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sound of the drum. The scene now
presented was aflectmg beyondI desenp-
ffen. To see so man) of the heroes of
the revolution bendmg beneath he
weight of age, endearonns to stop to the
sound of music, •*<* lor a moment
seemed to strengthen their feeble Join£
and kindle up in their countenances th*
remembrance of the deeds of other dav>,
was enough to excite m the co destV-
som the strongest cmot.ons cl* admiration
and gratitude. The scene, of the Yevo-
iution, assoc,ated with tins feeble rem
nant of those who bore a part in them—
crowded hpon the mind : at one moment
elevated with Che proudest recollections
—then saddened by the mcloncholy re
flection, that the same arm which ■com
paratively hut a few yearn store was
nerved in battle for our defence, now
tremblingly reached to the time-worn
elafl'lbr support.
Having marched up and down almost
the whole extent of Main-street, they
were led back to the north market,
where a frugal and substantial dinner
was provided for them by the citizens.
The Rev. Mr. Cushman was invited to
officiate at the table, and when the old
soldiers had assembled with cheerful
countenances around the convivial board,
he prefaced a most pathetic and impres
sive prayer with the following patriotic
observations :
VtXEBABLE FiTHESS
The interesting occasion on winch
you are this day convened awakens sen
sations in y our withering bosoms more
arJent, more solemn, and more import
ant than the hope of pecuniary benefit
could possibly inspire. You recollect
with a Jeep interest the noble achieve
ments which have been narrated to us
by the fireside 'That period which
threatened the citizens of these States
with a fate more cruel than death, now
rushes upon your remembrance, and al
most restores that youthful vigor which
time had gradually stolen away ;—that
period wheD the welfare of our country,
the liberties of your persons, the enjoy
ment of your unalienable rights, and the
destiny of your progeny rolled with
weight upon your then distressed hearts
now rises to heighten the felicity you
then by your valor procured ;—thaulove
ofliberty which first ied our persecuted
ancestors to prefer a howling wilderness
to their native soil, and prompted theni
to resist oppression, when they could
not escape by flight. They knew that
the God who hail made tin m, and had
endowed them with the love of peace
intended that they should have a place
on the face of the globe, and when they
had peaceably withdrawn to these end
of the earth, they planted their standard
in this territory aod resolutely called it
theirs, determined if the gift of provi
dence could not ensure a title against the
claims of tyranny, to purchase it with
their blood. In this laudable determi
nation you took a part ; in the conflict
which ensued you hazarded your lives,
anJ while you stand trembling over the
graves you have purchased-in a peace
ful soil, your children shall venerate
_vour grey hairs, and express their gra
titude for the privileges transmitted from
you. May that spirit which first inspir
ed your bosoms with patriotic valor, de
scend to your posterity through sue
ceeding generations, and perpetuate the
principles and enjoyments of national
independence. But while we reverence
yrm, our fathers, as the benefactors of
our country, we trace our signal victory
to a higher power, and recognize in our
first triumph, and in every subsequent
enjoyment, the almighty arm of God. To
him be the praise—to Lira be our grati
tude directed, and to him let us look,
through a glorious Redeemer for the
continuance of civil and religious liber
ty-
One hundred and twelve of these Ten
sioners then sat down to the table, togeth
er with the Judges of the Court,—Ma
jor Curtis presiding. After the cloth was
removed, the following sentiments were
drank, accompanied by cannon, and the
whole scene was closed by the patriotic
and Revolutionary song of 1 God save
America’ in full chorus.
Enemies—may America never want brave
uns to storm their).
Hy ,\taj. Hntut.—May om Son* never re-
iuquish I he liberties purchased by their Fa
thers at the price of their blood.
Anecdotes and incidents of the Day.
An old officer to whom was assigned
the duty of forming the company, alter
the line was formed, said with as much ’\| Mini . Atkinson, Blair, Uirtvur, Douglass,
trength as ago ami infirmity would per
mit—‘‘lellow soldiers! dress by the right ,"
nays being required, it was detei mined iulhe
otiirmaliv u.
Those who voted in the affirmative are,
TOASTS.
