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WANNAH REPUBLICAN.
. ' Hamburg, May 12.
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loigta, Mij ^5..
Then b'as been very extensive tile* of
'stock* ycitcrdajr and'this'forenoon, at the
'telten-have succeeded in creating a eer-
. tain degree at alarm'; the Mt ridiculous
-reports ere tircufeted respecting the Iste
V American newt. The act prohibiting ihe
' intercourse between the United States and
the'-Britith Weit?fndie«; cannot, in anjr re*
%spoof) bo regarded at hostile, it it mere
ly for.the purpose of giving American na
vigatinn a part ;df the -profit of' carrying
* laniber;-eta. to Halifax, Bermuda, etc.
Where' British vessel* will 'meet the car*
* goes for 'their ultimate' conveyance to
' the Islands: dr, more probably, it will
throw’ this very lucrative trade into
the bands of the settlers in British Ameri
• cat 1 ’ '• '^
- Wlieo the official^eomraunicstioos at
Qhent were published in America,-if we
-■collect' rightly, the British government
« >uld not allow American vessel* to trade
th out West-Ioilian colonies. The
American minister made Repeated applica
tions, bat the point would, on no account,
^twtfs'Tufed, however, in the official
reply, 'that any measures resorted toby
America in consequence of this refusal,
would not be looked upon by Great Bri
tain in a hostile point of view; under these
circumstances, therefore, the present en
actments rosy be regarded merely as tend
ing to favor, in some measure, the naviga
tion of tM Vnited State*, which lias been
greatly depressed lately.
' Mr. <1. P. Grant made his motion lost
Tiljjjbt in parliament concerning the treat-
merit of flu Casas,when it turned out, at
-might lunro been expected, that the pro
pensity of that individoal to represent
facts in a way peculiar to himaelf had giv
en rise to opinions very remote from truth.
Among other things, lord Castlereagh
. -stated that he hid been detected in estab
lishing a secret correspondence between
-Bonaparte and certain persons in Europe.
Renee, perhaps, the anxiety which thr
party-in this country leei for Ins-fate.
have received Dutch and Hamburgh
mails this morning; they contain no new*
of any importance. The Polish diet are
'proceeding in the discussion of various
laws and regulations affecting the internal
interest of their country. The project or
-a law for establishing a criminal code, was
adopted by the deputies in the sitting «f
the 21st alt: after an extremely animated
debate.. It is not expected to meet with
any serious opposition in the senate.
May £0.
Morning Chronicle of this day, in
Tits leading paragraphs, says:—“We
“*and that ah order has been issued
‘n horse-guards, for every ufficer be-
f- to regiments now in Canada, to
ffijp^Scereir respective battalions, not with- t,on
hurt and hi n« any previous leave of absence
S making inquiries of the properan-
, we can asSarp the publio that the
ragraph is “Utrtly false, a-d u»-
” There is no intention of issu-
U. TlVny iUC i‘ orders, nor is any necessity
" er, 'J/thero contemplated by his majesty a
.government. The relations of (his coun-
try with the United States, never stood on
a more friendly footing.
We have felt it our duty thus particu,
larly to notice the above paragraph,, as
there are persons on the stock . exchange
who circulate the most groundless ac
counts to depress the funds with respect to
India and the United States, but-particu-
fatly with referrence to the latter. These
persons have, no doubt, imposed on the
Morning Chronicle.—Courier.
Vjkn'na, April C5i :
On Monday, 13th, the town of Gran, in
Hungary, was visited by one of the iuus».
dreadful conflagrations that ever afflicted
any city. It broke out about one o’clock
in the afternoon, and id 3 hours reduced
1 win'd carried the ashes and fire
brand* to.the distance of some miles from
the town, and set fire to the press house*
lately built at a great expense, at a dis-
'taao-from the town, which were mostly
reJuced to ashes. * -<r*- - ^ '
- .After the fire, eleven human bodies
were taken from the rains in a dreadfully
mutilated condition, aod several persons
yrire still missing. Many were injured
•' ’in thoir.attempts to extinguish the flames.
