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FHOM Till'. NATIONAL INTEI.I.IOENCKH.
LOUISIANA AND FLORIDA.
Tlie iiiial settlement of the titles and limits
of these ceded territories, in the most har
monious and effectual manner, with the roy
al and national authorities of Spain, and
with the most friendly understanding of all
the Bourbon sovereigns and other powers in
amity with France and Spain, is a consum
mation devoutly to lie acknowledged by the
friends of peace. The part the President of
the United States has taken in these affairs,
in his ministerial characters of 179. r > and
ISO4, in Europe, and in his more elevated
stations of President, Senator, and Secrota-
ary of State and War, in this country, have
identified his name and character, With that
extensive combined acquisition.
’I’lie ripest fruit, which is yet unphickrd,
of these fair acquisitions, is the suspended
capital of our injured citizens, to the amount
of five millions of dollars, which will come
to the hands of its owners in the appreciated
money of the present time. This great res
toration of active capital, under the judicious
and equitable arrangements of the govern
ment, will sensibly contribute to the re-ani
mation of the business of our country, hear
ing, as it does, a serious proportion to the
whole specific medium.
The addition to our coasts of more than
twelve hundred miles, according to its cur
vatures from Saint Mary’s to the Sabine, in
a temperature capable of producing Hit Chi
na orange, corresponding with those of the
bays of St. Ubes and Cadiz, must give us,
with the Keys and little islands, a complete
and extensive new faculty for the manufac
ture of salt for our whole consumption, and
for exportation.
The numerous ports from Amelia Island
to New-Orleans and thu Sabine, as well from
their connexions with our own interior and
adjacent country, ns from their ministering
to the foreign and the coasting trade, and, by
their salt, to the fisheries and wet provision
business, und particularly with that of the
W. ■st Indies, the Gulf of Mexico, and foreign
America, will give a spring, an expedition,
and an extension, to our foreign and domes
tic commerce, of the deepest interest at the
present time. It will enable us also to cure
or to prevent evils to us cif that buccaneering
and marauding spirit, which, created during
the wars that grew out of tile French revo
lution, has been particularly nourished by
many obvious circumstances, on all the A-
mericari coasts south of Georgia, since the
changes in the government of St. Domingo,
in 1791, the embarrassments of Spain and
ortugal, and the civil and revolutionary
ggles of the various communities and
ers in southern America, on the Gulf of
ico, the Atlantic, and the Pacific.
The momentary depression of the prices
of American productions, bread stuffs, in
cluding rice, tobacco, sugars, and cotton, und
of distilled and fermented liquors, gives a
great importance to every opportunity, fa
culty, and discovery, which shall, by adding
to the employments of our people, limit the
excess, and prevent the depression, of the
various present fruits of cultivation.
It is manifest that the climate and soil of
the peninsula of Florida must be capable of
yielding all the productions of the Bahama
Islands, including the pine apple ; and all
those of Spain and Portugal, south of the
orange temperature of Lisbon or Cintra,
the orange of which is rivalled by that of
our St. Augustine, at less than thirty de
grees north latitude. This demarcation in
cludes the olive of Spain, with its oil, salt as
before mentioned, flip fig of Spain and Por
tugal, the silk of Spain, the suspended sugars
of Muditerranean Spain ; the lemon and the
sour or Seville orange, various minor fruits
the grape vines of Xeres, St. Lucar, Malaga
Benecarlo, Lisbon, Oporto, Carcavelly, with
their fabrications of wine, brandy, and the
dried raisin, and the fresh grape, by short
voyages to the northern ports. The climate
of the Turkey, or Smyrna, or drum fig, in
31! deg. equal, (at the usual difference of 1.0
deg.) to our 28 degrees, must be found in the
peninsula of Florida, and the great olive
countries of lower Italy, Asiatic Turkey, and
Attica, after the same allowance of 10 de
grees of difference, must be presumed to ex
ist in our new acquisition. Being singular
ly peninsular and affected by (he constant
and near course of the warm gulf stream,
the climate must be favorable to growths of
more southern countries, and annually more
so, as the country shall he cleared arid drain
od. The seaweeds for barilla and kelp me
i it a careful research. We have not yet no
ticed any thing but the climate, as a distinct
and most important point. \\ e have not
vet spoken of the soil. We presume that
the important productions of coffee and ca-
r.oa, or cocoa, with the date,the lime, pimen
to, or allspice, or Jamaica pepper, the benni
oil and castor oil plants and other produc
tions of the West Indies, may succeed on
millions of acres of southern peninsular Flo
rida, in which there are no frosts, so far ns
those productions depend on climate.
