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:tl me
Vrfov eiirtfTMv :uii;i#itc:l me by a Mr.
•ITomblv, there ih iiUfe room !o doubt, but
wf.at otie uf the chiefs found slain-on the
belli in advance of fhe Mefcasukian villa
ges, vns Ktfithugce. Francis or HHIiffHa-
.go ar.d IF-.-iUtllcmeid, the prime instiga.-
bir.i nf il.is v.<ir, have been hung; the lat-
for r .mmaml.’d the party who so ;nhu-
jnsi.’v rverifired Scot* andy^ciHnpar.'.ons.
-Col. llytr, wi'li U'e ruailHHfof the T/;n-
iiesnW Volunteers, is in the neighborhood
-v.<! jvill unite with me to-mono - ,v.
IJxap Qimwtsiin Division nf the
South. Town, Suv-any ri-cr,
•20tfc April, 1!I18.
»y Lift communication, dateo
-UsBip before St. 31 a As. 8th nf April, .and
:t m:e to which it referred, advised you ot
7i-y mc.veircnts and operations up to that
rio.x and a* I theu.auvisod tw:, 1 march*
<d f: run that place on the morning of the
Pth. On the evening of'the lfith I v.as
joined by the rear of the J'cnnessee vtfKin-
teer*, afso by the Indians under General
McIntosh, whom Hi#* ieftat Mickasuky,
io tetnir the -eountiv around that place.
.XWiourh the vveatby has been dry and
.(dtasant, and the Aalcrs had subsided in
a great <k-gra», ynr insrch might be said
-toliavc been through water » hieh liept the
jtlifimtry *»< *o *he middle, and tire depth
oftthe Swann'S, a tided fwlie v/antjif forage,
-occasioned the horses to give out dai'y in
great numbers.
On the morning of the l--th, near Eron
finnah, nr Natural Bridges, a party of In
dians were discovered on the margin ol a
swamp mid attackimI by General McIn
tosh, and about aO Tennessee volunteers,
w ho routed them, killing 37 warriors and
“Cuntming sir men anil 97 women and
children: also re-capturing a white woman
who 'had been taken at the massacre ol'
" ‘•colt. The friendly Indians also took
some horse?, end about 500 head of cattle
from th» ,enemv, who proved to be Mc-
queer/V | arty. Vj on the .application of an
c.ii! woman of the prisoners. I agreed that
if McQueen was tied and carried to the.
..emmuauduri of St. Marks, her people
shoulil bejcccivei! in peace,.carried to the
upper tribe* of ‘‘ t freek nation, and
<I:eiv proviriened until ii«vr could raise
their own crops. She-appcared much pleas
.e.l vrlli thexe terms, m,(i 1 ret her at liber-
rty with written iostructio;!, to tile com
inaniian!.-of St. M-•:•!. • to ihut ctt'ect. Hav
ing recoiled i» •> fur ther intelligence from
McQueen, I am induced to believe tlv
■ old wimvv. has complied will* her-part of
'ti e o'.iiigation.
From M. Marks I marched with eight
.days ; >n.'., those that joined me having
licit five, this was done u.'.Jer the expccta-
Vic.n of.reaching this plarr at that time,
.founded upon the report of mv faithful In
dian guide, which I should have accom
plished, but for the poverty of my horses
*and the continued sheets nf water-through
-•which we had to pass. On the morning of
the 15th my scouts overtook a small party
of Indians killing one man, and capturing
the residue, consisting of one man and
-'.couian and two children, and on that
• evening I encamnW, as my guide suppo
sed, within 12 miles ofSuwany. 1 marched
very early on the lGth under the hope of
■being able to encompass & attack the In
dian & Negro towns by one o'clock, L\ M.