Two fine chapels, the military hospital,
above half a mile in length, prtsent a ter
rible sight. This misfortune has unhap
pily fallen on the poor and laboring class
of the inhabitants, who have lost all their
little property, : even their implements of
husbandry by which they gain thair liveli-
, Paxis, May 16.
The chancellor and membrrstotnposiog
the bureau or the chamber of peers were
yesterday admitted to an audience with
bis majesty. They presented to the king
the law ‘eo the finance*, adopted by that
chamber in the sitting of.the Mtb inst.
To-morrow the court will gointo mourn-
in. on the occasion of the death of,the
onute de Coiide; the first six day* in
black, and the five succeeding days in
I Wh j^rtral ensruvers and founders have re-
that (be moulds have
the attorney-general-
The following-news, Which is highly in* magnificlot hills, were, there are.also
teresting to the commerced world, was many a inatefrmrUcularly . wHd'goals:
posted tip..tp-day in the Borsun Hall*^- ail ' — r
“Bir an ukase of his majesty the emperor indi_
of Uossiu,H»bich was made public on the ; -.‘We h Jo .already seen-the chiefs of
11th {23d) of,last month, the export duty fhdian n [ions, we have smoked the larpe
on the pritipipal_ articles of export from
Russishu'bnen increased tew per cent.,
11 tirTnir — irrifirrf tiit~ " ^ *
ty according to the tar,ff of )8l6.
In silver. Addition 10 pr. ct
' B. C. R. C.
Hem p,‘best, per cwt 1 0 0 10
Flax, 1 50 O' 15
Tallow; * 2 0 O 20
-Wheat,perstchetvr,0 15 . 0 If
Rye, . , 0 41 .0 If
Potash, per birk, 0 73 0 *|
Wax, pud, 0 SO 8 5
Bristles, .1 0 0 10
Linseed,prtschctw,0 25 0 2}
llempsced, 0 15 0 If
The folio wing-is an extract of a letter
of the ertli nlt-Trom Stockholm:—
It will be recollected that in October
last, the directors of the discount bank at
Matmoe wai arrested, in consequence of
their fraudulent management of its affairs,
The examination of tlic accounts has been
brought to a close, and it appears that tl-.e
national bank is a loser to the amount'of
720,000 bank dollars. The fiscal of the
high court of justice has demanded that
the' commercial councellors, Kordlindh
and Bjurkmann, shall-be adjudged infa
moos, and sentenced to stand two hours
in the'pillory, and afterwards to be sent 10
bard labor upon the fortifications for a cer
tain number of years. The punidimtuil
of the merchant Falkinann will be mitigat
ed,'as he seems to have transgressed not
so much from design as criminal negli
gence and concealment; but all the three
will be sentenced to make good the deficit
with their property so far as it'goes. With
respect to thc.discounters, Stahl and Rock
the fiscal has also moved that they be sen
tenced to loss of honor, -imprisonment,
and sequestrationof their property, for the
purpose of indemnification.
Edinburgh, May 6.
Remarkable approach of an Island of hr
tooursh res.—We have been favored with
an extract of a letter from Thurso, dated
April 29, which assures ns that.an iceberg,
or island of ice, has actually been straml-
ed upon the island of Fowls, the nfost
western of the ThetUnd Islands. ' This
iceberg is said to extend full six miles in
length, and of course Ik an object of terrbr
toths natives.- Fow|a, or Fula, in lat. 60,
8, north-ion. 2,16,4s” supposed to be the
Ultima Thule of the ancients, it is aboiit
three miles in length and one and a half in
breadth, situated nearly twenty, mile*
distance from any, and to the westward uf
ihe clusters of Orkney and Shetland, to
which last it is politically annexed, Staf
ford’s excellent and extensive pasturagi
tor sheep, and is inhabited by 26 or 27 la
milies.
FROM EJS'GLA.YI)...
The ship Radio*, captain D-lano, arriv
ed last evening from London, 'brings.ps
newspapers to the 16th ult. They'are
principally filled with debates in parlia
ment on local subjects.
