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From the Charleston Southern Patriot, July L CASE OF PIRACY. Our readers may recollect an account, copied from the, Virginia papers, of live or six person* being taken up on suspicion of their being pirates. That they had belong ed to a schooner wiiich laid ■ captlirad Portuguese and Spanish vessels—liad put intf the _ lU * their booty ■—that a dispute having ariseJ: between tbFse'.ptrates, laid vessel was examined led to a devclopenieutofthdfl vocation. T( brought into York—and the \) ew w ere to < at Wiliiamsburgh. \ We have now to request th attention of otir readers, to the following article from in “Public Ledger”—pub lished at Norfolk, and to the remarks which we shall make upon the subject. After copying from the "Com piler” the account of the pirates being taken U >—the editor of the “Public Ledger” thus continues:— “In addition we h..vc to state, that a Mr. Henson, late T>f the above named schooner (said to be the Romp) (states that she sidled from B.d.injore on a cruise, on the 11th of April last, is one hundred tons, mounted six eighteen pounders, manned with fiity-inne men; that the crew" were chiefly Americans, and were ignorant of the intentions of the owners, when they engaged; was under the colors of Buenos Ayres; she was commanded by 8 pure Fisk, i-ite a sailmgmaster in the navy of the Unit- «a States. While on a cruise, they captured several ves sels, among them was a brig supposed to be worth lOu.Uoo dollars, which was ordered for Buenos Ayres. “From the ty ranny of the captain, and disgusted with the proceedings on "board (which we understood -were "those of pirates) the crew rose upon the captain and offi cers, put him, and four of the superior oflicers in irons, and afterwards put them on board the English cutter Shark, from Liverpool bound to Martinique.* They afterwards brought the vessel into East River. Some specie, taken from a v essel they boarded, was divided among the crew of die privateer. “A friend of our'scopied die following, from -what Mr. llenson to Id that friend, were die origin..! instructions %o Fisk: “Of die person whose name is signed, ive have no know ledge, but several of tiiose, who are called agents, are among the most respectable characters in die United States, and would be incapable of countenancing any tiling- dishonorable; this letter may not be genuine, and Mr.-Taylor’s name, may have been used for some sinister purpose; when vve say., we ha'-e no knowledge of" Mr. T\.yior, we would not be understood as saying, diat lie Would countenance . ay thing dishonorable,” iCopy of instructions to S. Fisk, commander of the priva teer schooner Suntafecino. «Sth—You will proceed widi me schooner Santafecino ton a cruise off Cadiz, making it y our business to avoid speaking all men of war. In case of failing in widi a large quantity of money, you will return immediately oft this co..st, and send up’to the agent for a person to re ceive it, and return immediately on your ends*. If you Tail in widi aiiv fast sidling vessel that may become jpnze, you will keep her widiyou in order to put valua ble cargoes on board of her that you may find in dull Bailing vessels, giving the prisoners the dull-sailing declaration follows) that there is no such person in that city, named Thomas Tailor, concerned in com- mepi e. It is to be regretted that thd dditjjr of die Ld ;er” did not make further inquiry beforefie^ntearded a pii licaticn so defamatory of the character,-gSlUi. so direct, .- levelled against die honor and patriotism O whonS.i.e, acknowledges to be “among the most respect able characters (u the United States.” A day r , or two,; would have proven die baseness and falsehood of the •whole intelligence. We do not, in the most distant manner, regard the editor of the “Ledger” as implicated in this libel, It is evident that he has been vilely imposed upon. Every man, particularly die conductor of a public journal, is liable to be deceiv ed;—nor can liis talents, Ins knowledge of mankind, nor the purest principles of honor, at all dmes and under all circumstances, prevent him from be ing subject to imposition. t r-^y- The editors of papers, generally, throughout the union, (and the editor of