but much to my regret, at 3 o'clock, and
-after,inarching' 16 miles, we reached a re
markable pond, which my guide recollect
ed and reported <o be distant six miles
-from the object of iny match: here 1 should
have halted for the -might, had not six
-mounted Indians (supposed to be spies)
who were discovered, have effected their
..escape; this determined me to attempt by
a forced movement to prevent the removal
.. ofthsir effects, and, if possible, themselves
from crossingttlft river; for, my rationsbc-
.ing out, it was all important to secure
,their supplies for the subsistence of mv
troops. Accordingly, my lines of attack
•were instantly formed aud-pnt in motion,
.-and about sun-set my left flank column,
-composed of the 2d regiment of Tcnnes-
see-voluntecrs, commanded by Col. Wil-
jie.iusqn, and a part of the friendly Indians}
tunder Colonel Uinard, having approaches
-the-flank ol the Centre town and com-
•inevded their attack, caused ine to quick-
>en thc pace of die centre composed of tlie
.regulars, Georgia militia, and my volun
teers, Kentucky and Tennessee guards, in
.order to press the enemy in his centre,
•whilst the right column, composed of the
lstregiment of Tennessee volunteers, un-
. tier Col. I>yer, and a part of the Iriendly
'Indians, headed by General Mclutosli,
-.who had preceded me. were endeavoring
fo tumhislcftandcutoffhisretreat-to the
.river- They, houfcver, having been previ-
.ously informed of our force, py a precipi-
tafe retreat gnon crossed "the river,
- where it is believed Colonel Kanard with
-his Indians did him considerable injury.
'Nine negroes and four Indians were found
•-dead, and two negro men made prisoners,
•tin the lrkb foraging partite were sent oat
.anil found a considerable quantity of corn
and some cattle. On tbc 18th having ob
tained some small craft I ordered Gene-.
. rat Gaines across the river with a strong
.deUchr.eut an.' 1 two days provision, to
-pursue tbc eiicmy. Tlie" precipitancy of
ctheir-flighl was soon discovered by the
..gr-at qaanrity of goods, corn, 4cc. strewed
•sjhrcw i-ie swamps; and convinced General
*Sr,:';re- that.pursuit was in vain. Nine In--
idi-.ns and five negro prisoners were takeg
liav uur Indians. .The ayWence of the haste
J in aewch for citlio toft hpneq. both df United SkU*s be mqiieatsd- to lay tief.^cJc-retary^r1<®te,'frot»;thc fltli |
•which wrote, much wasted by the army. -t»i» hoasenny c>;rr«>ponvlencc which may r 31st uf August-inclusive* fcliisg
- - -■* • {,•*»* tjte,, , k ) 4Ce Wiween Uii* gofernmenl ‘
About SO head of rattle Were procured,
but from.the reports accompanying Gene
ral Gaines’s, which ia due time will be
forwarded to you, and the dtaobedieoce of
Ilia orders by’the Indiana, not one pound
was brought into camp.
As soon as time will.permit, I shall for-
■ward you a detailed account of the vari-
-ous little affairs with the enemy, accom
panied with reports of the commanding
-officers ot detachments; suffice it for the
vjrith which lie enemy had fled, induced amdee no apology'Tor tkifetnotipn:
tfljejjeneral to confine.hiireconnoisauce Btnolvtd, i'bat Ahe preaidsnt .of
present to add, that every officer and sol
dier under, my- command, wdicn danger
appeared.flewi-J a steady firmness, which
convinced me that, in the event of a stub
born conflict, thev would hove realized
the best hopts of tlieir country anil gen
era!.
I believe 1 may say that the destruction
of this place, with the possession of St.
Marks, having, on tlie night of the 18th,
captured the late Lieut. Ambrieter, of the
t’ritisii marine corps, and as represented
by Arbuthnot, successor to Woodbine,
w-dl end the Indian war for the present;
and, should it be renewed, the position
taken, which ought to be held, will enable
a small party to put it down promptly,
I shall order, or take myself, a cecon-
roisance west of the Appalachicola, at Pen
sacola point, where, 1 am informed, there
arc a few Red Sticks assembled, .who are
fed and supplied bv the governor of Pen
sacola. My fiealth being impaired, as soon
as this duty is performed, the positions
taken, well garrisoned, and security given
to the southern frontier (ifdie government
have not active employ forme) I shall re-
-turn to Nashville to regain my health. The
health of the troops is much impaired, and
I have.ordered the Georgia troops to Hart
ford, to be mustered, paid and discharged.
