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gf rmoM not LOWJXlS IM , 7% (4% Sin—Being a constat# Y have to 'that medium^ Tnake such an ■on the minds of made^ namely, of the truth of imprisonment for debt ~T>e|Hg founded oh principles irrelevant with the duty “every one owesfo God and his neighborconsequently prejudicial to society, and therefore ought, without hesi tation, to be relinquished. I am, sir, your’*, very re- spectfully, t ' i: - Ci^ESITAS.- * “That which is contrary to sound polity can in no way he conducive to good, either public or'private. The 'tiro great commandants, on which hang all the law and ’the prophets, from One entire standard, to which shall be brought for trial “every work with every secret thing, wfether it be good 'Or whether it be bad,” To have, therefore, recourse to a measure that is founded on prin ciples irrelevant therewith, cannot be According to’sound policy, ahd consequently ought, without hesitation, to be relinquished “Whom God hath joined together let no man put ich is established , 1J0* _ _ -asunder;” this forms tke basis on the solemn contract of marriage. Imprisonment for debt is foe occasion of this sacred injunction being violated; for in every instance where the prisoner is married, it se parates, with iron hand, the husband from his wife, and almost as uniformly the father from his children. And as it is a matter of notoriety, that these separations desolate, in proportion to the length of their- duration, every (Jon- nubiai endearment, every parental affection, and the ob servation .of every domestic obligation, by presenting to the degraded husband and forlorn wife and children, Scenes of temptation to infidelity towards each other, to withstand the pernicious influence of which but few have fortitude of mind (Sufficient. Who could imagine that any person, placed iii more happy circumstanfcs, if he allowed himself bo contemplate but for a moment the banefUl consequences of these melancholy facts, would • Venture to contend that imprisonment, for debt is any other than -repugnant to every thing comporting with Sound policy, and that it ought not, without hesition,,to be relinquished? - “It does not appear to me necessary to give any par ticular detail of the numerous instances which I could here furnish of such imprisonment being the occasion of corruption of morals and habits, of a species, too, the most detestable; for woful experience has long established, the truth; and^though this truth, like many .others, has been hitherto neglected in tins* country, yet I do not fear that it will remain much longer so entirely disregarded. “If it should be said, in reply, that the occasion, in the first instance, of such corruption is not imprison ment, but the debtor’s own previous misconduct; and that if imprisonment for debt were done away with, every just -demand, before long, would go unsatisfied. Id ask, according to what policy is it tliat the pre of the debtor should 'Sdoes/b^isBip ■ from St. Helena; he Ik Stated to.have escaped on tlie 22d of Jttne. The merchant, with whom captain Brown transacted his business, read the acfco'unt ifi the Borbadoes, ]yf a80n a hd B.oi paper. 7. - • This; we giVr withdnt any cofiimdnt, except that we are satisfied, foat'eaptain Brown, has given the informa- I would vious misconduct P Di he debtor should be puitished, by that which has the certain tendency of rendering his fu ture course of life irretrievably bad? And if misconduct be the only occasion of such punishment, how is it that the misfortunes, too, of so many should lj£ made alone the occasion of imprisonment; or how homes there to be no difference put between tlie unfortunate and the cul- ablc? Surely tlie principles and conduct of a person that ecomes insolvent are not, on that account, to be con sidered as being unworthy of future preservation, and therefore to be given up to the foulest dye! and as to every jfist demand going unsatisfied, if imprisonment were done away with, that is not m the least degree pro bable, imprisonment being on no account the most cer tain method to be adopted for the recovery of debts, for from either the rapacity of the attorneys employed, or the desperate state to which th? debtors and their fami lies become, by this diabolical measure reduced, render ing them desperate, not more than one fourth of the amount of the demands for which debtors are imprisoned in this kingdom, is ever paid over to their creditors. “In what way, then, can imprisonment for debt be con sidered as at ait comporting with sound policy, seeing it ■fails in the very purpose for which it is had recourse to? -It fends asunder every tie of domestic affection, deluges rthe moral world with floods of the most deadly corrup tion. degrades and punishes indiscriminately die unfor tunate with the spendthrift and fraudulent, and throws 'them in the way of almost inevitable ruin to every princi ple of honesty-and decorum! “No other plan, I am persnaded, and so must be eve ry one thathaa either sent or been sent to gaol for debt, -can possibly be introduced, -more injurious to tlie good order of society, and less successful in the purpose for which it is applied, than that of immuring thousands within the walls of loathsome prisons. “The fleet, the bench, and many other prisons in this ‘kingdom Of less celebrity, arc they not scp.