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^S.,.U:imiijoi.i -Jith &iliiii^iUiyitliit^iiiriti..«i;ii 'ifCpA'tl .ton and-tua* t fidtertiscmenta appear t»- buto-piipew. W.iiHtapl ky»**v only-TW {, ■WMMMimbi ANJB JUS 61EPUBEICAN. tt# S.-FELL, ntry 85, per annum, 'TOV&rfmirxD. [ There,/.-e jncaen:rx>tix F. when tbe • desion of New the haarfof year once giddy friend; '• There ere hours, nsy whale-dsys, when no feeling .of gladness To cheer hi* toqq)t«f f their kind influence lend. *t» then my decfrfMehC, that your image i> near, - In thought'* ^eating fancy to heighten -the ... eceae; , „ ■’ And liit* lore vcpibfczs, and thrf friendship’so dear, * j . . AsauigcathejrrytuuNt is festered vith if ken- The world, we n/bfold, is deceitfufj and danger Pft kdi ir, tfeff o/sblance of safety and peaoe: Ju the heart nfrtd v-iwid enre deceit is aetranger; And sstut; aii& 'eopi .n my sorrows tJiril cease- Jfe.’H • ' t, an shrytraing the Cirrent of hfe’a stormy orcia. - What, daagemweriMct and what troublcsosaul: They event J»rthe breast a*6ad painful emotion, ' lift virtue add strength in the ttruggloshonld ’ fail. But surethercV r. poanethy goodness‘(Ereeted, d nd vice bh^jrrained by the mandate of heaven, And virtue,/ -eet virtue, by this is protrxted, And ris/ to-the regions'of misery driven. The lot/' that itchttnahed by mutual sorrows, Tln/.:gh paMttl,ob painful! tcmotualfiiends, A sweet consolation and ee*tacy borrows (TRimUtebhrt tender comfort that syttpathy lends. Though (htf .(trains of mirforloe abundantly flow, And ourf barks on the ocean Of trouble be tossed. Though k>ud roars the tempestOfsorrowand woe) The!/ m of sweet friendship stiall never be lost- Sects/ midthe'cUTreht«f®fe*stoilsorne trouble' Of r barti' otriu ^uteksanda shall never be * " wrecked, j, n i wsvtr addtte whitiwwd m*y lengthen and doubts, /SutAhe -inveefEoar erf feeling shall -never be, -chertdd. ntOSSTUB SUHIIS. EOBRESPOA'DE.YCB 3 Between major-general Jackson, and brevet major ” general Scott, on the subject of an order, bear- • mg date the 2M April, 1817, published'by the tform-t to the troops of his division, and .prin-. •ted’about the Same time m most of the public 'papers. [OHITTCD TSSTKWlt ] ■General Stott'* introductory remarks (a the public. [Xle'S correspondence is offered in manuscript, under the following orcumstancev:] •fin the 21st of Febroary, J818, the war 'department issued in orders, a regulation in-thesc words,—“All publications rela tive to transactions between officers of s private and personal nature, are prohibit ed. Any newspaper publication or hand bill, of such a character, will be cause for tfievarrest of an officer and the foundation of charge against Inns. It is inatie til duty of all officers, having the power, to arrest and prefer evidence fur charge on such publication and when ever such charge is prefered, one specification ol ’which, will be the violation uf this regain lion, the proper authority will bring the of Acer to a trial before a general court mai- tial.” Vp to this moment, general Scott has not violated this regulation, either in its letter or spirit. Indeed he had no incli nation to obtrode on the public, his differ ence with general Jackson, until the lattrr had, particularly during hi/recent tour between Nashville and New-York, Tiore abort jlrtabave consoled in the momenta of nadnew, '•V'fHcrt harrow the «out of your now sober friend 'And if “they produce wnt vernations of gladness,, At leant they a feeling of testacy land- P.D. , . SONG—nr wo one. i bVhOn'Ciiarlev was deceived by the maid he lov’d,. tVr raw roclmtl his brow e’er casing; But proudly he entil'd, as if gay and unmov’d, —Tbs'the wound at heart was deep and lasting; . And often at night when the tempeat roll’d , He sung as lie pac’d the dark deck over— '"Blow, wind, blow 1 thou art not so cold As thebe-art of the maid that deceives her lover.’’ Tet he liv’d with the Inppy and seem’d to be gay, Though the wound but sunk more deep for con-.' crating; And fortune threw many a thorn in bis way, Which true to one anguish, he trod without feeling. And still by the frowning of fate unsubdued, . He sung as if fortune hud plac’d him above her— •'Frown, fate, frown! thou art not so rude, As the heart of the maid that deceives her lover.” At length his career found a close in death; The clone he long wish’d to his cheerless rov- i.-g- for victory shone on his latest breath, And hr .lied in a cause of his heart’s approving. But still: e remember’d his sorrow, and still, He sung till the vision pf life was over— •'Conir, death, come! thou’rt not so cold As the heart of the maid that deceives her lover.” KNOWLEDGE Always desires increase: it is like fire that must first be kindled by some external agent, but which will afterwards propagate itself. Let it here • nirinbered, that the effioaey of ignorance has been fung tried, ar.d has not produced Hie consequences •eyerieJ. Let knowledge, therefore, take its turn; and let thepationsof privation stand awhile aside, and.admit the operation of positive princi. mica. M0DK8TT. IHodeefy is thefairest ornament of human na- ttsirc The young man who pesscsses it carries writ :i him a strong recommendation, addressed to •the understanding and feelings of mankind; -and- -the virgin who enjuys Ibis virtue is covered with 'beams of light, more pleasing than Ihe rays of ibeauty. Confidence and humility, sweetly unit ing in the heart of man, give existence to this prepo»se«c”g grace. The modes: man is not _ .wire in his own conceit; nor foolish in despising •the decision of his own reason. The modest wo. ’.mania not proud of her beauty, and captivate* <with her excellencies; nor does she vainly endea vor to add to her charms by t’ae trappings of gaudy apparel The language of the modest man give* lustre -to his .ideas: the d'flidence of bis lips covcia Ins . error*, die search*; after troth, and uses tile ■powets which God hath given h.m to the requisition of kno'w'rdge. But yet he puts nut ahsolutecoofideuee in his own wisdom. He con siders well the counsc I of the aged and ia benefit, -ed in tlie instruction of the wise The w oman who is truly modest, turns away •her cars from her own praise; her h fart revolts ai it—she knows »he ie.a fallen being—and that im- pertfction* belong to her charapter —Besides she is nensiblethit flattery is the bane of h*r sox—it Jutes to .certain ruin. ance pleasure around, and give* the precepts of in- slructioR, enforced by esunpte, and made lovelj •by that 4»»ppine» which rc uhs from obedience to tlicm. K is happy to dwell in its pc. sence; bu st is much more happy to pusses* its virtue, and enjoy its influence upon our hearts and lives — Lea possess this gi»cc in perfection They who do. have in possession a, treasure, and will intie •tit the earth. »KT,.fT5 ARE n.L'SGEROtrS. .At a parish church, not many miles from this jpWee, twelve couple'appeared one morning to be anverird; hut in.conscquei.ee of the sudden iodis- i, \ <>f ’(he clergyman, the veduirg* were oMiged to be posttn’oed till the nest.day. Ac- , «cw<lirg'j-the clergy msn was in regii’a- attendance flie following d.i>. at the vamr hour, when out of ^ those |wejy.» enupb, o'dy sev.n load, their ap. T ekrance The tr.srriage oT- the rvmaiuder iiatl i pat eif ei.-.r die.— [hivr/nl Mv, widely circulated gftrblell* manuscript copies of the correspondence, and caused allusions to he made to it in ce-rtain public papers in a similar spirit of malevolence and misrepresentation These facts having come to the -know ledge of general Scott, be on the 22d ultimo, called the attentino of the secre tary of war to the above regulation; not for the porpoaeof invoking the aid of the government, but to ask for permission to defend himself, by a fair .publication, in a pamphlet form, as tliat (node seemed to stand precisely on 'the same ground with a publication in manuscript—neither be ing arpresafy prehihked. The secretary «aid, in reply, that the department was cot in possession of evi dence to the fact of the violation of its order, and even it such evidence weuefur- nished, that would rather be a reason lor enforcing the -penalty against the guilty, than a motive for relaxation in respect to the other .party. Wrthont deciding in his