The general having communicated his
wishes and that of his troops to be order
ed directly there, and reporting that they
have plenty of com and beef to subsist
them to that poiut. I have written to the
Governor of Georgia to obtain from the
state, the ne^ >ssary funds to'pay Colonel
Glasscock's brigade when discharged, and
that the government will promptly return
it. I am compelled to this mode to have
them promptly paid. Mr. Hogan, the pay
master of tlie* 7th infantry (for whom I re
ceived, from Mr. Brent, an enclosure said
to contain 50,000 dollars) pot having
readied roe.
From the information received from'
Ambrister and a Mr. Cook, who was cap
tured with him, that A. Arbuthnot’s schoon
er was at the mouth of this river preparing
to sail for the Bay of Tamper, Sly aid-de-
camp, .lieut Gadsden, volunteered his
services with a small detachment to de
scend the river and capture her. The
importance of this vessel to transport my
sick -to St. Marios, as well as to destroy
the means used by the enemy, induced me
to grant his request. He sailed y t Vrdav,
and I expected to have heard* from him
this morning; I only await his report to
take up the line of inarch on my return to
St. Marks. The'Georgia brigade, by whom
I send this, being about to march, compels
me to close it without the report of lieu
tenant Gadsden.
I have, &c. &c.
ANDREW JACKSON, Maj. Gen. Comdj-
Thc Hon. Secretary of War.
fro EE coxtinueo.3
Congress vf the United States.
IN SENATE.
Tuesday, Drcetiber .15.
Mr. Sokes submitted a resolution to
instruct the committee on post offices
to enquire into the expediency of estab
lisbioga po-t route from FreJericksbmg,
Cartersville, Cumberland court house,
Prince Edward court house, Charlotte
court house, and Halifax court house,
Virginia, by Milton, Salisbury anil
Charlotte, in Nortb Carolina,by .Mason’s
Kerry to York court ’••-use, Pinkneyville,-
Union court house, L-iwrens court house
Swaucey's ferry and Abbervilte court
•use, in South Carolina; ami by Peters-
,r g' Washington, Hamilton and Sparta,
to Millrdgrvillc, in Georgia.
Mr. Fromeutiii submitted the following'
motion:
Umnlved. That the committee on mili
tary affair.- be instructed to enquire into
' e expediency of extending the right to a
bounty in lijols to the soldiers who were
nlisted to serve in the company of Bom
bardiers, sappers and miners, and in the
orps uf ordnance.
A message was received from the.presi
dent of the United States by Mr. J. J.
Monroe his private secretary, transmitting
he documents referred to 111 his message
ot the 17th ult. and not heretofore cum-
mcnirated.
And tlie senate adjourned.
HOUSE OE REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. H. N el»on. ftom tire committee on
the judiciary, who were instructed to en-
uire into the expediency of holding .the
>urt«o» tne United States alternately at
Cincinnati and such other place as may
be hereafter designated by law, made a
report against t ic proposition; which was
ordered >a« lie on the table.
Tlie Speaker laid before the house a
eport from the secretary of war, in obetli
ce to a resolution of this house of tlie
7lh April last, directing him to report
whether any, and. if any, what reduction
ay he it
snim-Bt
and that uf Great Britain, relative t» the*
execution of Arhatlmot and Anwllef.
On motion cf Mr. Rich, who thought
sack a motiun preuulura until the informa
tion promised in the president’s message
should have beep laid before the house,,
the resolution was ordered to lie no the
table.
On motion uf Newton, the committee ol
commerce and manufactures .were dircr-t-
ed to enquire into the expediency ol erect
ing a lighthouse on .Windmill Point, at
the mouth of Rappahannock river, 4:11'
also of placing a floating light on Wil
loughby shoals, between Lynnluvtn biy
and Hampton Roads.
Ou motion ot Me. Poindexter, the com
mittee on public lands were instructed to
enquire into the expediency of granting
tlie several islands in the Tennessee 1 iver
lying v.ithin the limits of the Alabama
territory, for tlie improvement of the navi
gation of the said river.
The engrossed bill autl.eri-.iiig the ex
tension of the pensions to the* widows and
orphans of the militia who fell in battle or
died in service during the lute war, for five
years longer, was read a .third time.
