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1 V. ©uofcME;,T4 * ^ kBB*ypV*trw» .text’s c«iKtfvttiWr6#v 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.” AM* r .;, m 4T - ’h