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fif8*Vanuah,to make arrangements for fJtA br obligedtog» into actionbutuatatmmterms,
celebration of 4far approaching national ‘ “ *"
festival , give notice, that an ORATION
will be delivered on t!iat day, by Edward F
TATMatfi, Mq- in the Prevtytcriaa church,
ist ffcehour of 13 o’clock.
Previous thereto, the Declaration of In
dependence will be read by one of the com
. irittce.
The pracessionwillmove from the Ex
change,-at 15 minutes before J2 o’clock
* TJ>e Dinner Will be given at the Ei'
change, end will be on table at half paat
threeVdock. «t
At Vie request of the committee, Geo
Join*, esq. will preside as president, and
Charles Harris, esq. vice-president. .
\ Tickets Ifofce Had. of Mr. Hollis, at the
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Committee
Arrargemcr.t
rtOM tie stnocacnc raxu.
AMERICAN and BRITISH NAVIES.
The late war between the United Staten
and Grent Britain, in a more especial
manner the Nara! war, has *o wounded
•the feelings and mortified the pride of the
■enemy, that he has been guilty of much
-arid-gross misrepresentation, in his official,
as well at other, publications. '1 he ob
ject «f these publications, is too.obvious to
require * remark; but however little dis
poned We may be to poison “the flattering
unction” which the enemy has taken to hi
l>osom, we surety are not bound nor di»
■posed to permit him to insult, abuse ami
misrepresent our naval force. The arti
cle which wo this day pul>K,li from the
X mdon Coiirici, a paper devoted to the
an I ministration of England, attracted our
■Attention some time since. We were sat
•isfied it was full of misstatements as it ie»-
.fleets the British Navy, and full of misre
presentations as it regards the Navy ol
•this country. Not being in jwistcssion «l
•riliat precise and authentic information,
avhicli would enable us to do justice to tin
•nnhject, we enclosed the London paper to a
Nnend, whose-talents and opportunities
-eminently qualified him, and whose *.;al
Nor tlic service, and love of country, we
-trusted would induce him, to take the
•trouble, and do the justice we requested
We were not mistaken, and wo ask th‘.
•undivided attention of our readers to the
•“remarks” on the “Courier” article, with
-which we have been obligingly furnished.
They are fdl of knowledge, and abound
•with matters of fact, which every Ameri
can should treasure in his memory.
4MR1UC.1X .v-irr.
. non the muons cornua.
The American papers which we liare lately rr.
ceired, continue to speak of the efforts making t
increase die strength o» the navy of the Unite <;
States, with a view, *• d»«4». to a mors detpenti
competition with Great Britain, should any unfore.
weco cireumrtsnee untappil v occasion another rup
ture between the two countries. Such an event i-
most earnestly to be deprecated; but as, in the vs.
sod fluctuating relations of States, it w im-
-lossible to say bow soon tranquility, apparently
tho t*nst profound, may be violated, it may be
-worth while again to call Oie public attention,
•while it can be calmly directed toward* the sub
jert, to the practice on the part of the Americana
of andcr-rating their vessel*: all of which are in
* raueh greater strength tluui the eta*, tr.