In regard to the land, coffee, the universal
favorite of the world, does not require a
rich soil, especially for the more delicate and
esteemed qualities. Neither docs the olive
nor the grape vine, nor the fig, nor the date.
The success of coffee in some sufficient
places, in so large a country, are to he con
fidently expected, and will prove an easy,
heathful, and profitable new employment of
a considerable portion of both our poor and
our African population. The vine grows in
France, in gravels, pine barrens, and blow
ing sands. Attica, famous for its ancient
commerce in olive oil, is a very sterile coun
try. The olive, occasionally failing in France
jn the 43d degree of north latitude. The
date grows in the countries under the equa
tor, and thence to the island of Sardinia, in
Su’degrees north latitude, equal to our £9
degrees, and must succeed in our new pe
ninsula, The temperature of Grenada in
Spam, is the only climate in Europe in which
Inu dried grape or raisin is well and abun-
dantly produced by the sun and skill. It is
supposed by some that the warm tempera
ture produced by the passage of the air over
the Gulistream, enables the planters to raise
the sea-island cotton. If this be founded,
Florida will greatly extend our advantages
in that respect. The warmth of the Gulph
Stream has been often proved by the ther
mometer. The Zantc, or Corinth fruit so
called, grows in the temperature of Florida.
The magazines of the live oak, peculiar to
America, and other limber and useful woods,
cannot lie unknown to any who have attend
ed to the subject. Much of it grows on the
coast and navigable waters, and may he ren
dered highly valuable by local ship and house
building, and by water and steam mills.—
Tlie West India trade in lumber must be
immense and very active. The breeding
and use of asses ana mules, and the easy ex
portation of them to our foreign neighbors,
must constitute a great business even in tlie
poorest districts of land. The ingenuity,
versatility and activity, of our countrymen
will subject the capacities of soil, conforma
tion of the country and coast, and the cli
mate, to innumerable experiments, in order
to make the best of a good bargain.
The three Spanish Commissioners are
not yet appointed. There are several
persons who have been brought to the
President’s nolice, perhaps not less than
r J0 for these offices. The applicants for
places of all s*ts are numerous, and op
pressive to the President. An estimate
has been made of 50 or GO members of
Congress, who are on the nomination
oil. This power of appointment is thus
not less a source of pain than of power
to the Chief Magistrate of the United
States.
The amount of claims under the Flori-
Treatv has been estimated in the
newspapers .it forty odd millions. We
learn from a gentleman who is conver
sant with these claims, tiiat they may
rohably be set down at about 20 mil
lions. The sum of 5 millions will there-
fore considerably fall »bort of the de
mand ; and the claims will have to be
scaled.
There are five classes bf claims : of
which the fifth is “ claims of citizens of
the U. S. upon the Spanish government,
statements of which, soliciting the inter
position of the government of the United
States, have been presented to the Ue-
partrnentofStute, or to the minister of the
U. S. in Spain since the date of the con
vention of 1820, and until the signature
of this treaty.” A question has been
made whether Mr. Meade’s case came
under this description. It alone is es
timated at near half a million ; and is
for provisions and other articles fur
nished to the Spanish armies. He has
laid a Memorial before the President
and Congress upon this subject ; the
Secretary of State made a report upon it
to the Senate, who took no order upon
the matter. It is said, that Mr. M. claims
the whole debt from our government—
and that the Secretary of State is of o-
pinion, the claim, being once admitted
by Spain,.(probably since the date of the
ignature of this treaty) is still a fair
claim upon the treasury of Spain ; that
he ought to goagainst her, not against us.
The Memorial has been published ; and
we wish equal publicity could be given
to the report.—Richmond Enq.
FROM THF RICHMOND COMPILril.
NEW-YORK SCHOOLS.