die “Public Ledger” particu Vessels, and uesp, .telling the lister to the River Ue la Plata, or to Port-au-Prmce, to the agent there; in case of thec..rgo answering better there than the River de Plata, altering aii marks of baies or cargo, being sure to keep ail specie, jewellery, or any thing very- Valuable on board the privateer. In case the Portuguese should inarch agai.isi liienos Avres to act hostile; you are at li berty to do the same, and send your prizes into Buenos Ayres in c..Se -,i no blockade, "but if blockaded, Black -River on tile coast of Patagonia, and from thence send a despatch over .and to Buenos Ayres, to die agent there. Should die Island of St. Margaritta be open, you niuy send in some prizes there, being careful to seal up all ha mpers found on b.\.rd prizes, taking declarations of cap tains, making them deci. 're the owners of enemies pro perty, attested bi uvs or three persons of his own crew (Sealing this up and sending it by the prizemaster to the •agent wherever it may be. You will be cai-etul not to meddle or make with any neutral flag of any nation what ever, But keep up the supplies ot provisions and re cruits, particularly rejecting all tne Spanish and Portu guese recruits that may offer. When returning to tne ■coast of North-America, give the ’■Chesapeake or Del; ware the preference, as they are ports most safe. Em- br ace every opportunity of reporting the Santafecino, and .yourproceedings to tne agent at Baltimore, in case of going to the River de la Plata, touch at the Island ot St Sebastian, on the coast of Brazil for information respect ing- the river, provided you have not obtained not ob taiiied satisfactory information from some slop at sea, on that subjec'. wLen directing your prizes to the river, you will c-.ution t our prizer.lasters, not to speak any full rigged brig or ship on the coast of Brazil; when entering the River de i.. Plata, keep the soutii shore oil board, and .go into Ensiiiada de Burgari. Fist of agents. Baltimore, Pnitadeipliia, New-York, Providence, Wilmington, x. e. N ewbern, do. Charleston, s. c. Port-au-Prince, Aux-C .yes, City of St. Domingo, Turks’ Island, Buenos Ayres, Henry Duller. John Hemphill. Stevenson it Coodvyin. D. E. Wolf. H inson, Keily & Co. Wilii.nr, Dunn, John Potter. E. Scribner. MTntosh. Cock. Baker. Miiierand A. St. Cr. Ni- cois. T an .mas T ayloh. Vith "ainfflftjffc ini own norm, indwleti in the “List of Agents” to sanction piracy! It will be observed, that the editor of the “Ledger” himself, states that the Mr. Benson who furnished his (the editor’s) friend, with the “instructions” wjuclt have been published in the “Ledger” Was “lute ot the above named schooner.” This alone should hav e made the editor suspicious of ary intelligence from that quar ter. The editor then candidly adds, that of Thomas J'whose name is signed,” lie has “no knowledge.’ This als:» should have excited his caution. We under stand from a gentleman just from Bahiirfbre (whose “Numberless arrests daily and nigf.tly tafce place; include many persons of distinction, less, however, among the old imperial, than the patriotic party. “Rumors liave prevailed for these last two days, of a conspiracy, against gov -rnment, having been detected at .he very moment of execution, and hi which the indi viduals above alluded to are said to be the principal ac tors. The fact is, there exists a general and tacit con spiracy in the public mind, and government cannot but be conscious of its existence. But this would not ap pear the fittest moment for its execution; its result would be incomplete. “Rallying signals have been distributed, such as cards of u triangular form, bearing on them the words Uition, Liberty, Country. A proclamation to the French peo ple, couched in energttic, andydt moderate terms, is also in circulation. Badges of union are worn. These Cards olid proclamations have been addressed anonymously to 'different individuals; among others to the minister oi po- l£fe, it being conceived that he himself would not be disinclined to favor the accomplishment of the great end.” —AftdU — When, general Cambrone was lately tried in France, lie complained, as well as general Urouot, of “the false proclamations w liich Bonaparte issued in their names.” President of. the court.