own mind, whether, this could or would be d»he, in respect to general Jackson, general Scott on the Sth inst. furnished the secretary with the most unequivocal evidence of the garbled publication before asserted; leav ing it to him, as the couversator of the discipline of the army, to say whether his regulation was violated or not, and to act or acquiesce as he migut think proper. Hut feeliug at tite same time, that what ever might be the result of his contruv rsy with general Jackson, a vindication of nis character before the public, was a pre liminary step of thejirst necessity—gener al Scott in the same letter, suhimttud fur the consideration of the pruper authority, the following points:— 1st. Seeing that the regulation in ques tion, had not received the sanction of congress, to which body the right is given “to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval fences,'’ (lstscciion 8th article constitution) and according to the practice, in such cases, gen. Scott suggested, that,perhaps, it might ne recalled. 2d. Supposing the regulation to be va lid, without such sanction, it was atked, whether a publication in a pamphlet form, like a publicat-iou in manuscript, might nut be considered, a casus omissus, and, therefore, innocent? 8d. If it were decided, that both those modes of publication were prohibited, general Scott desired that it might be par ticularly observed, that the regulation was, in the hands of gen. Jackson, at oncean in strument ofoffeii.ee and defence. It seems, nevertheless, that tbe regula tion is not to be recalled, and that gene- rSI Jackson will not be selected as tiic pivot on which to .try tbe question, whe ther a manuscript publication be a viola tion of the regulation or not. As the wea ker party, in the controversy, bath before the government and the country, general Scott has no disposition to come to trial on the other point-touching the pamphlet, although the principles governing the two cases appear to be precisely the same. - It is enough that he admits, (hat’‘laws are made lor the weak, aud not the strung,' without wishing the public should have before it, at the same time, and at his ex pense, two living aud concurrent illustra tions of the truths contained in that apu phthegm. , , General Scott, therefore, has no mode left him to counteract the machinations He complains of, or to vindicate his char acter, except by shielding Imnself under she precedent set by his opponent, in re- pect to the form ol publication; and in this turn, the public shall have Lie entire correspondence. But here again, general Scott-labors un der a great disadvantage, in ccinparison with his opponent. He ha* nutanumerous staffto copy, to certify aud circulate the correspondence. Ho in the discharge of the laborious duty confided- to him, hap- (>-n», at this roomeat not to have an aid- de-camp with him. His occupation do nut permit him to cry his papers through ’Extract ofalrtter dated at New-York, March 2d, 1SW, written By a gentleman of honor amt intelligence "Genera! Jackson during his late ri.-it to thi* place, «<ui some trouble to euuse tu.be » idel) stnbu-.ed. Ins correspondence with y hi; leitir iq-jou, viur reply and his :tjonr! r. ill ctrtifisd b> his >j i d.-camp. The reader -ill perceive, that h -it etter idle s- ne.- .nil', ed. Gii.eral Scot' has ouief evidence ol unfair- ne&s practised at other place*. the principlal cities of toe union, nor can he have recourse to any person about hisn for the convenient frank to relieve his pneket from -the charge of postrage. La boring under-these disadvantages, under fatigue and indisposition, he makes this appeal to the public, and begs that the few friends’to whom he may have it in his power to send copies, wit', give them the widest circulation. Some other persuas will be famished in due.titne. Richmond. ( ft) Jlarch 18,1819. Notes on the anonymous letter, addressed to Ma jor General Andrew Jackson, post marked, ••New-York, AuguA 14 ” IF.1R Ul'tlLK GE.VTRT, $*c. If the writer meant to class general Scott among them, be was totally mistaken The acting secretary of war, between the Summer uf .1816, amt December, 181" was the chief clerk of the department- very worthy anil highly respectable pri vate gentleman, but previously unknown as a public character, aud, therefore, in the opinionof gen. Scott, (as was frequently exprcsnedby him at the time) anunfitpeople to preside over the army, or to represent it, before the congress or the country. It isdue to this gentleman to add, that win! in tbe department, he conducted himself witb great modesty and propriety. Gen eral Scott had nothing to expect or to ask from the government, except what the law at)‘l his rank entitled him to. 