The account of these schools present
ed by Governor Clinton’s Message to the
Legislature is fully confirmed by tlie Re
ports of the Siiperintendant of common
schools, and of the committee on colle
ges, academies mid common schools in
the Assembly of New-York. The schools
arc in the most flourishing condition.—
By the returns for the preceding year,
it appears, that in 515 towns from which
returns have been received, there are
G332 school districts, organized accor
ding to law—in these have been taught,
during the whole or some part of the year,
301,559 children—the number of chil
dren in the same districts, between the
age of 5 and 15 years, is 317,833. There
are 27 towns, which have not sent in re
turns.
The amount of public money, report
ed to have been received in the differ
ent districts, is $140,118—the sum of
$80,000 is annually distributed out of
certain funds set apart for that purpose
for the support and encouragement of
common schools ; besides this, they re
ceive the half of certain quit rents and
commutations for quit rents, and the net
proceeds of escheated lands—and also
extra sums which many towns have di
rected to be raised by tax, over and a-
hove what they were required by law
to raise.
This system is evidently increasing—
We have the returns for six years ; from
which itnppears, that in 181G, the num
ber of towns which sent in returns was
338 ; the number of districts in those
towns was 2G31 ; the public money re
ceived in them was $55,720 ; the chil
dren taught were 140,10G ;—and for the
preceding year, the number of towns
is 545 ; school districts G332 ; money
$148,418 ; and number ofchildren taught
primary schools of Virginia ; the Com
mittee of the N. Y. legislature propose
to set apart a new fund to obviate all pos
sible deficiencies in the school appropri
ation. We may add, that this new con
tribution is not to stand in the way oT o-
ther sums which are solicited for other
meritorious establishments ; for instance,
the committee propose to give to Colum
bia College six of the lots, reserved for
literary purposes in the county of St.
Lawrence, valued at about $8000, be
sides making a transfer of certain bunds
and mortgages to an amount not exceed
ing $10,000—They propose to give Ha
milton College certain lands in New
Stockbridgn and in the Onondaga Re
servation estimated at about $10,000;
—to different Academics also they pro
pose to appropriate different contribu
tions, among others to the Waterford
Female Academy.
This is a scene of public munificence,
which it is really refreshing to contem
plate. The common Schools alone are
a noble monument of public spirit. 'Clio’
most of the hoys do not go to school for
the whole year ; and in most schools the
public bounty does not defray the rx-
peiice for more than three months in the
year, vet such are the facilities given in
different wavs, that the siiperintendant
calculates “ that of the rising generation
hut very few individuals will arrive to
maturity, without the enjoyment and
protection of a common education.”—
There is to be noted this difference be
tween the situation of New-York and
Virginia—that the former owned a large
mass of hack lands, which, as population
wont westwardlv, became more valuable,
and poured large funds into the coffers
of the stale', to be devoted to public Im
provements—whereas, we, pursuing ge
nerosity on a large scale, gave up our
hack lands in the immense region N. W.
of the Ohio River—thus preventing the
growth of our finances—and diminishing
the fund of public improvements.
MURDER—MOST FOUL ! ! !
Norfolk, March 21.
Yesterday afternoon, between 4 and
5 o’clock, an inquest was held over the
body of a man, found lying dead in a house
immediately back of that part of Church-
street opposite to Flume’s Rope-Walk,
owned by a Mrs. iletherington. The
verdict of the inquest was, that he had
been murdered by some person, or persons
unknown. The state in which the body
was when discovered, furnished incon
testable evidence of a murder, w hich for
preconcert, deliberate turpitude, and
diabolical hardihood, could find but few
parallels in the black catalogue ofhnman
butcheries, An entirely new axe, two
large knives, and two buckets were I.ty
ing on the floor near tlie body, from
which the head, legs and arms had been
severed ; the two last at every joint,
with a precision which surgical skill
could scarcely surpass.
From an examination of the head,
which with the hands, and one of the
arms, had been put into tlie fire and al
most reduced to a cinder, it was evident
that the deceased had been despatched
in the upper rooms ; that on yesterday
morning about ten o’clock, some chil
dren who were playing in an adjoining
garden, heard the cry of murder! issuing
from the house, and informed their par
ents, who supposing it to proceed from a
servant undergoing correction, did not
immediately attend to it ; that soon after,
however, n man being seen in tlie lower
room, walking up and down, apparently
under the influence of violent feelings,
they communicated the circumstances to
Mr. Cherry,, one of the police officers,
who proceeded to the house about 2 o’
clock, and finding it fastened up closely,
made forcible entry, when the shocking
spectacle we have described above was
presented to him.
