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fever rt.-.p f.em Ope FLytr.c Lav* tc
reived intelligence th it .'ill the Spanish part
of St. H vmngn tin* lien, revolutionized —
Com. Anry's (Gg wax left flying at Monte
Christie—and the revolutionary troops had
marched against Porte Plate. This change,
it is believed was effected without bloodshed,
Com. Aury and President Boyer acting ii»,
concert.
Ertr.i.-' of n teller from tin Officer lately arrived
nl Philadelphia, from Mexico, lo hit friend in
I hit fill/.
“All the inhabitants of Mexico, arc now
undeceived. The insurrection is general
since the 4lth of February last, when Col.
Itmbide proclaimed the Independence nT
the country at the head of the troops of the
Vice Roy. Alt the towns which have been
taken have surrendered without spilling n
drop of blood. Mexico and Vera Cruz am
on the eve of being entirely free ; never was
the cause of liberty so prosperous ns at pre
sent. *
The insurgents of Mexico are in possessi
on of the Port of Alvarado near Vera Cruz.
•1 hope that ’ere three or four months we will
he able to return to Mexico, and receive the
reward due to our services and privations.”
[nail, Jtv.cr.
FROM Tlir. BOSTON DAILY APVETITISF.R.
FXTRACT‘5 FROM T1IK
“NARRATIVE OF TI1F. CAMPAIGNS OF
THE BRITISH ARMY IN AMERICA."
OPERATIONS NEAR BALTIMORE.
Our Inst extracts ended with t lie battle of
the Rritish on the field of battle, after the
death of Hen. Ituss. At an early hour on
the 1 Sth, the troops were formed and pro
ceeded on their march in pursuit.
“ But onr march,” says he, “ was not so
rapid as our motions generally were. The'
Amcrieans had at I adopted an expedient,
"which if carried to its proper length, might,
have entirely stopped our progress. In
most of the woods they had felled trees, and
thrown them across the road, but as these
nhattis were without defenders, we experi
enced no other inconvenience than what a-
rose from loss of time—being obliged to halt
on such occasions, till the pioneers removed
the obstacle. So great, however, was even
this hinderance, that wc did not come in
sight of the main army of the Americans till
evening, although tile distance travelled
could not have exceeded ten miles.
“ It now appeared that the corps which
xvc had beaten yesterday, was only a de
tachment, and not a large one, from the
j'irce collected fur the defence of Baltimore :
and that tile account given by tiio volunteer
vnrr "ir lueir In”, rod revok'd them ft r to-
loss of comrades; Imt as th - case now stood,
we should only fight to give us rn opportu
nity of reacting the scenes of Washington.
To distress an enemy is no doubt desirable,
but, in the prevent instance, that distress, e-
xen if brought upon the Americans, would
cost ns dear; whereas, ii wc fail'd, it was
hardly possible t.a avoid destruction. Eve
ry hour brougH* reinforcement* to their ar
my, whereas ours had no source from which
even lo recruit its losses ; and it wax, there
fore, deemed prudent, since we could not
fight at once, to lose no time in returning to
the shipping.
“ About, tlirrp hours after midnight, the
troops were accordingly formed upon the
road, and began their retreat; leaving the
picipiets todsceive the enemy and follow ax
a rear guard. Marching over the field
where tlie battle, of the 14th had been fought,
we hclield the dead scattered about, and still
uuhnricd ; but an far different from those
which wc had seen atT.ladensburg,that they
were not stripped, every man lying ns lie
had fallen.—One object struck me ax curi
ous; I saw several men hanging lifeless a-
monr the brunches of tree*, and learnt that
they had been rillemen, w ho choose, during
the battle to fix themselves in these elevated
situations for the combined purposes of se
curing good aim fc avoiding danger. What
ever might be their success in the first of
these designs, in the last they failed ; for our
men soon discovered them, and considering
the tiling as unfair, refused to give them
quarters, and shot them on their perches.
“ Here Hie army were rallied by the sud
den appearance of a squadron of horse,
which had been sent out by the American
General to track nur steps. They succeed
ed in making t-o prisoners; hut a single
shrapnel checked their advance, and sent
them buck at full speed. We proceeded on
our march, and the next day were within
sight of the shipping.”
Thu troops were all got on hoard w ithout
molestation; and on the ITIh, the fleet set
sail fiirthe Patuxent; and a part of the Heel,
with the troops soon afleV sailed for Jamaica.
On the 10!h December, the fleet had return
ed off the Mississippi, for the purpose of at
tacking New-Orleans. • We do not see any
mention made of Fort M'lleury, otherwise
than as alluded to above.
