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c who wfouU unfeignedly ami
with humility express
contrition for their
off,vices an ! seek that mercy
through tiic
merit* of their bhsseil Redeemer.
IK* lordship having one more solemnly
e\lmrted the prisoners to re pen ence,
pronounced the sentence ol the law
the following words :
“ That you, and each ofyou. be taken
fr,,m hence to the g-rol from whence you
last came, and from thence tliat you be
drawn upon a hurdle to n plac*. 0 ,
Son. and he there hanged hy the neck
until you he dead ; and that .ifu i" J <
your heads shall he severed Iro n )
bodies, and jour bodies be divided into
splendid debauchery of a Versailles? Hid
four quarters, to he disposed of as hi*
IOUI ll till! 1 i. 13 j V' . 1 . , i'.,\
Majestv shall think ht.-Aml may l.oil
of his infinite goodness Iwvc merry upon
*The° U cHcr said aloud, “ Amen !" in
whirl, he was joined by many ... the
court, who wore ilccply affcctcil o 1 ?
Lordship's impressive address.
1 bom run i.osmis si s or sl'iiri cl
MR. PHIM.IPS’ SI’F.F.CN.
Sligo CoHnl.V Meeting.
On Mondav Ihe Kith of April, tla re «•»)'], arge
and respcdnlilc mrrtm- in the < ,»m l-lion-. .
of the (■entleii.eii, t.'lerjij , Freeholders, and
other Inh ibitaiits of the comity "I1 Sliao. lor
no.-e ul lid-iiic into mavdi
V
the purpo.-e ul talons mu, e„„-, ; an
A tidin'** of Comloletiee to the kin},, on 1 he
death of his roval father, and of eoagrata a-
tionto liis Majesty on hi. accession to the
throne. William 1’aikc, K®q. high sheriff,
in the chair.
Owes \V i sne, Ki'q. moved an address.
Major O'Hara seconded the motion.
Charles Piiili fi s, Ksq. then rose ^nd
spoke to the following ell'ect
I am happy, sir, in having an opportunity
•of giving my concurrence hotli in the senli-
-nieiit and principle of the proposed address.
1 think i should meet Ihe most perfect una
nimity. The departed inonareli deserves,
and iiistly, every tribute which posterity can
pay him.’ He whs one of the most popular
tli.il ever sw ayed the sceptre of these coun
tries. He never forgot liis early declaration
that he gloried in the name of Briton, and
Britain now reciprocates the sentiment, and
glories in the pride of liis nativity, lie was,
indeed, a true bom English man—brave, ge
nerous, benevolent arai manly—in the exer
cise of liis sway iinil the exercise of liis vir
tues, so perfectly consistent, that it is diffi
cult to say w hether as a man or sovereign he
is most to' he regretted. He commenced for
the Catholic a conciliatory system—he pre
served for the Protestant the inviolability ol
the constitution—he gave to hot!) a great ex
ample in the toleration of his principles, and
the integrity of his practice. The historian
will diveli with delight upon those topics
lie will have little to censure and much to
commend : he will speak of arts, maimfae
tores, literature encourag' d—lie v\ ill linger
long among those private virtues which
wreathed themselves round his public sta
•tion—which identified liis domestic with Ins
magisterial character, and made the lather
liol'his family, the father of his people, lit
O.lvill not fail to remark how ample, and at tin
ii |p time how discriminating was liis pa-
oage, ami he will truly say that if tile pen
cil of West, directed to the sacred voluini
by his bounty—if the old age of Johnson
cheered and consoled by his royal liberality
were to stand alone, they would undeniably
attest the purity of his taste anil the piety of
his morals. Attributes such as these, sir,
come home to the bosom of every man a-
mongst us—they descend from the throne,
they mingle, with the fire-side, they com
mand more, than majesty often can, not only
the admiration hut the sympathy of man
kind. Nor may we forget, independent of
his most virtuous example in private life, the
vn*t public benefits, which, as a king, iiis
reign conferred upon the country—the liber
ty of the press, guaranteed, as far as reason
can require it, and were restrained, only so
.restrained as to prevent its running into li
centiousness—-tlie trial by jury fully defined
end firmly established—the independence of
-the Bench voluntarily conceded, which de
prived the executiv e of a powerful and pos
sible instrument, and vested the rights and
privileges, and property oft he people in the
integrity of a now unassailable Tribunal.—
These are acts which we should register in
our hearts, they should canonize the memo
ry of the monarch ; they made liis realm the
land mark of European liberty—they made
its constitution the model for Europi an imi
tation. l.et us not either in our estimate of
bis character forget the complexion of the
times in which lie lived; times of portent K.
