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ter. world. We have received hi* l**'
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papm-r+nd ttoptby ordfr only.
ev.injr upon fee. whi.h he proiumnced
1 tl& ■eer^e or We'WitlidhF some energy
I in to* moat vigorous day*. and in to*
PORRia.Y A ITT'CL R8.
’ ^bllie febtenew oTJanea Buriunin, etq. British
cataal, we are mdehted fcr * LvotonJctry pa
par of tbs lOtti-of Ifarrti, fruw which me cup
tie following aiiicir.—The pradamation
Qu'lci Jolia, aw s/e-nding <he thrones of Swc
den end fthtsrae. wJI be read with interest)—
JWw- Vert Ctm. Mo 33J aft.
i.o«ao*nr.**T, March I#.
(n the hna*e of cammoas on Monday (he
ltd iu«t. lard r*lm*rtan, sumaidte.l the ar-
«ny estimate* for the current year, flap
near* from hi* estimate, that the redact! >11
«n the e*|»ence of the *rmy, comparing the
present with the pis* year, would amount
to 18rt,<M!5L. white the total reduction of
the charge in all the departments connect
ed withOUr military eotablisl ment, would
be no leas'tl.an 4 i8,(M0/. The demunition
in the effective number ol men that was to
be maintained,'ira* estimated at 22,0001.
On the other hand the were aoiue aogiuen-
tation of otir military eijieutliture. An
increase of 17,0004. would take plate in
♦lie chaiges for the volunteer corps, prin
cipally arising from additional allowance
to that description of force. But the most
Materia! increase arose, from extended
chime upon Chelsea and Keltnainham lius-
{ Vt.nls, which would create an excess o(
ofjtooof.
-Rumors are in cirrulation of disturban
ce*, having broken out in Sweden, in con
0/ .sequence of Bernadette having succeeded
to the throne of that kingdom.
It is announced, a* official, in the poli
tical circles of Parif, fort the emperor ol
, Austria and Russia^ with the king of Prua-
. -..aia,' and duke da Richelieu, and lord Caa-
, ■ 1 tlerealt, wre to meet at Dustehlorf in the
1 ‘'coiiie' of next autnma, for what, object is
■:ipippwtf,
. .„ . Lexaor, March 4.
By Iglter.s from Paris, it apneara that a
cotifii lent belief is entertained there, of a
^■'treaty harihg been actually concluded be-
. tween the^ allied sovereigns and France,
- for the eficuatiop of the* French territory
" £y the army of occupation in the approach-
■r ing Mmiiier, and for the arangement of the
I debts dae tfl the allies. The sura fixed is
laid atthirty millions of annuities,(or six
hundred, ;nfilions of francs) between 24
, nml 25 millions sterling.
Hugh M‘Cahe, John Kierman,and James
. ‘ : Campbell,were tried on the 3d of March.'
.for the murder of the Lynch family.. They
Were foaad guilty, and sentenced to be
(lung. •
Count Ptatoff, the celebrated Hetman of
the Cossacks, .<Hed e short lime since at
NovbtscherItasg..... ...... .. ....
Swede*— A Ifambarg mall arrived yea
terday evening with papers to the 18th in
stant. They bring A confirmation of the
death of Charles IJjth, of Sweden; and of
the undisturbed accession af the crown
prince. The late sovereign expired on the
evening of the 5tli. The council of state,
was immediately assembled,and the crown'
prince having signed- tile declaration pre-
„ scribed by the constitution,'the members
of the counaill, With the civil and uiiliUry
nnthai idea, took the oath of allegiance to
their new aovereign, Charlgs John. Oath?
fith he was proclaimed king in the usual
form. Neat day a plenary meeting of th*
diet waeheld,to Which the king and prince
Oscar, with the great officers of state, re
paired'inhotemn procession. Being seat
ed on the throne, he received the oatha of
allegiance of the.fpiir estates of the realm;
the ceremony commencing with prince Oh-
car, who, thereupon, with the land mar.
