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iSAVANMAH REPUBLICAN ‘4 *ajd, to wpsrartfaoT ■'QOfiCfD, vkfcL r.urn- FMEDERWIC ti. VKhCf- riTV PKISTBR. * bail-1 tmi. 6»»« PATJKLE IH ADTAUCE. ■ ArytLi nn in il* imnnann both rirtu—Ann iron bi n»iiB». vn ££ _ „ JWIBCTXIl] 7. f.VES Mtinf'Hit fanlen vitkt. ttmtMtfy edtM *La- <lici'' Delight” in tgemm in December. Sweet floater! Hurt bloany n**S4 December** bluU, Meek emblem of ifce Qucs an J pious breast, 'Of virtue, ^hkb-tbeaiuiui-Oflire sutiasta . And give* on eauth a tcete of-t-svenl) reata ^Yhtrr are thy f»y conipuaans of the Spring? And those that oticM fiur6dnuser’tiultry teigni Cone to Iheir dvilj bed,—no more to bring Delight to all, xrxJ-piocO) (be brow iifnaia. Around thee, late,I matkeiT thejft'ragraot-elwTmf, Some, tow’nng high,-with (lately *tnp erect; tSoeae, lowly creeping, aongnt, with (lender arms, TneneighfcMmg»!irii’ 1 4heirwi»!:nes»to j.roUet. * Of different hue*, and various gift* possess'd. They flout tilt'd''n tali ibe skilful florist's hand, •gn soft, argute,or gwe-ly Jivtry crew'd, t by show'xs ytfreih’d, by whup’ring aephyn . '. "taon'cL* ‘ "Vlheo Auiu»nVM«UteaiClelil’d the perly dew. Their leader fbiUge fijtt the clullme p» wt *S ’’Wtlli'ting.'-flitysuuk to earth, from whence they grew, And onlyiho-j-JurriTV, sweet lonely flower! ’ *Ti» thus witbmaci-bthi! friends that with him grew, In iiftVgsy Spring, whets di was new and fair, "When hope'll glad promise neem’d forever true. And smiling 3;>y-dt&tioe bid Xo Care; 'Those friends dept: i~6y death's ec.ldel tiling frost Nip’t^nne'bt ofte/thry perish from ha side; All, save their cherish'd memory, u lost; Tlnir tow’rit|g ^riAt2eur, anil their blooming pride. J -Ah! since ’tivtlms.-rinee beauty fades and diet. And’ youth and-frienda and joy so soon depart, ; flinee ail that charm’d On Earth-forever dies, Whrnbcath’eetern mandate stills each beating , heart; Xfrt-uvtn Hrsten out’hoard-of bliss prepare, '"here flowers of happiness perennial blow, 'Where love and friendship, jinalloy'd with care, iidevety heart with estaey o’erflow. URANIA her was to be augmented in - a few days ^British subjects; Arb»thtiot and Ambns- 'tar, tie’speech observes as follows:— pies of tlie instructions to the command EPIGRAM. ■} Whilst Faanrr kiss'd her infant ctrej » You bite my lip, ahe cried, my dear;— ‘ The smiling child, tbq’half afraid, ' Thus to bia beauteous mother mid— With we, Mamma, Oldo not qautrB- 1 thought your bp had been my coral. IMPROMPTU. d’ve heard, "nine Tailors make a nan,** And if Report’s no rsder, I’ve also heard (deny who can) Ten Dandies mot-e a Tailor, A MIRACLE PAEATLF.U-.n. Lord Kellie was amtising the comp with an ng the company vermin! of a sermon lie had heard in Italy, in w hich ’be nrirmt related the miracle of St AAihn- ’ ny, when preaching on thip-board, attracting the A hes, which, in order to listen to his pious ’disenura*. held their heads not of the water on perfectly welt betiwe the miiacle,” said lla - TV Erskine, ‘forwhen yur lordatiip was at church, there was at least tnefeh tut tf the water." lira greet‘bud-y of mep.empUiyrd.oti the basks- of the river. -‘Xfeleiytea are ap- fiHStttdcft every manufacturing town in the kiugtiom; aed ihe subscription for flack person ji.ont-penny per-weeX, which ta- kwn at f)Q,000, : - atnoant to upwards of •2401. weekly. " • "-'■•4.0UD0S, January 20. It is always with pleasure that we lay before our readers Authentic account* tv n (litis to shfw the progressive improve* ment m trade andmanufactures, and con- sequrntly in thej^venoe ofthe country, With this feeling wc now submit, K-'-at Liverpool-paper, the subjoined statement, which.exhibits a most gratifying proof of the rapidly increariag prosperity tit that port, the second in the British empire, .PORT OP LIVERPOOL. The following ia an account of the num her of vessels reported at the custom house for the year 1818, with those Of tip- previous year:—this account does not in clude the vessels employed in the coast ing trade:— From January 5„1CH!, to Jinuary 5,1819. From Europe ' 807' British from Soriigp ports -8i7 Fiireign from foreign porta 3S9 Ireland and Ids of,Man 1824 . ; Total 3817 From -Iittusry-5. 