1. The American Revolution;—the Jor
dan of death between the Egypt of oppres
tion and the Canaan of Ixiberty—2 guns.
2. The departed Heroes of the Revolution
fallen beneath the harvest sickle—hut the sun
shines not upon a wider fieldofLiberty than
has sprung from their deeds.—2 guns.
8. Genera) Georce Washington.—Our
leader in battle here ; may we all be muster
ed with him in Heaven.—[Drank standing.]
—2 guns.
■4. The surviving Patriots of the Revolu
tion—may they not survive the Liberty they
won.—2 guns.
6. General Joseph Warren ;—
“ Hope for a moment hid the world farewell,
“ And freedom shriek'd as Ifarren darkly fell'
2 guns,
6. Gen. Israel Putnam—while alive, nei
ther Danger nor Treason dared look him in
the face ; even his memory has provedrftn
overmatch for titled Defamation.—6 cheers
and 2 guns.
7. The Battle of Lexington;—“ How great
a matter a little fire kindleth!”—2 guns.
8. Bunker Hill—let its thunders never
cease to ring in the cars of our enemies.—f>
cheers and 2 guns.
9. Captain Nathan Hale;—the blood of
such Martyrs is the sure seed of future Pa
triots and Heroes.—2 guns.
10. Our Pensions;—
“ The broken -Soldier kindly bade' to stay—
“ Sat by the fire and talk’d the night uicuy
.11. The Spirit of'78—may it descend to
posterity, ii ever stand at 4th proof. 2 guns
12. The Rising Gen»rafion ;—while they
enjoy the blessings of liberty, may they ne
ver forget those w ho achieved it.—2 guns.
18. Ourselves—We must all soon meet
where the poverty we now plead shall lie
our best title to a Pension of eternal rest
guns.—[Drank silent and standing.]
VOLUNTEERS.
By Major Curtis.—The citizens of Hart
ford;—“We were hungry, and they gave us
meat.” „
By Capt. Miller.—The Batteries of our
finding that he was not heard upon the,
two extremes of his company, he ex-
cl.nmed with netv energy—“ soldiers,
look to the right; the soldier'sfriends are
always'/bum! on the right."
After the company was formed, they
found themselves much annoyed by the
pectators, whose eager curiosity led
them to encroach too close upon these
old veterans, upon which one of the ser
geants stepped briskly forward—“ Gen
tlemen,” said he, “ stand back ; these
men shall not want for room to-day—
they shall have the whole city if they
ant it ; you may look at us if you will,
but you must not press upon our ranks—
the British never Jared to do that ”
lu the morning after the troops were
mustereJ, it was proposed to Maj.~Cur-
tis, an aged & venerable patriot, that hr
hould march at their head, & a sword was
accordingly procured for his use. When
it was presented to him he strongly de
clined wearing it, saying that it was now
an unlit instrument for his feebled palsied
hand. Upon this an old comrade stepped
up—“Major,” said he, “ you did not
behave thus at Monuiouth—you raised
the standard high at Monmouth battle.”—
Monmouth ! Monmouth !’* said the Ma
jor, “ let me feel of it then raising the
word aloft, his hand trembliogjike the
a*pen, he added—“ I once could wield it,
mt the day has gone by—still if you wish
it, I will try to c.rrry it.”
After a short march the troops were
halted a few moments in order to gtvr
the more aged and infirm an opportuni
ty to rest. The old Major-mentioned n-
bove, after seating himselt* upon a stone,
observed to the by-standers “ that it was
pleasant to them to measure their step*
once more to the martial dram and fife,”
but added he with feeling-—” llark!from
the tombs" is now our appropriate
music.
The second volunteer toast, which,
was given by Capt. Miller of this town,
may be read with additional interest
when it is known, that he was the hero
w ho comin inded the forlorn hope at the
storming cf Stony Point. The story vs
we heard it related by a pensioner who
w is at his side at the time, is worth pre-
erving. Miller upon reaching the ene
my’s works, from his small «z« was un
able to reach the tops of the piquets ; af
ter making one or two unsuccessful leaps,
and fearing that he should he preceded
by his companions, exclaimed—"throw
me into the fort ft:iih yovr bayonets,” and
he was literally tossed over with the
muzzles of their muskets.
