great error. The eyes of
the government were open, when they made the
treaty, to all the circumstances connected with it;
and, had every foot of soil been granted by Spain,
the treaty would yet have been a valuable one. j
It was the sovereignty of the territory, and its I
appendant advantages, that \v as necessary to us,
and not the land , of which, even were it of the
best quality, the government has already a fund
sufficiently great for its wants, if not for its wishes.
2. As to the fact, that vast grants of land in |
Florida have been made by Spain, beyond the
calculations of our government, we believe that
the editor of the Centinel has been misinformed
as to the particulars, though not far wide of the
general fact. It is true, we believe, that enor
mous nominal grants have been made, many of
them to American merchants and speculators.
But, it is also true, thatneariy all those gi ants are
utterly void. Os how much validity they arc,
may be inferred from the fact that some of the
largest of them arc laid on territory, (formerly
pait of Louisiana) which has been occupied by
the United States many years, has been for some i
time included within a territorial government,
and will soon become part of a sovereign state. j
v 3. As to the conferences between Mr. Onis ‘
and Mr. secretary jJdams, the import ot which
It} 0110 :, so confidently announced, and the nature or !
,ICS a H c dgod to have been transmitted to
cannot speak with any ( ertaintv. hav
t;acdg< , hi:'. wc are under tWi nnpics
,','u 1 ~ ‘ ‘ iJ < entiiiel has ’'and
■’ • h ‘Vr . :.S ■ -'ll tile others.
A ~r_
,nu ‘ “very resju (t
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ditto,
Hfrdi’to,
ed in the western papers, and not to any persons 1
in any manner connected with the government.
HINTS.
It is hinted , that the cabinet “in Washington
have hopes that the treaty will not be ratified by
! king Ferdinand; —that since its signature, and .
ratification, a discovery had been made, thatdur
’ ing the negotiation, the Spanish king had sold
, eight millions of acres of the public iands of the
Florida* —which sale is guaranteed by the treaty .
Idling made prior to Jail. 1, 1818! It has beta
Juh/icr hinted , that on the discovery of
fact, CTonUNis, tlie crafty negotiatot\>fm been
called upun by Mr. Adams, for ai>- < exp la nation
of such conamt; and that the don had evaded all
explanation by romai king, that a bargain was a
bargain; that the to cover all
sales previous to th&aMtyo date, known or un
known; and of the lands did
not make him jrronndant. of their secrets. And
thirdly, UJd'hintedy that the messenger that has
becursettf to Spain since the treafytagprer c*m-
has despatches which relate to this im
jWrant discovery. >■
V W e learn by the arrival of the brig Fame, fiyha 1
rftprultar, that the plague had nearly subsided at’
Aiders, and was abating at Morocco. Twodu-’
J els fad been fought on the neutral gerund at
Gibraltar. Captain Johnson of the Brjnsh 64th
regiment had insulted capt. Taylor, qlthe schv. ]
Penguin, of New-York. Captain T/challenged
Johnson, wlvp declined in conscuocnee of his
’ rank. The purser of the frigatpUnu * States
i had also been insulted by capdfc ‘ but
the sailing of a frigate previWorffc -
These eircumsianc'es beiiiay 9avvi on
beard the United States’ sjpp L n iJMfJ&ieja me,
the pursci, challenged//nijson, uriDKr. Mont
gomery, of the Erie; hi/\ m
giment. This was-Acdp/ .ui by titanJK’ p,
| who fought Muntamnery on the rpf Aj„.
I Trip was shot thrtfugn the. body, and Was consid
ered dangerous/ Purser Bou>fa and Johnson
also met—Bourne was snol m toe thign andi
Johnson haFtwo balls passed throfapi nis hat>—
lOn the governor’s a rival from St. Rhr j IV , is
! suedyf order that no officer sliouic. \viive the
gtreyeon. — Daily Advertiser.
COMMUNICATED.
The following piece ( 1) is extracted from a re
’ ligious publication printed m Boston in March,
1819.
“It is with emotions of peculiar gratitude to
God, that we are able to mention the conclusion
of a ireaiy (2) between the United Stales and the
Cherokee nation, the leading features of which’
are,
That after the cession of some lands to the
United States, an abundant territory (3) still re
mains to them: and
That a reservation (4) is made of a tract of
land equal to twelve miics square to be sold by
the Umted States, and the avaus vested as a per
manent school fund to be expended under the di
rections of the president of the United States foi
the instruction ol the Cherokees on this side of
the Mississippi. It is supposed this ltind will
yield a very handsome sum annually.