1817, to January 5, 1818. From Purope • 509 Bribtb-fnfla -foreign ports 97# Foreign liwn foreign ports 374 Ireland and Isle of Man 1846 Total > 3100 Increase in arrivals in 1818 717 And 233 more than 1815, in which the arrivals were greater than at any former period since tht establishment of the port. The number of-vesseli arrived from the Ka*t.indies lari year (and included inth» above statement) was • 34, comprising 26,852 tons- The number wich have clear ed out froth this p ort -since the opening of this trade exceed one hundred. The number of vessels employed ih'Uve, coasting trade (including those from Ire land with grain only) may be computed at from 2300 to 2500; exclusive of 10 to 15 vessels daily navigitmg the Mersey be tween tliis port and the Weaver and tlie dsn key navigations. JVoat -Delft Mcttengcr of Dec. 28. AMERICA* PRESIDENT'S SPEECH. The speech of the Amcricari.prcaitleiit TVilh respect to the excuunn cT the two in; general; df his. correspond ®i’» r y with’ ths secretary of war, eyplailwig his mo tived, xnd justifying his conduct, with a copy of the proceedings of lire courts-mar tial of the trial uf« Arbuthnot and atnbris- tcfiand «l the eorrespondeace between the secretary of state and the minister plenipotentiary cf the United States at .Madrid, -with the government ot Spain, will bs Taid before congress,” Tiniisabject wifi, perhaps,be adverted to in ths debates of congress, and a cor respondence between the British ambassa dor anti tlie American minister, upon this extraordinary occurrence, is expected to be ameig the papers to be submitted to our oun house of commons. But the most important part of this speech, is the anuesation ol the new coun try (jhi Illinni*) to tne union. The ex tent ofthe federal government has been almost doubled within tlie isst twenty years: too it may soon become a question, whethet it will not be at last too large and iinvieidy for the purposes ol any com bined pilitical movements. The particu Ur slabs, indeed, have tbeirown laws end government, and are only united for poli- vity took placeaboutlD milesTro-n Calcut ta, and in tUo same: pfa’cej during'flic preceding year; SO widows were burnt alive with their deceased husbands.” Tie little-marquis of Casa Trejo, is making every effort, br one sweeping plan' and dreadful blow, M annihilate the iitde-' pendenoe of South America, and put an end todhe revolution at onre. He con templates raising 10,000 menfor Venezu ela, 8 008 for Mexico, 14,000 for Bouno-, Ayres, and 8,000 for Chili—in all 40,000 These calculations are made in his cabinet at Madrid, while smoking a comfortable TJU.tyjt further inter il it improves. The Pro'ilocti’ins are chirfly rice and indigo.-— West Fiorina is about 520 miles from eait to west,am) from .40 to 80 in width from north to sooth; on V* west it is bounded by the river MHlsSstippiA-and on the’eastby Apptllschicola. The country is pleasant knd the soil is exceedingly fertile, so that the inhabitants have sometime* -two or three harvests of write in the same jrear. Towards the coast it is flat, but rises gra il dally into bills, which are covered with verdure nnd large trees, such as white and red'oak, crab oak, mulberry, magnolia, pine, hickory, ryprc-ss, red and white ce- aoji length between states, placed, 6ome or ttiem at least, at (be distance of two thousand miles from each other,—differing in climate, laws, habits, character, and in altnast eve ry thing but language. Ft is, however, a most cheering consid eration to observe, in this .great country, how little the national cxptn liture presses upon the income and labour ofindtvidual*. There are no internal taxes; no excise; no poor rates. The customs are tne only im poritiiri, and they are laid upon the im ports of foreigners; and inasmuch as they tend to encourage the manufactures ol America, they are a popular tax, in the country; papalito. The ministry did the same in I dar, ifc. Orange