Of the defence of Wasliihgton, the author
says after some remirks on the operations
of the British nrrtiy.'
“With respect to the Americans, criti
cism necessarily degenerates intp unqualified
censure. From the beginning to the end of
the affair, they acted in no instance like pru-
YMllbUi.W
. , * . » ,- r I III? ati.lir, (III \ |H 11 u 111 IJt» lllhtiHH.tr Hltf I'l U"
troupers, was m every point correct or sagacious men. In the first place,they'
rirlirn nf ItilU tvhlrn ermponloil tin* ftttvn . ' • • • • w
a ridge or hills which concealed tlie town
from observation, stood the grand aftTTf,
•consisting of 40.000 men. Not trusting to
his superiority in numbers, their General had
there entrenched them in the most formida
ble manner, having covered the whole fare
of the heights with breast works, thrown
hack tm left, so as to rest it upon a strong
fort, erected for the protection of the river,
r.nd constructed a chain of field redoubts,
xvliieli rovered his right and commanded the
entire ascent. Along the side of the hill
were likewise /.echos, and other projecting
is fire might he kept
ought on no account tivliavo risked a gener
al action iri xinopcii country however strong
unit steep ; amt Secondly, they deserved to
JSkw-York, June 25.
LATE FROM KMibA.Mi.
By the Euphrates, < 'apt. Stoddard,38days
from 1 Jvcrponl, the Fditnrx of I he ('ommer-
eial Advertiser have received Liverpool pa
pers of the i.4d, and London dates of the
401 h.
Bot few papers have been received by this
arrival, and those lew almost, wholly devoid
of interest. The insurrection in the Turkish
provinces, is said not to be so formidable asj
wax at first respesented. One account says 1
the w hole forre of the rebels under Prince
Ypxilanti does not exceed 500ri men ; from
the interference of the Emperor of Russia,
there will soon lie an end to il altogether.
Tile’e m peror A le gander has issued two pro
clamations, in oneof which lie enjoins I’riuee
Ypsilanti and his partizans immediately to
proceed to Russia, fr, thereawait his majesty’s
decision respecting their conduct, as in t.ii-
lure of compliance, they w ill he considered
as disturbers of tlie public peace, and not on
ly exposed to the vengeance of the Ottoman
government, hut will also lie held responsible
to the Court of Russia.
A letter from Gonna mentions, that an nc-
r.ount had been reet ived there of n dreadful
massacre ofthc. Greeks at Smyrna and Con
stantinople. Tlie Turks, after Immharding
the. tow n of Pair iss, K, burning many houses,
had been reinforced from Lep.mtu and Tip-
pclizza, and finally obliged the Greeks fn fly
lo Zante in great numbers. Many Greek
priests and other inhabitants, had been lulled,
and a church demolished.
An outrageous attack was made by a mob,
on the house of the Austrian Charge d’Af-
fairs in Lisbon, in consequence of his not hav
ing put up lights to celelnate the ifPTv order
of tilings established at Kin Janeiro. Every
pane of glass was shattered.
The intelligence from Madrid is of a por
tentous character. After the assassination
of the Priest Venucsa, the Populace surroun
ded the king’s palace, and uttered I he most
alarming cries. The military was railed nut,
and tranquility restored.
London, May 40.
The Paris papers of Wednesday arrived
yesterday. The. report of tlie flight ol Fer
dinand VTl from Madrid, in consequence of
outrages offered to himself and the rest of
the royal family by (he populace, is contra
dicted. It is asserted, however, on the au
thority of a traveller arrived at Bayonne,
that after the assassination of Yimsn. lln-
tnob proceeded to the king’s palace, and
sent forth the most horrible vociferations a
.gainst his majesty, arid his brother, Don
Carlos—hut the authorities, with the aid oi
the troops and the militia, succeeded in re
establishing o-der. The Cortes, it is said
suffer much mnre than they-did for permit- .repaired in a b >dy to the palace, for the pi
ling an enemy’s army to penetrate bpyond : fiction of the royal family.
works, from which a cross
up—and there were mounted throughout
this commanding position, no Ices than one
hundred pieces of cannon.
“ It would be absurd to suppose that the
light of preparntions so warlike did not in
some degree damp the ardour of nur leaders
■—at least it would have been madness to
storm such works, without pausing to con
sider how it might best be attempted. The
whole of the country within cannon shot
"was cleared from wood, and laid out in grass
and corn firids, consequently there was no
cover to shelter an attacking army from any
rjiart of the deadly fire which would he im
mediately poured upon it. Tlie most pru
dent plan, therefore, was to wait till dark—
and then assisted by the frigates and bphibs,
which we hoped were by this time ready to
co-operate, to try the fortune of battle.