The news frojn American papers of the
21st of April, appears in the London pa
pers of the ]5tb of May. The death of Fe-
excites many newspapers specula
tions.
The duke of Wellington had a long con
ference .with the prince regent oa the 14th
alt.
'Hie health of the queen of England was
still precarious. Her physicians say she
has water in her chest.
In the house of commans, May 14, lord
Cochrane rose in his place, and said he
held in his hand,'a petition on a subject a*
interesting as any that had ever been con
sidered within the walls of that house—a
ictiflon from William Cohbett. . After a
ew explanatory observations, lord Coch
rane prayed the house to take it into con
sideration. The petition was read; but the
noble lord had permission ’to withdraw it,
for the purpose, hereafter, bf presenting
one more in form, as in its present shape,
it was inadmissibl4*rev\>w-Fdrfc Gazette,
24thult. ‘ . . ;
' FROMSPJLV.
Boston, June 34.
By tlie arrival at quarantine yesterday
of the brig Hunter, 44 days from Malaga,
we .learn 'hat the American seamen in
prison At Malaga had had their trial, but
the judge had not passed sentence, it
was supposed they would not be hung, but
be sent for a few years to the Spanish png.
sessions on the coast of Barbary. No
proof had been produced of their haviug
**iled from NeefeVork in the brig Thomas.
TMjy'were t*c*t«4 py the consul-as tfis-.
tressed American seatiten,
thing, allowed them necessary to thefr
comfort, by order* from our government.
Markets at Malaga.—Flour 9 dollars;
white corn 1; rice 7; fish S. An addition-
\Teast!ntcd,fi»mtieFrmdjtrthe Ciiytf JTah-
: ingun Gt.zct:e\
FRE.VCU COLOMr.YE.iH MEXICO.
Extract of s letter, from * French settler, which
' was communicated for the June No. of the
'l/AbeiHe Aroerica-iie.
«Weare«$tabli»hed at the mouth of the
River Trinity, on the (Ircoquinsas bluff,
twenty feet above the level of the river st
high water; Upon this is a fine wood cover
ed with trees; adjoining to this it the
Grand Prairie of Tolcasitas, whirl i*, at
least, is fifteen miles from north t> south;
and which extends eastward to s gap that
communicates with Lake Sayinbine: the
land is of the first quality* e>*ily cultivat
ed; we have around us an immense tract,
wpic!i promises the richest productions to
those wi'iiitg to labor a little. The game
coarse,tlwrnuhtry <0 fuels; there i< adiun-
Jancc.nftows, ut buil*;"ebd “'wild horses
may lie got with ers~. Toe -waters arc
(bl( juf fid; and other inhabitants who have
siir.voyed cast of die river say. the country
i> U;li superior; it is iotersperjcd with
moat be tiful lakes, watering the taost;
crime
, „ manded a suspension
this lind ir-in sugar, !c3tti»n,. and 1 and, accpmdXui«W»j Mr. Mjlleftan Ame-. captured by
1 ritabWeffehant, on the part of the culprit’s ^
Indian p « of prase; we have reciprocally
made tli) it feasts; they- come every day
with pro- sions; we are abundantly sepplfr
ed with ft ah meat, and have also sufficient
salt and-i loked. ’
Our co my is established in a spacious
fertile co ntry, abundant in resources, at
the mcutl of a river which .empties intb
a fine bay were the settlement of all-peo
ple might irosper as. qoickly as in Xhy
country ii the world.- We have, no occa
sion toforfi any extravagant enterprise.
nit hostility against those who
ake no other ose of our arms
ulse any aggreasiobs';. but we
' to defend the fiejd' we have
Victims of event, none can
deny us tie right, of our existence, 4he
rewaid of oar labor, our industry, and at
tention to social order. All is here that
nature can desire in a land abounding
with evety production that can be wished:
we open an asylum to those men who find
themselves in the same situation-with us.