- clires for the unfortunate, retreats for the designing, and biota to the liberty of Britons?” “Madras, January 24, 181$. “The Revolotionairefrigate has arrived in tlie Koads, from China. During her cruize, she fell in with the Bashee Islands, (so little known to navigatorsj They are situated inJadtude.2U, 30, north. i? *The coast is extremely steep, and the anchorage not good. The number of their inhabitants is computed at three thousand. Bullocks, goats, pigs, fowls, he. are procurable in great abundance here, as well as at Katun Spsfttan, Bajos and Deliquui, which are all adjacent isles, and on their western quarter afford very good anchorage .-ground. Refreshments are to be had with much facility, and the Revolutionake touched twice at Katan, where she found safe anchorage, and all sorts of provisions ex ceedingly cheap, a bullock being generally procurable at from One to four dollars. «Tbe French brig 1’Amite, Which Bbnapare sent out to the We of France, has been taken. She is hourly ex pected herefrom Trincomalee. Tents have been pitch ed for the captured king of Candy, whose arrival is dai ly expected in the Cornwallis. The Favorite, 2u, hon. captain Maude, sailed from Bombay, on the 24thl ult. for the Gulf of Cutch, for preventing aggressions) on the Company’s territory.” tion, as hr received it'—Ledgeri Besides the presumptive improbability of this Story, for. Unless Bonaparte had the fins of the fish, or the wings of the bird, it seems almost impossible for him to escape “fhe hie' of Mists amidst Desolation>’* we have mother account which gives it a direct refutation. , Cap tain Williams of the Rockingham, arrived at New-York, spoke on the 4tli August, tlie English Company’s ship David Scott, six -weeks from St. Helena, where she left Bonaparte in good health—Now let uS calculate dates— 4 days in August, Si ifi July, and -8 in June (from the 22d of that month) gives us 43 days—which js near)) seven weeks instead of Six—‘the David Scott, then, is nearly a week lutcr from St. Helena, than the reported way of Bonaparte’s escape, as stated by captain Brown.— Compiler. HIGHLY INTERESTING. We stop the press to lay before our readers an extract of a letter received by colonel Winson from captain James Burlessrtn. We regret that''we have not an op portunity of giving it in detail. The substance, however, is, that he, Burlesson and others, who had settled near Melton’s bluff on the south side ofTtmussefe ljver, to the number of ubou< eight men, were attacked by a par ty of Cherokecs, armed with guns and war clubs, the number not know, on the night of the 11th uk- Resis tance was made, when sad to relate, there were left three Indians dead on tlie ground and a fourth badly wounded. The letter describes the white inhabitans of that part to be in a deplorable situation from the menacing attitude of tlie Indians—all who have not the resolution of de fence, are moving away and leaving their promising crops at this particular season, to be destroyed by the Uhero- kees. We are verbally informed that Burlesson and a party of winter, amounting to about twelve in number, have this day started in pursuit of the Indians, in order to chastise them for their insolence. - Every thinking mind must regret the delusion of this infatuated part of the creation. Notwithstanding the great concessions made them by government, and the ample remuneration for all losses, which they pretended to'have received bv the marches of our armies through their country, their fermenting a spirit of uneasiness, and exciting the ebullition of feverish, malignant blood, which will require the probing hand of severe chastise ment to. quench. Being not in possession of particulars which led to this disastrous event, we are not authorised to attirm that Burlesson and his party were justifiible in the commis sion of the act, but from the best evidence before us, we are inclined to think that they were wantonly provo ked to take up arms in defence of their rights and even their lives.