The age, infirmities and extreme pov
erty of^hese pensioners, was calculated
to render the scene peculiarly affecting
Most of them, as appeared by their de
clarations, possessed little or nothing. A
great part of the inventories fell short of
fifty dollars, and many of them amount
ed to a much smaller sum ; one, in parti
cular, contained but one item, and that
an empty tobacco box !
Capt. Nathan Hale, whose virtues and
misfortunes suggested the sentiment con
tained in the eighth toast, was a brave
and valuable officer belonging to Col
Know lton's regiment ofConoecticut Light
Infantry. lie was a native of Coven
try, in this .State, and graduated at Yale
College in 1773. After the nnfortunate
battle on Long Island, and the retreat of
the American troops to New-York, Gen
Washington became very splicitous to
obtain accurate information of the re
sources and movements of the British ar
my. To spy out an enemy's camp is
one of the most difficult and hazardous
undertakings which a soldier is ever cal
led upon to execute. But the salvation
of America w as at stake, and Washington
had no difficulty in finding enough who
were ready to yield up their lives in her
defence. Hale promptly volunteered
his services and immediately set forth
upon the undertaking. : He visited the
British army in disguise, and collected
all the necessary information, but just a
he was on the eve of returning he was so
unfortunate as to be detected. Circum
stances being Strongly against him and
his inflexible integrity not permitting
hitn to dissemble, he frankly confessed
the object of his visit. He was not al
lowed even the form of trial, and was
barbarously executed the following morn
ing. *How unlike was the conduct of
the American commander in the case of
the unfortunate Andre. Washington not
only gave him every indulgence which
the laws of war would allow, but to these
he added his sympathy and tears. The
following just tribute to the memory of
Captain Hale is from the pen of the late
president Dwight.
Thus did fond virtue wish in vain to «nvc
Hale, hriffht and genrrous. from a huplr*. gray
With genlus’-liviag flame his bosom glow'd,
And science charm'd him to her blest abode.
In worth's-fnir path his feet had ventur'd far,
The pride of Prate, the rising grace of It’ar.
In duly firm, in danger calm ns ev'n,
To friends unchanging, and sincere to heaven
How short his course, the prize how enriy won
While weeping friendship ulourus her tnv rite
gone
pedirnt, and in their opinion, would be ruin-1 l nited .States has jurisdiction. —howe-
ous in their consequences. _ ’ 'Ivor they may have been guilty of a high
Air. Huntsman moved to lay the said me-1 0 flf ence against the country, under whose
m'-riil on tha table until the first day of Ja- | f) |h , ai | c d rtn j perhaps against that
inury, 1821. On the question lor laying , .r , -Cv ,• , . A '
the said memorial on the table, the yeas and (England) "I " hich th y aie subjects.
And he, thereiore, orders the prisoner?
to be discharged.
This ca-c, touching incidentally as it
does, the great question ol State rights d -
duties, retaliate us of another case, which
we unders.iiid is now in agitation. V\ lie-
thcr the seller of tickets in a lottery, au
thorized by an act of Congress, can dis
pose of them in Virginia, without pay
ing the license to the state government.
'1 his involves another question, whether
the United ^Jute^no adfbtteries have
concurrent jurridKjtion ^(thin a state
It is said that twoflktinguished lawyers
to the north have ^;iven an opinion that
no license is necessary Taylor
has given a differrtit oplmaa.
[IHcluAond Enq.]
Harris,Huntsman, Lowry, Miller, Reynolds,
Wallace and William*—li.
Those who voted in the negative are,!
Messrs. Bund), Edmiston, Moore, Parish, £c
Siandifer, ft.
On motion of Mr. Huntsman, ordered,
that the following reason* of himself and
Mr. Wallace, for the above vote, be altered
ou the Journals.
