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savannah republican. FREDERICK S. VEIL, xitt rntsrin. Daily paper fc>8—country S'yprr smattrt, rtmu 1> *n**mr. Cj-\il .Y-wimnd new Athrrt.srrr.sflt- appear ill tivtti piper*—knd *!u;il by filer O'J.ff IVc . iL .U attfact ,l.:-folii»wuIg logr-tifymiu/o:' oi;r resc’era, who hue requested its j ubhciuion Wt (1 ,it uhhMiictiriCc; btdflir it atlschr* too aion;. importunes'to the p.eee.—ialrtu Sav. Rip, ' POETIC At. SPLEEN. J'l I,'if! Irvlrpr'irfml Ballwnt, published In Phi! a Mp-isi. in *!>*■ (i Huy-ing article, which is < * ltd s rare i. li , . -avunnli -Wc'M publish it merely to nits >.iirr«,iO'. lifn'mse purblind pentrv or U v nitoM trmni»1>t«)aa caofujrof'a place, it. .-Y.I.I!, y ! ivinprsbabtybctnpt)Ut<rl) rectiv. i.o !■ •■! .oiI'.ii’l/ lreitA! aTbeTcputslinn ofSa. 1..I1IU I c..ii r.o injury from Midi epltnetic • T ..eij -ll weld be-easy td Wnte -» philippic ai;un» li y city Or town in tht-'umon, ‘ especially v.’.t-c •ru b w»» la maSce^at part of the article, and lltetalcma of the "writer »ete merely to be employed in the prtilul 'effrtrt ol taying as maiiy i'd-mt'und things as pnsiiute. ' We presume that sni, , rimom»<-eo»noKi'.ni,thebusinefa of trade, and "the Sffsira of li-e cburt1i, aee' managed in Savan nah an Itt Otkc-piocen. 1'WaeU.crflitnd. c of hunt ing ro t ;u'y.hi>r<'Wti.‘P]>rvei!Kir severity on tjie au to*. of .the flowing tints or out--or whether, in 4iU«t; 'rag'lb umcno hi.Vfortnnc by a u a nmoni u alliance, hr was seiit'bff "aritil a-fivi in b.sear.", we presume noi to^udge —That something oe cuirtrt to pot’him ir little out of joint, will not •W' tlonk, be tiudrtioaei! by those Who peruse litis “It-ni tend .hapiody —Ed 'J-igntta Mv. y.lUl.BELL J JIM Jr ESS TO ..lV.1jY.YJH. • ar f.V .»i bkos aims. Pa-ewrit; O’Savari.-.i;! •forevkr farew- U ! '•Thou hot bed nt'r* gu s. ihuu tvrrestlLl hell, Wlit rt Satan hasftx 'dtftis'hrad quarter! on forth, And ont law J mtegrity. wisdom and worth; "Where v : H.<i:q '’.Irtivv,. sr.d w.'irrt honesty btfp, : Where folly i< p»ri" proud, and wisdom in t aps; VVlieft a man is w orth nothing 1 xcept in otpe sente Which -'bey wtways compute to pounds, shilling a id pence. Where the ffreapewt freeholder in holder of tlur^r. Am) he .hat has most, about freedom most raves; Wi.aiwthejl'd Worship a.c;,If,.It like Aaron'- of old; wiierc'the devil may reign, if his sceptre be gold, tv 1,-rf •••••»• against knavery is Constantly bawl- : (For they "seldom agree, who pursue the same • calling;) ' With hr dirt* he drive* i very rrgue from the town, ifc'iemiinevl to pm all compi mom down; ' Where even the churches, subaeri ient to gain, 'Are bought in by stock-jobbers to Sell nut agahi: ■ Kadi pew vs a lucrative turnpike to bewin At o i'icii an Oxurbitnnt toll must be given; At til'y per cc.it. you must purchase salvation, ’ For the ridl have manopniised *11 that's in fa<l,iun: \Clien-tin! most aoprovo.l t-arn of a gentleman ar» ' ’I be taste of his w.ne and a bpaniaii uig I -I;' thot-r. recommend lie's a genth'iuan wire. 'I ho’afoul or » rogue whelhi r Christ moor M ior: ■ Wl.cte vour I'rtencl must compute ere he asks you ■ to "dole, ' First t our valne to him, next the cost of his wine; T-lith if it appears he will not be a winner. V V ,|| may go to the devil, not him, fi r a dinner: • V here the girls cannot tell if they’ll scorn you oi vvM i in, : v oeiicil and slate to, subtract and add to EVnOPejUr TIE ITS OF JJHEEJC.LV -IF- E.ilttS. "Under (bis head, we have copied some . fu-thcr speculations of the English editor*, nii t tfce affairs of our country: if, as we "aye tin doubt, the journals of England reflect theffeelings of the people, we may view with some satisfaction the high degree of interest which is now manifested Gy the English prints in regard to American al- faii*. The opinions copied to-day are from Beil's Lot thin Ales-euger, a paper winch has cvit.ced, generally, a degree of political sagacity, tin gcneril topics, sup erior to most ol Its colempbtaries, and of ten times no little shre Witness in telution to American politics— a sob).it «n which the English tievispapura genet.illy