The preamble distinctly recognizes the wish
of a majority ol the Cherokees to remain on the
land of their fathers, (5) and their favorable in
clination towards civilization and inprovement.”
Panaplistfor March, 1819— page 137.
NOTES.—[ From the Georgia Journal.^
(1) The publication of this piece in Boston,
and the terms in which it is couched, shews
that attempts have been making for some
time to prevent the removal of the Indians from
the limits of Georgia, to the waste public lands
over the Mississippi. Justice once prompted
the United States to attempt this for the benefit
of Georgia.—“Temjjora” et homing ” “ m tit an
tic r”—When the attempt was made, a Georgian
was at the head of the war department. The
scheme is now given up. Now, we have no
kind us objection that the United States should
civilize the Indians if practicable. All I con
tend for is that they should do it at their ow n cx
p®H|y and not that of Georgia. Why ’.verejpt
theUNkm fhans begun before the Chcrqkprand
other were removed from jjyrTafids of
the United ablest r£prjßy 1 c not
believe in the them.—
j If, however, the Oirt.A JMntes intend to perse
vere, let them rbmmJr afcf Georgia for her lands.
(i) The fedW is the one conclud
ed last MarcWwVjlra/ ‘lcolfrßE acquires those
very valua^Tmoiibiuns e;i , CUs
(S^mmcnda?. t yrbe sure it is. It isTO®litone
thu/Tt Georgia!
(4) This reservation is in Tennessee, md “
softlAnie settlers wnl of course.be citizens at>rKiit
j state. Hnthe meau are tt
| ted for ufo’isya cl i tie rent \v§y. of this
reservation isva be vested k\ a Jtfßtianent stock
, and applied to <Jmie Cherokdes on
! this side of the M/vKyy/” it esc are now out
jqf the tv ay of the gencrjL jovcftlunent. They are
within the limits From the sale of
the lands the vu*# omlhty, m<n*e would be no
| profit to tb^|ilreasnry'j|fJfH The j
i Chcrokyrt*. over the
1 uponime lands of thesUHiteo Slltes; and
j uftrssary to r emeve them., in older to sell tnbir;
| lands. Os course no school fund is
; for them, nor is it necessary to civilize them.
(5) What a pity it is that this w ish of the Cher
okees to remain on the land of their fathers , has
never been discovered by the United States until
since the acquisition of all their lands except
I what are situate in Georgia. This w ish, how
'ever, has grown upon them very fast. When
! Mcrrhvether’s treaty of 1817 was made, their
! wish then was to go over the Mississippi. Is not
|, 0 f the t.ase this? There is ,’xuu*d\*
relinquish the icj ruory cvMedn me and;
ml e l< ? tJte line of demarcation ori-j.
United States have derived and are still deriving
all tne benefits liom tlie cession of Georgia Mat
they expected. As to tne benefits that Georgia
expected, they are “neither here nor there.”
The piece which I extracted, is a mere smother
of deeper schemes. They may talk as much as’
they will about civilizing the Indians, but it is at,
last, but too certain that the north is only using
it as the means of preventing the growth and con-
quence of the south. It is of a piece with some,
1 other measures of the northern states which I
will not now mention. G.
From the National Intelligencer.
NATIONAL DEBT.
According to a report from the secretary of the
treasury to the commissioners of the sinking
fund, and by them iaid before congress in Febru
ary last, the following disbursements were made
out of tne treasury during the year 1818, on aq
count of the principal and interest of the public
debt.
On account of the interest on the funded
domestic debt, and reimbursement of
the principal of the old 6 and defer
red stocks 7,355,061 38
eOn account of tlie principal and interest
of treasury notes 9,148,237 401
On account of the redemption of the
Louisiana stock 4,750,598 12 j
| On account of the interest of tlie same,
I payable in Europe 67,226 50
On account of the purchase of the do
; mestic debt 274,867 92
On account of certain parts of the domes
tic debt 792 36
i
Amounting together to $21,596,7tt3 68
A VICTIM RESCUED.