Mr. Smith, of Maryland, made some
remarks, rather of an explanatory than
argumentative nature, on the subject
the bill.
Mr. Butler, Qf Now-IIampshire, con
reiving the discrimination between t!
families of the mihtia.audof the rcguiai
in the proposed extension, to be unjust,
■nuved to recommit the bill to tue commit
.tee who reported it, with instructions
report an amendment, fembraetpg in the
extension the provisions of the 2d section
of the act of April, 1816.
This motion gave rise to some debate
in which Messrs. T. M- Nelson and liar
rison opposed it* as calculated* by over
loading thcbil!, to break it down;& .Messrs
Smith, ot Md. Rich acd PiAkins, support
1! it, as consistent with tne principles o
qnity, w|iicn, in their ail ministration
ought to know nodistinction of persons.
Before the question 011 the pending mil
lion was taken, a motion was made by Mr
Whitman to lay tlie bili on the table, and
negatived.
,Mr. Pitkin then moved to-postpone the
further consideration of the bill indefiii
r.ely.
This question was taken by yeas aud
nays—fertile motion 79; against it 79-—
1’tie votes being equally divided, the spea
kcr voted in the negative, and the motion
was lost.
The question was then token mi re com
initting the bill, without in»ti ucturns to.tlv
comniitteowiio reported it, (that part of ib
motion which includes tlie instruclio
having bien separated Irom the other a
the rrqu st of Mr. Pitkin)—and file v-j|>
stood'as followst-w-for recommitment 6 1
tg 'irist i; 97. the motion was negativ
cd.
The filial question ou the passage of the
bill was tli-n decided as folluws:-—yeas 82
n ivs 79. So the hill was passed, aud sun
to the senate for concurrence.
A message was received from the presi
limit of the United States, .by Mr. J. J
Monroe, his accretary, the same as. that re
ceived in senate, ivnicli was ordered to lie
im the table,
Mr. liopkinson then called up the rcso
lutiou which he yesterday submitted, cal
ling on the president for certain documents
connected with our re!- ions with-Spain.
The Speaker suggested that the mes
sage just received probably embraced the
correspondence the gentleman hajj in view
by his motion.
Mr. liopkinson intimated that he believ
ed it did not.
Mr. Holmes proposed to modify the res
olution, in a manne* which he thought
would meet tho object of the gentleman
and oe free from any objection, so as to
read as follows:
“That -t,.e president be requested to,
cause to be communicated to this house
such further correspondence and proceed
rags in relation to our affairs with Spain
as in hfs opinion it shall not be incousis
tcut witji tne public interest *o divulge.”
Mr. Hcpkiusou accepted this modifies
tion.
Mr. Holmes then said he was in favor ol
the resolution. He should nut go into
detail uf.the particular reasons why he wa»
in favor.of the motion; b’it the committee
of foreign relations had thought a call uf
this kind to be necessary, and he hoped
the house would .grout it.
The resolve was agreed -to, nem. con,
and a committee appointed to present the
resolution to the senate.
And the house adjourned.
laile in the military peace e»tab
of the United Stales, with safety
to the public service; and’whether inv,
!, if any, what change ought to be
■unde in the ratios, aud ip the mode of is
suing it; and, aisa, a system for the c«tab-
liihmcntofa commissariat for the armv
Mr. Colston offered lor consideration
the follow ing resolution, perfacing it with
the reuiati, that, ns the subject of the
Seminole war was one which considerably
the public mind, and on which
member .of the house, and the whole
community, wive desirous of all tie light
Inch could lie. thrown on it, he-should
Wc have only just.disposed.of one large
mass of documents, transmitted to con
gress, and another demands our attention,
of.stlll greater .volume.
The documents yesterday -transmitted
to .congress, consist of, first, the report ol
Judge Bland, one of tlie commissioners
sentlij the executive to South America,
occupying nearly 500 closely written folio
pages. The great length of this letter w ill
prevent, probably, its immediate publica
tion.
