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uiul »omotimn ut quartermasters, P™ firing supplies, and luruwliiUK n ‘ uu,tl0ni °* Under these circumstances, it is K - ,:,JL .!«,»«*•. •«". tliev were placed upon an ei| i J the outlasved red-sucks, or lug.tivc no- groe., who were.« «state of open rebel. Sou. Indeed, their criminality » l deeper die than that ot H> e ll,d ! i,n f ||U ,9 ‘ scalps ; and to dwell .rge that lugl* • Lad exiled the,..selves from llie * r Lind ; plunged ...to the recesses ol he wilderness, and groped tneir way to the Indian camp, for the express purpose of working upon the feelings ot the igno- ruit and untutored savages ; to instigate them to lay waitetke abodes ofiudus r> ami innoccuce, and shim oiu ^oi 1 • the blood of slaughtered women and chil dren I Enjoying the lights of education, vet devoted to this infamous employment; the active agents in a war winch was marked, in its progress, by plunder and massacre !. Should merry have been ex tended to wretches who excited such a war, and who, within a short period would have renewed the same tragical scenes ? As associates of savages, who respected none of the laws ot civilized warfare, they could not claim the benetit or protection of those laws, for they were not parties. They were as much outlaws, to all ils provisions, as a pirate on the ocean. Such wretches arc tiiore criminal than any painted red-stick ; and to pardon them would be treachery to mankind. If, in the ordinary course of justice, it has been deemed wise and po litic to take the life of an offender, tor the murder of a single individual, both religion and humanity must recommend the indiction of the same penalty upon Lim who has been conspicuously instru mental in the murder of every age, sex, and condition. Although retaliation might Lave been employed upon the innocent, for such horrid crimes, yet, in these ca ses, it fell upon the guilty. Let it he Lome in mind, that the Indian chiefs and British outlaws, were the monsters de manded to be surrendered by the Treaty of Fort J ackson ; the terms of which liud keen antecedently settled by the govern ment, ratified by your honorable body, and carried into effect hy the Congress •f the United States : and let it also be recollected, that these were the prophets mnd instigators of the tear, upon whom was ordered to be indicted “ exemplary punishment, for hostilities so unprovok ed." The two British incendiaries were not executed upon the general charge alone *f “ exciting the Indians to war,” as stat ed by your committee ; but upon that and other general charges subjoined thereto, which they omitted to notice ; but which may be seen by a reference to the proceedings of the court of enqui ry on that occasion. The case of Arbuthnot and Ambrister was net Jpithin tiie reach of any rules or articles of war. The rights and privi leges here secured belonged only to our own countrymen : and as the offences charged were committed by foreigners beyond our own territorial limits and ju risdiction, our municipal code contained nothing by which to test the offence. To it the principles of national law was alone applicable, which attached no penalty to their crimes other than death. In or ganizing the court of enquiry, it was on ly intended (as,in councils of war) that the opinion should operate directory, and as advice, not to become binding. In the second sentence pronounced by the special court upon Ambrister, there was a departure from the rules of that lav upon which alone it was believed ju risdiction was had of the offence. Nor was it less a violation of the rules and ar ticles of war ; for those rules had de nounced corporal punishment. The sen tence, therefore, was void, because known to no law. Your respondent, therefore, conceived himself authorized to carry into execution the first sentence; because it a.vardqd the oniv punishment that was legal to be inflicted ; and be cause his lawless, guilty conduct, entitled bun to die. Besides, Ambrister was the most criminal. He had commanded, in person, a corps qf Negroes, with the view of anticipating your respondent in the occupation oi dt. Marks,_and was ac-» tuullv taken in arms against the forces of the United Slates. The general commanding, as in all such cases, possessed the right, by the •Jaw of nations, to retaliate and to punish ; nor could the organizing of the court de prive him of the power. The court of enquiry derived its existence, and its whole authority, trom the order for its organization ; and no more