Under this head the Philadelphia Aurora of the 19th
ult. introduces the following letter from Mr. William
1). Hobinson, ot Philadelphia, who for a long time hail
1 been confined by the Spanish government, in the castle
of St. Juan cl’L lies, at Vera Cruz. 1
Fxtract of a letter from Mr. IV. D. Robinson ,
dated Gibraltar , March 23, 1819.
“The vessel which carries this, is getting under
; weigh. lam at length extricated from the talons
of those hyenas, wno have so long persecuted
and tortured me. A few hours before I left Ha
vana, I received your’s of the 4th of Decembe/,
; my voyage thence to Cadiz was pleasant, tic
i commander being a man of good head and heq/t,
l in m) situation any tiling butJjfcf
e At Cadiz I was |dacedjp>r dtfStle,
a found maj cs
- Some A merit*. ; ,pds fiad
thqdlfmdness to have tne execution
the decree suspended for a few days, but
also, that notnw ithstanding the manly steps taf o i
by my government in my behalf—notwithstandjqy \
tlie solemn promises of Don Oms, and the digni
fied reclamation of Mr. Erving, our minister at
Madrid, for the release of my person, tnat the
Spanish government had absolutely resolved to
sacrtfagjßLC. jhjbumanity like thßtajrwanton ami
diabolical, was,, enough to
and call forth resource. tne
character of.those,with wmmtlJiJidvi
use of my I
date this n ■s, at least tfilf sarcefehatn
my resolution, particulars too long to i elate, at®
tnis moment —I hope before long to relate par
ticularsiwa vis. Mr. R. W. Meade, T. Tunis,
our consul at Cadiz, Mr. Erving, our minister
at Madrid, have acted towards me in the most
generous and kind manner—and my countrymen
here have received me with a cordiality that is
most graceful.”
New-Bedford, May 7.
Our readers will recollect that about a year
ago, the brig Mary, capt. Paul Howland, of this
port, on a whaling voyage, was wrecked on the
coast of Africa, and that Lemuel Gilford, one of
the crew, belonging to Fairhaven, was taken and
detained by the Arabs. We are now hanm/to
learn that there is a prospect of Mr. farfford’s
being soon restored to liberty, and hL friends. We
understand that a letter has been rc9Wlayed in this
town, froflk, Mr. Simpson, Amirjiamfift£.’ .1 at
Tangiers, elated in March, staj
ceived information from ADt pHtish
consul at Mogadd!*, that nlr. Giflbvpjpkf dJfen
at Wadnoon; that had beep Aten tot
effeht liis ransom, jiruthat it was ex peered he
would be in Tangwrsintime to take passage ih a
vessel then therr, bound to Boston.
Cadiz, (Ohio,) Xpiil 24.
We are happy to state that the nest
j tcrieiters, through this country and Guernsbj^,
. have in a great measure broke up. Last week’
and the week before, there w r ere four committed
| to prison in this place to await their trial, at July
term of the court There was found hid under
1 a slab within a few rods of tbe house of Gallaspey,
• committed to prison, a roll of counterfeit notes,
amounting to three thousand dollars,
j A book was found under the same slab that
concealed the counterfeit notes containing up
wards of 300 dollars, in notes altered from one’s
. to ten’s, and twenty’s.
It was discovered that there was a link of the
I chain in Londonderry. Guernsey county. Sev
eral citizens of this place went on immediately to
Londonderry, and on making a search, they found
in the possession of John M. Henderson, a press,
ink and paper, for the purpose of printing coun
terfeit bills. There was also found in the pos
session of said Henderson, vials, containing ma
terials for extracting ink and altering notes, with
a letter giving direction how to use them. Hen-
was conveyed to Cambridge and louj
rignoraSTdr rer ;ticSFoT policy ana vua; j
interests,—-A 'utional Litiulvenc tr. {
From the jVs.e-Yuvk Evening Pot .
MILITARY EXECUTIONS.
