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GjirjJWjB REPUBLICAN' VrEUERICK 3. FELL, crrrrumen. suit'rwit, uui doixabs... r^n amkvu. ..COCSTST, MI IM AW4 MCE. a I and morasses, wsdeirg creeks, %nd sleep.- • | »o* on th* » e ‘ »«««•!, withofft shelter— I The following pi nations endured from motives ot| iuable idcss bn purest patriotism; sod in which tlieJ ooe whicta has i general participated equally with the|| rom . recent mel weakest soldier tn his army. - General Jackson was now about to novo hi* troops from Florida, warn lie discov- ered that the governor A. Pensacola, in stead of exerting himself to falfit the tee* tick* contains some *a- importaut subject; anil ved additional interest hoiy.occ or rente. , H±itjirK The death of tie «allin*nptain Birds- all, of the rifle coris, by the hand of a pri vate soldier, is *e of those incidents rsuni musunuiuninutimiiss. 4 Extract from the journal of a geatleasn tiarcl- ling in the Southern section fif die Uni'.edStates. The Indians, inhabiting the connti/1/- “•“***' *■* • -■» *■'•■ p™*' his king, by had basely violated tbe Spanish I abo * e e *'? u “ 8 f . - ■ fl United nr..i M r..t. .«. n .r.rerf: .Jhi *«■* *® tha » of desttlion t* the United n.*wii uic uaiKv own aou i. . - « king, By which he was boond to protect I oor citizens from savages witnin his do- ■ t,on ‘ be cau ' minions, " .iU'to the investiga- feniaps there is no river.coulilbriogmiothe field about 11,(J river, could b^iogiuto the Geld aboof warriors. \ S' Tbe Choc laws - - - - 4000 Crekks* .... 5500 JCItrrtikees-- - • • 1400 Chkkasaws - - - 1300 A ' Seminole » 1000 This force if embodied and hostile, would „ ... ... r* ?”«»r <- *.«*- «>»> STATsT SSS dangeroui influence, growing f ,■ ■ r ... - , 7 ,n F wasie w»| i, jt deesby the incdistaocy and futility the frontier or Alabama territory, and f , ^ tU> xh { waging a war of des'rbction^agaii.t th«■ Vj * , lou / for J w effective remedy; rp&s? 'fesspr^b*^^ red that this breach of treatjr authorized I $ ,**! /inflexible cnif£nt im to take possession of Pensacola, know | h « ,d f ^ by *^e ^Uy,xn inflexible confine- _-n ' «« ,c. „„i_ . I ment in solitude, caoever correct it; this S. . el1 J . - ^ J2? * and the irreversible seitence of dismission fortunately, however, there exists among I was bound to'eive to'everymdiriduai i tl,e Mn, l r for * ui4in S a soldier, alone the different tribes, jealousies and enmf. 1^“^„ 0,,d S*"* ^'3! c.n ever render the American army as •tics that will prevent such alt association I.» n(r . ■ *. -*| pure as it should bt, and as toll of self- their M*" e*er taking place, end enable the United j •nn'evc eelleiltiu I ^ es P* c * a * it ought tobe. firsiM in the event of hnstilitv with either. I c *o**ts that general Jackson exceeded his | .V —j flutes in the eventef hostility with either, «nd iLihI with Im* I Men who desert, and obtain an easy toeraployas **•*•««**»?£**• "••peS than’she las enuu2uo,ye^he roars J P*” 1 ??’ ^ co »^2 i "* lh e I ^ condoahe'^Aued ^wiiT Im je'stlfodb^ I ite *" ^ w, ‘°“ f — L -"' tSdiX in nTrsla’l rou^..’ coolly to re-, , thevaresvldoiudeficient butTke allkre^u’ I I ? un,tra * e » a,,d politely correspond with From the impunity obtained for a crime If .rl l !!§!! I ,he despicable representative of ao imbe- so enormous, what evil, consequences ore "X* i,,‘t, hvdUrinlinn^i« ti,» f..,™ JI. I of h, » fe,,ew «»taens; or, was he calmly to a company wiere there is a pardoned de- I iouk on a o«* witness the butchery „this serter-tLere can be no self-respect in a mOildauIvi be defeated unleu theVar^ I - oon,r 5 ln,:n » while he waited two months soldier who is subject io the vulgar aspeii- “ ,»*,rLed nn T1 10 l,e * r from "'•shington whether the vio-| ty or more vulgar blows of an inconaider- ihZ 8 of * treaty, atd the protectors ol ate and passionate young officer. It is *Thrir fanaeitv to endure ereat f *i„„p I "»urderer», were, or were not to be chas-l not necessary to urge that in the fineit nr- Watdiing. hung!fr;^,eir pencil acuity! I lised? . - Tl,e An,eri . c,n * ener>l w “ B “* a . e ‘ I SlS. *!