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GEORGIA COURIER. J. G. M’WHORTEIt AND HENRY MEALING, PUBLISHERS. Trrmt.—This Paper is published ty-.ty Mon<I»v and 'TJruradny afternoon, »t $5 00 per annum, payable iaj ad vance, or $0 00 at the expiration of the year. XT Advertisements no, eieeedinj a square, inserted tha * fst time or CJ 1-Scents, and 43 3-1 cents for each eon- \ nuance Mmticello, Mrch 6, 1821. Sm, I have duly received your letter of February iGth, and have now to ex press my sense of the honorablo station, proposed to mv ex-breihern and myself in the constitution of the Society, for the civilization and improvement of the In dian tribes, The object, too. expressed as that of the association, is one which I have ever had much at heart; and never omitted an occasion of promoting, while I have been in situations to doit with ef fect. And nothing, even now, in the calm of age and retirement would excite in me a more lively interest th;tu an approvable plan of raising that respectable and unfor tunate people from the state of physical dcinoral abjection,to which they have been reduced, by circumstances, foreign to them. That the plan, now proposed, is Entitled to unmixed approbation, I am not priM.ned v.j say, After-mature consider- Rtioo and with ail the partialities, which its pr.ileosed object would rightfully claim from me, I shall, not undertake to draw the line, of demarcation between private associations of laudable views & unimpos ing number*,Alt,lose whose magnitude may rivaiizt the march of regular government. Yet such a line does exist. I have seen the days—they were ihose who preceded the revolution, when even this last and perilous^ engine became necessary. But they icere days ichich no man would wish to see a second time. That was .the case where the regular authorities of the Go- 9err. ni; ut had combined against the righ s of he people, and no means of correction remained to them, but to organize a colla teral power, which, with t/jeir supporte migKt rescue, and secure their violated rights jTTii sacli is not ti e case with our Government. Wt need hazard no colla teral power, which, by a change of its or iginal views, and assumption of o'hers we know not how virtuous or how mischiev ous, would be ready organized and in | force sufficient to shake the established | foundations of society, and endanger its peace . nd the principles on which it is bas ed. Is no: the machine now proposed of this gigantic stature? It is to consist of the Ex-Presidents of yhe United States the Vice Presidents, the Heads of all the Executive Departments, the Members of the Supreme Judiciary, the Governors of the several Slates and Territories, all the Members df both Houses of Congress, all the General Officers of the Armv, the Commissioners of the Navy, all Presi dents and Professors of Colleges and Theological Seminaries,all (he Clergy of the Uuitdd States, the Presidents and Secretaries of all associations having rein tion to Indians, all Commanding Officers within opv-aear Tudian Territories, All Superintendents and Agents; all these ex-officers and as many private individuals as will pay a certain price for inemberhsip. Observe, too, that the Clergy will con stitute* uineteen-twentieths of this asso ciation, and. by the law of the majority may command the twentieth part, compo sed of all the high authorities of the Unit *d States, civil and military. These may he outvoted by the nineteen 1 b parts with ancootroliabie power, both as to purpose and process, Can this formidable array be reviewed without dismay ? It will be said, that in this association, will be all the confidential officers of the Govern ment, the choice of the pcuple themselves. No man on earth has more implicit con fidence than myself in the integrity and discretion of this chosen band of servants but is confidence or discretion, or is strict limit, the principle of our constitution?— It will comprehend, indeed, all the func tionaries of the Government, but seceded from their constitutional station as guar dians of the nation, and acting, not by the laws of their station, but by thos> of a voluntary'society, having no limit to their purposes, but the <ame will which consti tutes their ^existence It will be, the au thorites vf'th' ptople and all influential characters among them, arrai/ed on one ftdo and on the other, the people deserted by ihtir leaders. It is a fearful array. I.i will be said that these ate imaginary fears. I-know they are so at present know it is*impossible for these agents of our choice and unbounhed confidence to harbour machinations against the adora hie principles of our Constitution, as for gravity to ffffange its direction and gravid bodies'ao mount upwards. The fears aie, indeed imaginary, but the example is real. Under its authority, as a precedent, future associations will