Secondly, a letter from Mr. J. R. Poin
sett, of South-Carolina, to the secretary of
state,communicating, by request of the
executive, such information respectin_
South America and iU affairs, as Ins long
residence in those countries, and subse
quent intelligence therefrom, have ena
bled him to give. This letter is also verv
lobg, filling about 200 foiiapages; and wifi
also be precluded, by its length, from pre
sent publication.
Thirdly, of correspondence between the
secretary of. state and l)on Luis de Onis,
the mini-Ur of Spain, from the 23d ol
March to tbe.SOth of November, last, inclu
sive, occupying about-250 folio pages.
Fourthly, correspondence between Mr.
Erring. American minister at the court ol
Spain,.and.l}uiUo»e..Pj»rro, Spanish ,»e-
10ft |U;m.
The two latter series of papers, inti
mately relating-to topics of great interest
to nor country, we shall publish as soon as
we cm., aud besore they cart be published
clscwln.ee..,
It would applet, from the call yesterday
made Gy the- house of ixpresi-ntativon on
fhe^"president «f .the United States, th.v
something is yet wanting to complete the
chain ot ir,formation.-—Aht. IiitrL 16th
iust,
A very satisfactory statement from the
secretary nf the-treasury was communicat
ed to tne senate yesterday, on the snhjecl
of the collection of tlie revenue, Th-
statement forni-hed a comparative view of
the amount of revenue accruing on imports
ar.d tonnage in the two -Erst quarters of
the yehrs 1817 and 18.18—furnishing, in
the language ofsthe secretary, presump
tive evidence that the act of last session,
supplementary to the collection ja^s, l:
had the happiest effects in the prevention
of frauds on the revenue. The facts from
which the c >n< Iusi->n is drawn, are, that
tnu duties scrured during tlie latter peri
ml, (under the present act) exceed those
of the former period, nearly firo millions
nf dollars; that this increase is exclusively
Confined to articles paying a.l valorem du
tie«;and that, while tne duties upon im
ports have greatly increased, the duty
on the tonnage engaged iu the importa
tion of foreign mcrchacili.ce has more con
siderably diminished.—ib. 17th iust.
Frtm th* Chait-zlt* C:t; Cmttte, S3 J ia*.
Coryntr's report.—A jury of jr.qucst wa.
assembled on the evening of the 2t$t ins-
to decide on the causes which led to th
has untimely death of Janes W. Gadsden esc
of our city! The unanimous verdict .0
the jurors was, (aat the wounds of tlie de
cew-ed, of which lie almost instantaneous
ly died, were received front a bayonet
bayonets or some similar y capon used h;
.Vichael Toohty and Marlin looney, hi-
brother. Thomas Crafts,
Coroner/or St. Philip <ind St. M.cfiaci. ^
Shoiking as is the above report, it' is
rendered still more so, by-having been the
cause of a ynong gentleman, named
M'D»vve.j.l, receiving a dang'Tous wound
LATE FROM CALCUTTA.
By the brig Stqpnen, captain Smith, whn
arrived at Newport, in 121 days from Cal
cutta, we have been favored with Calcutta
p ipers to the 27th of July, but they con
tain nothing interesting, being principaUy
filled with their local Affairs. A large ex
pedition was fitting u *>t nt Calcutta to
proiceil.tu the island nf Ceylon. Jibe first
division of transports, with 3000 troops on
board, sailed on the 25th of July, and cap
tain S. passed them at Sangor. Two
ships of ivar, with troops on boarJ, were
>to sail iu a few days after captain Smith.
The Stephen anchored at St. Helena on
the 21st of October, for a supply of water.
The Conqueror uf 74 guns, rear admiral
I’lamplin, two 28 gun ships, and lourbrigv.
were lying tli-re. Captain Smith was in
formed by the British officers, that Bonn'-;
parte had unt been out of his house l«r se-
veral months, jJtcnjnjed gocii health; that
he still continued.viry reserved,and treat
ed the British ofiicers commanding.a.* the
ishtud, wit's the greatest indifference.—
Every article.of provision was extremelj :
scarce and I igh at St. lie! -mi, and the i 11 -
habitants iver,- exp-'riencing .gr- at distri-s-
nn -account <.f the scarcity.—.YVttport.
•Mercury, Iftth inst.
