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TOT HE ISLAND OF S£\ HELENA.
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Hfcacejto thee, isle outlie Ocean;
. -Hail to thy-hreezes-lmd billows!
devotion,
ws!
Wliere rolling its tides, in perpetual d«
The white wave its phimv softpjllp'
-Rich sin;.. thechapiet Be, historv shall wave thee!
Whose undying verdure shall bloom on thv brow,
When nations'that notion obscurity leave thee';
C 'To the wand of oblivion alternately bow!
Cnchang* in thy glow—upstain’d in thy fame—
The homage of ages "shall hallow tfiy name!
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'WSiTsawIof MoimcfetiAl *
From a series of letters published in -the Cape Fear Re
corder, at Wilmington, (*. c.) we copy the.'
interesting account of our late .President \
vorite Monticello.’ ,
The village of Milton is three pities from
Mr. JeffeTson, late president qf.the Uffitecl'
stay mere did not exceed 3 hours; and.my .
of converse with this great man was much si
I wished. However, from mv own observ
from correct and authentic information, I am
■rive you such .an accmnt. of Monticello, .and it* philo
sophic'owner, as may afford you gratification and enter
tainment; a# the most minute particulars respecting so
eminent a character, -and whatever tnhy concern, mm,
must interest vou. I hop# I shall not be accused of pro
lixity. Thomas is the oldest surviving son of Peter Jef
ferson; he had six children, two daughters alone lived
to maturity; one married to Mr, John W- F,pf>es, the
other to. Mr. Thomas M. Randolph The patnotism
and talents of botii tljese gentlemen are well known to
the community. Mm. Eppes died about 12 or 13 years
since, and left two children, one of wh->m is since l ead.
Mr. and Jlrs»Randolph Jive near this place. .
Mr. Jefferson is very regular and temperate in his mode
of living; he retires to bis chamber about 9 o’clock,
and rises before, the sun, both in summer and winter; and
it is not easy to conceive a more grand or sublime sight
than the rising of the sun viewed from the summit of
Monticello. Until "bwakfa-st, which'is early," lie Is'em-
of man-
ai 1 tothec »w —— ,, - - .
OnHBethe rich weight of his glory!
Wher^ll’d to its limits, life’s chronicle closes,
It His deeds sh 11 be sacred in stow!
His prowess shall rank with the first of all ages,
_ And monarch* hereafter shall how to his worth—
The songs ofthe p~ets—the lessons of sjige9,
Shall hold hire the wonder and grace of the earth*
’’ftie meteors-of historv before thee shall fall,
Eclips’d by thy splendor—thou tnetoor of Gaul?
m,
JTvgeian breezes shall fan thee,
"island of plow resplendent!
Pilgrims from nations far distant shall man th t-=-
Tribes, ns thv waves independent!
-Oat th'^ fa- gleaming strand, the wonderer shall stay
him,‘ ,,
To sn jch - brief glance at a spot so renown d;
tSjch turf and each stone, and each cliff shall del^r *hn,
Wliere the step of thv exile bath hallow d thy ground.
Prom him -shalt thou Harrow a lustre divine—
The wane of his sun was the rising of three!
IV. " A ..
%hose were the hands that enslav’d him!
Hands which had weakly withstood him—
Nations which, while they h-.d often times brav d him,
Never till now had subdued him!
AjVnarehs—■who oft to his clemency stooping,
Received back their crowns from the plunder of war—
The Vanquisher vanquish’d—the eagle now drooping—
Would quench with their sternness the ray of his star!
JKit cloth’d in new splendor the glory appears,
And rules the ascendant—toe planet of years
V.
Wire he the health of thv mountains!
Rich be the green of thy pastures!
Limpid an 1 lasting the streams of thy fountains:
Thine annals unstained by disasters!
Supreme in the ocean a rich altar swelling,
T Whose shrine shall be hail’d by the prayers
kind— *
Thv rock he ch the rage of the tempest repelling;
The wide wasting contest of wave and of wind—
Aloft on thv battlements long be unfurl’d,
The eagle that decks thee—the pride of the world!