shnl. archbishop,and the two other speak
ers, kissed hai.d,. His majesty then re
turned to his iippartmeut* in procession,
j amidst the eriesol'-lsng lit* the king.”—
On the following day the court-mourning
c.uame'iced for the late sovereign. Th*
following is tht proclamation issued by the
. nrw kins:— ,
••We, Charles John,by the grace of God,
kins of Sweden and Norway, etc. to all
our faithful subjects living anil dwelling in
Sweden,greeting:—As we, in eonsfcqueiiee
of the proposal of our late beloved father,
•ur august king and sovereign. Charles
ISth, to the estates of the kingdom of Swe
den, were unanimously chosen on th* 21st
of August, 1810, his successor on the Swe
dish throne, and at the same time invited
by the unanimous voice of the king and the
pimple, accepted this honorable sail tho’
attended with great responsibility. We
f. It a particular impulse thereto, in the e-
venis wholly foreign to us, which decided
your choice, and which, with oar having
had any ahare in them, solely directed
■ your free and independent resolutions—
We were thereby taken from that repose
which had been our sole aim, and immedi
ately on our arrival here your deceased
king receiled us with the dearest proofs of
confidence and friendship, and adopting us.
a- hi« son, and impressing on yoar work a
more holy seal, which could but increase
•ur obligations and our devotednrsa to our
new country. During the years that hare
. .. elapsed since that eveut, so interesting to
our heart, we have exerted ourself toTsIfiJ
, towards that never-to-be-forgotten and
1 tv r.Ioved prince, all the duties a*a faith
ful subject and an affectionate ten, and
kave daily received in his'paternal never-
* changing teaderness, subtext recompcnce
•f our eadeavaurs. .This happiness we are
no lunger to enjoy. Death has deprived
•a of iiim, who in this world, waa attached
to j?» with the most faithfa! love. 9tom
•trfilial buiinn, from the arms of an inefin-
ca«*wf ip fruiu the circle of
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■IviogNand we rohk the garred osth tnm-
'•.eritVfngether w : ;‘> hi* «rc<Sn. his tender.
...... —.......try, mu ardent w 1 dies
for your well.ire As we doer, in ennse-
rpienre of this sfiictiug evetit, ascend the
united (h -ones -»f Awedien nnd Norway, to
fj'wern both kingdoms preurdin* tw the
f’indami-ntallaws of earh. which were ap
proved hr the estates of Ik* Swedis'’ «tie!
on the 6ih of '\ugo*t,and by the storthing
of the kinedom of Nprwjiv. on (lie Slat of
July. 1815. v» have given the royal de
claration. fixed l>y tlie king and state* of
the kingdom, in the decision of the diet of
May 2,1810. Sinre are first irml an Swf-
dinti R,rou:id jt ha* been onr.i.ighcst car* to
defrr.d y^nr liberty, privileges, and the in-
d -pp|iH'nee of the kinzdon. Frovidenry
crowned uor enc«.»vours with -• ce«*. In
the pre**ht'meI*nrholy hour, it was there-
fcreourfirstdutr.avni Hu* mirfirefthmie’h
»n implore its'powerful support itpour fu
fnro actiorik. From yonr unanimity and
patri^itism xre expect" the most powerful
assistance. In faithfa! union with your
king, who Is bound to yon hy the hiws^you
will continue to be free and independent.
In this manneryau will^mst worthly lion
nr the memory of the pnnee whom we la
■Pent; and may hi* blessed spirit for ever
.protect a happy people, who can ssy opon
his grave, with pure heartfelt gratitude,
“through him we posses the laws which we
ourselves made, the free soil which covers
the bones of our fathers, and the brighten
ed prospect of nur lot. which his virtues
anil his self-denial have prepared for us.
We remain affected to yon all, and aaeb
with royal favour and recommend you to
God the Almighty. ,
“G. Vow WfcrTT.nsTiBT.”
“Chabiks Johw.