“ (laving resolved thus to act, Col. Brook
halted the army—and having secured against
surprise by a well connected line of picquets,
tlie troops were permitted to light fires, and
to conk the provisions. But though tlie rain
fell in torrents no shelter could be obtained,
and as even their blankets were no longer at
hand, (they having been .left on the’battle
ground to lighten the troops) with which to
form gipsy tents, this whs tlie reverse of an
agreeable bivouac to the whole army.
“ Darkness had now coma on, and as yet
no intelligence had arrived from the shipping.
To assail this position, however, without the
aid of the fleet, was deemed impracticable—
at least our chance of snccessX ould be great
ly diminished without their co-operation.
As tlie left of the American army extended
to a fort, huilt upon the very brink of tlie ri
ver, it was clear, that, could the ships he
brought to hear upon the point, and the fort
be silenced by their fire, that flank oflhe po
sition would he turned. This once effected,
•there would be no difficulty in pushing h co
lumn within their works; and as soldiers en
trenched always place more reliance upon
the strength of thcirentreiudimentsthan upon
their own personal exertions, the very sight
of our people on a level with them, would in
all probability decide the contest. At all c-
vents, as this column was to advance under
cover of night, it might easily push forward
and crown the hill above the enemy, before
any effectual opposition could be offered ; by
which means they would bu enclosed he-
■ tween two fires, and lose the advantage which
their present elevated situation bestowed.—
All, 1 however, depended upon the ability of
the fleet t<> lead their assistance, for without
■ silencing the fort, this flank could scaglely he
assailed with any chance of success, there
fore, the whole plan of operations must be
'changed.
" Raving waited tiil it was considered im
prudent to wait longer, without knowing
whether he Was to be supported, Col. Brook
determined, if possible, to open a communi
cation with the fleet. [The writer here nar
rates tire adventures of an officer, who was
despatched on this hazardous undertaking
loan interview with tlie admiral he learnt
that no eflectua) support could be given to
tlie laud forre ; for snfch was the shallowness
ot Hie river, that isone except the. very slight-
ert craft could make their way within six
miles ot the town; and even these were stop-
ped by vessels sunk in the channel, and o-
hcr artificial bars, barely within a shell’s
longe-t range of the fort.]
"Raring brought tiis report to head nuai-
rd ton Tu 01 .° f War Was mstant, y summon-
r ode iWate upon what was* best to be
e' i ’.'nt M thft ,U>, P of fleet, it was
foul] I,, ' V ! 1;it l >lan ,,f we
balao-r 1SS must ,e 5UC ^ !ts t0 counter.
dllL"""" itself '- Vhilc access,
bust o'ir VY:. r 7 ,,nt,a “ w wa ' t0 say the
.'-d wk, U ( bl ' U , e m! CTen if we
couY.l IVI"' ' vould he Rained by it ? We
b'Tvrsnt of', nm ' C atayAhing from Baltimore
■sklc t ( , Kad the ships been
tetv ct hnoir -T"’ tl,en indeed, the
t bo «»y might hatc.paid the aurvi-
Nokingham. I tv allowing us to land without
opposition, they were perhaps guilty of no
grea\error, but as soon as wc had landed, in
stead of concentrating their forces in oik
plqge, they ought to have htifrassed. us with
continual skirmishing ;—felled trers nn each
side, and thrown them across the road ; dug
deep ditches at certain intervals, hi short to
have adopted the mode of warfare to v hu h
their Own habits, as well as the nature of the
country, invited them.
“ In America every man is a shot from his
boyhood, and every mnntcrvcs in the mili
tia ; but to bring an army of raw militia men,
however excellent' they might he as shots,,
into a. field against regular troops, would end
in nothing but defeat. When two lines ’op
pose each other, very little depends upon tlie
accuracy with which they take aim’. It is 1
then that the habit of tiding in concert, the
confidence which each man feels in his com
panions, and th’e rapidity and good order in
which different movements ran he executed,
arc alone of real service. But put these raw
militia men in thick woods and send your re
gular troops to drive them nut, you will im
mediately lose all the advantages of discip
line, and reduce your battle to so many single
combats.
“ Here therefore, lay their grrit error; had
they left all clear, and permitted us to ad
vance as far as Nottingham, then broken up
the road", and covered them with trees, it
would have been impossible for us to go a
step beyond. As soon ns this was effected,
they might have skirmished with us in front,
and kept our attention alive with part of
their troops, while the rest, acquainted as they
doutless were, with every inch of the coun
try, had got in our rear, and by a similar
mode of proceeding, cut ofl’ our retreat.—
Thus we should have been taken in a snare,
from which ive could not extricate nursel^es,
and should have been obliged, in all proba
bility, to surrender at discretion.