VI.
f%de shall the lilv, now blooming;
%\Yhere is the band which can nurse it?
f&tions who rear’d it shal watch its consuming—
Untimelv mildews shall curse it.
Then shall the violet that blooms in the vallies,
Impart to the gale its reviving perfume—
Then when «hr spirit of liberty rallies, .
. To chaunt forth its anthems on tvrmny’s tomb,
While Europe shall fear lest thv star should break forth,
Eclipsing the pestilent orbs o' - the-north!
NAVAL, ANECDOTE.
The facts in the following have reached-ns through a
■Channel that commands an-entire re’,iance^nn-their verity.
*- x young American, a-citizen of Philadelphia, sailed
from New-York as. supercargo of a-vessel during the
•time the British ships blockaded New-London. The
tdockadiag* squadron then consisted-of a ship of the
line, and the Acasta -and -Endvmion frigates. The Ame
rican vessel was taken soon-after she left her port, and ^
the supercargo brought as a prisoner on board the En-! were ploughed up in the state of Tennessee; are of very
dymion; being a young man of qjeasing manners and j hard stone, but considerably defaced. There is also in
easy address, who sung a good song and told a merry 1 the hall a representation of a battle between the Panis
tale, he soon became familiar with her commander, anil 1 ' ~ * ' ' '' Jri' ‘
an inmate of the cabin.- When advanced pretty well in
the captain’s good graces, he begged to be set on shore,
being a non-combatant, having a dread of going to Ber
muda, and was anxious to see his friends. The captain
tpld him it was not. in his power to comply with his
wishes, but he would apply to the commander of- the
squadron to give him his liberty:the did so, but-met
tmh a refusal. The captain, however, willing to oblige
liint, proposed sending him on board the other frigate,
the commanding-officer of which was his superior, with
» view of aiding his escape—and this was done after
some preparatory arrangements between, the captains,
on the grqund that his transfer to the other ship was
neu ssary on account of there being so many prisoners
■on board. Having a good introduction, he soon became
-fhmiliar there, and some days after the two commanders
dined together, anil our hero was invited to table: but
previous to sitting down, he. begged the captain of the
Endymion to plead his suit with his superior officer, and
he promised to do.it; instructing the young citizen that
when the meats were removed, and before the glasses
wett set on the tablf, to step out for a few minutes
’’While he arranged bis business. He did so—nothing was
said at table after his return In relation to his affairs un
til they were rising.from dinner, when the captain of the
Acasta addressing him', said—“WA-vif yon da not thlce
care of yourself you -will be draimed, to-night." Nbt Un
derstanding what this meant, he applied to the captain
ofthe Endymion, when by themselves, "for aw explana
tion, and was told that apro vision boatrivoulfrtie along
side at midnight—that his trunk would be put on board,
and that he must take care to slip in, ami would be
-landed at * * * * *, and they would return him as a
drowned prisoner—he did so, and was put “ ashore at a
public house, where he went to bed.
In the morning, on entering the breakfast room, what
was his surprise to see the captainsgmf the two frigates
at table. They made him a ceremonious bow on bis en
try, as much as to say, you must not know us while anv
company is present." After the strangers retired, they
invited him to go on board the next evening, as they
were to have a ball; but he declined* on the plea of his
gaged , _
mg; he then rides over his plantation, return*at two,
dresses for dinner snd 'oms bis company. He-retires
from table soon after tf*e cloth is removed, ond spends
the evening in walking about, rending the newspapers
and in. conversation with such guests as may be with
him. His disposition is truly amiable, easy ot . ccess,
quick and ready in dispute - of business, and so conde
scending and naturally -It using in Iiis manners and ad
dress, that no person at all acquainted with him, can feel
in bis presence perplexi'y or enibiirrassnient.