‘ icb ^" ro P e ever 8i,w :’ lhe div kbowledge of the lorcat, added to tit courage, render them in a close country wlll/ivhnm ,1- i I oy * n y flmsey, wire-drawn, suplustical «r-1 a blow, no officer dared of bis own caprice ITie Sseminolea with whom we wage! s i mc i t9< 1 to raise his hand to a soldier; an attempt fVJwh 1 ? 'triti,• thTrJii.rf'I P* 1 * opposition of the Spanish troops was to introduce the cane and rattan into the £ "'r SSSASffrfc | ,il y calculated to occasion a display of the French army, even before the revolution, wimrida^ *rh#»v » » I devotion of the American army. The compelled one of the ablest military men IV. governor retired at their approach, end of the last century to withdraw from the •riginally a «nall party of banished out- ’ hot j hj || . ■ the Ba rancaa, de- department of war. Jawa.tlnveo from ainon* tho upper snti I .. 5; ' ’ I W, r m u . ^ ’ I usedr 1 lie American general was not ue- j wnicn Europe ever saw, tne best dis- <\ I tersed from protecting the territory of (lit I ciplined and the bravest and most accom- ltu I United Statea 9 andnumshing those who en-1 plished soldiers, those of republican and n ry an J CO uraged the murder of bis countiyruen,| imperial France, no soldier ever received r _ ' I c ^ed his determination not to surrenuer. I The remedy for both those evils may be {££ h «c7Sl* rhe ia a lortreas, situated on the comprised ina lew lines of a law rigoreus- s»Sd the J«^lv« wito L sont, ' er “ «P* “ f ^e bay of Pensacola; it Ij e.Vlorced-the law may run thus:- hSlid nritemcrvfe ronawav nerraas and | con »' s, *of a heavy water batteiy on the I Desertion from tlie United States’army ? • „ a » n rai f^nrit*’ .„,i’ IbMch,protectedbyjandcommunictingwith I shall on conviction be punished without ♦he^ardhires nf llritish* t^alkrs-lr^ve^alwav* I a re 6**l ar wo, ‘k on the bluff. Although this remission of sentence lor ten years, by maniferted*a f ib»nisitimi *inimka^ totoe work cost the kin S Spain an immense hard labor on the public work, or five years States »Kve l?Z tL voar o' - money; yet the lower battery is en- solitary confinement at labor. ’ j ous f Qr jjjgj,. J eDre J a fi 0 ns I t * w ^7 inadequate to guard the water com-1 Whoever shall strike with the hand or p 'inunication.into the bay, and the upper]any weapon urstick, orother weapon, or 1815,been notorious Upon the whites In Aogust last it was very well ssccr- work cannot sustain an attack from the by any meaus cause to be inflicted blows on any soldier, shall, un conviction there- The parapet consists of a sand mound, I of, be incapacitated from bearing a com " j mission in the military service of the Unit ed States. Captain Birdsall was a distinguished of- tained, that they were the authors of se-1 ,ne i!!' est tra ' n o ‘ artijlery veral murder, committed upon the white | The parapet consists or a sano mounu, ’ inhabitants of the frontier. A p^ienten- [•opported bp pino ptckeU and unprotected ' durance of suffering is alwavs regarded by | 7 Rl ac, *» oonflagrate these pickets, tl,e the Indians, as an indication of weakness, • a » d *«»t» a, » ••nto the ditch, and there iis no •nd is sure to produce a repetition of the ""P^iment to a platoon marching to the Beer, and bore on his person the marks of s^.si* AO ; n inr« fwpnpril («Tint>« rlptnnini I centre of the place. I his gallantry in actual service; in disci- ed S thit themunlcrtrsshould begivenop.it t*«er«l Jackson cannonaded the fdrJpline he was corre«, but not cruel; am was answered with taunt and defiance-- garr.son d.scovenug that scaling lad- his fondness tor the correct soldier, was ... j, r »m,n,-l,ered hv those wh» ac. I ,ler *> a »'l 0,hf r preparations were making I proverbial; the sacrifice of his valuable life tui Jhi c^ntrv of Dur.uiM^.rir u u. for the assult, hoisted the white flag and most Urerefore