No person but tlie deceased was in the
house when Mr. Cherry entered ; but
we learn, that about 1 o’clock, a man,
very neatly dressed, came out of the
house, and locking the door, went into a
negro kitchen in an adjoining yard, light
ed a segar, and desired an old woman
who stayed there, il any one caine to say
that he had gene to dinner. He did not
return.
A Mayor's Court was held last night,
for the purpose of collecting information
respecting the case. He believe no
thing likely to effect the apprehension of
the absconder or absconders, was obtain
ed.—Beacon.
From the Charleston City Gaseltc - ( M!i jiff.
Commercial Reading and .News Room,
Norfolk, March 22—Noon.
Ml. I)’IIILDEN,
Sir—1 have just time to inform you
before the mail closes, that the Murder
ers are taken, and are now undergoing
an examination at the Court-house.—
They had been traced yesterday, and
last night were pursued by captain Ja
cob Sinister, and a friend or two whom
he raised for the purpose : and were
this morning taken about 2 o’clock, on
Sewell’s Point, where they had gone
no doubt, for the purpose of getting on
hoard of some outward vessel, in the
Roads, or Lynhaven Bay. Information
had reached (own of the taking of the
felons, (two in number), before they
arrived, and Church-street was thronged
on every side, ns fir as Fort Barbour,
with spectators, to see the miserable cul
prits as they were brought in. As they
passed, driven in a chair by capt. .Shus
ter, the first hurst was—“ Huzza for
capt. Shuster I” followed by the hisses
and the most opprobrious epithets on the
hanging looking scoundrels whom he had
in charge,
i: These men (Spaniards) arrived here
on the 10th of this month, from Balti
more, and passed by the names of Josse
Garcia and Juan Gomez.
The conduct of captain Shuster, de
serves the highest applause. He start
ed uninfluenced by any offer of reward,
(for there bad none been signified) to
take the villains, anil lie succeeded.
Respectfully yours,
\V. G. LYFORD.
From the Frigate Macedonian.
On the 22d of February, the sebr. Phi
lo, arrived here on Saturday from Smyr-
ing the exasperated state of the public
feeling.
Lord Cochrane, who was still cruizing
ofl the port, declared his intention of de
stroying the town of Callao, on his next
attack. His treatment to American ves
sels in that neighbourhood wns not com
plained of, notwithstanding it was known
to him that many of them had Spanish
property on board. The American and
British merchant vessels had dropped
down the harbor, nfter being fired upon
from the forts.
The ship Panther left Callao about a
fortnight after the above event took
place, and proceeded, in company with
the Macedonian to Fata, a port about 4
degrees to windward, where she left the
frigate oil the 14th December.
[Charleston Courier.]
by a blow on the skull, given with the | tin, fell in with the ship Panther, capt.
axe, the eye of which only was stained Austin, of Boston, from Callao bound to
with blood. One of the buckets was
used to catch the blood, and the other,
no doubt, to wash the limbs as they were
taken off, for it contained the feet, legs,
and one arm, with a small quantity of wa
ter, scarcely discoloured.—The linea
ments of the face were so destroyed by
• lie operation of the fire, that it was
nearly impossible to trace a resemblance
to any thing human, mid there can be
little doubt, that it was the first intention
of the fiend who perpetrated this shock
ing deed, to consummate his purpose by
destroying, as rapidly as the size of the
fire would permit, every vestige of his
victim ; but, apprehensive of detection,
lie left his hellish work unfinished.
An ordinary sized trunk was found in
the house, containing some genteel ap
parel, a few articles of jewelry, a silver
watch, a pair of pistols, some gold
smith’s tools, a masonic apron, sash, and
a diploma issued at Baltimore in Dec.
last, and signed by the Grand Master
of Maryland. From the last named
article, which doubtless w as the property
of the deceased, it would appear that his
name was Fetich Laoaudktte, and, from
what we have been enabled to learn,
that he was a peddling jeweler, who had
been in this place about three week
trafficking in such wares.