could they exercise a power not delegated to them, than coulJ a committee of vour honora ble body enquire into matters not con- tuined in the resolution which created them. I he order culls it a special court, and directs it to perforin special duties. It only asks for opinions ; and gives no right to carry those opinions into execu tion. It details a recorder, by which a court of enquiry is ever distinguished Trom courts martial ; the latter having a judge advocate, without which no pro ceedings can be had, and no sentence pronounced. Censure is endeavored to be attached in consequence of the withdrawel of the regular troops from the posts on the Georgia frontier, and concentrating them at Fort Montgomery, on the Alabama ru er, a considerable distance west ofthe Georgia line. In the commission of thi military error, your respondent had no participation ; it was done in pursuance of an order of Mr. Crawford, thea Se creturv of War—an order which he was bound to obey, although contrary to bis own opinion. • Upon the subject of raising and orgn nizing the volunteer* of West Tenncs «oc, which has called forth the severest animadversions, your respondent did not, us he conceives, “ disregard ttie orders ofthe War Department, the constitution and laws.” Ilis orders were, toculi up on the Governors of the adjacent states fur such additional military force as tie might deem necessary to beat the enemy. The order was entirely discretionary, as no number or description of troops were mentioned. In the language of the Se cretary of War’s letter to Governor Bibb, your respondent was “ vested with full powers to conduct the war in the man ner he might judge best.” When his appeal was made to the ci tizens of West Tennessee, the frontier settlements wore .threatened on every side with danger and distress, as well as our troops at Fort Scott and on the Ap- pulachicola. Major Muhlenberg was en deavoring to ascend that river with pro visions, kc. and was arrested in Ids pro gress, and surrounded by U or 1200 In dians. Cot. Arbuckle,.commandant at Fort Scott, was also about to abandon hi£ post for want «f supplies. The 1000 Georgia militia, who had been called out for fO days, after advancing forty miles from Hartford, to the neighborhood of Fort-Farly. were returning home, leav ing the command of Cal. Arbuckle, as also the Georgi i frontier, in an exposed and perilous condition. Not only from the public journals, but from the com munications ot' Col. Arbuckle, bad this intelligence been received. Under these circumstances Major Fanning was des patched to Georgia, with a request that the Governor should coutimie those troops in the field for an additional pe riod, or supply the deficiency, as early, as practicable, hy an equal number ot volunteers. [To be concluded.] LY SENATE, March iX The Senate took up the resolution submitted yesterday by Mr Harbour, di recting the laud committee to enquire into the expediency of making provtsioi for satisfying the unlocated land warrant issued to the officers and soldiers of the Virginia line, on state establishment dur ing the revolutionary war. The resolution was adopted item con. The Senate resumed the consideration of the resolution of Mr. Ofti, fixing a day for the adjournment of the present session of Congress : which was modified by the mover by inserting the 17th instead ofthe 10th April as the day proposed. This proposition was discussed at some length, the result of which was the post ponement ofthe resolution, to Thursday next. HOUSE OF HEPRESE.YTATlVES. -THURSDAY, MARCH 23. As soon as the sitting was opened, Mr. Randolph rose, and aftersomcfeel ing remarks, expressive of the grief with which he was filled, by the recent melan choly occurrence, of the death of that distinguished Naval officer, Com. De catur, which he rather alluded to, than announced, called the attention of the House to sundry resolutions, the import of which was, that, when it adjourns, it will adjourn to meet again on Saturday: that it will attend the funeral ofthe late Com. Decatur on to-inorrow ; and that its members will, in respect to the memory of the deceased, wear Crape on the left arm, for the remainder of this session. Mr. Taylor, ofN. Y. required a division of the question on these resolutions, to take it separately on each. Mr. Randolph, intimated that, if there was the least objection to the resolutions as moved, he should withdraw them. Mr. Taylor, ofN. Y. said that, in op posing this motion, he felt it due to him self, to state that, in