be attributed to the imnur- poliry towards the {ifoplc, aid endeavour surrendered. General Jackson, with ex- foctum> |J| e « ,l *‘*7. institutions, wldrl, Kainv.aivp thpm in win thiit wKph Ppni I tTiordintry forbearance, permitted the In-1 ahould lorbiil the admiBMon of profligate «er. toe nrioc?n.T^.VS Id leader' d «" rhirfwho had sheltered himself id the or abandoned men into the rank's of the J - * w?iy he was Urns hosufe to the’ | forf ’ to “ ccom P an 7 t,ie S arrison t0 ‘ he Ha -1 ad '".!! loon Os the Arabians perceived us, _ . . . is, they seized us, and we were compelled to walk #ith them six nights, ^they never travel in day time) till, we Arrived at Shisky's mountain, which »inhabited by Arebiaos of theCuubaJy tiibe,and which is the reu- extensive and important trust: however, deoce of their cheyk‘. Ris house is situat- as the congress desire it, I will entequpon ed upon a bill; it is the only one in the whole country; the other Arabians encamp under tents. * After we were presented to the cheyk, (whose name was Schyd Soly- man) who has an unlimited power over all the individual, whom the tribe consisted of, we were chained too by too, and dur ir,g twenty-eight years, consequently I have been condemned to support night and mjrmiterable fellow chainmate, was asked 1 . , . , . i vana. I sion of men of vile habits ioto the ranks; ni e es, le rep i , y ac now e g- | Q enera | J ac kson is a more extraordina-1 tlie aniiy can lie recruited to its utmost ex- dif ’ta do hini°iusticc and to make peace I r 7 P er,10n than has ever appeared in oui I tent without any such r^ort, and to cx- irifh Aim but that war was a fine mantu I hwtor 7- Nature has seldom gifted man I dude worthless characur9, and to esta- rrerrise in which he wished to Practice his I ' v ' tb * n, ' nd ,io powerful and enmprehen-1 blish a law severe, rigid, and irrevocable, M ^ sive, or with a body better formed Vor ac would soon render the arny itself reputa- . ilu> mini ri»r I •»•**▼, or capable ol enduring greater pri-| ble, the situation of the oficer happy, and . . £*. .. . um < } I vslinna. fr*fi>rnn mnti Knrflahinu. SIia Itoi I the country would snvean immense sum far from being able to subjugate the enemy, l,on > ^‘ r ° r ‘ h f P>^ !»* f I » n P“'»‘7 . were inefficient to meet^ him in fair con- whole of his views, to O.eexclu- flict. The Indians assembled, attacked a " on “^*1 sc ' fish or '8 r n “ b,e considerations. - BARBARIAN CAPTIVJTr. boat ascending the river, captured it, and I war ® c nu f" J An intimation was giv;n in the French put to death 40 persons, composing its I f® 11 * Con ?/ ct ?vu hat l aft * rw ’? r< * 8 1 papers shortly after lod Exinouth’s at- crew; they advanced up the river, , ur . I to ok place between the Cherokee Indians I (jaij on Algiers, that a Frenchman, who rounded oor troops in fort Scott, and cut I an “ th * » e n ncssean *5 being always among I (, a d been in captivity J4 years with the off their communication. General Gaines IJ P eo P' c who regard^ the application ol I Barbarians, was one of the Christian slaves - called upon the state of Georgia lor 1500 I b,rce n "‘ f* tbe n iV™, a re gi n n>> hot I delivered op to that officir agreeable to the militia, these men unfortunately were de- If* ‘ he “ ra ‘ re80rt or individuals; and who I treaty of submission tlim entered into by tailed but for two months, aod before they j „ . “P** n cnara 8 e . as ‘ , 8 rea .‘. human I the Algerines. This unfortunate being ' could approach towards the enemy, that | a ttnbutes, his ^character on Inis stormy | w hcn restored to his friends, was quite ig period expired, and they returned to their ] °S ca . n > ” a9 acquired an extraordinary cast I uorant of the events of the French revolu Unes. of vngor-H» belief Uiat any thing within tioB , and the convu i s io ns „f Europe, frn a second call up- I tke P°*? r °f man ‘° apcomplish, he should I the last twenty-five yetrs, which grew out n fer six months; I n , ever dispair of effecting, and a conviction I 0 f it. This, we doubt not, is one of the GenersI Gaines made on Georgia, fur 2000 men os a mivumi** i , ■ .»