—Huntsville Republican. More particulars of the shocking treatment of a young lady at Cnmana, by the uarju, -Spaniards. Besides what has already appeared in various papers of the United States, of the horrible treatment ofa young lady of eighteen, of the first family and educa tion in Cnmana, South A merica, we have collected from individuals who were w ii nesses Of this shocking outrage against the sex, the following particulars: The young lady was in principle, a republican, and had uttered her sentiment, and spokep favorably of the patriotic cause; for this heinous offence, she was brought into the public square, and placed astride on a jack-ass, her feet were tied under the belly of the beast, and her hands under tlie animal’s neck, while her body was al most entirely naked, and in this sliameful posture was she paraded through the streets, and at certain corners and public places of the city, this delicate young wo man received from the arm of a stoqt negro man ten severe lashes, in tlie whole two hotirkii. Ten armed soldiers and an officer marched beside the aninul, the lady and the negro to see that the latter did his duty faithfully. Captain Handy said he could not bear to see more ttian ten stripes inflicted, but that some of his people saw tlie whole tragedy. Towards the close of this torture, the poor yAung creature was past weeping; for it seemed as if the negro had nearly whipped her soul out of her body. Had they shot her, or hanged her, or drowned her, it would have been a mercy, compared with this most shocking outrage against the whole sex. What has become of Spanish chivalry? What has be come of the once famous tenderness towards the fair sex? Has priest-craft, has the inquisition, has cruel supersti tion thrown their kingly government, and its military officers, into the dark and blood) 7 ages of barbarity?— This act of cruelty has excited the utmost detestation of the savage Spaniards in the minds of all parties and both sexes in these United States. We should be glad to know the name of the officer who ordered the sentence, and of the regiment whose soldiers attended the execu tion. “Confusion on their banners wait.” It will be remembered that the young lady, unable from her exquisite feelings to survive tlie disgrace and pain she had suffered, refused all medical aid and food, and died two days after! Captain Handy and other witnesses of this most barba rous act, are no win this town; so that no doubt can ex ist as to the brutal deed having been actually perpetrat cd by the friends of tlie “adorable” Ferdinand.—Most on paper. e very some they The prince of Saxe Coburg is reported not to expert m managing the reins of a curricle. Wit husbands this w 7 outd not be any great object might have Wives Who would hold the reins for than, and do it without complaining. Several arrangements are in a course of -progress, v • view to establish a respectable naval force teflon Lakes of Canada. Sir Robert Hall, an officer bf tinguished merit, who was lately commissioner of the val yard at Quebec, is appointed to the command i of vessels up op tlie lakes. The present force consist o Tecumsen, schooner, lieutenant H. Kent. Tagus, schooner, lieutenant Hambiy. Star, captain Herbert, acting. Newash, schooner, captain W. Eourchler, actin’ >. Netley, 10, lieutenant if. F\ Spence. Montreal^ captain Edward Collier. Kingston-24, captain W. F. W. Owen. Huron, Jc&ooner, lieutenant J. Jackson. The St. Lawrence, 98. . n Burlington, 74. CharweB, 24, and Chubb cutter, are at present i: dinary. Several officers and a number of seamen, proceed shortly to t^e^UHaYk—Londanpaper. Bent, they? Baltimore Patriot. An election was-hplderf in this state, pnY^iesday last, for, congressional and state representatives. state representatives. -Messrs, ^rcted to .congress without op position. There liSpt very few votes -polled: in this town, the whole number was for James B. Mason, 275 for John L. Boss, 2777 We have heard of some salutary changes in the state representation; the town of Foster has elected two republicans, last year. but one; West Greenwich, (after an arduous contest) has chosen two re- repdblicans (for the first time these many years). by small majorities;-last spring that town gave forty-eight federal majority—^Charlestown, we are told, has suso choseii two republicans instead of two federalists; even North Providence.returns an American in' the room of Abraham Wilkinson.