We, the undersigned, being members of
the Senate, who thought pioper to vote f >r
laying a memorial sigiu-d by Gen. Andkssv
Jackson. Col. Eduard Ward others,
on the table, resort to Their constitutional
right of expressing our reasons, and spread
ing them on the journals, in order that the
good people of this slate, may justly esti
mate the motives by which tbeir judgments
were regulated, iw furming the determination
on the above vole: and as a few preliminary
remarks may not be unnecessary, they beg
leave to observe, that it is the pride tc lioast
of the undersigned, that they live in a land
of liberty, w here erAy individual in society
has au equality of right .secured by it sacred
constitution ; which next to securing him
his political and religious privileges, guaran
tees to the citizens the invaluable and iitrsti-
.nable right of peaceably assembling them
selves together 1o consult and confer upon
lhwr ws; us, wishes and grievances, urnl to
petition their representatives upon any sub
ject that the legislative department of the go
vernment has the right to exercise ; and an
encroachment upon this invaluable right,
w hen exercised in the manner contemplated
by tlie constitution, (to wit, in a mild, tem
perate, respeclful manner,) the undersigned
Doth as citizens of the community, ami re
presentatives of the people, would resist with
their lives and property, as they believe a
free and temperate expression of sentiment
by the citizens to the Legislature, isn privi
lege never to be departed front, but preserv
ed inseparable from our political existence.
The undersigned, think, after giving due
weight to the above reasons, as w ell as the
constitution, Unit the. aliov e memorial is ex
tremely exceptionable and indecorous in its
terms and language, .and especially in the
following; particular.
“For the purpose of exhibiting to your
honorable bodies the high and awful respnn-
ilnlity imposed upon you on this occasion,
the undersigned take the liberty of soliciting
your attention to the oath which you have
taken as the legislative agents of the state ;
is under article 9, sec. 2, it in these words
A. B. do solemnly swear or atlirin that as
member of the general assembly, I will in
II appointments vote without favor, a flec
tion, partiality or prejudice, and that 1 will
mt agree or assent to any bill, vote or rcso
Iution which snail appear to.me injurious to
he people, or consent to any act or thing
hatever that shall have a tendency to les
sen or abridge their rights and privileges as
dictated by the constitution of this state.—
When your honorable bodies deliberately
reflect upon the solemnity of this oath, and
compare the details of the above bill, with
the obligations here imposed, tile undersign
ed cannot persuade themselves tliot you can
possibly assent to its passage.”
The undersigned cannot but recollect, and
that too with the most unfeigned regret,
that one of the disiinguishcd characters, who
appears to have been actively zealous in pro
ducing tiic above memorial, but a few days
since, at the seal of government, and in the
presence of some members of the Lngisla
lure, in the i lost indecorous manner stated
that any member who voted for it would per
jure himself, jj- that if the- law did puss, twelve
honest jurymen upon oath would convict those
who voted for the measure of perjury. The
above statement, last aforesaid, taken in coil
flexion with the memorial, the undersigned
think is. a direct and unwarrantable attack
upon the dignity of the-cenate, and a strong
personal implication of perjury against those
members who believed it their duty to vote
for the passage of the law. They further
think that the insinuation of perjury in said
memorial is neither reason nor argument to
convince any rational mind of any principle
whatever ; ami furthermore, the undersign
ed humbly sensible cf the exalted station
they have been called to, by the voice of
their country, think the indignity offered, ex
tends through them, to those whom they
have the honor to represent, and, therefore
feel hound in behalf of themselves and con
stituents, to protest most solemnly against
that part of said memorial as dictatorial, in
decorous, andinlemperute.
(Signed) ADAM HUNTSMAN,
DAVID WALLACE.
Chatham?, the Burkes, and the Franklins,
who foretold the glury and power of our Re
public, at the dawn of her existence. Great
as was the reach of their mighty minds into
the vicissitudes of futurity, they could not
grasp the magnitude of our fortunes; and
w e may rationally conclude, that the com
mencement of another century will equally
transcend the exulted views of those states
men and philosophers who now flourish on
the theatre of British and American polities.
An unseen power is guiding us in paths on-
trod by the nations that have passed off the
luge iif existence, and we can only pause,
gaze, and wonder, as we ascend, with uuri-
allcil celerity, the heights of national gian-
deur.—*V. 1. Com. .L 'v.