Monticello is a conical hill^its summit, on which
stands the house, is 500 feet above the adjoining coun
try. The view from hence is extensive, variegated and
charming. To the w< st, the Blue Mountains, at a dis
tance of about 15 miles, bound the prospect; while to
the north and east, the eye wanders in rapture over an
expanse of, T think, forty-five miles, and can distinguish
particular obiects at that distance. It is near a mile from
the public road, which leads between Charlottesville and
Milton. _ ...
The house is an irregular octagon with porticoes on
the east and west sides, and piazzas on the north‘and
south ends. Its extent including the porticoes and piaz
zas, is about one hundred and ten by ninety feet; the ex
ternal is finished in the Doric order complete, with bal-
lustrade on the top of it. The internal ofthe house con
tains specimens of all the diff erent orders except the
.composite, which is dot introduced. Thq hall is in the
Ionic, the dining room is in the Doric, the parior is in
the Corinthian, and dome in the Attic. In the other rooms
are introduced several different forms of these orders,
all in the truest proportions according to Palladio. On
the ground floor are eleven rooms, on the second six,
and on the attic four; there are cellars under the whole.
Through the antes of the house from north to south on
the cellar floor, is a passage of three hundred feet lead
ing to two wings, or ranges of buildings of one story,
that stand equi distant from each end ofthe house, and.
extend one hundred and twenty feet eastwardly from
the passages, terrfiinated by a pavilion of two stories at
the end of each. The roofs of the passages, arrrt range
6f buildings, form an agreeable walk, being flat and
floored, and have a Chinese railing round them—they
rise but a little height above the lawn, that they may not
obstruct the.view. On the south side are tin kitchen,
smoke house, dairy, waste house, and servant’s rooms;
on the north are the ice-house, coaches, &c. The library
is extensive, and contains, as it might indeed be expect-
a vast collection of rare and other valuable works,
^subjects, and in ail languages.
Mr Jefferson has a large collection of mathematical,
philosophical, and optical instruments and Indian curiosi
ties. Among the latter are busts of a male and female, sit-
tingin the Indian position; they are supposed to be of great
anjiquitv, and to nave been formed by the Indians; they
anxiety to get home. “What! W—you are not afraid
to trust U», are you, after what we have done for you?”
“No, sir, but 1 am exceedingly anxious to gcr home.”
Thus they parted—he to his friends, -and they to -tneir
ships.
While he was on board one of those frigates, and ly
ing sound asleep, an officer came a^l roused him in
baste, and begged him to hurry’ below—“Don’t stay to
put on your clothe*; here is the President frigate close
On board of us, and we shall have hard work present
ly”—and sure enough there was a prodigious bustle on
board the ship—but it proved to be one of their own
vessels, and the expected storm passed over.
As Uie writer considers this statement substantially
true, it exliibits some pleasing- traits in the character of
man. The humanity of the captains of the frigates, in
aiding the supercargo to escape, and their courage in
trusting themselves ashore in an enemy’s country: on
the other hand, it exposes the treason of certain Ame
ricans in Supplying the British ships, and in providing
Vapcotnfnodation* and safety for the officers 'ashore.—
Weekly Regitter. "V
NEW SUBJECT OF POSTAGE.
One day last week as the post-mast er in this town was
opening the greA eastern mail, closed at Portland, out
- .jumped* full grown cat, not a little fatigued with a jour
ney of suri 1 "* ’ “ '*
'Subjected
law exists for franking , live stock, the post-master has de-
tlined heron suspicion of being a spy, till he receives
the orders of the department in her case.—Portsmouth
Oracle, ' ” •'*
We learn that eommodore Raritbt received a-majori-
<y n f votes in the federal district of Bladenshurg, and
that he is without doubt elected to congress.
We also understand that the federal tickets for the
louse of delegates have succeeded in Frederick and Cecil.
