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towards them can be only those ofvcngeance. Thu fate ol‘ Porlier and Lacy must be ever present to their minds while Ferdinand is on the throne. It appears evident to us, then, that the Spanish Revolution is yet in an iu- cipieut stage. The meeting ol the Cortes will produce important events ; the elements of discord between them and Fcrd.nand ex- 1st in full force—for tli y can never harmo nise with a monarch to whose fears alone they are indebted for their existence, and to whose good will they owe nothing but im prisonment and torture. The assemblage of the States’ General of France led to tnc fall of Louis XVI, and if justice has not untilely lost its influence in the. affairs of men, with how much more propriety may we anticipate a similar result from the meet ing of the Cortes of Spain. Humanity wept over the fate of the good and amiable Louis, but none would lament the fall of Ferdinand. American Watchman. SPANISH CONSTITUTION. The following Sketch of the Constit ution of Spain of 1812, so often referred to in the addresses, 4‘C. of the National Army, we find in vol. I, page 133, of Niles' Re gister. “ Spain belongs to the Spaniards, and uot to any particular family. The nation alone can establish fundamental laws.— The Catholic, Apostolic, and Roman re ligion, to the exclusion of every oilier, is the one that the nation docs and will pro fess. The form of her government is that of an hereditary monarchy. The Cortes will enact the laws, and the king cause them to be executed. They enjoy the right of citizens who have been born of Spanish parents, as also foreigners who have married Spaniards, or are come with a capital to get themselves natural ized, or to trade in the country, or to teach some useful art. Citizens alone can be preferred to the municipal offices The rights of citizens are forfeited bv long absence from the kingdom, and by undergoing afflictive and disgraceful pun ishments. The king's person is inviolable and sa cred, be has power of sanctioning the laws enacted by the Cortes; can declare war and make peace ; is to appoint all ci vil and military oificers, out of a list of individuals proposed by the council of State ; conducts diplomatic affairs, watch es over the application of the public funds, &.C. Restraints on the Regal Power. The King caunot oppose the meeting of the Cortes, at the periods or under the circumstances pointed out by the constitution, uor restrain the freedom of their deliberations when met, nor sus pend them, &lc. and such as shall advise him to do so, shall be held - ,J treated as traitors. He cannot undertake a jour ney, marry, alienate any thing, abdicate the crown, lay ou taxes, nor exchange any town, city, &ic. without the previous consent of the Cortes. Ferdinand VII. is acknowledged by tile Cortes, King of Spain ; and upon his demise, his legitimate descendants. The settlement of the succession, the Cortes appear to have reserved to themselves. The King is a minor until he shall have completed his 18th year. The King’s eldest son is styled Prince «f Asturias, and as such will, when 14 years old, swear before the Cortes, that he will observe the constitutional laws, and he faithful to the King. During the fitter's minority, a regency shall he es tablished, which will take care that he be brought up in conformity to the plan •adopted by the Cortes. The regency will be presided by the queen mother, if alive, and composed of the two oldest de puties of the permanent deputation of the Cortes, which deputies shall continue the w hole year in function ; and of two councillors of state according to their seniority. The Cortes will grant a year ly sum suffleient fur the maintenance of the King and his family, and also country seats for his amusement, &c. i he King’s sons may be appointed to all offices, except those of judges or de puties of the Cortes. They cannot leave the kingdom w ithout the consent of the latter. 1 here will he eight Secretaries of State, two of whom for North and South America. They should be responsible for the transactions in their respective departments, anil the Cortes will deter mine what appointments they are to re- oeive. A council of stale will be established, composed of forty members, four of whom to be grandees of known ineritand vitue ; lour to belong to the clergy, out of whom two bishops; twelve Americans, and the others to be taken from among the de serving of the other professions. 