Frankfort Feb F.—The Baron d’Ans
tett, Russian envoy extraordinary, and
minister plenipotentiary to the Germanic
Confedrations lias transmitted to the Diet
1 letfer fyom the emperor of Russia, in
which his imperial majesty’s says, “All
flic nations of Europe are closely united
by the indissolutc bonds of peace and
paternal concord, founded on the im
perishable bans of the religion of our 6a
vour. The tranquility, welfare, and inde
pendence of the Germanic Confederation
will form in future a new rampart ter the
‘ecurity of Europe, In directing all it*
•'(Farts to the accomplishment of sosaluta
ry an object, the diet will effectually con
tribute t* consolidate the work of the Al
nighty, confided to the common care of all
sovereigns and t>f all states, oinked for the
same obj-ct, which is solely the consolida
tion of political and social order, reestab
fished in Europe the nwg*oi«tiaai nf
Vienna and Paris Uniting our wishes to
the wishes of so many sovereigns, full of
hope uf seeing realixed those impurtaat
results, we congrat slate ourselves
on being called upon to enter into reguli
tion offriendship with the high and mart
serene Germanic Confederation represent
ed by the Diet, towards" which we think it
•ur duty to express, by u.iese presents, our
constant and invariable consideration.”
The editor* of tfie Mercantile Adverti
ser were yesterday favored with a tew
numbers of the Paris Joernal of Commerce
of tho latest dates received by the Comet.
A London article of the 20th March
mentions the receipt of New-York papers
to the 18th Feb.
Sales at Liverpool, March 19, upland
cotton 18 1-2 to 21 l-8d, Orleans 21 1-2
to 2s.
Londom March 14.—Cotton is not in so
great demand in this markrt as at Liver
pool, where it has latsly advanced l-4d
per lb.
Sales of American sperm, oil at Lnn-
lon, March 14, Jlflf I Os to 1151 I Os.
Gretft complaints arc ma.te at Hamburg
and Leipsick, of the dullness of trade.
The chancellor of the exchequer has pro
posed to place in the.hands of commission'
ers one million sterling, for the cmistiac
tion olnew churches and chapels. London
is stated to contains population of 1,120,-
•J00 souls,, and chnrchts sufficient to ac
commodate only 151,000.
By the brig Mary, from Savann-ls-Mar.
Jamaica, we receivedthe Cornwall Chron
icle, to the 25th March, from which w*
have selected-a few articles.—Doily Jldv.
The brig Mai shall,Crow,ariveil at Mon
tego-B*y on tiuStih March, from Savan
nab—she. bad experienced a heavy gale of
wind from the northward from the 7tli to
the 12th Mwrc.h,—on the 8th was struck
by a heavy sea, which broke her rudder,
stove in part of her count ... and caused
the vessel to leak badly—tjy keeping botts
pumps, and the gale abating, she' with
difficulty got into port. ‘
Naw-Yojtx, April 24.
LATEST FROM LIVERPOOL.
The ship Mercury, Rae, arrived last
evening from Liverpool, in the short pas
sage of 27 days. The Mercury sailed on
the 1st of February, and was compelled to
put back on account of heavy gales. This
arrival puts us in possession of London
dates to the 25th of M ircii, and Liverpool
to the 26th. Copious extracts from these
papers will be found in this evening’s Com
mercial Advertiser. , ' »
The ship Minerva, captain SketchJey,
fro as Liverpool, for New-York, with a car
go said to be valued at 150,0001. sterling,
waa destroyed by'fire on the 4th of March.
For the particulars of this destructive
event, as well as o! the previous sufferings
of capuin Sketchley, wo refer the reader
to this paper.
The Indemnity bill haa*passed both hou
se* cf p.aitiament. A protest was signed
by ton member. Wine it*u*c of lords, a*
gMSti^ " ’ .
A letterfromLiverpool, dated 25th of
March sirs, Uhe last week average of wheat
t»8 *iGd;"floUr55 a 56; upland cotton 191*8
a 21 l-2d.
John Gifford, esq. well known as a great
po .tical writer.and one oftke contribu
tors to the London Quarterly Review, died
00 the 6U»»f March.
Three thousand barrels of flour weretold
se Liverpool in theiMth of March, at 55m
Lori Cochran*, ha* caused a steam-boat
to je built, in which W intend* to make a
voyage to. the North Pole, and from thence
to BehrivgVStrait- His lordship is san
guine in the hopy of being the first to ac
complish the north-west passage over the
Pole, aid thus to gel both of the parliamen
tary reward* of 25,0001. one-hatf of which
wilt M nearly expended in the outfit.
Tht king ofSpain had declared tlie port*
of-AIecani, Cadiz, St. Anderoand Corun
na, tree prrts.
American Stock*in London on the 14th
of ifarch, 3 per cents 72—New.-Loan, 6
percents 104 a 104 t-4-*-7 pr cents 104 1-4
a III—Bank shares 541. nominal.
