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SOUTHERN RECORDER. voL I MILLEDGEVILLE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1820. No. 89. •PUBLISHED WEEKLY, * * * (on Tuesdays) HYS. GUI YTLAJYD if R. M. ORME, at three dollars^ in advance, on rou DOLLARS AT THE EXPIRATION OP TR YEAR. (ET Advertisements conspicuously inserted a» the customary rates. LATEST FROM E.YGL.WD. New-York, August 8. By the arrival last evening of the Packet ship James Monroe, capt. Rogers, in 30 days from Liverpool, we have received papers of thnt city to the 1st of July—from which we make the following extracts. Mr. Brougham is to resign his scat in the House of Commons, in order to be qualified to plead the Queen’s cause in the House of Peer*. The Queen is to reside in England. She has ordered a residence for one year to be fitted up. All was tranquil in France. In Spain tumults had broken out in many provinces Bands had organized themselves to oppose the government, under the iuflii- ence of the priests. Large bodies of robbers had shewn themselves in many places. The London papers are almost wholly oc cupied with the affairs of tiie Queen. The funds in London have not been af fected by the Queen’s affairs. A fever, said to be typhus, prevails at Hamburgh. 8000 persons arc said to be sick in that city. A letter from the American Consul at Al giers, to the Consul-General of the United States, at Leghorn, mentions that an Alge rine squadron had been fitted out, and was to sail towards the middle of hst month; it was supposed to have for its object an at tack upon Tunis. The following are the resolutions introdu ced into the House of Commons on the 22d of June, by Mr. Wilbcrforce. They were seconded by Mr. S. Wortley: “ Resolved, That this House has learned, with unfeigned and deep regret, that the late endeavors to frame an arrangement which might avert the necessity of a public enqui ry into the information laid before the two Houses of Parliament, have not led to that amicable adjustment of the existing differ ences in the Roval Family, which was so anxiously des'ured by Parliament and the na tion. “That this House, fully sensible oftlicob- icctions which the Queen might justly feel to take upon herself the relinquishment of any points in which she might have conceiv ed her own dignity and honor to be involv ed, yet, feeling the inestimable importance of an amicable and final adjustment of the {•resent unhappy differences, cannot forbear declaring its opinion, that, when such large advances have been made towards that ob ject, her Majesty, by yielding to the earnest solicitude of the House of Commons, and forbearing to press further the adoption of those propositions on which any material difference of opinion is yet remaining, would by no means be understood to indicate any wish to shrink from inquiry, but would only be deemed to afford a renewed proof of the desire which lier Majesty has been gracious ly pleased to express, to submit her own Wishes to the authority of Parliament; there by entitling herself to the -grateful acknow ledgements of the House of Commons, and sparing this House the painful necessity of those public discussions, which, whatever might be their ultimate result, could not but be distressing to her Majesty’s feelings, dis appointing to*the hopes of Parliament, dero gatory from the dignity of the Crown, and injurious to the best interests of the Empire.” Lord A. Hamilton moved, ns an amend ment, that nil the words be omitted after these words : “ that this House is fully sen sible,” down to the words, “ and sparing this House ;” and that the following words he inserted—“ that this House, sensible of the objection the Queen must feel at the relin quishment of any points in which her digni ty and honor arc involved, is of opinion, that the insertion of her Majesty’s name in the Liturgy would, under all the circumstances of the case, be the most expedient and cf- fcctuat mode of sparing this House,” kc. A debate of great length ensued—at the conclusion of which, strangers were ordered to withdraw, Lord A. Hamilton’s amend ment was negatived without a division. At half past 3 A. M, the House divided on the original motion. For Mr. Wilbcrhrce’s motion, 331 Against it, li t Majority, 2G7 Liverpool, June 30. The Queen.