iey belong. America ia at present the on-
r that makes any distinction between th,
actual strength of itsships of war. N«-
sher France. Spain, nor Russia, do so, nor. we
heCsve, did tity ever do so. The present Amen
*:tn seventy-fours, can throw a broadside wi hm
Wibs. as heavy as that of the Caledonia, a Bntisli
whip rating 120 guns, and measuring 2617 tons.—
\Vliat the difference ia m theTrigate class may be
Attn ia the following comparison, from James*
“Naval Occurrences of the late War," between
the Endyraion. the largest and most formidable
44 gun frigate belonging to our Navy, and Ur
Jate adversary the President. an American frigate
of the'same rate;
Emlymion (44)
J} roadside Metal is > Long guns 312
pounds $ Carrunadea 364
% • 677
_ , ■ b Men 319
Complement iao n ay
J 347
1277
Size in tons
President (44)
Broadside Metal in? Long guns 408
* JCarronade*
508
? Men
jBova
472
S
tf7
pounds
Complement
Sire in tons % 1533
ft U far from improbable, however, that she
A nericsn government, tinted Ay »Ae Bntith O -
tkrin C weed, directing that all British m-n o'
A shall henceforward be rated according to
actual foMr'iuy, be contemplating the
means of reducii* dierr rating wyrttm, aid bring
lag it«litile nearer the sta<idard of truth. The
srariation between the rate and the mounting f
the ships of the British wavy, was of gradual row
arms, attributable to accident ralfcrv than dea.gn
ff rise Americana should prelent thst the wide
difference which exUts b-twren'the rate and :1;<
mounting of their ships. arose out of adventitious
•gSresrsMtaneea,in no wwe connected with anv imen
tion to deoe.ire. or to obtain in undeserved advait
■4are nr ejrwseter. the report of their own •e.-re
txrf at fie, made so far back as in the year 1HW.
still shew the fclasy of any such ssaertlnnsiand as
chir subject may sit some Cme or other he oi
aniMb national importanee, we subjoin, from the
jbitwMthat we have alresdy qw Aed.apauagc,
V
.... .lit M
M^orwct Jrtm a rrptn »f tU ttxuert u war,
Jtfril 1, 1798. . - '
•It 'appears that the first estimate rendered <tn
ebrgtsss, was for frigates < f thcco rJnon sire and,
rtMnmfians, ratedjtTfihnw fifgnna and tlaLtlw
first appro priguont fur thr armament srtrafouid-
ed open dill estimate. Jt »l»o appears that, when
•heir rice and distentions; 1 cansa^o be more ma
turely dehbemted. doe refcnfindEein^ bid us the
rbipa tluy might have to cotaKi with, it was
deen.ei proper, ao to dfcr liar thanri ist, siii-
tut ehnnjinf ikmr rates, as to exUnd their sphere
ofouSlty se much as poapibW.
*4l was expected, from (Ms alteration, lha* they
smld possess,-in an eminent degree, sdvsntage
of sailing: that sepantelr. they would be nfcr.tr
to my twg'.e Ecrtpem frigate eftU vital Amen-
tarn; that if assailed' by Mimbers, they wonfd be
Uwsss able to lead a-bud; that Uiey could never
be obliged logo into action but ms dt/lrnm terms,
except in a calm, and that in heavy weather, they
would be capable ef engaging devil* d.tk ernfe.-
-Th-se are the ppocsple advaotsgta corn cm
plated from the change made in their dimension'
should they be rained they will more than com
pensate for having materially swelled Use body
expenditure*.'* —
• Here is an offieial document, pointing out the
advsi.trgs* of s< ndmg forth ships of greater size
and farce, than their rate implies; evidently, to
ope'ratr a a cheat of drhuion 'upoo the re-t ol the
world.
••Thrre was no dSuropcsn frigate of the ustul
* 'dimesaion*,' - but wis known to be a third smaller,
an l a third-weaker, than >n American frigate of
*44 guns.* But why to rate of 44 guns* Because
the largest ‘European 'rigstes* t'.en n utted hat
number; consequently, a frigate *nf 44 guns* eras
■ p: arently equal to a fr.gata ‘of 44 guns.’ The
difference between 'he rate and mounting was sup
posed to be a secret; the above ‘Repent/ the Sec
retary at War' not bring suffered to err the light
till of late >ears, when voinohf the •advantage
v «f (he deception hadbecon« indeed, -realizecl’!