respect for the me mory and public services ofthe deceased, he yielded to no member of this house— not even to the honorable gentleman from Virginia. But it is with the most painful regret (says Mr. T.) I am constrained to say, that, be died in the violation of the laws ofGod and his country. I therefore can not consent, however deeply his loss is deplored by this House, in common with the Nation, to vote the distinguished and unusual honors proposed by these .resolutions. Mr. Randolph, than withdrew the re solves be had offered—and moved that the House do now adjourn. The question on this motion was taken by yeas and nay's, and it was decided in the negative, by 03 votes to 60. PROPOSED TERM OF THE SESSION. Mr. Nelson, of Vir. in the hope and belief that the adoption of the following proposition would have the effect to ac celerate the progress ofthe business of the session, submitted it to the house : Resolved, That a committee be ap pointed, to join sach committee as may be appointed by the Senate, to take into consideration and report what business is necessary to be acted upon before the close of the present session, ami also to report on what day it will he proper, con istently with the public interest, for tin Congress ofthe U. States to adjourn, and close the present session Mr. Baldwin said he hoped the reso lution would not he adopted. The house ought, before adopting such a resolution, it least to have progressed so far as to be able to sec its course clear. We have in' fact, said he, but just commenced the main business ofthe session. He was not willing to talk of adjourning, until some progress forward bad been made, so as that a reasonable prospect might upp- arof such a dispatch ef the public business as might justify an adjournment. Mr. Hardin opposed the proposition— At a future day, he said, he should have would yet remain in session for 0 weeks —and to raise a committee now to report what hill* it is necessary to puss before ndjourment, would he at once to legislate out of the house all hills of a private na ture, so important to the. individuals con cerned in them, and many other in liters, already reported on by committee, lie therefore moved that the result j should lie on the table. Mr. Livermore objected to the resolu tion’s lying on the table, desiring an early day to be appointed, for the adjournment. The question oil laying the resolve on the table was decided m tiie affirmative, by a large majority. FRIDAY, MARCH 24. Mr. Newton laid on the table sundry statements respecting the extent of our trade with the British, West-1 sdian and North American colonies, which were referred to the committee of the whole to whom the bill on that subject wits re ferred. The routine of morning business hav ing been gone through— Mr. Randolph rose, and, after a speech of some length, principally growing out ot' the remark of Mr. Taylor, on the pre ceding day, on the manner of the death ofthe late Commodore Decatur, moved a resolution to this effect: “ That the Speaker, Officers t Mem bers of this House will attend the fune ral of the late Stephen Decatur, F.sq. of the United States’ Navy, from his late residence, at -1 o’clock this afternoon.” Mr. Randolph's remarks were of too much Jeuglh to be reported to-day. As soon as the motion was stated from the choir, Mr. Holmes rose apprehending, be said, that the proposition might not re ceive an unanimous vote; fearing to hear either yea or nay or such a qnes tiou ; and at the same time wishing to give every gentleman ofthe house an opportunity of indulging his own inclina tion, un this solemn and melancholy oc casion, he moved that the House do now adjourn. This motion the reader is probably aware, supersedes all others, and pre cludes all debate. It was derided affirmatively, without lebate, and the House adjourned. MONDAY, MARCH 27. The Speaker presented the Memori al, Keinon-trance and I’rotest ofthe Se nate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, detailing several violation* ofthe territorial rights of that State ix» Treaties concluded between the United States ami the Creek and Che rokee. Indians, as ulso violations ofthe articles of agreement k cession of 1802, an 1 remonstrating and protesting -against an article iu the treaty concluded 1817, between the Cherokee nation and the United States, which invests « fse simple right to land* in certain Indians of that nation, end soliciting that Commis sioners may he appointed to treat w ith the Creek and Cherokee nations of In