In Montgomery county, Mr. Hanson is stated to have
j., e cn defeated' and left at home!—Baltimore Patriot.
and Osages, also a map ot the Missouri and its tributary
streams, both executed by Indians on dressed buffalo
hides; "bows, arrows, poisoned lances, pipes of peace,
* ampum belts, ruockasins, &c. several dresses, and cook
ing utensils, of the Mandan and other nations of the Mis
souri.
The statu jyv in the ball consists of a colossal bust of
Mr. Jefferson, by . It i* "on a truncated column,
on the pedestal of which are represented the twelve
tribes of Israel, and the twelve signs of tiie zodiac. A
full length figure of Cleopatra, in a reclining position,
after she had. applied the asp; and the busts of
Voltaire and Thurgot, in plaister; there is likewise a
model of one ofthe pyramids.in Egypt.
In the parlor are busts of the emperors Alexander of
Russia and Napoleon of France sitting on columns, and a
sleeping Venus.
In tlie bow of the dining room, are busts of general
Washington, Dr. Franklin, Marquis de la Fayette, and
Paul Jones, in plaister.
The collection of paintings is considered by connois
seurs to be of the first rate. Among them is the Ascen
sion, by Poussin; the Holy Family, by Raphael; Scoarg-
ing*t>f Christ, by Reubens; crusifixion, by Guido; and a
great many other scriptural and historical pieces by the
first masters; portraits, prints, medalions, medals, Sec. of
celebrated characters and events.
The collection of natural curiosities, is tolerably exten
sive, and consists of mammoth and other bones, horns of
different kinds, a head ofthe mountain ram, pem-factions,
chrystalizations, minerals, shells, &c. In short, it is sup
posed there is no private gentleman in the world, in pos
session of so perfect and complete ascicntfiic, useful and
ornamental collection. .His lands adjoining .Monticello,
are said to be about eleven thousand acres;" of which
about fifteen hundred acres are cleared; he has a large
tract of lajid in .Bedford county, where he raises annually
about 40,000 weight of tobacco, and grain sufficient to
maintain the plantation. He keeps no stock of horses
and cattle here, but uses mules for its waggons. The
number of his negroes is about two. hundred. His flock
ot sheep are valuable; they consist of the Cape or large
tail, Shetland and Merino breeds. The manufactories
at present carried on by him, are at Bedford *of Smith's
Works, and at Monticello a nailery; the latter conducted
Dy boys and a manufactory of cotton and woollens. Mr.
Jefferson proposes making considerable improvements,
useful and ornamental, both here and in his pleasure
grounds.
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pense triifcfl fe infinitely more thr.n renaid
don we have won,the feats we hare perfume?'
irreversible principles,-to a republican government is,
that A MAJORITY SHALL' GOVERN, isitriOtpro-
■c a . firm support to the news .and ASunjriSTBA-
id"reply)
I «qt belongs.to us to repose proper' 1 confidence in the
'officers of our aim . choice, and -viltinghj afford effective
aid to that government which we hive instituted dor the
common good.”, , - 4. _ » € .
. Is R possible that these are the same feckralists that
now think it monstrously unreasonable for the govern
ment to require the people to “pay taxes and obey?" O
yes! But they are y nevertheless, if ymi will believe them,
very consistent politicians, arid genuine Wasihxoto-
iriAjra!—American Watchman. * '
From the Georgetown f KentuckyJ Patriot. .
THOUGHTS OEMIGRATION.
In our last paper we took into consideration the poli
cy of encouraging foreigners to come and-settle among
us, and gave our reasons why we thought there was not
so much danger to be apprehended' to our institutions
from their introduction, as had been suggested by’ some
of our statesmen. But whether the policy be a good
or bad,one, the existing laws of our country contain no
provisions against it; on the contrary they hold out strong
inducements to emigrants, by extending to-them’equal
rights with native citizens, and after a short probation,
by naturalizing and adopting them as legitimate mem
bers of our republic. At lije present time they"are flock
ing by thousands to our shores^and some scheme ought
to be laid for giving the tide a prompt and favorable
direction.
