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SAVANNAH REPUBLICAN.
FREDERICK 8. FELL $ CO.
f tt n/rm*.
tiur nna, mostt wiiii mtnisi,
PER ANNUM,
PAYABLE W 1DY.IXCZ.
inceettei tlxir ca-jit*f, bistrsd of allowing it to be
told at • reaaaiulde price, nir it up to an
Mint one. IVhat i» rtx aro-nat of y«rar chrnrg,?
That 'bt uU ateckhoifim hnr obtained at b-yh «
price ai to-yc uM foribeir nc» stock? This u an
natural a procndinr. that yrtr will scare'ly la-,
-noth (treat on H Too *•» ’Urn, that Ur (ale hat
not been rra'i ’bat the o d'r ockhnlden, in trenh.
'j,- bna rtij in (brir new stock, at anqrniwu
WrlL it llita anj thing f.iamn i in tba
Ho» often do men bur in thdrowa property at sea
| •!’■»# By your awii j-rrmiaet, the autn of do
affair K tba’ <br bnldera of strain-boat atock eon
JtU ,VrtC Advertisements appear in bath I si-lered 'he price offered by the public too taa>
papers—end stopt by •rdtr only.
van tu savants aavraueas.
Messrs. U'm^Dnimn to brine into public
view the able poet, who, thit morning, (Way <,)
Made hit Frat appeanree m the port's corner
the Mu-rrm. I take the liberty of melosing you
the following. for pabheation. At I do nd atpire I that they hare
to any poetical fame t am not orer anxious in I •'inter were hiyh
. ' 1 M I wi.wh.nt r.f I
what part of the flepnhtic** vow ir.ay place my lr.
(pey- whether H be the poel’t comer, or under | r j^lhe'o'rdmao
They may hare keen oowpi Hut surely tluy
Had a right to ret their own ralue on their o» i
pr >perty. Too do not <piaml with a c Himry
man who aloret hia cotton, when diasatUfied wit
•be market; brcause you know, be is no mur-
bound to tike * our offer, than you to fire hiai!
mod. The carca are prcciariy paralied So fai
■hen. the 'team boat compat.y appear* to he ju<
•ifiable. Hare they abuaed the privileges enter
red on them? No person, I believe u i l anie
Freight* at one time dun g tb
h that it is notorious to ever,
merchant of the place, that the steamboats ha<
the marine list.
a aw vous.
Hail! WaHaelmaetta, where did darell,
The ffreeteat Wit thin ade of —h—II*
Oh! atop my- pen, I am t»o fat',
l think thia aide—Cape llattenar
"Whale,!!!
While be o’er Neptune's wares—doth glide,
. Ilia rhyming—seta bit wits aside;
Tlx brig Almyra— safe at last,
fiat past the Capet of Hatteraar
■ * Blanks!!!
We do rot with to east reflection,
On thin fine brig- or her connection;
The greatest subject of • or jolt;
fa be who writes of Thu nderbuh:
Grampus!!
The next great subject of hia sight
l> the north »u"r. 'hat slioew «• bright;
What tereifi d our poet's mind
Waa goblins—ghosts—and uprita—resigned:
’ Sta-Scrpem!!!
Aa be from cabin went on deck,
Htieyci rtpj’d a doleful wreck;
lie to hit shipmates then did roar,
' This wreck—is- born id to Baltimore:
Crabs!!!
This frighten’d poet— then did call,
' Tor all oh bnard—both. great and small.
To kerp from him a fir him ghost.
Or link quite down he surely must;
Sailors!!!
ff be to Boston should return.
We think the printers, there would mourn
To know, that they must troubled be,
With such—amphibious—poi Uy!!.'
Amin!!!