'In this district he, (Gen. Scott,) is the organ of governmental insinuations, etc. —This is utterly false. General Scott has never, since the war, taken part either in general or local politics. He held no correspondence with the executive depart ments ot the government, except on pro fessional matters, and none with the pres- ident; anti can almost say with certainty that he never once had a conversation wit' a resident of New-York, on the politics uf the state, except with one or two friends of the army, tite particular admirers of Mr Clinton. They have placed spies upon Brown here, etc. etc—Generals brown and Scott were and are, on terms of friendship and inti macy. He has read this correspondence fin January, 1818,) and fransly acknow (edged that gen. Jackson has sent him i copy of the anonymous letter, to put linn on his guard against gen. Scott. The lat ter, jestingly, remarked to gen. brown that if a spy had been placed on him, the president tvas the person; for at the time the anonymous letter was written, the two were -making a tour arrnutid the North West frontier together, and on terms ol much mutual respect and good will.— Gen. Scott has reason to believe, moreover that gen. Biown is well pleased with Mr Monroe, as president, and the latter with gen. BrotvU; as the commander of the ar my. This is to the honni of both, for gen Brown is known to be a decided Clinlo nia it. 2/ic Eastern Federalists, Jj’c -Here we discover the hand of a master. Never was gudgeon seized with more avidity! “A word to the wise is enough.” The bait was wallowed, and gcneial Jackson has put his character for wisdom beyond all con troversy. “De Witt Ulinton, our next presidenthas since been, it is said, hi; standing toast. But let us recal to nriml, some of the political events of that day— Mr. Clinton had just been elected gover- and an election was then going on in Pennsylvania, from which he tvas suppos ed to entertain hopes of the most favorable results. Had his friends’ succeeded in lecting general Heistcr, republican Ten nessoe and general Jackson would have constituted a handsome addition to the nucleus of opposition. It is impossible, therefore, not to perceive that a Clintonian must have been the anonymous writer.— Gen. Scott repeats, that he has been but a private observer ef those events—not that he had not all the rights of any other citi zen, in regard to such questions, but be cause respect for himself (under his rela tions with the president, as commander and commanded) induced him to wave those rights. The following article was enclosed the f iregoing letters:— “General Jackson’s doctrines of obedi ence. Queries to the Edi'or of——and other learned casuists. 1. Suppose the government.of the United States give or ders to a general officer, or delicately signify their wishes ar.d intentions, to re move from a certain command, one of the General’s proteges aud favorites? These orders, or intentions of government, are not pleasing to either the chief, or his sub ordinate. They. <herefore, employ tlieir. joint faculties of tnanceuvreing to frustrate the object of government. By artifices, evasions, and pretended misapprehensions of meaning, they baste so far prevailed as to hold a command in defiance of govern- jnent itself, for nearly a year. Docs not this case prove, that govern ment, when restricted, according to the dictatorial system of general Jackson, may not only be tricked and insulted, but ab solutely nullified? What redress would an interested court martial afford? 