of prodegv, enough to perplex the counsel of
the wise, and daunt the valor of the warrior
—in such extremities, experience, becomes
an infant, and calculation a contingency.—
From the terrific chaos of the French Hevo-
hitiou, a Cornet ruse and blazed athwart our
beinisph re, too splendid not to allure, too
ominous not to intimidate, too rapid and too
eccentric for human “peculation. The whole
continent became absorbed in wonder—
Kings and Statesmen and Sages fell down
and worshipped, and the political orbs, which
had hitherto circled in harmony and peace,
hurried from our system into the train of its
conflagration. Then- was no order in poli
tics—no consistency in morals—no stead
fastness in religion—
- Vice prevail'd and impious men bare neap.
Upon the tottering throne the hydra of
'democracy sat grinning—upon the ruined
altar a wretched prostitute received devoti
on, and w aved in mockery the burning cross
over the prostrate murmurs of the new phi
Jisophy ! All Europe appeared spell hound
—nor like a vulgar spell did it perish in tin
•waters. It crossed the channel. There were
not wanting in England abundance of anar
chists to denounce ihe King, and of infidel
to adjure <!>e -Deity—turbulent demagogues
who made the abused name of freedom the
pretence'for their own factious selfishness—
Atheists looking to be worshipped—Repub
licans looking to be crowned—the nobles of
t ie land were proscribed by anticipation, and
ear property partitioned by the disinterest
a fi patriotism of thi se Agrarian Speculators.
ft*
nrs c
L
A lut do you think it was during that awful
r- insvv.iu'.h saved England from the hellish
saturnalia which inverted Fram e ? Was it
a prophet,c inspiration of Mr. Burke?—
The Adhesion of a standing armj
Nor.-'- !u S l ,i nu ipi.es of our navy at the
V‘T currency? kp'Tk ot ' a P a '
tins I'lnm,-,. 1 ” p ' ,l ' v, ‘ m my soul,
storm, to the , C ' Us “ a ' Ta, i°n> during that
Parted Sov> r ef'‘ r80 y’!. char 'irti*i- of the lie
"as fulminate* .' ■ »»>• ersal warfare
twvtnrn\ty llln A Monarchy. England
a "d "hat ,v„t .1. r ,r '‘Prcsen';itiv cat home,
^.MieWu t h,m? Frugal, moral,
P'nd father^ . „’ ''“A , v "lejit, domestic—a
r tt* n^;f^ 4,:iu d T “igood man.
and ,v»i 0l \ v * w * ^ lv ‘‘ him still mon
l b " lr "*’® “he |,:,4 ( ^" r 'i r ig hut purifying
-bis court, and did g,., ' s '“' looked to
u,t * ‘aoraliiy blush at the
her faith revolt at the gbximy fonaticisni oi
an Kscuriul? Far from it. She saw the dig-
nily which tcstiiied Her sway tempered by
jhu purity whn*ii e araclerized her worship)
she saw her diadem glowing with the gems
of empire, but those r cms Were, illumined by
a ray from the altar—she saw that aloil on
his triumphal chariot, 1 er Monarch needed
not the memento of the Republican—lie ne
ver for a moment forgot “ he was a man.”
Sir, it would have been a lot abov e the con
dition of humanity, if Ins me..surcs had
not sometimes been impeached by party.—
But in all the conflicts of public, opinion as to
their policy, who ever heard an aspersion
east upon liis motives ? It is very true, had
be followed other councils, events might
have been different, Imt it is also well worth
while to notice, would our situation have
been improved.'' Would Great Britain re
volutionized, have given her people purer
morals, more upright tribunals, more impar
tial justice, or more “ perfect freedom" than
they now participate? Did the nnir.hr of
her l’lelntcs, her Nobility and her King
followed hy twenty years of military sway
procure for France, more popul.u- privileg
es than those of which we have been in uu
disturbed possession ? Was the. chance of
some problematical improvement worth tin
contingencies ? Should xve surrender a prr
siail practical reality for the fantastic schrmi
of some Utopian theorist ? Ought we toeon
found a creation so regular and so lovely tin
the visionary paradise that chaos might re
veal to ns? The experiment bus been tried
and what has been the consequence ? I.