If success crown .our efforts we shall Jiave
rendered ad important service to our un
happy countrymen; if, on the contrary, we
should nht succeed, we shall at least have
the satisfaction of attempting. We have
no fear of- %tigua or privations in the be
ginning: dprtahn is laudable, our inten
tions pure and honorable, and we devout
ly hupe-in this event we obtain the wishes
and approbation of honest men, of good
faith and judgment.” .
er oa me eve 01 execution iur urc jwpuaw,,
6 ofjjosubordination to bis officers, de- excewtftiiVi
led a suspension oT his punishment, itwMtds’s
soldier on the eve of execution -for the papers throtfgho^th.capmb»re^ectin^^«»
Jtion, said to have been
__ r _ _.rojalists. Letters have
been lately received,.(iaftvl. soifhin three
monitor from lieutenant ‘Sutton, late of
the 29tn.- -gt- United- States’ infantry and
KO0 a- tnqioFHn- the. Mexicali - service,
i aL.IaI / : a I
Frem die ialtimon Palritl, 25th tilt.
LATEST FROM FRHJVCE.
By a merontile bouse we have been. f»vort«l
«ith the following letter from France, received
yesterday, by tbe drpeatsr, dated
“Havre, 20th .May.
During the lad fortnight v e have bad a num
ber f arrival, from different porta of the United
State,, moat of them loaded with cotton and rice;
Fresh quantities itiU comin; in have produced a
considerable reduction .in the prices of both these
articles. The annexed quotations are agreeably to
the last tales.
“Tht' demand for sugar, coffee, indigo and nan
keens, has been uniformly steady; they dill contin
ue to meet ready Sale The pricea quoted for to
bacco, aKanuaU/ to the last sales to tbe Argil;
the total quantity purchased was only about li#'
hbds and goveniraent-it is said will not want any
more before October, but ibis report is probably
held oot merely with a view of lowering the ex
pectations of hotden. '•
“The highest oiler procured for a recent arrival
of superfine flour was 32f. and a sale of eye flour
took place-not long since at only 22f; as the pros
pect for the ensuing, harvest is at present very fa
vorable, lib - material advance can be reasonably
exiecttd.-;
Ca#**—Upland'- ; 2 50 a 2 5-T|
Carolina . t 2 50 2 55
! Louisiana - -
SeaIdtnd
Pernkmbco
Bahia
Maranham
Bengal.
*
' JIart ft Guad. I 40 1 52
Bourbon J S7 J 40 J KU.
Safer—raw Mart ft 5
Cuad 3d S
4th
Clayed d» 3d
do 4th
TJ*a -'
Jndijt— Bengd
Tea—Gunpowder
Hyson
Hyson Stiii -
Souchong
2 55
4 20
2 80
2 80
2 60
l 5
58
2 65
4 35
2 90
2 85
2 65
110
1 42
1 52
i 40
60
Atktt—Pot
Ttbacct—Virg.1 C
Kentucky
Carolina
m
48
80
8)
55
11 90
7 30
5 60
2 60
2 80
47 50
75
77 50
T2 SO
52
85
62
12 90
7’80
5 70
2 70
2 85J
50 “
95
80 VSOKih
G orgis J a. 67 50
yankeent—long
Bktt Stonrf.
Phuter
H'ct
14
7
500
17
35
80 |
70 . J
14 50
8
} ? r.
p».
520 p 104 stones
OU1) COMMISHIOJVERS.
The arrival of our commissioners at
Bueno* Ayres, hat excited a general seii--
nation of delight: and the gazettes of that
city are filled with congratulations on the
occasion. -The prospect of. atf-ftmicable
intercourse, both cutnmerchtl and politi
cal, between the United States and the
patriots of the south, inspires them with
new confidence and exultation; and while
the public voice is clamorous in hailing this
first essay of our government, individuals
obey and assist the popular impulse.
. On the 26th of March, Mr. Lynch and
his partner, Mr. John .Zimmerman, mer
chants of wealth and r*UeTi*^iv‘-?
nosArrc*, gave u honor of
the American^commissioners. .They were
Veceived in a grand court, brilliantly illu
minated with dazzling lustres, and cover
ed with a canopy, from which the flags of
ftuKy, waited in person upon the supreme,
direetbr te.solicit a'parthni, which was.im
mediately-accorded.