—You Said you refused the rank of lieutenant-general from Bonaparte, what was your mo tive? Prisoner.—“I certainly thought I was capable of "com manding a division, but in an unfortunate util ir I reflect ed that I misrht be embarrassed. All the world knows, larly,) are requested to publish these observations, (or j that, ..t the battle of Waterloo, the person vv ho command- hence in a day or two for Barcelona, thence to Marseilles, thesubstance of them) accompanying the fabricated slo- ed us (Bonaparte) lost his wits and then I should have and so on along the coast of France and Italy/" .1 .1 > V i 1 !• I* . 1* .. . _. ........ V, I -. a. »i /1 L ■ I, /I v. if . /. i *, it* tv -11 1 v . r 1 Id / .1 1 . T • 1 n • , I f - 111 Ti/\ ry that has wounded the feelings of many valuable and upright citizens. “Good name in man and woman, Is the immediate jewel of their souls. TO THE PUBLIC. As a citizen of Baltimore, I beg leave to observe, that Henry Di.iii-.a, esa. whose n..me is inserted in the above list as an agent, is amongst the most coi-rect .mu respect able merchants in our city; and altogether incapable of giving sanction to any act that is not bottomed on cor rect principles. There is no such person, as the 1 go- mas Taylor, above aliudcd to, concerned in commerce. George Greeb. Charleston, July I, 1B16. FOREIGN NEWS, Vienna, April 17. We understand that count (le Stadion persists in his system of free importation of foreign merchandise. He considers it to be a means ot producing emulation in the manufactories of different countries. . P iris, May 6. The celebrated Polish general, Kosciusko, continues to reside at Solcure, where he enjoys tne highest consid eration. They write from Dijon, the 2d inst. “general Veaux, M. Ligetis, brother-in-law of Mated, etuke of B&ssano, and formerly receiver general of the department of Cote d’Or, and Messrs. Royer and iiernoux) (uie latter mayor of found myself acting with oid generals of brigade who would have considered then.selves liunihied at being commanded by one less experienced than themselves.” Dijon during the usurpation) who were eletoined m the citadel of Bcsancon, arrived here last Saturday, escort ed by gendarmerie, and were conveyed to the Concier- gerie.” London, May 2. Letters from Paris state, that the finance minister in that country experiences some difficulty in carrying into effect a project he had contemplated of raising a loan.— On Friday last, jj. is said, a meeting of about twelve of the principal bankers of Paris was lit Id to consider of a proposal from the minister for a loan of 50 minions of francs, a little more than two millions sterling. The ncs, a little more than two terms offered were an investment of five percents, at 50, which the bankers are represented to have declined.'- Tne The market price lias been for some tune past between 59 and 60—but, whether it was that the idea of a loon was deemed likely to depi e ;s public credit, or that the sum to be raised was thought too large, the profit, though ap parently considerable, did not appear tempting enough to the bankers, and they declined the offer. There is the following comment in the Petersburgh Gazette upon a remark made upon Russia by a member of the house of commons:— PETERSnriir.il, March 21. The Official Gazette has published the following ar ticle:—“Mr. Knox lately said, in the English house of commons—“Russia is exceedingly powerful, when the extent of her territory and her population are consider ed. She washes hep right hand in the Black Sea, and her left in the Baltic, and rests on the extremities of the globe.” It is astonishing tQ hear this kind of language from a native of England, whose hands and feet ate washed in ail the seas in the universe.” London, Mav 9. BRITISH LETT RES. From Paris, May 2. “The journey of M. de Stackelbcrg, the Russian jtminur v/s .’»• ouu. iveiudi^, uic JVUSSUtil ITU*!