Those who come to America are generally laborers,
and persons from the poorest class of. society. Many
of them are without money, and destitute of the means
of subsistence. Landed among strangers and i ;norunt
of the country, they know not where to seek employ
ment, where to apply for information, nor in what part
of our Vast territory th.» can find a situation best suited
to their circumstances. They stand in need of some kind
hand to lead them to the place w'ucre they can, wit,h the
greatest facility, find support, and where their services
would be the most useful to themselves and the nation.
The Atlantic cities are at this time crowrded with multi
tudes, striving in vain to find employ me.'-', and wan
dering about in almost hopeless despondency. Some
plan should be adopted to “remedy those difficulties.
We have immense tracts of wild anil fertile land, on
which, if they had a little assistance, they might settle,
and instead of being idle nuisances, might become res
pectable and useful citiz- 11s. Instead of thronging t/le
stre*ts of cities which have already a superabundance of
laborers, they should be subduing the forests on the
banks of the Ohio, the Wabash, the Missouri and Mis
sissippi. I.et them be conducted west of the mountains,
and tftey will find a boundless field for thjeir enterprise.
Let those who can work at the agriculture come here,
and they may in a Short time find themselves the pro
prietors of rich and beautiful farms.
Indeed when we view the choicest portion of our globe
in a state of nature; when we see die immense tracts of
excell Ait land wiicb remain wild, uncultivated, and in
habited only by wild beasts; and at the same time think
of the millions of hungry poor, who drag out a misera
ble existence in the eastern hemisphere, how devoutly
have we wished that $ome benevolent Moses would lead
them to this land of promise.
Those who have not been bred to agriculture, who
cannot wield the axe and guide the plough, may also em
ploy their time and skill to better advantage here than
in the Atlantic states. Let the bricklayers, the stone-,
masons, the house-wrights, the tanners, the shoemakers,
and mechanics of every description come to Kentucky,
Ohio, Tennessee and Indiana, and we promise that they
shall find employment and high wages.
Now these foreigners are ignorant of all this, or per
haps if they knew it, have not the means of getting here.
The expense of transporting them over the mountains
would not be great. And if we should give them a part
of our vacant lands to settle upon, the remainder would
increase in value enough and more than enough to pay for
it. Besides ii would be a charitable, a humane act, and
would call down the blessings of Heaven on our repub
lic.
In order to give effect to the scheme, let congress at
their next session provide some means to bring about
this desirable object. If they in their wisdom stiouid
think it repugnant to the interests ofthe nation, then let
benevolent individuals form themselves into societies,
and concert measures to take them without delay with
their families out of the^cities into the interior, Where
they will make the “wilderness blossom as the rose.”—
Those individuals who own large tracts of wild land
would find it their interest to settle colonies ol"these peo
ple upon it by its increase of value. And they would
have the additional satisfaction of having snatched many
a hapless victim from penury, vie* and despair.
From the PetersbiiTgh Intelligencer.
CHARACTER OF THE ENGLISH ARMY.
We have been told by tire English papers, that tile
duke of Wellington had agreed* to employ the allied
troops as custom house officers in France, upon condi
tion of their receiving a per centage on the amount of
goods that they may seize! Thus would profit and glory
be made to unite in a manner'never before thought of.
This base and dishonorable agreement has not escaped
the notice of Mr. Cobhett, who, while commenting up
on this statement in his 26th No. gives the following
character of the British army', officers and men—and*
such a character, we venture to assert, never was before
applied to an army of civilized people:—“The army of
Wellington are' a set of unprincipled wretches, officers
as well as men. Wliat very fcase creatures must, they
be, indeed, to receive tlie perquisites of’spies and in
formers! I do not believe there is a set of meaner people
ground which we occupy in thef.ee cf the wbrfB^ “ Sh
Never did,the American nation stand so hic-h_
wassfre -so much adrtiired^respected and feared—
jhd.her navy and hep army shine so Conspicuous- n S‘ r
was a republican government so "much venerated—™
was our union so firm and well established— r
aid thfe oppressed emigrant So anxioufelv desire to tvl' r
himself upon our happy shores.—Richmond En, w
'ijairer.