—Providence Patriot, August 31. the article co P i tdk »J*** r - Who can »'*** roe and progress of thn* • ’ VamaWe seminaries in sections* of our clmnn yesterday the foot of'foe savlige had W and the comforts and ornaments of civiwLn !? tra *H Thaye been prepetually excluded. In the * wilderness, on the banks of the Tombigby of *h« the chief care of the adventurous settler *? la! e himself against the tomahawk, we find institutin ishmg, dedicated to letters ahd foe S...°" s the mind.—JVational Intel. a ANECDOTES, By the Editor of the Weekly Register. It is fresh in the memory of every one, that captain Carden, at Norfolk, (before the war) being on board the United States Frigate, offered remarks of the same amount to commodore Decatur; and especially pointed at the inefficacy of the 24 pounders on the gun deck of the ship, which he said, cculd not be handled with that ease and rapidity in battle, and that an 18 pounder was quite as heavy as experience'.-fd proved a frigate ought to carry; and wourd do as much execution, &c. captain Carden, however, made great complaints about these ve ry same guns when he returned to England, after losing the Macedonian. He, from “experience,” had changed his mind about them. We have heard an anecdote of Dacres, of the Guer- riere, which we do not recollect to have seen in print.— He had captured an American vessel and detained the captain on board', to whom he daily, and almost hourly expressed his wish to fall in with an American frigate—but he, alas! had no hope that cue of them would shew the r noses out of port while he was on the coast. When the Constitution hove in sight, and it was ascertained that she was a frigate, Dacres asked the prisoner what he supposed It was, who commanded her, &c. Being told “captain Hull, of whom, however, he had no particular knowledge”—the commander of tlie Guer- riere said—“well, well—I’ll introduce you to him; in about ten minutes after we get up with him you shall be better acquainted.” As the ships neared each other, Dacres invited the Yankee to stay on deck and see the fun—“it will be overiVi a minute or two,” said he “and then we’ll go a-board together.” The other said “he had no desire to be shot at for fun, and would retire below.” He did so—after a little while, the Guetriere fired—no gun was returned, and he felt miserable— she fired again with the same result, and the idea of ano ther Chesapeake affair almost distracted him; she fired a third time, but her shot had hardly left the cannon’s mouth, than it seemed to him, (to use his own phrase) as if “heaven and earth were coming together.” Before he heard the thunder of the Constitution, limbs of men with shattered planks and spars, the cry of horror and the wreck of matter thickened around him, the rcpor'Jnstantly followed; and report succeeded report so rapidly thatall seemed mingled into one terrible sound! He “coile\l himself away snugly” to await the event—confusion reigned—mast after mast went over, with horrible crash- ings; the lee-gun was fired and he rushed on deck to hail the beloved flag of his country. The occasion is apt for another anecdote. When Decatur's fleet was passing Gibraltar for Algiers, Sec.— many persons went out to view them. “Suppose,” said tlie captain of a British vessel of war to an American gen tleman that stood beside him, “the Algerines were to capture your frigates.” “That would be bad for En gland,” replied the American. “Why so?” “Because then you would stand number three.” ' From the Baltimore Gazette. The English papers contain short accounts of trials which take place in their courts, both of civil tnd crimi nal jurisdiction, which are very amusing to a majority, of readers. In our courts here, many trials occur, reports of which would be equally amusing, anti, in some instan ces, furnish useful information. The following is given as a specimen of what might be done, if we could induce some of the gentlemen of the bar, who are known to possess the ability, to turn their attention to the subject when any case of sufficient interest is tried. T11E S TATE vs. LAN.M AN. On Saturday last, Jane, alias Jenny Lanman, spinster, was tried in the court of Over and Terminer, for Balti more county, upon an indictment for being “communis rixatrix,”—a common sold and turbulent brawler. The attorney-general opened the prosecution with a brief statement of the facts he expected to prove against the tr.