Buck (adds the print) is the early influ-
*ncein>the cj.usc ni humanity, of an union
between the -two great parties of the new
worldS—Baltimore Telegraph.
'• A xpeeiea -of small-pox is said to have
appeared in Buenos Ayres, which neither
spares those who have been previously in
fected nor those who have been vaccinated.
Tie faculty of the city however deny its
existence.
Literature of South-Jimtrica.—The go
vernment are building a_college at Buenos
Ayres, A commissioner has been appoint
ed to drvise a plan uf instruction, and
great zeal is discovered by all the citizens
to promote 'he undertaking.—ib.
• The Buenos Ayrean schooner Antonio,
captaiu Barnes, having carried away her
martingale in going-down the bay, put in
to Hampton ftodt-s to refit on Saturday
last. - '
Frem the Riston Centind.
SUOCK1.YG EVEJVT.
Yesterday at one o’clock, p. m. a quan
tity of gunpowder; supposed to exceed 100
lbs. exploded in a shed uf Mr. Thomas
llolt, at the- west end of Cross-street.—
Two lads, one about 8;years old, a son of
Mr. John .Holt, brother of the above, the
other about lOyson of Mr. Walter Jackson,
cooper, playing in the yard, fell vjetiwa-to
the explosion;—the former being killed out
right, and the latter surviving his wound*,
in great agony, only a’n abouthour. A lady,
Mrs. Edes, passing the street at the time,
was knocked down, covered with the frag
ments of the shed, much stunned, and in
jured—but we were happy, to hear last
evening, that she has since recovered, and
is out of danger. Providentially no
other person was hurt, though many were
in extreme peril. Two small children
playing at. the sill of a door, escaped un
hurt, though the doors ol tbe house were
burst open, and the windows and many ar
ticles in the house destroyed. The houses
of Mesri-s. Holts,a bouse,-belonging to Mr.
Burg6ss, and a large brick, store and stable,
improved by Mr. Hatch, give melancholy
proof of the force and extent of the explo
sion. The shed was wholly destroyed, and
J most all the windows, and part of tbe
rniturein the house* were torn in pieces.
'The youngest of the unfortunate youths
was blown nearly twenty feet from the
place oi explosion; and pieces of his flesh
found on tire wall of the house several feet
from the ground. The bodies were depusi
ted in one of the adjoining houses, and
though presenting a shocking spectacle,
were viewed by thousands of sympathising
citizens. Seldom has an event of the kiuc
uc cured, which has excited mure public
sensibility ami indignation:—But we ab-
stain at present from giving publicity to
them. The youth, Jackson we learn, just
before he expired, mentioned, that he and
his play fellow were diverting themselves
with firing a small gun, near where the
powder was concealed. We know of
nothing mure painfully calculated to im
press on the dealers in gunpowder the iin
portaticc of caution, and a strict observ
ance of the laws to prevent similar calami
tous events.
Since writing the above, we have been in
formed, that the power was taken from on
board a vessel from Nevv-York, yesterday
forenoon, and was intended to be sent to
the magazine in the afternoon.
*V*7 -United States and *>f independent - Spain
proudly waved above a circle of two hun
dred ladles, distinguished alike for their
pulence, their elegance of dress, and their
hezu.ty of person.- * ' '
' At midnight a sumptueut -Banjuet in
terrupted the daube and toast of compli
ment to the Asieriatn guests and to the
ladies, suggested by .tbe cnthusiaim uf the
momeot, betrayed the elevated sentiments
which animated the . assembly—while
fFathington's March played >vith'luud ap-
pliuse, gave new zest to their csnviality
—apd song and dance and mirth.
“The feait of . reason and the flow of
ybnl,” detained the spell-bound guests till
the morning beam dissolved the enchant
ment. • '
In the same gazette from which tin's gay
dtacription is uken, we find frequent and
flattering mention of our commissioners.