dians for further cessions of territory-for the use of Georgia, which memorial, re monstrance and protest, was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Williams ofNorth-Carolina,from the committee of claims, who were, on the 28th ult. instructed to enquire into tiie expediency of providing for the com- sation of losses occasioned by the im pressment and application of private pro perty to the military service ofthe U. States in the late Seminole war, made a report, concluding v.ith the following resolution : “ Resolved, That it is inexpedient to pass any general law on the subject, and that the committee be discharged from ils further consideration.” Mr. Cobb moved to strike out the word inexpedient and insert the word expedi ent. After n-short debate. Mr. Cobb's mo tion was negatived ; and the report of the committee was concurred in. Mr. Williams, also, from the commit tee of claims, to whom was referred the Senate's hill for the relief of the officers and volunteers engaged in the late war with the Seminole ! mlians, made a report thereon, concluding with a recommenda tion that the bill lie indefinitely post poned. This report was opposed by Mr. Jones, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Cannon, of Ten. Mr. Me. Lean cf Kentucky, Mr. Warfield of Maryland, Mr. 'Stephens of Con. and was supported by Mr. Mercer of 1 irginia, Mr. Cuibrrth of Maryland, and Mr. Wil liams and Mr. Culpcpper-ot N. Carolina. The arguments on each side of this' question have been already pretty fully stated, on another occasion. It is suffi cient now generally to state, that the compensation allowed for the use of these horses was said to be intended to cover also the risk of their loss ; ns was evident from the fact, that the allowance for the use ofthe horse wo« greater than that allow ed to the rider of him for his services, anil was at the rate of double the average cost of human lalirr in that country,kc. On the other hand, it was said, that, when these volunteers entered the service, there wuis certainly an impli ed contract that the United States should furnish their horses with forage, and should not cause the horses to he rode to death by forced marches ; and that the losses in question were caused in this manner, &.r. ; that the rule which had been applied to the Kentucky volunteers the Tennessee volunteers had a right to expect to he also applied to them. Other considerations mingled in the Debate. Mr. Cidbreth, for example was in favor ofthe postponement ofthe bill, because he believed the persons embrac ed in the bill to have been unconstitu tionally in service. The question on indefinite pospone- . no objection to the mtoption of such a ment of the bill was decided, by yeas and proposition.—In all probability Congress I ntiys, in the negative, 84 to 73. The bill was then referred to a com mittee of the whole, such a reference being required by the rules ofthe I louse, us the bill contains an appropriation, FROM TIIE VVTIO.NVL IXTRt.LtOF.NCCR. MISSOURI EXPEDITION. The following remarks are not our own, but are from the pen of an esteemed corn s- pmidtnt, for whose opinions we have greet respect. The Western papers received by the last mails contain earnest remonstrances against the expected attempt in Congress to ai rest the expedition. At tin- same time our readers will have seen that the gentle men in Congress from that quarter ure near ly equally divided in opinion respecting it. For ourselves, we have already said, that we consider a great part of the object of the Ex- prditiou to be already achieved. The Missouri Expedition.—-The treaty of 178.4, negociated hy John Jay, with the Brit ish government, secured to that country tile privilege of a free trade with all the power ful nations of Indians within our North Wes tern Territory. By tiie due establishment of military posts, of trading compuuics, and houses, and the distiihution of presents, that nation obtained not only the trade, but so complete nn ascendancy and influence over the warlike nations, that she could (and did) excite them to make war upon us, whenever a spir ? of ambition, interest, or rapine, dic tated the step. In the negociafion at Ghent, in the fall of till t. the British commissioners, so anxious to perpetuate and increase tills preponder ance over tiie Indians, made each ofthe fol lowing propositions a sine yua non, or indis- petisible condition to treating at all : That her Indian allies, (these very Indians she had excited to shod our blood,) should be includ ed