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Cm rtf aleH**fro*iti« honorable A J. Dallas, t* Ws
cxctHettcy GtfrtShkMh MJteheU* dated,
fYeaHtry Department, 4>k June, 1316.
$r»—I ham On honor to acknowledge the receipt Of
w letters, both dated the 20th ultimo. They increase
jy^Tprooft Of the impracticability of administering the" 1
^ffiurs of the Treasury, in the present deranged state of
Xjyir currency, to the satisfaction of every pub Ire creditor.
>t is to mejptfrticularfy pakiftd, that the operation of the
{general rule*, which hare been established oy the depilrt-
ttrent, to obviate the exiting difficulties, should be found,
in any degree, to oppose the wishes, or the interest of
$e State of Georgia.
Upon M*e requisition of the War Department, funds
Were provided at various places, for the payment of the
^demands at the Treasury, on account of services, sup.
TKiet and loans, during the late vha*. The funds thug
f ovhled, cannot be transferred from'place to place,nor
it in the-power of the Treasury, regarding the limited
amount of each appropriation, to provide for the same
.demands, at different stati.'.is. Hence the obvious in
convenience of accepting, in payment of the Direct Tax
tnf Georgia, the Treasurer's drafts in her favor, for the
toayment of which, under a regular requisition of the
war Department, provision h.ui been made at- Philadel
phia. The Sarte other was made by Governor Early,
-<nd declined by this department, during the last year,
Jfbr the same reason; and l confess a renewal of the offer
jlf this time, was not expected.
But it is further proper to observe, that the payment
■VJf the Direct Tax, -by what may be denominated a set-
rnff, is as irregular in the case of a state, under an assump
tion of it* quota, its in the case of a private citizen in
tflB ordinary course of collection.
It is certainly tlte fluty of the government to provide
payment for all its debts, hot the time, and the manner,
*ivd the place of payment must depend upon the laty.
*btwould produce extreme disorder, inequality, and in-
-'jbfitice, in the administration of the finances, were the
■jitblic revenue liable-to be interrupted in its passage to
treasury by & discount of the claims of individual
creditors.
' : Motives of J.ference andrespect induce me to abstain,
4rom all discussion of the general topics of your F.xcei-
Idflcy’s communications, and therefore it is only necessa-
--VV to refer to the proposition's which have already been ,
"■Cbmitted tt> you, with the President’s approbation, as'
Affording tiie best m«ans which I can devise, to obviate
thCvdiftcuIties arising from the want of legal notice of
■yjl^asaurnption of the direct tax, by the legislature vf
tptorgia. If adopting the principle of these propositions,
'#bU should now deposit in one of the banks of the state,
•' the amount of her quota, she will be entitled to the
-jflirtcnien't r f 15 per cent. should congress excuse the
'-dfefect of notice. If the deposit should not be made
tlfltil October, or if the quota should then be paid out of
the fund created by the sale of Mississippi land, thestate
ifriU be entitled to the abatement of 10 per cent, upon a
life. congressional indulgence.
As soon as a warrant lias issued for the amount of the
ffcceptnnce of the secretary of war, 1 will direct it to be
paid in Georgia, if’he tends of the treasury in Georgia
competent to meet the draft. The'drafts on Phila
delphia will be held subject to your order, but if, in the
.tftpxa time, an accumulation of funds in Georgia, should
* rsa". Vafci&suv.i, 8dRi
* lbit, Tor
ft-*
SO, l&O
lei enable t!.e;.i a. i fceihti!s' i< at fcr nedh'ieni^km, and f»|
that country to furnish them with their lambs for the
paSsover, etc.—lbut God is great in all his works, and he
may. do lor this curious nation, in the roi
Tlie gross sraodnt of the quota
bf direct tax of thfc State of
Georgia fly ibid, is
100,009
94,536 49
The balance due the state, ex*
elusive of tlte claim for an
abatement Of 15 per cent, being
•5,461.51
Von will be so good as to direct tlte manner in wliich
the balance shall be paid. 1 have the honor to be, &cc.