-verserj and observed, that the gentlemen of the jury must be perfectly aware that the public peace might be more noisely disturbed, and the dignity of the good people of the state of Maryland more loudly insulted by the shrill clamor of a woman’s tongue, than by the boister ous quarrels of men—that assaults and batteries were quickly over, and the mischief usually confined to tlie parties; but the rattle of a common scold was incessant, and annoyed the whole neighborhood—that although this offence was strictly of the fememne gentler, and, to the honor of our sex, the law had no term to fix tlie re proach upon men—yet, inasmuch as we were the principal sufferers, the policy of the law had vested men with the sole prerogative- of trial and punishment—that he trust ed he need not remind them on this occasion that the tranquility of society mainly depended upon a salutary restraint of its restless and ungovernable members. _ The first witness called was the clerk of the market, The honorable Mr. Barciat, thejlritish commissioner, who testified that he had known the traverser about four appointed to carry into execution the 4thj.rticle of the years, during which the witness had charge of the mar- That nn m&rfcpt djiv* she was narticularlv noij-v it or- will A GOOD EXAMPLE following extract from a London paper of svs that the prince.regent of England, depi he is, has yet brain enough to per The 18, shows that and suttifeh as . , _ r some of the strong interests of Old England. Those who come to his parties, must come clothed ia British iiian- ufaeture.—New-York Columbian. Prince Rebswt’s Fete.—Yesterday the grand bal and supper expected from the prince regent was givm at CarBod-*» U9e 40 above 700, including the royal f. mily, nobility, &e. An object of his royal highness in giving tmstetewas to beep tlie nobility and gentry in Lo idon, and give employment to the trades. With each c; rd of invitation there was a request, that the guests wou dap- ar ^ British manufactures. The queen and a il the teJlroat Ail resent; hut the princess Chariot! 'oh, was unable to attend. her continued iildiaposiaon, was uuaoic to attend, ah tbe pweigtlinuiisters and tbeir ladies attended, with 1 Ever- “•aijluywnjmdAustriyn princes. The company oonpli- tfmiAr+iy wiA the.lcsire of the regent, and aU ap loar. •d i# British manufacture, which agreed with their bwn natural feeling.” treaty of Ghent, arrived at the exchange Coffee House last evening, accompanied by his son, on his way to St. An drews, where he will meet the honorable Mr. Holmes, tlie<comniis-'.ioner on the part of the Uuitcd States. These commissioners are to decide to which power tlie Islands in the bay of Fassmaquoddy (part of tlie bay of Fundy) and tlie island of Grand Menan, belong;, which islands are claimed by the United States as being comprehended within their boundaries, agreeably to the treaty of peace of 1783, and are also claimed by his Britannic majesty as having been at tlie time of, and previous to, the treaty of 1783, within the limits of Nova Scotia. The treaty au thorizes the commissioners, and meeting at 9t. Andrews, to adjourn to any other place; and we expect they will find it convenient to adjourn to Boston.—Boston Centin- el, 31st ult. Balttmotix, September 3. TRUE HEROISM. Yesterday, as the southern mail stage was passing in- td town, one of the wheels fell off, the driver lost his seat and reins, -and the affrighted horses proceeded in full speed down Piatt street till tliey arrived near the dock, at the corner of Pratt and Light streets. An in effectual attempt had been made to stop them near Cfiarles street, which increased their fleetness, and final ly their progiess was arrested, and tire lives of the pas sengers saved, by the determined bravery of. the Wood CAbtehs, near thei Tobacco warehouse, who formed a line across Pratt street, and seizing on the reins, were providentially able to stop the horses, when they had drawn the stage round into Light street. The stage was full of passengers; among them a lady, a child not seven months old, and his nurse. We are requested by some of the passengers, to return their thanks to the Wood Carters for their benevolent exertions on the occasion; several of whom most heroically continued to cling to the horses until, by weight and strength, they stopt them. * THE ELECTIONS. *4) ‘ \ We have heard from a suffitaeqt numbqr of the Either- to doubtful counties, to satisfy us that the federal party have gained acofisiderablc-Tnujorityofse#rtfiri*i elector*. The senate will be federal for five yean^ and the hpuse of deleg ates wilt propably sharu the same disastrous fate,* *§• The profuse use of money by foi /ed^ratleaders in be ing many of their own partizans to continue faithful _ them, and the jnan«geineutof4iie3|dgesofelecboi^hare, - ket. That on market days she was particularly nouy a id troublesome, bellowing and screaming at all the market people within the reach of her tongue—that ex cepting her tongue, he knew no harm of her—she was at times industrious and submissive—indeed, he must con fess, he had now become so used to her