1 lie councillors of state are to be ap pointed by the king, out of a candidates proposed by the Cortes. The latter to he convened every year on the tirst of larch, k to continue sitting three months unless the session should he prolonged upon the king’s demand, or for some very uigent reason ; but in no case for a longer henn than one month. . ^ to the election of the delegates to ie Cortes, it is to be managed as directed v the constitution, (the dispostions re live thereto, being very much detailed, ?" ( turned, with great judgment and a laudable foresight.) here will be one deputy for every souls. i ^ * le King will open the Cortes, or, in I* name, the president of the deputation; Uc 1 ">u*t be permanent tc enforce the . cation of the constitutional laws of e Spanish monarchy.” in 'ustitution of the Spanish Cortes frepst' ent l ‘ tnes > was looked upon as the 0 f v l,u ' m °*t august political assembly ritv U |°P e ' restored in its original pu- in th * * °P er ation will he instantaneous acter* r r^ eneri 't*°n of the national cliar- f ro °. ®P ft in. Composed of deputies a ° r ders of the State, nobility, S3 > and citizens, it was a full and free representation of the Spanish’ people.— Its powers supreme in the nation, the King possessing less authority than even the monarch of England, was merely the executive agent of the Cortes. The essential prerogatives of levying taxes, declaring war, and concluding peace, belonged to the Cortes. Not even mo ney could he coined unless by tln ir au thority ; and no law rou!J pass without the approbation of every member of the Cortes. 1 he Kings, at their coronation, received the crown in a kneeling pos ture, from the hands ol the Justiza ol the Cortes—while each member took (ac cording to Robertson,) the following oath : “ We, who are each of us as goodas yott, and more powerful, promise to sup port you. provided you maintain our rights and liberties—if not, not." Such hos tile institution of t he Cortes, at the period of the union ot Castile and Aira- gon. As time progressed, the encroach ments and usurpations of the Kings, aid- ed by the gradual decay of the moral en ergies of the people, as well as the pow- erlul influence of monkish superstition and bigotry, tended considerably to im pair its authority. What it now is, we suppose the National Authorities ofSpain will soon proclaim Pet. Ini. RECORDER. MII.LEDGF.VILLE, Tuesday, May lt>. tC/“ As we stated in our last number, all hope of the ratification of the treaty with Spain is at an end. The negociatiun with her Minister has been broken off, and on tile 4th instant, (of which date we have a letter from Washington, giving information not to be doubted) a message from the President was daily expected, recommending the taking possession of the Floridas. This our readers may rest assured, was the true state of things at the date above named—Both houses of Congress had agreed to adjourn on the 1 jth instant, yesterday. (£/* The House of Representatives, (as will be seen by their proceedings under the proper head) have passed the hill regulating duties on imports—that bill so oppressive to the agricultural interest—so iniquitous, be cause unequal, in its operation, taxing many for the profit of n few ! The title is a misno mer ; it should have been styled, “ a bill to compel agricull urists to pay tribu'e to manu facturers.” If in its progress the bill be not stopped by the non-concurrence of tile Se nate or the veto of the President, the plan ters of cotton will indeed be in a bad way. While tile arliqjes of clothing, very few of which wc manufacture, will be dealer, the price oi' our cotton will be reduced, and the revenue for the support of government, here tofore derived from imports, must be raised by direct taxation. With what conscience can they talk of laying direct taxes, in addi tion to the heavy indirect taxation for the benefit of manufacturers, while our ability to pay the one or the other is, by their own act, diminished ? C7» At the late sitting of the Circuit Court of tile United States in this place. John Jenny, charged with piracy, was tried and acquitted. A youth of the name of Turner, convicted of robbing the public mail, was sentenced to eight years imprison ment in the Penitentiary—an arrangement for his confinement there having been made with the Governor by the Officers of the U- nited States. This lad Turner, who appears to be not more than 13 years old, after his commitment for the mail robbery, had broke jail in company with another prisoner; they stole horses, and in South Carolina robbed and murdered a