A. J. Dam.a*.
Copy of a letter from his excellency governor Mitchell,
t» the honorable A, J. Dallas, dated,
Executive Department, Georgia,
MiUedgetMk, July 8, 1816.
Si*—t have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of
ybur letter, of the 25tii last month.
It is a circumstance which affords me rertl pleasure,
that the prosperous situa'bm of the funds of the treasu
ry, has enabled you to meet the drafts, which 1 Sent on
in April last, in that wr.y, which accommodates Georgia
without loss, or any real inconvenience to the United
States. '■
l t.ad appointed an airent to receive the drafts and ap
ply for paynttn’, ‘tc: of which 1 apirrised you by letter
of the 3d instant,and hi ve written that agent of this date
til .t the business for which he was appointed, has been
adjusted. I shall Instruct him, however, to call at the
treasury, ami if you can accommodate him with a draft
on Georgia, for the small balance tuc to her, deducting the
gross amount of the quota of direct tax, he will be au
thorised to.receive i», r it can r. main until Llie question
of 15 percent, is settled by congress. I have the honor
to be, ike. D. 11. Mitcukll.
LATEST FROM EUROPE.
N.w-xobk, September 8.
By the,arrival ,.st evening of tm fast sailing ship Rubi
con, in 32- dayS from Havre, we have received two Ga
zettes, (“G.
iigium s
Messenger,” of September 25 and
*iio enable me to pay that amount there, the opportuni-
■tt will be eagerly embraced, to evince the sincerity of
-iffy disposition to.acconimoda.te the treasury of Georgia.
I liaye tiie honor to be, fkc. A. J. Dallas.
■Cojjy of a letter from his excellency governor Mitchell,
to the honorable A. J. Dallas
las, dated
Executive Department, Georgia,
Milledgexille, Jrt/y 3, 1816.
g x »—Tour letter of the 4th of last month has been
duly received. You have entirely mistaken ray meaning
Jfyou supposed for one moment, that 1 considered the
"'United St:‘ s ns legally bound to receive their own par
jfer by way of set-off in payment of their revenue; l
fiitertained no such idea; hut, ! did believe, that they
■tfere norally bound to pay their debts, anil I was also
under an impression that the debt which is due to Geor
gia was of that description for the payment of which they
'were bound to provide at a* early a day as possible. It
certainly in my view wade a part of those engage
ments w hich the United States had to meet in Georgia,
To which you aliade m your first letter to me on this
subject, and I see no reason for bringing legal distinc
tions into view, in a case w here it i* so much the inter-
tytxtf both parties to be mutally accommodating. You
admit the claim of payment made by Georgia to be just,
-and you promise, that payment shall be made in the
statea the increase of the funds of the treasury will ad
mit of it: do this in time to enable the state to pay her
■quota of direct tax, and tlte amount shall be deposited in
’the bonks of the state subject to your order; without this
is done, tl*e payment of the quota of direct tax must
xtand as stated in my letter of the 20th May last, die
question of notice, as between you and me 1 consider
es disposed of. Congress will decide that point. I luvc
appointed Fleming' Grantland, esq. of this place, who
visits Washington and Philadelphia, on private business,
agent for the state to receive, agreeably to vour desire
The draft* in your hands, and I have instructed him if
payment i* offered of either of them, in paper on which
There is a discount in Georgia, to reject such payment
•and retain the drafts. My reason for this is, that for a
large proportion of "die money wow due, and for-which
those drafts were issued, a discount of more than one
thousand dollars was paid to our banks by the state
When*she borrowed the money to accommodate the Unit
ed States, and I think it perfectly Unreasonable that she
•should sustain an additional loss by the mode uf pay-
went: i prefer' waiting until The funds of the United
States’ treasury in this state, are adequate to the pay
ment, or you shall agree to pay the loss on the differ-
■ence of exchange between the place where payment may
be proposed ;o be made and Georgias t have been tiie
more inclined to adopt this course from «. recollection
-ofthe circumstance, that the United States have resolv-
■ed to receive the paper of no bank, which does not pay
the specie for their own notes; this is strictly just as a
general proposition, and 1 am willing to meet it, with
an exception in the present instance, in favor of the
bank* in Georgia; 1 will receive their bills, notwithstan
ding this legal interdiction. I am sir, fcc.