■.. r , « •— • ■•••»> »*v uw%sw* •■«*», they assembled at Hartford; general Jack-1 * bat C0 P ra R e » a ' t, J , ‘7 an “ preseverance I rcr est instances of literation on record, son. was- now authorised to accept the ser-. I caD overcome, what, to an ordinaiy mind, J and we are glad to hire this opportunity vices of 2000 Tennessee volunteers,to call I wuu l , l> appear insuperable obstacles. In I ^through the kind industry of a friend) of out the friendly Indians, and to take the |* oc,e .‘7» " e ,a * ,n d, Frank, unanected and I hying the particulars before the American field himself. With his accustomed acti- [ ho *P l t*ble, endowed with much natural I public. We beg the reader to excuse any vity, he rapidly organized these men fur IR r « ce and pobteuess, witliout the inechani-1 gtiflhess in the style which may be met service, and giving them orders to conceit- I cal gentility and artibcial, flimsy polish, to I with, owing to the literal translation that trate at fort Scott, he proceeded to Hart- I ' ounl1 ,n isshonaDle lile. I |, as ^ en attempted: the extraordinary find, and placing himself at the head of | Among toe people of the west, his po- j f act a , e t down may perhaps compensate the Georgia militia, moved them towards I P n l«”ty is unbounded—old and young I f or die defect.—Washington Gazette, the same point. General Jackson had in *P eak w,th «lP‘“re,and at his call, vain endeavored to procure provisions for so .°9° of tbe mn *} efficient wamors on this t.xs.xxtxd v«* rax rarara. this force: aud a correct idea raav be form-1 conunent, would rise, armed, and ready I An authentic relation of the dreadful tortures Llof the intrepid cast of his ibar.cter, *r any enemy. which 1 ^ from the circumstance of his starting, ffitb) . Raving entered the mditary service ot Afnca * Junns of ^-four .gOOO men on a march of 10 days, through (Bi* country at p late period in fife, general [ lathe year'lr82^b«ing. fourteen rears a wlWermaiff when hi* onljr means of sub-1 «ck*on UI *aware of the necessitv I j ( e ft Paris, «nv native citv, to billow, •itUnce was a dailv pint of corn for each I of strict discipline andI subordination,, and I a gervant, le chevalier de Ternay. We man, and when he Well knew, that on his I ,?S ", 7 ' ear : CI * ®* responsibility him- i embarked at Brest, oa board of his oiajes- arrival at fort Scott he could procure but I and a, 'T a J J* Believe that his I tT », ship 1« Dac de Bourgogne, which was a very scanty supply. At flirt Scott gene- personal l “ b ‘ r,, 7 Be a jostificatain s ' eBt t0 America. A few days after our ar t»l Jackson fouud tbe regular troop* and I of h»s conduct, he does not sufficiently re-1 rival at Rhode Island, where 71. de Ter- friendly Indian*. The movement of the I Sect how intimately the character of the I died suddenly, I went to St. Chris- Tennessee volunteers had not been mark- country » associated with Ins own, now I tophr . f rom thence to Gibraltor, and from ed with tlie same boldness as that of the | b ! !: “ an o ffic *9 and that aIth oV5 b he ma 7 Gibraltar to St- Prochk, where l was em- otber troops; apprehensive of a waot of ‘£*'7 offer bis |personal sacrifice, vet itl p | ojed in Monsier countD-Artois’sequip- wTCvtaioos, they halted on the route, and J Pj te M thei government^in a most delicate j pages. I started with M. Jduntuierry, had not yet joined. General Jackson ad-1 situation to accept of it. I who Xd received an order to join the vaneed into.the Indian country, destroyed ] — I French squadron then blockading Mahon, their villases, and entering Florida took I We are sorr£ to say that there ia no I We embarked on board of his majesty’s possession of St. Marks. The Indians j truth whatever in the report ofFlorida be- brig le Lievre, of 14 guns, and after a stor ied before him, and the Spaniards dared 1 iog ceded te the United States. We have I m 7 pwssge we were shipwrecked un the not oppose his progress. j received advices from our correspondent I coast of Africa, bet ween Oran and Algiers. The state of Georgia affords bat few of at Gibraltar as late as the 15th June, at The crew oftlie brig consisted of 140 men, the necessaries for the subsistence of an I which tine no such intelligence bad reach-] half of whom were drowned, and theotlier •rosy, and tlie face ot the country in which J «d that place.