to the Continental thi* moment. Its misel-
tled Governments ! its perturbed spirit! its
pestilential doctrines ! Go to the onth
Kotwbuu; knock at Ui<- cnmetiy of tin
Bourbons : providentially I have not to reli-
to your own murdered Cabinet ; you would
find there how much easier il is to desolate
than to create ; how possible it is to ruin
how almost impracticable to re-tore. Eve
in a neighboring county, in join’ ow n island
k at the mormon? temptation which h
been offered in vain to its impoverished pe
santry to induce them—to what ?*
Why merely to sum ndcr a murderon
assassin well known to have been one of a
numerous association. Do you think such
principles are natural to our people? D
you not think they are the result of system
Which do you believe that such a sickening
oinridence both at home and abroad, i
miraculous or premeditated ? Sir, there is
but one solution. You may depend uno
it the gulp!) is not yet closed whence tin
dreadful doctrines of tlfason, and assassin,
tion. K. infidelity, have issued. Men’s rr.iin
arc still feverish and delirious, and whether
they nickname the fever illumination in (iv r
many, liberality in Franc, radicalism in Eng
land, or hy some more vulgar and unmean
ing epithet at home, they are all children
of the same parent—all so many common
and convulsive indications of the internal vi
tality of the revolutionary volrnno. Sir, I
ant not now lo learn thnt those opinions are
unpalatable to certain ultra patriots of the
hour. I declared them before, and I now
reiterate them still more emphatically, be
cause they have expressed a very imprudent
surprise thnt such opinions should proceed
from me. Sir, if they mean to insinuate that
I ever approved the practice, or professed
the principles of their infamous fraternity,
they insinuate a base, slanderous and malig
nant falsehood.
I hold it to he the hounded duty of every
honest man who ever pronounced a liberal
opinion, to come forward and declare liis
abhorrence of such doctrines. What ! be
cause l am liberal, must 1 become rebellious?
because I am tolerant, must I renounce my
creed ? They have mistaken me very much.
Though I would approve of any rational,
practicable, reform—t hough I would go very
fur upon the road of liberality, I would not
move for either, no, not one single inch un
less loyalty and religion were to bear me
company. I know not what they mean hy
their “ Radical Reform,” urdes, they mean
to uproot the Tlu'one, the Altar, and Hie
State. I do not believe their chimera of
Annual Parliaments and Universal Suffrage.
I prefer a Legislature comprising the wealth,
the talent, and the education tiffile realm, to
a Radical Directory of shoeless colliers, and
simples* apothecaries. I lly for protection
to my King, and for consolation to my God,
from the lawless, orecdlcss, murderous, blas
phemous banditti, who postpone them both
to t!ic putrid carcase of an outlawed infidel.
Denounce me if you choose. 1 would soon
er die to morrow beneath the dagger of your
hate, than live in the infectious leprosy of
your friendship. My fellow countrymen, it
is high time to pause. Our very v irtuts, hy
excess, may become vk.es. la t us aid the
aggrieved, but let us not abet the assassin—
let us tolerate the sectarian, not countenanct
the infidel—let us promulgate, if wo can, ai
Universal good, without shaking Ihe basis of
our social system, or the blessed foundation I
of our eternal hope. My own sentiments,
as to the most limited toleration of all sects
of Christians, you are not now, for the first
time, to he made acquaint' d with. I know
that many good men, and many much abler
men,dissent from me ; and while 1 give them
full credit on the score of ^sincerity, 1 only
seek the same concession for myself. 1 would
open the gates of constitutional preferment
to all my fellow subjects of every religions
creed, wide as I expand to them the affec
tions of my own heart. It is in my mind
but fair, that he w ho protects a State should
receive a reciprocity of privileges—that no
man should he made familiar with its bur
then®, and at the same time lie told lie must
remain a stranger to its benefits. This is an
humble hut conscientious opinion, given free
ly, hut not servilely—seekfugto make others
free, I will not submit to become a slave
myself, or compromise one particle of self-
respect. Nay, more, Sir, though'I would
give, and give voluntarily, every liberal en
franchisement, 1 Would not withdraw one
prop—I would not deface even one useless
ornament on the porch of the Constitution ;
it Ins been founded by wisdom, defended
by valour, consecrated by years, and cemen
ted bv thi‘ purest blood of patriotism ; at
every step beneath its sacred dome, we meet
some holy relic, some sublime memorial ;
the tombs of the heroes, and sages, and mar
tyrs of our history ! the graves of the Has