arise, with objects with which we -should shudder at this time. The Society of Jacobius, in another country, was instituted on the principles and views as virtuous as ever kindled -the hearts of Patriots. It was the pure pat riotism of their purposes,, which extended their association to the limets of the nation and rendered their power within*it bound less : and it was their power which de generated their principles and practices to such enormities as never before could have been imaguttd; yet these were men and we and our descendants will be no more. The present is a case, where, if ever we are to guard against ourselves, not against ourselves as we are, but as we may be, for who can now imagine what we mav become under circumstances not now im aginable. The object, too, of this in stitution seems to require so hazardous an example, as little as. anyone which could be proposed. The Government is, at ini* time going on with the process of civ- *The Clergy of the United States may proba- b|y be estimated at 8000, the residue of this So- •icty at 400; but if the former number be halved reafouing will be the same. lUsoiiigihe Indians, on a ’plan probably as premising as any one of us is able to devise, and with resources more compe tent than we could expect to command by voluntary taxation. Is it that the new characters called into association with those of the Government are wiser gthan these; Is it that a plan originated by a meeting of private individuals, is better than that prepared by the concentrated wisdom of the nation, of men not self-cho sen, but clothed with the full confidence of the people 1 Is it that there is no dan ger that a new authority, marchiug inde- pendantly alongside the Government in the same object, may not produce collision, not thwart and obstruct the operations of the Government, or wrestthc object entire ly from their hands? Might we not as well appoint a Committee for each De partment of the Government to counsel and direct its head seperately, as volun teer ourselves to counsel and direct the whole in mass ; and might we not do it as well for their foreign, their fiscal and their military, as for theif Indian affairs? and how many societies, auxiliary to the Government, may we not expeect to see spring up in imitation of this, offering to associate themselves in this and hat of its functions ? In a wojd, why not take the Government out of its constitutional hands associate them, indeed, with us, to pre serve a semblance that the acts are theirs, but ensuring them to bo our own, by al lowing them a minor vote onty. These considerations have impressed my mind with a force so irresistible, that (in duty bound to answer your polite letter without which, l should not have obtrud ed my opinion ;) I have not been able to withhold the expression of them. Not knowing the individuals who have propo sed thisplan, I cannot be conceived as en tertaining personal disrespect for them.-— On the contrary, I see in the printed list persons for whom I cherish sentiments of sincere friendship, and others, for whose opinions and purity of purpose, I have the highest respect. Yet thinking as I do. that this association is unnecessary ; that the Government is proceeding in the same object under control of the law : that they are competent to it in means} and wisdom and inclination ; that this associa tion, this wheel within a wheel, is more likely to produce collision than aid, and that it is, in its magnitude, of dangerous example; I am bound to say, that as a dutiful citizen, I cannot in conscience become a member o f this Society, possess ing, as it does, my entire confidence in the integrity of its views. I feel with awe the weight of opinion to which I may be opposed, and that for myself I have noed to ask the indulgence of a belief, that the opinion I have given is the best result I can deduce' from my own reason and ex perience. and that it it sincerely conscien tious. Repeating, therefore, my just acknowledgment for the honor proposed to me, I beg leave to add tho assurances to tho Society and to yourself, of my high est confidence and consideration, (Signed) THOMAS JEFFERSON. BILLS OF EXCHANGE. By a recent Law of the State of New* York, it is provided, that whenever anv Bill of Exchange in drawn or negotiated within this State, that shall be returned unpaid, and duly protested, the person to whom the same is made payable shall be entitled to recover from the drawer or the endorser the damages hereinafter speci- fien over the principal sum on the face of the Bill, together with lawful interest on the aggregate amount, and damages from the time at which notice of soch protest shall have been given, and payment de manded—that is to say, if the* Bill shall have been drawn upon any person in New-Hampshire, Vermont, Massachu setts, Rhode-Island, Connecticut, New- Jersey, Pensylvania, Delaware, Mary