—-The Franklin and Pea-1 half massacred, by the Arabians of the . okeaersl Jackson operated, abounded with | c*.*ck were still at Gibraltar.—wYorfolk I Coubalr tribe,: eighteen excepted, (among Jnejaoble impoiiuieuU to transportation | Herald, 4th inst. whom iwasonc)_whobad pretence of mind - — I enough to hide until day. Arabiansdon’t Ax Irish Puzzle.—Why is lore like a l-allow Uiemselvcs to kill in open day any potatot? Because it shoots from the ryea'^nc wlw declares- himself their slave.- A# •lay, with the weight of fetters weich made its inse parable. Every morning at fouro’clock,the slaves were taken out to work; sometimes at the mines, sometimes at clearing the mountain, or cutting down timber, or ploughing the ground. We were bound to work until twi light, and we had not any other rest but to smoke during a quarter of an hour some to bacco we could pick up in the fields by the way. In the morning when wgyrert get ting out of the Bagne, (that is a large and dark prison, where four thousand men who were confined, had for beds, only a little straw which they Could bring along with them, where never penetrated a ray of the sun, or any light wliatcver!) We each re ceived two rolls, which were black, tough and very often mouldy, and some rottun olives; this was our only meal every day. We had but once ia the whole year (the day of the circumcision of tlie children of the tribe) a small piece of meat, and a lit tle broth. If auy one of us, harrassud with fatigue and hunger, discontinued working a few moments, the chief guardian thresh ed him unmercifully. In short, so miser able wai our fate, that (not one day except ed) two or three were found who had kill ed themselves. I remained 28 years ii this dreadful situation; my life was con stantlv uniform; 1 am going to give the recital of the only incident which happen ed to me during the whole of that time. A Marabou, (so they call a Turkish Munk) who was travelling through the country where we lived, gave us iu alms SO sequins, (about 200fr) oor chief guardian wanted to get his part of it. 1 was the only one who refused giving him any thing. Filledjwitli indignation on ac count of my refusal, he treated me every day in the most cruel maimer. Every morning when I was getting out of the Bag ne, he overwhelmed me with injuries and nlows. Tired afsuch a life, 1 resolved to put an end to it by taking vengeance on my per-ecutor, whom 1 determined to kill at the first blow he would give me. 1 did nut wait a long time for the opportunity ol executing iny purpose; the next day when 1 was going to my work, he came to me and began to strike me; I went back, and having seized a large stone, Ithi e w it against his face, and beat the right eye out of his head. I was instantly surrounded by Ara bians who tied me to a mule; and alter having been threshed ill a dreadful way 1 was brought before the cheyk. 