Several articles of the cloathing bore
tlie imprint of bloody hands, doubtless
made by (he murderer in searching fo
that which it may be presumed impelled
him to this woeful deed. No money of
consequence was in the trunk. A hand
some gold watch, we understand, was
left in the room, the chain of which too
was stained with blood.
The follow ing is tlie result of our in
quiries among the neighbouring resi
dents.—That the bouse was rented a-
bout the 1st of the present month by
three foreigners, of decent exterior, of
whom they knew nothing further than
Gibraltar, who put on board George Har
ris, a seaman, to assist capt. Fercival in
navigating his vessel, & also, despatches
from capt. Downes, of tlie U. S. frigate
Macedonian, for Government. From
this seaman we learn that he left Callao,
in the Panther, in the month of Nov.
last ; and that the report of the massacre
of a part of n boat’* crew of the .Macedo
nian is correct. The following are gi
ven as the particulars :—Lord Cochrane
entered the harbor of Callao, as already
stated, in the month of October, and an
chored just without gun-shot of the forts.
The following night, he attacked in the
boats, captured, and succeeded in bring
ing out it Spanish frigate. This exas
perated the Spaniards of Callao, who
charged the crews of the .Macedonian
and the British frigate Hyperion, lying
at anchor in the harbor, with aiding Lord
C. with the means of carrying his attack
into execution. The next day, a boat
from the American frigate, on approach
ing the town, was tired upon by the sol
diery—three of her crew , (the Purser's
Steward and two seamen) were killed,
and most of the others wounded ; but
they finally succeeded in making their
escape
A boat from the Hyperion, ignorant of
what had happened to the American boat,
was also approaching the town, when
they were cautioned against doing so, by
a boat from a Spanish government brig,
which had aided in saving the remainder
of the crew of the Macedonian's boat,
and who appeared to be much exaspera
ted nt the conduct of the soldiery.
At this time capt. Downes was at Li
ma, a distance of nine miles ; and Lieut.
Murray who was in command, immedi
ately dispatched a letter, privately, to
apprise bioi of whr.t had taken place.—
He directed that a boat from the ship
should he in readiness to receive him at
a small port about 30 miles distant ; and
FROM PORT-AU-PRINCE.
By the politeness of Cap,. Johnson, of
the Brig Rover, in 12 days from Port-au-
Prince, wo have received a llaytial) paper of
the !)tli inst. containing a pmtieuliir detail of
the insurrection at St. Marc and Goiihlves.
The editor says, that In oflhring to the pub
lican account of the events which have tak
en place at those two points since the 2rid
February last, his object is to dissipate the
fears which the citizens might have enter
tained, as to the rebellion—and to warn them
against the false reports, spread by the dis
contents with the perfidious intention of di
minishing themnlldence and respect due to
the gnver*M0jp|Rd to convince those who
desire to kindle the fire of discord, that their
attempt is vain and their desires impotent.
He states that the principal cause of what
has happened, was the unmeasured ambiti
on of one of the principal ministers of the ty
ranny of Ohristnplie— Jean Pierre Richard,
a general of division, who had, long before
the. death of the despot, conceived the plan
of hurling his master from.the throne, nod
putting himself in his place—and that to him
must ho attributed all the fermentation w ich
has for a long time existed in the north
west of the republic, and which burst forth
on the 23d of February.
The account goes on to state, the machi
nations of Richard, for rendering hiinselfpo-
pular with the people, and for rendering
Christophe odious. That he associated with
him Col. Paulin of the 8lh regiment?of in
fantry, who endeavored and did succeed ill
part, by tlie gold he had amassed at play, in
gaining over the troops under his command.
The regiment however, feeling the shame
ful stain which they had imposed nu them
selves—returned to their duty, abandoned
its unworthy leader who was sorely wound
ed, and delivered to the general. Paulin
was carried to thu hospital, .where he died
of his wounds.
I,t. Col. Bclzuncc, aid-de-camp of Chris-
tophe, who hud also taken part in the insur
rection, was seized and carried to Port-au-
Prince, and delivered over to a military com
mission for trial.
fffciuquility was then completely restored
by the submission of the 8th regiment, and
has since been maintained by the vigilance
of the generals Bonnet, Mare, Servant, and
the adjutant general Constant.