sells and the Sydneys: the statues of the
Hardwiokes and the Hales—the sainted re
lics of Departed piety—the table of the laws
to which King and PeojWe are alike respon
sible—the eternal altar on whose divine
Commandments all those laws are founded-;
sublime., hallowed, invaluable treasures! un
impaired and imperishable he the temple
that protects them ! In til*' fulness of my
heart I say to it, “ Edto /Vrpiht./,” in tty no
political Marius ever rest upon Its reins. Si ,
, efcrencc to the congratulatory purl oi
your address, 1 cannot wish the august I'cr-
Knnagc to wliom it rcl'cis a more auspicious
wish fhnii that he may follow implicitly the
footsteps of his lather. These “ ways an
ty s ol pleasantness, these paths are “ paths
of peace.” 1 hope hm reign may be as happy
is liis Regency has been victorious, and thai
in the plenitude of bis power lie will re
member the country which forgot not him
when that power was very distant. These
not limes, however, to be either too exi
gent or too umeasoniihb—the allieisl meets
os in our noon day walk ; the assassin waits
not for the night's ■concealment ; all ranks,
nul sects, and pin ties should mute; all that
is sacred-in the eye of every Cliristain, dear
o every parent a id valuable to every man,
is menaced w ith annihilation; every cause
if difference, whether real or imaginary,
should he now suspended, until-the national
shout of “ fear God, honor the King," drowns
the wal’hoopof impiety and treason; if we
ire to live, my countly men, let us live in the
security of laws ; it we are to die, let us die
ill (he mnsolalioiis of religion.
Mr. F. sat down amid continued peals of
qvplausc.
niOM SOI TU AMERICA.
Two new revolutions (H they desem
that name) have taken place. I he I I-
lowing article reports n3d attempt—S ir-
rntea how evet remain* i l statu quo : —
B.vi TiMonE, June !().—'I hrough the
kind attention a ftiend who arrived here
this tiKfrning in the brig Virginia, cnpi.
Reynolds, in 4bdays from Buenos Ay re*,
ihe editor of the Federal Gazette has
Devil favored with files of papers and of
ficial documents lo the I Ith April.
The following i« a brief summary of
the event* w hich took place at Buenos
Ayers down to the i'll) April, lining the
latest intelligence l’eceived at .Montevi
deo previous to the departure of tiic
Virgintn.
Buenos Ayres continued to be agitated
by the jarring element* of faction. An
attempt was made by Gen. Alvear, in the
Intler end of March, to usurp the com
mand of the troops, displace the govern
ment. anil substitute another more favo
rable to bis views ; but his designs prov
ing ineffectual, lie (led to liis quarters of
Gen. Cnrrcrar, who commanded a corps
of the Federal army, and on being de
manded from the latter, sought refuge
in the province of fjntre Rios.
It was officially announced, that an o-
lection would be held on the COth of A-
pril, fur member? to represent the coun
try in the Federal Congress.
An investigation of the conduct of the
preceding administrations, developed an
interesting correspondence with tin-
French government, on the subject of a
proposal made by tlie latter, to form a
rnonarchial government in the provinces
of the Rio do la I’lata, to lie directed bv
the I’rince of Luca, descendant of the
Bourbones.
Lord ( 'ochrane captured and look pos
session of Valdivia on (lie 4tli February,
with the loss of two killed and 1 I wound
ed. Me bad previously been off'Guay-
aqqil in quest of the Spanish frigate I'm-
eba, hut she eluded his pursuit by landing
her guns, and nsonding the River. Mi*
Lordship communicated with Bolivar.-
who was in (Judo, at the head-of 3000
men, the principal part fo whom had join
ed him on his march from New Grenada.
Gen. Santander with the advanced guard
of the Patriot army, occupied Cuenca,
distant about 50 miles'from Guayaquil
[Fad'. G,u.\
ty concerns flint now occupy hi* royal
mind, bo recalled to fhis subject, R |al
flic same liberal indulgence would he
granted to all. A generous forgetlul-
uess of past differences of opinion among
Spaniards lias been proclaimed o* wai in
ly recommended. 1 should leel the most
heartfelt satisfaction if the same magna
nimous policy should be extended to my
suffering countiymen, w ithout discrimi
nation. i hose w ho are innocent would
receive it gratefully, since, the culpable
would partake of its benefit*, 1 luihear
to dilate on this subject, rcfcrrii.g vou lo
what has been previously adduced to^
your predecessor*, contenting myself
with repealing, that such an act would
produce the Ii ippiest effects on the lu-
tore relations of Spain and ihe United
State*, two nations who have many com
mon, few opposite interests, ami who
have, at this moment, in the similarity
and liberality of their institutions, stron
ger inducements lo draw near t" each
other, than any oilier two powers on the
globe.