"We were requested by a gentlemwn of this city
taken freights fr. quenth loser, and never higher
'ban the.ordinary b-<at* of 'be xsvrr. Thepecu
lar atate of the tunes therefore, the high price ■ t
produce, sail con-< qnent anxiety to press it inti
market, must act- uni fortkua temporary rite -
V/nir only ground then furwn mscuiinn, it tin
fear nf future reorbitanc , in ihr charges of tin
steam boat company. Judging b; the past. ■
d'r a dp appear*, ttiere is no partcujar eauae f..
ap reuension Yet by the plan propped, a pre>.
spective, possible evil is to be prevca&ri, by tin
immediate mt.oduction uf a certain ride—the re.
organization of a uiaereim corps of b .at baud'
f hia clas. of people ha- iVcr been obnnx ou- t<
'.he erttlen on tlx river; has nourished ad the vi
eel of our domestic slave,: and threaten, evils i.t
-fill more serious magnii'u.it ,‘uch a ren.erp
a ould be employed only for cure; ntrer for pr'
weiitiun Considering i< o. tlx a resent high pric,
of produce, and consequent Ingh price of-stave,,
It is Probable, that should ii t.aXly be neceasan at
any future time to raise a body of boat hands, it
codld then be done, at least as cheaply as now!
Bn' let u, suppose, that di-re gardmg all ihr.
ennsiderations, your plan it brought into oper.
•mn._ Will it succeed’ The c.aence nt the pie-
i ct is to secure employment for your boats b
•he patronage ol the stockli dden ' 1 heir ii»u
freight* will orelin arils be given, io Ihtir own treat-
and the stram-buata liar ugh tlieir patiom.r, w.
iave a lull alutre of this branch • f bu nun Bui
-an you hope in like nuunt-r. to par eke of Ho
ip freight*.’ The Stockholders nf your mrapan
like must other mri.. must ult ma ely beg ten
ed by their own private interest Say .tat one-
hem has a paro.-l of goods in Savaniuh.on uhit i
he freight is worth SAJ uotlars: lie wsuld ou .
according to the present scheme about (two hue
-Iredih and fiftieth part of your stuck Hi. nlere-t,
lure-hire. in hia own freighv wou.d is
1 dollars As the stcam-Ooats w,|| »i»sy, arn>.
with much greater dispatch and certainty, ihau ill,
others, can you dnubt tli.'l tins superior <lis; ate!
md cert dnty would be w rtli mure to h ni tliai
lie trifling sum mentioned’ lie would uf cour-r
sacrifice a small c impany interest to a greater pn
ate ne, and ship in a steam-boat It sei ms tliei
reason able calculation, that the steam and p I
bull ana d divide the down freights, andth.
lie former would engross almost al'the up freight..
There may be some qualification*; but this m .*•
‘x nearly the result From these data, ,t f, ||„ w .
thatyuur boats would enjn. a. lit Je nrofit. th
Communicated for the JWtr-rbrfc Even
ing Pott.
Zartrpsre. 38>4 M.nxk, 1818
The dale* of cotton lifts week are 7300
bagw, the imports 12.151: of flte imports
5568 are Rengals- Middling Ortren'a are
rather lower, and Bengal* and Stirats 1.-4
a 1-2 pet Ih. Boweitsand Sea fslandaare
glint the followiag piece ahouhl free ires place m I 'h"«e concerned w-mld *oun b< tire* f their ap..
-«|»|»'- n-Aris-.!-,- »•«
-'eidumna. we by nu means wish it to be i unlersto.nl
' that we are advocates ol the srntiments advance,
by the writer. Our press is free and (Hal I rcmaii
■o as long as we have a dictatorial power.(fit.—
Any pircr, then, which may hr ha drd us. thmt we
may deem decent and well written *hall h-t at
tendeu to. even should it be against "tu* interest*
or our principles EJHen Suv Hep
ta TZI asiTon tv ras ncorvra intu.
re.—in , nr ustuil lounging manner, half a d*
sen of u.s were assembled a tew evening’s liner
near the Pmt.nflSerj and fell into conversation m
the universal topic Steam and Pole Boat Stock.
Most of us were Anti Stream; and soon ran over
the usual philippic against this "odious monopn
ly.” as it has bernat. Jedt while some pronotmr
etl so eloquent an euligiumon the euun'er aaso
c : ati»n, and ill various advantages, that it wnttl.
have been nut lira* It inferred, a long pole, pointe
with iron, waa the greatest of all the mechanics
powers During thia 'fane, Mr Steady, who ha
co. sidrnble phlegm, and a true American geniu
for carving m wood; waa engag. d in cutting hi
initials on a post near the corner He had ju*'
finished the S, when Mr. Pert tapped him on Ih
■h'-uldrr and insisted that he should no longei
play dummy in so interesting a conversation. In
deed, gentlemen, said Steady, you Jtemrd 'ohavi
aet<led the matter rntirely to your own avtisfa-
tinny and at I could not mctea*r,but might pomi
bly diminiah your xlf-c implaerucy. it may be a
well to suppress mjr opinion. VVhatl said P. you
are a Steam man then! So much the better—sue!'
a cold head as youra must be an excellent corden
aer. and you can gire u« all the arguments on the
other stile, in a concentrated form. At your see.