Nashville*, (T.) August 2.0
(The General Assembly of this state
Ijourned on Monday last, after a sessitn
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
In Senate, July 15. *
The Clerk of the House of Representiu
fives, delivered in at tile Speaker’s table, i
remonstrance of sundry citizens of David
son county, expressive of their opinion <
the Loan Office Bill, now before the Leg
lature, and representing that the provisions
of the said bill, were in direct violation of
the Constitution of the United States, which
instrument the members of the Legislature
are hound bv an oath to support; and also,
tha. the previsions of the said bill were iuex
Washinutok, August 12
America and France.— l he most inte
resting feature, to us, of the late new
from Europe, is the excitement produc
ed in France by the passage of an act
imposing new tonnage duties on French
vessels. From the friendly feeling of
this country to France, that act was pas
sed reluctantly, and will be cheerfully
suspended, according to the provision it
contains authorizing that course, when
the government of France shall think til
to reciprocate with us the liberality of
our Commercial Regulations. The mea
sure seems to have produced there as
much sensation as if it had been unex
pected. But what else could they have
looked for ? Uur Minister to that coun
try had been long enough entreating
them to listen to reason, and long enough
put off by evasive answers. The sub
joined extract of a letter from him to the
Secretary of State, communicated to
Congress at the last session, shews the
ground on which our law was passed, k.
it is presumed, in the end, France will
not disdain to be as wise as England, and,
by a relaxation of her system, avail her-
elfofthe opportunity, now offered to
her, of placing herself in our ports on
the footing of the most favored nations.
{.Vnt. hit.]
Extract of a letter from Mr. Gallatin to the
Secretary of State, dated
“ Paris, Jan. 20, 1820.
1 have now the honor to eurlose the
copy of Mr. Fnsqnier’s long promised
answer on the subject of our commerci
al relations, which was not received till
after I had closed my last despatch to
you. 1 am confirmed in the opinion,
that nothing will be done here until we
shall have done justice to ourselves by
our own measures. The ministry is, I
think, well disposed: but they will not
act in opposition to the remonstrances of
the shipping-interest, and of the cham
bers of commerce, which have been con
sulted. That of Paris is averse to our
proposals. Indeed, Mr. Pasquier in
formed me, that that of Bordeaux alone
had given an opinion favorable to them.”
of five weeks and one day, having pai
ed about oue hundred auJ sixty lavv^l
mostly of a private nature. An attempf
(0 pass u stop-law, failed by one or two
votes. The IaW to “.prevent a sacri
fice of real estate.” provides that the
debtor may redeem bis land and negroes
sold under execution, at any time within
two years from such sale, on paying the
purchaser ten per cent, per annum on
the money he may have advanced. Per
sonal property sold before the first day
of December next, may also be redeem
ed.
August 9.
' Bank of the State of Tennessee.— The
Directors of this institution, met last
week for the purpose of organizing them
selves. The hon. John M’Naikv li.tv
declined acting as President. Gf.o
IV. Gians, Esquire, was appointed in his
place. David M’Gavock, Nathan Ew-
and John Catron, Esq's, also declin
ed accepting the appointment of Direc
tors. The Imn. John M’NaLrv, John 11.
Eaton, William L. Brown, and Matthew
Barrow, Esq’s, were appointed to fill the
vacancies thus occasioned in the direc
tion.
We understand the Board of Direc
tors have already despatched an agent to
Philadelphia, to procure the engraving
■tnd printing the notes. It tS confidently
expected the institution will go into ope
ration by tin? 15th October next.
from the Geneva (.V V.) Pnllnd'a s, July eo
SPECIAL SE^SlU.v
The people r*. Janus If. Jackson.
The deleudaut was brought before
justices Dox, Collins and Cook on Mon
day last, on the charge of theft. l] e was
from Hector, Tompkins county, was a
preacher in that neighborhood, and had
come down with a boat load of lumber.
He sold Ins lumber on Suturday to a mer
chant in this village. While examinin'*
the goods he wished in exchange, he
concealed the following property,
2 enses razors. 8 pair doe skin gloves, &
line combs, 2 pair shoes, 1 razor, 1 pair
spectacles, -1 tiles, 4 thimbles, 7 Jew’s
harps and 18 handkerchiefs, which he
stowed away in the boat ; he also took
from the village one pair pantaloons and
2 hats.