ond lemon trees grow our revolution. But how to raise the 1 here without cultivation.and produce bet- “ways and means” to pay these troops— I ter fruit than inSpain smlfortugsL They presuming that they could be collected [have vines which yield grapes equal in si*e together, imprimis—he intends to make j and flavour to the best muscadine; and over in fer simple, Majorca, Minorca and they have •abundance of other fruils of Ivica to Hus silt; the Canary Islands to I excellent flavor. The cabbage tree fnim- Hollr.nd; Cuba to John Bull; and Porto | nis.hes a food that is pleasant and wbrtle- Ricw, Santa Domingo and the Philippine I some. Cotton is produced in great plen- Islands to-France—and they will loan the ty; as wcl. as flax anil hrmp. Among the needful. This is to “paying “ear for the J richer productions or ti e country, we may whistle."” In the first place, the Balearic J reckon cochineal and judigo. The coasts Islands belong already to Russia for the!furnish oysters and amber. The rivers ships and frigites sold to Spain, and they [abound in fish, but arc molested by alliga- wiil get them whenever Great Britain con-1 tors. In the western parts are numerous consents to have an . active rival in *he [ herds of cattle and flocks of sheep: hoss Mediterranean. Holland wants no more [ also, whose flesh acquires an excellent fls- colonies, and the allied sovereigns have | vor from the acorns and cites nut* on which forests tical'and federative purpoies, but it, is , ,, „ . , ,, scarcely possible. w« think, lo preserve, suffi- iontly strengthened that kingdom; J they feed, are numerous. In the. fur an/length of time, an intimate union Cuba is too near Florida for Great Bri- [and deserts are found several specie* of 1 s tain to possess—wc can occupy it more j wild beasts, and also a variety of birds.— conveniently, and France requireyno new | In summer the air is very hot, but in «ev«. Islands;—-altogether, the project is a kind j ral places it is pure and wholesome; tho of Captain Bobadil one, and which coulem- j winter is commonly temperate, though tho.. plates giving up real ami valuable posses-] cold sometimes destroys she orane- trees, •ions for doubtful contingencies. Better] The rivets arc covered with ice. The offer Spain forXale, at once, if a good price j principal town in West Florida is Fens*. a I . S ? i. a ! _ A •_ A 2 y .1 7 I A,.l*i s«vil an It' a -- 4 17 K.. m. .1,. Q 4 A .. • (in.. European Intelligence. A London paper of the 11th Jan. states. That so many extensive tail ore* have not Taken place since 1810, as have lately been recorded. -On the -6th, seven F- ench house* stopped payment, nn the next day • leading merchant of that city, who wa* a principal bank director, and a member of parliament. “'In the Tth, otfier fail- aircs were aftnounred, also one of the ’first houses in 'London, whose credit had ■nvver been doubted, was obliged to -suspend payment. This concern is said <n have failed for 300.0001. sterling, being the greatest failure since that of Fnrdyce in 1792. No failure ever excited more interest than this; the high reputation of this boose for probity, has drawn forth much commisseration for it misfortunes. To close, two other houses stopped pay. inert on Saturday.’*’ The Monarch, of OSD tons, with a ns oi lier of recruits from <Kngli*h .regiments, ■Jus left the Downs to join the expedition : to-Vew-Qren»da, under the command of .ger.er il MacGregor- This is said to be the fifth vessel fitted out for that purpose, At London. A letter from Marseltlea. dated Jan. 10, to a commercia) bflflte in Baltimore, aav* joniW'of^“co’tonJaK'.quSe in calm. ' “Several large fatluresof French houses have lately taken place iu Paris,and some haute* here have stopped payment, since tiie 4'h in«. ••Annexed,* is file name or one house here, for your government; but it is not j t -isrortaioed xo w.'iac amount it has -tdiiC’l.” •AlMttgcKtrp. Fitch $ Co. A I-Her from Liverpool of the 228 of January states.-that on the previous da v «pw*nl»ul 30 vesseh’had -sailed from that .paotto tlie East Indies, in oUl«r (o.pur- •dioe cott-m, .