Tier, gentlemen, mid Steady, 1 shall not decline f.
flattering an invitation So hr immediately pn
pared for action, by taking the tampion out nfhi'
artillery, pr in other words, clearing hit mouth n
a huge quid of tobacco, and proceeded as follows
•Do not imagine, my friends, that I pee red tu
the profound character or a l-ntaisy ens I can
merely point nut tq you anme views of the ••ob
ject. which, I think, mi*- deserve your .serious
consideration. Y m complain of the monopoly of
die steam boat company, and y-m intend to reme
dy the evil bar a new atworistion Your com
plaints, I think, are very murb exaggerated; and
your remedy must either be ineffectual, or injuri
out to yourselves. The greatness of the raonopo
ly is esteemed a grievance-Kecnllcct, ifyiu
please, the circumstances under which it was
granted to the original projector. The W'hole
C oSlic doubted, or rather disbeheved, the feasi
ility of hia schrmr. Ilia pecuniary embarrass-
inents were great, and he was regarded as a des
perate adventurer, driven hy necessity to serve in
•ne of t*x forlorn hopes of human enterprise. It
was 'bought almost charity to withhold from Mm
the •• eaoa of nrrcipi'at ng himself into a ruin.
* •'ill «*<>re complete bv thia wild undertaking—at
leanawrA - aa the charily hr received from per
sona in general. It waa believed that the legisla
ture in making him a grant, haft only conferred ot.
him the cictu- ve privilege of ruining himselfand
•II those who might unite with him. The public
was mistaken. Af'cr a succession of struggles,
the projector dij succeed, and began to emerge
from hi* misfortunes. Still he needed the aid ol
associate*; and he applied for it to this very cm
munity lie set a certain price on the partieip,
tion in hi« privilege. Hia proposals were submit
ted to a rrapectabii public meeting, were referred
to a committee, and finally rejected on account
of the turn demanded for the privilege They
were n^-evJiy those very roeo. tome of w hom
new indulge themselves i n the most violent decla
mations on the subject. His offers were i);. n ac-
cepted by a number of individuals who con*itier
ed them feaso.n .b'e In plain Engiish, they took
a bargain, wh-ch moat others considered tee h.rd
These transactions, gentlemen, I think, do not pre-
•ent any subject ot particular complaint The
firx (IVniret'x pushed his enterpr.ze to asueceu-
ftil revolt, contrary to pub! e expeetatiun, and in
e»ppnsitisw.to »U the natural ami adven itinuadit.
ncultica in his coorae. Those who had confidence
h hi- scheme, who encountered the nsk ami pad
Ibr their privilege, have participated in the prefi'
—\nd who should; Not those, certainly, that
fled lecricd the pi-jert. and who afterwards
w'xu offered a Phare, objected to the price of:.
frtsiltgxsskawi tJuthwl beewdetr.an.t rated. owl>
oy 'he uvdwrtry,fortitude and ingenuity of thepns-
9?* P” X- that, acknowledging all
*iw tfietedtiaaUara rfihf company, wtinthey
lesire low freights Notnm . m. can be aqstc neo.
n such a princip e, wliichdestroyaerery thing like
quaint-, if'br advantages of the systemare to h.
•raped only by shipping; llit-Q. thnsr who can affur.:
to ship mos'.willrec ive 'lie grr*te-t lx . fit, at th;
•pence of those who ship lillle nr nothing;
•deed of ail who sh.p fees ’ban (hemseivt a —
A, who does not ship .much, .a to lio-d an in
different stock; that his neighbour M, a grr.-t *hi ■
per, may th-. reby have his ireighta cheap. Cei.
lain gentlemen might (in i such an arranavuient
convenient But tlx majuriy uf you, I preautr*
would n"t feel youretlvea particularly hono ro',
l*v becoming 'heir beasU of burden, notwitli tanrl-
tg their sonihi- g praise* of your public spiri'.—
ll-iwever, let u< bring the quesuontuaimthee test
u.bpose, that your combination deprives ht
stea in boat company of a large part of their bo--:.