; " ' LATOUR’S WORE.
• The following is an extract of a letter from a
man tin New-Orieans, dated August 1, 1816: ” Ue "
i “A few days since I accidently met with Latour>,
count of the recent war in this coitmt-y, and of i ‘ c '
lions termination' oh the 8th of January, I8I5 U°'
work I was for some time extremely anxious to n- ( 1 " u
supposing it would give an accurate history of n ,
operations in Louisiana: but I was astonished to i - 7
relation not only very dull and insipid, but abo- ' ‘
with errors, if not misrepresentations, the most
and inexmisable.—One of the grossest of his itiigtatr '■ ^
is, that he has placed general Flaujac at the fa f ^ 1 " 3
which was actually commanded by lieutenant S?r -
the artillery, w ho, as was testified by gener-j ;
himself, and as every body knows, perforr, - ,i ,'•'*' M ' *
efficient and gallant service with that batterr,
in consequence of his services on that day. , u ,j
action of December 23, received a brevet cm-,
3 j _ - • as
captain ofartillery. Latour has also placed i !c , lV t
Spottslnfemmand of Flaujac’s battery, whir a
situafiojpftuld do little execution in companion, ji.* 3 .
he coutqpiave committed such a blunder, e-c j ' ’
tionallyfnknow not; perhaps it may be accmn
from'the fact that Flaujac was a frenchman am; a , (
ber of our senate, and Latour’s interest and r j,,, i
feeling may have prompted the^ giving of that offirtl • ‘
credit which was due to a brave young An.- ric/n , ttia'C
Other mistakes occur in the work. I hope that v
have a more correct history of our military
ilf this quarter.”—Baltimore Patriot.
r ’peratiow
LOSS TO LITERATURE
The London papers mention the entire loss on •'
German coast of the Abcona, captain Mai-cn, f, .
leaving Hamburg for tliis port. R is muc-rf 1 .i rt q -t*
large part ofthe new library purchased for Air. .1,;, r ‘
in Pans and Germany, where shipped on board ‘
sel, as also many-invaluable literurv works, selecte
France and.Germany bv professor E'eiet, for die C- m
bridge university.—Boston Cauinel.
CRUMBLING.
The Philadelphia True American mentions, among the
many instances of the monstrous oppression of the pre.
sent administration, that it requires the people to “puu
taxes and OBEY!!”
Now, is not this a most cruel and unreasonable admi
nistration, to think of requiring the free people of the
United States to “pay taxes and obey?" The federalists,
if they had the power, would not think of requiring
such a thing as obedience, we suppose! ’Tis tme,^ Wash
ington has said, that “ the very idea of the power and the
right of the people to establish a government, presup
poses the duty of every individual to obey the establish
ed government ” But.'what if Wasliing’.on did say this?
Cannot federalists be the disciples of Washington, with
out being tied down to his principles? .Certainly, if you
will believe them.
But it was not Washington alone who held to this
strange political heresy, of the duty of obedience. ■ Let
11s see what the great federal oracle, Dr. Morse, said on
—— ' * j u see w nut
y °f ttirty nulca over a an , occasionally, ^ig subject, inVsermon delivered May 9, 1798:
bjected to the weight of the codchman s feet. As po *<Aa citizens we ought with one heart to cleave to and
support our own government It is a government of
our own forming, and administered by men of our own
choice: and theaevorb claims our cattri hence and sub-
port. We Ought to repel, with indignation, every sugges
tion and slanderous insinuation, calculated to weaken a
(jest confidence in the rectitude oftlie intentions' of our
constituted autboritk*.” ’ ' . „ r , _ .,*?*■
And what said Gilman, the federal governor of New.
rpox earth, generally speaking, than the officers of the
English army and navy. Nothing'is so disgusting as
their society. Their conversation almost always turns
upon prize money or plundering of some sort or
other. If two -of them get together, and any person
iiappcns to overhear them, without knowing also what
they are, he naturally thinks that he is listening to a couple
1 Hbf high way men,'housebreakers or pirates, so constantly
i ydoes their conversation consist of questions,’ explana
tions and narratives, relative to their plundering exploits.