On Sunday he exhorted at some length
on board the vessel to a number who
were on the wharves, Lc. In the af
ternoon he w ent into a house in the lower
part of the village, and talked very reli*
giously to the family for some time, and
on going out he perceived a coat and
gown in the hall which he took also to
the boat. On Sunday evening some of
the articles were missing, and on search
being made, they were all found in par
son J.ackson’s custody. The gentlernau
was arrested, and kept in “ durance vile”
till the next muring. After his arrest,
and the discovery of the goods, he ap
peared to he a little insane, but r>.uch
m >re so during the trial. The magis
trates probably considering hitn more
knave than fool, sent meed him to four
months imprisonment in the county jail.
The last Norfolk Herald furnishes us
with the opinion of Judge Parker, in the
ease of four of the crew of the General
Rondeau, who were brought before him
on a w rit of habeas corpus, and by him
ordered to be discharged. It occupies
six columns of the Herald, and we are
under the necessity of laying it over un
til. Friday. These men were committed
by warrant from the Mayor of Lite Bo
rough of Norfolk, to be tried before the
Circuit Court of the United States.—
Judge P. states three questions to grow
out of the facts of the case.
1st. Whether a state officer has au
thority to grant a warrant of commitment
for a breach of the criminal laws of the
United States, lie wiares delivering an
opinion upon this point, as the * distinc
tion drawn by Judge Cheycs (between a
ministerial ii judicial act) may be found
ed on good reason ; ns the counsel for
the prisoners has expressly declined
making or arguing this objection to the
proceedings ; and as from the opinion
the judge ‘ has formed on other parts of
the case,’ he was ‘ under no necessity
of deciding this.'
2. Whether, as the arrest is underco
lor of authority from the United States,
lie, as a state judge, has «py right, under
the habeas corpus nrt, to take cogni
zance of the case. The Judge decides
this point in the affirmative.
3d. Whether any crime has been com
mitted by the prisoners, over which any
court in the United Suites has jurisdiction?
Upon this question, involving the defi
nition of what is piracy, the Judge trives
it ns his opinion, ” that there is no ground
for believing or suspecting, from the evi-
, deuce, that those men have been guilty
’ of nny crime over which any court in the
STATE OF MISSOURI.
St. Louis, July 19.
The important instrument, the Con
stitution of the state of .Missouri, was fi
nished on Monday the 17th instant, en
grossed on parchment on Tuesday,
and will-be signed in the afternoon of
this day. It is ordered to be printed
in English and French, and will Ue pub
lished in this paper w ithout the least de
lay.
A national salute, fired by the St. Lou
is Ouards, will announce the time of its
signature.
The Convention have decided that
the permanent seat of government, after
the year 182G, shall be on the Missouri
river, and at or near the mouth of the
Ossage : for the present it remains at
St. Louis.
The month of the Ossage, or its imme
diate neighborhood, is doubtless the spot
to which the general interest points as
the most proper for the Capital of the.
State.
It is precisely in the centre of the line
north and south, and only a few mile>
cast of the ct'nU e on the line east and
west. But, as the Mississippi bends out
to the cast below St. Louis, and, in con
sequence, includes more ground than a
straight course would give, it is evident
that there is as much territory eusi of a
line drawn through the mouth of the
Ossage af there is on the we6t ofit.
The country about this position is
eminently rich and beautiful, and enjoys
the characteristic salubrity of the Mis
souri climate.
It is fortunate for the state of Missou-
i, thatso line a position for her Capital
as the confluence of trie Ossage and Mis
souri rivers presents, should correspond
so precisely with the centre tcrrilor
and the general interests of the popula
tion. The union of such rare advanta
ges is a guarantee for tlui wealth and
splendor, as well as for the pertnaneucy
of the future capital of (he state.
Mr. M‘Ferron proposed in conventi
on that the name of Missouiuopolis
should be bestowed on the new Capital.
We are free to declare that wo are en
tirely in lavor of that name.
It is new, and belongs to no other
place.
It is appropriate, and signifies uliat it
is, to wit, the City of Missouri.
Huntsvii.ls, (A.) August 4.