“H.ppily it Was reserved for Britain to pluck
rbe veil of diet ption from thenrim- system, tin
grltant tars requirrd not the aid nf Fetior to
v color to their dajms. 1 he Order in Councilex
•irrssrs that all tl« vrvsets in tlie navy shall in ft
tore be ilistingiush'd by the uumb-.r >f gun« and
arronad* th*y actually mnutp and not according
o the erroneous den ;min itions which had lung
inee grown into u.e. America, surely, will nnt
now have the face to continue In r rating sv*trm
“Inp rriflc.ti- m nfthe old proverb, *hc will find
t her interest to he Ijones': but it will not he for
gotten—who set h;r the example **
REMARKS on the ABOVE
It was not ontil after the War with Tripo
It, that our fillips mounted idmo guns than
they rated, and the cause of theirmounting
more then Wat the adopting the use of cai
otiadra in nor'service. The Constitution,
the President, and the United States tver
tiuill for 44’*,and until that period mounted
inly the number at which they were rated
Flic Chesapeake was also intended I or a
44, but finding she would only bear 58
long guns, she was rated a 58. The Phi
ladt-lphia and Constellation were built to
carry 56 guns, and carried no more—they'
are rated S6’s, anti have always been se
rated It ia well known, Chat hi the ae
tion with the Insurgent, mounting 44, and
with the Vengeance, mounting 50 gun*
the Constellation mounted only 56. Tin
first ship armed on the upper deck with
arrnnatles, in our service, was the Chesa
eake. When commodore Decatur tool,
omm&nd of her, after tjie attack of th
Leopard, lie adopted the British plan oi
■armnades on the forecastle and quarter
deck, and .they being lighter than long
guns, and of greater calibre, it was fount,
t iat H eir number, and consequently the
force of the ship, might be considerably ill
creased, without increasing the weight ol
netal. The practice was believed to be a
sihhI one, and was adopted in our service
enerally, whence arose the circumstance
f their 'mounting more guns than thev
rated. It was not dune in ourservice witli
i view to deceive,‘whatever might have
been the object in the British. The Ian
authorises the building of ships to carry a
certain number of guns,-and they -were
built and mounted, with one exception
(the Chesapeake) the. number specified
The laws were made public, and there
ould have been no disposition whatever
at the time they were built, of practisinc
leception on the world, in expectation o!
a naval contest with U eat Britain. Tin
tnree ships spoken of in the secretary’s
report (admitting tlie report to be genu
iue) were built under a-federal adminis
tration, with views to a co operation with
England against France, ami were so em
ployed. The navy was strenuously op-
jiosed by those of cliff" rent politics,' not
from feelings of hostility to the navy it
self, but from apprehensions as to the mo
tives of those theu in power. The force
authorised was a very limited one. and the
.rdministration was no doubt desirous of
making the mort of it; but take the report
in its utmost latitude, it can only prove
that the ships were built larger thr.n the
first draft, on tlie most approved construc
tion. possessing the advantages of great
tleetness and buoyancy, not that they
arried more guns than they rated—and
it is not tlie dimensions of a ship, but the
number cf guns she oic-unth, and her met
al, that renders her formidable in war.—
These advantages we have never denied,
and never shall deny. Wo believe our
hips to be better than those of the same
class in the British navy—nay, we believe
Ur officers belter, and we believe our sea
men and our discipline better, but we do
deny that we have practised any deception,
the secretary of war** report to the con
trary notwithstanding. Of this report I
have only to say, that I have searched the
records of the tear and the navy office, and
can find none such in either, nor do I be
lieve it ever existed, but in ‘-James’ Na
val Orrnr.-f nces of the Late War.”
I shall not enquire into the comparative
force of th* Emlyuiion and the President.
Had the President been taken by the En-
ymion alone, it might then have been
vorth while; but if the Endymion 44 ia not
large as the President 44. by upward*
nf two i.undrcd tons, 1 do assert, that the
President, is exceeded as much by other
44*» in the British service, as she exceeds
the Endymion.* The Java, the Leander,
the Liverpool, the Now-Castle, and sever
al other 44*s, treat least two hundred ton*
Inrger tV-.n in* largest'American frigate-
anil the Eg* plisn, fated oiily 40 guns.