But obvious A; natural as was this plan of de
fence, they chose to rr.jcct it £c determined to
list ail to the fate ofa battle. And here again
they were guilty ofa monstrous error, in not
occupying the. town of Bladensburg with
part of their forces. The most open village,
if resolutely defended, will cost many men
before it falls ; whereas Bladensburg being
composed of substantial brick houses might
have been malntained-forhours against all our
efforts. In the next place, they displayed
great want of military knowledge in the dis
position both their infantry and artillery.
There was not in the space’ of their line, a
single point where an enemy would lie ex
posed to a cross-fire. The troops were
drawn up in straight lines, like so many re
giments upon a gal a parade ; while ihe guns
were used ns connecting links to a chain, be
ing posh’d in the same order by ones Sitwtis
at every interval.
“ In maintaining themselves,tike wise, when
attacked, they exhibited neither skill nor
resolution. Of the personal courage of the
Americans, there can lie no doubt ; they are
individually taken as brave a nation ns any in
the world. But they are not soldiers. It
was the height of folly, therefore, to bring
them into a situation where nothing except
that experience, and those habits will avail ;
and it is on this account that I repent what
I have already said, that the rapture of Wa- h-
ington was more owing to the faults of the
Americans themselves than to any othei
cause.”
- NEWS TROM THE PACIFIC.'
•New-Youk. June -0.
' .We have been 'politely flavored will)
the.’following ..interesting intcdligense l>v
n gentlemap who arrived in llie slop Ea
gle, Ndntnrkf't’:
The Eagle left Valparaiso on the C2dof
Mnre’ll, and' thk Island ol Juan Fernan
dez on the 2fa.th. . ■
The' United Slates frigate Constella
tion,arrived at- Valparaiso on the 1 5th of
February, arid while there, tired a ..ac
tional salute'ix honor ofthc irulpendence
of Chili. She sailed for Coq'uimbo soon
after.the arrival bf the Macedonian, cap
tain Do.wnes, which frigate left Valpar
aiso on the ICth of March for the United
States, to touch at Rio. Janeiro, and, a*-
ter a probable detention of 10 or 15 days,
would proceed dirert'y for Boston.
The chaplain of the Macedonian died
at Vnlphraiso about four months since,
and was buried with military honors in
the Arsenal. Lieut. John Patten Cam-
brclling, of the Constellation, also died,
and was interred in the same place on
Ihe 17th March last, with like military
honors.
Judge Prevost, who was ordered away
from Ruenos Ayres, hart arrived in Chi
li in a Rritish merchant brig. His suc
cessor, Col. Forbes, was graciously re
ceived at Buenos Ayres, in consequence,
it was said, of an understanding that he
came as a public ambassador of the Uni
ted States, instructed to acknowledge the
Independence ofSouth America.
By the arrival of the British sloop ot
war, the. Con way, at Valparaiso, a few days
before the Eagle sailed, accounts were
received from the liberating army un
der Gen. S: n Martin, consisting of 5000
troops—they had retired from their ad
vanced poiition towards Lima, back a-
gain to the seaport ol’Wacho.
This movement was in ccns^o'.tence of
same time r. Bod; of r.r.'-'i.tsf were ruin
ing from their woods (o nso-t Austria tn
her further entorptisos. Greece wax
m a elate rf distntlutice, and Spain so
much alarmed lor her on n palely as lo
he obliged to proclaim military law. It
was the policy of this country lo prevent
the ambitious views ol Russia and Austria
from taking ofleet. The security of
England herself, as well as the indepen
dence and peace of Europe, depended
upon such timely interference. I he ob
ject of tlie allied despots was nothing
less than the destruction of civil liberty
in every part of Europe, They would
attempt it in Spain and Portugal ; and
Ministers would not do their duty, if, on
the march of the lirst Austrian and Rus
sian army towards Spain, they did not de
clare open war against Ihose powers.—
He would maintain that w ■ ought to de
clare war against France, if she permit-
ed the allied troops to pass through her
territories. The first movement ot Rus
sia for such an object ought to he follow
ed on our part by the sending of a large
tleel to the Baltic, and blocking up eve
ry one of the Russian ports. lie would
have England enter into an alliance nllcn-
sive and defensive with Fpair, for if
we did not t ake a decided position now.
we might wish in vain to do so when
onr wish would not avail us. He felt
satisfied that Europe was not safe in its
present state, and he should therefore
move, as an amendment, that the House
should resolve itself into a committee to
consider tlie state of the nation as tar as
regarded European politics. Sir Robert
Wilson seconded the motion. 1 lie Mar
quis of Londonderry declared, that all
the political advice contained in the lion,
mover’s snr,,i thrown away upon
l im. There was it prespnt no evidence
of the fact of ! 1 advance of a Riissi’in
army. Ho .or could dignify by the
word ‘ ii >•-. (’no attempts ofa milita
ry body to r * their lawful sovereign
—He would repeat thn declaration he
had mcc on former occasion, that i!