. as, and thereby materially im ommodex tlitm
D-d it' never occur tu vou that your attempts to
t.jure thtm.ma . be met by mia-urts i f self dr
nice’ Assuredly, they would endeavour to gri
nto there own hands as much produce a* possi
hie, fur Ifte «ake of the freight They wou ll ac
complish their purpose, by purchasing or other,
without charge; an i indirccily buying for llu-ir,
a Ives at saving prices.
This of course would raise the value of oroducr
anal indubitably injure all who apecuiate u i
■>r buv on commission*. I'he evil too, would f»l
novt heavily on th *e who least could bear it
the small and m.-derate speculators. But you
ay. that aneh an arrangement could lx oppoM-tl
-y a similar one, on the o her side. True ii
night; and then the miifuriune would be con
ummatrd If one Urge company : urchaihigoi
he principle above mentioned would injure Ui.
market; what vr uld be your condition with twi
issocia'ions, absorbing the purchases of the place,
nerely to secure freig .t? Granting, that as a enm-
-any, you enjoved ihe most brilliant -uccesv;
whst would become of your more important in-
rr- »t —that o’ your private business’ You could
not bid in the market againt men who could afford
higher prxes; since your object would b" an ad
vance, and their’*, simply, the transportation <>l
the produce It *’i!l be pru lent. I think, to re
flect on this subject withnu any feeling but a tu
ber regard for your own interest.
You certainly have with you, some very nraen-
Inus gentlemen; but inspired as they are. did they
not elective you Iasi spring, by declaring tba-
-team-boat stock would hr poor speculatin' ? —
Have th. y been taking new lessons in the ar ot
propheci ing. that you repose much confidence in
them now? Is it pns*.b!e, that instead of serving
you. they *re merely venting their spleen against
a company, of which they would have certainly
been members, if they could only haye foreseen
it* advantage.-.’ Sham*' on th quacks who predict
hat a wall man will d-e, and tnen try to poison
him that their plunder may not be d tecte i!
Y ot are probably a liulr j-alous of tlvise who
have made a greater pre.fi. than yourselves —
This I do nut mean to reprehend: it is quite na
tural. and a certain degree ot- jealousy generally
aecompani a even laudable ( mulition. ltut there
stiould be limits to the senum uts It ought no'
to inspire you with feeling* unju-t to chert; or
temiit you to actions injuri. us to yourselves -D-.
not becume the dupes f a few envious men, wtio
would nib others of a fruit, tliey wire n-1 bold
enough to climb for ttiemselves; who w uld ex
pose you to the danger of In**, f or the rase of
revenging themselves on a company which ha-1
the presumption to succeed in spite of their croak-
It has been insinusted that some of those per
son*. who were lately stockholders in the steam-
boat company, are now determined, if possible, to
njure it. If there be such men, (»hieh I trust
xre are not,) I would whisper a salutary cou> eil
THOM OUST CORRESPONDENTS. >
CJUe e] di JYew Terk GexrtU, Afoy *■ v
IMWRTANT.
The editor* of.the New-York Gxxelt.
h*»e received per the Adri*no» the follow,
ing from.their correspondent At Gibraltm.
under date of March 23. .
’ *• Jfev*-York, flour will not bniij» more | scarce, and in demand. Flaxseed has
than 9| dollars; Baltimore «t»d Philadrl-1 'xen Mild at 115. but it is dull. Wheat
phia. 10 50. afrrt'* uibntns credit. Ricr. I continues in demand, and l-5<l. advance
6 50 tu 6 :J. Tiie same letter adds, I namely 15s for samples of fine American
‘•I have. l})die new* to give yon. On. I has been . obtained, and from 6 to 7000
-qaadrua ace at present at Messina, but I bis. of fi ’ur hare been sold chiefly on
•re expected here about the 10th to the I speculation at 55s a 56s. 6*1; and 57s has
15th April: and I suppose commodore I been paid for small parcels of goods. Phil
t’haanrey will leave this for home about I adrdpnia sour, has been also selling freelt
the 25th April. 'Die plague atill rage* at I a 45». 5d. to46s. but it is now held at 47s.