equally exceeds them insizt^ In the fall
el IGI-j. jmc lay at Lisbon near the Con-
stitutiou, then commanded by commodore
RHgero-bsjh ships were measured ^
«adMro of i’S «*d h» IfilST for 4lie>r office^ and on a comparison, it wax
‘ ia * Riils-Myka epr»p»ncr; luiiml, s>ht cxctf«ltd .the Constitution m
banishieg him to Mahon, whereMhh exited I a letter ia going the rounds A Mie pa-
dey has for some time resided. This dey J nets, said to he from an American in con-
baa dftdnniacd to come to Constantino-1 fine-r.ent at Havana, who rrprehonta hiifi-
plc, to propose to the Porto to march against I *^|f ** having been taken fighting for the
the Moorish chief, if they would grant him I patriot esuse in Mexico. We have got
troops and munitions, to join himself with | a clue to discover the authenticity of this
an army now encamped on the oMaataias j epistle, anil think it probable that we can
in the vicinity of .Algiers, and which oi.lv [ „ rovc it a fabrication. Such publications,
await* id* highness’* orders to acr. It is the Royal Spanish agents very well know,
out yet known what part the Divan will j hare a prodigious effect in preventing afl-
«muage SCO tot*. Tte Constitution at
that time mounted Otif 44. guns. v The
Egyptian, altbougtt iwthgoidy 40, mount
ed 51. The*‘Cwnstit*tMMi‘ the United
Stites, and iB* President are or ti.e same
size, and by a compartgwuf the latter ship
with the EzyptisirdO, every one mkyaudgr
how correclis theasaeNfeh, that “Ifte. En-
dymion is die likgesfzud most formidable
44 eon frigate l».teaeiftg to the Britisl,
osvr,'* and that there was “ru» i-Eoropean
frigate of the usual «H«en*iim*, but what The dey is clothed in a beautiful lace I More anon ib.
was known'to be a third atoaller, and a. dress, like that of officers in the Turkish 1
tiiird weaker, tbsn an-American frigate of marine, but he keeps his legs naked, accor-[ £r>racf ef a letter/nm Operator, dated At 1«»
a* •!!«(» fntlia onatnme nf tk* kIworino* ITi». I ins*.
adopt;
44
Tlie practice in tlie British navy, has
been to rate their frigate* by the number
of cons mounted on their gun-deck, with
out reference to the whole number mount
td. A frigate mounting 26 gunw on the
gun-deck wa* called a 52, 28 a S6, a:id if
30 a 44. The same rule answered equal
ly well to our rates. Tlie Essex 32 moont
ed S6 guns on her main-deck.' The Con
Ktsllation 56, mounts 28, and_ the Consti-
•ution, United States and President, 44"s.
mounted each SO guns. The rale, wheth
er good or tad, its British rule, mid wheth
er the intrndactipn.of it into our service
arose “from design or from accident,*? it is
presumed.that if xt e approve of it, we sliaii
nut discontinue it, because England by an
order in council^has maiie to the world
the degrading confession of the deception
die has been so long practising! nor do I
deem it necessary to enquire what is the
practice of other ottions. Suffice it to say,
that such is ours n*u>. * We construct, u p
•v m and maun our ships, to please our
selves, nut to gra'ify others, and we shall
.ii tliii instance, teel ourselves no more
“shamed” by the “example”of England,
than we were by the “order in. council,”
for bidding their frigate* to engage our*
singly! We did not follow the one, nor
ran I perceive the moral obligation for
following tlie other; but if England has re
•illy learnt the value of. honesty, ami in
tends practising it, we do, in such case, in
justice to ourselves; claim the merit ol
iiaving taught her by our precept, whatever
credit she may lie ehVufed'ta'by her exam
pic, and one we think, will riot be “forgot
ten” sooner than thirothcr.
As regards our 74’», I shall merely re
■nark, that the Washington, the Indepen
dence and the Franklin, are much smaller
than many 74’s iq the’British service.—
The latter ship has visited England—the
others have been visited frequently by
British officers in the Mediterranean, and
although all have been loud in praise o.
their equipment, discipline, etc. etc. there
ha* been, the most perfectsiler.ee in regard
to their size. Would this have been tils'
case, let me ask, had tbeirdimeusions have
exceeded the ordinary size of British 74’sf
I.ordok, May 6.
AFFAIR OF FUALliES.