display much ignorance. In the present instance however, correct as the .Messenger is in most of .it* opinion?, it errs in some of its principal Suggestions, though these errors inay be traced to tile same great stumbling block which lies in lliy way of all the En glish witters, when tu -y undertake to ani madvert on the policy or the, measures of the United States—and that is, their in- hability to comprehend, or unwillingness to believe, that a government may be con ducted with the same frankness,openness, and honesty, which would be observed in private lile by a man ol strict and fearless integrity. This error proceeds from the habit ol testing the affairs of this country by an improper standard; nor is (In, sur prising, when we consider that foreign wii- tvra draw all their notions of government, from the models furnished by the oltl tvor'd; and of i-nurse habitually think of government as synonimous with artifice, secrecy, and doublc-tlealing. They will learn in time tu understand us better, and if they applaud not the "example, at least it will cease to mislead them. It is, hnw- evet, under the influence of tlii« te.iscon- leptiu:,, that the writer in the Mes-en^c. asci.be, to the American government, in vending Commissioners to South Aineric; ,. 1817 a secret motive, diff'-rent from th>- vowed one. The declared ohj 'cts of the xecuttve i; taking that step, Were amply su'liiient tujustily it; and there is in lift'tig to authorise the sinister inference draw n jj the English writer. Indeed, setting aside the confidence which is reposed in lie candor ol our government, in contra- uctioii id suih a supposition, the opinion, ,ve think, cannot be hiu-tiined by any sound reasoning. On the mtitrary, so tar rom seeking to intiniidate Spain, by any advances tow aids her revolted provinces, e might lately presume that Spam wutiid ticrasliiiu'te the negotiation for the ces sion ol Florida, untier the presumption t tnc hope of obtaining, pca.qiibly, w,;uid counteract pur desne to aid l! patriots; and not by cedilla the teviitory remove tlie oniy tmpediuient which inter est ought be supposed to present to our recognition ol Si mill American iiidepend ence. Erroneous,.therefore, as we believe toe opinion of the English writer to oe on . tfirewd bargain, miscall’d matrimo- ivim s* —a mutter of merit:t/; J ■i... t friendship and trade, •v'onedc made V »lia>t»l c.-itne; this point, ho is not.less so in toe insatiate spirit of acquisition—toe ‘•louumgs” to wards Mexico,"which he iniput's to this country. We arc well pecuad d there is not a thinking mat. in these States who would desire loset tiie limits of the U:;t *n xtended info Mexuo, t.r does roi t . s . ; .. . ,o n.-u h..v. ,n.’t. iar Stcii.t y ,| ..Ives ice boards, ard j u> all' vs are Mi:;:: .. O. -till i.gv your bed- b-' the mint* of your ire s— L.*.hvf life to >ot:r b' d-bug. lue ssm» lo j our fleas; Mi) ill tourJ'ce citizri.a, whether wealthy or poor, Be brib’d for their vote*, as they’ve been hereto fore; May eyerv quack doctor be patroniz'd still. And lev talents be judged h> the lenpth ot his bill. May alls our quack lawyers find hire for their tor.jrties, And their brains get applause tbat is due to their lungs; May vo ir muerly merchants still cheat for three rience; Who with scarce any brains, show a great deal e center ToTmish'my.cursratm your cursed city. And sum in four words the whole sense of my ditty. Hear—cursed Savannah, a cone that is liir The worst of all curses—remain ue you JIRE. Baltimore, Jiji i'. 21. By the following remsrks from the Nashville Whig it would seem that Tennessee is up—Success to her—Ed Savannah ftefwhlican’. The Murfreesboro’ Courier, contains part ot a long anti able letter from the secretary of state (Mr. Adams.) to the people of the United States, vindicating the conduct of general Jackson, ar.d the course pursued by the executive in relation to the Florida war. It purports to he reprinted from the National Register; tve have not had it officially or we should irc- aent it to our readers. That some syvtem of intrigue is on foot, to be determined by the next caucus at Washington; and that the concert