Austria and Russia were to manifest an;,
ti'c’.i'. "n of -g' andi/.ing themselves at
th e-spec; • of Europe, lie would he the
li'"-t to opppose the interference of this
c ■ " i'iio amendment was negnliv-
o without a division. In some sabse-
■ ‘ . alien on the same sn! jpet,
-Fir n ,f Londonderry said he
* ’ ■ a so * without reserve, that the
movement of the. Russian troops had no
reference whosever to*Spain. The e-
venu in Piedmont were of sufficient im
portance in t ■ mselvcs to call for the
Sl^gl
iecordeC
MflJ.BDUF.VIM.E, TUESDAYi JULY 1<>.
Off* Crops of Corn and Cotton, tho for®
mer especially, are in this part of the stale
quite promising. From present appearan
ces there is every reason to believe that In
dian Corn, which with us is indeed “ the
stall' of lift*," will soon he abundant and
cheap. The wheat crops in this state, and as
f,,r North as we have heard from, are indif
ferent, having been greatly injured by frost
and the fly.
interference of Russi i.
Fttr.T'En.jcxsBURu, (Vir.) June 23.
Faint FftcU of Lightning.—Were killed
by lightning, on ilie night of the 17t.liinst. ill
the county of King George, Mr. (Mis. Massey,
sen. and Alexander Kosciusko Mason,son of
Nehemiali H. Mason, the former in his t>4il
}•• r, and the latter in his third. Thus age
n:,l infancy have souk together to the tomb;
ami n wife been bereaved of an affectionate
husband, and parents robbed of a darling
child. As the tleelrick fluid, in this melan-
r !. instance, seems to have departed from
its ••/.! character, the following succinct
'imt thereof may not prove unacceptable.
The house, which «ns small though tall, was
struck at the gable end (in which was tlie
door) at the extreme top, whence il descend
ed to about six inches from the door, and
Ihei’o bursting through, killed ’Mr. Massey,
who was lying in a bed with its head near
the door, (and marvellous to stMe, Mrs. Mas
sey. tvho was lying by his side, wax not tna-
teiially injured)—it then proceeded towards
Ihe hearth, killed (he child that w as Ring on
a bed, and thence descended through th«
hearth into the earth. Attbc time it forced
its way through the lower part of 1 tic house,
it divided ; one stream descended to the
where it subdivided and run through the sill,
north and south, until it reached the earth,
where its force appeared to have been ex
hausted. The house was literally torn to pis
ces. There were also two maid servants in
the room, neither of whom were the least iri-
jured. Feathers, &.c. are considered noncon
ductors, yet Mr. Massey was lying on a fea
ther bed. apparently pot touching any part
of the bedstead—the. child was lying on a
feather-bed on the floor, also not touching
any thing hut the tied itself. Franklins may
philosophize, arid Newtons search the stars,
yet God acts independently of all human
conclusions.
Detroit, June ID.
Death nf Dr. Madison.—Last evening,
the unhoallhinoR of the situation "they i l> * l i’ e sc f, r ’ Su Pf i ° r «'v° received a lot-
.- i ‘ lti r from Green bay, dated May 20, from
Petersburg, (Va.') June 2D.
AVc continue to hear front tiie. neigh
boring counties, tlie most gloomy news
as to the prospects of the present Wheat
Crop. We arc informed that in some
instances, to such extent is the growing
Hail occupied, and the tedious progress
of some n •-',•>(-iations which were then
going on between the belligerents. Lord
Cochrane w as still carrying on the block
ade of Callao, and had taken atul order
ed for Valparaiso several American and
British vessels for adjudication. These
were principally cleared, after a ruinous
detention am! the expenses of a law suit.
The affair oflhe capture of the Spanish
frigate by Lord Cochrane in person was
deservedly spoken of in the highest
terms of commendation. Tho troops
of the Vice Roy were reputed to be
much dispirited, and several desertions
j of officers of rank, and w hole companies,
had lately taken place to the Patriots.
It was the impression in Chili, that Lima
I would fall heft re the force of San Mar-
pin and Lori Cochrane. This was the
opinion of those in the country, whose
feelings and interests were neither con
cerned in it, and whose means of judging
w ere the best.
British House of Loans, May 0.