traveller, for which the com panion of Turner was sonic time past exe cuted—few ofliis age, have been so “ deeply steeped in crime,” as Ibis wretched youth. During the sitting of the Court, some excite ment was produce:! by a report, that a prosecu tion against Gen. D. B. Mitchell, and William Bowen, for the unlawful introduction into the United States of Africans, was about to take place. How that business was disposed of, will be seen by the subjoined copy of a letter from the District Attorney to the Governor: Milledoevillf., May 10, 1820. His Excellency John Clark, Governor of the State of Georgia. Sir : I have the honor to inform you, that upon the receipt of the original affidavits and other documents yesterday from you, in the case of general Mitchell and William Bowen, for the illegal introduction of Africans into this state, I placed the same before tin* Judg- es of the sixth Circuit Court now in this place, at chambers, and required of them process to compel the attendance of the ac cused, to answer to a bill of indictment to be. prefered against them. The Judges have this morning delivered their joint opinion in open court on that application ; which opin ion so delivered by them was in substance as follows: That the Judges have had under conside ration a motion at chambers, made by the District Attorney, that David B. Mitchell, Esq. and William Bowen, lie required to en ter into recognizances to appear and answer to a prossecution for certain offeitces alledg- ed to have been committed against the pro visions of the act of March 2d, 1807, prohi biting the introduction of slaves into the U- nited States, and tiiat upon examining the several clauses of that jet, under which the testimony submitted is supposed to tiring the ease, they entertain very serious doubts whe ther the offences alledgetl can be punished under any one of those clauses, and as the a- lueuilatory act of 1318, was passed after the uffuh.0 is Sapp.,,,:d to have been committed, ot course it cannot lie prosecuted tinder Unit last act. Hut even if the ease could be bro’t within the provisions of the net of I8U7, it is 'cry clear, that it is now too late to institute he prosecution; for the offence is charged to have been committed in the month of March, 1813,* so that more than two years nave elapsed sinee Its commission. Offen ces committed under the net of 1813, ni.-y be prosecuted within five years, but this pro- ' tsion does nut extend to offences commuted against the -.ct of 1807 ; since the only clau ses of the latter act which can touch the sup posed ca»e, are repealed by tile ret of I HIM, and the repealing clause in saving the penal ties incurred under the clauses repealed, makes no alteration as to the limitation pre scribed by the general latv, to proHsecutions lor offences committed against the act of 1807— We therefore think it nugatory and even illegal to institute prosecutions at this laic tlay, for offences committed against those clauses of the act ot 18U7, w hich stand now repealed. We consider the 32d sec. of the act commonly called the crime act, as even prohibitory on this point. In consequence of this decision of the, court, I deem it proper for me to return to yon the original afininvits and papers, with which you furnished me yesterday, and have therefore done *n. As I’intend leaving Mil- ledgeville immediately, any further commu nications which you may deem it proper to make to me, may be forwarded to Savannah to iny address. F have the honor to remain, sir, your ob’t servant, (Signed) RICH!) W. HABERSHAM, District .illorney. "There is obviously a mistake, either by the Court, or by the District Attorney in copying their opinion, as to this Jute. Tlio affidavits have reference to two offences, both committed between October 1817, and January 1818. After the opinion of the Court (as express ed in Mr. Habersham’s letter) had been pro nounced, the Grand Jury, who were present, were requested to retire to their room, und ascertain whether they had .any present ments to make. In a short tin.e they re turned into Court with the following: The Grand Jury of the sixth Circuit Court of tile United States for the district of Geor gia, while they declare that they do not think it necessary at this time to eiiter into any extensive general presentments, desire at tlie same time that it should be distinctly understood that they do not wish to east a shade on the character of any public ser vant. They still feel it their duty Instate there has bum a flagrant violation of the laws of the