Col. Guillaume had been put in the place
f die trailor Paulin.
IVhilsl all this was going on nt St. Marc,
the generals Joseph, Jerome arid Dossous,
had by their perfidious conduct, corrupted
the fidelity of thu 2!ith regiment, stationed
at Gonaives—Si not doubting the success of
Paulin, seconded him by attacking the gene
ral of division Fraucisque und forcing him to
embark.
Gonaives was then pillaged by the rebels,
who coinmited every kind of excess. They,
however, now curse the inen who had per
suaded them to the revolt. The most part
of them have dispersed, leaving the guilty in
stigators of these discords, tormented by
einorsc, and trembling with fear at tlie ap
proach of the punishment reserved for them.
The designs of general Richard, whose
conduct had been suspected, and an eye kept
qion his movements, having been discover
'd at the moment he had prepared to dis
play the stand.ird of revolt, he was arrest
ed at Cape Haytl on the 2Mh February.—
Four of his accomplice*, colonels Oiraeticre,
Pierre-Paul,capt. Dominique,and lieutenant
Lamisere, were taken at the same time,and
with their leader, transported to Port-au-
Prince, where, they arrived on the 1st of
March. Tin y weie conducted to prison,
and orders for their trial immediately issued
By reason of his rank, Joan Pierre Rich
ard, was handed over to a special military
tribunal, who had condemned him to death.
Tlie other conspirators were to be tried by
the. usual court martini
Thus has been arrested a conspiracy which
menaced the safety of the entire Republic of
llayli, by kindling in its Imsom tlie llame of
civil w ar, and renewing the horrors to which
it was for so long time a prey. And afflict
ing as these events really have been, they
leave us the consolation, that they have serv
ed to distinguish and to destroy tlie most
dangerous enemies of the Republic—and to
show the government what means to take
to secure its future peace.
In addition to the above we learn from
capt. Johnson, that the U. S. sloop of par
Ontario, arrived from Annapolis, via Cape
11lenry, with Mr. \Vever on hoard, on a nfis-
>iun to (he government, and had already an
nterview with the President. The Ontario
nid prolonged her stay at the Cape by the
es, fm
ginc much lighter, as well as less bulky, and
diminish very materially the consumption
of fuel. Such a simplification we Imlievc to
have taken place. Mr. Mim s VVard ? mi
ingenious townsman of ours, has contrived
to dispense with almost every article of ma
chinery, except ti e boiler, ilia cylinder, and
the water wheel. He places the cylinder,
within the water wheel itself. It revolve*
upon its ow n-cemre of gravity—but its cen
tre of revolution is diffeient from that ol tho
revolution of the water wheel. The piston-
rod is I he pihnanroH; il operates direr ly
upon the w heel—and while it forces tjiat a-
round. is itself carried around. The steam
passes through the gudgeon, on which the
wheel revolves—and is conducted to and
from the cylinder, Ivy moans of lubes and sta
tionary and rotary valves. The reader w ill,
of com SB, conceive but an imperfect idea of
the machine, from any verbal dese.ripGi" —
and more especially, tnmn oHo'srt'briefas this.
Mr. Ward lias printed, for the use of l.is par
ticular friend's, a detailed sp* cificiUion of 'll
its parts—and We hope his pamphlet will he
published genet ally.
Many will doubtless ray—“ All this look*
very well itpmi paper—hilt has the thing
been tried ? Will if work ? Wifi it go ? ’—
To these questions, we think Mr. Ward
made a very satisfactory answ er n few days
since. Having completed a model of his ma
chine, it was attached to the boiler of ('ol.
Blanding’s engine ; and, in spite of various
siuistruns predictions, tlie thing did work,
and did go, vvithdh ease and .velocity, which
we believe, astonished all present.