in tiie pacific ition ; and that there should be a permanent boundary between us and the Indians, although they wen included uiitliin our territory. The last proposition our Commissioners rejected with disdain, not only as unprece dented, but as fixing, beyond tiie possibility of alteration, the influence of Great Britain over those powerful nations. '17<is presump tuous demand, the British commissioners, however, finally abandoned: and the Con gress (if the United States, in Jtslfi, in pur suance of the spirit evinced by our distin guished Commissioners, and having before -ts eyes tiie dreadful scenes of blood which these Indians had been excited to shed, du ring the then recent war, passed a law ex pressly providing, 1st. That no license to trade with tiie In dians w ithin-our boundary, should be. grant ed to any foreigner. 2d. That all goods carried into our said boundaries by foreigners and all J'urs ami peltries,-purchased by them, should be for feited. Sd. That any foreigner going w ithin our said houudarirs, without a passport, should be severely fined or imprisoned; and 4th. That the President was authorized to use the military force of tin: Unin-d States to earn/ the provisions yf that uct into effect. Now, in strict conformity- to the spirit and provision* of this act, anil constitutionally charged,too, with the pioleetioo and defence of tile country, t‘» - President did, in his mes sage at the commencement -of the last ses sion, distinctly announce to Congress ilia in tention to extend our military posts a* far up the Missouri as the Mandan Villufxes, and to some other corresponding places on the Mississippi river, and the Lakes. This plan was also as distinctly announced by the .Secretary of War to the same Congress, in two reports,the cme on the state ofthe ar my, military posts, Jko. and the other on a scheme, to secure and regulate this Indian trade. Congress, so far fro in disapproving tiie plan, did vote the money requi^d for that year, to’go on with it. Considerable pro gress has been made, and the principal part ofthe. expense necessary to effectuate the system, already-incurred. The objects which would Vive been ef fected by tlii* expedition, if conducted with reasonable prudence, would have been, 1st. Tiie gradually securing to us a consi derable and lucrative trade with the Indians; and, as a consequence, of this trade and in tercourse, and which could not have been ef fected without it, Id. A ino,3t important ascendancy over (hose tribes, taken from the British, and se emed to ourselves : an influence indispcusi- tile to n lasting pence. 3d. The protection of our most exposed frontiers; and 4th. A more accurate, survey and know ledge of an interesting part of our own coun try, at present but little known. At this session the House of Representa tives have, by a majority of eight votes, deemed it expedient to deny to the Execu tive any money for Hie further prosecution of this system of defence. Whether this is tiie provident course of wise and sagacious statesmen at this crisis, let tile American people judge. TEXAS. The following is an extract of a letter from a gentleman in Virginia, well acquainted, from actual observation, with the province of Texas, to a Member of Congress, dated Li-.xinuton, March 12th, 1820. “ I will with pleasure, give you a descrip tion of the province of Texas, so fur as my information extends. It is hounded on the south by the Gulf of Mexico, extending a- long its const front the river Sabine, by com putation, 700 miles—the latitude you will easily discover from Melish's map. “The sea board, so far as 1 pi net rated the province, which was within ail hundred miles ofthe Rio del Norte, is rather a prairie coun try, &v) was informed it continued the same to that riter: it is waving, yet not so steep any whereas that it cannot be cultivated to advantage. “ Tlte soil is far superior to any thing I ever saw, the Mississippi bottoms not except- ed. The climate is peculiarly adapted to the culture of sugar and cotton, fur an hun dred and fifty mile* From the Golf towards the mountains. After yon have travelled about that distance, on an average, the coun try becomes more broken and a little, •'filly, in some places the rock is to be seen, on the surface. Ne.viv-theiess, that part of it is well calculated for farming and grilling, the latter particularly—in many places salt is found in great abundance—so much so, that I have seen rallies so completely covered with it. that it resembled a large white frost—conse