Although nothing positive had transpired
from their mission, their cnotinaance in
the province, and their_ coastau inter
views with the public functionaries, were
regarded as announcing the Utproing of a
glorious day, which by confirming the frees
uom of tbe Spauish Americans. Wtiufi) re
alize all the anticipated rewards for their
struggle .to purchase it.
we learn-also, from _a paper of later
date, that our coauuistiwier*, tnding a
LIBEL CASE.
New-York, June 26.
On Wednesday came on for trial befure
Mr. Justice Spencer, the cause of Trum
bull vs. Gibbons, for a libel; damages laid
at 8100,000. This cause has long excited
an uncommon share of public interest, and
the trial was numerously attended. The
plaintiff was the son-in-law of the defen
darft, having a few.yeafs since, married his
only daughter, who is now dead; having
brought him two children. As the cause
is to be formally reported, we shall not at
tempt to give a detail that may anticipate
the labors of the reporter.
The libel was contained in a printed
pamphlet, and consisted of several calum
nies, as we are told, for we have not read it,
nor heard it read on the trial,.*#**—*
the plaintiff, and *•»»“** •>!» wife, the
own daughter, charging her
with criminal intercourse, both before and
after her marriage, but* which he nei
ther attempted to prove on the trial; to
palliate nor deRy, but rested the defence
on tbe mere fact of the non-publication of
the pamphlet. It was proved that 50 co
pies were printed, and 5, at least, put into
the hands of different persons. The ease,
then presented, in the language -of' the
judge, an instance of the most atrocious ti
bcl ever heard of in our courts, accompa
nied with grossness and impiety. The
defendant’s circumstances were shown to
be those of over-grown wealth; that his
yearly income probably 70,000 dollars.—
Many expected that the damages would be
nrarly this sum; but, although there were
some very respectable and high-minded
men on the jury, who would have given a
verdict that strongly marked their detes
tation of the libeller, it seems, there were
some of a very different complexion.—
There was, it is saiJ, a compromise be
tween the highest sum mentioned, £60,000,
and tlie lowest proposed, £50, and eventu-
tually the verdict was rendered for £15,000;
which, although the largest in this country,
is far beneath public expectation, and one
that will not sensibly be felt by the defen-
dant. .. . •
Much talent was shewn on liolh side*.
Counsel for plaintiff, Ogden and Huff
man; for defendant,Emmet and Gridin.
stating that they (meaning those who em
barked-with him at New-York, comprising
the names of ail those--reported VMffiten
been executed.) were in gooff health and
spirits. Among them tve' recollect'&p-
tarn Cook, late of the 4th; lieutenant Whnfi
of the 23d;. and lieutenant • Stone of the
d ragooits.—JVVw-Tori' Republican Chron
icle. ~-r- —- , ’ *** '
Extract of a letter from Hugh Montgomery.
erq.tbe surveyor appointed on. die part df
Georgia, to kaaist in running the', diriOing line
between this state and Temtesaer, dated.
JlctreiSe, (~Cherekce .Yatien.J Jur.et,
•‘Tie weather being very unfavorable^
it was the Slst inst. before Mr! 'Cadtak
(our matthematician) on whom the fthole
labor and responsibility has fallen,' 3u con-'
sequence of the instruments'from Ten
nessee proving deficient, could determine'
satisfactorily the true point it which Jb .
begin—the result was as I bad previously
suggested to you, being on the mountain'
south uf the Tennessee river-at Nic.vjack;
87 chains on a rough admeasurement?and-'
a quarter of a mile, from the' cave and
spring at that place—a stone marked: and
lettered, has been set up to designate the'-
Spot. We hare nio thi*. >tlU mile*"
on our coureti, chiefly through mountains;"
some of. which were thought by the; . neighr.-
boring . inhabitants’ to be impassable.—--
The line crossed the Look-Out mountain
about 2 miles from the north end, and
distant from tlie'Teniiessee river 2J miles.
The land on both sides, as far as I have _
been able-to learn, is of very little value.