land, Virginia, or District of Columbia, 5 per ceHt.: if on Norih-Carclina, South- Carolina, or Georgia, 7b per cent.: if on any other State, or place .adjacent to this continent, north of ihe Equator, (com prehending the West Indies, and places etsewhere in the Western Atlantic Ocean,) 10 per cent. [In reference to this subject, and iu consequence of a communication having been made by the Chamber of Commerce at Charleston, to the Chamber ot Com merce in the City of New-York, a report was made by a committee of the latter body, which, after stating the objections to a system of re-drawing said to prevail in Europe, in the case of protested Bills, recommended that congress be petitioned for an Act, prescribing the mode of set tling dishonoured Bills, and subjecting them to damages, as set forth in the follow ing draft of a memorial submitted by them] To the Honourable the Senate and House of Rep resentatives of the United States, in Congress assembled, the memorial of the Chamber of Commerce of the City of N'ew-York respective ly represents,— That (he various rates of damages on dishonoured Bills, established imtiie dif ferent States, and the uncertainty in some of them, whether they should be charged on the re-exebango, have produced incon veniences which it is desired should be remedied by an Act of Congress. They therefore pray that your Honourable Bo dy would pass a law, prescribing that dis honoured Bills should be settled,by re funding the amount originally paid for them in dollars, wi'h interest at six per cent, from the date of the Bills, aud dama ges, as follows: Five per cent, on protested Bills with the States. Ten per cent, on Bills drawn in the United States on Europe, and all places on the Atlantic side of North and South America, and Islands in the Atlantic not within the {Anted States. Fifteen per cent, drawn od Asia, Afri ca N. W* Coast of America. And on all Bills drawn in Canada, the West-Indies, or any other foreign places, negociated by an endorser within thie and interest, as are applied to Bilk, with in the United States on the same pla ces. The personalities that are bandied in the House of Representatives are really a discredit to any deliberative assembly.— The Speaker of the House deserves great credit for his repeated attempts to restrain the speakers, particularly during the de bate on Retrenchment. With how much success the columns of the National Intel ligence afford the mortifying evidence.— We have placed below some of the speci mens of the temper and manners that pre vailed during that debate.—Chas. Pat. Mr. Wright of Ohio, spoke as follows: The gentleman from North Carolina, has taken occasion also to animadvert up on a certain secret committee, with which he supposes I was some way connected.— He said in relation to another subject he discussed, that certain observations, he had heard showed a profound ignorance of the subject. He will take no offence, I hope, if I adopt his own language, and say, that his remarks as to this matter showed a profound ignorance of the sub ject he discussed. [The Speaker called Mr. W. to order, ana remarked, that it was not in order to use personalities in debate. : Mr. Wright replied, that he was' aware of that but, he said, I think, sir, it is in order to reply to personalities gentlemen have been allowed to use towards me. • ., The Speaker said, certainly ; but the Chair did not understaad.the gentleman' from North Carolina to make personal allusion to the gentleman from Ohio. Mr. WrighT said,’ he understood the- gontleman so ; and I appeal to the gen tleman to avow or disavow his intention to give his remarks a personal application to me. Mr. Carbon replied, that he did. The Speaker observed, that he had not so understood him, or he should have called him to order.] Mr. Wright resumed. Sir, I sav, the gentleman, in his assertions, to use his own language, showed himself profoundly ignorant of the subject. Sir, I never at tended or belonged to any such secret committee; no list of any such committee was ever made out bv me, and nonesuch was ever published, so far as I know would advise the gentleman to use greater caution in advancing charges here. 1 have (continued Mr. Wright,) at tracted the notice of the gentleman from Pennsylvania, who, a short time since occupied a position near the door, but is now I know not where, fMr. Kre- mer) and I may be expected to pay him a, pasing notice. That gentleman has al together mistaken the side I advocated, in ranking me among the opposers of tho measure, which I should not have suppo sed he could do, unless he were asleep when I spoke. Sir, whenever that gen tleman rises on this floor to “cryaloud and spare not,” although his remarks have not the charm of novelty to rec urnnend them; being made up of a set of words and phrases, which, with a