1 renew to you, Sir, the offering of
my most sincere ro*pect and periei t con-
uleration,
JOHN FoilsY I'M.
rated. 1 give you thi-* information, that i certain dish Er dinner, e Ta mode <Tf>-
you inny take tiie earliest opportunity to I pungc. It w as however not done ; aud
convey it to the Americans who may be
in confinement in your neighborhood.
\t the same time, y ou are hereby autho
rized to say to them, that the expenses
of their vovage, Irom the place ol con
finement to the l nited Slates, will he
advanced, if necessary, I y the American
government. Fur tliis purpose, any ad
vances you may make will be repaid to diversion ulthe company
you out of the contingent fund of this Le
gation, or at the department of State in
Washington, at your option. I am, iNc.
JOHN FORSYTH.
the Castilian, thinking himself still in
Spain, took the liberty lo pull the inn
keeper’s nose for presuming to neglect
In* orders ; hut the inn-keeper, anima
ted liy the spirit of'1b, would not brook
such an affront, ,V as lie supposed, with
out tiding, any liberty (it nil, sprawled
his excellency on the lloor, to the great
Translation of a truer oj Don Ju"n Jahrtt
.hiing .Minister of Stale Jar foreign
Affairs, at .Madrid, to thr .ii‘Ulster
1 IctlipotuitiiiI'!/ of the l nited Slates.
Sin : I have the satisfaction t. com
municate to von, for tiic informalion of
your government, that the King ol the
Spains, desirous to give to the L. States
of.-'.morion continued proofs iff lu* b icnff-
ship for them, and of it is w i>h to invite it
more strongly, at a period, wiien, by the
principles of their respective govern
ments, both people have more nearly
approximated to each other, has resolv
ed lo «et at liberty all the Americans, ol
the fluffed States, made prisoner* with
in the dominions of Spain, for Ii iimg ta
ken part in the disturbances ul Hi--Vine
rican Colonics.
Mis Majesty, in commanding me to
make to you this communication, b.
further i barged me to express In® hoj
that tliis generous proceeding w ill be du
ly appreciated by your gov ernment ; and
the rather, w hen the injuries resulting
to Spain, from a conduct so unjustifiable,
are taken into consideration ; and that il
will, in future, exert its whole authority
and influence to suppress every imstil;
or piratical act derogatory to those prin
ciples of sound morality, which *houl
toi in llie rule of conduct of all n.itimw
governed, us in the case of Spain raid th.
United State*, bv a constitution founded
on wisdom and justice.
1 hereupon renew to yon the insur
ance of my high respect, ami 1 pi y God
long to preserve you.
Madrid I'M April, IP'JO.
JUAN JAB.VT.
Extract of a letter fo a gentleman in Balti
more, dated St Jago de ClriJi. June gil.
“ 1 cannot give you, :i* I dare not write,
any political news—every tiling looks gloo
my, and you are no da lhl aware of what is
going on ill tile provhires of 1 ,:i I’lata.”
Some of the Eastern prints are prodi
giously diverted at a conceit of a Broker
in the City of Nre-1 ork, which may he
bi'idly stated thus; The advertisement
of the Secretary of the Treasury for u
Loan of One Million of Dollars at Jive
per cent, not redeemable before the year
lft;!.’ says—-
“ The sum which may lie subscribed,
naiy bo made payable by instalments, or
he discharged in one payment, at elec
tion uf the parties; such election to In
made at the time of subscription. Upoi
t failure to pay any instalment at the lime
• tipnlated. the instalment immediatelypre
• rding shall be forfeited to the use of the
United States. Scrip certificates will be
cd by the cashiers of the bank
officers respectively upon which the
entire, or successive payments, ns tin
case may he, shall he indorsed. Tlx
mid certificates will lie assignable by in
Jor*einent and delivery,” &c.
A person by the name of Jacob Little
subscribes for 000,000 dollars of tiu-
Lojii, tenders eighteen dollars as tin
first instalment, being two dollars on
each hundred thousand, electing to pay
the remainder on the 20lh October nr.vt.
and claiming the scrip, which, if obtain
ed, he doubtless intended to make a pen
ny ou. selling it at such advance, as hi
could in the mean time, get for it ; In*
risk ou failing to do so, being only the
eighteen dollars he has paid in. The
scheme was ingenious enough ; but, Mr.