United States in the introduction of a number of African negroes into this state; that the perpetrators of this crime liHvejiot been brought to justice, and that it now appears from the operation of a law of the United States, limiting the time at which prosecutions in sueh cases should commence, all hope of justice in this case is at an end. Whether the fault in the present instance is in the law or its execution we do not pre tend to determine ; hot we confess that vve feel indiguautut the violation of a law, whose object is to preserve from shame tiie cha racter'of our country ; and we do think the subject highly worthy the attention of Con gress, as well as the head" of department of the United States Government. We request that tile above presentment be published in tiie papers of Milledgeville, uuu in tiie National Intelligencer. Jeti.t Howard, Foreman. J. Canntk, Z. Lamar, John William, S. Grant!and, Tomlinson Fort, Tiomas Foard, John Lwat, Chs. Williamson, Sol. litlton, 7'. Dixon, Wm. .1/ <grader, Wins. Rutherford, John Abercrombie, Hints Holt, Geo. Moore, Ifni. II. Crenshaw, Simon Whitaker, James Rousseau. May It), 1820. Ordered, by the Court, that the present ment of the Grami Jury be entered on the minutes, and that the District Attorney be furnished with a copy. Extract font the minutes, May 10, 1820. (Signed) GEO. GLEN,Clerk. (£/“* Wc are desired to state, that tiie pub lic Commencement at Athens, will take place on the 21st of June next. A notice of this article by all the papers of the State, is requested. Our country man Deny. West, the greatest historical painter known, died in Loudon ou the 10th of March. The great Election, which is to decide whether. Daniel D. Tompkins (tiie Vice President) or Dewitt Clinton (at present Governor) shall fill the Magisterial chair of the State of New York, for the next term, took place last week. The contest has been animated and keen. As far as the returns are received it appears probolile that the for mer has succeed. .!. He obtained a majority in the city of New York of Oii! votes ; in Rockland county, of 029 ; in Westchester and Richmond counties, of more than 100 votes in each. It is reported, that, in Suffolk county, he received a majority of l;!00 votes. We shall give the whole result when we receive it. This Ejection acquires a general interest, when it is considered that, on the election of Air. Tompkins, and his acceptance of the office of Governor, the office of Vice Pre sident of the United States becomes va cant. In that event, the President pro tem. of the Senate (now Mr. Gaillaro, of S. Carolina) exercises, until the next Election in coarse, the functions of Vice President of the United States. If it so happens, thia will he the second time that this honor has devolved outlie same individual.—.Vat. hit. Tiie Ship Atlantic, arrived at New-York the 1st instant, in 42 days from Liverpool, liriqgs London papers to the lath March, two days later than vve have yet had. The following paragraph, from the Commercial Advertiser, is the most, important addition which this arrival affords to our former stock of information : “ The situation of Ireland has become alarming, and the government have at last found that it is no time for temporizing, or for half way measures. Tiie Dublin Even ing Post ofMareli 7, says that not only hors", foot, but cannon have been dispatched to the west. The entire rounty of Clare has been put, by proclamation, under the peace- preservation act, anil a detachment of flying artillery lias been despatched to the county of Galway. Five thousand additional troops were to be sent to G.Jway on the 7th.— Ilibbotidism had begun to rear its head in the couutv of Westmeath.’’ NoRroj.it, May 1. *V e have received information, the authen ticity of which cannot be questioned, that "I t Provisional Gocernment of tht Consti tutionalists at Isht (the head quarters,) have inthiir Gmctfi FORMALLY ACKNOW LEDGED TEE INDEPENDENCE OF SOUTH AMERICA !” It is true that Ibis act is liable to a recon sideration v\ In n the iiatiunul government I shall bn established; nevertheless the fact is suliicient to convince us that a further prose cution of llie war in South America is uot the wish of the people of Spain ; und that the government will ho influenced in future by the wishes of the people there can now be no doubt.