quently, your cattle get what they want of it, and the grass being so exceedingly flue, that, without feeding them, they continue fat winter anil summer. “Taking the province of Texas generally it certainly is the finest part of the world! ever beheld : ns it combines all the advanta ges of grazing, farming, nnd planting. I hav« seen up the St. Antonin, as fine sugar cane any where. Tiie weather is always mild k pleasant—I never felt the heat oppressive, or the cold si vere—in two winters 1 never -aw the ice an inch thick. “ From thi! Trinity river tn the Rio del Norte, there is n good deal of prairie, except on the water courses, where timber is al ways plenty—the rivers of that country run parallel to each other, from north to south ; some approach the mountains, which may be distant from the sea perhaps 000 miles. “ Some of the rivers afford considerable navigation, and all of them for a short dis tance. The Rrassos is distant from the Trinity about 70 miles, and is navigable up wards of ;1U0 miles—from thence to the Co lorado is fit) miles, the finest clear wa'er you ever saw, mid the most beautiful river—also navigable between two mid three hundred miles. “There are many other good rivers, hut that on which the capital stands is called St. Antonio, and is navigable but a short distance —it falls into the hay of Matagorda, about 120 miles from the town, which contains n- bout :>UOO inhabitants. Labihia is also situ ated on that river, about 80 miles below it, containing perhaps 4000 inhabitants, tv may well he called the garden spot of the pro vince. The Bay of St. Bernard, Matagorda, and the mouth of the Rio del Norte, are all said to lie good harbors. “ The Timber of Texas differs hut little from that of other countries where the soil is fertile, with the exception of live oak, which you find in great abundance all along the coast of the Guipli, extending a considera ble distance up the rivers into the country. “ The dye-stutls, which came within my observation, were indigo and cochineal—the former can he cultivated to any extent—the latter abounds without anv care or attention. “On the Trinity and Colorado, there are immense quantities of sen coal, nr stone coal as it is called. The other minerals of the country, consist of gold, silver, iron, copper, nnd lead.” ON TURNIPS. 8POTTS VI.VANI A, April 1st, 1819. Dear Sir: I beg the liberty of communi cating to your-snciety the result of nn expe riment I made the Iasi year in the culture of Turtdps. A small patch of ground containing one fifth of nn acre, which had been a covvpen the preceding year, I had thoroughly plough ed and harrowed about the m'ddle of July. On or aboutthe 10th of August, immediate ly after a heavy rain, it was again ploughed and harrowed and laid oil'by a hand plough both ways in furrows twelve inches distant, crossing at right angles. At the intersection of the furrows, I had the rominon summer turnip seed dropped (three or four seeds in a bill) ami covered with the hand nearly nn inch deep. A top dressing of plaster of pa ns was then given it. In forty hours the plants made, their appearance. On the 10th of September when they had from five to seven rough leaves, about six inches long, I had the ground thoroughly hoed, the weeds removed—and the hills thinned, one plant only being left in each. On the first of Oct. they covered the ground and measured about two aiida half feet in length. At this time the roots were not larger than a thimble; but they soon begin to grow rapidly and the outside leaves gradually t>> fall off. By the last of the month they had got their fuii .growth. On the 13th ofNovomber, I mea sured the product of one square rod, taken indiscriminately, mar the centre nf the ground. It yielded seven and li half bushels of exrdlest turnips, all nearly of the same •i/.e, t,he smallest weighing about two, and She largest not mope than four and a half pounds. No difference was disceriinblc throughout the patch. Admitting therefore that every part was equal, (and 1 have no he sitation in asserting the fact) the. whole pro duce was tiro hundred a,.d Jbity bushels, in the proportion of tivelre hundred bushels to the acre. A product considerably greater than I have ever known in this country, and •not inferior to what Sir Joint Sinclair says ihe best mltivatcd lands in Great Brituin ought to yield. My principal object in making this com-1 muuicntion is, to remove the erroneous idea entertained by many intelligent agricultural ists, tint the soil nnd climate of Virginia