—Instead of giving *ur usual Comments, we are obliged to devote this portion of the paper to an abridgment of the debates in Parliamert relative to the in teresting situation of ho Majesty, which took place on Monday last. In the House of Lords, lord Dacre bro’t in a petition from the Queen Her Majesty complained not only of the node adopted with regard to a secret coro,,ttee, but of the injurious effects which any^rtial deci sion o J f their Lordships murt ha^ipon ller case. She prayed to be heardb^r coun sel at their Lordships’ bu. AHjne dis cussion, the petition was received^ rea d by the reading clerk at the table, allows: (1 To Iht Lords spiritual &( temporal, nPar- Uament assembled. “ CAROLINE R— onstitutionftl course she can have nothing _l apprehend; unless it be instituted before e arrival of those witnesses whom she will lummon immediately, to expose the whole ’f the machinations against her. She is anx- jus that there should now be no delay what ever in finishing the inquiry ; and none skull -he occasioned by her Majesty. But the Queen cannot suppose that the House of Lords will commit so crying an injustice as to authorize a secret examination of her conduct, in the absence of herself and her Counsel; while her defence must obviously rest upon evidence which for some weeks cannot reach this country. The instant that it arrives, she will entreat the House of Lords to proceed in any way they may think consistent with the ends of Justice; hut, in the mean time, and before the first step is taken, her Majesty desires to he heard by her counsel, at your Lordships’ Bar, this day, upon the subject matter of this petition.” The petition having been received, Lord Dacre moved that her Majesty’s counsel be called in, which was agreed to; angina few minutes, Mr. Brougham and Mr. Den man appeared at the bar. Mr. Brougham, after some preliminary ob servations, said her Majesty desired no de lay, no procrastination : for she felt guiltless herself, and knew their Lordships would he just. The only pause she required was, lest, not only the forms of law should he violated but even the. principles of justice be frustra ted. The Queen wished for an interval of time to obtain those witnesses who would confront, and, he trusted, confound, her ac cusers, The more innocent her Majesty was, the more necessary was it that she should have those witnesses who could sub stantiate that innocence. Without knowing more than what had already been the sub ject of discussion in the two Houses of Par liament, he was awaic that one of these wit nesses, who had given evidence respecting her, was a domestic, who had been dismiss ed from her service in consequence of taking 100 Napoleons from her bureau. Out of two or three witnesses who could speak to the fact, one luckily happened to be at no great er distance than Rouen; he was a British naval officer, who had fought and bled in the service of his counti y. No Italian Spy or Hanoverian Baron. This would cast a sus picion on the nature of the evidence gene rally, and he had been told it was in her ma jesty’s power to bring proofs of the infa mous character of most of her accusers in the same way. Would their Lordships, as her future judges, compel him, as her Ma jesty's counsel, to enter into this case under these disadvantages, and without knowing more of the nature of the case ? He did not solicit any delay. Had he done so, he should be obliged to retract it immediately by her Majesty’s command. He only insisted on the propriety of protractin': the commence ment of the proposed inquiry or trial. By the votes of both Houses of Parlia ment, it was right for him to assume that their lordships would he called ou to deter mine upon a charge which had been admit ted by one branch of the Legislature to be fraught with discredit and dishonor to the royal and illustrious individual accused, inju rious to the interests k dignity of the crown, and pregnant with the most serious danger to this country. Upon such a confession as this from that branch of the Legislature, he thought himself fully authorized in call ing for a delay of two short months, to pre vent their lordships’ House being sullied by the commission of a legal murder on the first character of the nation. Mr. Denman followed in support of the argument..'* already adduced by Mr. Brough am. Lord Liverpool then put off the meet ing of the secret committee until tVednes- day. On the same day, in the. House of Com mons, Lord CasUereagh, after some prelimi nary observations, observed that lie intended to postpone any proposition on the. subject relative to the Queen until Friday se’nniglit. The question was then put, that ihe further debate on the King’s message he ad jouVned to Friday sc’nnight. A debate on this sub ject ensued, in the course of which, Mr. Western moved, as an amendment, that the debate on this matter be adjourned until that day six months. On a division, there ap peared— For the original motion, For the amendment, iikfrom ^rvrd^Kstlereagl^mi Monday fiigMPnut Mphouti)\in the course of ten or twelve day8,ffl fonse * motion which would brinkffu: natd^fof the charges against her VaudtJMbtincly before the house, and enatge it ti|2BKjw)t<^ier there was prima facie CyiilenBlmfa necessity for a further in vestigation.'