Baltimoke, liec. 1,3.
Trim lhcl*g.b,e}:of the Vbitubrrgh, a;pl Ha.th.ti
On her passage from Buenos Ayr
Montevideo, 28th August, at II, a. 51
saw a ship on shore at Ensenado Spit
with signals ol distress.fly ing, came to am
boarded jxerpshe proved to be the Spanish
ship Trinidad, captain P.dro Antonii
Lorio, who with 9 other transports, sailed
from Cadiz on-the first of May, with 2,200
troops, for Lima, under convoy of the fri
gate Isabel—stuped eight days at Cana
ries, and when in the lat. of 5 north in :
calm, this and another ship separated from
the convoy, todhe southward of the line
the troops on board this ship rose on her;
officers, killed the commander of the troop
(Bandran) two captains, and other officers,
in all, eleven—gained the ship, and
brought her in here, where she ran ashore
the nightprevious with 250 souls on board
Captain Uartlow afterwards learned that
the troops had been well received at Bue
nos Ayres, but that only 35 had joined the
service. A sergent who had been promo
ted to a lieutenancy, was appointed to
command them, who, it was reported, had
been murdered by his own party, on-his
journey from Buenos Ayres to St. Jago
FftQ.M EjYGI.AA B,
Chaseesto*, December 23.
London .papers, to the 29fh October*
were received yesterday by lhe ship Far
tor, captain Hamilton, from Madeira} they
contain nothing particularly interesting.
Accountsdrom Valenciennes .stale, Bli
the conferences at Aix-lAsChapp'Ke wet-
to have dosed on the <ili November.
Accounts ffroin Manchester state, th.
cotton spinners are very actively engage*
’ram the immense number of onjets "fo' 1
twist lately received from Russia an-*
Hamburg. It is further stated, that then
is every prcbability of an extensive trail
soon comnjencing with Sqqth-Amt.ic*
which .will compensate for any derlim |
that inay take place in the commerce w;tl
the-Unitcd States.—Tciriot,,
to prevent the above fatal
.9 the unhappy perpetra-
istrous outrage upon jhf
I of society, are in prison
ial, ive tlvcm it iitsxpcdi
upon the attendant :ircum
stances «>f th* horrid deed. Mr. Gvdspe.-.
was an upright and estimable citizn, an.' 1
has left a numerous family ia bowal thej
untimely bereavement- * Ediors.
CAPITAL TRIALS. [
At the circuit court of the Unit’d States
sitting in this town, yesterday the rauti
neersof the schr. Plattsburgh were irrain-
ged,and Mouday tho 28th irist. was qipniu.-
ted for their trial. They are iiidicyd or
five several charges; three for rnurdlr, viz
ot the captain, the mate and the sujercar
"0 of the Plattsburgh, one lor piraijr, am
the fifth for piracy and murder under th.
statute. They were arraigned on He tw
first indictments only. Messrs. S. L
Knapp, and Hooper, were at the ir ruin est,
S'igneil as th-.:ir.counsel.—Boston Baity
Advertiser, \5lh inst.
Extract of a letter received at -Monte Video, da
ted 6>h Oct. 1816. politely communicated to
Mr. Eacaville, at the Mercian:,’ Coffee House,
by captain Bart low.
The director announced last night at the
theatre, that the post from Mendoza, which
had been evacuated by the Spaniards, am)
was in possession of the patriots, (this is
gencrallybelieveilbut wants confirmation '
Captain Sheriff, of the British frigate An
Iromache, writes that the vice king of
Lima, had agreed with him to some ar
rangements for opening that port to the
English, but that the merchants had resi,
ted, ami have agreed to pay 750,000 dul
lars quarterly; this they cannot comply
with. There are letters from Lima whirl
speak in strong temi9 of the tottering
power of the Spaniards.
The negroes say their friend 'San Mai
tin will snon be with them—many of the
rich old Spanirds are moving off. The
Cfiiii and Valparaiso squadron consists*
f nine vessels well equipped, and .were all
ready to go against Talcuhana, so that if
the foregoing.nows should not be true
there is every-probability ol their being
able to take it—they the'n have only one
point of attention, viz. to go direct to Lima
—we are all well pleased with the pros-,
pect of affairs in that quarter.