arc unfavorable to the growth of turnips ;—and at the sain*' time to make know n what I con sider the best method of planting and culti vating them. With regard to the comparative value of turnips fur stock and culinary uses, it is un necessary to express nn opinion; but 1 do not hesitate to say, that farmer* in every sec tion nf our country, who will pay some at tention to the cultivation of that vegetable, will lie richly remunerated. I am, Sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant. Benjamin Coleman. Peter Minor, Key. Secretary Agricultural Society, Albemarle, VVVVVFAftX. New-York, March 24. MTEST FROM EUROPE. The fast sailing ship Belfast, arrived at this port yesterday in 24 days from Antwerp— xhe made the Banks in 9 days, nnd ha* been off our cost five days, having in fact made the passage from land to land in 17 days. Capt. Bunker has politely favored the edi tors of the Mercantile Advertiser, with a file of Antwerp papers to the 24th nit. containing Paris dates to the IBlh, Madrid to the 7th, and Cadiz to the 1st. The London dates are to the loth, same as received from Liver pool. Judging from the complexion of things as they appear in the Antwerp Journals, now before us, a storm is gattn ring iu France, which may disturb the penct* of Europe. It appears that the minority -are so near getting the ascendancy, that tb'o Count Eli Decazes, the king’s favorite mi’.fister, has thought pru dent to resign hi* 'power, and retire. This step indicates the approach of a new order of things in that devoted country. In the setting of Ihe Chamber of deputies, at Pari', on the 14th Feb. a member, C. de Goviergues, •caused M. de Gazes, the mi nister of state of having been an accomplice in the assassination of the duke ofRorri.-- This circumstance occasioned much ferment, in Paris, nnd it was reported on the loth, that I)e Cazes had tendered his resignation to the King, which was accepted. In the Chamber of Deputies, on the 16th February, M. Clause) de Coussergues assert ed thnt M. Decaze had beeu the means of plunging the nation into the calamity they now were suffering, and that lie would prove it. He was immediately called to order, and afterwards presented to the chamber the following letter : “ I have the honor to propose to the Cham ber to bring an accusation against M. I.e Count Decaze, minister of the interior, as guilty of treason, according to the terms of | the Mith article of the. constitution. 1 re- •’ • Cha^ibq- jnay appoint to morrow lo Iiwtr me, if I cauuot be heard day. Ci.ai'sel i>e CoussaaecE* Feb. 15, 1820. tqj A Paris paper of the 16th ult. states, that Hy ml order of the king, the duke de Berri has been opened by three surgeons, by whose report it appears that the dagger ofthe as sassin penetrated the lungs, ami passed into the lobe of the heart. The same paper remarks, that the person who perpetrated this horrid deed was to be secured in the palace of Luxembourg, in the same room in which marshal Ney was con fined. All (daces of amusement were ordered to he closed for nine days. There were nume rous speculations as to the cause of this as- sassination. In this paper, we also find the following highly important and portentous articles: “ The editor of the Drapcau Blanr, (M. Martinville) has been arrested and his paper suppressed—[cause not stated.] Many young men, wearing in their button holes white ribbon, entered in the evening the Lamblin Coffee-house, (Palais Royal,] where were assembled a number of citizens, whom they insulted. M. de Corcelles, mem ber of the Chamber of Deputies, who was in the company, was also insulted: but as the conduct of these young men was not at the moment resented, no scuffle ensued. A guard soon arrived and cleared the house. An of ficer ofthe peace, decorated with the Legion of honor, but notin active service, was chal lenged by some of these young men, who gave him their name* and addresses. Nu merous pat roles paraded the streets all the evening in the neighborhood of the Palais Royal. A Paris paper of 17lh of last month, states that the preparations for the. funeral ofthe Duke do Berri, were to continence next day. A Paris paper of ICth lilt, states, that count Elie Decazes is no longer Minister. Yester day morning all the family of Decazes, step father, stepmother, wife and sister, prostra ted themselves at his feet, w ho for niorethan 18 hours had been in a stale of dejection, and supplicated hint to fiy from the stoiw vvhich was gathering over his head. Moved hy their attachment, and overcome with fear, ihis favorite Minister went to the Thuillcries at I o’clock, and begged the King to accept of his resignation, acknow ledging that this measure was indispensable to the safety of the Monarchy. Paris, Feb. 10. The alarm in the public is such, that a great number of Foreigners quit Paris with precipitation, being fearful that a revolution is about to take place. Yesterday and to day, it was almost impossible tn obtain post horses. 