Algiers, and other ports in Bsrbary. Pro I The 5th week’s average of wheat since
nrnmunication is permitted between this I the 15th February received to-day, is 48s
,nd the Bartxry shore. I 2d. per qr. and the interior markets are
**In Spin the greatest misery and dis, I generally rising; in onr opinion, therefore,
• rest prevails. Tne government have re-1 it is now quite decided, that the ports will
tinted to every expedient to r*ise money. I remain open lor wheat and floor till
but all to no plrpose. A meeting of mrr-1 August
bants was ruled in Cadiz a short time I Put ashes are one shilling lower; tobac
mce, under apeaalty of fifty dollars for co a shade higher; other article* withouf
••very abaenteu and a demand made ol I alteration.
y>l20,00U. Ni suoi was granted, but th< I Our opinion as to the ports remaining
•overnur has aiilerUktn to collect what I open is founded npon the consideration
each iudividu* may be willing to give.— I that though we have only yet got the 5th
it is not mixethan two months since the return of the Dstsix weeks; yet theensuing
nerchanta ofthat city were squeezed out [ ivetk to the 4th prox. furnishes the first
f 15,000. It appears that Cadiz as weli of the last 6 average^ and the prices are
a* inaiiy.otbrr ports in Spain have been I now generally higher through the country,
made ports oft deposit, and nut free ports.] than the week for the 5tS return. 1 lie
is called by some. The object is tu re- l*t average, must, therefore, exceed 48
irve the merchants, and put them in good I the 2d as much, the Sd also. Indeed w
humor, so that tliey may squeeze a little I see no reason for any of the filming lower,
store money out ol them, neither of which but even the 1st and 2d being as high as
hjecll 1 think will be attained. 84, which we co siiler certain, would rrn-
‘•About three weeks since, the officer I der it necessary for the averege of the 4
■*no Hunt, to the proper department foi I list returns to be as low as 78s. to close
fie pay uf hiayorps, found an empty chest, the ports, which we consider impossible.—
•md it is said began to damn his majesty I 'Vr are, &c. Hughes, Duncan $ Co
md all who were connrrted with him.— I .
.Another went to the »• Verrienti lieu.'' and " e l*ave been favored wtth some Jamat-
• old him lie would nut be r. sponsible f„, ca papers which, altho’of no recent date
those under hn* command, if fun'ia were live the proceedings in parliament more in
•ut provided fur them very soon. Anoth- detail than we have seen them elsewhere,
mea-ting ul mercliunts has in ennse-1 a'ldress ol condolence to the royal
NF.W MtUTARY POST ON THE MISSOURI.
AVe are Jtiformed, froth a respecfabl 0
source, that enters have recently been it*
sued hy our government, fur the establish*
went of a military post at the mouth or
Yellowstone River, (latitude 48,) where it
enters the Missouri, about 1.800 miles
above St. Louis. The contemplated ob
ject of this post, it is stated, is to control
the communication of the Indian nationa
within the boundaries of the territories of
the I’nited States with the North-West
and Hudson’s Bay companies: lord Selkirk
has, it is said, become proprietor of both
of these establishments.* To keep open
the line of communication belwixt Fort
Clarke (at present the highest military
post on the Missouri) and the intended
settlement at the month of Yellowstone
River, it is conjectured that two additional
intermediate posts will be necessary; that
is to -•(, one at the Great Rend, and the
other at the Mandan villages, about 150
miles from, and due south of of the British
Factory at the mouth of Moose river, where
it enters the Assiniboin. Thus a com
plete check might be given to all attempt*
at violatip£*the laws prohibiting the Bri
tish from Trading with the Indian nationa
within our boundaries: this isrendmd the
more essential at the present momVnti in
order to curb the views of the aspiring and
I ambitious Selkirk, who has ofl late years
given such a bold direction to me affairs ofj
the fur trade companies.
Major Bradford, with a detaohment o!