-Extract of a letter dated Oct. 10, 1818,
Sir—Fivedays past si rived here a valua-
: Spanish ship, prize to -the privateer
Union, taken on her passage from Cadiz to'
Vera Craz, laden with wine, oil, silk
goods, etc. A very late lettfe from the
Spanish merchants in Lima, Fays the ne
groes here are becoming very unruly—all:
the wealthy families who could, were em
barking from Panama, .and several indi
viduals had snipped themselves with gold
nti silver, to the amountof two and a half I
millions of dollars, onboard vessels bound
Cadiz.
Counterfeit Ba\f Dollars are said to be
circulation at Poiladelphia, but are ea
sily detected, from their being much light-
-- ihan t^tye*! coin. " ' j - j
'A late Plattsb’irg paper, after quntin;
the following from'the Montreal Herald
that. House’s .point is found to be an tft<
Canada side.of lint ,45; lays “To sliov
“tho incorrectness iff the above, it.is onl"
“necessary to states that line 45 has n«
•‘been laid down by the commissioners ap
‘pointed for that purpose.’-’
STEAM BATTERIES.
The navy commissioners have agree
with Messrs. Robert M-Quoen & Co. pro
prietors nf the Columbian Foondery an
Steam Engine Manufactory, qf this cit'
lor the engine and machinery for a ne*
Steam-Frigate, which government have ar
thorised to be built under the .law for th
gradual increase of.the navy. The modi
of the vessel they have had prepared, an‘
which iias .becn forwarded to tlie.commit
sinners, is entirely differentfrom this Ful
ton battery,.ami. avail possess all the qusl'
lies of ordinary ships of vrar.—JVat. .At
vacate. * -
I
The winter-Tias commenced .early, an
Mith unusual .severity. Already is ti.
Schuylkill locked in icy fetters; and af>
days and nights, wkh the present degr>
of cold, will undoubtedly close the navigi
tion of (he -Delaware.—-Philo. Bax. :18j
inst.
A gentleman of this city whq'le!1t2fots»
cola, the 6th inst- informs us that 5Q I
•Spanisli troops, destined to gairison tin) I
place, were mumently expected from thj
Havana. A^pW^er of strange sail hxl
been report® • he Bay, and were sup
posed by so: \ r he patriot .privaieeq,
waiting.to iiiti.i«^if the transports ii^ whi ji
the above force fnd embarked.
Large purchases of real estate,-in ant i-
bout Pensacola, hail been made by many if
our citizens under the impression that.the ,
Kloridas were ceded ts the United States
As none but subjects can legally .hold 4
free-hold uml-rthe Spanish government,
great losses-wi|l no doubt he ustained
such persons as. have-ventured .in this pi>’|
mature speculation.
Our informant also adds, that the repo*'
of governor Massot -and garrison bein’
captured by patriot ernizers, after the;
embarkation from Pensacola for .Havan-
was confirmed. They .were carried ’to
rendezvous of the patriots, south of -Can:
peachy, .where, after being detained a shot
time, they were conditionally released
and have since arrived at Havana.—nii
gusta Chronicle, Zith inst.
*Savannah Poor-House
ATO
Hospital Society.
An-election will be held at the court-house «P
Monday, the 4th Jamury next, from nine till-too
o'clock, for .twelve manager* for the governmar.
nf the Poor-House aad Hospital for tbe.en.-uinr
year. The following geudemen are appointed
to superintend the election: Jama MoameoK
Jon* Uvu. Jossra Foouxe, Josxnt Haasr
,11*. Joseph a. Pilot.
The members of the society arc requested to^
lireparedto pay np their annual wbacriptiuna/-
The generous'and humane, who have not yet aoi
■cribsd, are solicited to come forward and con tr
bote to the support of this useful and beneroler
instillation in .order that its inieresting ohjecla m*
he effectually carried into execution. The .a.
counts for the present year will be published or.-
tfave •Gazettes of this city for the-inform* tion of it
members ot the society.
Bu order -f We Board of Manager*.
JOSEPtt CPh*“”"*