The trial of the persons accused of the
murder of FuaUle* still continues. The'
■fitting of the 23d of April was -one’of the
most interesting since the commnicnce-
ueiit «f the examinations. Bax, who !>?•
I'-re, had told only a part of tlie truth, is
aid on that day to have made a full disclo
sure. In consequence of these disclosures,
other individuals have been inscribed on
he list of the prosecution, against whom
irocerdings will commence. We shall
soon be able to mention the results. Bax,
aid, on entering the house of Buncal on
the night of March 19, 1817, he recogniz
ed Bastide. Jausion, Rcssiercs, Vcynac,
Vence d’Istnurnet, Louis Bastide, Rene;
ollard and the wife of Bancal. He saw
here Mr. Fnaldes, seated .on a chair sur
rounded by these individuals. Jausioi
had required M. Fualdes to sign some bills,
which, when he had done,Jausion put ins
riiirt-leuiile, which lie held. A*soon as this
was done, Ba-tide dASired Fua'ldes to pre
pare lor death; Fualdes then rose and said
with emphasis, “who could have believed
that my own relations and friends would
lie among the number of my assassins!”—
B.istide then seized Fualdes, to stretch
him on the table where lie had signed the
bills. Fuuldes resisted, and requested
ime to make his peace with heaven. Ba>
tide, “Go and reconcile yourself with 111?
Devil.” At last, said the prisoner, Fualdes
wa* stretched upon the table, and Jausion,
who held a knife in his hand, struck the
first blow. Fualdes made an effort; the
table was overturned; he escaped from th-
hand of the assassin; he ran towards tin
door. 1 was placed there, but made no el-
fort to prevent him. Bastide who saw
this, gave mcablow; and, by the assistance
of several other individuals, seized Fualdes,
and stretched him again on the table Bas
tide then plunged a kife into tlie tnroat of
Fualdes, who uttered groans and stifled
cries. The witness in' this manner went
over tlie circumstances of the murder,
fully implicating Jausion and Bastide,
with some other individuals not yet appre
hended.
The celebrated chieftain, air Gregor
MacGregor, whose exploits in South Ame
rica have been the theme of so much con
versation in England, had a narrow escape
few days ago, by the accidental overturn
ing* near Woaler, of a stage coach, in
liich he was a passenger fur Edingburg.—
A young lady in the coach had her collar
bone broken, and was so much bruised
that she was obliged to be left at Wooler.
The celebrated Lavalette is said to have
resided in Scotland fora considerable time
past; and it is added tlpt he is now ia Lon
don. i, V . -.
CoNSTAspxoixE, March ^8. ;
We have received some details here, res
pecting the revolution which took place in
Algiers. Thenewiley named by the army,
having been taken by the Moors, the na
tives of the counriy, was conducted to their
chief, who have sectrtlonthe treasuries,'tta
msgzine*, etc. and.carried off every thing
t» A lort which commanded the town^end
where be also ball retired. This chief, al
though bqjf » ssrage, bad,, the generosity,
not ooly to grant him his life* but,pvcp to
give biui several million? inf piastres, 'with
two slaves, and contented himself with.
•» ’ v .
venturers from joining the Patriot fttarid-
ding tothe customs of the Algerines. Un-1
dcr the former dey ne held the title gencr- j
al, commanding a corps in the army.
from tie Baton faiUMua, June 16.
FROM EUROPE.
By foe ship Wubicpua, which arrived on Sun
“The establishment at Galvezton in
creases rapidly; detachments to join the
main army are mxriffird openly through
thecoontry. •••••• and others carry oa
trade with the inhabitants openly, exchang
ing goode of all kinds fur money and pro-
day'from Liverpool, London paper, lo April 33,1 visions. They have several vessels on the
(evening.) were received
The Courier of tlie S7th. mentions that admiral
rivers Cals* and Momenta- A few da vs
48 uwi a^uiuoi I • * • . a s • »
Beauctmc U appoints governor of Newfound- ^Ro, a man in this country raised about 12
laud, and haa.efeeted V.C. tie Gtytfor In, -ecre-1 men.and went "Ut to one of thp trading
tanr—but the Chronicle ofi ext day, aajr< alter he I p| #ws> and assuming the character of a
had made all lib arrangements, admiral Hamilton | ca5tom | 10 use officer. Seized U Vessel Spl
S«St
*A pifolSriSwbraa^tntud to parliament fur I f ^ew^
r ■ - ■ •- —• • - * 1 «i>le nfthe over Calas; they brought.her to
the east side and there dischuigM the car-
foe repeal of the duty oa printed eahcocX.