- istcr at the court of Vienna, au active and expericnci J diplomatist, who has had a share in ail the negociations which have alternately embroiled and pacified Europe of late years, and who enjoys the entire confide nce of his [tI! VNSLATED EOtl THE PATRIOT.] From the Frankfort Journal of Murch 13. B eh li x, March 26. It is as strange as ..musing to observe that the Gazettes of Liege and Brussels, announce a revolution having ta ken place at Berlin; ti.ey also state that at Paris a revo lution at A ienna is spoken of, and at Berlin one is antici pated at St. Petersburg. Ru .:k, March 16. Lucien Bonaparte resides at present with his family at his seat near Frcscati. It appears he intends makiiiz some stay there, as he has had removed some of his fine- esi paintings from his palace, in this city. Bucssli.s, M..rch 21. The Gazette caiied the “Survulimit,” in speaking of the regicides who have takm refuge in our provinces, call them illustrious unfortunate men,- and say “sovereigns who justly appreciate merit, console by proofs of their esteem, those whom tyranny persecutes by the most odi ous pleasures'.” DnEsnr.x, M:irch 13. The count of Montalembert is expected here to re place the duke of Otranto, (Fouche) in quality of minis ter of France. The latter has repaired to Pr. gue, where he affords eighty thousand florins lor a hotel. Switzerland, March 23. The reg-icides Jean Borri and Pothier have passed through our territories bound to Constantinople, ac cording to their p.issports, but Martineau, Crevciit r, Pi- net, Fausseoir, Gouzy, Forestier and Dubdis de Be lie- garde . re supposed ro be concealed in our mouniains in order that the}’ may keep up a correspondence with the soutii of Fr.nce. Copenhagen, March 14. It is reported that bv our new treaty with the dey cf Tripoli, (which is to last seven years) vve have engaged to pay thirty thousand dollars per annum. Tlie prince regent of Portugal, has refused in the most positive manner to treat in any way on the subject of tne restoration of the Jesuits in his territory, and de clares ail acts Heretofore issued, still in force against that fraternity. London, March 21. The ministry attribute tne rejection of the income tax to a coalition of Weilesiy party, with that of the bankers and capitalists (heretofore f itliful to the ministers.)— Tiie old opposition, the Foxites and Burdetitcs joined to the above, eff ected their purpose. A bill is before the British parliament providing for resumption of specie payments 4>v die batik of Eng land, within two years; but not compelling them to resume, if political or ether events should make it im proper. By a new- law in Fr .nce, all acts of divorce, made by mutual consent, are here after to be null. The British government have given to the ex-king of Candi an establishment at Madras. 1 he artificial harbor at Ramsgate, (Engl, nd,) which is not yet quite finesiied, has cost two millions of dol lars. imperial r.i. st< r, induces a belief that matters of tile liigh- Ba'timore, April 11, 1816.” Now, is it not evident upon the face of these instruc \ions, anil indeed.upon the first glance at them, that they Constitute a commission of piracy. Captain Fisk, the com mander of the “Santafecino;” (the name which it appears the “Romp” afterwards assumed) is, by these instruc tions, ordered “ on a cruise off Cadiz”—a cruise against whom? The American government is at peace with all tlievvorkL ITO-TS told, “in case of his fulling in with a larp sum of money”—how to dispose ofit. The “mo ney” here alluded to, we fear, would never prove a h ,;a foe- an. In case of Ins “falling in with a fast sailing ves Met ‘hat may became a prize”—he is told how to dispose ■of her. .But what-“vessel” can legally become a priz-, we re not told. Again, lie is instructed “in case the 1 Pori uguese should march against Bffenos Ayres to act "hostile—you are at liberty to do the same!” And it goes •on with specific, instructions, how to dispose of ms priz es Tow..rds the conclusion of this singular document, ca tain Fisk, whom the crew have since sent to Liver- po l, in the English cutter Shark—is very particularly ca i toned “not to meddle or make with any neutral flag -of ,..iv nation whatever,” By which, Can only be meant <in • i-dcr to render tins pari of the instructions congrous wit l the preceding) such flags as the captain or Iris in structors may deem neutral; and not such as are placed under this denomination by the existing relations of the ■government f the United States. We hesitate not one moment to say, both