-.ml that.they were exacted :t<> return ia the coarse of this year. The W tt-r-«tate»jthatthia specufat-onta pkelv Ao h’ ! very unprofitable, at some ships have ■Arrived loaded withXheebsve freight, since^ ■the other-vessels wren afivst, aqd ths coT- tou fetched no more than 6d per 4b, the tostprice in the Esst Indies; consequent ly the erpences of the voyage, freight etc. will (all heavily opon the m rrhants.” * Aft extensive and alarming combination of mechanic# And artists, has taken place ifrfinglatid. Thrir protassed object is to is always considered in this country, as only secondary in importance to the king’s speech, upon tho opening of parliament— America being thp-onJy state arhicli can at ill compete with us in commercial enter- irixe and naval strength, she is nafut'all'y ooked upon witb'an eve of constant vigi lance and jealousy. Her political and na tional movements are considered with ear nest attention, and they excite in usan in terest corresp.indent with their magnitude and importance. America is in truth, t cuuntry wh'Jifl inciflasing power,civiligi t on, active an independent spirit - (not ex empt perhxpsfrom some tincture of ktnbi lion,) are bringing her daily into a nearer c-mtactwith the European commonwealth -f states. She is however,to be co i-ider- ed in another sense, in which her cnarac. ter becomes more mat'iiificient ’ and a gust- She is tne fonntain from whi to- waters of tivrtation -flow tnrough an im inense portion of the habitable globe. She ia daily enlarging the sphere of law, justic and religion, and introducing, hand i hand with -them, the comforts of evil sort e(y, and the consolations of religion. She i-i, in truth, a missionary on the urand.-s’ scale. She is fulfilling the great purpose o' Providence, ia bringreg the w->rl<T bt legrees (that portion of it at least winch has been neglected by other-.) into order ind law. Immense tribes of Indians are constantly engraft 'd upon her comprehen sive stock, and imbuded with those jtrinci pies of government and law, the know! edge and love of which, when once com municateii tomes, are never forgot ton or extinguished. The annals of mankind, we believe, do not aflurd an example of a people, once recovered from barbarism, relapsing into the savage state. India and China are in stances of the contrary; they have been the same for a multitude uf ages. If such be the state of America, and such her relation, not only to us, but to the whole world, her natiou.il character, and her pro-perity, are matters not only ol importance, but of affectionate con-ideration forEuropeatn-; and, aa such; we has* always been accustomed to regard them. National jealousy, and the subor dinate object* of commercial rivalry, be come lust under such considerations; 'and we look upon her encreasing'and flourish-, condition, as a boon to the whole world, :imla» o m»—-— 1 ——W-t good to the ttutuiQ race. With respect to the present speech of the president, it does not afford many to pics for novelty. It intimates that the cornmemal arrangements between Ameri ca and England are likt-ly to be concluded upon a scale of great extent, and princi ples of mutually liberality- Wo do not regard this, however, «s an advantage to either country* for commercial treaties are i-ure to be infringed, and then national quarrels are the consequence. Whereas, if commerce be left entirely to itself, if will very well -consult and guard ita own interests. The dispute with Spain is alluded to, and the present condition of the Florida* is critically examined. Jt certainly ap- p-ara, that tne president expected that the. -Sp mish government would.havrtiftded the F-britlaa to. the United States;Spain not •ring in a condition to scuafy-the lUmahds' of <the United States upon her treasury, and bring yet. lew able to keep the fruatief provinces "in due subordination. It is not tv be quest ioned, that Spain would gladly sell the Fioridas to A marten; and Ameri- ' Tbe hopes long entertained of acquir tngjin intimate knowledge of the ulterior of Africa, are’ likely to be soon realized.