200 riflemen, are said to be ordered to re
pair to this point, where a fort will be im
mediately constructed, The Missouri tra
ders will hereby, in future, he protected
from Indian hostility and British interfer
ence In their lawful pursuits within the
proper jurisdiction of the Unit'd States.—
Washington City Gazette, 6th inst.
juence been called. If all this cm hap-
i» n .f.er Garay's -yatem of May lost, and I
ilie monies hitve been promptly paid into
’ *e treasury und'-r that system, anil after
family on the death of the princess Char
lotte, passed the house of commons by tin
usual ministerial majority only: the ad
tress of condolence to prince Leopold was
re tio* 4uo,oooi. sterling from Great ra " iwl unanimously. Hus fact speak
ilntain lor abolishing tl.o«l«ve (rade. what volumes. In the debate in the house of
nay be expected in a few months mure— «rl Stanhope maintained doctrines
. "tiling short or rebellion, not withstand- opposed to his former political
ng the patience inherent in these people, nrinciples astobe worthy of particular no-
I'he fleet the Spaniards received from ,!r,! - ,,is lordship was onre so zealous a
the Dutch are laid up in dry dock, and writ defender of the French revolution, thaf he
eie rot. They have neither money tu I introduced a bill into the house which pro-
;t them out—no seamen—and no provi.
for the seamen; and of course n»
iieans to procure any.
*• File treaty between the Portuguese
ml Tunisians has expired, .and as n<-
treaty has been concluded upon, thp Por
tuguese detain all Tunisiins, at least tliej
uise oft" here ami prevent vessels untie,
taut flag from going through the htrait* —
I wo Portuguese frigates, and surnc smaller
vessels,^ re here watching the Tunisian*.
• wo sloops of war ami a schooner untie
that flog are here, and afraid to move.”
•Jf Gibraltar.—Our correspondent re
narks tu us, under date of March 23, that
the only arrival.* at that port from the 7th
to the 23d of March were, the ship Belle
iinscd to make it felony without benefit nf
Icrgy, for the members of any foreign go
vernment to interfere in the government
■if France. Hislt>rd«hip now denominates
•he French the nios! infamous of the hit
•nan species, and expressly maintains the
•loctrine that it was the duty of the allies
'o have divided France among-t them, lie
•'•probated the withdrawing of the troop*,
ml declared' that this could nut be done
without running the risk of another revo
lution. For this speech his lordship iva*
challenged by.a Frenchman which we pre
sume that he. will hardly think himself
‘■mind by the rules of honor tu accept. The
debates ran very high; the ministry were
publicly taxed with having fomenied trea
sons and insurrections themselves—that
selves to reproaches which all can, and many -mU,
burl agiinst them. Their new friends might be
willing to ox them for the present, but recretly.
a renrgsdo is always dutrusted, and v«pi*ed even
hy tho.e whom he joins. Sooner or later they
would rxper e-xe a general contempt—And aneh
woo’d be ihe j'JO portion of men, who haring
reaped their «.ire from a joint undertaking,
would endeavour u. Max Ihe prospect of their for
mer associates—the just porloo of your public
spirited gentlemen, who should bawl against a sys
lent, aith its pn-ficsin their pockets”
Here Mr Steady concluded his aberrations —
f you think them worthy of attrntinn, by insert
ing ih,ra in year paper yws will oblige
Tour obedient aer ial. 4* Jt.
.eslie, 37 'Jays fr m. Charleston; brig S. I die fact was admitted by the report whirl
Carolina, Wyrr, 34 days from New-Or-1 made (o the house of commons, drawn
cans schooner Susannah, Gibbs, 39 frnn. , lp by the ministry. This charge is tru
hrederieksburg, and brig Planter, Blv, 33 *„ f ar as relates to the conduct of the min
homNorlnlk Ihe ship Henry, Knox. I Uterial spies—-for the report above allud
• or button, nearly loaded. Ihe schoonet I states that the spies might in some inatan
America, Lincoln, was to sail in a few I res have prompted the measures which they
lay* For Mogailore. The Charlotte, He-1 were sent to observe. Imleetl this fact ha
'iiingtno, do. fur.New-Orlcans. The brig I been fully substantiated by evidenre; th
‘ '” a 'lf n S for .Charleston. The I *pie* used the name of Burdett in their in
, I” ,l '* trader, Fletcher, sailed for I terviewswith thedisaflecteil without the au
.lirseille, the I9ti, „f March.and Support, tlmrity of that baronet- Sir Francis rn
Ad.tins, for Cadiz, 18th. | quiyi-d on the floor of the house, whether
• he ministry aulhonz‘'d t*'eir spies thus fi
make use of his name, and lord Castle
The brig Cere'*; Quaudrille, of this port, | 2?‘ ,- Si
...ik..n. 4._ ir n:_ c.._- . M Francis was still employed in presentin
netitions for reform. It seems that onn of
the persons who wa^ arre*tcd and confined
it the time when the habeas corpus art was
suspended, has challenged the secretary of
state to fight a duel. The secretary of
state has sworn before lord chief justire
Kllenhorough that he conceives, his life in
danger, and a warrant has been issued for
the arrest of the delinquent. The min
i
* During lord Selkirk's visit at Washington last
inter, lie is said to have requested permruton of
lie governirent to draw his supplies of prnvVaiont,
‘•r the use of the North Wc*l and Hudson’s Bay
mpanirs, from the tinned States’ territories,
h ch proposal, ure hear, was immediately reject
ed.