. Tlie following is the average price oi
wheat in the maritimedistricls uf England
during the first five weeks of the current
quarter:—1st week, 86^; 2d do 66s 4d; Sd
du. 85s 8d; 4th do 85s 3d; 5fh do 84s 6d
Should tho average price continue as higl
as sus daring die last six Weeks ending the
15th of,May, tlie British port* will remain
open for the importation ot foreign flour
until tlie lolls Aug. If- tke price be leas
than 80s. the nurtswillclose on ttic 15th
of May.
Front*? Keo-TtrkAirertittr.April 24.
LATEST FROM SA'GLJ.YD.
By the ship Mercury, captain M‘Rae,in
27 days from Liverpool, we hpce. received
London paperato March 24 and Liverpui-'
to thh 15th. We have selected _*u_ch
articles ef-interest a* our time and limits
wwolil permit f»r this day’s paper.
The particulars of the loss of the shi
Minerva, captain Sketchley Of New-Yor
Will be.found among our extracts.
The English papers contain accounts of
the loss of mtny British and other vesuri:
in the late dreadful gale ip England wit!
the Whole ol their crows.
The repeal of tke law suspending the ha
beas corpus io Great Britain, has called
forth the reformers, and mestings were
holding on the old subject of parliaments
ry reform in the usual stylo. On the 23<l
of March, a grand assembly convened
Westminister, for the purpose of passing
resolutions, r-nd paving the way for peti
tioning parliament. All the great patriots
of the day, viz. Sir Praneia Burdctt,
lord Cochrane, major Cartwright, Orator
Hunt, etc etc. were present Sir Franci* 1
Burdett presided, and stated the object of
the.meeting, which was to obtain a full
Tree and equal representation of the people
in parliament.- The Bironet wssof course
applauded. Tie was followed by the vete
ran major Cartwright; who began by saying
“that if ha had a voice a* taml as the larg
est bell in London they shoul.l hear him
while he stated the grievances under
which tiie people labouredAfter a shaat
address in which he regretted that his agje
prevented him from saying as ranch as hip
inclination prompted him to, lie moved sev-
.eral resolutions in turn, which were
much in the common 'Style of such things
on similar occasions. He was seconded
by a Mr. Walker, who declined making an
address,Jest what he should say might
weaken the force uf what his honorable
friend had just delivered. Tha two last
resolutions were adopted unanimously.
Lord Cochrane then rose, and objected
to." the petition proposed by major C. be-
cau-e it wa* printed. He thought petitions
should he written. He held a paper iu his
hand, which gave an account of the death of
the Dey of Algiers, and observed that heav
en had thus interfered and swept tlie despot
to his grave. 1 His resolution was founded
on this newspaper paragraph, which lie read
as follows, viz:
“That the employment of hired ruffians
to instigate the needy, starving, and desti
tute, to acts of desperation, in order to im
pute to parliamentary reformer* the crime
of treason, and taking away their lives un
der that pretence, is more atrocious than
any act of the tyrant of Algiers, against
whose atrocities it is stated in the Morning
Post of this day, that ‘Heaven has interfer
ed for the protection of man by sweepinj
the despot to his grave, amidst the rejoic
nigs of the people whom ho hadsogrevi-
lasly oppressed.”
This he moved as a sort of amendment 1
to one of major C’s.
He was succeeded by Mr. Orator Hunt,
who,gs usual, was applauded, hissed, and
saluted with various outcries of no, nu^off,
off, etc. He contended that any petition
whether printed or not, if men put their
names to it, was their petition and ought
to be received.
Major C. said the noble lord had mittak
eh the object he had in view by hi* resolu
tion, aeil went on and explained.
A I >ng debate ensued, in which the
foregoing patriotiewpoators, anil aevaral
others took distinguished parts—the peti
tion proposed was finally adopted, and the
meeting broke up without any fata) sonsa-
quences. i.
Liverpool, March SWT.