Ik B. Mitcrui,
TJopy of * letter from the honorable A. J. Dallas, to 'bis
excellency governor Mitchell, dated .
Treasury /Apartment, 25th June, 1815.
Six—It give* me great plenum: to inform y ou, that ah
advantageous change in the t$*QUrcc* of the treasury, en
ables me to accommodate tiie, state of Georgia, by ae-
■cepting the drifts, which were remitted to this depart
ment in your lettertif the 5tl» t*f April last, as a payment
for her assumed quota of the direct tax; reserving,' how
ever, for the decision of congress, the question, whetlier
any* and what, abatement, shall be made in the amount,
upon a consideration of the defective notice of the as
sumption.
In tiie meantime,,*11 proceedings to assess and collect
the direct tax will be forbidden or suspended,
Under the present arrangement, the amount of (lie
quota of the direct to* is considered as paid by Georgia,
before-the 1st of May* 1816, and the state will 'be entitled
to the abatement ot'IS per cent if congress shall wave
the defect in the notice of the assumption, which was not
n ccived at this department until the 29th April, al
though the law requited, tliat it should be given before
the first day of that month. I have but little doubt of an
ultimate decision upon this point, favorable to your
wishes; and regret that the strict terms of the law, reuder
it necessary to impose uponyou the f rouble of applying
to the legislative authority-
The remittance oft fie Sth of April l**t consisted.
1. Of the treasurer’s tiraft on S4r,
GirJrd’s bank in fayor of ,the
gbvernor of Georgia, dated
iuth-Nov ember, 1815 lbs
2. *Qf.. similar draft for
3. Of an acceptance by the scare.
t»ry of war, dated 2Wfc January,
1615, upon the dw»t of A. B.
Fannin,* deputy quarter master
genera:, dated lOth January-,
It IS, n favor of-tbc eovemqr
of Georgia, upod vlhicii a Wbr-
30,000
2U/JO0
26,) printed .it FUri; in Kngfilfi. containing London dates
to the Tkl of tlw same month. We have also received
Paris p ipers printed in the French Lnigu;-ge, to the 3d ot
Octola r. Extracts follow:—
The Rubicon sailed from Havre the 5th October. Mr.
Wilkes, a passenger in her, is the bearer of despatches
from our minister in France to the S< cretary of State.
Loviio.v, September 20.
We stated yesterday that lord Exmouth vras coming
home, anil that the report of his being about to proceed
against. Tunis and Tripoli was erroneous.
Early this spring lord E\,nourh received instructions
to negotiate with the Barbery powers for treating tiie
Ionian Isles xs British possessions and also for negotiating
the peace between the Barbary powers and the kingdom
of Sardinia end Xaplcs, and if possible to produce agen-
eral abolition of Christian slavery.
The dey of Atgier, was first applied to, and readily
consented to consider the Ionian Islands aa entitled to
tiie privilege a ol the British Hag-, to make pe:xe With
Naples and Sardinia, but declined any proposition for
the abolition of ah. very. land Exmouth then proceeded
to Tunis and Tripoli, where he concluded *n arrange
ment with the two bey ;, similar to that he had made with
Algiers; but with t-.ie important addition, that they sign
et! a declaration, promising in future not to make slaves
of prisoners ot war, but to conform to the practices of
civilized European nations. Lord Exmouth returned
to Algiers* with a view to induce the dey to sign a simi
lar declaration. vvmcii,' after nueh altercation he declin
ed, on tiie ground that being a subject of the Porte,
he could not consent to such a condition without the per
mission of the stiiian, but that hb would send a minister
to Constantinople to ask leave; and in fnct, an Algerine
ambassador wusscuton hoard the Tagus frigate totCon-
stgntmople for tliat purpose. In the mean timej the
outrage against the British Hag at Bona took place, but
lord Exmouth left the coast without having received
intelligence of it; and in consiquence of the news liaving
reached England, the expedition was fitted out which
has been swglorious; v terminated.