little alteration, are made to suit all occasions, yet there is something in the matter and manner so in finitely farcical and amusing, both to my self and the House,, that I cannot find it in mv heart, by any reply of mine, to in terpose tlie slrghtest’-ob'stades in ' he way of exhibitions, affording so much enter- toinment to all around me, Mr. Kremer, of Pa. said in reply I ought to thank the gentleman from Ohio for being so greatly amused bv me. I wish I could return the compliment by saying, that I was either amused or in structed by him. But it was the reverse': for he never speaks, but he reminds me of an old hen, who is eternally cackling, cackling, and never lays an egg. I have done wkh the gentieman. j Mr. Carson spoke in reply to Mr. Wright. I cannot regret any thing that has fallen from that gentleman ; he can say nothing which can affect me. I am perfectly secure from his malignant shafts. of the opposition gentlemen, (excellent words to frank home to their “constitu ents” (but they have not been able to lo cate 'any one charge embraced by those terme upon any oft he measures or officers of the government. Every Drummer his own Fifer.—Yes terday afternoon a drummer was escorted down Courtland-street by a cavalcade of sweeps and little white boys, who were gathered around him by the singular fact that he did his own fifing, notwithstanding the busy employment of his hands to keep -up the perpetual rub a dub. For this purpose he bad a singularly contrived in strument, composed of short pipes, mod ulated we presume, after the flute, or Sy rinx of the great musical father of the Satyrs. We cannot affirm that the mu sic was quite as full, clear and exhilara ting as that of the real fife ; but it did ex ceedingly well, and the sweeps and boys aforesaid, marched in about as good keep ing as the ordinary militia. We there fore recommend the inventor to the pat ronage of the friends of Mr.-Chilton’s re solutions in- Congress. In their econ omical speeches, which cost the nation ten times more than. they save by re trenchments, several of the opposition rad- icals^have baen attacking the Military A- caderny at West Point. - Now if they will sbnd our ingenious drumming fifer and two others like him, to that station, half a .dozen common drummers and filers may be drummed nut of camp instanter, whereby a clear saving Can be made to the nation of 27 dollars a month, besides ra tions for three, and the entire expense of three fifes and keeping them in repair! N. Y. Com. Adv. two of froe 180 to 200 feet above the surface of the ocean interpose, where plains and swamps were represented to exist; and all the bays and inlets on both the Gulf and Atlantic, within the limits of the proposed points of connection, are obstructed by sand-bars and sboals, pre senting insuperable obstacles to the en trance of vessels of a large class.” Although those facts may put at rest all' idea of forming a Ship Channel, they do not oppose, in the opinion of the Commis sioners, the feasibility of a Canal for Steam-Boats or small .coasting vessels, such as are best adapted to the navigation, of the Gulf, and the Lakes by which New- Orleans is approached. The commis sioners have not ventured any estimate of such a canal as they deem practicable.—> In a short time we may expect to have a report from the U.. S. Engineers, two bri gades of whom have been several months engaged in making surveys and examina tions in Florida, with the view of gaining information in regard to a canal. In ob taining this facility of transportation, the people of the Western and South Western parts of this State have as deep an inter- as any others, since their trade must pass fhrougb the Gulf of Mexico. Mill. Recorder. [From the Raleigh (S. C.) Register. Messrs Editors I noticed ina late number of your paper, that a Mr. Darby said, that some time before the last elec tion for President, whilst Mr. Crawford s a candidate for that office. General Jackson charged Mr. Crawford with a corrupt use of the public money. Now, Sirs, lest some good people should sus pect that Mr. Darby has gotten up this story from personal motives to injure the General, I do assure you it is not a new tale. A gentleman, a warm friend to the General, and well known to yourselves and most people in our County, whose word was never doubted where he was known, asserted in the streets of Raleigh, before the election, that on a late visit to Tennessee, he (jeard General Jackson say, Mr. Crawford had acted corruptly in his office, and that he had told President Monroe, he could prove the fact on him. You know that Mr. Crawford was then the General’s mest prominent rival in the Southorn States. Who, Sirs, can doubt, but the General ought to be rewarded with the Presidency, for his sagacity discovering; and his disinterested pat riotism in making known the misdemea nors