—We are even ready to believe, that if the Constitutionalists are disposed to make terms with Ferdinand at all, one of the stipulations w ill be thcacknowlcdgmentof the independence of South Ainon can colo nies. IVe can also state, positively, that orders have been-given at Madrid to dismiss all the transports so long employed at Cadiz. Thus is all idea of the expedition to South Ame rica ojicialty abandoned.—Herald. Extract of a letter to a gentleman in Wash ington City, dated U. S. Ship Franklin, ) New-York, April 26, 1820. ) u With great pleasure 1 announce to yon onr arrival here on yesterday, after a passage ol 18 days f.oni Gibraltar, leaving the com mand oi the station under Capt. Brown. “ On our passage, we touched at Tcne- riffe, Porto Praya, in the Island of St. Jago, and thence ran through all the windward W India Islands. We spoke an American ship oil the south point of St. Domingo, which gave us the melancholy intelligence of Coin. Decatur s death. In gelling under way from Porto Praya about 8 P. M. ou the 2.11I1 tilt, two Batteries commenced afire on us, and continued it until wc were out ufgumJiot.— The vessel sustained no damage, except a shot through the fore-tnp-sail. The Com modore immediately called u council of war and it was determined to attack the town on the next morning. We accordingly made all preparation, but unfortunately fur us, die wind increased to a gale, und the ship drifted to leeward uflhe Port. On next morning a boat came along side, with a letter from tile Com ul, slating that the officers and men en gaged in making the assault, had been con- lined. This was not tnought a sufficient sa tisfaction, and we continued to beat to wind ward during tile day, with the hope of get ting up, and obtaining ample satisluction for the insult offered to our flag ; hut, the wind increasing, and but little probability of beat ing up for several days, induced the Com modore to bear away. It appears to have been an intentional mistake on lire part of the governor, who had, previously to our ar rival, ordered his oificers to lire into any A- merican vessel that should attempt to leave the Port without his permission. This or der, he had neglected to countermand, and it is hardly possible for him to have forgot ten it. The order seems to have originated from several privateers having been there, under American colors, which cannot justi fy his conduct.” New-York, April 25. Steam ship Robert Fulton.—A little after 9 o’clock ye terday morning, the fine sleam- sli p Hubert Fulton left tins port lor New- Orleans, to touch at Havana. A great num ber of ladies and gentlemen had been invited by the pionrietors on an excursion to Sandy Hunk, am! the steam-boat Connecticut ae- compitniedtbe ship to return with the. party. The morning was fine—the ship made an elegant appearance as she. moved rapidly in to the North Rivet, passing near the L 1 . 8. ship Frankiin. Thousands of spectators co ed tiie battery and wharves in the vici nity. The Robert Fuiion is a splendid evidence of the advance of ship-building, and is pro bably .as fine a vessel as ever left the port.— Her accommodations are spacious & splen did, and we must sincerely hope that suc cess may attend her, and her enterprising proprietors meet their reward.—Columbian. Letters from Aux Cayes mention, that President Boyer has co npletely quelled the insurrection occasioned by the revolt of Gen. Gomaz. All his followers had been dis lodged from the mountains, and the general himself uad disappeared, and it was suppos ed that he had drowned himself. President Boyer, in his proclamation, declares the in surrection at an end. Although tranquility \vasresfored,it was believed tint a new war would soon again break out between the ri val black Chiefs Boyer it Chrislophe. Boy er lias an army of about 25,000 men, regu- I rly officered and disciplined, w ho are ea ger to take the field. The finances of this chief are also in a flourishing state. [.V. Y. Gaz.] Sr. Louts, (Miss.) April 1. Illumination.—The town was i)!”>nina1ed on Thursday evening according to the notice given by the Board of Trustees. It vvaseu- tirely general, the whole town not present ing above four or five instances ofexci iitiou. To these no sort of molestation was off red, and the evening' passed off without a single occurrence to interrupt the. harmony of the town, or to mar the festivity of the scene.— Among the names which appeared in trans parencies were those of tiie “ Light Sena tors," and “Fifteen Representatives" from the non-slavt -holding states, who supported the rights of Missouri at the risk of their own personal popularity. Mr. Ijanman's name occurred most frequently—Some were in fa vor of burning the eliigy of an adversary Se nator* in retaliation for the indignity offered to him at Hartford: but the iJca vvus dis couraged, and it was not dune. “ Our faith ful dihgate," Mr. Scott, was duly noticed.