Little would have found bed he perse
vered in it, be had “ reckoned without
his cost.” There would have been bid.*
enough for the Loan, on terms advanta
geous to the Government, to exclude his
bid from notice ; the Secretary having a
perfect right to accept such bids from
the number offered, ns should he mo*t
for tiic advantage eft be Government.
From sub-equent information we livirri
that Mr. Little withdrew his bid ala
bonne he arc, mu] substituted for it one
somewhat more reasonable in its amount
and more rational in its terms.—Aaldnt.
MORE PIRATES TAKEN.
Two men and one hoy, w ere on Saturday
last committed to jail on suspicion of piracy,
it appears that they, with live others, had
been recently in Georgetown, hawking valu
able silks fur sale at reduced prices, it, spend-*
money very lavishly. A gentleman in
Georgetown, sent liis friend in this city, a
description of their persons, w hich led to
tlieir apprehension. From tin; very contra
dictory accounts they gave.of themselves iu
llicir examination before Mr. Justice Mitch*
i'll, hut little doubt can remain of their hav
ing broil engaged iu some illicit pursuit.—
They belonged to the same vessel, but each
lohla different story as to the names of li'ts
associates of the denomination and name of
the vessel, and commander, where bound,
and why the v left her. One of them having
confessed wii.ere lie had hoarded since has
arrival here, (m.' Friday) his apartment was
searched—two trunks were loiiud, which
contained two hefts of quilted canvass, in
which w ere dollais - 3 and 4 in width, one
Inning 5178, tile otl>r ffiil t; in the samfe
trunk were a Go found doubloons, and three
loose dollars. In the oti'cr trunk was a belt
containing loose dolls, and b (lolls,
in Uhavleston Rank Notes, ,®cvcral articles of
men's and women’s apperal, dry gooffs, and
i crucifix of the sac red v estirn. mis of a priest
of the Catholic church.
A passenger who arrived in th " stage yes
terday from Georgetown, states, t.hat the re
maining five of tlx- gang hud been taken up
at that place, on Saturdays and wen'under
going examination.—('liar. Gaz. \tth jwt.
\U)M\^Y\V.
* Tliis alludes to the assassination of Mr.
Browne, ofllic County-of Galway,for the dis
covery of whose murderer, the ribbon-men
have for two months refused a reward of two
thousand three hundred pounds ! •yet many of
these wretched creature?have scarcely a coat
to cover them..
Wasiiinuto.n, June 1.1.
It gives us great pleasure to lay before our
readers a late Correspondence between Mr.
Foksytii, Minister at Madrid, and Don
Jva.n Jab* r, Acting Secretary of Slate for
Foreign Affairs, in relation to citizens of the
United States, who have been so long held
io confinement in different portions of the
Spanish dominion*, for polilieal reasons—to
which is added the translation of a Royal
Decree for the immediate liberation of all
these prisoners.
.Mr. J orsyth, .Minister Plenipotentiary of
the L nited States at.Madrid, to Sr. lion
Juan Jabat, Acting Minister if State
Jar Foreign AJfairs.
Mauiud, March 31, Iff JO.
Sir: On tho lUth of May, 1810, 1
had the honor to transmit to tlm Mar
quis do Casa Yriijo, ad interim Secre
tary of State and Despatch, a represen
tation in behalf of some Americans con-
lined at Malaga. On the 31st of Inly,
1 asked the attention of his successor,
Mr. Salmon, to the same subject. On
the 21st of September. I presented to
the Duke of San Fernando a statement,
on the part of the American government,
of all the persons, citizens of the United
States, who were known to he in con
finement in different portions of the
Spanish dominions, with a li-t of their
names. To thi* li®t I requested that
three other persons' names might lie ad
ded, by a note ol the 5lh ofOctoher. To
neither of those several appliclions, have
I received a reply. T he recent and v c
rv interesting events which have occur
red here lead me to hope, that a recur
rence to this subject may he useful.—
Having been directed by t'ne Bresident
of the United States to u*c all the means
in my power for the restoration of the
Americans confined, to iheirrounlrv and
friends, 1 trust that 1 shall he excused
for bringing into view a subject of appa
rently minor importance. I have been
unofficially informed, that the Americans
who were in confinement at Malaga have
been liberated, whether by sin order of
this Government, or by the spontaneous
generosity of the local aulhorilie*, anti
cipating the decision at Madrid, I know
not. I persuade, myself, if Mi* Majesty’s
attention should, iu the midst ofthe wcigli-
[TKA.XSI.ATfOX.]