of his three rivals for the high of fice? You know, that neither Jefferson^ Madison, or Monroe had integrity enough during their electioneering campaigns thus to expose the unworthiness of tbeir several competitors ! FAIR PLAY. From the National Advoetae. United Staes, the same rate of (Usages Extract of a letter from Washington, Dated January 24. Yesterday the new member from Ken tucky a Mr. Chilton introduced a resolu tion for reform and retrenchment. He has been in bis seat but little more than a week, has made no examinations and knows nothing of the operations of the government, and yet he assumes to pro nounce with all that confidence' and as surance, which is usually -characteristic of extreAe ignorance, that several existing-of- fices should be dispensed with* many are sinecures, and the salaries of all are too high—very high—very extravagant !— He was answered very happily by Mr Barney in a strain of keen and merited raillery and sarcasm, which- -however—be was too insensible to feel or dull of appre hension to comprehend. As an instance of the undefined and aimless design of the mover, he made some attemps to specify yesterday, some ef the offices-he denoun ced as sinecures, and instanced the office of the 5th auditor—a very responsible aud laborious office. Mr. Buchanan of Penn- .sylvania, in answer, observed that the gen tleman could not have informed himself as to the duties of thu 5th auditor, and went on to point out some of them. To day Chilton declared that he had no particu lar reference to thefith auditor, but one of the audiors, first, second, third, fourth or fifth should be dismissed, for it could not he that so many were necessary, tho* he did not pretend to understand any thing of the duties of either. He justified bis resolution by declaring frequently without any reserve, that be had pledged himself te his constituents (a word very often re peated by him) t? introduce it and - to re turn the Government. The debate is still proceeding & may be as interminable as the debate on the resolution of Gen. Saun ders last session, which was terminated only by the expiration of the session.— Corruption, profusion, extravagance, and reform havo become familiar to the mouth From the Marylander. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? In the administration Kentucky Ad ddress, we find the following paragraph “We cannot say that we admired much the selection which he made of the person to whom he has thus unbosomed himself the name of Swartwout makes a conspic uous figure in the history of Aaron Burr We well remember, also, in the bitter controversy between General Jackson and General Adair, when the old story of the latter’s connection with Colonel Burr was thrown up to him by Gen. Jack son, that he gave him the following cour teous retort: “That this affair relates to him (Jackson) and myself alone. What ever were the intentions of Col. Burr, neither organized troops, nor did I WRITE confidential letters, recom MENDING HIM TO MV FRIENDS ; NOR DID THINK IT NECESSARY, AFTER HiS FAILURE WAS UNIVERSALLV KNOWN, TO SAVE MY SELF BY TURNING INFORMER, OR STATE’S WITNESS.” [Froro the Utica Sentinel.] -- -It is undeniable, that the late address ef-Mr. Clay, has made, and is still making a very strong impression upon the public- mind in all parts of the country. At first thp Jacksonites affected to hold it in a ve ry - slight consideration, and .to notice it only with a ■“ Fob !” But this they find don't do, and they again begin to bestir themselves ilTthe earnest to ward off its inevitable effects upon the public senti ment, in favour of that grossly injured and traduced gentleman and patriot. Accor dingly, the central Jackson committee at Washington, have issued a notice, humbly begging their partisans to hold still and suspend their opinions at present on this matter, until they can have time to get up a countervailing publication against it. They do not eveB pretend that they have any new evidence in their possession, as' yet, but intimated that they are busv in looking it up ; and in effect, if not in plain terms, acvertisefor their friends to bring forward whatever they can ffnd. If this is Dot putting out “ signals of distress,” we know not what can be considered as a mark of it. The Commissioners to whom the Le gislative Council of Florida had referred the investigation of the practicability *afod probable cost of opening a communication from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic, by the most advisable route through the Promontory of Florida, have made a Re port, which is not very encouraging nor so explicit as was desirable. The project of a-Ship ( hcmnel, of the practicability of which some have been very sanguine, they rejedt as entirely visionary. Ac- qording to |ieir report* “ hills of so dev#- j Five days later from Liverpool. NEW-YORK, FEB. 