STATE OF Et’ROPG
The Marquis of Londonderry having
Wheat destroyed, that the farmers have i moved that the House do resolve itselfin-
determioed to plough it again into the I lo a Committee ofSupply, Mr, C. Ilntch-
enrth. It is generally thought that to- inson called thn attention of the Mouse
king the country through, only half
crop can bo. made with the best manage
ment. Is it wise then, shippers, to con
tinue the practice of sending off bread
stuffs to foreign ports at the risk ofa lass,
when the probability is that they will
soon command much better prices al
home ?
I to the present situation of Europe. 'The
' Ministers of this government, notwith
standing their declaration of neutrality,
had not been backward in shewing that
their feelings were against the cause of
the Neapolitans. Naples was now com
pletely under the Austrian yoke, and so
was the kingdom of Sardinia. At the
which we extract the following, relating
to the murder of Dr. \Vm. S. Madison,
of the U. S. Army.
Dr. Madison left this place on the
11th in-t. in company with the Chicago
express, for the purpose x>f visiting his
wife and fiends in Kentucky. On Satur
day, about .'3 1’. M. they fell in with tho
murderer, an Indian, who travelled in
company several miles. He appeared ve
ry friendly, assisted tlie Doct’r in taking
his baggage across swamps Si difficult pla
ces, for which the Doctor gave him some
bread and tobacco. At 5 P. M. they ar
rived at a small ravine in the midst ofa
thicket ot undenvood—the e.xpresscro«s-
od it a few yards in front oflhe Doctor;
the Indian was a short distance behind
him, and as the. Doctor was ascending the
hill, hnvingcrossedthc ravine, the savage
tired tit him and he instantly fell from his
horse. '/ he contents ofthc gun entered
° between the shoulders; and, trotn tlie Ex
press we learn that the Doctor was cer
tain from the first that his wound was
mortal. He immediately sent a man to
il.is place with tlie melancholy intelli
gence and Dr. Hall and Lieutenant Dean,
with ti or 10 soldiers, sot off with nil
possible speed to his assistance. They
reached him on Monday the 14th, in the
afternoon, but llir.ir friend survived only
a few minutes after their arrival.
'I lie murderer, a Chippewa, lias this
day been delivered up to the command
ing officer by the Indians of his tribe,
and i? ironed and confined in the guard
house. IJe lias confessed the murder,
but can assign no cause for the act.
Tlie 45th anniversary of .diner'..-n hide-
pend ’ re was celebrated i i this place, as it
ever should lie,-pith hilarity and harmony.
The Declaration of I ndepefidenre wax read by
William M. Torrence, esq. and nn Oration
delivered hy Dr. Fort. One company of
citizens dined at Mr. Iluson’s and another at
Capt. Jarratt’s. Maj. Howard and (’apt.
Moualion presided over the festivities of the
flay at the, former place, and at the latter,
William Bivins esq. assisted by Mr. Brad-
lev.
TOASTS
D<Tnl;lij the rompeinii ot Mr. TTuson't.
1. The day, and itn happy as.vtr.iations—
Tile most splendid in the annals of time.
4. Washington—lliseliaraeter like the sub
lime in nature, grows in interest the more
it is contemplated.
it. The Heroes rf the Devolution—May
arh returning anniversary find tlie Ameri
can people, not only eager to commemorate
their actiievioents, but ready to imitate their
virtue and patriotism.
1. The President of tlie United States.
5. The i'n'i*io\ty vf Georgia--May it
prove a copious foiiltt'vn of learning and
knowledge, which shall pour its refreshing
streams through every section of the state.
C. The Constitution of Georgia—May it
never lie sacrificed at the shrine of expedi
ency.
7. The Government of Georgia—May it
soon attain that rank in the great American
family, that the wealth, commerce and ta
lent nf the State demand.
It. The Land Littery System—The indis
putable offspring of misguided policy.
0. Col. GiO. A/. Troup—The distinguish
ed statesman and tried patriot.
10. The Press—** The liberty of the Press
is the palladium of al) our rights.”
It. The Secretary nf tlie Treasury nf the
United States—May Iris virtues and talents
be rewarded by the highest station in the
gift of the American people.
TV Internal Improvement—May Georgia
no longer remain ignorant of her true inte
rest, or of the great improvement of which
she is susceptible.
18. The Constitution of the United States
—May it remain uncontaminated, and con
tinue to impart its happy effects to undivid
ed millions.
14. The contemplated Convention—Socie
ty requires that its political institutions keep
pace with its knowledge.
15. The American f.ric.
VOLUNTEERS.
lit/ the President—The union of ’7G—May
it swallow up the disunion of the present
day.