The -Crops.—Our foreign readers will
doubtless be gratified to learn that the
crops of Cotton, Cora, Lc. in this part of
Alabama, arc uncommonly tine. The
whole country of the Tennessee valley
has been highly favored with seasonable
showers and fine growing weather, du
ring the spring and summer, and the
crop? were never known to be so pro
mising.
The Assessor of this county while ta
king the census has ascertained the num
ber of cotton gins, and the quantity of
cotton ginned and packed at each, of the
last year's crop.
The accurate result we have not been
able to procure, but expect to do so for
next week’s paper—the quantity exceeds
four millions pounds, picked cotton,
which xvill make near fourteen thousand
bales, averaging 300 lbs. each, and at 10
cents per pound will produce jj400,000.
The present crop will, in nil probabi
lity yield an increase of at least 23 per
cent, in quantity, from the same ground,
and as there i6 an increasing quantity in
cultivation, we may with some 'legree. of
certainty calculate, that the cotton grown
in this county alone, will not fall much
short nf twenty thousand bales.
What an astonishing production for a
little tract of country, (about 20 miles
square) which has been reclaimed from
a wilderness within the last ten years !
Extraordinary Expedition.—The steam
bout Chancellor Livingston, left N. York
on Wednesday last at 4 P. M. ; lay at the
bar and at Albany 4 hours, and arrived
,xt New-York at 11 o’clock on Friday
r. -orning—accomplishing 330 miles in 43
licuirs, including the four hours stop
page, and encountering head winds both
aay.s.—She left New-York again on Sa
turday evening at a quarter past 4, and
arrive*.! at the overslaugh, on Sunday at
12 o’ck'rli—making 492 miles in 5B
hours and 3 quarters, and accomplished 3
trips with only 33 hours rest at the
wharves, an I including the time occupi
ed in receivii g and lauding passengers on
tlie way.—Alb.any Gaxctie.
Cahawba, (A.) August 12.
The prospects of Education in our own State.
The ample means, furnished by the
General Government, wriiich we are in
possession of, are, we venture to say,
fur beyond those of any other state in
the Union.' Besides every 16th section
out of each township, for the benefit of
schools, Congress has authorized the se
lection of 72 sections, amounting to two
entire townships, for the endowment of
an university :—The greatest portion
of these lands have already been select
ed—and, from the very judicious selec
tion, it is presumed that the lands- would
sell, on an average, at £ 15 per acre—
but to be within bounds we will say $ 10
per acre—which amounts to upwards
of four hundred and sixty thousand dol
lars.—Press.
EXECUTION.
Charleston, August 12.
Yesterday, precisely at one o'clock.
JF«. liayvard wa» executed just above
the lines, pursuant to his sentence, for
the crime of highway robbery. From
the period of his condemnation, he hu-
uuirtimfly persisted in bis innocence of
the particular crime for which he final
ly suffered, while he as freely acknow
ledged the immorality of bis life, and the
baneful effects of the crime of gambling.
The night previous to the fttul day,
while attended by some religious visi
tants, he appeared to feel gratified in un
bosoming himself in answering their pi
ous enquiries, and during the whole of
their intercourse, his innocence of the
crime, and resignation to his fate, was his
constant theme. Upor the fatal spot,
penitence appeared seated on his coun
tenance, and he at last closed his earthly
LATEST FROM THE PATRIOTS.
Norfolk, August 14.
Capt. Chambc lain, ol the Brig Ueorgi-
utiu, arrive*, here yesterday, in 11 days from
St. '£homas, states th'at intelligence to 18th
ult. had beeu received there from Angostu
ra. Gen. Morillo had sent a Flag of Truce
from Cnraccas, bearing a communication to
tiic Congress of the Rep ublic of Columbia,
(to which he gives the til le of Most Serene
Highness) in order to asco rtain whether that
Body would receive Commissioners to treat
upon a cessation of hostiliti es, itc. until the
Cortes of Spain should asse.mbie to deliber
ate on the affairs of Spanish America. The
Decree of the Congress in reply to Morillo’*
communication, was in sobsumce—“ that it
would receive any propositions the Spanish
Government might make to it, having for
their basis the Sovereignty tv Lndep*sndenc»
of the Republic of Columbia, and that it
would not receive any proposal which should,
deviate fiom those principles so often pro
claimed by the Government and People of
tiial Republic.”