is pretty widely diffused, iv obvious from many circumstances. The secretary of state appearing before the nation in vindication of the measures ol the executive, manifests that >uch at. im pression ha* even entered the cabinet — Citizens of Tennessee, look to your inter est: if you be yourselves* the friends and advocates of the present chief magistrate of your nation, *ec that you trust not your political rig its to men, who do not pu this subject tbinlr with you: you hav- a right and siioultl demand to know who are the.friends ol Mr. Monroe and who are not. If you are willing he should be sa crificed, for adhering to the man, who has given.,ttgnity and vliaracter to your state. I' it an, but il not, see that the servants -jWao.,, >.."j select,be'not hi* enemies. A'iV.s-'.'. OF THE J1F.CL.1R- Ji7y ■ i.i'FE.YO-JYiE ll Itl.vV. p;..*ts O.v; gut J to 111 Am - • 'ei ricun Si'iiate, wuh i t-1. 'ts imlispositi- n to reU'iqu.v oi tween tiiv Subt le , ut. Iti requites better authority than he offer* lu it. It is nrw, at least, to us. T.lie, ill American *ov Tiunent oiainted, uiidTlhe cession of Louisiana, an extent of teritto ry beyond the Sabine, and when die late treaty was submitted to the Senate for its ratification, the western boundary of l.uiiista.ia must of curs" have made quevtto'i for tiieir .leiibeiariuu^ tne treaty itself being one for the adjustment of li mits. Tue deliberations of tne Senate, however, were not public, and if (he Ales euger can adduce no better authority fur its allegation than a n -w-pap.-r paragrapi it will scarcely beat* hint cut against the prompt and unanimous confi’ motion which the treaty rue. ived by the Senate. For ours-'lves, we are free to confess that, since the lerncoiy of Florida lias been amicably obtained, which was essential to the integrity and tile peace of the United States, we souuld consider the incorpora tion of any additional tetri lory into our li mits as highly inauspicious to the best in terests of the uutioi ; ami this, whatever may be tne unbounded and visionary no tions ufsotne individual*, we firmly believe to be the opinion of the great mass of the Vine ican pc. pie. As to the British West Judies, which tne witter considers in jeo- dy irnm the progressive spirit of the United States, or any other insular pus es*! m, tc.at citizen woo should covet lor his country suJi acqusitions, we should deem utterly ignorant or reckless of it* t ue policy and vital interests.—.Vational hit. Ft •m Be'Ce London Meteerger of .March 28. The last we- k ha* produced two fmeiga articles of intelligence, of considerable im portance; indeed one of them much more pregnant with consequences than it may now appear. These events are, the final cession of Florida, by the cout t of Madrid, to the government ol the United States, and the project of the law tor governing the French press. As respects the cession of the Floridas, r,ver ' we have long been persuaded that the Spanish government would at length con - ?: vK> it 11- fpjj ;*.i- . vent to this cession, and woulJ make the best bargain, fora profitable exchange, fur had long become only burtlieu*»nie. V. d.s, howwer Valuable to tliem- ,r. reootuf anatuts M become of • v . . ’.is government liae that of Fer- . 'id,"Se sptnt is lo reap what otners w, au.i t. procure its revenue by an en- ,i;..i:s taxation upon commerce and i'ft ' i.la, though a vast and unb.’o- t.f vgiicuitural produc.', has no silver a lid gold} it wants capital to commence it* ; jpgrjjuJlnral ‘operation*,' andindustrv ‘Id cop|tnue tiietii; it wants good laws, -etil^hteped .magWtrote*, and a reformed.re|igiqn, But Ferdinand and his government courd sttpply nothing of these necessities, florida, therefore,' in their hand*, was.