The beys of Tripoli and Tunis have taken no partin
the contest,\and appear disposed to carry tfleir arrange
ment into effect with good faith; and,'therefore, with
them we have no cause whatever of dispute.
Major-general De Waltevnle anil faiuilv have arrived
from Canada, at Osborn’s Hotel, Adelphi.
Tlte Exchange upon Paris at three days date is 25
fr. 80 c.
Despatches have been received from captain Tuckey,
of the Congo, dated tne 11th of April, from Por'a Praya,
all in high spirits, and not a mr.n on the sick iist. Cap
tain Tuckey expected to reach tiie river Congo, about
the middle of May; and if sn, we may expect some in
teresting intelligence from tluit quarter in the course of
the present month.
Lord Beresfovd has, it is reported, been made com
mander in chief of the Portup.il troops, to :.ct independ
ent of the regency. He has iiail an estate gi ven him
in Portugal, worth 12,033 dollars per annum; has been
paid all his arrears of Service money, and all liis expen
ses at Rio.
September 21.
Bullion to the amount ot a million a week continues to
he imported into tlus country.
In the laic attack oil Algiers the dey thought proper
to decapitate some of fins officers fur want of judgment,
on the principle, that a head without brains Was offittle
use.
A Hamburg mail has arrived, with papers to the 11th
instant. The dispute between the king of AV'irtenibcrg
and the assembly of the states becomes every dav more
serious, and die entire dissolution of the latter is’appre
hended. .
An article from Naples, of the 6th ult. says, that a
Man dement has lately" been addressed to Gctifessors,
containing a fist of the sins For which they are not to
grant absolution, and which are reserved for the arch
bishop. Among other persons are those who wear tight
breeches, tlte tailors that make them, and the merchants
that sell them. Ladies also are to be refused absolution
who display their bosoms, or their arms naked above
the elbow, or who wear tight petticoats, which offend
modesty by shewing the natural shape of the limbs.
The Dutch papers contain the official re port of vice-
admiral Cappellen, relative to the glorious and sueress-
ful attack on Algiers. We are happy to observe that
the gallant commander speaks in term’s of high and just
admiration of tlte conduct of lord Exmouth. There is
in this account nothing of the little jealousy and petlv
lique against England, wliich we too generally observe
ltt the Belgian journals.
Moat deplorable accounts continue to be received
Irom the continent of the deficiency of tiie harvest.
Pfotn Munich they write most despondmglv, and the
»eog>lc are seriously alarmed for fear of a famine. The
ine Weather here continues, but the com market does
not give way; grain of all sorts remain pretty sleady in
their prites. ^
September 27.
The rumor of an accommodation between the king of
Naples ami luo United Stales appear to have been pre
mature. Letters from Naples of the 5th instant state, that
the American squadron rent .lUed still in the bay. Mr.
Pinkney appeared for malty days to have been very Ur
gent to’bring the iH go<‘mtion to a close; but the court of
Naples did not appear at alt disposed to accede to his
demands.
pAitts, September 25.
The last new* from Dresden mention that the king of
Saxony, by an act passed on the 14th of July, had ac
ceded, .to the indy alliance concluded the 26 th of Septem
ber, 1815. ilis majesty the more readily complied with
the wishes of the emperor Alexander on this subject, as
his principles have ever been in harmony with tm: tehor
of that treaty. . . _
The only powers who are not yet known to liave ac*
ceded to the holy alliance, (Turkey out of the ques
tion,) are England, (who must be authorised by parlia
ment,) Portugal, 8pain, and the Italian States'.
Paata, September 26.
It is rumored that the director and comptroller lot (he
post-office at Calais have been afre^ned. " ^
Now that the Jew* are about to haVe their Messiah, all
Itisftrans*
.Mexican affairs.