lit the new Uritbh cuMunut coim-l daiion bill
mlcodrd to continue foe eaempuoa in favor I a „d whilst In the act of dividing 1 tho
of cotton good*
The llrifoh mini-er. have intimated an inten I blunder, tvere surprised by a party from
tion of reducing tlie window t*x V5 percent; I Ualfczton tinner the command of ■■■
Mr. IViibcrfittce has n-aule motion.-, with a viewl who captured the sham custom house of-
to further reforms respecting slave* in the West-1 fiorr ami some of his psrty; after flogging
Indies. Mr I^m.lly. Ua, called^ paper, aa to , h( . m ,ovcrelv, s-nt them home and loaded
two much zeal in this course muy cause the Wc-i I Jj!**" 0 ' * *^ a,n on boartl the schooner —
India 1,land* tu revolt, or llirow tlicmsclres inte J Till* letter you mayuseasyou ples*ri,as
the arm* of the United Sutra, which arc increas-1 everv American must feel mortified to sec
ing their influence or coNUolcf tlie Wot Indus the laws nfthe country thus trampled
by sci»ng the tort* ot Florida, and increasing upon Mw-Orteaus Gazette. ‘
Meir marine. | ■ «
FROM StTaUGUSTIXK. ' A
By the schooner Alice, arrived *)reste^
day from St. A'lgustihe; we learn that the
iniiabitanis were in daily expectation ofa
visit from general Jackson, and the troops
were preparing to defend the place as arejt
as they could. There are about 400 men
in die fort, and they but badly supplyed
with provisions. \Ve also learn from on
A committee of the house of commun* have I officer of the army, that tlie American
reported in fiv»r of government's purchasing llr. I tro >ps at Pensacola and Amelia-Island
Uarr.t-)’* library', which b eswnauU a* worili I w jj| shortly embark fur the above point
It has been voted, that Thomas Ferguson liar
been guilty ofa corrupt interference with the free
dom of election, and ofa high breach of the pri
vileges of the hnuse of common-; and that ht
should be committed to Newgate. And Mr.
Wynn has given notice of a motion to nrmjv<
him from the office of rurv-yur ot the taxes in
Scotland.
Count Ltdan, of the Ionian Inland* has prevail
ed a memorial against the oppressive conduct of
general Campbell, which wa* ordered to be print
ed.
1 VU'J/but it iffered for 13,500. Tlie re go will,
it 7v0 volume* of newspapers from 1693 and 700b
portraits.
A collection ol ancient Veniiixn manuscripts,
iitve been purchased for foe Bodleian library for
50001.
The duke of Richmond’s salary and allowzn
ecs as governor general ot Canada, will amount
to upwards of 40,000 dollars a year; besides hi.-'
income from hi» private fortune.
Sir Watkins Lewis, alter 40 years* litigation,
and a confinement lor debt fur must of the timi
has been put irto possession of very valuable fo
lates in South Wales He b now between 60 and
shortly embark fur the above point
•y water, when it will undoubtedly fall.—
Charleston City Gazette, 37th inst.
Two Agents from the Spanish govern
ment arrived at Amelia-Island on ue'IStk
instant, for the purpose of taking posses
sion of the lands in Florida, some time
since granted by said government to the
•lukc af Alancon.—ft. '
We yesterday published an account of
93 years nf age * - I the narrow escape of the celebrated chief-
A ntw trial has been granted in the case of Dr *“»« «•*" Gregor MacGregor by the acciden-
rnortie, vs governor Gore of Upper Canada, fur | tat overturning of a stage-coach, in _which
a libel,
dant.