from the in trinsic evidence of the case, and from our knowledge of th eagen e mentioned, that the “instructions” area basefor gery. Among these agents are seme of the most respect able m rchants, the most respectable men, in the country. Had t - “list” been composed of obscure names—of clv.ra ers not known, or v.rfcitd for tneir integrity and stand . ; in society—the calumny, barefaced and despe- r. te a it stands, might have had abetter chance »t bemc recciVAt by the credulous or the unthinking. But, to wind > these dishonorable “instructions,” with the ti tles o Hex-ii- Didif.r of lluitimore, (who is so well know with Hasson, Kelly Sc Co, of Wilmington, yV. C with whom we have had transactions—and with John iter of Charleston, South Carolina—with whom we have the honor of a personal acquaintance; and with other respectable names, known and esteemed in the commercial world—was a procedure, it n.ajt be confess- e 1. h a.l others the most impolitic to the contrivers—and th most likely to frustrate their libellous and wanton a>t • k. V dr. Bitter assures us, that he knows nothing of this ve,.-.., be she the Romp or the Santafecino—that he k,. i vs nothing of her crew, captain, or destination— not .mg of Benson, or Taylor—and that he was utterly ign irr.nt of the existence of such a case, until he read ii -,.:e “Public Ledger” published in Norfolk—and saw * The persons put on hoard were captain Fisk, Tho .-■as A. Boss, first lieutenant; William FU Moore, second liciCcnantf John Bodily, prizemaster; Nathaniel E. Hun ter, do. ~ est import*'.ee are on the tapis. “The expected arrival at Paris of M. de Toliv, nor. hew, of the field-marshal Barclay de Tolly, charged vv.th a mission and despatches from the Russian court, tends to strengthen that belief; while the orders issued at the war office, (as appears by tile papers,) to make an augmen tation of 50 regiments to the French army; indicates a hostile disposition in the French court—without, its being possible, however, to determine the part that France will take in tiwse new-supposed alliances. According to some, she is to ..ct as tile a: ixil ary of Engu*'* against Rus sia; to others, she is to be the auxilliary of Russia against England. The only f ir conclusion we are warranted in drawing from the very few fycts vve are in possession of, is, that there exists division between the two le. ding powers, Russia and England, and that the fate of France is the object of tliat division. “These facts are, the late and present' military move ments—the act ive negociations on foot—the immense and sudden increase oftbe French army—the late vote of credit, the purpose of which is wrapped *up in mystery —to which may be added, the sudden and spirited resolu tion taken by Louis in proroguing bis legislature. “Tliis decisive stephis majesty took without consulting the princes of his f may, u iio became* acquainted with it as the public did, by tire official annunciation of its be ing carried into effect. As it may be supposed, this event spread consternation among the Angouieme party, and has thrown the palace into combustion. That high court party, heedless of the storm gathering around them on ah sides, would have proceeded headlong in their ruin ous system of policy, while the king-, more prudent, has unfolded the neglected charter, or constitutional umbrel la, as M. Pozzo has more happily termed it, dei M ring the completion of ins counter revolutionary work to a more propitious period. Ii is impossible not to see that this measure has been dictated by a sense of danger arising from the menacing spirit of his s bjects, and pre carious support of lus divided aides.”—Star. Paris, Mav 4. “Triangular cards, replete with mysterious symbols, understood alone by the seditious, -re in circulation.