— To enumerate all our friends from the South and West who deserve the gratitude of Mis souri, would be to repeat the list of their names as published last week. Among the transparencies was noticed at I)r. Heely’s a beautiful representation of the American Eagle, from the beak the words— “ Missouri and no restriction.” Underneath was the Irish harp, and the motto “ Erin go Bragh.—St. Louis Enquirer. * Air. Kino. The following prophecy, as stated in an article from Westphalia,‘is remarkable. It is from the Memoirs of Mons. de Ileillan, published in the last century. “ In former times the court of France sent for the famous Necromancer, Lucca Gaurico from Florence, to inform the Queen Catlie rinede Medicis, as to the future fule, power, and succession of the Kingdom. Gaurico’s talents had raised him high in the public es timation ; and it was diilicult to persuade tiie magician to undertake the journey, but a large sum prompted him to undertake it, to satisfy .the curiosity of the queen.—His arrival was kept a profound secret, except to her majesty anil her confidants, lie endea vored to. dissuade the queen from lier pur pose, and not disturb the spirits. But all was unavailing—no peril could be imagined of sufficient force to turn her intention of pursuing tliu dark Hook of futurity*. He was therefore conducted into an apartment ol the Louvre, where he was to call lortli the appearance ol ghosts ! at midnight the queen proceeded in silence, net oinpunied by one lady only and her first chamberlain, to the uwftil looking hall of the knight. Her companions had to stop in the antichamber. “ Alone she walked into the magic circles w ith ,a firm and almost supernatural courage. Again the artist made an effort to dissuade her not to meddle w ilh unkiiow n spirits; but, said she, “ words are of no avail—it is deeds I want of you, therefore begin.” lie then » ’ m tklll. 1IC illVlJ told her that the kings who were to succeed 1 :r would appear, each in bis turn, seated pun a throne ; the duration of their reign would be indicated by the time they conti nued seated, and if they should full front the throne, they would come to their death by violence. The apartment shook, and at the moment a throne appeared in the centre of ‘be room ! The same was ascended by the usbaud of the Queen, Henry the Second did not sit long before lie suddenly fell.— since proved that ircuinstanees have, since proved that the host was light, as the king accidentally reived a wound, of which he died. After lis appeared Francis the Second, eldest son the king, but he loo, soon fell and disap- 1 ored ; and so appeared a long line of suc- •ssious, the one sitting longer than the ■hers, and disappearing as fate would have, 'hen a person of small stature ascended the throne with apparent pain, the queen called out. “ This is the little Bcanwis!" which somew hat discomfited the necromancer.— The figure did not continue long on the throne, and then fell suddenly. Alter Louis XIII. and Xit . had been men, the queen yas again exhorted by the magician to de ist fiom further inquiries into the. eerrels of he invisible wot Id, and to bp satisfied with ' hat site bad learned, fearing that she would mil be able to support the scenes w hich would be exposed to her. But she was not to be driven jroin her purpose, and expressed her determination to see the end. Then came a king who d.d not long possess the throne; and after him came the last, und with Inin such terrific noises and shakings of the w alls, mt the Queen fainted !” The German editor remarks, that the n- bove memoir was published at Leipsig in the year 1780, seventy years before the French revolution, and is now in possession ol the editor of the Mindcn Sunday’s Ga zette. Kingston, (J amaica) March7. By the Sapphire, from Caogres, we have information that the American frigate Mace donian arrived at Panama from l.iina the latter end of January, and brought 500,000 duiiurs on account of Spanish merchants.