1 happily had learned to speak Arabic, and I was able to explain to toe clieyk tbe motives ol my condect. •' T made him pdreeive the cruel proceedings of the guardian towards me: the cheyk, penetrated with the justice of my remonstrances, condemned him to be hanged; then, addressing himself to me which hand of yours, said he, has struck vour enemy? Ire was infringed on the Koran laws, and has suffered his punish ment: now you must suffer yours. At 1 foresaw the chas isement I was reset ved for, I answered, I had thrown tbe stone with my left hand, in order to save the riglit. He then ordered the hand which had committed the crime, to be tied to a plank, and struck till the skin and flesh were taken off, which'was executed imme diately in the most cruel manner. After 1 had suffered this dreadful torture without being allowed to dross my wound, 1 was compelled that very 4ay to move round a mill stone, which 1 was condemned to do fora whole year. The cheyk of the Coubaiy tribe was al ways at war with the other tribes; and when he was forced to march his troops against them, be took along with him one hundred slaves to the pitch tents, to load and unload camels, and generally for tlie most tiresome and painful doty. I remained 28 years amongst these bar barians until the bey ofTitre, who was tri butary to the dey of Algiers, after some itegociations entered into with the cheyk, had os conveyed into tlie country under his jurisdiction: we were then only five hundred in number: and walked eight days to get to Titre, where we remained about five months. . The bey sold us to the regency of Al- S iers for a sum of money which was de ucted from that lie was bound to pay for bis annual tribute. After the bargain was concluded we set out, and arrived, after a four nights’juorney, at Algiers, where 1 remained a slave about 6 years. I was liberated in the glorious expedition under lord Exmouth, to whom I owe rav restoration to my country, altera slavery of 54 years. Trl -VJr $n'wheel carnires; great, therefore, were the Suffering* of the troop#—sobsisting'up- , -Otia putt of cure—marching thro’ swamps We were gratified a few days since at tbe perusal of a journal of that Congress which served their country in those “times which tried men’s souls ” There journals are indeed interesting. The journals were printed at that period, 1774, by Tho mas Clay pole ,and a committee of three from that august body superintended the work. We promise our renters some ex tract* from these volumes, and commence with tlie following:—[Alb. Reg. Fbi oat, June 16 1775. The President iuforraed c»l. Washing ton that tbe Congress had yesterday un animously made choice of him to be general and cominapder in chief of tbe Americao forces, and. requested he would accept of that employment; to which Col. Washing ton,. stai\ding.inhi» place,, answered:— “Mr. President: though lam tgply iflj^ sible of the high honor done me in'this ap pointment, yet, t feel great distress, from a consciousness, tnaf-my abilities and mil itary experience, may not be equal to the the momentous duty, and exert every pow-' er I posses* in their service, and for’ sups'* port of the glorious cause. I beg they Will accept my most cordial thanks for this dis tinguished testimony of their approbation. . • “But, lest some unlucky event should happen unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gcntle- oian in the room, that I this day declare, with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the Command dam honor ed with. r ".- “As to pay, sir I beg leave to assure the- congress, that, as no pecuniary considera tion could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the eapence off my domestic ease and happiness, 1 du not wish to make any profit Irom it. I: wilt keep an exact account of my expenecs- Those I doubt not they will discharge, and; that is all 1 desire.” . -4 The President left hit farm in Loudoun, county on Thursday. I*st>./ur his family, residence ia Albemarle, near Mouticello,' 'V«. Wc hear that he intends visiting life illustrious predecessors, Jefferson and^ Madison, who live only a short distance from his estate. Washington City Gazette*. KOBBKRT OF THE PORTLAND A-CATC. TheCumberland Bank,at Portland, was opened ou Saturday night last, with false keys, and robbed of Two Hundred Thous and Hollars in bills, 1600 in gold, and five thonsand four hundred dollars in sil ver. Part ot the letter hah been recove red. A reward of 1,000 dollars i* offered for the thieves and money, or 500 dollar* for either.