tongue, it did not annoy him a great deal, though he could not tell how her scolding sat upon other people’s ears—that he believed, however, she was afraid of no man or woman upon earth except himself. \- Two constables were then called, one of whom declar ed, that he considered Jenny, tlie traverser, one of the most turbulcntest creatures he had ever saw in the whole course of his life—that she was miserably abusive to every body, black and white, gentle and simple—tliat witness had fogged her over and over again, with a very good cow-hide, to see if he could not quiet her tongue, but all to no purpose, for the more he nad whipped, the louder she had screamed, so that he absolutely despaired of a cure. Here the jury begged to have- the traverser prothtced, that they qpgfit seet her, and upon this, without leaving the box, they found per “guilty.” We understand the punishment is not yet fixed, though the law still authorises tlie court to inflict the ancient appropriate punishment of ducking till die offender will hold her tongue. By written the politics __ the London booksellers, and we ur a lerhtand that it is now on die route to America to be, printed. It is something strange that we should have two winters, Gobbet and Byron, availing themselves of the press, in this country- one a layman and the other a loyd. If tiroes like these continue, although we may lament the; dearth of com. metee, we shall not have to complain of the dearth of let ters, when even the muses of England seek the groves of America.—JVbt. Advocate, t (J- . SPECIE. It is ascertained, that the keg con foe improvement^ Without T) Au S" st 9 - die result ( it proud exultation we announce to the „ i,. of the. examination and exhibition at the lc - phens Academy on Friday and Saturday last si t Ste ‘ honorable to tlie students and flattering to their , lfrnl f preceptor, Mr. Mayhew. At the examination the^* dents acquitted themselves much to their credit /' 1 - the ensuing day, a large collection of the chize n L‘?r? n town and countty Was highly gratified with an e/,// 5 of Uietr oratorical and theatrical powers We " hesitate to say, that there never was greater nro/° not made in sq,£h<frt a time, from such crude tnateri i* any academy in the world. , We most cordially fre?* our Fellow 7 citizens on the event; we hail with ni/' 1 *’' the establishment of a literary institution so prorrns^' this country, lately a wilderness, die haunt of sa/ 11 where nought but ignorance and barbarity abounded^ is worthy of remark, that amongst upwards ofst- scholars from different parts of the country, n n ,j from the states, there is not a single instance of tick* A gentleman who once held a high situation a t drank in 22 years 1328 dozens, or 31 pipes of yj. T- (42 dozens to the pipe;) 664 dozens of claret, 654 X of malt liquor, 322 dozens of brandv, and at tlie e//- 22 years, he complained that his hand shook-! !IC c: We have a letter before us from Vermont of ;] August which states, “that the mountains are co V with snow, and the-atmosphere, on the plains Ur / cold,”—Boston Gazette. ’ (The Boston “Centinel” commonly called the Jr < Oracle, says, that after reading attentively tlie hs! T, from England “We do not speak too generally whtn'* sav Europe enjoyed at the last date a state of * e peacef To France the remarkpeculiarly app’iesr '\y n « let^us see, what kind of “profound peace” is enjovedV ’ France. Among a long list of other executions tli-oj. taken place in that happy country, we observe tit f'i* lowing as highly characteristic of foe “enjoyment” ui °u foe “Centinel” dreams about:] “Sentence against Pleignier, Carbonneau, and Teijn. in Paris, found guilty by a jury, of treason.-—^, ?' conducted to the place of execution in their shir./f bare feet, and their heads covered with a black veil m to be exposed upon the scaffold whilst the officer Kyi the sentence to foe people; th’eir hands are then to°b! cut off, and they are to be immediately executed.” The author of foe tradegy of Bertram, (tlie rev y. Maturih) says a letter from Dublin, is likely to be deni ed,, by his bishop, of a small living he now has, in coni. qutnee of having wntten said play! On Monday next foe inhabitants of Maine, vote on the question of separation of that District from Massachu setts, and choose delegates to meet in convention g Brunswick.—Boston Patriot, Slat August. The Persian ambassador at Paris is an American bom, of the Christian, not ot the Mahometan persuasion, of creditable talents, and unblemished private character — He has been long a resident in Ytnvs..