— The British frigate Andromache w as lying at Cahto w Iten the Macedonian was taking in the nionej ,and the Spanish merchants wish ed to ship it in her ; but Captain Sheriff having orders not to receive Spanish proper ty ou hoard his ship, it was shipped in tiie Macedonian, as a matter of necessity. By the arrival of the Spanish brig Vcntu- .osa at Panama from San Bias, witn 150,000 dollars, intelligence wasrecoived of the Span ish merchant ship La B byina being there, and, for want of a ship of war, she was tak ing in specie to the amount of 800,000 dol lars, and was to sail in 14 days after till! Ven- luniHu. By the last advices from Panama, she had been 50 days out, and no intelligence having been received of her, it was supposed he h id been captured by one of Lord Coch rane’s cruizers, which were left to blockade Guayaquil, to which port La itliynm was bound on her passrge from Panama. The merchants at Panama bad requested the Captain of Hie Macedonian to take the specie out of La Rliyma, in case she should fall in witll her. Nf.w York, April 25. The. U. S. ship of the line Franklin,Com modore Stewart, arrived at this port yester day, and anchored oil’the Battery hi the af ternoon—crew nil well. She sailed from Gibraltar on the Sd of March. Touched at Santa Cruz, Teneriffe, and left there nil A- inericnn brig—Kan down the Trades, and touened at Port a Praya, Cnpede Verds, and le‘*‘ 1 — Al.EKANDlHA.Majr *. Sentence of death!—but the first time, ina numburofycii.-s,we witnessed,on Salmdajr last, in the Circuit Court lor the Distiict of Columbia, the awftilscnteneeofa fellow mor tal sentenced to death. Judge Cranch, alter a most impressive admonition, pri nnunetd tile science of the court and the law, on William Davis, lately convicted ol the mur der of John Potter, and on Richard Lull, for breaking open and stealing from th* store of Messrs. Cook and Clare sundry goods. The time of their execution is not yet fixed on. At like same time John Reeves was sentenc ed to receive thirty nine lashes, and pay a fine of twenty dollar*, for aiding and assisting Hull in the perpetration of his villainy. Jin excellent French cement, for all kinds of out-door painting. • Tnkp ns much lime ns is usual in ma king a half bushel white-wash, nnd let it be mixed in a half bushel, or pail, nearly full of water; in this, put two pounds und n lull of brown sugnr, and three pounds of salt; mix them well together, nnd the cement is completed. A little lamp black, yellow ochre or otl.er coloring commodity may be intro duced to change the color of the cement, to please the f. mey of those who use it.— The above cement has been used with great success in France, nnd in this coun try, and is particularly recommended as a protection against lire. It becomes very hard and glossy, and is said to b* inure durable than the best kind of [taint. WHALES. The Kew-York Mercantile Adcrliscr says, “ For the last ten days large shoals of Spermaceti Whales hav e been seen near the Long Island coast and in the neigh borhood of Sandy Hook. On Wednesday last, a kirge sperm whale grounded near the point of Sandy llook, and in tho course of the last week, eight or nine w ere seen inside of the Hook. One of the pilot boats is preparing to start on a cruise, equipped for catching whales. At the April town meeting at Spring- field (Mass.) it was voted to request the ■Selectmen to POST UP, according to lore, the names of all common drunkards. Surveyor-General's Office, Geo: ) 18th May, 1820. ( To the citizens of this State claiming luiul surveyed under hend-rights, or howdy Il’amnUs: B Y an art of the Genera! Assembly of this State, passed on the 14>tli day of December 1818, your lands will “ revert to, and become the property of the state, nnd be subject, kc. txc.” If not passed into grants previous to the lOtll day of December, of the present year. from a belief that nine tenths of those most concerned ure unanprlsed of the existence of such an act, 1 am induced to give this public no tice. DANIKL STURGBS, Surveyor-General. The different Editors of pnpers in this State, Hfe desired to give the above two insertions. May 12 14—2t .VOTIVE THIS! W ild, bo let to the lowest bidder at ten o'clock, on Saturday,the2tlth instant, at tiie lower end of Wayne street, the building a Bridge across Fishing creek. The terms will b* made known at the time and place oi letting. By order of the Board, FR. JETER, Sec’ry. Milledgeville, May 15, 1820, 14 For Sale, A Lot of handsome YUW.VlTUWYs. Persons wishing to purchase cun see the same by calling at Mrs. Hi i i's in this place. Milledgeville, May 10. 