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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with the love of peace intended that they should have a place on the face of the globe, and when they had peaceably withdrawn to these end of the earth, they planted their standard in this territory aod resolutely called it theirs, determined if the gift of provi dence could not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,