5. By the Pilot Boat which arrived last night at 11 o’clock, and brought up the Captains of the packets John Jay and Queen Mab, we have received our regular files of London papers to the 7(b, and Li verpool to the 9th of December. Paris dates direct to 2d, and via London to 3d, and from Havre direct to the 3d Decem ber. The John Jay sailed on the 9th, with the Pacific, on board of which is passenger the notorious Snelson, who robbed the Bank at Petersburgh, and escaped to En gland by way of Quebec. The principal part of the money taken from the Bank was found in his possession. From what transpired previous to, and since his ap prehension, there can be but little doubt of his insanity. The Queen Mab sailed from Havre on the 3d, put into Cowes on account of head winds on the 5th, and sailed tbence on the 7th December. The great question in relation to Tur- keyhad not yet been decided; but the opinion that War was inevitable, was con stantly gaining ground. The administra tion prints appear to be preparing the pub lic mind for such a result. We have received, via Paris, news from Constantinople, to the 9th ult. Intelli gence of the landing of Fabvier, support ed by Lord Cochrane, in the Isle of Scio, reached Constantinople while the Divan was deliberatingonthe battle ofNav- arin. The Allies, it was at once conclu ded, had taken part in that enterpiise, and this increased the irritation which had previously existed. On the 9th, it is stated, the Reis Effen- di made known to the Dragomans of En gland, France, and Russia, that all inter course with the threeCourts was suspended till they desisted from interfering in the af fairs of Greece, and till it should be a- greed to give “His Sublimity” an indem nification for the loss of his fleet, and sat isfaction for the affront offered to the Ot toman flag. The Ambassadors are stated to have replied on the 10th, when it was conjec tured they demanded their passports. On the same day the Reis Effendi is reported to have signed to the Austrian Internuncio the desire of the Porte to remain at peace and to have requested his intervention. Warlike preparations, had, however, been ordered on the largest scale ; the fortresses on the Danube had been strengthened, and the Sultan was about to repair to Adrianople. After the Globe had been circulated, an Extra was issued announcing “ that at the date of the last accounts the Ambas sadors of the three Allied Powers had been refused passports for Couriers, so that no further despatches could be ex pectedfrom them ; and that they were ex pected so leave Constantinople immedi ately. The 3 per Cent. Consols had, declined in consequence of this intelligence to 82?. FRANCE.-—-The dissatisfaction a- gainst the ministry continues, and that a change will take place is almost reduced to a certainty. The following is an ex tract of a letter from our correspondent, dated Havre, 2d Dec. “ The elections are nearly over, and will decidely place the ministry in the minority. It is therefore expectod that some changes at head-quarters will take place; probably Pyrumus or Corbiere, the most obnoxious creatures of Villele, will be removed. Even Villele himself appears to grapple still, and not to des pair, drawing to him,, by promises and favors, several of the new Electors.— The Censorship was announced as inten ded to be re-established this day ; bur I scarcely credit it. It is certain, however, that tbe number of new Peers is to be carried to 100, and that all tbe ministers, and their more immediate adherents, are reserving for that closing profusion of ho nors. Cottons are brick, and Sugars ad vancing ; Coffee seems also inclining to revive.” Under Paris dates of 2d Dec. we find the following very important inteligence which, if true, is equal to a declaration of war. The Allies cannot recede, no, would they if they could. PARIS, DEC 2. A courier, who arrived yesterday from Vienna, has brought the following intelli gence : On the 10th of this month a grand Di van was held at Constantinople, and the answers of the Ambassadors of the three Powers was there decided on. 1st. Before any negociation, and t as a preliminary condition, the three Powers shall renounce all intervention direct or indirect, io the affairs of Turkey and Greece. . 2d. The three Powers shaii oafce public and solemn reparation to the Ot toman Porte, for the insult offered tn flagatNavarin. 3d. The three Powers shall engage wholly to indemnify the Sublime Po r t 9 for all the losses resulting from this insult. On the receipt of this answer,Mr.Strat ford Canning demanded a firman, in order to forward it to his Government, aod take its orders. The firman was refused.