. piv.Lordship proposed this distant day. in oMor to give time for the secret committee in the other house to pro duce'its report, arjd'determine its future pro ceedings. l^his was certainly very prdper, asotherwise tne two houses would have been engaged, by a sort of collateral and useless process, hi the same secret investigation at the same time. On the'following day, however, before the sccrrt committee of the Lords had entered on its functions, Lord Grey made a distinct motion, that the committee itself should be immediately dissolved. His lordship sup ported his proposition with great eloquence and powerful argument, but the effect was weakened hy an unreasonable introduction of general politics, with which this question ought to lie kept, if possible, unconnected.— He shewed the obvious impropriety of per mitting a certain number of peers, by a cur sory glance at cx-parteevidence, to pre-judge a question which might soon he brought be fore the house in its judicial capacity ; and he insisted strongly on the offensive aspect of a secret inquiry, as abhorrent to the spirit of British justice, and repulsory to the gen era) current of public opinion. Lord Liverpool, in reply, disdained all re ference to popular feeling or prejudice in a question of tins nature, and maintained that Lord Grey’s principal argument was inappli cable, inasmuch as the affair was not likely to come before the upper house, in its judicial, but in its legislative, capacity. The motion of EarJ Grey was lost by a ma jority of 85 ; of course the secret committee of the Lords will commence its operations immediately. We are to infer from Lord Liverpool’s re mark, that, in case the inquiry should termi nate unfavorably for the Que< n, she will he proceeded against by what is called a bill of pains and penalties ; that is, she will be pun ished by a special act of parliament, in such a way as the two houses may deem commen surate with her offences. 'This niry consist of banishment, divorce, or degradation, hut is not likely to affect her personal security or general liberty. On the whole, we think that the. country will he disappointed that the necessity of a secret committee had not been dispensed with in the Lords as well as in the Commons ; and the refusal of the upper house to grant her lu.ijcsty time for the ar rival of exculpatory evidence, though it will not injuru her assurance of ultimate justice, will tend materially to increase the hazard of first impressions. London, June 25. Letters from Cadizof the 20th. May, men tion a fact calculated to convey a very strong impression of the patriotic feeling that ex ists among the. inhaldtants of that city. The merchants of Cadiz have agreed to advance a loan of four millions of rials for the use of the Marine, and three millions for the Civil service, without interest. They have also determined on subscribing, ns far as their means will permit, to the loan of 40 millions of rials now raising in Spain at an interest of 10 percent, on terms equally disinterested, because they think that the receiving so ex orbitant a rate ofinteiest, is taking an unfair advantage of the necessities oftbe Vir—a ( , lnj a principle they are ..Irens by tln.fr own example pointedly to discountenance. Liverpool, July 1. The arrivals of Cotton from the United Stales have continued to be very extensive. The import of Uplands and Sea Islands in the last six months bus already exceeded, by nearly 40,000 hags, the whoie import of the last year, and Ihr, market is consequently ery dull. In the common qualities of Or- mis, Mobile, and Tennessee Cottons, there was a decline at the public sate yesterday of -4d and l-2d. per lb.; hut the importers show great steadiness in the management of their stocks, and cottons of fair and good qualities nearly support former prices. 105 100 Majority, The Queen.—A Liverpool paper fsmislics the following summary of the proceedings relative to the Queen : Mr. Wilberforcc’s motion of the 02d, un dertaken, as it appears, without the concur rence of ministers, was chiefly meant to in duce her Majesty to give up the question of the Liturgy, which is now, it seems, the great point of contention. It was hoped that the solemn address of the House of Com mons, with a distinct acknowledgment that no imputations of fear, or consciousness, of dishonor were to be implicated in her Majes ty’s compliance, would have shaken her de termination on this leading article. But the. Queen was immovable. Her answer, which was couched in terms the most decorous k respectful, intimated, with sufficient firm ness, that it was not the part of conscious in tegrity to retract its pretensions. Such are the narrow limits of a contest which tus turbs the tranquility of a great nation, and interrupts its public business at a season of peculiar difficulty. It seems to resemble too much those matrimonial quarrels in private life, which are often protracted to the ruin of domestic peace, because neither party will be the first to yield. In such cases it is com monly remarked, that the party which firi been informed that be instituted against her Lords, feel, it necessary to app™. , v remanrea, mai me pany which *h»' Lordshi«k«sapetih°n« r an , Vlgivcs way shews the most understanding b is advised that, acMrdmg totMb id we ^ ^ if hls Majrsty - s advi ject. 8W is