2- Suppose that through the same gen eral, positive orders -were given, by gov ernment, for another officer -to supercede his protege and lavorite in the command of hts usurped place. Suppose these posi tive orders, as they were not susceptible of quibble or rubterfugc, be pocketed, laid aside, delayed, and executed, lor more months than it would be pecessary to em ploy days or hours; would this case prove the utility of government relying for the execution uf its orders solely on the inte- gut-y of a commander? Perhaps it may b* aiietlg.'d that surh .cases are purely ima ginary; let facts which have occurred in less than a year be examined, and it will ihen be known whether they vary in respect, from tbe coses as above st»< A. QunC ver seen the original anonymous letter.— His suspicious and the whole correspon Uence were fully communicated, in Jauua ry, 1818, to a particular friend of governor Clinton, who was perfectly at liberty to give notice thereof to that personage.— Whether be did so or not, general Scott not informed. A copy of the correspon dcncettself would have been sent to Mr. Clinton, but for the prohibitory regulation above cited, and which came out before ge neral Jackson had had time to reply to the letter, if he had been so disposed. Gene ral Scott-until bis opponent had set him the exampfo'(a precedent not disapproved by the war department) supposed that the first sentence of the regulation (all publ cations, etc.) interdicted manuscript co- pies as well as others. Until then a di» Unction of this sort appeared tohim absurd; for trow easy would it be for any bf t ie nu merous persons to whom genera! Jackson has delivered copies, or rather parts of the coriepondenca, to print them? The mo mint they passed out of his hands they ceased tu be under liis cotrol. After all, it is possible, that* the suspi cipns above expressed are unjust, as it respects one individuak although there is not roum to doubt, that the anonymous letter was written to serve the views of Mr. Clinton, and that those views have hei:u effected,at least so far as they respect general Jackson. Should general Scott ever discover or find cause to believe, that Mr. Clinton neither wrote nor dictated the anonymous letter, there is no apology which one gentleman may prescribe to an other, that shall not be promptly and cheerfully rendered. And Isere, general Scott must, in can dour, state that some time during the sum mer or fall of 1818, when a threat of gen era! Jackson’s (that he meant to visit New York for Lie purpose of “calling out’’ go neral Scott—published in a Georgia pap*' on information derived, as was said, from an officer direet from Florida) was men. tioned in the hearing ol Mr. Clinton, the latter replied—“General Jackson would have enough to do, if he undertook to light every body who thinks with general Scott on the subject of the lamous order,”—in timating thereby, that he (Mr. Clinton) was still one of those persons.' General Scott’s informant who had previously heard of the suspicion entertaiued in res pect to the anonymous letter, was certain ly impressed, in that incidental ctmvcrsa tioti, with the idea, that Mr. Clinton had no agency in dictacting the letter. Gene ral Scott would he very well content to yield himself to the same belief. From the rV. T. Commercial Ado. Cil intt. FROM A UX CAFES. Captain Scoyen, of tbe schr. Fair-Play, who arrived this morning in 15 days from Aux Cayes, informs us, that gen. Goinar, one of Christophe’s commanders, with a considerable force, had passed into til- mountains within the Imperial dominions, and that gen. Boyer with 5000 troops bad one in pursuit of the hostifo army, and had already cut off their retreat. A few struggles hrd been taken.,and a battle was lady expected. Gen. Boyer had issued an eider prohib iting piracy, and declaring that any of his subjects, convicted of this crime, should be punished with death. Sir Gregor McGregor, with the brig He ro, of 18 guns, the ship Monarch, of 18, the transport ships Petersbuig'i and Hona- kas, and three sloops laden with arms, amunition and provisions, sailed for Car tltagena on the 