—Boston Palladium, 4th inst.,* The Ontario sloop of war left Valnainm so about the middle of April for Lima* The captains of the ship Beaver and brig Canton were to proceed to Lima about this same time, where they were to have a new trial.—-V. J'. Mer. Adv. 7th inst. We have been led into the belief, that there is a secret stir in our commercial operations—wc would that all might profit by it.—Watch the movements of tlie Bro kers.—JV*. T. Gaz. We understand that a two masted Steam Boat is nearly completed in this port, which is intended to ply as a regular pack et between this and Havana. [Dem. Press. Riot at Tamwokth.—Sir. Robert Peat having announced the inteolion of his son, Wm. Peel, esq. to offer himself conjointly with sir Robert, at the approaching gen eral election, lord Towusircnd, one of th* present members arrived in the borough, and tlie canvass of both parties has pro ceeded with great briskness. On Monday last both parties gave public dioaers to their friends. The. head-quarters of th* parties were at the king’s arms (sir Ro- left’s inn) aud the castle (lord Town* shvnds,) which inns arc exactly opposite each other. After dinner, in the course of the evening, the rival candidates parad ed the town in procession, appropriate flags, 5tc. The procession meeting (as tlie matter is stated to us.) the bearer of one of the Peel flags waved it slantingly over the heads of the rival partv; the flag was in-tantly torn to atoms; the proces sion passed on—but tlie “thumb bad been bitten,” as Shakspeare says. Arrived at the inns, W. Peel, es^. appeared at the window, and, we believe addressed the freemen below. He had a walking stick in his hand, which the Townsheml boys say was shaken, as ia menace; (a tiling perhaps not very likely; but the thought was enough.) Instantly to it the rival boys went; and score* were in a moment rolling; the pavement was torn op,and the. siege began on both garrisons, windows/ shutters, frames, etc. all disappeared as by the wand of a Harlequin, till scarce* dick or pane was visible. The job waa completed of both houses in a few min utes. A cart load of large paving stones were collected from the rooms of each inn, many of which came rolling down the stair cases like thunder. On the part oftneTvwnshend boys, the war was in stantly carried to the house of Edmund Peel, esq. across tlie road which pastes tlie corner of the street at right angles This residence instantly shared the fete ot the inns, and the family were obliged to. fly. Tlie damage done must be very com^ aiderablc; bat we have heard of no csff-. mate that can be relied ou. The town, has been quiet ever since. We are torrr. to hear that one man has been so severely hurt, that his life is despaired of, another bad bis leg broken and various otiiers are- seriously injured .—London paper. BABYLONIAN MARHIAGE8. " An uuction of unmarried ladies used to take place annually in Babylon. .“Jn every district (says the historian) they assembf. ed on a certain day in every year, all the virgins ot marriageable age.” Tho most beautiful was first put up, and the mau who bid the largest sum of fserny gained possession of her charms. ^The second in personal appearance followed, and the bidders gratiffi d themselves with wives according to the debth of their pur, sea. But alasf there were some ladies in Babylon for whom no moiiev was likely to be offered: yet these also weVej Jisposed of; so provident were the Bal.yloiiiauiL— “When all the beautiful virgins (sayAha historian) were sold, the crier ordered: the most deformed to stand np; bad after he bad openly demanded who would marry her with a small sum, she was at length adjudged to the moo who would be satisfi ed with the least; and in this manner, the moneytrisinzirewthe aalewTiWjUMd- ng from some, served as a portion, to thoM' were either of disagreeable' look, < ooy other imperfectfori.’^ifrid “ 0 a v. % 9 *