•n « > it . Ncw DulzaSB, October 1!?
pie follow,ngarticles have been handed r
cation by ar gemleh,an recently from
Vere arigmally wrif.en in Spanish, and ^
f)avin^ been made hastily, may be deficient-'l^'toa
•style, but is literally accurate. n P reci sion of
f'V™ ettdblithment at Matagorda and fir v,.,
7’/;-. appertaining to thegovcrnmoTTv' / ’ r ”'
TJSC nmi 1U -OK * rreiRiimai! A small sqoudron, well armed J o
it may, die M.mipb Gazette- the command of M. Aury, h^kem^un*,
"‘" iw * Kvr * posts df Matagottia and Galveston t^ 0 ? tl«
mg tbe pn.pertv of the said commander had f„r° n ’ be -
Biderahle time,been engaged Wipromot.ng U,, ^? Cr ' r -
tlence of South America, under the fiacof de P«n«
During the siege of that place they had fom*. '
against theSpamai-ds, and protected the besi^. P i an! L v
as was in tlieir power, until they were ,*>,1..!* , rn " r i>
UaflNM
unexpected tilings. 4.
FaAiVjtroBT, feiptenibei-19.
News from Turkey continue to fnake mention of a
Jew who styles himself the New Messiah, and intend*To
lay the foundation of a new kingdom in-Judea-. Some,
ilreammg ptiltticians 'suppose -him to be a Frenchman
under this disguise; be m it'
makes a judicious otfeere-ation on this circumstance, by
sayitig, that aH debates on the rights of the Jews would
-cease, if'they wefe to take up their stall) and go oil' to
tlri* new kingdom of theirs. ,
Loxiroa, September -24. /
-A (ettek received this day atEtoyd’scofRredftmseftxdn
the o-ffice of the English consul, at Cadiz, dated the 3d Sept,
say*, “I am sorry to have to announce to you, foe the
hrfirrmationof the committee, tliat oti the first of this
month, the English brig Lady Warren, captain Williams,
64 days from Buenos-Ayre*, with a cargo, has been tak
en into this port by die ’Spanish |>rivateer La FtToZ, cap
tain Baeza, and deuined without conrhumicatioh from
that time until about four hours ago. 'Fite proprietors
of the cargo, who w ere passengers, have been committed
to prison. The consul promises to use his inHuence for
their release, the restoration of the vessel and cargo, and
satisfaction for the detention; but he doubts whetlier or
not he shall be completely successful.
IJERNADOlTE.
I send you the following particulars, narrated to me
by a friend who was present last nion'li in Scania, at
Bemadotte’s fraternal banquet with the Swedish pea
sants. The cause of this fraternity was said to be the
refusal of a certain legitimate sovereign to permit Ber-
nafiotte’s son to marry a princess of his house, and the
hatred of the Swedish nobles, who speak of him us an
upstart unworthy to be their king. To be revenged on
those who despise his Alliance or pretensions, he lias ac
cording to r port, fomieda plan of transforming the king
doms of Sweden and Norway into federal republics, of
w hich the hereditary presidency is to remain in his fami
ly. In all otiier respects, however, their republican
constitution is to be similar with tliat of th« United
States of America.
still Later.
. j wc?e red \ ’ c
inevitable necessity ofemigrating. On the fa'll of r° he
pna, Mr. Aury with all the officers under hU ° rf Jr l,s -
ofiered their services to the republic
_ j ^ of M ^ onm an d,
wliich he obtained authority to cruise and ex ’ c . 0 '. fron»
occupy the posts of Matagorda
he went under a passport from the late on- 0 "
thagena. Tbb expedition, just arrived at '•
w hen some turbulent persons, exclusively
their ow n interests, and incapable 0 p K cri 'P l( d
vice to humanity, began to spread jum r Str -
seduce and alarm the faithful and more num or ^ er r#
the division, endeavoring to persuade them i'^i^J n ^
not come thither with the noble object of - U • V* 6 - ^
Mexican, patriots, engaged in the potion, cm3 r' e
their liberty, but that the sole objec. was to 1 *° r
tlie-m by force, to undergo the drudgery of cultb"’^^
sugar caue, Bv this means they drew after *1.< 'I
skierable number of partisans, and bv
mutiny in the camp, they would have stranuk-tU* 4
birth this
The king of Tortuga! has sent
w ith a present to the duke >
the papers seem to be agreed that those spread over
Europe amount to Upwards of thfrteeh millions—a pret
ty population for their new kingdom, «nd woald need
another kind of roirpcla. than tht opening of the Hed Sea
New-Yobk, November II.