It may be recollected that we lately published
an article, entitled “Direful effects of example f
in which we stated that reports were in circula
tion that the military authority in Florida, and
the Alabama territory, had repaired upon arbi
, trary and alarming usurpations of power over
, the civil authority. That the commanding offi
cer at the Cornier place had issued his orders to
put deserters to instailt death, wherever found,
without allowing even a summary hearing by a
court martial; that such orders were actually
carried into execution; and that in the hitter
place, the horrid punishment of picketing had
been inflicted on the inhabitants in defiance of
the laws and constitution. We gave them as a re
port only, and some of the newspapers consul* and
us for it, saying, that prudence did not justify the
publication
Certainly, to have done so without first taking
pains to ascertain, whether or not they were well
founded, would have been little less than a wan
ton sport with the public credulity. We will
then, now say, that it may be relied on, that the
report comes short of the facts. It will turn out,
not only that in Florida military executions, con-
I trary to law, have been committed by command
! of colonel King, but that iiis conduct has been
! formerly approved by general Gaines, and it will
have been well if this daring state of the civil au
thority stopped here. In the Alabama territory,
we are not able to trace the outrages committed
upon the citizens to any officer by name, but the
[facts stated to us are, that the barbarous military
punishment of picketing, was inflicted on a citi
zen who had been a resident more than forty
that he was then banished, and his proper
ty confiscated and div ided among the sokiiej^.—,
Itlfems almost incredible, that An this “country? *
such an outrage should have been committed,
biy our information is of a nature not to be doubt
ed Tib occasion calls for prompt and decisive,
pleasures, or farewell to our boasted liberties.
From the Salem (~Jlfass.J Gazette.
A GIANT.
William Dowst, who lately died in this town,
was a man of uncommon size and strength. The
following instances will prove his great degree
of strength. He was on hoard a privateer last
war, which got among the breakers off Cape Bre
ton, when it became necessary to cast anchor,
but there being none upon deck, as many hands
laid he’d ol one which was in the hold as could
get at it, but could not start it. Dowst pushed
them aside, seized it himself, brought it upon
deck, carried it forward, and held it upon the
f *mber heads while a cable was bent to it, when
no threw it over, and saved the vessel and lives
§crew, as they were then on the point of
gon the rocks. The anchor weighed IdM
t. At another time, Bor 10 hands
docket’s ship yard from the well JJnown
p. Giand I urk, to bring up a yard
foi the si'jq. Dowst was among nat
urally dilatto, he did not at first hold, tbs
others shou iufojng it, but began tijfJtrgejiinder
it, and complaW that they \vfvc%d irons
enough to carry'w Dowst,
tola them he could orjy it affine ; uiftej jlj>
threw it down, and i ■ and itto
the ship without assistw^•(>, At andtaHKime,
while attending the at YVind-iTiifWunt,
he was directed by Ids empHW togo Ibr* Jdck
ass which was in wMttfi Dowst
got him to theurfrtition fence belw in lather a
lazy mood, tqwavfc himself the
down the jyre, he took the beast andHift .and him
over, andrthen got upon his back and reie him
to where he was employed,
from the ground the anchor of the pAzc
ship Rockhampton, which weighed 17c0, art!
which four men immediately before had endeav
ored in vain to lift, upon a bet. Being at Biipoa
last war, in a privateer, an English vessel cable
in, which had in its crew a professed bully, who
was* challenging every one to combat, and hear
ing of Dowst, sent a particular challenge to him;
they met, and the Englishman, who was superi
or to our Sampson in the art of boxing, knocked
him down three times, and the last time twisted
his fingers into his hair, to goug him, when Dowst
gave him a blow upon his arm which broke it,
and with another blow broke three of the bully’s
ribs, who it is said died of bis wounds. Dowst,
with bis amazing strength, was remarkably good
natured, and tender in his feelings, and rather of
an indolent habit, but when he was roused to an
ger, or exertion, his efforts were irresistablc.—
He enjoyed through life a large share of heaith.
For three months previous to his death, he had
been afflicted with the dropsy, hut appeared to
have been recovered: and the last day of his life
he walked abroad a greater part of the day, ac
cording to liis usual custom; hut the next morn
ing his wife found him dead in his bed.
Great A m ews for Sficculaters ! —The legisla
ture of the new state of Illinois, has manifested
a degree of wisdom and discretion that will long
astonish the world! They have authorised the
establishment of a bank, with a capital of four
milliotis of dollars, two of which are to he sub
scribed for on behalf of the state, which has hard
ly ten cents in its treasury; and the governor of
the state is the president of the hank! But, as
there might be some difficulty in getting peoj le
enough in this new state to fiut down their names
for nuch an amount , it has been considerately
provided that the hank shall go into operation
when fifteen thousand dollars , or almost at two
hundred and sixty-six part of its capital shall be
paid in!—and it is further ord”’ n '*d 1 ’
god shall >7iVfh my sii/>■ ,Ners-