advised tnai, » 6 other 1 *"! we still think, that, if his Majesty’s advi forms of your Lordships n » . , rfl would give up this afl'air of the Liturgy mode of communication is per • 'kich is, after all, only a ceremonial observ • _f J.nlaroa nor m • • “Now, as at all times, she declares her perfect readiness to ineet evcry charge «f- feetintr her honor • and she ch«uleng roost complete investigation of her conduct: but she protests, in ‘he/*rst place, against any secret inquiry ; and, if npra ; a t in a Lords should, notwithstanding, P* . . proceeding so contrary to every P rl P justice ana of law, she must, " the next place, declare, that even from uu NV they would rather display magnanimi tJhm suffer degradation. Tne great ques the Queeu’s innocence or dishonor wo y , emain where it was. A’ i respect to til k|, C en herself, it is impossible not to remai^ )a j j ler | 0 fjy inflexibility shews a degree-j^trepidity which can hardly he thought-/,j, a tible with a secret conscious ness of gff ‘ The ocv ^ e p -, n thia unfortunate course greater number of strangers have visited this mountain of late, than for many mouths be fore. Antwerp, June 27. Lieut. Gen. Clauzel, who vv;>s included in the order of 24th July, has just arrived from America in the Douglass, on his return to France. June 20.—Letters from Epirc inform that the four Pachas, sent by the Grand Scgnior against the celebrated Ali Pacha of Janina, instead of opposing him, have joined their forces to his, and arc now marching against Constantinople at the head of 80,000 men. SPAIN. On a full examination of our Spanish pa pers, wc do not find any thing in them of in terest, that we have not already aeon, with the exception of the following, which exhibits in vivid contrast patriotism and its “ kind red vice —JVM. fnt. Freyre's Correspondence with Quiroga. (!en. Head Quarters, Seville, Jan. 10, 1820. Sr. D. Anthohv Quiroga : The authority I am now exercising, my true affection towards the person of the King my master, and iny particular friendship for you, air, when 1 admired you aa an officer in his Majesty’s army, prompt me to ad dress you, to prevent iljs, which at the mo ment, may yet he done ; when after being inevitable, will be of consequences fntal to yourself. If one moment of political frenzy could make you forget his Mnjesty’s k your own interests, I wish to facilitate to you the means to restore to you the sovererign’s fa vor, and that opinion you have lost with the nation. By the choice of those risen, of whom you are at tin; head, you are not ig norant, sir, of the means to make unsuccess ful the valor and determination of the officers of any army. A forced march, leaving un covered by advanced forces the passage of these, a sudden, well-timed panic, or your own retreat on some critical moment, xvjll lie sufficient to deliver (hem up to the King’s arms, and put an end to weighty calamities. As respects your fate, sir, 1 offer all my meditating interposition with his Majesty not only for your free pardon, hut as'well that, in the royai revenue or otherwise, you receive an appointment corresponding to your grade. I cannot doubt, sir, but you will return to yourself, mid that without he sitation you will embrace rnv proposition. ' FREY HE. Answer. Gen. Head Quarters, St Fernando, Jan. lwth, 1H20. General: You have doubtless forgotten, when writing me your insidious letter, that you were addressing the Chief of the Free Spaniards, and who, fifteen days since, had sworn, to the universe, Death or Liberty. 1 have read your letter: the stamp of weakness and malice, ai d a blot for yourself it is with difficulty you will expunge : in every line I see deception, perfidy, and weak ness, and, finally, all the base qualities, the characteristic of your government and of its subjects. You have dared to indicate the the means to sell those citizens who boldly confided to me their lives, their liberty, and that of the mother country. I am horror- struck that such ideas are fostered by a Spaniard. The perfidiousness of the most ungrateful of men cannot have reception in the first free citizen of our countries : cer tain a sufficient motive to abhor him. But, as you have taken up the pen to insult me, 1 will, in return, serve you ; and, in the name of the fathers of the country and of good Spaniards, I solemnly forgive you ; -and, fur myself, otter you uH my influence, that, im- niedinlcly when the government to q liic . you are perjured arc re-united, that your Services may lie recompensed ; and fur this favor I require only that you devote yourself to our country, and give up the command of an army that ’tis only a Swiss would accept of. General, I salute you ; he convinced of this truth, and know that inv small army is confident that lie who suffers lor liberty is immortalized, QUIROGA. Boston, August 8. By the arrival at this port, yesterday, of the ship Herald, Captain Masters, in 38 days from Autwcrp, papers of tfvtt place, to 2i)th June have been received at Merchants’ Hall, with which we have been favored hy Mr. Topliff. Wc have translated some ar ticles, of interest to the general reader. In one of these papers we notice a letter from Win. .Shuler, United States consul at Algiers, to Mr. Appleton, consul in Italy, elated March 14, informing that an Algerine squad ron of seven vessels were getting ready for sea. He hud been assured by the Dry, in reply to enquiries, that their destination was against no Christian power; and that in all cases, strict orders w ere given that no Ame rican vessel be molested hy his cruisers.