'By the Vice-President—May the enemies
of America never cat the bread thereof.
liy Mr. W. Rutherford—The People—
May the ambition of their rulers make them
not forget that they are servants.
By >-.ij. Cranford—Tlie Education of
youth—May it find in the government of
the State a liberal patronage.
By Maj. Rockwell—Our country—The
last abode of liberty—tlie land of the free,
and thn home oflhe brave.
liy Dr. If illiamson—The memory uf Pe
ter Early.
By J. IL Howard, esq.—Te demon of po
pularity— May the safety ami honor of our
country no longer he jeopardized by its de
moralizing influence.
By Col. South—The President of the day.
By Col. Rutherford—Florida, the drligiit
nf Georgia-—We hail her sovereignty, hut
invite nut her connexion.
By Dr. Fort—The. Land Lottery ofthc
present year—The Slate of Georgia ti ne to
its policy, peoples its territory without im
poverishing it* treasure.
By Mr. J■ H . Jt. Sanford—The dignity of
public office—May it never be prostituted to
purposes of private revenge.
By I ft Ilia in H. Torrence, exq.—Hon-John
Forsyth—The zealous and intelligent, advo
cate of his country’s rights.
By Mr. / J .F.Jaillet—Napoleon Bonaparte.
By John G. Bird, esq.—The Judiciary of
this State—Justice is blind indeed.
fly Mr. /». Hepburn—Iiis Excellency John
Clark—The voice of the .people has placed
him in the Chair of State.
By Mr. Hutcheson—MayThe hlexsingx wc
enjoy this day, he. extended to all nations.
By the Company- -The Orator of the day.
liy Mr. Orow-^rVashinglPTi Irving—"hose
literary genius does honor to Iris country.
By Col. Smith—The Vice-President of
the day.
By Mr. William C. Redding—Gen. An
drew Jat kson—The Hern of the "esl.
By Mr. Isaac llarvty—May we. never
have legislation without representation.
By Dr. Paine—The memory of Stephen
Decatur.
By Mr. John Rutherford—Lotus dismem
ber political dissimulation, together with dis
honesty, and the spirit of ’70 will never be
forgotten.
By Col. Smith—Tho universal progress
of liberal principles and frfce government.
vV -r.-nri,(hepbiloaflp'.'.ffi nn< * (he heron!’
Iris country.
ii. George IfdehinglovMUn memory will
live as long ax liberty ahsll —one gun.
ti. Thomas Jefferson—'I'l |e Author of our
Declaration of ltidopendeiicr*.
7. John .'Idams—One ofthc venerable as~
serters of the rights of Ik* American peo-
ple.
It. J,rr.es Monroe. Frtfiiiwl if the United
Slates— His spirit animates hie country—his
uisdotii foils the intrigues of corruption.
ft. The Congress of the United States—
Whilst genuine eloquence and judgment pre-
ride, wc may with justice sneer at the bum-
baxtic threats of our enemies.
0. The American Flag—VIoj every na
il respect its hearers—may (he radiance
its stars 9hed a lustre over its friends, but
its stripes lacerate its enemies.
11. William H. Crairford—The firm and
enlightened statesman—he deservt9 thq^uf.
fniges of the people at the next '^ctioq for
the Chief Magistracy of the Union.
14. Thomas W. Cobb—May the State iff
Georgia better know his worth*
13. George M. Troup—The ornament of
Georgia—we hope’ere long to see him fill
tlie highest office within the gift of tlie state.
14. The Executive Department of Georgia:
May it alwuys be filled by men of virtue
and talents.
15. May the fire of all sectional broils end
in smoke.
1H. May the Lion and Eagle,as monarch*
of the forest enjoy their hemispheres in peace
—hut should the rntnless Lion again innvado
her liberty, she’ll descend her lofty nynire
tains and thus her motto he,
Better death by bravery,
Than breath sigh'd in slavery.
17. The memory of Pike and Lawrence—
They will he. gratefully remembered as long
as liberty is dear to America.
18. Gen. James Jackson, the former wor
thy governor of Georgia—The annihilator
of corruption—he will be gratefully remem
bered hy thp friends of his country.
19. Gen. D. D. Mitchell—He will rise like
a Phoenix from her ashes.
20. The Town
tttvUle—May.' its
states may bu admitted into tills l
tout the word “ muy,” implies di.
reffutiun to times, terms and conditio
TOASTS
Drank by the Mechanics of M'dlc Igevillt, who.
dined on the 4th at Capt. Jarratl's.
1. The day we celehratk—We trust our sons
will never forget tho blood that consecrated
it.
P-. Freedom's Juhilce—The day on which
was planted the Tree of Liberty—May it
receive succour from the ih w of Heaven,
and spread its tender branches and hurst tin
adamantine chains of slavery in tlie remotest
regions.