BRE.tXr.VO UP OF LAXE O.VTARIO.
Sackett's llanson, April 21.
The ice in this harbor anti bay, was bro
ken up, and cleared out on , Weunesday
last. On same day, sluop Arcadia, left
this port fur Niagara. Several packets
have left this fur Kingston, ami utnerpla-
es mi the lake, and 'navigation begins to
issume her usual briskness.
The Newburyport Herald asserts, that
gentleman who recently arrived there
nm Spain, informs that Mr. Meade re
sided hi a coffee-house at Catliz, ami ap
peared to enjoy all the privileges of a per
son at perfect liberty.
The cold weather still continues. On
Tuesday morning we had a considerable
white frost. We learn that 44 years ago
blighting_ frost happened on (lie 4th of
May. This happened on the 5th. If we
have not an immediate change of weather,
there will be a great deficiency in the en
suing crops. The frnit is mustly destroy
ed. It will doubtless have been remarked,
that our unlettered astronomer Beasley,
as usual, very correct in his prediction
of this extraordinary season.—Raleigh.
Register, 6th inst.
l'niLAflELFHi.A, May 4.
owned anil built by Franklin Eyre, esq. of
Kensington, white in Belfas'l was pur
chased by the earl of Belfast, tu be ilelii •
ered on her return to Ireland, as a plea
-ure vessel, in imitation of Mr Crownili-
shield’s Cleopatra’s Barge. She sailed
yesterday from this port, completely equip
|ietf, anil with uiaterials on buaril to con
vert her into a ship, if lord Belfast should
think it necessary tu his convenience ami
aleasure. She is an eilg.nt .1 *7 boen blatned with much asperit,
•a, , ... “ I ? nr Ivtvitirr flinniiriTi*il thp nrnwPrtirinn n(
Ihe beauty of her construction attracted
the admiration of his lordship.
By the brig General Jackum, captain
Tear, 16 days'from St. Bai ts, we learn
that admiral Urion arrived there from tin-
Oronnke. The day the brig sailed she
convoyed several cargoes of mules to St
Kustatia, and visited St. Barts, for the
mi-pose of convoying to the main the mili-
■■fry stores, on board.of the British ships.
for having authorized the prosecution Jf
Mr. Hone. This man it will be remem
be red was indicted for having published
parodies on the liturgy, on which lie was
thrice acquitted by the verdict of the jury
although lie admitted the fact in a court of
justice. The party in opposition stated
that the prosecution was so ill advised that
it would be making the fortune of Mr
Hone.—Baltimore Federcl Republican, 6th
from Loudon. One of the above ships, the * ,ns ^’
hmerald, a sloop nf war, formerly in the Morgan Neville, cashier of the Farmers’
French service, itis said the admiral had Mechanics’Bank of Pittsburgh, ha,
purchased lor tne use of bis country The „ m . rea a reward „ r three thousand dollar
olintral reports the events of the battles, hi | f cr t ) le money of which the said bank wa
rebraaiT, t*i be of ^ most conclusive na-1 robbed, as has been previously mentioned,
ture. 1 fie roval army under general Mo- or one thousand dollars for the oerpetra-
rillo was completely defeated, the general tors of the robbery, if brought to trials
dangernu«lly wounded, and every section Thc bankj in consequence of ihe late un-
of the country yielding to the independents I fortunate transaction, han ceased it* ope-
without a struggle. When captain i-1 rations fur the present; and the public are
sat .d, admiral Bnon a squadron of five I renuasted to use caution in the reception
satl, lav in Five Island s passage, and the | 0 f those notes,“as the'cashier declares him
admiral Was at at. Barts nrgociating for j se |f a t>le toitlenflfy a large proportion of
the ships, dfc arrived there from England. lhe sto i cn enes.—Ball. Patriot, Jpril30.