— 7 he trial of Carubronfte h..s excited a high interest. The disaffected w.sli to associate men iike this warrior and Drouot in their mad enterprises. This latter quitted Paris tne other day for Nancy, in the diligence; all the places being taken, he was obliged to enter in that part of the Cjpriage caiied the cabriolet; but his name was no sooner mentioned by the conductor, than the whole six inside passengers alighted, and insisted, on hja placing himself in the most commodious seat. “I have already informed you that several persons had been arrested in consequence of some consniracy- against the government, which had been discovered by the vigi lant and active police of the royalists. These arrestations have multiplied very considerably within the last forty- eight hours; and among those arrested are to be numbered one or two generals of distinction, with several officers of an inferior rank. It is rumored that the intention of the conspirators was to remove all the royal family, and afterwards to send a courier to Vienna with proposi tions to tile emperor of Ausiria to place Napoleon II. on the throne of i- ranee; anil in case his Austrian majesty ilid not accede to these propositions, to proclaim the Republic of 179&. Among the papers seized have been found proclamations equalling in horror any thing ever issued from the press in that bioedy epoefr ” \VA£BETtVF.F.N TURKEY AND RUSSIA. Captain Ansley, lately arrived at New-York from Ant werp, informs, tuat it was the current opinion there when he sailed, that war would very shortly f-yeak out bee ween the Russians and Turks.— Charleston ’Sazette. brig taken last summer and carried into Carthae™ where the Spaniards detained her under the pie- tjrf 5 , ,** was captured within tlieir jurisdiction,) and conthid bv observing that we were unworthy of his coiffidcnc With tins understanding we parted. The next clay M»" Shaler required another audience of him and was refu. ed; he had, however, an interview with the prime mi nister, whose conduct and language was the most in sulting, and the treaty was returned. Under these cir cumstances it was drought most advisable for him to withdraw from the shore; and he took up his residence on board this ship. After four days’ negociation under the protection of a white flag, the dispute was arran-vd so far, that the dey "re-acknowledged the treaty a nci pro mised to await instructions from the President in rela. tion to the points in dispute. If the government give him a brig of war of the same class, and pay him torty or fifty thousand dollars for her crew, the prestnttri.,-' v may continuie for some tihie. This is the opinion of» " r consul. We consider our present relations w ith tL.s re gency to be notliing more than a truce. The Spaniards drought proper, a couple of weeks ago to return the brig and crew in dispute. She was gn t rj to them as a present from dieir sot ereign, and they lave impressed ond.e mind of the Dey diat it does not ies- sen hit claim on the United States, nor interfere with the article of the treaty which embraces this point. Oar friends, die English, who have just left here, have bem putting a word in his ear; they told him “we had nei;:, cr ships nor money!” This expression was made use of by die prime minister to Mr. Sh.iler. W e snail sail t.nni The following is a copy of a letter, dated “Bay of Al giers, April 15, 1816, received at New-York: “The American squadron arrived off tills pert on he 1st inst. where we found the British fleet unatr the com mand of lord E:-month, consisting of 6 ships ol the m,e; 2 frigates and 8 or le, bomb and other vessels. The ob. ject of the Bridsh expedition, as Was understood previ. ously to its leaving Port Mi s ' n, was to release all Chris tian slaves, land oblige the Algerines to submit to ti e laws of civilized nations; and in the event of notbiing able to accomplish these objects by negociation, th v were certainly to level the town! But notwithstanding their threats, and the ample force they possessed, tl ev have ended the busim ;s disgracefully. Thev have j,i. deed obtained the reici.se of about 500 Christian slaves. Sardinians find Neapolitans; not, however, by force "if arms, but hv negociating to pay a ransom of 500 chliurs each for the Sardinians, and lOOU dollars each for the." a. apolitans. Having dius accomplished their business here die British fleet sailed on die ftb, bound as is supposed for Tunis, for a similar object. “Since they- sailed we have been on the verge of ano- ther war with Algiers,.respecting the brig that was giv en up by r commodore Decatur. The affair proceeded to such a length that we actually prepared the boats ot die squ .dron, for the purpose m burning their vesse ls in xt.e Mole. We have however come to an accon.moeh tian, and I understand the Dey has agreeel to refer it to our government, and is willing to wait a reasonable dr... for an answer. I refer you for the particulars of this bus. ness to the commodore’s despatches. “We Sail hence early to-morrow n.ornin.