I have never dared to publish the correspondence be
tween those mean pillagers, the Cochranes, Cockbums, &c.
which was published long ago in the United States. The
people of England are not so base as to hear without in
dignation of those low acts of theft which were commit
ted by our naval officers in divers parts of that country.—
But there is no man in England, who-dares, through the
press, make known those, or any other of their vile thieve
ries.” The reader will bear in mind, that tliis character
of the British army was sketched by a native and resident
of England, who will yield to none of his countrymen in
point of talents or patriotism—if he were disposed to ex
aggerate, we all know to which side of the question such
a man would most inevitably lean. Exaggerate indeed!
We all know that he does not; the people of England
know that he does not; the people of Hampton, French-
to.wn and Havre de Grace—the wretched-slaves of India
and of Africa—the miserable subjects of France and of
Ireland—nay the whole world, can bear witness, that he
does not exuggergute!
TREASURY STATEMENT,
The statement ofthe situation of the treasury, which
this day graces our columns, is one of the best evidences
which can be furnished of t^e flourishing state of the fi
nances of the United States. The following intereating
facts grow out of it;
1st That from the 12th February, 1816, to the 1st of
January, 1817, the public debt will have been reduced
more than thirteen miHion*,- . - ‘
2d. That the whole-ofthe public debt may be paid off
byjdie existing revenue within twelve years
3d. Tliat the whole amount of ascertained arrearages
of the late w*r has been paid off—and ample means are
at hand to meet every unliquidated claim “tQ the extent
of tlie highest estimate* hitherto formed”
4th. That the receipts of revenue for the present year
may be estimated at more thaiiEfty million*, and the uh
Hampshire, in his address to the legislature, in 1798?
Look here:
- "Perfection in human affairs is not
satisfy every citizen Is next to impoi
ected; to
qiqrsytL
4-
timate surplus ot all,the receipts beyond the prol^ble
expences for the present year, may piS&SBWHsfcWifiine
millions—-nearly three millions more than weT* in the
the commencement of this.year. *
From the Boston Centine. of to-Mint
FROM SOUTH AMEkif A. '
A letter has been received in this town Torn a
tleman in South America, of which the il
tracts: “Buenos Ayres, .1.1 CioiS *
“ fhe politic^ state of the country i> such, ih„t iron
the first politician to the last an opinion cannct r - given
it them. Liberty and independence, unsupported In ,r-
tue, patriotism and energy, are nothing; the preen,
sions to the former are now to the last spark extimnish.
ed, and the magistrates have even been destitute of the
latter.
“At present heavy armies are rapidly approaching from
the westward, which will be difficult'to check, if wusi.
ble.
“Th* Portuguese are coming, to a certainty, with a
very strong force, by sea and land; as well as central Ar-
tigas, and all the towns in this province, ca -heother
side of the river, against this capital which has io depend
entirely upon its militia, of inferior numbers. IVe shall
have great changes here by October, if we do not entire
ly fall under the old yoke. The dhtircsses ofthe country
will be unlimited.
“Notwithstanding all this there are desperate people
here, who may be inclined still t6 hold out, by cl mu.;
off the supplies to annoy the enemy; in which fo-se „ cen
tury must elapse (attended with all the St. DOmmgo hor
rors) before the country will be good to any one.”
EXTRACT or A LETTER.
“Buenos Ayres, July K
“\Ve have pretty correct information thit the IV-•
guese expedition of 10,000 troops has arrived in'-a
river.” r %
, FROM-HAV ANA.