Capt. Chamberlain also informs, that a
few days previous to his leaving St. Thomas,
the Governor scut out ait armed sch’r, which,
brought in a piratical schooner that had rob*-
bed a number ol vessels ; among thepn was
one commanded by Capt. Sears, of Rhode*
Island, from Campeachy, hound to Tho
mas. which they plundered of her cargo*
provisions, cloalhiug, &c. Proof had beem
obtained of the murder of a Captain belong
ing to St. Thomas, hy one oi' the pirates,
all of whom Had been tried,put in irons, and
imprisoned. The captain of the piratical
vessel made his escape ashore previous to
her capture.—Beacon,
Inland .Yavigalion.— A spirit of enterprise
and industry is hearing down every obstacle:
opening magnificent rivers for infernal com
merce ; calling up r'rties and villages in the
bosom of the wilderness; and changing the
face ofercation. Before 20 years have elap
sed, the great western canal will Imve caused
a revolution in the inland trade ol the United
Stales, and the state of New-York have dou
ble the strength of the American nation at
the close of the Revolutionary \Var. Alrea
dy have we surpassed the calculations of the
Cl! VRLESTON, August 19.
Extract of a letter to the Editor, doted
“ Havana, lltli Aug. 1820.
“ Yesterday evening the Fiscal insulted
the public greatly, hy saying that before four
months al’trr this date, he would have the
Constitution abolished, and the Citizens
chained up, in consequence of a piece printed
again-t him in e ne of tin- public papers. Had
it no. been for the interference of the Police,
the public would undoubtedly have killed
him. The Captain-General has ordered him
,o the Muro-Castle until tried, as a traitor,
and an enemy to tlie Constitution.
"The Citizens ate determined to main,
lam their Constitutional Rights even at their
peril: they have now uou* National Guards
at then- disposal, and likewise all the Regu
lars composing the Gae'isutit”
FRE.VCf MARLYE.
The French papers contain an able Report
of the Gumnktte* of tlie House of Deputies,
on the Budget for 18i0. Tlie stun total pro
posed to lie grinted to the Government, as
the amount ofWa’S and Menus for the year,
is 605,188,850 fraws, not more than one half
of the annua? ex»fnditure of tho British Go
vernment. In ms report a system of mari
time arniamci) for France is suggested. It
is proposed flat no large fleets be thought
of; but tha' new frigates be built, ns the
most suita'e species of naval force for the
protection°f commerce; and allusion rs
made to #ir experience in our last war with
England t0 illustrate its superior utility as a
means' annoyance inn contest with an en
emy zssessing so immense a Navy. The
Conv'Uee look to the complete estanlish-
men oetween the years 1820 and 1800, of a
Mil*ry Marine, to consist of 80 or 10 shins
of* 8 !*no, 80 frigates and 50 smaller ves-
w , all ready for active service. An annual
/propriation of from 40 to 50 millions of
aacs, to eflect the purpose, is advised in the
course, with forgiving all mankind, nnditeport. Let Spain pursue a similar coiini.
a declaration of his own irinocenco.-Jipfnxcrtion, and the United Stntes persevere
He was attended in his last moments I
the Rev. Mr. Muods.
The frequency of these melunc^J
occurrences, we trust, will prove a* ar "
nings to the illiterate and vile ; an trm y
they coti«ider, that netwithstanF*
lenity of our laws, and the cla' n fJ °*
our Executive, the one must ,’’ 8n *°rc-
ed, while justice to the coud 11 ’’.^‘' e "
mends precedence of tb.e °* ^ ie
other.
in their plan of maritime equipment, nml
Great-Britaiu w ill have other motives besides
the embarrassment of her finances, to abstain
from provoking wars, which might combine
on tile ocean the energies of those Powers,
[ Walsh's Gazette,]
Among other particulars of the foreign
news, the most important are—the cir
cular concerning the Spanish Revoluti
on said to be addressed to the European
Court*, by the Emperor of Russia,