— Mr. S. further says, as land forces are also equipping, it is thought their destination is against Tunis. Paris. June 23. By a decree from the Court of Nisrnes, an individual has been arrested, charged with the assassination of Marshal Brtme at Avig non in 1815. Constantinople, May 10. The Ottoman empire, which has escaped till now the disasters which have overwhelm ed Europe for a series of years, assumes a warlike and menacing attitude, portending important events. The Porte is willing to ilisplay its strength, for the. honor of the Crescent, in bringing the Pacha of Janina to a sense of 1iis duty. The character of Ali is known; powerful, and ambitious to excess, he exercises a despotic power. He has form ed tlie bold derrtgn of creating an indepen dent sovereignty, with the title of King of Epire, and to proclaim himself Regenerator of Greece. Under this fallacious pretext he has rendered the Greeks enthusiastic for li berty. It is not doubted but lie will oppose the Ottoman forces with those as formida ble, which will occasion a destructive war, the chances and issue of which cannot be foretold. Italy, May 30. The eruptions at Mount Vesuvius, now more frequent Ilian heretofore, engage more Una ever the attention of Ihe scientific. A AMERICA AND PRANCE. TRANSLATED FOR TUP. NEW-YORK EVENING TOST. Extract from the Constitution! I, June 24. CHAMKEIl OF DEPUTIES. Mr. Casimer Eerier.—In addressing you now, gentlemen, my intention is not lor the present to support or oppose tile proposals for the budget «vf the navy, but merely to a- waken the attention of the chamber and of the government to an event which is intim ately connected with the question now under consideration. {Profound silence.) An im portant decision of the government of the U States has just been made known, fdiould this decision which 1 consider os authentic, be confirmed, it doubtless will have a most serious influence on our commercial relations, ami will prove, highly prejudicial to the in terest of the merchants and shippers of our seaport towns. It appears certain Unit the American government has laid a tonnage duty of $ 18 on French vessels entering its ports. This duty amounts to about 100 francs per ton. Such duly, gentlemen, is equivalent to a real prohibition ;it is not on ly destructive of all future means of commer cial intercourse with the United States, but, also, it exposes to inevitable ruin the owners of shipments commenced, made, or on their way to the United States. The losses which may result from this measure ought to he at tributed to those who have not made all their exertions to avert a storm which was necessarily to hurst upon us, owing to the want of foresight that presided in the estab lishment of our relations with the several maritime trading powers, and to those who have not deigned to imitate the example of England, who lias just adopted the system of reciprocity in most of her relations with the United States. The Americans have long since remonstrated against the great disparity of our custom-house system to wards them, and against the charges of eve ry description to which their vessels are sub jeeted in our ports. It is asserted that the American government, tq prove its desire of preserving profitable and amicable relations with-France, has made the most conciliatory proposals, and endeavored to establish recip rural conditions for the commerce and na vigatiuu of both nations, representing it was impossible that a free and enlightened gO' vernincnt should submit any longer to see its interests suffer by a series of obnoxious duties, which it had the prudence and good sense not to try on French vessels. It np- K ears that these pacific negotiations have nut id to any result, and that the Americans, tired to see no satisfactory answered made to their claims, have adopted the painful resolution which I have communicated. My intention, gentlemen, is not to attempt to frighten you, hut I must say that, should the government think fit to apply a suitable remedy to such a state of things, it might re sult in serious evils, and difficult to repair. It is, how ever, but justice to say, that, if, in this circumstance, some Reproaches may be attached to the French administration, the responsibility which may result from its false measures, ought to weigh also on a number of respectable persons who have been con sulted on