^he,vineyard of the slug gard. Its hedge* were broken down, or rather notiplantetfeits'fields were unlilted ami its noble waters and rivers wbre choak- eil with rand. Spiin, uftder these circum- stanres, lias ceded liftl* in ceding the Floridas. Y\ e have.often had occasion to say that the Americans are a very acute people, anti see their interest at aslutig a distance as the most profound politicians of Europe. It was with a view to the present cession that timy sent a mission a.ong the South American coast during the last summer The avowed object of that mission was to enquire into the actual relations of the emancipated cities and province* ot South America., The real purpose was to-hold out a very intelligioU tneoace to tho gpv- eri.meiit of Madrid, aftid thereby to convey a hint, which; - in the recent negociation with respect toFlo r idi; has' n t been > lost upon the Spanish ministers. This policy is eqdivalent id VhatirPa private, dealer, who, desirous of gelling a good price for oi* cniniiioditv', points oath second bidder jvhilst he is dealing with, the first. “T)o you h* you please. I think tayself,bound in honor to g«ve.you tiie refusal; but you see another chapman i> at the door” Nor will the republican ambition ol the American people remain satisfied, even with this acquisition, though the immedi ate result of it be, that, in any future war with England, it exposes bur' West Indian Islands to such rapid and successive inva- iuns, as must exlmust any fleet we cau end to save or recover them. With the stiiaie ex eptiou of Jamaica, which, is of ifii.ui.r ,ii-nt and resources to provide f r her siwn defence, all the Carribean Is land • are at th-. ntetcy of die United States and upon this simple principle, that tli> y will not be. worth the' expence of ahecessive neon quests liy a government so remote as that ot Great Britain. This is our consi deration, hut we do fjot think it of much iiiiptn tance. Another consideration is the progressive spirit becoming daily more manifest in the American people and go vernment. Tne acquisition of Florida has already excited some avowed longings, with res pect to Mexico itself. Their popular wri ters, and even the American S irate, begin to speculate upon the comparative value of Mexico to America and to the Spanish .government,and undertliese feelings wish ed to push the frontier boundary of the United .Slates thwords Mexico. It is thus stated in the Gazette of the government, and may be therefore deemed aliiiustufficiai. that there was a strong indisposition in the American Senate to ‘relinquish the teriito- ;y between the Sabine ami the Rio del NVrte, the line of d marcation originally rot.tended form a league of which is justly tie-toed of morq va’lue tolie United States (and which would.include a' considerable .portion of seabdaid on the Gulpti of Mexi- •a) ti'iin the whole territory West of the if. u'Ky Mou'itaiiik, which, tor centuries to inn', can bvt bf very little importance to lit'.: U, ited States. fee other principal article of foreign in- ie ligence, is tiie French project for a new . vv to regulate thepress. . Jrt'e think, our- ei es, that these intended regulations go little too far, a ml rather lead to tbeser- itude of the public press, than to the due —gulation of its liberty. But, perhaps the French pres* may, un der the present state of things, require this greater degree of le gal control. I’artie.* and passions still run "cry strong; and we .understand that *ome of'heir, political p'amphlets are written with a most audacious contempt of the au thority of law.and government. We can not say that we fee! much sympathy for the French'writers; tor in no kingdom in Eu rope i- the public press more scandalous, indecent, ami irreligious. sailed lately from Hamburgh and Cuxha ven, with arm* and ammunition, bound An the coatftof Venezuela, and will form part of the cavalry to fie -commanded by col. Urtlar. From the strenuous efforts which have been made by tbefrkndsoffreedom'tn this country, it is fully, expected there will be a'force exceeding 10,000 men landed on the shores ofSouth America "by the (at ter end oi February. 