Copy of lit'" Decree issued by liis Majesty
Jar the liberation of such .Itncriruns, oj
the United States, us have been made
prisoners for lulling part zeith the Insur
gents in America.
Most Excellent Sir : Tiic King having
been pleased to issue an act of pardon >!c
oblivion, is de*iruus ofgiviug immediate
effect to it l>v suiting at liberty .:!1 such
Americans, oi'tlie United States, as.have
been made prisoners within his domini
ons for having borne arms with the in
surgents, for having acted as spies ; for
having been arrested without the requi
site passports, or having aided and abet
ted, directly or indirectly, the existing
rebellion in liis American possessions
and, in line, all such as have not com
mitted the crimes of robbery and ass
siuation, or who are confined for just
debts. Circular letters to tliis effect are
to lie immediately despatched to nil com
petent officers in \tnerica, in Spain, aud
in the garrison abroad.
All which I communicate by Royal or
der, for your information, and to servo
tho needful purpose*.
God preserve you many years.
JUAN JA11AT.
Palace, Yltli April, 1020.
M\i ;f.—The first organization of the
government of the State of Maine took
place on Vi edtiesday, May 31st, at Port-
Juhn . Chandler was unanimously
bind.
chosen Speaker of the Senate and Benja
min jLiics chosen *peaker of the Mouse of
itepresentatii es, also unanimously. Ge
neral il illiani king elected Governor, bj’
20,000 vote* out of something over that
number, was qualified the next day. In
a short address made by him on that oc
casion, he again expressed liis determi
nation to adhere to the liberal course of
policy, which lie proclaimed his inten
tion of observing, in consenting to be
come a candidate fur the office..—lb.
-Jr. Forsyth to Senior lion Juar. Jabat.
M main, April 12, 1820.
Sir : 1 have had the honor to receive
your Excellency’s note of this day's date,
giiing me information that the King of
the Spains had determined to liberate all
the Americans, prisoners in the Spanish
dominions, for having interfered in the
disturbances w ith the American®. I shall
hasten to transmit this pleasing intelli
gence to the government of my country,
who will litul in it new motives to pre
vent all violations of that neutrality, w ith 1 -
in the strict limits of which it resolved to
confine itself at the ( "niiiiencement of
those disturbances. It i* with infinite
pleasure 1 “ball perform thi* duly, a.*' 1
well know this act of Ills Catholic Ma
jesty will be highly grateful in itself to
tho American government, and lie consi
dered as the [iresage of future harmony
between Spain and the United States—
the evidence of the spirit of generous
friendship which is hereafter to animate
and regulate the intercourse between
them. I rejoice that the policy anti the
circumstances of liis government have
permitted the indulgence of Mis Majes
ty's benevolent disposition towards my
suffering countrymen.
1 renew to your Excellency tje assu
rance of my high respect and considera
tion. JOHN FORSYTH.
New-York, June 7.
This morning, about half past 2 o’clock,
our citizens were alarmed by tho cry of
lire ; it proceeded from a small tene
ment m the rear of Lombardv, near M ir-
ket street. The building, which was
of little value, was nearly consumed.—
Mrs. Elizabeth Cowan died of fright oc
casioned by the lire* This lady, whose
husband, we understand, is now in Sa
vannah, was at the scene of conllugr.i-
tion which took place in that city in Ja
nuary last, and was one of the sufferers
Since that time, she lias been tnu.-li agi
tated at an alarm of lire. When the lire
broke out this morning, site was assisted
out of her house, and was enquiring for
her child, which was at that moment mis-
-ing. The enquiry had just bean mad
when *hc full down and instantly expir
ed. —Com me re ia I A dvc rt iser.
Mr. Forsyth to the Consuls ofthe United
States on the .Mediterranean, in Spain.
Maoc-ID, April 13, 1820.
3ir : 1 have the satisfaction to inform
you, that the King of the Spains has di
rected all tho American?, prisoner*, in
different parts ol lire Spanish dominions
for having intermeddled in the distur
bances w ith ttic Americans, to lie libc-
Georoetovvn. (Cor..) June 7.
General Dices.—The following par i
graph is part of a communication which
was originally published in the Kentucky
Reporter, as an “ Extract of a letter from
Washington.” It lias been copied into
various other papers ; and. from the na
ture of the recital w hich it contains
will probably he generally published
throughout the U. States. It is, there-
fore, due to truth ami justice to state
that we find on enquiry that tho statement
i® a very exaggerated misrepresentation
of t Ii e foHowingcircumstancc. ()ne uf the
domestics of Gen. V. committed some
rudeness, (a rudeness resulting perhap
from a difference in the national man
ners,) towards the proprietor ofthe ho
tel in which he lodges ; complaint <va*
m i.le to Gen. V. who immediately apo
logized for tlie offence, aud expressed
liis displeasure nt the conduct of his ser
vant. In order to remove any erroneous
impression which this paragraph may
have produced where the private char
acter ofthe gen. is not known, it may not
he improper to observe that the person
al deportment of Gen. V ives displays nil
that dignified politeness which belongs
to his public station.