— The French and RussianAmbassadors did not think fit to expose themselves to r similar refusal. The Austrian Internuncio, M. Otten- fels, alone, dispatched a courier to Vienna, This courier was charged with despatches by the three Ambassador, and it was from Vienna that those arrived yesterday which are destined for the Governments* of France and England. The Imperial Palace at Adrianople was preparing to receive the Sultan, who will go there when he puts himself at the head of the army. Troops and ammunition have been sect to Silistria to put the fortresses on the Danube in a state of defence. The prin cipalities are given upas not capable oi being defended. Wilmington, (N. C.) Feb. fl. Late from South America.—The Schr. Argonaut, Captain Etchbergner, from the Spanish Main, IS days out put into this port iQ distress, on the 31st ult. passengers Mr. James D. Dowie, Mr. Samuel P. Thompson; and James L. .Roberts, Cap tain, and Silas Kelong, mate of the Schooner Ben Allan. We are indebted to the politeness of M r - Dowie and Mr. Thompson, for the relations of souio interesting occurrences, mercantile and political. The affairs and government of Colum bia are yet in an unsetteled state in conse quence of the scarcity of the money ; and of the conflicting opinions, relative to the President Simon Bolivar, who is becom ing very unpopular. This great leader and chicftan, by disclosing views of sel fish ambition ; and by endeavouriug to prevail upon the people, to adopt the con stitution of Bolivia, has tarnished tbe glo ry he had acquired. He is aiming to form a convention, into which he is stri ving to introduce his Generals and others who are his tools and his dupes, in order to establish arbitrary rule. It is currently reported, that he has a. powerful opponent in Gen. Santander ; and another, in Gen. Paez, both of whom are rising in public favour. The civil of ficers are mostly filled with military char acters. A Spanish fleet is cruising off the coas*- of C( lombia. It chased a topsail schoon er, commanded by Padilla, into port.— The Colombian fleet remain in Cartha- gena, entirely dismantled, for want of mo ney, to fit them out for service. From Smyrna.—Extract of a letter from Smyrna, Nov. 12 received in Bos ton ;—“ My last was of the third inst. when I mentioned to you that we had just learnt the affair of Navatino. Since then we know of the Sultan having known of it before it was publicly known. Ho dis armed the populace, forbidding any one, upon the pain oj death, to carry arms, by which measure the usual excesses that follow such events were prevented, aud we are quite tranquil though naturally un der considerable anxiety till we hear of the determination of his Ottoman High ness, and whether he will follow his head strong measures, or agree to the proposed armistice, My own opinion is, that lie must ultimately yield to the demands which is the wisest thing he cau do, or he may loose Greece altogether. We alj hope that the Sultan will yield, which wilt put an end to this protracted war, with its attendant evils. The Admirals have said that they intend to put down all pira cies, and will take strong measures imme diately. Something favourable is don* at Stamboul. “The U. S. ship Warren ha3 been to Miconi, and fired into the town, made the primates of the Island prisoners for a day or two, landed nearly all her crew, and searched the Island, and found two boxei. of opium and some figs. “Lord Cochrane has been at Scio tl but he is gone off. The Greek army, under Col. Fabvier, about 1500 strong, are upoo the Island, endeavouring to reduce the Castle; but to-day Captain Hamilton and the Frnnch Admiral have gone to enforce the armistce, and will probably order the army away.” We are sorry to hear that the New Court House of Butts' County was - burnt down on Thursday night last; and wo learn it wa3 altogether an accident, and took place nearly in the following m»naeri the workmen had been employed to a late hour, and on retiring from work, per haps, threw down a small bit of a burnt^ candle-wick; which might have had on it imperceptible fire, and falling, probably, amongst some light shavings, which are always to be found in a building so much advanced in its erection. We hope this is the only cause, and if so, this misfortune will induce workmen to be more cautious in future. The house was nearly finished and by tbe accident, the Builder, who, we understand, is a worthy old gentleman, of remarkable industry, loses nearly 4or 5, 000 dollars. But we hope there is sym pathy enough in the bosoms of the proper Authorities, to mitigate the loss of the suf ferer.—Jacksonian, FA. 2- Thtatrical Sympathy—At i entation of Mary Stuart, tbe other even ing, when Lord Linsey seizes -Mary by tbe wrist, and leaves the impress of bis gauntlet on her flesh, Mr. Forrest as Douglass, steps between, and says, 'shame! —an honest fellow in the pit, whose feel ing were becoming gradually excited, jumped up crying, “so it is a damned shame ; knock the fellow dowo, Mr. Yoi- rest.”--WV. Y.