— A very iptelagent nod enterprising gen tlemun, named Bndeck, unappalled by the danger and - difliutlties of the under -taking, and failure of nuny adventurers to-penetrate into-the heart of that contin ent, havrecently returned to England, af ter having overcome those -difficulties* and succerafinty explored the kingdom of the Ashautets,. in which he resided._fur.Hx inmiths. During the first halt of this in terval ho was'inikrccrated in a (IpngciHi, and expected hourly to be put to death.— The king of the* Ashan tees was greatly in- ervsted by this stranger, anil -had him of ten brought from (lis-ceh to thu Palace, lor the purpose of. inquiring ft ora whence he came, aud tlie-purpose of his visit. These interviews always tijok place in the dead of the night, autl upon one early occasion his tnajetty met Mr. JJodcck balf-way in the •lark. - AfieT -repeated conversation his majesty became quite satisfied with res .iflct to tV: inlerui ms of the stranger, \vh- was .libilated,- pixd***fiRf*^he last tbte- nihrith* «Phis'st.ty lie resoled at the cou: t. and wast treated with great kindness.— Among the curious and valuable articles brouglithttmeby Mr.- Bndeck, is a genpraph ical history of. tbe Asfiante’e kiogdom, it tlie uatiae language, and ah account of tin; jravi-ls-aiid death df Mungo Park. "He rep resents tlfe kiugof the Ashantees as a rao-t able and intelligent m.in, HlVebserva timmand questions, which were incessant, displayed strung natural discernment and intelligence, and hr wan particularly anx i-us in his inquiries respecting the policy ■•f tlie European guveruinenU.—London paper. no URiBLE PHENOMENA! GAL VAN ISM On the 4th of No», last, various golva- nic experiments were nude on the ho ly of the murderer Clydsdale, by Dr. Ure. with'a voltaic battery of 270 pair of 4 incl- plate*. _ Tlie results were truly appalling. On moving tlie roil front, tne hip to the heel, the knee being previously bent, thr leg was thrown out with such violence, a* nearly to overturn one’of the assistants; who in.-vain attempted to prevent its ex tension. In (he 2d experiment the rod was applied ti the phrenic nerve in the neck, when laborious breathing instantly commenced; tie chest be ived and felt: the belly was protruded and collasped, with relaxing and retiring diaphragm; aud it it thought, that.but from/Xhe complete eva cuation "f Wood, pulsation might have occurred..—In the sd experiment, the su praorbital nerjre-WMVouched, when every muscle io the* murderer’* f ace u thrown into fearful, action.” Th»-*««o» was hideous—several of the spectators left the roocr, and one gentleman actually tainted, from terror or sickness!!—In the 4th experiment, the transmitting of the electrical power from the spina} marrow to the ulnar nerve, at the elbow, -the fin gers were instantly put in motion, and the agitation -of tbe arm was so great, that the corpse seemed topoiat to the differentvpei - tators, some of whom thought it had come to life. fir. Ure appears to be of opinion, that had not iacission been made in the blood-vessels -ol the necit, aud the spinal marrow been lacerated, the criminal might have been restored to life! can be obtained in specie.—.National Ad vacate. Persian Princes.—Two Persian Princes were in England at the last date—in the acquisition of knowledge—one Meerza i Jaafir HailyZaney, the other Meerza Sau-J lih. They Save acquired a perlect knowl edge ofthe English langung- and read the j works ofthe British poets (Milton, Byron and Moore) with great delight. Th{y i nave visited th?celebrated Hannah M«o cola,and in East Florida St. Augus tine.