Captain George, ofthe schooner Caroline, arrived yes
terday from Havana, informs, that three clays previrus
to his sailing, he read in the But ami Diana, \n account
ofthe vice roy of Mexico, (general Kek.tx.-ix) having
marched from Vera Cruz, where he i„teiy arrived fro si
Havana, for Mexico; on his way, he met with a party :i
Insurgents, amounting to 4 or 5UO0 men, ant! after .. des
perate action of about two hours, u;e insurp-n s wore
defeated with a considerable loss in kuieii ;.ml vv,.u- tid,
and 70 prisoners. The vice roy lost about nan ti
led, wounded, and prisoners. After the action t e rrvai
army marched to Halapor, and were to proceed short!;’
tor Mexico.— Charleston Courier, 16th inst.
MEXICO.
The editors of the Mercantile Advertiser were vs
terday favored with a translation of the following in '-
estiug intelligence from Mexico. The feet here stxA
of the revolutionists having taken possession of M.--
gorda, is confirmed by the report of captain Foul.:,
:rom New-Orieans.
“His excellency Don Jose Manuel de HerreTa, mow-
ter plenipotentiary from the republican govettimrat cf
Mexico, to the United States, has communicated, nritirr
.date of 24th August last, from the port of Motagori*,
to a respectable person at Philadelphia, the following
information.
The republican army of the province of Vera Cm:,
under the command of general Vittoria laid siege, r - .
the 18th July last to the cities of Cordova and 0r.n:r,
which were then on the eve of surrendering. Therm-
mander-in-chief of the republican troops of the proving
of Puebla Teran, was endeavoring by forced marches’^
occupy the ports of Guazacualcos, which was without
means of defence. • General Bustamante had been victo
rious over the royalists as often as lie had r.iet tksi
and was pursuing them with all haste. General ti ' r '
dondo, commander-in-chief of the interior province
for the royalists, had fallen back with the few/Vrns ,,r -
der his orders, on Monterrey, the capital of t t nf*
kingdom of Leon, in consequence of the republicans
having occupied the port of Matagorda, wliere they h.u
fortified tJiem.selves, and where they were daily, aug
menting their strength. Subsequent to tl«e possrrr-4
of that port has been the evacuation of St. Anton.
Baxar, capital of the province of Texas, which’ was
risoned by the regiment of Estremudura, one of the
fiunqiw. corps of the royal party.
“The republican army ofthe north is, for the prv ? ' :
under the command of colonel Pei re, during theab<- ce
of general Toledo, who is now in the United Staffs
business of moment, and whose presence w ith ttiie a:™;
is impatiently desired.
“The representatives who; are to compose the r> x
congress are named by the people, and by the pre^®
time will have opened their, session. It afforded |P*j
pleasure to see the joy and enthusiasm which perva* 11
the Mexicans on the days of election. A person
was witness to tliis interesting scene says, that in u *
province of Valadolid, there were various likenesses
Washington and Franklin, which the people carried 18
their processions, accompanied with music and sonp-
allegorical of the occasion.
“Between Waslungton and Fanklin, some carried tt
resemblance of the general Cura Balgo, the first v, i6
had the glory and courage to raise the.standard of libcrUU
who was afterwards made prisoner, and shot by
cruel Spaniards at the age of seventy. ,.
“Never has the Mexican cause presented so
an aspect. The next congress formed of men °^!. n v h .*
epee, will remove all those difficulties, which untl
present moment, have paralized that rapid ft 0 the
which was looked for in a revolution created by J"
unanimous and express will of the people. Ylie
mense resources which our beautiful country conW .
will henceforward be administered hy a goverurt^
which, meriting the public confidence, will !P ve * -ij
impulse and will cause itself to be felt by the P 1 '”'
and mo*al qualities of the republic. ■ tff .
“The next campaign wilt be an object of h™'’ y' H
est to sil men who are really lovers of the sacreo ■ p ^
of humanity; it will complete the emancipaffo' 1
fine country from the oppressive hand of d es P°ff,
The inhabitants of Mexico will hereafter be
enjoy and participate equally the precious
Which iias favored thdpu-”