10th of March. Many of his men hnl deserted in consequence ol not receiving their wages. lift .With » gcniUmai (iate a lieuitnsni colonel -Certified fand signed.! J. M. Glasseia, iu the aroirl a copy, say of the sneuv ; ou., letter, *• .Aid lie Camp,” General Scott’s concluding Remarks. No reply has ever been givec to t«e farc- ■ihg, and of course general Scott has ne. LATEST FROMEJYGLRMO. At a late hour last night, the fast sailing ship Ann Maria, capt. Waite, arrived from Liverpool, whence she sailed on the 20tii ol Feb. Ily this arrival, tfe have received from our correspondents at Loudon, regu lar files of papers. Prices Current and Loyd’s Lists, to the 24th of February, and Liverpool papers to the 20th inclu sive. The aggregate averages of grain, for the six weeks previous to the 23d of Fe bruary was as follows: wheat, 77-7; bar ley, 60-5; Oats, .32-8; rye, 67-10; peas, 88-6. The polls are in consequence shut a- aiust til" importation of foreign wheat, and open for ail other kinds of grain. Wheat and all other kinds of grain may be imported free from British America. Price of American stocks on the 23d ol Feb. Bank Shares, IZO a 21; new six per cent. 99 a 100; three per cent 64J a 64, with dividend from Jan. The following vessels were to be launch ed at Plymouth, e&riy in the spring: Foudroyant, 82 guns; Sterling Castle, 4; Portland 60: Lancaster, 60; Pyramus, The Active frigate, sir James Gordon, fitting at Portsmooth for Queoec; capt Barry, is appointed Naval Csmmissiuner at.that place, and goes out in the frigate. The date Ex king of Spain, disd a abort time since at Naples. On the 22d ol Eeb. it was reported in London, that the King of France was lead, in announcing this event the Sun of -the 22d, observes, “We shall be happy in finding that this report is not well found ed, though we confess that, from the quar ter whence we received it, we are not dis posed to raise any doubts of its authenti city. We say we shall be happy in find ing that the lepont is not well-founded, out only because we reverve the virtues, and *espect the abilities of the French Monarch, but because we fear that his death would be .the signal lor the .vile fac tion of Jacobinism once -more to .rear its d, and fra nee-be exposed to new hor- ^4^at might distuib the tranquility .ol alt oth?K*tates.” a iiefilitive arrangement-for regulating the pay-mint of 100 Millions indemnities, due from France to.the Allies, .was .con cluded on the 2d ot February;, the time fixed on is June 1820, for the payment of the first UisbtllReat.Qf itfte .third part. 42. M. Beauregard, formerly physician to Bonaparte, was to leave England early in the month of Mar(h for St. Helena, as'mc- dical attendant to the ettroperor. This appointment is sectioned oy the Allies. A recent arrival from Sierre Leone, «n- forms that the slave trade was in a pros perous state on the coast/ An association has been formed at Tre ves, for the establishment of a settlement in the United States. Great numbers are ready to embark. France is engaged in establishing a colo ny in Senegal, for the cultivation of cot ton, indigo, coffee, and sugar. A letter from Stockholm of Jan. 15, con tradicts Lie reports of Sweeden having •old the island St. Bartholomews. Count Begnault, (Saint le&nd'Angcfy^ has obtaiueu permission to return to Pa ris. John Sackehouse, the Eskimaus, who went out iu the late Northern expedition died at Edinburgh on the 14th Feb. He had already rendered important service to the country in the late expedition of discovery, and great expectations tvere formed of the utility which he would prore on the voyage about to Sail for Baffin’s Bay. The admiralty, hail directed tha greatest pains to he tuktii in hig farther education; and had been several months in Kdcnburgh with this view, when lie was seized with a violent it fl.miation iu the chest, which carried him oll'in a lew days. Just before his death, the poor Eskimaus said l.e knew he was going to die; that bis father and mother had died in the same way; and that his sister, who was the last of all his relations, bail just appeared to him and called him away. Lord