Ashes, Beston, 1st 57 a 60; 1st pearl 60
61, in demand; New-York, pot, 59 a 60;
1st pearl, 60 a 61; cotton, sea-island, ve
ry fine, 4s 3 a 5s 8; good dean and fine, 3
a 5s.-};.middling 2* 9 a 2s 10; inferior, Ss
6 a'2s 8; stained 1 10 a.£s. 6, New-Or
leans Is 7.( Is 114; Tennessee 1st 11-2 a
Is 8; upland or bowed, old, 4s 6J a It 9;
new, Is 9j a Is 9|f-turpentine 18 a 19s;
tar 18s a 19; flaxseed for sowing 119 a
120; for erttseing, per bushel, 10 £ a }1;
quifeitron bark. In quality, 20 a 23; rice,
home use, 43 a 44; Hoar, fresh, 56 a 57;
sour, 45 a 47; wheat 13s 6 a 14s 9; w. o.p.
28 a SOI.; hhd. 18 a 244 W- 11 a 14L; to-
bacco, James* river, leaf, 6 id a 9j; stea
med t'tqi rsppafid *7; Ken. leaf, sjd
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t.onun. Wareh «4. *
It is stated ia private advfcn* .from Pa
ris, that the person who attempted to as-
savinate the dafee of Welliugtoii has »>
length been discovered and arrested. H<-
is named Uantillon, an ancient husr.r.
and a man «f great intrepidity. U is still
assarted that he waa chosen by the in
triguers of the Netherlands to be the in
strument of their revenge} but it appears
certain, that the ramification, of the plot
have not extended ter beyond Belgium.—
Tlie affair will soon be exposed in open
dav. \Te are also informed through the
same channel, that the influence of the ra
cruiiing law will be immediately felt ir
the war department; that a general change
of the authorities is meditated in the com-
aisnda of military divisiens, aad ic other
places of military trust. The recal of
same'of the exiles is said to be decided up
on; aad, amongst others, marshal Sou It
will not merely be restored to France, but
re-invested with his marshal** baton.
J y a Flanders mail which has arrived
in* a repetition of the statement of ar
intended removal cf the army of occupa
tion from France. Tliia, it i* bow said,
will commence in Mpy next, as far -as re
cords the Danish, Saxdh, au.d Haiisvarian
contingents; but the other carps will re
main till September.
fVestminxttrMeeting.—Yesterdaytherr
was a very numerous and respectable
meeting of the inhabitant householders
Westraiaste , hrld'ia I’alace-yard, for t|i
purpose of caoridsiliig Uow best to accel
eratc the obtaining of that only certain-
-afeguard to librrty and piopurly, a full,
equal, and coiistitHtiuiul i(‘pi-eseluation ol
parliament. The hustings were,avn*ual
erected in Palacu-yard; and, at 1 o’clock
sir F. Burdett, accompanied bjr lord Uoeh
rane, major Cartwright, Messrs. Cleary
>Valker, Parkins, Hunt, etc. took then
pieces.
Livzaeoot, March 17. -
TUS. STORM.
' Ths most distressing accounts have
been, received Jroin all parts of tha c»ast
,« to the effect*, of the dreadful hurricane
.ra Wednesday night. U he damage su.s
cained by the shipping is immense; and.
what iS still more lamentabU, t lias been
in several instances, accomp -nied with the
loss aflives. The Msrtha, of Whitehaven
laden with coal, foundered in Douglas Bay
the crew perished. Several vessels were
ashore in the same bay. A letter frow'the
master uf the Romulus, an American ves
sel, which was compelled to run for Rams
gate from the Downs, states, that a ship
tethllv dismasted, went down under his
stern j and all hands on board perished.—
A Swedish vessel, in driving from her an
chorage, ran down a revenue cutter and
two brigs. The crew of the former were
saved, with the>exception of one bub.-—
'i’iie fate ofthuse af tlie brigs has not been
ascertained. Both of them are said to
have been coal laden, and one of them
supposed to have been the Hartley, Cor
nier, from Shields, for Grenada. One ves
sel was sunk in entering. Ramsgate', and
tho whole of the crew drowned. A hum
ber of vessels, including the Marquis
Wellesley, regular Indiamun, amt the
Asia, extra Indianian, are on shore be
tween Ramsgate and Deal. Upwards of
200 vessels, most of them more ur less da
magted, took shelter ill Ramsgate. A
French vessel from Havre was last on
Portland beach, aqd all on board perished
The gale of wind was, at Portsmouth,mpre
violent than ever was known; the tide rose
six inches beyond its greatest height at any
former period, and there was so enormous
a difference between the morning anil
evening tides, as .five perpendicular feat.