Of course, Mr. Ward has not been
prnvident, ns to neglect the proper meAtwHi
304,559. Not satisfied with this liberal | that they were generally absent in the! disguising himself, and obtaining a horse
approprii
as much as what wc appropriate to the
mm nu » in..? _ O ” ~
appropriation, which is about three times j day, hut presumed to sleep there from from the Vice-Roy ofLirna, he succeed-
• ” - a light being seen usually late at night,'ed in regaining his vessel, DOtwithstand-
reqiiest ul Uu' whites, the place being in a
fjitp m
state of reqHr, arufjjt was generally believed
that the prPstncq of the Omario vaved the
whites, fionrthe horrocs of a massacre.—
Capt. ,J. States that gbn. Richard Christo
phe had been executed, and his fortune a
mounting to 10,000 doubloons, had been
confiscated, and placed in the treasury.
rr.OJt THE COLUMBIA (s. c.) telescope.
IMPORTANT INVENTION.
All persons, in any way conversant with
steam boats, have long been convinced, tfiai
they would never become profitable until
some simplification of the machinery should
greatly lessen the original cost, make the ert«
securing to himself a patent. We hope he
will be. abundantly rewarded for this singu
lar display of ingenuity—and (hut, as Fulton
enjoys the reputation of first carrying navi
gation by steam, into extensive practice, the
name of Ward will stand recorded, to poste
rity, as the man, who so far simplified tha
machinery, as to make the business profit*
able.
LAMENTABLE INSANITY IN THE EAST«-
FROM Till'. BOSTON OAZETTE.
The premiums obtained for a prefer
ence of boxes, during a part of the en
gagement of Mr. Kean, (ihe English ac
tor,) amounted to upwards of 3000 dol
lars, the whole of which has been devo
ted to charitable uses.* Mr. Kean, it is
aid, has gained 5000 dollars by his visit
to this metropolis. Among other in
stances of popular enthusiasm, as regard*
the personal attraction of this distin
guished stranger, we have to notice, that
on his departure from town, a considera
ble body of people assembled near his
lodgings, and, when he entered the car
riage which was to take him on his jour
ney, gave three Joud liuzzns, iu token of
their respect for bis professional meats
and celebrity.J
* fiiiod Out of evil.
f Respect for. his celebrity ! What a reason
for a salutation'of three cheers by an American
“ populace I” ^ *
« AREAS OF THE STATES."
In ap estimate recently published,
showing the extent of the several states
in square miles, that of Missouri is in
correctly given. Her extent as laid down
in the table is only 55,0014 square miles—
whereas by a reference made to oliicial
documents in the Land office in this
plane, il is ascertained to amount to six
ty-five thousand seven huudred and se
venty two ; to all of which the Indian
title is extinguished, except 3,240 square
miles. Of this vast region of country, '
22,985 sections have been surveyed.—
This correction places Missouri second,
nslead of third, on thejlist of large States
in the Union—exceeding Georgia by al
most 4,000 square miles—and coming
nearly within that extent of the great
state of Virginia, which is the largest in
her territorial limits of any iu the Ame
rican Republic.—St. Louis pa,
The total number of Revolutionary
Pensioners continued on the U. States
list, under the act of May 1, 1820, is
eight thousand five hundred and ten.
Lord Erskinc.—Our readers may re
member that some one or two' years
since, this celebrated British statesman,
now in advanced life, set off from Lon
don for Gretna Green, disguised in the
habiliments of a female, and accompanied
by his house-keeper, a buxom lass, whom
lie was leading to Hymen’s altar. Not
quite so secret in this movement as he
intended to be, the elopement came to
the knowledge of Iris son, who went post
haste to the destined scene of happiness,
and, as was then stated, arrived in sea
son to prevent the veteran love-adven
turer from realizing his hopes of bliss.—
But late London papers inform that hit
lordship recently brought an action/
divorcC'ngainst his wife, on the charg 5*
adultery. The action was tjled k
the Consistory Court of E\"e1-
Lndy Erskine pleaded ag'jointly
diction of the court, “ b through
never been in Scotland
when she was married'of Otran-
Gretr.a and that the? 1 *'
both partiet was in kewu* Th«
positively denied thmimato* tlfi*
sation. Lord Ersk it ancient date,
t hat he had resided fid it has given
days previous to tKf M>ro w m*
which he contend£fj£2!?“*
ent domicile, but an < X p«4ki-
personal estate wy, and. by
ed to abandon thirt honor*v*o tel
one iotheEngli^^^