Cochrane’s steam vessel was ly. ing at the commercial ducks, London, on the 20th of Feb. Madame do Stael, will soon rublish ano ther posthumous work. The Morning Heraid says, “this wuik will contain muck novel information.” The prince of Poix, governor of Var- sailles, died at'Paris on .he 15th ot Fe bruary. Lord Erskine, vas in a very low state of health. Anoffuial article in the Stockholm Ga zette, of the 2d February, states, that a new tarift' of export duties is drawn up, and will be put in force; tat: basis of which is, that the exportation ot no goods shall be prohibited except of some few, the ex portation of which would cause a scarcity of raw materials necessary to the country, or in some other manner loss ar.d injury; arid that all goods which may be exported iu Stvedish'vessels (consequently timber.) may he exported in foreign vessels also* without any limitation to certain quantfo tie*, or any difference in the duties, ex cept that the former are to pay 5, and the latter 10 per cent, of the value; but all goods, the duties on which is only 12 sobrUiug (o r pence) per the 100 dollars, in ay be shipped in foreign vessels without - any augmentation of the duty. The following is an extract tf a letter from our correspondent. Loxoos, Tuesday evening, Feb. 23,7 halt' past 7 o’clock. 5 The funds which recently appeared steady, and in a cousse of gradual improve ment, hnve to-day undergqpe a depression of nearly 1 percent, below the concjudipg jricc of yesterday. The report in circu- ation concerning the death of the king of France, is thought to have influenced them in souie.degree; but the fall is perhaps to be ascribed, more immediately, to the Ac tual state of the market. The great Spe culators are all sellers for this and the next account; and it is further staled, that ■ stock to the amount of two millions will be delivered on selling day by two or three peculators only, instead of purchasing, to close their account. The operations -of to-day have been on the largest scale—* l'he following are the concluding prices: Bank stock 267}; navy, S per cent. 1Q6; pec cent-'95 7-8; reduced 76}, consols for money and the accts 7.5 D-o; B. tvug Ann. 20 3-16; India bonds, 67, 68 P. M4 ex. bills, 8,12, P. M.; 3} percent. 85.7-8. Westminster Election. v At the close of the poll this day, at 4 'clock, the numbers for— Mr. Lamb, ----- 2268 Hobhouse, - - - 2030 Cartwright. - - - - 39 The following is an extract of a letter from a respectable house at Liverpool, da ted 25th Feb. 1819. “Good fair upland cotton was sold yes terday at 15d. We now quote this article 14d and I6d. New-Orleacs J5d a 16}d. Sea-island 2s 5d a 3s 2d. The holders.uf cotton are very dispirited, and auxious to sell. 600 bales of Bengal were sold three days since at 6}d. Our corn market has been dull since the dosing of the ports.— Wheat has agaiu declined Sd per 70 lbs; and 5000 bushels Indian corn wervyester- day sold at 4s per bushel. A few casks.qf line clover seed have been forced offa|(90s _ per ctvt. Sour floor is 32s 6d to 36s; flax seed 105s. quite nominal; pot ashes 5.1s.a 55s; pearl 56* a 58,; tar 15*a 18s; terpen tine 15s a 15s. Mr. Adams’ietterto ottr minister in Spain was published in London on the 27th of January. On publishing this letter the editor ot Statesman remarks:— “A document of high importance from North America, has been received, ft comes in the form of an official .letter from Mr. Adams, the American secretary (tf state, to the Republican minister .at .the court of Madrid; and .prof#**** -to-i» an answer to the representations of M Pizac- ro, on the much canvassed subject of .the Floridas. The view which is there taken by the American government, of the <quRa tions at issue betweeu it and .Spain, differs not materially from those which it ibas avowed on many former occasions, With regard to the proceedings which accompa nied and followed,.or which the .statesman df North ; America would persuade t us had prnvqked the seizure oftbe Spanish terri tory. This letter of Mr. Adams is -cor.- sidered by tite JYatisnal Intelligencer an the rejplicjrtiw qf it* govern mea t .to the