The supposition is, that , we shall strike
tbe High Wassee not far above Walker’*
ferry—my own opinion is, that we shall
cross much higher: But where are we to
stop? The Tennessee line joins that of
Georgia on the Unacoi mountain—how
shall we know when we get to it? North.
Carolina bounds us from ..that point to
Tugale,and I presume (as our instructions
do not embrace that object) it was not the
intention of the Legislature that we should
proceed beyond the termination of ’ the *
boundary liue with Teunessee. We have
determined to go to the Unacoi road, un
less we get some further information on
tlie subject. — . ,
QOUJYTERFEITER8.
Yesterday two men weris committed to
the common gaol of tills county for issuing
and passing counterfeit bank bills: the
amount found in their possession was
about 83000} consisting of 41 or 42 bills
uf fifty dollar* each, on the Bank of .i’oto*
mac, in A h-xandria, District of Columbia
—67 of ten dollars each on the Bank of
the State of A'eic-Ioi-Jr,. in the' city of
New-Yurk—and 17 of 2 dollars each, ou
the Stale Bank of JVorth-Carolina.—
These latter were so admirably executed,,
that the most rigid observer could ‘only
detect the imposture . by a scrutinizing.,
comparison with a genuine one ofthe same
denomination. Tbe otberswere.clumsily
executed; and it is said no snch hank ex
ists as the Bank of the State of Now-V«rk,
in the city of New-TOfk.
On the same day a three dollar bill of
the State Bank of Nortli-Carolina, altered
to a fifty, was taken from a person who of
fered it for exchange, and deposited in the
hands of a magistrate. Fronds of this
kind are becoming quite frequent—the al
teration, howeyer, is awkwardly made,
and may be easily detected by holding up
tlie bill to the light, when the impression
of th* original amount is readily discover
ed from the opposite side.—Augusta
Chronicle. —....
STEAMBOATS.
The progress of this national discovery
on the western waters, is beyond any thing
that could have been conceived probable
feu years ago. Mr E. Young, of Louis
ville, Kentucky, has been in this city a few
weeks engaging workmen (or a great <m-
dertaking of this kind, and has entered
into contracts with Mr. Carter Vendusen,
of this city, who, with the necessary woik-
mcn, amounting to above forty experienc
ed liands, have already set off fur Louis
ville. . ■
They have undertaken to bnitd a steam
boat which is to cariy between 650 and 700
Um* mirfKtn.Uri,, ami i,fiord tbe asual ac
commodations of steam-boats, *n the most
complete scale for passengers. Her keel'
is to be more than 170 feet, and she is to
be afloat in December next, though at this
moment there is not a tree ofthe timber
felled in the forest, nor a bolt forged for
her works: the engine alone will cost
20,000 dollars. Mr. Young has-some
othergentlemen, part of whom .are in New-
Orleausand other* in Louisville, concern
ed with him.
. Louisville, Kentucky, from its position
at the foot of the falls of Ohio, and the
public spirited improvements going on
there, promises to become the greatest im-
poritim between Pittsburg and Orleans.—
The people interested in the prosperity of
Louisville, we understand, have consider
ed it as serving their interests substantial
ly, to see that the charges at the places of
public entertainment shall not be excessive,
and that the treatment of strangers shall
be generous and goad. The people of eve
ry new settlement, and every old settle
ment too, would find a similar course both-
advantageous and pleasant.—Aurora.
PLEASLYG
UTATIO.Y.
\\ e are warranted, on the qjust anquts-
tionable authority, contradicting tile ataic-
| tamr, now going the round} cf the -oews-
*•
We Irorn. say* the Norfolk BctCOb of
the 26th nil. from a respectable source,
that the United States’ frigate Macedonian,
now at the . Navy-Yard at Charlestown,
Maas, is fitting out. The Gaerrieie »a‘
"f:
UMffitl
rly ready for tea, ami Wants only a few
ft to complete hqr crew. ' Dio Const!*'
tutiuu, it is reported, will be MUied ill
the course ofthe summer. The deatias-
tion ofthe Macedonian and ^Constitution ’
is not yet known. The Guerriere will
convey Mr. Caupseu., our flew Minister,*.