'No doubt the assassination or the duke of Berri is the first cause of this alarm— but is it not probable that it has been increa sed hy the imprudent remarks ofthe news papers, and Ly the measures proposed by the government to the chambers ? Antwerp, Feb. 21. The passage of messengers is still very fre- auent through our city. Yesterday 4 passed through, two from Amsterdam for Paris, and two fiom Paris for Amsterdam. Paris, Feb. 17. It is said the committee of the House of Peers, charged with tiie examination of the law on the. free circulation of the journals terminated its tabors yesterday, and that it resolved to reject the project—The project of the. law against the liberty of the press, resembles so much the despotic resolution that the Congress of the German Diet has caused to he adopted, that we cannot avoid thinking that it emanates from that source- anil that the Holy Alliance has for a long time past, been taking measures, that throughout the continent, tlte press should he equally shackled. When Loi vf.l was interrogated on Mon day, by the minister of the interior, why, if lie did not fear death, he bad tied after assas sinating the Prince—he replied coolly—“ In order that he might be able to kill another.’* These answers of Louvel are astonishing, but the, following is still more horrible.— Wretch, said a magistrate to him, do you know that the prince has been so kind as to ask the king’s pardon for his murderer ? I do not, answered Louvel, shedding tears: You are moved, continued the magistrate, with so generous and noble an act. If this excellent prince could revive, you would not commit again so great a crime ? Yes I would, answered Louvel. It is said that M. de Cazes, has dared to present himself at St. Cloud, the residence of the Duchess de Berri. lie was not intro duced, and it is added, that as soon as she heard his name pronounced, the Princess eagerly caught her infant in her arms and fled to her apartment. Further particulars of the assassinatiou ofthe Dukcde Berri, from the Journal des Debats. The assassin is about thirty years of age ; Ilis name is Louvel. It appears he was one of those who went and returned w ith Buna- pat te from Elba, and has since been employ ed, up to the very time of the fatal deed, iu his majesty’s hunting establishment. Tlte prince having expressed a desire to see his infant daughter, when she was brought to him, in Her cradle, at 4 o’clock in the morning, he kissed the babe and gave it his benediction, pronouncing these re markable words:—“Poor infant, I wish that you may he less unfoitunate than the rest of my family.” The Dutchess de Berri fell senseless wltrO her august partner expired. She was tori) from the side of her departed husband.— When site recovered, she threw herself on her knees before the king, and implored him to grant her leave to return to Naples. The assassin’s name is Pierre Joseph Louvel. He has been examined before the ministers, when his replies where as follows : t{. What induced you to commit tins crime ? A. My opinions, my sentiments. ({. What are they ? A. I think the Bouillons are tyrants, and the most cruel enemies of France. Q. In thnt supposition why did you at tack the Duke de Berri in preference to the rest? A. Because he is the youngest prince of the royal family, and seemed to be des tined to perpetuate that race hostile to France. Q. Do you repent your act ? A. No. Q. Had you any instigator, any accom plice ? A. None. Yesterday, (14th inst.) an individual, a* inongst a group on the Place Carousel, ut tered many seditious expressions, and to exhibit a ferocious joy, at the deed whin' had plunged France tn mourning. The pc'- •ions around him, whom sentiments of gru had induced to repair to the vicinity or t e Louvre, took hint into custody, and escort* him to the. police office. , Our nest accounts from F.ngland must interesting. It seems that Georg-' l * • "'f 1 he another Henry VIII. Already he hs» talked nf beheading his Queen, mul has tuallv had the Church Litany altered, so e» ;e omit the prayers for tha Queen. The*