—Providence Pat riot. lost from on board foe’s Hookrwas * near the beach, We also, learn, watches to foe on W* containing# I ' knocked ik' 'which i From the Charleston Southern Patriot. VASE FOR GENERAL JACKSON. We have been favored with foe following letter general Jackson, being an answer to the one written to him by the coriimittee appointed to present him with th s Vase, subscribed for by the Ladies of South-Circlip.-. “MasjiviUe, 12ih August, h 16. “Gentlemen—I hasten to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 18fo ult. and to express my rerrt’.'wa. public duties will prevent my interview with ya4;i5 «r- ly as disposition prompts. I am now on the eve cf at. parting southwardly, as one of three commissioner, ta hold a convention with the Chickasaw Indians, and shall probably be detained on that service two months. As soon after my return as possible, you shall be notified when and where I shall be prepared to receive the grate ful present offoe ladies of South-Carolina. “With sentiments of respect, I remain, gentlemen, your most obedient servant. “Andrew j acasox. “John S. Richardson,V* Thomas Bennett, yesqs.” “Thomas Lee, ) SHYNESS. The following extracts are taken from a letter rereir. ed by a gentleman in New-York, from an officer in our squadron in foe Mediterranean. Though tlie facts stat ed are anticipated in the extract from anofoer letter, pub lished yesterday, yet the concatenation of events is more accurately presented, and foe whole set in an anitisin- light—particularly the modest manner in which the Dutch attacked batteries out of gun shot; and foe magnanimity with which lofid Exmouth—foe representative of the “Lords of the Ocean,”—spared foe dey of Algiers—out ot mere reverence, perhaps, for legitimate government.— Columbian. “Port Mahon, June 22, 1816. “From Marseilles we came here, under a ful! expecta tion of finding letters from all our friends, but were dis appointed, and in 12 hours sailed for Algiers, at which place we arrived on the 2d inst. and found it blockaded by 3 Dutch frigates and 1 sloop of war, who came in so near on the 3d, that foe batteries a .menced a fire on them, which was returned,and coi.'.uuedan hour. T' ,e batteries want skill in gunnery—the fleet kept too fir off to receive or to do injury. We laid a little out of line, between them, and were well received by the dey. We learnt from our consul, that admiral lord Exn.outh had made them a visit during our absence, and required foe dey to ransom all foe Christian slaves he had, and oh- ligate himself to use all others Who might heie:f:er fall into his hands as prisoners of war only The de v replied to foe first part of his demand, that instead of giving up foe slaves he had, he should hold foe English consul and his family (who were immediately placed under a guord, and maltreated) as hostages, until the money was paid for foe 320 slaves he had already entrusted his lordship with. To foe last pafthe replied by suffering tlie adv. i- fal to be publicly insulted, and by two of his captains hav ing their hands tied behind, and driven through the streets as common slaves, to their boats. One of these gentlemen made some resistance, by which means he had three fingers disabled by foe cut of a sabre. Lord f t- mouth drew up his fleet,'and threatened to bombard tlie town, which was expected. Yet, strange to tell, he haul ed off his ships, and left the place without firing a gun. When the Algerines at Bono and Oran heard of the de mands lord Exmouth had made, tliey attacked the Eng lish boats, and those in foe bay, fishing for coral, and killed between 3 and 400 of them—or rather this is the number understood here to have suffered, Mr. Shaler had heard there were but few killed—but foe latter ac count seems to be credited by Englishmen here. I think you will stare when you read this, should you not have heard it before, and I am sure will agree with me in opin ion, that it is too much for any nation to put up with.— Still, it may suit these blustering gentlemen to pocket it all. , “We left Algiers on the 5fo, and arrived here on the lthh instant, and shall soon leave this place tor Gibral tar.” Mrs. Carson and her two associates are to be removal frqm Ifarrisburg gaol to this city, to take their tnal tor a conspiracy against foe governor. „ t Mr.. Pennock, charged with having robbed foe Ban* of Swatara, is to be tried at Harrisburg, foe presents Sion of foe epurt.—Philadelphia Gazette. IMPORTANT. We-understand, foe commanding officer in tnf ;% diterranean fleet, has been authorised to notify theDcy Algiers,' that he must acknowledge foe treaty or ey •n immediate War. His refusal, we are informed, smo declaration ol hostilities.—Washington A uttonai n 3 ziet -iM • . :fr, -, --f: 1 1 mmm am