Tho stairs, pier* and sea-walls about Hos
ier and South Sea castle are considerably
damaged. The whole of that beautiful
and useful work, the new pier at Ryde, i?
said to be . completely destroyed. A
French West-Indiainan, named La Jeane
Cecilo de Caen, drove on tlie rucks be
wteeu the Prowl and Start point, and went
to pieces; none of the crew were saved.—*
At Yarmouth, Shields, and Sunderland,
several vessels had been driven ashore—
in Yarmouth roads, one vessel foundered
the fate of the crew ufiknown. The ship
ping escaped with little or no damage at
Falinuuth-and Plymouth. The breakwa-
(cr at tne latter place had sustained no in
jury: (pit three stores, one of nine tons,
and two of five tons each, which had been
ahi loose on the finished part of the work
were washed off.
TUB SKIP MINERVA.
Extract of a letter received by Messrs
A. & S. Richards, from capt. Wat. Sketch-
ley, uf the ship Minerva, dated Ullapool.
Loch Broom, 27th- February, 1818, which
presents a most distressing account uf the
effacts of a gale which the vessel encoun
tered soon after she Id! this port:
“I left you on the 12th instant, and on
getting down to the Skerries, the wind
blew hard from the southwest, I bore op
that night for the north channel, and the
night toilowing was past the Mull of Can-
tire, 'the wind still prevailing from tlie
southwe-sf. 1 1 pushed the ship to the west
ward when- an opportunity offered or the
wind allowing me 4o carry canvass, but
was generally under bare pules the greater 3
part ot the time, till the 21st instant, in
lat 58' Ion 20, on this day, at 3 o’clock in
the morning, 'then -lying top under'two
reefs of the mizea, blowiog tremendously
heavy;, tlie sea foaming beyond all descrip
tion, she was struck with one loo hard to
describe, which carried away my main and
miasm masts by the board aud every thing
aboyo deck, with one ef the .crew, bul
warks, rails, stauachens; tore the covering
boards up, and at that moment I expect
ed the foremast and bowsprit to follow.—
Tho shock on these spars was so great as
to start the cat water terse incites from the
main.stem; .head, bead rails, all gone.—
Tho ship falling on the wreck of the spars
sufficient to bilge her,-1 got her off before
thp wind to clear her of tho wreck and to
preyenjt bar from filling a« she was all open
in her upper works, in'this hurrid'SitUBtion
she was pooped by thw sea, stove in her
dead ligbu, swept the deck fere aad aft.
washing poor TAttott (fibs mate) and to*
if.tlie new overboard, t.otto hie regained,
kpecting every moment she would have
foundered, the *e« making a constant
breach.over the deck nnd io nt the cabid
windows: she had at least 3 fret water ia
her hold, my crew nearly disabled apil di
minished in number, it'wns itiipos.-iblc to
leave securing tlie cabin window* for"tho
pumps—vc secured them in the best possi
ble way withtoles of blankets, beds,.Bnd
every moveable thing, the aea Occasionally
driving everj tiling io upon us. The gale
still xontinuing in alt it* fury, Fset tee
clews ol tlie foresail to carry Ivor clear off
the sea, this sail Mew into ilbbons,yek it
saved her, the wreck having parted Irons
(ho ship. The gale began > abate on tlie
2Sd, when we succeeded in frerimg tho
ship, rut a particle of cantons wall)
cep£ the fore-top,ail 'attached to the;yard
broke in the slings, this I shifted araftoa
as I coaid get my men 'all Worn. Wjfrjl to
bond it for'a foresail,' and' with 4|iii‘
rived ia this harbor, where wo have met
with the most kind and friendly assistance
to a must extraordinary degroft ;
all descriptions vie with each other whs
shall do t^e most gratuitously. As tha.
post leaves this,once a week, and that ort
a Monday, I tcnd this by an express to a
town 52 miles from this,todwbt tkeffoutli-
ern mail,and am informed yon willrtjceivo
it in six days.—The ship in her bottom ap
pears to be perfectly tight.”
Extract of another letter from capfoi*
Skrtchley, dated 1 Ullapo0l,'5fh March,
181 i. to MeMrs. A. ,&S. Richards, Li-"
verponl.