this subject, and who, in express ing to government their opinions, have not felt willing to be impressed with the idea that if a few unenlightened merchants wish for a monopoly, the general interest of trade re quires liberty ; and especially that govern ment k nations demand now, (and still more will insist upon it in future,) that the first condition of .he mutual exchange of com modities between them he founded on the equality and reciprocity of the arrangements they may think fit to adopt; and in order to prove how much reason and sound ideas continue to prevail over the prejudices which till now have governed the commercial world, I will mention the motion made not long since in Parliament hy the chief of one of the first houses in England, Mr Baring, respecting the so much boasted of prohibito ry system of that country. The minister of the navy was telling us just now, that, in order to be strong, we ought to have a navy. Yes, no doubt, we ought to be strong, but we ought also to be just; aud wc should feel a persuasion, that, in the negotiation alluded to, government will not lose sight of this maxim, and will at tempt every means, compatible with our po- litiral rank, of re-establishing oui commer cial relations with n people which so many recollections and interests make it a duty for us to cement more than ever. (Murmurs of approbation on the left.) Tne Minister of Foreign Relations—I will not attempt here to establish a discussion on the principle*! and the facts just now stat ed. Tr lis question would be so important, that, licforc acting upon it, more certuin ami positive documents limn those hitherto ob tained should be required. 1 will not even venture a positive opinion on the question now raised, and will merely statu, that some lime since negotiations had been commenced between the Americans and France ; my predecessor has caused them to he commu nicated to the French Chamber ^f Com merce. The council of manufactures and commerce lias been assembled; but its de liberations have given no additional facilities for the progress of these negotiations. Go vernment, anxious to leave nothing untried, ims consulted all the chambers of commerce of France; an answer from all of them lias not yet been received; but the opinion of those whicli have reached government art different. However it may be, such n ques tion is not of a nature to be discussed in this louse, and no person has a right to say that in this occurrence such or such a measure ought to lie pursued. Mr. dt VUlele, in opposition to Mr. Cas- imer Pcrier, said, that the Chamber had no right to scrutinize or to blame any act or relation of government with foreign govern ments, and although there might be some thing true in the report, he could not believe that (he American government had taken so hasty • step, but contended, that should this be the fact, the French government ought to pursue a retaliatory system, the result of which would shew which ot the two nations would be most affected by the cessation of in tercourse. Mr. Casimer Ptritr rose, and oftev a few remarks in reply to the minister of foreign affairs, said, that he had not, as was intim ated, condemned government in an absolute manner, since he had declared that the res ponsibility of the evils which the present State of the relations between France and the United States ought to weigh, in a great measure, on those persons wtio had been consulted ; he said this subject was not for eign to the chamber, and that his observa tions were founded on his duty and, hi-s con stitutional rights. The Minister of Foreign Affairs contend ed, that the chamber hud no right to discuss nr encroach on the views of the government; the right of making treaties belonging, by the constitution, to the king alone. (And the House adjourned.) A letter dated Paris, 2Gth June, received Pasquirc, (Minister of foreign affairs,) on the 24th ; the result of which was not known. But that it whs generally believed no retalia tory measure would be adopted by the French government . ’ be lightened, or that we (ball ever o& that uccount, pay one cent the lest inte the public Treasury. It ia believed that the effect of a rigid construction of this law hat not been gt- nerally foreseen. There are many ca ses of extreme hardship which are nob* considered as coming within its provis ions. It is of no avail that the applicant Is indebted, even to. a greater amount than the value ofhis property. Instead of relying on this circumstance, unless his property be indeed very small, and lie has also a helpless eipensive family, he must first surrender up to hia credit ors all that he has, even the (batched co vering over his head, and then he may apply with some little prospect of suc cess. Pensioners under the following cir cumstances, have had their names erased from the pension list. One, whose pro perty did not amount to 600 dollars, nnd whose debts exceeded the amount of hia property. One, who was 74 