To captain De Cost, the editors of the Gazette are in
debted for a Liverpool paper of the 4'h, and one from
London of the 2d. u.t. They, however, contain but little
news.
Tlte London papers, the beginning of last month, were
amusing tlieir readers with contradictory assertions rela
tive to a divorce between the prince regent and his con
sort. There seems no foundation for the reports of
such an event.
Lord Exmouth’s squadron, on their return from Al
giers, was met in the Channel on the 5th uit. by captain
De Cost.
M. M. Geyner, a Swiss, has invented a wheel .which
seems to turn of itself, and the moat skilful artists can
not discover the moving principle. [This is bctter'than
Bedheffer’s perpetual motion.)
Tiie London papers say, that during the late attack of
lord Exmouth on Algiers, the Algerines were assisted by
40,000 Arabs, who, since the battle, abandoned their
arms, and became a great annoyance to the city.
It was supposed that tiie French frigate found in the
Bay, had landed a number of French engineers, to man
age the def ace against lord Exmontb.
There was a numerous meeting at Nottingham on the
28th of September, of aboqt 8000 persons, for the pur
pose of addressing the prince regent, on the subject of
the distressed si: ,iation of the country. The address was
agreed to. It calls upon the prince regent to assemble '
parliament forthwith, and to recommend prompt mea
sures for the relief of the suffering people\of England,
by abolishing sinecures, pensions, grants, reducing the
arm}', Sec. \
Similar meetings for similar purposes, were held at
Middlesex, Bolton, &c.
The Liverpool Mercury of the 4th ult. saV»—“The
prices of com have fallen’in all the port* of file Baltic.
The harvest in Poland has been abundant.” /
It appears, tliat by the last accounts in England, from
St. Helena, Bonaparte and his househofdj'had received
letters from France, which produced an elevation of
spirits in the whole corps. Bony had received a letter
from his Maria Louisa—and Marchaiul, Bony’s valet, re
ceived a letter from one of yowig Napoleon’s domestics,
w r ith a lock of the boy’s hair, on which occasion, there
waa a gala-day at Longwood.
A law for restraining the abuses of the press has passed
the Chamber of the States’ General of Holland, 64 to 4.
The London editors remark, that they view it as a law
for (he extinction of the liberty of the press in Holland.
It is stated, that the court of Petersburg has formally
announced to the courts of Vienna and London, that the
Russian army is now reducing to the peace establish
ment.
Lord Exmouth has been raised to the rank of a viscount.
Admiral .Milne lias boon knighted.
Captains Kleins, Ayilntr, Wise, Maitland, Paterson,
atul Goode, have been appointed Companions-of the Or
der of the Ikiih.
a frigate to England
>f Wellington. It is of work
ed silver, and the first IVrtugnese artists have been upon
it for two years It is contained in 55 case*, and is a ta
ble service for 55 persons.
A lette r haa been received in London from the Agent
at Lloyd’s at Genoa, dated September 15, containing the
depositions of four captains, who had arrived at that port,
respecting their vessels being boarded, by pirates.
A new work by Chateaubriand, on the Constitution,
has been suppressed, and the copies printed seized by
the French government. Chateaubriand is one of the
most zealous adherents of the Bourbons.
A Vienna article says, that orders have been given by
the grand seignior to all the Pachas, magistrates, anil
other functionaries along the Danube, from Belgrade to
the mouth of the river, to treat the Austrian flag with the
greatest respect, and that the \cssels under that flag do
in fact receive ever) favor. This is a sufficient proof of
the good intelligence which reigns between Austria and
Turkey.
The king of Sardinia has ordered all Ids suhjerts in
the island of Elbe, who are desirous of enjoying his pro
tection, and of being considered his subjects, to register
their names, &.c. in a book to be opened for that purpose.
The French and Swedish ambassadors to the United
States, have received orders to negociate commercial
treaties with America, upon the basis of our treaties with
her.