— The population of \Ve*t Florida is incon siderable; Mobile and Pensacola together* not containing above 1500 souls. YELLOW STONE EXPEDITION. now nn st.uh.ij xauurexa. k Copy of a letter from an ofHcerof the Yellow Stone expedition, to his Iriend at -Belli l- i.te, dated Martin’s cantonment, 14th jan. 1819 Sir, The conduct of -the Kansa", since our arrival at this place, has been so au- Saulih has dircctel h I attention, to the. I dacious, and even outrageous,as to indue* art of printing: has made much proficiency Leapt. Martin, the commanding officer, to in it; acd intends to-carry to Persia a large 1 seize their chief, wiili several of the prin- printing apparatus cipal offenders, and confine them do ths The first letter of Algernon Sydney has-[guard house, in irons. been republished in the Traveller, Lon don: it .occupies (our columns. We are | These reputed unsophisticated brings are deeply versed in intrigue and deceit, iot sorry to see—it is honourable to our J ahhougli the style of the bar is a Ian- country. That writer is one among the J guage as little known to them as that of -few who have stood forward to defend tlicir country against the reproach of conn "teniihcing military despotism, as sangnina ry and horrible as any that -ever stained the record* of history. It is stated in the London papers, that an infusion of the anthoxantum odoratum, or early, vernal sweet-scented meadow grass, from old meadows well fed and mowed, and well got up,has been proved io be more agreeable and nutritious Ilian any tliat it to be uitde from anx tea that can be produced from China. This teA is China. After a punishment of a few days'* con finement, the commanding officer arraign ed xheia before him, specified the cli.ngee exhibited against them, and admitted theia to plead in their own behalf. They were-charged, 1st. With theft, dealing both public and private property from the garrison, while permitted to en camp near it. Thus repaying our civility aud hospitality with insult and ingrati tude. 2. With having repeatedly robbed our tor-ferousand saccharine,andis said tobej hunters of their game, ammunition, and uitrii!<tus,exhileraiiug, and, instead of re-1 wearing apparel, thereby breaking those f ixing, to give a tone to the fibre* ot the ( banks of peace and friendship which thgy stomach, to create appetite, and promote j had ple-dged themselves to observe.— digestion. The gentleman who is said to J Thus proving themselves false and (reach, have made the discovery hssbeen called by I eroua, unworthy either our protection or mis female friends “Emperor of Hay-tea.'” I confidence. A species of’grass, found in North Caroli-1 In reply to these charges, their chief ua has JLong' been used as a substitute for [rose,and,after casting his eyes over the China tea,'producing an excellent and [guard of soldiers which invested him, thus whoiegonso beverage, to which the inhabi tants.are very partialIVashingtcn City Gan. addressed the commanding officer; “Father.- Your young men are prescrib ed within certain bounds;-not one of them can pais that chain of sentinels without | your poruiissio;; thus ever within your power, you govern Diem -with ease. Rly warriors, impatient of restraint as the wild The following brief notice of Florida is I horse in the toils of the hunter, brook Vie taken from Rees’ cyclopi dar. in a few j control; free as tbe air which they breathe. niXtn wasoiKoToir errr ojlcsttx. FLORID i. days we shall furnish, in a aeries of num hers, a more particular account of thi. delicious region, now about to forts an in legral part uf our Union light and impetuuus as tbe antelope, they bound over mountain and moor, in the purr suit of pleasures which nature has ordain*, ed they should ei.joy, Tn confine tnera Florida is bounded on the north by | to one valley would deprive them of their Georgia, on the east by the Atlantic, on the south by the Gulf of Mexico, and on the west by tlie, Mississippi. The country is said to have been discovered by Sebas tian Cabot, in thcycar 1796, 18 years be fore it was know to the Spaniards; but re subsistence; they would pine and die in penury aud want. “Fatlier—These woods and streams are obi s; tlie beaver which inuu'rit this river* and- tbe buffaloe which range in these for ests are ours, tneir skins aflurd us clothing ca would gladly boy tbem;.6ut she wants p&vent any innovations of thefr rightail? take them in satisfaction bf bye-gone -arid privileges by their employers. Tlie ciaiqt*, whilst Spain i« desirous of a new saadnx regularly eacolled, amount, it h contract, and ofaJsdttrtargiin. V .