“How is it possible for me to tell yds,
in addition to my former distressed account,
tout the teip is burnt down 'to the whte'r’s
.edge. Last night,at7 o’clock, (.Wednes
day) whilst iu my room, haying been con
fined there from my former suffering, the
cry of fire was heard from the ship; crip
pled and ilk as I was, I immediately got
on board, ami found the ftw’jiirnf be-
twixtdockson fire,and fo far advanced, that
U was impossible to get it under, though
there was eveir assistance rendered from
the shore. • W» used every effort to save
her till the deck* were burning through;
we directed our attention to save whig
part of the cargo we could from the after"
hatchway, and this part of the ship I-did
not leave till the flames followed me up
the companion: I had previously scuttled
her aft. We cut the cable, ^and let tier
drift on shore in shallow watef. The tide
rising, she took tlie ground; then on fire
for* and aft, the foremast falling soon af
ter. She confirmed burning till the water
reached the fire; the after part of ship un- -j
der water; the cargo totally destroyed, with
the exception of about 20 bales, and these >
were thrown over board aud drifted oa
shore, "Fhe bottom .of the ship is loll
hardware in bulk, the packages destroyed.'*.
“You ara aware of my haying lost ill ;l
that appertained to to the cook-house;!' '
procured here a large pot for the usa of ffie ' ;
crew, and the only mean* of using it was,
1.' -1. ! . t . I _ a f...at laaat tlroa*
by making a deep platform, at least three
feet from the deck, of large stones and
sand, which i" considered .perfectly safe'.
and as much so as if I had my proper ca-
bouse; but by some fatality, it muft have'
penetrated through this to the deck, and
finally through, to between decks, before >
it was deseovered. My bodily sufferings
prevented roe from being there atall ttog, V
hut I was precise and particular in my di-
rectinns to my second officer, and a very
careful man emplbyed from the shore to
assist him, as well as to the erCw,. in their .
taking care of the ahip; also to the custom C
house officer who wu* put on board at my r '
solicitation, for the preservation 'of cargo,
and to prevent embezlement." < More could
not be done: all this is too much .for me—
it has almost anniliilated me. I have as
much presence of mind,In intricate situs*
tions, as any man, but z repetition of evils
will try the soul of the strongest”
TT1E TVEA THEM.
The late bo: -tcrous weather, whi^ap.
pears to have been very generally effperr-
enced, has been comparativaly moderate
in our neigbborliood; nor have we heard of
any damage worth recording.* We hare
annexed a brief account of its effects it
other places; and our ship news contains a
melancholy corroboration ufit ravages at
sea. We fear we shall have to continue
the subject in our next, when oar coantry
papers have .co m‘e to hand.
GRALV LY FRAME.
It will be recollected, that by the deereo-
of the king, allowing a bounty on grain and
flour .imported into France, that three
months notice would be given previoas tol
the cessation of said bounty, nhici^iatico:
teas given by a new decree, on the l9th Of ■
20th of Fcbrury, declaring, that the bounty
would erase on the 20th of May next/—^
A“ew-York Gazette 21 st iust.
Tlie New-York Allocate,’ says:—Fred
erick Jacobson, who was under sentence u.
death for'sinking the ship Aristides, or
Wednesday last received a pardon fres
the president of tiie'United States. Wo
trust this act of lenity will hereafter indue!
0 more correct and honorable -Coatee, ant
that the annals ot jurisprudence-may never
again be stained by a crime so demoraliz
ing in its example, and ruinous; as well •
dangerous iu its effects. ,
fiotTos, April 29.
By the Canton, from Canton, arrive*
last evening; which stopped at St. Helena'
February 25th we learirthat Bonapartd
enjoying good health—hekrd nothing os
his having been aflicted witji tee liver com
plaint. 8*' ;
'Fhe following letters have been preseat-^
ed to as for pablication^-
Nxvr DcMiTStn,)
April?, 1818. \■}
Cant. J. D. Elliott, U. 8. Mary," 1
Six—In complying with a resolationo-j
congress, passed.on the 29th day ofjiu ;
1813, and on behalf of ti.e preaideot of lh< •
Uni tad 8tote«y I bare the Uouur of baadia*