The first decision w»i against the defeii-1 he was a passenger, un hi* wav to Eding-
.. „ .» I burgh. The subsequent article will cx-
Simon Fra*er,e.;q. vs. W. Bntthbinkforcnm. I
con. has recovered 6J0J ilobara. The parties-1 I* °J n nature of Ills visit to that place,
were forllerbice. Judgment was suffered to go I and shew that ins ardor and zeal for tho
by default
mancipation of the Spanish Provinces and
A lecturer in England on die ear, lias exhibited | the final extinction of bigotry and faoali-
a variety of new acousuc instruments, and arUfi-1 c . ism? arc 8t ;„ ^diminished:'
“A gentleman nf veracity, lately arriv-
vanety
cbl ears.
At Frankfort in April, an artillerist loaded a
cannon with grape shut, stood before its mouth,
ed in Washington from Edingburg (Scot-
and touched it with fire on the end of a stick, l-und) says that tlie agents of the
i.i.»i.:....irs_ ..... I . * - J ... • . - .
(Scot-
South
American patriots recruit in an open man-
blew himself tn atoms.
A new tariff un manufactured goods ha* been I
oUbbshed at Genua. The duties are enhanced 1 , , , , • , , , , >
on some article* 3, 4. 5, and cun 6 times their I “iey are mustered and marched through the
former rates.
382 emigrants, mostly laborers, and many vl
them having much money, have lately h-lt Dum
fries fur America. It is only a year since foe ma
nia ol emigration spread in that province.
A severe hurricane commenced at 1 of France, I
on foe night of February -8, wnich continued [
unfit next forenoon The British frigate Magi-
r.k nne was driven on shore, and several vessel-
lost—the former got off, without injurs, iftri tak-1
ing out her guns, water Ac and sendii.g ashorr
her top masts and yards.
The revenue of Martinique amounts to five mil-1
lion* ol' francs
On the 2wh of April l ot, an attempt wa* made I
in the British house of commons, to abolish lot-1
streets fnr embarkation at Leith; all this is
done on the face nf day, and under the eye
of the British authorities.”—Baltimore Fe
deral Republican, 20th inst.
HURRICA.YE at ISLE of FRANCE.
[Translated for the Salem Register, from the Ga
zette of Mauritius, printed at Port Louis.] ‘
Our distressed colony lias probably suf
fered more in the late storm than in the fire
if the 27th September. 1316. 1 The storm
whirl; happened on the 28th of February»
and 1st of March, has sparcd- notliing by
tenet, in toto. In die course of Id; remarks oi; I land or water. All the Vessels in the port
tlie subject, Mr. Lyttleton could not give his as-1 were lout or damaged in some degree, and
-u.nl to one niRiruIlp it,-m in fh- rl.,(^-lln,v I ■ ■ J . .. .
sent to one particular item in the ctiancrllor’s
budget—the lotteries. It was. Said he, most ex-
many lives hare been lost. Many houses
uuu£ti.— me iwi'tnc*. n was. sum nr, mosi ex* I - *L„ - . • , A iL * . .
inordinary. Unit, ». the time foe right hnn, nb r ,n the 1 to f n ., a, : e ru , ,ncd ' 0n the P'* nU *
gentlepian was voting o-ie million -terling for foe I tions, the buildings have suffered as much
building of churches, he wa* must ineonustenth
netting up new lotteries, or rafiier es ablishing
gaming houses all over foe country The riglr
honorable gentleman bad dt-crib d himstll a*
hardened finner—now, on the c-mtrart, he (Mr,
Lyttleton) thought him a soft saint and one Un
bent his comci.nce to suit the e ,ds of his poll
cy—(laughter)—Differing, however, at he did. ii-
liu notions of morality from the right honorable
a* the field. Many planters haye lost theif
all, and the distress is general. It is im
possible, while every one is busy to see
what is left to him, rather than to tell hia.
losses, to obtain an exact account ol the
losses the colony has sustained. We beg
mr friends and the inhabitants in general
ill* iiDiiuiit Ul ujUrariy TrOITI iflr rtlTItk noVtOrRulf I . • •■• . a ^
gentleman, he would still per 1st in his isteafior | us every aid in a general statement,
>f pressing foe abolition of lotteries on foe alien-1 '"r which they shall have our thanks. The
lion of the hoo-e.” | uarometer sunk lower than was ever
THE KING OF ROME.