3. The Heroes of ihe Revolution—The Fa
thers of one present liberty.
4. Dcct. franklin—The ruveh’anic, the
prosperity increase with its liberality.
41. Tit'fair sex of our country—Their
arms will prove our sweetest solace in ad
versity, and their smiles the truest antidote
to care.
24. The Army and Navy of the U. States
—May its early and infantine achievements
prognosticate its future glory and success.
23. Tlie Mechanics of MiltedgtvilU—“ U-
nited wc stand, divided we fall.”
for thf. recorder.
« TIIE PROSPECT BEFORE US,”
As seen through IJie “ Signs ofthc Times.'-'
liy THE TlUO.
No. IV.
“ It will lie remembered that a frequent re-
ciujjiu^et 0 fundamental principles, is solemnly
ni^ffieif by most of the Slate Constitutions,
’ * * * * ns a neCesxarv safeguard against tho
dangers of degeneracy to which npublics arc
Halite, ns well as other governments,though in a
less degree than others.”
Madison, in ihe Virginia r.epor! of 1799.
It is not pretended hy the friends of Inter
nal Improvements, that the constijutiongives
to Congress nn express power to dig canals,
and to make roads, or to appropriate the
public treasure to those objects. But say
they, “ Congress has power to regulate cam-
mace among the states,yand to make war”
—and that a road or a catari is a very neces
sary and proper means of this regulation, as
to carrying on this war—therefore Congress
can dig a canal, or make a road, or appropri
ate money to do it. That if canals he giv
en up, yet in relation to roads, the cape i3
plainer—for Congress is empowered ex
pressly to “ establish post roads”—that es-
tablish often means to make or construct—
that if il did not, yet a. good road was a ve
ry necessary and proper means for the safo
transportation of the mail, and as Congress .
has clearly tlu- power to impose and rolhet
taxes, to promote the general welfare and covw
man defence, which gives power to do as
they please with tlie money, therefore Con
gress ran make roads, or appropriate money
u> making theji*.
Willi ibis, let us compare the Missouri
question. The restiietinnists agree that
there is no express grant of power to impose
the condition in relation to slavery on a new
state, applying for admission—yet that the
federal constitution docs say “that new
admitted into tills Union,”—
’ implies discretion in
and conditions, which
evident from the practice of the govern
ment under the articles oljeonfederation—
I hat Congress haring power to pass all “ ne- ..
ccesnry and proper laws to carry their pow- •
ers into effect, Si as necessary in, proper, only
means highly expedient—mill as title impositi
on of the proposed restriction ia highly ex
pedient to prevent The. extension of an nc- •
Itnowledgcd corse, ami is therefore, highly
promotin' of the “general welfarethere
fore, as incidental to the express power to
admit, and determinable by the sound discre
tion of Congress, this restriction can he im
posed upon a neiv state as a condition to lie." .
admission, and more undoubtedly, as Con-
gre-if, has express power to make all needful
rules and regulations concerning territories,
which gives a general power of Legislat-cn,
and, since tins year 1 SOU, has also had pm ve
to prevent the carrying of slaves from oi.-i
date to another, because that body has pow
er to prohibit “ their migration" after that
date.
Tn the candid and dispassionate jticr-
meat of the reader it is referred to deter
mine, whether the power is not as plausibly
derived in the one case as in the other. If
we have given a greater or less colouring to
Ihe arguments employed in each case, than
they ought to have had in the compendium
we have attempted of them, we arc not a-
wan- nf it.(39)
That Mr. King or Mr. Sargeaot should
profess these opinions in ftivor of tlie pow
ers of the general government in relation to
allthesc measures, is not wonderful. From
the principles which they have held for years*
il was to he expected, that they were the ad
vocates of constructive powers and unlimit
ed means. But what shall we say of thoso
republicans w ho rode into public confidence
anj public office upon the unconstitutionali-
ty of a Sedition law, and afterwards led the
way in chartering a Bank? Who maintain
the power to adopt an expensive system of
Internal Improvements, and yet deny the
constitutionality of the power to impose the
restriction upon the people of the state of
Missouri ? There is a strange inconsistency
in their conduct, which ingenuity cannot re
concile, and which should inspire public sus
picion both of their talents and their candor.
We have not yet done with republican
Congresses upon constitutional principles.—
Another ease has been determined hy one
brunch of Congress, (the Houso of Rcpre-
-entatives), which is the cap of the climax of
implied pouters and liberal construction. It
is not a case of vital consequence to the R"x^
public In itself, yet upon cpastituti.unol ciAr*.