After the audience of Mr. Pinkney w ith the king of
Naples, which took place in the Royal Ville of Capodi-
monte, he presented to bis majesty, Mr. King, Secreta
ry of Legation, and four other American gentlemen at
tached to his mission.
The South American privateers swarm in the neighbor
hood of the Canaries, to dy utter destruction of the Span
ish trade in that quarter, and to the w est of those situa
tions. Eight ships have been taken bv them, and among
these, the Cariotta, of 500 ton*, estimated at g50,00d.
The liberty of the press is expected to be completely
established in Saxony.' ;
The French funds Sept. 28, were five percent. 57, 35.
Lo.xdon, October 1.
' Price of stocks—3 per cent. cons. 61 1-8 1-4; do. for
acet. 61 1-2.
Wc have received a Paris paper which informs us that
the ThuiUeries is in a manner deserted; that is, all the
person* attached to the court and the princes, even the
usual court frequenters, are gone to vote at the elections
in the different departments. The princes themselves
seem to absent themselves from Paris as much a* possi
ble, passing much of their time at Compeigne, Vereeilles,
and St Cloud. Whether this be to show that they do not
mean to interfere in the elections, or.that they are dis-
pleased with the dissolution, we know not/ T ?
September 18
An article from Naples of the 7th, would be disposed
to cede Lampedosa to the Americans, if such a cession
was not disagreeable to us. It certainly would be-disa
greeable t» us. But can the court of Naples make such
a cession of it* own accord?
Sir David Milne will shortly, proceed to Halifax to as
sume the command of that statlon, in tiie room of admiral
Griffith.
important establishment, had it not been f
tome prudent and brave men. who opposed the niutin ^
and obliged them to take flight in three vessels y tin!
they had previously prepared, in case they should b t -
feated in attaining their object. They stole and carr’w
away with them some merchandize and were accon.rJ-
ed by about 200 mal-contents this was all the injury
duced by the commotion. Two dais afterward* th"
Mexican minister arrived with an ample supply ,,f ir,j|j t *
ry stores for the purpose of organizing the establishment
conformably to fhe powers and instructions given to |,jm
by the republic. He was received as its deputy, and the
oaths of obedience and fidelity w ere received' bv hirr
from the commander and his’officers. The rest’of th*
forces had taken the same oaths before their respective of
fleers, and raised the Mexican flag with the usual cere
monies. Tiie minister has issued the follow mg;
Several considerations have induced the governor and
the authoritiesto take tip their residence for 'he prcvnl
at Galveston: a detichroeat of soldiers will remain at \i a t a .
gorda to protect the natives of the province who are
uniting at that place. The Spaniards a* La Bahia and St
Antonio liave received orders to retreat to the Hi . del
Norte, where it appears they are determined to make a
stand.
From the Baltimore Patriot, November 11
The
of FekMay ant,
From the Baltimore 1‘atrint. 9th instant
ATROCIOUS MUTINY AND MURDER.
The account received yesterday of the mutiny on board
the schooner Plattsburg, of this port, and of the murder
bf.Mr llxTXARn, captain Hack ett, and a mate of the ship,
is, we deeply lament to state, this day confirmed bevond
the possibility of doubt. The following extract of a let
ter from Mr. Topi.uf, transmitted to us bv one of our
attentive New York correspondents, minutely details!! ve
particulars of the sanguinary transaction, forthe baseand
cruel perpetrators of which no punishment could be too
severe.
Boston, November 5—noon.
“Arrived this day, the ship Pylades, Tripp, 49 dayj .
from Copenhagen. Captain Hathaway confirms the ac
count received here on Sunday, respecting the schooner
Plattsburg, having been carried into Norway by the crew.
lie states, that the Plattsburg w as from Snivma, or some
other port in the Mediterranean, bound to the United
States, and had on board about 42,000 dollars in specie
and some coffee—the crew rose on the officers (alien, or
wherein is not stated) and the captain was killed imme
diately; die supercargo and mate fought for some
length of time witii such weapons as they could lay hold
of, until through loss of blooa, fatigue, and superior num
bers, they fell beside their beloved commander. The
crew consisted of 14 persons, among whom were only
three Americans, who have been arrested, and one Dane,
at Copenhagen, who have acknowledged the bloody deed
before the police of that place. They are turned over to
the court of chancery, where it was expected the pro
ceedings would take up nearly six months. The Dane
pleads nut guilty, but says )»e was forced to be silent;
however, he did not refuse hi-e share of the money and
forgot to make any discovery until joined by the others.