—where we ape bound I cannot s.y—report says Tunis.” u Port-au-Prir.ce, June 6, 1816. The following is a copy of a letter from Mr Fran cis Sage at Jacqueuiei, to Air. Schibser, a merca.-.r.; of Baltimore. “I arrived here last evening, and according to promise hasten to,give you the news of the Cart!i..^cr.i..n expe dition, as received by a vessel from Curr coa, th. t c..n.e into port yesterday. The ffect, it appears, proevedeuto die island of Margaretta, which tiiey took with but h*. tie trouble, where th«y hung and shot 7 or li'M royal.s —here they took 13 vess. .s of war, and £,200,IK. 1 , i; cash. With tins reinforcement they went to Cun.aia, which, together with six cr eight other towns on the Maine, is in d:eir possession; and the last news states, diat they were marching triumphantly towards Carr..:- c.is, which no doubt is m their hands before this time.— The royalist general Mobtllo has made several attempts to penetrate to Santa Fe, but has been often defeated; he ; is now cooped- up in Curthagena, from wiiich he cauw stir without the greatest hazard. In short, the patriot! seem to get ti:c better of die royalists in all parts, and it appears to me very probable they will carry tliur point.” CAPTURE OF MARGARETTA. We learti from captain Humphreys, of *he brig Satire Jack, arrived here yesterd..y from St. Jago de Cuba, liaz the patriots of South America had succcedi a in taking't possession of the Island of Margart tta. This island is ' divided from Terra Firma by a Straight twenty-four rai-ts ~ in width. It is inhabited by Spaniards and Indians, v.ho . are said by Dr. Morse to be indolent and supersuti. - people. The revolutionists will probably- find, fremri j proximity to the Maine, that it win prove a valuable . I » .usiuon to their cause, as tlieir cruizers can touch i tor supplies; and, if properly garrisoned, will be an f ceilent position to fit out an expedition to annoy tuu": adversaries.— Charleston City Gazette. ANOTHER ROYAL MARRIAGE. The crown prince of Sweden lias sent an amb: ssador to the court of some t innan prince, to ask the hand of some German princess fi>r ins sm Oscar. This is of course a pciitiOji n.. lueuvre to secure the Swedish crow n to the blood of the Bernadettes.—London paper. FURTHER FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN. The follow ing is an extr ct of a letter from an officer on board the Mediterranean squadron: Frigate If idled States, Unit of .Vtriers, glpril 16 th, 1816. “The s-dling of the John Adams for the Ulifted Stales, floras me an opportunity- of sending you tins. Me broke up our winter quarters at Port Mahon, and an chored here with die fleet on the 5th inst. consisting of the Java, Constellation, Erie. nd John Adams; the sloop Of war Ontario is at present im Marseilles^ A few days f lce au yjctwwplifehed ftentieulan, w ho had ": previous to our.fteparture from Mahon, an Enensh squ. d- ., , Ip r ] 1 veiled much m the western country. He ron rendezvoused in that harbor; they remained a cou ple,of days, and went off—and on our arrival here, we found them anchored in order of battle abreast the bat teries. This fleet consisted of six fine of battle ships, tw o frigates, three sloops of war, a bomb ship, and the necessary number of transports. Lord Exmoutli, (for merly Admiral Peliew) had his flag in the Boyne, the only three decker in the fleet. We learnt from them in Mahon, that they were destined for this place; dicir ob ject, the liberation of all the Christian slaves. To effect this, an unconditional demand was to be made first; if refused, a certain ransom was to be offered; and if that also failed, the batteries and town were to be attacked. The first proposition, it would appear, has been rejected, and the second one accepted; in consequence of which, 320 liberated slaves have actually been received on board thcdifierent transports, and the fleet got under way yes terday