“ General \ ivr.s, the new Spanish
Minister, full ol Castilian importance, ar
rived not long since in Washington, and
liis very first act was marked with the
arrogance mid folly of the nation lie re
presents. 'I lie tavern keeper at whose
house he puts up at, a man of considera
ble
wealth, was requested bv some of the
family of tin* Spanish L'uu to prepare a
Chauixstok, June IV.
SUSPICION Of FlItACY!
The following Letter, in relation to
the persons apprehended in Georgetown,
uu suspicion of Piracy, 'was received ia
tliis City yesterday ;
u (jcorfrfloinu *5. C.June 11, 1820.
“ Nine Sailors came into tliis town a
tow days [last, and from the contradic
tory improbable accounts which they
give of themselves, excited a suspicion
that they hud been engaged in piratical.
enterprizes. With a view to the safety
of the town, the Town Council of this
place had six of them arrested yester
day, (the other three having proceeded,
to Charleston the day previous in tl'in
stage) and their eRaminaliun has confirm
ed us in our belief, that they have been
connected, more or less, with some ex
pedition of thcclvaracter above mention
ed. Two of them pretend that they wera
last from Wilmington, (N. U.) ami that
they arrived there in the brig Milo, cap-
lain Andiu'.wus, from London. But they
can give little or no account of Wilinmg-
b n, and *ny fkat they crossed no ferrij
or bridge, in coming from thence to this
place. Three other* pretend that they
were wrecked on the North-CurMin;x
coast, not far to the southward of Wil
mington ; (only one of the three would
give any statement) that they were then
landed in the yawl, which returned for
the captain and rest of the crew ; and
that they immediately came off' in this
direction, and do not know what became*
ofthe rest. The vessel in which they
.filed, was the brig .Mary, capt. Jones,
from London hound to Wilmington. The
last said that lie was landed from the
schooner Mary, capt- Cobb, with a num
ber of tradesmen, on the North-Caroli-
na coast, not far to the southward of Wil
mington ; that the schooner was from
iuernsey bound to Havana, and that he
had been engaged, not long since, in the
smuggling trade on the coast cf England.
Fite different parties pretend to know
nothing ol each other, not even their
names, although (according to their own
confession) they travelled 15 cr 20 miles
together ; were together one night orx
the road, and associated here. They
are well supplied with money, and a
pmntity of luggage, so as to be obliged
to lure carts and chair* upon the road to
isstst them with it. We have not exam
ined, as yet, their trunks and luggage 7
hut some ofthe articles are of n charac
ter very different from what we might
expect in the hands of travelling sailors ;
*uch as elegant gold watches, and beau
tiful portable desks of satin wood. The
three who have gone to Charleston, pic-
tend to have been in a brig called tln x
Providence, (the captain’s name they told
some persons, But have since forgotten)
and believed that they were bouud lo
"oufli America.
I may, while un the subject, also state
that a suspicious looking vessel has been
lately seen near Bull’s Bay, by some of
our cuaHcrs.
The crew, of whom we expressed
some, suspicion in our la*t paper, were
011 Saturday last examined. The result
ot the examination, was their commit
ment. As their singular appearance n-
inong us, has excited some interest, we
will state for the information of our rea
der®, what appeared upon their examina--
tion.
(*11 Monday, one ofthe crew, was bro’t
before E. Waterman, esq. J. P. when he
confessed, that the, crew had shipped at
Buenos Ayres on board the privateer brig
General Rondeau, David Miles, captain.
In about six weeks after their leaving
Buenos Ayres, they succeeded in taking
a Spanish ship. Upon making this cap
ture, the captain called the crew toge
ther, and said to them, we have beet*
cruizing for some time as privateersmen,
with but little success ; 1 am now resolv
ed to send all prizes onto Mnrgarelta.
T hey afterwards overhauled a French
brig, took some hides and sugars from
her, and suffered her to proceed. But
afterwards tumid her to be Spanish pro
perty, they cut her out of a port in one
i>t th«? Grand Canary Islands, and naado r *