By a gcnth-min lately from Vienna, we learn
that the son of Napoleon Bonaparte is regarded,
and universally spoken > f in the capital of Genua
iy, a* lirir apparent to th-. crown of France, 'o |
succeed to foe throne on tlie He* h nf Louis XVI'I,
bis mother, the grand dflebes* of Parma, to h-
regent until her '■--n shall be of age The honor
paid td young Napoleon are greater than those I
u4iumei.tr, tuns inner vunn was ever j
known, and most -,f those who observed it,’ W
were unable at first to account for the no- *
■ces it gave in sn extraordinary ra man
ner. It appears that the most violent
blasts were from the northeast, but with a
'bree very unequal j as wc could see small
vessels stand it, while others of the great*
•st strength were destroyed at a small dis-
Many persons observed
was salt on the day af*
psiu lojvunt wc j-rej-rr uun IPUjr 1 . C al.
paid to any individual in Vienna, the etn-evr I rance ‘Corn them,
alone excepted Whenever he passes an Atirt-un | d'at the rain water
postor guard, th* Genm-dc is beat and the troops | ter tlie storm, the water which flows "near
afote-when be rule out. I " ravage has t ot | the town was found brackish.
[Here follow* the names of 50 ships; 5 brig* and
are attached ofoeem;.trbrof Aus'.ris and on tke 120 small craft, that were either driven
only a military guard but is er.c mpassed by a I
guard of honor from the guard of n- bit-men who I
panels of the carriage are the imper-al French en
gles.—Bemoc-atic l‘rett
PATRIOT WAR cgnnt: SI' nO.VIXGO.
We may soon expect to hear tlie result
-unk, bilged, and otherwise damag'd ]
On the C8th of February, at 7 in the
morning the Uaronioter was at 28, at 6 in the
_ r evening At 27, at 5 next morning at 26, 6.
of the operations against the Spanish part I The I'hermumetcr, French 22. , At 6 the
oi Sf. Domingo, by the combined Patriot j wind abated, and from N. E. passed Nbrth-
squadron under Com. Aury. They want I crly,and at 7 was N. \Vi and began to
apart of rendevous, and will stake a great I abate, had lessened much at 11, and at
deal to procure one, especially one so con-1 6 ,n evening was a pleasant oreeze at'
venient and contiguous as th'e City of St. I N. \V. the Barometer »ben ot 27, 9.
Domingo is, to the b*at cruizing ground in j — ■
either the West-Indres or South America. | A letter from the nle of France, receivy *
The sudleqsof tjiisenter|»rize would give I e»l this town, mentions that the loss br'-
tiiem'the facility of entering tlie Mona I tiie hurricane, in the shipping alone wrai
Passage, the greatest thoroughfare of all J found to exceed 850,000 dollars by an id -
tlie Islands, in a few -.curs, chousing any I teal appraisement.—Bofc» Register.
part of the coast of Cuba or a run over to I o ——
the Maine, at will—t; short, it is the most I POLAR ICE in (tie ICEST-INUIES.
judicious position thsv could have select-1 A gentleman recently arrived from New-
ed,and would almn,t put a stqp to ^’ic J Orleans informs ns, tliat, on the ’ m '
Spanish commerce in those seas. Twen-J floating ice was* fallen in sgith in ffie
ty.jKtrs agft the fortifications were said to I open ocean outside of the gulf stream,
be formidable; but Aury’s spies now re-J in ti^S9tU d^tNir lattitude. Thisio
port that they are n.-glected, and might! mufh further touth than We haVe ever be*
be assailed with aifrgoU$c.*— tt’ask'n-ti
City--fazette.
I fitre beard of ice having been observed
I tear—Philadelphia paper. "