Ihe admiral stated, his government was! -
.1.1: . > . a — - — perfectly aatiafied with Lhe conduct of the I A letter from Pittsburg, of the 24th
mt'K.rra^olx.arehosMtxy «pox thcm^ Lotted States i„ tak.ng possesion of Awe- April, to a gentleman in this city, informs
lia Island, and that privateering under hi> I that the two men who had rubbed the bank
authority had ceased—all armed vessels I of Pittsburg had been overtaken at Cincin-
were to do comtaisaiooed and employed for I nati, and committed.- It i* not added, whe-
public purposes onlvj. ' A I liter any of the property stolen had been
m Pa* seH gers Mr. Hurd and family, and | recovered —Philadelphia Gazette.
Mr. Feckler, Swedish consul general.
1 We understand that commodore Mac-
_ . . donough is appointed to the cutamaod of
The celebrated Mr. Ogilvie is now in I the Guerriere, which is on the eve of depar-
laoiiuiiit. Hia thinl oration,“on Reclaims I ture for Petersburg, to take out Mr. Camp-
oJ Oreal-BrUain, todiitiuctiitn among the I bell, as minister to Russia, in the place
nations-of the earth" wax d tlirered the I uf Mr. Pinckney—A'tm l'vrk Evening
latter part of last month j Pest.
JVeuse River.—We learn that the pre
sident and directors of the Neuse River
Navigation Company, have entered into a
contract with Air. John D Delacy, to open
and rentier thc river at all times navigable
from judge Stone’s mill to Newbern, for
bouts of seven tons burthen, within six
•plinths, and for boats of fourteen tons
burthen, within three yeats. Another
contract, it is' expected, will be made to
bring navigation much nearer to the city.
—ib.
Execution—Abraham Hendricks was
exeruted at Salisbury on the 1st instant,
having been convicted before judge Dan^
iel, at the late superior court, pi) a charge
of negro and horse-stealing. He is said
to have been an old offender. He petion-
d the executive in vain.—ib.
Til ADE TO VERA CRUZ.
It is stated in a London paper (March 3d)
that agentsof the Spanish gove. ninent have
been selling in England special licences to
trade with Vera Cruz; and after many
had pcen purchased, for valuable consider
ations, thatguvvrnment issued a decree de-
c faring the^freedom of commerce—and ren
dering the licenses ol no value.—Bostonr
Palladium.
coxrora. i
If the British government authorizes
convoys from Jamaica to the “different
Span i'll pot t»,” we do not perceive why
the same should not be established from all
British ports; nor why they should not bo
adopted by the United States, if there ia
any hazard to uur merchant vessels in sucb
voyages.—ib.
Extract of atetter from a gentleman in the westerly
country, to the editor.
A.YAFF.ECTI.YG DESCRIPTION.
“I rejoice that congress have done some
thing for general St. Clair. On our jour
ney we stopped at his Ing-house to warm
us. He was tlu-n confined to his chamber
with illqp^s. His wife exhibited a most
triking picture of fallen greatne*s. She
was atalL, majestic figure,eighty-six years
of age (I think she said.) Her features
were noble, and her deportment lady.like.
She is of the Uotvdoin family, of Boston.—
The substantial part of her dress was if
the coarse fabric of the country, to which
were superatlded such ornamental articles
as were in fashion probably 45 or 50 years
ago, and which, like heraelf, bore visible
mat ks nf the hand of time. She conversed
with a Frenchman,! fellow passenger with
us, in his language, which was familiar to
her. Her manners also were French?—
But time and sorrow-had evidently weak
ened her qiind, which, judging from her
ceuntennsce, was. originally vigors**.—*