1 dt rifle regiment, South Aoiefick, army of Venezuela and New Greneda, comman ded by gen. Bolivar, sbpieme chief of-Ven ezuela ami the'Grena’das. ' . Tile most Hattering encouragement will be given to such jourtg men, ot good char actcr, as shall be found qualified for -gen. Devereaux’s Irish legion, about to sail di rect for the headquarters of the supreme chief; none but effective and spirited men need apply; well disciplined soldiers, who have ‘thoir discharges, will be preferred and will find this a most favorable oppor tunity to improve the fortunes, and Sc quire a handsome provision for tlietnselve: for life. Application to.be made to' col Meade, 39, lower Ormond Quay. i Every volunteer will recei ve, viz. 1st Four pence, jn the ^hilling more'than th British army, .from the day of enrolliti; their names. Sd, A. passage to head quarters, with 60 dollars on arriving. I pound .of beef or pork, i ’pound of breid IJ pound of putatues, I naggin (a'gilf)' o' whiskey per day. 4th. Oatmeal aitd ' biit : ter, 4‘c on the . passage. 5th. A" proper tionate share of land, capture's, and prtZ‘ money. 6th. 200 acre* ot land,' with 80 dollars to purchase' implements of agricul tore. rth. A full discharge, aud'leave sell the laud, with a tree passage home, required, alter five years service. A cor poral to l.ave 25Q acres, and a Serjeant 500; colour do* 350, and so on in 'proper turn,'. Eveiy corporal,well recommended will be made sergeant; every sergeant'! colour Serjeant, with.the strongest ttssur anre.of promotion, accoidfng to their' gal laut and soldi'erslik.e.conduct. . # ' ' To-sailion the 18th qf April next,' fiom DubHa. • The two following articles are of value, a9 they shew the policy of the British go vernment in relation ft. Spaiu and South America’ Notwithstanding the pruclama- Mtns of neutrality which have been put forth by rite government, it is clear that ■ iie people are aiiowed~to be openly enlist ed, and while the nt i*t active measures are adopted at one port to aid. the Futriots, it another all is. bustle to assist the king of Spain. Tiie government of England treat the revolutions and insurrections in South America as mere means of Mercan tile Speculation. While in England thou sand* of tons of shipping and materials are furnished to carry on the great royal Cadiz expedition, her most public men and most daring officers are allowed to fit uutsliipsof war and depart the land, to lake command ol the Patriots: and, as the two following articles will shew, the enlistment uf men for the Spanish Patriots is not only .iU'jIic and unmolested, but has all the fa cilities which could be given to the most favored ally. The second of the following articleswe copy-tVom a large handbill, thou, sands of which were posted up in the city of Dublin and.oilier parts of Ireland. —Item. Frets.' From the fififutXews Letter^znuary 22. sVu iu jlmericj. Colonel Ulslar’s rifle regiment, consist ing of IU0Q picked' men, is.completed, and the last detachment lias sailed from the 'I be regiment is fully equipped, with q.verj requisite for immediate ser vice Tiie Colonel.figs.be{n particularly careful in providing-those^'artRleumnduc ■ve to the health aiid comfort of t0Btroops, and from hi; own talent,'courage, and ex perience, we consider this regiment to be' a valuable acquisition to the independent cause. A house of the fitst respectability, who has extensive dealings with South America, has made 'the colonel offers of assistance to the amount of 100,0001. for the purpose of carrying the objects of the expedition into effect- Four hundred dis banded soldiers, trea tuu-Germaa legion, TRltlStlTZD IPX TUE It. T epLUHBMtr,., From the* jBuenot-.it/Pe* Gazette, 21/A t'cb. 1819. 4! CHILI- • ■ . / Official communication of peneral Balcarce -to captaingehercLSan. Martin. • Most excellent kir—The enemy sufferi: yesterday a loss which itt tny opinion, ha: placed them in an utter impossibility to sustaiu themselves any longer; uutwith standing that they have endeavored to con centrate the wrecks they saved out of tl fortress of Naritmento The battalion of cha.seurs, which.as 1 inio-med your, ex cellency on the 18th instant, was march tng in order 1 to overtake some of the ene my!» ir.fatitry then passing tiie Viovjo, ar rived at a time 'when a considerable, par of them had nut embarked- An attack upon them was immediately made by the chasseurs) iu company with the regiment of mounted gi enadiers,-. and the forme were completely routed, as it appears by the .communication which I have the honor nerewith to iuClosn. Colonel - Don Ruderino Alvarade, who commanded the attack has thereby be come .entitled to that distinguished praise and mention which his merit so justly de serves; which must be also extended to the chief, and other officers and troops who accompanied him, and are mentioned in his report. God preserve your excellency many years. Head quarters of the army of the South, nt Los Angeles, Jan. 20, 1819. Antonio Gonzalez Balcab.cz- To his excellency captain general Dan Jose San Martin. Buenos-Ayres, Ftfh.. ?5r This day the sovereign.pt/rigi css opened their sessions, and, the Supreme! director. Brigadier General Don Juan Martin de Pueyrredon,delivered tiie (following ad dress:— Most Sovereign Sir.— It is with real plea-ure that 1 this day fulfil my duty, fe iicitating.your sovereignty op the opening of your sessions. The friends of the coun try expect from them that the vacillation on which the state fluctuates may have a peedy termination; and its enemies dread to see the day in which the order and the empire of the laws are forever consolidat ed; they therefore make use of those arts and exertions which despair inspires them with, in order to prevent its ever appearing to us, or at least to protract it. The different means to which they re sort to destroy our peace and liberty, are public, and well known to nur sovereignty. Seduction, deceit, falsehood, conspiracies against the fives of the first authorities, libels to tarnish their fame, and the most vile pasquinades, are the weapons they daily employ to destroy that harmony in which the United Provinces repose. It is afflicting to the least sensible heart to have recourse to proscriptions and ex iles, as often as the crimes ut seduction require. Nay, it is against the reputation of the executive to see him constantly arm ed and always punishing the turbulent.— Such a violent state of things is iiksome, perplexing and disheartening, both to the people and to the government. It is therefore the first and the most ur gent necessity to look fora remedy tnat may effectually annihilate the germ of the evils that are observed. There is no oth er but the completion of the constitution, which at present engrosses all your a'.teD- lion, and the anxious expectations of the people. When the authority becomes firmly cin- stituted, and a hw established both fur those tbat command and those that obey, tnen shall that spirito/vmulatiun,ambitiou, andrivairj, soofteo caused troubles and disturbances ia tne State, be utterly de stroyed. Tac executive will then have, iu an unerring i ule, ill t»tc energy &strenugt!i necessary and will be released from the many snares which distuio him,, pud engages that attention which other more iuiportaGt business OciDsnde. - Your sovereignty knows..the disfurbfff condition in .’which I found the ebahtty 4|hen I' had tiie hpnorto be appointed Su preme director. Oblivion ot fortber con duct, acts of beneficence, and. other' con ciliatory measures, . produced for some . time the most salutary effects. Order re* vived, and its advantages .were, every *reie experienced. ‘ But some malicious, ongu- 'v v.ernSble'minds soon became discontented',' and f was obliged te repress thetqi The 'sam&intFiitions -were . repeated* and I wa» > under the necessity ot having' recourse to' •’ the liketaeasures. .■ The sgsnts of disor der have nut ceased lo appear from that time; and I. could not omit" to- persecute ’and take them away, considering it as tiie... first duly of the charge. Such a train of sad ami painful events has rendered me the object oPthe enemy, hatred and vengeance of men who, other wise, might be usofttl to the cause of i,ur. liberty. This likewise demands the most- efficacious and speedy remedy. I could- present it in this very act by requesting my dismissal; but I do not deem it expo-; clientcr convenient for the credit of the state abroad, or its direction at home —, The constitution will aflurd this powerful^ natural and pacific measure. ^ t .Another inanVWithout the personal eom- p^mudisirt which 1 find myself; will neu tralize those exalted-passions' to 1 the- aiU * vantage of the common cai/se; and with-flip book of