year* of age, worth 230 dollars, too infirm to pursue his occupation or do any labor, and who had a wife dependent on him lor support. One, whose property did not exceed 360 dollars, who was consid erably embarrassed with debts, and had a very helpless and chargeable family, which he was unable to support without the charitable assistance of liis neighbors. A pensioner whose property was valu ed a 33 dollars had his application re turned, and was required to state par ticularly the diseases with which certain members of his family were said to be afflicted, and to prove them by toe testi mony of a respectable physician. Another who was an officer in the war, aud now about 90 years of age, ha ving a wife, and both of them past labor, and whose property consited of an old horse and 150 dollars saved out of the ' pension money he had already drawn, was informed from the pension office that his case was suspended for consider ation. What an encouragement does this law afford to drunkards and spend thrifts ! One other case has excited much com miseration. A gentleman of respectable standing in the community, nnd now nearly 70 years of age, unable to labor, and without any resource or means of support for himself and family but a farm of moderate extent, and which is insuffi- . cient lor that purpose, and incumbered with debts to half its value, also with e helpless, distressed and dependant family, having been placed on the pension list, indulged a hope, that by the aid of hit pension, he might relieve himself from embarrassment, and render his old ag# comfortable. And well might he expect to share in his country’s bounty ; for no man served in the war a longer term, or more faithfully.—die entered the servic* at the commencement of the war, and was nine months at Roxbury in 1775 and the winter of 1776. In the spring of 1776 he entered with the first continent al troo|4, that were raised, and served till the return of peace. He passed through the different grades of office from a Sergeant to a Captain, and com manded a company the three or four last years of the war. Besides other engage ments of less note, he was in the battles of Trenton, Germantown, Monmouht, Jamestown, and at the seige and capture of Cornwallis, where he assisted in storm ing a redoubt, and had one third of the men under his command either killed or wounded-—Yet, this gentelernnn’s name has been stricken from the pension list. Perhaps however, what a consoling re flection ! when he and his family shall be thrown upon the town, he mny he considered by his country a suitable ob± ject for the exercise of their charity. [Courant.J DOMESTIC. From the Connecticut Mirrpr of August 7. PENSIONER’S MUSTER. On T uesday last the County Court; for this county commenced a special by tire James Monroe, from a gentleman en sesg jon, for the purpose of hearing the tided to the greatest confidence, states, lhat p engio|iera of the Ar ' ()f t| , e R evolu- Mr. Gallatin ha* a long mterv.ew with Mr, ^ make th „ rre %‘Xe estaS, The number of applicants amounted to about one hundred and fifty, most of them indicating in their appearance the stron gest evidence, that necessity alone urg ed them to make claim for that bounty to which they have the fullest title. The court, after haviogpatiently gone through the business, declined accepting any compensation, and several gentlemen of the bar who assisted, followed their ge nerous example. On Wednesday, after the pensioners had all made oath, it hap pened that among them a drummer and fifer were found, who were immediately furnished w ith instruments, at the sound of which the war-worn veterans paraded in front of the court-house. At their head was placed'Kajnr Curtis, who act ed a distinguished part at the battle of Monmouth, and by his side marched Captain Miller, equally distinguished its leading up the “forlorn hope” at Stoney- Point. Colonel Manross acted as mar shall of the day. By urgent solicitation these gentlemen permitted swords to be buckled to their sides. The venerable band then, almost without exception leaning on their staves, moved off at the REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS. Hartford, (Conn.) August t. By the lust construction of the United States Charity Law, or as it nuiy now be tyled, “ A law for the aid of towns in support of their paupers,” a construc tion which the Secretary of War seems to have been compelled reluctantly to adopt, the Northern States are likely to be deprived of about a million of dollars annually, which has been distributed among them in consideration of revolu tionary services. The price of our in dependence, a debt of the most sacred obligation, never has been, and now, probably, never will be paid. No revo lutionary soldier has any thing to hope from bis country, unless by his misfor tunes or his vices, no matter which, he has been doomed to a poor house. Nor 13 there any prospect that by striking off so many pcnsioneri our burdens are to ■mm