morning. Thiv arc bound to Tunis, having’the same object in view ti’iere. I have further collected on this subject from our consul, and from the ether consuls residing at this place, the following information: that the English have negociated for die ransom of the Neapoli tans and Sardinians only; tiiey amount to twelve hun dred and odd; they have agreed to pay one thousand dollars a head-for the former, and five hundred dollars for the latter. A peace between these countries and Al giers is to be a consequence. The money was paid for those who have been taken away, and as soon as die ne cessary sum for the ransom of those remaining sliail be tendered, they will be liberated also. You are not to un derstand diat die English bear this expence; on the con trary, it is borne bv the respective governments to which those slaves belong. The English are only agents in die affair, though I doubt not the circumstance will be trumpeted to thg world Under the head of British magnanimity. A single boat, making them a similar of fer, would have met with *hc like success. I was present at an audience of die Dev, in company with commodore Shaw and our consul (Mr. Shaler.) the ratified treaty which came out in the Java, was on this occasion pre sented to him. He affected not to understand why ano ther treaty, as he termed it, should he offered him. This being explained, he required that the two treaties should be compared, and being assured they were word for word the same, he intimated, notwithstanding, diat seve ral of the articles had undergone some change, that neidier himself nor his council could understand them- that present* had been promised him which he liad never received, that the brig and her •rew had jot bom rsjr MAP OF THE UNITED STATES. The indefatigable Mr. Melliaii is about to far nish us with a new and very interesting n .pci the United States and their territories, wiia tbj adjacent British possessions. Its length .ibn: 5 feet 3 inches by 3 feet 2 inches. it taKi’ii: j the VV est-india islands and the coast of the fa-i cific ocean, and is very minute in its details cil all the foreign provinces touching our boiucffl i'lte best authorities appear to have been coa-1 suited for drawing this map, and great e.xpeiwj incurred to make it as perfect as possible. A| proof impression was shewn to the editor a fetl days ago, when there happened to be in liis i ruec- in the western country, tioned a number of important errors wiiich had discovered in the old maps, that he w as hap- ' py to observe did not exist m tins. Y> e ti.i we may venture to recommend Mr. MellWi'tb map to the patronage of our friends in the unqualified manner. The price of it, accempl nied by a statistical account of the United is only ten dobars, neatly mounted ou roller? put up in a portable form, as required 03 sii? j si fibers.— Weekly Register. William Smith, to* Superior Courty-Cliatham county. A1 y Term, laib. * Petition for foreHosore* I Joriah t). Porcher. 5 Rule Ptisi. Upon the petition of William Smith. pr*yrfjj the foreclosure of the equity of redemption ot ri'll following premises, mortgaged by the saiff D Porelier to the said Willium Smith, to sect’] the payment of six hundred and fifty dollars i twenty-six c< nts, with interest from the said mortgage, due on a certain bond datelt-j third day of May eighteen nunrire-i and wit, all that lot of lard in the city of Sav-in' >i l known by the nunfopr seven, (7) in Vama raw ;l Ewingsbuig, with the ynprnvement? thereon; a, T on motion of Mr. Wayne,, attorney for the rf 1 tionerjJ^ is ordered that the principal, tnteres' * r '-l C'»»ts, u,ue upon the said mortgaged premi*e--> *1 paiii into court within twelve months from ! -!j date, and unless the same be so paid, theeqiutU.I redemption shall thenceforth be foreclose^ '".I other proceedings take place pursuant to the of assembly in such case made and provided; 4P T it is further ordered, that this rule t-e publish^ •* 18 wiuri CM , vn « L t III 3 1 uic t»s, py*’-- »*ne of the public gaseltes of this state at If*’I once a month, until tre time appointed foe P'^l ment as aforesaid, or served on the rnortg*g et his special agent six months previous thereto. Extract from the minutes. , T. Bolles, clerk julj 6—80