The schooner was carried intoMandcll, Norway, where
the crew were living in great style, upon tlieir ill-gotten
wealth—it was said they spent from 90 to 100 dollars a
day per man—The Americans and Dane went from
Norway to Copenhagen, where they purchased a small
vessel, and furnished her with plenty of provisions, for the
purpose of making off with themselves, and gave out that
they were going on a smuggling voyage to Sweden, wd
thus the vessel was loaded with goods suitable for that pur
pose. On applying to clear out, tiieir passports were de
manded—not having any, suspicions were at once en
tertained that they were part of the crew of the Platts
burg (the circumstances having been known for seve
ral days previous) and their vessel was ordered to be
searched, and instead of finding goods suitable t<>?
smuggling, nothing but water and provisions were foimil
on board—they were immediately arrested, simI on be
ing carried to the police office, acknowledged cecry
circumstance attending the bloody transaction of winch
they had been partakers. The name of the owner ot
the Plattsburg, is Isaac those murdered were
Mr. Batxasd, supercargo; captain Hackett, and -Mr.
Ox<6x, mate. - . ,
[Not*-—There are two or three mistakes in the above-
The Plattsburg was bound from Baltimore to 8mynia-
Wben the mutiny occurred; she had on board 40,6W
dollars in specie, and 112,000*i>s. of coflet i anti expec -
ed to bring home opium for an East India voyage.
We understand that about 81.09Q' dollars were insured
Site had two mates—Mr. Yeizer and W.
Wehave papers from New Orleans to the 12th rfOctober
wfiich are totally silent on the reported destruction of
the Carthagenian squadron of privateers commanded bv
commodore Aunr; but a litter from that citv, dated Oc
tober 2, published in the last United States’ Gazette, as
serts that a person captured in the Spanish Felix bv a
Carthagenian privateer, and arrived n the Tortugillas"
the rendezvous of Aurv and his prize*, h .d with severs!
other prisoners escaped, reached New Orleans, end stated
that the squadron of six privateers, with eight prize ves
sels, in the beginning of September, sailed from the Tor-
tugillas for Matagorda; that the convoy of prizes, in at-
temptingto enter Matagorda, w ere lost, except two; that
to save some of the articles, Aury made the prisoners and
crew work in the severest manner, and otherwise cruelly
treated them, that he had previously imposed upon his
men; that in consequence of these things, tht v planned
a mutiny and carried it into execution, on the ~tb Septem
ber, in the following manner:—
“The crew of the privateer Criolla, consisting nfr.bout
70 negroes, commanded by captain Bellegarde, commenc
ed by tying down their officers. The captain of die
Bellona hearing the noise, sent an officer in a boat to the
Criolla On approaching her the negroes hailed him,
and inquired if he intended coming on board, and an-
sweringinjhe affirmative, they ordered him to retire,
but persisting in tils intention,'they fired a gun at him
loaded with grape shot, which killed every soul in tliebo-t.
The mutiny then became general in all the other' ease s,
and the negroesrtn shore who garrisoned a fort which Aury
had constructed to defend the port, being already pre
pared, as soon as they heard the fire from the ( rioiia,
proceeded to Aury’s tent and summoned him to surren
der; he disregarded their threats, and in the act ofdrau ing
his sworel was shot through the b >dy by on» of the ne-
grots, and fell mortally wounded, they then secured all
the officers of the privateera and gave them a vessel to
go where they chose—they collected the arms and ammu
nition, and all the effects that were in possession vf.Uiry,
and shipped them on board three schooners, and were
to proceed with their booty to St. llomingo.
schooner Bellona was burnt.”
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