*'-1 A “I- ' A.: ' Immolation.—'The following account of hutying a woman alive with her deceased husband, isfromihe Calcutta Gazette, 9th July last. , - “A ttolsbeing dug for the purpose, about JiJtrS feet, agd 3 in diameter, the -bodies 1 were placed, upright therein; upon which their relations threw in the earth, and the eldest son, about 19 years.of awe, danced; over-tbe-bodies in the hole, flnd -trod the earth,down as it was -thrown in, until it came over their beads, when a general shoot closed the' monstrous and horrid, ceremony. No complaint br cry was ut tered by th» patient sufferer. The above »ho«fcinginato&««afo(yctfUliOBaaddtpra- ceived its name from John Ponce, who j and a shelter from the rude blast ot winter; sailing from Porto Rico in 1513, landed ] their meat a luxurious subsistence. Shall here in April, when the country appeared J wc, then, who are lords ol lb* forest, quit in full verdure and bloom. Florida has J the pleasures and the advantages of the ; t-hflj tlements in the following year by tbe Spa- j indolence? No, Father—In pursuit ot tlie niardf, who then began to form establish- [elk and antelope, we will stuff the morn meats for themselves. In tbe year 1763 ITLorl.U ronaooJod re Croat Britain in CS- iug brerxe on tbe mountains, a.-i’d in the eyei;ing repuse among thelillies ofthe vat* change for the Havana, which had been j revelling on the spoils uf obr hunters, and taken from the Spaniards. Whilst the 1 in the embraces at our uriveu- * Whilst the English were -in possession at it they divi- in the embraces ol our wivew. ‘Father—These pieasurea we invite ded it.into two governments, viz. East anil [ you to participate; we also invest Jon with West Florida, separated by the Appala- j an equal right null ourselves to take meat chicota. During tbe American war both the Fioridas were reduced by the Spani ards, and guaranteed to thqcrown of Spain by the definitive treaty of 1783. Although this country was ol little utility to Great-Bcitain, the possession ot it would be valuable to the United States, mure, es pecially. since they have obtained the pro- frnm our forests and fi_-li from Ciur foun tains, as freely as the great spirit gave the in to us.. :• “father—We lore and rejpect you. end :aourn that there are bad men among us, who have done you wrong. Their actions, Fatlier, were not within my control:!.— Punish not the innocent for'the guilty.— vince of Louisiana. Oil the part of Spaio, | Free our hands from these chains;' me will the cession of it would be politic, as it [seek out the culprit* who have injured might serve to divert the attention pf the I you, although they crouch in tbe thickest slates Irum tlie riches of the west, anu as a [ glen or lie concealed in the recesses of the means of amity. West Florida, in parti-1 roost inaccessible mountain, cular, is chiefly useful as presenting aveir-l “Father—We will deliver-tbem to you, ues of commerce. JSastFIorida extends! to punish to yosr satisfaction,, lor the out- nucb farther south than Weat-Florida; the j rages -they have .committed against yoq; golf of Mexico washing the western coast I and pledge-ourselves that should -our na tron) north 1st. 23 to 30 degreesj whereas} nation at any futureperiod flvioce an >evi] tbe most soutnern part of West Florida is | disposition towards you, w e wtU grw in north, let. 29 deg. SO min. The form! him to your powei, -that -with -tbe rod «f of East Florida is triangular; thebase to-] correction you may <q»en his eyes ito wards the north being WO mites in | proof.” breadth, from ca4t-to wesip neat' the south ern extremity about 50, and about 350 Irom north to south. Along tbe coasts the | severely flagellating five of bit cqfyritl* bays of small islands are numerous. The | who were recognized a* the offended: a£ soil n*ir thf tea cotitil Mod/ tod bar- |^er wbjcli tb«gi werfl JierButlqd ta-jeUre, | The sqphistry of (his address, 'howwttj [ did notdtter tlie commanding officer-tom