fh'ti law's m ifis hands, he will chdclc and punish' the evils (should they appear) without lear of his justice being mistafcvxi tor malignity';'and his rectitude and per sonality. V*<i die other hahtil, the' Spaniards, our ihpUcable enemies, are with the utmost efforts p.'epii- ing at-Cadiz a strong expe dition to subdue us. Aly soul tells mo that we are invincible. However, it is ne cessary to matte no common preparation, and such as shall augment the glorious opinion we have acquired. The meas ures must be commensurate to $he dati- S-T- ... The provinces must now assume a mqst war-like appearance; fur which purpose they ought to have at their head a chief more inured to the field, and possessed of more military knowledge than that I Jiave been able to acquire. 1 speak, sir, w.tli.that sincerity which the iuterest of nur salvatiou demand from me. On g ving us the constitution,your sove reignty must likewise give to us such a person as our situation lequircs. All ir.es'e objects claim the utmost speed; and ,’*4 I entreat you to redouble your efforts and attention tu these important matters. Finishing them you wjll fulfil the de- ires of the people of these united provin ces, and receive their gratitude hy ao nin ny titles due to you. For my part I Will then descend from t'»i» post of bitterness, and shew the nation that it is an easy ’hiug lo obey, hut veiv difficult to command. It appears from another paper that the discussions on the project ot a constitu tion continued, and that congress were busily employed in the framing of it. CEIMLV.1L OFFENDERS. The following statement was presented to the British house of commons, June 5th, 1818, and by them ordered to be printed, showing the increase of crimes for the last thirteen years:— In the year 1805 and 1817. Committed for trial 4,605 15,932 Sentenced to death 354 1.302 Executed 68 115 Being 1 in 5 in 1805, and 1 in 11 in 1817. Report from the seleet committee of thebouse of commons on the poor laws. Total ra ; s- Expended ed on poor. Average of 1748.1749,1750, 1730,135 /6S9 971 Year 1776. 1.720 316 I.53..604 Average, 1783,1734 1785, 2.157 74rt 2 Cs 4 0,7 Year 1803. 5.348,204 4 67 963 Average, 1813,1814,1815, 8,164.496 6,129,844 Baltimore, May T. Yesterday, in the circuit court of the U. States, now sitting in this city, came on the trial of Leonard Nott, a colored man, charg°d with cutting open anti robbing the United State*’ mail, near BHdens- burg, on Christmas day last. It appeared evidence that the brother of the prison- found the mail in the road and brought to the prisoner’s house, where the hag was cut open. When the case was sub mitted to they jury, without retiring from the box, the pronounced him guilty. The man who found the mail died in prison some time after his at rest. * We understand, that lady Selkirk and family arrived in town this nording from Canada, and that *hey have taken their passages in the packet ship James Monroe, for Liverpool. The Spanish oliinister, Don Onis, ami his family; gen. C&'dwalla- der, of Pennsylvania, and several other persons of distinction, also go out in the same conveyance. —«V. ¥. Com. Jdv. 7th inst. The English papers are frequently quo ted for remarks upon the Indian wetr un der Jackson, and often these remit: ts are unfavourable to the American lido, who so repeatedly chastised our American well as our European enemies. We trust our readers need no: be informed that on this subject parties are as much divided in England as they re in America, and if they hear more from one side' than the other in Ame rican papers, it is because the enemies of Jackson are more busy to publish on their de than h.e friends are upoo the other. The friends of gen. Jackson are aware that t same causes of prejudice exist in both countries, and while they make every indul- w nee to the honest men r.fboth parties, are convinced that time only can silence the clamour by giving the parties something more favourable to their views in both countries. We shall nut entertain our readers with prejudices burrowed or lent. is fcnough that Jackson has as ample fame as ever envy .allowed to an/ man.—— Salem Register.