14 STOP THE RUNAWAY! The Subscriber will give Ten Dollars to any person that will apprehend k de liver to him in Eatonton or to Messrs. Mel iuss it Holt ^r. in Augusta, a Negro Ftl- i lTUrtltai | ow i,y the gale Gucrricre, sloops of war Peacock and Spark, were at Gibraltar. The Peacock was at Algiers on the 20lh January, at which time the. plague had entirely subsided. The Algerines had not a single armed vessel at sea, nor were any tilling out in tin: port. Mr. Sluder remained there, in good health. The Franklin lias brought despatches from our Minister at Madrid. Niw-York, April 28. The Election t< r ninnted last evening after an active and s irited contest. The returns have not been all received : but from the canvas already had, we are war ranted in saying that there is a majority fur ftaniel L). Tompkins of about seven hundred votes, being the first time that Tompkins ever received a majority in the city of Now-Yurk.—Nat. Adv. Enquiries having been repeatedly made of us respecting the authenticity of the reports in circulation of an interruption of the inte.r- course between our government and the Spanish Envoy Extraordinary, we think it proper to say we have heard nothing confir matory of these reports; and that, from all we can learn, they are, to say the least of them, premature—Nat. hit. Singular Circumstance.—On Saturday morning, a man, who was tolerably well dressed, and ol sober appearance, called at the Police Office, and requested the Magistrates to grant him a permit to go to the Penitentiary ; stating that he was a shoe-maker by trade, and that he could obtain no work, and wanted the means of support. This reqncrt was granted. f.’>. I’. Com. Adv.] Norfolk, April 24. The Columbus 74 got under way on Saturday last, in Hampton Roads, -and dropped down to Lynhaven Bay, where Bledsoe. about ■ 30 or inches high, '«• a scar on his throat : he has an old puss given him by Mr. Bledsoe while lie owned him,' Unit he p.isses with. The above reward will be iveil, uud all reasonable expenses paid. WM. WILKINS, Acent of Me.La ws k Holt. F.ntonton, May 13, 1820. 14 tf uroppeu uuwu to uy nnaven Day, where *' nsn w 1,1 ne P a| d at the Penitent she anchored, and from whence she will “ ftW hui,dre<1 weight of TALLOW, sail in a day or two for the Mediterra- »•— •» C. M’CARTY, r -- *», — .... u IfJlIlTJVFT T eft there, 18 dys since, an American schoon- . ’ r—made the Iulaml of Martinique, and formerly the property of Mr. Jesse ame tnmugh tho Mona Passage. The fri- « ‘"twell, * 9 a wry black fellow, at rale Gucrricre. Ninons of war IW„ck- 1 years of age, about 6 feet « or 10 in Sheriff's Sale. W ILL bo sold to the highest bidder on the first. Tuesday in July next, between the usual hours of sale, at Tattnall eourl-liouse, the following NEGROES, viz Jim and his wife Violet, and Delilah her child ; Diana 25 years old; Maya boy 12 years old ; Billy 10 years old; Tom 12 years old; Cburlutte 9 years old • Gyrus, child ; Grace (1 year, old ; Jordan 14 years old; Hercules, II years old; Rachel 10 years old ; Harriet, a Mulatto girl, lo years old Taken us the property of James A. Tippins, se curity, to satisfy sundry executions in favor of the state against the tax collectors of Tattuall county. also, 287 1-2 acres of land joining Daniel Brinsou, on tue Altamaha, grunted to William Duvie. 345 acres of land, more or less, joining Joshua Dasher, und John Mobly, on the Altamaha— granted to Sami. McKullock. 800 acres pine land, more or less, joining Benjamin Stripling, granted to Jacob Watts — l he above lauds all lying iu the county of Tatt nall, and taken as the property of Lodowick Bird, to satisfy two executions in favor of Jo shua Kemp and Reuben Naiie, property point- ed out by Joahua Kemp. Terms, cash. J. B. STRIPLING, D . .. May 1(1. PENITENTIARY WORK. rrUILORlNG done in the newest fashion, an X in the best manner. Broad Cloth Coal made for five dollnrs ; Pantaloons of the sami or Cassunere, for one dollar and fifty cents. Summer Coats tor three dollars—Pauteloni one dollar nnd twenty-five cents. All otlu wo * business at the same rates. PLANK and SCANTLING to bo sold for on dollar and Mty cents per hundred The public are respectfully informed thi they can get any of our articles ou very accon inodating term:. C„,h will be given for all ll Coal that can be delivered in the Penitentiary ILF Cash will he paid at the Penitentiary f< lew hundred weight nf tat i/iw May 10. 14—3 Lancaster, April 21. Fishermen s Luck.—Wc art) inftirtncfl that on Friday hist, 4.800 fine Shad were Cgught at one haul, at one of the fisbe- Ties at Mr. John Fdliolt’s Island, in the Susquehanna, near Middletown. ATTENTION! XT Those disposed to form a Volunt* ,nflin,l T> ar ® requested to at« at Mr. T. Biuen’s Hotel To-Munoiv ere.hig. I7ihmst. at 8 o’clock. May lit Job-Printing, * „ Executed with neatness and dispatch, at t| Recorder Office.